章節 27: Meeting Another Aggressor
The next day.
Unlike usual days, Raka didn't take on a mission today. He walked around the market, buying food that caught his eye.
He planned to reach Axel using teleportation magic services in Arcanletia. Though it was a bit pricey, it saved time on dangerous travel, making the cost worth it in his eyes.
Therefore, he spent his time enjoying the beauty of Arcanletia before departing.
'There's no guarantee I'll return to this city, and after the Quest Paradise deadline, I might not be able to come back to this world. So, I have to enjoy every passing second.'
With this notion, Raka didn't mind spending quite a bit of money to satisfy his desires.
In the real world, he lived frugally. Now, there was no harm in indulging himself, right?
"Woah, that person fell for that trick."
Passing an alley while eating grilled squid, Raka glanced into the alley.
A little girl played the role of an injured person to deceive a young male tourist into signing his name on an Axis Cult registration form.
"Let's go, we don't want them thinking I'm interfering with their recruitment activities."
Pretending not to see the scene in the alley, Raka continued to wander around Arcanletia.
His reputation as a Goblin Slayer was well-known. Almost all the locals recognized him thanks to that eccentric title. As a result, wherever he went, someone always greeted him warmly and kindly.
Only the Axis Cult members were curt with him, but their attitude was better than before when they used to spit in his presence.
'Is it just my imagination?'
Feeling someone's gaze, Raka turned and looked around but found no one suspicious.
After life-and-death struggles against goblins, his instincts were no longer dull like an average person's. Although he wasn't on par with top-tier fighters, his instincts were above average.
'Enemy Detection isn't reacting, maybe I'm just being paranoid. After all, from others' perspective, I'm just a novice adventurer hunting goblins. Not worth being a target for bad guys. Plus, most adventurers in Arcanletia are good people.'
Lowering his guard, Raka continued wandering.
Soon, he felt a gaze from behind. When he turned around, there were only pedestrians.
'Someone is watching me! But what's the motive? As far as I remember, I've behaved well and never provoked anyone.'
Raka frowned; he couldn't recall offending anyone.
'There's no point in overthinking, just ask the person directly.'
Afterward, he walked to a less crowded place and to a secluded spot at the river's end where no one was around.
"Come out! I know you're stalking me!"
*Clap* *Clap* *Clap*
Clapping sounds suddenly echoed. From behind a tree, a blonde youth emerged with a slight smirk on his face.
"Excellent... I figured you realized my presence when you walked to a secluded place. Not bad, uncle."
'Blue eyes, blonde hair, about 180 cm tall... Caucasian?'
Observing the youth before him, Raka's eyebrow twitched hearing himself called an uncle.
"Who are you? Why are you following me? I'm sure this is our first meeting."
Ignoring the annoyance in his heart, he asked calmly.
"Motive, huh... Uncle, you're an Aggressor, right?"
Putting his hands in his pockets, the youth showed a confident expression as if everything was under his control.
"..."
Hearing the word 'Aggressor,' Raka's heart shook. Fortunately, he managed to hide his shocked expression.
"Aggressor? What do you mean? Are you mistaken?"
"Your acting is terrible, uncle. Don't deny it, I know you're an Aggressor. An adventurer with the Thief Job can use Paralyze power, that's not this world's power system. It must be a Skill you got from the Starter's Package."
The youth smiled cynically, raised his chin, and arrogantly said, "My name is Felix Gardner, I'm an Aggressor like you."
"..."
Hearing the other party admit to being an Aggressor, Raka already had a guess in his heart and was no longer surprised.
"So, what's your reason for saying all this? Want to propose cooperation?"
"Cooperation? Me? Ha Ha Ha... What a joke! Uncle, why don't you try becoming a comedian? I'm sure your career would be successful."
As if hearing the funniest joke in the world, Felix laughed heartily while holding his stomach.
"..."
Raka remained patient despite the humiliation.
"If you're just here to laugh at me, I'll be going."
"Oh, who said you could leave."
After laughing his fill, Felix smiled slightly.
"There's no conflict of interest between us, no need to fight, right? It's not beneficial at all."
Facing the other party's disdainful attitude, Raka still tried to negotiate. He wasn't a Chinese novel protagonist who would kill and massacre over minor offenses.
"Benefit? Of course, there is! Judging by your behavior, it seems uncle doesn't know that killing a fellow Aggressor will cause the dead Aggressor to drop their Paradise Skill."
"!!!"
Raka's pupils contracted. This was the first time he heard such unexpected information.
"So that's it... You want to kill me and get my Paralyze Skill."
His Skill was Toki Toki no Mi, not Paralyze. However, the other party seemed to misunderstand and made assumptions. So let it be; Raka had no obligation to explain to someone with ill intentions toward him.
He could guess the reason for the other party's misunderstanding. Perhaps Felix had been spying from afar when Raka fought Goblins.
Indeed, from another's perspective, Goblins frozen in place seemed to be under Paralyze and easily slaughtered by him.
Seeing how easily Raka could defeat enemies without fighting, Felix greedily desired his Skill.
"Bingo! You're not so dumb, uncle. As a reward, I'll give you a quick and painless death."
Felix drew a sword from the sheath on his back.
"You don't think I'll just stand by and not fight, do you?"
"Of course, you will obediently let me behead your worthless head."
"You—"
"Sorganeil."
Before Raka could finish his words, Felix chanted his spell name with a mocking look.
In the next moment, Raka kneeled, his body bound by two intersecting rings of light. These rings glowed a bright yellow and wrapped around his body above and below his chest, giving a strong visual effect.
He found he couldn't move or access magical energy.
"Uncle, have you ever heard of the anime Sousou no Frieren? Ah, it's popular among young people; you probably don't know it because you're old."
"Let me explain a bit so you don't die curious. Sorganeil is a magic spell that prevents someone from moving or accessing their magical energy to cast spells when their entire body is in the user's view. Do you understand, uncle? Since I appeared, it's been over."
"Checkmate."
Felix stood before the kneeling Raka, feeling satisfied.
Sorganeil was a Green Grade Skill he obtained from the Starter's Package. Thanks to it, he had killed two Aggressors and acquired their Innate Skills.
"Any last words?"
Pointing his sword at Raka's neck, Felix smiled.
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