Chapter 111

“So, you’re going to meet that miners’ guild, right?”

“Well, since the Black Round Table isn’t showing any signs of appearing, we’ll have to deal with the closest thing first. Count Holstead is the Crown Prince’s most loyal retainer, so he should handle this level of problem.”

“By the way, that so-called leader of the miners’ guild is a complete lunatic.”

Airi was unusually angry about someone she had never met before. She hadn’t shown such emotions recently… Well, even if she’s rotten, she’s still the protagonist, huh? In the original story, Airi was always the kind-hearted type who helped others in trouble. At least, until Werner died.

“You even get angry over someone you’ve never seen before.”

“But it’s disgusting, isn’t it? Using their position to selfishly try to marry someone superior… Such people.”

Airi said that while glancing at Glacia. A faint smile crept onto her lips. Glacia noticed and drew her magic sword.

“Seems like you want to die now that I’ve been treating you kindly lately. I don’t mind finishing the fight we left unfinished back then…”

“I just said I dislike such people. Why are you suddenly having a fit? Oh, is this that thing? ‘The thief feels guilty.'”

“You’ve been pushing your luck with your rudeness until now.”

“Did you think we became friends just because we read some books together recently? How friendless must you be to mistake that for friendship?”

But isn’t Airi also friendless right now? Sure, she had kids to play with in Bekem, but no one she could really call a friend. A woman’s enemy is another woman… No, a loner’s enemy is another loner, huh?

“Today, I’ll teach you your place, you arrogant brat.”

“Oh, then I’ll teach you, a clueless young lady, what a ‘crushing defeat’ really means.”

The two were ready to go at it right then and there. Their eyes sparked, and it looked like they were about to turn the place into a wasteland. Lorcha had to step in.

“Both of you, stop fighting right there.”

“This isn’t your business.”

Airi and Glacia snapped at Lorcha in unison, causing wrinkles to form on her forehead. She was clearly furious.

“Haha… I’m about to lose my temper, so stop it… I really don’t want to get angry. So, stop fighting…”

Glacia and Airi ignored Lorcha, glaring at each other. Being ignored, Lorcha’s patience snapped.

“Hahaha… I was trying to be nice, but these brats are ignoring me…?”

Then, an immense amount of magical energy began to swirl around her. It wasn’t just cold—it was a chilling, damp feeling. Her magic was different, making the skin feel moist. Lorcha was truly something else.

Though her talent was smaller than Werner’s, she was still a genius of the century. And she had worked tirelessly even when Werner was in despair… It was only natural she was strong. Becoming the Tower Lord at such a young age proved she was no ordinary talent.

“Spirits of Water, imprison those rude and arrogant fools.”

A wave of water surged around Glacia and Airi, forming a massive water droplet that trapped them. Both were clearly panicked, unsure of what was happening.

Airi tried magic, and Glacia tried swordsmanship, but it was useless. The water absorbed the magic, and swinging a sword at water did nothing.

“For now, I’ve just imprisoned them… Should I fill the prison with water and drown them? Or maybe release some shark-shaped spirits to make them shark food…?”

“Lorcha…”

“Do I look like I’m joking because I’m smiling? This is why kids these days…”

She was completely furious, ready to harm Airi and Glacia.

“Stop, Lorcha. They’ve probably reflected enough by now. Let them go.”

“Hahaha… This is just education. Why don’t you like my teaching? This is how we always taught manners in my family.”

“Enough.”

“They ignored my warning first. So…”

As Lorcha spoke as if there was no problem, I unconsciously replied with a killing intent.

“…I said stop.”

“What’s with that tone? Are you saying you’ll fight me?”

“If necessary, I won’t hold back.”

“Why do you always act like this with me… Back then… Back then, we…”

Lorcha couldn’t finish her sentence, her voice filled with resentment, and turned her back. As she did, the water prison disappeared. Lorcha stormed out, still furious.

“Huff… Huff…”

Both Airi and Glacia were breathing heavily, as if they had been crushed by the immense magical energy. Being trapped in a Tower Lord-level spell and enduring that pressure must have been exhausting.

“Airi, make sure to apologize properly when Lorcha comes back. Lady Glacia, you should also apologize properly when she returns.”

“But, Master…”

“Lord Werner, I…”

I followed Lorcha out the door and said,

“No matter what anyone says, she is a dear friend I’ve acknowledged. If anyone continues to be rude to her… I’ll choose my friend and cut ties with the rude ones.”

At least, Werner considered Lorcha a precious friend. If it were Lorcha in danger instead of Airi, Werner would have thrown his life away without hesitation.

And since Airi and Glacia were fundamentally kind people, I believed they could get along with Lorcha. Though, given their personalities, there might be some minor clashes.

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I went outside to look for Lorcha. But I couldn’t find her anywhere. It was getting dark, and the area wasn’t known for its safety, so I was worried.

Plus, Lorcha was a beauty, so there were bound to be thugs approaching her.

Damn thugs were the real danger. I didn’t need to worry about Lorcha. She was the Tower Lord, after all. She wouldn’t be in any real danger. But in her current mood, she might kill someone just for talking to her.

The thugs who made a living by robbing people might end up dead.

“Lorcha! Let’s talk, just the two of us!”

No matter how much I called, there was no response. I had followed her immediately, but she was nowhere to be seen. It was like chasing a ghost. I started running around, searching every corner of the street.

Then, I bumped into some people. It was my fault for running, so I apologized first.

“I’m sorry. I’m in a hurry looking for someone, so I was careless.”

But when I looked closely at the person I bumped into… Wow, are these bandits? What’s with their faces? They looked more like a group of gorillas. The leader of the gorilla pack spoke.

“You think an apology is enough after hitting someone? We make a living with our bodies, so if we’re hurt, you’re responsible!”

What annoying brats. But I was in a hurry, so I took a gold coin from my pocket and tossed it to them.

“That should be enough, right?”

But my assumption was wrong. The gorillas’ eyes lit up when they saw the gold coin, and they blocked my path.

“Hey, you think you can brush us off with one coin? Hand over everything you’ve got. Or call your girlfriend to deal with us.”

These horny gorilla bastards…

“Back off now, and I’ll let you go. So, scram.”

“Haha, has this guy lost his mind? Do you know who we are?”

“Do you know who I am? You don’t know me, so how should I know you, you idiot.”

“I hold a high position in the miners’ guild. I can make someone like you disappear without a trace, you know?”

Count Holstead was right. These rotten bastards really have taken over the guild…

This was partly Count Holstead’s fault. He didn’t suppress these trash and even approved their demands.

“What are you laughing at? You really want to die today, huh?”

The gorilla bastards started pulling out knives from their pockets. Gorillas with tools? These bastards are evolving.

“Sigh… These gorilla bastards are asking for death.”

Charles Darwin once said that inferior species who don’t know how to survive are naturally eliminated. And humanity also started from gorilla-like primates, evolving to survive and becoming what we are today.

So, as a fully evolved human, killing these inferior gorilla bastards is just following nature’s law.

To prove Charles Darwin’s theory, I’ll kill these bastards and award them the Darwin Award.