A dull longsword and a heartbroken villager

“…” Bray looked at the palm-sized angel statue.

"How about this, I'll buy it for 20000G," the merchant said.

"I have a feeling you're lying to us." Naruko raised an eyebrow, looking at the uncle with some wariness.

"This is the honest price." The uncle chuckled a few times, then touched his face, seemingly concerned about where he had given himself away.

"How about this, I'll give you 100000G to buy everything you own?"

"I still feel like you're messing with us." Naruko tapped her fingers on the table.

"!?!" Bree stared at Naruko in shock. He actually saw the word "reliable" in this crazy woman.

Although I don't know why, I just feel that Naruko is particularly reliable right now.

Let's go back and reward Naruko with a good meal.

"How could that be? In our line of work, integrity is the most important thing."

"Okay, so 300000G it is." Naruko immediately tripled the price.

"You're asking for the moon."

Thus began a bloody battle between Naruko and the merchant.

Although Naruko had absolutely no basis for her statement, she accurately pinpointed the businessman's bottom line.

Naruko was just making things up; she just quoted a price that seemed reasonable enough.

But the merchant didn't know that!

He initially thought Naruko was an adventurer familiar with the trade, so he was somewhat at a loss.

"Looks like I won't make much money," the businessman thought with a hint of regret.

"500000g, buy it all, that's all I can get." The uncle sighed.

"Wow—" Naruko exclaimed in surprise, feeling that the other party was very generous.

"Okay, that's settled then." Naruko nodded repeatedly, like a chick pecking at rice.

Seeing Naruko's reaction, the uncle suddenly felt that something was wrong.

I have a feeling that he might have done something stupid.

He felt that Naruko was deceiving him, but he had no proof.

---

“Dead fish eyes, there’s no need for us to do that rabbit quest now.” Naruko held a magic crystal card between two fingers.

The Magic Crystal Card is similar to a bank card; once you understand it that way, it's easy to understand.

“This money is ours.” Bray gripped the other end of the card and abruptly pulled it from Naruko’s fingers.

"Waaaaah! My money!"

“This isn’t just your money,” Bray said sternly.

"Besides, since we've already come all the way to Biannan for that commission, why not do it?" He sighed.

"I don't want to do it, rabbits are so cute!" Naruko said loudly.

"Add some cumin 0V0," Levy added from the side.

The atmosphere froze instantly, and both Bray and Naruko stared at each other in horror.

"You...you taught him?"

"No, no, that's not true!"

The two began to descend into utter chaos. "A large-scale frenzy has broken out among the monsters in the southern border region," a thin barbarian said to his companion, holding a detailed report in his hand.

This barbarian's name is Longdo, and he is one of the five.

He was also one of the earliest members, and the Mathematical Society was founded under Marek's instruction.

The Mathematical Society has members all over the country, including the elderly and even children.

Obtaining intelligence is incredibly easy.

"The Wild God that Marek mentioned is probably related to this," Night Frost said lazily, reclining on a sofa in a black short robe.

"I don't know." Long Duo glanced at Ye Shuang.

"But this information alone is not enough."

Although the report contained detailed information, it contained absolutely no information about the Aragami.

There's no way to make normal people come into contact with demigods; it's just too difficult.

“Speaking of which… where did Bessie go?” Nalan raised his eyelids, scanned the room, and found that Bessie was nowhere to be seen.

"I don't know, he's always elusive," Ye Shuang replied lazily to Nalan's question.

That's right, Bessie is not only unreliable, but she also often disappears.

"Ignore him," Manjiao said in a deep voice. He seemed to be the most composed of the group, but also the least distinctive.

"The key now is how to find that Aragami."

The group was still casually discussing the Aragami.

With the rings bestowed upon them by Marek, all five of them gained abilities surpassing those of the Black Iron race.

Despite never having fought against the Aragami, they possessed confidence.

---

As mentioned before, the Mathematical Society has a large number of members throughout the country.

Even small ranches on the outskirts of the region may have their people.

Under normal circumstances, they live very normal lives, but when performing matters related to the Mathematical Society, they proudly wear the corresponding robes.

Several ordinary-looking people were wearing the same style of robes, with an abstract eye pattern on the hood of the robes.

It is black on the outside, but its base color is purple.

