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ARK CH 01

It was too late to regret.

Vomiting blood, Judith felt those words were absolutely right.

“Excellent.”

There was a man looking down at her. He was the same as usual.

Black hair and eyes. A mysterious appearance.

“It’s always neat.”

“Leader Jermel… Keuk…”

Judith vomited blood and it spilled on the golden carpet, but no words came out. The floor was already soaked with blood from the prince whom she killed a while ago and herself.

“As expected, you’re useful. I never thought you’d break through that tight security and kill the Imperial Prince so easily…”

The man, Jermel, identified the body of the prince who had just been alive.

“Why…”

Originally, it was her who had to identify the body.

Assassinate the 3rd Prince. That was the order given to Judith.

She did her job perfectly. Everything was going well, and she was on the verge of completion.

It would have succeeded if only Jermel had not stabbed her in the back.

“Why attack me… keuk!”

Jermel did not answer her question. Instead, he was making sure that the prince’s life had ended.

Meanwhile, Judith’s mind became more confused. Her breathing became more and more painful, and her droopy body trembled.

Her instincts foretold: Death.

“Of course, the assassin of the Prince should be punished.”
“…!”

Her head felt like it was burning with anger.

“It was your order…!”

“It’s you who chose to carry out the order, knight Judith.”

“You… Ugh…”

That was bullshit. However, her body couldn’t rebut his argument since her hands were getting wet from the dripping blood.

Jermel’s tone was as mellow as a singing poet. It was the same with his expression. There was no sarcasm or sympathy for her.

“Your eyes are angry.”

A white light leaked out from Jermel’s hand, which was examining the prince’s body.

Was it magic? She didn’t know. However, Judith pressed down her wounds to calm the fading spirit.

“There’s no problem. The assassin dies after killing the Prince.”

“From the beginning, this was your plan…”

Judith regretted it. She knew it was already too late, but she felt like she was going crazy from the regret.

She did not accept the assassination mission of the 3rd Prince in the first place.

To assassinate the imperial family was extreme. No matter how much bounty was promised, she had no intention of giving up her head.

But her judgment was clouded.
On the day he ordered the assassination of the prince,

Jermel’s tone was blunt and plain.

It was the same when he ordered the subjugation of beasts or other miscellaneous things.

Jermel was a leader who gave orders that were impossible to do and could not be resolved. But, if completed, there was always the promised bounty and his congratulatory from the work.