Since he knew the House’s name, Iphelleta, and Ian’s name, Basilisk probably knew Riley is a high nobility from a count’s House.
Basilisk’s behavior was most certainly rude.
“Rainfield may be a city without nobilities, but still, don’t you think you are being rude?”
Riley was right.
“I’m a guest of your employer. Can’t you see?”
“Excuse me…”
After that, Riley crumpled the look on his face that was leisurely only a moment ago. Riley glared at Basilisk and created a cold atmosphere. Because of this, Reitri, who was watching from the side, started to break in cold sweat.
“…The mercenary hero…”
Responding to Riley’s gaze, Basilisk also narrowed his eyes and said,
“Ian was…a mercenary that I admired the most.”
Guwak
[Note: sound effect for someone tightening one’s grip on a handle.]
Basilisk tightened his grip on the spear and said with his crumpled face toward Riley,
“However, when I heard that a hero like him retired, and he is now working at some nobility House as a butler… That felt like everything in me was being shattered.”
“So?”
“So, I want you to show me.”
‘Show what?’
Before Riley could ask back, Basilisk’s spear charged forward.
“…?!”
Nainiae was not able to respond to the situation that occurred in a blink of an eye. Concluding that it can’t go on like this, she decided to use her Six Circles magic and fight back.
It was when she was about to use magic and send Basilisk’s head flying away from his body, Riley sent a message directly in Nainiae’s head,
<There is no need.>
“…”
Wheec!
Slicing through the wind, Basilisk’s spear charged toward Riley’s face. It stopped just before his nose.
“Show me. Prove it to me that it was the right decision for Ian to work as a butler in that family.”
‘Using what method?’
It seemed like there was no need to ask that question.
The spear that was stopped right in front of Riley’s nose was explaining how to prove it.
“All you are saying is that you just want to have a fight. Why are you going about asking it in such a brutal way?”
Cracking a smile, with the corner of his mouth twisted, Riley took a step forward.
He stepped forward despite having a spear aimed at him right in front of his nose. Seeing this, Basilisk shriveled and took a step back without realizing it.
The distance between the tip of the spear and Riley widened by that much.
“Seeing you asking me for a favor made me curious.”
“…?”
Riley took another step forward, and the tip of the spear moved another step back.
Noticing Basilisk narrowing his eyes, Riley asked,
“…Why should I?”
“…”
Having heard the question that Riley tossed, Basilisk vacantly opened his mouth. It seemed he was not understanding Riley.
“Why should I fight you?”
Riley tossed the question at Basilisk and tilted his head to the side.
It was because Riley had no reason to fight him.
“What do I gain from fighting you?”
“That is…”
“There isn’t anything, is there? In that case, get that out of my face.”
Basilisk was not able to answer right away. Watching this, Riley waved his palm with a disappointed look.
Chalsak!
With that sound, the wide side of the spear’s tip was slapped.
“There probably isn’t any reason to have this conversation go on further.”