Assassin's Chronicle - Chapter 114

Chapter 114
"Did you do it?" Suzanna asked . They were worried about Anfey, who was out by himself . The group was gathered in a room prepared by Clark and waiting . When Anfey had returned, they turned their curious gazes on him .


"No," Anfey said, shaking his head .
"As long as you’re back safely, we can find another chance," Christian said .
"It's not that there wasn’t a chance . It wasn’t the princess inside, so I left her alone," Anfey told them . "Where’s Clark?"
"In bed already, I reckon," Blavi said, yawning .
"You all should go to rest as well," Anfey said . "Did people from Tiger of Tawau come today?"
"They did, and looked quite angry as well . Wanted us to show them proof . They calmed down after seeing Suzanna, though," Riska said . "Don't know when I’ll become a senior magister . "
"Where’s your ambition?" Blavi joked . "You should say you will one day become an archmage . "
"Because I don’t live in a fantasy world, Blavi . "
"Alright, alright . Everyone, let’s go to our rooms," Christian said, waving his hand . "We should rise earlier tomorrow . This is a critical time, and we should all be careful . "
Everyone stood and left the room, but Christian and Suzanna stayed . Anfey sat down next to the table and began formulating his plans .
"Anfey, there’s something I need to tell you," Christian said slowly .
"What is it?"
"Everyone's been…off lately . "
"What happened? Are you guys hiding things from me?"
"Can’t you see? Anfey, you are the reason," Christian told him, his face grave and serious . "Do you remember what Riska just said? He wanted to be a senior magister . "
"Everyone has their dreams…"
"It’s not a dream! It’s a hope . Riska has said the same thing many times . "
"Dreams? Hopes?" Anfey asked, smiling bitterly . "I don’t understand . Christian, tell me what you need to say . "
"When we were learning with Master Saul, we were children . After everything that happened, we left to explore the world, with you . " Christian smiled . "We were stupid . No, Anfey, listening to me . We were stupid . We once doubted and we united against your decisions . Obviously, we were wrong . The world wasn’t what we expected it would be . Even though no one said anything, after everything we've been through, we have all come to our own understanding about the world . "
Anfey’s face grew serious . He thought he had taken enough care of his friends . He took care of them like a babysitter, and whenever they encountered danger, he tried to take care of everything himself . Like the assassination tonight . He could of course have let someone else take care of it . If the assassination had been successful, he would still receive the credit . If it failed, he wouldn’t have to take the fall for it . If he treated the assassination the way he would a business transaction, he would act to benefit himself and try to avoid risks .
However, was it the right thing to do? No, it was not . After listening to Christian’s words, Anfey realized he had ignored his team members’ change of heart . Whenever they encountered a danger or obstacle, he would tell them what they should and should not do . However, he had never told them why they should and should not do certain things . Anfey felt he needed to keep listening to Christian .
"This opened our eyes and increased our knowledge . We all wanted to prove that we are useful, that we aren't just children that need sheltering . Lately, though, you always tell us to stay here and only leave with Suzanna . We all know we are not as powerful as Suzanna and can’t do as much, but you've got to let us do something . "


"Christian, I’m sure Anfey is doing this out of good will," Suzanna whispered . "I sure he would hate to see you hurt . "
"Anfey, I don’t know how you became so skilled in fighting, and I won’t ask . Think about it . Would you have this power if someone tried to clear every obstacle and danger for you when you started training?" Christian asked slowly . "Lately, even Riska and I have to stay here in the tavern . The others were too scared to leave . Maybe some people enjoyed this, but not us . For us, this is a precious chance to train ourselves . We don’t want to waste it . "
Anfey sighed but didn't say anything .

"Do you know who we are so envious of? Vonmerge . He can leave anytime he wants to to gather information . We know that he has a lot of connections, but he wasn’t born with them, either . We can’t help much, but whatever Vonmerge can do, we can too . If you keep on telling us to hide, we’ll never find a chance to change . Ten, twenty years from now, we will still be as childish and clueless as we are now . " Christian sighed and continued, "Anfey, all we need is a word from you . Let us do something, even if it’s small . Give us a chance to prove ourselves . Let them know that they matter . You’ve been so secretive, and you only talk to Suzanna . Even I felt uncomfortable and useless . What must they be thinking?"
"I've been wrong," Anfey nodded and admitted . This was one of his good traits . Whenever he realized he had done wrong, he was always quick to admit his fault and would never argue against it .
"No one's right or wrong here," Christian said, smiling . "We all understand that you’re concerned for our safety . That’s all I need to say . Everyone’s been practicing really hard lately to overcome their obstacles . That's not the right way to practice magic . It’s too dangerous . "
"Let’s go out tomorrow," Anfey said . "We can go around the city and gather some information . I’ll go with you . "
"Alright," Christian said . "I’ll be in my room . "
"Night . "
"Anfey, you’re not angry at him, are you? Since you’re doing this because you’re concerned for them . " Seeing that Christian had left the room, Suzanna moved over and asked Anfey .
"What kind of a man do you think I am?" Anfey asked, amused . "Christian was right . My way of doing things has not benefitted everyone . If he didn’t say anything, I would never realize my mistake . "


"As long as you’re fine with it," Suzanna said, relieved .
"Suzanna, you should be more like Christian . Whenever you think I’m doing something wrong, you should immediately tell me . The key to a good plan is communication . We're all friends here, and we can all come to an agreement . If we keep our thoughts to ourselves, fights are inevitable . "
"Then I need say something," Suzanna said .
"What is it?"
"Why didn’t you let me go and kill the princess? Do you think I'm too weak for this? You have to realize I am more powerful than you . "
"That’s not my intention," Anfey informed her . "I was thinking…"
"Oh, another thing . You should go check on that little unicorn . It hasn’t seen you for a few days and is really sad . " Suzanna smiled and stood . "I’ll be going . You should go to bed soon as well . "
"Alright," Anfey said, nodding .
Suzanna walked over and pushed open the door . "Hui Wei? What are you doing here?" she asked in surprise .
"Is Anfey back?"
"Over there," Suzanna said as she moved out of the way .
Hui Wei walked into the room and stared at Anfey . Suzanna left the room and closed the door behind her, giving them space to talk .
"Know what you want now?"
"Don't have much of a choice, now, do I?" Hui Wei sighed and sat down in front of Anfey . "Give me my ring . "
Anfey fished out Hui Wei’s dimensional ring and handed it to him .
Hui Wei accepted it and put it on his finger slowly . After a few moments, he sighed, and a bright ball of light appeared in his hand .
"So this is the secret to the antimagic terra?"
"This is a piece of the Will of the God of War," Hui Wei told him . "If you can activate it, it will create a terra around you . It can only last thirty seconds, though . "
"How do I activate it?"
"It’s easy . It all depends on your mind power . " Hui Wei had already told Anfey everything he knew without holding back .
Anfey was already familiar with using mind power . The fights between spirits of the Evil Abyss depend on mind power . He was still relatively weak compared to the power spirits, but was nevertheless fairly skilled with mind power, or else he wouldn't have been able to control the fireballs with ease .
Anfey slowly robbed the light with his mind power, but found the Shattered Will of the God of War was empty . Nothing was inside, and there was no reaction . "What is it?" he asked Hui Wei .