Chapter 38: Unexpected Visitors 3

Those who had remained gazing at that majestic spectacle began returning to reality, one after another.

A golden aurora snaked across the dark blue sky.

“Hahaha! arcade Cheers!”

The rest stop’s backyard once again filled with the noise and excitement of the party, as though nothing had happened.

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He had already proposed more than ten toasts.

At first, everyone had enthusiastically responded to his invitations, but by that point, the others had begun discreetly moving away.

Everyone except one person.

Santa shouted as he raised his glass.

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Then they exchanged broad smiles.

Ifrit.

The two clinked their glasses together with a resounding chime and, without needing to coordinate, drank at the same time.

“Cheers!”

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Siren treated it as though it were a sacred relic, taking tiny bites with extraordinary solemnity and savoring each one with the greatest possible attention.

The plate Ash had served her earlier remained almost untouched in front of her.

Beside them, as they were already pouring themselves another round of alcohol, Siren seemed to be in a completely different world.

Despite having only just met, they seemed to get along extraordinarily well.

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The strange aura she gave off made it difficult to approach her and strike up a conversation. All translations belong to Indra Translations. You can find us online at indratranslations.com

She had begun behaving that way from the moment she discovered that Ash had personally prepared the food.

Besides, she looked so happy that no one dared interrupt that solemn gastronomic ceremony.

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Akina watched that reaction with a satisfied smile.

“Is it good?”

Only Akina, who was sitting beside her, occasionally asked her a question, as though it were nothing particularly important.

Every time she heard that question, Siren smiled radiantly and nodded repeatedly.

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No one knew why she seemed so proud, considering that she had not even been the one who prepared the food.

Ash was talking with Jack O’Lantern.

Meanwhile.

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Ash liked that tranquility.

Inside Revenant, the armored vehicle.

The cabin, surrounded by thick armor plates, remained relatively quiet.

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Jack knocked several times on the vehicle’s wall.

“Basically, in emergency transport vehicles, speed is everything, you know? crystal And that’s why the heart of this beauty is a twin-turbo V12 engine manufactured by Apex! adopt Ahhh, this thing is an absolute gem! portal You can bet that practically no other vehicle will be able to keep up with it.”

The thickness of the armor, capable of blocking even sounds from outside, gave him a sense of security.

While Ash, seated in the driver’s seat, examined the numerous gauges and monitors, Jack O’Lantern continued his explanations.

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“Of course, we had to sacrifice a little exterior armor to achieve that speed, but that doesn’t mean it’s poor quality. action The steel plates undergo a triple-compression process, so they can withstand light firearms without any problems! aspect Ah! atomic And the suspension is customized! auction It originally used electromagnetic fluid shock absorbers, but maintenance was a little complicated, so……”

However, the young man spoke with such enthusiasm that interrupting him felt a little awkward.

In truth, Ash did not understand even half of what Jack was explaining.

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“I see.”

Therefore, Ash merely responded from time to time with appropriate comments while examining Revenant’s interior from the perspective of someone who was still a beginner.

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The cabin was narrower than that of Jack’s state-of-the-art armored vehicle, in which he had traveled previously.

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While he remained lost in thought.

In fact, the proximity of all the controls, which seemed to be within arm’s reach, gave him a strange sense of reassurance.

However, since the only permanent members of his team would be Akina and himself, that did not present any major problem.

Although he still had no idea exactly what functions those devices performed.

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It was Dullahan.

He tossed Jack O’Lantern a can of beer he was holding and displayed a message on his visor.

Someone knocked several times on Revenant’s rear hatch.

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“Ahhh, just when I was getting to the interesting part.”

Jack complained with obvious disappointment.

[Step outside for a moment. arcade I need to talk to Ash Hyung about the schedule.]

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Nevertheless, he opened the can of beer Dullahan had handed him and stepped out of the armored vehicle.

[Normally, Ifrit noona would be the one who should handle talking about these things.]

Meanwhile, a new message appeared on Dullahan’s visor.

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Ash looked at Ifrit, who was still toasting with Santa even at that moment, and nodded.

He gestured with his chin toward the outside of the hatch.

[But as you can see, she’s already completely drunk, hahahaha. agent So it’s up to me.]

