Chapter 147: From Pondering To Trespassing (2/2)

“I don’t know. I have no recollection of it.”

The woman watched him intensely for a while. Seemingly unable to recall anything about meeting him, she turned her gaze away from him with a puzzled tilt of the head and continued walking away.

Another group of adventurers blocked her way this time.

“You! How dare you!”

Pushing Lapis and Gula away from the place, Loren thought it was understandable what those adventurers shouted. After all, a member of their party had just been blown away and got embedded into a wall by some stranger. A member of their party had tried to pick a fight with other adventurers, but still.

That adventurer must have sustained serious injuries, and his party would lack one member for a while. The party’s power would decrease because of that, and their earnings would be affected. It was natural that they would want to complain to the person who had caused all this.

[They might’ve missed one point in this whole situation]

Thought Loren watching them surround the woman in red. And that was – their opponent was way above them.

The woman in red was powerful enough to completely incapacitate an adventurer in an instant right in front of Loren’s eyes, using some method that he still hadn’t figured out. What would happen if someone condemned her? They shouldn’t have even considered it. Loren wasn’t sure if those adventurers were too stupid to think that far, or that they themselves were actually powerful enough to handle her.

“He blocked the way, so he was at fault. If he’s injured, then it’s also his fault for being too fragile.”

Her answer was to the point and easy to understand, but it carried no intention to appease the adventurers surrounding her.

Having been spoken to like that, of course the adventurers weren’t mollified at all. Anger was apparent on their faces, and they reached for their weapons.

“He deserved it for picking fights with others, but there was no need to go that far, was there?”

A man who seemed to be the party leader gestured at the unconscious adventurer with his thumb and said. The woman’s answer was curt.

“Have you thought about him being unlucky? It’s your bad luck to meet me.”

“Don’t you have any intention to apologize? If you do, we…”

“It’s out of the question. This Tizona, apologizing to someone? What an absurd joke.”

Loren, who was casually listening to their conversation, quickly searched his memory for the name ‘Tizona’. He had said that he didn’t remember when asked if they had met before, but there was a chance they had actually met.

His thinking was immediately interrupted.

“Our career is finished if we let ourselves be looked down on. This can’t end here.”

“So, you want to bet on your life? Be prepared to get killed then.”

Tizona replied and stood her ground. From what Loren could see, she carried no weapons despite wearing a very gaudy armour. The thought of her being a magician crossed his mind, but he couldn’t understand why she was wearing plate armour if that was the case.

“Let us give you some painful experience!”

At their leader’s declaration, the adventurers simultaneously picked up their weapons. This had escalated beyond the usual quarrels between adventurers, and the woman was outnumbered. Loren reached for his greatsword, wondering if he should back her up. But Lapis, who was standing beside him, stopped him.

“Hm?”

“I have a feeling that we should stay away from this.”

“I agree with Lapis-chan. What’s with that woman? Such a strong presence, crackling like electricity.”

“So she’s at that level?”

Loren was flustered; this would be a big trouble then.

Gula was quiet for a short while, then answered:

“On second thought, her presence is more like tingling.”

Gula immediately played it down, but Loren believed that if the woman was worth Gula’s attention, then it was better to be cautious with her. He gave up the idea of backing her and took some distance as Lapis had advised.

The smarter adventurers had all stepped away from the scene, and the slower one also stepped back once they realized that there were no one else around them. A clearing was soon formed, with the woman at its centre.

“Even now, if you apologize…”

“No. Just come in at once. I’ll roast you all in one go. It’ll be quicker like that.”

Tizona said and extended her hand towards the leader. Seeing a red flame flickered to life and coiling around her hand like a snake, a name finally came to Loren’s mind.