Chapter 75 (1/2)
Chapter 75
”Darryl how could you think I'd do this?” Hit herher here?
”Why not, you seem the type OMG…you must be in pain, come here”
Darryl snickered as he went to retrieve a large armchair from the back of the store
”Don't say such things even as a joke, you're breaking my heart
Looking at irl and spoke in a softly, co
”Sit here”
She collapsed into the coave her some more bread and water She ate her fill and soon after fell asleep
”So what happened Johra?”
”I don't know hed up in the alley”
”Who did it?”
”It was that Wolf club Her parents owed theirl as payment”
”Those worthless scum bastards!”
His anger caused his e out It seems like the physique from his past as an adventurer was still there
”So can you take care of her for a little while?”
”Does she really have no place to go? I did require an assistant so just leave her here with me, but…”
”Hmm…Don't worry about the Wolf club, I will handle them Just please keep her safe”
”Yeah, but do you intend to fight head on with those thugs?”
”Right, I was already planning on taking care of them”
He was a kind person That's why he would give bread to beggars with the excuse it would soon go bad He was the third son fro city Since when he was young he would secretly give so But finally his father caught hione back ever since
”I'd like to help but I have s to protect now”
He would definitely have helped if it were his younger adventurer self But if he were to cause problems now then his bakery and his livelihood would be at risk
”I can do it on my own, I already have an idea”
I already suspected that the only reason the gang could operate so openly in this area was that they had the backing of officials who turned a blind eye
Do you have a plan?
”Yes… kind of?”
I left Darryl’s bakery and headed to the city hall As I reh Gartmar's ht that if we talked face to face, we can find a solution
”What brought you here?”
The first floor receptionist asked suspiciously It was a norar
”I'd like to see the mayor”
”I' with”
Her cold response was not entirely unexpected
”Could you please please inform the mayor that the Gartmar's first adventurer has come to discuss the city's security”
I stealthily handed her a silver coin It was definitely a bribe, but was cos done you occasionally had to tiptoe across the line
”Well… if it is just sending e, that I can do Please wait a minute”
The receptionist called over an attendant and handed him a note before he took off Soon after an official appeared hispered so into the receptionist’s ear She then turned to look at ht smile
”The mayor has 5 minutes to spare, please follow this attendant”
'One silver coin (~50 US) for 5 minutes, quite expensive'
I was brought to the mayor's office When I walked in I was surprised to see the coance, he was hard at work behind a pile of paperwork on his desk
”Please speak quickly, I have many issues which require my attention”
”If you are too busy I can come at another time”
”No, this is almost like a break time for me Did you say you are the city's first adventurer?”
The aze to the paperwork before him
”Indeed”
”And you wished to speak of a security matter?”
He continued speaking while staring at the documents on his desk
”That's right, have you ever heard of the Wolf club?”
”I had received soht it was taken care of Are they still active?”
The mayor's reality existed only in the documents on his desk
”Definitely not gone, they continue to intimidate and extort your citizens”
”I see, but it isn't easy to get rid of them without any evidence After all even if I'm the mayor I still have to respect the law”
He was very smart and understood the situation with but a feords, pro me to come forth as a witness to their crimes
”Should I bring some evidence?”
”Right”
”Yes I'll find it for you”
”Wait”
”Yes?”
Ting!
He tossed old coin (~500 US)
”Here is the commission for the quest, if you succeed then you can keep it, but if you fail, you'll owe me double, understood?”
It cas attached, in fact I could just skip town since I hadn't signed any contract
”Okay”
The mayor had faith incontent, I only had to find sos to kick them out of town
'This shouldn't be enough to change the flow of history too ht?'
I went to the Warrior's guild/Weapon store with old coin in hand
”Oh… a gold coin is it? It's isn't fake right?”
Ryan questioned old coin and then laughed
”Don't leave any tooth old coin!”
”Just barely a scratch, here are your 5 silver coins as change”
I had bought a pair of used studded leather gloves, a cloak and some leather shoes
I thought soht other huloves
'My fists should be enough, and at worst if I really needed to use a weapon er should work just fine'
At this point I was full of confidence, thinking I could easily take down this sanization What I didn't knoas that of their 15 member club, the top 3 were all former adventurers
As I was buyingplace a Darryl's bakery
”These scuular folk!”
”fuck!”
”Shut up oldthe protection fee”
The one who spoke was a woman covered entirely in black leather, as she kicked Darryl's in the stomach
”You thought you were strong, but there is always a higher s here”
On their way out the lit a torch and tossed it inside The wooden shop quickly caught fire
”No, don't do it!”
Ignoring Darryl's pleas they siled to put out the fire but the store was ot it under control
I saw the fire as I exited the Warrior's guild Despite running there it was all over by the time I arrived
”Darryl”
”Sorry Johra, they took the girl and I couldn't do a thing”
”Dammit!”
I ground er
”This means war!”
”Yes, but you should know that some of them are former adventurers I couldn’t even lay a hand on them so they must at the very least be of iron rank
”Oh, is that so?”
Before rushi+ng in I stopped to think about the situation
If they are stronger that Iron rank then they'd be at least level 20 It would be hard for e victorious
Darryl was a level 15 adventurer, so to easily overpower hith would be the equivalent of sainst a rock