Inside An Ad**t Game As A Former Hero

EP.15 Conflict

“Yeah, did you say that the reason you went to ‘Oulheim’ was because of that struggle?”

The old man leading the carriage said to Cloud.

Oulheim is the capital of the Kingdom of Alitia and is famous for the fierce battle held once every four years.

As Cloud nodded, the old man shook his head with a sigh.

“The spirit of youth is good, but think again. Even if you’re an A-class adventurer, it’s not an easy place to fight. It is a place where even S-class adventurers often die.”

“I appreciate the concern of the elderly, but I have already made up my mind.”

“Hey, let me think about it again. Didn’t you achieve an A-class achievement at such an early age? How much greater can you achieve if you hone your skills in the future? If you have a bright future, do you really need to take a risk?”

The old man was a voice who was genuinely worried about Cloud. He wants to stop him because he tells a story similar to that of a young man who is the size of his grandson going to die.

But Cloud replied with a grin.

“Old man, do you remember the story you told me a while ago? It’s a story about running away from a well-to-do family and setting up an independent shopping mall.”

“Ummm… I remember…”

“At that time, the old man threw himself into danger despite being torn to dry. As a result, I have now built a shopping mall that is much larger than the original house.”

“Uh-huh, are you and I the same? It’s me who sells things, and you use a knife, right?”

“It’s the same thing when you fail. It’s like dying of starvation because of business failure, or getting stabbed to death with a knife.”

“Don’t say a word anyway. Don’t you even know how to smile and respect yourself?”

“He’s not even an elder in my family. If you’re upset, you’re my step-grandfather.”

“Crazy.”

No matter who came first, the old man and Cloud burst into laughter.

The other escorts and hired adventurers, who were looking at them, looked tired.

Although the old man’s shopping center is not a shopping center recognized by the entire continent, it is still a well-known shopping street in this area.

There, that old man is not even a commoner.

Although he ran away from home, he is the second son of the author.

Because only A-grade adventurers are joking around such a person…

Some adventurers were blatantly jealous.

‘Damn, I should have been there.’

‘Even that old man, what’s so great about a guy like that? He looks like a parasitic brother.’

However, there were guards in the shopping mall around, so he couldn’t even mumble, he just mumbled inside.

As such, the ascent towards Oulheim continued. Until dozens of people appeared and blocked the way up the mountain pass. They were all armed.

“Are they bandits?”

“Stop it.”

The old man stopped Cloud from drawing his sword.

“Why are you blocking it?”

“You said you haven’t been an adventurer in a year? Then I wouldn’t know. It is customary to pass the money in moderation when bandits appear in Ascending.”

“Is that so?”

At the old man’s words, Cloud understood without questioning. A merchant must have a merchant’s law. As a hired adventurer, it is not his job to meddle.

Instead, Cloud looked forward.

A person who appeared to be the head of a bandit and a person in the shopping district were having a conversation.

Maybe it’s a negotiation on the toll, but…

spatula-

If you see the heads of the merchants flying off, it seems that the negotiation didn’t go well.

The faces of the elderly as well as the bodyguards and adventurers hardened.

The captain of the bodyguard, who commanded the guards, rode forward.

“Who is your representative?”

“It’s me.”

The man who just blew a man’s head in the mall stepped forward. It was a man with a hood on his head and a top off. The man’s body was full of toned muscles.

“What can I call it?”

“Why bother calling me by a different name? Just call me boss.”

“all right. Why did you harm a member of our shopping district who came to negotiate?”

“Call me the boss. Why did you kill him? Of course this bastard is trying to cheat on us.”

“You mean a scam? What kind of fraud did you commit to blow your head all the way?”

“Isn’t that a toll of course? Even if you try to hit it, you have to hit it moderately. 5000 gold toll for going up this far. Farts?”

“…how much do you want?”

“Everything in the wagon. If you give it to me, I will save your life.”

“Everyone’s inspection!”

At the words of the escort captain, the guards and adventurers drew their weapons. The bandits around them put their bows on their arrows.

There is tension between the two sides.

As if it wouldn’t be strange if a fight broke out right away.

The captain of the escort said to the bandit leader.

“Are you sure you want to be like this?”

“Do you really have to be like this? I gave you guys a choice. It was yours who rejected it.”

“Who did you order from?”

An old man’s voice comes in.

It was pointed out that these were not ordinary bandits, and that they had no intention of keeping the members of the Sangga alive from the beginning.

The bandit boss… The one who should now be called the captain of the slayers put on a surprised expression.

“After all, not everyone is the owner of a large shopping mall.”

“Take my life and everything in the wagon. Instead, I want others to live. Isn’t it pointless killing?”

