I Became the Burden of a Conscienceless Party - I Became the Burden of a Conscienceless Party chapter 161

161 – The Pursuit (6)

Pursuit (6)

There was a gap in Eight’s web from the beginning. No, to be precise, there was a being that was allowed to come and go.

Of course. It’s a different matter if Eight is watching the rear and blocking the rear alone.

For that, we had Legion Commander Seven, and we also needed someone to relay the situation in case something happened.

And that also applies to Liris, who is part of the Operations Staff.

She will not stick to the spiderwebs surrounding her, and Eight will open a path just by touching them.

That’s why the party of warriors that followed the release were able to quickly escape from Eight’s territory, unlike the party of warriors who had to turn around and escape to avoid being caught in the spider web.

“Hmm, I guess neither of us expected this.”

“… … How do you expect this?”

And when they reached the exit, Jim blurted out and Lilith muttered as if she was being wronged.

I have been taking the fastest route, a route that is virtually a straight line.

If you think about how the space made of spider webs is like a labyrinth, it can’t get any faster than that.

but…….

“What is the situation now?”

Someone’s ‘intuition’ could find a faster way than that.

Jim and Lilith stood in silence, dumbfounded at the sight of Tina near the exit.

And the same goes for Tina.

Although Jim had said so, Esmeralda, who could not bear to leave him behind, ordered Tina, the scout of the warrior party, to bring Jim to her, which was the cause of the trouble. Who could have predicted this?

“I thought the hero might send a special task force to find me… … .”

“I thought it didn’t matter, considering the environment.”

No matter how good your intuition is, is it possible to arrive faster than someone who goes in a straight line?

However, there was a fatal mistake in their plan.

“Who is that person?”

That’s because both Jim and Lilith have poor physical abilities.

Both of them probably ran through the spider web maze in their own way, but Tina’s agility was exceptional.

With a unique feel added to it, it wasn’t impossible for her to arrive slower than Tina, who had come back after taking a detour.

“Hey? Jim?”

“Tina, this is a good moment.”

“Oh, right. I found you like this. But the situation seems a little strange. Is it what I think it is? An escape?”

“… … .”

Tina said something jokingly and to the point as usual, and Jim and Lilith’s hearts grew heavy.

But it’s still okay.

It’s still just a feeling, so there’s plenty to say.

“Now that I think about it, I remember seeing you before. Wait a minute. You disappeared with Jim back then, right? And Jim was definitely a spy for the Demons back then… … It doesn’t make sense for a person to suddenly appear in the Demon Realm, in the middle of a battlefield.”

But then clear circumstantial evidence emerged.

Tina may seem stupid at first glance, but she is a scholar. She is someone who synthesizes the information given to her and comes up with an answer.

That’s why I took on the role of scout.

“Hmm, I see. I completely understand.”

With those words, Tina quietly took out her weapon.

“Normally, I would have been guilty of your crimes, but unfortunately, the circumstances are what they are now.”

Tina likes luggage like everyone else, but she is relatively close to normal.

No, not comparatively, but you could say he’s the only sane person in this crazy party of warriors.

Of course, when blood rushes to the head, horns, wings, and a tail grow, and it is said that one becomes infinitely honest about one’s desires, but isn’t that because of Tina?

Of course, the source of that desire was Tina, but it wasn’t her fault that she couldn’t control it.

“If you go back now, you can pretend like nothing happened, Jim.”

“Me?”

“you…….”

Lilith raised her hand and asked in a strange atmosphere, and Tina couldn’t help but look at Lilith and think for a while.

It’s a demon tribe. It’s an enemy.

‘Did the Demon King himself appear when that woman was in danger? Given the circumstances, it would be most reasonable to assume that he appeared to save that woman.’

Moreover, when you think about what happened in the past, it seems like she has a close connection with the Demon King. She could be said to be valuable in her own right.

Esmeralda shows no mercy to her enemies.

Irina thinks that if it’s a demon tribe, it’s okay to break the pot first.

To Millia, the Demons are nothing more than sturdy test subjects.

Considering the currents within the warrior party, it would be better to kill or capture Lilith.

“But since it seems like you know Jim, I’ll just go back and pretend I didn’t see you either. That’ll be fair.”

Tina, a true saint who still maintained a good heart among all the crazy women, did not want to kill anyone for something like this.

It felt really uncomfortable to attack someone just because they were a major character, even though they weren’t a clear enemy and didn’t have any hostility toward me.

