At the city gate at the rendezvous point, there was a whole party of Valter and the bearded man. Some early horses borrowed from a rented horse shop. I'm ready.

"... Noel, can you fight the Lloyds?

Valter looks serious and asks me when we're done.

Is there still any confusion even here?

Well, I don't even know how I feel. For just one year, just one year, we, the Blue Beyond, have been having a hard time together.

But what happened to it? The traitor is the traitor.

If we can't fight and get our money back, we'll have to cry and fall asleep. That's how you continue to be bound by the hatred that has been betrayed.

Then, even if you were one of them, you should properly impose sanctions. Sanctions should be imposed, problems should be solved and a new step should be taken.

"I can fight. No mercy at all."

"... even if I were to kill you?

"Naturally. If we kill each other, we can crush them even more relentlessly."

I'm not just ready for words. If necessary, the other person can kill anyone.

Originally, the Seeker is one of the professions that takes other lives. Demons (beasts), bounty necks, I've picked a lot of lives before.

Now you're lost because you're an ex-companion. Such convenient sweetness drained my grandfather's death with grieving tears.

"Don't you have feelings?

I laugh because Valter says it's off.

"Valter, I always assumed when my people betrayed me. It's easy for people to step off the road. Explorer is a crummy profession, even more so. So knowing Lloyd and Tania's betrayal was no surprise. I just thought the time had come."

"He's one of us!? You're telling me you didn't trust your people!?

"Trust is not about being paranoid. You also need to suspect. On top of that, whether we can snuggle together or not is a necessary condition for being one of us."

And those two betrayed us. That's all.

Valter still seemed like he wanted to say something, but he's not willing to go on any further. I cut my gaze and crossed over to the early horse I borrowed from the loaner.

"If you can't fight those two, you can wait here. I'll get your money back."

What a warrior you can't fight is just in the way. Without Valter, the power will go down dramatically, but we'll figure it out. There are as many measures as there are.

"... don't be ridiculous. It's not that sunny."

Valter rode his horse and left the city gate first. A party of bearded men who were in a remote position follows it.

"That's sweet. Too sweet."

Unexpectedly, I was squealing.

"It'll just get extra hard if we stay halfway there."

I've been tracking Lloyd and Tania for three hours.

The spot I discovered was the village of Carnot, the man with the beard said. It is an idyllic countryside, situated just half a day's walk from the capital. At the same time, we decided on a captive operation.

That said, I didn't do anything special. Because they found themselves caught off guard, even in the distance.

"Hey, are you dating in this countryside? That's quite a hobby."

When I speak from behind, they look back like they've been played.

"No, Noel!

Stunningly distorted his face, Lloyd laid his hands on his hip sword as expected.

But it's late.

"Don't move!!

Speech Skills: Wolf Roar (Stanhaul).

When the two came to a halt (stans), a bearded man lurking in the shadows attacked Tania and ambushed her on the ground. Lloyd punches a distracted gap in Tania's scream, and now others, including Valter, who was lurking as well, surround the two at once.

The two were in a stop (stan) state for only about two seconds. In those two seconds I could see the colour of despair spreading on the two completely dominated faces.

If it was just a party of bearded men, there would have been as many measures to open it, even from this state.

For example, Lloyd throws a throwing knife lurking on his sleeve at the forehead of a bearded man, and Tania, who is free, releases her flashing skills to dazzle the eyes of her enemies. And at that moment Lloyd slashes and lays down all his enemies. The rush of the moment is a questionable tactic, but the power of the two is enough.

But there's no better gap than me and Valter.

Lloyd guessed my battle power difference and understood that he was no longer capable of hitting. I abandoned my sword and surrendered to adulthood.

The two men thus held captive are falling at my feet.

In capturing him, he assumed various patterns of being attacked, but I didn't expect him to be caught so easily. After all, I guess you didn't think we were coming after you. Even if they came after us, they couldn't have expected to rely on other Seekers. Its chronic heart is this zama.

