It's the first day back after my days off. After my carelessness during the mission, Ruby's injury has confirmed my punishment. It's going to be a very tiring and dangerous job... But I must carry out this punishment properly. I hope Ruby wakes up while I'm dealing with this punishment. I don't want it to be like my other mission partners again. Speaking of my other mission partners... Anyway. I learned the day after the missions were over that another team had experienced a similar incident, and only one survived. They'll receive a punishment far more severe than mine. I also know there's no day left after what happened. Still, we must bear our punishments. We must fan the embers of our pain in our hearts and jump into the burning flames. We can never escape the burning flames.
"Orion, you know I won't be around for punishment today."
"Of course I know. I'm sure he'll come out alive again."
"These words sound a little familiar..."
"Don't make me laugh. Work hours will start soon. I have business to attend to."
"Okay, see you."
To carry out Ivan's punishment, he was required to have an assassin assigned as his partner. Assassins could supervise both the employees and the punished employees. However, the former was a complete exception, as the Grand Chief and his Deputy were usually at work. If the employee fell into difficulty during the punishment, they were left to die. In short, if Ivan failed to defeat his opponent, death would overtake him.
"I think you're the one assigned to me. I'm Ivan, nice to meet you."
The assassin who served as his partner snapped at Ivan with a stern expression.
"Get in the car now. We're not keeping the driver waiting. And you must not speak unless I give you permission to do so."
"O-Okay. I'm getting in."
After immediately accepting the assassin's harsh words, Ivan remained silent until he reached the penalty area.
"This place is home to a rather wicked character. Now, you will have to fight to defeat your enemy."
"I see. So what are you going to do in the meantime?"
"I'll follow you... Also, the target may be nearby."
"I'll look around to find it."
"Wait... It's on the left side of the right right in front of us."
"Yes. I can hear his voice."
"Don't tell me you underestimated me?"
"I-It's not even relevant... I'll go right away."
"Good.. I'm coming after you."
Ivan's assassin, assigned as his partner, quickly located the target with his directions. Now all that remained was for Ivan to win the battle for victory.
"Elemental Cut, Rock Tremor!"
The assassin reacted with sarcastic words from his inner voice as he watched Ivan, to whom he was assigned, during the fight.
"Seriously... Even here, it's a weak attack? What are you doing with this?"
Ivan was then seen, drenched in sweat and blood, defeating his target. The nearly hour-long fight finally came to an end. Ivan was clearly exhausted and visibly unable to open his eyes. The assassin who had been keeping watch suddenly disappeared from the wall he was leaning against and appeared next to Ivan. The assassin's expression, clearly sinister, made a "strange" move against Ivan, and the events escalated into a state of absurdity.
"I-It was very difficult but I beat it. I did it."
"Looks like you won. You survived again. Congratulations."
"T-Thank you. I-"
"So you won again... Seriously, congratulations. But you should keep quiet, because we're a little late."
He struck Ivan's neck with a powerful blow. After this blow, the guard assassin, who had taken Ivan unconscious, in his arms, disappeared completely from the area... Secrets of joy are approaching.
To Be Continued