NABC Chapter 13
Chapter 13
“Uwaaaa...”
A child with black hair was squatting on the alleyway floor, bursting into tears. It was certainly a pitiful sight, and a kind-hearted person might approach and ask what was wrong, but there were no such kind-hearted people here.@@@@
“Shut up! What’s there to cry about!”
“Don’t wanna...”
“Ha.”
Karos held his head in frustration at the sight of Soccu sobbing. In truth, being pickpocketed was not a big deal. It could easily be found if they wanted to. It might be difficult for them, but there is a magic user here. However, Soccu’s common sense was a problem.
“...It seems I need to thoroughly instill some common sense in you.”
To think being pickpocketed was part of human law. Naivety has its limits. This could even lead to leaking information to the opponent. Karos clicked his tongue.
“Bathesia.”
“Yes. Humans these days are really bold. To lay hands on the Demon King’s belongings.”
Bathesia’s hands moved rapidly. Following her actions, a line was drawn in the air, and space split open. Bathesia clenched her fist.
“Open, the mouth of Artomon.”
The space expanded. Objects that had once passed through his hands unfolded beyond. The demon world, the terrestrial world, his Demon King’s castle. And the figure of a human running desperately.
“Found him. Didn’t go far.”
“Mark him.”
“Already did. Now he’s in the palm of my hand, no matter where he goes. Even if it’s across the continent.”
Bathesia waved her hand, erasing the space. Judging by the location, it was an alleyway within the village. Well, it’s unlikely a pickpocket would go outside the village.
“Let’s go after him.”
In fact, losing money was not a big issue. He was a Demon King. Even without spending money, he could plunder and loot as much as he wanted.
“To be pickpocketed by humans. If other demons or Demon Kings knew, you’d be laughed at for a hundred years.”
“I know, that’s why I’m dealing with it.”
But this was a matter of the Demon King’s dignity. A Demon King is a being who kills humans and loots their possessions. Such a being should not have anything taken by humans. The only thing that can be taken is their life.
“What a hassle.”
Karos scratched his head. He would not kill them nicely. He strode into the alleyway.
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“Whose is this?”
The man opened the bag. Inside, there were dozens of banknotes. Greed flashed across the man’s face.
“Some rich guy? Why so much? With this amount, we can live luxuriously for a month, right?”
The boy couldn’t understand what was so enjoyable about it. It made him dazed, and he felt like he was being taken somewhere. The man tapped the bag.
“We could make a big score with this and leave this rural village. Anyway, who is it?”
“...”
The boy reminisced for a moment and then sighed. He remembered. Three people wearing robes.
“They looked like travelers... I couldn’t see their faces well because of the robes... seemed young... two women and one man...”
“Travelers, huh? That’s good.”
The man smirked. Easy targets. Travelers had no base and no one to come looking for them if they died. The guards wouldn’t intervene either. They were the perfect prey.
“But it was scary...”
The boy shivered. The momentary murderous intent from the girl felt like a premonition of death. Perhaps he would have really died if the man hadn’t stopped him.
“Scared my ass. They’re just amateur adventurers.”
But the scrawny man laughed. He grabbed the boy’s head and lifted him into the air.
“Ow, it hurts!”
“Hey, you. Go back to them.”
“What, what?”
The boy was startled. He didn’t want to approach them again. The man in front of him was scary, but the girl was scarier. It felt like she wasn’t human.
“I, I don’t want to.”
“Don’t want to? Hey. Seems like you’re mistaken about something.”
The man punched the boy in the stomach. The boy fell to the ground, gasping for air. He managed to suppress a scream through the intense pain.
“Guh...”
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