“So that’s why you came to me.”

The Guildmaster scratched his head in annoyance and looked at Fourlock.

Fourlock glares at the Guildmaster with a resolute attitude.

No please, you’re gonna have to be more apologetic there or something.

After that we reached Jorgen safely and immediately asked for a meeting with the Guildmaster.

The receptionist was a little reluctant, but as soon as we asked her to give him our names, she gave us permission.

We were ushered into the reception room, where we explained to the Guildmaster what had happened up to now, and he got his head stuck in his hands.

“I’ll tell King Asualev what you said, but what are you going to do about Wishside? Don’t you still have this boy’s men?”

“Well, please do something good in that area. You can do it, can’t you? You’re a Guildmaster afterall.”

“It’s quite troublesome.”

The Guildmaster sighs.

“Well, fine. After what happened the other day, we’re even now.”

“Thanks.”

“What are you going to do now, by the way?”

“I think we should head back to Scarlett’s house.”

As I say this, I point to the bat that have become Nina’s ribbons.

On the way back to Jorgen, we were discussing what we were going to do, when Scarlett told me to come back to her mansion.

“They won’t be able to track us down in a middle of nowhere place like that.”

“I’m sorry if it’s in the middle of nowhere!” (Scarlett)

When I added that, the words came flying from the back of Nina’s head.

She suddenly shouted so loudly that Nina was startled and jumped up and down on her butt.

“Well? When do you want to leave?”

“I think I’ll leave tomorrow.”

Jorgen is under the watchful eye of the Guildmaster.

If I can hide out here until tomorrow, my Peerless skill will be activated again, and I’ll be fine even if that guy attacks me again.

If that guy doesn’t attack us, we can continue on our way to Scarlett’s mansion and leave the fighting on the road to the two of them, so I can deal with him anytime.

“Okay. Then I’ll arrange accommodation for you here. For now, take it easy and get some rest.”

“Thank you.”

I didn’t expect that the Guildmaster would even offer me a place to sleep, so I was a bit taken aback.

“Mostly for Nina’s sake, but I figured it wouldn’t hurt to do you a favor.”

As he said that, the Guildmaster gave me a wink that almost made a buzzing sound.

“…….”

“What’s wrong? You don’t look so good.”

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After a moderate conversation with the Guildmaster, we arrived at the inn marked on the map we had been given.

“Um, …….”

I look at the sign above the door.

The words ‘Dainty Fairy Pavilion’ were written on it in gleaming decoration.

I don’t know if it’s my imagination, but a chill runs down my back at the moment.

“What’s wrong? Why are you so pale?”

Nina looks into my face with concern.

I buzzed and shook my face, told her it was nothing, and put my hand on the door.

It is made of wood and opens with a suspicious sound of giggling.

“Oh~. Welcome. Chuchu has told me all about you.”

Bearded Gorilla.

“Oh, no. Two young men came to the store.”

There were 8 Bearded Gorillas.

“I made a mistake.”

Bam.

I closed the door as hard as I could with a few tenths of a second to decide.

When I look to the side, I see that Fourlock’s face has also turned pale. I understand, I really understand your feelings.

“Ragnus? Aren’t we coming in?”

Nina sees us and asks me with a [?] mark on her head.

The fact that I have to go inside after seeing that scene is a weird to me.

No, no, no, I shake my head.

I can’t blame Nina. She is a pure child who has lived without knowing the darkness of this world.

I guess I’m the one who should be teaching her here.

“Nina. Listen to me very carefully.”

“What?”

“This is it. It’s a monster house.”

“Oh, no. Who’s the monster?”

Beside me, bearded gorilla A stands at the door before I know it.

The guy grabbed my right arm and dragged me into the store.

“Sir. We have three guests!”

「「「「「「「 Welcome to 」」」」」」」

The wild voices of the bearded gorillas resonate in the store.

They’ll eat us.

Immediately, those words crossed my mind.

I tried to escape from the monster’s clutches somehow, but it grabbed me with its monstrous strength, and I couldn’t break free.

Damn, I didn’t know that not being able to use Peerless would be a disaster here too …….

I trim to get help from Fourlock, but bearded gorillas B, C, D, and E grab him by the limbs and carry him like a portable shrine, and he blows bubbles and loses consciousness.

Don’t worry, Fourlock. I’ll hold your funeral after you die.

Where is Nina? When I turned my attention to her, she was following behind me, chatting happily with bearded gorillas F and G.

Like that fucking boar, does Nina still have the ability to tame monsters?

I’d like her to tame the bearded gorilla A who grabs my arm as it is, but Nina is too engrossed in conversation to notice my danger.

If this happens, I’ll have to take care of it myself.

I put all the strength I can into my legs and try to resist somehow.

I managed to stop, feeling the frictional heat on the soles of my feet.

All right, let’s keep it on the defensive…

“You’re such a bad boy.”

Gashu.

A moment later, someone squeezes over my back.

Oh shit, I forgot the bearded gorilla H.

I was lifted up by the bearded gorilla H and carried upstairs at a slow pace.

And just like that, the bearded gorillas took us into one room.

Ragnus Zweig. It’s an unlucky life, but it’s not the last we’ll see of him.

A lifetime of being overrun by bearded gorillas is a lifetime of regrets.

Oh, God.

“We’ve arrived.”

Bearded Gorilla H said, and dropped me off in one of the rooms.

The next thing I knew, Fourlock was lying on the bed, blowing bubbles.

“Fourlock. I’m late, sorry.”

“It sounds like you’re making a very rude misunderstanding, but this is your room today. Then take your time.”

The bearded gorilla H said, and left the room with a weird smile on his face.

Are you alive ……?

“I’m alive!”

“Ah, Ragnus. It looks like we’re room neighbors.”

I heard Nina’s voice.

I look in the direction of the voice and see Nina waving at me from outside the room.

I see. You’re the …… one who got me.

I ran over to Nina and hugged her with a gulp.

The girl’s unique sweet scent tickles my nostrils.

“What, what?”

Nina makes a bare voice.

I thought you were just an unthinking fool, but you were a master who did things when she had to.

“Hey, Ragnus! Get off of me!”

Nina is squirming and moving in my arms.

You don’t like it? Come on, it’s a token of my appreciation. Just shut up and take it.

“Let me go, I said!

“‘Abba, abba, abba, abba!”

My body feels a nostalgic pain from the past.

Huh? What the hell was I just doing? The strength drained from my body and I slowly fell back.

In the middle of it, I look at Nina with my faint remaining consciousness.

She was holding her own shoulders with both hands and glaring at me with a bright red face.