“……About 10,000 gold?”
It was a strangely specific amount. And a huge sum at that.
Even so, isn’t it too expensive? The moment I was about to grumble.
“Aaaaaaaah!”
From far away, the presence of someone running frantically could be felt. Even without capturing it in my vision, its identity was obvious.
It must be the ‘younger brother’ who had just lost his ‘older brother’.
The enraged younger brother’s eyes were bloodshot, with veins bursting. In the hand of the man dressed in rags, there was now a stone he had picked up from nearby.
Blatantly revealing its purpose.
I naturally tried to block in front of Emma. If only Emma hadn’t grabbed my hem and silently shaken her head, I would have done so.
But Emma refused it.
Before I could even ask why.
Thwack!
A stone flying from afar hit Emma’s forehead and fell down. Even so, since Emma’s body was also reinforced with mana, it only left a scratch.
The younger brother wailed from a certain distance away from us.
“Y-You devil! You took my brother’s life! I, I will…