Chapter 1392 Snakes Gathering in Apples Part 1

At the current moment, Einvurus is the one holding the rule over the Eastern Continent. And soon enough, the two kings would face each other in combat over the right for that single throne.

However, such a petty thing is nothing more than a petty squabble between human beings. The Origin of the world keeps on wriggling about, and the world that advances forward unknowingly creates a serious threat. Under such dire circumstances, who will become the one and only king … Isn’t it really silly to worry about pointless stuff like that?

「…… So? Did you brought me here for some concrete reason?」

「My Lady, with all due respect, no matter how much we may grow strong individually, we are still one in the form of two. So after all, we should increase the strength of our “bond” if we hope to become truly stronger.」

「Because we do not know when will a time come when someone chooses to betray us? So we have to be ready?」

「That is also why it is important to have people around us whom we can trust. People we know that they will never betray us.」

This place right here is the frontline base of the New Continent, a home base for all the Players out there who wish to challenge the dangers and unknowns that the New Continent has to offer.

Amongst the crowd of people, two people in particular were standing out…… One of them is a young man who looks like an action game character wearing a shabby shirt and trousers, even if their design was pretty damaged and worn-out.

And the one accompanying that person had their head almost completely covered with a hooded cloak, and it was the kind of cloak that was also worn-out and had little next to nothing in terms of design, making those around that person question if they had any fashion sense to begin with.

Occasionally, a strand or two of terrifyingly white hair would spill from under the edge of the hood and they would sway in rhythm as that person walked forward…… Strictly speaking, the woman who hides her hair and eyes under the hood was glaring at her surroundings with a gaze of red pupils. Her current attitude towards her surroundings was not really moody, as you could call it straight up thorny……

If someone had accidentally crossed their gaze with hers, they would instantly freeze up in terror, feeling like a small critter being targeted by the apex predator.

「People who won’t betray us, huh? It would be really convenient if people like that actually existed.」

「Oh, they are there, I assure you, My Lady…… Umm, those people are a little bit special and really lively in a sense, but that it exactly the reason why they shouldn’t turn on us no matter what. Plus, you being the way you are, My Lady.」

「The way you told me that makes me really irritated for some reason.」

「Nuooooooh! …… Kuoooh!!」

THWACK! The wooden high heel worn by the small woman twisted and trampled the instep of the man beside her. No matter how damage feedback is based on natural law in this game, if a current like that suddenly flows to a place where the strength of the human body is at its weakest, one is not going to be able to help it but to let out a moan filled with pain.

However, despite the fact that his instep was twisted so much, the man who happily recovered the HP that has decreased by about ten percent from that action continued to head towards their destination as if nothing happened. The nametag hanging over his head displayed the name “Shuu”. Still heading towards their destination, he decided to briefly explain the situation to his companion.

「You see, My Lady, there are the kind of people who get really excited about the prospect of meeting with young and beautiful girls.」

「……………」

That’s why you can trust them as a mercenary group, not as companions. This young Lady…… she might look like a small albino girl, but her identity is in fact that of Goldunine the Inexhaustible. And that unique character trait of hers is abiotic, which means that it cannot be reproduced by any other Player no matter how hard they might try…… And because of that, she has a certain magical and unique atmosphere about her, so to speak.

If she was to ask them for protection, they would surely agree to it without a moment of hesitation. After all, they are a bunch of Prize Hunters who are really straightforward with their desires.

With that in mind, “Shuu” decided to bring her “Lady” here, or rather Goldunine, to meet them. And at the current moment her double-headed snake bodyguard that would usually follow her everywhere she went, is nowhere to be found. Did it completely disappeared, or……? No, there was no way that something so big would be able to camouflage itself in a crowd this big.

「I know that it might be rude of me to ask you this, My Lady, but…… Could you please don’t cause them any unnecessary harm……?」

「Who do you take me for, huh? You really think I would do such a thing?」

While a thin white finger stroked Shu’s chin, he could feel her sharp claw breaking the surface of his skin, causing Shuu a flick of sharp pain and a slight HP reduction.

「Well then, that’s good to hear. If they turn out to be useful, it would be a shame to beak them. But if they turn out to be useless after all, you can crush them all at once.」

A woman who was now in front of him…… She is a Unique Monster, Goldunine the Inexhaustible. And she was now also his “Lady”. She then opened the door of a certain coffee shop vigorously. And once she took a step inside of it───

「Now listen……」

「───」

She slipped inside and revealed her upper body from an empty space. It wasn’t actually herself, but she was sure of it: in this strange place she was able to meet yet another Goldunine.

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「Come on it! Come right in!」

「Are you stupid?」

「The one who calls other stupid is the one who is stupid! That’s just common sense!」

By the way, the coffee shop that the two happened to arrive at right now was the New Continent Branch Office of the coffee shop “Snake’s Apple”. And after entering the establishment, they could see and impressive-looking man standing proudly behind the counter, looking towards the door and the people who just entered.

He was a big man with a muscular physique, someone who stands out even by the standards of all ShangriLa Frontier. In this game you can make all kinds of avatars regardless of their age or sex, and you can make them either extremely beautiful or extremely deformed. But that man was an absolute epitome of beauty. He then stepped forward while showing off his bulging muscles……