When Lux arrived at the Inn, Emma, as well as Colette and her friends, were waiting for his return.

"Big Brother! Let's go to our Guild's Headquarters tomorrow before noon," Colette said. "My sister said that she wanted to meet you and personally thank you for always saving me."

"Okay," Lux replied before patting Matty's shoulder. He then winked at the young Dwarf. "Make sure to become stronger, so I don't always have to save this troublemaker. I can't always be by her side, you know?"

Matty frowned, but he still nodded his head seriously. He was already thinking of ways he could improve himself to become stronger, so he wouldn't always be the one that needed saving.

Naturally, it wasn't just Matty thinking about this. Colette, Andy, Axel, and Helen, also had the same thoughts.

Lux understood that his friends were still too young, so becoming strong right from the get go was impossible for them.

'Fortunately, the one being targeted is me and not them,' Lux thought. 'Still an Initiate Assassin sounds like a pain in the ass.'

An Initiate was the grade above the Grade A Apostle Rank. It was the turning point where an Apostle would become a Ranker after accumulating enough points.

In order to reach the Initiate Rank, one must have at least 5,000 combined Stat Points.

This was a level that was still far away from his reach. Fighting against that kind of opponent would not be an easy task.

Even so, he would rather face an Initiate by himself instead of allowing someone of that caliber target his friends, who wouldn't stand a chance against such foes.

After eating dinner, Colette and the others left the inn and returned to their headquarters. Aina had given strict orders to her sister and her friends, forbidding them from spending the night outside their guild's headquarters, in order to keep them safe.

Right now, the tension inside Whitebridge City was high, and Aina didn't want her little sister to be caught in the crossfire between the combined might of the guilds and the authorities that were busy rounding up the members of Twilight Rain inside the city.

Lux was also aware of what was happening in the city and was told to stay in the inn for the night. The place where their inn was booked had guards patrolling on a regular basis, so, unless they wanted to be sent to prison, no one with ulterior motives would openly make trouble in the inn that was the mainstay of many high-ranked adventurer parties in Whitebridge City.

"Emma, there is something that I need to tell you in private," Lux said as he invited Emma to his room.

Once they were inside, he explained that there was a high possibility that he was being targeted by an Initiate, so he asked the pretty Dwarf to avoid interacting with him for the time being for her own safety.

But, contrary to what Lux expected, Emma became more determined to stay by Lux's side in order to protect him, rejecting his request, even though she wasn't a match against an Initiate.

"Since you are being targeted by Twilight Rain, I should always stay by your side," Emma insisted. "Make no mistake. I treasure my life, so I don't plan on doing anything reckless. But I also made an oath that I would return the favor for saving my life. If I can stall the assassin for a few seconds to allow you to escape, I will not hesitate to do that."

"And if I die, then I die. You're a Necromancer, right? Just raise me as an Undead. I don't mind it one bit!"

Lux rubbed his face with both of his hands when he heard the pretty Dwarf in front of him set up a death flag for herself. Even so, he was touched that she was willing to sacrifice herself for his safety.

"Very well, I promise you this, from now on, I truly recognize you as my first trusted subordinate," Lux stated. "I will do my best to help you grow stronger."

"Um? You didn't treat me as a trusted subordinate before?"

"Let's not dig up the past. What is important is that we should always go forward!"

Emma chuckled, knowing that Lux no longer wanted to dwell on the subject. Even so, she was quite satisfied that the Half-Elf had finally recognized her as his trusted subordinate.

After their short chat, Emma returned to their room to rest for the night, leaving Lux to think about how to handle the big threat that was looming over his head.

'An Initiate Ranked Assassin," Lux thought as he looked at the upper right corner of his vision where a map was located.

Enlarging the map, Lux tweaked its settings to show only allies and enemies on the map. Allies would be represented by green dots on the map, while enemies would be represented by red. He hoped that by changing the setting of his map, he would be able to detect if the assassin was near his immediate vicinity.

If he was able to detect the Assassin before the latter came in contact with him, he would immediately run away or hide in order to save himself from the other party who was ordered to kill him.

He also ran several simulations in his head for what he would do when the Initiate Ranked Assassin appeared. He also talked to his Named Creatures through his Soul Book about his plan, and all of them agreed to follow it to give Lux a chance at survival.

Right now, it was impossible for them to fight against an Initiate Ranked Assassin. However, he was not entirely powerless.

'I still have the Token of the Gold Dragon with me,' Lux thought as he held the golden token in his hand. 'Even an Initiate Rank would have no choice but to escape when faced with an Argonaut Ranked Crystal Dragon.'

This was his Trump Card, and it was the only thing that he could rely on against an opponent that was an expert in waiting for the perfect opportunity to end his life.