Cid - Decapitation Station

He sees a mountain of gold coins inside—and his head immediately goes flying off.

“Wha…?”

“I told you you’d regret it.”

With a spray of blood, the beheaded soldier crumples to the ground. A masked man wearing a black suit appears from behind him.

“Wh-who the hell are you?!”

The rest of the soldiers surround him and draw their swords.

“My name is John Smith. I am the man who destroys it all and starts from scratch—”

“I-it’s John Smith! Don’t move, you, just drop your weapon…”

Several fine threads shine in the moonlight.

However, nobody notices their glimmer.

Their heads go flying off in unison.

Knowing nothing and noticing nothing, their lives instantly end.

As their blood rains down on the surroundings, the gold coin–laden carriage starts moving again.

It gradually accelerates and vanishes into the distance, leaving only John Smith and the corpses behind.

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Volume 3, Chapter 6