You're...

　Hearing Ryouma's words, Gaies was ready to go.
　What Ga Jesus didn't want to say. Because now Ryoma knew all of that.
There's nothing more we can do. And once he gets this far, there's no way he'll let me live, no matter what I say.

　The quickness to assess the situation to make a preemptive strike against us, regardless of whether it is immediately after the summons. The ability to kill four soldiers with our bare hands. The ruthlessness with which they could torture us without hesitation to extract information from us. And the wisdom to consider the information that Guayes had given him.
(If only I could have used this man, my Oltmere Empire could have become the hegemon of the Western Continent.
　Such thoughts passed through Guyes' mind. But the man in front of him had completely turned against the Empire.
　Because now he understood the purpose of the Empire calling him.
　And what they think of the otherworldly people.
(Am I going to die here ... no!　I will not die in this place. My dreams of a king and I will not be destroyed here! Fortunately, the wounds can be sealed with magic. We'll wait for the right moment and wait for the right opportunity and that's all we can do.
　Without a return procedure, it was unlikely that this ruthless man would let him live. Guyess understood that all too well.
(He's going to let his guard down now that I'm wounded... and I'm betting on a moment when he tries to kill me!
　Guyess searched for signs of Ryoma to hang everything on the momentary opportunity to win. A moment when Ryoma's vigilance relaxed.



　Liang Zhen looked up to the heavens and sighed.
　There was no doubt in the old man's face that he hadn't lied.
　He tortured them out of information he didn't like, to get information out of them, so they wouldn't lie to him. But the results that came out were the worst.
　But it's still not enough. If I can't go home right away, even better, because I have to ask this old man a lot of questions.
　Even if it means using any means necessary. In order to survive.

"Why did you summon me?　If you're not going to let me leave alive, are you going to turn me into a slave or something and work me to death?

　Gailless choked on her reply to Liangzhen's question.

(Again, he gets right to the point again.)
　Guyess looked up at Ryoma's face.
(No!　This man already has the answers.
　When he looked into Ryouma's unwavering eyes, Guyes realized.
　He gave up on tricking Ryouma and spoke the truth.

'I'm going to use you otherworlders ... to win the war.

　It is the most malicious and selfish of reasons.
　Humans summoned from Earth are simply hunted out to the battlefield.
　However, even after hearing the words of Guyes, Ryoma's expression didn't change. He just confirms the facts with an indifferent expression.

I'm sure you'll find that in my world, no one is used to fighting with swords and spears like the guys in armor, as far as I know.　And someone who can shoot lightning out of his hands like my grandfather. Or is there more than one other world, and your goal is to summon someone with that kind of power?

No. There are other worlds, but your world is the only one with humans.

"Hmm. You can't start a war by inviting people from my world. What do you want?

　It was dangerous to answer this question. But Guyes would not give up on life.
　He is one of the pillars of the empire.

'It is because your otherworldly man has the potential to become the greatest warrior on this world.

　A question mark appears on Ryoma's face as he hears Guyes' words.

'The best warrior... hey?　How can these guys with no training be the best warriors?

　Liang Shin's doubts were reasonable. Like him, it was not always the case that the person who summoned him had the knowledge of martial arts.

''Is there some kind of condition that says that the person being summoned must have a certain amount of power or something?''

　If that was the case, then there was an explanation. But at Ryojin's question, Gaies shook his head.

What kind of person will be summoned is entirely up to luck.

　But if that's true, then the vast majority of people are people who don't know how to fight.
　This is not the Warring States period. Martial arts have already become a culture.
　In today's society, there are only a handful of people who practice martial arts as a tool for fighting.
　The majority of human beings even avoid killing animals. What is the point of summoning such people?

'Then summoning a dork from another world would be of some benefit, right?

　Liang Zhen's words, Gaies nodded.

In this world, every time you kill another creature, a part of its power comes back to you. And the aliens absorb power better than the humans of this world.

　Ryoma tried to understand what Guyes was saying.

'What's that?　Does that mean that the four people I just killed have power over me?

That's right.

　Ryoma looked around at his body. However, it wasn't much different from his normal body.
　His arms hadn't gotten any thicker or his legs hadn't gotten any longer. Outwardly, nothing was different from before.

'I can't really feel it, can I?

Killing a human being doesn't absorb much power.

What the hell do I know?

　Killing people and absorbing their power. Since Ryoma had never heard of such a phenomenon, it was natural that he could not understand it.

''If I were to be more specific, I'd say that you can only gain the power of one person by killing ten thousand people.

　Liangma was stunned.
　What do you want to say, I'm here to kill 10,000 people. He only wanted the power of one person for himself.

Isn't that not very efficient?　Honestly, is it worth sacrificing so many people?

　It's no wonder that Ryouma is dismayed. It's just not worth the effort it takes to kill ten thousand people.

If it's a human subject. For example, you killed a dragon, and one dragon can probably give you the strength of 10 people.
Bye.

　Guyess continued to talk frantically.
(Almost!)　If we buy a little more time, they will come. They'll wonder where I've been for so long!
　That thought was his last hope.

Hmm. Well, I understand that you are going to absorb that power. After all, why would you summon them from another world?

For one thing, it's highly absorbent.

What?

　At Guyess's words, Ryouma again questioned him.

''In other words, because there would be a clear difference in power between the otherworldly people and the humans of this world, assuming they killed the same kind and the same number of people,''

　Ryoma's eyes narrowed as he heard Guyes' words.

''I see. Then it's better to raise an otherworldly person...

　Suddenly, Ryojin's murmur was cut off. And then a gaze as sharp as a needle pierced through Guyess.

''Speaking of which, old man it looks like your wounds have been healed, right?

　Something cold ran down Gaies' spine.
　Gaies had been using the healing technique ever since he'd crouched down with his stomach after being hit by Ryojin.
　Because he could see through it.

'Nah!'

　Ryojin smiled coldly at Guyes, who was surprised.

''That's right, you'll notice. You crushed your abara so that it would damage your lungs, you know?　The old man who was gurgling with blood when he spoke is suddenly speaking fluently. If that's the case, it must mean that he treated himself while he was squatting on his stomach.

You!　Did you see this coming all along?

　Ryouma responded to Gaies' question by cowering his shoulders.

''Why ... why?''

Why did you want to be silent?　I figured you'd say a lot of things to give us time to heal. And you've been looking for an opening, haven't you?

You ... you ... you know what's going on?

What's the big surprise?　If you were really going to go after me, you should've just kept up the act of being badly wounded... well, never mind. Well, I see your point. I don't know how much of what you said is true, but I'm pretty sure you won't be able to leave anytime soon.

　A sarcastic smile appeared on Ryouma's mouth as he approached Guyess.　
　Guyes unconsciously backed away. Fear of Ryoma made his body move unconsciously.

''Ah. You'd better not do anything extra, okay?　Anyway, you've taught me a lot of things. I'm going to kill you and you're going to feel a lot less pain. In exchange for that I will, how about ...?　Not bad, right?

　Hearing Ryoujin's words, Gaies made his final bet.
　There was nowhere else to go but now, no matter how close to zero the odds were. No matter how close to zero the odds were.

"The wind........guha

　The sword in Guyess's throat interrupts his chanting.

'I told you,'

　Ryouma says to Guyes, who is stoned to the spot again, while giving him a cold look.
　Ryoma's lower kick was sucked into the back of the crouching Gaies' head.

　Gusha.

　There was a sound like stomping on watery fruit.

'They say you suffer if you do anything extra.

　This murmur from Ryouma was the last thing he had heard in this world from Gaies Walkland.