The strange kid and trouble

" Hey kid, are you going to the bar tonight?"

Torei just silently shook his head.

" If you live like that, you will never know the smell of a woman in your whole life hahaha."

" What if I'm not? Who cares about those annoying things."

" Hmm? Just have a quarrel with your girl? The one who always contacts you? Hey, tell me more!"

" Please leave me alone."

Abert did not stop harassing Torei until his "girlfriends" came, that he would let go of Torei.

" Kid, watch this place. I have some important job to do ~"

Abert darted along with the two flashy girls, he did this every Friday. At the moment it was only Torei and the bar. It was around 9am, everyone was still working, there were only a few drunken people wandering around ordering cheap beers.

' Maybe I should apologize.'

Torei thought about the last conversation between him and Shizu. Recently it had been very easy for him to get angry lately, if it was before, he would automatically hear her complaining without denying anything.

' As I thought, this place made us change so much.'

While in a daze, a loud noise came from outside that sounded like a gunshot. A little shadow rushed into the bar.

" Ha… Hah…"

The small figure immediately jumped behind the counter and crouched at his feet. Torei glanced down and saw that it was the bald kid from the day before.

" Hey, what are you doing?"

The kid did not talk but shook its head furiously. On its face were bruises, and streaks of blood. Instantly, the tavern's door was opened again. A group of people rushed in. One tall man with a bald head Torei would have thought this was the kid's father if he's not hanging around his neck an iron chain that attached blades at the end. A revealing woman with three swords on her hips and a person cover from head to toe by a dark cloak. Torei recognized these guys, they were A rank adventurers, the Blue Vulture. Although called themself adventurers, there were many bad rumors about them as they take on more assassination and robbery jobs. In short, they should not be touched.

" Do you see a bald prick came here?"

Torei couldn't help but laugh a bit when the bald man said that and it was a mistake. The bald head got angry and threw the dining table straight at him. Torei dodged splendidly his eyes stared at the man like an eagle staring at a rabbit, his killing intent was so strong that make those 3 people couldn't help but flinched - that was just Torei's imagination. The reality was often disappointing, his nose was covered with blood because the table is flying straight to his face. If he told them " I don't know anything" they might just beat the fck out of him there. They must have seen the kid ran into the shop. Torei thinks about handing the kid to them, which was the best way. He didn't even know the kid and even if he did it was not worth his risk. But recalling Shizu's words this morning, he hesitated.

" What business you guys have with that kid?"

" You don't need to know that."

" Sorry but that kid owed our shop alcohol money, he was being punished by washing cups. Can you wait about an hour?"

Torei wanted to extend the time until Abert returned, but the poor excuse of his could not buy the member of Blue Vulture. They began to draw weapons.

" Ah… Uhm, this place is pretty close to the guard station, you know? There must be a lot of people who have seen you went in here, what would the adventurer's guild feel if something happens—"

" We don't care about that anymore, hand it over or die."

' What the hell is going on?'

Though they were a group of assassins, the Blue Vulture was also a group of adventurers in name, they cannot just make a riot in public. What's causing them to ignore their own rule to arrest this kid?

" If so then-"

[Boom!]

" M-My eyes! Fc@ng bastard!

Torei threw a scroll of light at the bald guy's face and led the boy out through the back door.

" What the fck have I just done? Dammit!"

Torei frantically ran, he tried to turn into as many corners and alleyways as much as he could. But a large figure came on top of the building ahead of him.

" Here you are. Damm rats!"

" Fck!"

Torei was surrounded on both sides. The bald guy was looking at Torei with his red eyes.

" Nothing should have happened to you, stupid faggot, but now you are dead for sure."

The situation was very serious, if this continue he would really die there.

" Robber!!! Someone! Help me!"

" Oh darling no one will move a finger ~" - the woman with eye-catching clothes

People were running away from this place, but it didn't matter. Torei only hoped that the alcoholic could hear him.

" Now, die."

Something soaring through his eyes, he could not catch a glimpse of it. In a moment, he felt like his neck was being cut off.

" T-This is where I die?"

Just as the desperation began to rise in his head.

" Hey, what are you guys doing with my coolie."

The bald head's chain blade was knocked out. Standing in front of Torei was Abert, at first glance he didn't carry any weapons.

" Who the hell are you?"

" I'm a celebrity here, don't you guys know? Abert the great, owner of Drunken Bear."

The Blue Vulture beckoned to each other. They understood that the opponent in front of them was not a normal person. They were surprised when this guy suddenly came out from nowhere and blocked the attack. The bald head throws his chain, Abert deflects it easily with his fist. But the chain was only a decoy, the woman launched two daggers in Torei's direction but before those daggers could reach him they were mysteriously knocked back.

" Hey, get the fck out of here, brat! Don't just sit there like a baby!

" Where could I even go dckhead! We're surrounded on both sides!

" … So annoying."

