My Status as an Assassin Obviously Exceeds the Hero's (暗殺者である俺のステータスが勇者よりも明らかに強いのだが)

A fellow hitman...?

The Silent Assassin!

Just my luck to end up competing with a big shot for this job.

However...

I'm not letting you have my target!

You and I both knew what we signed up for when we got into this business!

Die!

I'm sure I got in more attacks...

But I guess that doesn't matter against this guy.

I swear... This is just my luck.

Hey, hey, Tsukasa-kun!

We're going shopping and hitting up a cafe after school! Wanna come?

Sorry, I need to stay and finalize the club budgets.

You're always busy. I guess that's how it is for the student council.

It's too bad.

I'll join you next time.

Thanks as always, Hosoyama.

Shiori's always ready to help.

I just can't stand letting things lie.

What's wrong, Yuki?

Y'know those dumb jokes Tsujimura-sensei slips in during English?

I dunno whether I'm supposed to laugh or what.

That's what's been on your mind?

You've got practice, right, Asahina-kun?

Yeah. I need to test out my new bamboo sword.

THE REAL HERO

Hey, I read that one too!

You like isekai stories?

I'm just going through whatever I can read for free.

Then lemme know if you've got recs.

Free ones, of course!

Who's that guy Nanase-kun was talking to?

Oda Akira.

Huh? Has he always been in our class?

He's never been one to make an impression.

I was well aware of how I faded into the background,

so someone talking to me in class felt like a minor crisis.

However, that feeling would soon pass...

only to be replaced by an actual, genuine crisis.

Was that some kind of attack?

Where are we?

- Weren't we in the classroom? - I'm so glad we're all alive.

Ladies and gentlemen!

His Royal Majesty would like a word with you.

Lend him your ears.

Are they in costume?

What have you done to us?!

Quiet, please!

Welcome, and thank you for answering our call from your faraway realm.

This world is called Morrigan,

and you stand in the human kingdom of Retice, the largest nation on the human continent.

"Human kingdom"?

We are currently under attack from the demons.

But only a hero from another world possesses the power to defeat the Demon Lord.

Whoa, whoa. Are you serious?

ADVENTURERS, HEROES, OVERPOWERED SKILLS - This is just like in my isekai stories!

Now then, we wish to identify the hero among you.

There will be but one.

Come place your hands on this crystal ball.

Me, me! I'll do it!

If you say "Status" in your mind, we shall see what your class is.

Huh? It's in Japanese?

DAISUKE WAKI, CLASS: ANIMAL TRAINER - Aw, man! I'm not the hero?

Yet even your starting stats far exceed that of an average person in this world.

You are sure to go down in legend alongside the hero.

YUKI UENO DISENCHANTER

"Disenchanter"?

TOMOYA TSUDA KNIGHT

SHIORI HOSOYAMA HEALER

I see!

Me next! Me!

If you say "Status" without touching the crystal ball,

you can still see your own stats for yourselves.

Status.

Says I'm a wind mage. What about you?

Assassin.

Hey, that suits you to a T.

Honestly, it took me ages to realize you were even in our class.

What's going on here?

SHIORI HOSOYAMA, CLASS: HEALER - What's with this disparity?

AKIRA ODA, CLASS: ASSASSIN - What's with this disparity?

TSUKASA SATOU

HERO

As expected of the hero!

Normally, people only have around 500 attack power even at level cap.

But yours is nearly double that!

No surprise there.

He's smart, athletic, our student council president, and popular to boot.

Those are the hero's numbers?

So it's really only mine that are this weirdly high...

You wanna go next?

Not many of us left.

This isn't good.

Are they even telling the truth about the so-called Demon Lord?

I know nothing about this world.

Revealing my abnormal stats right now could prove problematic.

But there's no worming out of this...

CONCEAL PRESENCE - Maybe I'll try that.

Conceal Presence.

It'll be our turn soon...

H-Huh? Where'd he go?

Now that we know your classes, we'll arrange for any equipment you need.

We've readied rooms as well, so you may retire for the night.

Phew, I managed to scrape through.

Are they monitoring us?

They must seriously be hiding something.

No one bothered to clean this room,

so I shouldn't have to worry about anyone showing up.

Now then...

This looks like something an assassin might wear.

Next up...

I need information.

Now that I get a look at the scenery,

we really are in another world, aren't we?

What absurd athleticism.

I guess I got your stereotypical summoning bonus.

Conceal Presence.

How's it going with the brats?

They are mere children from a world without magic.

They won't be a problem.

Excellent. Proceed as planned.

Remember, they are not to enter the castle archives.

We can't have them learning too much.

As you wish.

I don't know what it is you're after,

but I do know that you people are up to no good.

I could absolutely kill him, right here and now.

What a feast!

Should I dismiss my concealment and tell them what I saw last night?

But how could I get them to believe me?

Hear me out, guys.

We've all got to be on the same page.

We've apparently grown stronger by coming to this world.

So shouldn't we use that power to help the people here?

I want to go defeat the Demon Lord like His Majesty asked.

And I want your help!

- Yeah, you're on! - That's Tsukasa for you!

Damn, they're assuming the king and the princess are our allies.

Attention, Squad 1!

Pleased to meet you.

My name is Saran Mithray.

I am knight commander of Retice. Our "Last Bastion."

Though it's a bit pretentious to say so myself, no?

Well, Gilles?

You're not exactly making a great first impression here, Commander.

It's fine, it's fine.

Now then, my little heroes, today begins your training.

In one month's time, you'll enter a dungeon to test your mettle.

That said, I doubt you have any experience.

Which is where we come in.

Thank you for training us!

Thank you!

What am I to do about this?

- For starters, I guess I need more intel. - Squad 1, proceed to Tent D!

- For starters, I guess I need more intel. - Yessir!

Gilles, you're in charge.

Huh?

Is something the matter?

I never dismissed Conceal Presence! Does it have a max duration?