Assassin in the Void
By psychored1911
Disclaimer: I don't own Assassin's creed or Familiar of Zero
Chapter 3: The Thieves' Guild
A/N: rest in peace is now changed to "gomeifuku wo inorimasu" (well, it was close enough). It shall be changed to this from now on. Also, I'm using Google translate for the translations, so don't blame me if something sounds wrong.
The next day, in the classroom
Louise quickly wrote down her notes for class, though her heart wasn't really into studying at the moment. What she was really thinking of was that notebook that Saito was carrying. 'What's in that notebook that is so important? It's like he's trying to hide something.' As she continued to think, another student in her class approached her "C… could you pass this on to your familiar?" the student presented a gift basket and placed it on Louise's desk before walking away.
"Huh?" she watched as several other students placed gift baskets on her desk "What's all this for?"
"It's a thank you present for your familiar, he saved more than half of the students in this classroom, and many others," Kirche explained, a bit jealous at the attention that Louise was getting. Ever since Saito saved everyone in the dining hall, many people started seeing Louise in a new light. Sure, some people still call her Louise the Zero, but now, they really don't want to annoy her familiar.
Louise looked around "Where did he go anyway?" Saito wasn't in the classroom. She hoped that it wasn't going to get itself in trouble.
Meanwhile, in Old Osmond's office
Saito opened the door "Excuse me," he called out "are you the one in charge of this place?"
Old Osmond looked back in surprise "How did you get in here? This area is supposed to be heavily guarded!"
"…" Saito thought about it for a moment.
Flashback
Saito peered over at the corner "There are only three guards guarding the area. I don't need to kill them; I just need to get past them. He looked around, and saw a stick lying by the wall "perfect," Saito took the stick and quickly hid it behind his back. He slowly approached the guards "Excuse me," he got the guards' attention "I need your help with something. Can you three come over here for a second?"
*WHACK! WHACK! WHACK!*
The guards fell to the floor, unconscious. Saito tossed the stick to the side "It almost frightens me on how terrible this school's security is. Where is an easy button when I need it?"
Flashback End
"That is of no importance," Saito quickly changed the subject "But can you tell me why you did not exert at least the same amount of security when those terrorists came in and took everyone hostage?"
Old Osmond flinched; how could he explain why there were no guards present when the terrorists were there? "Well… I uh…"
"Well, what's the excuse?" Saito sternly asked. Old Osmond did not see Saito's eyes under his hood, but he was sure that he was glaring at him.
"Um, how do I put this in a way you'll understand…?" Old Osmond sweatdropped "Umm… because of certain… renovations, that we had to do to the school, we had to let some of our guards go. I never imagined that terrorists would actually take the school hostage." he did not tell the young man that his own master caused most of the damage; he didn't know how it would react if he knew.
Saito stared in disbelief "Is that some sort of joke? Because I'm not laughing!" He grabbed Old Osmond by the collar, but let go after a few seconds "You know what, it's just not worth it." Saito opened the window and stood on the windowsill. He looked at Old Osmond once more "If the teachers fail to even try to protect the students they teach, then what is the point of a school?" and with that, Saito dived out the window and landed in a pile of leaves.
Saito emerged from the pile of leaves "All right, guess that's been taken care of." After a few minutes, he realized something; he was bored. There was no Kenichi Mochizuki or any other Master Assassin to issue him orders or missions. Shrugging to himself, he walked over to the dining kitchen, hoping if there is anything to do there.
A few minutes later
"Hey," Saito opened the door to the kitchen "Is there anyone here-"
"IT'S OUR SHIELD!" The staff yelled out in joy. Several of them pulled him to a table and made him sit down.
Saito blinked in surprise "What?"
"It's a thank you present from the staff," Siesta emerged from the staff "You saved several of the people you see here today."
"That's right 'Our Shield'," The head chef, Marteau, placed a huge bowl of stew in front of Saito "Eat up! You deserve it!"
Saito took a step back "Really it's nothing. It's not like I do that stuff every day," He lied; he has done rescue missions and even harder missions on a daily basis back on Earth.
"Hah, skilled and modest!" Marteau laughed heartily "Now that's how 'Our Shield' rolls!" Marteau moved the bowl of stew towards Saito "Eat up! You deserve it!"
