Chapter 116: Join Us, Medallion of a Crow Within the Sun (1/2)

Calvin imagined a life full of adventure where he would fight against monsters and protect the common populace in secrecy. When he heard that Ron Samuel wanted him to join them, he thought that he'd become one of the Cavaliers.

He thought that he'd become like them who protected the world behind the scenes.

But contrary to his expectations, he actually became an employee of a Coffee Shop?

What?

Calvin didn't know what to say and was speechless.

”What's the lollygagging? You're free to go home now. Are you worried about thieves? Not even a rat can sneak into Hilton Borough, so you don't have to worry about criminals being in here. Unless you're talking about those greedy and unscrupulous nobles, then that's a different story....”

”Captain!” Ashlynn immediately cried out.

The Cavaliers directly served the Church of the Three Orthodox Gods, but they were established by the Kingdom of Joselian.

In other words, the nobles were people that they couldn't just easily offend.

Even though the Church had declared autonomy from the royal family and the Church was now operating in entirely different rules and protocols from the Kingdom.

They were still fundamentally connected.

Ron Samuel's words were akin to insult against the nobles— that alone was punishable by death.

Calvin lifted a bitter smile and asked, ”Can I go home now?”

Ron Samuel didn't look at him. In fact, he kept on talking with the other Cavaliers.

Does this silence mean approval?

He doubted, so he asked again, ”Ummm, sir... Can I go home now?”

There was still no reaction whatsoever from Ron Samuel.

What?

Calvin was confused.

He scratched his cheek and asked once more, ”Sir, am I good to go now?”

Ron Samuel still didn't reply.

The Wise One— Vincent noticed Calvin's predicament and he couldn't help but laugh, ”Ron's hard in the hearing. If you want him to hear what you are saying then you need to raise your voice.”

Calvin nodded his head and smiled at Vincent in appreciation. Afterwards, he asked once again. But this time, his voice was a few notches louder than before. ”Ummm, sir! Can I go home now?!”

The instant Calvin's voice rang out...

The Cavaliers froze.

Ron Samuel slowly turned around and asked with a death glare, ”Why did you have to shout? Do you think I'm deaf?”

”Uh...” Calvin surreptitiously glanced at Vincent, but Vincent immediately turned his head away and started whistling.

Fuck you, you bastard!

A thousand mud horses galloped in Calvin's heart as he lifted a pained smile.

”Just as I said earlier, you can go home now. If you're ready to work for us, then you can go to the Center Borough, Captivating Fragrance Coffee Shop. Your salary will be five Joselian Pesos a day. Do you understand now?”

Calvin repeatedly nodded, ”Can I really go home now, sir? How can I be sure that I will be free of trouble from now on?”

Ron Samuel's expression changed. He turned serious as he said, ”Don't worry... Based on the statistics that we have in the past on incidents like these. More than half of the survivors don't experience any horrifying after-effects from the incident. But to be honest, I don't dare to trust it.”

”More than half... Does that mean that I'm not completely safe?” Calvin asked, there was a trembling in his voice.