Richard and Molly looked at each other.
Two eyes against three.
He was at a slight disadvantage in numbers, but neither lost out in presence.
It seemed they both wanted the other to speak first and explain the situation.
Looking at Molly, Richard could not help but feel puzzled. Hadn't they agreed that he would handle it? Why had she suddenly ordered her subordinates to attack together? And why was she asking him to cooperate with them?
If exploring the Ancient Ruins were compared to running an instance dungeon in an online game on Earth, wasn't this blatant kill stealing?
But the problem was that she seemed to lack that awareness. The way she looked at him made it seem as though he was the one stealing kills.
This...
After several seconds, Richard decided not to remain silent. Time was precious, after all, and it would be better to clear things up.
He opened his mouth, about to speak.
But Molly beat him to it. "What did you just do?"
"Hm? What did I do? What do you think I did?" Richard spread his hands. "Wasn't I dealing with the trouble? That was the agreement, wasn't it? You dealt with the sandworms we encountered before, and when we ran into new trouble this time, it was my turn to handle it."
"But... the trouble I meant was the insects that first appeared, not this big thing you killed."
"There isn't much difference, is there?" Richard said. "Sure, this one was bigger and stronger, but... fundamentally, they were the same. Since I dealt with it, wasn't that enough? There was no need to draw such a clear line."
Molly: "..."
Hearing this, she fell silent, her feelings somewhat complicated.
Richard said there was not much difference between the Giant Locust and