14. On the other hand, at that time 2 ~ Expulsion party perspective ~

At the inn where they had banished Nigris, the S-rank party, Silver Wings, was immersed in heavy drinking.?

Azel laughs loudly with a drunken face.

"Tomorrow we're going to subjugate the Empress! Look alive guys!"

The anxiety he felt had faded over time, and the members made noise with him.

Suddenly, Mia the wizard, asked a question.

"But why the slums? It doesn't seem like that dump has any value.”

"How should I know? We’re killing cause we’re getting paid to. Don't think so deeply."

"It’s a quest from a great noble? I don't think it's a problem for us to look behind the scenes."

"Huh? Are you stupid. Can you take responsibility if they get offended?"

Once he says that, no one interjects.

But once she started thinking about it, Mia couldn’t stop.

"Maybe the rumor that there’s a library in the slums is true."

"A library? Burn the books. Even if you read them, they can't add anything to your stomach."

"Well, maybe ... I've heard that the library in the slums is full of forbidden books on magic and history. If that's what the great noble is after, then......"

"You're thinking too much about rumors, Mia. What's wrong with you?"

"... Somehow, I’ve been feeling terrible turmoil inside. Since we expelled that trash, It's like my instincts can sense death."

They dismissed Mia's intuition.

It's ridiculous. We’re an S rank party, we can’t die.

"Oh, Maybe. Did you like that trash?"

"Huh? Stop joking around, even the air around him makes me vomit."

"Buhhaha! Just imagining it made me laugh."

"Don't be silly! Creepy"

The angry look on her face made it even funnier, and he continued to make fun of her.

Tomorrow we will head to the slums.

That place is a cesspool of garbage. I didn't think there were any of them who could stand against us.

If we threaten to kill them all, they’ll gladly offer the Empress in a desire to save ther lives.

However, that expectation was greatly betrayed.

*

As soon as he set foot in the slum, Azel pulled out his sword and slashed at the bandits.

"We’re here to kill your empress!"

Assassination, strategy, information gathering. Abandoning them all, we challenged them head-on.

The bandits were quick to respond to Azel and the others impulsive and self-righteous actions.

The speed with which the enemy responded was unbelievable, and the party members fought head on with puzzled expressions on their faces.

"It hurts! Shit!" (Azel)

" How can these slum guys move so fast!?" (August)

"What's going on!" (Anne)

Azel and the others didn't know.

The bandits who were assigned the right places and professions by Nigris were different from before Nigris came.

Azel, the main force of the party, was shot in the leg and stopped moving.

"We have no choice but to run.” (Mia)

"Don’t fuck with me! We can't lose! It’s cause I’m recovering from my injuries ..." (Azel)

"It was weird after all! I was injured for the first time in a few years after Nigris left, was he actually able to use healing magic?"

"Shut up! He's just incompetent. He's a piece of trash who can't do anything unless we help him!"

Mia was beginning to realize the possibility of her mistake, but Azel dismissed it.

To run away or fight? Whichever they choose, their party ties had already collapsed. And in the midst of hostile territory, the consequences that await a party that has broken up are certain.

"We’re…Surrounded"

With no way to escape, they were caught by the bandits.

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