Chapter 51

"Wow...!"

"Hehe, thank you."

Vilf blushed at Ruisa's sincere praise. However, he quickly returned to a serious expression and entrusted Ruisa with the final task.

"Alright, I'll leave the rest to you, Captain."

"Sure, leave it to me."

No more words were needed.

Ruisa stood up on top of Vilf and jumped onto the Wise Parrot where Gillaume was riding.

"Whoa! Hello, it's been a while, hasn't it?"

Ruisa landed gracefully in front of Gillaume, who was astride the bird, and greeted him as if they had just met on a walk.

"Wha!? Why are you here!? How did you get here!?"

Gillaume was confused by the sudden situation. He hadn't expected Ruisa to follow him this far and was unprepared, causing his sweat to pour uncontrollably.

Ruisa firmly grabbed Gillaume's right collar with his left hand and raised his right arm, clenching his fist tightly.

"I'm going to punch you hard now. Are you ready?"

"W-Wait, wait, wait!! If you punch me here, I'll die!! Please, have mercy!!"

Gillaume pleaded for his life, facing Ruisa, who was smiling like an angel but about to do something terrifying. He tried to push Ruisa's left arm away, but Ruisa's incredible strength was too much.

"H-Hey! I'll give you money! I still have a lot hidden! You want it, right!?"

"I don't need it."

"W-Well, then magical items! I have a lot of rare ones!"

"I don't want stolen goods."

As Gillaume's offers were repeatedly rejected, he began to feel like crying. What could possibly buy this guy off!? He had never failed to bribe anyone before!!

"Then women! I'll provide you with women! Beautiful ones! Isn't that good!?"

"…Unfortunately, it's too late. I already have a cute girlfriend."

Ruisa said this and infused his fist with qi, preparing to punch Gillaume in the face.

"Wha-!"

"Qi Technique, Defensive Form Five Variant 'Vajra Shell • Iron Hammer'!!"

A right straight punch, as hard as vajra, struck Gillaume's face. With a squelching sound like a flattened frog, Gillaume was sent flying and crashed to the ground.

"…Phew, I feel much better!"

Ruisa, who had avenged the bullet in his stomach, sat back on the bird with a bright smile.

"Hey, can you land for me?"

"Quack!"

The Wise Parrot, which had been forced to fly by Gillaume, obediently landed as Ruisa requested. When Ruisa and the bird landed on the ground, there was a wolf-form Volf waiting for them.

"Here, I caught it for you."

Volf dropped what he was holding in his mouth with a thud. It turned out to be Gillaume, who was still twitching and apparently still alive. Volf had caught Gillaume in mid-air.

"You caught him well. Thank you."

"Heh, I don't mind if this guy dies, but I didn't want to make you a murderer."

They both laughed, "Hehe." Despite their brief interaction, a strong bond had formed between them.

People in armor approached them with a thud. The armor bore the emblem of the Exador Kingdom.

"Hey, looks like the knights have finally arrived."

"True, I guess it's natural given how much noise we made. Let's leave the mess to the knights."

And so, the battle between Ruisa and Volf came to an end.