Everyone but Me Is a Spy - Chapter 39

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Chapter 39
Nina’s scalp prickled with warning. She snapped her head up, pinpointing the source of the sound in an instant.
Screeeech. Creeeeak—
At the same moment, a railing with sharp decorative spikes came plummeting down toward Kathari’s head.
“……!”
A jolt of alarm shot through Nina. She swiftly scanned for an escape route.
The railing was far too massive; any hesitation and they wouldn’t be able to dodge it.
Whiiiine!
But if they sidestepped toward the street, a carriage was barreling toward them.
If they dodged inward, they’d collide with the bank’s entrance stairs.
‘If she rushes up those steps in a panic and trips, this will be a disaster.’
In a fraction of a second, Nina had made her choice. She hurled the money bag directly at Kathari.
“I’m sorry!”
“Ugh!”
The weight of the money bag struck Kathari, driving her backward in a stumbling slide.
Crash!
The railing plummeted onto the spot where Kathari had been standing, splitting in half with a metallic shriek.
Unfortunately, a portion of the railing’s sharp-pointed decoration ricocheted directly toward Kathari.
“No! This can’t—!”
Without hesitation, Nina launched herself forward like a coiled spring released.
Crack.
Nina’s feet dug so hard into the pavement that a thin fissure splintered across it.
Still reeling from being shoved backward, Kathari only now registered the spike hurtling toward her face and froze in shock.
“Hold on!”
With the urgent cry, a shadow drew near, sunlight suddenly blazing behind it—and Nina appeared, silhouetted against the light.
Mid-air, Nina twisted twice and drove her heel into the railing with a Kick Technique.
Crash! Clang! Bang!
The railing tumbled across the street multiple times before finally lodging itself against a parked carriage and coming to rest.
Kathari brushed her wind-tousled hair aside, still caught in the gust from Nina’s powerful kick.
“Are you hurt?”
“I’m fine—! Wait. Nina? You’re bleeding!”
Between the torn edges of Nina’s skirt, a bleeding gash on her leg was briefly visible. The spike’s edge had grazed her skin, leaving a nasty wound.
“I’m just glad you weren’t hurt.”
But Nina brushed her skirt off matter-of-factly and beamed as if nothing had happened.
Kathari stared at her in bewilderment.
“Glad? You’re the one who’s injured. What are you talking about?”
“This? It’s nothing. I heal quickly and I’m sturdy—wounds like this close up in no time. If I think of this as taking the blow instead of you, it’s barely worth mentioning.”
Kathari’s expression hardened slightly.
“Taking a blow for me…… Why would you go that far? My getting hurt isn’t such a terrible thing.”
“It is, because you were in danger. How could I stand by and let my precious family be hurt?”
“……!”
With no hesitation whatsoever, spoken as naturally as breathing—Nina’s answer made Kathari’s pink irises flutter with tremors.
Watching that carefree, smiling face, heedless of the torn skirt and bleeding leg, something in Kathari’s chest twisted painfully.
‘Likita’s granddaughter thinks of me this way……!’
While Kathari gripped her chest and bit her lip,
“Remarkable. Hardly ordinary.”
figures in black clothing descended by rope from the building across the street, one after another.
Nina’s instincts screamed danger—these were ruffians. She quickly shielded Kathari behind her back and kicked the money bag toward herself with her foot, drawing it close.
Then she turned toward the bank’s entrance and shouted loudly.
“Security! Security! There are bandits in front of the bank!”
“Good heavens. Bandits, you say? That’s precisely the sort of matter we ought to handle. Trust us with this!”
The bank’s security detail had the captain’s words barely out of his mouth before they sealed every door and window and vanished from sight.
Kathari stood frozen, her expression dumbfounded.
“You cowardly bastards!”
“Indeed. The continent’s safest bank truly lives up to its reputation. One can entrust one’s money to it at any time.”
Nina made a silent vow to leave her inherited fortune with Solteum Bank permanently.
The leader of the ruffians stepped forward, drawing a pistol.
“Pity it’s come to this, Kathari. That was supposed to be your chance for a quick, painless death.”
“Me?! They were after me all along?!”
Kathari’s eyes went wide in disbelief, and Nina gasped in shock, her hand flying to her mouth.
