episode_0014

Nabiha and I came to gather herbs.

It wasn’t that difficult since it was a quest I had done dozens of times.

“There’s another herb over there!”

“Ah··· That’s not a herb.”

“···? Is that so?”

It’s natural for Nabi to not know anything since it’s her first time.

If there are herbs, there must also be poisonous ones.

There are some guys who look similar and are sometimes confusing.

“Isn’t that leaf shape a little different?”

“That seems to be the case···”

“You’ll get to know it even if you don’t want to, even if you have to rack your brain a few times because of that.”

“Have you ever experienced Glut?”

If you say there isn’t, you’re lying.

I’ve been through worse.

“It’s so toxic that even touching it will cause paralysis.”

“You can’t take it···”

“But there are still quests that ask you to bring it sometimes.”

“Even though it’s poisonous?”

“Because it’s poisonous.”

Poisonous plants are also useful.

Because I need to poison the enemy, not myself.

Adventurers with low fighting power sometimes apply it to their swords on purpose.

“···?”

“Using poisonous plants as weapons. It’s not a very good method, though, because it can damage the sword.”

“Ah! I’ve heard of it. The main tactic of thieves is to put poison on their daggers.”

“You know a lot.”

“This time, it’s a different quest, so I’ll be more careful and look for herbs!”

It was a peaceful quest with no danger.

Unless a dangerous monster suddenly appears.

“But there’s something that catches my eye···”

I remembered something that happened at the guild.

Tristan backed down more readily than expected.

The meaning is not very well received.

Rather, it was better to see that there was an ulterior motive.

I guess he just quietly stepped aside to do something worse.

In that sense, now was the perfect time for a bad event to occur.

“Glut···? What are you thinking?”

“I thought it might be dangerous.”

“Is it dangerous?”

Nabia looked around.

Of course, there was nothing dangerous in the surroundings.

“I don’t think it’s particularly dangerous···”

“Because of that Tristan guy.”

“···?”

“Will that guy stay still?”

“Of course, the reaction didn’t seem good, but did you really have to chase me all the way here and harass me?”

It’s a valid question.

To him, I must look like a bug on the roadside.

In that sense, it’s hard for someone to chase after me.

“Of course, if it was the guy from before, it would have been enough···”

The guy’s face caught my attention.

It was as if the eyes were searching for something they desired.

“I don’t know because I got what he wanted.”

“Ah!”

What he’s looking for is the ability I have now.

Otherwise it makes no sense.

Considering the purpose of going to the dungeon, this is the most likely possibility.

“If you think you were lucky to escape···, that’s fortunate. ”

“It seems like you can show up and do something.”

“Rather, I am close to being certain.”

It never appears.

My intuition tells me so.

“It would be better to prepare in advance. It would be difficult to wait for a good time like now.”

“Uh, what should I do?! Should I hide for now?”

“I may not be able to find it, but I think it is only a temporary measure.”

“Then···”

“It would be better to welcome them.”

It’s something you can’t just keep running away from.

If you’re suspected, it’s over.

Even if you show blatant avoidance, suspicion will increase.

Ultimately, you have to catch the player when they are most off guard.

“Maybe that guy is after me.”

“Couldn’t you think I got it?”

“I don’t know if it’s his intuition, but it seems like he picked me first. Of course··· If he doesn’t have any income, he’ll probably target Nabiani too.”

“Ugh··· I can’t just sit still. Should I set a trap?”

“It’s better to be prepared than trapped.”

Fortunately, there are many ingredients around.

This is a good place for me.

“Naviana, please take refuge for a moment.”

“E···? If you’re aiming for Glut, wouldn’t it be better to fight together?”

“I will prepare, but I might be aiming for Butterfly.”

“으···”

It’s a face that cannot be accepted.

You may think you are protected.

Nabija held back her answer, but eventually opened her mouth.

“You saved me from the dungeon, so I want to help you this time!”

“Hmm··· But it might be dangerous···”

“Ugh··· Is there anything I can do to help···? ”

Nabi’s eyes are moist.

Of course I understand how you feel.

Because I want to help rather than just protect you.

“Of course there are things you can help with··· ”

“Me, really···?! Leave it to me! I’ll do it!”

