Volume 2, Chapter 47 – Dumbfounded

After wandering the streets for several tens of minutes, Yumo’s brow couldn’t help but furrow deeper. After finishing her barbecue, she had visited several more shops and ordered many local specialties, yet almost every time the shopkeepers saw her, they would freeze for a moment.

At first, they seemed to want to say something, but they quickly began to doubt themselves because of her attitude; eventually, after a moment of hesitation, they chose to say nothing at all…

This left Miss Yumo a bit perplexed.

‘That kind of look… they should know me, right? Or rather, they know this persona I’m using? But if they know me, why don’t they say anything? Besides, why would so many people recognize a slave girl? Furthermore, I did make some adjustments…’

‘How strange…’

Filled with doubt, Yumo silently walked up to a vendor selling cotton candy nearby. This time, Yumo didn’t speak in her adorable, cutesy tone, instead standing silently before the stall with an expressionless face.

This time, when the young vendor noticed Yumo, his face instantly filled with terror. He was so frightened that he repeatedly backed away.

“Miss Yuan’er?!”

The young man’s voice was filled with fear and wariness, as if Yumo had done something quite terrible to him in the past.

Upon hearing this name, Yumo’s azure eyes narrowed slightly.

He said… Yuan’er?

“Um, who is this Yuan’er?” Yumo asked curiously as she slowly approached.

Hearing this question, the young man froze. After sizing up the pink-haired girl for a moment, a look of surprise surfaced in his black eyes.

“You… you aren’t Miss Yuan’er?”

“No,” Yumo replied decisively. “So, who is this Yuan’er you’re talking about?”

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“Miss Yuan’er, she… she is…”

However, just as Yumo was about to get the information from the young man, his words came to a sudden halt. His entire being became gripped by terror, and he looked behind Yumo with extreme trepidation.

At the same time, a deep voice filled with provocation and intense lust slowly sounded in Yumo’s ear, making her bite her lip.

“Oh my, oh my~ where did this little girl come from? She’s so cute.”

“…”

Hearing these familiar, thuggish lines, Miss Yumo’s face instantly darkened.

Seriously, just when she was about to get an answer, someone came to cause trouble. What kind of cliché plot was this?!

After a helpless sigh in her heart, Yumo slowly turned her head to look at the man beside her. He was about two meters and sixty-five centimeters tall, with a burly build, wearing brown leather armor and holding a giant hammer. Clearly, it was this Big Beard who had just harassed her.

At the same time, seeing Big Beard appear, the surrounding people couldn’t help but retreat, looking at him with fearful eyes.

The nearby merchants and residents knew very well that this Big Beard was an A-rank adventurer who had just arrived in Windward City recently, and his strength was formidable!

However, his character was truly abysmal.

Now that the main force of the Blizzard Knight Order had left Windward City, leaving the city shorthanded and security slightly lacking, this Big Beard had become even more lawless. A few days ago, over a minor dispute, he had beaten an old man selling meat at the end of the street within an inch of his life…

And now?

Looking at the wine bottle in Big Beard’s right hand and the heavy smell of alcohol surrounding him, it wasn’t hard to guess that this guy was drunk again…

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When drunk, this fellow was even more unrestrained.

According to rumors, he particularly liked little girls. Previously in the Sadik Empire, he had played an eight-year-old child to death ¹ yeah he needs to die and was wanted for it, which was why he had fled to the Snownight Empire.

So now?

Wouldn’t the little girl he had his eye on be…?

Looking at that petite, frail little girl who wasn’t even one meter thirty tall, the surrounding crowd couldn’t help but cast sympathetic glances. If such a girl were ruined by this damn beast, she probably wouldn’t survive, would she? That small frame would likely be pierced right through.

Imagining the girl’s possible fate, the people nearby felt a sudden chill run down their spines…

Although someone had already gone to notify the guards, they might not make it in time. Even if they did, with the strength of the guards, it was unlikely they could stop this drunken A-rank mercenary.

