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The thugs laugh.
[You wanna get beat up again, don’t you?[
[I heard you became an adventurer, but you must think you’re suddenly strong.]
[I’m gonna have to educate you properly !]
The men are convinced that they are going to beat Ryu to a pulp.
Ryu had no intention of fighting with the people in the slums and was planning on letting them pass, but it would be a different story if they attacked him, so there was no need for him to show any mercy.
(Should he just kill them all? They’re not good people to keep alive……)
But then a woman’s voice rang out.
[Hey ! What are you doing !?]
It was Leila who shouted.
[Stay back ! Do you wanna die?!”
The men threatened, but Catherine came out and identified herself as the master of the Adventurers’ Guild.
Catherine [You guys are drug traffickers, aren’t you? Freeze, I’ve already sent for the guards !]
Kengo [Tch…..Ryu ! Remember this !]
Kengo and the men leave in a hurry. As he watched their backs, Ryu muttered quietly.
[Yeah, I’ll remember it.]
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Catherine and Leila were walking a little away from Marie and the others, but there seemed to be some kind of trouble up ahead.
Leila [Master, that’s Ryu san……!]
When she got a little closer, she heard the boy-Ryuujin who came from across the street talking with the girl. Then, the boy (Tanzi) who was walking with Marie grabbed Ryu by the chest.
Catherine was watching what was happening, holding Leila who was trying to approach. If that was really the rumored Ryuujin, this would be no danger at all.
But then Ryuujin was surrounded by a group of men.
It’s not safe to continue like this.
…The surrounding men.
Ryu is a simple version of a B-rank adventurer. He would not be able to compete with thugs from the slums.
From what she had heard, the thugs seemed to be drug dealers.
It did not matter to Catherine what happened to these people. If she could get Ryu to go on a rampage and clean up the streets, and if she could tell Ryu that she would keep quiet about the assault she had witnessed, she might be able to get Ryu to owe her a favor.
But Leila said [I have to stop them !] and jumped out of the way.
Catherine rushed after Leila and intervened at the scene.
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After the suspicious men had fled, Catherine approached Ryuujin.
[Nice to meet you, you must be Ryuujin? I am Catherine, acting master of the Adventurers’ Guild.]
Catherine held out her hand toward Ryuujin. However, Ryu did not take her hand and silently looked at Catherine.
He was wary of her because he had heard that she was the master of the Adventurers’ Guild.
Catherine continued, undeterred.
[You’ve heard about Daniel, the former guild master, haven’t you? And what he did to you. He has been demoted, don’t worry.]
Ryu glanced at Leila.
Leila bowed her head. Ryu smiled and nodded.
Catherine saw this and started to bite back.
Catherine [I understand your distrust of the Adventurers’ Guild, and I would like to formally apologize for that. Would you be willing to come to the guild and talk to us once so that we can explain how we will deal with you in the future?]
Ryu [You said you were the acting master? Is the new Guild Master supposed to come back later?]
Catherine [Well, I think that’s going to happen eventually.]
Ryu [If I talk to the acting master, won’t it be a different story when the new Guild Master comes in again?]
Catherine [That’s okay, if you’re worried]
Marie grabbed Ryu’s leg.
Ryu [Oh sorry, sorry, let’s go back to the church.]
Ryu promised that he would show up at the Adventurers’ Guild later when he had more time, so they would talk then.
But Catherine and Leila said they didn’t know how to get home, so they decided to drop Marie off at the church first, and then Ryu would take them back to the town in general.
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When Ryu and Marie arrived at the church, they saw a boy walking slowly from the opposite direction. He was Doug, a 13-year-old boy, one of the orphans being cared for at the church.
When the children in the church were somewhat older, they made an effort to earn a little money by going out and helping adults with their work in order to help run the church as much as possible.
This is also a social study where they learn the means to earn money when they graduate from the church at age 15.
Doug is one of those who is out doing so, but for some reason, Doug is walking around with a depressed look on his face, looking completely dejected. Something is obviously wrong.
If you look closely, you can see a mark on his face as if he had been punched.
Ryu [What’s wrong, Doug?!]
Doug [Ryu Nii…..sorry, I dropped and lost today’s earnings……]
Ryu [Dropped it? ……Really?]
Doug [………Really, sorry, I don’t want to eat today…]
Ryu’s eyes turn gold when he sees that Doug is acting strangely. The “Divine Eye” is activated.
Ryu is usually able to sense the movements of the surface mind to some extent, but when he fully activates his divine eye, he can see everything, including the depths of the mind, the past, and the future.
Ryu […..Blackmailed……]
Doug [Blackmailed?]
Ryu [It’s a slang word from my hometown for extorting people out of their money.]
Doug […..How did you…know?]
Ryu [I can see it in your face, you’ve got the scars from the beating. You fought back so hard, didn’t you? You did your best.]
Ryu pats Doug’s head.
Doug [Uh……e…..Nii cha……]
Doug starts to cry uncontrollably.
Ryu [It’s okay now. I’ll go talk to them. You go to the church and wait for me.]
It seems that some street thugs are extorting “tolls” in the alley near the church. Doug, who happened to be passing through there, was also victimized.
Ryu healed Doug’s tearful face with healing magic and sent him back to the church, and then went to the people who beat Doug. The location is known with the divine eye. Those who beat Doug will not be forgiven.
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