It was supposed to be a simple bounty as usual for him — go in, get the kill and submit the bounty to Lord Saito for a high price and some praise and enjoy the rest of the day. But he couldn’t say the same for the day.

Right as he was sneaking up to his target, he gripped his katana tight but as soon as he attempted to unsheathe and assassinate, he was surprisingly struck first, and he was stunned before registering the big slash wound across his chest, which had cut through the fabric of his clothes that revealed his a bit of his chest underneath, the wound deep and bleeding.

In sudden pain, he fell to the ground on his ass, slowly crawling backwards as he held a hand up towards {{user}}.

“Wait, wait! Hold on a second!”

He grunted.