Episode 48: Tiny, Scared Kain

Archelle and that Japanese transferee I saw earlier are fighting.

I nodded my head as soon as I heard that.

“Let’s go right away.”

Nothing’s more fun than watching a fight.

It was when I went to the entrance with an excited heart.

“Kain, are you out of your mind? No matter what, you should have some sense of morality as a person!”

“Morality, my ass. She disappeared while doing her own thing.”

The Japanese transferee I saw a little while ago, Kain.

And in front of him was a woman who looked fragile and much shorter than Kain.

Timid and small body.

Petite figure and a cute appearance that makes you want to protect her.

Yet, the subtle, sensual smile she wears around her lips unconsciously captivates men.

On the outside, she’s so fragile and precious.

But those who know her true nature wag their tongues and call her a little viper.

The woman who best fits the modifier of a little viper.

It’s Archelle.

“What are you talking about? She’s a scout! The role of a scout is to take risks first to prevent anything from happening to the team in advance!”

“So, do I really need to take that risk again?”

Archelle made a dumbfounded expression at Kain’s answer.

No matter how much Archelle has the nickname of a little viper, she has spent time as a pioneer.

Her skills are not fake.

Archelle had enough skills to work with a skilled pioneer.

In fact, even though the pioneers used the act of replacing men as a drinking snack, no one belittled Archelle’s skills.

Having the skills as a pioneer means having the heart as a pioneer.

Archelle insisted that she had to find the missing scout woman.

On the other hand, Kain was lukewarm.

He had a face that he couldn’t understand why he had to take such a risk.

“That kid came trusting you, Kain. But it’s not right to abandon her like this.”

“Who told her to trust me? I just accepted you guys because you said you’d follow me.”

“Then at least tell me what happened! Why do you keep avoiding the subject!”

“Shut up. I said I don’t want to talk about it.”

Kain kept rambling.

We, who were quietly watching the scene from the bushes, came to a conclusion.

“That guy, he’s scared shitless.”

It’s as Babiyen said.

Kain is scared right now.

“Those guys are all talk. I knew it from the moment he started blabbing.”

Babiyen took this opportunity to harshly criticize Kain.

It was clear that she had kept Kain’s previous remarks in mind.

More than that, I had a question.

The ability Kain mentioned, the Dimension Devourer.

It was said to have the ability of a gold-level pioneer.

If it were that bastard’s original personality, he would have been excited that he could owe his woman a favor.

Why is that bastard so scared and trying to back out now?

Did that bastard see something?

“If that’s the case, just say it honestly! That you’re scared!”

At that moment, Archelle touched Kain’s reverse scale.

Kain’s face hardened in an instant, and his eyebrows furrowed.

“Who’s scared?”

“That’s right! The reason you’re not talking about the situation is just because you don’t want to admit you’re scared, who wouldn’t know you’re just being prideful!”

“Ha, really, that’s why those who haven’t learned…”

Kain snorted and took a step in front of Archelle.

“Okay, then, I’ll have to show you what being scared is.”

At the same time, the back of Kain’s back began to distort.

He was trying to take out the Dimension Devourer that he was so proudly talking about.

Archelle paused.

She also had a sense of Kain’s strength.

She knew very well that she couldn’t do anything about Kain with her power.

Kain looked at Archelle with his hands in his pockets and his tie hanging down.

Then he smiled brightly.

“Archelle, I’m kidding. Just kidding. Why are you so frozen?”

His face, full of his own superiority, was very disgusting.

When I glanced to the side, Aran-seol had already drawn her sword to her waist.

If Kain had really attacked Archelle, Aran-seol would have jumped out immediately.

“Piece of trash.”

Babiyen also declared with cold eyes.

Babiyen had even stood up against the injustice of her master, who was much stronger than Kain.

I know very well how pathetic Kain must feel right now.

“We, we should send him to the sewers.”

Even Horizon couldn’t look at Kain with kind eyes.

Anyway, that kind of guy lowers the evaluation of the transferee.

“Hey, hey, who’s there?”

At that moment, Archelle, who noticed our presence, turned her head quickly.

I could see her intention to somehow smooth over this situation.

“Oh, man, it was Babiyen’s fault I got caught.”

“Don’t shift the blame.”

Babiyen snorted with a humph.

Oh my, how shameless.

“Aran-seol.”

I told the person I needed to be careful of in advance.

“I won’t get involved in other people’s team matters.”

If it’s a matter of people’s lives, Aran-seol is the one who risks her own life.

It was clear that she would try to step in this time as well.

“……Harua, what do you think of me?”

“A pushover.”

“Th, there’s also the saying that you’re a good person.”

Horizon hurriedly packaged it.

“But Harua is the same.”

“I’d be upset if you treated me the same.”

I only move when it’s in my best interest.

I’m not a saint who tries to save anyone like Aran-seol.

“You guys.”

As we got up bickering, Kain’s eyes narrowed.

“The Korean transferee I saw back then?”

“Yeah, Japanese transferee. We need to pass by, so can you move out of the way?”

When I smiled as kindly as possible, Kain frowned slightly.

Then he looked back at Archelle as if he had remembered something.

“Okay, that’s good. Archelle, ask those guys for help.”

“What do you mean.”