"Roydoh!!

I grabbed Lloyd's chest, just saying that Valter was the limit of patience.

"Why!? Why did you betray us?

"... sorry"

"Sorry, hey!!

I'm gonna push Valter's hand, which is gonna hit him now.

"Lloyd, I have read and understood what happened to your letter. But two days ago, what happened to the reward for the junior vampire Lesser Vampire? What happened to the money you deposited for the party?

"... sorry, I used that one too"

"Another investment?

"... no, it's debt repayment"

Even if you can betray your people and escape, do you mean you have the discipline to pay off your debts? That's a funny story. Then there is only one answer.

"You're lying that you failed in your investment. You're actually gambling. Card or Dice? Roulette or arena? Whatever. You got your hands on the party money because you lost in gambling and you owed them shit."

In the first place, if you were investing, you would also have known that the material for the junior vampire Lesser Vampire was soaring. But in my memory, there was no such gesture.

Investing is like gambling too, but with the right knowledge, it's possible to make money. So there are a lot of millionaires who are successful as investors.

Gambling, by contrast, is able to ensure that the torso wins eventually. I mean, the only side of the bet is ducks. Throwing money in there is the same as throwing it into a dove.

"Answer me, Lloyd. Did the money I deposited disappear into gambling?

"... sorry"

"Are you kidding me, you big idiot!!!

Valter raises his anger and lifts Lloyd.

"That money we got by shredding our lives!!! What a look to use that for gambling!!!

"Damn, you guys, I don't know what the leader's pressure is!!!

This is a surprise. Looks like the stranded Lloyd is going to be fixed backwards.

"Even I didn't like it and get my hands on the party money! When I realized I was in more debt, and I couldn't help it... If you want to blame me, you can do whatever you want. But really, do you deserve that? You've pushed me to be a leader and to take responsibility, and you claim your rights only when it's convenient... Guuuuuuu!

As I kicked up the dovetail as much as I could, Lloyd rolled off Valter's hand and down the ground. I kick that side of me that looks bitter and stuffy even more.

"Grrr!"

"Are you qualified? It's decided. By and large, you said you wanted to be a leader, all the time!

The third kick aimed around the area with a kidney in his back.

"Gurgh!"

Whatever Lloyd screams, I kick that body over and over again.

"Leader's heavy pressure? With that, you thought you'd be forgiven for doing anything? Don't skip the sweet stuff. I know you made debt out of gambling just because you were a scumbag asshole, but all the time!

"Ha! Whoa, whoa..."

Looks like a good kick went in, and Lloyd threw up a bloody gelo.

"... su, sorry, but no more... please don't..."

Lloyd's face, begging for forgiveness, is dreaded in dirt, tears, runny nose and gelo. If this guy's fans see him, he's a dirty face like he's going to fall.

"Please... no more... I can't stand it... Bubura!

Whoa, I kicked in the face. Forgive me for the inversely broken habit. What a desire, so my legs accidentally moved on their own.

But to this extent, there will be no problem. This one is a magician with little correction for his physical abilities. One Lloyd is a swordsman with the highest avant-garde propriety alongside a warrior.

You won't die from a kick like me. So fine.

"Convenient, don't pretend to be frail, you piece of shit. If you really want forgiveness, bear with a thousand more rounds. Then I'll just ask for an apology."

"Hih, no, no, no!

Valter grabbed my shoulder as I tried to kick the frightening Lloyd again.

"Already around..."

"Why?"

"Why..."

"Wow, from me too, please! Forgive Lloyd already!

All this time, Tania comes out. It's fine to shelter, but does this woman understand her position? No, I guess you haven't.

"Then you'll be kicked instead? I'm an egalitarian. Because you're a woman, I don't give a shit."

"What?... Stay, I don't mean to!

"You don't seem to understand your position, so I'll be clear. Tania, you're guilty of the same crime. You were gambling with Lloyd's money for the party, right? Otherwise, we don't have to run away together."