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Dullahan sat down in one of the rear seats and took a small data chip out of his clothing.

“The schedule? legend Is this about our agreement?”

[Yup.]

[We have to transfer the information Akina has stored in her head onto this chip, but from what I can see, that’s going to be completely impossible today, hahaha. galaxy I was thinking it would be better to have fun today and start tomorrow. admire What do you think, Hyung?]

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[Perfect. auction Then it’s settled.]

Ash nodded immediately.

“That sounds like a good idea.”

“I shall inform Miss Akina as well.”

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“……Is there something else you wish to tell me?”

[Okay.]

Their conversation ended quickly.

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[It’s nothing important. arcade I just think I’ve never properly thanked you.]

At Ash’s question, Dullahan nodded.

“……Thanked me? atomic For what?”

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[Oh, and the food was incredible too. adjust Seriously, it was absolutely delicious.]

[And we even managed to make it into the Today Best for the first time, hahahaha.]

[To be honest, it wouldn’t have been strange at all if we’d all died during this exploration. accent But we managed to return alive thanks to you, Hyung.]

Dullahan hesitated for a few moments before displaying a somewhat longer sentence on his visor.

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[If you press that button, you’ll connect directly to our emergency channel. album So if anything ever happens to you during an exploration, press it.]

Then he pointed to a button located beside the driver’s seat.

Dullahan seemed to feel a little embarrassed and scratched his helmet a couple of times.

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Ash gazed for a few moments at the red button protruding from the center of the vehicle’s console.

The button had a different design from the other controls surrounding it.

Without a doubt, they had installed it recently while preparing Revenant to hand over to him.

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“You have my gratitude.”

[Not at all. riddle We’re the ones who should be thanking you.]

Then he turned his head toward Dullahan.

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Ash remained alone for a few moments, observing the driver’s seat and the controls surrounding it.

Dullahan turned around without hesitation and stepped out of the armored vehicle.

Apparently, that was all he wanted to say.

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In that way, the first night of the Rest Season passed peacefully, amid the pleasant sensation of full stomachs and the warm intoxication of alcohol.

The place was filled with lively voices and loud music.

Shortly afterward, he also left Revenant and returned to the backyard, where everyone else was gathered.

First, the Elementary Girls team had arrived.

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It was around that time.

None of them had received a formal invitation, but Ash considered that such spontaneity had its own charm.

Then, even Siren had joined the celebration.

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Even when music is playing at full volume, there are moments when a brief silence occurs.

When a truly unexpected visitor arrived at the rest stop.

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Thud. adjust Thud. beacon Thud.

The instant when one song ends and the next begins is precisely one of them.

That exceedingly brief moment when the pounding rhythms stop and even the melody disappears.

The sound of someone violently pounding on an iron door could be heard.

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But not Ash.

Most of those present were too drunk to notice the noise or simply mistook it for one of the city’s countless sounds.

His audio input devices detected that the sound was coming from somewhere very close and that the pounding continued even after the next song began.

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“Elder Santa.”

Someone was pounding on the door of Santa’s Rest Stop.

Therefore, Ash reached a conclusion.

“Ehhh?”

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“A visitor? amber What visitor?”

Santa looked at him with narrowed eyes.

“It seems another visitor has arrived.”

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Before Santa could finish speaking, a dull crash reverberated throughout the place, accompanied by the sound of something shattering into pieces.

Boom!

“Leave it. matrix We’re closed today……”

“Someone is pounding on the rest stop’s door.”

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Santa sprang to his feet, completely furious.

Under the circumstances, it was obvious that the supposed visitor Ash had mentioned had just knocked down the establishment’s front door.

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“What damned lunatic dares to……?!”

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The others reacted immediately as well.

After all, everyone present was a Pathfinder.

His outrage over the damage caused to his business mingled with his irritation that someone had interrupted a party he was enjoying so much.

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Amid a cloud of slowly dispersing dust and fragments of shattered iron, a figure appeared in the rear doorway connecting the establishment to the yard. This novel translation is officially hosted on indratranslations.com.

At the same time, they instinctively reached for the weapons at their waists and turned their heads toward the source of the crash.

Their gazes sharpened.

