Ten minutes ago.
Nightfall, the organization once established by Willis and maintained with the profits of Ushi City…
Disappeared after several attacks in Monsell.
It lost contact with its nominal master.
Willis also sensed there was something wrong with Nightfall, so she never took the initiative to reach out.
Back then, her situation in Monsell was extremely dangerous, and reducing the chances of being attacked was the best she could do.
Now, after arriving in Ushi City, she hadn’t expected these former subordinates to come to her of their own accord.
The mark she saw in the corridor earlier was a Nightfall symbol used for communication.
While the Castle Lord’s Mansion’s soldiers went out to eliminate Mike Millen, someone slipped inside and carved that symbol.
From Willis’s current perspective, this Nightfall could no longer be used.
The risk was too great.
The best approach was not to contact them.
She would wait until she had established herself in Ushi City before dealing with the organization.
But things rarely went as one wished. She never thought they would come looking for her instead.
[Since I can’t avoid it, I might as well get something valuable from you.]
Willis calculated inwardly.
She looked at the two black shadows kneeling before her, both wearing black robes and veils that concealed their forms.
As their former master, Willis naturally knew who they were.
“Do you still have the nerve to face me?”
The cold words were as chilling as Willis’s murderous intent at this moment.
They sent a shiver down the spine.
The two figures on the ground asked in confusion, “The master has returned to Ushi City. It is our duty to come and serve at your command…”
“Why do you say such things, master?”
Their voices, unaltered, were similar—both soft and feminine.
If she lifted the veils covering their faces, Willis would see the pair of twin sisters she had trusted and favored most within Nightfall.
Haina and Heidi.
Willis had found them and given them their names.
Of course, due to her status, Willis had never laid a hand on them.
But that didn’t mean they weren’t beautiful.
On the contrary…
According to memory, after following Willis, the twin sisters became even more delicate and charming.
Though not peerless beauties, their identity as twins gave them an incomparable allure.
Willis had originally intended, upon returning to Ushi City, to claim them as her own.
Who would have thought things would turn out like this.
“Why?”
Willis sneered, the Real Eye shimmering.
Even in the darkness, she could see their faces and expressions clearly.
“You really don’t know?”
“Please enlighten us, master!”
Haina, the elder sister, looked genuinely puzzled.
“Is that so?”
Willis laughed.
Then she spoke words that left the two of them utterly shocked.
“The assassination in the Imperial Capital—I believe you two know better than anyone…”
“What I want to say is, you are not some poor orphaned sisters forced to wander the streets.”
“But rather, someone deliberately placed you on that street that day, so you could justifiably join the Nightfall I created.”
“And this Nightfall… with my past means alone, it would have been impossible to build such a thing.”
“It was complete from the start, merely handed into my hands.”
In those ruby-like eyes, it was as if she could see through everything.
With each word Willis spoke, the twins grew more astonished.
“You… you… Master, you—”
Heidi even raised her head, crying out as she looked at Willis.
“You’re wondering how I know, right?”
Willis sneered.
“There are many Swords of Assassins in this world. In different hands, their power varies.”
“Clearly, the person behind you wanted me to use Nightfall as their sword, to eliminate the obstacles she wished removed!”
At this, both sisters stood up, their expressions guarded as they looked at Willis.
Seeing they no longer pretended, a trace of pain flickered in Willis’s heart.
But more than that was anger and murderous intent.
The original Willis’s soul still influenced her.
But now, Willis could manage these useless emotions of anger quite well.
She took a deep breath.
“I used Nightfall to eliminate Imperial Princes, killed many Nobles and commoners I found displeasing.”
“Looking at it this way, doesn’t the suspect become obvious?”
Willis’s smile carried a devilish charm.
For a moment, it left the two breathless and unable to move.
Not because of her beauty.
But because the intelligence and oppressive aura she now exuded was completely different from the foolishness of the past!
Brilliant and sharp, with a suffocating pressure that seemed to see through everything—this was the true source of their fear!
“However… this was originally a great handle—if revealed, I would be ruined without a grave.”
“Unfortunately, she was already dragged into this.”
“In the end, the mastermind behind it is her… I’m just a pitiful pawn being played.”
“When the Emperor investigates, these matters will eventually come to light.”
“She will find it hard to escape punishment, perhaps even death.”
“So she dares not speak!”
“Now, the time has come to eliminate me and Sister.”
“At that point, no matter how enraged or furious the Emperor becomes, no matter how much he wants to kill, there will be only one person to choose.”
“Since ancient times, Emperors are often ruthless—this might even become her advantage.”
Every word felt like a mountain weighing on the chest.
Heidi and Haina stared at Willis in disbelief, their pupils trembling!
As she took a step forward, the two sisters stepped back.
Even though Willis never spoke the name of that [she], both knew she understood everything.
“What a cunning tactic! Using me to remove all obstacles, then eliminating me in turn.”
“Then silencing the witnesses, so no one in the world would know her schemes.”
“And you two, coming to see me tonight, are probably meant to be silenced as witnesses yourselves, aren’t you?”
Willis stood still, looking at the two women before her, terrified yet not fleeing.
“All along, those around me urged me to eliminate the Princes.”
“Only by removing them could I hope to ascend to Empress and seize control of my fate—and the fate of all!”
“What a sweet temptation! Then they handed Nightfall to me, giving me the sword to accomplish it all.”
“She even cleaned up after me.”
“Now, that sword is finally pointed at me.”
Turning away, Willis mischievously blinked.
The sudden change made the two want to curse aloud.
Because Willis’s next words made them furious enough to vomit blood.
“Of course, all of this is just speculation. I’ve never figured out who could have so much power.”
“It could be a Court Minister seeking rebellion, a General, a Family…”
“Or perhaps a coalition organization orchestrated it all.”
“After all, those dissatisfied with Royalty and the Empire are many. The influential officials of the court—even foreign forces—could have done it.”
A devilish smile appeared under the moonlight, filling Haina and Heidi with humiliation.
“But judging by your reactions, my guess seems to be right. Thank you for confirming it.”
“Wi!l!lis!”
The feeling of being toyed with and humiliated was a thousand times worse than death!
Their teeth ground together, and only then did they realize they had fallen for Willis’s ploy!
And the demon continued—
“Oh, right—let me give you a chance. Pledge loyalty to me, and you won’t have to die tonight. I’m rather fond of…”
Before Willis finished, Heidi and Haina both drew the long daggers from their waists and lunged forward.
“I’ll kill you!”