CHAPTER 192: CHAPTER 190: FEMALE ASSASSIN

Facing the female assassin recommended by Ezio, Perfikot touched her left hand, which she had strangely covered with a silk glove today, while her right hand was still bare.

The reason was that, on the day she returned from the People’s Election Square, someone threw a bottle of burning fire gel at her, causing a burn on her left hand.

Although it was not serious, and the assailant was quickly captured by the Steam Knight, Perfikot’s safety issue was still highlighted.

Previously, she was just a lonely girl from a baron’s family, with an old butler for protection, and later she made a Knight Level maid puppet herself, so safety was never an issue for Perfikot.

But this time, an attacker managed to launch an attack on her under the protection of the Steam Knights, causing a burn. Even if minor, it was a startling reminder for Perfikot.

Therefore, when treating the injury on her hand, Perfikot did not remove the scar but retained it as a reminder not to neglect alertness.

After all, Perfikot was now the culprit behind the destruction of the capitals of three countries, bearing a million blood debts in France, Ruth, and Saint Romulus. Many people wanted revenge against her.

"Although you have no shortage of guards around you, those knights always have places they miss, which as assassins, we know best," Ezio explained to Perfikot, seemingly worried she would not be willing to accept the arrangement, "My sister is the best assassin in the Assassin Brotherhood, and solely in terms of assassination, she is even more capable than I am.

Moreover, she is one of the few female assassins in the Assassin Brotherhood and has previously undertaken tasks to protect important targets, having much experience in this aspect. With her, you can be much safer."

"It seems I have no reason to refuse?" Perfikot did not decline Ezio’s arrangement, reaching out her ungloved right hand to his sister Claudia, "Hello, I hope we can get along well."

Looking at Perfikot’s extended hand, Claudia gave her a deep look before shaking it.

Feeling the softness and delicacy of Perfikot’s palm, Claudia had a surreal feeling because she knew it was these hands that created the thermobaric bomb that destroyed the capitals of three countries, killing millions and displacing hundreds of thousands.

"I will protect you as best I can; before I fall, you will not be harmed by darkness and shadows," Claudia, who seemed not to talk much, said after making a simple introduction of herself, "I specialize in using hidden blades and throwing knives, am adept at stealth, poison, and assassinations, responsible only for protecting your safety or aiding you in killing someone if you wish."

Claudia’s perception of Perfikot was quite complex, after all, she was considered a high-ranking noble of the Empire and, in a sense, an adversary of the Assassin Brotherhood.

However, now, under Ezio’s mediation, the Assassin Brotherhood had to cooperate with Perfikot.

Even with the relationship with Perfikot’s parents, it still felt somewhat surreal, especially as Perfikot now appeared to be a staunch supporter of the Royal Family and government, which greatly conflicted with the belief the Assassin Brotherhood had always held.

Nonetheless, Claudia understood that if the end crisis were true, maintaining national stability would be the way to save more people, and Perfikot supporting the Royal Family and the government was not an issue.

Still, for this prodigious girl with a notorious reputation, Claudia felt she should get to understand her more deeply.

"I probably won’t ask you to kill someone for me, so just focus on protecting me," Perfikot did not feel the need to end someone’s life through assassination, as she had numerous other ways to kill if she wished.

Still, she had other ideas for an assassin, so she added to Claudia, "By the way, do you mind if I examine you? I am quite curious about assassins, and if possible, I’d like to see your abilities."

"If you need it," Claudia did not refuse, understanding what Perfikot’s parents were adept at, and the girl before her was a top-notch alchemist not inferior to her parents.

After finishing this conversation, Perfikot picked up a box from the table beside her and handed it to Ezio.

"What is this?" Ezio took the box but did not open it immediately.

"It’s your hidden blade. I reinforced the material on it, improved the mechanical structure, and modified the firearm part. It should be more useful than before now," Perfikot briefly introduced and then glanced at Claudia, "If you need, I can also help modify and customize a pair of hidden blades."

When shaking hands just now, Perfikot had already noticed the hidden blades worn on both Claudia’s wrists.

"I prefer using poison over hidden blades to kill targets," Claudia, though without refusal, showed little enthusiasm.

Ezio, on the other hand, opened the box immediately to see a black, exquisite metal bracer.

He took out the bracer, carefully checked it, and then wore it on his right arm, and then, habitually, flicked out the hidden blade.

Feeling the hidden blade, now lighter and more flexible than before, Ezio couldn’t help but praise, "As expected from Mr. Brandelis’s daughter, the craftsmanship is excellent! But why is it black?"

"Matte black, so it won’t reveal itself in the night," Perfikot explained simply, with a bit of dissatisfaction, "Father didn’t think it through, making the original bracer surface mirror-polished. Didn’t he realize this thing can reflect brightly if it catches torchlight at night?"

"Maybe that was his intention?" Facing Perfikot’s ridicule, Ezio dared not say too much, as Perfikot was Mr. Brandelis’s daughter; how she spoke about her father was of no consequence, but if an outsider spoke wrongly, the consequences would be severe.

"Forget it, it doesn’t matter," Perfikot waved it off, then pointed to the hidden blade fitted on Ezio’s right hand, "I removed the firearm on it, converting it into a mini crossbow that can quietly and dangerously shoot custom silent arrows.

Apart from this, I also added some other functions, all detailed in the manual within the box; you can slowly study them yourself." Perfikot glanced at the clock hanging in the corner and, seeing it was quite late, shook her head and said, "It’s late; I ought to head back to the Northern Territory."