Chapter 100

“...So you're a B-Rank adventurer from outside. I didn't think I'd be outmatched in a one-on-one fight by an adventurer in the same level range... Did I handle that poorly?”

Isabella said, looking as if she'd bitten into something bitter.

Isabella had probably intended to brush us aside and send us packing, dismissing us as adventurers who weren't up to the task.

If she'd judged that she was outmatched by me, she wouldn't have challenged me to a duel. She would have found another excuse to drive us out.

“So, we're allowed to continue exploring?”

When I asked, Isabella looked back at Snow as if seeking her judgment.

“It can't be helped, Isabella. Even if it was only a pretext, we were the ones who brought up strength.”

“Y-yes... I'm terribly sorry, Lady Snow. To perform so poorly against an ordinary adventurer in the same level range...”

But Snow was bizarrely straightforward.

From what I'd heard, she acted outrageously to solidify her position...