Killed A Bunch

Unfortunately, Claire and Lena were present, so I used the less violent version of [Soul Scanning].

However, it was more than enough. Once I got the information I wanted to know, I crushed the assassin's soul into smithereens and stood up.

To be honest, I felt it was a bit of a shame. Not many people manage to get a glimpse of the laws, and much less a law so hard to understand as [Space]. If this assassin continued to live, I'm sure he would have become a very powerful figure eventually.

Unfortunately, he met me.

After I stood up, I snapped my fingers and the assassins' bodies turned into dust. I then turned around and looked at the girls.

Of the three, Claire was seated on the ground. Her face had turned pale-white, and her body was shaking slightly due to fear.

KB/S

Louise and Lena, on the other hand, were trying to calm her down.

I heaved a soft sigh and walked towards her. Crouching down, I looked into her eyes gently.

"Are you alright?"

Claire looked at me and forced a smile. "I am... Thank you for saving my life."

I chuckled and patted her head. "What are you speaking about? This is just an illusion. You would have been fine even if I do nothing."

"An illusion, huh..." Claire looked at me before nodding. She then looked at the place where the assassin's body was just a moment ago and fell deep in thoughts.

"Hidden Cave sure did a good job with this attraction." Lena sighed in admiration. "For an instant, I even thought that the assassins were real. And brother, you moved so fast! How did you do it!?"

"Who knows, I just did." I forced a smile and Louise snorted. Only Claire stayed silent as though she was thinking about something.

Poor girl, it was her first time facing killing intent, but she received all the killing intent of a tenth-layer assassin head-on. I just hope she doesn't develop a trauma.

When I made sure that Claire was mostly fine, I used my gaze to ask Louise to follow me. Louise instantly understood that it was related to the assassination and nodded.

"Claus and I are going to make sure that there are no more enemies nearby. You two think of a way to open the door." Louise said to the girls.

Lena looked at us suspiciously, but when she noticed our serious expressions, she nodded.

"Okay."

Louise and I walked a few meters away. When we were sure that the girls could not hear us, Louise asked.

"What is it?"

"I got some information from the assassins."

"Information? But how? You never interrogated th-" Louise then remembered how I killed the assassins and smiled wryly. "Right, you also killed a bunch of high-level assassins as though it was nothing, it's not strange if you have a way to get information. Hey Claus, how strong are you really?"

"... Do you truly want to know?"

"Yes."

"Then become my lover."

Louise rolled her eyes, but her cheeks turned slightly red. "... I'll think about it. Anyway, what information did you get?"

"I think it's better if I show you." I smiled at Louise and put my finger on her forehead.

Instantly, a set of memories appeared on her mind.

The memories belonged to the tenth-layer assassin. Most precisely, it was what happened a few minutes before they attacked us.

"You have a new job." A servant-like man around thirty years old notified him.