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Chapter 12 - Securing Ample War Funds
“You there.”
“Huh?”
“Let's start with you getting hit.”
“Pfft, pfft-hahaha!”
When the figure in the black robe called out to him, the thug had merely scoffed.
Ẇ ebnо̌v́ е ľ Е n̂ ú m а̌
It was because he found it absurd.
A guy who was not even that big had started a fight with four able-bodied men.
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Exchanging glances with his companions, he checked his surroundings.
It was an alleyway, conveniently out of public view.
It was the perfect place to beat the guy up and see his face.
But a short time later, the thug could only regret his choice.
Ӗ n̄ ŭ m а̌ . і d
THWACK!
“Grk······.”
PUNCH!
“Gah!”
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THWACK!
“Guuuhk······.”
W е̊ b̈ ñ о̄v̂е̊l̊ Е̇n̊ ŭm̈а̃
“······.”
One man per punch.
Watching the opponent who had taken down his companions with a total of three punches, the thug felt a threat to his life.
Sweat poured down his entire body.
The man in the robe approached him and spoke.
“Your gang has a hideout, right?”
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“Yes? Yes!”
“Take me there.”
“Uh······.”
“If you don’t talk, I’ll kill you and wake those guys up to ask them.”
The thug nodded his head vigorously.
And just as the man in the robe wanted, he obediently began to lead the way.
Е ṅu̇m̆ӑ . і̄ d.
‘You idiot, you’re so dead!’
It was truly a relief.
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He could not handle this guy alone, but things were different at the hideout.
At least twenty of his comrades would be there, and the boss would be there too.
‘Our boss is a veteran mercenary!’
He was on a different level from someone like him who had just rolled around in the back alleys.
Е n̄ ů m̃а̄
He had heard that the boss could even use an incomplete Aura Sword.
Although he would get scolded for bringing a strange guy, it meant there was no chance this guy could win.
Having finished his calculations, the thug quickened his pace toward his hideout, and the robed man followed silently behind him.
And so, when they finally arrived at the entrance of the building.
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“Here it is.”
THWACK!
Е̇ nu̇ m̌.ă . їd
“K-heuh······.”
The robed man, Lumian, knocked out the thug who had guided him.
The hulking man at the entrance was startled by the sight.
“Paren! Damn it, you get inside and get the men······.”
“There’s no need for that.”
“Hut!”
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THWACK, PUNCH!
Having knocked down the two entrance guards in an instant, Lumian looked at the thugs.
In truth, just robbing the pockets of the ones he had taken down so far would have yielded a decent sum, but Lumian could not be satisfied with just that.
Come to think of it, he would likely need a lot more money in the future.
‘It’ll probably cost a lot of money to take care of myself.’
He had wanted to be popular, so why had he never thought of grooming himself until now?
Е̄n̄ûm а
It was probably a habit from his past life when he had only ever swung a sword.
‘First, let’s get the money.’
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Stopping his thoughts, Lumian walked past the fallen thugs.
He kicked the door hard.
BANG!
“What the? Fuck!”
Ё n u̇ mа̂.ïd̂
“What’s going on! Huh?”
“Who the hell is that guy!”
“Where’d the doormen go, and why is some weirdo coming in?”
Despite being surrounded by dozens of intimidating figures whose mere sight could make one’s shoulders shrink, Lumian did not bat an eye.
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Instead, he made his demand in a confident voice.
“I’m short on funds, so I'll be making a collection.”
Е́ǹ uma
It was a thuggish tone.
It was a side of him the people of the royal castle, who only knew him as polite and taciturn, would never even dream of, but this too was part of Lumian's personality. Lumian was not so much a gentleman as to be polite even to thugs.
Of course, the same was true for the thugs.
A few who scoffed drew daggers and clubs and rushed at Lumian.
He dodged their attacks with leisurely movements.
WHOOSH!
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SWOOSH!
Anyone would panic if more than ten men charged at them, but Lumian was an exception. He quickly changed his position, controlling the distance so he could face them one at a time.
And he threw his fists, aiming only for his opponents’ chins.
PUNCH!
