A dull longsword and a heartbroken villager

"Ah—" Naruko touched her nose.

“Emmmmmm” Bray rubbed Leby’s cute face.

"Alright, let's go eat something good today." Bray finally sighed and agreed to Levy's request.

“Oh!” Levy started circling around Bray.

Naruko, however, secretly made a smug look on her face.

"If Levy asks Bray for help, Bray will agree~" Naruko had secretly told Levy this beforehand.

"Meow—" The fireball spat out a flame and then Levy spun around on the ground.

The fireball seemed to be spending less time on Rebecca's head.

However, I always feel that Fireball seems to have forgotten its true identity.

It must be Levy's toy!

“Don’t start a fire here,” Bray said to the fireball on the ground.

"Meow!" The fireball's running motion suddenly froze.

Then it obediently swallowed the flames it had spewed out.

"Meow~" Then it put on a very well-behaved look.

"Good boy, fireball!" Levy lifted the fireball and rubbed it against her.

"So, Mr. Bray, what other requests do you need today?" The receptionist presented a list of requests.

Recently, the receptionist has stopped assigning notice board assignments to Bray.

They simply dug out a long-unfinished commission and gave it to Bray.

Because the pay was high, Bray was happy to accept it.

“I won’t answer today.” Bray picked up Levy.

"Really?" The receptionist seemed a little surprised.

After all, Bray always takes on a lot of commissions, especially recently the ones related to Miqiu Rabbit, which have all been snapped up.

"Have fun!" The receptionist waved to Bray and his group.

Bray and his group of friends left a deep impression on people.

He's the kind of guy you won't forget once you see him.

After leaving the Adventurers' Guild, Naruko took a deep breath.

"Let's go!" Naruko pumped her fist. It was time to go eat!

"Eat my ass! We just finished lunch!" Bray smacked Naruko on the back of the head.

"Aaaaaaah! I'm numb!" Naruko screamed in agony.

Passersby turned their heads to look.

“Brave, let’s go home~” Levy grabbed Bray’s clothes.

“Hmm.” Bray nodded.

"Hey, you've finally come out, are you going home so soon?" Naruko asked somewhat reluctantly.

“That makes sense.” Bray fell into deep thought.

Bremore stroked his chin, trying to think of what he should do.

Since we're already out, it's not good to go home so early.

“Okay, let’s wander around.” Bray clenched his right fist and punched his left palm.

“First, go to the church to buy medicine!” Bray said.

"Eh, so it's there?" Naruko remarked.

“Normally, shouldn’t you look for your sister first? Lux, right?” Naruko gestured.

Perhaps this dead-eyed guy has been on adventures for too long and has even forgotten that he has a younger sister.

“After church, I went to school,” Bray said earnestly.

"Shouldn't we explore the middle city first before going to the inner city?"

"Hey, what you said makes so much sense..." Naruko was speechless.

It seems like Bray's thought process is pretty normal today.

What he said was surprisingly logical!

"Is it that quiet, smiling older brother?" Levy asked, raising her hand.

“Yes, that’s the guy,” Naruko replied.

“Oh! That big brother is a good person!” Levy said.

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In a small chapel in Midtown, Father Thun, who was mopping the floor, sneezed.

"Ahhh—" After hitting one, he hit another.

Father Thun touched his nose strangely.

I should be in pretty good health; I shouldn't be prone to catching a cold.

"Father Thun, you have a cold!" A girl in a nun's habit hurriedly ran over.

“It’s alright, it’s alright,” Father Thun waved his hand casually.

“It’s probably not a cold; someone must be talking about me,” Father Thun sighed.

But who would talk about themselves?

Father Thun was deep in thought when suddenly, a dead fish eye popped into his mind.

"It should be him." Father Thun sighed, thinking that apart from Bray, there probably wasn't anyone else who would talk about the priest of his little chapel.

"No! You need to take care of your health!" the nun said sternly.