“Anyway, you won’t get an answer even if you talk to me, right? It’s better to cling to someone else. Then, I’ll be on my way.”

“Wa, wait, Kain! You don’t even know the way back to the Moss Flower Cave!”

“Well, I roughly saw it when I came. Who do you think I am, a fool like you guys.”

Kain finished speaking and really walked towards the Moss Flower Cave.

Archelle stared at the scene with a dazed expression.

Then she slowly swept up her front hair and stomped on the floor.

“That motherfucker, he’s so horny for women, but he’s a cowardly idiot! That’s why his dick is only the size of a booger!”

A vulgar curse flowed from her mouth.

Archelle, who was panting, barely regained her senses and glanced this way.

I wasn’t particularly shocked.

It was common for pioneers to have foul mouths.

“I’m sorry. I caused you trouble.”

Archelle apologized to us politely.

She was a woman who knew manners even though she used men.

“I won’t ask you for help. There will be a regular army at the exit anyway. I’ll ask them.”

A deep sigh was on Archelle’s lips.

When I looked back, Aran-seol, as expected, had an itchy face.

What can I do with this woman who volunteers to be a pushover?

“Archelle-ssi, tell me the situation.”

In the end, I guess I can at least hear what the situation is.

Aran-seol’s eyes sparkle as she looks at me.

It was as if she had met a kindred spirit.

“Tsk, pushover.”

I don’t want to hear these words from Babiyen.

But Babiyen also had a face that she couldn’t just leave.

Horizon nodded diligently from the side.

Anyway, there’s a reason why the saying that birds of a feather flock together exists.

Everyone except me was a pushover.

Archelle also took a breath with a face that she had nothing to lose.

“There’s a scout kid named Genie on our team. She was a kid with a good sense.”

Genie.

She was definitely a flashy-looking girl.

She was the opposite of Archelle, but both of them seemed to act the same.

“She felt something and went to check it out first, but she hasn’t come back since.

So I asked Kain to send the Dimension Devourer.

Since then, Kain hasn’t said anything and gave up on finding Genie and headed here.”

“Where did the kid named Genie disappear?”

As I stepped up first, Aran-seol also opened her mouth.

“It’s not that far from here. It’s only about 1km away at most.”

“It’s not a distance where there would be a dangerous Phantasmal Beast.”

Archelle also agreed.

The Moss Flower Cave is the territory of Arachne.

It seems that one of the regular army’s lieutenant generals has stepped up to defeat Arachne, but it is certain that it has been her territory for a long time.

Thanks to that, strong Phantasmal Beasts could not settle in this area.

Phantasmal Beasts have a sense of territory, so when Arachne came out of the cave and fought, they avoided it.

The reason why Arachne was left in the Moss Flower Cave was for that reason.

As long as Arachne is there, the difficulty of the Moss Flower Cave will not increase any further.

However, it was necessary to be careful because the story was different during Arachne’s spawning season, like last time.

“Is there a possibility that a dangerous Phantasmal Beast has sneaked in after Arachne died?”

“If that were the case, even Kain would have said something. There’s no reason not to say that he avoided a dangerous Phantasmal Beast.”

Archelle had a face that she guessed why Kain was being prideful and not saying anything.

“……It’s definitely a person. He’s embarrassed that he was scared of a person.”

Person.

As soon as I heard that, I also frowned.

The avengers I met before came to mind.

According to the avengers, people belonging to the Radiant Faith Society are forming pioneer teams.

If those bastards kidnapped the girl named Genie?

Kain might have seen that and ran away in fear.

But I also have questions.

What the Radiant Faith Society hates are the transferees, not the same otherworlders.

Why would those guys kidnap Genie, who is an otherworlder?

Do they have something else in mind?

The criminals who caused the incident in the 2nd world last time colluded with the Black Dawn.

Then is this also the work of the Black Dawn?

But the Black Dawn is a group of transferees.

There’s no way a group that hates transferees would join hands with a group of transferees.

Damn it.

My head is getting complicated.

Why are there so many mentally ill groups in this other world!

I would have guessed if it was one or two groups.

It was a situation where it wouldn’t be strange no matter which bastard caused the incident.

As I scratched my head, they looked at me with pitiful eyes.

Then, one more thought flashed through my mind.

It was a thought that flashed through my mind so much that my eyes widened.

The Radiant Faith Society, which pretended to be a pioneer and came in to chase the No-Name Killer.

Why did they bother to come in to chase the killer at this timing?

The thoughts that started from there led to more thoughts.

Why would Kain, who liked women so much, just leave Genie behind?

That’s because, beyond simply being scared, he might not have had a reason to save Genie.

And with the conclusion I reached, my lips opened.

“……Wait a minute.”

I slowly raised my head and looked at Archelle.

“Archelle-ssi, Genie is a woman, right.”

“Uh, yeah, right?”

“And she uses a sword.”

“She does use a sword, right?”

“Then, how likely do you think it is that she was originally a transferee but disguised herself as an otherworlder?”

Archelle blinked at the next question.

On the other hand, Aran-seol noticed the core of my question and slowly widened her eyes.

“Are you saying that woman is that No-Name Killer?”

Babiyen also pierced through the core.

Otherworlder, Genie.

She might be the crazy No-Name Killer who killed me.