The two members of Blue Vulture constantly used long-range attacks on both sides. They thought it would be dangerous to get close to an opponent whose skill was still unknown. He could block all their attacks with his bare hands which indicated he must be a Monk. It would be unwise to fight a Monk of the same rank in close combat.

" Please don't tell me you didn't call the guards when you got here? What can you do by yourself?"

" Stop looking down on me, kid. I used to be called the Hurricane Fist—"

" Hurricane fist?"

" Oh sh*t, I misspoke again."

" This name…"

Yes, Abert was not an ordinary drinker, he was a former adventurer with the title Hurricane Fist.

" Hmm, Hurricane Fist. Unbelievable, you're right, you truly are a celebrity."

" If you've already known who I am, then I advise you to turn your tail and run. I promise I won't chase."

" You're right, it was unfortunate to meet you here, I guess we have to withdraw after all… but next time we'll definitely pull those eyes out of their socket.

The bald head glared at Torei before he stepped back.

" Looks like everything is fine now—"

The sound of a large object soared across Abert's face, it cut some of his hair and make them scattered in the air.

" Root!"

A magic circle appeared at Abert's feet, it was the type of magic that cause the enemy to be stuck to the ground. Abert jumped away before it activated, however ...

" Shock!"

" Aghhh!"

His whole body went numb, another circle appeared exactly where he landed.

The bald man rushed in, he used the giant ax on his back to strike Abert in the head, his attack twisted and was knocked back by Abert's fists but the mocking smile was still there on the man's face. Then just in a blink of eye, the woman's blade cut into Abert's thigh, causing it to bleed. Abert knocked the bald head off and sent a blow to the woman's head. It was not a normal attack, if it hit it could explode a person's head. The woman dodges, her body as flexible as a snake, wriggling around and dodging Abert's storm of fists.

[ Whoop!]

Blood gushed out from his shoulder and Abert winced.

" Hey, don't just be beaten like a rag doll, boss."

" Shut up, brat! That was just a warm-up!"

" ... It seems that information about you was completely correct. Hurricane kun, you have completely lost [Sense]"

The [Sense] that the bald guy said was one of the most basic abilities of this world resident. It was the ability to sense mana. Almost all the inhabitants of this world have the ability to feel their own mana and their surroundings to a certain degree. But in Abert's case, he had completely lost the ability to sense mana from the surrounding environment, which was what pushed Abert out of his adventurer's career as well. An adventurer without the ability to sense mana, no matter how strong they were, would become birds without wings and more likely to get injured or even die to dangerous traps. In the current situation, if he still had [Sense], Abert would have been able to avoid the magic circle placed under his feet and also discovered the illusion when they pretended to retreat. Even though an elite fighter could sense murderous intent, these magic traps were almost impossible to detect without [Sense].

The two Vultures continued to attack while the hooded man was still watching quietly. His mouth muttered something. Torei could clearly see the sign of magic activated from that person's body, he was the one who continuously cast traps on the ground. Torei was puzzled by this man's behavior. Shouldn't he have some long-range spell? That guy hadn't used any attack magic other than traps. Torei couldn't read the guy's [Stat], which proved that the guy's level was much higher than him. He didn't know if this guy's class was magician or warrior.

" You're pretty good old man, for holding us for so long."

" I take your compliment. A beautiful girl like you should also learn to respect the elders a bit."

Abert let out a scream, a shockwave radiating from him sent the two flying a long distance away, Abert then immediately changed his target to the hooded man.

" Forgive me. Even though you only use basic spells, in this case, you are the most annoying one. All the muscles and mana in the body were concentrated in the hand, the air around Abert's hand distorted and twisted like Hurricane Fist's name, his fist became a giant wind drill. Abert used all his strength to attack the hooded man. He knows this guy cannot be looked down upon. There's no way the bloodthirsty Blue Vulture squad will accept someone who can only use basic magic in the team."

[ Bang!]

There was a crashing sound and a shadow flew straight into a nearby house making it crumble. Abert wiped the blood from his mouth.

" You…"

The air around the hooded guy hand twisted, forming a drill just like Abert.

" Phantom, has you "learned" enough?" - The woman asked

" Yeah that was enough, let's end this quickly."

The hooded guy who was called Phantom had just copied Abert's abilities completely. That was the skill that made his name known and it took more than 10 years to refine it, yet this guy only looked at it for a few minutes.

The Blue Vulture headed to Torei. He stood in front of the boy. His legs were so shaken that he could not stand properly.

" A-Am I really going to die in this place?"

" Yes, you stupid fcker. In the next life, remember not to stick your rotten nose into others' stuff."

The ax swung down at him. Torei closed his eyes tightly, he hugged the boy while tears ran down his face. A cold sound of metal hitting each other was heard then came a familiar soft voice.

" Idiot, if you intended to kill yourself, you should have chosen a better place!"