After meeting with a couple of old friends, Matthew was off on his own again. The place he was headed was also a noble’s mansion, though he had never been there. The only clue he was given was only that it was a noble in the East Omni City, the Whitegate territory. Not that he knows where to find it, and he was not very happy to meet the person who sent the invitation either.“How the hell did she send me an invite so quickly? The announcement was only yesterday.”:Unless she already knew some time ago and only now decided to invite you: Draco said."That's the only explanation I have for now too. After what happened last time, I'm not sure if I can trust her.":It's understandable. At least she has kept your whereabouts a secret, so she may not be an enemy:"Maybe. We'll find out soon enough."Maybe was walking normally while watching his surroundings, looking for the Whitegate's mansion. Matthew could just use [Astral Sense] to find her, but he didn't remember her signature. The eye
Matthew walked alone on the street in a bad mood. His back was slumped and his hands were in his pockets. He did not let out any malicious presence, but the air around him felt gloomy even to the common people.:I think you should calm down a bit, kid: Arshild said.“I’m not angry.”:Yeah, you’re not but you are clearly upset:“Hmm…”…“We have a lead on Rose.” Jack suddenly revealed it to Matthew.“What?”“You heard me right.”“Why are you telling me now? Why couldn’t you tell me all this time?!” Matthew got agitated. He accidentally released a burst of astra in his temper.“Well, I just found out yesterday too. Hence the letter. As for how I knew…” Jack did not finish his sentence.Matthew was waiting for Jack to continue but a second later, he figured it out. “Loki.”Jack just slowly nodded.Matthew was confused as paced around a few steps quickly. Then he jumped at Jack, grabbing him by his collar. “Where is she? Where is she?!” His eyes were blazing with fury.Matthew shook him q
Layla was running toward Matthew excitedly with her brother not too far behind."Layla?" Matthew was surprised to see her. Her shop was nowhere near here.Layla stopped just in front of Matthew. “Hiya! How’ve you been?” Layla cheerfully asked.Layla was Rain’s little sister. They both shared the same features, such as blonde hair, green eyes, and a slender body. Unlike Rain though, Layla was shorter but had longer hair than him that was not tied. She wore a green dress with a white short skirt that showed off her thighs and knee high socks.“You should’ve heard from your brother.” Matthew looked at Rain as he gave his answer.“That an A-Okay from you then! Did you grow taller too? Oh, you definitely are more muscular. So strong~ And you scales, so smooth~” Layla poked Matthew’s body and caressed his scaly arm.“Get off of him, you!”“Eh?!” Layla was grabbed from behind by the collar by Rain. “Let me go Rain!” Layla flailed about roughly but Rain was strong enough to not even flinch at
After finishing his meal at Kop’s Cafe, Matthew decided to head for the nearby Hunter station. He was still wearing his disguise when he went there.He arrived at the station. It was quite lively with all the Hunters there enjoying their night after a tiring day. None of them even noticed Matthew entering the station except for the receptionists.As soon as they spotted Matthew, they stood straight with their hands over their crotch with smiles on their faces. Matthew walked up to them to not keep them waiting.“Hello there! I’ve never seen you here before. Are you a new Hunter, or just new in the area?” The receptionist asked after a warm greeting. She was a wolfwoman with brown fur.Matthew was neither and they had met before, but she didn’t know that. “In the area.”“Oh, I see. Well, how can I help you?”“Got any more quests?” Matthew asked even though he could see a bunch of them on the quest board.“You want to do a quest this late at night?”“Yeah. I don’t feel like sleeping. Ju
Following the map on the quest sheet, Matthew finally arrived at the dungeon’s entrance after an hour of searching. The entrance was not grand and seemed thousands of years old. Matthew had forgotten how exciting it was to explore a dungeon.“Well, let’s go in then.” Matthew said to himself.The stone slabs that made the dungeon were mossy and cracked. Cobwebs filled the ceilings while the floor was littered with dirt. Each side of the walls had an array of mysterious stones as a light source. Five people could fit in the hall, so it was quite easy to move in since Matthew came alone.From the first to the tenth floors, Matthew fought against hellhounds, kobolds, trolls, orcs, high orcs, ogres, demon slimes, lesser demons, giant scorpions, zombies, and skeletons. All the monsters were dealt with easily without Matthew having to use any power. His strength alone was enough to defeat them.From the eleventh to the twentieth floors, Matthew fought the same monsters as before, only that t
In the Hunters station, the two receptionists were frozen in astonishment seeing the abundance of loot that was neatly sorted in the storage room. A large number of high class materials were brought back by Matthew in the one night that he was gone. There was an appraiser who was inspecting the materials while the others watched.“You actually cleared the entire dungeon by yourself? In just one night?” The wolf lady asked.“Hey, watch your words!” The woman beside her nudged her elbow in her friend’s side.“Ow! Sorry. Milord, did you actually do it?” The wolf lady asked in a more proper manner now.“Yeah, totally. Although I finished a bit later than I hoped, I did.” Matthew answered. He was back in his disguised look as of now.“How was it? Was the dungeon tough?” The woman asked.“Well, I was forced to use my dragon form, so I’d say it’s pretty tough by normal standards.”“Is that so? Um, excuse me, sir. But can I ask you about the details of the dungeon? It would help the other Hun
“What are you doing here, Loki?” Matthew’s voice was unexpectedly calm although his expression said otherwise.“For you to almost see through my spell… Your immunity to mental affecting magic is incredibly high. I just wanted to say hi.” ‘Jack’ was trying to be funny to ease the tension, but it only made it worse.“Answer me.” Matthew said in a more serious tone.“I just told you-”Vm!‘Jack’ sensed that his binding spell just lost a string in its magic circle. Matthew was overcoming the binding spell, no, he could easily break out if he wanted to. That was like a warning from Matthew.“Well, sorry if you don’t believe me, but it’s true. I figured that it’s about time I risked my life meeting you in person. Thankfully I was prepared.” ‘Jack’ stood up and avoided even touching Matthew’s fist.Once he stood up, he headed for the door and locked it. After that, he turned around to face Matthew. “[Domain: Silence]” He casted a spell that Matthew did not know the function of.“I am deeply
Three days later, Matthew's ban from the Association was lifted. Once he did, he completed multiple quests in a day for the next week to the point that he was to be limited to only one quest per day. Matthew complied and spent another week doing so.Although two weeks in total have passed and various things happened, Matthew was still bothered by the things that Loki said. He kept thinking back on his decision and what he should do. The best course of action.Matthew hasn't returned to the Alpen peak nor Cecilia's mansion. Instead, he spent his nights either in an inn or just outside when didn't feel like sleeping. His companions in conversation were mostly Draco and Arshild who were always with him no matter where he went. He sometimes asked for their opinions as he kept worrying again.Draco and Arshild were getting annoyed from his constant worries, but they do still care about him. They could never help Matthew make a definitive decision because of their different opinions.Draco,