I Become a Mafia in the Academy

Chapter 71

In the outskirts of Gunsan, Parnello and I arrived at a hill owned by Calione and immediately checked the map before getting on the motorcycle we had prepared nearby.

"I will drive. Please sit in the back, Young Master."

Parnello, as if it were the most natural thing in the world, sat in the front seat and put on his helmet.

Upon reflection, I realized I didn't even have a license.

"...Alright."

Since I needed to sort out my thoughts anyway, I sat in the back without objection to Parnello's words.

Despite running at an incredible speed, the motorcycle was surprisingly quiet, perhaps due to some special treatment.

From the looks of it, it seemed to be a motorcycle powered by a mana stone engine I had seen in a game.

"Parnello. Was there any additional information sent by Ratte?"

"Yes, his location and the villains chasing him. There was no other information received."

"...Is that so?"

Something felt off.

If this were a game, Parnello would have gone on this mission alone, as he always did.

In that case, he would have succeeded in rescuing Ratte and dealt with the other villains, eliminating any contact with the player completely.

However, in the game, participating in the escape event allowed you to meet all the villains except Ratte.

In other words, Parnello failed in any scenario, Ratte died, and all the villains successfully escaped.

"Parnello. Who is Ratte?"

Why would my father personally send both Parnello and me to rescue him?

And why are the villains so determined not to let Ratte go?

To understand this, I needed information about the villain known as Ratte.

"...Are you referring to Ratte?"

Did he think my question was unexpected? Parnello spoke with a puzzled look.

"Indeed, the Young Master would not have had many chances to encounter Ratte."

No encounters?

"...Ratte is a member of Calione who was raised by the organization since childhood."

...Huh?

One of the villains who escaped this time was raised by Calione since childhood?

"How on earth...?"

"It's not much of a story. He was just an orphan begging on the streets, whom the boss took in."

"My father?"

"Yes, as you know, at that time, numerous dungeons were forming and monsters were rampant, leading to many deaths. As a result, many orphans were created, and the boss established an orphanage for them."

Everything Parnello mentioned was part of the Successor Training I had heard about.

"Ratte was just an insignificant kid at the time, but he awakened at the orphanage and started receiving training as an organization member. That's how long their connection has been."

"...So you tried to rescue Ratte because he grew up in Calione. He's practically family."

"Yes, having known him since childhood. Besides, with her ability to control and communicate with rats, she has warded off several threats to Calione."

But according to the explanation, something didn't add up.

"Then why did you let her enter Niflheim?"

"That's... because Ratte was the most suitable for the mission to infiltrate Niflheim."

According to Parnello, the villain alliance had been acting strangely lately, so they sent an agent to Niflheim, where they could have the most contact with them, to gather information.

But during the escape process after obtaining the information, they failed to quietly slip away from them, leading to this chase.

"So they don't even know that Ratte is still affiliated with Calione?"

"They probably only know him as a spy from another organization. As long as Ratte doesn't speak up, they won't know."

It was absurd when I thought about it.

Did they really know that they had made Calione their enemy right now?

As we arrived near the factory district, Parnello gradually slowed down and parked the motorcycle.

The abandoned factory district exuded a sinister atmosphere, illuminated only by the orange glow of streetlights.

Even though we had just gotten off the motorcycle, I could already feel a suspicious aura.

"Seems like there are many guests waiting."

"Yes. It's unusually quiet for a place where someone on the run is hiding."

In such a vast area, if anyone were looking for someone, there should have been signs of movement or sound, but the factory district was eerily silent.

"Looks like she's been captured by the enemy."

"Seems so."

If they intended to use her as bait or extract information, she would be held somewhere.

"We should be prepared for a full-scale battle."

"Then we need to take precautions beforehand."

Parnello, getting out of the driver's seat, sat in front of the motorcycle and began to fiddle with something.

Bweeeee──

At that moment, a faint blue light began to emanate from the motorcycle's body.

"I've activated the jamming device, so there's no need to worry about their communications leaking out of this area."

I suspected it wasn't an ordinary motorcycle, but to think it had a communication jamming device installed.

"What's the range?"

"It covers the entire factory district and more."

"That's enough."

Then, by clearing out everyone in this territory, there would be no risk of the Villain Alliance finding out that Calione came to rescue Ratte.

Before entering the factory district, Parnello, wearing [Midas's Gloves] on both hands, quietly murmured while scanning the surroundings.

"One sniper in the second-floor warehouse on the left, four people waiting on the first floor on the right, and two snipers on the roof of the warehouse in front. Interesting."

He could identify the positions of the enemies just by scanning with his eyes.

"I will go straight ahead and break through their traps. In the meantime, could the Young Master secure Ratte?"

