A dull longsword and a heartbroken villager

"..."

Despite the boss's cunning appearance, the products he sells are indeed of the highest quality.

The price was quite reasonable; it's really pitiful that he looks so cunning.

Bray expertly took out his money and then accepted the pastries.

In the end, he bought two green teas, two butterfly pea flower teas, and one cherry blossom tea.

Although he really wanted to share half with Levy, Levy wasn't around, so he had to give up.

I've been spending a lot of time alone lately... It feels somewhat familiar, but also a little strange.

Bray shook his head; he hadn't gone through the same process when he became an adventurer.

As time goes by, people tend to become more sentimental.

The streets of Angyeong were so peaceful, and people were even preparing for the festival.

This is the scent of everyday life, a scent that Bray really likes.

Just like the village he had always wanted to return to, it was ordinary, but peaceful enough.

After too much noise, returning to tranquility is what people desire most.

What's hard to imagine is that behind such peaceful days, there were indeed undercurrents in Kapras's life.

The dragons are about to descend.

People don't know about it yet, and even those who do know can't explain it to others.

How to remind these people? And who should be reminded first?

This involves many things.

If he had a high status and his words carried weight, perhaps he could try to warn others.

But he is not.

Nothing can be changed; that's what Nicholas meant.

Even someone as dull-witted as Bray could understand the meaning behind those words.

What Bray is about to do is nothing more than struggle.

Struggle, struggle.

He had come into contact with silver seeds many times, and each time he felt it was very serious.

But there was never a time when he felt he couldn't finish the job.

After all, there are always ways to deal with an individual's situation.

If you work hard enough, you can cut through disaster with your own sword.

This time, however, he felt powerless.

It won't be individuals that will have a global impact.

Similarly, it is not an individual who saves the world.

A certain boss is very powerful, and defeating him will bring world peace.

That's a wonderful wish.

Bray closed his right eye, his mind quietly sensing every moment of tranquility.

He probably understands what it means that what Bai Mian said was powerless and a waste of effort.

Power can solve problems, but it cannot solve all the problems in the world.

When the gold coins flooded in, Bai Mian probably felt the same way I do now.

No, he's repeated it countless times, tried it countless times, and experienced a despair on a completely different level.

This is just child's play for me.

The tranquility was destroyed, and no matter what I did, I couldn't stop it.

This is not about politics or conspiracies; neither human intelligence nor human effort can reverse the tide of fate.

"So we can only rely on Nicol Bolas now?" Bray murmured, picking up a piece of pastry and taking a small bite.

"Delicious." Bray blinked his dead fish eyes, tasted a piece of pastry, and opened the door to a new world.

"This one is good too..."

"Hmm...this one will do too."

Bray was walking down the street, and he was actually enjoying his meal immensely.

Little Nick, meanwhile, floated silently beside Bray, wondering if he had forgotten something important.

"It may be presumptuous of me, but I'd like to remind you that you've forgotten something important," Nick kindly reminded you.

"Huh?" Bray looked at Nick with a blank expression, not understanding what he was talking about for a moment.

"It seems you're here to set up the teleportation talisman, and you also need to go to Naruko's parents' house," Nick added very considerately.

“!!?” Bray was stunned, and the pastry slipped from his fingers.

However, he caught it quickly and continued eating.

"I almost forgot." Bray was certainly not the kind of person who would forget his business while eating; his persona wouldn't change so easily.

He's a lazy bum, that's how his persona should be. He'll never be portrayed as a foodie, which is a very common persona.

Bree happily ate the tea cake, purely enjoying the peaceful festive atmosphere.

Sure enough, with just a little reminder from Nick, he remembered what he needed to do.

He came to Anjing City to help with the teleportation talisman's location and also to visit Naruko's parents.

He looked up at the few characters on the plaque, written in a vigorous, flowing style.

Bray couldn't understand what made it so appealing.

It's a real shame that Bray can't understand calligraphy.

This is the Prime Minister's residence.

The Prime Minister's residence is easy to find; the more famous a person is, the easier it is to find their house.

By asking a few random questions, Bray found this place.

However, Bray cannot get too close now, because the guards in front of the Prime Minister's residence are eyeing him covetously.

