Reborn Soul Master: The Rogue's Counterattack

A middle-aged man shook his head after finding a small house deep in the mountains.

"Oh, you really hid far away." The middle-aged man dragged his feet towards the cottage, and soon arrived at the door and knocked slowly.

Knock, knock, knock. "Come in." Hearing the voice coming from inside the house, the man immediately opened the door and walked in.

There was a beautiful woman in her thirties preparing food in the hut. Seeing the woman, the man took off his hat and saluted her respectfully.

"Long time no see, Captain. This is our meeting after three years."

"Long time no see. How are you? But you seem thinner than last time?" The woman asked the man to sit down. The man nodded and sat on the chair she pointed to.

"Well, I lost weight hiding in a cave and eating only wild animals. But you look better now, Chief Wei?"

"What? Me? You must be kidding."

"Aren't you preparing for a revolution, but are you here on vacation?"

"Let's eat first. You must be hungry. I prepared some food." The woman called the guard captain said with a smile, and the middle-aged man nodded.

"Yeah, it's really simple. It's mutton soup."

"Yeah. Don't you like it?"

"I was just about to eat this." The middle-aged man smiled happily, picked up the spoon, and their dinner began.

During the meal, only the sound of tableware clattering was heard, and no conversation took place. Soon, steaming teacups appeared on the table, replacing the soup bowls.

At this time, the two spoke again.

"Thank you for the hospitality, Captain. Your cooking skills are still as good as ever."

"I'm happy if you enjoy your meal. So, let's talk about work?" The captain put down his teacup, and the middle-aged man took out a rolled up parchment from his pocket and put it on the table.

"First, No. 7, who we sent to the Hero Academy, seems to have adapted well. This is the message from No. 7."

"Thank you for your hard work. No matter how much support money you need, we will give it to you. Please continue to work hard in the future." The captain of the guard said as he unfolded the parchment and began to read slowly.

"That No. 7 is a freshman, so there isn't much information available. There's only information about freshmen and teachers and professors."

Of course, the information obtained by the Thieves Guild is more accurate than that obtained by the Thieves Guild. Because they live together, the information recorded is more detailed.

"No. 7's report is also very well written. So neat." The captain of the guard nodded with satisfaction, rolled up the parchment and placed it on the table.

"But Captain, I have a question." The middle-aged man leaned back in his chair and asked cautiously. The captain smiled and motioned for him to ask casually.

"Why do you have to arrange two members in the academy? Will the plan really collapse from the academy when that day comes?" In response to the man's question, the captain slowly raised his teacup.

The man waited quietly for an answer. The guard put down his teacup and looked at the middle-aged man expressionlessly.

"A few years ago, graduates from the Hero Academy started disappearing. And they were the top five strongest men in the academy."

"Yeah, I know that. But they all allegedly participated in dungeon raiders or raids and died, right?"

“Even if they died in the dungeon or on the expedition, not all the bodies of the missing students were found.” Not just one or two people, but all the missing people left no trace.

Hearing the captain's cold words, the middle-aged man fell into deep thought for a while.

"It's really weird."

"However, when investigating the place where the students disappeared two years ago, we found traces of the demons."

"Traces of the demons? Did you find the magic stone? So what? No, although magic stones are not common, they can be found occasionally, right?"

"No. It's not a magic stone. What we found was an arrowhead stained with the blood of the demons." Hearing the captain's next words, the middle-aged man put down the teacup in his hand.

"Demon blood? Do you think the missing people were captured by the demons?"

"Yes. That's the conclusion we came to. So I admitted No. 7."

"You didn't mean to get No. 7 caught, did you?" The middle-aged man's expression turned serious and he asked in a heavy voice.

"Yeah, almost."

"Chief of Guards!"

"We don't know who among the 32 students who enroll every year will be arrested. But we can predict. The top five." The guard chief ignored the man's shouting and continued.

"So tell No. 7. Get into the top five before graduation."

"Number 7 is the future of the Revolutionary Group."

“Even if it is called the future of the Revolutionary Group, if it is for the Revolutionary Group, there are still risks to take, right? What about those who died? Aren’t they our future?”

The middle-aged man was speechless. He could only nod silently. This was the only thing he could do now.

"Don't worry. There are still two years. Even if No. 7 is caught two years later, we will rescue him. Because if we know, we can deal with it." The captain of the guard said again in a gentle voice, and the middle-aged man nodded to show his understanding.

"On the contrary, the arrest of No. 7 may be a good thing for us."

"Yes. That's right. Besides, I have something else to convey."

"Do you need to convey this to No. 7?"

"No. This is an order from the commander to all members of the revolutionary group." Hearing the word "commander", the middle-aged man stopped, then nodded, waiting for the captain's next words.

"Although we are not sure, we expect it to be demon activity, so we must be prepared for battle."

"Yes. Got it."

"besides."