30 – #030 Nogada (1)
“I never thought it would turn out like this.”
“I roughly expected it. In fact, it was strange that things worked out the way you thought.”
To begin with, the result was a failure. I don’t know if I should call this sad, but I didn’t kill a single person that day.
I provoked the loan sharks to receive only the principal, saying it was an unfair debt contract, but they just nodded without complaining.
‘Cancer should be like that!! From now on, I will give up my private loan business and live honestly!!’
‘Then can you also embroider while the private loan business is closed? You know private loan business is illegal, right?’
‘…… I’ll do it!! I will take all my subordinates right now and surrender together!!’
I even told them to turn themselves in, but they didn’t complain and went to the guardhouse and actually turned themselves in and got paid for their crimes.
I couldn’t help but be taken aback by how he looked as if he had been waiting for me to respond like this.
After that, Annie went to the moneylender who borrowed her money, but the answer did not change.
As if everyone had promised in advance, I visited and said a few words, then went to the guardhouse on their own feet and confessed all their sins.
“How did this happen? Am I even dreaming?!”
This scene was unbelievable to Annie as well, but she asked me with an expression that she did not know what she had just seen.
But even if you asked me about it, I didn’t know why either. Couldn’t these bastards have taken medicine as a group and Mattangi has gone?
Surprisingly, Vivian knew the answer, but Vivian said as if tossing it at us who were standing in a daze in front of the guardhouse.
“Maybe you heard about what happened at the Colosseum?”
“Yes?”
“Did you forget what you were doing there? Tens of thousands of people have watched it, but of course, rumors spread quickly. The day after that rumor spread, what would you think if the creditor came to pay off the money with a rare Asian?”
“Ah….”
You must have noticed that Asians are not common in this city, and of course I am the Asian who caused a stir in the Colosseum.
And no matter how precious money is, it cannot be exchanged for life, so he would rather have surrendered to the guardhouse.
If I had known it would be like this, I would have worn a mask and gone. If it had been, I wouldn’t have recognized him as an Asian, so I would have jumped at him right away.
“I don’t know what you’re talking about, but good is good! Now those who suffer from those evil bastards are freed!”
“… Is that good?”
The guys who extorted money from them must be one of the guys who called me a monkey, but is this really a good thing?
Rather, I wondered if it would be more beneficial to me to increase the number of people suffering by neglecting them.
Recognizing that thought, Vivian for some reason spoke to me with an expression of uneasiness.
“Don’t think too much. I keep trying to get scared.”
“… Yes. Just like Annie said, I think good is good.”
“Okay…. But why are you talking badly to him?”
“Yes?”
I wasn’t the only one who questioned that statement. Annie, who was listening quietly, followed me and tilted her head as she looked at Vivian.
“Yes, he is older than you. Then you should properly call me senior.”
“… ….”
I felt ashamed of how I had come this far when I heard the admonishment of a person who is the farthest from the word polite in this world on a matter related to politeness.
I’ve been a bit sharp lately, so I’ve been babbling with anyone, but I’m sure if the other person was polite to me as she said, I should have done the same.
“That is also true. I’m sorry for being rude until now. Mr. Annie. I will treat you respectfully from now on.”
As she said that, she playfully lowered her head, but Annie shook her hand and yelled at her not to.
“Gwa, it’s okay, don’t do it!! The school is different, and besides, I’m not good enough to be a senior… !”
“By that logic, there are only four people at the academy who can say respectful words to me.”
While Vivian, who knew that she was included among the four, smiled, a fourth person she hadn’t seen yet suddenly came to mind and asked Vivian.
“By the way, professor, what the hell is a dean doing? He didn’t even come out at the entrance ceremony, so is he there?”
“I was curious too. Because the dean never showed up.”
I heard the word dragon from my father, but I don’t know anything beyond that.
It is said that the demons sealed in the academy were sealed by the sages and dragons by dedicating their bodies and souls, so is the dean a descendant of the dragon?
I tried to ask a question to see if I could answer the question, but I didn’t get a very helpful answer.
“She doesn’t come out, so she looks mysterious and there’s something, but she’s just a lady confined to the corner of her room. I haven’t seen you in years… You’ll know when the time comes.”
“Is that so? But, senior. It’s been a bit late since I’ve been doing this and that. Shall we go eat something now?”
It was already dark after handing over the loan sharks to the guardhouse.