“Old man what is that!”

“You be quiet!”

The old man shouted at the captain of the guard.

On the other hand, the head of the slayers smiled bitterly.

“I wish I had someone like you as my employer. And I’m sorry, but I’m going to decline the offer. You’ve already seen our faces, can’t you save us?”

The water chief raised his hand.

When that hand comes down, the fight will begin with the arrows pouring out. Those who survived the arrows will be brutally murdered by those over fifty.

It was a time when the faces of those who participated in the ascent became dark.

“Senior, do you have any potions left?”

Breaking the heavy silence, Cloud asked the old man Sangju Sang. It was a flat tone that did not match the atmosphere, so Old Merchant thought that he had heard it wrong.

“A potion?”

“Aren’t you?”

“No, there is.”

“Give me one.”

“Um… I see.”

Old Merchant-ju took out a glass bottle from his waist and handed it to Cloud. Cloud looked at the color of the potion in the glass bottle.

Bright bright red with no impurities.

It was an advanced potion.

“thank you.”

He nodded once, opened the lid of the potion, and put it in his mouth. He drew his sword and slowly walked towards the water chief.

It looked so natural, and it was so ridiculous that everyone was unable to continue talking.

“Huh, what are you doing…”

It was when the water manager opened his mouth with a smirk. Cloud spurred his seat and rushed to the head of the watershed.

It happened in an instant, and the speed at which they ran was too fast.

When the waterslingers came to their senses, Cloud was already close to the watermaster. You cannot shoot a bow in this state.

“What kind of crazy person is this?!”

The head of the water gunner took out his sword and cut the front as it was. Cloud slit his black air as he leaned down.

However, the black of Cloud did not cut through the air.

spatula-

The head of the gunsmith’s head floated in the air.

“crazy! Shoot!”

Even if you make a mistake once, don’t do it twice. At the command of the commander, the shooters fired arrows at Cloud without hesitation.

At that, Cloud threw the sword high upwards.

Then he jumped and rotated his body horizontally.

Shush. Arrows passed through his body.

But not all of them have passed. Several arrows were lodged in the body.

Cloud, who landed on the floor, quickly pulled out the arrows stuck in his body. He tilted his head and drank a higher-grade potion, then opened the empty potion barrel and spit it out.

The moment the potion barrel fell on the floor, the sword thrown upward fell toward him.

Cloud reached out and grabbed the falling sword.

He immediately kicked off his seat and ran towards the shooters on the left.

3 seconds. There is not enough time to load the arrow into the bow and aim again.

Reluctantly, the slayers had to throw away their bows and face Cloud with their swords.

“Your opponent is one! Don’t be afraid to kill me!”

At the moment the commander gave the command, the upper body of Salsu, who was in front, flew away. Next, the shooters who rushed in had their legs cut off, and then their necks were pierced.

Since the fifty slayers are split on both sides, the number of slayers Cloud is dealing with is roughly 25.

Those 25 people decreased by one, sometimes by two.

“What… what a bastard…!”

The commander was in shock.

‘I said escorts and adventurers were everything… That bastard cheated!’

“Fuck!”

The commander turned his back.

Dying minions will drag the time. In the meantime, if you run away, you can survive…

Pak!

His body fell forward with a strong shock felt in his back. When he turned his head, he saw a curve engraved on his back.

Even in the midst of a melee, Cloud threw it.

“Crazy… you bastard…”

The commander closed his eyes as he saw the head of the last remaining salsu flying off.

Shush.

A sound that cuts through the air.

Cloud dragged the headless corpse about to fall and covered himself.

Pavabak.

Arrows stuck to the body.

Cloud threw the corpse with the arrow to its side and the daggers stuck in his fingers.

“Aww!”

The shooters who were hit by the dagger dropped their bows and fell.

The other slayers who saw this looked alternately at the dagger and Cloud, then turned their backs and started running away.

“Not even second-rate, let alone third-rate.”

 Cloud spat out saliva mixed with dirt on the floor.

They sprinted towards the ground and ran towards the fugitives.

I didn’t want to miss a single one.

* * *

“Thank you. Without you, everyone here would have died.”

Before I arrived in Oulheim and finished the escort contract, the old man Sangju Sang took my hand and said,

“I just did what the contract said.”

“And he showed a superior job than what was written in the contract. If it wasn’t for you, not only would I die, but the top I had dedicated my life to would collapse. My sons are still not good enough to take over.”

“Hey, you have wealth, but you don’t have a child’s fortune.”

“That’s what I mean! In any case, since they are fighting amongst themselves, it is not enough even if we meet shoulder to shoulder…”

tttttttttttttttttttttttttt With his tongue stuck, Sang-ju summoned the captain of the escort.

