Author Note: Thanks to Zahramiik for doing the PR.

Chapter 3 - Resolve -

As we Walked toward the teleportation room, I killed every monster that entered the 10m range of my blades, killing them with one slash. My blades flashed through the air as they sliced through the monsters before they could even react. Nele and Nari watched with wide eyes as i cut through the monsters without stopping my steps. I could guess that they have a lot of questions, but for some reason they didn’t ask.

All kinds of monsters attacked us, two-headed wolves, red rabbits, and skeletons, but i killed all of them not leaving one alive. Eventually I found myself in front of a wall. I could feel that the wall was not normal, but before i could ask, Nele started to explain.

[This is a fake wall made of water. You just need to close your eyes and pass through. It will take only several seconds to pass through it and for some reason, you will not get wet. After passing through, we will be in the room with the teleportation magic circle.]

I chose to use one of my blades to see if what she said was true, and found it was. While i could feel a wet sensation, when i retrieved the blade,it was dry. I passed through with the girls following me. As Nele said, we arrived in a huge room illuminated by some crystals that formed the ceiling. Those crystals were all over the place on the way here too. I’ve asked Nele what they were, but she didn’t know. The only thing she knew about them was that they serve as source of light for the adventurers, but that was all she knew. Watching the wall i came from, I was surprised to see through it, as if through water. Nele explained to me that you can see through it from the inside, but not from outside.

In the center of the room is a magic circle like the one where I met the girls, but much smaller. The room was at least half the size of the other one, but the symbols are alike.

[Just walk to the center of the magic circle and you will be teleported instantly.]

Nele explained and we walked into the center without wasting time. Glowing with a weak light, the magic circle teleported us into a much smaller room with the same magic circle in the center. As we arrived I could hear the sound of multiple objects cutting through the air, coming straight at us with great speed. Without a moment of thought I cut every one of them in half with my blades, discovering that the objects coming at us were all arrows. After all of the arrows were destroyed, I could see the profile of some humans several meters away from us, wielding spears, shields, swords, and other types of weapons. They were scared because they couldn’t explain how we destroyed the arrows, but one of them still had his wits about him, and didn’t lose time in shouting orders out to the others. Seven men and four women surrounded us, entering into the range of my blades. The leader was not aware of the danger caused by his orders.

[If you don’t want to die, leave all of your items and money, then run! While you're at, it leave the two girls here too!]

He shouted while looking at the girls with eyes of lust. I could feel the girls clinging to my arms, trembling.

[Are all of you humans animals who only think of hurting women? All of you are the same disgusting creatures.]

I said with an arrogant smile on my face. No one noticed my blades approaching them like snakes from the ground. I could not forgive them for looking at the girls with those eyes.

[What did you say!? Don’t you understand that we have surrounded you? You have no way to escape!]

I was really angry, so i decided to teach him a lesson by using him as an example to warn others like him.

In an instant, all of my blades flashed as they cut in half all of those who surrounded us, splashing blood in all the directions. The girls closed their eyes, as the scene before them was too much for them to watch. The only one alive is the one who spoke before, because i left him alive. I wanted to use him to give a warning to others like him, and I wanted him to pay for scaring the girls. I didn’t even let him scream, as i wrapped some of my blades around his body and mouth. I took one spear from a corpse, then together with the girls still clinging to my arms, I start to walk towards the same water-wall as the one that hid the previous room.

[This is the type of man I am. If you want to leave, do it now. I will give you the money so you can go back home.]

I understand that for them it was painful to walk the same road as me, so i gave them the chance to leave me.

But they said nothing. They continued to cling onto my arms as I walked out of the room. I don’t understand what they hope to gain from being together with me.. Then, after another hour of walking we arrived at the exit, a huge black door stood before us, with figures of demons sculpted on it and strange decorations as the background. With a light push the door opened, letting me see for the first time the world outside of the dungeon.

The light almost blinded me, but after some time my eyes adapted to the light. What I see is a grassland halved by a road coming from inside the forest, ending at the entrance of the dungeon. The blue sky is beautiful without a single cloud traveling on it. The flowers and their sweet scent make me feel as if the darkness inside the dungeon was only an illusion. The girls were as captured by this beautiful panorama as I. After some rest, I take the spear I picked up from the bandits that attacked us before and I turned towards the girls.

[Look closely, don’t dare to close your eyes. This is the man you chose to be with!]

As I said that, I fixed the spear in the ground with the tip pointing at the sky. Then, after confirming that the girls are watching, I lifted the man with my blades and with a simple movement, I impaled him onto the spear, making sure he will not die instantly. Then, while the man screamed and contorted in pain, I turned toward the girls.

[Now is your last chance to leave. I am something you could call a monster, if you walk with me you, will see things more cruel than that.]

The girls started to cry and looked at me in fear. I could feel the pain in my chest growing, but if they wanted to come with me they needed to know what awaited them. I started to walk away, but something unexpected stopped me.

[t-take us!!]

[Don’t leave us alone!!]

[W-we don’t care, s-so please!]

The girls clinged to my arms with more force than before, crying, but refusing to let go. I was surprised and I was pained for making them cry, even if it was something I had to do. I turned toward them and I embraced both of them.

[Sorry, i’ll take you with me, I won’t leave you.]

I don’t understand why I said that. Me, who could kill those humans without feeling anything while doing so, was moved by those two girls. I decided to protect them wherever the road will take me.

I took both of their hands and began to walk along the road toward the forest, leaving the man screaming and crying in agony as a background music. It was the perfect music for the start of this adventure that will be remembered forever in history.