"Alright, alright." Father Thun said with a hint of helplessness, and casually cast a healing spell on himself.

"You've received treatment, your cold will get better."

"No! You should rest!"

"Good, good, good." The traffic congestion in the capital city, which had been severe, was unexpectedly resolved after several major disasters.

Although the capital city is still prosperous, it is still much less powerful than it was in the past.

In Midtown, there are far fewer towering buildings; what remains are more buildings that resemble hunched-over old men.

The inner city, however, remains as luxurious as ever.

This was not Carrasco's extravagance, but rather the behavior of the nobles below him.

The acting emperor was helpless in this situation.

Carrasco could not persuade the nobles to eradicate the bad habits that had accumulated over countless years.

That said, with the smooth traffic, Bray and his companions were able to find Father Thun's chapel very quickly.

Although the small church looks simple, it is maintained no worse than those large churches.

Without saying a word, Bray stepped into the church.

"May I ask who you are?" A young girl who looked like a nun stood at the door, looking at Bray and his group in surprise.

Bray and the others were people he had never met before.

The young nun became wary. Could they be here to collect a debt?

No, Father Thun paid off his debts long ago.

Are they here to cause trouble and collect protection money?

The young nun looked Bray up and down, and became increasingly convinced that Bray was the kind of thug who came to collect protection money.

"No, he's gone beyond being a thug."

"This must be a robber!"

The young nun began to solidify her own beliefs.

"Lizbern, did you send anything?" Father Thun came out of the church.

“Father! Some thugs want to collect protection money!” Lisbeth said solemnly to Father Thun.

“““???”” Bray and the others looked at each other in bewilderment.

"It's all your fault, Bray." Naruko looked helpless.

"It's because you look too fierce."

With mixed feelings, Bray found himself unable to refute Naruko's words.

"..." Levy tilted her head, looking at Sister Lizbern with a strange expression.

I've never seen nuns in this church before.

“I need to speak with Father Thun,” Bray said.

"Don't even think about it! Don't even think about taking a single coin from our priest!" Sister Lizbern said, striking a fight.

No, I mean, is this really a nun?

Shouldn't you be a little gentler?

“Wait a minute, Sister Lizbern.” Father Thun paused for a moment after recognizing the person who had just arrived.

“We can’t wait any longer, Father, they’ll definitely pounce on us.” Lisbeth shook her head.

“No…” Father Thun tried to speak, but was interrupted by Sister Lizbern.

“Father Thun, let’s get rid of them quickly!” Lizbern rolled up her sleeves.

“Calm down, Sister Lizbern,” Father Thun quickly pulled the nun back.

“…” Bray sighed sadly.

“I’m sorry, this is the first time she’s met you,” Father Thun apologized to Bray.

"Hmm?" Lizbern looked at Father Thun in surprise.

"Are they acquaintances of yours?" she exclaimed in surprise.

That kind and amiable priest actually had friends who were like robbers.

“They must be friends,” Father Thun tried to calm Lizbern down.

"Well..." Bray sighed, feeling a little annoyed.

“I want to buy medicine, Father Thun,” Bray said, stating the purpose of his visit.

---

“I’m sorry,” Sister Lizbern said, bowing in apology.

Then he performed several church services to express his apology.

Although Bray couldn't understand any of it, it didn't stop him from understanding Sister Lizbern's intentions.

"I'm so sorry, sir, you look really fierce."

“No… I think I’d be considered pretty, right?” Bray tried to say.

“Are you telling some lame joke?” Sister Lizbern looked at Bray strangely.

Isn't it a bit strange to suddenly tell a lame joke at this moment?

"..." Bray lowered his face and fell into deep thought.

"Don't be sad, Bray." Levy stood on tiptoe and patted Bray's head.

"I'm alright," Bray said weakly.

"Then I'll be leaving for a bit," Sister Lizbern said, and then she left.