though the other side couldn’t hear my voice, I had the luxury of being able to hear the audio and video going on around the [Camera Sticker].

“W-Who are you? Why are you here!?” the man questioned while pointing his gun at Enjou.

This guy seemed to be the leader of the group.
His appearance certainly matched Sol’s description, and the people around him were calling him ‘Boss’.

“Ahaha, I don’t know why you’re being so wary of me, but as you can see… I have no intention of being hostile towards you,” Enjou said in a playful, lighthearted manner.
I felt like I might have gone a bit overboard when making up this character, but whatever.

“Answer me! Did you clear the dungeon here?!” (Leader)
“Yes, that’s right.
I destroyed the Dungeon Core.” (Enjou)
“Dungeon… Core?” (Leader)
“Huh? You don’t know about it? I’m talking about that crystal-like stone.” (Enjou)
“…! Ah, the Shiny Stone, huh…? I see.
So it’s called a Dungeon Core.” (Leader)
Apparently, he didn’t know the name of it. If you have friends who play games, it wouldn’t be surprising to have at least heard about it, but…

Or so I thought, but everyone in the group appeared to be in their forties or so.

“One more question.” (Leader)
“Yes, go ahead.
If it’s a question I can answer, that is.” (Enjou)
“….You defeated the monsters alone… and destroyed the Core?” (Leader)
“Правильный! That’s correct!” (Enjou)
“….? Are you Russian?” (Leader)
He was well-educated enough to know that that was Russian just now…?

(TL: правильный means ‘correct!’ in Russian.
It’s apparently pronounced kind of like ‘pravil’nyy’.)

“I’m half-Russian.
My father is Russian, and my mother is Japanese.
Whoops, that reminds me that I haven’t introduced myself yet! My name is Enjou Yuri.
Pleased to make your acquaintance.” (Enjou)
“You’re quite the friendly one, aren’t you? What are you doing here, half-Russian guy? You said you were waiting for us?” (Leader)
“Yes, yes, I was waiting for you.” (Enjou)
“…? What are you after…?” (Leader)
He suddenly became even more wary of me.
Well, this character was like this after all.
It was natural to be suspicious of a guy as shady as this.
But that was fine.
I wasn’t trying to be friendly or anything.

I just wanted to establish a relationship of mutual gains, and for that purpose, it was actually more convenient for them to be cautious of me.

“Before that, let me tell you what I do for a living.” (Enjou)
“What you do for a living…?” (Leader)
“Yes.
Allow me to reintroduce myself.
I am Enjou Yuri―an arms dealer who travels the world.”
“An arms… dealer?” (Leader)
“Oh? Are you not familiar with such a thing? An arms dealer sells weapons―” (Enjou)
“I know that.
I’m just saying that I don’t trust you.”
“Well, well, how harsh of you.
Then how can I get you to trust me?” (Enjou)
“…Supposing that were true, would you be able to prove it?” (Leader)
He seemed to be nibbling at the bait a little bit.
Even if he couldn’t trust me, it made sense to be interested in the word ‘weapons’.
After all, he was a fighter.
For him, weapons were absolutely indispensable.

“Right… Please go ahead and open those cabinets over there.” (Enjou)
“Cabinets?” (Leader)
In the direction that Enjou was pointing, there was a sizable cabinet sitting in the corner of the room.
The leader’s comrades went over to the cabinet and were about to open it, when…

“Wait! Don’t touch that so carelessly!” the leader shouted at his comrades.
His comrades jumped and their bodies stiffened in place.

“Man, there aren’t any traps on it, you know? If anything happened to any of you, you would kill me in a heartbeat,” Enjou declared with an unwaveringly daring smile.

After a moment of visible hesitation, the leader declared that he would check it himself and went over to the cabinet.

In the meantime, his comrades watched my movements closely, pointing their guns at me.
The leader cautiously approached the cabinet with one hand on his gun, quietly grabbing the handle.

After slowly pulling the door open, he was shocked by the contents.

“T-This is!?” (Leader)
“What’s wrong, Boss?!” (Comrade)
In response to their leader’s surprise, all of his comrades turned their gazes away from me out of concern.

Come on now, how could you all take your eyes off of Enjou at this point? What a bunch of amateurs.

A sigh escaped my lips as I watched the monitor.

“Desert Eagles, S&W M500s, AK rifles, and even F-2000s… There are scopes and grenades too…!” (Comrade 1)
“Wow, that’s amazing! All of these bad boys are better than our current weapons by far, aren’t they!?” (Comrade 2)
At the leader’s words, the attention of the other members of the group were all drawn towards the weapons, and their excitement soared.
But the leader was still remarkably calm and directed a steely gaze at me.

“…Where did you get all of these weapons?” (Leader)
“I told you.
I’m an arms dealer that travels all over the world.
What you see there is only a part of my collection.” (Enjou)
“T-This is just part of it!? W-Who is this person exactly!?” (Comrade)
One of the comrades cried out, directing a marveling gaze at Enjou.

“An arms dealer… Come to think of it, he said he was waiting for us.
That means…” (Leader)
“Yes, is there anything you want from there?” (Enjou)
“……” (Leader)
Enjou and the leader stared at each other, neither averting their gaze.
The leader probably thought that Enjou was planning something behind his back.

But for them, it was a chance to obtain powerful weapons.
His face seemed to be troubled as he weighed the benefits against the suspicion, trying to decide whether or not he should go through with the business negotiations.

“B-Boss, it’d be quicker to just threaten this guy and take his weapons!” (Comrade)

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