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The water still carried the cold that did not go with the cold winter, and it ran down the hair and across the neck, ** clothes. Lyle squatted by the river and washed his hair, which smelled of alcohol, and after a few random strokes of his hair, he found that the smell of alcohol still did not dissipate. He sniffed, then looked at the leather armor he was wearing. This is originally something for combat and field use, and it can be said that soiling is also one of the original functions, but it takes a little effort to remove this thing.

Do you want to wash it, or don't wash it. In any case, the smell of alcohol on this body was indeed unpleasant, and just as he put his hand on the button of his clothes as he thought so, a voice came from behind him.

"Now, I'm confused...... I don't understand why you helped me just now. ”

Looking in the direction from which the sound came from, Alan sat not far away, holding his calves in his hands, and looking at Lyle with his head resting on his knees. In this world dominated by night, the light that can be seen is the moonlight in the girl's eyes, except for the sparse lights in the distance.

In the girl's pupils, the light is reflected.

"Ahh

The monster couldn't figure out why he had made a move at that time, and he responded in a voice that was far more flat than he had imagined. It wasn't something that would have made him angry, whether it was a meal made by a splash of wood during a meal, or a beer that had been poured over, it didn't matter to him. The values of monsters are too different from ordinary people - those people are even less worthy than mosquitoes, and naturally there is no point in what they do. As long as the monster is not interested, whatever those guys do, they want to get into his eyes - it is almost impossible to get into his eyes.

The monster couldn't figure out if it was due to an incomplete resurrection, or if it was the result of its resurrection by clinging to a human body.

“…… I don't understand it either. ”

Lyle's answer made Alan pause, and she burst out laughing.

"What kind of answer are you, but to be honest, it's nice to have someone come up to help me. But! Allen's tone instantly intensified, "If I was originally targeted, I just need to keep running." Because of the fact that there are now soldiers everywhere, the average adventurer has fewer and fewer jobs. Those guys don't look like people with patience, and they will definitely give up because they are in a hurry to leave. However, you jumped in and formed a bond with them on my behalf, like a suicide volunteer. Even people like me who have just become adventurers have heard of the notoriety of the alliance of superior adventurers, and it is said that whoever provokes them will be caught digging even if they hide in the monster's lair, so I can't understand your motive for doing so. ”

"Can't understand ......? Ah, are you worried about me? ”

"This—how is this possible? I'm just curious what you're thinking. This is not the level of seeing a few thugs on the road solve it easily, the people behind them are crazy people who value face more than life. Besides, I don't know you at all, and I don't see any reason for you to take such a risk to help me. ”

"To put it simply, I have my own problems on my side, so I'm not helping you at all. Will you accept what I say? Besides, there aren't many people in this city who know better than me about what those guys are doing. ”

Lyle took out the pendant around his neck and raised it in front of Allen, it was a wolf certificate that served as a C-class adventurer's identification. Although Lyle wasn't sure if the woman in front of him could see the pattern on it in the dark night, he took it out to prove that he had it.

Two years - there is an absolute gap between C-class and D-class adventurers.

This is the only and absolute rule in the so-called Adventurers' Guild. It's not about strength, merit, popularity. This rule is set up to prevent those who have just become adventurers from rushing to death, because newcomers often lack experience rather than strength. In order for more newcomers to learn how to survive, the Adventurers' Guild considers this provision to be the greatest kindness they can unleash. Only after the two-year point in time can a D-class adventurer break away from the identity of a rookie and officially become a real adventurer.

This means that their careers as adventurers have only just begun after they have been promoted to the C rank.

"I said that since you claim to be an adventurer...... So how long has this been? ”

"A month, no," Alan shook his head, "it's almost a month." ”

Despite being confused by Lyle's somewhat abrupt question, Alan answered the question honestly.

"I see, no wonder I haven't seen you before. Don't look at me like that, I'm not showing off my credentials...... After all, being a C-class adventurer for two years is not a glorious thing, and standing still is just evidence of incompetence. The monster sighed, having lost his memory, taking the real Lyle Raljoth's past as his own, and he pretended to dwell on the helplessness of the past and glanced at the sky.

"You must have heard of the royal capital, the capital of the Lucas Kingdom, the land of a thousand realms - Enklados. It was once the stronghold of my team, with towering walls and a powerful army to protect it, and it was a place where there was little contact with monsters. If there are no enemies to crusade, there will naturally be no corresponding demand, so high-level adventurers will basically not stay there. But the kings had such a large population, and they had a lot of dirty work in their hands that the knights disdained. The adventurers there were either thugs who had been raised by the nobility or, like us, who specialized in dirty work. ”

“…… Dirty work? ”

"From finding lost property, breaking into the house to steal, to hitting people at the door, acting as a thug. As long as you have money, you can do anything but kill people. Unfortunately, we accidentally provoked a nobleman to flee here, and then ...... here We're being targeted by those guys again. ”

Those guys mean United. Lyle's voice revealed helplessness, and it was unknown what kind of treatment Alan had encountered at that time, so she could only choose to remain silent.

