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17. Werewolf (6)

「Wh, wh, wi, wi…」

The man’s limbs were still intact, but the cut section running from the floor to the wall clearly indicated that all of his limbs had been severed.

「Now then, let’s continue the conversation.」

「Eeeekkkkkkkkk!!」

The man stepped back with his newly grown right hand. His limbs have been completely regenerated, but the fear and pain were etched into him, and he can only scream and make shallow breathing sounds.

He must be regretting his actions. If this type of people had the concept of “reflection”, that is.

「Master. I brought Shizuku-san with me. How is it going?」

「You came at a good time.」

There was a knock on the door. Since she’s on the outside, I’m sure she knows what just happened.

The office itself was cut in two. If anything, I think she’s worried that the inside would be in such a dire state that she can’t show it to Shizuku.

「Come in.」

「Okay. …Oh.」

When Koe-san tried to open the door, the door fell on the floor. I guess it’s good enough if they can enter. Shizuku, who was standing next to Koe-san, couldn’t hide her bewilderment.

「Shizuku, how are you feeling?」

「I-I’m fine, though? What does this mean…?」

「The amount of poison she ingested was a small amount, so it doesn’t seem to be harmful to her body. I shall return the [Angel’s White Wings] that I borrowed with more interest on another occasion.」

「I’m glad to hear that. Now then.」

I once again turned to face the man who was Shizuku’s employer. His face was completely pale and he no longer had the strong will he had before. He was still holding the gold coin bag in his hand, which was once cut off and regenerated, but he was shaking so much that the coins were spilling out.

Furthermore, I teleported the limb that was cut off underground. It wouldn’t be a good idea to show it to Shizuku.

「I’ll ask you again.」

「Y-Yes!」

The man finally spoke propers words for the first time in a few minutes. I was lucky that he hadn’t forgotten how to speak due to the pain.

「What did you do?」

「I-I wanted to unfairly lower Shizuku-san’s wages and used unscrupulous means to do so, yes.」

「Then, please properly pay Shizuku, including the medicine costs and late fees.」

「H, how much is it…!?」

As the man’s face turned even more pale, I took the bag of gold coins from his hand and examined it.

There are three types of gold coins in this country. There are 10,000 yin Kuramo gold coins, 100,000 yin Mikado gold coins, and 1 million yin Scotte gold coins.

Scotte gold coins are given in place of medals, and are not generally in circulation because they serve as both souvenirs and prize money. This wallet even contained Mikado gold coins. I took out one of them and handed it to Shizuku, who was looking at me with a blank look on her face.

「Here, Shizuku, take this. This one piece is worth 100,000 yin… 100 Mel silver coins.」

「W-What? T-That much?」

「Huh, that’s all…?」

Shizuku and her employer had the same stupefied look, although their reactions were completely opposite. I tightly closed the bag of gold coins and threw it back into the man’s hand.

From the man’s perspective, I attacked him in his office and even cut off his limbs – although I had healed them better than ever before. So he must have thought that I would take everything, but I had no intention of doing that.

「If I take more than I should, then I would be just like you. I am not committing robbery…Oh, one more thing.」

This time, I took out my wallet from my pocket and showed the man a similar Mikado gold coin I had just taken from him. This is part of the retirement allowance from leaving the Divine Silver Sword.

「This is money for repairing the office. Take it.」

「Repair costs……?」

「The building did nothing wrong after all.」

I pinched the gold coin between my fingers and held it lightly. I then selected the advanced level skill of the Strength Enhancement skill, which was in the second-stage evolution.

「[Asura’s Six Arms], activate.」

「Huh?」

I shot out the gold coin. The gold coin flew with a boom and landed on the man’s forehead, making a dry sound.

「Kuaauaaaaaaaaaaa!!」

I turned my back on the man who was writhing in pain. Urging Koe-san and Shizuku towards the exit.

「Now, all debts are settled.」

I pressed the point once more.

「We are now in a debt-free situation.」

「Uh, ugh…」

「You won’t come to collect anything from me again. See you then.」

We passed through the doorless exit and headed outside. The crowd of onlookers who had gathered to see the office split in two quickly split apart.

There was not a single person trying to stop the three of us.

「Kuhhhh…! Don’t you dare think this is over! Hey, contact Director Eldro!!」

My skill caught the man’s voice, but I decided to ignore it.