Unlocking the Held Skills

Damn it, the sub-quest,

The additional conditions for "" are three.

[One: The accompanying ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠of the unit is limited to one member.]

Achieved by bringing only Ruby Red instead of other members.

Although Ruby, who suddenly revealed herself as a member, has some distance compared to other members,

'Among A-rank mercenaries, only those who can be relied upon join the alliance, and of them, an extremely small number become branch managers.'

In other words, Ruby, the branch manager of the Mercenary Alliance, has a minimum rank of A or higher.

Lactea is C-rank, Luna and Hanryang are D-rank, so it's actually good.

Next is the second condition.

[Two: Rescue the imprisoned in the underground secret room before turning her into a .]

Upon the quest triggering, rushing to Gafelt Marquis's territory with Ruby.

"Rescued you, Captain!"

"......Safe."

Barely rescuing and achieving.

I approached the trembling woman and reached out to help her up and asked.

"Are you okay?"

"Ah.... Yes. T, thank you."

"Any injuries?"

"......Thanks to you, I'm fine."

With just a hair's difference, succeeded in completing the second condition.

If there's anything special, it's that the word "" changed to "".

Saint.

If I had known the original story and transmigrated, I could have used it anywhere, but in this situation, it's just an uncertain factor.

"Then, please leave."

"Eh...? You're not a mercenary? I thought it was customary to give some reward."

"It's fine, so leave. Just follow the path we came on and go straight."

Naturally pulled away and pushed out the exit after only satisfying the sub-quest condition.

"Wait, wait! Then this too!!"

"Yes. Thank you. Now go."

"Pledge. It's really precious to me.... I'll definitely come back to get it back soon...!!"

"Whatever. Bye. Take care. Please."

Slithering.

When I took the unknown slimy thing, the saint finally moved her feet.

"......Black teeth. I'll burn you alive."

The third condition.

[Three: Complete all conditions before dawn tomorrow.]

Time passed a lot while learning the mansion structure from Ruby's info.

'It's midnight soon, so if I take it short until dawn, 6 hours.'

Within that, assassinate to complete the .

'Of course, there's guilt.'

Assassination.

Killing people.

Even if not directly, I'll order the killing, and it will be together.

But,

- Orphanage. Killed them all and burned.

- Master said to you. Send all these dangling like this.

Hearing the disgusting words from the soldier, it strangely felt refreshing.

As if my body, which I became through transmigration, wanted it.

So what?

"Ruby."

"Yes, Captain?"

"I want to eat breakfast at the base."

If you don't want to die, you have to kill.

Of course, I'm sorry for thinking this while not dirtying my hands,

"Always, as you wish, Captain."

At least the members of the mercenary unit seem not to care about such things,

"Lead the way, Ruby."

"Yes, Captain!!"

No choice but to reciprocate.

"Kyaak! Captain! Can I kill all of this!?"

"......Keep the servants alive for now."

"Ne!? Those guys are exactly like Gafelt!? I've already checked their backgrounds! They ate bribes, sold humans, harvested organs from orphans, killed people for money."

"Cancel. Do as you like."

I thought about keeping a bit of conscience, but I had already discarded the other side first.

"Captain is the best! Captain is really the best!! Haa, I wanted to savor each one slowly since I feel like it, but since Captain said to finish quickly...!!"

Without finishing the sentence, Ruby who was tapping her foot suddenly snapped her fingers.

Click!

Squeak...!

At the same time, red spears pierced into the bodies that became kebabs, and with a thud, they became spiky dolls instead of bones.

The first one among them to become a doll followed Ruby's gesture and jumped out.

"Mon, monster!!"

"What are these bastards doing!! Block!!"

Many soldiers and mercenaries formed a line and poured attacks to block the monster, but,

Thud, thud!

The monster twisted its joints in a bizarre angle in the air, avoiding all attacks,

"Wait, wait──"

Kwa-jik!

Piercing the hearts of two mercenaries at the same time, it bit off the neck of the soldier next to it and killed it.

"Wh, what are the mercenaries doing!! Block properly!!"

"Shit, you idiots don't know our guys are all B-rank or higher?! That monster is weird──!!"

Kwa-dok,

Wood-dok!

It took 1 minute for one mercenary unit and one soldier squad to be wiped out by the monster.

"Pu-hak! Did you see, Captain?! This might end before midnight?!"

