Chapter 23: Beauty Saves the Hero!
'Boom—'
'Thud—'
Just as the 'danger' was about to arrive, Walter's face was almost creased with laughter.
But suddenly, an unexpected attack landed on Walter and Jared, who were preparing to ambush Ethan from behind.
Both of them fell to the ground without any defense or resistance.
This sudden turn of events also stunned Ethan, the guy who practiced "fishing law enforcement."
"Are you okay?"
At that moment, an elf woman in 'Hostess of Fertility' attire appeared.
With one hand holding a bag of groceries and the other holding a blood-stained twig, she noticed some bruises on the back of Walter and Jared's heads.
"You are..."
"Ryuu Lion, we met before at 'Hostess of Fertility.'"
"It's you, the beautiful elf waitress."
"Mhm~"
Looking at Ethan, Ryuu nodded.
She coincidentally saw Ethan strolling on the street.
Then she spotted Walter and Jared following him.
Out of her former sense of belief in 'justice,' she intervened.
Although she was no longer a member of a righteous Familia, nor did she deserve to enact 'justice' anymore.
However, when faced with misfortune that was about to happen, she couldn't help but intervene, perhaps as a way to atone for her past 'sins.'
"Thank you for today's help~"
Although he didn't need it, thanking someone for their help was indeed a proper course of action.
"Although this area is better than other neighborhoods, it's not safe to go to deserted places like this. Orario isn't as glamorous as it appears outside."
"I understand."
Facing Ryuu's warning, Ethan acknowledged it.
After all, she meant well.
However, as someone who believed in 'tit for tat,' Ethan wouldn't let go of these two scoundrels who had murderous intent towards him.
Ethan adhered to the principle of eliminating problems at the source, as he didn't want to face future troubles because of them.
After all, if these insignificant small fries were to retaliate against him, even if they couldn't harm him physically, they could still bother him with other stuff and waste his time.
Moreover, Orario wasn't exactly peaceful.
Therefore, to prevent any unexpected incidents, it was best to deal with them thoroughly.
"You seem new to Orario. Let me show you around."
"Thank you so much~"
Ethan quickly followed, but as they passed by Walter and Jared, a mass of black substance fell down.
Soon, Ethan and Ryuu's figures disappeared at the end of the street.
*Gurgle—*
On the ground, the black substance that Ethan had dropped began to expand.
"Hmm?"
At that moment, Walter slowly regained consciousness, feeling pain at the back of his head.
He reached out to touch it, and his hand was covered in fresh blood.
"Damn it, who attacked me from behind!"
The fat sheep he had caught had escaped, and his action might even provoke Freya Familia.
This made Walter's mood extremely sour.
However, he didn't notice that a mass of black substance behind him had expanded to half the size of a person.
*Rustle—*
"What's that sound?"
Instinctively turning around, he then saw a black monster covered with mud.
"Fu—"
*Smack—*
Before he could finish speaking, Walter was directly wrapped up by the black mud, just like a slime, completely disregarding the struggles of a grown man, slowly devouring him.
In just a moment, the struggle ceased, and the black mud monster moved on to another target.
In less than a minute, two grown adults vanished just like that, and the black mud monster gradually disappeared from this world.
On the other side, Ethan, who had followed Ryuu onto the main street, also sensed something.
Turning his head towards the depths of the alley, a slight smirk formed on his lips.
The black mud, materialization of 'All the Evil of the World.'
In "Fateverse," Servants who contacted the black mud would be blackened and corrupted, and the black mud could even give Heroic Spirits a physical body.
However, in this world, the black mud, or rather Ethan's black mud, lacked these powers for the time being.
But it could still devour all living beings and gain magic energy.
Ethan admitted he wasn't a good person, but he couldn't bring himself to use such an evil method to enhance strength.
Hence, he had never used the black mud before.
This time, it was the first for him to use the power of black mud, just to erase all traces of their corpses. And, it seemed a bit of overkill.
"Alright, from now on, don't casually wander into those deserted alleys."
"I understand, Miss Ryuu, I'll remember your words."
"Mhm~"
Giving Ethan a faint glance, Ryuu turned and left.
The two of them had only met by chance, even at Hostess of Fertility, they had only seen each other once and had no real connection.
Today, the fact that she was willing to save him was simply due to Ryuu's generosity.
On a high platform in the distance, Freya's 'eye' observed all of this.
She had seen everything that had just happened, though she was disappointed not to have seen Ethan's retaliation.
However, she witnessed his final move of 'erasing their corpses,' and she saw it all.
At this moment, Freya smiled.
She didn't find anything wrong with Ethan's actions.
In fact, she even liked his cautious and decisive nature.
After all, she wasn't a benevolent goddess, and under Orario's shadow, she had done plenty of dark deeds herself.
"However, those two just now were from Soma Familia, right?"
Hearing this, Ottar, who was beside her, suddenly understood.
His goddess was not pleased with Soma Familia.
If that was the case, then Ottar would go and make them pay the price.
If they couldn't satisfy his goddess, then Soma Familia had no reason to exist.
A third-rate Familia, despite their large numbers, their strongest member was only a level 2 leader.
Such a weak Familia, even if a single member of Freya Familia came out, could make them disappear overnight.
After all, without high-end combatants, any number of low-class adventurers were meaningless.
*Knock-knock—*
At this moment, the sound of knocking on the door echoed, and Ottar immediately looked at the door.
"Come in~"
*Creak—*
Hearing Freya's voice, the person outside pushed open the door.
"Lady Freya."
The newcomer was a cat-like beastman with a pair of cat ears on his head.
If Ottar was Freya's personal bodyguard, then Allen was the covert protector of 'Syr.'
He was always protecting Freya when she was active under the persona 'Syr.'
The deputy leader of Freya Familia, a level 6 adventurer, with the title of "The City's Fastest."
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