In A Parallel World With Random Skills, I Reluctantly Become A Mafia Boss?

Chapter 12: Flag

If I remember correctly, they were <Fire>, <Water>, <Wind>, <Earth>, <Ice>, <Lightning>, <Plant>, and <Metal>. The other attributes had to be learned from difficult hidden quests somewhere in the game. I for one, chose <Water> and <Lightning> since I knew they would go well together.

But that's only if I based it on the game. I had the slight inkling that this world might be somehow related to the game I just bought, but I could not prove it. A gut feeling if you will. In any case, useful knowledge is always welcome.

When Dazel opened the door to his cell slowly, he signaled me to get out as well. So I put the key in the lock outside, and..

"Wait, stop!"

In a hurried voice, Dazel grabbed my hand that was about to turn the key inside the keyhole. What is it now..

"You didn't notice? The key alone won't work. The only correct way to open the lock was to apply magic into the key, and that's only if you are registered as a soldier or city official. If you turn it just like that, an alarm will go off!"

I immediately take out the key and dropped it on the floor in reflex. That was close.

If Dazel had not told me, I would be quickly dealt with while I was in this state. I could not let another person know my true strength after all. Especially if I didn't know them that well.

"Thanks for that, it would've been tiring if I got caught this early."

Still keeping up my facade of a calm and collected person, I relay my gratitude.

"Ah, you're welcome. Now that I see you don't have a way out, should I use magic on your lock?"

I don't know if his real personality is a caring person, or a serious and cunning thief. Either way, I still had another way so I refused his offer. Can't have him waste his mana after all.

"No need. I didn't want to have to use this, but now's not the time to be choosy."

With a flick of my wrist, I used <<Lock Picking>> on my cell door, and the lock fell to the floor after I pushed the door open.

"H-how did you.. Is your job, thief by any chance?"

Job? No, I'm jobless in fact. This was only because I had a cheat skill that can let me learn most skills. Like I could say that.

"A trade secret. Let's go."

So, I went with the mysterious route. I was only helping Dazel so that he helps me, so this relationship is only at a business deal level. There was no obligation to answer irrelevant questions, not pertaining to the plan.

"Well, I'm not gonna pry any further. The room where it's kept in is this way. Follow me."

I'm glad he's considerate.

He quickly moved down the stairway, with hurried but silent steps. Assassin? Might be not that far from the truth.

I activate <<Stealth>> and <<Quicken>> on my legs and follow right behind him. There were no guards patrolling the stairs because it was late at night. They were probably either outside the building, and right at the place where the artifact is kept.

<<Quicken>> was a skill that made the target move faster than normal, depending on how much mana you used. Since I only had a little bit of it, sprinting right behind Dazel was the most I could do.

But since I had, for some reason, inexhaustible mana which doesn't run out, I decided to take advantage of it. I'm not sure why this skill was considered a 'Passive Skill' but it was useful, so doubting its origins would be ungrateful of me.