My name is ******, rather than calling it a name, it is actually a code. I am a hitman from a certain organization. This may sound like an excuse, but my targets have always been bad people. Even so, I am still a criminal.
One day, while I was on a reconnaissance mission, something mysterious happened—an enormous strange graffiti suddenly appeared.
Its sudden appearance left everyone looking confused and panicked.
Before I realized it, I had already been transported to an unfamiliar place.
I wasn't alone. Around me were several others who looked just as confused as I was. And from a distance, I saw several knights.
After that, we started communicating with one of the knights and realized that we had been transported to another world, just like in those fictional stories that have been popular lately.
After agreeing to speak with the king of this country, we were guided to a horse-drawn carriage.
Inside the carriage, I noticed something strange. Then, the knight explained to us about the magic embedded in the carriage.
Everyone was excited about the magic, including me.
More than that, I paid attention to the person wearing a costume beside me.
If I remember correctly, there was a cosplay event near the place where I had been conducting my reconnaissance mission. It seemed like he was one of the participants.
When I arrived in this world and saw that person in costume, I had an overwhelming urge to talk to him.
I gathered my courage, approached him, and tried to strike up a conversation.
"Excuse me!"
"Hm? What is it?"
Uwah, the voice that came out of this person sounded robotic—it was so cool!!!
I introduced myself to him. And without meaning to, I told him my real name. That could get me disqualified as a hitman.
Wait!! I don't need to hide my name! In this world, I am no longer a hitman, there is no such organization here! No more terrifying missions. I don't need to disguise myself as someone else anymore.
I am Shirakawa Haru, not ***** anymore. Thank goodness I told him my real name.
After that, he also introduced himself. His name was Flitz. Flitz-san, huh? I wonder if that's his stage name?
I asked him if he didn't feel hot wearing that helmet.
Hearing my question, he nodded and took off his helmet. For some reason, as he removed his helmet, my heart started pounding furiously.
What I saw after the man removed his helmet was a handsome face.
He had golden hair like pure gold, with sharp hunter-like eyes. His eyes were also golden, just like his hair. I've heard that golden eyes are very rare. Was this man wearing contacts? ...No, it didn't seem like it.
After seeing his face, my heart pounded even more uncontrollably. My excitement surged, my mouth almost blurting out, "I found him!" Thank goodness I managed to hold it back and stay silent.
What exactly is happening to me?
Why do I have thoughts like this?
"...."
"What's wrong?"
Ah, crap! I just stayed silent. Did I look like an idiot to him?
After that, we continued chatting along the way to the royal capital.
We met the king of Jatumheim, named Cyrus. He had a large build. Rather than looking like a king, he looked more like a warrior.
We spoke with him for several hours until King Cyrus summoned the attendants who he said would take care of our needs while we stayed here.
After leaving the audience chamber, we were guided to our respective rooms.
For some reason, our rooms were arranged at quite a distance from each other. Hmm... it seems King Cyrus still had doubts about us. Well, what could I do? I just silently complained about having a room so far away from Flitz-san and the others.
My personal attendant was named Hilda. She looked like a strict older sister and had long black hair tied up. Her large chest made me wonder—was that real?
At night, I was guided by Hilda-san to the king's dining hall.
The food in this world tasted delicious—or maybe it was just because it was noble cuisine?
Fujita-san and Flitz-san chatted with King Cyrus, discussing something about the royal library.
After dinner, Fujita asked us whether we wanted to go to the library tomorrow or not. I, Renaldi-san, and Agatha-san declined.
I didn't know their reasons, but I had certain plans for tomorrow.
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In the morning, I prepared myself for the day.
Even though I wanted to wear women's clothes, I was already too used to men's clothing. Changing suddenly felt awkward to me.
Hearing my reason, Hilda-san suggested I wear noble boys' attire with short pants, and I agreed.
After packing up, I was accompanied by Hilda-san to look around the castle grounds. Because I used to be a hitman, I always checked my surroundings. It had become a habit whenever I came to a new place. That's why my purpose today was to wander while observing my environment.
I walked through many places—the garden, the kitchen, the café, Flitz-san's room and others, and so much more.
While wandering, I constantly felt like I was being watched—not by Hilda-san, but by something else. Since they were freely moving within the castle grounds, they must have been sent by King Cyrus to monitor us.
In the afternoon, I headed toward the library and saw Flitz-san and his personal maid walking out from there.
I hid in the distance so they wouldn't see me.
"Lady Shirakawa! Why are you hiding from those two?"
"It's nothing. More importantly, hide quickly! Don't let them see you!"
Without asking further, Hilda-san followed my orders and hid with me.
We tailed them all the way to Flitz-san's room. After a while, we saw his personal maid leave, then pause at the door before finally closing it.
Phew, I sighed in relief after seeing that maid leave quickly from Flitz-san's room.
I didn't like that maid. What was her name again? After a while, I remembered. MEL, yes, that was her name.
I disliked that woman because she was Flitz-san's personal maid.
I remembered a certain novel I had read about a man and his maid.
Would they end up doing something like in that novel?
Just imagining it made me grind my teeth in frustration.
Why not assign male attendants for men and female attendants for women?
While I was thinking about these things, I suddenly realized Mel was already standing in front of us.
I only noticed when Hilda-san shook my shoulders to snap me back.
When I looked into Mel's face, I saw her eyes were red. Weren't they brown before?
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At night, after leaving the bath, something disturbing weighed on my mind.
After watching Flitz-san return to his room earlier that afternoon, I felt like I had forgotten something. Even though I tried to remember, I truly had no idea what it was. Well... since I forgot it, maybe it wasn't important.
On my way back to my room, I experienced something strange. I was thrown back into the past, reliving an incident I had once experienced. After going through many things, I finally woke up and realized it had been an illusion.
After that, an old male wizard named Magnus appeared. He admitted that what I had just experienced was his doing and apologized to me.
When I returned to my room, I collapsed onto my bed like a dead person. It had been a truly terrifying experience.
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On the day of our ability examinations, some accidents occurred.
More than that, I saw Agatha-san talking with Flitz-san. I couldn't hear their conversation, so I tried approaching them.
Unfortunately, by the time I got close, I wasn't able to hear anything, and Agatha-san quickly hurried off to take her turn in the examination.
I asked Flitz-san about it, but he said it was nothing. Really? Hmm...
When it was my turn to test my ability, a commotion broke out. I had gained a power related to light.
It was explained that the power of light was a power connected to the god of life.
Because of that, Cyrus-sama and Jack-san almost got into a fight, but fortunately, Grandpa Magnus calmed them both down.
Am I, a hitman, really worthy of such a holy power?
After the church people left, we were told that magic lessons would begin tomorrow.
The next day, I ran eagerly to find Flitz-san. I looked in his room but found no one, so I ran to class and finally saw him there, sitting and reading a book. That sight was truly beautiful. This scene is one I will cherish even into my next life.
When I demonstrated my power, Flitz-san was more concerned about my condition than what I showed. Flitz-san is truly a kind person. But after that, I made a mistake, and in the end, Flitz-san scolded me.
Does Flitz-san think of me as an idiot? I hope not. And if he does, I hope he doesn't hate idiots.
After the morning commotion, class began.
Learning magic was truly exhausting. I was amazed to see Agatha-san able to use magic on her very first try. We all praised her achievement.
After about two days of magic classes, I became the second person able to use magic in class after Agatha-san. I was so happy when Flitz-san praised me.