Chapter 300 - What Were You Planning to Do?
Christine wasn't the only one who froze at the sight of Black Scythe appearing.
The players, three including the scholar, were as stiff as a board and rolled their eyes.
"What was he talking about?"
"Ah, Black Scythe..."
Ryu Min looked at Jeffrey without asking anyone else.
Then, like a slave, he immediately reported in a serious tone.
"While protecting Christine as ordered by Black Scythe, three people approached Christine with ill intentions."
"What ill intentions!"
"Don't talk nonsense!"
The furious scholar quickly turned to look at Black Scythe.
"Oh, hello. Black Scythe. You remember me, right? During the interview at the Church of the Four Gods, we even shook hands..."
"I don't know who you are."
"What? You don't? There's no way you wouldn't know because faces in reality and the other world are the same..."
"Because I don't memorize the faces of small fry."
"What?"
The scholar's eyebrows arched, but only for a moment.
He wasn't so foolish as to not control his facial expression to the highest degree in front of Black Scythe.
"Ha, ha... I guess you don't remember because there were many people you were interviewing... Well, that can happen."
"That's enough, what do you mean?"
"Oh, yes. Don't believe anything this guy named Jeffrey says. It's pure lies. They're just talking nonsense born from the deceptions in his brain as if they were true."
"Didn't you approach me with ill intentions?"
"Sure. We only came here to protect Christine because we were afraid she might be in danger since we had received help from her. I never approached you with ill intentions like that bastard."
"That's right, that's right. That bastard is talking nonsense without any proof. You can't believe him."
"It's just that our faces look similar."
"You're right. You can't judge people just by their appearance."
The three desperately tried to explain to Black Scythe.
There were never any ill intentions.
In reality, they did nothing of the sort.
"......"
Ryu Min, who had been watching silently, looked at Jeffrey and asked.
"Is there any lie in what these people are saying?"
"... No. It's all true. I decided it was dangerous simply based on my personal feelings. I'm sorry."
Jeffrey admitted it clearly.
It was the heart of a slave that didn't want to make stupid excuses in front of his master.
"You see, right? It's not true."
"That bastard was rolling his eyes like he was going to kill him at this moment, but in front of Black Scythe, he became a gentle sheep."
"Bastard, you can't live like this. You pull a knife on a strict person, tsk."
"Don't do that next time! Okay?"
The three, having gained momentum, threw a word at Jeffrey and then turned their backs.
Feeling uneasy around Black Scythe, they felt like leaving quickly.
However...
"Hold on."
Black Scythe had no intention of letting them go.
"Why, why are you like this?"
"Who said you could leave?"
"......"
"No one can leave without my permission."
The three could no longer take steps at Black Scythe's orders.
The three did not have the courage to refuse the order of the number one ranked person.
"Hey, do you have any business with us?"
"......"
The scholar bravely spoke as a representative, but Black Scythe didn't respond.
He simply looked in silence, as if trying to see through what was inside.
"No. Leave here."
"Yes, yes!"
The three left quickly as if happy to see the fallen guest.
Ryu Min, who had been watching the three disappear in a hurry for a while, turned his attention to Christine.
"Are you okay?"
"Yes, I'm fine."
"Did anything else happen?"
"That's..."
Instead, the answer came from Jeffrey's mouth.
"Christine was being chased by an ogre. She almost lost her life..."
Jeffrey, who was reporting, lowered his head and spoke as if he felt ashamed.
If he had arrived a little earlier, Christine wouldn't have been in danger.
In reality, Christine didn't seem to care at all.
"I'm fine. Why feel sorry, Jeffrey? Anyway, you saved my life. It's late to greet you, but thank you very much."
In response to Christine's words, Jeffrey said nothing more.
"By the way... Let's say Jeffrey came following my instructions, but what happened with Dorothy?"
"What? Oh, I..."
Dorothy, who felt intimidated by Black Scythe's eyes, explained the situation.
"There was such a situation. I came to repay the favor. I understand. Anyway, thanks for coming to help."
"What?"
Why does Black Scythe say thank you when he came to help Christine?
The reason came directly from Black Scythe's mouth.
"Christine is exactly what I need."
"Ah, yes."
Christine's face turned red when she said aloud that she was needed in front of people.
"Well, anyway, Black Scythe, what are you doing here?"
"That's right, I came to protect you."
I asked in an attempt to change the subject, but instead received a direct answer.
With her face burning, Christine could do nothing.
"It's a dangerous round to survive for you, who has no fighting skills."
"Yes, that's right. I almost got killed by ogres three times..."
Ryu Min had a calm expression even when told she almost died, but inside it was the exact opposite.
"Three times? Then you're saying you would have already died if you didn't have God rank armor?"
I almost lost Christine for nothing.
Ryu Min bit his lip, thinking he had been too complacent.
"It wasn't the time to go hunting. Followers could be in danger."