I would have been upset if you had told me to hide.

At least the nun’s sad tears would have fallen.

“I trust you and leave it to you.”

“Yes!”

Nabija made a firm resolution.

The will to do anything stood out.

It may be risky, but it will help you a lot.

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“What kind of suffering is this···”

The time when the sunlight is almost setting.

Tristan’s two companions were wandering around the mountains.

It’s not that late to start.

The execution ability of the two was not as bad as expected.

However, there was simply no information.

“I’ve never been to a place like this.”

“Who said no? I just thought it was a mountain behind the village···”

A man with a sharp impression and a man with a large build.

The two men complained.

But I couldn’t tell Tristan, who had caused it.

“It would have been easier if I had just gone into the dungeon··· ”

“I can dismantle the trap. If it was that guy, the trap might have taken care of it.”

“Then aren’t you going to be mad that Tristan didn’t figure it out?”

“I wish that were the case.”

They both let out a sigh at the same time.

At first, I thought it would be a simple task.

But when I tried it myself, it was completely different from what I expected.

“Benello, since you’re a thief, don’t you have some kind of ability to track traces?”

“I’m trying too.”

“If you’re trying, you should have caught it already. When did you start?”

“The range is wide. And··· there are too many traces.”

“Why traces? The more the better, right?”

The man wrapped in a hood and thin clothes, Benello, was irritated.

“If it’s that guy’s trace, that’s lucky. This is a place where low-level adventurers wander around trying to make some extra money!”

“Ah!”

“The traces are mixed together and difficult to distinguish.”

“Tsk··· Then should I go back today···”

The sun was setting.

Maybe he had already returned.

“ ···I thought about it too, but if we go back like this, what will Tristan say?”

“It would be better if it ended with just words···”

In the end, the two could not go back.

I moved forward with heavy steps.

But there was light before them.

It was real light, not a metaphor.

“That’s···”

The identity of the light is a torch.

And what he was holding was Glut.

“Car, found···!”

“Let’s handle this quickly!”

His expression was as if he had found money.

Once I found it, the task was simple.

All you have to do is trample on the weak adventurers and extract information from them.

At least that’s what they both thought.

“Glut!!”

There is not the slightest sense of caution.

The large man called out my name confidently.

“ ···You’re finally here.”

Glut’s face looked slightly tired.

It’s proof that you’ve been waiting for a long time.

But the two rushing towards him lightly ignored it.

“I have something to ask you.”

“You’d better tell me exactly what happened in that dungeon.”

I had no intention of hiding it.

Weapons came before words.

“You two came here…?”

“You don’t even have to come all the way to Tristan! Even if there’s just the two of us… no, just one of us, you’re nothing.”

“That’s fortunate. If that guy had come, it might have been a little difficult.”

“Hmph… That sounds like you’re confident that it’s just the two of us? I guess I’ll have to break that baseless pride first.”

The large man approached arrogantly.

The hands holding the shield and sword were extremely loose.

I thought that even if Glut attacked, there would be no problem at all.

“This guy… doesn’t even have a weapon?”

All he had in his hand was a torch.

Even that was helpless in front of the shield.

The big man snorted.

Benello wasn’t much different.

“Khahahaha…! You’re going to fight us with your bare body… no… holding a torch?”

“If I knew this would happen, I would have found you quickly and gone to roll around with a girl! Hehe···!”

“Hey Benello, you need to give me a lesson!”

Benello moved his nimble body, characteristic of a thief.

A shining dagger aimed for his shoulder.

Swish―

“···?!”

The dagger failed to penetrate his shoulder.

Instead, he just cut off a little bit of Glutton’s hand.

The hand holding the dagger was held by him.

“What, what···?!”

There is no way to react.

It felt like the common sense I knew was collapsing.

It took time for him to accept that his information was wrong.

“Benello! Don’t play around···!”

“Ah, no··· That’s not it···!”

The dagger did not come out.

Glut’s power was far stronger than Benello’s.

‘Something is going wrong.’

At that moment, Benello was in shock.

Glutton snatched his dagger away.

It was so simple that it even felt absurd.

“I waited a bit, but they gave me a weapon right from the start… I guess that’s appreciated?”