Chapter 24: Let’s Work Together (3) (Teaser)
Ultima closely examined the bodies of the Jacose family as he ran toward Keter.
“Holes?”
Each of their foreheads had a hole in it.
What kind of weapons could cause wounds like this?
There was something that looked like a bow slung over Keter’s shoulder, but that couldn’t be it. Ultima didn’t recall Keter ever using a bow as a weapon. Even if he did, it still didn’t make sense.
The holes are too small to have been caused by arrows. And even if it were arrows, where did they go?
Ultima couldn’t even imagine that Keter had reached a level where he could shoot arrows without actually using any.
Finally, Ultima stood before Keter.
Keter rested his arms on his thighs and said, “Stop looking around like that. It’s annoying.”
“...Are you really unscathed?”
“Unscathed? No, I took a serious hit—right to my pride. You sent these lowlifes after me?”
Slap!
Keter’s open palm landed squarely on Ultima’s right cheek.
“This one’s for waking me up early.”
Slap!
This time, Keter’s slap landed on Ultima’s left cheek, making him fall to the ground.
“And this one’s for underestimating me. Hey, put your head back in place. Or would you rather get kicked?”
Thinking that a slap was better than a kick, Ultima quickly got to his feet.
Thwack!
Keter landed a final slap on Ultima’s forehead, then casually brushed off his hands.
“Nice and crisp.”
“Ptoo, is that all?” Ultima asked stoically, swallowing his humiliati...
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