A Bracelet from the Heart ⑤ – Megadia Megalopolis.
There were about ten men, maybe a few more.
You could call them thugs, but you could also call them Seekers.
Well, there’s not much difference between the two.
When I threw Hayyarn at them, they panicked.
That’s understandable. Anyone would be surprised if a rabbit was suddenly thrown at them.
“You bastard!”
The shaved-headed man Hayyarn had hit got angry.
He raised a dull-looking saber.
Meanwhile, Hayyarn fled. Like a scared rabbit.
“Why are you targeting me?”
I don’t recall… doing anything to be targeted.
No, wait, do I?
Hmm. If I had to guess, it’d be the Koon Hunt, but these guys don’t look like them.
The Seekers from Koon Hunt, regardless of their actual skill, have good equipment.
As expected of the town’s number one Clan, even if they’re a bit rotten.
However, these men’s appearances and equipment weren’t very good.
“We’ve got a grudge against you.”
“A grudge?”
I really don’t remember.
“You. Is it true you’re the Witch’s disciple?”
“It’s true.”
“Don’t mess with us!”
“Eh…”
Why do I have to be yelled at?
“That busty, big-booty, voluptuous-thighed, tailed, lewd Witch’s disciple! Unforgivable!!”
What’s this guy saying? No, wait, what he’s saying isn’t wrong, is it?
“Hey, hey. Looks like you’re chummy with ‘Torquetum,’ huh?”
“Yeah, well.”
“You’re friendly with the tailed Pachira, the sexy Liv, and… Lupinus!”
What’s this guy saying? Also, Lupinus-san gets nothing?
“And you’re close with Mineha-san too, huh!”
“That’s right, but…”
“With that rich, honey-like, decadent, bewitching, full-throttle sexy, voluptuous, steamy Mineha-san… you’re close!! Unforgivaaaable!!”
This well-built, middle-aged geezer. What’s he seriously saying to a 10-year-old?
These guys. What are they? They’re creepy.
“You’re conquering ‘The Impregnable,’ aren’t you!”
“That’s a lie.”
“You’ve already conquered half of it, haven’t you!”
“I haven’t.”
“I saw you going to the second floor of ‘Cidre Tavern’ with that ‘Undying White Rose Princess’!”
“That’s true.”
When I answered that, for some reason, cheers erupted.
What’s with this press conference-like Q&A? Are you guys reporters?
But I’m starting to get it somehow.
Their words are all about jealousy, and all related to women. That’s probably what this is about.
They don’t like me being surrounded by beautiful women and cute girls.
I get how they feel. I get it, but there’s a line between what’s okay to do and what’s not, right?
Besides.
“This is why you’re not popular with women.”
“What did you say, you bastarddddd!!!!”
“There are things you should and shouldn’t sayyyyyy!!!!”
“Don’t get cocky just ’cause you’re popularrrrr!”
“You damn womanizer!”
“King of nighttime conquests!”
“Night King!”
“Unparalleled lover of women!”
“I’m so jealoussss, I’m gonna stab you for real, you bastard!”
“Yeah, yeah! We’ll stab ya, dammit!”
“Let’s do him in!”
“Yeah, yeah! Let’s do you in, you bastarddddd!”
“Prepare to face the wrath of the unpopularrrrrr!”
And with that, the men attacked. So it comes to this, huh.
By the way, regarding the matter of Hayyarn being among the insults. I won’t overlook that, and I won’t let her get away with it.
Now then, if I used 【Vanish】 all at once, it would be over.
It would end anticlimactically. But I won’t do that.
There’s something I want to confirm. My own strength, gained from fighting Alveld.
The power I gained to defeat Alveld. How much stronger have I become in general terms?
Still, for all of them to draw their weapons at once, this many people against just one.
Don’t they feel pathetic? Also, are they trying to kill me? Are they? They are, aren’t they.
That’s why you’re not popular. And if you’re showing killing intent, I won’t hold back either.
The battle begins.
First, I moved in front of man A, who was at the… front of the group. One-Step.
“Uoah!”
