’Hm...am I alive?’
Opening my eyes as the sunlight directly bathed my face, I looked towards the ceiling of one of the rooms belonging to Princess Aleriana.
I could see today was the day of judgment where either I die or survive while somehow bargain with Aleriana tonight.
Indeed, given the busy schedule and knowing well that I would not get many chances to have a proper conversation with her, I needed to tell her the profits she could get without killing me tonight.
For that, I needed to survive until then.
Olea would definitely be busy, and the Princess would also already be occupied.
I would not have a chance until I entered the bridal chamber—where she would attack me.
At least, unlike Olea, the Princess was sane enough to listen to my proposals.
I just hope she does act like she is depicted in the novel.
"Are you awake?"
’!?’
Suddenly came a womanly voice, causing my eyes to snap open with my back lurching forward.
I only saw Olea standing near the window, wearing a dark black assassin dress with her hands resting on both swords as if contemplating whether she needed to kill me or not.
’System, it’s working right?’
Being already prepared in case I went through some assassin attack, I had set an alarm where, in case of danger, the system would wake me up.
Now I was doubting if it really did work or just slept like me to let Olea come inside my room.
[ Host, she didn’t come inside the Domain. ]
’You can’t see her there?’
[ I can. ]
’Then why don’t you warn me, idiot!’
Early in the morning, this brain-rotting system didn’t even do its job properly to wake me up.
Considering at least it could see her entering my room, then at least warn me that time.
Not when she enters 10 meters away, where within a few milliseconds she could behead me and go back.
[ You should have been more specific. ]
’Ah, fuck. Yes, my bad.’
Rubbing my eyes as I felt relaxed enough, I didn’t want to have an argument with the system in the early morning.
I turned to lift myself up from the bed, stretching as for the first time in the last two or three days I slept boldly.
"Yes, and thank you for showing such a beautiful sight early in the morning—"
I was about to randomly compliment after stretching my hand and turning to look towards Olea, but a small floating mosquito came between us, sleeping in mid-air.
’Sigh, this day would not go well.’
Seeing a reaper’s sleeping face early in the morning had already ensured one of the worst days for me.
I exhaled before ruffling my hair, already accepting it as my fate now.
"Tell me the exact address of the Death Circle."
Olea directly came to the main topic as it appeared she didn’t find the exact location, even though I told her there was a hidden place within the mansion of the Arcutus family.
That was expected, considering I intentionally did not reveal complete details to have a last meeting with her to know whom she had arranged to kill me.
"I will tell you, but first, who will kill me today?"
Given the reason I wanted to meet her for the last time before she headed to search for the Death Circle was to know exactly whom she was hiring today.
She seemed surprised as the slight flicker in her eyes showed her state.
Of course, though she was composed, that flicker said everything, as if she would not have expected me to guess how she had already arranged someone to get rid of me.
"It’s the Vice Guild Leader of the Ghost Sect."
Yet, she replied without hesitation, as if confident in revealing it.
My eyes turned towards the bathroom as I made my way toward it.
"Tell him to hear my last wish before killing me," I replied while directly coming to the reason I wanted her to be here.
I pointed towards the table where I had already written the exact location, adding, "There is the address."
I clearly saw the paper and her—who was still meters away from each other—both vanishing together, evident from her speed as she left.
With me knowing her character where she kept her words, I was at least assured about the assassination attack being in the open rather than fleeting.
The major reason I wanted that wide-scale leader to hear my last wish wasn’t particularly to kill him.
Unlike guards or warriors, Ghost Sect assassins were known for their precise stealth attacks, so suppose I was walking with the same speed that paper vanished, my neck could be sliced, and I would not even get a chance to use my ability to kill the assassin.
It was better to distract him into having the last conversation and using it to put an end to his life.
However, I did not expect her to bring the Vice Guild Leader, showing how desperate the Princess was to get rid of me—not that it was any new than what was already mentioned in the book.
About to enter the bathroom, I started to remove my clothes.
’Hey, stay out, or do you want to see me bathing or taking a shit?’
Given the bathroom’s diameter was enough for a sleeping cockroach to levitate outside, even though she was sleeping right now, I did not care—yet, to annoy her, I made sure that she wakes up to see my face just like how I saw hers to ruin my day.
:: Mh? What happened, human? ::
’....’
I focused on removing all my clothes with her rubbing her eyes before looking towards me, her eyes turning down as she observed me from top to bottom.
She still seemed to be in a daze from sleep.
:: Don’t disturb my sleep. ::
She scoffed before closing her eyes, lying near a drawer, before lying there as she slept.
I stood there, again finding how useless it was to try to make her flushed over any of my attempts.
It was as if she didn’t care whether I remained naked or not.
Expected of a reaper, but her reaction was bland.
’She doesn’t care, I guess.’
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