After voicing what was on her mind, Liyami closed her eyes, nervously waiting for the president’s response.
But after a long time, she still hadn’t received any answer from the president.
Cautiously, Liyami opened her eyes and looked at the president, but the other party just stared at her with a grim expression, showing no other reaction.
After a while, Aiwei slowly spoke up, “This isn’t enough…If you’re only sparing him because he’s a good person, that’s completely insufficient.”
Liyami was slightly stunned.
She carefully asked, “President, what do you mean by that?”
Aiwei’s gaze darkened as she stared at Liyami.
Upon hearing the question, she gave a faint smile, her expression slightly softening.
“What I mean is, he might be a good person, but being good doesn’t mean he shouldn’t die. Some people simply existing causes a lot of consequences.”
“But Colin…”
Liyami wanted to object to the president, but a single sentence stopped her in her tracks.
“Liyami, you have to understand, we are after all just an Assassin Organization. Our assassination targets are chosen solely based on missions, not on justice. We must obey the Kingdom’s orders; otherwise, the Kingdom will not let us off easily.”
Hearing the president’s words, Liyami’s breath caught, followed by a deep confusion.
The Kingdom…
Could it be that killing Colin is the Kingdom’s order?!
Why?
Colin has done so much for them!
Why would they…
Liyami couldn’t make sense of why the Kingdom would issue such an order, but even if she understood, it didn’t matter.
After all, she was just an assassin—a blade to be commanded.
Seeing that Liyami understood, Aiwei added, “If you really don’t want to take action, I can personally handle him.”
At these words, Liyami’s body tensed.
If the president took action herself, then Colin would really…
No, that can’t happen!
“No, no. Please let me handle it, President. A mission with such a high reward won’t come again. I still want to climb higher.”
Liyami said this aloud, but inwardly she planned to create an accident after getting the potion, to delay the plan and buy time to investigate who in the Kingdom actually wants Colin dead.
“Good, I knew you could do it.”
Aiwei smiled with a hint of pleasure.
“However, I can’t give you this potion yet.”
Liyami was surprised by the president’s words and quickly asked, “President, why? I can definitely complete the mission!”
But Aiwei shook her head.
“How long has it been since your last assassination mission? Are you still skilled? Can you guarantee no accidents?”
“How about this, I’ll give you another assassination mission first to practice. After you finish that, I’ll give you the potion. That will give you some psychological preparation.”
With that, Aiwei pulled a Task Document out from under her cloak and handed it to Liyami.
Seeing that the president had already issued the order, Liyami took the document and promised to complete the mission.
After Liyami accepted the Task Document, Aiwei looked up at the night sky, then waved her hand to gather the shadows once again.
“Since regular contact is complete and you’ve been assigned the mission, this contact ends here. I will also investigate the Magic Circle you mentioned thoroughly. You may return now. I look forward to your future performance.”
With that, Aiwei’s figure dissolved into a pool of shadows, then vanished as if banished by the light.
Liyami stood still for a moment, then headed back toward the manor.
On the way back, Liyami pondered over who in the Kingdom could have ordered Colin’s assassination.
But no matter how hard she thought, she couldn’t come up with any high-ranking official in the Kingdom who would want Colin dead.
With all Colin had done, most of the Kingdom’s upper echelons would rather grant him a Marquis title or include him in their Family Register than assassinate him.
After all, Colin had handled so many high-risk incidents for the Kingdom, and his rank was very high.
Now, with many senior forces lost in the war against the Demon Race, he should be even more valuable.
Not to mention, Colin himself was extremely important to the Sanctuary—he was the current strongest Holy Knight, and his master was even a leader among the Paladins.
With all these titles and statuses combined, how could anyone dare assassinate him?
Who is the person trying to kill Colin?
Not only did they convince the president to agree to the assassination, but so far, they’ve left no clue to expose themselves.
There’s no way to investigate.
Thinking of this, Liyami felt a headache coming on.
She had no leads on the culprit—not even a suspicious candidate.
“Sigh…”
Liyami sighed, deciding to let it go for now. Instead of wasting effort here, she would subtly probe Colin later to see if he sensed anyone suspicious.
Liyami took out the Task Document from the president and skimmed through it quickly, grasping the mission’s content.
The mission was simple: assassinate a slave trader who was illegally selling slaves.
She only needed to carry out the assassination—nothing else.
The document contained detailed information about the slave trader’s whereabouts; she just had to infiltrate his residence and execute the kill. It was incredibly easy.
It seemed the president was just letting her practice and regain her form.
Liyami put the document away, planning to prepare a detailed assassination plan later.
For now, it was time to go home—she was already exhausted today.
First, she had snuck out to shop secretly without Colin and the others; then was approached and triggered a series of events, forcing her to rush back to the manor; next, she had a moment of madness sneaking around Colin’s residence to vent her desires; and finally, not only did she fail to get any clues about the Magic Circle just now, but she also got scolded by the president for not completing the mission, was assigned a new one, and still had to investigate the mastermind behind Colin’s assassination…
“Sigh, why so many troublesome things today?”
Liyami sighed again, walking aimlessly back to the manor when suddenly she caught a whiff of a delicious smell.
She looked toward the source of the aroma and found a barbecue stand that hadn’t closed yet.
Smelling the tempting scent, Liyami couldn’t help but swallow.
She touched her slightly empty stomach and remembered that since everyone was away, she had just eaten a little for dinner before preparing to meet her contact.
“Uh…I was just thinking about those really important things, and now suddenly wanting some late-night snacks—is that a bad idea?”
Liyami’s moment of reflection lasted only briefly before her desire took over her mind again.
“Whatever, at this point, I might as well reward myself. After all, I’m so tired today. Just a little late-night snack won’t hurt.”
Liyami quickly ran up to the barbecue stand, placed several gold coins on the table, and then pointed with a finger.
“Boss, give me a hundred skewers to try!”