CHAPTER 49
The this-worlder, Jinny.
At the mention that she might be the murderer, Arshel looked bewildered.
“She’s the No-Named murderer?”
“It’s just a possibility.”
But it would explain why Kain was so stubbornly silent. He must have been horrified to realize his teammate was a murderer who could stab him at any moment.
“And the reason they couldn’t find this Jinny is…”
“Sh-She must have run into the Avengers or the Radiance Faith,” Horizon deduced, hitting the nail on the head.
There was no other explanation for why the murderer would have vanished.
“Hah, what is happening…”
Arshel covered her face, looking utterly baffled.
She looked like she was debating whether to be relieved or not.
“I don’t know if the murderer will be caught this time or not, but…”
My gaze fell on the Moss Flower Cave, the direction Kain had gone.
“Kain, that guy, there’s a high chance he saw something. And because of that…”
“He’ll most likely become the murderer’s target,” Aranseol finished my sentence, and I nodded.
Kain saw something through his Dimension Eater.
I didn’t know what it was, but for him to be that desperate to leave, it must have been something he wasn’t supposed to see.
“Harua, isn’t it better if we don’t get involved?”
The No-Named murderer was a famous lunatic.
The number of people she had killed was already over a hundred.
And despite all that, the Regular Army still hadn’t caught her.
Her Ability was Invisibility.
With it, she could appear and disappear anywhere.
Her Ability was tricky enough, and with Black Dawn carrying out terrorist attacks, the Regular Army’s priority was the terrorism, so they couldn’t invest enough manpower into catching the murderer.
The situation was so bad that Avengers, unable to stand by any longer, had started to appear.
And now, the Radiance Faith was involved, too.
Too many groups were getting tangled up over this one No-Named murderer.
Getting involved here would not end well.
“W-Wait a minute, then what about me? Isn’t there a chance I’ll be targeted, too?” Arshel asked urgently.
My eyes met hers.
Then, I bowed my head.
“May the deceased rest in peace…”
“Don’t kill me off yet!” Arshel shouted, on the verge of tears.
But it was true that she could be targeted, and there was nothing to be done about it.
That maniac purely enjoys killing.
A woman who doesn’t touch valuables and just enjoys the act of murder.
There was no reason a woman like that wouldn’t go after Arshel after targeting Kain.
“Ah, ahh, I don’t know, I-I have to get back, right now.”
With a confused look on her face, Arshel hastily turned toward the cave.
We didn’t stop her.
There was nothing we could do for her either.
In the end, Arshel had to protect herself.
“This whole world is a mess. What’s going to happen?” Babiyen sighed, shaking her head.
Even from her perspective as a former noble, she could feel that the world was in a sorry state.
It was then.
Horizon’s head snapped toward the bushes.
“...Harua-ssi.”
She called my name quietly.
Aranseol was already standing in front of me, protectively.
Rustle-
A few people emerged from the bushes.
They were all wearing deep hoods and holding hunting horns.
In the center was a man with a friendly-looking smile.
“Ah, you must be another adventurer team. Don’t worry. We just want to ask a few questions.”
He raised his handaxe above his head to show he had no intention of fighting.
Horizon watched them with a tense look in her eyes.
The fact that she was late to notice them until they were this close was a testament to their skill.
These guys are not ordinary.
“By any chance, did a man with black hair come this way? He should be a Japanese Transferee.”
A Japanese Transferee.
The moment I heard that, I thought of Kain.
My expression shifted subtly.
None of them looked like Transferees.
And yet, they seemed to know details about the countries Transferees came from.
Their gazes were all fixed on me.
By mentioning he was Japanese, they were trying to gauge my reaction, since I was also a Transferee.
The others wouldn’t know what Japan even was.
From that action, I could deduce their identity.
The Radiance Faith.
It was definitely those bastards.

