Volume 10 - Chapter 4 – Part 1 (1/2)
Chapter 4 – Part 1
After bringing down Ouroboros, shi+n returned to Avidya’s headquarters
As he entered, the eyes of all present turned to hiazes were still turbid and sullen, but much less than they were a month before
“Welcome back I see you’ve kept your word”
Calhter than usual
“Not exactly, our side suffered losses too”
“…so that’s why he’s not there by your side”
shi+n’s expression didn’t change as he spoke, but Cal She didn’t know about Shadow’s death yet, apparently
Probably because they had heard the conversation, the surrounding people started whispering ae?”
“Yes, he looked really satisfied”
“I see That’s good, then That’s the reason we all gathered here, after all”
Caluild fore Even if they died in the process, as long as they had achieved their goal, guild members would praise theht?”
“What do youhis hand Her expression suggested that she orried about him From her hand, however, no warmth could be felt
“When the person next to the forward There is notsuch people is one of h what Cal” She “could not do ame
“No probleh to the end I’ll just do what I set out to do”
shi+n’s hand, that Calainst her ath as to not seeer with hie to approach other wolared at Calized
“I’m sorry if I bothered you You probably don’t know, but Ouroboros was responsible for my little brother’s death too I’m really thankful to you for what you have done This is pretty ratitude”
shi+n now understood the reasons behind her actions Although her hands were pushed away, Cal up at the corners of her eyes
“We’re just using each other There’s no need to express gratitude or anything”
“Even so, I want to”
shi+n’s expression was still unchanged, but Calue and turned away
“Well, I suppose ent off topic a bit tooto tell you today”
“You should have said that first”
“I’m sorry I was honestly shocked by what happened to Shadow, and I wanted to givemy little brother”
“Fine, fine So, what do you have for me?”
Calmia’s expression turned completely serious when she answered shi+n’s question
“We are still in theVlad, but we found Robin in the process The priority’s lower than Vlad’s, but you were looking for hi the PK hunt, shi+n’s hostility had focused so otten about hi shi+n suddenly changed
Despite being inside a game, several members felt this abrupt transfor to Avidya’s research, Robin did not belong to any PK guild, so it was clear that he had not killed any players yet
Robin had kidnapped Marino and handed her to Vlad though Because of this, he was one of the people shi+n wanted to take revenge against
“I’ll go right now Where is he?”
The words co out of shi+n’s mouth sounded coe, but his tone now sounded much darker and fiercer
“Cal happens I’ll know right away”
shi+n learned of Robin’s whereabouts frouildhouse
With his figure concealed, shi+n walked through dihost, like a God of death
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Guided by the information obtained from Calmia, shi+n arrived at a woodland area to the north of Kalkia The woods were quiet, the low-leveledabout silently
It was a location that rarely saw strong monsters and did not have any particular events associated with it, so it only contained a few lodges and nothing e as his base No one knohat exactly he’s doing though, as he never leaves it”
”I see I’ll go by myself, please stay out of this”
“Of course There’s no one in Avidya that would get in your way now Just let ht?”
Saying this, the Hound concealed hiistered his presence, but there was no need to point that out shi+n turned his back to the es The area was outside any hos and players susceptible to attacks
In shi+n’s es were showed clearly They were not friends or support characters however, so their names were not displayed
The Hound’s information was surely correct, but to be co down the 【Wall】 and 【Barrier】 erected around the lodge
“Type V, huh I guess it’s enough for a place like this, but it’s still too frail”
shi+n’s hands did not need to reach 『True Moon』, hanging froh , the barriers protecting the lodge were destroyed
A player froe, alar on
“W-what are you doing?”
“Taking ot a probleht?”
