Chapter 41
Chance eting
I think that road was really the path that the investigation team uses to go to the disposal ruins .
I traverse through the forest while being careful that I don’t lose sight of the road .
On the way, the road had split up into two paths .
I can’t find any signs that could tell the destination that each path would lead .
Now then, where should I go?
I was about to try asking my partner, Pigimaru...
...but it was at that ti–
I felt soone’s presence .
Ever since I’ve been living in the disposal ruins for days, I have beco sensitive to presences .
Did the keenness of my nerves beca honed after my experience in the ruins?
Gasaaa...
[Hm? Who the heck is this? This is the wrong guy, right?]
It was humans who appeared in front of .
Four people .
All of them were n .
They’re all wearing attire that looks like they ca straight from fantasy .
However, I can’t really classify their attires as sothing close to those beautiful fantasies .
All four of them had weapons .
I think over the words they said in my mind .
“Hm? Who the heck is this? This is the wrong guy, right?”
Based on their response, are they perhaps in the middle of looking for soone?
It’s definitely not , but...
The air that these four had been releasing is making uneasy .
At least, I’m sure that they don’t seem to be looking for soone just like those in a pleasant drama where they’re in pursuit of a lost child .
An intrepid man who had a scar on his face looked at .
It’s as if he’s looking at garbage .
[It’s just a dirty brat . Ugh, he looks unpleasant . ]
One of the n turned towards the man with the scar .
[What do we do, Zalash?]
[Let’s just leave it . It’s just one of those countless irrelevant small fries . Why did I even go to this place? It’s not interesting at all . ]
The man with the scar had an atmosphere of soone who is calm and collected .
That man should be the leader .
This man kinda resembles Kirihara a bit .
Another man who looks like a shark glanced at .
[The robe he’s wearing is old, but its quality is good . ]
Next, the man with a greatsword who had an unusual behavior, relaxes his stance and turned to .
[Well then, for the ti being, how about you leave all your belongings in here? Ah, strip all your clothes and imitate a peeing dog? We’re kinda in a hurry here . ]
[No— we’ll kill this one . ]
A slender guy ca forward .
It’s that guy who said “This is the wrong guy, right?” .
He’s playing with the scimitar in his hand .
The man with a scar replied back to him .
[You’d even bother killing such a small bug? It’s just a waste of ti . ]
The man gently brushes the edge of his scimitar on his abdon .
...with a face full of affection .
[I realized that I have yet to test the sharpness of my new baby to a living human... So, I’ll try it on this trash . Anyway, it’s trash . In the first place, we ca here to kill soone . ]
[Funnnn... If you want to do it, just get it done already, Magatsu . We have another goal to do in here, right? Well, I think it’s about ti that she has run out of energy . I guess our job here is almost done . ]
[Kuku, I know this is a ti that “you’re looking forward to”, but can you please get it over already~? It’s not interesting to just kill him . Oi~ after we get the bounty from capturing that woman, let’s go to Abrom’s brothel~ . ]
[I don’t want to . I’m tired of the well-trained won they have there... I’d rather find so high-class prostitutes . Or maybe I’ll just go to the neighboring city and find a good-looking lass . I’ll have her accompany for about half a year... or just until she breaks . ]
[Half a year!? Don’t f*cking kidding ! By how you bastard break all those won, I doubt that woman would even last half a year!]
[Shut it . I know it’s my fault that they break . In the first place, we’re talking of breaking a woman... when I haven’t even t the woman in question . ]
[As soon as I saw that woman, I can’t settle with just humans! How about you be my proxy for while I go for a search for a woman in the neighboring town~!?]
The man with the scar looked at his left hand .
[But, as expected I couldn’t put my hands towards the prey... it’s a request from our client, and we should fulfill it . ]
[Well, yeah . ]
[Anyway—]
The man with the scimitar declared that he’s about to kill as he took a step towards .
[Don’t even try of running in fear, okay...? I an, where could you even run to?]
The n were closing in to .
Please stop that, I’m begging you— as if saying sothing like that, I extend my arms toward their direction .
[I beg of you... j- just ignore ... in this place... having no aning... I don’t want to die...]
The face of the man looks like he’s filled with sadistic thoughts .
[That’s no good~♪ . I have to start trying out my sword already~ . We still have a job to do after all~♪ . ]
The man with the cursed sword prepares his stance .
Mishiii...
The man’s muscles beca supple .
He raised his scimitar over his head, diagonally behind his back .
