"This seems to be the place,"Irene spoke as she stood in front of the big house at the center of the village. Looking at the high end house in this village-like town, one can easily infer how 'good' of a lord the Mayor was.

"Let's knock on the door,"I spoke as I walked towards the main gate with Irene. There were a couple of guards chatting and laughing with each other in the guard post. At first, they didn't seem to care enough about who was coming near to the mansion, but then as our steps failed to stop walking, their chatter stopped and they looked at us.

Despite being early mornings, they seemed rather energetic and fresh, their eyes had a red hue in them. Sitting there, they waited for us to come to them. And as we reached closer..

"What business do you have here?"one of the guards asked as he looked at me, his eyes trying to see through me. Though tensed at first, when he finished his analysis he looked at me with a relieved smile.

"We are here to meet the mayor,"Irene spoke as she looked at them with a slightly thoughtful face. I had been given the opportunity to lead the operation for now. I wanted to see her leadership qualities while she dealt with this kind of situation.

"The mayor is not here. Come back in 6 months,"the guards spoke as they looked at Irene with half irritation, half lust. One of them stood up as he made way towards Irene.

"Why don't you come with us? We might be able to solve your problems without the involvement of the mayor,"the guard who approached Irene spoke in a slightly delighted tone as he checked up on Irene. I could see that he was failing to contain his excitement for some reason.

-Slash!

And Irene, who was quite disgusted by his behavior, took out a knife and slashed his neck as he barely managed to not die from the attack. His wound healed slowly as he wriggled on the ground. From the speed of his regeneration, he should heal in a minute or two.

As for the other guard, who pointed his gun at Irene.

-Bang!

[Time Rejection!]

"That's one death,"I spoke as I looked at Irene with slight disappointment. Her temper wasn't really fit to be a leader.. she might end up getting everyone killed in her party. Though she didn't mind much as she spoke,

"Well. I was never much of a leader to begin with. I guess you wanted to know how capable I am in that department.. now you know."

I nodded at her. Her skills were surviving and collecting information. Escaping from enemies' clutches wasn't really hard for her, either. Though can I use that quality? That is something I wanted to know for now. Maybe I should give her more abilities to increase her escaping capabilities?

While I was lost in thought, the guard tried shooting multiple times, while also attracting people inside. However, he 'coincidently' missed all the shots, not getting even a single one in. And with each shot, his eyes were widening as he figured out that something was gravely wrong.

"YOU BASTARD!!" The other guard who had barely healed himself looked at Irene with a rage filled expression. Not missing even a single beat, he jumped at Irene.. however, Irene could already predict the next few moves of the guard.

Reaching Irene, the guard tried punching her with his right arm, though Irene swiftly dodged before

-STAB!

She stabbed his armpit all the way to his shoulder joint.

"AAAAAA!!!"Groaning in pain, he tried to take a stand. His eyes maddening even more, with pain and fury mixed in.

Taking out the knife, Irene grabbed the guard by his collar as she placed the knife on his neck again.

-Slash!

And once again slashed the barely healed neck of his, this time much ferociously, then before. She was going for the kill this time. However, I can see him alive in the future as well.

The guard fell down, not moving an inch as his breathing stopped, but Irene moved near his heart and

-STAB!!!!

Stabbed him again. This time, Irene had a neutral look on her face. Her eyes were bored by the end of the fight, while the guard, who was continuously shooting, missed all his shots. His eyes consumed with fear, he could barely hold the gun in his hand.

"What is going on here?"A man dressed in a red and white suit appeared from outside. In his hands were a couple of bags filled with groceries. His eyes traced each and everyone present here. And finally he looked at me and asked,

"May I know what you are trying to do here?"

"We have arrived here from a faraway place to meet the Mayor,"I said as I analyzed his status and a smile appeared on my face.

"The mayor is busy. He is going to come by the evening,"he said before his face turned ashen,"so now tell me the reason why our guard was killed?"I think you should take a look at

"He said to come 6 months later and then tried to force himself on my girl here. Pity he died an easy death,"I spoke with the same smile as I observed the new guy. There wasn't any apparent change in his expression, but..

"Is that so?"he muttered before

-Swish!

Appearing right in front of me. His eyes matched mine. Turning red, they glared at me as he spoke,"do you know what fear is?"historical

"Maybe?"I answered with a nonchalant attitude as I looked back at him with a dominant look. I could see myself getting hit from the left in the future so..

'Spear art: Spearless slash!'

-Slash!

"Huh?!" Eyes wide open, the new guy found his left arm flying away from here. He was confused, as he couldn't even comprehend what had just happened. He turned to see his left arm missing before his heart beat rose.

"What about you? Do you know what fear is?"I asked the same question, with no fury on my face, my eyes serene, my smile quiet calm. But the impact was far more than when he said that, as I could see him trying to jump away from me.

[Time Rejection]

'Now now. I can't have you run away now, can I?' my smile was getting wide, while the fear on his face was growing more and more with each second passing.

"Who.. are you?"he asked, still trying to escape from here. I could see him trying to jump at least 3 times each second, alas in front of [Time Rejection]. He could barely do anything. For he simply observed me with fear as he contemplated the decisions which he took a couple of moments ago.

"I am Michael. Now Mr. Arib, wouldn't it be nice of you to help us out and meet the Mayor?"to be honest, finding the mayor wouldn't take much time. But if we can save a little by asking someone nicely, then why shouldn't we?

"What do you.. want with the Mayor?"he asked, still thinking about others and not worrying about his life. If only his actions were as nice as his words were.

"That is quite confidential. Apologies for not telling anything. You see, the life of the Mayor depends upon whether we meet him or not. Please understand the urgency,"I smiled as I tried to be as respectful as I could. And it wasn't like I was lying to him. The life and death of the Mayor, indeed mattered with whether we will be able to meet him or not.

"I.. Is that so? You should have told us the first time-"He tried to lie.. I could only give a long sigh, making him observe him with a fear filled face.

"You want us to follow you into a trap where our chances of dying are higher? Quiet smart.. quiet idiotic,"I spoke with a bored expression as his face turned white with fear.

"Wait! I can explain-"

-Slash!

And cutting his neck from his body, I made sure that he dies in a single slash.

[You have gained +235 Exp for killing a Low-Grade Vampire!]

My eyes turned to the Guard who was sweating profusely. His eyes seemed to lose all hope while he just stood there waiting for his death to come.

First, I used [Inspect] on him.. and then..

"Kill him painfully,"I ordered Irene as I saw all the disgusting things he did. From r*pe to child kidnapping, and even worse as I kept reading. Irene looked at my disgusted face and understood a bit of the things.

Moving closer to him, Irene then used the same knife as she began killing that guard slowly while I moved into the house. The place was quite big, but I didn't see anyone around. If not for the well-maintained area, it could be impossible to tell if the place was still alive or deserted.

And before I knew it, I entered quite deep into the mansion where a couple of caretakers were working. Not bothering to explain, I first used [Inspect] on them. And looking at their [Status], I ended up signing really deep.

"Hey! Who are you-"

-Slash!

And thus the massacre of the entire mansion began. For quite some time, the echoes and screams reverberated through the castle as I cleansed them completely. With the help of [Space Time Map] I was able to find each and everyone there. Though I don't know what it was but.. everyone was more disgusting than last..

And by the end of it.. The mansion finally turned silent.