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Evade The Hero and Flee! Chapter 238

Chapter 238 

  1. In a villainous world full of cunning, the clumsy cannot survive (4) 

#4 Their circumstances: Sia Nel Karan’s circumstances

I searched and searched again. But the limitation was clear. 

Both me and my subordinates.

We were not the kind who revealed our names and acted openly, so there were restrictions on what we could do. 

While the best people undoubtedly move in secrecy, our opponent was someone who could not be caught even if the imperial family of the empire moved.

It was inevitable that sending people from the country would be more efficient than us moving. That was something that couldn’t be helped. 

No matter how skilled one is, there is an insurmountable wall between light and darkness.

No matter how hard we try to move, there is a limit to the information we can gather.

Even if we receive information from the empire, it will be a long time coming.

I was impatient. At this rate, he would be snatched away.

But what should I do? Should I go out into the light now and start from the same position?

It seemed unreasonable.

I didn’t think there was much chance of success even if I went out to the light now.

That’s why I agonized over and over. And I came to a conclusion.

Yes. Even if I go out to the light now, there is no chance of success. No, it will only increase useless things.

I changed my goal. First I need to know the enemy.

The enemy… One with the same goal as me. She was the imperial princess of the Karan Empire, the strongest on the continent, and the one holding real power.

She’s a woman in the highest position. 

Could I possibly win by competing against someone like that?

There’s no need to think long about it.

There is no chance of winning against someone in the highest position with the best conditions.

No matter having the same title of imperial princess, there is a clear limit between one who already has an established base and one who doesn’t.

Then I just need to aim higher than an imperial princess.

If my opponent is the imperial princess of the Karan Empire, the strongest in the light, I just need to become an emperor moving in the darkness! And an overwhelmingly strong emperor at that!

If there is a limit, then I just need to break through it.

Yes. I just need to acknowledge it.

If there are things impossible in the darkness because it is the darkness, conversely, there are things I can do in the darkness that cannot be done in the light.

I will take advantage of that.

With that thought, I began taking over small organizations around me. It was an easier task than I thought. 

They say it was smashed in an instant when the empire moved, but Howling was an evil organization that was the strongest, the most powerful in the empire, no, the continent.

That’s why they were so skilled, that’s why they were so strong.

That’s why it was simple to subjugate other organizations according to the plan made with Howling as the standard.

But didn’t Master also say?

That success is always accompanied by failure. No matter how much you plan, the day of failure will come.

It was when I was taking over one or two of the nearby evil organizations that I realized the plan was going awry from an unexpected place.

At first I thought it was a coincidence. Since I didn’t think every plan would succeed, as Master said.

But when it happened once, then twice, then three times, I realized this was not a coincidence but an inevitability. 

I checked the information.

Most were kingdoms that barely survived the Great War.

While not as powerful as Howling which had become a great power, they could still be called strong.

But I could not overthrow the evil organizations established in the small countries.

Logically, it was incomprehensible.

What should I do in times like this?

‘Sia, sometimes irrational things happen in the world.’

That’s right, Master did say that.

‘Then… you just have to deal with it irrationally.’

It was the words of Master, the embodiment of irrationality. 

I had no choice but to trust it highly.

So I mobilized all personnel and went on the offensive against the opponent’s evil organization. And I met greater resistance than I expected.

It was a strength reminiscent of Howling.

Having been in charge of Howling’s intelligence department, I knew Howling’s capabilities well.

And these people… while small in number, had power comparable to Howling!

It was unbelievable.

So while on the offensive, I gathered information.

And I found out that the four evil organizations had an alliance.

This was something unimaginable. 

An alliance between evil organizations who might stab each other in the back anytime!

It was already dangerous with just two in an alliance, but four!

Anyone who’s worked in an evil organization would know how dangerous this is.

Betraying just one could lead to the downfall of the other three.

In the world of evil organizations where even blood brothers cannot be trusted, ones who seem to have no connection are pooling their strength?

