After the meeting with the president, I asked Jessica to go through the promotion procedures.
"You're going to take me out for a drink tonight, and I'll reward you with 5 big gold coins as a promotion reward."
After buying my brother a futon set, I returned to base to find him lying exhausted in the loft with a Schuler on his knees.
"Meow! What's wrong, brother!"
"It's okay, I'm just tired from training."
According to Schuler, who answered on behalf of his brother, after returning from the guild, he went to participate in the training as required, but his body screamed as he continued to live a hard life in the slums.
"Haha, it's good to work hard, but first you have to get your body in good shape."
"I'm sorry I'm embarrassed."
"I understand the rush but nothing is going to suddenly get better, so let's take it step by step."
"Do you understand it"
Even so, seeing Schue in my lap and petting her made me feel like a mother and a child.
"If Schuler is happy with me as his older brother, I think I can live a carefree life."
"Wow, Hua Wuming is thinking of some rude things."
"Meow! There is no such thing"
"When Hua Wuming lies, it's easy to spot because his beard twitches."
"Meow! Beard"
"Huh that's a lie."
"Gunununu, I've been played by Shur again."
"My goal is to become a cool adventurer"
At lunch, five chariots plus my brother went to the pasta shop.
The store manager asked if there were six of us today, but for my brother who was a little tired, half a portion seemed to be enough.
While eating, Sergio asked about the call from the guild president.
"What does the old man in Cordoba do? Hua Wuming looked interesting, so I called him, but isn't that the only reason?"
"Yes, I have been promoted to C-level and received the reward for yesterday's incident."
"Oh, it's still early. It's already C level. Well, if it's Hua Wuming, of course he has to go up."
Leos and Gad nodded nonchalantly, and Schuler looked proud as usual.
"This is my first time meeting you, but the president is an adventurer, right?"
"Yes, he is originally an A-level adventurer.
"You hot old man, you can't learn from Hua Wuming."
From what Serujo and others said, the guild president seemed to have the same feeling as Mr. Zeol.
It seemed that he had reached the age where it was difficult to continue being an adventurer, so he decided to take it easy and become the guild leader of Viscount Lagat, far away from the royal capital.
"He should have been more laid-back, but because he took on the position of president, he complained that he was too busy."
"But it's Leos. If Hua Wuming likes you, Chariot will probably receive a subjugation request."
"You may be tempted to see Hua Wuming's tricks, but it's best to be prepared."
"Conquer, orcs? Or ogres?"
Leos's answer was no.
"This is bandit suppression."
"Speaking of thieves, are they human?"
"Yes, they are people, but they are thieves. If you think thieves are people, they will kill you."
"That's right, Hua Wuming, kill all those who attack like bandits. Don't think they are human beings. Even if they are captured alive and handed over to the authorities, they will only be executed."
As Sergio said, the laws here are stricter than in China.
A thief who blocks traffic on the highway will not only be retaliated against, he may even be rewarded.
Finding out the location of the hideout would be useful if they were captured alive, but it seems that death is the only punishment for turning them over to the authorities.
"? Maybe it's the sixty people I caught yesterday?"
"Those guys, even in the city, are taking hostages and demanding money, so they're probably going to be hanged."
When I heard Raios' words, the figure of the adventurer riding the horse appeared in my mind.
When I checked with my brother, it was the man who had been charged a large sum of money for the violence.
After telling him about meeting Raios and the back alley attack, he bowed his head to his brother.
"I'm sorry, brother, I think you have a grudge against the cat clan because of me."
"Don't worry, the stories over there are nothing unusual. It might feel good to be hanged."
"Being ashamed of anger, being ashamed of humiliation, bullying the weak, and being bullied in turn, being led astray, and being executed leaves no room for sympathy."
"It was natural for Ged to say this in surprise."
According to Leos, some adventurers fell into the underworld because of alcoholism, women, and gambling.
It seems that most of those in the underworld who are proud of their power, such as bodyguards and conflict agents, are depraved adventurers.
"Then the werewolf bodyguard with the big scar on his cheek"
"Hua Wuming, what did you just say!"
As I started talking about the powerful werewolf I met in the slums, Shull came towards me with great strength.
"Nia, Niat?"
"You mean the werewolf with the big scar on his cheek?"
"Yes, yes"
"Which one? Right? Left?"
