Hey, hey, hey, brother. ......!
Mmm.

　As he was confronting the men, the woman who owned the store approached him.
　She walked all the way out of the store and quietly spoke to Allen.

These guys are part of a party that's been causing a lot of trouble around here lately. Get out of here before you get in trouble. I'll take care of it.
But that would be a problem for the owner.
Don't worry about me. Protect your boyfriend.
Sorry, but both are priorities. I won't bother you, so please stay away from me.
I don't care what happens to .......　

　The woman who owned the store looked concerned, but backed away.
　But if she was right, she had just caught the attention of a nasty person.

　For the moment, I'll simply classify the one who bumped into Charlotte as "Rosters A" and the other as "Rosters B". 　
　The one who bumped into Charlotte was ragdoll A. The other was ragdoll B. The one who bumped into Charlotte was ragdoll A.

"You don't look like the new guy from ...... town, do you?
I'm sure you don't know that we're the Gankutsu-gumi.
Yeah, I don't remember that name at all.

　It's standard for adventurers to gather in parties of several.
　Some parties are as large as a platoon. Such a group is likely to be well known,......, but Allen, who tends to stay indoors on the outskirts of town, is unlikely to know anything about it.

　I'm sure he's not the only one.

But I would appreciate it if you could just go easy on me for now.
"Oh?　What's with the attitude? ...... No.

　A blue streak appears on his temple.
　But it soon disappeared and he smiled mockingly instead.

I'll forgive you. But on one condition.
Thank you for talking so quickly. How much do you want?
"It's simpler than that.

　Allen tries to pull out his wallet, but the ruffian A looks over at ...... Charlotte.

"Hey, girl, give us a night.
"What about ............?

　Allen froze stiffly.

　The meaning of the words is clear. I understand them.
　But there was a serious error in the way his brain processed it. The heat drained from his fingers and he stopped breathing completely.

　I wonder what Allen's reaction was.
　Ruffians A and B ignored Allen, and turned their lowly gaze to Charlotte.

He said, "Looks like you're pretty good. I've been getting tired of playing with prostitutes lately.
"What do you think, sweetheart? Have you had your first time with your boyfriend yet?
What's ......?
Seriously?　I didn't know there were women like this nowadays!

　The sound of unpleasant laughter overlapped and echoed in the traffic.

　Thanks to this, passersby stopped to stare at us. Everyone seemed to sense the unusual atmosphere, but hesitated to offer help.

　The ruffians were unconcerned.
　Finally, they reached out to grab Charlotte.

"Hey, come with us. Come with us. We'll buy you some better accessories than that cheap stuff.
No, ......, please don't.
Don't be shy. We'll show you heaven with our techniques.

　His spiteful line was cut off mid-sentence.

　The next thing I knew, Allen's fist was sinking into the cheek of Ruffian A.
　The man's face slowly contorts, as if time has been stretched out. The eyes of Charlotte, the shopkeeper, and many other passersby widened in astonishment.


　Oh, I've finally done it.
　I felt a little bit of regret, but...


"Let me die, you worm!


　Allen shook out his fist without a care in the world.