Jobless Reincarnation: Sword, Magic Hat and Romance System

Chapter 99 Unexpected Circumstances! Assassination!

Allen immediately killed the first person who attacked him, and then instantly judged the strength of the opponent based on the opponent's strength.

This is just an ordinary novice swordsman.

How ordinary?

Alice is already at the beginner level.

The rain of arrows that just fell from the sky was also a big problem; it was chaotic and messy, like a joke. As for the one that just happened to hit the window, Allen felt it very clearly.

It was just a coincidence. The arrow flew high into the air in a parabola. It was not an arrow shot by a skilled archer at all. It was not even a hair on Roltz's head. It was just lucky that it "found" an angle to shoot into the window amidst the wind and rain in the air.

Because of its slow firing rate, Allen's Saint-level Flowing Technique alone was enough to 'crush' it in the palm of his hand!

Even if none of them had moved, the arrows wouldn't have hit anyone; it was only because Alice suddenly woke up that this unexpected incident occurred.

A perfectly "reasonable" kidnapping plan.

After all, outside of Roya City, without bringing any servants, could there be a better opportunity to make a move?

If Philip's butler wasn't out of his mind, he should have arranged for the operation to be carried out right here.

After all, the mayor of Roya City travels in four noble carriages, and countless people in the city have seen it.

Who could possibly suspect his forehead?

The target, of course, is not Philip himself; kidnapping or killing him would bring no benefit whatsoever.

So who is the target?

The target is the red-haired girl inside the earthen fortress!

But the problem is

Why is Philip so calm?

"Damn it! Philip knew from the start that his butler was suspicious! There was a hidden plot point in the original story! Seriously, even though the kidnappers are weak, aren't you afraid you'll ruin things with such dangerous actions?! And Gilead? Is he still somewhere waiting, anticipating what's to come? Like in the original story, waiting for a real life-or-death crisis to occur before intervening with his Blade of Light to turn the tide?"

How could Gilead possibly agree to such a dangerous plan?

"No! With her muscle-brain-like intelligence, she can't even do basic math. Philip is probably just giving her a simple task, like letting the children grow up and then rescuing them when you sense a crisis."

"When a sword king who wields the Blade of Light senses danger, doesn't that mean he's about to die in the eyes of a normal person?!"

"The original novel didn't even mention this subplot! The first-person narrative misled me!! I knew Philip and Sauros wouldn't be as thin as a sheet of paper as they're portrayed in the book. These two have been navigating the power struggles for years; how could they be the superficial characters depicted in the novel during the kidnapping incident?!"

Allen, still reeling from the brain overload, had already figured out what was going on. His eyes widened in disbelief as he looked through the window at Philip's face.

The carriage opposite had quietly moved away at some point. At this moment, Philip was frowning as he looked at Allen, his expression seemingly conflicted, but the admiration in his eyes was undisguised.

So far, apart from that insignificant arrow, everything has gone as he expected.

He had calculated the arrows himself, but he hadn't expected Alice and Allen to make a move. According to his plan, even if the arrows fired by the low-level kidnappers from the side woods were to enter the carriage through the window, they would only stick to the floor.

On the way, he had already tried to persuade the others to go to sleep many times.

Unfortunately, the long-eared little girl next to Allen was not sleepy at all.

This was unexpected.

But it doesn't matter. With Allen's Saint-level swordsmanship, even if all the arrows went in, they wouldn't be able to hurt them.

This was Philip's plan.

Just then!

As their eyes met amidst the rain, wisps of smoke appeared.

When Allen saw it clearly, his angry expression instantly froze.

[Mission Assessment - Strength, Completed. Whether it was the masterful handling of arrows and the unleashing of the ultimate flow technique, or the near-invisible speed of your sword strikes within the Rock Domain just now, this scene, witnessed by Philip, convinced him of your exceptional talent.]

He possessed the ability to "detect people," after all, the one who usually wielded the sword beside him was—Gilead, the only Sword King of the Sword God School, ranked fourth in strength.

[Task Reward: Participation Rating: 5 points.]

[Instant mission activated—Philip's intentions and the layers of people behind the scenes.]

[Having reviewed the original storyline, you almost instantly realized that something was amiss with this assassination attempt.]

The kidnapping incident from the original storyline has unexpectedly been incorporated into your skills assessment!

Why was the kidnapping incident in the original plot able to be faked and happen right under the nose of Philip, the mayor of Roya City? And how did it progress so smoothly to the point where the two were actually abducted from Roya City?

Because this matter was entirely under his control.

How could Philip not know that his butler, Thomas, was disloyal? And how could the butler of a noble family, serving as the mayor of a city, be without powerful backers? Philip simply lacked a legitimate opportunity to remove this "spy."

Rudius's arrival, with his fabricated kidnapping incident, provided him with this opportunity.

[In the original storyline, he could achieve three goals through this incident.]

[First, introduce Rudy into a situation of uncertainty, testing his abilities.]

[Second, strengthen the bond between Rudy, the magical genius, and Alice, enabling Rudy to successfully become a tutor and creating a stage for Rudy to "integrate" into Boreas, laying the groundwork for future recruitment.]

Third, remove the "nails" from Darius's side.

[A triple win—this demonstrates a mature politician.]

[And after the butterfly flaps its wings, fate has somehow changed the candidate for the assessment to you. After all, how could a truly talented biological son with blood ties be inferior to Rudeus? And how could he possibly let go of this opportunity to kill three birds with one stone?]

[As long as Gilead is there to support you, regardless of whether you are strong enough to handle the current situation, you will be completely safe.]

The problem is...

Was Gilead really watching from the sidelines?

[Will tonight's unexpected turn be just the presence of those weak robbers that Philip anticipated?]

[Mission Objective: Find Gilead and help her resolve the additional variables you've introduced.]

Of course, before that.

You need to ensure your own safety.

[Mission begins!]

[Reward: Task participation score, 10 points.]

In their astonished eyes, one figure after another rushed toward Allen.

The latter, facing the system, raised his eyelids and drew his sword.

Shake the knife!

The extremely fast slash pierced through the carriage window, the window frame was smoothly sliced ​​open by the sharp blade, and the carriage fell down.

Just like those 'kidnappers' who rushed in.

Heads rolled to the ground, hot blood spilled into the rain-soaked lake.

Just then, a cry of surprise came from the catgirl behind them.

Allen didn't need to turn around to know that a kidnapper wearing a hooded raincoat had climbed in through the window behind him; there was no way he could escape his "sensory flow."

The Silent Katana...

It is already poised to launch.

Soon someone else will want to read this, but the problem is this chapter has a lot of information T T. Please spare this writing failure. I got up at 8 am to analyze the kidnapping logic, and then spent the rest of the time writing. I'm almost numb.

I'll post it for everyone to see in a bit; I think it's quite interesting. (The original storyline's subplot about Alice's kidnapping has already been posted; please refer to the previous chapters.)

(End of this chapter)