I, Who Was Dismissed as Worthless Failure by my Family and Fiancée, Discovered I had Reincarnated as a Game Character I Raised with Great Care and Vowed to Take Control of my Life and Defy Anyone who Opposes Me. - Chapter 87: Shadows of the Empire

Chapter 87: Shadows of the Empire

It’s about His Majesty the Emperor.

He’s not the kind of person to give up just because his first attempt at sending assassins failed. 

On the contrary, I expected him to do everything in his power to capture me. After realizing that his first attempt failed, Emperor Gaius must have immediately ordered another group of assassins to capture me.

I didn’t question the fact there was another group of assassins. In fact, I even knew it would happen, but it bothered me seeing only one assassin. It feels strange, so I instinctively scanned my surroundings.

“Unfortunately, I came here alone,” the woman commented as she observed my reaction.

“The Emperor can be quite rude, can’t he? He wants to capture a young boy, yet he insists that I, Charlotte Hohenheim, the Shadow of the Empire, bring along other magicians to face you, a single person. Can you believe it? Hundreds of adventurers, mercenaries and some knights tried to capture you and got defeated. He even mentioned there is a mastermind behind you, attempting to overthrow the Empire, but really, it was just that the first group was full of fools, idiots and weaklings. That alone doesn’t explain why I, someone like me, can’t capture you alone. Isn’t it incredibly disrespectful?”

And without even being asked, the sorceress who introduced herself as Charlotte Hohenheim chattered away.

However, the person behind her is someone who intends to capture and torture me before killing me. How could I trust assassins sent by such an individual?

Therefore, I discreetly open my map to check for any hidden enemies in the vicinity.

And what do I find? Even with a quick count, there are at least fifty lurking around. 

It’s a considerably smaller number than the first encounter, but if all of them are indeed magicians, I have to commend Charlotte for gathering such a large group in such a short time.

It’s likely that even for Emperor Gaius, it would be difficult to gather this many sorcerers in such a short time due to his lack of personal charisma. This suggests Charlotte had the charisma and necessary skills to back it up.

“So, are you trying to say that the approximately fifty people lurking around here weren’t gathered specifically to capture me?”