"Who's there?!"
The laughter stopped abruptly, and cold sweat instantly streamed down his pale face.
He hadn't even noticed an outsider at such a close distance?!
What kind of monster is this?!
Damn it, which idiot offended a high-level adventurer and got them to come knocking?
I warned those idiots not to be so arrogant!
Thinking carefully, it had been terrifyingly quiet outside since just now…
What happened?!
His body trembled uncontrollably, his eyes wide with panic, completely lacking his previous arrogance and haughtiness.
"Don't even have the courage to turn around and look at me? Weakling."
"You…"
Kanu's veins bulged on his head, and he gritted his teeth, slowly moving his body cautiously. The moment he saw the other person's appearance, his eyes widened.
"It's you?!"
The young man leaning against the wall with his hands in his pockets, half bathed in sunlight and the other half shrouded in shadow, stared at him expressionlessly.
He immediately recognized him as the mage who had attacked him in the Dungeon!
He let out a long sigh of relief inwardly.
If it was that guy who needed to be protected by a group of women, there was nothing to worry about!
But the thought that he had just been scared by a pretty boy made a surge of humiliating anger rush to his brain.
"Ha, hahahaha, no matter how you snuck in unnoticed, it doesn't stop me from getting my revenge on you!"
"Originally, with those annoying bitches around, I couldn't do anything to you, but since you delivered yourself to my doorstep, don't blame me for being impolite!"
"As a squishy mage, you dare to approach a warrior? Pay the price for your arrogance!"
Kanu's expression was ferocious. He suddenly stomped, shattering a floor tile, and swung his claw-like hand, carrying a gust of wind, towards the unprepared Rod.
Lily didn't know who the newcomer was, only that the other person seemed to have glanced at her earlier.
In an environment where she had been oppressed for years, Lily had long developed the ability to sense others' emotions.
From those eyes, she didn't see the usual disgust and mockery, but rather a positive emotion.
Pity, heartache, sorrow, compassion…
Her heart felt as if it had been fiercely clutched.
It turns out there are still people in this world who won't bully Lily…
Strange… who are you?
Why?
Why would you show kindness to a stranger like Lily?
No one would ever show an ounce of concern for the humble and dirty Lily…
In the pitch-black abyss, even a tiny ray of sunlight is enough to drive one mad, even if that ray of sunlight isn't projected only for her!
Lily, who was tear-streaked without realizing it, for the first time found the courage to resist an adventurer, disregarding the possible consequence of being beaten to death later, and shouted with all her strength.
"—Sir, dodge!"
Lily's heart was burning with anxiety as Rod remained motionless.
She bit her lip, thinking self-deprecatingly.
Her life, after all, was not needed or cared for by anyone. She might as well be of some tiny use here.
If people knew she died just for a kind glance, they would surely laugh loudly.
But Lily genuinely believed this was the happiest she had been in her life, the moment she felt most alive!
She gritted her teeth, a painful roar escaping her throat.
"Ugh ah ah ah ah…"
Her trembling, weak arms supported her bruised body, and Lily scrambled on all fours, rushing towards Kanu, wanting to embrace him with her frail, humble body.
"You wish—!!!"
"Hahahaha, you stinky Pallum, I told you no matter who it is…?!",
Kanu's maniacal smile instantly turned into an expression of disbelief and shock.
His pupils suddenly widened due to an incomprehensible phenomenon.
His sure-fire strike… had passed through the other person's body?!
What happened? I don't understand!
Is it magic?
How can this world allow such outrageous magic to exist?! This is unfair!!!
Triumph turned into terror, confidence into stupor.
"Th-this is impossible… Ugh…"
Rod raised his hand, gripped his face, lifted it upwards forcefully, and then slammed it into the floor tiles.
Bang!!!
Blood splattered.
"I told you to stop laughing. Are you deaf, or do you just not understand?!"