Seeker 290

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Chapter 290. Betrayal

"You've come to a nice spot. ──Kill them! Let's make a bloodbath out of these arrogant brats!"

""Huh...?""

In response to Gelzer's words, the two lackeys beside him raised their foolish voices.

"G-Gelzer-san, are you serious?"

"Well, this seems quite... uhh, serious. Are you really going to do it?"

The two lackeys—now positioned opposite Gelzer—seemed hesitant in response to Gelzer's orders.

The female archer adventurer frowned, placing her hand on her mouth, looking troubled.

Gelzer shouted threateningly.

"What are you cowards hesitating for! Whether we kill them or do something else, as long as everyone here agrees, there won't be a problem. In this world, with power, everything goes according to your will!"

"B-But Gelzer-san..."

"While we may recognize ourselves as scum, there's still a line we shouldn't cross..."

Surprisingly, the two lackeys began to show a minimum sense of conscience.

Good, keep it up, you shred of conscience.

But that was all shattered by Gelzer's next words.

"Oops, let me correct that. We shouldn't kill the two women. We'll render them unable to fight, then have our way with them. Of course, I'll let you guys have some fun too."

"Us too...?"

"W-What should we do...?"

"What do you mean...?"

The lackeys swallowed nervously, scrutinizing Kazane and Uzuki.

Come on, don't hesitate there. Show more effort and conscience.

You guys have at least the bare minimum of human pride...

"If we go against Gelzer-san, even we're in danger."

"R-Right. Yeah, that's it. It's like force majeure."

"Y-Yeah. That's what it is."

"We're just victims of circumstance in taking those women."

No, it's no use.

The two lackeys transformed from bewildered faces to lecherous scum.

They gripped their weapons and prepared for battle.

I sighed.

This is what men are like.

Throughout history, looting on the battlefield has always been associated with these behaviors.

"Ugh, hopeless."

"Gelzer is obvious, but those guys over there are trash too."

"Trash belongs in the trash can, and garbage in the garbage bin."

"Grhh, grrahh!"

We also readied our weapons individually, keeping front and rear enemies in check.

Except for Gelzer, the others are just average adventurers, so there's no need to be overly cautious, but with three of them, underestimating could be dangerous.

But here, unexpectedly, there was someone who made a move I hadn't anticipated.

It was the female archer adventurer.

Behind the 2 lackeys, she summoned an [Item Box] and pulled a rope.

It was a special, sturdy rope that even adventurers couldn't easily break.

"I suppose this will settle things. We don't know if we can beat him in terms of firepower, but we can't just abandon them either. Let's brace ourselves."

""Huh...?""

The female archer adventurer circled the two lackeys from behind with the rope and bound them together.

Caught off guard, the two lackeys were helplessly bound in coils of rope.

Oh...?

What's going on here?

Gelzer was flustered.

"W-What are you doing, Beatrice! Are you betraying me?"

"Yes, Gelzer, I'm betraying you. Or rather, I approached you originally to gather evidence of your misdeeds."

The female archer adventurer called Beatrice answered without remorse.

Then she took out a medal from her bosom and showed it.

It was a radiant medal with a motif resembling the sun.

That's right, it was──

"I am the Holy Knight Beatrice. With the authority of the Holy Knights, I am here to arrest you, adventurer Gelzer, for attempted murder and attempted rape."

The female archer adventurer showed the Holy Kingdom's Holy Knights medal and declared so.