Saito pushed the bowl back "No really, it's nothing."
"Nonsense, just eat up!" with a little urging from the staff, Saito reluctantly started to eat the stew.
"Hmm… not bad," Saito took a bite out of it. It was one of the best cooking he had ever tasted. 'Weird, I feel like I am forgetting about something…' he thought as he started eating.
Meanwhile
Louise struggled to carry the gift baskets to her room "Why the hell were there so many people in the dining hall that day?" she muttered to herself. As she finally got to her room, she set down the gift baskets and hastily opened the door to her room.
She looked inside 'well, he's not here either,' she thought to himself. She started thinking to herself 'Why did he save them?' He could have just left them alone, or worse; he could have just joined the terrorists and killed everyone. 'He could have killed me. But why didn't he?' Louise knew that she couldn't control her own familiar, and with all of his skills, it could have killed her right then and there. She wondered why he stayed without a fight.
*kyaa...*
As she started thinking, she overheard something that sounded like screaming "Huh, what was that?" she thought as she walked over to where the sound was coming from.
Back with Saito
"All right, thanks," Saito said as he left the kitchen. He didn't exactly get a job, but he was allowed to eat there whenever he liked. He looked at the dorm building; Louise's room was about 9 or 10 floors off the ground. He shrugged to himself as he started climbing up the walls and into Louise's dorm room.
As he looked inside the dorm, Louise wasn't inside, but he can tell that she was there recently; the door was wide open, and there was a large pile of gift baskets that were never there before. Ignoring the gift baskets, he looked outside Louise's room and saw Louise, who was pressing her ear against one of the room doors. "What are you doing?" he asked her.
Louise flinched as she turned towards Saito "W… what are you talking about?"
Saito shook his head "Look, if you really want to eavesdrop, you have to be more discreet about it," he said as he planted his feet away from the door and pressed his ear against the door "did you ever try-"
Saito paled as he overheard what was going on in the room. Instinctively, he activated his hidden blades and kicked down the door.
*CRASH!*
"What the hell is going on here?" Saito yelled. What he feared was going on before his very eyes; in the room, from the looks of it, there was some struggle between a female 1st year student and a male 3rd year student. And judging from the ripped clothing on the 1st year, Saito immediately guessed it was an attempted rape. An attempted one, and as long as Saito was there, it will never be completed. "Get off her!" Saito yelled as he pushed the would-be rapist off the student.
"You stupid commoner!" angered, the rapist pulled out his wand and started chanting. Out of instinct, Saito lunged at him, hidden blades drawn.
*BZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZT!*
The rapist fell down to the floor, unconscious. Saito stared at his hidden blades 'that wasn't supposed to happen,' He intended to kill the rapist, not subdue him.
*BZZZZZZZZZ…*
'What the hell?' Saito looked at his modern hidden blade; instead of a blade, two metal prongs ejected where the hidden blade was, and it was emitting… electricity?
Flashback
Saito quietly approached an assassin, who was working diligently on some sort of project "Hey Nina, are you done with it yet?" he asked.
"Hold on, I'm almost done." Nina yelled as she kept tinkering with her project. After a few minutes, she slammed her arms on her desk "And it's done!" she explained as she presented Saito her project; a modern hidden blade "Here's the hidden blade you asked for."
"Arigatou (Thank you)," Saito said as he took the hidden blade and placed it on his arm.
"It's my personal masterpiece!" Nina declared proudly "It can take any upgrade you could think of, as well as a built-in Taser I personally call, the shock blade."
Flashback end
'Right, it's called the shock blade' Saito said as he retracted the shock blade 'I wonder why I stopped using it?'
Flashback
Saito took off his modern hidden blade and looked at it 'Something doesn't seem right.' He thought as he examined it carefully.
*Is something the matter Saito-san?* a voice called over by the radio.
"It's nothing Takakura-san," Saito said as he picked up his radio, though his focus was on the hidden blade "though I think that the hidden blade Nina made jammed-" before he could say anything else, the hidden blade immediately unjammed as the shock blade immediately activated, tasing him.
*BZZZZZZZZZZZT!*
"… N… never mind…" Saito said as he slowly fell unconscious.