At least they should have ensured their safety while hunting, but it was true they felt complacent about the idea of sending slaves.
"I need to reflect."
Instead of staying like this, he thought he should meet with other followers.
"Don't worry now. Dorothy and Jeffrey will protect you. Dorothy, please."
"Oh, of course. Don't worry, Black Scythe. I'll protect Christine even if it means losing my life."
When Dorothy spoke confidently, Ryu Min also felt relieved.
Jeffrey, being a slave, needed no further words and was trustworthy.
At that moment, Christine's internal thoughts were heard in Ryu Min's head.
It would be better if Black Scythe protected me...
They say two people will protect her, but who can be more reliable than Ryu Min?
It's not that Christine's thoughts were incomprehensible.
But Ryu Min has work to do.
Not only must he protect Christine, but also the others, and he must secure a large amount of statistics in this round through hunting.
Because this was his only chance to become significantly stronger.
"This round has many risk factors everywhere. Therefore, to survive, it's important to unite with trustworthy people."
"How do you distinguish between trustworthy people?"
"I'll sort it out for you, so don't worry and follow the direction I decided."
Ryu Min pointed to a place with his finger.
"If you go straight in that direction, you'll find a twin canyon. I'll send other colleagues there too, so we'll meet there."
"Black Scythe, will you come too?"
"I'll also visit after the work is done."
Ryu Min, who had decided the meeting place, put on his invisibility and disappeared.
Dorothy was surprised when even his presence was completely hidden, but the others turned their heads and looked in a direction as if familiar with it.
In the direction Ryu Min pointed.
"Let's go."
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"Whew. Screw you."
"It almost happened."
When they thought they had moved away a bit, the scholars and other players sighed in relief.
"Suddenly Black Scythe appears and that crap."
"That's right. If we had fought, we would have been completely ruined."
"Why did that bitch named Dorothy suddenly appear, tsk?"
"If that bitch hadn't appeared, it would have been 3-2."
Honestly, they were planning to kill Jeffrey and take Christine.
Because their target from the beginning was Christine.
"Damn it, if we had to kill that guy named Zephyr, it would have been ours. Dorothy intervenes."
"But wasn't Dorothy enough to handle it? If it was 3 to 3, there was some chance of winning."
"No. Never won."
"Why?"
"Didn't you see Black Scythe."
"Huh?"
"It's strange. Everything stops."
He remembered that time seemed to have stopped.
The others nodded, wondering if they felt the same.
At that moment, they thought.
To win, one should have avoided fighting.
"Yes. It was worth fighting until Black Scythe appeared."
The moment an existence the three couldn't defeat appeared, only one thought came to mind.
You must leave quickly.
Before Black Scythe realizes our purpose.
"Fortunately, I guess he didn't realize?"
"Eh, I guess so."
"I didn't know you'd dismiss me so coldly. Tsk tsk."
"What do you do when you're strong? My head was empty."
"Poor reaper."
The three who were flirting while sharpening their black scythes soon licked their lips with regret.
"It's a shame. If it weren't for another person, I could have skinned and eaten the saint as planned."
"I know. If we had gone together in the name of protecting you, you could have healed and polished for 72 hours and enjoyed it."
"Then, when you no longer need it, just kill it. Okay?"
"No, it would be a waste to just kill it. If possible, it's better to enjoy things and kill, right?"
"Then how do we decide the order?"
"That's right, I come first, bastard."
"What are you saying, eunuch?"
"Talk huhuhuh."
As the three laughed and talked, an ogre appeared.
Roar!
However, as soon as it appeared, it was stabbed in the neck and had wounds all over its body.
As if to vent their anger, the three cut it into pieces and a fountain of blood soaked their entire bodies.
"Damn, damn. Screw you, but you missed all those good opportunities."
"What a bitch. I thought you were innocent, but I never thought you were already seeing a guy named Zephyr."
"If it weren't for Black Scythe, it would have been worth fighting."
"Anyway, Jeffrey, what is he? Are you acting as if Black Scythe gave you orders?"
"Is it Black Scythe?"
While breathing deeply and wiping the blood off my face, a thought suddenly occurred to me.
"Hey, but why do we have to run away from Black Scythe?"
"I know. Honestly, what did we do wrong? Violate a saint with harsh words? Or start a discussion first?"
"It was a bastard named Zephyr who started the fight first."
"I see. Thinking about it makes me angry."
"I didn't do anything, so why tell me to leave? Screw you, bastard."
"Is it about Black Scythe? A dog like a dog."
The three who were grumbling and complaining suddenly smiled bitterly.
"Well, if that bastard hadn't appeared, I was going to violate her. Tsk tsk."
But it was only for a moment that I smiled.
"What were you planning to do?"
The three turned their heads, terrified to hear a third person's voice nearby.
Standing there with a smile on his face was someone they preferred not to have crossed paths with.