An Extra’s POV

'He… He's hereee!!!'

Gary was overjoyed beyond compare.

He didn't think he had ever been this happy from the day he was born until now.

'H-he must have woken up due to all the noise…'

Once he concluded that, Gary convinced himself that the reason he had been screaming and shouting like a pathetic little rat was so he could get the Leader's attention.

Yes… this was all a part of the plan!

'N-now that Leader Gus is here, I'm saved!' Gary thought to himself with glee.

"Looks like you're the only one who survived. Of all my capable men, it had to be you…"

Gary felt his body rise from the pool of blood. It was being lifted by the Leader, who tightly grabbed his head with one hand,

Leader Gus was an extremely robust man—many could call him very fat.

However, he wasn't particularly obese. No, he claimed that the reason for his huge size and round potbelly was due to the strong muscles he gathered there.

The fact that he could effortlessly raise a grown man like Gary as if it was nothing proved his assertion.

Leader Gus was extremely strong!

"S-sorry, Leader. Haha… I'll try my best…"

Gary felt his body draw closer to the huge face of his leader as the man grinned at him with some sort of evil gleam in his eyes.

"Oh, I'm sure you will. But first…" Gus' unoccupied hand was stretched out, as if expecting something.

Gary felt confused.

He stared at the raised eyebrow of his Leader, but even then it took a while before he finally understood what Gus meant.

"A-ahh… the ring!"

His only viable hand trembled as he struggled to remove the pouch from his crotch and present it to the overweight man.

Gary wasn't particularly keen on parting with such a treasure, but he was more interested in living.

Besides, perhaps he could get a cut from the whole thing if the Leader sold the ring.

'We just have to get through these guys first…' As Gary thought this, while dropping the pouch on his Leader's outstretched hand, he felt something squeeze his head tightly.

"U-um… Leader, y-you're squeezing a little too—"

~SQUELCH!~

let out his words completely, his entire head

splattered around the area as blood splashed from his

and his

could have even imagined

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with

neck and fluffy-looking cheeks danced as

caressed the pouch in his grasp, not even minding

everything, you know? I've been awake for some time now, so I

dangled the pouch, which was now upside down, forcing

ring landed on his

his audience—The pink-haired warrior, Aldred, and the leader Ralyks—merely watched

initial two were standing a distance from the latter, since he had already

that was for dealing with

present, the

amazing find! The craftsmanship… the Magic Energy… this is… I've never seen anything like it

delight, his overweight body danced in

so other than his flabby cheeks and

excitement, his body didn't particularly jumble up and

from? Where did you guys get it? These

answered by the

they left the

lot of things in his life—and even had the chance to experience a few luxury items—Gus

him a few seconds to

And then—

"E-ehh… the K-KariBlanc… Group…?"

excitement on his face drained

he instantly

face as he looked at the ring a second time to confirm the hidden logo details that only experts would be able to

He wasn't wrong.

made by the

this

sold their items to other stores, which meant the only way to get their

sniffing out any trade in the Black Market—and even the surface

monopoly on certain types

especially in the capital.

were deeply

who messed with them was as good as

stole from them

who challenged them

was an incredible force to be reckoned with, and just recently…

to say they could become the most powerful of the Companies within the Black Market