THIS CRAZY BASTARD...!
TH-THIS IS ...
WAY TOO AWKWARD!
HAA... OKAY, LET'S CALM DOWN!
I'VE ENDURED FAR TOO MUCH TO GET HERE.
IF I GET FLUSTERED OVER SOMETHING LIKE THIS,
HOW WILL I EVER ACT LIKE A PROPER BUTLER?!
IT'S NOT LIKE I HAVEN'T SEEN COUNTLESS MEN'S BODIES ON THE BATTLEFIELD.
THE GRAND DUKE IS NO DIFFERENT. IN FACT, THIS SITUATION...
IS EXACTLY WHAT I WANTED.
WAIT FOR A MOMENT WHEN THE GRAND DUKE LETS HIS GUARD DOWN...
YOUR GRACE.
DO YOU REQUIRE ASSISTANCE?
ASSASSINATE HIM, AND RETURN TO TENASIS...!
BUTLER.
IF YOU GET FLUSTERED JUST BECAUSE I TOOK OFF SOME CLOTHES IN THE BATH,
HOW CAN YOU POSSIBLY OFFER ASSISTANCE?
THAT WOULD BE QUITE TROUBLESOME FOR ME.
AH, AND ONE MORE THING.
SOAP ISN'T FOR EATING, BUTLER.
DAMN IT.
IT'S ANNOYING ENOUGH THAT HE READ ME LIKE AN OPEN BOOK,
But What Annoys Me More Is How Clumsy I Acted!
I COULDN'T EVEN FIRE BACK AT HIS TEASING...
...i'm Going To Kill Him.
I'LL REPAY THIS HUMILIATION NEXT TIME.
I Will Kill You, Grand Duke. Mark My Words.
AND SO...
AS TIME PASSED,
2:00 AM.
HAA...
BURNED MYSELF OUT AGAIN TODAY...
NO, TODAY WAS EVEN WORSE THAN USUAL BECAUSE OF THE GRAND DUKE...
I JUST WANT TO COLLAPSE RIGHT HERE...
UGH, NO... I SHOULD WASH UP FIRST, THEN PASS OUT.
STARTING TOMORROW, I'M GOING TO TRULY BLEND INTO THIS BUTLER ROLE.
NEVER AGAIN. I WILL NEVER LET HIM HOLD ANYTHING OVER ME.
THE MAIN BUILDING IS QUIET, AS EXPECTED.
THEY'RE TOO DISTRACTED BY THE RETURN BANQUET
TO EVEN POST GUARDS OUTSIDE THE GRAND DUKE'S BEDROOM.
HEH, THIS IS THE PERFECT CHANCE FOR ME...
!
...WHO'S THERE?
CRAWLING INTO SOMEONE ELSE'S HOME AND DARING TO ASK THAT?
A WOMAN...?
...A MERCENARY? WHO ARE YOU?
I DIDN'T EVEN SENSE HER APPROACHING.
THERE WAS NO INTEL THAT THE GRAND DUKE'S HOUSEHOLD HAD A MASTER LIKE THIS.
DON'T TELL ME... DID THE ASSASSINS WE SENT FAIL TO RETURN BECAUSE OF THIS WOMAN?
İF MONEY İS WHAT YOU'RE AFTER, JOİN US-
TSK.
EVEN WITHOUT ME HERE, YOU WOULDN'T BE TAKING THE GRAND DUKE'S HEAD.
KNOW WHY?
THE GRAND DUKE'S HEAD BELONGS TO ME.
HE PROMISED IT TO ME.
W-
WAIT—
WHICH MEANS UNTIL I'M STRONG ENOUGH TO KILL THE GRAND DUKE MYSELF,
NO ONE ELSE IS ALLOWED TO LAY A FINGER ON HIM.
GIVE ME A BREAK. THINKING HE COULD KILL SOMEONE WITH SKILLS LIKE THAT.
WHO ON EARTH SENT SUCH A WEAKLING-
WAIT...? WHAT'S WITH THIS JEWEL?
NO WAY...
THE JEWEL ON THE SWORD LOOKS FAMILIAR.
THE TATTOO ON HIS SHOULDER OF A DAGGER CROSSING A FLAME... THESE MARKS MEAN...
THE TENASIS EMPIRE CROWN PRINCE'S SECRET ASSASSINATION UNIT.
IT MEANS HE BELONGS TO ARIAD.
I ONLY SERVED AS A KNIGHT TO ATTEND SERHIN, TOO.
MY TRUE TITLE WAS THE LEADER OF ARIAD.
So Right Now, This Means—
I JUST KILLED MY OWN SUBORDINATE...
NO, THAT'S NOT IT.
I DON'T RECOGNIZE HIS FACE. HE PROBABLY JOINED AFTER I DIED.
THEN HE'S BASICALLY A STRANGER TO ME...
...LET'S NOT DWELL ON IT.
IT'S NOT LIKE THERE WAS EVER ANY ROOM FOR SENTIMENT AMONG ASSASSINS ANYWAY.
WHAT MATTERS IS THE FACT THAT ARIAD HAS MADE A MOVE.
IS SERHIN FINALLY TAKING ACTION?
THAT DAZZLING FACE OF HIS, TOO.
...IT'S REALLY BEEN A WHILE SINCE I LAST THOUGHT OF THAT FACE.
JUST HOW HECTIC HAS MY LIFE BEEN...? UGH.
FOR NOW, TIME TO CLEAN UP.
HONESTLY, WHERE ELSE WOULD THE GRAND DUKE EVER FIND A BUTLER WHO GOES THIS FAR?
AH, I NEED TO CLEAR THIS AWAY, TOO.
AND I CAN EVEN CAST A BARRIER WITH AURA TO KEEP THINGS QUIET.
I'M SO COMPETENT, YET THE GRAND DUKE HAS ZERO EYE FOR TALENT.
YOU THERE. FREEZE.
THAT THING OVER YOUR SHOULDER.
PUT IT DOWN ON THE FLOOR RIGHT NOW.
Flustered before the Grand Duke in the bathhouse, the servant tries to suppress his excitement and look for a chance to assassinate him, but the Duke sees right through him and mocks him with a soap gaffe. Enraged by the humiliation, he swears revenge. At 02:00 at night, while exhausted, he realizes the main building is unguarded because of the return banquet and encounters an assassin sneaking into the Duke's room, and kills him.