[That’s why, let’s finish this quickly—!]
Securing that there’s a safe margin between us...
[–that you have beca this Magatsu-sama’s prey, I’ll make sure you understand–!]
He’s now within my range .
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[—with... your... body...!? Ngh...?]
[Hm? Wh . . at...!? Guuhh...?]
[What... the...? My body—]
[I can’t... move...?]
The paralysis was successful .
It seems that all four of them have been successfully paralyzed .
They’re all treating as if my trash, but I’m confident with the powers that are held in my hands .
That’s why I stayed within a range where I could target all of them .
Well, they’re way inferior compared to the oppressive feeling I’ve felt from the monsters in the ruins .
[Well then...]
I guess this confirms it...
[My abnormal state skills would be successful even against humans...]
They’re not just effective against monsters .
They’re also effective against humans .
It seems that the exceptional success rate of my skills also haven’t changed .
[As I thought, that f*cking goddess must have sothing special...?]
[That... just... now—]
[Hmm?]
It seems the leader is saying sothing .
[Is... that... abnor...mal state... magic... just... now? Furth...ermore... they’re... unrecor...ded magic...?]
Fumu...
He can still talk even when he’s paralyzed huh .
It’s difficult to judge it when I’ve tried it with monsters back then . It’s not like I can understand the difference between their roars anyway...
[More... over... to cast... it to... four peo...ple at... the sa ti...]
According to what the goddess had said back then, didn’t she say that the system of abnormal state techniques in this world have no use at all?
A smile started lifting up on my face .
[Well, well . Do I look like I’m a “failure” now?]
[What...?]
[Well, you don’t need to reply... You tried to kill and nobody in your group tried to stop you . That’s why don’t mind as I use you people as my “test subjects” . ]
The mood of these four people changed .
It’s as if they don’t understand what I am saying .
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Pokopoko...
Powawawa...
[Ahh... . !? Guuggiiiieee...!?]
[Kuh... Guruuu...jiii... . ]
[Goooeee... This . . is... imposs...booaa... . ]
[What the... heck did you...ngh!?]
The four people began screaming in pain as their skin began to be dyed in the color of poison .
[Pigi!]
Pigimaru suddenly cried out .
Pigimaru’s protrusion ca out from the side of my neck .
[Pigimaru? Are you perhaps... angry?]
[Pi!]
It seems that Pigimaru felt a strong displeasure against these four people .
Did my senses sync with him?
[Well— It would hurt my heart even if these guys were to die . Rather, I would even feel refreshed . ]
Facing killing intent with my killing intent .
Returning malice with malice .
I’m just applying those simple rules .
These guys feel like they’re brimming with dark yet familiar thoughts .
It’s like them, just like how Kirihara and Oyamada speak .
[The point is, I can do it against soone like them . ]
I look at my hands .
I see .
It seems that I also felt no hesitation even up to the last mont .
[Even if they’re my opponents, I can still do it . ]
I waited for the death of the four people .
They look miserable as they slowly died full of suffering .
They can’t even struggle because of paralysis .
In the end, they begged for salvation .
But, I don’t think they have ever listened to the plea of those who have asked them for salvation .
I don’t think they can do that .
I don’t think that they would ever do that .
That’s why I ignored their pleas .
[Giiiiii... . ]
After a while, the last person had finally died .
My level didn’t even increase by 1 .
Was the experience value they give that low?
Or is it that...
[...You can’t get any experience from human beings– That being the case is quite possible after all...]
While contemplating about this, I started fishing for things that I can use in their luggage .
It seems that there’s no uniformity in their sizes .
Well, if I suddenly et one of their acquaintance sowhere and they would recognize their clothes that I supposedly took...
. . Then, it would be really troubleso .
That’s also the case with their armor .
If I were to be traced because of these, it will be really troubleso .
That’s why I would only be taking their gold, silver and copper coins . I stashed them in my small pouch, which I put back into my leather bag .
It’s hard to track of soone who just took their money .
In that sense, they could be considered safe for the taking .
I quickly finish rummaging their things and stood up .
[—-Piii . ]
The previously ek Pigimaru suddenly cried out .
[Hm? I see, so you felt it too? Yeah, I know—]
There are so targets that I had poisoned earlier with a poison that I had set into non-lethal .
But, I have also made sure to paralyze them just now .
An intimidating aura that’s really unusual .
It’s a mixture of killing intent and willpower .
[There is another person nearby, I wonder who that is...]
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