(EP-89.2) Club #8

089 – Adventure Club #8

With the priestess and barbarian gone, the only one left was the panting man. He shook his head under his robe and said.

“Were you surprised? I apologize on behalf of my party members. Everyone just arrived at Ark so they’re still adjusting.”

“I see. It’s fine, nothing big happened.”

I answered appropriately. But this was just a facade and I was actually going crazy with curiosity.

Who and what was this guy doing in the main character’s party?

I could remember almost all of the information about Villain Hunter.

So I was confident in making sure I wouldn’t get involved with them to avoid a bad ending.

In other words, not accumulating evil deeds.

Because that was the best way to deal with it.

After all, if you accumulated s¡ns, you would become a bigger villain, and if you became a bigger villain, you would be hunted down by experience-seekers.

I was able to avoid the Hunter just now. That meant I was not yet villainous enough to be his mark.

However, this Pathfinder was a huge anomaly to me.

What the heIǀ was he doing here? The Villain Hunter Party seemed to have changed along with the twist in the story….

I was dying to know.

So, I decided to approach it from my side first.

“You seem to be with strange and strong people. Well, I don’t know if we’ll meet again but my name is Theo Gospel. You are…?”

“Theo Gospel….”

“Yes. That is my name.”

“Fuhuhuhu-.”

The man chuckled under his hood after hearing my name. I tried wrapping my head around why.

But he promptly apologized, waving his hand from side to side.

“Ah, I’m sorry. It’s just that you look very different from what I’ve heard. They say that Theo Gospel, the Demon Monk of Angmar, is a two meter long monster with eight arms and eight legs.”

“That is what everyone says.”

“Yeah, it’s very different from the rumors. But are you really that Theo Gospel; the Queen’s Secret Concubine, the Gardener of Angmar, the Liberator of Slaves?”

I nodded at the man’s question.

“That’s right. Well, things are a little different from the rumors. So what’s your name?”

“You can just call me Guide. I am a nobody without a name. Anyways, I have to catch up with my comrades. See you-.”

The man quickly turned around, right after knowing my name. Wasn’t it common courtesy to introduce yourself back? What was with this ‘a nobody without a name’ nonsense!?

Thus, I decided to activate《Farsight》.

However, just as I opened my eyes…

Udduk-.

The man suddenly stopped walking and turned his head towards me, which broke my concentration.

“And oh, Sir Gospel. There are some things in the world that you should best pretend to not see anything.”

“……?”

“Please keep our meeting a secret. We are not supposed to be here yet.”

Paseuseuk-.

With those words, the man completely disappeared…

* * *

I drew the dagger from my waist.

This dagger was a gift from Aira. Using it to cut the cocoon, I saw a blue Marmar inside.

“Haaaa, I thought I was going to die.”

“Are you okay?”

“Yes-. Well, I think I’m fine. Did people come? Who were they? Where did the spider go?”

“There was this dangerous bunch that… Nevermind, let’s just get out of here quickly. The sun will be setting soon.”

We decided to get out of the fairy forest first to avoid the night.

As we were walking in the woods, the silent Kalira finally said:

“Who were those people? Theo-nim, you seem to have known them beforehand.”

It would be too long of an explanation.

Rather, I had a question.

“What does Lady Kalira think of them? What do you feel?”

“I felt….”

She looked lost in thought. It was only after a while did she slowly say something, with her body trembling a bit.

“I didn’t really want to turn them into enemies. To be honest, I feel fortunate that I didn’t have to fight them. In particular, the man with the long limbs… He’s like…”

“Like…?”

“It’s hard to explain. I feel like he’s a dangerous person. It’s the first time I’ve met someone who exudes such a dangerous atmosphere other than Theo-nim.”

“I see.”

Kalira had a good read.

… But, did I actually look that dangerous?

Of course, my danger was different from that of the Hunter.

“I can’t win against him in a normal confrontation. I would have to use assassination tactics or some trickery.”

Anyway, Kalira’s explanation was very accurate. There was no one more dangerous to villains than him.

The hunter was the personification of the proverbial heavenly punishment – evil deeds would be punished.

Hu-.

The fact that I survived after meeting the hunter struck my body with a strange sense of relief. Still, the tension remained.

“Lady Kalira, can I ask you a favor?”

“What favor?”

“The Guide I talked to earlier. I would like you to do some research on him without getting caught. Whether it’s some information or just anything.”

“That shouldn’t be too difficult.”

“And….”

After a moment’s hesitation, I firmly continued.

“Also, please investigate the name ‘Theo Gospel’.”

“Theo-nim?”

“I don’t think it’s me. It’s probably just a person with the same name about 20 years ago…”

At this time, Marmar suddenly barged in.

“I’ll help too! I can do better!”

“Alright, then I’ll have to ask you for a favor then.”

I felt like I had a colleague to rely on, which calmed my cluttered mind down a bit.

Just having someone reliable around could give a person quite the sense of security.

“Let’s see who can find more information, Red Eyes!”

As Marmar spoke loudly, I nodded and patted her on the back.

“Okay, okay. Now, let’s focus on your future accommodation first, Marmar. We can do so tomorrow, at the weekend.”

“Really?”

Hearing my words, tears welled up in Marmar’s big eyes.