BXBX NOVEL Chapter 153 - Confrontation
As Yuki laid on the door of the room he was staying at, he couldn\'t help but relax all his muscles as he listened to the loud talking of the people who were dining at the bar. It was odd for him to be in such a state. He used to be the strongest in the world. However, in just a year, he has been brought down to the life of the average person. Even if he had his money from dungeon hunting, it didn\'t matter. No matter the amount of money he had, Yuki didn\'t have the power to defend himself.
"I should really escape from this place. I don\'t have the energy to deal with other people\'s ignorance," Yuki said to himself. While his logic was flawed, he was correct in his own right. Not many people would treat a child with respect. On the contrary, they would use them for their own needs. While this type of behaviour is not exhibited by many in the previous world, the new one allowed it to exist. Due to the environment of the world changing, harsher methods or actions and speeches were more tolerable. It much resembles that of people who were at war. While they may have lived a peaceful life up to that point, once they were forced to experience harsh conditions, they themselves needed to change so they could adapt to said harsh conditions.
"Well... I can do that tomorrow," Yuki said to himself as he went to sleep while sitting at the door of the room in which he was staying. While the headache he had was starting to go away, it was still potent enough to drain Yuki of a lot of his energy. Even if Yuki was a little behind everyone in the race to become the first level 100 player, he could at least allow himself to rest for a bit.
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The next morning, Yuki woke up with a gasp as he realized that he had gone to sleep before even getting a chance to go to bed. While he would\'ve liked to get more rest, even he knew that he had wasted plenty of time resting already. It was time for him to get going and find out the very basic things about the kingdom.
"I should try to look out for any hidden guards which might be keeping an eye on me for now. There most likely are a few people who would fit that description as I am considered a large threat... or at least used to be. Even with them knowing that they\'re clearly stronger than me, it wouldn\'t be too surprising if they hired some people to make sure I don\'t escape this place," Yuki said to himself as he opened the door knob of the room and exited it.
As Yuki walked down the stairs to check out of the bar, he noticed that there were a lot fewer people than there were the previous night. It wasn\'t too surprising either seeing as how most people would beat work in the morning and the nights would be spent at the bar as they relax from their hard and long days. The only people which remained inside were the clerk and a few people who had passed out after drinking so much.
"I presume you\'ll be leaving now," the clerk said to Yuki.
"That would be correct," Yuki replied.
"I hope you enjoyed your stay. Come back any time," the clerk told Yuki as Yuki walked out.
"Will do," Yuki replied right as the door of the bar closed.
As Yuki left the bar, the clerk let out a final small laugh as he remembered how he scammed Yuki the previous night. However, Yuki didn\'t mind at all. It was a win-win for both sides. However, Yuki might have lost in some way. He had attracted quite a lot of attention due to how carelessly he spent his money.
"Hey there kid," a grown man said as he along with 2 of what seemed to be his friends surrounded Yuki.
"We saw how much you hate silver last night at the bar. If you despise money that much, we\'ll take it off your hands for you," the grown mad told Yuki as he smiled at him.
"Sorry, I don\'t have any left. That was the last of it," Yuki lied, still wondering why no one had questioned the large necklace around his neck. Yuki just assumed that it was invisible to others.
"My apologies for not making this more clear. We weren\'t asking. We were telling you. If you haven\'t noticed by now, this isn\'t the prettiest kingdom. People who have access to the kind of money that you have deserve to get it stolen from them," the man told Yuki.
"So I\'m really getting robbed by these guys? Come on, why couldn\'t it be someone else. They\'re all so annoying and their breath stinks," Yuki said to himself as he thought of a quick plan.
Without saying a word, Yuki placed his index finger on the chest of the man who was directly speaking to him and lit his shirt on fire.
Seeing this, the man backed away scared as he was caught off guard. While one of his two friends looked frightened, the last one didn\'t seem the least bit fazed. For a split second, his eyes widened as he moved faster than Yuki could see and faced Yuki as his wide eyes glared at Yuki with death filled in them.
The one who was now confronting Yuki was different, he had a different air about him. In a kingdom where it\'s been closed off for a long time, it would be rare to find a level 2 player. It was unlikely but Yuki wanted to test out something. However, before Yuki could even speak, the man who was now confronting Yuki punched Yuki in the gut which made him almost pass out from the sheer impact of the fist.
"I can\'t deal with this much longer. Another attack from him and it\'s over for me," Yuki said to himself.
"One, switch."