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,
Matthew and Bran arrived at their destination, the Irons’ home somewhere in the outskirts of Northern Omni. After paying for the carriage and thanking the driver, Matthew and Bran headed toward the house that was a bit further up the dirt road that was surrounded by vegetable fields such as broccoli, cabbages, and parsnips.There were farmers in the field who greeted Bran as they passed by and Bran replied in a similar manner. Most of them were actually fairly young. Matthew, on the other hand, only got curious and cautious stares. If they knew who Matthew was, it was only natural for them to be so.“They’re not very friendly with any figure of authority. Please ignore them.” Bran told him.“I don’t mind it. Anything else you can tell me about them?”“Well, not much really. Everyone’s having a rough time and helping each other. We’re one community. But still when the baron comes, we can’t do anything. His goons beat us up if we can’t pay immediately.”“None of you are fighters then.”
“So that’s why you came to us?” Jovanic asked.Matthew and Bran had just finished explaining everything to the people that were present. They were presently in the living room just right at the front door of the Black Angels’ base of operations. Everyone was present currently, though only Metil and Jovanic were talking with Matthew and Bran while Marlin was sitting on the couch with a book in hand, Hinata leaning her back against a pillar and Azazel standing halfway up the stairs.“Yeah. You guys were the first that came to mind, so I want to ask for help. Well, from Marlin specifically.” Matthew gestured his hand at the sitting Marlin.“How did you even find us? We never told you our location.”“Well, I remembered your astra signatures, so I just tracked them here.”“You tracked us all the way from Omni? And knowing that you can’t teleport and seeing you don’t have transportation, you just ran all the way here?” Jovanic asked.“Yes.”“It was not a good time.” Bran seemed sick but he
Marlin went out as soon as she received the commission. Since she had been to Metil’s house before, she simply teleported to a nearby forest to not alert the residents. She identified the house she wanted to investigate.She prepared multiple layers of presence concealing magic on herself. Having her target of investigation notice her was the last thing she wanted.“[Perfect Presence Conceal] [Perfect Light Absorb] [Perfect Sound Damp] [Perfect Ghost]” Now that she was prepared, she made her way toward the Irons’ house via “[Fly]”Marlin remembered where the target’s room was located. She went to look through the window of the room and observed her target of investigation. The pale woman with greying hair was currently sleeping on the bed. The husband was nowhere to be seen, perhaps working on his farm or just worrying about where his son and guest went without telling him.Marlin really wasn’t detecting anything off from normal observation and [Mana Sense]. However, she had other tri