Lambda’s eyes were filled with fear as he pointed his sword at me.
But–
I could hear the laughter from behind him.
“Kihihihi. Lambda-san, let’s just kill this guy.”
“With everyone here, it would be easy to kill just a single guard.”
“That’s right. Let’s just sink him to the bottom of the waterway.”
The thieves were smirking smugly.
When Lambda heard their voices, he once again regained his calm.
“Th-That’s right. There’s nothing to be afraid of. We have specialists in night fighting here. There’s no way we’re going to lose……!”
He muttered to himself as if to reassure himself.
“Sieg-kun, In the end, it’s you who will be done in. That pride as a former B-rank adventurer will lead to your death.”
I have never once used my title as a former B-rank adventurer to boast in the streets.
Lambda and I have a fundamentally different way of thinking.
“I will make sure you can’t speak in such a cheeky way with me again…… Fufufu, I can’t wait to see the fear on your face.”
“You can just put your hand down since you won’t be able to use them anymore.”
“Just remember this, the people above don’t even try to get their hands dirty, but that doesn’t matter because you’ll be dead soon,” Lambda said.
“Come on, let’s kill that guard,” the thieves instigated.
“Kihihihi. I’m tired of waiting. My knife has been begging for blood since the start.”
The shortest of the three men laughed while licking his knife.
“I’m going to take my time to kill you. I’ll start with your fingers, then your limbs, and finally your neck. Don’t let the fear of earth get you!”
The short man kicked the ground and made a huge leap.
He flew between buildings in the narrow alleyway at high speed, like a spring.
A black shadow moved in all directions.
“Kihihihi! You won’t be able to keep up with my movements! You won’t have any idea what’s going on, and by the time you realize it, you’ll be on the other side!”
He had been jumping around randomly, but his movements suddenly changed.
He came straight towards me, right where I was standing. He stepped into a gap in my defense and was about to draw his dagger.
Kiiin!
I parried the attack with my shield just in time.
“What the….!?”
The short man had completely lost his center of gravity, creating a large opening.
I immediately cut his leg with my sword.
“Ahhhhhhh!”
When I cut his tendons, the short man collapsed on the spot and let out a scream.
“Now, you’ll never be able to use your prized legs again,” I told him.
“Well, who’s next?”
““……!””
The fact that I had disabled one of them so easily sent shivers down their spines. The smile on their faces disappeared.
They must have thought that they would be swallowed up if they continued like this.
“Uoooooooo!”
The largest of the men attacked with a large hammer in his hands. He raised it as tall as he could and swung it down on my head.
However, I caught it with one hand.
Just like that.
It doesn’t matter how much effort they put in, I will never falter.
“–Hmph!”
I put my strength into it and twisted the hammer up.
The arms of the large man who was holding the handle were twisted in a direction they shouldn’t.
“Gghhhhh……!”
The large man squirmed from the intense pain he felt.
The bones in both of his arms must have been broken.
His superhuman strength was rendered useless.
“Hiiiiiii!”
The last person among the three saw the scene, turned on his heel, and tried to escape.
“You think I’m going to let you get away with this?”
I picked up the dagger that had fallen at my feet and threw it straight at the man. The tip of the dagger pierced his right leg with great force.
“Gyaaa!”
The man lost control of his leg and fell facedown.
I continued to pick up the hammer and threw it into the air. As it spun and arced, it struck the man’s skull from a distance.
Taking a look, he is still twitching and shaking on the ground.
It seems that he is still breathing.
“You’re the only one left Lambda.”
After the thief group was taken care of, I looked at Lambda.
“Hiii. Hiiiiiiii!”
Lambda’s face turned pale as he slumped to the ground. As I slowly approached, he crawled backward.
Eventually, his back hit the wall of the building.
I have driven his back to a wall.
Then, he suddenly rubbed his forehead on the ground and shouted, “
“D-defeat. I have lost! Please forgive me!”
Lambda clung to my feet.
“A-actually, I was being threatened by them. That’s right. I’m the victim here. Thanks to Sieg-kun, I’m saved.”
“As soon as you realized that you could not win, you shifted the blame to the thieves and begged for your life…… Lambda, you are really a helpless scum, aren’t you?”
I sighed.
“I’m sorry to say this, but even if you could get out of this, you’re already in a situation where you can’t deceive anyone with your eloquence anymore. You and the thieves are connected by mutual interest. Even if you told the truth to lighten your crime, the thieves would be happy to expose their connection to you. If that happens, you will be in prison for the rest of your life for your complicity. If you’re not careful, you could even be executed. In short, you’re screwed.”
“P-please, please let me go. I don’t want to spend the rest of my life in jail. Please, Sieg-kun, I’ll do anything I can!”
“……Anything? Did you just say ‘anything’?”
“O-of course. What do you want? Money? Women? Do you want me to lick your shoes? Do you want me to pledge my loyalty?”
“Let’s see. Then…..”
When I made a thoughtful gesture, Lambda’s face lit up, but I cut off the thread of hope that I hung in front of him.
“Face the sins you’ve committed.”
“–!”
Blue veins appeared on Lambda’s temple.
“M-making a fool out of me! I’m going to kill you!”
Lost in his rage, Lambda pulled out his sword and tried to slash at me.
I clenched my right fist and smashed it into his face.
“Bufuuuu!”
I felt the bone on his nose crack.
Lambda slammed into the wall of the building behind him. As he fell to the ground, he stopped moving as his eyes whitened and his mouth foamed.
I looked down and spoke to him, “I don’t even need to draw my sword against a small fry like you…… At best, I hope you regret your stupidity in a cold prison.
