Time goes back a while.
Nick went to the park after breaking up with his buddies at the Adventurers Guild to find out what he was up to.
Because rumors broke out that a bard (idol) agate would jump in and participate in a charity concert complaining about poverty control and crime eradication. Kizna also came with it at last. It was an evil prank about laughing at Nick who was deceived and disappointed by rumors, but what a fact the rumor is and Kizna fell into the wings of dating a rabid bard freak (Doruota). The bard fanatics (Doruota), including Nick, gave a lot of boost to the participation of Agate, who has become more and more singing and performing these days. I raised money generously because my wallet was moist, and I bought the goods. Yang also finally sunk in the middle of the night, Nick with a dull face and a slightly tired Kizna were about to make it home.
"No, it was fun!
"Nick, when it comes to the Bard (Idol), people change."
Kizna muttered that in the face.
"Hmm? Really?
"You don't seem conscious. And what about that half-way around?"
"You're going to wear a bard (idol) image color half-wrapped. If you were wearing this in a live venue, it'd be easy to figure out who's who and which fan."
"Modern people don't know... thank God we have people who understand."
"It's okay, we're good together."
Kizna sighs.
"So is that. By the way, I'm starving. I want to eat something and go home."
"Hmm... I don't even have the ingredients to cook myself. At this hour, you only do drinkers."
Nick picked a slightly flattered path there. I was not willing to do any bigger luxury because I was too scattered, and I was going to choose a cheap store. Even though Nick isn't as good as Karan, he's familiar with the restaurant there. I remember there were several stores where my former buddies took me out of cold poverty and showed their faces.
"... hmm?
That's when Kizna looked surprised.
"What's up?
"Oh no, Zem's heart rate has suddenly risen"
"Zem? How do you know that?"
"We're staying within a three-kilometer radius. This is... probably in a state of combat."
"... in which direction"
"It's not east of here. Around the entrance to the southeast of the labyrinth city."
As a big mess of labyrinth cities, the east is a ghetto. And the southeast, bordering the south, where there are many adventurers, is terribly insecure because of the combination of human roughness and poverty. In addition, many buildings have been abandoned, and various floaters and adventurers have formed their own societies. So being in a state of combat is dangerous, even if you are an adventurer at one end.
"Let's go!
"Oh, wait! Don't run to the dark clouds because I'll show you right!
"Ah, already!
Nick ran out holding Kizna aside.
Keep running in the direction that Kizna points out with her fingers.
"... there he is! Over there!"
"What the hell!?
What Nick saw in his eyes was how Zem was being cornered from something.
I would have thought you were drunk if you hadn't heard the explanation "I'm in a state of battle". But there are people nearby who have fallen from scratches, and Zem's expression is serious. Nick found himself in an unusual situation at first sight.
"That... is an epistemological technique! Think of it as being hunted down by an invisible enemy!
"Are you like a shadow wolf!?
"More cunning. I wield insinuations that make me unconscious... but I can recognize them. We're going in!"
"Silly, this distance is too far to make it!...... ah"
Whimpered as Nick ran desperately, coming up with something.
"What's the matter?"
Kizna, you go back to your sword.
"Did you come up with something?
"Oh, I got it."
As Nick put it, Kizna returned to the figure of The Sword of Bonding.
"Okay, you can adjust the fine directions yourself. Go back to the human body while you're flying."
Nick then extended his left hand straight, and his right hand, which held the 'Sword of Bonding', rearward. That's as if throwing stones or throwing arrows.
"Oh, hey, Nick. Adjustments are unadjusted, and if..."
"I'm good at throwing as much as I'm banned from betting darts...... go!
Nick threw the 'Sword of Bond' thoughtfully.
Throwing is one of the basic skills you will learn in daggering. It's well polished. Flying a sword straight is the easiest thing for Nick.
"WOW WOW!!!??"
And flying straight away, "The Sword of Bonds" returned to its human appearance in the hollow, somehow plunging it into a mysterious enemy while being flushed by the amount of motion it retained.
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"Oh, my God."
"Ooh, why don't you treat me a little more politely!
"Bad, bad, but thanks to you, Zem saved you, didn't he?
Describing how Nick rushed, Zem lowered his head in awe.
"No, it really helped. Thanks...... by the way"
Zem glimpses to the side. There was an injured woman… that is, a drunk, Aida, and a crying daughter, Rayna.
"Right now, I only have first aid. But there's no way I'm going to go here."
"Right."
Nick nods.
But Nick and Zem both looked difficult.
But there is no such thing as being able to transport the injured at this time.
"What do we do? Do you want to jump into the lodging somewhere?
"Are you doing it?
"Check-in can be tough at this hour, I mean, don't be turned down thinking they're gonna bring troubles in"
"Right...... plus a good place to get a little more solid allowance for injuries. Then…"
A place where you accept even if you are responsible for the injured at this hour.
I can't think of Nick.
but Zem seemed different.
"I have one idea"
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"Um, hey Zem, Nick. We don't take one stick of bad guys, but that's not charity, is it?
As Red sighed, he watched the Nicks roll into the liquor store (Okama Bar) "Anemone of the Sea".
"Hey, I'm thinking about making it another store, but at this hour, every place is full of Gundan drunks"
"We don't have many customers anyway! Even today was a business day! Some idiots fight, so there's bandages and pills!
While Red was puffy and angry, he threw wet towels and bandages at me.
Catch it cleverly so Nick doesn't take it back.
"Look, you're a girl, too, so keep your face clean."
"Oh, thank you, thank you..."
Red gives Rayna a a wet towel.
I carefully bowed my head while Raina was frightened.
But he looks like a liar somewhere.
This girl has more to worry about.
"Well, so..."
"It's okay. We're losing blood, but there's nothing else in life."
"Oh, thank you!
The girl gets up and tries to run over to Zem...... but Nick and Red held it back there.
"Consider"
"Take into account"
"Huh?
Rayna had a totally incomprehensible look, but Nick let the girl sit, never mind.
"First, my lady, what's your name?
"Oh, I'm sorry. Don't even name me... Raina, I say."
"Is that Raina? So, you're the daughter of the woman who's injured there?
"Yes..."
"Who the hell was attacking you?
When Nick asked, Rayna got upset.
"Hey, Nick. You can't ask questions like that. You're scared."
As Red shrugged his shoulders, Nick argued in a hurry.
"Oh, I didn't scare you!?
"You don't have to. You're going to atrophy. I just got scared. What the hell?"
"Scary eyes......"
You're absolutely right if you ask me.
Even though I don't know what caused it, my own parents have just been attacked, it would be difficult to even talk calmly.
This is a bad habit common to adventurers. Treat it as the same adventurer, even as an adult, even as a child, if you have some skill or natural arm or agility. I don't really see children as children. Nick realized for the first time that Red told him there.
"... No, I'm sorry. Eat something first and rest. Luxury."
Red nodding in the back.
But Raina looked up as if she had made up her mind.
"Ma... I was fighting him. He drenches people at night..."
"He's... he's a weird guy who disappears"
Rayna snorts at Nick's inquiry.
"He's... he's a stepman...!