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Step step step.
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“Are we going the right way?”
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“You know what’ll happen if you’re messing around, right?”
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“I-it’s here.”
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The adventurers stopped in front of the rusty door pointed out by the criminal.
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Thud!
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They kicked the door down and stormed inside.
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“Who the hell are you?”
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Shing—
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The startled organization members drew their swords, but Vitus stepped forward and said.
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“You’d better put those swords away. Or you’ll have to deal with me.”
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“H-high-rank adventurer Vitus?”
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The guys who had boldly drawn their swords moments ago flinched and backed away.
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They were the type who couldn’t resist money, but they didn’t dare covet the golden pendant around Vitus’s neck—instead, they trembled in fear.
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High-rank adventurer Vitus? What is he doing here?
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Sweat beaded on the thief leader’s forehead, hidden among the group.
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No matter how much he racked his brain, he couldn’t recall committing any major crimes recently.
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Whatever it was, the alarm bells in his head screamed that he needed to escape this situation first.
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First, get out of here.
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Slink slink.
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As he tried to slip away unnoticed.
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“Urgh.”
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Someone was dragged out from behind the adventurers.
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A familiar face.
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“Who’s your boss, you bastard?”
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“W-well… that is.”
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“Answer properly!”
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“I-it’s that guy over there.”
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Flinch.
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The thief leader’s body stiffened.
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“You there.”
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“Yes?”
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“Where do you think you’re going?”
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“Oh, no, it’s just… something urgent came up.”
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The thief leader rolled his eyes desperately.
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Vitus asked the thief leader again.
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“Is this guy your subordinate?”
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“Y-yes, but.”
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The thief leader’s eyes shook uncontrollably.
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That guy was the one he’d ordered to sabotage the herb shop not long ago.
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What the hell is going on here?
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“This bastard caused trouble at the herb shop in Alburton. He says you ordered him to do it.”
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“M-me?”
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“Who else?”
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Under Vitus’s murderous glare, the intimidated thief leader swallowed dryly.
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His head was spinning.
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“Why did you do it?”
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In times like this, it’s best to quickly hand over the information they want to protect yourself.
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“I-I was asked to do it!”
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“Asked? By who?”
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“A-Austin!”
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“Austin?”
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“Yes! He’s a moneylender in Alburton!”
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Hearing this, Cayton furrowed his brow deeply.
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“So it was him after all.”
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His anger boiled over, impossible to hide.
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“N-now that I’ve given you the information you wanted, I’ll just….”
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As the thief leader tried to slip away again, Vitus stopped him.
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“Who said you could go?”
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“What? I confessed everything you wanted!”
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“You’re part of the gang, so you’ll share the responsibility.”
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“What do you mean….”
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The leader looked around. The place was full of adventurers.
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He decided that begging would be better than resisting here.
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“Sir! Please turn a blind eye just this once. It’s just a herb shop, after all?”
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“…”Just?”…”
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Flinch.
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The leader panicked under the adventurers’ murderous glares.
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“Did you just say ‘just’?”
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One corner of Cayton’s mouth curled up, who had been silent until now.
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He murmured lowly.
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“It’s not ‘just.’ You’ve touched our lifeline, basically.”
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“Eek!”
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The leader shuddered at the adventurers’ sinister smiles.
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Only then did he realize the gravity of what he’d done.
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He had firmly poked the adventurers’ sore spot, something he should never have touched.
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The thief leader bit his lower lip hard.
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No matter how he thought about it, he couldn’t see a way out.
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The damage was done.
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At this point, it was all or nothing.
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The thief leader shouted to his subordinates.
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“What are you doing! Attack them all! Now!”
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“Huh?”
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“Stop being idiots and attack! If they catch us, we’re done anyway!”
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“To hell with it! Die!”
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Dozens of thief subordinates charged at the adventurers with their swords.
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A large-scale battle erupted in the area.
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“Idiots.”
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Shing—
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Vitus drew his sword.
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A pointed rapier.
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Swish swish—
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Vitus’s needle-like sword pierced through the guys’ shoulders and legs in an instant.
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“Aaargh!”
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The enemies, struck precisely in their weak points, became incapacitated one by one.
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Cayton also drew his sword.
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The neat sword given to him by Fabir stood straight.
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“Die!”
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Clang!
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Cayton lightly parried all the enemy’s attacks.
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His swordsmanship wasn’t flashy, but it was clean, without excess, and heavy.
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It was the fruit of his daily, silent training.
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“Not bad at all.”
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Vitus glanced at Cayton and smirked. He had enough composure to fool around during battle.
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On the other hand, Cayton was so focused on the fight that he didn’t hear it.
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Swish—
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“Aaargh!”
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Thud.
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The battle ended all too anticlimactically.
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The difference in combat power between the two groups was overwhelming.
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The adventurers trained daily and faced monsters in dungeons.
