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Can I win the fight against this old man? Hmm… I think I can. My total status is considerably overpowered.
It is not wise to fight against this old man in our current state. Let’s just talk with him for the time being.
[Understood. What kind of business do you have that requires you to ride a horse after us?]
Sebastian answers without any change in his expression.
[That’s right. Ojou-sama wants to meet you again.]
Does that curling hair woman want to meet with me? I don’t understand what he means. There probably isn’t a reason for me to meet her, except, perhaps, negotiation. It is still unpleasant — even if it was a reason. Let’s decline quickly.
[What if it takes more than ten minutes? Didn’t you say you wanted me to return to town? And as I said, I’m in hurry.]
His expression doesn’t change after heard my harsh words, at all. I thought with his status, he was going to make a scene of bloodshed. His willpower is solid, too, because he doesn’t flinch after hearing my words.
[Come to think of it, we were indebted to you at the time of repurchase. Ojou-sama can make a business once again after receiving that dagger.]
Sebastian suddenly changes the topic. It was about the business… I’m certain that the curling hair woman also talked about it. But why are you bringing it up now?
[Isn’t it good? Why did you tell me about that?]
Sebastian has been talking with smile on his face the whole time.
[Ah, please don’t misunderstand. I didn’t plan to expose the fact that you have the stolen items. The n.o.ble society is a den of thieves, after all. Information seemed to leak from somewhere else when it was stolen.]
What on earth does Sebastian want after changing the topic like that? Does he mean to tell me that the current situation of that curling hair woman is bad in order to make me feel sympathetic and want to return to town? No, I won’t feel any sympathy towards them…
[And that is the reason. Ojou-sama became angry or sad…and her emotion became unstable. And then she gave me the order “To kill the adventurer who brought a dagger.”]
This is totally different! Sebastian is an a.s.sa.s.sin who had been sent to kill us!! Well, it is as I expected. Because I put on the air, you thought it was different, didn’t you?
[In short, she needed to vent her anger. Because I can’t do anything with the n.o.ble from another party, “Black Wolf”, who took the family heirloom, was destroyed. Look, aren’t you the only party left for her to vent her anger? I don’t want to do this, but I can’t refuse Ojou-sama’s pleading while she was crying.]
That is a foolish reason. Did you just make this strong man my enemy for that foolish reason? I don’t need to be polite anymore. Etiquette is unnecessary for an a.s.sa.s.sin.
[I can’t kill you inside this town. I promised to give money to some kind gatekeeper to tell me when you left the town.]
That hooky gatekeeper. Did he go to do something like this? I think I need to retaliate for this.
[And if this conversation is to end in ten minutes, doesn’t that curling hair woman want to see me?]
Sebastian raises his voice as if he was amazed by my words.
[No, not at all. If I become serious, the fight will end in five minutes. Oh, and Ojou-sama only wants to see your head.]
You could say that… Isn’t it crazy for an a.s.sa.s.sin to take only… a head? Beside, I don’t want to die yet. I guess I can’t be satisfied with a cold joke sometimes.
[How long did your last job take after you became a butler?]
After Sebastian heard my question, he replies with a mild tone.
[Originally, I was something like an a.s.sa.s.sin. I was an adventurer with a second name: “G.o.d of Death”. I repeatedly made surprise attacks from the dark. Well, that was when I was young.]
What the h.e.l.l? An adventurer became a butler? I’m curious, but I probably won’t be able to find out more about it now.
[As I said earlier, I don’t plan to take much time. I can’t take my eyes off the emotionally unstable Ojou-sama for long. I will finish this as quickly as possible.]
[No thanks. Just return to her. I guess there is no point in negotiating, after all.]
I draw my weapon and take a stance, as did my friends, too.
[Yeah, I’m a former S-rank adventurer. I won’t fail my duty.]
An S-rank adventurer? He is one of the top-cla.s.s people in this world. I understand. I can imagine something like that from this man’s status. I could say no one is better than me if I can defeat this guy. All right, I will turn this S-rank adventurer into my food.
At this point, we have no choice but to fight. Our future depends on this.
[By the way, do you plan to kill just me? Or does that include my friend, too?]
[That doesn’t matter. Hmmm… What is about a one-on-one fight with me? You can’t attack my friend, and I won’t let them help me, either. In addition, I promise I won’t let my friend take revenge on you in case I lose.]
Sebastian was silent for a while before he starts speaking.
[As for that, neither you or I will have any advantage. Since the promise itself has no meaning if you are dead, why don’t you fight five-on-one against me?]
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[Are you so confident that you’re willing to fight with S-rank adventurer? You aren’t an adventurer, so who are you?]
[Yeah, that is good. So everyone, please step back.]
My friends take up a position that is about 50m away. Support magic will be difficult to use from that distance.
