The Hero Appears! Lili Is Bullied

Hearing the young men's brazen, mocking laughter, Lili collapsed helplessly onto the ground.

Now she finally understood. These people had never intended to let her go.

Their promise to release her once she paid off her debt and let her leave the Familia had been nothing but a lie.

Even if she really could come up with another million valis, they would find one excuse after another to take even more from her.

To them, she was nothing but a convenient tool for making money. They had never planned to let her go; they would keep using her until she was broken.

Thinking of how much resolve it had taken to steal Bell's dagger today, Lili felt utterly ridiculous.

She had thought she could finally escape her misery and repay Bell and the others in some other way. But she had never stood a chance of escaping this quagmire.

And because she had brought so many valis today, these greedy bastards had even started expecting her to bring in that much every day.

Given how things had gone on the days when she hadn't handed over any valis, Lili knew exactly what would happen if she showed up empty-handed tomorrow.

This must be retribution. Retribution for deceiving such kind and gentle people. So now Lili is being treated the same way by others.

Just as she clenched her fists beneath her cloak, ready to fight the men before her to the death, two figures suddenly leaped down from above and landed in front of her.

"Young gentlemen, we're the ones who own the money you're holding. Before you leave, could we have a word?"

The scarred man, who had been about to leave, felt a hand suddenly settle on his shoulder. His expression immediately turned sour, and he shot a