“ Why did you have to say it like that? We could have just stayed in one of the Inns in this city” Luna said.

“ Yeah, I know I am the only one who majors in Finance and all that but that old and dirty Inn already cost us like 30 gold and after the goblins fight we got exactly 17 gold so you do the math”. Kyle replied.

“Well you could have just asked them nicely” Liam said. “Yeah, what you did was kind of rude” Maria followed, surprisingly Allan did not complain a word.

“ Like what, may we please stay here in one night, like a beggar hoping for them to open their wallet for you?” Kyle looked back at everyone in the eyes “ what if he did not allow 5 strangers to stay in his palace, then what are you guys gonna do then, huh, are you ready to camp on the street?” Everyone stayed silent at Kyle's words, “This is not a fantasy world where we are heroes, you got that, we will have to take what we can and keep our noses out of someone elyse business. And don’t you worry that you guys would be seen as rude and taking advantage of them, I was the only one who spoke up and they were only focusing on me anyway, you guys are in the clear.” With that Kyle finished what he had to say and headed to their designated rooms.

After settling down their gear and weapons, a maid told all of them that baths were ready for them and that everyone is welcome to join the Blackburn family for dinner. They all went to their separate bath houses and when they came back to the room, new sets of clothes were ready for them.

When the group got to the dinner hall, it was an amazing sight to be seen, the table was almost half the length of the room, there was a butler or maid at every seat on the table, and of course the food was just looking divine. That was the first time since they went to this world that they were offered such delicious food.

There were already people sitting by the table when the group walked in. Rose was sitting next to her father and next to him a middle aged woman who struck quite resemblance to Rose, “that must be her mother”, they all thought, and to the left of Rose, a young man with red hair and eyes just like Rose. There were a few more people sitting by the tables as well, from a young looking adventurer to an elder and elegant woman. The group seats were directly opposite the Blackburn members' seats. And although the decoration of the room and the clothes that everyone was wearing was nice and fancy, their conversation did not.

Those five were still strangers to the Blackburn family after all, so it would not be surprising if they had some hesitations toward them, but what they had to go through was just borderline uncomfortable. First off the batch, Kyle want to gather as much information about the current status of the world as they spoke, Kyle with economic and finance background had much knowledge with subjects that these merchant had to say about, they were astonished of the deep of his knowledge and how he would predict the sales and value of the Blackburn merchant guide should be, but they were also surprised to hear that he knew nothing about the current political state of the world.

“So it is true that you come from a land far away, good for you I think, I don’t wish for anyone to have to live in such a dangerous world like this.” Rose’s father, Richard Blackburn spoke.

“But may I ask how do you know so much about the financial and economic aspects of our guide, do you have experience working as a merchant before” Richard was an experienced merchant, he knew right away that Kyle could not learn all of that on his own at such a young age. He was worried that Kyle might be some kind of spy that the other guides planted inside his residence.

“I was taught about these subjects, that is as far as I could say. And don’t worry I am not a spy if that's what you’re wondering” Kyle replied, and right after that, both of his feet were stepped on by Liam and Maria respectively. They both looked at him with a smile on their face and eyes that just screamed out “ Bro, please don’t do that here too”.

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“I am sorry Kyle, I meant you no harm, but you must forgive me for protecting my family’s guide, you’re basically just too knowledgeable to be a normal adventurer, that's all. And if I were to have a second chance, I would still do it again” said Richard.

“Don’t worry, if I were you, I would have done the same too. We have to do everything we can to protect those who we love. I understand that.” Kyle replied with a smile on his face.

Everyone then switched to eating and asking about who the rest group were and asked them for adventure stories from them, and while they had none, no stories could be shared anyway. Then the question of money arose, in which Liam answered that they actually had none.

Richard laughed and promised to give them some gold as a reward, Liam was about to decline out of his force of habit, but before he could answered, Kyle stepped on his foot hard, and with a smile and eyes that screamed “Don’t you dare”, Liam nodded his head and said thank you to Richard.

“So being an adventure sure is poor, is that why you ask us to let you stay here” those words shocked everyone in the room, that came from the young man sitting beside Rose, he was her brother, Geralt Blackburn, his eyes was fill with spike and discuss when he said those words toward Kyle. No one knew how to respond to those words, and before his mother, Rachel Blackburn could speak a word to him, Kyle talked first.

“Ah yes, being new adventures like us is indeed hard WORK,” Kyle said as he strongly emphasized the word ‘work’, “ But a young man like yourself must have known that already, right Geralt ?”. Kyle looked back at Geralt with a smirk on his face and eyes as those were challenging to start a fight.

“Yes, of course I understand where you are coming from. I myself am the leader of the merchant guide defend force”. Geralt replied.

“At such a young age, wow, you must be very gifted” Kyle continued with his sarcastic voice. Liam and Maria were just stepping on Kyle's feet like crazy at that moment, but Kyle did not mind them one bid, oh how they wish they could have just closed Kyle’s mouth.

“Oh, I am glad that I look so young, but I am actually 18 years old, and I have been taught how to fight from the age of 5 so I am not really that gifted.” Geralt spoke back.

The tension was really thick between them, the both pause for a second, exchanging taunting glance at each other before Geralt spoke up,

“Mr Kyle, you look like you have much experience in fighting or so it would seem, am I right?” Geralt raised the question, of which Kyle replied by a small chuckle of laughter and smile. Geralt then continued,

“Like I thought, so why don’t we have an exhibition match tomorrow morning, I would really like for us to entertain everyone with our fighting skill, don’t worry, it would be only hand to hand combat and there will be healer around so you don’t have to worry about getting hurt”

“Geralt that is enough, this is no way to treat the man who saved my life” Rose raised her voice. Geralt was a hot head and a truly skilled and gifted fighter, he had the tendency to challenge other for a fight to show case and test his skill, he was taught by the best teacher in the Blackburn guide since the age of 5, there weren't many people around his age that could beat him in a fair fight that Rose knew of.

“ What a great idea, young master Geralt, but how about we raise the stake a little, If I win, well, that's 1000 gold for me, and If you win, I will grant you one wish, I will do whatever you tell me to” Kyle happily replied. Everyone was stunned by Kyle's announcement, it was a challenge to Geralt no matter how you see it. And although Richard and the rest of his family tried to stop them, it was no use, it was settled at morning, breakfast time. Kyle and Geralt exchange smile, Liam and the other was visibly annoyed at Kyle and what he did, and unsurprisingly to all of the other sitting at the table with them, they were smiling as well, they would got some entertainment for them no matter the outcome, whether it’s the cocky Geralt got beaten by Kyle or the mysterious and villain looking Kyle got knocked out, it would still be great joy for them.

Stepped out of the dinner hall, before the rest of the group could spoke a word at Kyle

“I am gonna kill that little brat,” Kyle said.