While standing outside of the room, Nagao also decided to stand guard, monitoring around. He cautiously observed every single area through broken window.
Amid Nagao was guarding the area, The perpetrators, The fat man until his colleagues, eventually appeared in front of an empty house. As Nagao observed them, a notification board appeared before him …
*Ding!*
Because he was used to it, Nagao immediately opened the notification reflexively …
*Click!*
[Side mission "Make it clear Who You Are": Defeat the remain perpetrators.] (0/6)
Seeing the enemies were searching for them and coincidentally the mission already appeared, Nagao initiatively came toward them ...
*Tap* *Tap* *Tap*
They noticed Nagao's presence. Instinctively, they became serious, waiting to fight. Nagao caught their stances, and by the mechanism response, did the same thing.
Both of side were using their own weapon. Nagao with his dagger. Meanwhile, they —The fat man and five colleagues— were arming with weapons in the form of daggers and artificial spears. Although both of them faced each other, but their movements moved in one place cautiously.
The fat man, with the numerical advantage, made a move,
"To think that you came to me voluntarily," while laughing. "Do you already make a final wish yet, lowly traitor?!"
Hearing The fat man's words, his comrades started to laugh out loud. Although Nagao got the threat, he kept his composure and observed them.
"What are you staring at??! I want to beat his face so much that you fade away from this place! Mark my words!" The short-haired man threated Nagao.
"Hold up, you moron!" The square-face man while moving his hand. "It seems he wants to be pitied like the cripple we beat before. It Will be to our advantage to give him the real deal. Sound good, eh?"
Hearing those words, they scornfully laughed at Nagao. Nevertheless, Nagao displayed the same expression as before. Unemotionally yet composed.
Realizing his face was same, The tall-Baldy man reacted,
"That face ... I'll scorch it and make it precious pig food!" He ran toward Nagao.
*Swoosh!*
He also aimed his dagger at Nagao's head, displaying his rage through the actions. The distance between them closed rapidly. On the other hand, Nagao took a stance. The moment when he wanted to stab Nagao through the head ...
Nagao swiftly changed his body position. In a fleeting moment, Nagao's hands played their roles. His left-hand gripped the enemy's wrist, holding the dagger handle, while his right one struck the enemy's joint elbow hardly, connecting between the upper and lower enemy's arm. As a result, a broken bone ensued ...
*Crack!*
"ARGHHH!!!" He shouted painfully. Abruptly, Nagao slammed the enemy onto the ground ...
*Slam!*
Within several moves by Nagao, he was automatically knocked out, losing consciousness.
From a different side, The fat-man and others were shocking after they saw Nagao's actions. After stretching his arms for a bit, Nagao started to speak,
"So," he then gave a wide grin. "Who is next?"
Those who saw already hesitant to attack him. Seeing those reactions, The fat-man uttered his words,
"D-don't be such a coward, you idiots!" he flatteringly angered. "He's alone and we outnumber then him. Why all of you did afraid of a lowly-treacherous like him!"
Due to his words, two of his colleagues stepped forward first. This time, The short-man and The burly-man attacked Nagao, wielding a dagger and an artificial spear. Unlike the previous one, their attacks were completely different, targeting Nagao's blind spot. Additionally, their attack combinations were hardly predictable and caused Nagao to receive several injuries ...
*Swoosh!* *Slash!* *Srrrret!*
"Excellent work, both of you!" he shouted happily. "Kill that bastard until there's nothing left of him!"
They continuously attacked Nagao. Realizing that he was in a pinch, Nagao began to survey his surroundings, waiting for the right moment.
On the other hand, while The burly-man was cornering Nagao with his spear thrust, The short-man started to launch an attack. A slash aimed at the Nagao's neck. When his dagger was about to slash through Nagao's neck ...
*Bam!*
Nagao performed a back kick like a rear horse kick without spinning his body. At the same moment, Nagao parried the spear attack aimed at the side of his stomach with his dagger. All of that happened in a brief moment.
Unexpectedly, their attacks were thwarted by him. As a result of Nagao's earlier kick, The short-man's nose bled profusely while The burly-man was shocked by Nagao's parry.
"This can't be—!" Before he could finish his words, The burly-man received an elbow-strike from Nagao. It aimed at his solar plexus ...
*Thud!*
"Urgghh!" He vomited blood. Simultaneously, Nagao hit his chin with a hard punch. Receiving a punch with such force, The burly-man fainted instantly.
Realizing his partner had been defeated, The short-man started to attack Nagao again. His attacks, however, were getting stale and scripted, with ongoing blood loss he was experiencing. By these combinations, Nagao could easily take him down with a few simple moves ...
*Thud!*
The fat-man who realized that Nagao defeated his colleagues, started to panic. Then, he forced his remaining colleagues,
"Both of you!" he pushed them forward. "H-hurry! Finish this bastard!"
"W-wait a minute! Don't order me like I've to be the next sacrifice!" The short-haired man replied annoyedly.
"That's right!" The square-face man nodded quickly.