Why were they chasing Kain?
They must have lost the No-Named murderer.
So they figured she would go after Kain, and now they were trying to find him.
They would use Kain as bait, but they wouldn’t protect him.
I didn’t particularly care if Kain lived or died.
But I didn’t like things going according to the whims of these savages.
“I don’t know.”
When I feigned ignorance, they exchanged brief glances among themselves.
A silence hung between us.
Seeing my reaction, the other three seemed to have guessed who these people were.
After a few moments of silence, the man with the friendly smile finally spoke.
“Aha, I see. Well then, please continue with your business.”
He backed down.
His reaction showed he knew there was nothing to be gained from clashing with us.
“Those bastards lost her again!”
At that moment, a man with a gruff-looking face and a loud voice appeared.
And the instant I heard that voice, my eyes widened.
His voice was incredibly familiar.
The shouting I had heard every day in the 2nd World.
Every one of those shouts had become my flesh and blood.
My gaze shifted to the owner of the voice.
The man’s eyes met mine, and they, too, slowly widened.
“...Bulldog-ajeossi.”
The three people next to me turned to look in surprise.
The silver-rank adventurer, Bulldog.
He was working with the Radiance Faith.
His face, unlike before, looked completely haggard.
His eyes were sunken, and his face was cracked and dry.
On top of that, his body was much thinner than before.
It was clear he hadn't been sleeping, let alone eating properly.
“Bulldog-ssi, do you know them?” the Radiance Faith member asked, but Bulldog turned his head away.
“Forget it. Let’s go.”
Bulldog seemed to have no intention of speaking to me.
At the same time, I caught the feeling of disgust in his eyes.
The Radiance Faith man shrugged and was about to turn away.
But I couldn’t just let him go after finally finding him.
“Ajeossi, wait! What happened?!”
This was Bulldog, who had disappeared without a word even to his son.
I couldn’t let him go like this after finally meeting him.
Despite my urgent shout, Bulldog said nothing.
Instead, I received sharp glares from the Radiance Faith members.
They were all part of a group that despised Transferees.
My words only provoked their irritation and disgust.
Aranseol naturally stepped in front of me.
A murderous aura emanated from her eyes as well.
“Why won’t you say anything?! If something happened, I’ll help, so just tell me!”
Bulldog still didn’t answer.
He seemed to have no intention of talking to me.
Finally, I said the words I had been holding back.
“...Is it about your wife?”
The possibility that had suddenly occurred to me when I heard the missing man had joined the Radiance Faith.
The moment I mentioned it, Bulldog’s steps came to a halt.
He slowly turned his head to look at me.
“Don’t say another word.”
With that, Bulldog left with the Radiance Faith.
All I could do was stand there and watch him go.
“Harua.”
Aranseol called my name cautiously.

Bulldog-ajeossi was the first benefactor I met in this damn world.
If it hadn’t been for him, I would have died on the streets long ago.
And now, my benefactor was wandering around in such a state.
It was something I absolutely could not tolerate.
“Bulldog-ssi, is it possible…”
“...Yes.”
From our brief conversation, I understood what had happened to Bulldog.
Bulldog-ajeossi’s wife was murdered by the No-Named murderer. There was no other reason for him to be so enraged.
The disgust he showed toward me, a Transferee.
Those were the eyes of someone whose loved one had been killed by a Transferee.
“...That murderous son of a bitch.”
The curse came out on its own.
Bulldog-ajeossi had been killed by the murderer that day.
I was killed too, but I came back with resurrection magic, and I saved Bulldog-ajeossi as well.
And that had produced an unforeseen result.
The murderer must have seen the resurrected Bulldog-ajeossi walking around perfectly fine.
They say the murderer never forgets the faces of the people she kills.
For her, it’s the most thrilling experience, so there’s no way she would forget.
Seeing Bulldog, the murderer must have been surprised he was alive, and at the same time, curious.

How did Bulldog come back to life?
And the murderer decided to answer that question not by going after Bulldog, but somewhere else.
His beloved wife.
She must have killed his wife to see what he would do next.
Grind-
I ground my teeth.
This was a disaster brought on by the resurrection I had used.
My eyes followed Bulldog as he left.
I have resurrection magic.
That means I can save his wife, too.
But even if I chase after Bulldog-ajeossi and tell him this, it won’t solve the problem.
The murderer will just target Bulldog-ajeossi and his wife again.
Above all, as long as he’s with the Radiance Faith, I can’t tell him the truth.
In that case, there’s only one answer.
I have to eliminate the No-Named murderer.
That woman probably thinks Bulldog-ajeossi has some kind of revival trick.
I have to catch her before that suspicion turns toward me, who was with him that day.
There is nothing worse than a psychopathic murderer who enjoys killing people finding out about resurrection magic.
My head turned back.
“Guys, I’m sorry.”
I apologized to them in advance.
“I have to go after Kain.”
Every connection I’ve made so far started with my connection to Bulldog-ajeossi.
It wouldn’t be right to turn my back on him now that he, the center of all those connections, is suffering.

More importantly, there was a chance the murderer would target me, too.
This was my only chance to hunt the murderer.
If I miss this chance, there won’t be another.
“What’s there to be sorry about? You saved my life, after all,” Aranseol said with a gentle smile.
“Hah, it’s funny how I can see right through you. You’re usually so rude, but you always back out at times like this,” Babiyen said with a dumbfounded expression.
“I-I’ll do my best to find him!” Horizon declared, clenching both fists.
Why are all three of them so reliable?
“We were on our way back anyway. We can just find out when we get back.”
That guy Kain must have returned to the 1st World.
I have to find him before the murderer does.
Let’s return to the 1st World.
And upon returning, we were met with some absurd news.

That moron, Kain…
…got lost in the Moss Flower Cave.