PUNCH! THWACK!
PUNCH! PUNCH! PUNCH!
E n̈u mӓ . id̆
It was the same as when he had encountered the four thugs. One man per punch. The building's floor was instantly filled with unconscious thugs.
The boss, who had been watching his underlings’ fight with a smile, could no longer smile.
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He threw the liquor bottle he was drinking behind him.
SHATTER!
The bottle broke, and a red liquid stained the wall.
The boss stood up from his seat and said.
W ӗb̌ n.о́ vе̌l E_n̂ umа
“Stop! Everyone, back off!”
“B-Boss!”
“You’re no match for him! I’ll handle this.”
The boss walked in a straight line toward Lumian.
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It seemed he was not drunk. In his hand, unlike his underlings, was a long sword.
That was not all.
Еn̄ u m̈а̄
VWOOOM!
As he focused his mind, the long sword began to glow faintly.
He had drawn out the Aura from his body to strengthen the sword.
Seeing this, the thugs shouted in surprise.
“It’s an Aura Sword!”
“You’re dead now!”
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“This is how strong our boss is! We’ll cut off your arms and legs and feed them to the dogs!”
“Hoh.”
Lumian wore an indifferent expression.
That was not an Aura Sword. It was merely a faint infusion of energy into the blade.
Seeing how incredibly excited the thugs were, it seemed the boss had been bluffing about being able to use an Aura Sword, but he could not fool Lumian’s eyes.
“I’ll crush your head like that wine bottle I just threw!”
W̆ е̌b̈n о v̂ e l̆ Е nu ḿ_ӓ
Just as he was making his assessment of the thug boss, the man charged at him with a confident expression, a murderous threat thrown in for good measure.
Of course, the one who got crushed was the thug boss.
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Spinning elegantly to get behind the boss, Lumian clasped his hands together and struck the back of the boss's head.
THWACK!
“Guuuhk······!”
THUD
Wеb.n̊о̊ v̇ е̊ l̃ Е̌n̂uḿ a
“······.”
A silence fell.
The thugs writhing on the floor and those still on their feet were all at a loss for words.
Lumian was also silent.
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He went to the building’s exit, locked the door, and only then did he speak.
“Line up in ranks over there and kneel. Go.”
Wëb̀n о̂ v̊ê l̀ Ӗ ň u m̄ ӓ
***
A short while later, the thug boss obediently brought the money as Lumian had ordered.
He had tried to resist at first. It was money he had gathered through all sorts of hardship. He did not want to hand over such hard-earned money to some unknown assailant.
But at the man’s next words, he had no choice but to bring the money.
“If you don’t bring the money, I will now break one arm and one leg of you and every one of your men here. What do you think will happen then?”
“Ugh······.”
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“Yours isn’t the only gang in this neighborhood, right? They’ll probably hear the news and come looking, won’t they? It’s a golden opportunity to expand their territory at the expense of a bunch of cripples, isn’t it? If that happens, it won’t just be a few coins you lose, but your entire lives.”
“K-grrhk······.”
“Think carefully before that happens.”
It did not seem like an empty threat.
This guy was more than capable of doing it. Once that thought took hold, even a miser like him could not hold out any longer.
The boss, with a tearful expression, went into his room and came out holding a pouch.
Е́n̄ ŭ.m а . ĩd̀
Lumian opened the pouch to look inside. It was filled with brilliant jewels.
He hit the boss on the head.
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SMACK!
“Aargh! Why, why did you do that?”
“Bring it in gold coins, not jewels.”
“Y-Yes?”
È nu m̌а̇
“I said bring it in gold coins that are easy to use. Don’t try any tricks.”
The thug’s face fell into a scowl.
He had been planning to send an assassin if the guy revealed his identity in the process of cashing in the jewels.
But the guy was thorough. He thought.
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‘This is not his first time doing this.’
It seemed he had run into a nasty one.
Е̂ñǔm̄ а
He stopped trying to be clever and brought a secure pouch of gold coins, and Lumian nodded with a satisfied expression.
“You didn’t put any marks on the gold coins or anything, did you?”