"Um. Yeah, that's right. Best. Top."

Ruby's combat power was beyond imagination.

'Is that A-rank?'

Then how strong must the emperor and hero be, who were said to be S-rank......?

'Yeah! As expected, I'm in the right place!'

Main story be damned, after finishing this sub-quest, I'll just stay ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠quietly until all bad endings are stopped.

"Captain best!! If it's Captain, I think I can even take out your heart!!"

"Uh, thanks. Best. Ruby best."

"Ehehe. Wait a little longer, Captain?"

......Uh, that bitch.

I shouldn't get involved with her either.

"How is it, Captain?! My kids are so cute!!"

"Um, yeah. Cute."

"Right?! They work really well too!! Uuu, really!! So cute I want to bite them!! Can't do it. I have to go bite them right now!!"

"Uuuuk... wa. Fighting!"

While swallowing the bile seeing the scattered blood, flesh, intestines, and other byproducts.

"Um-mwa! Kiss! Did you hear that too? Now that Captain says you're cute, call all your friends and play together!"

Ruby, soaked in madness, trembled and clapped her hands.

...Driiiiiing!!

At the same time, the mansion shook.

"Ruby?"

"Yes Captain!!"

"Just in case, asking......"

...Is the building collapsing?

I couldn't ask because she might look too scared, hesitating, Ruby smiled and answered.

"Yes Captain. I, I, I, I, I made friends and gathered them here."

"......Um?"

Only then I realized.

About 100 human kebabs Ruby made while climbing from the underground 3rd floor to this 3rd floor.

If I rephrase a bit,

"Come on, everyone, it's time for free hugs!!"

The number of indestructible monsters moving according to Ruby's command became 108.

"Shit, run!! Run!!"

"Kyup!! I was bitten, help!!"

"......Bunch of monsters."

Passing through the 3rd floor turned into an asura battlefield, 4th floor, finally to the 5th floor where Gafelt lives.

As Ruby said, I arrived before midnight.

"Then, then......"

In the moment of opening Gafelt's room door with somewhat subsided tension.

Ring!

With a light alarm sound, the system window I had forgotten for a while popped up in front of me.

The cool iron surrounding my heart melted like it was heated in a furnace, spreading throughout my body, filling from the tips of my toes with a fullness.

Familiar yet unfamiliar,

Cold yet warm,

Tossed by the contradictory sensation, I stood still for a moment and called the status window.

'Since it's a combat situation now, info later. First, skills that would be helpful.'

The window popped up without finishing the thought, but the color ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠was different. Not a blue system window, but a black system window with white letters.

Surprisingly, all were Ex-rank skills.

'Is this the transmigrator's special perk heard only in stories?'

It seemed only a very small part was unlocked, but seeing the ranks, all complaints disappeared.

Just as I was organizing the unlocked abilities in my head while standing in place.

Ruby, who had gathered a hundred strong army, giggled and whispered into my ear.

"Captain? It's almost midnight now....... Shall I open the door a little?"

At the right time, since I had fully memorized the functions of the unlocked , I nodded with a slight smile towards Ruby.

"What to ask. Open it quickly."

"Kya! Should I kill right away?"

"No. I have something to ask."

"Ah ha!"

Ruby, facing her palm, tilted her head and circled around me asking.

"Shall I cook and prepare inside first? No matter what answer, you can hear it right away."

"Bad cooking? Asking with good words is enough."

"Huuuuum......?"

"Enough, open the door or not?"

Hurry and use this bastard skill.

At midnight, my butt twitched unconsciously at the unexpected gift from the system.

After climbing from the underground 3rd floor to the ground 5th floor, it took an hour.

"Neeeep! Obeying orders!"

Clank!

Finally, the door to Gafelt Marquis's room opened.

And immediately following,

"Hello. Are you Gafelt Marquis?"

The kindest voice in the world.

"Ha, haaa, s, save, h, huaaa, don't, don't come!! Haa......!! Save......!!"

"......You said you would speak nicely, Captain."

"......It sounded quite nice."

Anyway.

When the opponent is scared, now is the time to extract information.

I quietly asked Gafelt Marquis, who was crouching in the corner, trembling.

"Tell me everything about the emperor."

And the next moment.

"After all, haa....... It was you!! The emperor's mad dog Black Wolf!!"

......Black Wolf?

What the hell is ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠that, you bastard.