Despite lying on the ground, Snow White spit at and cursed. "Go! Kill , you fucker! I dare you! You're all the sa players who would kill all of my brethren!"
The saliva scattered on my face, but I did not flinch or look away. My body knew that I needed to hear Snow White's statent. This death ga had gone too far for the NPCs. However, I could not find any sympathy for them, except for Red Riding Hood.
Maybe she could show the way and reach my heart.
"All the sa? Okami, what is she talking about?" Ryoshi asked, clueless about Snow White's words.
Despite having "a plus" grades, Ryoshi could not follow the conversation. Even if he could, he would have an arduous ti analysing the aning behind those words.
As a man who lived in peace, my friend would not realise the weight of that statent. I, who heard Snow White's words, felt a chill spinning in my nerves.
"What happened to the other dwarves? What happened to the battle?" I asked.
Before arriving at this place, I read an article about the dwarves fighting against players. According to the journalist, their battle beca grim, with the dwarves on the losing side.
Even before the soldiers arrived, those players attacked the dwarven race. If I had to put it in words, the adventurer's guild was the one who attacked them.
Nobody knew that dwarves could fight. These small people wanted to make weapons for players and NPCs to fight for them. And when the tables turned against them, the seven dwarves with their queen battled at the front lines.
However, those dwarves lost their fight. They bit more than they could chew.
"Killed…" Snow White answered, while looking away in disgust.
Lying to right now would bring matters worse. So Snow White did the best option and stayed true to her goal.
"Who killed them?" I queried once more, hoping to squeeze any more answers.
Snow White cleared her throat and replied, "A man who called himself Robin Hood. He let the children and their families escape while that bastard slaughtered my team."
If I had to place the pieces of this puzzle, I could deduce that Snow White withdrew from the battlefield. The dwarves thought that if she was still alive, they could turn the tides in their favour.
Little did they know the soldiers of Asimov arrived after that wretched battle.
"And then I saw an army ard with mysterious weapons. I almost thought those were legendary cranes built at the hands of my father. However, it wasn't like that. Those weapons… hunted down. And it led here... It led to you," Snow White continued, with her hands clenched in anger.
"What do you want to do now?" I asked, and t her gaze. "Do you want to fight and seek revenge against those soldiers… or do you want to protect the dwarves sheltered underground?"
If Snow White answered the forr, I would kill her without thinking twice. Those people who wanted revenge more than protecting their family deserve death with these hands. I would not care to stain my palm with blood for the sake of justice...It was the justice that I believed in until now that kept moving onward.
But I would not kill Snow Whtie if she chooses the latter. A warm heart would an that these NPCs value their humanity rather than becoming killing machines. I would reconsider my judgent and observe for more if they shattered my expectations.
Snow White and I had the sa goal. We wanted to get rid of our enemies, since the players and soldiers beca my opponents too. However, I had this overwhelming power. I wanted to use this power for good aside from getting my revenge.
"So, what is it? Do you want to take your revenge on these soldiers and players? Or do you want to co with and protect those families stuck inside your kingdom? We don't have all day. Those soldiers won't wait for us and your answer."
I kept the pressure rolling, knowing that ti was the most valuable resource that we had. And I did not plan to lie, knowing that those bastard guards would co here soon. If I wanted to make a move, now was the right ti.
The only thing that took my interest was this girl, Snow White. It was also the only reason why I wasted my ti here, hearing her explanations.
"So what are you going to do?" I continued pressing her for so answers.
However, it was a matter of ti before that maddened dwarf answered my questions.
"I will seek vengeance!"
Upon hearing the end word of her sentence, I jumped into action and pointed my blade over to her neck .But before anyone could react to my actions, Snow White continued where she left from her sentence.
'Too bad… you chose the wrong fate,' I thought, as I aid for the kill.
"But… I would rather be inside my kingdom. If you could grant that wish, Fenrir...or Wolf, I will be forever in your debt," Snow White concluded.
It was a good thing that my reaction ti was still superb until now. If I had the sluggish analysation, my hands would have slipped and killed Snow White on the spot. However, because of her resolution, I retracted my blade and replaced it with a helping hand.
Even Ryoshi, my best friend, could not believe what happened.
"I thought you're going to kill her!" he cried, while chewing off his teeth.
A laugh escaped from my mouth as soon as I heard his comnt. "I planned to. But Snow White here showed so respect. I wouldn't even think twice if she didn't change her sentence."
My honesty sparked a bond between Snow White as the girl accepted my hand. I pulled her out from the ground and t her eyes.
"Are you… different from those humans?" Snow White asked, with a stern look on her face.
I returned her gaze and answered, "Of course. If I weren't, you would have said goodbye to your neck right now."
Snow White's hands caressed her neck as she heard my statent. Regardless of the place, my word would always be my bond. I had the responsibility to protect my sister, so that trait glued onto like a leech.
It fed great friends and trustworthy people. If I beca an irresponsible brother, Himari and I would have died in the streets before we could play this ga.
"What's our plan, Okami? I am all ears. This life belongs to you," Snow White said, while kneeling on the ground.
I knew that NPCs, especially dwarves, were a handful of species. But never did I expect soone would kneel in front of . Although I felt like a king standing on my throne, it did not feel right.
I could hear faint laughs of Ryoshi watching us from afar, judging with his hideous look. As I turned my head towards him, Ryoshi covered his mouth and bursted into tears.
"W-Where are we going, K-King Okami! BWAHAHA!" Ryoshi exclaid, as he went ahead.
However, I did not let him. There was no way that I would let this event slide! I took his insults seriously and smacked Ryoshi in the face. A blaring sound reverberated through the forest as soon as my fist ca into contact with his skull.
I could only pray that the soldiers heard nothing even after what happened. It would be a drag if they found we were hiding around the woodlands.
"Pay him no mind. He's an idiot. You will only get dumber if you associate with him," I warned Snow White about the consequences of spending ti with Ryoshi.
"I am in pain. But that doesn't an I approve of the things you have said! I'm the smarter guy here!" Ryoshi retorted.
"Yes, Okami. I will not talk to Ryoshi. I swear in my dwarven's na!" Snow White enthusiastically replied, as she stood from the ground. "So we are going towards the rabbit hole?"
"Yes," I answered. "It's the other entrance of the dwarven kingdom. If I rember the layout correctly, nobody knows this passage but ?"
"You are correct, Okami."
After our exchange, Snow Whtie handed out a map of the dwarven mines. The map contained all the terrains we needed to know before arriving at the place. I also had a powerful map linked in my system. However, it did not have any details unlike this one.
"Good job, Snow Whtie! With this, I think we could arrive faster on that pit!" I shouted, and tossed the map upwards.
"Okami, What are you doing?!" Snow White scread, with her hands raising upwards.
"Co on, Snow White! Is this the first ti you saw a map transforming into a vehicle?" I asked, whilst revealing a smirk on my face.
"...And they completely forgot about ," Ryoshi murmured to himself while all of this happened.
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