I Became the Burden of a Conscienceless Party

60 – XX Tina (5)

XX Tina (5)

Fortunately, all of the warrior party members were able to escape unharmed despite being crushed by the debris.

That was thanks to each person’s extremely personal tendency to think of themselves first.

As soon as Milia saw the ceiling collapsing, she threw Irina, who was wrapped in tentacles, away and immediately covered her entire body with tentacles to protect her.

Irina came to her senses the moment she was thrown to the floor, and as soon as she saw the ceiling approaching, she deployed the fastest single-person barrier she could deploy.

Tina said she didn’t feel well, then immediately abandoned her colleagues and stuck close to the wall to minimize damage.

And before Esmeralda could even react to the collapse of the ceiling, she was hit by Jim’s mistake and fell face first on the floor.

Surprisingly, the one who was most concerned about the safety of others during the warrior party was Jim, the demon spy.

“I’m glad everyone is safe.”

“Yeah. I was wondering what would happen.”

“I’m glad everyone is safe.”

“I knew you guys would be okay. My gut told me so.”

“… … .”

“… … .”

“… … .”

“… … .”

A party of warriors who make excuses one by one and then immediately fall silent.

Of course, Esmeralda wasn’t in a situation where she only cared about herself like other people, but she had no choice but to keep her mouth shut because she was protected by Jim.

“Uh, uh. Anyway, it’s nice to see you all after such a long time. Uh, um. I don’t think that’s the right thing to say in this situation though.”

“That’s right. I was so nervous that I couldn’t even say hello properly.”

“Yeah, because as soon as our eyes met, I was immediately grabbed by the tentacles.”

“… … .”

An awkward silence falls.

Esmeralda lowered her head as if she were a criminal, and Tina scratched her cheek and looked around.

“Let’s go out and fix what needs to be fixed first, and then decide what we’re going to do first.”

“I wonder?”

There is no room for awkwardness.

Because you never know when enemies might storm here.

If you don’t think about what to do with them and what to do with the Eyes of Truth, you’ll be confused when you go out.

“Tina… … are you thinking of leaving the Eye of Truth?”

“Well, honestly, I don’t know. It was like home to me. Hmm, even if I was suddenly chased away, I don’t think everyone was fooling me… … .”

Tina spoke as she looked around and touched the walls of the collapsed ruins.

Esmeralda was tilting her head at the sight of someone who surprisingly didn’t seem shocked.

“It was the same earlier, right? When you revealed the Eye of Truth. There were people who were dumbfounded because they didn’t know, and people who hesitated when told to attack. Well… … I don’t feel that betrayed.”

But to that extent, my eyes aren’t completely wrong, right?

Tina said, whining.

“… … Did I reveal it too hastily?”

“Well, it was a hasty remark, but it was something I needed to know. Oh, there’s some empty space here. Let’s go this way.”

Tina answered as she pioneered an escape route from the ruins. Esmeralda was depressed, but she, the person involved in the incident, seemed surprisingly okay.

The moment that proves that even if your chest is small, your heart can be big.

“And it’s a little embarrassing to say this, but I have trustworthy colleagues.”

“But, we suspected Tina… … .”

Esmeralda felt sorry for still doubting Tina. Didn’t she think of her as her best friend? It was she who betrayed her trust in such a friend.

Tina also thought of Esmeralda as a very close friend. That’s why she thought she understood why Esmeralda was depressed right now.

Tina glanced at Esmeralda, then smiled and said.

“As I said before, it was a situation where even I would have been suspicious.”

To be honest, I found it strange that someone who was supposed to be the successor didn’t know.

Tina was so dumbfounded by her own stupidity that she laughed out loud.

“And what… … Esmeralda, unless you’ve been fooling me and playing the fool ever since you met me, then it wouldn’t be a betrayal.”

“… … .”

Esmeralda lowered her head even further, almost crying now.

I really couldn’t raise my head.

“And unless Irina is actually a sly b*tch who’s trying to rip off my friends, they’re trustworthy colleagues, right?”

“Ahaha… … .”

At Tina’s words, Irina checked her clothes for no reason.

Somehow, my neck area felt stuffy.

“As long as Millia doesn’t really care about us and she didn’t join the warrior party just to get some corpses for her magic experiments, I can leave her to you guys.”

“Ugh… … .”

Milia shook her body and lowered her head quietly.

