Time to get Serious

This means I am the best. And I am better than the rest. And The writer has very poor English. And a computer which still runs windows 7 on it and crashes 10 times before he can finish one chapter.

I wanted to meet Marx once before applying for the exam. It wasn't his fault that I had to eat duck's relatives. In fact, It was due to him that I was able to follow what sign had recommended, She had made me come closer to slaying the Demon Lord.

I went straight to the tavern to enquire about him, and lo and behold, he was sitting there, waiting for me. He was pretty bruised up, and was in no condition to walk or maybe talk. But still, he was waiting for me. And for some reason, Ellen was right beside him, aiding him in drinking his alcohol(Yes, there is alcohol in this world, I mean, which world doesn't have it?).

"S..Sit." he finally spoke,

I took a seat next to him, opposite to Ellen.

You fought well. Halfway through the battle, I lost my consciousness due to the punch which was supposed to end me. But due to the ridiculously strong Autopilot setting, I won. You deserve the credit though. And also, I want to thank you for giving me the recommendation for applying for the

Advanced adventurer group. Guess I owe you one.

He probably couldn't speak as long as I did. Hence, he wrote something on the paper and asked me to read it. The writer at this point, said that he had used plot convenience too much. He made me unable to read and write.

There was no way I could read this. The only way I could escape through this predicament was to....

Pretend my eyesight is poor.

And although Ellen bought it, Marx was a bit skeptical. But because time was of essence, he asked Ellen to read it to me.

And that was the point when I understood how big of a heart Marx had.I became a blind follower of communism.

"It was announced that anyone named Abel was to be executed in this town as he posed threat to our kingdom. It was a name no one had ever heard before, and everyone was focused on finding you. When you first entered the Tavern, I was unable to distinguish you from any other person. well except for your clothes. And thank god you told your name to me before anyone else."

"It was on your face. You were nothing like the prophecy told. It had previously described you as a blood thirsty demon who only wanted to kill, kill and kill."

But when you first attacked me, you did not aim to kill me. You aime to teach me a lesson. And at that point, I was severely questioning the kingdoms policies. And the only way to save you after that was to register you under a false name. I assume that you cannot read, because you could not see that the document has a different name on it. Everyone is under the false pretense that you are my relative, who is from an elite fighting family which only comes for protecting the nation when it is in danger. I suppose I went too far, but after seeing your skill, questions were raised."

"I would like you to do one thing for me. I did not play any part in you getting the recommendation. It was Ellen. You have to work as her retainer, because I have every reason to believe that the demon king has infiltrated the kingdom with his own people, and he is going to destroy us without even giving us a chance to notice. And because you have clobbered the Highest ranking fighter of the kingdom, it automatically becomes your responsibility.So, please. Do this for the sake of my people"

After She finished it, Marx stood up from his chair, and performed a seiza. It showed his humility.

I will do it. Not for this country, not for me, not for sign, not for Duck,

But for the respect that you showed me.

Time to cut the slack, Literally.