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"So, next..."
Araki looked at the child Satella beside him, sighed softly, then turned his gaze toward a redhead patrolling the street...
"Hey! Sir, this is a robbery!"
Araki casually walked forward with Satella, then spoke in a low voice.
"Hmm?!"
The man in casual knight's attire, with short red hair and a bright smile on his face, froze when he saw Araki in his strange clothes. Then, upon hearing Araki's words, he helplessly revealed a wry smile. "This is my first time seeing someone rob a guard! Judging by your clothing, you should be a foreigner, and you don't look like the sort of robber who needs to make a living through robbery..."
"Hehe, if all robbers dressed like the ones in picture books, they wouldn't be able to rob anything..."
Araki replied with a chuckle.
"Sigh..."
The red-haired young man sighed, pulled a bag of coins from his clothes, and placed it in Araki's hand. Then he softly asked, "Unfortunately, this is all the money I brought with me today. Is it enough?"
"No, I don't want money..."
Holding the purse the red-haired youth had handed him, Araki lightly weighed it. After discovering that the young man had truly handed over all the money on him, he casually returned the purse.
"As expected?"
Seeing that Araki did not intend to rob him of money, the red-haired youth frowned tightly. Araki's response seemed entirely unsurprising to him.
"What exactly is your purpose?"
The young man looked at Araki and asked.
"I want your sword."
Araki pointed at the sword hanging from the young man's waist and spoke softly.
"My sword?"
The young man froze for a moment, then narrowed his eyes slightly.
"If you want my sword, you'll have to pay a great price~"
The young man looked