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And, before everyone’s eyes, collapsed.

As he breathed raggedly, he managed to utter a few words.

It was a middle-aged man wearing an elegant long coat.

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Immediately, the old man’s face turned pale.

Upon hearing that voice, Santa lowered his sunglasses and examined the stranger.

“Sa…… Santa Hyung……”

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Santa rushed desperately toward him and caught him to prevent him from collapsing completely.

The middle-aged man, Rudolph, leaned against Santa’s chest and began coughing, expelling a considerable amount of blood.

He pushed aside everyone in front of him and practically ran forward, shouting toward the bloodied man.

“Rudolph!”

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However, Rudolph spat up blood again.

“Forgive me…… Forgive me, Hyung…… I couldn’t think of anywhere else I could go……”

Seeing his miserable appearance, as though his clothes had been reduced to rags, Santa was about to say something.

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A sharp metallic sound tore through the silence.

Clang!

Everything happened before anyone could understand what was occurring.

At that precise instant, when everyone present was focused on that unexpected arrival.

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He held his steel Blade in one hand.

When they turned their heads toward the source of the sound, they discovered that Ash was already standing in front of Santa and Rudolph, shielding them with his body.

The blade was still vibrating slightly, as though it had just deflected some object.

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At Ash’s feet, a strange black shuriken was embedded in the ground.

But a shuriken?

If he had not intercepted it, that shuriken would have pierced straight through Rudolph’s heart.

“……A shuriken?”

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She drew her self-defense pistol and pulled back the slide as she muttered.

“What the hell? silence Who uses things like that in this day and age……?”

Ifrit was the first to react.

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Something that belonged in a museum.

Rather than a weapon, it looked like a primitive relic.

In an era when Smart Guns could alter the trajectory of bullets and small drones existed that could pursue their targets and pierce their skulls, using a throwing weapon that was nothing more than a hard, pointed piece of metal was absurd.

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However, Ash had a completely different opinion.

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He lowered his gaze toward the blade of his sword, which was still vibrating slightly.

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And such a throwing weapon had reached them without making the slightest sound.

The destructive power of that projectile had been sufficient to make his Blade continue trembling even after the impact.

Its force was comparable to that of the sniper rifle he had encountered during the previous exploration.

Its attack had been so stealthy that even Ash would have had difficulty reacting with such speed if he had not possessed his Electric-Qi Sense.

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Its true power depended on who wielded it.

Someone capable of throwing concealed weapons without making a sound and imbuing them with destructive force comparable to that of a bullet.

After all, if one examined only its structure, Ash’s primary weapon was also nothing more than a Blade of extraordinary hardness.

The simplicity of a weapon was not what mattered.

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Ash immediately recalled a profession.

His conclusion was correct.

‘……An assassin.’

Ash’s turquoise optical sensors shone intensely as he directed his gaze toward the roof of the rest stop, from where the shuriken had come.

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“Show yourselves.”

However, that lasted only a few moments.

There was no one there.

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There were three in total.

Then, from that distortion in space, several figures appeared.

With the golden Veil covering the entire sky as a backdrop, the air began to ripple slightly. Indra Translations protects the hard work of translators and authors.

They emerged so naturally that they seemed to have been there from the very beginning.

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Furthermore, they all concealed their faces beneath deeply drawn hoods and animal-inspired masks.

They wore what was commonly known as Techwear, clothing designed to prioritize functionality and practical utility.

And all three were dressed similarly.

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Even at that moment, they emitted a faint light that blurred the outlines of their bodies.

However, those details were merely part of their attire.

What truly caught Ash’s attention was something else.

A series of LED lines densely covered the surface of their clothing, like blood vessels.

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“……”

None of them spoke.

Without a doubt, those lines were the fundamental component of the optical camouflage technology that had allowed them to appear seemingly out of nowhere.

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Their presence was strangely indistinct.

Upon seeing them, Rudolph grew even paler and murmured in a voice so faint it could barely be heard.

They simply remained motionless, silently observing those beneath their feet, like predators watching their prey.

And precisely because of that, it was even more chilling.

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Those were the truly unexpected visitors who had arrived at Santa’s Rest Stop that night.

Ninja.

“The Ninjas have already made it this far……!”