I raise elves in Florian

Decades ago.

Inside a secret room.

"You are about to carry out a top-secret mission. Even in the capital, only a small number of people know about it. You who are lurking in the shadows are warriors who have sworn allegiance to the Empire."

A man in an imperial uniform and wearing glasses addressed the four men below him, who were dressed in black uniforms.

"Your mission is to monitor people traveling along the mountain path and kill all the guys on this list."

The man with glasses handed a list to the four people as he spoke.

"This mountain road is the only route from the south to the capital. We must not allow them to set foot on the land of the capital."

"..."

"..."

. . . . . .

Back to the present.

"My name is Radar, and I am the village chief. Although our village is very small, please don't be shy and have a good rest."

Radar extended his hand to Shi Yichen, who was standing at the front.

"Thank you so much!"

Shi Yichen smiled and extended his hand. When he grasped Radar's hand, Shi Yichen became even more certain of his thoughts: this man was a very experienced warrior.

Frilian also sensed something was wrong and looked at Radar with a hint of wariness; there was something fishy about this village chief.

"Although we don't have a hotel here, there is an empty house not far from the village that you can use as you please."

Radar pointed to the house not far away and said.

Thank you.

Shi Yichen nodded.

While Shi Yichen and Radal were talking, Shutark had already started playing with two children nearby.

After a series of conversations, Shi Yichen and the other three arrived at the empty house led by Radal. The house was fully furnished and only needed a little cleaning.

The villagers warmly welcomed Shi Yichen and his group, while Frilian subtly inquired about the situation in the village of Ladar from the villagers.

. . . . . .

the other side.

"Radar, the adventurers' stories are quite interesting. Don't you want to listen?"

The old woman looked at Radar as he approached and said...

“I’d like to hear it too. Whenever something happens in the village, the villagers like to come to me, the village chief. All this extra work keeps me very busy.”

Although Radal was complaining, the smile on his face did not disappear.

"The villagers all respect you very much."

The old woman smiled and said to Radal.

"Looks like I'm getting old... I've even become the village chief."

Radal smiled, shook his head, and sighed.

“When you first came to this village, you were the youngest one there.”

Radar's wife recalled the first time she met Radar, when he was only a teenager.

“You were the first person to lend a helping hand to me, someone of unknown origin. I still remember how ugly the sandwiches you made back then were.”

How could he forget this? Although he was the Empire's Shadow Warrior, he was still a normal person.

"Excuse me, my sandwich looks terrible."

Radar's wife said with a smile that it was her first time making sandwiches, and she was already quite good at it.

"The sandwiches back then were really delicious."

Radar recalled his past memories with a smile, then stood up to leave.

"What's wrong with you today? You've never said anything like this to me before, Radal... what happened?"

Radal's wife looked at him with some surprise; Radal was acting very strangely today.

"It's nothing, I just remembered that I still have a job to finish. I'll be right back."

As Radal walked home, he said he was asking to complete his mission.

. . . . . .

night.

in the hut.

"You'll be on watch for the first half of the night, and wake me up when it's time to change shifts."

Frilian said to Hugh Tarek, who was standing guard outside the door, that although it was sometimes unnecessary, it was still good to develop the habit of being on guard.

"Can you get up?"

Shutark expressed his doubts, saying that given Frilian's habits, she was definitely unwakeable once she fell asleep, unless Shi Yichen called her.

"Don't worry, Yichen is here."

After Frillie finished speaking, she closed the door.

"Isn't it a bit too cautious to have to take turns standing guard? This house is right next to the village, so there probably aren't any monsters around."

Philon looked at Frillie, who had just walked in, with a puzzled expression and asked.

"The village itself is fine, but the village chief is another matter. Today I asked the villagers about the village chief, and they said he is steady, friendly, and otherwise no different from an ordinary person."

Frilian sat down on the edge of the bed and said to Philon, she was 100% sure that this man named Radal was suspicious, especially since when they first met, he only looked at her and not at anyone else, as if he were confirming something.

Is there anything wrong with this?

Philon heard that there was no problem, since the villagers all liked the village chief.

"Because his hands are not like those used for farm work, but the hands of an active-duty soldier, and he trains every day."

Shi Yichen sat down next to Frilian and spoke to Philon.

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the other side.

Radar went into the forest alone, equipped himself, took his weapons, and took one last look at the list in his hand.

Apart from Frillian, everyone else on the list was killed by him here.

"We are both the last ones, and it seems I am not even allowed to spend the rest of my life in peace."

Radar looked at Frilian on the list and muttered to himself before turning and walking toward Shi Yichen and the others' cabin.

Radar then appeared openly and confidently in front of Shutark.

Shutark, of course, noticed Radar's arrival. He had also overheard Shi Yichen and Philen's conversation and knew that the village chief in front of him was a seasoned warrior.

"Standing guard so late, you must be tired. I didn't expect you to be so wary of me. It seems I've been slacking off."

Radar was surprised that Shutark was still guarding the door so late, considering how many people he had killed in this manner.

"What brings you here so late?"

Shutark looked at Radal with a wary expression.

"All I want is Frillie's life, get out of my way!"

Radar looked at Shutark and said calmly. In his eyes, Shutark was no match for him, so he couldn't kill him. His only target was Frilian.

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in the room.

"coming."

Shi Yichen was certainly aware of everything that was happening outside; if she hadn't told them, Frilian and Philon might not have noticed.

"So they really came to kill me."

Frillie sat to the side, somewhat speechless, thinking that she and her teacher had helped the Empire so much in the past, but in the end they had to assassinate her.

"These must be the Empire's shadow warriors."

Shi Yichen sat down next to Frilian and said that she had noticed it when she went to investigate the capital back then, but she hadn't paid it any mind.