Chapter 111: Arrival
Anurad, at a small tavern near the Unnamed Town.
In actuality, it was also quite inaccurate to just call it tavern, mainly because no person would choose to set up a regular tavern here in the middle of nowhere, where even the nearest city was more than ten kilometers away.
If it were to be compared with the novel Water Margin, this sort of place was definitely the type of shady place to serve its patrons human meat buns and dubious drinks made from unknown materials.
At this moment, this tavern was filled with people, and seemed quite lively.
Suddenly, the door was opened, letting in the snow and freezing winds that seemed too out of place in the warm tavern.
Entering the tavern together with the snow was a man in a thick trench coat, its high collar not only covering his neck but also half of his face too.
Hanging at his hip was a sword that was the color of blood, and he wore a leather hat on his head, making him look like a regular mercenary. Under the shadow cast by his hat, however, werenât the cloudy and unfocused eyes of a mercenary, but were instead a pair of piercing eyes that were so bright that they were blinding.
The barkeep who was wiping a cup only met with his gaze for a moment before he felt as if he was being stabbed with swords, making him lower his head immediately and avoid the other man.
âThis tavern of yours is quite special, isnât it?â The man sat down by the bar, glancing over at the silver statue of a lion that was placed on the far right side of the counter. âArenât you supposed to place the statue of the Goddess of Prosperity over there?â
âThe boss likes this one better.â The barkeep replied with a courteous smile, before continuing, âWhat can I get you?â
âThe beef steak set,â the man replied coldly.
The barkeepâs motions of wiping the cup stopped. âHow do you want it?â
âMedium rare on a slow roast.â The man continued.
A drop of sweat trailed down the barkeepâs forehead, before squeezing out a somewhat forced smile and continuing, âAlright, coming right upâŠâ
âNo no no, thatâs not the correct answer!â The man laughed, and continued in a familiar tone as if he were a teacher talking to his student, âNow, you should say, âMy heart and my soul are as clean and polished as a mirror,â and I should reply with, âAll my actions are according to justice, and crystal clear.â Then, you should let me see the list of judgement, no?â
Seeing that the man already knew his true identity, the barkeep didnât bother putting up the facade anymore, immediately taking out a battleaxe from under the counter, before shouting, âJudgement!â and swinging his axe in the direction of the man.
This shout of the barkeep seemed to be a signal, and the next moment almost all of the patrons of the tavern all stood up from their seats and flashed their weapons, shouting, âJudgement!â before all attacking the man!
The reason why the word âalmostâ was used was because in a corner there was a player with a white name above his head that was really just a customer of the tavern. As everyone in the tavern stood up all of a sudden, he could only watch with a dumbfounded expression at all of the others, the words âWhat is happening?âWhy am I here?ââWho am I?â practically written on his face.
In response to the attacks that came like an oppressive wave, the man only smiled and stood up, before reaching for his sword as if he had done so tens of thousands of times before.
A split second later, a bright scarlet flash bloomed in the room.
Then, blood spurted out of all of their bodies, and all of them dropped dead to the ground without any resistance, their expressions frozen in mid shout, as if they hadnât even registered that they were already dead.
As for the player that was completely taken off guard by the entire matter, he looked at his fork that was slashed into two as he blacked out with a dumbfounded expressionâŠ
After killing all of the followers of the God of Justice (along with an innocent player), the man sat back down on his seat. He glanced at the barkeep that had his head cut off, and as if nothing had happened, he reached for a bottle of wine and poured it into his cup.
Then, he found two pieces of bread and smoked beef from the bar counter, and so he pulled down his collar in the tavern that was littered with corpses and reeking of rust, revealing the lower half of his face that had red, blood vessel-like marks, and started eating quickly.
Suddenly, his movements stopped and his gaze trailed over to the silver lion statue on the bar counter.
The next moment, the silver lion statue came to life and roared loudly, jumping down from the counter and becoming a majestic lion that was taller than the man!
âYou demon, how dare you kill so many of my followers!â
âHmph, how droll. What was I supposed to do? Let them kill me on the spot?â The man scoffed, and not only was he not scared in the slightest, he even seemed to be strangely excited for what was about to come. âThank goodness I finally drew you out! The Goddess Luna was too much of a chicken to come out and face me, and it was useless no matter how many believers of hers I killed! Thank goodness your so-called justice is truly simple to provokeâŠ.â
âYouâŠâ The lion with white fur squinted slightly, before his expression became one of disbelief. âYou are planning to kill a god? No, youâre not a demon, could it be thatâŠâ
âDemon? Oh, you mean that thing on this sword?â The man grinned mockingly, before continuing, âThat thing wanted to take over my body, so of course I offed it! I didnât need any of those empty promises of strength and power! If it werenât for the fact that this sword could extend my life so that I can spend more time discovering the secrets of the art of swordsmanship, and to let me experience the euphoria of killing, I wouldnât even bother using it!â
âI see, you have a Heaven-Cursed Body that can only live for twenty yearsâŠâ Aslan was a deity after all, so he quickly ignored the influence of the demonic sword and saw through the very nature of the man before him, but upon closer scrutiny, he was even more surprised. âTo be able to suppress the demonic infestation without any helpâŠHow could such a human existâŠâ
âNo more small talk! I will kill you right here and complete my final swordsmanship!â The man held up his sword towards the lion and shouted.
âEven with the help of the Demonic Roe, you wonât be able to extend your lifespan by much longer⊠So thatâs why you are so insistent on killing? If thatâs the case, then I shall give you judgement as the God of Justice!â
âJustice? What bullsh*t! Look at this chaotic world, does your so-called justice make it any better? I donât have any interest in this justice that only preys on the weak and fears the strong, so die!â
Without any hesitation, the man shouted with conviction, before swinging his sword towards the god.
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