What awaited me when I landed on the lower level was a labyrinth of dim light, unlike the previous levels, where there was almost no light.
　The pathways have become more complicated and even traps have been set up, perhaps to prevent escape. Moreover, the traps seem to be functioning properly.
　Do people really live in such a place?

　According to the snake man, there are only two organizations that use this lower level as their base.

　The first is a global group of assassins.
　It seems that their main customers are the royalty and aristocracy of various countries, and it is said that history has been changed by their power more than once.

　The second is the Black Market Association, which controls the world's black market.
　Whether it is true or not, it is said that they control every possible underground economy in the world.

　These two organizations are both under the direct control of the City Patriarch.

Hmmm, what kind of person is this Viceroy?

　At that moment, I felt a faint killing spirit, and I immediately interrupted my thoughts and turned my consciousness outward.

　Immediately after, there was a figure jumping at me from behind a pillar.
　I avoided the knife that was thrust out and took its arm.

''Huh!''
Yeah.

　He twisted his arm and threw it away while using his opponent's momentum.
　The figure was momentarily white eyed as it slammed into the ground, but without a moment of pain, it immediately tried to fight back with its free hand. Its arm was equipped with a claw-like armor.

''It's useless.''
Huh!

　Before I do, I'll stomp on your arm and seal it off.

　Still, he's quite skilled at it.
　He's used to controlling pain, and he's not afraid to kill. I couldn't get through to him, but he was also very good at hiding his killing intent and presence.
　Probably an assassin.

　And I don't think there was only one attacker.
　Since they descended to this level in such a flashy way, they would surely be wary of me and attack me as a group.

　Moreover, they are good at cutting off the signs, have the advantage of the ground, and yet this darkness.

　........it's a pain in the ass.

　My goal is to get Mira out of here.
　I'm not here to fight assassins.

　I kicked the ground.
　I use green magic to create a tailwind and run at breakneck speed, using green magic to create a tailwind.
　No one should be able to keep up with this speed.

''Huh?''

　Sure enough, there were signs of breathlessness coming from everywhere as I passed by.

　By the way, I'm running with the person who attacked me earlier.
　The iron fetters made with yellow magic are attached to his hands and feet, so he can't move.

''~~~~!

　His mouth is also sealed with an iron mask so that he can't scream.






'Well, are we safe here?'

　Having succeeded in scattering the assassins, I hunkered down in a private toilet cubicle.

　I rolled the assassins I had brought with me to the side of the toilet bowl and took off my iron mask.

'There's no point in trying to scream. I'll crush your throat before you do.
"~~~!

　The hapless assassin's shoulders bounce as he is hit by my killing intent.
　No matter how much training I've done, it's hard to completely suppress my fear.

'It's not that I'm trying to take your life. I'm just asking you to show me how to get to the lowest level.

　I ask him, but I don't expect him to answer.
　Torturing him won't make him talk so easily.

　Do I use mesmerizing magic?
　No, it probably won't work against an assassin of this class.
　It has to be something more powerful.

"Inslaive.

　It's a subjugation spell.
　Those who are made subordinate by this are forced to obey my orders as their master.

　It's a rough job of binding the opponent's body and mind with magic, so even if you cancel it later on, there's a possibility that there will be aftereffects.
　So I didn't want to use it against humans too much, but it can't be helped.

''Tell me. How can I get to the lowest level?

　The assassin shook his head from side to side, trembling.

''Wow, I don't know. I haven't been taught. Maybe the boss would know, but...

　This is the pattern again.
　Well, it was to be expected.

　The lowest level is said to have only the Patriarch and his entourage.
　And one of their entourage is the head of a group of assassins, who sometimes appears at their hideout in the lower levels.

''Then take me to that hideout.
Okay, okay....

　He left the bathroom.
　Then he led me to a place that was once used as an accommodation compartment for the guards.

　It's only natural that they would find us if we came too close.
　However, although I've been sensing signs of surveillance for a while now, they haven't attacked me.
　Is it a trap, or have they realized that it's useless to fight?

　When you enter a room that looks like a cafeteria, a man is waiting for you there.

'Welcome. You look like you've had a rough time of it.

　He is a man with narrow eyes, a long face, and a medium build.
　At first glance, he gives the impression of being a gentleman, but the guy here can't be the person he seems to be.

''Boss........''

　The enslaved assassin quivers his lip beside me.

'I see, so you're the boss. So you must know how to get to the lowest level, where the Führer is.
'Yes, of course I know. Whether or not I teach it is another matter.
'Well, worst case scenario, I don't mind if they don't tell me. Because then you'll just punch another hole in the ground.

　I made a motion to hit the ground.
　If this guy was the boss, he'd at least know how I got down to the lower levels.

'No, no, that's not good. It's made of special building materials and it's hard to repair.'
Then get this Führer out of here.
Ha, don't worry, the Lord Commander is already here.
What?

　That's when it finally dawned on me.
　That before I knew it, there was some kind of thin thread wrapped around my limbs.

　Immediately after, I was being fished upside down on the spot.