Then there could only be one conclusion. A third force is bringing them together.

The reason they are based in small countries must be to conceal their strength.

Appearing weak while biding their time and waiting for a chance to dominate the world.

Good. In that case I too must stake everything and fight them.

I concentrated all my forces and attacked one organization, making it look like I was going all out. 

As expected, the other organizations sent troops to protect that organization. And I attacked the enemy with troops kept in reserve.

It seemed the enemy predicted this as well, as unknown troops were defending.

But there was one thing they couldn’t have known.

“What numbers!”

That I had the emperor of the empire behind me.

“Damn! Abandon main base! Leave only the minimum defense troops!”

They must have investigated us as well.

The group rapidly merges evil organizations at a frightening pace.

They probably calculated the personnel moving during the merging, and the increased personnel from the mergers. They likely calculated the hidden members as well.

Their mistake was thinking the organization I operate is just a normal evil organization.

Who could have imagined that someone with the emperor’s sponsorship created an evil organization!

That people included in the imperial forces of the empire are going around merging evil organizations!

Once one organization collapsed, the others began faltering as well.

And before long I was able to conquer all four organizations.

But it wasn’t over. Because I hadn’t captured their bosses yet.

They are the core. I need to catch them to find the third party controlling these four organizations.

As long as they don’t just resist, I was willing to utilize them if they had no shortcomings in dealing with the enemy. 

So I poured more effort into expanding my forces.

I sent people out, and made the interior defenses flimsy. Make it so they have to take the bait even though it looks like a trap.

Like a bee approaching a flower to get honey, I laid out a sweet bait and prepared. 

But the opponent was cautious.

They hid again and again until they sent out all their personnel across the continent, even those kept hidden.

You could say they removed all internal defenses to the point of being stripped bare.

A bait so blatantly obvious. But a bait so delicious they couldn’t afford to miss it.

Looking at that bait, the opponent agonized over and over.

And,

“The main gate has been breached!”

In the end, the opponent took the bait.

It seemed they also had hidden personnel. Or they were people who were out performing missions.

The numbers weren’t large but the skills were all top class. And one of the people leading them was a Swordmaster.

Truly, evil organizations are full of talent…

While I was thinking that.

“Huh?” 

My head tilted on its own.

The one leading the enemy at the vanguard was very familiar. Not even a famous organization, but a person who seemed close.

Who was it? Who could it be?

“Boss!”

Maybe because of the faster than expected advance, it was an urgent voice.

“Proceed according to plan for now.”

“But!”

“It’s already too late to turn back.”

“Understood…”

Following my order, the others quietly carried out their roles.

Thanks to that, the troops charging through the main gate could arrive before us at a very fast pace.

“It’s over now.”

It was the words of one of the enemy bosses who arrived before us.

“Is it?”

Numbers aren’t everything in a fight. Because quality that overwhelms quantity exists in the world.

But still, numbers can’t be ignored.

The enemy has overwhelmingly large numbers. Cut that in half just by coming in.

Add to those people whose skills could be called top class.

It’s not strange to think they’ve won.

“You used too much bait to lure us in.”

“Did I?”

One of the bosses at the vanguard looked at me.

“You’re younger than I expected. Don’t tell me a woman like you is the one who tricked us.”

“Oh my! Thank you.”

I was already self-conscious about my age, but it seems to others I still look young.

“What are you doing in an evil organization with a pretty face like that? I just can’t understand… I’ve seen you before… Huh?”

The enemy boss who was muttering to himself tilted his head. An expression that something was off.

“Have we… met somewhere before?”

Huh? This was an unexpected remark.

“I felt like that too…”

Was it not a mistake? Where did I see him? When was there a time I met someone that I wouldn’t remember?

A long time ago, when I struggled to survive in my mother’s care.

And one other time…

“Could it be…”

“Could it be?”

At the face that came to mind, I couldn’t help but gape.

