Chapter 126

Assassination (1)

After finishing the hospital visit.

I was organizing the last rewards obtained from this descent underground.

Well, rather than “organizing,” it would be more accurate to say I was cooking.

『Black Pudding of Mixed Mana』

『Blood Sausage Soup of Mixed Mana』

“...Gulp. Master? When can I eat?”

“Not done yet. Hold on a bit.”

“Haa...”

The one breathing excitedly at the prospect of food was my retainer.

Ariella, of the race known as 『Night Nobility』.

Once, she had built up a force that could have wiped out our unit entirely. But after being subjugated by us, she lost all the power and retainers she had accumulated.

Up to now, she had been usable enough in that state, but wouldn’t it be better if she became a bit more useful?

『Mixed Mana Blood of the Abnormal Glutton』

These things grow stronger through bloodsucking. What I was cooking now was…