Even Annecis, the second largest city in the kingdom of Milliana, naturally gets dark at night.
　If it were the Duke of Kelebel's residence, which ruled Anesis, it would not have been a problem at all, but such a place is one of the few exceptions.
　Even in Annesis, it was only natural that most of the city should be closed to darkness at night.
　In such darkness, black wolves run.
　Anyone who is called a superlative assassin would believe that he runs as he melts into the darkness, just as the name of a black wolf.
　Running down the road, on the roof of the building, and possibly even on the wall, the black wolf heads to its destination.
　and yet there was a meat bun in his hand... it was no mistake to say that it was also a black wolf.
　Nevertheless, even though they run on roofs and walls, they don't seem to notice anyone in the house.
　There was no sign of waking up when the people in the house were asleep, or of doing anything, or of drinking.
　On the way I met a security guard who was looking around the city, but the guard couldn't find a black wolf.
　Because he is an assassin who lives in the dark and in the dead at night, the other inhabitants... the inhabitants of the outside world don't seem to notice the black wolf at all.
　The black wolf, who was running in the darkness of the night, finally loosens his legs.
　But it's definitely quite fast, and even if you look at the black wolf, you probably wouldn't find it.

「……」

　The black wolf, who was looking around silently, eventually gazed regretfully at the meat bun in his hand and carried it to his mouth.
　Currently, black wolves are on the roof of a relatively tall building in a slum.
　That's a place you wouldn't normally expect to come up at night.
　The building itself is old enough to collapse at any time.
　Even in such a situation, you can stay calm...rather than enjoy the night view where you can see the moon even when it snows, probably because you are a black wolf.
　If Ray was here, it's a place where people could complain that he'd gone out of his way to see the moon!
　Despite the snow falling in the night scenery, they bring meat buns to their mouths without looking cold at all.
　Having escaped Ray's room and run through the winter night, the meat bun is naturally cold.
　However, the black wolf slowly carries such a meat bun into his mouth and eats it as if he were tasting it.
　Naturally, cold meat buns are not that tasty.
　No, some people even assert that it tastes bad.
　Although it was such a meat bun, the Black Wolf ate it carefully in his hand.
　No matter how carefully you eat it, it's only natural that if you keep eating it, you'll eventually run out.
　The black wolf looked sadly at the dwindling meat bun in his hand, but the hand to eat the meat bun never stopped... until the last bite went into the black wolf's mouth, and a sad expression appeared on his face that he had never seen before.
　After a few minutes, the black wolf regretfully licks his hands, which had lost their meat buns, and leaps from the spot.
　Where black wolves have been, they are so high that ordinary people would have died if they jumped down.
　Nevertheless, the black wolf leaped without a look of terror and landed on the ground without a sound.
　He bent his knees the moment he landed on the ground and killed the shock completely.
　It's an act that requires tremendous skill, but it's not that difficult for a black wolf, and it's just an act that can be hummed.
　In a way, the black wolf, who lands on the ground while acting as if it were a waste of technology, starts to the ground again.
　The destination is a special place in the slum.
　Then, in the dark of the night, the view of the black wolf was reflected in the ordinary house, which was not supposed to be in the slum.
　Nevertheless, there are no guards... ...because anyone around here knows who lives in this house.
　No matter how much a slum dweller, he will never try to steal into this house.
　It's because I know that if I do that, that's the end of my life.
　The black wolf goes into such a house without any particular precautions... with the peace of mind of his own.

"Oh, welcome,"

　Beyond the door the butler, who had waited as if he knew the black wolf was coming, bowed.
　It was not this ordinary house, but the man bowing gracefully enough to be a butler in the aristocratic house, but suddenly noticed the scent of the black wolf, and was a little surprised even if his expression remained motionless.
　The reason why it floated from the black wolf was that it was definitely the scent of food... the smell of food.
　This is quite unusual for a black wolf, who is very cautious and rarely eats when invited by the chief person of the house.
　The butler, however, guides you into the house without asking anything more.
　The Duke of Kelebel's residence...let alone the other aristocratic residences, this house is small.
　It would have been a matter of course to wonder if such a house needed a butler's guidance.
　However, in this case, it is a different story.
　People around us know who lives in this house.
　If so, it means that some people come for the lives of those who live in this house.
　The house is home to a man of great influence in the underworld of Anesis, so if he has moved into Anesis from another city or city... let alone a man of blood, he may not do what Anesis should never do.
　For that reason, this butler and a few others... there is a place here where we have to work together.
　That's a place where if you act without knowing anything, you may not be able to set a life-threatening trap.

