Because the four wore special items, the
"This capital is much worse than I imagined, not even remotely luxurious," Peroroncino remarked.
"According to intelligence, corruption in the kingdom is rampant. Most of the wealth has been absorbed by the nobles and underground organizations," Yulia explained.
"Corruption, huh? That means this kingdom is on the brink of collapse. Should I give it a little push?"
"Chino-niisan, where are we going next?" Shalltear asked.
"Let's find Sebas first and get some intel about the capital," Peroroncino said.
"I'll contact him now," Shalltear offered, preparing to use a magic communication spell, but Peroroncino stopped her.
"No need. That person up ahead..."
Not far ahead, a child was being trampled underfoot by a man. The surrounding crowd whispered among themselves, but no one stepped forward to help.
A white-haired, muscular old man suddenly dashed through the crowd and stood in front of the child, calmly stopping the attacker.
The man struck at him, but Sebas didn't hold back—a single heavy blow sent the attacker flying three meters.
The surrounding crowd didn't see how Sebas moved; only Peroroncino and Shalltear caught it.
"Do you still want to fight?" Sebas asked coldly. The man, stunned, quickly ran off with his companions.
"Are you okay?" Climb emerged from the crowd, kneeling beside the injured child. He pulled out a healing potion and gave it to the child.
Seeing someone had stepped in to help, Sebas felt his presence was no longer necessary. Just as he turned to leave, he sensed Shalltear nearby.
Sebas had never seen Peroroncino's human form and didn't recognize him, but he detected Shalltear's presence and also recognized Yulia, one of the Pleiades Battle Maids.
Looking in their direction, Sebas saw a handsome young man with two little girls and a glamorous woman.
Sebas walked over, quickly noticing Shalltear's respect for the handsome man and Yulia's presence among them. That left no doubt in Sebas's mind about the man's identity.
"No one but Peroroncino-sama could fit this description."
"Pero…"
"Call me Chino!" Peroroncino interrupted Sebas.
"What brings you here, Lord Chino?"
"Just leisurely sightseeing, and learning about this country's culture and customs."
"What are you planning to do, Sebas?"
Sebas hesitated, unsure whether to share the trouble he'd gotten into after rescuing a certain woman.
"If it's inconvenient, you don't need to say."
"Let me guess, you saved someone out of kindness and got yourself into a mess?"
Sebas, being as kind-hearted as Touch Me, often ran into trouble for doing good deeds.
"How did you know, Lord Chino?"
"So, I was right," Peroroncino said with a knowing smile.
"Chino-niisan, that blond-haired kid seems to be following us. Someone else is tailing us too," Shalltear said.
"Please wait!" Climb shouted as he turned the corner and caught up.
"You're the ones from earlier…"
Climb recognized Peroroncino and his group as the ones who had clashed with Gagaran, though he bore no hostility since they had apologized sincerely.
"Do you know him, Sebas?"
"I don't," Sebas replied.
"What do you want from me?" Sebas asked Climb.
"Thank you for doing what I should have done earlier," Climb said, bowing.
"No need to thank me. It was nothing," Sebas replied.
"There's one more thing. Your movements were incredible earlier. Could you teach me even a little bit?"
Sebas glanced at Peroroncino, who nodded.
"Why do you want to grow stronger?" Sebas asked.
"To protect the person I love."
"Hold out your hands."
Climb obeyed, extending his hands.
"I can see you've trained hard," Sebas said, "but you lack talent."
Peroroncino couldn't see why Climb lacked talent.
"Eye of Insight."
Climb
Class: Warrior
Level: 20 (Cap: 25)
"So that's why," Peroroncino murmured. His gaze shifted to the shadow lurking in the corner.
"Eye of Insight."
Brain Unglaus
Class: Swordsman
Level: 37 (Cap: 39)
"This name… I remember. He was the human we considered capturing during Shalltear's mind control incident."
"I can train you, but you must be prepared—you might die," Sebas said.
Climb gripped his sword tightly and replied, "I'm ready. Please begin!"
Sebas steadied his stance and released a wave of intense killing intent.
Though it didn't affect Peroroncino or Shalltear, it clearly pressured Yulia and Nana.
Despite being accustomed to danger, Nana instinctively looked to Peroroncino, who had become her everything.
Yulia, created to serve the Supreme Beings, bore the killing intent with difficulty but stood firm.
Brain Unglaus, observing from the shadows, was paralyzed with fear.
Climb's legs trembled violently, yet he remained standing.
Sebas struck, his fist grazing Climb's head.
"You did well. How does it feel to surpass death?" Sebas asked.
Peroroncino noticed Climb's level cap had risen from 25 to 30.
"What sort of man are you, Sebas?" Climb asked, overwhelmed by the immense pressure.
"Shall we go again…?"
"Wait! How did you endure that?"
Brain emerged from the corner, asking Climb directly.
"I don't know. At that moment, I thought of my master."
"His loyalty surpasses his fear," Sebas explained.
As Peroroncino pondered Climb's breakthrough, Shalltear spoke up.
"Chino-niisan, we've got uninvited guests."
A group of black-clad figures appeared on both sides of the street.
"Assassins?" Brain muttered, recognizing their attire.
"Nana!"
"Understood, Chino-niisan."
"Let me help…" Climb began, but Nana had already disappeared, reappearing behind three of the assassins and killing them instantly.
Before Climb could draw his sword, the remaining assassins had already fallen to Nana.
"That little girl is incredible!" Climb and Brain thought to themselves in awe.
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