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The bandits stepped back, as if they were intimidated by Kirito’s voice, which seemed to hide something behind it. Their surprised faces were replaced by looks of terror. “Che.” Rosalia tutted and then drew out a teleport crystal from her hip. She raised it high up into the air and opened her mouth: “Teleport——” Even before she could even finish the sentence, the air seemed to vibrate for a split second and Kirito was then standing right in front of her. “Ack…” As Rosalia froze for a moment, Kirito took the crystal out of her hands, then grabbed her collar and dragged her back towards the other bandits. “Le-let me go!! What are you trying to do you bastard!!” Kirito threw her towards the group of bandits, who were standing there dazed, and then started rummaging through his pouch without saying a word. The crystal he took out was also blue. But the color was far deeper than a teleport crystal. “The person who had asked me to do this bought this corridor crystal with all the money he had. He said that he set the prison area of the Black Iron Castle as the exit. So I’ll be teleporting all of you to prison, and «The Army» could cover the rest from there.” Rosalia, who was sitting on the ground, stayed silent for a while before she smiled like it was a bluff. “—And what if I say I don’t want to?”