"Are you the criminal who always operates in this city?" asked the long-robed woman.

  "Me? No, I just arrived in this city. I was just walking around when I was attacked by them. I had no choice but to fight them in self-defense and ended up killing them all. I apologize if I caused chaos in this city," said the Demi-Human woman.

  "I see, you just arrived in this city. You probably don't know that there are crimes happening here every night," said the long-robed woman.

  "I didn't know about that. I only found out after you explained it," said the Demi-Human woman.

  "I see, it seems I misunderstood, I apologize. Then, it seems the people you killed were criminals who regularly commit crimes in this city. My men will take care of them," said the long-robed woman.

  "I see. Then if you'll excuse me, I have urgent business to attend to," said the Demi-Human woman.

  "Wait, who said our conversation was over? There's still something I need to ask you," said the woman in the long robe.

  The Demi-Human woman, who had initially wanted to leave, fell silent again. This time, her expression showed anxiety.

  "What else do you want to ask?" asked the Demi-Human woman.

  "That iron necklace you're wearing, isn't it a slave collar? Where is your master? Isn't your master accompanying you at this time of night?" asked the woman in the long robe.

  "My master is resting at the inn, but he told me to buy something, which is why I went alone at this time of night," said the Demi-Human woman.

  "Buy something? Didn't you just say you wanted to kill a 'target' or something?" asked the woman in the long robe.

  Hearing this, the Demi-Human woman grew increasingly anxious and panicked.

  "I'm still young, so my hearing is still good. After you finished off those people, I heard you complaining that you were wasting time. You should go and finish off the 'target,'"

  "You're actually an assassin, aren't you?" asked the long-robed woman.

  After the long-robed woman asked that, the Demi-Human woman immediately launched a palm strike at the long-robed woman. The palm strike was the same as the one she had used to kill the patrolling knights outside the academy walls. The blow struck the long-robed woman. The impact of the woman's attack was so powerful that the building behind the long-robed woman also cracked from the impact of the Demi-Human woman's blow.

  "Isn't it rude to attack so quickly when someone has just finished speaking?" asked the long-robed woman.

  The Demi-Human woman then realized that her palm strike had been blocked by the large sword the long-robed woman was currently holding.

  "I thought I attacked her ?quickly, but how could she have held her ?weapon enough to block my blow? Furthermore, the sword she was holding didn't even shatter or crack after I struck her," thought the Demi-Human woman.

  "That mana-imbued blow you just delivered was incredibly powerful, even causing the building behind me to crack. If I had taken it head-on without defensive magic, my internal organs would have been shattered. That attack was truly dangerous. Seeing you charge straight at me when I asked you about assassins, it seems you are indeed one," said the long-robed woman.

  After her blow was blocked by the woman, the Demi-Human woman took a few steps back. Then, she attacked again with her own blow. This time, she dodged the Demi-Human woman's blow.

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  "Where are you hitting? A proper punch is like this," said the robed woman.

  Seeing an opening, the robed woman struck the Demi-Human woman squarely in the stomach. The Demi-Human woman was sent flying backward, bleeding slightly from her mouth. She was thrown back and slammed into the building behind her, causing the wall to shatter.

  Smoke rose from the spot where she struck. A loud crash echoed throughout the area. Nearby knights, hearing the crash, rushed to the scene.

  "What's going on here? Who's causing a commotion here?" asked one of the knights who had arrived.

  "Relax, it's me," said the robed woman.

  "Commander!? What are you doing here?" asked the knights.

  "Just taking care of a pet that's going berserk. By the way, there are a number of people dead over there. Please take care of them. They seem to be criminals who always cause trouble in this city at night," said the cloaked woman, pointing to where the group of people were.

  "Yes, Commander," said the knights.

  "If you encounter any other knights, tell them not to approach this area. I still have to take care of the pet that's going berserk and I don't need your help," said the cloaked woman.

  "Yes, Commander," said the knights.

  The knights left with the other knights who had been following him.

  "So you're a Commander, huh? Looks like I've encountered someone troublesome," said the Demi-Human woman.

  She had just gotten up and emerged from the smoke.

  "I assume you already know who I am, so let me introduce myself. My name is Keira Rauch, and as you said, I'm the Commander of the 'Silver Peacock Troop, stationed in the San Minerva region," said Commander Keira.

  "Why is a Commander here?" asked the Demi-Human woman.

  "Well, as I said earlier, there's always a crime in this city every night. Since this problem occurred in the city where the Lord Duke lives, I must personally intervene to resolve it," said Commander Keira.

  "I see," said the Demi-Human woman.

  "So, since I've introduced myself, now it's your turn to introduce yourself," said Commander Keira.

  "How could I possibly volunteer my name!," said the Demi-Human woman.

  She immediately rushed towards Commander Keira to attack her again.

  "Too bad, I thought you'd act like knights by telling each other names," said Commander Keira.

  The Demi-Human woman attacked with another Mana punch, but Commander Keira dodged it. She then continued to try to hit Commander Keira with a flurry of punches, but again, Commander Keira managed to avoid them all.

  "Whether it's a single punch or a series of punches, your blows won't hit me," said Commander Keira.

  Commander Keira wielded her greatsword with one hand. Seeing an opening in the Demi-Human woman's defense, she swung it at her. The woman was struck squarely by the blunt edge of the sword, sending her flying against another building wall, shattering it.

  Despite being knocked back, the woman quickly got back up.

  "I'm surprised by your physical condition. I've already knocked you down twice, destroying the building wall, and you haven't sustained any serious injuries. Oh, right, I forgot that the Demi-Human race has physical enhancement techniques. So that's why you haven't sustained any serious injuries," Commander Keira said.

  "This is bad. I can't seem to escape her, but at the same time, I'm also unable to fight her. What should I do?" thought the Demi-Human woman.

  "Your body is indeed strong, but can you survive this attack?" Commander Keira asked.

  She created a viscous liquid in her right hand. Then she grasped it in her hand.

  ~Silver Magic : Silver Marbles~

  Commander Keira threw something from the hand she had previously used to hold the liquid she had created. It turned out to be small marble-like balls, which she threw at the Demi-Human woman.

  The marbles were as fast as bullets, but the Demi-Human woman swiftly dodged them. The marbles easily pierced the buildings behind her. The walls of the buildings were riddled with small holes from the marbles.

  "If I had been late in dodging that attack, I would have been riddled with holes by now," thought the Demi-Human woman.

  "I didn't expect your reflexes to be so fast and to be able to dodge those marbles, but you didn't dodge all of them, did you?" asked Commander Keira.

  Commander Keira realized this after seeing several scratches on the Demi-Human woman's body.

  "There's something that's been bothering me. I initially thought you were an assassin, but after seeing you this far, I'm sure you're not. Your movements are too flashy for an assassin. And besides, that slave collar you're wearing is just a decoration, right? I can't believe someone as skilled as you who could kill that many people would become someone else's slave," Commander Keira said.

  ".....," the Demi-Human woman remained silent.

  "But your fighting style so far reminds me of some of the Sedona knights I fought in the past,"

  "You're actually a knights from the Sedona Kingdom, right? Who sent you here, and what are you doing in the San Fulgen Kingdom?" Commander Keira asked.

  "..." The Demi-Human woman remained silent.

  "You better answer me soon, or I'll make a holes through your entire body, just like the wall," Commander Keira said, creating another liquid substance in her hand.

  -To be continued