"I don't fucking care!" he pushed them again. "Do what I said! Finish him, you idiots!"
Hearing that order, both of them started to attack with their daggers. Yet, they were reluctant to attack him. Aware of that situation, Nagao immediately attacked both of them …
*Thumps!* *Thud!* *Thwack!*
Eventually, Nagao was able to defeat them easily without spending much effort. The fat-man reflexively fell on the ground, seeing his colleagues already defeated. Desperately, he tried to run away from that place. Unfortunately, Nagao already stood before him.
"W-wait! Let us finish—!"
*Bam!*
Because of the hard kick aimed at his face, The fat-man fainted instantly. Later, the notifications sounded …
*Ding!* *Ding!* *Ding!*
[Side mission "Make it clear Who You Are": Defeat the remain perpetrators.] (6/6)
[You've gained +5 exp and +1 stat points.] (1/6)
[You've gained +7 exp and +3 stat points.] (2/6)
[You've gained +6 exp and +3 stat points.] (3/6)
[You've gained +4 exp and +0,5 stat points.] (4/6)
[You've gained + 3 exp and +3 stat points.] (5/6)
[You've gained + 4 exp and + 1 stat points.] (6/6)
[Collect some exp points to level up your level.] (69/100)
Nagao beat all of them. Then, Nagao tied their limbs and transferred them into the same room as their previous colleagues.
By the time after he cleared the mess, Nagao adjusted the points he collected before. Amid his activity, he then uttered his thought,
"Now, it all depends on that person."
***
Six hours later. At the midnight ...
Adolph started to open both of eyes. Slowly, Adolph woke up in a sitting position. As Adolph woke up, Adolph observed surroundings. However, due to the pain Adolph received before, Adolph had difficult to move some of limbs.
Meanwhile, realizing that Adolph already woke, someone commented,
"Seems like someone already slept too long," he also stretched both of his hands. "How's your condition? And, you didn't eat the bread that I've gave before, huh?"
Aware of Nagao's presence,
"No in the hell, asshole!" reflexively, Adolph avoided Nagao. Sadly, the injuries still hitched. "Urrggh! You're a bastard! Piece of dog-shit! After you hit me, you gave me this shit like there's nothing happen! You sick-psycho! You try to sell me to the slave market, huh?!" Adolph furiously spoke.
"You're overthinking, you neurotic dick-ball!" he replied. "Instead of you being fussy, it's better for you to come along with me," he lent his hand to Adolph.
"Come along with you?! Said that again, you cocky-absent mind-asshole! Don't act like you're friendly with me, you shit-manipulator!" Adolph brushed off Nagao's hand. "Better I die than come with you. I even can stand by myself!" Adolph tried to stand up slowly. However, Adolph's legs shook and lost the balance.
Nagao moved promptly, holding Adolph's shoulders with his hands. With this, Adolph could still to stand. Due to what Nagao did, unexpectedly,
"Don't touch me, you shitty-head!" Adolph brushed off Nagao's hands again. "I said I can do it by myself!"
"Listen!" he held Adolph's shoulders. "I knew my fault. I even do not seek your forgiveness because I know what I did. But this time, believe me!"
"The weight of your words is already worthless. To think to make me believe is to disgrace myself!"
"Only proof speak loudly then." Nagao left the Adolph's room.
Abruptly, a voice sounded out of nowhere,
"P-please … spare my—ARGHHH!"
Adolph realized that familiar voice. Slowly, Adolph walked out of the room.
As Adolph reached the outside of the room, he saw Nagao already standing in front of another room, gripping a blood-covered dagger. Seeing Adolph already came out, Nagao only looked Adolph. He tilted his head, giving Adolph a code to take a look within room. Adolph noticed it, pausing for a while and slowly walked toward him.
When Adolph reached the spot, he was shocked to see that the perpetrators were already inside the room, their mouths covered, and limbs tied. Adolph made a suspicious face at Nagao. Nevertheless, Nagao didn't seem to care about it and spoke,
"Do whatever you want." Nagao gave his dagger to Adolph, leaning against the wall. On the different side, seeing that scene. their —the perpetrators— expressions revealed various expressions.
Realizing all of this, Adolph questioned his action,
"By giving me a blood-covered dagger, you give me this option?"
"For someone like you, I don't know. Do you EXACTLY have it?"
"Someone like me??! Excuse me! Did you insult me?!"
"You interpret like that way? HAH!" Nagao laughed dryly.
Adolph suddenly silent after hearing his statements. Nagao suddenly talked,
"Listen! I did what I did. Our business crossed paths coincidentally. Your business is already served on the table. So, I'll be waiting outside. Have fun!" He then leaned against the wall again.
Not long after that, Adolph entered the room and closed the door. Soon, many horrific, muffled screams of agony came from inside the room ...
*Muffled scream!*
Hearing some of those voices, Nagao only commented,
"Looks like someone already made up a choice~," he then whistled. "What a beautiful night today~!"
Accompanied by his whistling, several muffled screams united amidst the midnight sky. They witnessed and felt it in different ways, at the same time, in the same place.