If Bray had taken another step forward, he probably would have been lifted up.

After all, he didn't look like someone from the Eastern Continent at all, and he seemed very suspicious.

"I'm here to find..." Bray originally wanted to state his purpose directly.

However, the words caught in his throat.

The reason is simple: Bray forgot what Naruko's father's name was.

Bray was sweating profusely; he was in a very awkward situation.

“It’s a sea of ​​clouds,” Little Nick said, acting as a memo and giving Bray a hint.

“Yes, I’m here to see Yunhai.” Bray said, as if he had just realized something.

However, he was stopped by the guards with wooden sticks as soon as he finished speaking.

"How dare you address the Prime Minister by his first name!"

"..." Bray was speechless. He had seen Carrasco call him by his first name, so he had no idea what was wrong with calling Yunhai by his first name.

"This guy is suspicious," the two guards began to whisper to each other.

"Get out of here! Otherwise, don't blame us for being impolite!" After discussing it for a while, the two guards decided to be decisive and drive away this suspicious person, Bray.

"Wait a minute, I really need to talk to Yunhai." Bray looked troubled; he hadn't expected things to go so badly.

Logically speaking, someone should happen to come out and say something like, "Wait a minute, he's a guest."

However, this scene did not occur after Bray was pushed away.

"If you don't leave, we won't be polite! We might even call for help!"

"..."

"Novels are all lies after all." Bray stared blankly at the gate of the Prime Minister's residence and walked away.

"Please don't take the plot too seriously; those scenes are just for creating atmosphere," Nick said.

Bray sat down on the side, pondering how to get into the Prime Minister's residence.

He used to carry an overly heavy greatsword, which made it difficult for him to climb walls.

Although his current equipment is quite heavy, he can still move nimbly and even scaling walls is not impossible for him.

Bray rubbed his chin, beginning to seriously consider the matter of bypassing the Great Firewall.

This situation seems to be what is called acting first and reporting later, no, it's acting first and reporting later?

Given the current situation, Bray doesn't know how long it will take before he finds someone who recognizes him.

Yunhai... probably doesn't recognize himself.

Hatsucho, who is Naruko's mother, definitely knows her.

Yun Ji should also remember herself.

In other words, if he doesn't climb over the wall, he'll have to wait until either Chu Die or Yun Ji leaves before he can get in.

Heaven knows when these ladies from wealthy families will ever go out.

Anyway, if it were Bray, he would definitely stay at home and be a lazy lion with Levy if he had nothing to do.

Bray didn't mind the dirt and just sat on the ground.

"Hey buddy, what are you doing here?" A passing vendor looked at Bray with a puzzled expression.

"Waiting for someone," Bray answered honestly.

"By the way, what are you selling?"

"Pastries? It's Qingming Festival recently, so a lot of people are buying these."

"Tea cake?"

"You're not a local, yet you know this?" the vendor said, somewhat surprised.

"Give me five dollars." Bray figured that waiting around would be boring, so he decided to buy a few dollars to pass the time.

"Great, great!" The vendor beamed, surprised to find customers even after closing up shop.

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About half an hour passed, and Bray still hadn't seen anyone he recognized, so he ate the last of his pastries and stood up from the ground.

Bray isn't a foodie, but these pastries were indeed delicious.

Bray decided that this would be the souvenir he would give to Levy.

Of course, Naruko is out of the question; that girl had the audacity to say she wanted stars, and Bray was foolish enough to actually consider it.

"I'll have to climb over the wall," Bray said, and left through the front gate.

The guard kept staring at Bray until he was out of sight before he breathed a sigh of relief.

However, what they didn't know was that Bray had an even bolder idea.

Bray circled around to the side of the Prime Minister's residence, trying to estimate just how high the wall was.

Incidentally, the Prime Minister's residence is heavily guarded; Bray could sense that many men were patrolling behind the wall.

If I were to jump down like that, I would definitely be caught on the spot.

But it's okay, it's not a big problem.

Bray stretched his limbs and took a deep breath.

Concealing one's aura is one of Bray's strengths.

Bray used his fairly agile movements to climb over the wall and then darted to the base of it.