Don’t tell me… this is a trap!

“Attack!”

“Use it!”

The enemy and I shouted at the same time.

At the same time, the enemies’ swords clashed with the scabbards,

“What the!”

And disappeared in an instant.

“Pure skill without magic power. That was Master’s teaching, no?”

I stab into the opponent with the rapierI drew.

At the same time, those who remained in the room drew their swords and charged.

No magicians. Just pure swordsmen. People chosen only for their skill with the sword, not magic power.

“Damn! Was it that demon’s trap!”

One of the enemy bosses started swinging his greatsword. 

There was an overwhelming difference in the swords’ weights. The thin rapier would break the moment they clashed.

But,

“Can you really fight with such brute force?”

They don’t clash.

While the opponent was also taught by a great man, who has excellent physical abilities, swinging that  great sword is too much.

While it’s praiseworthy to be able to swing that great sword with just physical strength, it is literally swinging it around.

The sight of the person being swung around by the weapon.

It was a side effect of normally using magic power to increase physical abilities.

On the other hand, my rapier,

“Gah!”

I can wield it as I wish even without magic power.

“Damn! Just what did that demon make!”

“A magic suppression device. A device that suppresses magic power in a certain space.”

To be precise, it wasn’t made by Master but by the imperial family, though.

“By the way, it was made by the Black Anvil.”

“Those bastards worse than the Demon King, again!”

It was confirmed now. 

That reaction at the mention of the Black Anvil, the familiar-looking face from somewhere.

They were instructor’s disciples.

Come to think of it, I had 4 seniors.

Judging by the reaction, fortunately it wasn’t an organization made by Master.

Just earlier, I was chilled thinking Master had snuck into the underworld to unify the continent’s underworld.

The magic suppression device is a double-edged sword.

While the enemy can’t use magic power, neither can we.

And if Instructor and the Metal bat appeared in a place like this… something dreadful would have happened.

“I won’t lose like this!”

“Right!”

I dodge the flying greatsword.

Throwing away his weapon means he’ll try to pick up an ordinary sword on the ground.

He’s Instructor’s disciple. Not telling what will happen if he picks up a sword.

“Gah!”

I cut off the hand trying to grab the sword.

I didn’t cut it completely off to use it later, but wielding a sword without treatment will be hard.

“Surrender.”  

“I’d rather die! Death is easier!”

He seems to think Master is behind me too.

Yeah, that’s right. If Master is here… death would be easier.

“Master isn’t here.”

“Meaning he’s not here now, right.”

Hmm… I understand what he means.

I was fooled by things like that a lot too.

“So…”

I let out a deep sigh and told quite a long story.

And I asked him to persuade the other bosses, my seniors.

Of course I didn’t forget to tell them I’d kill them all if persuasion failed.

And so, three months later.

After making my seniors who didn’t surrender until shown power yield, I started dominating the underworld of the continent.

After about a year, when I had taken over the villain world, I was finally able to receive the letter that Master had been found.

Stay calm. You’ve done well so far, Sia. So just be patient a little more.

Endure, and endure, and endure some more.

And if I get to meet Master,

“Welcome, Master.”

I’ll have to greet Master with my best smile.

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Evade The Hero and Flee!

Evade The Hero and Flee!

R.A.T.H, Running Away From The Hero! (Remake)
Score 8.6
Status: Ongoing Type: Author: Released: 2017 Native Language: Korean
When I woke up after a pretty crappy death, what greeted me was one of those famous fantasy worlds! I didn’t expect anything like becoming the strongest with a common job, or rising to the top with the weakest class… All I wanted was to live a slow farming life, but the world just wouldn’t leave me alone! And so I equally backstabbed good people and bad people alike, becoming a villain with a true sense of equality and just when I was about to retire and enjoy a proper life on a farm… “Master!” My former disciple at the evil organisation, currently the hero of justice came looking for me. Can’t you all just leave me alone?
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