"Alright."

"I feel reassured."

In response to my answer, Parnello gave a cold smile and picked up a knife in one hand and a pistol in the other.

"Then, I'll see you later, Young Master."

At the same time, his figure disappeared from sight, and shortly after, the fear level in the second-floor warehouse where the sniper was located increased significantly before disappearing like a lie.

One person had met his end at Parnello's hands.

"...I don't need to worry about that side."

Parnello would have managed to survive even if he came alone.

My role was what mattered.

I too began to move my feet, avoiding the enemies and entering the factory district.

The factory district, illuminated only by streetlights and moonlight, was emitting a soft sound of wind like the breathing of a sleeping child.

"It seems difficult to locate someone based solely on fear."

I decided to think of another way to find Ratte's location.

If the place Parnello headed to was a trap, she would likely be somewhere not far from there.

If a Spatial Mage had come with us, we could have found her quickly, but since unregistered Spatial Mages are extremely rare, and it was just the two of us here, I had no choice but to find Ratte on my own.

The fortunate thing was that even without a Spatial Mage, I had recently learned a method that I could use.

"I was told to spread my Aura."

While I was confident in gathering Aura rather than spreading it, I slowly began to spread my Aura.

Since we were dealing with the enemies of the organization, my overall abilities were increased by 1.5 times due to the Trait [Executioner].

Moreover, [Bloodline: Calione] was already exerting its power to determine how many enemies were hiding in this factory district.

"It feels like I'll be able to focus a bit more."

I slowly spread my Aura into the air.

Like dust melting into the moonlight, like cotton candy dissolving in water, I thinly drew out the red Aura and scattered it as widely as possible.

Then, the terrain around me slowly began to form in my mind.

[The effect of the Smart Lens is activated.]

[The map within the range where the Aura touches is displayed.]

Messages appeared in the pitch-black darkness with my eyes closed.

As I slowly opened my eyes, the map of the factory district unfolded before me.

Like sprinkling ink on paper, the areas where my Aura touched gradually revealed their shapes.

It was an ability akin to a map hack. Perhaps because of that, a new message appeared before my eyes.

[[Skill: Aura Sonar] has been acquired.]

"Ha, finally got it."

It was the first skill I acquired in this world.

I thought I had been using special techniques all this time, but could it be that the ones I used so far were incomplete as skills, which is why such an alert didn't appear?

Certainly, until now, I had only fought using rough-and-tumble methods, so it might be natural.

The number of enemies detected by [Aura Sonar] was a total of 15, and it seems that a few were not well reached by the Aura, indicating that the Villain was among them.

And around one of them, three were loitering... what kind of movement is this?

"──Found it."

I immediately activated the skill Abyss Veil embedded in the [DisPater] suit given to me by the Maestro.

Shhshhshh─

My whole body was instantly dyed black as if engulfed by darkness. It felt as if not only the color but also my presence had become completely faint.

'Better than I imagined?'

Hiding in the shadows untouched by moonlight, I slowly moved my steps. As it's a skill to conceal oneself in darkness, there was no movement indicating that I was detected.

At the same time, a tremendous explosion and smoke began to rise from the factory where Parnello was headed.

It seems they have also started a proper fight over there.

With the enemies' attention directed there, I had to move quickly.

The target, presumed to be Ratte, was inside a two-story office building.

"Just to be safe, I'll have to give it my all."

I attached a silencer to [Capone's Tommy].

It was a silencer obtained as a reward for achieving a quest at the academy in the past, with the effect of significantly reducing the sound of gunfire.

The performance of the silencer was truly like in the movies, producing only a quiet and sharp sound.

It's a pity about the nickname Chicago Typewriter... but there's nothing to be done for the mission.

Creak─

As I was about to enter after finishing my preparations, I suddenly felt a sense of discomfort.

Come to think of it, why did I hear an explosion from the direction where Parnello is?

Parnello wouldn't have brought any bombs with him.

Paying attention to this, as I slowly climbed the stairs, I could see a thin fishing line installed on the stairs.

"You've prepared everything, haven't you?"

Who would have thought you'd set up such tricks right from the entrance.

As I cautiously moved forward and stood in front of the door, I activated [Skill: Aura Sonar] once again to grasp the situation inside.

Everyone except one was standing. So, as soon as I kick the door open and rush in, I should seize the initiative──

───────!!

In an instant, with the sound of something exploding, the door shattered and my body was thrown backwards.

"Oh? I thought all the rats were caught, but there was another rat!"

A sharp-faced woman burst through the door.

With outstretched white hair, sharp eyes, and sharp claws on both hands.

"Hello, kiddo?"

Villain Blanca.

It was my first encounter with her.