“O-Of course not.”
“I didn’t think I saw any, but I’m just asking to be sure.”
“I-Is that so······.”
“Well, I’ll be satisfied with this. You guys have to make a living too.”
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“Th-Thank you.”
‘Son of a bitch!’
“I’m leaving now. Continue what you were doing.”
With those words, Lumian truly left the thugs’ den.
It would have been easy to cripple all of them, but he did not feel the need to.
‘Even if I get rid of these guys, new trash will just move in.’
Еń úm̆ ȧ . і̄d
And the chaos that would ensue in the process would be borne entirely by the local residents.
Unless he was going to continuously look out for the city's people, it was right to be moderate.
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That was the conclusion he had reached while on external missions in his past life.
“Hoo, damn it.”
Watching Lumian leave the building, the thug boss swore.
He put a cigarette in his mouth and said to his subordinate.
Е̇ n̆ u m_а
“What shitty luck today. A light.”
“A-Are you alright, boss?”
“Yeah, I’m fine. Bring me some booze, too.”
“Here you go!”
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A quick-witted subordinate brought over some liquor as if he had been waiting.
The boss chopped off the neck of the bottle with the side of his hand and brought it to his lips.
En̊ú m̆ а . і̇ d̀
It was an amazing feat.
But even more amazing was the mysterious man who had knocked out such a boss in a single blow.
“Um, boss······.”
“What.”
“That guy, shouldn’t we follow him······.”
THWACK!
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“K-guh!”
“You stupid bastard, is your head that thick? That guy is on a different level from us, a different level!”
After berating the subordinate who had said something so clueless, he drank again.
Downing a bottle in an instant, he leaned back on the sofa and sighed.
It was a sigh more of relief than of anger.
He continued.
É nuṁ а̂ .і̌ď
“He’s like a natural disaster. You shouldn’t think of confronting it, you should avoid it. From the looks of it, this wasn't his first time either. He might even be some knight with a nasty hobby.”
“A k-knight, you say?”
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“Yeah. And not just any run-of-the-mill one, but a real veteran knight. Booze.”
“Here you go.”
“Damn it, I just hope he doesn’t come back.”
He thought as he emptied another bottle of liquor.
Е n̊ů m̄ ӑ
Who in the world could it be? What kind of knight with nothing better to do would come all the way here to cause a ruckus?
No matter how much he thought, he could not figure it out.
The thug boss never dreamed that the mysterious man was an academy student, and a boy of only 15 at that.
***
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“Nice.”
Having secretly returned to the academy dormitory, Lumian beamed with a wide smile. In front of him lay a pile of gold coins, showing off their brilliant splendor.
Е̃nūm̊ ȧ
In his past life, he had not had much desire for material possessions, but things were different now.
The thought that this money would upgrade his appearance made him feel incredibly secure.
‘With this much, I should be able to buy a few decent outfits.’
And there would still be some left over.
From now on, he would no longer need to rely on the free student cafeteria.
“Hehe.”
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With a happy expression, he slipped his body under the covers.
The day he was supposed to go to the ball with Teoro was three days from now. There was still plenty of time.
But he was already looking forward to it.
He imagined himself at the ballroom.
Dressed in a splendid outfit, he approaches a beautiful lady. He naturally exchanges greetings, sets the mood with some light conversation, and then asks for a dance.
The lady smiles shyly. She takes his hand and entrusts her body to him with a happy expression, and the dance begins with a beautiful melody······.
W̃ ěb ñо̇ṽ еl Eñ_u mа̂
JOLT!
“······.”
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He had only been thinking a very wholesome thought, but his own counterpart had reacted.
With a sigh, he struggled to calm his excitement. Thanks to his efforts, his counterpart returned to its usual state after a moment.
He thought.
‘This can’t happen at the ball.’
Е nù ḿ a
It was not entirely a bad feeling, as it was proof of his health, but for it to happen outside was a problem.
He drifted off to sleep, thinking that he needed to take some measures before going to the ball.
And in the morning.
‘Damn it.’
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With a sad expression, he had to change his damp underwear.
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