Using your skills in the streets is a crime.


　The squad of the security team that rushed to the scene after seeing a green qi that seemed to be a heel rising in the night sky flinched when they saw the figures. It was clear that the fact that the faces of the Infinite Circle, who had conquered a hundred levels, were confronting each other and even taking up combat positions, was too much for just one squad of the guard squad, who just happened to be patrolling the vicinity, to handle.


''Quickly release the warning lights!''
Shh, but...
Then I'll shoot him!　Let's just blow the whistle!　Let the rest of the squad know, too!


　Instead of the subordinates who hesitated to shoot it, which they rarely had a chance to use, the squad leader personally shoots a red warning light into the night sky to alert the guards of the emergency. At the same time, he blew his whistle, a signal to the surroundings to call out the danger, anyway.

　Tsutomu, who had seen these guards at his side, raised his hand in surrender, but approached them while dragging his shot left leg.


''As you can see, I was suddenly shot in the leg from behind by Diniel, so I used my skills as a first aid measure for that. This isn't a problem that can be solved within the clan alone anymore, so I'd like to ask you to take the perpetrator into custody first.
..........


　At such a suggestion from Tsutomu, the squad leader looked at Diniel with a face like he was not joking. Indeed, judging from the arrow stuck in Tsutomu's left leg, there is circumstantial evidence that she shot him with a bow in her hand. From the appearance of the people around him, his testimony does not seem to be wrong either.

　But with our squad, which has finally surpassed the 50th level, there's no way we can restrain an archer who has surpassed the 90th level and is reported to have contributed the most to the capture of the 100th level. If it were to become a battle, they could easily be killed in the blink of an eye.

　And yet, if we are dealing with violent criminals who still want to harm civilians, I'm prepared to die a martyr. But as you can see, the battle that would have occurred in the altercation within the clan, it was just a matter of being shot in the leg, and I was not willing to take that risk.

　Besides, it's strange that an ordinary person, or even a searcher who has broken through a hundred levels of hierarchy, would ask for the restraint of his companions just because he was shot in the leg. Perhaps sensing his feelings, Tsutomu proposed a suggestion that would be closer to the guard group.


'I'm sorry to have caused such a commotion with just a shot in the leg, but at any rate, Diniel's personal grudge is also involved in this. That's why I'm asking for restraints because I believe there's a real possibility that he'll eventually be shot in the dark. In front of the Clan members and the guards, Diniel won't be able to bypass them. Besides, if the supporters come to the scene with the light from earlier, we can restrain them without causing any casualties. And for that, of course, the clan members will be willing to help.
..........
'But I have a bad leg, so I'm going to have to take it off. It's probably a shattered bone, so if it takes longer to heal, I may have to rest for a few days. To prevent that from happening, I'll have to go to a white mage who specializes in healing and who I trust to heal me.
'Tsutomu stole the paper we dropped when we broke through the hundred levels. We must not let it go.


　Tsutomu sighed in disgust when Diniel interrupted him in the middle of the conversation.


'I didn't steal that form in the first place. Diniel has confirmed that Amy stole it too, right?　I don't see how that can be my fault. If you're going to say that, why don't you go check Amy's luggage? You can have just Garum as your escort, and that's fine with me.


　Diniel is silenced by Tsutomu's unexpected suggestion, with a divine look on his face. If he tried to pursue the whereabouts of the paper here, Tsutomu would cut off Amy with an unconcerned look. The tone of his voice and the wry look in his eyes conveyed such a coldness.

　After a few awkward moments of crossed gazes between Diniel and Amy, Tsutomu broke the silence, as if he were sending a ship to help.


I know you say I gave the order, but even if I wanted it, I wouldn't go out of my way to steal it today when I'm on the lookout for it. As I said before, even if I did, I'd do it better than that to avoid detection. Don't you all agree?


　It's a good idea to be able to have a good idea of what you're talking about. Hannah, who doesn't understand the story that well compared to the three of them, is nodding anyway, as if she's trying to keep it mild.

　As a matter of fact, Tsutomu isn't lying either. It's true that Amy suddenly went out of control today and stole that paper, and she's also really angry about the fact that she shot herself in the leg for making a selfish assumption.

　But if you think about it in the common sense of this labyrinth city, it's certainly acceptable to shoot a thief in the leg with impunity. As long as you don't kill him, you can use your recovery skills to quickly heal him, so there are even cases of excessive personal punishment.

　So, the fact that Diniel shot himself in the leg is not normally a big deal, and even if it was a false accusation, if the other party was a civilian, or if they were both searchers who are used to roughing it up, it would be a simple matter to apologize and buy them a drink.

　However, unlike other healers, Tsutomu has no tolerance for death, so the common sense that searchers have does not apply to him. He was no different from the average person, so even if he was shot in the leg, he would not be able to accept a simple apology.

　This is why Tsutomu was seriously angry, and Xeno and Korina, who understood that his anger was not a joke, could guess the reason to some extent. Therefore, they understood a certain amount of what Tsutomu was saying, and even went so far as to question Diniel's actions.


(Don't recall the clan collapsing as a chain of mines exploded.)


　In addition to that, "Live Dungeon! Tsutomu, who was practicing how to make the human relations of the clan smooth and manageable with the Because of this, he was able to expand on the logic of Diniel's trivial mistake and develop a logic that makes sense, and he also succeeded in persuading the clan members by bringing forward strong emotions that he rarely showed until now.

　Even as they were talking like that, the security squad that had confirmed the warning lights were gathering around them one by one. And to the clan members, who were impatient with the way the situation was getting bigger and bigger, Tsutomu turned around and spoke to them in a calm voice to reassure them.


''Diniel, who shot me, will have the guards detain him, but I'm not going to charge him with a crime. I was angered by the surprise shot because I hadn't been injured that much in the dungeon, but I can understand the perception that a normal explorer wouldn't take such a big deal. That's why I'm going to ask Diniel to leave tomorrow, and I won't expel him. And Xeno, of course.
...I see.


　Corrina breathed in relief that the situation had been settled amicably, despite some trouble, for the time being. Seeing that the other three were also satisfied with the result, Diniel looked at Amy again, trying not to make an expression. Then, after locking eyes with her, he lowered his head.


'I apologize for shooting you. I was too quick to treat Tsutomu as a criminal.
'I feel bad about what I said, too, so let's just cool each other down today and talk about it again tomorrow. Yeah, as for the paper, I'll look for it as soon as I get my foot fixed.
..........
(I'm pretty sure he's not convinced on the inside. If he comes back tomorrow, he's going to seriously kill me.)


　I don't even want to imagine the inner workings of it, as this time he's embellished his apparent theories with emotionalism and silenced Diniel's opinions, which were correct in terms of position alone.


(If he takes this opportunity to start learning how to fight within the clan faction, he'll be transformed as a clan member. Well, I'm sure he's going to get tired of the trouble and shut himself up in the forest.)


Tsutomu, who saw Diniel, who was probably stifling his emotions, being taken away by the guards to bring the scene to a close, left before the clan members could calm down, calling it a foot treatment.