The atmosphere on the cold night suddenly grew colder due to the mysterious fog that appeared, all of them who were there were surprised by the appearance of the fog.
"What's this? Will it rain?" asked Federic in a confused tone, he looked at Azazel. "That man is still calm, isn't this a sign of trouble?"
Azazel already realized, this was just a strategy used by Kamo and his companions who were there.
Federic started to see his surroundings become blurry, then he fell unconscious, the fog contained a special effect that could be used to cause a person to fall asleep.
"Do I have to sleep because of this fog too?" Azazel saw that everyone had fallen into this mist's influence, but his body which had been coated in special energy was not affected at all.
"Hmm...."
It wasn't long before the people who did all this appeared, there were 7 of them with grinning faces. Kamo was also there to check conditions.
Kamo's eyes stared at Azazel. "It turns out that this man isn't really a great person, I thought that before that he was a person who had great abilities! Turns out my guess was wrong, he's nothing more than an idiot who won't be able to do anything!"
"Good, now that they have fallen into our trap, and now we will be able to cause death to all of them!" said the leader of the that robber group.
"Boss, should we just rob, look there is a woman lying there, we can take her too to have fun!"
"Good, we can take her to be used as a toy!"
Everyone chuckled except for Kamo.
"Okay, we are now starting the plan to take the miserly merchant's treasure, let's make him suffer until he has to become a weakling!"
They started taking every traditional treasure, but not just taking, Koiga was also tied up to get information where much more treasure was.
The sleeping adventurers were tied up, then they were all burned alive.
"Uh? What happened? Why is there fire here?" Federic shouted loudly, and the atmosphere there had become full of fire, Huzo, Azazel, and the coachman had been burned by the fire, they were all unconscious. "Oi, you guys wake up! We're on fire here!"
The words Federic used did not reach their ears.
"Mizu!"
However, suddenly water poured from above which caused the fire to go out.
"Huh… what happened? Why is it raining all of a sudden?" Federic who was still tied up watched the people there, there was only Azazel standing who easily let go of the rope that bound the body. "Oi, you let me go!"
Azazel didn't pay attention, he just kept busy untying his hands.
"Didn't you hear?"
"Shut up!" Azazel's eyes flashed a murderous aura that silenced Federic's body in words. "What now? Do you have to immediately save that man or not?"
Azazel didn't have much choice, he untied the three people who were there.
The other two people were woken up by Federic, and they were instantly shocked when they found out what had happened.
Azazel who only put on a calm face even though he knew that this condition could really have a bad impact.
"What should we do now? Besides that man, Jina has also been taken by them!" Federic said in a tone full of surprise.
"I'll be able to save your comrades and that old man, but I can't guarantee that they're still okay! You have to be ready to accept what happens to them!"
"Eh… what are you talking about? Won't they be fine?"
"There's no guarantee that their condition will be fine, it's clear that after this it will definitely be a bad thing for their lives! You have to be ready to accept the reality that will happen! And, after this you should no longer have to participate in escorting this man to his destination!"
"What, so you want to get paid for it yourself?" asked Federic furiously.
Azazel let out a long breath. "Do you think that you are the type of person who would take money from someone like that?"
He falls silent, everything that has happened so far is proof that people like Azazel are not people who are hungry for money.
"I just don't want to make you a burden that will only make things difficult for me, and here you guys have to realize that what I'm saying is indeed the truth!"
"Then what should we do now?"
"I will save them!"
"I'm coming!" said Federic in a serious tone.
"Do you know that you will only hinder me?"
"Yes, I already know, but I won't be able to leave this matter all to you! I'm fed up with this, so I'm just here acting as a comrade who will save a comrade in arms! I don't care about that man anymore!"
"Alright, I admit that you said all that seriously, and you seem prepared for the risks involved!"
"Right, I was prepared for what was to come, so I beg of you to give us a chance to do this!"
"Fine, I will do what you say, but I can't guarantee your safety!"
"Of course, I will be responsible for this life, you don't have to bother with it!"
"Then, how about us?" Huzo asked.
"You guys stay here, and wait for us to come back!"
Huzo actually hates to do what Azazel says, but this is an obligation that he has to do.
Then they both leave from there.
Federic was behind Azazel, they were running fast.
"Can't you run faster?" asked Azazel who was actually only using 5% of his leg speed.
"I cant do that!" Federic felt guilty, but he was also annoyed that his current body hadn't fully recovered, his body that was burned from the previous flames was still felt, now he was nothing more than a stupid being who hoped that Azazel would be nice.
But, he won't think that Azazel is a good person, it's clear that Azazel's behavior is someone who is considered dangerous.
"What are you really looking for? Why do you want to do this quest?" Federic asked a question based on suspicion towards Azazel who had always been calm.
"I do this is none of your business, I still have a lot of missions! And, you don't need to know!" replied Azazel with a serious face.
__To Be Continued__