Assassination Thwarted, the "Truth" Deduced

I'm dead!

Kevin felt the murderous intent pouring from the blade, and every thought in his mind vanished. His mind went blank.

But just as he thought the vicious slash would kill him, the blade that had filled him with despair froze in midair!

A heavy greatsword dropped from above with indescribable speed. It landed in front of Kevin and caught the incoming blade.

Clang!

Sparks flew as metal struck metal.

The assassin who had been about to behead Kevin staggered back several steps under the force of the blow, then stared at the figure who had suddenly appeared.

Samantha stood before Kevin in the uniform of Faoken's chief instructor of local forces. No one had seen her arrive. She stared expressionlessly at the assassin who had tried to kill him.

At the same time, everyone heard a rush of approaching footsteps, as though a sizable army was racing toward the scene.

"Who are you wretches to dare assassinate our guest in Faoken? Did you ask my permission—Samantha An Speyer's permission?" Samantha had already memorized the script Lunebo had given her. She sneered at the "assassins" on cue, then unleashed her aura without hesitation.

Boom!

As the magic of her Transcendent Class surged out in full, a terrifying magical storm swept through the scene. A-a transcendent Mage?

John Maslow had quietly won over a transcendent Mage?

And judging by that dense magical aura, she was no ordinary Mage. She must possess a Unique Formula!

Why hadn't the Mosesiris Duchy's intelligence department found a single hint of this?

Were those idiots raised on shit?

Kevin stared at Samantha's overwhelming display, his eyes widening to their limit. He was so stunned that he forgot he was in the middle of an assassination attempt. Only one thought remained: *Thank goodness I was smart