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Chapter 327
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Chapter 327 – Scum Will Always Be Scum
“You’re a worthless piece of trash, aren’t you?”
I whispered in his ear, making him turn around with wide eyes.
He looked to be around fifty years old.
His bulging belly strained against his extravagant clothes, and his fingers were adorned with several glittering rings.
He looked like a disgusting rich man at first glance—his flabby cheeks twisted grotesquely.
“Buh-heh!?”
He scattered the liquor from his glass when he was blown backward into the wooden boxes.
Advertisement“Fu… fu… I heard everything, man! EVERYTHING!”
It was Quad-san who had struck him with force.
When the door opened, I teleported in and listened silently from behind the stacked boxes. Quad-san clenched his fists tightly and trembled as he endured.
I wouldn’t stop him over something like this precisely because I understood that feeling.
For now, Kius just needed to be alive and able to speak.
“Guh… Q-Quad!? Why are you here?!
“Because this attack failed, obviously!”
“Huh…? Then… Why did Barche bring the carriage to me?”
“You’ve been quite chatty, haven’t you? Did the goods you plundered from Quad make your drink go down that smoothly just by looking at them?”
“U-ugh… What are you talking about?”
“You think such nonsense will fly now? I heard everything from start to finish: I know that your next target is likely the western town of Morfran and that you’re discussing this sort of thing with Baron Olan in the capital. I know everything.”
“Damn it… Someone! This bastard!”
“Since you came here alone, the staff probably doesn’t know much about this. Then I shouldn’t drag them into this unnecessarily. It’s enough that you’re the one who’s going to suffer. First—”
AdvertisementThe location was the warehouse behind the store. Looking around, I saw mountains of stacked wooden boxes.
As expected of a large store on a main street, the inventory seemed plentiful, though I didn’t know what was inside.
That left only one thing to do.
“Thank you so much for preparing all this cargo for me.”
With that, I began stowing away every wooden box I saw, one after another.
“Wh-what…? The items are disappearing! What are you doing?”
“I’m just collecting what this store sells. You laughed while taking goods that people worked hard to gather and that left them covered in wounds, and then you turned them into your own money. So you can’t complain if someone does the same to you, right?”
“H-HOLD ONNNNNNNN!!! How could you possibly think that’s acceptable? Do you know how much this stuff is worth? It’s not like a carriage load of cargo!”
“I don’t know, and you were taking things without knowing their value either. Oh, Quad-san. I blocked the service entrance, so it should be fine. Make sure Kius doesn’t cause trouble, though.”
“Got it! Hey, what’s it gonna be? Do you finally understand how it feels to have your precious goods snatched away?”
“Stop it! You bastards! Do you think you can get away with doing this to me? Baron Olan won’t stand for this!”
AdvertisementI listened as Kius delivered his usual line without pausing.
Why do scoundrels like him always drag other people into it?
“You’re a mercenary, aren’t you? If you stick your neck out like this, I’ll make sure you lose your job. I’ll make sure your past achievements are erased!”
“You sound pretty confident, but even if you could do that, it’d be Baron Olan, right? You’re acting like it’s your own power. Aren’t you ashamed?”
“Guh… That’s also a kind of power! If you don’t return the goods immediately, I’ll make you a wanted man across the entire continent!”
“Huh?”
My hand, which had been silently collecting items, stopped for the first time.
Up until now, the threats had been meaningless to me, but “wanted man”?
Literally?
“Fufu… This is the state of affairs with Barche. You’re strong enough to match him, but that’s precisely why you should know there’s always someone stronger than you. I’ll put out a bounty request for all-rankers, no matter the cost, and put a price on your head.”
“Huh, I see. So that’s another option.”
“L-Loki-san…?”
AdvertisementCome to think of it, I hunted bandit gangs and the Bernard brothers, who ran rampant in Guinier. I was lured by those bounties.
Given that, it stands to reason that I’d incur the nobles’ resentment and have a bounty placed on my head instead.
If the amount grew large enough, the mere existence of the all-rankers, whose presence was known, combined with the secret information held by the mercenary guilds, might draw true powerhouses from across the continent to kill me.
Thinking that…
Brr.
My body trembled with excitement, but this was definitely too soon.
It’s only a prediction, but the top-ranked fighters in the country are likely candidates for the all-ranker, ranked first or second.
That means it’s still uncertain whether I could win. Above all, having someone constantly target my life outside the base isn’t good for my mental state.
In such an environment, I wouldn’t be able to focus on hunting monsters with peace of mind.
Then…
“That’s right. That’s fine. First, return the items immediately. After that, if you use that unique ability for me—”
Advertisement“Yeah, I guess it’s better to crush them completely after all.”
“Huh?”
Having made that decision, I resumed collecting the remaining items.
“W-wait a minute! Were you listening?! You’re making enemies of nobles and putting your life in danger by getting targeted by the continent’s strongest fighters!”
“Of course I was listening. But here’s the thing: That threat only holds weight because you’re facing someone who can’t be completely crushed.”
“What?”
“If someone threatens me like that, wouldn’t it be safer for me to crush them completely rather than leave them half-alive?”
“You… seriously intend to crush the nobility?”
“If keeping them alive means bounties will be placed on my head, then I’ll just take the money meant for those bounties. I’ll seize any goods that can be converted to cash and cripple the survivors so thoroughly that they can’t rise again. I’ll decide on the details after meeting Baron Olan.”
“So you really were planning to take on Baron Olan?” Quad-san asked me.
“T-totally wiping out an entire noble family? That’s insane… You’re crazy.”
Kius mutters as if it’s none of his concern, but, first and foremost, it’s you.
AdvertisementI render incapable of recovery to those I judge to be irredeemably wicked villains.
“Well, now that the warehouse goods are taken care of, shall we move on to the merchandise inside the shop, the cash, and the equipment?”
“…Huh!? It’s not just this place!”
“Of course not. Did you think you could spare any resources for Quad-san? You were happy earlier just to have gotten him into debt, weren’t you?”
“Th-that was…”
“Then I’ll take everything you own.”
It was only natural.
If he’s proven to be a genuine piece of trash, leaving his shop standing would only create more victims.
I feel sorry for the innocent employees, so I’ll give them a lump sum from the store funds as severance. Other than that, I’ll take everything else, regardless of whether it can be converted to cash.
From this man whose spirit hasn’t been broken yet, I’ll take absolutely everything.
“Quad-san, Do you know the locations of all Kius Trading Company’s stores?”
“Of course. In Ortran alone, there are seven stores: Domia in the southwest, Morfran in the west, Antimoa in the northwest, the royal capital of Sabarie in the center, Schlaika in the south, Sanur in the east, and Buzarahat in the northeast.”
Advertisement“Fu-fufu… You… You mean… You intend to take everything? All of my stores?”
“…..What are you babbling about? Once I’ve emptied all your stores, I’ll move on to your home, your assets, and even the clothes on your back. I’ll strip you of everything you own.”
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