After that night, the clan leader takumi wasn't a good mood when someone trespassing his home and defeated most of his servants.
Moreover, he couldn't blame kenshi. Since he fought another curse user and already exhausted.
Lucky for him, the black ops Shinobi wasn't on the mission and currently that night. Otherwise he will be very furious, and it's gods know how the servant will survive in the harsher training.
Kenshi on the other hand was already gave a mental command in his clones.
The three of his clone are all none combatants and often in the safer places. Which is why, he can acquired sensitive information like a royal family scandal and other more.
Moreover, he also has a special skill called clone swap. This skill is useful in both critical situation and escape route. But the only problem was he and the clones need to be have the same clothes or the same appearance.
Otherwise the enemy will discovered the clones identity and also his, which is why he rather escape in foot and used clone switch if there is no way out.
Right now, kenshi was in his own desk and in front of him was the mission he took on the hall.
Most of this mission are related to assassinating a corrupted lords and merchants. But as he was going to organize his new mission, shell look at the stack of papers with happy expression.
"Are this people that hard to kill?"
At her words, kenshi sigh but smiled and said.
"Yes, this people are not an ordinary ones, they are people related to the third prince."
"Third prince? Is he that great?"
Looking at kenshi in confusion. Kenshi replied in a cold tone.
"Yes, many though him as a great man, and hoping to be the next crown prince after the first prince died in war. But those in the darkness have different opinion.
He was ruthless.
He committed many atrocities and also connected to the crown prince's death."
Upon saying this, kenshi doesn't like the third prince. He made many shady business which made takumi become his watch list.
Moreover, killing the third prince isn't easy, as he was surrounded by the elite guards which he hand pick in the underground.
But of course, those threats isn't gonna stop him to kill a prince. But right now, he needs to disable those people who supported him from the dark.
"Once we finished all of his assets. The third prince is next."
After saying this, shell was happy about it, as she knew that if that day comes. She will gave it all.
When he was already arrange the files, a person spoke in a hurried tone.
"Young master we have a emergency."
Looking at the servant who was sweating, kenshi as in confusion.
"What happened."
"Someone attacked our caravan and kill all of our men."
When kenshi heard this, he frown and ask.
"Did father knows this?"
When the guard nodded, he replied.
"Yes, but unfortunately master takumi isn't in the mansion. And right now, you are the only one in mansion to take command."
Once he finished speaking, kenshi rub his temples.
He already expected his father to go somewhere else to find a reliable engineer to build a anti intruder plan.
Since that night, takumi was furious towards his guards causing him to ask the most battle harden in his ranks to trained them roughly.
"So where is he right now?"
As Kenshin's words, the guard replied.
"His going to the small town in our network territory. Chances are the baron will be furious if they both met and they fought to death."
"Are they related?"
"Yes."
"Interesting."
As kenshi rub his chin, he then decided.
"Tell the butler to cancel my plans today. Am going to the town and figuring out on what's happening, and why he killed our men."
As kenshi about to leave. The messenger quickly said.
"Young master, we also have another information that might be interested in you."
Once kenshi stop this tracks, he continued.
"The attacker has a curse weapon in his hand."
Upon hearing this, shell was surprised while kenshi sigh and ask.
"How can you be sure?"
"He killed one of our grandmaster with one attack."
...
After the messenger left, kenshi rub his head in irritation. The death the grandmaster wasn't a lot to the clan, but it will be difficult to him to fight the wandering curse weapon.
Shell on the other hand gave a serious expression and said.
"Kenshi, fighting that person is a-."
"I know shell."
What kenashi worries him was how to fight it. The opponent can easily kill a grandmaster level which he himself has struggled with.
Moreover, the territory he was headed are important to the clan. It's a good location to gather information since it's a livestock area.
"I guess I have no choice."
As he stood up, shell ask in curious.
"Owner are you planning to fight him?"
At her words, kenshi shook his head and said.
"No, the baron will comfort him as for me, am going to assassinate him if there is a chance."
As he said this, he went to the under their mansion and few people are already gathered.
"Okay listen up, I need three people with me while the rest became a back up and our rescue.
We didn't need to fight that bastard head on, we just let that baron dealed with him. Moreover, send someone to rescue our men in town if things got out of control."
Upon finishing, one person ask.
"What about the Intel we collected?"
As he said this, kenshi sigh deeply and answered in regret tone.
"We have check the warehouse first before I make the decision to burned the building and turned them into ash. Right now, Our people are more important in a piece of paper."
As every nodded. Kenshi continued.
"If there is no questions then let's move out!"
.....
Meanwhile in the baron's territory. A knight entered the meeting without announced.
He was wounded and bleeding causing the meeting to stop.
"What happened?"
At he baron's harsh word. The wounded knight spoke.
"Master, a person attacked one of the caravan of the Michigan merchant, attacked many travelers and also killed half of my patrol unit."
As he said this, everyone was speechless.
The Michigan merchant was guarded by none other but Killian.
A grandmaster swordsman who he, the baron himself always scouted him because of his strength. Moreover, the patrol unit isn't weak.
Infact, each one of them are in a master level. For a 8 master and grandmaster level guards got killed was enough to drop their jaws.
"Who is the one attacked us?"
"How are we going to explain this to the merchant group?"
"How strong is he?"
Multiple people ask in panic and confusion. The baron. Tap the table causing many to silent and the baron ask.
"Who attacked us and where is he heading?"
At the baron's words, they can feel the anger in his voice and the guard said.
"We don't know who he is but, he got a signia of our kingdom and his armor was almost ruined. It looks like he came from the battlefield, but what interesting was he has a iron collar in his neck."
As he said this, everyone gaze a sneer face with other gave a mocking tone.
"So a slave attack us?"
"Slave? You mean the prisoner in the Frontline you mean."
As everyone said this, the baron was still giving a serious expression and he continued.
"He's face was look older than mid 20's and his hair was black."
After finishing speaking, the baron breaks the armchair and his teeth cringe that almost exploded in anger.
He remain silent but many people can tell that he was restraining himself.
"And where he is heading?"
As he ask with mix of anger. The trembling guard said.
"He is heading to the town in west."
As he said this, he exploded in anger. Like a volcano erupted as he flip the table and the papers was flying in the air.
"THAT FUCKING BASTARD RETURNED TO EMBARRASSED ME AGAIN!!!!"
As he said this, many people look at him in fear and confused. But other person than the baron himself knew him and said.
"The young master is coming."
The baron's son vulka has returned with a vengeance in his eyes.