After doing all that, Kuro turned to look at the two underlings who had witnessed Zagg's execution from the side.
Feeling Kuro's gaze, both immediately trembled with fear, huddling together.
"We... we're Ganu-sama's underlings, he's almost... almost Lv2... a high-level adventurer, if you... kill us... he won't... let you go." one said with a trembling voice.
"Don't worry, I won't kill you." Kuro smiled at both of them.
Hearing Kuro's assurance, both thought Kuro was afraid of Ganu's name and immediately relaxed.
"Thank goodness, actually we've been disgusted with Zagg for a long time too. About this time we'll help keep it secret, plus we can give you his share."
SWOOSH!!
Blade pierced flesh.
"I already promised Hestia-sama that I wouldn't kill innocent people carelessly, so I won't kill you." Looking at both their eyes starting to fill with terror, Kuro laughed, laughed while leaving, laughed very happily.
The dungeon seemed to also sense that terrifying creature leaving, monsters began appearing around again.
Screams sounded again, but all of this had nothing to do with Kuro who had already left.
Leaving the unexplored area, the black flames gradually receded, and the smile on Kuro's face disappeared again.
Since part of his memory returned, Kuro had always been depressed.
The painful memories in his mind he remembered clearly, but he could stay calm.
If he could truly face those memories with an open heart, he wouldn't have deliberately forgotten them.
Until today when he was threatened by Zagg again, intense heat rose from his heart.
Hatred that almost burst through his chest, almost instantly made Kuro lose his reason.
Every time he saw Zagg, heard his laughter, the heat in his chest increased.
Kuro kept enduring, the chain called morality kept binding Kuro's heart.
Until that kick, which didn't just kick Kuro into the room.
It also kicked away Kuro's last restraint.
When the flames of revenge died down, Kuro truly understood everything.
The hatred didn't disappear, it was just buried at the bottom of his heart by the god's power (blessing) and became fire.
That's why Kuro could recover more and more memories without immediately collapsing.
In exchange, once using the flames of revenge, Kuro with all his emotions restored might attack everyone around him indiscriminately to vent his suffering.
Like this time, even though he'd promised Hestia not to be controlled by his skill and enter darkness, he hadn't planned to let anyone who lived within his sight survive.
Sitting at the entrance, continuously recalling the feeling of using the flames of revenge.
Unfortunately, he couldn't use it again at will.
Maybe Kuro was currently in a calm period after venting, his feelings of revenge were much lighter.
Waiting for the sounds from inside the cave to disappear, Kuro entered the tunnel again.
Reaching the previous location, only two mangled corpses remained there.
Making sure both were really dead, Kuro was satisfied to take all the battle results this time and leave.
At the exchange, Kuro exchanged all the magic stones and drop items piled like mountains, totaling 320,000 valis, causing a commotion.
A group of people surrounded him asking how he could get such results.
Finally Eina came rushing and pulled him out of the crowd.
Still in the same training room, piles of gleaming gold valis were put into money bags filling the table.
"What happened to you in the dungeon today?"
Eina sitting across asked Kuro with a serious face, worried Kuro was involved in trouble.
Magic stones and drop items in such quantities weren't results a Kuro who'd only been an adventurer for less than ten days could obtain.
Without hiding anything, Kuro told her everything that happened today, just changing some details slightly, hiding the fact he killed people, blaming it on monsters.
Like the three men's previous plan.
"What, the Soma familia dared to do such a thing!"
Eina's angry shout could be heard from the training room, startling guild staff still on duty.
"Don't worry, about the Soma familia threatening adventurers as bait, the guild will definitely give you justice."
It should be known that under the guild's strict prohibition against familias killing each other, even the strongest Freya and Loki familias in Orario wouldn't openly violate the rules.
After explaining the process, Kuro carried the large bag of valis back to the church.
Seeing the table full of valis, Hestia's eyes turned into valis shapes, her entire body immediately pressed against it.
"Wow! Kuro-kun, how much valis is this total? Don't we not need to live in this broken church anymore? No, we should prioritize buying equipment first, then potions, no no, what we need most is to get Kuro treated." Hestia chattered for a long time before calming down somewhat.
Kuro then told her what happened in the dungeon today.
Unlike the report to the guild, this time he was honest.
Even though gods could see through lies, Kuro had prepared a suitable 'truth.'
But when he saw Hestia's smile, heard her constantly thinking of him, planning how to use this money for his treatment and buying equipment for him.
Suddenly, he didn't want to lie anymore, didn't want to deceive someone who trusted him.
Even though the result might be getting kicked out of the familia.
So Kuro began telling the story from leaving home this morning being threatened by three people to planning to kill them.
Hearing Kuro's story, Hestia who had been excited became calm.
Seeing Kuro flatly while coughing tell about burning enemies to ash, and cleverly using words to get around his promise with her about not hurting others.
Hestia's eyes were complex, she knew none of this needed to be told by Kuro.
The lie Kuro designed was very clever, everything said was true, but contrary to the facts, even gods couldn't tell the difference.
But he still told everything clearly, telling her all the facts.
"Sorry, Hestia-sama, cough cough! I broke my promise, cough cough! killed them."
Even though he broke his previous promise with Hestia, when the facts were revealed, Kuro actually felt more relieved.
Kuro who was looking down suddenly felt a pair of small hands hug his head, placing it on something soft.
"The one who should apologize is me." Hestia gently pressed her small face against the top of Kuro's head: "Hoping you wouldn't kill innocent people carelessly, I won't say words like that again."
"I know, Kuro-kun you're a very kind person, the fried potato balls I ate that day were delicious, the most delicious food I've ever eaten since coming to the lower world."
"What kind-hearted Kuro-kun like that experienced, what wounds received, what suffering endured to awaken a skill like that, I don't know."
"Even though I don't know anything, I forbade you, with what feelings did you agree to that promise with me."
"The one who should apologize, it was me from the beginning."
"I just hope Kuro-kun's life isn't only hatred, when everything is over, Kuro-kun you can continue living in this world."
Kuro didn't speak, just silently listened.
Having been together almost ten days, as a goddess Hestia could clearly feel Kuro's sense of alienation.
Not directed at her, but at this world, every night reporting all his daytime actions to her.
All valis except what was needed for weapon maintenance, also handed over completely to her.
Like he was ready to leave at any time.
Even though no one told him to do so.
This wasn't what Hestia wanted, yesterday receiving the gift Kuro bought for her, she was truly happy.
Facing Hestia's heartfelt words, Kuro didn't know how to respond.
He was already used to this world's cruelty, but now didn't know how to return this gentleness.
"I...!"
Kuro opened his mouth, but couldn't say anything.
"Kuro-kun, is there something you want to do?" pushing Kuro away, as if the heavy atmosphere before never existed, Hestia said: "Tomorrow you're forbidden from going to the dungeon, how about we go for a walk in the busy district."
Besides revenge, what else do I want to do?
Suddenly a golden color flashed through his mind.
"If possible, I want to thank someone, cough cough!"
"Who, Granny Ran?" Hestia asked curiously.
"No, an elf, she's the one who saved me from slave traders, cough cough!"
"What, so it's the person who saved Kuro-kun, tomorrow we must thank her properly."
"Rest well tonight, tomorrow we'll go on a date together~" finishing speaking Hestia patted the sofa: "Come on, Kuro-kun, let me help update your blessing first."
Kuro Lv1
Strength: H153→G207
Endurance: C666→B749
Dexterity: H103→H161
Agility: I92→H142
Magic: I0→I55
Magic: -
Skills: Flames of Revenge, Mask of Suffering, High-Level Player