“I disagree.”

“… … ?”

However, Tana thought differently.

Tina’s attitude, which had been waving her hand and telling her to go, suddenly changed, so Lilith couldn’t help but freeze.

“What do you think I’ll say if you send me? Have you forgotten how we got here? It’s best not to leave variables unattended. That’s for the good of our allies.”

Considering that we are in a war now, isn’t it true that her family is bleeding?

I don’t want to create unnecessary variables and make their sacrifices worthless.

“Uh, over there… … .”

Tina’s mouth began to utter contradictory words one after another, as if a skit had begun.

Lilith seemed to be terrified in another sense.

However, there was something that neither Tina, Tana, nor Liris expected.

“That might be difficult, Tina. I have no intention of going back right now.”

“… … .”

Tina and Tana, who had been discussing how to treat Liris, remained silent at Jim’s words.

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“Do you need to see me in pain to understand?”

“Yeah, if you lock him up and remind him of what kind of person I am for three days and nights, that damned slut will probably go away a little.”

Tina and Tana’s united hearts.

In the current situation where synergy is stronger than ever, Jim took a step back.

However, Jim quickly came to his senses and decided to come up with a compromise.

“Then, how about you come with me, Tina? Haven’t you heard yet why I’m joining the warrior party at this point?”

“… … .”

Tina frowned.

Yeah, that was the problem too. I still haven’t heard why Jim ran away and what he’s planning to do.

“Besides, there is no one standing between me and Tina right now.”

“Uh.”

And then there’s the added spoonful of desire. Isn’t this a situation where Tina, who was usually cautious about even raising a finger due to Irina and Milia’s restraint, now has an opportunity for monopoly?

In Tina’s sight, the little things like Lilith had already disappeared long ago.

The real Lilith was biting her lips and disintegrating, but what could she do?

Just as Tina was pushed by Irina and Milia, she also has no choice but to be pushed by Tina because of her lack of strength.

“… … Well, I guess I’ll just listen to it. I found out about it earlier than I thought.”

Tina clung to Jim’s back with those words.

Normally, I can’t do it because I have to be carefulI enjoyed doing things that

Jim said, enjoying the warm and soft feel.

“Let’s talk as we go. We don’t have much time.”

***

As they progressed through the cave, Jim, Lilith, and Tina began to talk.

“So, you want to resolve the issue by talking to the Demon King?”

“Yes, that was my goal from beginning to end.”

“Is it really necessary to escape? Just because I’m Esmeralda doesn’t mean I’m going to kill the Demon King.”

Jim slowly shook his head at Tina’s words, frowning as if he didn’t quite understand.

“You, warrior, are the most dangerous weapon that can kill the Demon King. Imagine a situation where you are holding a weapon and trying to have a conversation. Is that a conversation?”

Even if you try to have a frank conversation while holding a knife, it only sounds like a threat.

That’s why Jim needed to split up from the warrior party.

In a sense, it could be said that Jim took advantage of the warrior party. In fact, Jim was able to get here easily thanks to the warrior party that he went with.

“Well, the Demon King is so strong that even a warrior like you can’t do anything about it.”

“So, we decided to cooperate with Rapha. Now that I think about it, they’ve already started fighting. Can we stop them?”

“Yes, that will be fine. The circumstances of you and me are different.”

The Demon King already knows that Esmeralda is a warrior.

However, the information that Jim is a celestial being has not been spread until now.

If Jim were to appear in such a situation, Belphegor would be more suspicious than wary.

If the knife-wielding man I saw on the wanted poster were to invade, I would fight back, but my current situation is infinitely weak.

The perception between a warrior and a burden is that different.

“Hmm… … But wouldn’t it have been better if you included that?”

“… … .”

Tina pointed out something Jim had deliberately left out.

If that was Jim’s purpose, wouldn’t it have been better to persuade the warrior party to let him meet Belphegor first?

Wouldn’t that be a hundred times better than breaking up like this?

“Ah, I think we’ve arrived.”

Jim didn’t respond to Tina’s question and just mumbled. He still had something to hide.

However, Tina had no time to object to such blatant behavior.

“This…….”

The place where the group arrived.

A large underground cave believed to be the place where Demon King Belphegor and Rapha fought.

“No? You’re not lying to me, are you?”

There was no one there anymore.

And that also meant that the pursuit up until now had come to nothing.