"..."
Perhaps Duanmu Huai had said it so matter-of-factly that neither side reacted in time.
"W-what are you talking about?"
"It's simple. Didn't you say she was Tenba's property?"
Duanmu Huai waved the Levatiel in his hand.
"Well, I'm taking her now. What are you going to do about it?"
"You—!"
The Salaryman finally reacted as well. He glared at Duanmu Huai, his eyes blazing with fury.
"You actually dare steal Tenba's property!?"
"Yeah, I stole her. So what? Got a problem?"
As he spoke, Duanmu Huai reached out with his right hand, grabbed the Thunder Warhammer behind him, and swung it forward with a whoosh!
"...!"
Watching the hammerhead, nearly half as large as his entire body, stop right in front of him, the Salaryman felt every hair on his body stand on end. Cold sweat covered his forehead.
"You... you can't do this! Tenba won't let you off!"
"Good. I won't let them off either. Now get lost. Or do you want me to smash you into meat paste with one swing?"
"...You... you, you, you..."
The Salaryman wasn't stupid. His opponent was tall and burly, with a fierce, terrifying appearance that looked capable of scaring off ghosts. His weapon was just as terrifying. The warhammer was taller than the Salaryman himself, yet this man held it steadily in one hand without even a tremor!
The Salaryman knew he was no match for this man, so he took two steps back and shot the Levatiel another vicious glare.
"You just wait!"
After leaving behind that villain's trademark line, the Salaryman turned and ran. In the blink of an eye, he disappeared from sight.
"..."
Ragulf was completely stunned by what he had just witnessed. Ann, Okegis, and the others, however, looked remarkably calm. After all, this wasn't the