Daru narrowed his eyes.
"You're…not?"
Nutter, not expecting his desperate attempt to work somewhat, quickly followed up:
"Y-Yes! After the last encounter, I now know I cannot defeat you, so why would I even try again? I-I'm not dumb!"
Daru fell silent, but his stance hasn't softened.
"Fine. If you're not going for my life, then I will not take yours. But if your comrade doesn't stop calling for reinforcements…" he turned to look at one of the F-rankers. "Then don't blame me for protecting myself in advance…"
Nutter paled, realizing that they indeed said they would be calling for reinforcements.
"S-Stop that!!" he shrieked, reprimanding the F-ranker, who jumped up in startlement, almost throwing the precious communicator in his hands away.
It was guild property.
If he lost it, then he would have to pay it back, and there was no way an F-ranker like him could do so in just a short time.
