Chapter 176: HECTOR. What rules

Was it really a cowardice to refuse this old man's help? There were so many dangerous things in the world… I realised that if I would shy away from every single one of them, no matter what power I gain, I will never use it, because I will be too busy running away.

I wasn't a coward! To prove that, I jutted my chin up. "You better!"

Bishop just chuckled at that.

The first thing I noticed in his house is just how many books there were. Entire shelves of them stood near the walls—a damn library! The second thing that caught my attention was a smell of something baking in the air.

These two points distracted me from noticing much of the rest of the room. It was tidy, and furnished with simple, but well-made things, and this was the extent of the attention I paid to it. Especially after a door leading to another room opened and out stepped Gi.