In order to become a Heroic Spirit, I had no choice but to cause trouble in history.

"This is the bastard Ruslan I know."

"Get the f*** off!"

Luslan wiped away his tears with his fingers.

I was in a dead end, Anno-sama, and what's more, it was you who enlightened me.

Then let me fulfill your expectations.

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Chapter 567 Get Ready to Cheer!

The next day at dawn, Oshin and his three companions arrived at the center of Ozark town.

Yesterday, Kokuvit asked Cheihun to leave the White Chimera alone for the time being, and Cheihun agreed without much thought.

"Mayor, they're here." Cokuvit nervously opened the door to Mayor Laurent's office and said to those inside.

"Quickly, quickly invite them in." Laurent's voice was tinged with excitement.

Jimia, Oshen, and Luslan lowered their heads and squeezed into the office. Lemoni looked at the three tall and strong men and felt that his muscles were indeed a bit lacking.

Laurent stood up from behind the table.

"Hello, I am Laurent, the mayor in charge of governing this town." Laurent seemed to want to appear more authoritative, but being old and only a little over two meters tall, he couldn't project any authority in front of Ou Shen and the other burly men.

Oshin was whispering with Ruslan, who had regained his confidence: "Governance, that is, the mayor should be like the chieftain of a tribe."

"Probably."

"Okay, I understand."

Oshin and Ruslan sat down directly on the ground.

Laurent: ?

Kokuvit: ?

After seeing Oshin and Luslan's actions, Jimia seemed to understand something, tapped her palm, and sat down as well.

Lemony: ......

Although I don't know what happened, I'll sit down anyway.

Laurent's lips twitched.

What... does this mean?

“What do you want to say? We will listen carefully.” Ou Shen pressed his hand to his chest seriously.

"Uh, uh, you guys, you guys hurry up." Laurent glared at Kokuvit.

The four men looked at Kokuvit with innocent and puzzled expressions.

Kokuvit was numb.

Can you please stop staring at people like that? It's disgusting!

He suppressed his urge to complain, leaned over, and whispered to the group, "You guys, stand up! Show some manners!"

Ou Shen and the others looked at each other, but at least they managed to stand up.

Laurent took a breath, coughed twice, and put his hands behind his back: "Um, hello, I am the administrator of this town, my name is Laurent."

"Hello, Mr. Laurent, my name is Oshinanos." Oshin thumped his chest and said with a smile.

"My name is Ruslan!"

“Jimia”.

"...Lemoni."

“These are all well-known names.” Laurent nodded. It seemed that the information he had gathered at the tavern was correct. However, he felt that the tavern owner was a bit too wary, and he was unable to get more information. “The reason I invited you all here today is to confirm something.”

He stepped out from behind his desk and looked up at Ocean: "I want to know, did you really kill that white chimera that dwells in the northwestern forest?"

"Huh? You really killed him." Ou Shen scratched his head and pointed to his left hand, which was still immobilized. "Can't you see the injury here?"

“Yeah, that thing is really tough to deal with. We all got hurt.” Kimia nodded in deep agreement.

Ruslan's gaze became somewhat evasive, and Lemoni grabbed his elbow.

Luslan looked at Lemoni, smiled, and sighed.

Laurent breathed a sigh of relief.

“Finally, finally.” He clenched his fist. “Finally, we’ve found a way out of Ozark!”

He turned to look at Ou Shen and the others, and bent down.

"Thank you for your contributions to the town of Ozark."

"What contribution? We just killed a monster, didn't we?" Ou Shen was a little confused.

Laurent was also taken aback.

He then sighed.

“These powerful hunters seem to be from elsewhere and are unaware of the situation in Ozark,” Kokuvit took over the conversation. “We in Ozark are surrounded by a sea of ​​magical beasts.”

"Although the altar barrier is incredibly safe, ... surrounded by magical beasts, Ozark is completely unable to leave, unable to communicate with other towns, and unable to learn anything about the outside world."

