Meanwhile, near Lule Village.

“Ha ha!”
The B-rank adventurer, Eujess Kahlua, let out a loud laugh.
“Die, you guys! Ha ha!”

With a single slash of his sword, he repelled the attacking White Wolves.

“Yo! Lord Eujess!”
“As expected!!”

“Ha ha, it wasn’t that impressive, was it?”

Eujess systematically defeated the pack of White Wolves that attacked with persistent coordination.

Though he suffered a fair amount of injuries, thanks to his efforts, the number of White Wolves gradually decreased.
Only a few were left.

At this point, the outcome was already decided. White Wolves that weren’t in a group could be defeated even by low-level adventurers.

With the final strike, Eujess wiped out the last of the White Wolves and snorted, “Hmph!”
“They’re not much. Just weaklings.”

While Eujess boasted, his junior adventurers praised him.

“No, no! The White Wolves are formidable opponents! You’re just too strong, Eujess-sama!”
“Exactly! There’s no comparison to that ‘flawed skill’ swordsman!”

“Ah. That guy, huh? I remember someone like that.”

“Yeah! He’s the son of the Sword Saint, but he’s got that ‘flawed skill’! A real disaster of a swordsman!!”

“Ha ha. You get it, don’t you?”

At that moment, the sound of hooves echoed, and Eujess and the others turned around at once.
Several carriages and a large group of adventurers appeared.

“Heh, what’s this? Are you finally coming to help?”
Eujess raised his nose arrogantly and began walking toward the adventurers.
“You’re too late. The White Wolves were already—”

But the words from the B-rank adventurer leading the group were something Eujess never expected.

“Get out of the way! We have no business with you!!”

“Huh?”

The B-rank adventurer ignored Eujess and shouted to the people further behind him.

“There they are! There they are! Yuya and… Arios!”

“Huh? What? Arios?”

Eujess’s mind went blank.

Why?
Why now?

Why was that incompetent’s name being mentioned?

It was me who wiped out the White Wolves. I did it.
That useless guy doesn’t matter at all…!

“Everyone! You came!”
A cheerful voice greeted them. It was the incompetent swordsman—Arios Macba.
“Arios, we heard! You found the Arceus Salvation Party’s hideout?”

“Yes. There seems to be valuable information inside. Can we split up and seize it?”

“Alright! Arios, that’s a great achievement!! And you got some amazing jewels, didn’t you?”

“No, no, it’s not like that. More importantly, we need to head to the hideout as soon as possible!”

“Yeah! You’re right!”

After that exchange, the adventurers disappeared in the direction Arios had run off to earlier.

“Wait, what? What about my achievement…?”

Eujess muttered, but no one responded.

No.
No, no, no.

I defeated the White Wolves too, right? I should be the one in the spotlight, shouldn’t I?

“Well, it’s probably because of your usual behavior…”
A fellow adventurer whispered quietly to him.