Lambda’s eyes were filled with fear as he pointed his sword at me.
But–
I could hear the laughter from behind him.
“Kihihihi. Lambda-san, let’s just kill this guy.”
“With everyone here, it would be easy to kill just a single guard.”
“That’s right. Let’s just sink him to the bottom of the waterway.”
The thieves were smirking smugly.
When Lambda heard their voices, he once again regained his calm.
“Th-That’s right. There’s nothing to be afraid of. We have specialists in night fighting here. There’s no way we’re going to lose……!”
He muttered to himself as if to reassure himself.
“Sieg-kun, In the end, it’s you who will be done in. That pride as a former B-rank adventurer will lead to your death.”
I have never once used my title as a former B-rank adventurer to boast in the streets.
Lambda and I have a fundamentally different way of thinking.
“I will make sure you can’t speak in such a cheeky way with me again…… Fufufu, I can’t wait to see the fear on your face.”
“You can just put your hand down since you won’t be able to use them anymore.”
“Just remember this, the people above don’t even try to get their hands dirty, but that doesn’t matter because you’ll be dead soon,” Lambda said.
“Come on, let’s kill that guard,” the thieves instigated.
“Kihihihi. I’m tired of waiting. My knife has been begging for blood since the start.”
The shortest of the three men laughed while licking his knife.
“I’m going to take my time to kill you. I’ll start with your fingers, then your limbs, and finally your neck. Don’t let the fear of earth get you!”
The short man kicked the ground and made a huge leap.
He flew between buildings in the narrow alleyway at high speed, like a spring.
A black shadow moved in all directions.
“Kihihihi! You won’t be able to keep up with my movements! You won’t have any idea what’s going on, and by the time you realize it, you’ll be on the other side!”
He had been jumping around randomly, but his movements suddenly changed.
He came straight towards me, right where I was standing. He stepped into a gap in my defense and was about to draw his dagger.
Kiiin!
I parried the attack with my shield just in time.
“What the….!?”
The short man had completely lost his center of gravity, creating a large opening.
I immediately cut his leg with my sword.
“Ahhhhhhh!”
When I cut his tendons, the short man collapsed on the spot and let out a scream.
“Now, you’ll never be able to use your prized legs again,” I told him.
“Well, who’s next?”
““……!””
The fact that I had disabled one of them so easily sent shivers down their spines. The smile on their faces disappeared.
They must have thought that they would be swallowed up if they continued like this.
“Uoooooooo!”
The largest of the men attacked with a large hammer in his hands. He raised it as tall as he could and swung it down on my head.
However, I caught it with one hand.
Just like that.
It doesn’t matter how much effort they put in, I will never falter.
“–Hmph!”
I put my strength into it and twisted the hammer up.
The arms of the large man who was holding the handle were twisted in a direction they shouldn’t.
“Gghhhhh……!”
The large man squirmed from the intense pain he felt.
The bones in both of his arms must have been broken.
His superhuman strength was rendered useless.
“Hiiiiiii!”
The last person among the three saw the scene, turned on his heel, and tried to escape.
“You think I’m going to let you get away with this?”
I picked up the dagger that had fallen at my feet and threw it straight at the man. The tip of the dagger pierced his right leg with great force.
“Gyaaa!”
The man lost control of his leg and fell facedown.
I continued to pick up the hammer and threw it into the air. As it spun and arced, it struck the man’s skull from a distance.
Taking a look, he is still twitching and shaking on the ground.
It seems that he is still breathing.
“You’re the only one left Lambda.”
After the thief group was taken care of, I looked at Lambda.
“Hiii. Hiiiiiiii!”
Lambda’s face turned pale as he slumped to the ground. As I slowly approached, he crawled backward.
Eventually, his back hit the wall of the building.
I have driven his back to a wall.
Then, he suddenly rubbed his forehead on the ground and shouted, “
“D-defeat. I have lost! Please forgive me!”
Lambda clung to my feet.
“A-actually, I was being threatened by them. That’s right. I’m the victim here. Thanks to Sieg-kun, I’m saved.”
“As soon as you realized that you could not win, you shifted the blame to the thieves and begged for your life…… Lambda, you are really a helpless scum, aren’t you?”
I sighed.
“I’m sorry to say this, but even if you could get out of this, you’re already in a situation where you can’t deceive anyone with your eloquence anymore. You and the thieves are connected by mutual interest. Even if you told the truth to lighten your crime, the thieves would be happy to expose their connection to you. If that happens, you will be in prison for the rest of your life for your complicity. If you’re not careful, you could even be executed. In short, you’re screwed.”
“P-please, please let me go. I don’t want to spend the rest of my life in jail. Please, Sieg-kun, I’ll do anything I can!”
“……Anything? Did you just say ‘anything’?”
“O-of course. What do you want? Money? Women? Do you want me to lick your shoes? Do you want me to pledge my loyalty?”
“Let’s see. Then…..”
When I made a thoughtful gesture, Lambda’s face lit up, but I cut off the thread of hope that I hung in front of him.
“Face the sins you’ve committed.”
“–!”
Blue veins appeared on Lambda’s temple.
“M-making a fool out of me! I’m going to kill you!”
Lost in his rage, Lambda pulled out his sword and tried to slash at me.
I clenched my right fist and smashed it into his face.
“Bufuuuu!”
I felt the bone on his nose crack.
Lambda slammed into the wall of the building behind him. As he fell to the ground, he stopped moving as his eyes whitened and his mouth foamed.
I looked down and spoke to him, “I don’t even need to draw my sword against a small fry like you…… At best, I hope you regret your stupidity in a cold prison.