“Burr, it’s already this time! My mom and younger siblings will be waiting for me, so I’ll go first!”
“Then do it.”
With Annie gone, only Vivian and I were left on a remote street where a single lamplight illuminated the road.
Originally, there were few people, but it was late, so the street corner with no people passing by created a spooky atmosphere.
“Then Professor, I am going to the dungeon from now on. Would you like to go with me? If you go with the professor, you won’t be able to get in without a permit.”
“Not really. But why are you there all of a sudden?”
“There is something I want to experiment with. It is an experiment that can only be done there, so please help.”
Vivian accompanied me with an excited expression, as if she was interested in the experiment.
It was late, but there were guards standing guard at the entrance of the dungeon.
“Disciple, this teacher is also happy that you are making such a name.”
“Are you happy with notoriety?”
“Notoriety is also fame. You don’t get a good name because of your race anyway, so you spread your notoriety.”
“… Huh, I am very happy to meet such a flexible teacher.”
After entering the dungeon, I installed the title in my inventory, paying attention to the eyes of the people around me.
Seeing the text appearing above his head, Vivian frowned as if she had seen something grotesque.
“This is the second time you’re watching this, aren’t you used to it yet?”
“… Yes, I probably won’t be able to adapt for the rest of my life. So that nerd… That… What should I call you? Should I call it Halo because it’s overhead?”
“How about calling it a title? There are plausible words written on it.”
“A title? Well, what did you find out about that title anyway? Is that why you came to experiment?”
“I like that the conversation is fast. And I have one more thing to experiment with.”
Saying that, I summoned the monster hunter’s gauntlet that had been registered in the quick slot in advance, and a hideous gauntlet reminiscent of a beast’s claws was equipped.
“… A weapon with a sense of spirit, I don’t think it was made here, but where did you get it?”
“It is a keepsake from my father.”
“Are you going to talk like that every time you get a weapon in the future?”
“Okay.”
As Vivian turned her head away with an annoyed expression, perhaps because she thought she wasn’t being credited, I checked the performance of the weapon one last time before testing it.
[Beast Hunter’s Gauntlets]
[Attack speed increased by 15%]
[Deals 20% additional damage to beast monsters]
[When attacking beast-type monsters, apply a weakened state that reduces all stats of the target by 1%. (Up to 10 stacks)]
It is not known how much weakening will be felt, but if you add the rest together, it is a considerable number, so you can definitely feel it.
“Then I’m going hunting now. Have you ever been here, Professor?”
“Once. I caught that black dog once, but I never got that title or something.”
“If you concentrate, it might come out.”
“Me too? Ugh… I don’t even want to imagine.”
I know the identity of this title, so I don’t mind it too much, but it doesn’t seem like Vivian doesn’t know the identity of the system.
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I said I wouldn’t interfere, but since Vivian was behind me, I moved forward with a more comfortable mindset than when I first came.
And soon after arriving at that fork in the road, I asked Vivian, who was standing behind me.
“Where did Professor go from here?”
“If there was a wall or something, I broke it down and moved forward. If there is a fork in the road….”
Vivian suddenly stepped forward and stomped her feet as hard as she could, and the shockwave generated by the vibration of the ground turned the two paths into one.
“This is how I made it.”
“…… I did a good job watching, but didn’t all the guys in front of me die with this? Then I can’t test it.”
“Ah.”
When I went forward, sure enough, all the monsters in front of me had turned into miserable corpses like minced meat, and the surviving monsters didn’t dare to attack Vivian and me.
“When I came alone, even if I killed dozens of people in front of my eyes, they would attack me….”
But this time, the monsters, who hadn’t even flinched at the death of their comrades, ran away to their tails.
Could this be the effect of the level? Even if this situation occurred when there was a level difference of more than a certain number, there was nothing strange about it.
“Still, there is one guy who doesn’t run away and attacks.”
Hearing that, he turned his head to where Vivian was looking, and with the familiar sound of footsteps, a black beast was approaching, baring its teeth.
“Is it because the boss has guts? I won’t interfere this time, so feel free to do it once.”
“Yes.”
I set myself up so that I could respond at any time, but the black dog did not move from a certain distance and only glared at me with blood-red eyes.
“…… Why isn’t that coming?”
“It must be because of Professor Bona Mana. Look at it from about 10 meters away.”
“Wu….”