Protogene Assimilation

Mission Target

"The hell!"

"Are you serious?" Trapp loudly questioned his mother. He was surprised at what his mission for this assignment was.

Looking at his mother, Trapp said incredulously, "I don't know if you've forgotten or what, but I feel I should remind you of something. I am an assassin. I take lives... I'm not in charge of protecting it. You want me to protect somebody... heh, dream on."

"There's no way that is ever happening in this life."

"It seems like you've got the wrong guy for the job. If that is all, ill be heading out now. I just recently finished a big job and have yet to fully relax. If you need me, you can find me buried deep in the loving bosom of some sweet and juicy barmaid."

Saying those words, Trapp got ready to leave.

Shifting his chair backward, Trapp called out to Della as he left, "Come along Della. Let's go have some fun."

Della who was being called, had a look of reluctance on her face. She was looking at Eunice valerian as if she was asking for her permission to leave.

At this moment, Eunice, who had not said anything while Trapp had been speaking, suddenly said a soft but stern voice.

"Sit down... the mission briefing is not over yet."

Trapp paused on his way outside as he stopped moving. But he did not turn around.

From the way Trapp's legs were quivering, it was clear that he wanted nothing more than to leave this place right now.

He didn't want to hear the rest of the assignment because he had a bad feeling about it.

Suddenly, Trapp abruptly turned around to face his mother and asked her with his voice filled with complaint.

"You don't really want to send me to do this mission, do you? Come on, you of all people know what I am capable of and what I am not, and this is definitely something I am not capable of. I have no experience whatsoever when it comes to protecting anybody. You know that since it was you who trained me and taught me everything I know. Why then do you want to send me on this mission?"

"It would only be an effort in futility!"

Trapp looked at his mother and gave her a level gaze. For the first time in a long while, there was a pleading look in Trapp's eyes. He really did not want to take on this mission.

But Eunice did not say anything and only returned a level gaze of her own back. Still, the look in her eyes was one that evoked absolute obedience and allowed no dissent.

She was not moved at all.

Helpless, Trapp could only return to his seat.

His mood was currently foul, and he just sat there pouting.

With Trapp seated once again, Eunice continued explaining the details of his assignment.

"As I said, this girl is your target for this assignment, and your specific mission is to protect her at all costs. Her name is Estarosa Mitchella. In public, she is the daughter of an ordinary commoner family who has some talent in the medical arts. She had just recently finished her training in the Adept Hand Relief Institute and has multiple honors in various medical fields. All in all, Estarosa looks like an ordinary person who is hardworking and with decent talent but who has no excellent qualifications at all. What people don't know is that she is secretly the illegitimate daughter of the Avalon family. One of the two overlords of the Saint Veracles Starfield."

Trapp was listening to the introduction of his target and in the beginning, he had not been interested in her at all. Everything his mother said about the target made her look ordinary. It was only at the end of the introduction that Trapp's brows raised up in interest.

"A hidden princess, is it?"

"How unexpected." Trapp was only a little bit surprised at this information, nothing else.

He had come across all sorts of people with more interesting identities, a few of which he had personally ended their lives.

There was nothing too surprising about nobles having illegitimate children. It was basically a norm in the universe.

Trapp himself was a perfect example of a secret illegitimate child, so there was no novelty there.

The only thing Trapp was interested in was what kind of trouble this girl was in that caused her to need protection.

Trapp immediately made his concerns known, to which Eunice continued explaining.

"Estarosa Mitchella, whose full name is Estarosa Mitchella Avalon, is the secret child of the youngest son of the family head. At a young age, she did not show much talent nor did she strongly inherit the Avalon family bloodline, so she was not accepted into the main family. Although she did show some talent in the medical field, it was not enough to make her outstanding, so she was raised outside of the family and in secret."

"Still, although Estarosa is not very talented, she is still one of the heirs of the Avalon family, so all aspects of her education were taken care of. She was raised, much like how the other heirs of the family were raised. Only she did not come in contact with the rest of her family. This seemed to make her dissatisfied, so she rebelled and left the family hoping to make it on her own and prove her worth to her own family."

"Does this sound familiar to you?" Suddenly Eunice stopped explaining the mission details and abruptly asked Trapp a shocking question.

Trapp felt his face burn when he heard the question. He knew that Eunice was referring to himself when she asked that question.

Before Trapp could even say anything to retort, Eunice had already continued speaking, so he could only bury his grievance in his heart.

"Although Estarosa rejected the Avalon family's arrangements and tried to fend for herself, her family did not lose track of her. Although they did not interfere with her much, they still made sure that she did not suffer too much. But now that the Avalon family has recently started a war with the Viceroy family over some major disputes in the Saint Varacles Starfield, they do not have the time to pay too much attention to a rebellious member of the family."

"The last that the Avalon family heard of Estarosa, she had secretly gone to participate in the war, completely disregarding the family's opinion in this. It was at this point that her father received information that she was being targeted by the Viceroys. According to the information, someone in the Avalon family had put a hit on some of the younger heirs of the family. Taking advantage of the war between the two families, it seems like the objective is to reduce the number of heirs in the family. Of course, the only ones that are being targeted are those illegitimate children who are not recognized by the family but who still have the right to succession."

"Right now, nobody knows who had ordered the hit on these people but Estarosa's father Ulysses has been a long-term contributor to Dark Purple and he has asked us to personally ensure the safety of his daughter."

"This assignment is meant to be carried out in secret and you're to protect Estarosa in secret without revealing yourself. Apart from protecting the target, we have also been asked to try to uncover the mastermind behind the hit. This is not your priority, so you don't have to be concerned about it. All you need to do is make sure that your target is safe."

"Is everything clear up until now?"

"Do you have any questions?"

Trapp was silent for a while.

He was using his finger to tap constantly on the table as he thought about the details of his mission.

After a short while, Trapp finally sighed before speaking.

"Sigh!"

"To be honest, I quite like the assassination mission put out on the other side. I feel like it is more my speed. Is there really no way we can refuse this current one and take up the other mission?" Trapp tried asking only to receive a cold glare from his mother.

Shrinking his neck, Trapp quipped, "No way... well, had to ask. No harm in doing so."

At this point, Eudora finally spoke up and said, "Child, Ulysses Avalon is a very generous contributor to Dark Purple. His contributions make up for one-tenth of the total revenue that Dark Purple makes every year. Of course, the other party also requested our services, but it is only natural that we support our own people. That is why we took on this assignment, you understand."

"of course I understand," Trapp responded.

"What I don't understand is why it has to be me who takes on this mission. There should be more qualified people for the job. Why can't any of them do this and not me?"

"Well, that's simple dear..." Eudora said.

There was a mischievous glint in her eyes as she answered, "It is because, out of all of them, none of them is as handsome as you are. You're a natural lady killer, so this job is perfect for you."

Trapp, "..."

"The hell kind of reason is that!" Trapp exploded.