Luckily, Tina was so focused on finding the exit that she wasn’t caught.

“Oh, was my joke too much?”

“That, that’s right… … .”

“You say it’s sinister, that’s too much.”

“Well, we’re friends… … .”

Right now at this moment.

An invisible bond developed between the three people, excluding Tina.

AKA the Alliance of Lies.

These were people who had the obligation to take their past with them to the grave.

In the case of Irina and Milia, they could have just given up on their goals or not cared at all, but Esmeralda would have to act stupid in front of Tina for the rest of her life.

A harsh fate. Esmeralda willingly chose to walk that path.

“And that is, unless Jim is a spy for the Demons.”

The three people were speechless at the same time.

No matter how much you compromise, Jim’s acting can’t be said to be good.

“Oh, even I find this funny. If Jim was a spy for the Demons, there’s no way he wouldn’t have been caught. Right? Even if Irina had only used divine magic, she would have been caught right away.”

Tina got the answer right.

As she thought, Jim was a spy of the Demon Tribe and was discovered by three people other than her long ago.

No matter how much you try to be nice to Jim, he’s not a very good actor.

A bond between three people formed by lies.

Through this, they were able to recall simultaneously.

‘us.’

‘Don’t let them get caught.’

‘no.’

That’s definitely something for everyone.

“Phehehe, I guess I said something too embarrassing.”

Tina scratched her cheek and laughed, oblivious to the speed of the three people.

At this very moment, one person is turning red in embarrassment.

The three people had pale complexions.

***

Contrary to Esmeralda’s expectations, the scholars belonging to the ＜Eye of Truth＞ were unable to hide their bewilderment at the current situation.

“Damn… … The ceiling is going to collapse at this timing? Does that make sense?”

It wasn’t them who broke the ceiling. They weren’t that extreme either. They tried to resolve the issue by subduing them with violence, but they never intended to kill them from the beginning.

Scholars began to put their heads together and discuss the current situation, as was their duty.

“No! What are you all doing? Why did you attack Tina?”

Because of their pure curiosity, scholars belonging to ＜The Eye of Truth＞ were the first to investigate.

Not only did they not know what was going on, they couldn’t believe that Tina, whom they respected, had been attacked.

To them, scholars who knew all the truth were nothing more than terrorists and reactionaries.

Of course, they didn’t say those words out loud. They knew that their lives were precious.

I was making an appropriate protest within the limits of keeping the line.

Of course, it was possible because I couldn’t remember the absolute truth that it would be easier to kill someone if they were wrong.

“I should have waited for the Dean to speak from the beginning. Didn’t he run away when I suddenly tried to catch him?”

The second group, who had a vague idea of ​​the true nature of the ＜Eye of Truth＞ and were unsure of what to do with Tina, became actively angry.

Isn’t this an obvious mistake?

“If you look at it that way, aren’t you bystanders also at fault? It’s all the same! If we had joined forces to hold back the successor, things wouldn’t have turned out like this!”

A group that disintegrates in midair.

It was a moment that clearly revealed the problems that arise when an organization is secretly divided into three groups.

This was Rapha’s mistake.

The current situation is revealing that they should have been kept as separate organizations from the beginning and had a cooperative relationship with each other, and that they should not have been put together.

In this way, the three groups, all scholars, criticized and slandered each other through discussion instead of violence.

“Sure. It’s really disgusting to watch people fight.”

A man burst in between them.

The man standing in the exact center of the three groups, in what could be considered the most dangerous position, leisurely leaned on his cane and watched the three groups.

“I have a question for you. If you answer honestly, I won’t kill you.”

A man who doesn’t suit me… … No, a man who spreads out an umbrella that wasn’t needed inside the ruins in the first place.

The man’s face, thus revealed, looked as pale as a corpse, and his eyes were red as if soaked in blood.

Everyone could tell who the man was by his distinctive appearance.

Pale complexion.

Red eyes.

Even a parasol to avoid the sun.

“Ship, are you a vampire?!”

“High-ranking demons! Get into battle formation and form a siege!”

Even in the midst of a chaotic situation, a systematic encirclement is being formed.

The man said as if he was not pleased.

“I’m not exactly a vampire… … Well, my name is Haona, so what does my race matter?”

Former Corps Commander Twelve, now Lieutenant General ‘Haona’ asked through gnashing of teeth.

“Where is the warrior party now?”