"Please, spare me! If you're hungry, you can eat those two over there. Their flesh is bound to taste better!"
Kaigaku pressed his forehead firmly against the ground, his back drenched in cold sweat. The oppressive presence of the demon before him robbed him of any desire to fight.
Having just witnessed the demon attack, Kaigaku knew he could kill him with ease. So, to stay alive, he fell to his knees.
I'll die... The moment he attacks, I'll definitely die! I can't die! No matter what, I can't die! I finally made it through all those hardships, escaped death time and time again, finally gained all this strength. I can't just die here. I still have to get stronger! I still have to deal with every bastard who mocked me and looked down on me!
Even if I have to press my head against the ground, even if I have to grovel like an insect, even if I have to betray others, I don't care as long as I survive!
The father and daughter hiding behind the wrecked car were furious when they heard Kaigaku's words.
"Kaigaku! You ungrateful beast! I paid you the highest salary, and when I learned you had nowhere to go, I even let you stay in an unused room in our home for free. You had the best benefits of anyone in your position. Yet the very first time we face danger, you sell me out without a second thought! Are you even human?
I must have been blind to hire you to protect my daughter!"
The middle-aged man trembled with rage as he hurled abuse at Kaigaku.
His name was Nakatayama, a wealthy merchant who had lost his wife in middle age. Since his daughter's previous bodyguard was getting on in years, he