Laurent sat down in his chair, his hands on the table clenching involuntarily: "Staying in a remote corner is certainly a good idea, but... it won't work."

“As the mayor, I will never be satisfied with Ozark remaining at this level.”

He slammed his fist on the table.

“I’ve been waiting, waiting for an opportunity, waiting for someone. I once thought that Aichihun, the son of Cheihun, whom you all know well, would be the person I was hoping for. But after learning about the current situation in the town, he went alone to fight the powerful monsters surrounding Ozark.”

“But the final result… was like that…” Laurent’s expression darkened.

Luslan's hand reached to his waist, instinctively and gently stroking the broken sword.

"I'm sorry to Cheyhun, and... I'm sorry to this town."

"But now, I believe I've found the person I've been waiting for."

He stood up again and bowed to Ou Shen and the others.

"I beg you powerful hunters, help me, help this town!"

Ou Shen looked at Laurent, who seemed to be slumped over the table, and remained silent.

I thought it was just a simple expression of gratitude, but it turned out to be such a heavy question...

"Ou Shen, what do you say?" Jimiya naturally looked at the person who usually made the decisions among the group.

Kokuvit swallowed hard and wiped the sweat from his face.

Ou Shen pinched his chin.

“Mayor Laurent…right?” Oshin spoke up.

“That’s right.” Laurent straightened up and looked into Oshin’s eyes.

“You should know very well that hunting monsters of that level is a very dangerous thing, and the rainy season is about to begin, making it difficult to move around in the jungle.” Oshin’s eyes became serious and pressured as he looked at the aging Laurent.

"...What do you want to say?" Laurent's gaze remained unyielding.

“If we risk our lives to help you clear the monsters around Ozark, what will we—” Ocean moved closer to Laurent, placing one hand on the table, “…?”

“Money, cheers, and fame,” Laurent said earnestly. “You will exist in Atlantis as heroes.”

Ou Shen smiled.

"No need for money, we have more than we can spend." Waving his hand, Oshin had already figured out how terrifying Lemoni's wealth was after understanding the exchange rate. "As for the title of hero, we'll earn it ourselves."

"So..." Laurent was a little confused.

Does this mean agreement or rejection?

"So get ready to cheer!" Ocean gave a thumbs up.

Jimia, Luslan, and Lemoni also stood behind Ocean, smiling.

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Chapter 568 Luslan's Plan to Become Stronger

“Speaking of which, Oshen, is it really a good idea to just agree like this?” Luslan stood next to Oshen and glanced at Lemoni beside him. “We promised Lemoni that we would take him to see more of the world.”

"Don't worry, it won't take too long." Oshin chuckled, putting his movable hand behind his head. "Lemoni shouldn't have any objections either."

Lemoni smiled and shook his head: "I also have some things to take care of here, so I can wait a little while before setting off."

He looked down at his chest.

"Anyway, Laurent just said he's going to celebrate tonight for us hunting the white chimera. Let's go over there after we train for a bit," Ocean said with a laugh as he walked.

"Speaking of celebrations, there shouldn't be much difference, right? It's the same as the celebrations in the tribe." Miya pondered, stroking her chin.

“Oh, right.” Ou Shen stopped.

Ruslan bumped into Oshin's back: "What's wrong? Why did you stop?"

“Hey, Luslan, you should remember what we talked about last night, right?” Oshin hooked his arm around Luslan’s neck, a lewd smile on his face.

"W-what are you doing? Help me get stronger, what's wrong?" Ruslan sensed something was off.

"It's alright, it's alright, just come with me." Ou Shen smiled as if he were a devil.

Luslan's arm was tied around his waist.

"...What are you trying to do?" He had a vague feeling that something was wrong.

"I'm helping you get some exercise, Ruslan. I thought about this for a long time before I came up with this idea." Oshin looked at Ruslan with a farewell look, but his face was full of warm smiles.

Jimia's smile twisted: "As expected of you, Ou Shen, you actually came up with such an efficient training method!"

Lemony was standing a bit far from the three people.

I absolutely must not let this stupid atmosphere infect me.