Chapter 257

Chapter 257 – No point sympathizing with some people

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I hurriedly ran around the city, looking around for monsters .

There were weak Slimes around the vicinity .

I hurriedly defeated them and went on to other places .

In the dungeon, I would take my time to defeat because of training, but we’re in the middle of the city, so it’s better to finish them quickly .

Since I can’t waste anymore time, I used Homing Bullets to defeat the monsters .

As I don’t even need to aim at them, I can keep firing it without knowing where the monsters are .

I chose that over Repetition is because I have to cast the spell and that takes time .

And since Slimes are all weaklings, the Homing Bullet would be a better option .

[Ooh, found the culprit . ]

[Neptune …And also… . . ] (Ryouta)

Neptune who found me suddenly called me a culprit .

He was followed by his usual 2 lovers, Ran and Lil .

[What did I tell you . The culprit will always return to the crime scene . ] (Neptune)

[You’re right . Ne-kun is amazing . ] 

[Don’t be proud of yourself . I was the one who told you in the first place . ]

[Is that so . But What’s Lil is mine, so that’s that . ] (Neptune)

[S-Stupid . What are you even saying . ] (LiL)

[Hey how about me?] (Ran)

Neptune was flirting with his lovers .

Ignoring that, I walked away .

[Wait wait wait a minute . That’s horrible of you to ignore me . ] (Neptune)

[Just so you know, I’m not the culprit . ] (Ryouta)

[Of course I know about that . Everyone in Shikuro believes that as well . Probably there’s another culprit, and that’s what I like about it . ] (Neptune)

Neptune said some interesting things, as he smiled .

[Hey, let me give you an advice . ]

[What is it?] (Ryouta)

[Once you find the true criminal, you better punish him . Never ever be sympathetic with them . ] (Neptune)

[Why?] (Ryouta)

[There’s no point in being sympathetic towards that person . ] (Neptune)

[… . . Fumu . ] (Ryouta)

I somewhat understand but not really .

[Oh and another thing . ] (Neptune)

[Hm?] (Ryouta)

[Don’t immediately defeat the culprit, as they wanted to lay the blame on you . ] (Neptune)

[… . Aah . ] (Ryouta)

I finally understood what he meant .

Trying to release monsters around the city and blaming on me, there must be a personal motive towards me .

[Thanks, you’re a big help . ] (Ryouta)

[Fufu, even famous people have it tough . ] (Neptune)

[I’ll treat you next time . ] (Ryouta)

After saying goodbye to him, I went around chasing after the culprit .

After walking around a few times, I saw another monster .

It’s another Slime, but two .

I went straight to defeat them, and the Slime bounced off and clashed towards me .

I then heard a puzzling noise in my brain .

It was something fresh .

It’s been around a year since a Slime attacked me .

After getting stronger to some extent, I didn’t even take any damage from the Slime .

——Whoops, not the place to be thinking about this .

[Uhmm… . . U, Uwaah . ] (Ryouta)

If someone around knows me, I’ll die from embarrassment .

Worst acting ever .

So after shouting for awhile, I purposely fell down to the ground .

The Slimes then gathered around me and attacked .

It didn’t hurt, but what’s worse is that it’s hard to resist attacking them .

While being attacked, I awkwardly shouted out words like [Uwaa~] or [Ouch~] .

Though nobody was looking, my face was burning in embarrassment .

And it was worth it .

[There’s monsters here! And Ryouta Satou is releasing more rogue monsters!]

[There it is!]

I turned around the voice .

I saw someone screaming around the corner .

I immediately took out my revolver and fired at where it was .

Using Restraint Bullets obviously .

[Wh-what is this!]

[Repetition . ] (Ryouta)

I defeated the Slimes with magic and slowly approached the person .

The person who was bound by the restraint bullet was a middle-aged man .

[Who are you?] (Ryouta)

[I should ask that!] 

The man yelled .

I only asked for his name, but then,

[Boss… . ]

I heard someone whispering behind me, and I turned .

It was a face that I remembered .

[Mateia . ] [Mateia!]

……Eh?

Looking back again, the man was in rage when Mateia appeared .

I knew about Mateia’s problem, and he called that man [boss] .

Which meant .

[Is that your former boss?] (Ryouta)

Asking, Mateia looked at me with a sad look .

Ah, I see .

I immediately understood the entire situation .

[So it’s about your regrets . ] (Ryouta)

[Yes . I heard about it and wanted to chase after him, but I didn’t think it was the boss… . ] (Mateia)

Mateia then sighed further .

In other words, it was good that I published the method of farming in the 20th floor in order to keep them from making money . But that had an opposite effect from the boss .

[I’m sorry Satou-san, for all of this . ] (Mateia)

[No, it’s not your fault . ] (Ryouta)

What’s bad is this guy .

He started a business, and if it fails, the subordinate gets the blame, and if it succeeded, he gets all the credit .

He’s the enemy of all business owners .

What should I do with him .

[My energy is coming out… . ]

I wonder, I don’t feel like doing anything after seeing this .

After all, he was the one who scattered the rogue monster and said it was my fault .

No one in Shikuro believed, and the scattered monsters were weak as well .

[Why Slimes though?] (Ryouta)

[Obviously! Why would I danger myself with stronger monsters!]

[…… . ] (Ryouta)

A man where I could not empathize with .

I really am losing my power .

[What would you do Satou-san . ] (Mateia)

[Well, since I’ve found the culprit, and he has no intention of doing anything to me . ] (Ryouta) 

[Are you sure?] (Mateia)

[Yeah . ] (Ryouta)

[I understand, then I’ll notify the appropriate people . ] (Mateia)

[Okay . ] (Ryouta)

Even if I do something, there’s no point when all he did was release some weak monsters .

So it’s better to just bring him to the right authority .

[I’ve heard of the story, and I’ll make the decision . ] (Cell)

[Uwa! C-Cell, when did you even . ] (Ryouta)

I was so surprised by Cell suddenly appearing .

As always, the god of death .

[There has been a lot of noise in the city, and I can’t stand sitting as the chairman of the association . ] (Cell)

[Well, that would be so . ] (Ryouta)

[And we’ll have to get rid of the sins of Satou-sama . ] (Cell)

[That’s something that the chairman of the association shouldn’t—-] (Ryouta)

I bitterly smiled, and something fell off from the sleeve of Cell .

It was a very heavy sound, and it was a figure of me—

[What is it me being attacked by the Slimes!] (Ryouta)

[E-Ehem . ] (Cell)

Cell picked up the figure and went straight to the former boss of Mateia .

[So, the leader of the Septo Family, I’ll give you a choice now . ] (Cell)

[Wh-what, who are—-]

[From now on, we will prohibit you from buying anything in Shikuro . And your dungeon license will be cancelled as well . ] (Cell)

[Wha—-] 

Cell’s sentence was probably the heaviest one .

[W-wait a minute! That’s not it!]

Septo who was being bound was desperately pleading—–but I wonder what is he pleading about .

However, Cell went away without looking back .

His back looked as if anger was leaking out of it .

Uhmm, I knew it .

[Aaah~ . That’s why I said . ] 

Neptune who was beside me came out and said .

[Neptune . ] (Ryouta)

[Even if you gave him mercy, he’s not going to be freed . ] (Neptune)

Neptune said with a smile on his face .