Adventurers Who Don’t Believe in Humanity Will Save The World

As Nick reads out his business card, Olivia smiles naggingly.

"Yes! You've also written several articles on Stepping Man! Other things like the inhuman cat wasa, or the wasa verification that there is a labyrinth in the basement of a labyrinth city!

"Wow, isn't that a silly story?"

"Well, I publish magazines like that."

"Ho, are you really a Lemurian reporter......!?

It was Kizna who reacted to that Olivia word.

"Oh, did you know? Maybe a fan?"

"You're reading it!

"You, you haven't known the magazine existed in days."

"Ha... It doesn't make sense to ask about the length of time in love. Bard maniacs (dorotas) and crooks are unpretentious."

"Gu......!

Nick, mistold by Kizna, looks like he's gonna regret it.

There, Olivia mixed into a conversation while forgiving her reasonably well.

"If you're interested, what do you think? Why don't you come to my company once? I was wondering if I could help you find out about Stepping Man."

"... even if they say that all of a sudden. That's not what we're here to know about gossip..."

Olivia blocks Nick's words, chirps, and tongues.

"It's okay.... It's not these" legendary "steppers you guys are chasing, it's the" people in the city right now who are fucking mud and people "steppers, right?

"... you look like you know something"

"I thought it was each other."

Olivia smiles, not caring about Nick's rugged eye.

Nick was surprised that there might be some confusion. But...

"Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. If you don't have the information, you'll be walking around dobboard sales. You're so tired, aren't you?

Kizna's right, he's almost clueless.

Besides, Kizna seems to enjoy herself in her hobby area.

"Shh, hey, you want to go"

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"Come on, go ahead. Sit down, sit down."

Northeast of the labyrinth city.

On the border between Slam Street and a healthy commercial compartment, the building was.

It is a three-story building with a sign affixed to it by the publisher Mysterious Terrane.

Five of the [survivors] are allowed through the reception room upstairs in that building.

"Dusty Zo"

Kushun, and Karan gave out a lovely sneeze.

"Hey, I haven't cleaned well with all the scoops here lately... Oh, wait a minute."

Haha, Olivia disappeared into the back laughing like a blur. The sound of a tea bowl colliding with Kacha sounds.

The interior was not well cleaned, as Olivia said. Specifically, it was overflowing with objects. A bundle of paper is stacked there at the desk, and not only are there books lined up on the bookshelf, but there are many books stacked beside them. There was a chaos swirling around that was going to cause an avalanche if I touched it at all.

"Well, this is better in my room."

"That's because we clean every time we interrupt."

Nick adds a word to Tiana's winning dialogue.

Olivia came back before objections came from the mucky Tiana.

"Come on, it's coarse tea, but go ahead. Oh, I'll give you the latest issue of the magazine. Would you like a crude pen too?

"Ho, there's also a Stepping Man feature......! Besides, the latest feature is..." Infectious diseases and rhinitis in labyrinth cities are caused by a conspiracy of demon worship organizations "... look forward to it!

"Here."

Nick suppresses Kizna happily turning the page of the latest issue.

"I'm glad you showed me around, but let's get down to business first"

"Oh, my God, that's you."

"Yes, it's a scratch. It's my job."

"I'm an adventurer."

"... we're looking for 'Stepping Man'. Even so, it might not be 'Stepping Man' as they say in the alley. One or maybe not. But it is true that there are people who hide their appearance at night and make mild movements. I want to capture him and stick him out to the guild as a stepper."

Hmm, and Olivia hammers.

"One question, okay?

"What?

"From your story, you're saying there might be two of them: The Legendary Stepping Man and The Fake Stepping Man Who Appeared Recently."

"Oh."

"When that happens, I don't think you're likely to get the million-dina prize as it stands. The amount of the prize itself will be split."

"I guess."

Nick nods at Olivia's words.

But other humans didn't really understand how that conversation was going.

"What do you mean?

Tiana asked Nick.

"When I say bounty neck, it doesn't mean they're all convicted. There could be lies and wrongs in there. In that case, the actual prize neck assessment may change. I think Hale would normally be paid in full because he's sure of his criminal record and the prize money isn't that high. But if it's as expensive as a stepman, it's probably about 70% or 80% guaranteed."

"... Mmm, that's huge"

"Oh. Who do you think will give you the bounty when you catch the bounty neck in the first place?

"It's not just the Knights or the Alliance..."

"That's right. For example, if you give money to your parents' enemies, robbers who took your own money, or haters like that, you can catch the amount of the prize money. That way, the bounty hunter with his arm will move too..."

