Sam woke up. He felt as if he had just gotten out of a long tunnel, and he felt dizzy. But paradoxically, his body felt normal.

“He came back to his senses.”

He heard a familiar voice.

“…Zich?”

“Yeah. It’s your great friend Zich.”

Sam got up. He was in his house. As if many people lived in it, his house was filled with multiple pieces of furniture and daily necessities, but somehow it didn’t look very hospitable.

“What happened?”

“You don’t remember?”

He shook his head.

“You went to Drew to settle a complaint and got totally beaten up.”

Drew. He remembered now. After hearing that Snoc got conned, he went to complain and got beaten up until he thought he was going to die.

Twitch!

Recalling the trauma, Sam’s body trembled. There were times when he got into a fight while doing rough mining work, but that attack had been on another level. A person who killed living creatures for a job had used violence against him without a care for his life.

“Don’t worry.”

As if he caught what Sam was thinking, Zich said, “I completely avenged you.”

“…Avenge?”

“Didn’t I say this to you before? If you die an unjust death, I will avenge you.”

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