*Saito? Come in! Saito!* Takakura called out to him *Ah, Mochizuki-baba is gonna get real mad at us for this. Hold on, I'm coming.*
Flashback end
'Oh right, now I remember,' Saito sweatdropped. He turned to Louise, who was trying to console the would-be rape victim. He walked over to them "Calm down, it's going to be alright."
"He didn't do anything to you, did he?" Louise asked concern in her voice. Saito looked at her, somewhat surprised that she actually had a good side to her.
Before she could speak, the guards stormed in "What happened in here?" one of the guards yelled, unaware they were too late.
Though obscured under his hood, a look of disbelief formed on Saito's face "Do you people realize how bad you are at your jobs?" he said, a hint of annoyance in his voice. "You know what, just take him away." He watched as the guards took the rapist away.
He then turned to Louise "I'll see what I can find out about what happened, you go back to the room." He watched as Louise walked out of the room.
A few hours later
Saito walked back into the room "Don't worry about the victim; she is going to be a little traumatized, but other than that, she'll be fine."
Louise approached him "How did you know what to do? You acted like you've done that before."
"I don't need to tell you anything," Saito said blankly.
Louise started to get annoyed "Why won't you tell me anything?" she yelled.
"I have no trust for you," Saito said as he put his cutlass by the wall and sat down on the floor.
Louise stood up, now getting very annoyed "Why the hell won't you tell me anything?"
"Why can't you get it through your head that I can't trust you?" Saito said, annoyance present in his voice.
Their argument started escalating further and further until it woke up practically everyone in the dorm.
The next day
After a few 'suggestions' (threats) from the students, Saito and Louise were sent to the capital to 'bond' (Get out of their hair so they could catch up on their sleep).
"Grr… I hate this." Louise grumbled. She can't believe she has to 'bond' with her familiar. And for what? It is probably not going to tell her anything; it's probably going to do something downright bizarre and embarrass her again. "What, you're not going to comment?" She turned around, and found Saito was not behind her. "Where the hell did it go?"
Meanwhile
Saito stood on top of a nearby church tower, quickly scanning and surveying the area. 'I guess this is somewhere between the downtown and uptown area, considering all of the stores and houses.' He watched in amusement as saw Louise darting around in confusion 'I should probably go back to her, she looks panicked.' With that thought, he quickly leapt off the tower and into a nearby pile of leaves.
Saito emerged from the pile of leaves. "Okay, now, where did she go?" he started walking down the road "I don't know how it is possible to lose someone with pink hair." He muttered as he kept searching for her.
A few minutes later
Saito finally found her sitting on a bench "There you are."
Louise looked at him impatiently "Where were you?" she asked.
"Why should you care?" Saito asked, somewhat bored.
Louise growled, definitely not in the mood for any of this "Whatever, just follow me!" she said as she started walking away, with Saito following shortly.
He followed her down a narrow alleyway. "Where exactly are you going?" he asked her.
"We're going to get you a new sword," she replied.
Saito blinked "Why, isn't that cutlass I have enough?"
"Umm... that sword should be a trophy!" Louise exclaimed "besides, it seems to be too flimsy to be a real weapon!"
Saito rolled his eyes, though it was hidden under his hood "Whatever you say, master…" he said sarcastically.
Eventually they made it to a shady-looking weapons store. As they walked in, they were greeted by a crafty-looking salesman "Oh welcome!" the salesman greeted. 'We're an honest business here, not observed as the authorities or anything!" he hastily added, immediately arousing Saito's suspicion.
"We're here to buy a sword!" Louise declared, unaware of the money signs forming on the salesman's face.
"Ah yes, I have something you might like, please give me a moment…" the salesman walked into the back and came back a few minutes later with a golden sword "This is one of our finest swords, it can cut through steel like- hey, you're not listening are you?"
He looked at Saito, who was staring intently at a painting. "What a weird painting…" Saito muttered
"Pay attention!" he yelled, getting Saito's attention "This sword is made by the famous Germanian alchemist Lord Shupei; it can cut through steel like butter!"
Saito, not really interested in the dumb sword, looked at the painting again with interest "How much do you want for that painting?"
