episode_0015

The thief quickly threw his body backwards.

But because of the difference in strength, I had no choice but to give up the dagger.

“Thanks to you, I got a weapon.”

A thief and a warrior with a shield.

Surprisingly, it’s not a badly balanced combination.

If I hadn’t let my guard down, it would have been quite annoying.

“You··· What are you···? That power···!”

“Benello! What kind of stupid thing are you doing!”

“Ah, no···! This guy’s strength··· is different than before···!”

“What?”

Now is your chance.

There is no reason to give them time to panic.

“Where did all that swagger just now go?”

He rushed forward, holding a dagger.

The one you should aim for is Benello.

The nimble guy seemed more demanding.

“I don’t know what’s going on··· but you’re no match for me!”

Benello narrowly avoided the stabbing dagger.

I could have brushed past him, but the guy next to me wouldn’t stay still.

“Where the hell do you dare!”

The pressure of the shield strikes from the side.

It was impossible to pursue it any deeper.

I had no choice but to step back.

“I wanted to reduce it by one person··· It’s too bad.”

“Avoiding the shield···”

“What are you going to do with that much?”

My physical abilities have become much stronger than before.

You can avoid the slow attacks of guys surrounded by shields and armor.

“You can’t let your guard down! Benello!”

“Don’t worry. Hehehe···”

Benello, who had escaped to a safe distance, burst into laughter.

“The guy who just got scared is funny.”

“I was definitely a little surprised just now. But that was just a moment of luck.”

“I don’t know if I was just lucky. If you want to check, try approaching again.”

“There’s no need for that. The game is already over.”

Benello leisurely took out a new dagger.

But there is no sign of any will to attack.

“What do you mean it’s over?”

“My dagger just stabbed your hand. Do you think that dagger is… an ordinary dagger?”

“Ah···”

This is something I hadn’t thought about.

I ignored it so easily that I didn’t even pay attention.

The dagger must have been poisoned.

“Kekekeke… I see! I forgot! The fact that your dagger was poisoned!”

“ ···You’re saying it wasn’t acting?”

“The situation was so urgent, there was nothing I could do, right?”

He quickly revealed himself as a proud man.

It is an attitude that victory is certain.

But the guy’s attacks were completely useless.

The ability I have now is resistance to toxins.

The poison on the dagger is nothing.

Rather, it is embarrassing.

‘Should I at least pretend to be affected?’

He’s completely ignoring me.

Maybe my staying still has something to do with it.

“Now we can begin the interrogation comfortably.”

“Let’s do that. Glut, tell me everything that happened in the dungeon. If it sounds even a little bit like a lie, I’ll just leave you to die.”

“You’d better think carefully before you answer. Your lifeline is with us.”

The guy with the shield approached me without any fear.

I never thought I would move.

It was at the level of being fed to people to surprise them.

“If I speak plainly, will you spare my life?”

“Tell Tristan to crawl on the floor.”

“You’re just a subordinate, so you often get bullied, but you talk big.”

“This kid···!”

When I poked the sore spot, the guy got angry.

The moment I raised my fist, a dagger was thrust in from my side.

The wedge-

“What···?! What, what···!”

A shield being raised.

But the timing is a beat behind.

It was impossible to completely avoid the poisoned dagger.

“Do you think I’ll be taken by surprise again!”

A dagger collides with a dagger held in one’s hand.

It was thrown by Benello, who was away.

“Tooth···”

The timing is slow.

In the end, the dagger could only scratch the shield.

An unpleasant noise irritated my ears.

Kikkikk-

“K··· That was dangerous. Alright! Benello, let’s handle it like this···!”

The guy blocked the front with a shield and raised his sword.

The odds are overwhelmingly against me.

“It was your mistake to rush in with a dagger!”

“Really? I think you made a mistake?”

“Uh···?”

“Aren’t you guys forgetting something?”

“Huh! Do you think I’d fall for that kind of psychological warfare?”

The guy had completely forgotten.

From the beginning, we also had two people on our side.

“Thank you for sticking with me so I couldn’t avoid it.”

“···?”

Wheee

What flew in from above was a small pouch.

It was impossible to react.

The guy’s attention was focused solely on me.

pop-!

“Khak··· Kolok··· Kolok··· This is···!”

The pocket bursts and dust spreads.

