Act 2-14 - Trivial Matter

Chapter 14 : Trivial Matter

「Nope, you seem to be doing just fine, Dean-kun. Even though I’m the one who pursued that Gold Maimai and cornered it. While you who stole my prey is having the time of your life, entering the place that was originally beyond your reach with the money from the Gold Maimai.」

Gilbert spouted that nonsense while glaring at me.

「Stole your prey, is it?」

I repeated his words while observing his face.

「You ass hole… how dare you say that. You would not be here right now if Dean didn’t save you back then you know? Shame on you.」

Mani frowned as she retorted.

What a nostalgic scene.

That was what I, the one who was sacrificed by Gilbert to save his ass while also being the one to save his life when he was about to be killed by the demon beasts back then.

At that time, I told him that I don’t need his gratitude, I told him to never appear before me again.

And yet, it seems he was really irritated right now to the point of forgetting his promise.

Did he really think that I wouldn’t do anything to fight back?

「Firstly, aren’t you the one who escaped first back then?」

「… Mani, let me tell him myself.」

After I told that to Mani, Gilbert’s eyebrows twitched.

「It seems you’ve something to tell me! What then, going to make a mockery out of me?」

I suddenly noticed that Gilbert didn’t carry his most prided enchanted sword, 《Bewitching Sword; Noosa》 anymore.

The spare enchanted sword that was dangling on his waist wasn’t 《Bewitching Sword; Noosa》.

「Your… enchanted sword.」

「Yeah, I dropped it! We were attacked by a battle rat on the way back! It was found by an idiot who then handed it over to the adventurer guild, that was then entrusted to the army, and those f**king army bastards won’t return my enchanted sword no matter how much I petitioned for it!」

Gilbert spoke with an almost hysterical tone.

… M-my condolences.

The quality of the demon beast that you can handle with enough safety margin was completely dependent on the quality of your enchanted sword after all.

No matter how high your level, one could only handle small fries with an inadequate enchanted sword, naturally, a better sword was equal to a better harvest.

「And that 《Werecat》 brat too, even though I kindly gave him a job, he went to hunt with other adventurers.」

… I see, Carol managed to find a better employer than Gilbert huh.

Thank god he was safe.

Though I knew that Gilbert was an a**ss hole, I never expected him to be the kind of person who accuses others either.

Well, his explorations didn’t seem to be going well lately.

I mean, the more this kind of person is cornered, the more he acts haughty like this, putting on a strong facade.

I really understood what he feels right now since I often felt the same way during my porter days due to a series of failures and bitter experiences.

「Everything is your fault! It’s because you snatched my Gold Maimai!」

「I see, well my bad for that but, don’t give up okay.」

After I said that, I signaled to Mani with my gaze and left that place first.

Though Mani didn’t seem to understand my signal, she followed until she stood by my side.

Gilbert was standing dumbfoundedly for a while upon seeing us leaving him behind just like that, and then went after us in a hurry.

「W-Wait a minute! Gold Maimai’s battle bone is mine! Give it back! Give it BAAAAAAAAACK!」

Gilbert chased after us.

「Or, you can give me that enchanted sword of yours! You’re too lousy to use such a sword!」

『Oho~!? Why in the f**k must I lend my power to that asshole!』

Beelzebub’s angry voice resounded in my head.

… I’m currently 【Lv:25】, as long as Gilbert’s level didn’t change that much after he lost his 《Bewitching Sword; Noosa》, the current me was seven levels higher than him.

「Someday, you’ll die because you’re using a weapon unsuitable for you! the most suitable job for you is to become a porter!」

Gilbert stopped chasing after us as he shouted that last remark.

Well he might’ve expected that I would never give him my sword from the very beginning.

「What is that guy doing?」

「Oi, get out of here! you’re disturbing my business!」

After we left Gilbert behind, I noticed that the area around us was strangely noisy.

Everyone around was looking at the rooftop of a certain building.

When I followed their line of sight, I was at loss of words.

There stood a dark-skinned man in a robe.

There was a huge scar on that man’s face, from his forehead to his lips.

On his back was a huge nata*, almost as big as him. [TL: a weapon similar to a machete]

Gaza’s figure suddenly crossed in my mind as soon as I saw that dark skinned man.

Though he was different from that expressionless Gaza, they had a similar air around them, the air of a lunatic.

「Aah, that guy, don’t tell me…」

I was desperately denying the worst possibilities.

Though I heard that the grey cult often did mass slaughter for no reason, thus displaying their madness, I thought that it was only a rumor.

I mean, there was no way a sane man would do that kind of thing right in the middle of the city, and to choose the peak of the traffic on top of that.

But, he wasn’t joking.

I could imagine the nightmare that was about to be unleashed in this area when an evil user of an enchanted weapon like Gaza bared their madness in this shopping district.

I won’t let him do that.

「HEAR ME, HEATHEN! OUR NAME IS VLAD OF GREY CULT! YOU FAITHLESS MAGGOT ACTUALLY DARE TO STEAL THE TREASURE OF OUR LORD, THE SAMSARA DRAGON, OUROBOROS-SAMA!」

The man called Vlad made a bold declaration about him being a member of the grey cult.

His bold declaration caused quite a ruckus in the shopping district.

「IN ADDITION, YOU ALSO KILLED GAZA, ONE OF OUR FAITHFUL FOLLOWERS! THAT MAKES YOU PEOPLE, THE CITIZENS OF THIS CITY A GREAT SINNER! THUS, ALL OF YOU SHALL DIE TODAY AS A WARNING FOR THOSE FOOLISH ARMY!」