The salesman blinked "You want that old painting, take it! I never liked it anyway." He shooed Saito off.
"Much obliged," Saito took the painting off the wall, and started to examine it with expert precision "It is a crudely-made oil-based painting of a black lake, possibly made over forty or fifty years ago." He quickly turned the painting around, "but thinly veiled underneath the painting, there is an official document," he ripped off the back of the painting, revealing an official looking deed "and that document is the deed to this establishment itself!" He declared, much to the shock of both Louise and the salesman "From now on, this store belongs to me!"
The salesman's jaw dropped. He just sold, no, gave away the deed to his establishment "How did you know where the deed was? I searched this place dozens of times over and have never found it after my father died!"
"That's right! The outline and several of the text was clearly visible through the painting! I'm only surprised you never noticed it after all this time." Saito pulled out his notebook and tucked the deed inside "Now, there are going to be some changes around here!" he starts walking around the building "First of all, I want you to stop selling that phony sword to everyone who enters." Proving his theory, he took the golden sword and banged it against the counter, watching as the tip broke off the blade and bounce harmlessly against his hoodie. He then took a rusty falchion from one of the weapon racks "And also, clean the weapons once in a while, this one is already rusting!"
"Yeah, you tell him!" a voice agreed. "This guy is a very useless salesman, you should fire him!"
Saito looked around "who said that?"
"I did!" Everyone's focus turned towards the rusty falchion "I am the legendary sword Derflinger!" the sword introduced itself.
"Well, my name's Saito Hiraga," Saito introduced himself.
"The sword can talk!" Louise exclaimed.
"That sword always disrupts business!" the salesman grumbled "You should get rid of him, not me!"
Saito let out an air of intimidation "Considering that you were selling total crap, and that Derf here is telling people of your crap, his job is far more secure than yours!" he said as he attached Derflinger to his belt.
"Yeah you tell him!" Derflinger agreed. "This guy started to sell it to many people, including children!"
Saito looked at Derf "I think I'm starting to like you!" he then turned to the salesman "And if you want to keep your job, make sure you abide by the rules!" and with that, he and Louise left the building.
Louise stared at him, dumbfounded "How did you know that the deed was there?"
"Well…" Saito thought about it silently. "Let's just say I have an eye for detail, nothing more, nothing less."
As he was talking, a pickpocket ran over to them and swiped Louise's wallet before sprinting away.
"Ah, my wallet!" Louise exclaimed.
"He's not going to get away. Just head back to the academy." Saito said as he started chasing after him.
He chased him into an alleyway, where he watched him climb up one of the buildings 'Well, he can free-run too? I must admit, his technique is good,' Saito quickly climbed up the building and continued chasing after him 'but I'm better!'
Saito quickly followed him across the rooftops, waiting for him to falter. Saito watched as the pickpocket stumbled 'perfect,' in a quick, fluent motion, Saito grabbed the pickpocket by the arm and threw him on the rooftop "I'm not going to hurt you, but I need that wallet back." He sternly said.
*Clap, clap, clap…*
Saito turned around; two teens approached him, clapping. From the looks of it, they were fraternal twins; one boy and one girl. They both wore rugged green shirts and black shorts, supplemented with light armor. Both also had knives, probably likely baselards, hanging from their belts. Both had messy black hair and gray-blue eyes, though the girl had a noticeably large bust. Strangely enough, they sort of remind Saito of that maid who works at the academy. What was her name again? Fiesta? Siento? It will come to him eventually.
"Not bad," The boy said as he tossed the wallet back to Saito.
"You managed to keep up with one of our fastest runners," The girl said as she dismissed the pickpocket.
Saito pocketed the wallet before facing them "So, anyways, who are you guys?" he asked them.
"Oh, where are our manners?" The boy started to introduce himself "My name is Oliver."
"And I am his twin sister, Olivia." The girl introduced herself.
"Well, people call me Saito." Saito stared at them "So, what do you two weirdoes want with me?"
"We want you to join the thieves' guild!" Olivia said, excitement in her eyes.
Saito rolled his eyes "I'm listening…" he said as he jumped off the rooftop, with Oliver and Olivia followed suit.
"You had one of the best free-running skills I had ever seen," Oliver said. "It was better than most of our members."
