Small Town

From another point of view, Sir Quasimodo is a man who brings misfortune to any group of adventurers he joins—a man of bad luck, a man destined to witness the death of hundreds of adventurers while he, with chest puffed and proud, seems to parade with firm steps through the dirty streets of this godforsaken small town.

Uglix is "Sir Quasimodo" because his fat and robust build makes him resemble those nobles who grow fat from food, and Quasimodo thanks to his ugly face, referencing the children's tale of the Hunchback and the Lady.

Quasi, to those who know him, is a legendary man both reviled and admired by the peasants who occasionally eat his bitter porridge and dried meat.

Hated by various adventurers who, as poor as dirty rats, avoid him as if he were the plague personified.

"Sir...", Koneko's voice trembles slightly, with a faint hope in her heart that the man before her would end her pathetic life with a single move. But with the determination to survive becoming more and more present in her body.

All this time, Koneko's stomach has done nothing but growl with hunger, and Uglix can see the state of the girl with a single glance.

However, Uglix only looks at the girl in front of him with some familiarity and nothing more, as there are already several people he has killed.

"Coming all the way here... you must be... Koneko?", Uglix asks with some nostalgia, after all, in this world, there are several characters from different animes, one of them being the princess of Kamelin, Rias Gremory.

Uglix is not surprised by this; he has seen a few secondary anime characters wander as adventurers in this town. Their lives are different from the anime works that Uglix remembers, and this situation seems a bit curious to him.

Uglix relaxes slightly; the girl in front of him is no threat to his life.

"Sir... Quasimodo, I...", Koneko stammers with tears running down her cheeks. She doesn't seem to find words to beg for her life because, in fact, there's nothing to beg for.

However, Uglix simply shakes his head while letting out a slight low smile, "You... just go," Uglix shakes his head, recalling how he had some perverted-images of Koneko on his computer in his past life.

But before Uglix could close the door, Koneko made a slight noise with her mouth.

"Sir...", Koneko lowers her head. She doesn't know what to say, but if she doesn't do something, she will most likely die tonight, "I...", Koneko's dilated eyes look at the man in front of her with terror.

Earlier, she thought it didn't matter, that she could simply disappear, that she could simply stop existing and her suffering would end in just an instant. But at the moment of truth, when her life hangs by a thread, she doesn't want to die.

"Please", Koneko murmurs in a delicate and pleading voice, like a scared cat, lowering her head while her two cat ears slowly tilt forward.

Uglix, of a simple appearance, observes the cat girl in front of him. In fact, he had heard about Koneko. In his memories, she is one of the members of the occult club of Rias Gremory.

However, in this fantasy world, Koneko is just a girl begging for food on the streets. Uglix knows the background of this girl, abandoned, without food most of the time, and the scars on her face clearly show the state she is living in.

Nevertheless, none of this is Uglix's problem. He simply squints before looking coldly at the girl.

"Forget it...", Uglix stops pressing the kitchen knife against the cat-girl's neck, "Just go...", Uglix smiles slightly, showing some pity.

Koneko swallows, her heart skips a beat. She lifts her head to see the famous man inside this hut.

An ugly face, no, saying it's ugly would be kind. A look similar to that of a noble who spends his time eating. sleeping with many women, and a smell of alcohol.

Koneko almost steps back two paces instinctively, but she just looks at Uglix, memorizing his face before turning around and preparing to run for her life.

"Wait a moment!", however, Uglix stops her. Uglix quickly grabs some dry food rations and a canteen full of water from a nearby table and places the food in Koneko's arms.

"Let's say, I owe you, you know, for the dakimakura pillow... hehehe, although that probably doesn't make sense in this world...", Uglix touches his chin while letting out a laugh, recalling the old moments when he had a pillow with an erotic figure of the Koneko character, "Good times", Uglix thinks in his mind before looking at Koneko who seems to have been stunned in her spot.

Uglix smiles slightly before closing the door of his hut and going back to get a good night's sleep.

Koneko stands staring at the door close to her face for a moment, unable to understand, Why?, What is a dakimakura?

However, she still smiles slightly while holding the food and water in her hands. She quickly crouches down and starts eating in front of Uglix's door.

Various thoughts run through Koneko's mind, some crazier than others, but, with a slight smile forming on her face, she lightly moves her tail from left to right before sighing in relief.

"Sir Quasimodo, it seems that besides being a fat and ugly man, he's crazy... hehehe, it doesn't matter...", Koneko murmurs with a smile as she eats the food, "Maybe I can ask this Quasimodo for some more food?", Koneko's ears perk up at the thought of this possibility.

While Koneko happily eats some dry biscuits and some dried meat and quenches her thirst with the water from the canteen, she thinks of different ways to get more food.

"Hehe, sir, Sir Quasimodo, could it be that he has fallen in love with me?, No, no, he's too fat and ugly... But I can trick him into giving me food", Koneko thinks with eagerness and malice.

Meanwhile, Uglix simply lies down on his bed and makes a decision.

"Tomorrow morning I must enter the dungeon alone, no matter what it costs...", Finishing his internal dialogue, Uglix closes his eyes, ready to rest for the night.

...

The next day.

Uglix left his hut in the corner of the small town early, armed with leather boots, light clothing, a leather armor over it, along with a shield and a classic soldier's sword.

Walking through the cobbled streets and looking at the rustic houses around him, a feeling of nostalgia spreads throughout Uglix's body.

Some businesses like taverns or tailor shops are already opening their doors, and the streets, barely illuminated by the sun peeking through the mountains, look a bit gloomy.

Uglix walks through a street calmly until he heads to the center of the town.

After passing through several places, in the center of the town, he can see a large building, with different houses selling all kinds of supplies, from potions to armor, surrounding a round and giant building.

This building belongs to the adventurers' guild, and there is also a small tavern in this place.

Entering through the doors of this large building, Uglix can see some people sitting at tables, while several receptionists are ready to grant permission to enter the dungeon.

Uglix walks calmly to the nearest reception where he can distinguish a familiar face.