The service worker from Cheldeg's mansion moved to a secluded area as usual, paying attention to whether anyone was following him. He was careful because when he cleaned after politicians and influential people, he was often followed by spies planted by his clients' political opponents. This time however, unlike usual, he ran around the back alley in a cold sweat.

Zzing! 

His wristwatch vibrated as the ‘9’ engraved upon it became blurred as if crushed. Slowly, it disappeared entirely.

"Even Team Leader Nine!"

Out of twelve numbers, all but ‘1’, ‘3’, ‘6’, and ‘10’ were now missing from his watch. Unless the clock had suddenly malfunctioned, that meant that there were only four people left among the service company's leaders, including himself.

"Damn! Team Nine had a lot of talented people! Where's the attack coming from?!"

Each team in the service company had its own specialties. Team Seven could be called an assassination team. Team Nine, which had just been erased, could be called a combat team. Among the teams, Team Nine had the highest number of members and the team leader himself was much stronger than most knights. However, the fact that even the formidable Team Nine had been defeated meant that he himself...