"Don't worry about your conscience," Olivia added "We believe in justice; we only steal from corrupt nobility. It should be us, the lower class, who should be the heroes instead of these so-called nobles."
Saito let out a quiet chuckle, taking note on how blatantly poor their acting skills are "I am starting to like you guys already,"
"Heh, people always say that about us," Oliver commented "So, what do you say? Are you going to join?"
*Sob, sob, sob…"
Before Saito could answer, he heard a faint crying "Hold that thought," he said as he ran over to the sound of the crying, with Oliver and Olivia following shortly.
Saito followed the sound, which led to a young man, sobbing as he lay on the floor. Saito got down on one knee "Why are you crying, sir?"
My fiancé, she was taken by Count Mott." The young man wailed "Now she's about as good as dead!"
Saito blinked "I do not understand; please clarify."
Olivia whispered into his ear "When a young woman is taken to work for a noble, well, they are used as his mistresses. She couldn't do anything because commoners must bow to the whims of the nobles."
Saito thought for a second." Hold on; you will see her within 2 days. I promise." He then got up and turned to the twin thieves' guild leaders "Okay, I will join you, but only on one condition."
A bit later
Saito followed Oliver and Olivia into a building. He looked around "This is just some run-down hotel."
"Ah, but do you see the workers?" Oliver motioned to the employees, who all waved "They are all members of the thieves' guild."
Olivia walked over to one of the whispered to one of the members of the thieves. He nodded and walked away. A few minutes later, he came back with a small stack of papers. "This is all the information that we have on Count Mott."
"Ari- I mean, thanks," Saito said as he looked over the notes, 'well; now I know that people here write in French.' He rolled his eyes as he continued reading 'let's see, this Count Mott person took a lot of women before, for over twenty years. He is also suspected for shipping money to some place called Albion, but there has been no proof. The courts refused to arrest or even reprimand him.' Saito's anger grew 'this man is not going to get away with his crimes.'
Saito handed the papers back to Olivia "Call your best thieves, his death shall free all those he wronged."
A few hours later
Saito slowly walked towards Count Mott's mansion.
A guard captain approached him "Hey!" the guard yelled "no trespassers! Turn back now-" before he could say anything else, Saito dashed and stabbed him with the shock blade.
*BZZZZZZZZT!*
The guard captain fell down to the ground, smoking and smelling like burnt skin. Saito felt his pulse. 'Nothing,' He retracted the shock blade 'I guess Nina never thought that I would fight guards with metal armor. Oh well.' Saito thought as he dragged the guard away.
A few minutes later
A guard captain approached the guards at the side of the mansion "You guys go take a vacation, I will handle this area."
The other guards shook their heads "No can do captain, we were specifically told by you to guard this area."
The guard captain rolled his eyes "Fine, I won't be the one getting fired by the Count for disobeying the labor laws."
The other guards blinked "What are labor laws? We don't know what you're talking about."
"This is ridiculous." The guard captain immediately removed his armor, revealing a white and red hooded figure. Before the guards can react, Saito stabbed them with his hidden blades.
"You guys should have left when I gave you the chance," Saito laid their bodies to the ground and closed their eyes "Yasurakani nemure (Rest in peace)." After he hid the bodies, he stood up and let out a whistle.
*TWEET!*
Within seconds, Oliver, Olivia, and several other thieves emerged from bushes and approached him.
"Saito, you go and end the Count's life," Oliver ordered "Olivia and I will distract the guards. The rest of you steal whatever you can."
"Yes sir!" The thieves saluted as they entered the building. Saito silently nodded as he entered through one of the windows.
Inside the mansion
Saito looked around, the mansion looked very well made; marble floorings, brilliant paintings and ancient antiques 'just about what you'd expect from someone with the noble title,' he thought as climbed up the archways 'now, where's the Count?'
"Hey, you!" Saito turned around, and three guards, each armored and wielding spears, approached him "You're not supposed to be here!"
'Ah, crap,' Saito drew Derf out of his sheath and took a combat stance "Well, you're ready to die already?"
"Die bastard!" One of the guards lunged at him with his spear. Before it could connect, Saito ducked underneath and stabbed him in the gut.
