Hearing the man's words, I raised an eyebrow as I looked at him. Although he was clearly bigger than me, that still wasn't enough to intimidate me.

"What do you mean by that?"

I asked as I looked at him. Hearing my question, he approached me with slow steps and stood in front of me. It was only when he got closer that I noticed the total height difference we had, I was reaching for his chest.

"That's not good, boy. Lying like that will get you in trouble"

Said the man, looking away from me and towards the girls. For some reason, he was analyzing them from top to bottom, and after he finished, he put a smile on his face and turned to me again.

"But of course, like the good superior that I am, I don't mind helping a newbie like you get out of this"

Said the man as he brought his mouth closer to my ear.

"For a good price, and of course"

Hearing his words, anger surged through my whole body, urging me to confront the man right there. I was not so innocent as to not understand what he was saying, he clearly had his eye on my women.

"Thanks for the consideration, but we don't need any help. After all, we really killed the Goblins"

I said as I turned to the attendant again and ignored the man. But before I could reach the counter, a hand grabbed my shoulder, applying force and pressure. As soon as I looked back, I saw the same man looking at me with a smile on his face. Although his lips were curved into a smile, his eyes were certainly not.

"Hey, hey, you should listen when adults talk. It would be bad if my sword accidentally hurt you, wouldn't it?"

Said the man, staring at me. At that moment, my patience had already reached its limit. I moved my hand to the man's and held it tightly, removing his hand from my shoulder.

"As I said before, we don't need any help"

I said, looking seriously at him. Hearing my words, the man's smile disappeared for a few seconds before returning again.

"Sorry about that then. It seems I got a little carried away"

Said the man as he seemed to apologize, but for some reason, I could not feel any sincerity in his words at all. Ignoring this, I turned around again to go to the counter. But as soon as I turned around, my sensory perception detected a movement coming from behind me. Following my instincts, I used my elemental manipulation to create a water shield.

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"What?"

As soon as the sword and shield made contact with each other, a voice echoed from the other side of the shield. I didn't need to be a genius to understand who had been trying to attack me. Without wasting any time, I caused the water to swallow the man's sword, and soon after, with a thrust from the water, the man was thrown out of the guild through the entrance.

After giving a short sigh, I looked around and saw that everyone was looking at me with wide eyes. Personally, I didn't care how they saw me since I didn't intend to become friends with any of them.

As soon as I turned to the attendant, I saw that she was also looking at the scene in disbelief. As soon as I approached, she finally seemed to have snapped out of her trance.

"I-I will proceed with the reward right now"

Said the attendant as she took the bag containing the ears of the Goblins we had defeated. After that, she went to the back of the guild, leaving us alone. Letting out a small sigh, a voice from my side caught my attention.

"My goodness, you really scared her"

As soon as I looked at the owner of the voice, I saw Fujiwara looking at me while keeping a smile on her face.

"What can I do, the guy who just decided to attack me for no reason?"

I said as I shrugged, not caring much about the situation, not least because I really didn't care.

"Indifferent as always"

Fujiwara said, letting out a few chuckles.

"But in a way, I agree with you. I didn't like the way he looked at me at all"

Said Fujiwara as she looked at the spot where the man was thrown through. This actually surprised me a little. Fujiwara didn't even seem to be paying attention to my fight with the man, so it was a surprise to hear that she had noticed.

"I'm surprised you noticed this; you seemed quite indifferent to the whole thing, to tell you the truth"

I said as I looked at Fujiwara with a raised eyebrow. Hearing my words, Fujiwara put a smile on her face and looked at me again.

"Well, in case something happens, you will protect us, won't you?"

Fujiwara asked as she looked at me. Hearing her question, a smile made itself present on my face.

"Of course"

As my little conversation with Fujiwara was taking place, the attendant had finally returned with a small bag in her hands. As soon as she placed the bag on the counter, she turned her gaze to me.

"Here is your reward"

Said the attendant as she looked at me. Just as I took the reward and was getting ready to leave, the attendant's voice caught my attention.

"Umm..."

She seemed to want to say something, but the words seemed to be locked in her mouth.

"Yes?"

As soon as I asked that, the attendant looked at me and seemed to gather courage.

"I'm sorry for what happened. Actually, that man has been causing trouble in the guild for a while now. We have a policy of not interfering in the actions of adventurers, so..."

Listening to her words, I could understand what she was getting at, but personally, I don't see the reason for her to think that this is her fault.

"You don't have to worry about that. Um..."

"Oh, sorry about that. I forgot to introduce myself. My name is Flora"

Said the attendant with a smile on her face.

"It's a pleasure to meet you. My name is Makoto"

After my brief introduction, we left the adventurers' guild, and as soon as we left, we saw the same man I had thrown minutes ago lying on the ground unconscious. Somehow, it seems he had fainted from the blow. After that, we headed towards the inn since the day was already over.