I punched the surprised man A in the stomach while tripping him, knocking him down.
I used One-Step to move to the next man, B, punched him in the face while grabbing him, and threw him.
“Uaaaaahhh!?”
“Uoooahhhh!?”
He took down several others. I heard the sound of Hayyarn getting crushed. Yes!
Without pause… I One-Stepped to man C. I brought a knife-hand down on his neck, knocking him unconscious.
That’s three down for starters. Having done this much, a thought occurs to me.
This One-Step. Could I perhaps use it consecutively?
I somehow feel like I can. Alright. Let’s try it.
First, I One-Stepped to man D and punched him down, then Two-Stepped to man E and kicked him down.
I Three-Stepped to man F and punched him down, then Four-Stepped to man G and kicked him down.
And there, a fatal weakness was revealed.
“Hah… haah, haaah, haaah, this is bad. It’s more tiring than I thought…”
The fatigue is insane. Well, of course it is.
Adding attacks to instantaneous consecutive movements means the fatigue is more than doubled.
The rest… there are still a lot of them. Can’t be helped.
“———【Rêve Move】―――”
Guess I’ll finish the rest with this. Annihilate them with lightning speed.
According to my past life memories, this is apparently called ‘Full Throttle Axel.’ I see.
Then—it’s ‘Axel Step.’
And so, I also used the combo taught directly by the Witch to instantly defeat the unpopular men.
Somehow, a rabbit that was shouting “Kill him, kill him!” on the enemy’s side got caught in the crossfire, but I’m sure it’s just my imagination.
“Alright, time to clean up.”
Killing them from here would be a pain, so, well, I’ll let them live.
First, I’ll 【Vanish】 their weapons, and I’ll take their knives. It’s a nuisance fee.
First one. The wooden handle is easy to grip, but the blade is short. Could this be a fruit knife?
My enthusiasm was dampened right from the start.
Pulling myself together, the second one.
This is… this unique blade, combed on one side. This is a sword breaker.
One side of the blade is jagged and uneven, used to catch and break swords.
“Got my hands on something interesting.”
It’s a knife not usually sold. They probably got it from a Dungeon.
Anything else… third one. Heh, a black-bladed knife, huh? Rare.
That’s all. These are all the knives. Good.
According to the Lady Goddess of Knives, touching it makes you the owner.
So in this case, I have no choice but to possess them. But I also have a limit to how much I can carry.
After collecting the monetary nuisance fee, the real work begins.
Stripping their clothes, 【Vanishing】 them… making them naked… this is tough.
But I don’t have any rope, and calling the guards would mean leaving this spot.
Having them wake up and escape in the meantime would be even more troublesome.
I have no choice but to strip them naked.
But stripping them… I don’t want to.
“…Can I just 【Vanish】 their clothes with pinpoint accuracy?”
Let’s try it. Using the Relic 【Deep Silent One】, I focused a point of light on their clothes and tried to 【Vanish】 them.
Oh, it worked. Only the clothes disappeared. Alright, alright. Let’s keep this up.
“【Vanish】… 【Vanish】……… 【Vanish】…”
And so, I painstakingly made their clothes and underwear disappear one by one.
After a while, I finally managed to get them all naked.
Some of them started to wake up midway, so it was a struggle to keep them unconscious.
Also, I’m mentally exhausted. Stripping men naked is rough.
And most of them are old guys. I can’t deal with this.
Ah, I’m tired.
“I’m starving. Shall I go get something to eat?”
I’m so hungry I feel dizzy.
Right now, I feel like I could finish a mountain of Butter Rice.
I leave the naked men behind and depart from the back alley.
What will happen to them after they wake up?
For now, they’ll definitely be caught by the guards.
After that, I arrived at ‘Cidre Tavern’ alone without any further incident.
Today, the inside of the tavern was unusually empty.
It looked like I could easily get a table seat or sit at the counter.
“Wof-kun.”
Someone called me. It was a familiar voice.
Looking around, I saw Megadia-san on the second floor.
She was smiling bewitchingly.
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