One of the guards flinched "The Count doesn't pay us enough for this!"
"I agree!" the other guard panicked "Let's get out of here!" and with that, the two guards ran away.
Saito stared at them as he put Derflinger away "Tch, Okubyōmono (cowards)." He looked at the dead guard; he had what looked like a dagger and a broken Wheelock pistol on his person. Shrugging to himself, Saito took them and attached them to his belt. 'Guess I better hurry,' Saito thought as he ran off.
The thieves' guild were pretty good at their jobs; everywhere he went, Saito saw them either stealing something, fighting one of the guards or evacuating one of the civilians. 'Heh, I guess I know where the term 'honor amongst thieves' was coined,' he chuckled to himself.
"You there! White hooded commoner!" a high and haughty voice yelled. Saito turned around; what looked like a haughty old man wearing ridiculous renaissance-like clothing pointed a staff at him. "You must be the one who orchestrated the destruction of my home."
Though his face was completely obscured, Saito was definitely glaring "This is your house? Then that means you must be Count Mott."
"That is right, you stupid commoner!" Count Mott growled "You and your comrades shall pay dearly."
"Oh, and you can get away scot-free for kidnapping women and making them your mistresses?" Saito sneered.
"But of course; it is my God-given right as a noble," Count Mott arrogantly announced.
"Well," Saito drew Derflinger, his runes starting to glow "It is time for your corruption to come to an end."
Any thief, guard or servant got out of the way as the Count and Saito slowly backed up, step by step.
Count Mott waved his staff as water from nearby vases pooled and turned into frozen icicles. Two of them missed terribly, but the third one launched straight towards Saito's face. Before it could connect, Saito sidestepped as the icicle barely missed his head and shattered immediately on the floor behind him.
"What are you waiting for? Can you not fight?" Saito taunted, eyeing a crossbow mounted on the wall.
The Count fumed "You arrogant commoner!" several more icicles formed, all trained at Saito.
'Hmph, predictable,' Saito cartwheeled out of the way and into a wall. Without faltering, Saito removed the crossbow from the mount and immediately fired a bolt at the Count's left hand.
*ZZZZZZZT!*
"AAAAAAAAH!" Count Mott screamed as the bolt lodged itself in his arm, forcing him to drop his staff in pain.
But Saito wasn't done. Immediately after the bolt lodged itself in the Count's arm, Saito dropped it and threw Derflinger at the Count. He watched as Derflinger pierced through his right leg.
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!" The count howled inhumanely as he collapsed, excruciating pain growing in body. He watched as Saito slowly walked towards him "Y… You'll never get away with this! I work for the courts!" The Count cursed.
"You still say I'm the one who's going to be punished?" Saito asked, no emotion present in this voice "With all the actions I have done in this world, and of all the actions you have done, I am the one who merits salvation."
"I am a noble, I deserve to win!" The Count cried as Saito removed Derflinger from his pitiful body.
"No, you deserve to die." Saito activated his hidden blades and gave him the Coup de grace (mercy blow).
*SHTLINK!*
"If it weren't for people like you, then there would be no need for me to even wield my blade." Saito said as he closed the Count's eyes "Yasurakani nemure (Rest in peace).
Before Saito left, he picked up a wallet and a letter that the count dropped. He nonchalantly pocketed the wallet and started reading the letter's contents 'hmm, let's see…' Saito read the letter, somewhat surprised at the contents 'shipment of over 100,000 new gold and assorted weaponry to the rebel forces Reconquista in Albion. I place the shipment in your care; send it to Albion in two weeks' time to avoid suspicion. Signed by Tristain finance minister lord Richmon?' it was a letter, proving an embezzlement conspiracy from one man named lord Richmon. Saito chuckled to himself 'I guess I found out my new target.' He said as he pulled out his notebook and tucked the letter inside.
Saito stood up and looked around; everyone who watched the battle was speechless. Never did a commoner who challenged a noble come out victorious, especially without even being scratched. "I am going to count to three; after I count to three, every guard who wants to run away must drop their weapons and flee right now. One-" immediately after he started counting down, every guard within earshot dropped their weapons and fled for their lives.