However, right at that moment, two men in the crowd with a strong sense of justice stepped up to Big Beard’s side. They rebuked him righteously, seemingly trying to stop the impending atrocity.

“This is Windward City! Don’t even think about—”

Boom!

However, before the two of them could finish, the hot-tempered Big Beard suddenly swung his arm in a violent sweep! In an instant, the two men were sent flying, crashing miserably into the wall in the distance and leaving two large holes…

For a time, everyone held their breath, not daring to say anything more.

After all, Big Beard had already started brandishing the spiked club in his hand. Clearly, whoever spoke further would be ruthlessly swatted away. The strongest people among the citizens here were only fourth tier, and they didn’t dare to go head-to-head with this fifth tier mercenary…

Seeing the crowd fall silent, Big Beard chuckled. Then he turned his head back to look at the adorable little girl who was already his prey. At the thought of being able to hear the other party’s beautiful moans, Big Beard became even more excited.

“Hehe, little sister, come here. Uncle will take you to play~”

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As he spoke, Big Beard slowly reached out his right hand toward the girl, sporting what he thought was a handsome smile but was actually a nauseatingly greasy smirk.

Seeing this, a faint red light flickered in Yumo’s azure eyes, and a dangerous aura gradually surfaced around the young girl.

‘This person is disgusting…’

Yumo’s eyes were filled with revulsion. If she had encountered such a guy in the Deepwinter Forest, she would have most likely called an Abyssal Demon over to devour him. No, wait, such a piece of rotten meat would probably cause an upset stomach; it would be better to just use an Annihilation Cannon to blast him into ashes…

Unfortunately, she wasn’t in the forest now and couldn’t be so reckless. She had to find a way to settle this quietly first.

‘I’ll just…’

Thinking of this, Yumo narrowed her eyes slightly as a Blood Butterfly with blood-red patterns slowly flew from a nearby treetop. She planned to just knock this guy unconscious as if he had simply drunk too much.

‘Once the crowd disperses or in the dead of night, I’ll just send a Blood Butterfly over to kill this guy. Living is a waste of resources for someone like him, and he isn’t strong anyway…’

A cruel smile slowly appeared on Yumo’s small face.

However, at this moment, Big Beard was completely unaware of the approaching crisis, his eyes fixed greedily on Yumo. Seeing that Yumo hadn’t responded for a while, the drunken Big Beard lost his patience and reached his greasy hand toward her.

In an instant, the onlookers held their breath, while the smile on Miss Yumo’s face became even more brilliant.

But right then, Yumo’s azure eyes narrowed slightly.

‘Hmm? Someone is coming?’

In the next moment, under the shocked gazes of the onlookers, a brown-haired woman dressed like a Noblewoman suddenly burst into everyone’s sight with lightning speed, wrapped in orange battle aura!

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“You fat pig! What do you think you’re doing to my granddaughter?!”

Accompanied by the woman’s furious roar, an iron fist wrapped in powerful battle aura suddenly struck the mercenary’s face!

Boom!!

In an instant, blood splattered everywhere.

With a loud bang, the iron fist sank deep into Big Beard’s face! Blood mixed with teeth sprayed from his mouth and nose! In a flash, under the influence of the immense force, Big Beard was sent flying backward, slamming hard into a bronze statue in the distance! With a loud ‘clang,’ Big Beard was unable to get back up…

‘Wow~’

Seeing this scene, Miss Yumo showed a slightly surprised expression. Clearly, the unexpected intervention of this unknown Noblewoman had left her quite startled.

However, what was even more surprising was what came next.

In the next moment, Yumo was just about to go through the motions and thank the Noblewoman when she was unexpectedly pulled into a tight embrace by the woman who had turned around.

“Yuan’er! You’re finally back!!”

Eh?

??!

Ah, this… what on earth is going on?!

For a moment, Miss Yumo stood there, completely dumbfounded.