Admittedly, this looks like something a villain would do, but they don't see themselves as villains.

They appeared in this ordinary little ranch, which was lit by orange-yellow lights.

“We are giving you a warning,” a member of the Mathematical Society said as he pushed open the ranch door.

"Who are you people?!" The rancher's family, who were originally preparing to enjoy the evening entertainment, immediately stood up from their seats and looked at the group of people who were talking to them with suspicion.

"Something terrible is about to happen here. You should leave now," the members of the Mathematical Society urged.

"If you don't leave, don't blame me for being impolite!" But the rancher not only ignored what the other party said, but also picked up the pitchfork next to him and struck a menacing pose.

"So, do you still want to persuade me?"

"No need to persuade me anymore."

"Let them fend for themselves."

With just a few words, the people in charge of the meeting completed a negotiation.

They were ordered to this place to search for clues related to "a certain being".

Following the direction of the monsters' rampage, they found this place, an extremely ordinary-looking ranch.

"I told you! Hurry up..." the rancher shouted angrily.

But as soon as he opened his mouth, his face turned pale.

Not only the rancher, but also his family and members of the Mathematical Society, all looked grim in an instant.

"W-was it you who did this?!" the rancher exclaimed in panic.

Nothing was happening around him, but he felt a terrifying aura in his heart.

He wasn't an adventurer at all, and he didn't even know what "aura" was.

But at this very moment, he truly felt a chilling aura.

The aura seemed to devour all precious lives, lingering around them.

"What on earth is going on!?" Now it's not just the rancher who's scared; the members of the Mathematical Society are terrified too.

This is an indiscriminate sense of fear, the source of which is not far away.

A soft "click" startled everyone.

That's footsteps.

But whose footsteps were those? Certainly not anyone present.

Because no one dared to move, let alone take a step.

A woman with completely white hair stood in front of the wooden house.

The woman covered half of her face tightly with one hand, as if there was something shameful on her face.

"Who...who am I?"

"What am I..."

The woman had pointed ears; she was clearly an elf.

As the female elf murmured, the animals in the pasture began to scream wildly.

"Is this what the adults want to get rid of?" A member of the Mathematical Society retreated in a panic.

But soon, the man had nowhere left to retreat, and his heels were pressed against the corner of the wall.

"I'm afraid so."

"We must inform you gentlemen of this woman's location as soon as possible..." The voice trembled as it spoke.

The members of the Mathematical Society understood the moment they saw the woman that she was the source of all the terror they had just witnessed.

Unable to defeat it, this thought immediately came to mind.

They immediately ran towards the window, attempting to climb over it.

However, after they took a few steps, something started to go wrong.

Whether they were members of the Mathematical Society or ordinary people living on this ranch, their eyes had become bloodshot.

"Roar—" An inhuman roar was squeezed out of their throats.

"Aaaaaaahhhhh!" The female elf clutched her head in agony, and then everyone around her—people, animals, and inanimate objects—all went into a frenzied dance.

Living things were fighting and running rampant, while inanimate objects were shaking and shattering.

This is the aragami that Marek spoke of.

This desolate god had clearly been on the verge of collapse for some time. All the strange changes that had occurred in the entire southern border region during this period were merely byproducts of her—no, it should be said that she—went berserk.

However, this Wild God is probably "freshly made," and the time frame is definitely no more than a year.

"Ahhhhhh!" The scream started as a sharp female voice and eventually became a hoarse voice.

In the blink of an eye, the entire ranch was flattened.

In the end, only the Aragami, who was transformed from a female elf, lay on the ground.

There was no blood, no residue; everything around had been wiped out, so clean it was chilling.

It was as if nothing had ever existed there in the first place.

This result was achieved not through concepts, but simply by using magic.

---

“Aragami? Still a ‘new’ one.” Bray casually touched his blindfold and put down his chopsticks as he spoke.

"Isn't Bray going to eat dinner?" Levy looked up at her cute little face, her mouth covered in rice grains.

“Of course I’ll eat,” Bray said, removing the rice grains from Levy’s plate.

"You look like you have something on your mind." Naruko sat on the sofa, holding a drink in her hand.

Levy sat on Naruko's lap, also holding a drink.

“…” Bray touched his face, thinking that he hadn’t shown any special expression.