Toliman is a large castle town found near the borderline of dessert and lush greens. The marketplace is quite noisy due to the large crowd. Men can be found on the pub, drinking their time away as if nothing else matters. The inn is as busy as always due to the arrival of many adventurers of different characters. The castle can be found at the center of the town, heavily guarded by knights with thick armor and long capes. The town enjoys its advantage on trade due to the fact that adventurers come and go day by day. Despite there being constant men who cause trouble, it is still relatively safe inside the town’s walls.

Outside of the wall reside beasts that can torment an average man if caught. Different kinds of horrors are lurking behind the stones and hills, getting ready for an ambush. The beasts comes in variety, there are those that have huge fangs, those that have wings, those that chose the evil way of life and many more. Due to the dangers outside of the walls, even caravans for marketing goods hire bodyguards for protection and even skilled warriors do not set off alone. Yet a lone girl opened the gates, walked straight on as if no one was looking. The girl has bloodstains on her armor and carrying a regular spear. Since the city was quite busy, nobody really cares if someone goes in or out alone, as long as you don’t bring trouble.

The girl headed directly to the pub and sat near the counter. The pub reeks of the smell of alcohol and stinky men. It is quite noisy thanks to the loud drunkards. She placed her spear beside her in a standing position with its body leaning on the counter. She produced a bronze coin from her pocket and placed it on the counter top. Without saying a word, the bar keeper smiled and retrieved the coin. He then served the girl with one of his cheapest ales. The girl chugged the cup until there is nothing left. It might be cheap but as long as it is liquor, everything is the same for her. She slammed the cup on the countertop with a satisfied face painted with a bit of pink.

A young man went inside the pub all alone. He has a messy brown hair and a red coat. He also has a large scar on his left chin. Based on his looks, he is not someone who looks smart. He walked directly to the girl and placed his right hand into the girl’s left shoulder. Then suddenly the girl swung her left elbow backwards hitting the young man’s stomach. The young man was surprised then flinched. The pain he suffered can be clearly seen on his face.

Young man: *cough* Still very aggressive huh, Raka.

Raka: Jin? So it’s just you, how boring

Jin: Hey! That’s rude!

Raka: So are you done with your task? If so, let’s go to the captain now.

Jin: Oh done with yours too huh. Okay let’s go! I can’t wait to see my bed already!

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The two went out of the pub with Jin acting all excited. But as they step out of the establishment, there were five men waiting with their weapons drawn. There are two with long swords, two with a spear and one is using an axe. They are well armed if compared to mere bandits so they are probably mercenaries. As Raka saw the rowdy bunch, he glared at Jin. Jin avoided Raka’s gaze and scratched his head.

Raka: Hey Jin, did you do your job right?

Jin: Of course I did!

Raka: Then how can you explain this?

Jin: My current task is a merchant who does not pay his taxes! He paid me so I have no reason to finish him.

Raka: That’s why I hate those kinds of jobs.

Jin: Don’t worry! Leave it to me! I am hungry for a fight after all since they did not retaliate earlier!

Jin sounded quite excited while stretching his arms. He walked forward as Raka silently stepped aside. The axe wielding guy rushed towards Jin and swung his axe downwards. Jin quickly did a side step, jumped and landed on the axe guy’s shoulders. He was in a crouching position with his feet on the guy’s shoulder, his right hand on the guy’s jaw and the other hand on the guy’s forehead. Jin then did a circular motion with his hands which then snapped the guy’s neck. The axe wielding guy’s eyes whiten as saliva drips down from his mouth.

Before the axe guy falls down, one of the mercenaries threw his spear towards Jin. Jin quickly did a back flip from the dead guy to evade the attack while catching the thrown spear at the same time. While still on mid air, Jin threw back the spear and pierced the heart of the one who threw it first. Blood gushes out from the guy’s chest as he silently falls to the ground.

As Jin landed, a sword wielding guy tried to stab him on the back. Jin quickly turned then kicked the side of the sword to change its direction then he grabbed the throat of the guy. The sword guy struggled to break free but Jin slammed him to the ground and crushed his throat. The sword guy’s neck was twisted and his mouth was widely open as saliva flows out. The two that are left were so frightened that they threw their weapons to the ground and ran for their lives.

Jin: Walking away from your opponent is your biggest mistake.

Jin smiled while he grabbed something behind his coat. A gunshot echoes as the two who decided to run fall to the ground with holes between their eyes. Jin was holding two revolvers, one for each hand. He then quietly returned the guns to where he took them.

Jin: What a workout huh!

Jin stretched his left arm with a rotating motion while his right hand is holding his shoulder. He smiled while walking towards Roka.

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Roka: Shouldn’t you hunt down the goon who paid these weaklings?

Jin: Nope! I think it will be more fun if he sends me some more!

Roka: If that’s what you want. Let’s go, the Captain must be waiting

Jin: No words of praise huh. You are cold as ever.

The two walks away from the corpses one of them created. As they walk away, several men who are fully covered in black took the equipments of those who died and placed the corpses in large wooden boxes as quickly as they could and quietly walked away. Only the blood stains on the ground were left.

Jin: By the way, why do they collect the corpses? What do they do to those useless things?

Raka: Like hell do I know