Randolph cleared his throat in embarrassment, then spread his hands to Leah as if the master of ceremonies were introducing guests.

Finn sat across from Randolph and looked sideways at Leah standing next to the round table, and casually asked him, "You told them all?" ”

"They came to me and offered to help us find the Holy Avengers." The beautiful young man named Leah immediately explained to the young man with an excited expression, "Finn, this is really an opportunity! You think, the power of the two of us is limited after all, but now that we are united, we have nothing to fear, do we? ”

Looking at the cute boy in front of him, the young paladin sighed silently in his heart.

Let's not talk about whether the group of people gathered here are really united, anyway, I will be on my way to the Scorpion Valley tomorrow, and when did I promise you to go together to find the Holy Avenger, which is not sure to exist?

Just like when I first entered the game five years ago, this colleague of mine still looks too naïve. - he thought to himself.

"Captain Randolph." After considering the current situation, Finn turned his gaze back from Leah and continued to speak to the bald man across the table, "If you really want to work with us, I think I have an offer that I must discuss with you first. ”

"Please." Randolph nodded.

"I ask you to hand over the command of the party to me for the rest of the operation." Without hesitation, the young man said, "This is the condition of our cooperation." ”

“…… You know it can't be. The leader of the adventuring group put his other hand under the table up, supported his chin with the back of his hands with his fingers, and raised his gaze to look directly at Finn's eyes, "Let's not talk about whether you can prove that you are a good leader, even if you are, I have to be responsible for my companions, there is no need to talk about it." ”

"Yes, it's not a matter of talking. It seems that we are on the same page. Hearing Randolph say this, Finn immediately shrugged his shoulders helplessly, then got up and left.

The bald-headed leader of the adventure group was dumbfounded.

He originally thought that the young man across the table would bargain with him, but who knew that the other party didn't seem to want to cooperate with him at all, but just set up a trick in the conversation, and as soon as he got in, he found a suitable reason to reject him.

This little ghost...... Actually playing cards according to common sense? ――At that moment, the leader of the Sideburns Adventure Group suddenly had the illusion that he had been tricked.

However, the temptation of the Holy Avenger was so sweet that he couldn't give up this hard-won opportunity in front of him!

So-

"Please wait!" Randolph immediately stood up as well, shouting and reaching out to Finn's back, trying to keep the young man who was playing his cards out of the ordinary.

"You regretted it?" Randolph's shouts were heard. Finn then stopped and turned around.

The adventurer's obsession with fame and fortune was something he had known in his previous gaming career. He knew that even if he turned down the other party here tonight, the captain named Randolph would most likely follow him the next day with his adventuring party.

As for the excuse for the other party to play a scoundrel?

It's very simple - for example, if you happen to be on the way, you can just make up one.

Like the pre-Reformation church trying to arrest "heretics" as they pleased.

The young paladin knew that the adventurer was bad in some ways, so he didn't intend to reject Randolph outright, but he was sure that Randolph would definitely save him if he wanted to leave, so he improvised this method to try to gain a first hand at the negotiation table with the sideburns adventurers.

Now it seems that his purpose has been achieved, and it is clear that Randolph's actions have shown him weakness to a certain extent, and the next words of the captain show that he does intend to compromise with Finn.

Because he went on to say, "This esteemed paladin friend. Allow me to retract that unkind reply. Of course we have something to talk about, but the demands you mentioned are really a little bit too much, and I think we should give each other a step and come up with a compromise solution. ”

The young paladin couldn't help but smile as he looked at the leader of the adventure group. Then he stood on the spot and asked him: "Then I think the method of 'strength first' is the simplest and most effective." What do you think, Captain Randolph? ”

As the words fell, the young man confidently looked at the bald man, and all the members of the party behind him.

The members of the Sideburns Adventure Group were collectively stunned by Finn's gaze. Their captain doesn't seem to have anticipated Finn's attempt to take command of the team from you in this way.

The bald leader of the group was a little surprised, but he quickly reacted from a brief moment of surprise. Keeping a standing posture and looking at Finn, who also didn't come back and sit down again, he reminded: "'Strength first' is the way to resolve disputes between adventurers and adventurers, I am an adventurer, but you ...... If I'm not mistaken, you have a emblem bracelet around your wrist, which proves that you should be a priest. ”

"So?"

"The conditions are not valid."

The man spread his hands and said he didn't blame me.

When Randolph finished saying this, the beautiful paladin boy Leah felt as if he had heard a term he didn't understand, and after hesitating in his heart, he stretched out his hand to Sheen beside him, gently tugged at the corner of the latter's clothes and whispered, "What do they mean by 'strength first'?" ”

"It's literal." The young doctor named Sheehan turned to answer him.

"It's certainly not literal." Leah felt that Sheehan's words were perfunctory, "Sheehan, if you are still angry with me, I can apologize to you for your rudeness during the day, but it is indeed wrong for you to stab the wounded with a knife, isn't it?" ”

"Why do you always think I'm uneasy and kind?" Sheehan felt that his mind was a little messed up at this moment, "I have already explained to you, medicine, medicine, can be called ...... Forget it, I can't tell you whether to stab or not. ”

"Then tell me what you mean?"

"I—"

Sheen stared at the holy warrior boy in front of him who seemed to be a little natural, and suddenly wondered if the other party had deliberately run to trick him on a whim.

Fortunately, the elf girl Arya, who had reached an agreement with the young doctor Sheen on this matter, noticed the communication between the two of them in time, so she tried to calm down the anger in her heart, and then looked at the two of them and interjected: "'Strength is supreme' is a common saying in the circle of adventurers. ”

"Sayings?" Hearing Arya's explanation, Leah immediately took her curious gaze off Sheen's face, "What does this proverb mean?" ”

"Meaning, when two or more adventurers quarrel within the proper scope of discussion, the two sides of the dispute can draw their weapons and engage in a hearty duel." Arya went on to explain, "The losing side in the duel either obeys the winner's arrangement, or voluntarily relinquishes the right to speak in that discussion, which is a common practice among adventurers over time. (To be continued.) )