CH1: Trying to assassinate the assassin?!
"Ugh!"
Thick blood flowed mercilessly from between my teeth. My knees buckled, and I collapsed to the ground.
"For the past 20 years, you’ve taught me everything, Senior. How to live, how to kill."
My one and only junior and partner.
I never thought you, whom I trusted more than anyone, would betray me so terribly.
Step.
He took a step towards me. The light fell on his face, which had been hidden in the darkness, making it clearer.
“You said that no matter what, our job is to complete the mission given by the organization.”
Thud.
He threw a thin piece of paper on the blood-splattered ground.
I recognized it immediately as the assassination request form I'd received every week during my ten years as an assassin.
An order from the organization that moves assassins.
If an assassin fails the assigned task, they die.
That was the rule of the large assassination organization I belonged to.
Now, this request was a modified one to execute a traitor.
Regardless, my nickname "Black" was clearly written on it.
"I just have one question."
“……”
“Why did you spare the target’s family multiple times?”
“I don’t know. Did I do that?”
Even as blood gushed out, I chuckled, laughing at him and the fellow assassins surrounding him.
“What are you waiting for? Shoot! Finish it quickly, you idiots!”
I reached out with trembling hands and grabbed shards of broken glass, throwing them wildly.
A groan escaped as one of them struck someone in the crowd.
A few who were shaken seemed ready to shoot, but he raised his hand to stop them.
“Didn’t I say? The one who hesitates dies first.”
Mocking them openly, his pupils flickered slightly.
Elite SS-class agent, Black.
That was me.
I had lived as an assassin for the past ten years, playing many roles for the sake of missions.
And it was no different in the face of my death.
I didn’t want to show any weakness in front of my junior, even now.
Countless red laser dots covered my body.
I met his gaze one last time.
But strangely, his black pupils were glistening with moisture.
Just as I was puzzled by this.
“Why... did... you...”
His throat moved slowly up and down.
Ah, I see.
Because I’ve lost too much blood. This is really the end. All my senses are fading away.
“Senior... I... you...”
I wanted to hear his last words properly.
But it was laughable how I had no strength left to hold onto life.
Thud-!
My head fell to the ground.
And so, I died at the hands of my most trusted junior and the organization I had served loyally for ten years.
Still, if there’s another life...
I hope I can live without any connection to assassinations.
With such a futile wish.
I died.
“Huh?!”
Wait, I clearly died, right?
But why am I opening my eyes again?
“Princess?”
Princess?
I turned my head, bewildered by the unfamiliar term, and looked around.
Two women were standing there, wearing traditional Korean hanbok that looked straight out of the Joseon Dynasty.
That wasn’t the only strange thing.
The place where I was lying was also bizarre.
Filled with jade ornaments and built in the style of a traditional Korean house, it looked like something from a folk village.
But most of all, these tiny hands and feet.
Even when I waved them with all my might, they felt weak and insignificant.
“Lady Choi! What do we do? The baby woke up!”
“Lady Kim, quickly turn her over!”
“But...”
The two women in front of me suddenly started bickering.
“Waaah!”
Surprised by the commotion, I started crying before I even realized it.
I, who was always excellent at controlling my emotions, was crying unintentionally?!
Calm down and assess the situation first.
‘I’ve become a baby.’
The most likely reason is that I’ve reincarnated.
‘I’ve been born with memories of my past life.’
Judging by the faint memories of crying intensely, it hasn’t been long since I was born.
‘Maybe because I’m a baby, I can’t control my emotions or actions well.’
Even now, I was fiercely fighting the urge to cry aimlessly.
In other words, I must be careful not to act unintentionally.
“I’ll do it myself! Move aside!”
Then, the woman called Lady Choi suddenly approached and lifted me up without warning.
“?”
She placed me on a soft blanket in a cradle.
“Puh?!”
What? This position feels weird.
“Puh! Puh!”
What’s going on? My nose and mouth are buried in the blanket, and I can’t breathe!
The cradle was layered with overly soft blankets, and I was stuck in it, unable to move.
“Ugh, puh! Ugh, waaah!”
No matter how hard I flailed my arms and legs, it was useless.
“Good. Babies can die just by being laid on their stomachs. We don’t even need to do anything.”
I heard the voice of the wretched woman as I desperately moved my head to breathe.
‘What? Are they assassins?’
It was then that I clearly realized they were trying to kill me.
‘Am I going to die again just like this?’
Right after being reborn and without even knowing the reason?
‘By being laid on my stomach?’
Not by a gun or a knife, but by suffocation, me, the top assassin?
‘No way...!’
I opened my eyes wide, feeling a sudden surge of determination.
‘Stay calm. I must think of a way to survive.’
On average, babies can turn over by themselves at around three months old.
So, it’s impossible for this body to turn over on its own now.
There’s only one way.
‘I need to make it so I can breathe, even if just for a moment...!’
I put all my strength into my heavy head and turned it to the side as much as I could.
“Grr...!”
Then, I moved my tiny hand to press down hard on the blanket covering my nose and mouth.
“Puh! Hoo!”
Fortunately, one nostril was freed, and I could breathe for a moment.
If the blanket had been any softer and thicker, it wouldn’t have been possible.
Push-!
Once I got the hang of it, it wasn’t difficult.
Next, I pressed down on the blanket beneath my mouth with my saliva-soaked lips as hard as I could.
“Ugh, puh! Ugh, hoo, waaah!”
As soon as my mouth was freed, I cried out loudly with all my might.
“No way, how...!”
“We can’t let anyone hear!”
Lady Choi, surprised, rushed over and picked me up.
‘Good. You’re in trouble now.’
I was furious not only because I had been betrayed and killed in my previous life but also because I almost died again right after opening my eyes.
you dare to kill an assassin?
As Lady Choi’s face came closer, I glared at her sharply and quickly started planning an assassination.
My arm’s length is about 15cm.
Identify the vital points within 15cm.
Plan the assassination route. Execute!
“Die! (Die!)”
I stretched out my hand with all my might.
“Ack!”
“Lady Choi!”
Lady Choi, who was caught off guard and almost dropped me, staggered, and Lady Kim hurriedly took me from her.
Damn, I didn’t go deep enough.
Alright. Change target. Execute again!
“Ugh?”
But what I didn’t anticipate was that Lady Kim’s arms were longer than Lady Choi’s.
My hand barely missed her eyes.
‘Damn. Is it impossible?’
Failed mission. Change assassination route.
Just as I was hastily trying to come up with another plan while scanning Lady Kim.
“The King is coming!”
A miraculous announcement rang out, cutting through the commotion.
“Ugh?!”
In the sudden emergency, the two women didn’t even think to comfort me and threw me back into the cradle.
Screech-!
At the perfect timing, the door opened, and a man entered the room.
A tall man exuding an intimidating aura.
And most notably, he was wearing a red dragon robe with a dragon sporting five claws.
I recognized him immediately.
‘That guy is the boss here.’
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