DAY 18: EVENING

DAY 18

EVENING

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OMUI GUILD

INTERLUDE:
GUILD MASTER’S ROOM

 

FINALLY, I called Haruka-kun back to confirm the story.

“To be crystal clear, you defeated all the Greenwolves, including the Dire Greenwolf, correct?”

It was preposterous, but everyone’s story was the same. Furthermore, Ofter never stretched the truth or told jokes about important matters.

“Can you explain how you defeated them alone?” I asked.

It shouldn’t have been possible. Only S-rank adventurers could defeat that many beasts alone, seasoned warriors well over level 100. Haruka-kun was level 9, not even a high enough level to become an adventurer in the first place. He should have had difficulty fighting the weakest of monsters.

“It was really more like an accident. I crashed into them, and they all exploded. It was like a big highway collision, I guess? Yeah, it was that dangerous.”

Nothing he said made an ounce of sense. But no one refuted it either, so it must have been the truth.

A big highway collision? Did that sort of thing happen often?

All I was certain of was that the pack led by the Dire Greenwolf had been eliminated, while Ofter’s party was unharmed. Haruka had apparently rescued them. That was good enough for me—more than good enough.

I needed to get in touch with headquarters about these “highway collisions.” I had never heard of them before.