“Good heavens, what savagery. To set upon a delicate woman with so many of you……!”
“Delicate? That’s rich.”
The ruffian leader sneered and leveled his pistol at Kathari.
In the same instant, Nina tore the brooch from her dress and flung it like a dagger.
“That won’t do!”
Crack!
“Ugh……!”
The leader’s wrist took the full force of the blow, and the pistol tumbled from his grip. His eyes locked onto Nina.
“My, what a fierce glare. That man back there had the same look. Who exactly are all these people?”
“I have no idea.”
Kathari wasn’t lying.
‘Who the hell are these bastards?’
The ruffian who’d first lunged at Nina had seemed like a common thug, his eyes glazed over at the sight of the bulging money bag. But the ones who came pouring out afterward had a different air entirely.
Click! Click!
The ruffians standing behind the leader drew their pistols as one.
“It seems you all need a lesson.”
As Nina sighed at the sight and reached into her dress for something, Kathari grabbed her arm and pulled them both behind the carriage.
“Sister?”
“I’m not delicate.”
“Oh. Did I hurt your feelings? I’m sorry.”
“No. It’s not that. Normally I wouldn’t do this, but…… we need to survive first.”
“……!”
Nina’s eyes widened at the sharp, cold gleam in Kathari’s gaze—one she’d never seen before.
Soon after, Kathari struck down the ruffians as they approached the carriage, moving with lethal precision toward their vital points.
Even as gunfire erupted around her, she showed no fear, wielding her sharp hairpin with fluid grace as she dispatched them one after another.
Nina’s breath caught at the sight.
“Sister. All this time, you’ve been…….”
“That is……!”
Kathari flinched, wondering if she’d been too at ease, but Nina’s eyes shone bright as she continued.
“You’ve been training hard to surprise me, haven’t you? I’m so proud of you!”
“Let’s go with that.”
“I want to join you, Sister. Isn’t this just another game we can enjoy together as sisters?”
“……Game?”
Kathari muttered in bewilderment, but Nina was already bounding toward the front of the carriage.
“Hello there!”
“Wait, what——! Get out of the way!”
“My mind’s been so cluttered today, and I’ve been wanting to work up a sweat. How fortunate that you’ve all shown up!”
“What are you——ahhhhh!”
Gunshots, screams, and the clear, bright laughter of a young girl rang out from the front of the carriage.
Peering cautiously from behind the carriage, Kathari watched Nina move with admiration.
Her skirts swayed as she danced through the fray, the fabric rippling like brushstrokes painting the wind itself—beautiful despite the chaos.
‘Likita’s granddaughter indeed…… And this Nina, who holds no one dearer than me—her sister.’
Kathari pressed a hand to her chest as a tender ache bloomed there, her mind turning to the ruffians’ true identity.
Those who coveted the inheritance Nina had received were not solely the spy networks of the Allied Victorious Nations.
The Military Supply Companies and Private Mercenary Companies established by those who had once made their names as soldiers of fortune still thrived.
No matter how secretively the operation proceeded, any mercenary with ties to Likita would have been quietly investigating her whereabouts.
‘These bastards are definitely mercenaries after Likita’s information.’
Kathari’s suspicion proved correct.
They were mercenaries hunting for intelligence about Likita.
And the greatest thorn in their side was the false family surrounding Nina—spies from various nations.
‘If we eliminate that family, the paths to approach Nina become endless.’
Many mercenaries harbored such hopes.
Moreover, rumors had spread throughout Solteum that a young, frail-looking girl had inherited an enormous fortune.
Beyond the common thug who’d been knocked senseless by a stone, skilled thieves would soon begin watching Nina.
“Hee-hee! Isn’t this thrilling?”
“Have you lost your mind?! Thrilling——ahhhhh!”
“You said you’d only have to deal with Kathari! What is this——!”
Kathari stroked her chin as she watched Nina’s delight, then kicked an unconscious ruffian who’d tumbled nearby out of the way.
‘As much as I dislike it, I’ll need to account for combat alongside the other spies. This attack won’t be the last.’
And that too, Kathari’s instinct would prove correct.
At that same moment, events were unfolding at the Townhouse as well.

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