I was transported from Lobotomy Corporation to another world.

"Hmm... Ugh... So thirsty," Noelle groggily opened her eyes and looked around.

It looked like an ordinary hotel, without any fancy decorations or beautiful bottles and flowers.

Noelle turned around and bumped into Reed, her nose touching Reed's coat.

(≧Д≦) "What a strong smell of blood! It's so stinky, so disgusting!"

Reed was awakened by Noelle's shouting. He slowly sat up and saw Noelle rolling around next to him.

-_-|| "What's wrong with you?"

( ??д?? ) "You smell too much blood! It's stinky and suffocating! Go take a shower!"

"Our mission was to enter the noble district, and we didn't take any showers during that time..."

"I hereby order you to take a bath!"

"Sigh~ (a sigh of utter despair)"

Reed reluctantly went into the bathroom and closed the door.

Noelle slowly sat up against the bed and looked out the window.

"It's already evening..."

About two minutes later, Reed appeared before Noelle, still wearing his original twilight coat.

"Why do you still look the same? Did you not even wash yourself?!"

"I've already washed..."

Reed walked over and let Noelle smell it; the strong smell of blood had indeed disappeared.

Noelle was somewhat surprised. "But your clothes aren't wet at all. Is it magic?"

"Hmm, a perfunctory answer regarding magic..."

In reality, Reed simply removed the twilight clothes and put them back on.

The bloodstains, microorganisms, dust, and other contaminants would then fall off the thin overcoat and onto the ground.

The remaining two minutes were spent simply cleaning up, since there was blood on the clothes and on the body.

After Reed removed all his belongings, he discovered that his body was covered in a layer of blood.

His body was covered in blood, with all sorts of wounds, big and small.

After giving Noelle some water, Reed began discussing how to get into the noble district.

Noelle said, "We can't get to the noble district by ordinary means. It's nighttime, so we need to sneak in."

Reed: "You seem to know a lot about this."

Noelle (?˙ー˙?) "Actually, I don't know much about it... but... but! I've read novels like this in books, maybe we can learn from them."

Reed replied, "It doesn't matter, as long as I don't get caught."

Noelle's "noble quarters walls are enchanted; anyone attempting to enter will be repelled and an alarm will be triggered."

Noelle: "This magic comes from a high-ranking mage; only the master of the spell can dispel it..."

"Isn't there any other way?" Reed asked.

Noelle??? "You can kill the mage to dispel the spell, or you can destroy it when the mage isn't looking."

Reed's brain wasn't quite working properly. What did he mean by "taking advantage of someone's inattention"?

Noelle explained to Reid, "These alarm-type spells all have one thing in common: if you break the spell immediately, it won't trigger the alarm."

Reed means that if I just destroy this transparent shield with one strike, it won't trigger the alarm, right?

Noelle nodded. "That's right, that's exactly it! But high-level mages' magic is quite powerful, so it's not necessarily possible to break through with a single strike..."

Reed thought for a moment and said, "How strong would it take to break this transparent shield?"

Noelle thought for a moment and said, "It would probably take a second-tier adventurer to destroy a high-level magic circle instantly..."

Reid glanced again at the wooden plaque hanging on his left hip, signifying a tenth-tier adventurer.

Reid muttered to himself, "Heh, as a trash tenth-tier adventurer, it seems I really am having some trouble."

Noelle didn't hear clearly, "Huh, what did you just say?"

Reed: "I can try."

Noelle was somewhat shocked and began to consider other solutions.

(?Д?) "Oh my! This is really difficult, and you only have one chance! If you fail, you're finished!"

Reed: "Don't be so cowardly."

Noelle: "I...I'm not a coward! I'm just worried about myself!"

Reed: "In that case, just trust me, I can handle it."

(≧△≦) (Seriously, it's so unbelievable that he said something like that out of the blue! But strangely, it makes me feel a little at ease... Oh well, I'll just believe him this once!)

Noelle: "Hmph! I'll believe you this once!"

【after a while……】

The two quietly hid in a blind spot of the city wall patrol.

Noelle: "Alright, here it is. Be careful, it's a guaranteed kill! Don't push yourself if it doesn't work! I can find other ways."

Reed summoned the twilight, gripped the hilt of his sword tightly with both hands, and planted his feet firmly on the ground.

[Final Blow] Reed swiftly unleashed several slashes, the entire attack taking no more than five seconds.

The magic circle was about to sound an alarm when Reid shattered it with his remaining strikes.

This is also a disguised form of instant kill...

Noelle was terrified for those five seconds, and was both relieved and shocked when she realized there was no sound.

Noelle (?O?) "Wow! So strong... Redner, tell me quickly, what kind of strong person are you?!"

Reed: "I'm not..."

Noelle: "Hide your identity! That's how it's written in novels; strong people always hide their identities!"

Reed: "Shouldn't you be focusing your attention on that? Don't worry about these trivial things."

(☆o☆)！

"What's with your eyes seeing stars...?"

Noelle coughed. "It's alright, it's alright! The most troublesome thing is over! Now let's think about how to get in."

"From what I've observed, the patrols here are unusually lax, much laxer than in the civilian areas!"

"Although they outnumbered and outgunned the patrols in the civilian areas, they didn't seem worried about anything going wrong."

"To be precise, they relied too much on this high-level magic circle, thinking they didn't need any patrols at all, that they could know something was wrong as soon as the alarm went off."

(Smugly!) "Hmph~ They probably never imagined someone could kill them in one strike! Impossible, impossible~"

Reed interrupted, "You've said a lot of useless things. You don't need detailed analysis to make yourself seem smart. Just tell me how to get in."

( ??д?? ) "You're so annoying! You even interrupted me! Doesn't this diminish your image of intelligence and humility in the eyes of the readers?!"

Noelle: "Alright, alright, let's get down to business! We can use a diversionary tactic!"

Reed said, "I don't think this method will work. After all, besides those walking on the ground, there are also those walking on the city walls, and they all have searchlights."

Red was right; if the two hadn't been hiding in this blind spot, they would have been exposed in less than a minute.

Noelle shook her head, showing great confidence in Reid, and said, "Then let's do it a few more times! Aren't you fast? Just make some noise in all directions and you'll lure everyone away."

"Furthermore, since this group relies so heavily on this transparent high-level magic circle, they probably aren't worried about anyone being able to get in."

(???) "Go for it! I really believe in you! Once I've got everything back, I'll make you my personal bodyguard!"

"There's no need for that. You stay here, I'll meet you here later."