(But he is so much called a black wolf that the traps set in this house can be avoided normally even after they are activated.)

　Looking at the face of the black wolf, the butler walked down the hall to the place where... where the lord of the house was.
　It wasn't originally that big, so you'd get to the room in a few seconds and knock on the door.

"Excuse me, sir. There is a black wolf."
"Let me pass,"

　The butler opens the door to a voice coming from the room.
　Nevertheless, only the black wolf entered the room, and the butler walked away from the front of the room.
　Normally, it is fair to say that this kind of behavior is rude to the host and to the black wolf who came as a guest.
　However, there were reasonable rules in this house, and it was only natural to obey them.
　Black wolves have been there many times, so I can enter the room without any particular thought.
　Every piece of furniture in the corridor up to this point should have been considered first‐class.
　However, the furniture in this room is clearly superior in quality compared to them.
　If you sell even one of these furniture, you can spend decades playing around in an ordinary household... on the contrary, there are many furniture worth living in a modest way.
　Above all, the ordinary use of such high-quality furniture was a sign of the character of a person in this house.
　In fact, if you think it's stupid to hear the value of this piece of furniture, you can use the furniture in this room normally.
　But those who live in this house are aware of this and use a variety of furniture.
　...though the Black Wolf had no idea of the value of the furniture.

"Good to see you, Black Wolf,"

　It was a man in his mid-30s who called out to me.
　It's safe to say that he's a little young for a man like this to have a house like this and to be at the top of Annesis's back.
　But there's no doubt that this man actually rose to the top of the Anesis underworld by all means...
　Of course, the black wolf cooperated in the fierce and quiet dark battle.
　The Black Wolf is a freelance assassin, not a subordinate to this man.
　Still, there was no doubt that he was the one who cared for the black wolf, and that he was the most forgiving of the Annesis.

"Oh? It's different from usual. What's the matter?"

　It is impossible to tell the difference between the black wolf and the black wolf.
　The reason why it was possible was probably because the man had spent so much time with the black wolf.
　The black wolf has nothing to say to such a man, but curls up on the sofa just a short distance from the office desk where he was organizing his papers.
　This sofa, of course, is also a very expensive thing... but for the black wolf, it probably doesn't matter.

"Not at all..."

　As he spoke, he looked at the black wolf sleeping on the sofa.
　There was not a man in charge of the underworld of Anesis... but a man with an expression of concern for his family.
　To a man... to Celestan, the Black Wolf was not only a hand piece, but a companion, but also a feeling close to his family.
　If Celestan's men had been here, they would have been surprised at the way they saw the Black Wolf.
　It looked very different from the usual celestan.

(And yet...)

　Celestan muttered, looking back at the papers.
　Today's black wolf is different from usual.
　It's close to the question I felt because I've known black wolves for so long.

(At least I don't think there's anything wrong with it, and I wonder if I can leave it alone.)

　Black wolves are sensitive to the ill will of others, as they are assassinating.
　It was a matter of great delight to Celestan that such a black wolf should lie before him in such an unguarded manner.

(Anyway, it's true that something happened to the black wolf. If possible, crimson.)The request that the black wolf is now receiving is the assassination of crimson.
　It is, however, the man who has already made the request will not be able to the public view.
　At any rate, if anything was to happen in the current situation where the black wolf was working, the only thing that could have been thought of was Ray, the target.
　Originally, if a black wolf has the ability, it doesn't take long to assassinate him.
　Even such a black wolf has trouble, after all, and it is proof that his nickname for crimson is not Date.

"Still... even if there is no client already, it is undoubtedly a black wolf who accepted this request. That being the case, there is no option to suspend this request."

　Celestan shakes his head in words.
　In fact, there is no problem if Geiska interrupts the request here as long as the person who made the request cannot pay the rest of the compensation.
　However, if you do so, some people may think that the assassin named the Black Wolf failed in his request.
　In Celestan's position, you don't have to worry about such jests, nor do black wolves care about others' evaluations.
　But still... still, for Celestan, who knew the black wolf, it was not interesting, and he wished to avoid it if he could.
　That's why I'm getting a black wolf to aim for Ray, even though I understand that it's a little unreasonable now.
　Ray is not a nuisance to Celestan...
　In the first place, Celestan naturally knows that Ray will disappear from Anesis in a few more days.
　That's why the black wolf doesn't have to go out of his way here.
　Recognizing this, Celestan had no intention of canceling his work with the Black Wolf.

(Gaiiska, or something like that? I'm sure his blood is worth it. ... Is the old bloodline worth more than his own ability?)

　For a moment Celestan forgot what was going on in the basement and turned his eyes to the happy sleeping black wolf.