It had been over 9 hours since that time, and Noir remained in his position, sleeping.
It seemed even he had to take a small break.
Truthfully, the young bodyguard had not had any sleep since he met Ciara. As things stood, he needed to regain some of his stamina. Thus, after seeing Ciara had finally fallen asleep, he followed suit.
Before either one of the two knew it, night fell.
And then—
"Haa…"
—Noir's eyes suddenly popped wide open.
He instantly sprang from his seat, and with a quick glance, looked over the room. Upon finding Ciara still fast asleep, he sighed in relief.
Despite that, though, the air of unease had not left the room.
"Four… Maybe five?" Noir murmured to himself, counting the number of presences he was sensing.
Thanks to his heightened abilities, not even the stealth of the intruders could avail them. Once the young man was done calculating how many foes he was up against, he came to a conclusion.
"It seems… we're not alone." Taking action instantly, his body faded into the darkness.
>SHWWUUUUUUUVWUUUSSHHH!!!BZZZTZZZZWHISSHHH!!!WHOOOSHH!<
The Assassin's head rolled on the ground, and his body fell with a thud. Noir looked at the mess created on the floor and looked slightly displeased.
"Looks like I'll have to take care of this mess as soon I'm done with the intruders; at least before the youn—I mean, Ciara wakes up," Noir mumbled, quickly correcting himself.
He looked outside the window and sensed a few more presences lurking around the premises.
"I had better take care of things soon… I don't want the commotion to escalate and allow them to disturb her sleep."
After whispering this, Noir faded again, using his silent speed to race outside the room.
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Noir took care of a few more Assassins, but he felt something was off.
He looked around and noticed that, while there was no longer anyone outside the premises, his unease was yet to be quelled.
Suddenly—
'Don't tell me…!'
—His eyes immediately widened from a sudden realization.
He was not wrong!
Suddenly, a giant orange magic circle sprung up around the house where Ciara, as well as Galand and Lorna, resided.
"That's—!" Noir recognized the Spell well.
It was a Tier 6 wide-range Magic Spell that required four skilled Mages to perform at four cardinal angles—with the fifth mage within the Circle.
"[Grand Teleportation]?!" Noir's thoughts rang.
The orange light shone brighter, meaning the Spell was activated.
"So this was their plan all along…" Noir's eyes narrowed as he felt the condensed flow of Mana.
'Luring me outside with those small fries while these guys teleport the entire building away from here… how smart. They must have intentionally refused to approach Ciara's room, knowing I would have immediately sensed their plan."
Noir stood still, watching as the building became engulfed in the orange light.
"I'm quite a distance away from the house so I can't use [Null]." He whispered.
The house was already vanishing, turning transparent in nature. All this occurred within Noir's perception of time, which meant everything was moving very slowly for him.
Even then, he would not be able to reach the house in time. That was how fast the [Grand Teleportation] was, once it had been activated. The enemies had planned this quite thoroughly.
HOWEVER—!
"Guess I have no choice now…" Noir raised his left-hand index finger.
He inhaled and exhaled deeply, a darker gleam of power shooting from his deeply warped eyes. Everything seemed to come to a complete halt as his lips cracked open.
"… [Magic Territory]."
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[A/N]
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