“Bring me a sword.”

“If you say sword?”

“Is there any other sword I’m talking about?”

“…the old man. If you know this, the masters will question you.”

“I can disqualify the heir from the one who asks, so what are you worried about? Quickly bring a sword!”

At Sang-joo’s blunt words, the captain of the guard bowed his head as if he had no choice but to enter the carriage.

After a while, what he brought was a long box.

“Receive. It’s a reward for saving me and my top.”

“What is this?”

“Open it.”

At the command of the upper class, the guard opened the box.

Inside the box was a well sharpened sword.

It looked expensive at first glance as it was a sword with a nice pattern drawn on the sword face and the handle.

“One of the treasured swords of our family. I took it with me when I ran away. Originally I was going to give my place to my son, but I will give it to you.”

“Is it okay to accept? Aren’t the older sons hiring assassins to retrieve their swords later?”

“Heh heh heh! It could be. But looking at your skills today, it doesn’t look like you’re going to be assassinated. So I’m giving it without any worries.”

“Hmm… I will be grateful for giving it to you first.”

just give me money

With a regretful heart, he received the sword and put it on his waist.

“Yes, yes. I’m glad you accepted it. I don’t know why a person like you stays on an A-class adventurer, but it must have something to do with it. But I have no doubt that one day you will spread your fame on the continent. I think it would be really proud if you held the sword I gave you at that time.”

“I will try to make that happen.”

“Mmm.”

The boss nodded his head with a proud face.

If it stays like this for some reason, I think I’ll keep holding on to it. I decided to cut it short and go.

“Then I got the remaining balance, so I’ll just leave.”

“Oh, this. I must have taken too much of the young man’s time. Come on, let’s go. If you want to participate in the battle, you need to rest.”

“Yes, then.”

I bowed my head once, turned my back, and left.

Behind the scenes, Old Merchant-joo said that he was betting on me in the struggle, so he bowed his head once more and wandered the streets looking for an inn.

“I think it’s better here.”

On a shabby street, I went into an inn with a decent building. The noisy inside of the inn was quiet for a moment. All their eyes were on me.

I didn’t want to pay attention to it because it sometimes happens, but my gaze lingers longer than I thought.

Not me, but an expensive-looking sword that was strapped to my waist.

I roughly sat down and asked the lady for the menu.

“What do you like best here?”

“Everything is delicious, but the tomatoes are fresh today. So, I would recommend the tomato soup.”

“Then give it to me.”

The lady took the order and went back to the kitchen.

As soon as she left, four or five malevolent men gathered around me. Of course, the waist was full of large swords.

“Hyung, is this your first time coming to Oulheim?”

One man put his hand on the table and asked.

“How did know?”

“You know it just by looking at it. No one around here carries such expensive things.”

these are expensive things

It’s expensive.

The only expensive thing I have is the sword I just got.

“So what do you want to say?”

“So that’s it. Here in Oulheim, there is an old custom.”

“convention?”

“yes. It’s a no-brainer routine. The first visitor to Oulheim should give a present to the first person he or she has spoken to.”

You can hear giggles and laughter all around. Either way, the guy looked at me with a serious face and said.

“I would like to receive a gift as a custom.”

“I didn’t know there was such a custom. What do you want to receive?”

The man smiled and stretched out his hand.

“Five! This is just a friend who can communicate well! I don’t want anything else. If it’s just a sword on the waist…”

spatula.

The guy’s hand that stretched out to my waist was cut off. He stared blankly at the cross-section of his severed arm.

Did he come to his senses only after the blood came up after doing push-pu-shut-?

“Ahhhhhhhhhh!!!”

and screamed.

‘Oh, this tastes better than I thought?’

I was going to sell it right away, but I’ll have to change my mind.

I have to use it and sell it.

With that thought in mind, I picked up the hand of the man who had fallen.

“I just picked this up, because it seems important to you? I’ll give it to you as a gift. You don’t have to thank me. It’s customary.”

With a humble expression on my face, I threw my hand at the sobbing man.

The remaining four, who were making stupid faces, distorted their expressions.

“This is crazy!”

“You want to die?!”

The remaining four drew their swords.

I was tired from coming from the Prona Kingdom to the Alitia Kingdom, so I was going to finish it quickly and rest…

shudder.

When she appeared, the lady locked the inn door.

At the same time, the other guests in the inn stood up one by one and drew their weapons.

I was a little amazed at the sight.

‘Is this the realm of crime and nightlife Alitia?’

If that’s the case, would I not have to go out hunting?

damn it!