Chapter 137 (2/2)

Mido stomped into the auction house. The group had no choice but to follow.

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Around this time, we were preparing to leave the village. I was forced to accept the quest. Fortunately, it was still night and no reporters were set up here yet. Nevertheless, I wasn’t certain so I asked Joseph to scout around. His camera was a universal camera with infrared perspective. It detected heat so those in stealth could be noticed. Finally, Joseph returned. “Fortunately, there are no reporters.”

“Um, yes.”

Altogether, I would be heading to Garbage Village with Kim Sujeong, Joseph, Kis and Helena, and last but not least, Drain. Including me, it was a total of six people. Zhen Sulong had blocked whispers to focus on training and couldn’t be reached. Well, we were going to meet in Fortren so it didn’t matter. Meanwhile, Kerenos...

“Snoooooore—! Puuuu....”

His snoring was really bad. This was the first time I had seen a person snoring so badly like this. I approached the man lying in the chair and slapped him on the face. “You rascal.”

“Um... Um. My money...”

“Wake up!”

Slap, slap.

“Pay back the money... Umm ummm.”

He must’ve felt unfair that his money was robbed. How serious must it be for him to dream about it? He didn’t wake up even after a slap. It seemed it would take a while for him to wake up. I was forced to give up. “Let's go by ourselves.”

“Why did he drink so much? He can’t even drink.”

Kim Sujeong smiled and slapped his cheek. She giggled and it looked like she wanted to hit him again. However, the vice-captain Becker was staring.

”Oh my. What a surprise. Haha... It is hard on you.” Sujeong's voice became lower as she stepped back.

I approached Becker. He would be temporarily taking care of this place while I was absent. I couldn’t help it since Kerenos was currently in this state. “Becker, please watch the villagers.”

“Don't worry, I will keep them safe.”

“Yes, I trust you.”

I patted him a few times on his shoulder. My request to him was to prevent the villagers from talking about my identity. The soldiers were still blocking and controlling the entrance but the village was completed and people would enter tomorrow morning. I couldn’t keep blocking it like before. There was no way but to keep the villagers from talking.

“Be careful.”

He bowed his head and I led the group out of the village. Tonight was a full moon. Only the sound of footsteps was heard on the grass. Perhaps she was feeling uneasy but Kim Sujeong approached and held out her fist.

“It has been a long time. Shall we open the star cl.u.s.ter?”

“Okay.”

I smiled and touched her fist and the star cl.u.s.ter opened.

Ttiring~

[You have connected to the star cl.u.s.ter, ‘Nepomuk Cathedral.’]

I entered a star cl.u.s.ter after a long time. Prometheus had fallen asleep but fortunately, I was still able to enter. Then Camille’s message came straight away.

[The firefly star, ‘Camille,’ is greeting you.]

“It has been a long time, Camille.”

[The firefly star, ‘Camille,’ says she knows the situation.]

[The firefly star, ‘Camille,’ wants to save the people of Garbage Village.]

Her determination could be seen from this message. She was a member of the Seven Chivalrous Stars and was full of righteousness.

“Yes, let’s do our best.”

I nodded and another message came. This time, it was a bit different from the previous one.

[The firefly star, ‘Camille,’ is amazed!]

[The firefly star, ‘Camille,’ says an ugly orc is next to the sleeping Prometheus!]

Ah, come to think of it, Mudur was in the Star Coffee House. Mudur probably wasn’t seen the last time I entered the star cl.u.s.ter because he was trying to discover the end of the Star Coffee House. Then Mudur’s voice was heard.

[Grruk. Who is this little girl?]

Shit. It looked like they bumped into each other.

“Father, did you see the message just now? An ugly... orc?”

[Chwik. Daring to say that I’m ugly. I will tear your limbs off. By the way, who is this noisy little girl? Hey, old man.]

The questions were asked at the same time so I didn’t know where to start. I spoke to Kim Sujeong in front of me. In fact, I had kept it a secret from her so it was right to tell her first. “Cough. The truth is...”

[The firefly star, ‘Camille,’ is preparing for battle!]

Eh? Shit? They couldn’t do this.

It was unclear who would win if the two of them fought. Mudur hadn’t participated in the Ranking War but he had the power to surpass the first-grade.

“H-Hey. Stop! Camille!”

[How interesting. It seems you want to fight with me. Do I look so easy? I am the emperor of the great orc empire, Leica...]

“T-These rotten people...!”

I made a decision.