I felt like I was going to cough, but things were much better.

“You’ll regret it once you inhale it.”

“This little bit of dust···!”

“It’s not dust, it’s powdered poisonous plant.”

“What···?!”

He swings his dagger at the flank of the panicking guy.

The guy tried to move the shield hurriedly.

But my body, poisoned by the poison, didn’t follow along properly.

“Kwak···!”

A dagger stabbed into the side.

As soon as he pulled out the dagger, blood soaked the floor.

“You said this dagger was poisoned too? Then···you’re finished.”

“This kid···!”

The shield falls and rolls on the floor.

You’re glaring at me, but you can’t kill someone with just a look in your eyes.

The only one left is Benello.

“Yes, you little guy… How the hell do you move!”

A poisoned dagger with poison powder.

It would be difficult for that guy to understand with his common sense.

It was a face that said I was addicted and should collapse.

“If you have tolerance.”

“···! You were hiding it!”

“Whatever you think, it’s your freedom. So, are you ready to take on the 2-on-1 now?”

I smiled evilly.

On the contrary, Benello’s face turned pale.

“Okay, wait···!”

The sound did not reach anyone else.

Nabija on the cliff could not hear.

He answered by throwing the poison pouch he had made.

“I’ll keep throwing! Glut!”

Poisonous powder explodes all around.

Even though it’s nimble, it’s not easy to avoid.

But I don’t need to avoid it in the first place.

“Even if I said I would let you go, you wouldn’t have let me go··· So be prepared···!”

“Wait···! Ugh···!!”

In the end, Benello had no choice but to inhale the poison powder.

It was impossible to avoid the poison powder and me at the same time.

The guy’s movements gradually became slower and he was unable to dodge the dagger.

Phew-

“Ugh···!!”

“If you have something to say, please say it.”

“You···”

The guy couldn’t continue talking.

The poison penetrated deep into the body and paralyzed the jaw and mouth.

Only the expression of regret vaguely revealed his feelings.

*****

“It’s all over.”

When the situation was resolved, Nabia came down.

This fight would have been quite a struggle without her help.

The surprise attack proved crucial.

“Thanks to Nabia, I was able to win.”

“I’m glad it helped.”

“If I was alone, I would have run away or it would have been more dangerous.”

I looked at the two guys who had been dealt with.

It doesn’t move anymore.

“Still··· I’m sorry for dragging you into such a bad situation.”

“No. I was in danger too, and they attacked first.”

“Anyway, with this··· it seems a bit more certain that Tristan is after us.”

The guy’s former subordinate colleague can no longer return.

Tristan will find out someday.

I guess we should consider it as a completely hostile relationship.

“You better be careful in the future···”

“You don’t have to worry that much.”

“Is that so···? But··· Even from my perspective, it doesn’t seem like he’ll stay still···”

“It will take time to realize it, and it won’t be easy to step forward. Let’s go back to the village for now.”

It’s time to go back with the loot.

I’ve already collected all of their stuff.

“When we return to the village, let’s eat some rare food first. We’ve got a lot of money now.”

As expected from guys who were attached to Tristan, they had a lot of money.

It was a huge sum of money that was difficult to even touch.

When you return to the village, you can gain abilities by eating special foods.

“I don’t know how Mr. Tristan will act, so that’s a good idea.”

“Yes. Luckily, thanks to these guys, I even got a weapon.”

“It’s all thanks to Butterfly. If you hadn’t taken the risk, it would have been really dangerous. Thank you again.”

“Hehe··· Is that so···? There was no need to say that···”

Nabija seemed quite pleased with my compliments.

“Rather, it was to the point where it seemed foolish to have tried to stop it in the first place.”

“This is my first time being recognized like this··· It feels strange···♥ ”

Nabija is purely happy.

The subtle smile seemed a little strange to me.

It’s a smile that makes you want to praise her more.

“It might be a bit rude to say this, but at first, I thought it was fortunate that I fell out with Butterfly.”

“Ah, no··· That··· Rather··· I think you believe me from the listener’s perspective··· O, that’s good···!”

Nabija approached with a red face.

And then he grabbed my arm as if he wanted to hide his face.

“Ugh··· You must be tired, so let’s go back to the village quickly···!”

It was quite heartwarming to see the embarrassed nun.