Asano Kiyoshi had said that because the person before him was Driscoll Berci, the one who had killed Chōjirō Sasakibe in the original story.
Stern Ritter designation—"O," The Overkill!
The instant he saw this man, an inexplicable fury rose within Asano Kiyoshi. He remembered the gentle elder who brought him ointment and food after every training session, and the corpse nailed to the wall in the original story. His blood surged throughout his body.
The spiritual pressure he had deliberately kept suppressed all this time loosened slightly at that moment. Terrifying spiritual power flooded the entire street like a tidal wave. Wherever the Reishi reached, even the buildings began to dissolve.
As for the other man standing beside Driscoll, he was stunned by the sudden appearance of Asano Kiyoshi. He was Jerome Quizbatt, who would be granted the Schrift "R" after joining the Knights Order—the roaring gorilla man from the original story.
He looked at the cold-faced Asano Kiyoshi, then at Driscoll beside him, and asked gravely,
"Does that guy have some grudge against you?"
Driscoll was somewhat bewildered as well. Having not yet been granted a Schrift, his current strength had not even reached ordinary Captain-level. Against an enemy at Asano Kiyoshi's level, he was no more than an ant.
Yet as a genius who had been praised to the skies since childhood, he still raised the enormous Reishi Bow in his hand and shouted at Asano Kiyoshi,
"I don't know who the hell you are, but standing in my way is the greatest mistake you'll ever make! Go repent properly in Hell!"
With that, a Reishi arrow several meters long erupted from his hand. Although Jerome still had no idea what was going on, faced with Asano Kiyoshi's undisguised killing intent, he knew that killing Asano Kiyoshi was