The Man Picked Up By the Gods (Reboot) - Chapter 256.2 - The Start of a Big Commotion (2/2)
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Chapter 256.2 - The Start of a Big Commotion (2/2)

Chapter 256: The Start of a Big Commotion (2/2)

But of course! Ill help out too! [Resident 1]

We cant just leave the others on their own! [Resident 2]

Thank you very much! The security company and the hospital right next to it are ready to receive evacuees and injured people. If you believe it to be necessary, please dont hesitate to make use of their services! [Ryouma]

As the people started hurriedly moving about, Ryouma turned to the man from earlier.

Hey. [Ryouma]

Y-You talking to me? [Man 2]

Sorry, but can I have you go to the office of the guards to inform them that the fire here has already been dealt with? [Ryouma]

I-If its just that, then sure. [Man 2]

Thank you very much! In that case, please get on. [Ryouma]

Huh? [Man 2]

Ill be going to the next fire, so I can take you along until then. Its faster this way. [Ryouma]

Ryouma didnt seem like he would take no for an answer, but no one reprimanded him because they were currently in an emergency. If anything they just urged the hesitating man with their eyes to hurry up and go.

Perhaps because he couldnt stand that silent pressure, the man hurried to Ryoumas side and jumped up the boat.

Lets go! [Ryouma]

The moment Ryouma said that, the muddy water that had enveloped the building fell apart and popped like a bubble, allowing the water to flow once again and lift the small boat to move. As the boat gradually gained speed, Yurdum called out to the man that had just gotten onto the boat.

Sorry about that. The boss was a bit forceful there, wasnt he? [Yurdum]

No, Im sorry too for being so rude earlier. I lost my head because of the situation. [Man 2]

Im glad youre so understanding. As Ive said before, just controlling this spell is a huge burden on the boss. [Yurdum]

Is it that taxing? [Man 2]

Well, yeah. Hes using so much mana, and yet he needs to maintain precise control while maintaining this speed. Hell cause an accident if he doesnt focus, so he cant even really talk while using it. Thats why Im riding here with him to help Whoops, cant be talking too much now, Ive got work to do. [Yurdum]

As he said that, Yurdum started working at the rear of the hull.

[Yurdum]

As the man looked at Yurdum and Ryouma alternatingly, he began to observe them. When he was sure that neither Yurdum nor Ryouma was paying attention to him, he reached out for the knife by his waist, and then stabbed Ryoumas back with it, but in that moment

Gyaah!? [Man 2]

The Ryouma that shouldve been busy with his spell suddenly turned around and struck downward with a wire slime, hitting him on the wrist.

As the knife dropped from his hand, Yurdum caught his arms from behind and pushed his face into the floor.

W-Why [Man 2]

We were wary of you from the start. We figured thered be an agent somewhere. [Ryouma]

As Ryoum said that, he quickly wrapped the wire slime around the immobile mans neck and choked him out.

I suppose praises are in order? You sure you didnt need to ask him anything, though? [Yurdum]

We dont have the time, and from the way hes been acting, hes probably just a disposable p.a.w.n. I doubt he has any useful information. [Ryouma]

If he knew anything important, he wouldve been on the run with a guide by now or he would have been dealt with Either way, he wouldnt have been there. Would have saved us a lot of trouble, though, if just catching him was enough to get the whole plan. [Yurdum]

His job was probably to make the people more anxious and make everything more chaotic. He quarreled with us, but our meeting appears to have been a coincidence Most likely, us getting in the way of his job would have put him on the bad side of his bosses, so to save himself, he had to achieve something, and the moment we showed him an opening, he jumped for it hook, line, and sinker. [Ryouma]

Probably something like that. But still Im surprised you saw through him. This guy probably specializes in infiltration. His action just now aside, his behavior until now was exactly what one would expect from the situation. [Yurdum]

About that, it seems that Ive inadvertently picked up the Sense Malice and Sense Hostility skill today, oh wait, thats yesterday already. I think it must be when Serge-san was attacked during lunch? The guard called Yashma pointed it out to me afterwards, and when I checked my Status Board, I saw it was there. But I havent checked it in a long while, so I mightve actually gotten it back when we first met. [Ryouma]

Ah, you were really tense back then, werent you, Boss? You werent aware of it, but you probably became sensitive to the malice and hostility in the city. [Yurdum]

Ah, my outburst that time was probably because I hadnt been exposed to malice and hostility recently. A lot of the people around me now are really gentle, after all. Its kind of like how a starving man cant eat a lot of food all of the sudden. [Ryouma]

When an embarra.s.sing history of his was brought up, a wry smile appeared on Ryouma, but Yurdum saw it differently.

But thanks to that you were able to stop this noons attack, right? It worked out well in the end, didnt it? [Yurdum]

Thats true, but luck played a part in it too since the enemys abilities just happened to be weak against the combination of grasping the mana body that Ive been training at the hospital recently and my technique that uses slimes to detect enemies. [Ryouma]

Learning Sense Malice and Sense Hostility intentionally is difficult, so people with such skills are often favored when it comes to escort jobs. Theres no harm in learning them. Still, Im surprised to learn that the slimes detection abilities are that great. Ive never heard of that before. [Yurdum]

Its difficult unless a person is highly compatible with them. And if youre not used to it, itll make your head hurt, so its likely not easy to use. I can still endure, but my interest in slimes likely plays a huge part in that. [Ryouma]

I dont think theres anyone more pa.s.sionate than you when it comes to slimes, Boss. At the very least, Ive never seen one. [Yurdum]

There actually are quite a few pa.s.sionate people in that regard. I doubt you know about them, but the three employees in a branch store of our laundromat all used to be slime researchers. [Ryouma]

Really? [Yurdum]

Well, I dont intend to lose out in pa.s.sion, but more importantly, were almost at the next location. [Ryouma]

Alright. Looks Ill have to work

here too

. [Yurdum]

Lets do everything we can. [Ryouma]

As Ryouma said that, he sped up the boat even more as he turned his eyes toward the dark sky.