Saito chuckled "They might be bad at their jobs, but they're really good at running away," he said as he picked up the crossbow he dropped a few minutes ago.
*Clap, clap, clap.*
Saito turned around; the twin thieves' guild leaders approached him "Beautiful, just beautiful," Olivia clapped.
"Yeah, but," Oliver looked at the crossbow "Are you sure that you don't want to clean that?"
Saito gave a confused look, though completely obscured under his hood "I don't understand what you are talking about."
"Well," Olivia started to ramble "Since that crossbow was used by Count Mott, and his hands have probably been-"
"Oh gross!" Saito nearly dropped the crossbow in disgust.
Oliver and Olivia started laughing "Nah just kidding, that looks more like a hunting variant, so he probably used gloves, well, probably." Oliver told him, not exactly assuring him.
"Oh, yeah, I almost forgot," Olivia handed him a seal. The seal somewhat looked like a small green fox in a green pentagon "This is the seal of the thieves' guild; it shows you are one of us."
Saito took the seal and wore it on his shoulder "Much obliged," He looked around; either thieves were helping servants evacuate or were stealing something from the walls "I guess my work is done here." He quickly climbed up one of the windows and stood on the windowsill "See you guys later, oh and search for a supply shipment that is supposed to be sent to some group called Reconquista." And with that, he leapt out the window.
Several hours later
Saito made it back to the academy after a few hours of searching. As he entered, he saw a poster on the wall "Familiar exhibition presentation, in one week's time. Guest judge is Princess Henrietta? It's probably some irrelevant event." Saito thought as he walked away from the poster.
A few minutes later
As Saito made it to Louise's room, he saw Louise snoring on the table. He looked in amusement 'I guess she waited for me. How adorable- What the hell am I thinking?" he shook his head violently.
After a few seconds of reorganizing his psyche, he picked up Louise's sleeping body and laid her on the bed "Sweet dreams."
Items obtained!
Thieves' Guild seal: a seal that proves you are a member of the thieves' guild. Saito obtained this after helping the thieves infiltrate and sack Count Mott's mansion. Fellow members will help Saito out in times of distress and vice versa.
Tristain Arms dealer Deed: the deed to the weapons store in Tristainia. Saito obtained it after conning the owner into selling it to him. Maybe under new management, it shall start to thrive.
Embezzlement conspiracy letter: a letter that proves an embezzlement scheme between Lord Richmon, Count Mott, and Reconquista. Because of their crimes from stealing directly from the capital, their days are now numbered; Count Mott was merely the first, and only warning.
Broken Wheelock pistol: as the name suggests, it is a broken Wheelock pistol. It is rather small; it looks like it can be concealed in the arm. Maybe with a few adjustments…
Weapons unlocked!
Shock blade: A Taser that has been built-in the modern hidden blade. It is a non-lethal alternative to the hidden blade, used for capture and/or interrogation. Unfortunately, it was never meant to be used on guards with metal armor. Using it on so will hurt. A lot. It is solar powered, so there is no need to recharge. Saito had this weapon all along, but he stopped using it, either to avoid getting shocked again or because he simply forgot.
Derflinger: A sentient falchion that seems to have been rusting for a very long time. Though rusted, he surprisingly is very comfortable in Saito's hands. It seems like the effects of Magic can be nullified whenever Saito is holding him. He is very talkative, so he tends to annoy the people around him; namely Saito and the shopkeeper. He can be used as either a heavy weapon or as a one-handed sword.
Attack: ** (+1)
Speed: **** (+1)
Deflect: **** (+2)
Tristainian Dagger: a straight edge dagger that are usually issued to guards in Tristain. It only seems to be used in close proximity where a sword or spear would be inconvenient. It's more of a self-defense weapon than anything else. Saito stole this from a dead guard.
Attack: *
Speed: **
Deflect: *
Crossbow: a pistol crossbow used primarily for hunting. It is unknown why it was loaded before it was mounted on the wall. Considering that it was used by Count Mott, it is optimal to clean, sterilize (or possibly even exorcise) before using.
Bolts remaining: 9/10
A/N: Well, that's it for this chapter. In all honesty, I saw the shock blade in the Assassin's creed Wiki. It's obviously not the last hidden blade upgrade he is going to get. Please review!
