The Kid became agitated when Kara pointed.



"You son of a b*tc*!　You're useless to me until the end. You should have just died like that."



"So?　So, Mr. Ricca, what do you want me to do about this?

　Now that we have all the evidence, it's time to start making excuses.

　And with all the testimonies from the other adventurers, even the Kid won't get away with it.



"This is a violation of the Adventurers' Code. Attacks on fellow adventurers, betrayal, attempted murder, violation of duty to aid and abet, I will report this and at the very least, the title of "hero" will be revoked. The details will be decided by the head of the guild, or higher, but I think it will be more serious.



"I see. Then I'll leave the rest to you.

　The rest is out of my hands.

　As it turns out, no one died this time.



　I'm angry that I was left behind, but in the end it was because I wasn't firm enough.

　I don't condone the outrage, but I have a lot of new things I want to do.



　If you can stay out of it, I don't want anything more from you.

　The guild will be in charge of the punishment.



"Hey!　Hey, Rock!"

　Isaac stops me.



"Oh, ...... my bad. Please. I still want to be an S party. Please. Explain to them that I had no choice but to leave you."

　Isaac comes to my feet and clings to me pleadingly.



"I'm sorry. I don't want any more trouble. And there's no reason for you to abandon your friends, Isaac. Kid stabbed me this time, but you knew that before he did it, didn't you?"



"What?　What are you talking about?



"I heard him confirming to you after Kid stabbed me that I was part of the party. I mean, you guys were planning on killing me somewhere in that dungeon all along, weren't you?"



　Isaac grabs me by the chest and punches me in the face.

　He's still in the habit of swinging when his emotions get the better of him.

　His trajectory is the same as always.



　In the past, I would have pretended to be hit and blown him away, but I guess I don't have to do that anymore.

　Isaac's fists cut through the air and roll to the ground.

　Isaac didn't seem to understand what had just happened.



"You f*ck!　Do you have any idea how much I've taken care of you?　I've fed you and put you up at the inn!



　I think it's natural for a party to eat and stay at a hotel.

　Then Mr. Ricca comes to the rescue.



"Mr. Isaacs, ...... are you an idiot?　You fired Mr. Locke, but without him, Graela's party won't make it to the S level. At best you'll get a B, and even if you're forgiven for this, you'll have to start over with a C or lower."



"What?　How can I be inferior to Locke? Besides, if a brave guy joins our party, he should be able to get at least an A grade at worst."



"Are you serious?　How spoiled are you?　I didn't bother to explain it to you at the guild, but you are the only one who has the ability of S class. For example, if Mr. Locke were to team up with a novice E-level adventurer, he would do just as well as you guys. Do you know what this means?"



"Really?"

　I've never heard of such a thing, and I'm surprised myself.

　I'm an S-class?　This has got to be some kind of joke.



"Are you kidding me?　Then when this is over, let's pair Locke up with an E-level adventurer and have them compete under the same conditions. If Locke wins, I'll be satisfied, but if I win, you can forget this ever happened.



Yes, that's fine. Mr. Locke, you mind?



No, I'm not looking to party with anyone for a while.

　It's sad that you're going solo, but if you're going solo, there are other ways to have fun. Time is limited. You don't have time to waste on challenges that don't make sense.



"Mr. Locke. I'm asking you to form a temporary party with an E-level adventurer and show me your support skills. I'll pay you well."

　My first request as a solo player. If the guild asked me to be their pick, there was no reason not to take the job.



"If that's the case, I'll accept. But this is the only time I'm going to play this kind of game.



"Thank you, Mr. Isaacs. Mr. Isaacs, you, Emmy, and Kara will take on this challenge. Mr. Lock will be accompanied by a Class E adventurer. Mr. Kidd is also suspected of murder in a previous dungeon dive, so we can't put him in the party until we know what happened. Let's finish this one after we're done with that one. Let's finish this one quickly."



"What about the last time?　There's no proof of that."



　Kid, who had been quiet until now, is startled when the conversation suddenly turns to him.

　He had said something like it wasn't the first time he had abandoned his friends in the dungeon, but I guess that alone is not enough proof.



　But if we leave him like this, the next victim might appear.



"I'll testify to that!"




　There stood the man who had just seen Lucky and told him it was Fenrir.