Chapter 88

We gathered the balm bird in one place and pull the magic stone off the modified balm bird .

Then I think again .

How in the world am I going to bring back this large number of balm birds?

As I was pondering, two mens voices came from deep within the forest .

Hey, big brother, its hopeless already The balm bird is on alert, and human feet cant catch up with it

Shut up, you idiot! They got away with it because youre being lazy, to begin with! If we dont catch that damn bird and collect the gold, well be in the red! I wont let them get away with this . Never .

He has a rough tone and doesnt sound very gracious .

I knew it was coming .

The sound of a balm bird attracted me, something other than a balm bird .

Its an adventurer who targets the balm birds .

As for me, I didnt want to come into contact with other adventurers in such a secluded place .

I dont have a very good memory of the adventurers in this city .

First, I saw Gaston threatening the staff when I came to the Adventurers Support Center .

Next, the adventurers demonstrating at the ruins . Gaston blending in with them and shouting abuse .

The adventurers who look at you with suspicion when you hunt a mutant . Then Gaston, who came to cause trouble straightly .

I once saw an adventurer who was drunk and fighting in the daytime . One half was Gaston .

What the hell, if you think about it calmly, its all Gaston .

Theres no need to avoid them that hard .

Two adventurers emerge from deep in the forest .

A man carrying an axe and a man carrying a bow .

Both are in their late twenties or so .

The two men had similar facial features .

They must be brothers since I heard big brother earlier .

The axe-handling man was taller, while the bow-handling man had a round face and was slightly overweight .

When Mea looked at the two adventurers, she grabbed my sleeve as if she was anxious .

By the looks of things, Id better talk to them .

Wha-, whats with this situation

The little fat man with the bow, probably the little brother, spilled that .

Theyre both gutsy .

If they seem trustworthy, maybe I could ask them to help me carry the balm bird .

The older brother looked around at the berm bird on the ground and then at me .

Hey, kid . I havent seen you around, are you new here? What is this balm bird? What happened?

Yes . Im a recent adventurer who ran away from the countryside because I dont want to follow my parents plans . My name is Abel and shes Mea .

I explained and bowed my head .

For now, Ill just have to leave it at the bottom .

Hes a senior . I might be able to hear something valuable, or he might be able to help me .

The older brother was still staring at me with suspicious eyes .

Ah, the explanation for the balm bird .

Lets just fool around .

The whole thing, Mea killed the balm bird with her bow .

I indicated Mea with my thumb and said smugly .

I didnt tell a lie .

I attack it with magic, and in the end, Mea finished it off with her bow .

The only balm bird I killed directly was a modified balm bird, for example .

Mea tugs on my sleeve and looks up at me half crying .

Mea is an expert with the bow, so

Mea shook her head tremendously . She was half crying .

It was getting a little fun .

What? These kids have killed this many balm birds?

Brother, I dont think its impossible . Neither of them is norcs, nor are they noirs . They dont look like from around here . The women, maybe theyre hunters from a remote area where there are a lot of ferocious magical beasts . Ive heard in the tavern that horned people have better senses .

Haha, I see, I see . Youre the type that is only good at hunting down small fry . If you use it well, its worth a fortune .

The older brother laughed, with a twisted smile .

What do you think of that white kid?

Hes got a wand, so he must be a sorcerer, but there isnt a balm bird with magical trauma . And that kind of bean, he looks like a sculptor . Maybe theyre technical people by nature . He said he got into trouble with his parents and ran out, and hes thin . I guess he doesnt have much experience in hunting .

Okay, okay, so hes just useless . '

The white kid, so theyre talking about me

I can hear everything, dude .

However . Hes looking at it surprisingly well .

Its a good thing I ripped the magic stone off the modified balm bird .

Im sorry Im late to introduce myself . Im Gordon . The fat one over here is Mordon . Im a semi-D-class adventure and Maudon is an E-class adventurer . So were your seniors .

The older brother Gordon cackles while clapping his hands .

Semi-D class, so the same class as Gaston . Hes pretty high up in the ranks of the adventurers in Lomarns city .

Gordon spreads his arms to the left and right and walks briskly up to me .

The tone was abrupt or strangely friendly . What a frivolous-looking man .

Im going to teach you one thing as a senior . You cant understand it at first, but an adventurer has to have a quality .

What are you talking about?

Its not just the rank, man . Whether you have a role to play, or if its really something you cant do without him, or if youre just sneaking around on the edge . Money and lives are at stake, so its only natural . Its quite common at newbie parties, the quality gap . Im a nice guy, so I used to work with a lot of useless people . Now that Ive come to terms with the reality of the situation, I ended up with Mordon .

It couldnt be helped because big brother got into a dispute with the allocation and went on a rampage and a bad rumor spread

Gordon tapped the back of Mordons head as he was about to say something .

But I could see what he was trying to say .

In short, hes probably thinking of pulling Mea out of the picture .

Should I not have told an unnecessary lie? No . Either way, Gordon was here to negotiate .

Or rather, he was safe from a clean hit of Mea .

He glanced over to check Meas complexion .

Her face paled and she was staring at the ground .

Her grip on my sleeve has weakened, and now she can only pick at it with her fingers . The tip of it is also quivering .

You know what I mean? Horned woman Mea if I remembered? Get rid of that white knucklehead and stick with me . When the comes, that weak kid wont be bodyguard much when youre in a pinch, you know . Im a very gentlemanly man even if I look like this

Meas body staggered, so I managed to prop her up .

I didnt have the strength to continue supporting her, so I gently made her lean against a nearby tree .

Are you okay, Mea, hey!

Useless, cast aside useless

She repeated this with empty eyes, mumbling .

Hey, get a grip! Hey!

Really, the adventurers in this city are all not good .

So Gaston wasnt the only one .

What are you guys doing? Well, okay . Anyway, Horned Woman, you are to follow me

For now, Ive to get rid of these guys first rather than follow up with Mea .

As for the party, its our problem, so can you not interfere anymore? Both Mea and I are not dissatisfied with the current situation . Besides, look, Mea doesnt seem to be feeling well either .

Oh, come on, youre not going to let that fool me! Hmm? Youve got a look that youve been punched in the face, hahaha!

Who does this guy think he is?

Im really starting to get a little annoyed .

No, um

Oh, okay . You dont have to tell me . I understand it all too well . I know youre desperate, so I dont need to argue with you . Thats why Im going to test you, as the senior member of the team, to see if youre up to the challenge as an adventurer . That should change both your mind and the womans . Ahhh Its not a good idea to bully the weak, but oh well . Its the role of the senior to take on the role of the hater, isnt it?

Gordon stabbed the axe into the ground and snapped his fingers .

What, making your face so hard? Youre scared? Huh? Dont worry, Im not going to take your life . I may make you so battered that youll never be an adventurer again, but dont you resent me . Such accidents happen all the time when youre an adventurer . Dont tell me youre not prepared for that kind of shit, do you?

Even for Gaston, why are they all so quarrelsome?

It cant be helped, lets just do it with all our might and get rid of them quickly .