The Revenge of the Soul Eater

Confinement Plan

 

The talk at the guild has ended.

It pretty much went the way I thought it would.

I was not surprised that my charges did not get through.
I never thought that it was going to work from the very beginning.

If anything, I would have been shocked if those guys agreed with what I said.

 

…On the other hand, it’s true that I was still disappointed with this result.

I said that it pretty much went the way I thought it would.
In other words, I had just a tiny hope that maybe those guys would admit to what they’ve done.

 

I wanted to tell Larz one thing if the opportunity came up, but in the end, I couldn’t say it.

It was “thank you”.
I was truly grateful for him inviting me to his party five years ago.

The way we parted was bitter, but I really had fun from the bottom of my heart at first.

 

Being comrades of the same low levels, going on adventures together, sometimes succeeding, and sometimes failing.
Those days filled me with a sense of fulfillment which I’ve never experienced before back on the island.

The one who had given me those days was definitely Larz.

 

That’s why, if he and the others had admitted to their own mistakes…At that moment, I would have forgiven Miroslav for his sake.
Just once, just once though.

 

…However, it didn’t happen.

It was a complete fallout.
The one I’m thankful to is the Larz from five years ago, and I confirmed that the Larz today was no longer the same.
As for Miroslav, it doesn’t even need to be said.

The guild as well, they are nothing but my enemies.
It’s obvious since they took her side and tried to bury her crime.

To make matters worse, I can’t exclude the possibility that the “appropriate measures” they would take are going to be dangerous for me.

To be honest, I kind of hated them when I was first expelled, but the hate I have for them today has nothing to do with that.

 

The Adventurers’ Guild of Ishka shelved my legitimate appeal to cover their own asses.
That’s more than enough of a reason for me to take revenge on them.

I curled my lip as that thought crossed my mind.

 

Now then, the next question is how am I going to go about it?

I could go kill them one by one with my soul equipment…but that’s not going to work out in the end.

If I did something like that, I’d just be an ordinary heinous criminal.
I’ll have a bounty on my head instantly.

In the first place, that wouldn’t even go well.

I obtained my soul equipment and leveled up, so I have definitely gotten stronger.
However, I’m still far from being the strongest in the world.

 

To put it simply, I’m talking about the guild master, Elgart Quiss.
If I go up against him right now, I will definitely lose.

By utilizing my soul equipment, I could probably kill opponents who are stronger than me to an extent, but there’s no way my attacks will do anything against someone who is nearly thirty levels higher than me.

 

It’s not just Elgart either.
Larz and the others would also be more than qualified to be put in the category of strong opponents for me.

While I was only gathering herbs for the last few years, they have been working hard and they have accomplished more than hundreds of quests.

 

I don’t know how high their levels are since unlike Elgart, their levels aren’t publicized…but going by Larz being a sixth-tier adventurer, his level can’t be lower than ten.
He’s probably around 15 or so.

Iria and Miroslav should be around there too.
Lunamaria seems to be a bit higher, but regardless, I can’t compete with them on levels.
I can’t afford to take them lightly.

 

But of course, I have no intention to lose to them.
Aside from Elgart, I could probably beat Larz and the others with the power of my soul equipment.
I clearly felt that when we came face to face with each other today.

That’s only if it’s in a one-on-one situation though.
If I fought against their whole party at the same time, I would definitely have a big struggle.

 

「Which means that I have to basically take them down one by one」

 

Assassination…will get a bounty on my head, and I don’t think that guild master will take his eyes off me.
I’m sure that I’m going to be kept under watch when I’m in the city.

Even if I managed to pull it off, I will automatically become a suspect if something were to happen to the members of 『Falcon Sword』around this time.

 

…Thinking about it again, it might have been better if I stayed dead after the king of flies incident.

No one would suspect someone who’s dead no matter who is killed.

It’s just that if I did that, I wouldn’t have been able to gather any intel or possibly obtain any compensation in social status from that meeting just now; it was a delicate situation.

 

So after considering all those conditions…

 

「Let’s use that place after all」

 

I decided to put the idea I had in mind into action.

 

The king of flies’ nest located deep inside the Titis forest- I’ll be making use of it.

To be specific, I’m going to bring Miroslav there.

The guild won’t have eyes there.
Even if they send out a search party, I don’t think they’ll find such a deeply hidden area.

It’s the ideal place for confinement.

 

Before the talk with 『Falcon Sword』, some guild employees overheard that I was caught by a king of flies.

They asked me things like what was in the nest and how I escaped and stuff.

I just answered them with vague answers like “I don’t know”, “I can’t remember it clearly”.

It was because I had planned to make use of the nest.

 

Right now, the only one in this world other than me who knows the location of the nest is the girl from the kijin race.

 

「Since I’ve decided on it, next is preparation.
Food, water, and clothes…ah, do I need clothes that can withstand the cold?」

 

It takes about four days to get to the nest from here even if I go full speed with kei, so the preparations are going to take some time.

 

 Hmm.
I folded my arms as I went into thoughts.

 

The guild and 『Falcon Sword』 should be on alert for about a month anyway, so in a sense, this preparation period I need might work to lower their guard.

Humans can’t stay in a tense, on-guard state for more than a month.
The success rate of the operation will also be higher if I strike the moment they are worn out from continuously staying on alert.

 

With this plan, I’ll need to remodel that cave into a place where a person can live in.

For that, I’ll need to purchase a fair amount of supplies.
If I buy them in this city, the guild will know.

I don’t think they’ll see through my plan just by seeing me buy things, but there’s no need to give them any clues.

Should I leave this city right away?

 

I can just buy the supplies from different towns and villages near Titis forest and gradually stock up on them.
Fortunately, I have plenty of funds…

 

「…… Ah, ahhh?!」

 

I instinctively put my hands on my head as I realized something.

Shit, I left all of my gold coins back at the guild!

 

I’ll go get them back right now-or not.
How could I go back there right after I declared my hostility to them?

 

*hahhh* , I sighed.

 

It can’t be helped.
I still have some silver coins left for the time being, and there are still some pieces of equipment that could be exchanged for money back at the nest.

 

It’s going to prolong the preparation period a bit, but it’s not like there’s a time limit anyway.
It’s okay even if it takes half a year or a year if necessary.
Well…I don’t think it’s going to take that long though.

 

With that thought in mind, I pulled myself together and began to walk down the streets of Ishka.

 

At that moment…

 

「…………….Sora, -san」

 

I heard a voice calling my name from behind.

 

When I turned around with a frown, what I saw was the elf, Lunamaria.
Her face was so pale she looked like she could collapse at any minute.