ISEKAI? More like I See Crap!-Chapter 136: A Heroic Accident ( )

As they strolled through the lively market, Hazuki cheerfully told Ellyn a story.

"So there I was, fighting goblins, right?" Hazuki said proudly, adjusting her a little on his shoulders.

"And bam! I raised my leg like this—" he lifted one foot slightly.

"And I prepared my special move—" Hazuki grinned, balancing on one foot, showing off.

Above him, Ellyn giggled, holding onto his hair so she wouldn’t fall.

"My world-famous DOWNWARD KICK!!" Hazuki declared dramatically.

He swung his leg downward for emphasis—

At that exact moment—

An assassin, hidden among the crowd, had been charging toward them.

The Royal Guards in disguise spotted the threat too late.

The Royal Assassins lurking nearby tensed, about to leap into action.

But it was too late.

Hazuki’s downward kick slammed directly into the assassin’s head.

There was a loud, satisfying THUNK.

The assassin froze mid-charge, eyes wide—

Then collapsed face-first onto the stone street, completely unconscious.

Hazuki blinked, still balanced on one foot.

"Huh?"

He slowly lowered his leg, staring at the collapsed figure.

Then his brain caught up.

"AHHHH!! I’M SORRY!!" he shouted, panicking.

He quickly knelt down, Ellyn bouncing slightly as he bent over.

"Oi! Are you okay!? I didn’t mean to kick you that hard!!"

The nearby Royal Guards rushed over immediately.

One of them, maintaining his cover as a simple merchant, bent down and expertly flipped the unconscious figure over.

After a quick search, he stood up straight and bowed politely to Hazuki.

"This man is a woman groper, sir," he said formally.

"Thank you for capturing him."

Hazuki’s mouth hung open.

Ellyn, still sitting happily on his shoulders, burst into soft giggles.

Meanwhile—

The stunned townsfolk nearby began murmuring.

"Did you see that!?"

"The black-haired human just dropped a criminal like it was nothing!"

"Is he some kind of secret elite fighter!?"

"So cool..."

Hazuki stood up slowly, still confused.

He scratched his head.

"Ehh...?"

Ellyn leaned down, whispering into his ear,

"Uncle~ you’re so amazing~" she teased sweetly.

Hazuki blushed.

"I-I mean, of course!! I’m strong, you know!! Hahaha... totally meant to do that..." he lied terribly.

Ridan floated nearby, cackling through telepathy.

"Bwahahaha!! This idiot just accidentally became a local hero!!"

Meanwhile, hidden deep within a nearby alley—

Another pair of assassins, cloaked in dark garments, crouched silently.

They had been waiting for the signal to assist their fallen comrade, ready to strike if needed.

But now—

They froze.

Their eyes locked onto the scene unfolding before them.

The black-haired human, without even trying—

One kick.

One hit.

Instant knock-out.

The assassin who fell wasn’t just anyone.

He was one of their strongest members.

And he went down like a sack of potatoes.

One of the hidden assassins whispered urgently,

"Do... Do we proceed now...?"

The other gritted his teeth, eyes narrowing.

"I don’t think so."

He swallowed nervously.

"Let’s retreat."

They turned silently, ready to melt back into the shadows—

But they didn’t even get the chance.

A silver flash.

Silent. Swift. Merciless.

Two faint, wet sounds echoed in the darkness.

The assassins stumbled—

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Eyes wide in horror.

They collapsed silently, without a sound reaching the marketplace.

Standing behind them—

Almost blending into the shadow itself—

Was a masked figure.

The Leader of the Royal Elite Assassin Unit.

She wiped her thin, curved blade clean with an elegant flick of her wrist.

Tilting her masked face slightly, she whispered softly—

"You shouldn’t wander around places... where our Princess is."

Her voice was gentle.

Motherly, almost.

But her blade was merciless.

Back in the market—

Hazuki scratched his head, completely unaware.

"Man, that was weird. Anyway—FOOD!!" he shouted.

Ellyn giggled, clutching his hair tighter.

Ridan, floating behind them, snickered darkly through telepathy.

"Heh... this idiot doesn’t even know he just walked through an assassination attempt..."

As Hazuki proudly marched toward the next row of food stalls, humming a silly victory song, Ellyn leaned forward slightly and spoke through telepathy.

"Old man?"

Ridan, floating lazily above her head, twitched violently.

"Oi! Who are you calling old man, damn brat!" he snapped back mentally, puffing angrily like a grumpy cloud.

Ellyn giggled silently, tapping Hazuki’s head lightly with her finger.

"Since when did Uncle become this strong?" she asked curiously, her golden eyes glinting with interest.

Ridan sighed, spinning once in the air before answering.

"Huh? Who knows.

I was sealed for a thousand years, Princess.

By the time he released me inside that cave, I was already stuck to his damn sword."

He floated lazily, watching Hazuki skip around looking for another stall.

"Maybe... because he’s been fighting a lot of monsters lately?

Or maybe it’s just that dumb luck of his."

Ridan smirked.

"Or maybe...

There’s something about him we don’t fully understand yet."

Ellyn just smiled softly, resting her chin lightly on Hazuki’s messy hair.

In her heart, she already knew—

Hazuki wasn’t just getting stronger by accident.

Something deep inside him was quietly growing—

Something tied to their fates.

Something even the Absolute Eye couldn’t fully predict.

Ellyn leaned forward slightly again, speaking through telepathy with a curious glint in her golden eyes.

"Maybe... it’s because of his mission?" she said softly, almost testing.

Ridan, floating nearby, immediately froze mid-spin.

His little cloud-body stiffened unnaturally.

He whirled around to look at Ellyn, eyes wide.

"M-M-Mission? I-I don’t know what you’re talking about!!" he stuttered through telepathy, his voice cracking comically.

Ellyn’s eyes narrowed slightly.

Her Absolute Eye flickered for a split second, catching the faintest pulse of fear in Ridan’s aura.

Fear—

Not of her.

Not of Hazuki.

But of something else.

Ridan quickly spun back to act casual, floating lazily in circles again, whistling a fake, tuneless song through the air.

Ellyn watched him quietly.

She didn’t know the full story.

But she could tell—

There was more.

Much, much more.

And Ridan was terrified of whoever was pulling the strings behind the scenes.

Still sitting calmly on Hazuki’s shoulders, Ellyn leaned forward and smiled sweetly toward Ridan.

Through telepathy, she whispered:

"Liar~"

Ridan coughed loudly and spun upside down in panic.

"Oi! I said I don’t know anything!! Stop looking at me like that!!"

Ellyn giggled quietly but let it go. For now.

She smiled gently—

But deep inside, her mind was spinning quietly.

Uncle... just what kind of fate are you walking toward?

( End Of Chapter )