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Avangard Grassland

The three of them approached Roel with a haughty attitude. I grabbed him when he tried to reach out to her, annoyed that he didn’t even turn around. The man with the all-black hair lagged behind, and then looked at me.

「 What, are you in a party with Roel?」

「 So what? What is it with you people?」

「 Hey, this is the same person who won the fighting tournament, Ryua.」

The woman whispered to the man, looking at me as if she was trying to talk to me. Without much surprise, the man looks at me again with his mouth half open and a sleepy look on his face.

「 Such a big name is with Roel? Haha, so that’s what it is. Roel, how dare you take advantage of me when you’re useless? Once the party is set up, all you have to do is keep quiet. I really didn’t expect to see you here again. Hey, Roel, I don’t know how you did it, but aren’t you ashamed?」

「 Umm……I am……」

「 Haah? I can’t hear you…? What are you trying to…?」

He put pressure on his wrist. You show up out of nowhere and tell her she’s useless. From the way Roel was acting, I had a pretty good idea of what was on. These guys used to be in a party with Roel. And I You can tell how they treated Roel by looking at their behaaviour.

I don’t know what’s going on, I don’t know if Roel has caused me any trouble. I just felt sorry for Roel, who was being abused and couldn’t turn around. Making fun of Roel is the same as making fun of me. I was going to snap him, but I’m in the middle of a test. I didn’t want to cause any more trouble.

「 Ow, ow, ouch…… what the…… But why would a big name like you be in a party with Roel? What’s she got against you? Hmm?」

「 Anyway, would you stop messing around with Roel and get this stupid problem out of the way already.」

「 Haah, fine. So long, and at the very least, be careful not to let that piece of shit drag you down.」

I let him go, but he wouldn’t stop swearing. I half regretted that I didn’t break his arm. The three of them disappeared, giggling and laughing.

「 I’m sorry, Ryua. …… I’m sorry I made you uncomfortable……. Those guys and I used to be in a party when we were in Quimil. And at that time, I was so bad at it that I got in trouble with those people……」

Roel was on the verge of tears as she spoke, and I could almost tell from the way she was talking how much she bad she had been treated. Even so, Roel’s insistence that she was at fault made me want to cry too. Then there is only one thing to do, pass this exam and look back at those guys.

「 Let’s show them what Roel is now. Don’t worry, I’ve got your back.」