Why level up in isekai, when you can hack your way through

Chapter 21 - What Comes Around Goes Around

From a fight between humans and demons, the sight had turned into a scene of pure carnage. Captain Inena single-handedly wiped out all of Omulgg's henchmen and goons, leaving nothing but broken bodies in her trail. She subdued the Superior Tusk Behemoth without breaking a sweat all while Omulgg watched everything in fear and agony.

I could've stepped in, but honestly, Omulgg wasn't worth it. He had been plotting to kill us from the start, so watching him suffer now almost felt... deserved.

(I am kind but not stupid.)

I pulled aside Rogu and asked a bit about Omulgg from Rogu, wondering if he knew something about him from the beginning, and to my surprise, Rogu revealed that he had seen Omulgg through his dreams while watching over the world.

And the fact that Omulgg is a ruthless murderer who preyed on new adventurers, either cutting them down before they could rise or forcing them into servitude under his twisted rule.

In short, Omulgg wasn't just a bully. He was a power-hungry egomaniac who thrived on keeping others weak.

But... GODDAMNIT if he were to die here, we would not get any reward for our quest and all of this would be waste.

Gah~!!!!!!!!!!

So, I called a vote between the three of us about what should we do with him. Isabelle, unsurprisingly, wanted him dead on the spot, as she said with fury in her eyes, "No point in keeping a snake alive."

I kinda agree with you here but I need to at least keep him alive until we get our reward.

On the other hand, Rogu didn't care about him at all, with disinterest he said, "He's boring."

Ultimately we didn't know whether to save him or not... It left us at an impasse. We stood there, staring at Omulgg, unsure of whether to save him or let Captain Inena finish the job.

But then Athena spoke inside my head...

( ( "Kazuki-sama, it's more beneficial to make a deal with him saying that if we help him he'll give us 100% of the quest's reward, admit his crimes, and live behind bars... In return, we'll heal (resurrect his followers and bring back his arm) and defeat the demons and Captain Inena." ) )

(Well it's a good thing she's here to give us an opinion as a fourth person to help us deal with this impasse.)

Athena kinda blew my mind with what she said, her idea wasn't too complicated it was smart and simple. Honestly, it's the best deal he'll get whether he faces his wrong and learn a lesson or he chooses to die. There's no other way back for him.

And seriously if he doesn't accept it I don't mind him dead, I'll grind those E-Rank quests and and claim that we fled from demons about this encounter. No shame in retreating against a stronger opponent right?

Omulgg's fate rests on his own choice now...

And so I approached him ignoring all the demons and debris aside, even Captain Inena looked at me.

"Hey you muscled-wimp how does it feel to be in the same situation as your previous victims," I said to him.

Omulgg's lips twisted in resentment as he responded. "You... bas...tard..."

"Wrong choice of words," I replied with a smirk.

As I continued, "Considering I'm the only person here who can save your sorry self right now."

He replied, "What can you... even do? She's a demon army's Captain she's strong as an S Rank adventurer. You can't do a thing on your own..." He said.

And so I replied, "Again poor choice of words, all I'm saying is that I can help you... I'll get you away from here, heal your arm and followers. Only if you accept my condition, I'll also throw a freebie and deal with all the demons and that Behemoth, since you look so pathetic right now."