" Guildmaster, it is as you predicted, the boy has withdrawn from this contest and looks to be affiliated to the old man you told us to keep an eye out for".
" Ha-, I knew it from the second he walked into the Assassin Alliance, that footwork. There's only one man who knows how to do it.
So he chose the Mu family's brat as his disciple? What an interesting choice-" Dem Paltrow said as he revealed his true colors behind the facade of the cool and ever so calm Assassin Alliance leader.
" There's only one reason I've spared Ben Faulkner and allowed him to live the life of a wretched old man and that's because I did not want him to die in an instant, but rather watch him fade away slowly.
If he has taken in a disciple, then his techniques have a risk of being passed down.
If that happens then he can die as a satisfied old man.
Damn it-, I can't let it happen.
Trail them, send one of our finest to kill the boy as soon as they leave this forest. " Dem Paltrow said as he put out a hit order on Leo.
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( Meanwhile Leo )
" What do you mean you're withdrawing? We need to get in the night guild together, right?" Lin Mu said as she seemed seriously agitated that her brother was suggesting that he leave.
" What can I say? I found a master, he asked me to withdraw and say my goodbyes-" Leo said as he too felt a little emotional saying goodbye to Lin Mu.
" Who is this master that you have found? What guild does he belong to?" Lin Mu asked fiercely as Leo scratched his head and tried to think of a convincing answer.
" It's the old gatekeeper that sits outside the entrance, as for a guild, I don't think he has one" Leo said as Lin Mu instantly slapped her forehead in dejection.
" Scammed, you have been scammed brother!
Don't you worry, stay with me, once this contest ends, I'll help you enroll in a proper guild and they can probably assassinate this gatekeeper for you or buy his mastership out.
Now forget about everything else and focus on your next match– , your next opponent is…" Lin Mu said as she tried her best to help Leo, however, Leo only smiled in response.
" I'm sorry sister, it's not a spur of the moment decision, I'm going with the old man" Leo said as Lin Mu bit her bottom lip listening to the conviction in his voice.
" Are you sure?" She asked, and once Leo nodded she sighed before giving him a hug.
"I'll forever remember you as part of my family" Leo said as he hugged Lin Mu back.
Once the two separated, Leo turned to leave, however, Lin Mu suddenly stopped him.
" Wait-" she said as she stopped Leo and handed over a brass token with the word 'MU' stamped over it.
" You know where to find me," Lin Mu said as Leo clutched the token and walked away.
At this point in time, he had no idea whether or not he would ever meet Lin Mu again, however, he certainly hoped that the next time they did, he would be a proper Assassin that could be at her level in terms of skill so as to not be an embarrassment to the Mu family.
[ System Notification :- The quest 'Play the character of Jin Mu' has been forefit after partial completion. ]
[ Quest Notification - For only partially successfully completing the quest, you receive reduced rewards. ]
[ System Notification :- You have received
1)You have gained experience as an actor after playing for first role, you have improved as an actor.
2) You have recieved the Mu clan's token and are now considered to be on friendly terms with the Mu clan.
3) You have failed to trigger the hidden quest event and have failed at gaining the chance to marry Lin Mu.
4) For partial compensation you recieve:-
1x HP potion bottle ( Basic )
20x silver coins ]
As soon as Leo told his goodbyes, his quest to act as Jin Mu came to an abrupt end and the system judged it to be partially completed.
For partially completing the quest he got way reduced rewards than what he could have gained had he seen the quest all the way to completion and amongst the rewards that he recieved, the first one which said that he had furthered on his path as an actor seemed to be nothing more than a wall of text.
Overall the only useful item that he gained from the quest rewards seemed to be the HP potion bottle, which could apparently help him regain lost HP at an extremely fast rate and close up critical wounds to a certain extent.
The system notification also said that he failed to trigger the hidden event and had also lost the chance to marry Lin Mu, however, Leo was not too worried about it.
Although he liked Lin Mu, it wasn't on the scale of a full blown love affair, also his love for her was more along the sibling scale and about the hidden event, he had no idea what it was or how much hassle it would be or whether or not he would have been able to trigger it in the first place.
Since there were so many variables, Leo decided to not fret over it and instead focus on his gaming career ahead.
Following the old man out of the Assassin Alliance, the duo were headed for a barren mountain with apparently no villages around called Mt.Faulkner.
It was there that Leo would begin his training to become a proper Assassin and truly evolve from being a lucky player to a lucky player with skill, however, little did he know that a predator was stalking him and the old man, ready to strike them down before they even reached their destination.
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/// A/N - Mass Release Chapter 5 of 5, that's it from my side, hope you all enjoyed it. ///