One-way traffic

"I don't know what this is, but I'm sure I'll make a fortune if I sell it! Look at it, how dazzling it is!"

"Maybe so... but we only eat them and then we run out, so even if we sell them, we won't make much money."

"So, I'm telling you, don't say things that lower your spirits like that!"

It was at this very moment.

A knock came at the door, drawing the attention of both Rom and Felt.

Ferut jogged to the door.

"Dealing with the big rat?"

The meaning of these words is unclear; they sound like a code.

After Ferut said that, the knocking on the door became even more intense.

"Seriously! Who is it? Don't you know how to use the code properly?!"

The girl opened the door impatiently.

Just as she was about to teach the annoying guy a lesson, something she never expected appeared in front of her.

It's a girl.

A girl with long silver hair, dressed in silver-purple clothes, and with clear purple eyes like jewels.

Ferut's eyes widened immediately.

"Yes, it's you—!!"

Without hesitation, she made her choice and quickly closed the door.

Thump—! But at that moment, the other person quickly braced their hands against the door, forcibly creating a gap.

"Please let me in! I know you took my badge, but I'm really sorry, it's definitely not something you can use at will!"

"Who cares about you! Since you took it, it's mine now. Isn't that the natural order of things?"

Ferut gritted her teeth and braced herself against the door.

But the next moment, the door was torn apart from the front.

boom--! !

“Wow!!!!”

The impact of the explosion sent Felt flying, and four or five ice spikes shattered the door, carving a path into the room.

The silver-haired elf girl looked sternly inside.

"I'm sorry, although I didn't mean to do something so hurtful, that badge is really important to me."

"You, you bastard—!"

Ferut gritted her teeth and got up.

"Lord Rom!"

"I understand, little girl."

The massive figure rose directly from the table and in one gulp retrieved a huge wooden stick from a nearby barrel.

Mr. Rom's face was full of seriousness.

"Excuse me, young lady, although we are thieves, thieves also have their principles. What we've stolen belongs to us. If you want your things back, you can come to us to exchange them. But if you're considering using force to take them..."

As if symbolically, he slammed the wooden stick in his hand hard against the ground.

"We can't be so easy to talk to!"

"They're giants...?"

The silver-haired beauty, Emilia, widened her eyes in surprise.

Two against one, if it's a pure physical confrontation, it would indeed be a difficult situation for Emilia.

The girl named Felt possesses the blessing of the wind, a power that comes from the world's favor, like a natural buff effect in the terms of online games.

In that case, Ferut's speed would reach its maximum.

The other giant elder possessed immense strength, perhaps even enough to withstand several magical attacks from him with his bare body.

Relying solely on temperature magic to fight will be very bad.

Should I summon Puck...? But Puck's time is limited. If I summon him now, what will happen later—

"Alright, alright! That's enough!!"

Suddenly, another figure appeared from one side.

"What…?"

"Huh? Who is this?"

All three of them froze on the spot when a young man who seemed very familiar with the place, dressed in black, white and orange clothes, suddenly walked in.

Without hesitation, he ran to the middle of the three and stopped the impending conflict.

"Let's all be more harmonious and stop fighting all the time. It's not easy for the three of us to be here, and now that I'm here, there are four of us. We shouldn't be doing anything that hurts people's feelings!"

"Hey... who are you, sir?"

Feru looked puzzled as she put away the blade in her hand and examined it.

"I have no problem stopping you, but it was that woman over there who started all of this, you know?"

"Well, I admit that, but everyone knows that being considerate is the most important thing."

"Haha, kid, a man has to be warlike to be considered a real man. And you suddenly barged in, which side are you on?"

Grandpa Rom laughed as he posed this question, which was as dangerous as a death sentence.

Natsuki Subaru, who suddenly appeared, had obviously realized the problem after being persuaded by Hatsune Miku and came over.

Although he hadn't thought about the specifics of what to do, at the very least, he was determined not to let things continue like this.

Anyway, I've already died once, so what's there to be afraid of?

He swallowed hard and continued.

I'm not on either side.

"--ha?"

"What did you say, kid?"

"Haven't I already said that?"

Natsuki Subaru ignored the astonished looks on the faces of the group and stood in the very center of the arena.

"I came here to stop you. Um, silver-haired lady, you chased after me because they stole your badge, right?"

"Yes, that's how it is... How do you know?"

"You don't need to worry about that. And Felt, you guys just wanted to sell things that were expensive, so you stole the badges, right?"

"That's how it is, but how exactly did you figure out my name, buddy?"

"Okay, if we do it this way, it's perfect."

As Natsuki Subaru spoke, he took his hand out of his pocket.

At the same time, they extracted a crystallization of modern technology.

"Ta-da! Look! This is the kind of super technology that you primitive people would never see in your entire lives!"

It's just a mobile phone.

However, the three of them, who had never seen anything like this before, were naturally completely bewildered.

"what is this?"

"I guess it's something that was fished out of the toilet."

"Hmm... I don't understand."

"It's a cell phone! You guys really don't know what it is, but it's a really cool gadget!"

Without saying a word, Natsuki Subaru turned on his phone.

The sound of the machine starting up immediately attracted the attention of the three people, who couldn't help but gather around to take a look.

At the same moment, his phone flash went off, and he immediately took a picture of the three of them.

"Whoa! It's...it's magic?!"

"Could this be a magical artifact—?"

"Well, that's about right. In short, the function of this thing is to preserve your time within it, similar to stopping time, capturing that instant and storing it in the infinitely vast universe!"

"Wow, that sounds amazing!!"

It was just a simple photo! You idiots.

Natsuki Subaru silently complained to himself as he closed his phone.

"So, Miss Felt, Mr. Rom, it should be fine if I use this phone to exchange for that badge, right?"

"No problem, no problem. After all, this thing looks like a magical artifact, so it's definitely valuable... But do you really need it?"

"Uh, what do you mean?"

"That girl, you shouldn't have anything to do with her, right? Do you really need to go to this extent for her?"

Natsuki Subaru paused for a moment, then said with some difficulty.

"I just didn't want to make myself feel so bad."

Let's use a simple analogy.

It's like seeing a pedestrian get hit and killed on the way home. Even though it didn't happen to your own family, friends, or even yourself, you still feel sad about it.

Subaru Natsuki is an example of this.

Although the silver-haired beauty is cute, he wouldn't give his life for her, but... if there's a chance to save a life.

He still wanted to try, as if to ease the pain in his heart.

This is Subaru Natsuki's action.

Emilia, who was standing to the side, looked at him in astonishment.

"Um, are you really going to do this?"

Emilia couldn't quite understand any of this.

Although she is indeed kind-hearted, that doesn't mean others should be as kind-hearted as her.

"Wasting your precious magical artifact in exchange for my badge... is that really acceptable...?"

"Hmm? I see. You don't need to worry about it too much."

Natsuki Subaru smiled indifferently.

"Because this is not only for you, but also for myself."

Emilia blinked, puzzled.

Followed by.

At that very moment, something unexpected happened.

Boom! The already dilapidated entrance was completely torn apart.

Natsuki Subaru's eyes widened immediately.

"Parker! Defense!"

Whoosh—! A crystal-like magic circle instantly unfolded behind the girl.

"A close call, buddy!"

But at the same moment, the eruption also swallowed everything around it in one gulp.

Smoke and dust filled the air, followed by a gust of wind that sent several people flying.

"Ahem——!"