The words that Asakura said made my heartbeat accelerate. From how he stated it, undoubtedly, he has enough evidence to be ascertained that I possess that much ability.
While trying to keep myself calm, I asked.
"Why, do you think so?"
"The Dungeon collapse in Kenzaki Dungeon and the murder of a person of the association in Sumifuku Dungeon– Are those enough?"
"_-tsu"
As expected, I couldn't hide my discomposure this time. So, it's better to think that my ability really has been exposed.
That being said, it doesn't mean I could just immediately nod and say ‘Yes, that's me'.
"Do you have proof?"
"Well, you don't have to rush, I will slowly explain."
After saying that, Asakura talks about the reason why he thought I was involved in those two incidents.
About how I entered the boss room using [Transfer Within Dungeon] when the Dungeon Collapse occurred.
And about how because my younger sister’s–Hana’s life was targeted, I killed Yanagi in order to save her.
It's frustrating, but all his guesses were correct. However, there was still room for me to object.
"That assumption was made purely based on how I might have the ability to defeat the last boss and Yanagi-san, right? Don't you already know that my ability was inferior to even that of the adventurers of the same age as me?"
In response to that question, Asakura shook his head.
"That was you in the past, right? A transfer-type skill is an unparalleled skill that no one’s ever had. So, I think it may turn into a fairly powerful weapon depending on the direction of the evolution of the skill. Like evading or approaching the enemy using instant transfer, or throwing items from a long distance toward the enemy. Aa, depending on how you do it, you could even place something like a bomb inside a monster. At any rate, if you make use of it effectively, surely you could even overwhelm superior opponents."
"…."
Aside from the ‘transferring only an item from afar’ part that he said in the second half, the rest of his guesses about transfer was just as he guessed, as with that ability, my fighting prowess increased dramatically.
However, that wasn't the true value of [Transfer Within Dungeon]. It was about how I could capture the dungeon as many times as I wanted without needing to mind the intermission. As expected, it seems it wasn't possible to arrive at that conclusion with limited information.
Nevertheless, it would be troublesome if he realized that even if it was by chance. Thus, for the time being, let's give him a shocked expression, saying "Why do you know about that….!"
Then, Asakura nodded with satisfaction.
"Looks like my guesses are correct. Well, it can't be helped that you wanted to hide that power of yours. As when you first acquired a unique skill, you were praised by your surroundings, but, as soon as they knew that your unique skill was useless, they instantly turned their back against you. Of course, now that it became a very excellent skill, there is no way you want to spread that."
After he stopped talking for a bit, he continued.
"Not only that. Looking at the incident at Sumifuku Dungeon, at the very least, you have the power to defeat multiple monsters with a recommended level to subjugate that exceeds level 10,000. In just one year, you could reach level 10,000, which I could only say, what an abnormal growth rate. If that was exposed, undoubtedly, you might get involved in various troubles. However,"
Suddenly, Asakura made a serious expression on his face.
"You definitely can't keep hiding your power forever if you want to move forward. Therefore, let's get back to the topic, are you willing to join Yoizuki? This guild should be able to be your backing, which I don't think is a bad deal for both of us."
"Backing…"
That was something that I've always desired. A backing that could protect myself and Hana. Certainly, I did think this wasn't a bad deal for me.
But there were a few things I had to confirm before I could give him my answer.
"If your guesses are correct, then, I was the perpetrator who killed Yanagi-san and hid the truth… Are you sure that you are going to put someone like that in your guild?"
"If my guesses are correct, the one who killed Yanagi is someone who had a twisted sense of justice. In fact, after that, I learned that the perpetrator had set up a lot of evidence about Yanagi. Besides, as adventurers, conflicts between humans cannot be avoided as long as we aim to reach the top. Thus, I think someone who could swing his blade without hesitation will be always welcome."
"Conflict between humans, huh…"
Currently, the world is standing on an exquisite balance, as it has only been 20 years since the dungeons appeared, and it is still changing in a terrifying momentum even now.
The strength possessed by top-class adventurers has already far exceeded that of modern weapons, and nations with many excellent adventurers have the stronger right to speak.
For that reason, an existence that could rewrite the power balance between nations would be viewed as hostile by many nations. Of course, although the scale was quite small, the same also happens in a rivalry between guilds from the same country.
That's why I wanted to hide my power. I also sought a backing to protect myself from those threats. And Asakura just said that guild Yoizuki will be that backing.
"…."
I turned my gaze from the table to Asakura. Looking at his attitude when we're talking, it doesn't seem like he's lying. It was surely because he genuinely wanted to recruit me as a personnel from the bottom of his heart after seeing my true ability.
… This is it, huh.
I sighed greatly, which also contained my intention to give up. If he already has that kind of conviction after collecting this much information, then it is not possible to cover it up anymore.
Thus, I gave up and nodded.
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