"I'm mostly an occult fan of people who put a prize on a stepper."

Olivia started following Nick's explanation.

"If an occult fan says," This isn't like the killer I bought you, "you'll go by. In the first place, it's unlikely that the 'Stepping Man' that I or you are looking for right now will be seen as the same as the 'Stepping Man' as the prize neck."

"... I see"

Tiana nods.

Even as he nodded, he looked closely at Nick.

Hey, you didn't hear that? And I blame him silently.

"Hold on, well. Not necessarily a broken bone."

"Why?"

"The merchant who stole the money was putting on the bounty. Isn't that possible?

"Perhaps that's true. But"

"Besides, that's all I've been acting suspicious about, there's going to be some aftersins hiding. Plus, he's got some expensive demon tools. It's only to be expected, but adding to it should be a great reward."

"What, you're taking away the magic props?

"If the prize is uncertain, you can take the reward from the killer's property. It's not like we're robbing this place."

"I see."

It seemed like they were all finally convinced around there.

But Tiana's bumpy face hasn't changed.

"Well, explain it well in advance."

"No, I was going to explain... that I was going to come over here with some flow. Kizna and Karan are intrigued."

Kizna and Karan look away from Nick slightly.

Olivia looked at it satisfactorily.

"Hey, you don't feel bad about being loved by your readers!

"Uh, I'm glad you're satisfied. So, what's your purpose? Why are you working with me?

"It's not a difficult story. If Stepping Man is just a kidnapper these days, I want him caught. It involves popularity and sales of magazines."

"Uh... easy to understand"

"And so I say!

That's what Olivia said and stood up and brought a bunch of unbundled paper from the paperwork shelf.

"Come on, this is our company's compiled Stepping Man dossier!

It's like seeing a bunch of paper that's thick at the time of the dictionary, and all the Nicks look down.

"... at least nothing more organized? Something limited to recent sightings."

"Those on the paperwork are recent."

"... So you're stacking up for now when the material is ready"

"The chronological order is the trick of cleaning up."

but those Olivia words are empty.

If you look at the tragedy in the room, you'll quickly know that you're not wearing any cleanup tips or anything.

"Hey, what are those eyes! I'll be angry!?

"No, I'm not accusing you of anything."

"Totally disrespectful...... Anyway, there's a certain amount of confusion about the recent Stepping Man."

"Huh?"

"There are many parts that rely on listening and speculation... Oh, I'm sorry, can you help me put the map on the wall for a second?

"I don't mind, is there anyone else here?

"There will be morning and evening. I'm paying for all of them at this hour...... Would you like to be a journalist, by the way? Nine hundred dinars an hour."

"Stop."

Not to mention the honest feeling that it was cheaper than the adventurer, Nick helped Olivia work.

Paint Olivia's widened map on the empty wall.

"... southeast map?"

A map of the labyrinth city is drawn by hand on a cheap piece of paper that has just turned brown.

The map was drawn in black, with red dots and lines written on it.

"Yes."

"This red dot, where it appeared?

Three red dots are written on the map.

Nick pointed to one of them.

"Yes."

"… so the line stretching from this point could be"

"It's only a prediction,"

and Olivia prefaced and separated the words.

"This is Stepping Man's escape route."

"Hmm."

The line is short.

We would also be able to locate a stepman's base if we could fully know the escape route, but we have too little information at the moment.

"Give me a pen."

"Yes."

Nick here draws a new red dot and line.

It's a red dot already written and not so far away.

"The stepman who showed up last time, he came here"

"Ho!

Olivia raised her voice gladly.

"It was the girl who was attacked. The kidnapping failed when the child's mother and the rest of us interfered. He jumped in this direction and ran away."

"I see."

"If you're the kidnapper, what if you fail?

"Hey, I don't have much information, so whatever... just"

"Just?"

"Normally, you'll wait until most of it cools down. But is there any important purpose to consider that there have been many kidnappings over a short period of time? For example… selling to customers."

Karan frowns at those noisy words.

"No, no, I imagine. However, I think there may be quantities and delivery times that need to be achieved…"

"So, Stepping Man moves?

Olivia nods at Nick's inquiry.

"Right. I think there's plenty of potential to set up another kidnapping without setting the day. Well, I don't see what it's all about, so I guess..."

I saw Nick spinning his pen as Olivia twirled around saying so.

I gave you something to put out, but what about you? And he asks silently.

"I'd like to know what he's after, but you don't have a clue. Then we'll have to do what we do."

"Right."

Zem nodded strongly at Nick's words.

"We narrowed down to some extent the range and time period in which it generally appeared. I'll stick it in and capture it."