Chapter 83

In the corner of the hall where the receptionists office was located, Mea was being entangled by Gastons cronies .

Kikhihihihi, that kid is going to die, huh? Theres no one in this town whos ever been safe from challenging Brother Gaston after all .

Oh, I wish you hadnt been so cunning in the first place . If youd gotten down on our knees right then and there, it wouldnt have gotten as bad as this . This is what happens when a kid has the witlessness to do something stupid . Kahhaha! Theres nothing like watching a guy whos on top of his game go down!

Hihihi, girl, looking at you closely youre pretty good looking . If you become my girl, I dont mind asking Brother Gaston to spare his life, if thats all right with you . Hihi

He is ranting one-sidedly against Mea, who is too scared to argue properly .

Mea half cried out in a whisper, A, Abel, Is so strong its true

Everyone else just watched from a distance . They must be afraid of Gaston .

I went alone to keep the conversation from sulking, but I guess it was a bad idea to leave Mea behind .

Hey, hey you guys

Before I could run up to him, Gaston staggered up to me with a large gait .

His face was bright red and his eyes were filled with rage .

You guyssss! What the hell are you doing!

Ah, Brother Gaston, youre back . Kihihi, hows that kid- huh, he looks okay?

Gaston grabs his crony, a tall, skinny, skinny mans chest and lifts him up, pushing him against the wall .

Gagh! Gaga-, brother Gaston!

You guys, arent you be ashamed of yourselves for wasting your time on peoples accomplishments!

Gaston puts his face close to the man and opens his big mouth to yell at him .

Eeeehhhhhhh!?

Three of Gastons cronies shouted at the same time .

Hey, wait, brother Gaston! What happened? Really, what happened?

Theres nothing to it!

There is! What youre saying has changed a hundred and eighty degrees!

Ah? Youre going to stand up against me!

You-, youre wrong! Youre wrong, but! But, because

But and because, dont talk back to me, its irritating .

Hiih!?

It was a clean back-slap .

I think he was afraid that he was going to violate his contract with me .

Maybe he was pissed off because he felt like hed been undermined by a promotion that hed finally been able to seize .

It was not only his followers that questioned Gastons sudden change of heart .

There are a number of onlookers who are also wondering about Gastons change .

H, hey, what happened?

I, I dont know, maybe got bought by money, right?

That little boy is really crafty . The Head-eating black-fiend must have a hidden agenda too

It doesnt feel very good, but I guess I cant blame them for sounding a little like this .

Im going to be out of the spotlight sooner or later anyway, so let them say it .

I was thinking about that, but Gaston didnt seem to be so sure .

His eyes bloodshot and draws near towards the direction of the onlookers who had been gossiping .

What are you guys whispering about? What, if you have something to say, say it out loud! Ill listen to you!

Newly, the area went quiet .

Gaston walked briskly and approached one of the men .

What have you got behind this? Huh?

Its you, you! What are keeping quiet about, tell me! Dont you dare pretend that you dont know!

Hiiieee!

The designated man ran out of the Adventurers Support Center .

Next time anyone says anything unnecessary, Im going to beat you! I hate people the most who feel like theyre great by yapping from a safe zone! Whoever has a problem with that, talk! Ill listen to you!

No one appeared to answer that .

Its great to be a gadfly after all .

Theyre extremely irritating when you turn it into an enemy, but as long as our goals are aligned, theyre extremely useful .

It makes up for it nicely what I lack in intimidation .

It might have been a better pick-up than I thought .

A, Abel what happened?

Mea asked me that as she watched Gaston change .

Im sorry I left you behind . Are you okay?

It was a bit scary, but Im okay

Ill explain about Gaston slowly later . For now, lets move on .

After taking Mea to rest, he explained the whole exchange he had with Gaston .

thats how it is, next time Gaston will exchange the prey that we got to money .

I, I see Its true that if we make a mess like this every time, your body wont be able to take it . But For Abel, um, is this okay?

I dont even care about the rank that much after all .

The idea of making Mr . Mountain the worlds most famous sorcerer is said as a joke, but of course, the stability of everyday life and paying off the debt is the top priority .

I dont need to weigh in .

But now, I cant write a report anymore . I even wanted to write about how cool Abel was

I suppose youre free to write differently but I know the feeling when you dont have a place to present it in a big way .

Ah, thats right . Thats the thing, though, Gaston cant seem to write . Since the one who will fight is us, I thought it would be safer if we also prepare the report, since it would be less suspicious of the contents, and I took it on, but do you want to write the report?

The star of the show is um, that big guy, right?

N, no, Ill write it for you if you dont want to, but

I suggested it, and Im sorry to say it, but if Mea write the Gastons Adventure, horrible things might happen .

Its easy to imagine Gaston, red in the face, throwing the report around .

I, Ill do it! Mea will write it! Mea decided that Mea will help Abel even a little bit of his work! Ill look into how swordsmen fight and try to make it as unbroken as possible! Please leave it to me!

R-Really? No, you dont have to push yourself so hard

Having said that much, I recall Gastons words .

Youre planning to make me the laughing stock for not being able to read!

Yes, Gaston not only cant write, he also cant read .

If thats the case, its alright no matter what we write .

Its not easy for you to mimic a person to check .

The Adventurers Support Center also is not free of time to ask for a resubmission .

There are many uneducated adventurers from the start . Its unlikely that theyll be bothered by a single sentence format .

If you understand some of the content, that should be enough .

Mea seems to be struggling lately because theres nothing she can do, and shes willing to be counted on .

Okay, Im sorry, but Ill leave it to Mea .

Yes! Yes! Im going to write a report that makes people at the facility sweating their hands and making the paper swell up!

Im worried about being overly enthusiastic, but well, what happens, happens .

If you think its bad, as expected, you can just interfere from the side .