"left cheek"
"Guide me, I'm going to kill him!"
"Oh, oh, wait a minute! If we go at this time, they may not be able to come out."
"Hey, be quiet.
As Sergio said, Schuler, who usually made no sound, suddenly made a loud noise, stood up from his chair, raised his voice, and attracted the attention of the entire store.
"For the time being, we may not be able to talk here, so after we finish our meal, we will return to the base."
"Okay I'm sorry, Hua Wuming."
Shuler came to his senses, accepted Leos' proposal and sat down, but he seemed unconcerned as he brought the pasta to his mouth.
The conversation about my level and rewards suddenly turned into a rude awakening.
After returning to the base, I drank Calfe brewed by Leos while listening to Schuler’s story.
By the time Schuler returned, he seemed to have regained his composure.
"First of all, are 'Silent Seeker' and 'Ghetto Bouncer' the same person? Let's start with that."
Schuler didn't seem to have any objections to Sergio's proposal.
"Tell me the shape of the wound that Hua Wuming saw."
"This is what it feels like to be struck with a sword from below the corner of my left eye to my chin."
"how old are you...?"
"I don't know if he is ten or fifteen years older than Shure."
"Sazon without a doubt."
He wasn't as distraught as he had been at the noodle shop, but Shule was filled with rage that he couldn't hide.
"What is silence?"
"I will never forgive the enemy who massacred my cousin's entire family."
"This happened 13 years ago."
The Escalante territory where Shuler was born and grew up is a land of martial arts. Generations of knight commanders have been born. There seem to be many martial arts gyms in the territory.
Schuler had a cousin named Lilia who was five years older than him.
Lilia had a very good relationship with them, just like biological sisters. She married a young master from the martial arts field, had children, and built a happy family.
It seems that Zozon appeared when Lilia's child was two years old.
Sasamune appears to have applied to compete at the swordsmanship dojo run by Lilia's husband.
In the Escalante territory, where martial arts are popular, it is not uncommon for warriors to sign up to compete in dojos of other sects to test their martial arts skills, and Zuo Zong is one of them.
After a fierce battle, Lilia's husband, master of the dojo, emerged victorious, while Sasamune graciously accepted defeat.
After this match, Sasamune started heading to the dojo run by Lilia's husband.
Sazon's skill was undeniable, and he fought fierce battles with dojo masters and began practicing and competing with dojo disciples.
"I have played in a game before, but my strength was too different at that time and I was treated like a child."
It seems that Zuo Zong was respected by Lilia's husband and disciples because he was polite and good at teaching.
"But Lilia isn't the only one who doesn't get along with Sazon. She only told me once why, but she said her eyes don't work right sometimes."
"Then tragedy happened." That night, Lilia's husband was going out to a party at a martial arts dojo, so he was supposed to be the answering machine until Sazon, who happened to be practicing, came home.
In addition to Zuo Zong, there were many martial artists who applied for competitions from other schools. Some of them seemed to be unwilling to admit defeat and left with a disrespectful attitude, and some seemed to hold a grudge.
Attacks have also occurred in other martial arts dojos, and there are regulations in the dojos that those who have completed training must stay as guards.
It seems that the husband of Lilia, the master of the dojo, and the first disciple went out to greet him, while Sazon and the second disciple stayed in the dojo to serve as answering machines.
However, when the dojo master and the first apprentice returned from the party, Lilia, the child, and the second apprentice were all mercilessly hacked to death.
In the dojo, Zuo Zun was waiting for him with a bloody sword in his hand, and he attacked the dojo master and the first disciple.
He was drinking at a party, and because of his drunkenness, both the dojo master and the first apprentice were hacked to death.
It seems that the scar on Sazon's left cheek was cut by the master of the dojo at this time.
Everyone in the dojo was hacked to death by Zuo Zun himself, but one of the disciples who lived near the dojo seemed to have witnessed this scene on his way home from an outing, and felt a little strange.
This disciple had just entered school and felt that he was no match for Zuo Zong, so he hid in the dark and watched.
After Sazon fled the dojo, the apprentice notified the authorities, who immediately arranged for him to be released, but his whereabouts are said to be unknown.
"If that person is Sazon, then I can't let him escape. Even if he ends up stabbing him, I will stop him."
From Shure's clear expression, I felt a murderous aura as sharp as an unsheathed Chinese sword.
