My Status as an Assassin Obviously Exceeds the Hero's

I cut it at a good spot this time, so it’s short.

“Enhanced sense of smell?”

I tilted my head and looked at Yoru.

“In simple terms, it means a good nose. Each of the other five senses can also be enhanced, and those kinds of skills most often appear in Beastmen.”

I nodded at Yoru’s explanation.

For now, to check whether Ria’s story was true, I used the World Eye after a long time.

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・Ria Lagoon

・Race / Beastmen

・Class / guardian lv.52

・HP 2500 / 2500

・Attack 150

・Defense 5000

・Magical power 2000

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Skills

・Enhanced sense of smell Lv.7

・Nobility of the royal family Lv.2

・Dagger technique Lv.2

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Extra Skill

・Divine barrier

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Sure enough, “Enhanced sense of smell” was in the skill list, and at level 7 — a pretty high skill level.

With that, she might be able to follow a scent trail to Amelia.

Still, she’d probably need some item that belonged to Amelia.

And it seemed she really didn’t have much combat ability.

Her attack stat was about what a non-combat classmate would have at level one.

Beastmen naturally have high physical abilities even without skills, so this felt far too low.

Well, her defense was amazing, so maybe that balanced it.

There was something else that bothered me even more.

“Hey, were you adopted into the royal family or something?”

Ria’s shoulders trembled, as if she hadn’t expected me to notice.

“W-why did you—?”

Looking at Ria’s frightened face made everything suddenly tedious, so I climbed back onto Yoru’s back.

“We’ll talk on the way. Get on, quickly.”

I pointed back. Ria stared at me in a daze.

Yoru turned his head and looked at me.

“Are you sure? Master. I know it’s not a lie, but you shouldn’t trust someone you barely know—”

“Who said I was trusting her? I said I’ll hear her story and tell her ours, that’s why I told her to get on. Time’s tight. We can’t afford to be delayed here. And even if she’s a princess, coming to a place like this means she’s prepared, right?”

Without looking at her, I said that, and Ria staggered to her feet and scrambled onto Yoru’s back.

“Very well. …There’s one thing I absolutely must tell Lady Amelia.”

“All right. …Move, Yoru.”

Yoru still looked like he had more to say, but I cut him off and gave the order.

Yoru’s fur rippled under me and began to glow.

It was Yoru’s transformation.

When the light subsided I couldn’t see his full body because I was on his back, but he had become a black-furred cheetah-like demonic beast.

His legs were long and slim, built for speed.

“Hold on tight. If you fall off, I won’t fetch anyone but the Master.”

After saying that to Ria, I felt his muscles tense.

“!?”

The scenery changed in a single step.

After two steps, a demonic beast appeared in front of us.

After three, that demonic beast was already far behind.

I felt Ria frantically cling to my clothes from behind.

To be honest, having a girl other than Amelia cling to me like that is nothing but a nuisance, but I’d better just endure it.

She was bigger than Amelia, but I’m not the type of guy who cares much about that.

I won’t say where exactly.

“Now then, first your story. Speak carefully so you don’t bite your tongue.”

While moving at breakneck speed, I spun my body to face Ria.

Ria had to let go of my clothes and hastily gripped Yoru’s fur instead.

“I-I was, I was not born into the royal family.”

I noticed that from the order of her skills.

Normally, skills are listed in the order they were acquired.

The same applied to me, to Amelia, and to Yoru.

So there’s no reason Beastmen would be an exception.

The difference between Amelia and Ria was whether the skill “Nobility of the royal family” was listed first or second.

When I asked Amelia, she said royals are basically royal from before they’re born, so “Nobility of the royal family” appears first in their skill list.