As I look closer, I notice several other men looking at me besides the man who grabbed my shoulder.
The man had several men behind him, who seemed to be from the same party.

'Since I don't have one,'

I then decided that it was safer to stay out of this, so I turned my back on the men and started walking away.

'Hey, wait!'

One of the men shouted at my back.
I stepped forward, as if I hadn't heard that restraining voice.

'Just listen to me for a moment, okay?'

...... But regardless of being ignored, the men followed me around.
I almost frown at that.
I'm sure you'll be able to find a way to make it work for you.
It wouldn't help that I almost pushed the man who reflexively came close to me.

'Look, we're here to recruit you to join the party,'

But I acted desperately calm and kept walking.

I was confident that if I made it to the alleyway place just a few more times I would be able to get away from these men.
The men chasing me were a group of humans from various professions, but their formation consisted of two warriors, a mage, and a healer, who didn't seem to have the skills to speed up their movements.
On the other hand, I possessed quite a few usable skills to speed up my movements, and I was confident that I could quickly wind up these men once I reached a place in an alleyway or other intricate alleyway.
And I decided that if I ran out of this alleyway, I could easily wind the men up ......

You're not listening to me! We're just saying that out of the goodness of our hearts! I'm telling you that if you can pull out of that defective healer's party, I'll put you in our party, the Wolf of Disaster!

Woohoo!

...... But when I heard those words, I stopped in my tracks.

The name of the party, Wolf of Misfortune, brought back in my mind a story I heard from my brother a few years ago.
It was the party to which Moseral, the man who once abused and violated his brother as a defective healer and tried to kill him by tricking the newcomer party into believing he was a defective healer, belonged.
And I realize now that the characteristics of Moseral that your brother was talking about at the time match the warrior who seems to be the leader of the Wolves of Disaster.
These men are definitely the people who were abusing your brother.

The moment I realized this, I was struck by a rage that made my eyes turn red in front of me.

''You just realized that now? That's right, we're called the closest party to the bottom tier right now, the wolves of disaster ......

I'm not sure how he misunderstood my appearance, but Moseral opens his mouth with a satisfied smile on his face.

'What is it with people who haven't even made it to the lower levels? Your brother who makes fun of you for being flawed has gone down to the lower levels too.

What about .........?

But I didn't hear the last of that Moseral's words, and I said so.
The men freeze at my words, but I don't pay any attention to them, and I move my mouth in anger.

'Or what? Did you guys introduce yourselves to me as incompetent in a way that your flawed brother can't?

Nah!

At my words, the men turned red in the face and revealed their anger.
But Moselal did not direct his anger at me.

...... That guy just got lucky. He just happened to catch the eye of a top-tier party, and even after being banished from there, he's still earning a lot of money in the lower levels thanks to talented people like you.

Moseral's voice trembles with anger, but he still struggles to keep his emotions in check as he piles on the words.
Eventually, Moseral becomes excited and his words become more and more heated.

That's why it's a misfortune for you to be around him. "That's why it's not good for you to be at his side, because he's a liability to you. But don't worry about that. But don't worry, you'll be at our party with all your strengths from today: ......

I get that your powers of belief are top-notch, but that's it?

But I was never inspired by the words of that Moseral.
On the contrary, I scoffed at Moseral's words.

''Even if you're first-rate enough to make assumptions, you won't get to the lower levels. You may not have had any such qualities to begin with. You are a small person filled with jealousy, unable to accept the fact that the people you made fun of have become the best.

Huh!

At my words, Moseral shushed me.
At first glance, it seemed mild compared to the earlier response, but the eyes glaring at me were filled with anger that could not be compared to the earlier one.
Apparently, the fact that he was pointed at by a figurehead pissed him off more than he could imagine.

''Don't you dare lick ......!

And in the next moment, Moseral, who seemed to have exceeded his tolerance for anger, jumped at us with his fists clenched. ......




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'...... is, ah, not allowed to have a private fight with adventurers in the city.

Moseral strikes towards us, and I couldn't help but let out an exclamation at the sight of him.
It was only a formality, but it was an official guild ordinance, in case you were wondering.
But perhaps Moseral didn't hear my words.
That's how furious Moseral was.
There was even a murderous intent in his eyes as he stared hatefully at me.

But even if you look at that Moselal, I was not pressured at all.

I'm sure that what you guys did to your brother is even worse than this!

Because I am more angry than Moseral.
And I took that anger out on Moseral, who rushed towards me.

I clawed through Moseral's fist and thrust my fist into its abdomen.

''Ugh!''

In that moment, the one skill I possess goes into effect.
The impact from my fist passes through the armor of the Moseral and the muscles beneath it, slamming directly into my internal organs.
It is a skill that is synonymous with martial artists.
A martial artist is essentially a human being who does not possess the skills of physical enhancement, and needs to supplement his or her physical abilities with magical tools.
However, even after the cost of this, martial artists are still considered useful.
This is because of this skill, which can sometimes sink even demonic beasts that are much tougher than humans with a single blow.
On top of that, my skill is special and has the effect of increasing the power of my fists.

''Aaah!''

And after that attack, Moseral was sprawled out on the ground.
I didn't attack with all my might against Moselal, because killing him would be troublesome later on.
But by the way it thrashed around on the ground, I decided it was going to be a while before it could move.

'...... this much?'

I couldn't help but let those words slip out to Moseral, who was even weaker than I had imagined.
It was true that Moseral was said to be the closest to the lower levels, so he possessed a certain amount of body strengthening skills, and his movements were quite fast.
However, he was drowned in those skills, and his essential bare movements were in tatters.
With an opponent like this, he could deal with four or five people coming at him all at once.