Maybe because he had sensed the aura shi+n emitted, the player who had coe afterhis request to shi+n
The player in the lodge on the opposite side had probably heard this exchange, because he closed the ithout the s at the e on the side opposite to where shi+n was
“……”
Without saying a word, shi+n e crumbled on the player who had attempted to escape
shi+n walked closer to the wrecked lodge and found Robin under a fallen log
“Y-You are…”
Robin had likely realized that thebefore him was shi+n His expression warped with fear
“You knohat I’m here for, don’t you?”
“I-I had no other choice!! I would have been ruined, you know!! I have a family to raise in the real world That s!!“
“First of all, where is Vlad?”
shi+n’s question utterly ignored Robin’s desperate excuses Robin had cooperated with Vlad, so he ht know about his whereabouts
“I d-don’t know anything…I haven’t met that man…Vlad, since then He won’t answer my contacts either…ere never close anyway He just u-usedthat shi+n did not ed the subject His eyes darted everywhere, frantically looking for a way to escape
The weapon at his waist was still in its sheath, untouched shi+n, however, could kill Robin faster than the latter could take out a crystal and teleport away
Either shi+n allowed hio or someone else had to act as a decoy while he escaped In all other cases, this was the end of the line for Robin
“You have no idea where Vlad could be?”
“I, I, I didn’t know so like that would happen!! He didn’t tell me that he would kill her!! We even had recovery potions for the status ailment!! If you would have just accepted—”
Robin’s excuses stopped abruptly, followed by the acute sound of a katana resting again in its sheath
Judging from Robin’s behavior and the current situation, it was clear that he had indeed only been used
If so, there was no point in leaving him alive another moment With his head detached froons, but shi+n didn’t spare a glance and turned away froe
As shi+n was leaving, a bright voice, in strident contrast with the location, stopped hiood at cutting people down”
“……”
shi+n turned towards the voice without a word There he found a petite, young-looking girl with short white hair and big, round eyes
She earing an oriental garb with rather high skin exposure This stressed the mounds on her chest, which were already too pronounced for her physique However, what stood out the irl was tall, wielded by her tiny hands
shi+n didn’t need to cast 【analyze】 to knoho this unique co tio maybe?”
Milt approached shi+n with a friendly smile
Milt herself was a PK, but a rare case; she was not included in Avidya’s target list The reason was that she killed only in self-defense or during duels to the death that both parties agreed to
She was treated as a PK because, if her opponent agreed to fight to the death, she would kill without any hesitation
“What do you want fro for Vlad, so—”
Milt stopped halfway through the sentence; shi+n had closed in on her in a second, grabbed her by the neck and pushed her down to the ground, 『True Moon』’s cold blade on her neck
“If you know anything, talk”
“Ha, haha! The shi+n I see noill be OK, I guess”
“……”
“Don’t leer at o of her poleaxe and raised both hands When shi+n withdrew 『True Moon』, she let out a sigh
“I’m sure you’ve looked everywhere too, but he won’t be found easily Because he probably has no intention of attacking anyone now It’s not possible to catch hiain”
“How can you be so sure?”
“Well, he reatest prey with his own hands, after all He’s not going to risk killing others and have their deaths overwrite that experience”
Milt talked of so shi+n could not comprehend To burn people’s deaths into your memory was already far too depraved for hi He’s likely been observing you and gloating, I guess You’re in a state close to what he called ‘the ideal’ last tilad even if he’s found and killed by you”
“Disgusting bastard”
“You don’t need to understand people like that, you know”
Milt’s shoulders dropped as she talked shi+n had no intention of understanding either, so he urged her to continue
“Vlad’s keeping track of your ht, is one that stands out easily, but his sub is Ninja He switched main and sub job now, to hide better Ninjas have the best conceal all scout-type jobs, after all He’s using all sorts of items and equipment to hide, so he won’t be easy to find”
“Younow too?”
“Probably, with binoculars or soht about would work though”
Milt spoke plainly shi+n tried to extend his detection field to the max, but could not find any players other than Milt and the lodge players whose presence he had confirmed before; no trace of Vlad