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Mere petty thieves were no match.
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“Urk!”
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After the fierce battle, dozens of thieves lay sprawled on the ground.
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Their groans echoed loudly.
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These crazy bastards!
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Amidst it all, the leader, pretending to be knocked out, only thought of his own escape.
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Slink slink.
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“Where do you think you’re going?”
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Grab.
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“Eek!”
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The thief leader tried to flee but was quickly caught by the scruff by Vitus.
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“You’ve wasted our time. Let’s go.”
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“Aaah! Spare me!”
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He begged desperately, but in the end, the thief leader was grabbed by Vitus and forcibly dragged outside.
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Vitus dragged the leader around the underworld, shouting loudly.
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“Look closely, all of you! This is the end for anyone who touches the herb shop!”
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A strong warning not to mess with the herb shop echoed through the underworld.
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Murmur murmur.
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“The herb shop…?”
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“Is there another herb shop in Alburton? You know, the small one that’s been run for three generations.”
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“What? They ended up like that just for messing with a herb shop like that?”
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“Shh! You wanna get in trouble? Can’t you see? The rumors were true—the herb shop is incredibly important to the adventurers now!”
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“I thought it was just gossip. Who knew it’d turn out like this.”
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After this incident, at least in Alburton’s fringe underworld, no one would dare touch the herb shop again.
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The next morning.
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***
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Austin’s office.
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“Arrogant bastards. This is what happens when you mess with me.”
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Austin sat on the sofa with a smug expression, legs crossed, looking pleased.
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The rumor that the vitality drink was poisoned had spread everywhere, and the herb shop had been closed for three days already.
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For a store selling food, trust is everything. Once trust with customers is broken, it’s a straight downfall.
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If things continued like this, even a herb shop that produced mysterious health foods wouldn’t be able to return to its former glory.
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“This is just the beginning. I’ll nibble away at them bit by bit.”
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Austin chuckled, indulging in pleasant fantasies. It felt like the pent-up frustration was finally easing.
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Step step.
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At that moment, footsteps approached the office.
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“Who is it at this early hour?”
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Bang!
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Cayton burst through the door forcefully.
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“W-what?! Barging in like this—you’re no adventurer, you’re a thug!”
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It was obviously about what happened at the herb shop.
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But that was done in the underworld.
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They might suspect him based on circumstantial evidence, but without proof, they couldn’t do anything.
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Unless they stormed the underworld and interrogated the leader themselves, they wouldn’t find evidence linking him.
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What could a mere iron-rank adventurer do?
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Heh—
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Austin sneered vilely.
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“Oh ho. You came because of the herb shop rumor, huh. You’ve got the wrong guy.”
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“Unfortunately, this has nothing to do with me. If they’d just handed over the herb shop when I asked, it would’ve been good for everyone, right?”
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“It’s not too late now, so think it over.”
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“You fraudulent criminal bastard.”
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“What? What did you just say!”
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Austin furrowed his brow deeply.
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This newbie adventurer still hadn’t learned his lesson after all that.
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“Yeah! You’ve walked right into it today. I’ll make a proper complaint this time. Be ready!”
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Austin glared at Cayton and headed straight to the adventurers’ guild with gusto.
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Bang!
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“Is this how adventurers treat civilians!”
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Austin burst into the guild office and immediately started yelling.
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But.
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The atmosphere among the adventurers was icy.
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It felt like they had been expecting him.
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“W-why is the vibe like this?”
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Austin looked around in confusion.
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“Oh, Austin!”
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A voice called his name from among them.
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“!!”
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Austin’s eyes widened when he saw the face. It was the thief leader he’d commissioned for this job.
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“I-it can’t be. W-why are you here?”
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Why was the leader of the Petty Thieves’ Den, who should be in the underworld, sitting right there in the adventurers’ guild?
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Who the hell dragged him out of the underworld? He wasn’t someone who could be easily caught by a few adventurers.
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More importantly, did they already know everything and were just toying with him?
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That thug bastard…
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Tremble tremble.
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Austin shook with overwhelming humiliation.
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“From your expression, you seem thrilled to see a familiar face.”
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Cayton, who had followed him in, now blocked the door.
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“You came here on your own without knowing your place. Thanks, you’ve saved us the trouble.”
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“You bastard? What the hell have you been up to?”
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“That’s what I want to ask you.”
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Cayton said as he locked the door.
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Click.
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“But before that, my colleagues have something to say to you.”
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“…?”
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Step step.
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“You’re the one who dared to mess with the herb shop?”
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“You must be dying to get killed, huh?”
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The adventurers approached Austin, their eyes gleaming with madness.
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“H-hey, everyone calm down. L-let’s talk this out.”
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Soon, Austin was surrounded by the adventurers.
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“A-aaargh!”
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A man’s pitiful scream echoed through the adventurers’ guild for a long time.
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