And if the leader of the group is killed in a fight, the wolf of misfortune will soon go somewhere else, so I looked up and decided that.

"Nah!

...... But the next moment face I was speechless at the actions I was taking of the wolf of misery.

'O tree spirit!

Because the Wolf of Calamity was clearly on the verge of war, with the mage chanting and the warrior pointing his sword at me.

I couldn't hide my agitation at the actions of the Wolf of Calamity.
The Adventurer's Guild certainly wouldn't touch it anymore, at least not with an adventurer's fight.
But killing each other was different.
The Adventurer's Guild was only tightly bound to kill each other, and the actions of the Wolf of Calamity were clearly too much.
Most importantly, there was no hesitation whatsoever leading up to that action, which made it even more awful for me to be upset.

After all, the Wolf of Misfortune had defeated Moseral and was about to attack me when I took a breath.
That's an action that can only be done if you've decided to do it for a while.

The actions of the Wolf of Misfortune brought a guess to my mind.
Perhaps the Wolf of Misfortune had planned to attack me like this from the beginning.
But I didn't have time to slow down and think about it.
Maybe it was short-form magic, but the mage's chanting was already nearly complete.
Moreover, the fact that this is a narrow alleyway makes it even more unfortunate.
The magic that is activated extends its power and range when it is in a small space.
I'm not going to be able to get away with it for a long time now, but I don't have time to look back and escape.
I'm not confident that I can escape from the magic's range.

''Hah!

So I decided that I could make it in time and plunged forward.
Deciding that the distance between me and the mage was closer than escaping from the magic's range.
My other skill is specialized in speed specialization among my physical enhancements.
My body, enhanced by that skill, closes the distance between me and the mage as I watch.

''Nah!''

And as I was upset by my approaching, the sorcerer let out a moment of agitation, creating a slight gap.

At that moment, I smiled, confident in my victory.

Even that slight gap was deadly, whereas I kicked the wall and closed the distance between me and the mage quite quickly.
I stood to protect the mage, the wolf of calamity, another warrior who stood to protect the mage, over the head of the other warrior, trying to attack the mage.

...... but then an unexpected misfortune struck me.

'Whoa!'

Ugh!

Just as I was about to pass over my head, the warrior reflexively lifted the great sword above my head and its hilt reduced to my abdomen.
My body clearly slowed down as the speed of my body went directly to my abdomen.

''d*mn!''

Still, I managed to reach for it.

That hand never got there in time, and the magic was complete.

'Bind the enemy!'

The next moment, some kind of plant ivy that the mage had placed at my feet wrapped around my body, causing me to lose my balance and fall to the ground. ......




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Untie me!

After my body was restrained, I was lying on the ground, trying desperately to get out of the ivy.
However, the ivy didn't budge with my muscle strength.
I still didn't give up and moved my body, but it was just a futile scramble.

'Looks good,'

Such a sneer at me sounded from behind me.
In response to the voice, I turned around and saw Moseral there, with his abdomen held down and his face pulled back, still sneering at me.

'Nothing scares me in that state of stare, does it?

I glare at Moseral for at least resisting, but it only ends up further conditioning Moseral to it.

'I didn't think you were really in love with that defective healer, you idiot!

That guy's got a nice face!

I've been making preparations to catch this guy in case the story about how the receptionist snapped at that flawed bastard for fooling me was true, and you were right!

Furthermore, Moseral and the others sneered at me so.

'If only you were gone, that flawed bastard would finally know his place in the world.

'Oh, I'm so excited! ...... And if I can get this guy away from that defective healer, I don't care what I do.

'Wait! Don't leave me behind!

Don't worry, I'll eventually sell you into illegal slavery, but I don't know when I'm going to sell you out. We have time.

'Yes! Still, I wonder how that healer would react if the parasitic adventurer suddenly disappeared!

And what began was a story I couldn't bear to hear.
And I couldn't help but contort my face in frustration and humiliation and still look around desperately.
Somehow to get out of this situation.


But the next moment I looked up and stopped resisting with a faint smile.

''Hey, dude,''

"Yikes!

The wolf of disaster didn't notice my expression, but he was sensitive to the fact that I had stopped resisting, and the warrior man forced me to stand, unable to use my arms.

'...... what are you planning to do?'

Then Moseral glared at me and told me this in a low voice.
It was threatening, even murderous, but I laughed at the threat, a genuinely amused smile, as if I were mocking Moser.
I laughed at the threat with a smile of amusement, as if I were mocking Moseral.

"You'll never beat your brother,

Huh!

At that moment, Moseral's face was clearly drawn up.
He was apparently frustrated at being made fun of like this despite being in an overwhelmingly superior situation.
The next moment, Moseral raises his fist and opens his mouth to hit me.

'He's just a piece of shit. ......




No, you're the a**h*le.


But Moseral couldn't finish the word.

'Oh!?'

Because in the next moment, Moseral was bludgeoned by someone who had fallen from above.
The wolf of misfortune tried to glare at the person, but the dense murderous air leaking from the human caused the wolf of misfortune to flinch.

But as soon as he turned to me, the dense murderous atmosphere vanished as if it were a lie and a deep sense of relief spread across his face.

'Sorry I'm late, Narsena,'

At that moment, I almost burst into tears.
It was a critical situation, I would twist my neck if you told me that, but still, the moment I saw my brother, I realized that I was more nervous than I had imagined.
But from the moment I saw my brother, that tension was gone, so I smiled to let him know that.

'Thank you for coming to save me!