"Chi, no! I don't think I should leave Lloyd alone..."

Are you just going to spare me? Stupid.

"Ask again. You were gambling together, weren't you? Spit it out everything."

"I was. But the bad news is Lloyd's idiot. If you had lent me more money, I would have won. I'm just trying to compete with myself, so this is what happened."

Tania, whispering in a breath, turned her face bright red with anger when she returned to me.

"Noel! You used your skills on me!

"I used it. What's that?

Talking Skills: Truth Breaking (Confess).

It's a skill to make the subject confess the truth. However, not just the Truth Break (Confess), but the skill of dominating the human spirit is determined to go to jail in one shot if used for personal desire because it risks disruption to society.

"Do you know what you did!? This will never be forgiven!

"Normally. But you're a criminal who embezzled party funds. Imperial law permits the use of psychiatric interferometric skills if they are to confess a criminal's sins. Which means I'm not guilty of anything."

"Oh, no..."

From Tania's face, I felt a little bloodthirsty. Apparently, he wasn't aware that he was a criminal.

"The crime of embezzlement is determined to be ten years of forced labour. Congratulations, you two are fine criminals. I'm proud to be your former companion."

As they clapped and said their disgust, the two remained silent with pale faces.

We both would have understood what the crime of embezzlement would be, but we didn't know we were in that position until we were pointed out.

It is a foolish time for man to sin. And the fool is blind to his own stupidity.

Looks like we're done discussing this.

A bearded man, who was stationary, rattled his nose to make a fool of himself.

"It was a good spectacle. Thank you. I'm already satisfied. So just pay up. Promised million, Phil. I'm not gonna let you forget that, am I?

"I'll pay. So wait there."

"No, you won't wait any longer. We're busy too. Let's go. Let's go."

There's no way a really busy guy like you could be a loser.

"I'm not saying cross the day. I'm telling you to wait a little longer. The money will come soon."

"I don't know what you're talking about. If you don't have any money, give it to me!

The bearded man's hand quickly reaches out to my demon gun (Silver Flame).

The Demon Gun (Silver Flame) is a very expensive substitute. Even second-hand Phil does three million. That's why I twisted up at the same time as I grabbed that hand trying to take away the demon gun (Silverflame), predicting the intentions and movements of the bearded man.

"Don't touch my silver with your squid-smelling hands"

"Oh, my God... you cheated on me..."

"Don't say bad things about people. He says he'll pay. - Whoa, don't move. Can an important scout die?

Place the knife pulled out of the thigh holder against the neck of the bearded man and restrain the fellows trying to get into the help. If you make any strange moves at all, you will surely show your willingness to kill.

"Did you think you could steal from the front even if you were a guard opponent? I'm sorry to hear that. Overall combat skills are inferior, but interpersonal martial arts are better with me than with Valter and Lloyd."

"Gu......"

The man with the beard who was looking for a gap to get out of him felt the difference in power from me and lost his strength.

It's troublesome, but we just have to keep this state for a while. Valter, who doesn't understand the circumstances, also has an axe on the nervous facade and bearded man's party.

Eventually - I heard the horse hissing.

"Coming."

I kick the bearded man in custody.

What came there at a fierce speed was a luxurious carriage in a ridiculously purple color. The carriage stopped in front of us and a slurry and tall man came down from inside.

The man's age is in the first half of thirty. Beautiful clothing as the aristocrats wear - wearing Justcol and Cullot, the colour of which is purple with the same bad taste as the carriage. Hair is divided into gray centers. She has a terribly neat face, but she has dark makeup on her face.

The man put a handkerchief with purple lace on his mouth, distorting his face.

"No more! The countryside is really dusty! I mean, it stinks of horse shit!

Comedy meshed tone and gesture. Exactly the typical Okama itself.

But the ambient air was frozen by this fear of the octopus.

Someone trembles and speaks the name.

"Slaver...... Finocchio Barzini......"