"So! That's it," Lyle's voice was deliberately high, then reverted to a softer, "thanks to this, we've been made miserable. So in the final analysis, this matter is my own personal grudge, and it has nothing to do with you. ”

“……。”

"By the way, you just said that we met for the first time, but that's not true. We had a few encounters on that battlefield, and I thought my face was a little bit distinctive, so it wasn't so easy to forget, right? ”

“…… What do you say, it can't be. Ah, that magician seems to have said that you are a survivor too...... I actually ignored this, sorry. I don't know what happened at that time, although I heard it from the priests of the church later, but I don't remember it at all. ”

"I see, which means that it is the after-effects of being manipulated by vampires. I'm wondering why you don't have any memory of me, and it's a sad misunderstanding that I almost thought I was so uncharacteristic that I was forgotten. Let's re-introduce myself, even though I didn't introduce myself at the time. Lyle Raljoth, a C-class crappy adventurer. ”

"Alan Maloster, a D-class rookie adventurer."

The two looked at each other and smiled.

"You're in trouble with the Coalition, but why is it only now...... Find them for revenge, obviously no one is there on your side. As you said, 'Enclados was the former stronghold of my team', not 'the former stronghold of my team', 'we are being targeted by those guys again', and 'this matter is my own personal grudge and has nothing to do with you'. And as a survivor of that vampire incident, the transition from the fact of 'we' to 'me', I say you, is it ......"

With a face full of remorse and unwillingness, Allen's voice suddenly became heavy, and word by word came clearly into his ears.

“…… Want to seek self-reciprocation? ”

Losing all of his teammates leads to insanity, misanthropy, and even death-seeking, which occasionally happens among adventurers. However, death alone meant nothing to the monster, but he didn't have the need to tell the people he just knew.

"I'm not that stupid. It's better to say that it's not a deep hatred at all, and what happened in the past has nothing to do with me now. I did this because the benefits were greater, and it was simply profitable, so I chose to do so. ”

“…… Are you sure? But, whatever your purpose, it seems to me that you don't feel anything, you don't feel anything, you don't feel anything, you just don't feel anything, you just carry out your decisions indifferently. ”

"I said, why do you care so much about a stranger...... Is it because I just helped you out of this matter? Looking at your skills just now, you know that even without my help, you will definitely be able to get out of the siege easily. ”

So, why are you so interested in my business? Mere curiosity kills cats.

Murderous intent is pervasive. Accompanied by Lyle's cold voice, the atmosphere changed abruptly. His languid eyes now looked at the girl in front of him with a cold and sharp gaze.

Allen, who was staring at him so blue-faced, waved his hand in a panic and denied it.

"I—I'm just remembering someone, it's just ......," Alan showed a slightly reluctant expression, "it's just...... I'm just worried. ”

"Well, you're so kind."

The soul was probably something innocuous in this woman's mind, and Lyle stood up as she put down her murderous aura.

- Someone is coming.

However, faster than his reaction, Alan had already looked in that direction, biting his lip and whispering a reminder.

"There was a crowd of about twenty or so coming this way, straight and coming towards us. Probably them. ”

The person who searched for Lyle and them everywhere in the dark night could not have been him except for the backer behind the trio, and the high-ranking adventurer organization called [United] by other adventurers.

"Let's run away now. We don't know how they found us, but the slum is nearby, so it's safe to escape into it at night. ”

Ignoring Alan's persuasion, Lyle shook off her hand and walked straight in the direction of the crowd.

"No, I'm not going to change my booking, so you can run away. Say goodbye to the kind young lady, it's a pleasure to chat with you. ”

Leaving Eren behind him for about five minutes or so, Lyle's footsteps stopped, as that time was enough for those people to walk in front of him.

Even in the dark of night, it was as bright as day for Lyle. In the gloomy moonlight, standing at the front of the crowd was a man with tattoos on half of his face. Dressed in teal chain mail, with two long swords hanging from his waist, he was looking at Lyle with his hands crossed and a very defiant expression. There was no one in his eyes and no one could tell from his eyes how conceit he was about his own power.

"You can find me in less than an hour from the time you leave the tavern, and I would like to compliment you for your efforts." The corners of Lyle's mouth turned up into a sadistic smile, and he stood calmly in front of everyone. "I'm glad we were able to reach the first consensus, seniors."

The crowd dispersed, surrounding Lyle in the very center. They were all armed with blunt instruments such as sticks, and they were looking at the prey in the middle with a menacing gaze.