To Be A Power In The Shadows!

In a back alley within the Oriana Kingdom, now occupied by the Doem Faction, I was surrounded by soldiers, low level grunts basically .

“He"s looks s.h.i.+fty . Kill him . ” Said one of them while another pulled out his sword .

I immediately lowered my head submissively .

“P-please, spare me, mercy, please—!”

“—Begone . ”

My pleas were all but fruitless and a sword was already making its way to cull my life .

I sighed, and kicked it away .

The sword broke off in the middle flew off with a clang .

“—Wha!?”

“Come on, you could"ve at least gone “He looks s.h.i.+fty, capture him” . ” I said to the grunts who only kept staring eyes wide .

“What in the f.u.c.k are you talking abo—!?”

“All I wanted to be was a no-name citizen getting rolled up in the domestic turmoil . ”

An ordinary boy unjustly accused and captured .

However, soon after they captured him, the soldiers of the occupying forces began to disappear in the dark of the nights . Slowly at first, then more and more, until only that no-name boy and the leaders.h.i.+p of the army remained .

Just who is this mysterious boy—? Sounds thrilling, right?

“On your guards, he might be trouble…”

The soldiers surrounding me all drew their swords now .

“Seriously, you guys are the 10 group already . This is getting bothersome . ” I muttered .

One leader-seeming soldier came up front and said, “Am I supposed to believe you"re responsible for the recent a.s.sa.s.sinations of our men? A kid like you… no matter, we shall make sure now . ”

“Too late . That won"t make me a "no-name" boy . ” I told the man as I sliced off his neck with my slime sword .

His gaze, that of a decapitated head, turned to the sky . The moonlit sky from a back alley tainted with blood splatter .

“F-fiend! Kill him!”

“Hey, maybe I"ll get lucky with the 11th…” I muttered after nonchalantly finis.h.i.+ng off the grunts .

This kind of felt like being a secret a.s.sa.s.sin I guess .

The fight was over fast and the smell of blood permeated around me . I checked my clothes .

Good . Not a drop on them .

I had failed in my goal yet again, but I did manage to get some clues out of the exchange .

Currently, this royal capital was being occupied by some faction and men of this faction were being a.s.sa.s.sinated as of late .

That, might be mostly my doing .

Meaning, maybe I might get captured under suspicions that I"m a spy or a.s.sa.s.sin . Of course, I"ll still be a lowly falsely charged mob .

If that"s the case, maybe I should"ve gotten some blood on me after all . Then again, that itself could make it too obvious .

I was walking out of the alley while thinking, when I sensed multiple presences approaching .

I determined their number via sound and mana signatures… 7 of them, should be soldiers .

They might be looking for the bunch I left back there .

“Oh, this could work . ”

I fell on my a.s.s in front of the alley and waited .

Soon—

“D-dead, in the alley, they"re…!” I pointed down the alley and croaked in a terrified voice, making sure the soldiers were within earshot .

I took especial note to be on the verge of sobbing, like a helpless mob .

“What!? Dammit, don"t tell me—”

The soldiers rushed into the alley .

“Dammit! It keeps happening!”

“f.u.c.k, once we catch him, I"m swear I"ll!”

“Oi, kid! You see who it was!?”

One of them screamed at me as I was pretending my knees had given out .

“I, I, no… I didn"t see, nothing…” I said, shaking like a frightened pup .

“You, you look like an outlander . ” The soldier"s eyes turned sharp .

“I, yes . I"m a student from Midgar…”

“From Midgar eh . Why would someone like you be here now…?”

“I, I came to see if a friend was doing alright… I swear, please, please believe me!”

The soldier"s eyes remained sharp .

“Very well . One more thing— Why would you be walking the streets in the dead of the night?”

“I, uh, needed some air…”

“Some air eh . Do you expect me to believe someone would try to go out on a pleasure walk in the current state of this country? And here in the capital no less?”

“I-it"s true! Wait, please don"t tell me you suspect me of causing that!? I, I could never do something, so, so horrible!”

“Hmph…” After a final glance at me, the soldier turned his eyes towards the alley . “All 9 of them were killed by a single stroke… You"re right . You don"t look the type to have done all that but… show me your sword anyway . ”

“Yes, of course . ” I presented my blade . As a mob, I make sure to equip a normal sword at my hip .

“Cheap iron… and it"s clean . ”

“D-do you believe me now…?”

“I will admit that the chances of you killing them all is very low . ”

“T-thank you…”

“But you"re still a suspect, and the fact that you"re here itself doesn"t smell right at all . ”

“Wait, no…!”

“Oi, capture him!”

“Come on, please believe me! I"m but a simple and plain, innocent civilian!”

Nice . I went the mob-but-kind-of-suspect route and it worked out like a charm!

I did a mental fist pump as I was tied up and dragged away .

In a back alley within the Oriana Kingdom, now occupied by the Doem Faction, I was surrounded by soldiers, low level grunts basically . .

 .

