Chapter 83 The Executor And The Demon Girl
"That's the thieves' hideout over there."
Under the moonlight, I and Sicily made our way to the thieves' base.
In front of us was a simple wooden building, with a faint light leaking out from the windows.
It was already late at night. Although it was soon time for the sun to rise, it seemed like the thieves were not asleep.
"They must be having a drinking party. How carefree."
"But isn't it just right for you, Executor-san?"
"Just right for me? How so?"
"Yes. Attacking them while they're asleep doesn't seem very fitting for the Executor who judges evil, right?"
Sicily closed one of her purple eyes and winked.
With her youthful appearance, her actions seemed somewhat childlike.
"... "
"What's wrong, Executor-san?"
"Oh, it's nothing."
"Could it be that you're smitten with me?"
This time, Sicily nudged me with her elbow.
Since competing is pointless, I'll just ignore it."
"But trying to defeat the evil band of thieves feels like being a heroic justice figure from a fairy tale, it's so exciting, right?"
"You know, you have a childish side. But your actual age is probably over a thousand years."
"Oh, Executor-san, you're so mean. That's an absolute taboo for a maiden."
Sicily puffed her cheeks deliberately, and I sighed, feeling a bit out of sorts.
Well, let's focus on wiping out the band of thieves for now.
"More importantly, are you ready? There are probably a lot of members of the band of thieves inside."
"If it's me and Executor-san, we won't have any trouble dealing with the riffraff around there. The problem is—"
"The leader, a guy named Avengio."
"Yeah. Even though we talked about it on the way here, be careful with the Magic Crystal. We don't know what kind of abilities are sealed within it, and if he has multiple Magic Crystals and can use them, it can be a real threat. Even if the person handling it is unscrupulous."
I nodded at Sicily's words and continued walking towards the thieves' den.
"What's up, Rick, back again?"
I knocked the same number of times as Rick did to catch them off guard, and a voice called out from inside
Then, the door was opened surprisingly unguarded.
"Who th—"
――BANG!
The bald man who opened the door must be one of the lackeys.
As he tried to draw his sword upon seeing my face, I struck him in the stomach with the palm of my hand.
The bald man was sent flying into the building, serving as my way of saying hello.
"Don't get in the way."
"What's up with you guys?"
The long-haired man sitting on the sofa in the back, setting down the cup he held, glared at us.
I heard about this guy from Maia, and judging by where he was sitting, he must be the leader Avengio.
"The guy in black... Hey, are you the guy Rick mentioned meeting?"
Without answering that question, I picked a random guy from the stunned underlings.
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Target: Marcus Arent
Execution Coefficient: 7472 points
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(...Is this guy okay?)
I chose the guy with a bandana wrapped around his head.
I checked the name displayed by [Executor]'s ability and raised my hand towards the man.
"Hey, Marcus. Long time no see."
"Huh...?"
The man with the bandana called Marcus let out a bewildered voice.
"It was thanks to the information you gave me at the tavern that I found this place. You even taught me the signal for the knock, so I appreciate it."
"Hey, who are you? I don't know anything about you..."
It's the same for me. I'm meeting this guy for the first time.
"Marcus. Did you betray us?"
"N-no, boss! I don't know anything about this guy! It's true! Believe me!"
Marcus pleads desperately, but Avengio won't easily dispel his doubts.
What I was wary of was the possibility of Avengio being teleported to another location using (Magic Crystal) or job skills.
As has happened before, as long as the target of execution has someone connected to me nearby, there's no issue. But Rick is not here now.
If the true source of information is revealed and Avengio's hostility turns towards him, there's a possibility Rick could be harmed.
That's why I staged a scene to divert Avengio's attention to his minions.
"I see. Could it be that this guy was able to handle Rick's Magic Crystal because you leaked information, Marcus? It's strange to think that someone could respond to that ability on first sight."
"W-wait—"
It's natural for Avengio to interpret it that way, but it's convenient for us.
All that's left is to execute Avengio before the truth comes out.
"I see, as expected of Executor-san. You're quite skilled."
Sicily muttered in a voice that only I could hear, smiling as if impressed.
"Now then. Let's put an end to this internal conflict."
Watching Marcus being hit by Avengio, I glanced at Sicily.
She understood my intention and began to speak to Avengio.
"We want to ask you about the Magic Crystal you possess. Can you tell us where you got it from?"
"..."
"That's not just any ordinary stone you can pick up easily, and usually you need someone to teach you how to use it before you can handle it."
Sicily asks while holding out a ring with a (Magic Crystal) that Avengio is wearing.
"You know a lot, miss. Quite impressive for someone so young."
"Hehe. Sorry to disappoint you after your praise, but I'm not interested in crude guys like you. Sorry."
While teasing Avengio, for some reason Sicily wraps her arm around mine.
Avengio sighs heavily and reacts to seeing that.
"It seems we won't be able to have a friendly chat after all. ...Hey."
Avengio irritably moves his jaw and gives orders to his minions. It seems like he's ordering them to attack us.
――No choice. Let's subdue them first and then hear them out.
The men under his command each take up weapons, directing their hostile gazes towards me, with Sicily wrapping her arm around mine.
"Hey, don't show off like that!"
I don't think that's my fault...
I sighed, thinking it's no use complaining, and switched focus to display a pale blue text.
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Total Execution Coefficient: 19,528,509 points
Do you want to execute [Wind Spirit's Blessing] by consuming 6,000 points of Execution Coefficient?
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――Agreed.
As I raised my hand, the man who attacked was blown away and crashed into the wall.
It was the result of manipulating the wind with (Wind Spirit's Blessing).
"You, what the heck are you doing!"
The man further back shouted.
He must have used a job skill, creating a palm-sized fireball and shooting it towards us, so this time I used the job skill of (Water Spirit's Blessing) to calm it down.
"If you play with fire indoors, it's dangerous. Are you planning to start a fire or something?"
"T-that's..."
"Darn it! I'll go!"
Next, another man comes running towards us swinging a club. However, in the end, his attack didn't hit any of us.
"Gghh..."
"No good. We don't have time to deal with you small fry."
Looking closer, the man remained frozen in the position of swinging the club, with his limbs pierced by giant needle-like objects. Probably, Sicily used some kind of job skill.
Sicily herself stood with her hands elegantly spread out, wearing a bewitching smile.
"Gah!"
"Gueh!"
"Ogua!"
Soon after, all the thieves except Avengio ended up rolling on the floor.
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