Volume 6 Chapter 40: A Simple Question


    <span style="text-decoration:underline"><span style="font-weight:400">Volume 6 Chapter 40: A Simple Question


    <span style="font-weight:400">"...Understood." Herrick paused. He understood the situation was unfavorable. But a low growl came out of his mouth. Just one word from them. One word would be enough to set him off.


    <span style="font-weight:400">"..." Since Herrick calmed down, the others did the same.


    <span style="font-weight:400">"Madison, can you tell us what''s going on?" Keith questioned. Those guys must have said something since the other adventurers cautiously stared at them.


    <span style="font-weight:400">"Keith, Mork and those adventurers used you of monster-passing." Monster-passing. It was when one party intentionally led monsters to another group. It was a forbidden action for all adventurers. And if it was found out, the consequences would be severe.


    <span style="font-weight:400">"They''re using us?" Keith tilted his head. No wonder everyone was looking at them like this.


    <span style="font-weight:400">"These bastards!" "How dare you use us!"


    <span style="font-weight:400">"Do you want to die?!" Alfia and Carolyn stepped up to the te. Even the calmest people would have a tipping point.


    <span style="font-weight:400">"Keith, can you tell us what happened?" Seeing how his other group members were so furious, something must have gone down.


    <span style="font-weight:400">"I want to say that what he said is correct. But it''s actually the other way around." Keith took a deep sigh.


    <span style="font-weight:400">"EH?!"


    <span style="font-weight:400">Mork and the other adventurers shouted, "You''re the one who did it to us!"


    <span style="font-weight:400">"Yeah!"


    <span style="font-weight:400">"No, you guys did it!" Herrick roared back. Like that, a shouting match ensued between the two groups. It was something. The onlookers were confused about it.


    <span style="font-weight:400">"Enough with the yelling." A shout caused everyone to stop. Everyone looked up to see Kaiser standing at the top.


    <span style="font-weight:400">"Vice guildmaster!" All the adventurers shut up when they saw him. Herrick and the other''s eyes widened as they watched hime down. He''s the vice guildmaster?!


    <span style="font-weight:400">Vice guildmaster. That was the second inmand! It was only one step lower than Guildmaster!


    <span style="font-weight:400">"Enough with this pointless banter." Kaiser shook his head, "If you continue with this, I will punish both parties."


    <span style="font-weight:400">"..." That shut them up.


    <span style="font-weight:400">"You understand there are consequences to either one if it''s true, right?" His question was directed to Keith and Mork.


    <span style="font-weight:400">"I do." "Y-yes."


    <span style="font-weight:400">"Tell me each side of your stories." Kaiser wanted them to speak.


    <span style="font-weight:400">"My party was returning from exploring the dungeon. However, as we were about to return, these guys ran past us with the monsters, leaving us to die! He even destroyed the tunnel to make it impossible to follow." Mork scowled as he pointed at Keith.


    <span style="font-weight:400">"This is so bull!" Dennis shouted, "Keith would never do some-"


    <span style="font-weight:400">"Dennis, you''re not a part of this. Be quiet." Kaiser scowled. That shut Dennis up, but the guy continued to have a scowl.


    <span style="font-weight:400">"What is your side of the story?" Kaiser turned to Keith.


    <span style="font-weight:400">"It''s the same story. However, my party was the victim of this matter." Keith answered calmly.


    <span style="font-weight:400">"That''s-" "Be quiet."


    <span style="font-weight:400">Kaiser paused before repeating, "Both sides have the same im but different positions. So there could only be one person wrong." Keith raised his hand.


    <span style="font-weight:400">"What''s the matter?"


    <span style="font-weight:400">"I have one question I want to ask the other side, Vice Guildmaster."


    <span style="font-weight:400">"Hmm?" Kaiser looked intrigued, "What question would you like to ask?"


    <span style="font-weight:400">"Why did you guys arrive here before us?" It was a simple and direct question. But it was more than enough.


    <span style="font-weight:400">"Hah?!"


    <span style="font-weight:400">"If you guys were the victims of monster-passing, how did you arrive here first." There was a severe w in their logic.


    <span style="font-weight:400">"Now that he mentioned it." "That makes sense." If Mork had to deal with monsters while Keith and the others headed out, Keith''s group would be the first to return. It didn''t make sense for Mork''s party to be here first.


    <span style="font-weight:400">"That''s because we took the shortest routes out!" Mork shouted.


    <span style="font-weight:400">"And what were the shortest routes?" Keith asked another question.


    <span style="font-weight:400">"What do you mean?"


    <span style="font-weight:400">"You should be able to remember the distinction it haspared to the other routes," Keith smirked.


    <span style="font-weight:400">"Hah?" Everyone looked at one another. Some adventurers didn''t understand what Keith said, while others understood.


    <span style="font-weight:400">"The shortest route possible has a different shade and texturepared to the other tunnels. But it has a certain smell to it as well." Keith calmly stated.


    <span style="font-weight:400">"You''re lying!" Mork screamed.


    <span style="font-weight:400">"No, he''s correct." Kaiser added, "There are certain distinctions the shortest route haspared to the others. Some of these distinctions are the smell and shade of the tunnel."


    <span style="font-weight:400">"..."


    <span style="font-weight:400">"We can''t remember! We were too busy dealing with the monsters!" Mork added. How could they remember something like that when they focused on dealing with monsters.


    <span style="font-weight:400">"Quick question, Vice Guildmaster. Didn''t he say a route was blown up?"


    <span style="font-weight:400">"Mhmm."


    <span style="font-weight:400">"That was the shortest route."


    <span style="font-weight:400">"That wasn''t the shortest route!" Mork retorted.


    <span style="font-weight:400">"But Keith remembered all of them," Arlo muttered.


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