“He"s looks s.h.i.+fty . Kill him . ” Said one of them while another pulled out his sword . .

I immediately lowered my head submissively . .

 .

“P-please, spare me, mercy, please—!”.

“—Begone . ”.

My pleas were all but fruitless and a sword was already making its way to cull my life . .

I sighed, and kicked it away . .

The sword broke off in the middle flew off with a clang . .

 .

“—Wha!?”.

“Come on, you could"ve at least gone “He looks s.h.i.+fty, capture him” . ” I said to the grunts who only kept staring eyes wide . .

 .

“What in the f.u.c.k are you talking abo—!?”.

“All I wanted to be was a no-name citizen getting rolled up in the domestic turmoil . ”.

An ordinary boy unjustly accused and captured . .

However, soon after they captured him, the soldiers of the occupying forces began to disappear in the dark of the nights . Slowly at first, then more and more, until only that no-name boy and the leaders.h.i.+p of the army remained . .

Just who is this mysterious boy—? Sounds thrilling, right?.

 .

“On your guards, he might be trouble…”.

The soldiers surrounding me all drew their swords now . .

 .

“Seriously, you guys are the 10 group already . This is getting bothersome . ” I muttered . .

One leader-seeming soldier came up front and said, “Am I supposed to believe you"re responsible for the recent a.s.sa.s.sinations of our men? A kid like you… no matter, we shall make sure now . ”.

“Too late . That won"t make me a "no-name" boy . ” I told the man as I sliced off his neck with my slime sword . .

His gaze, that of a decapitated head, turned to the sky . The moonlit sky from a back alley tainted with blood splatter . .

 .

“F-fiend! Kill him!” .

 .

“Hey, maybe I"ll get lucky with the 11th…” I muttered after nonchalantly finis.h.i.+ng off the grunts . .

This kind of felt like being a secret a.s.sa.s.sin I guess . .

The fight was over fast and the smell of blood permeated around me . I checked my clothes . .

Good . Not a drop on them . .

I had failed in my goal yet again, but I did manage to get some clues out of the exchange . .

Currently, this royal capital was being occupied by some faction and men of this faction were being a.s.sa.s.sinated as of late . .

That, might be mostly my doing . .

 .

Meaning, maybe I might get captured under suspicions that I"m a spy or a.s.sa.s.sin . Of course, I"ll still be a lowly falsely charged mob . .

If that"s the case, maybe I should"ve gotten some blood on me after all . Then again, that itself could make it too obvious . .

 .

I was walking out of the alley while thinking, when I sensed multiple presences approaching . .

I determined their number via sound and mana signatures… 7 of them, should be soldiers . .

They might be looking for the bunch I left back there . .

 .

“Oh, this could work . ”.

I fell on my a.s.s in front of the alley and waited . .

Soon—.

 .

“D-dead, in the alley, they"re…!” I pointed down the alley and croaked in a terrified voice, making sure the soldiers were within earshot . .

I took especial note to be on the verge of sobbing, like a helpless mob . .

 .

“What!? Dammit, don"t tell me—”.

The soldiers rushed into the alley . .

 .

“Dammit! It keeps happening!”.

“f.u.c.k, once we catch him, I"m swear I"ll!”.

“Oi, kid! You see who it was!?”.

One of them screamed at me as I was pretending my knees had given out . .

 .

“I, I, no… I didn"t see, nothing…” I said, shaking like a frightened pup . .

“You, you look like an outlander . ” The soldier"s eyes turned sharp . .

“I, yes . I"m a student from Midgar…”.

“From Midgar eh . Why would someone like you be here now…?”.

“I, I came to see if a friend was doing alright… I swear, please, please believe me!”.

 .

The soldier"s eyes remained sharp . .

“Very well . One more thing— Why would you be walking the streets in the dead of the night?”.

“I, uh, needed some air…”.

“Some air eh . Do you expect me to believe someone would try to go out on a pleasure walk in the current state of this country? And here in the capital no less?”.

“I-it"s true! Wait, please don"t tell me you suspect me of causing that!? I, I could never do something, so, so horrible!”.

 .

“Hmph…” After a final glance at me, the soldier turned his eyes towards the alley . “All 9 of them were killed by a single stroke… You"re right . You don"t look the type to have done all that but… show me your sword anyway . ”.

“Yes, of course . ” I presented my blade . As a mob, I make sure to equip a normal sword at my hip . .

“Cheap iron… and it"s clean . ”.

“D-do you believe me now…?”.

“I will admit that the chances of you killing them all is very low . ”.

“T-thank you…”.

“But you"re still a suspect, and the fact that you"re here itself doesn"t smell right at all . ”.

“Wait, no…!”.

“Oi, capture him!”.

“Come on, please believe me! I"m but a simple and plain, innocent civilian!”.

 .

Nice . I went the mob-but-kind-of-suspect route and it worked out like a charm!.

I did a mental fist pump as I was tied up and dragged away . .

 .