A Core Ship From The Start-Chapter 476 - 357 Commission_1
Chapter 476: Chapter 357 Commission_1
Chapter 476: Chapter 357 Commission_1
When Duanmu Huai entered the Adventurer’s Guild, as expected, he attracted attention.
It was normal – although for the sake of disguise he wasn’t wearing his usual power armor. His attire was still conspicuous – he wore a black top hat, and underneath it were long trousers, iron boots, and a vest. Over it all he wore a black polo coat. The high collar was raised, covering his lower face, and with his hat brim pressed down, it made Duanmu Huai look as if only his eyes were exposed. On his chest hung the Judge’s unique rose knot of skull and war hammer, along with the massive, sturdy power sword on his back, he looked rather menacing.
“Hello… uh… sir…”
Watching Duanmu Huai stride in, the man behind the desk hastily pushed away the secretary who was seated on his lap, and stood up shakily. The secretary, who had been pushed to the ground, didn’t even dare to breathe heavily, and quietly slipped away.
“May I help you…?”
“I’m an adventurer. I’m here to accept a task.”
Duanmu Huai stared at the man, responding nonchalantly. Hearing this answer, the man promptly sighed in relief.
“Oh, you’re an adventurer… Right, sure, it’s clear you’re a powerful adventurer,
but…”
As the man spoke, he cautiously glanced at Duanmu Huai.
“It seems it’s your first time in the Royal City. I’m sorry but according to the regulations of the Adventurer’s Guild, you should first take an assessment…”
“Speak.”
“Yes, yes …”
Seeing Duanmu Huai didn’t appear displeased, the man wiped sweat from his forehead, and presented a piece of paper he had pulled from a side folder.
This is your assessment task… um… Miss Palputinkis Frandus has been kidnapped by a group of rogues. Her father has tasked us; the Adventurer’s Guild, to go and rescue her, but we’re understaffed right now…”
Duanmu Huai took the paper and scanned the photo, on it was a beautiful and adorable blue-haired young girl —— well, it wasn’t surprising considering that this world had an incredible proportion of beautiful young girls, ugly women were a rarity.
For Duanmu Huai, such a mission wasn’t challenging, all he needed was to locate the place, kill his way through, and then rescue her.
Just like this…
“Aargh!!”
With a mournful cry, two rogues were flung right into a wall. Then, before they even hit the floor, Duanmu Huai closed in and threw a punch, directly perforating their chests. Blood spurted out and in an instant, the rogues in his sight turned into destitute corpses.
“Hmph.”
Duanmu Huai drew back his arm, examined the decrepit bodies, and paced into the cave.
“Ugh…”
At this moment, Kendou Kaname who had been following behind, also came forward. Upon seeing the rogue’s unbearably horrific bodies, she gasped —— truth be told, although this wasn’t her first time witnessing Duanmu Huai fight, such violent scenes still took quite a toll on her nerve.
“I will distract these rogues. You go find the kidnapped girl.”
Duanmu Huai acted as though he wasn’t bothered by the situation, considering that this was usually his strategy. Hearing Duanmu Huai’s command, Kendou Kaname didn’t hesitate, she nodded, her figure flashed as she vanished into the shadow. Meanwhile, uproar from the rogues started echoing down the tunnel.
“Good.”
Looking at the menacing rogues, Duanmu Huai clenched his fists.
“Prepare to die!”
To Duanmu Huai, these rogues meant nothing. Although he didn’t wear his power armor, the bead’s protective field triggered by the Judge’s rose rosary was more than enough to block these base-class attacks threatening to make contact. In fact, when the rogues brandished their weapons in an ill-intentioned attempt to attack Duanmu Huai, their attacks would be warded off by the force field, and then they would be greeted by Duanmu Huai’s iron fist.
After all, the main objective of this trip was to face the Demon. Based on Duanmu Huai’s experience of his prior battle with Satra, the Demons in this world were around the same level as the Chaos Champions encountered by the Empire. Therefore, for safety’s sake, even though he wasn’t wearing his power armor, he still equipped the bead’s protective force field sparked by the rose rosary.
Of course, when facing these rogues, using such powerful gear was overkill.
It only took a moment for Duanmu Huai to take down all the rogues surrounding him. A burly man looked at the battered bodies of his colleagues strewn about, gritted his teeth, clenched his fists, and charged Duanmu Huai!
“Ooooohhh!!!”
“Hah!!”
Facing the man’s attack, Duanmu Huai roared, and briskly stepped forward. Hearing Duanmu Huai’s roar, the robber who was in the middle of advancing suddenly faltered and stopped. But before he could react, Duanmu Huai’s iron fist had already landed squarely on his face. The robber’s facial bones instantly shattered as he was sent flying, resembling a chunk of garbage being thrown away.
When he fell to the ground, the robber’s savage face had distorted like a broken ceramic piece, his face was a bloody mess, and he had completely lost his human appearance.
“Ugh…”
Now, Kendou Kaname appeared again. Seeing this scene unfold before her, she couldn’t help but sigh out loud.
“Though it isn’t the first time I’ve seen it, you sure do pack quite a punch…”
“It’s fine. Where is she?”
Duanmu Huai pulled back his fist, looking at Kendou Kaname, who shook her head in response.
“She is locked in the leader’s room. It seems she is being subjected to abuse, but the door is too strong, I couldn’t open it.”
“Even after all this, he didn’t come out?”
“He seems too engrossed in it to have heard…””
“…………”
Hearing Kendou Kaname’s response, Duanmu Huai was rendered speechless. He initially thought that after he had charged in, the boss as a leader would at least step out to assess the situation. He didn’t expect the boss to have such a deep love for beautiful women and disregard for his empire that he didn’t even bother to come out when his base is under attack!
If you won’t come out, then I’ll barge in!
“Lead me there!”
Soon, under the guidance of Kendou Kaname, Duanmu Huai arrived at the boss’s room located deep inside the underground cavern. Just as Kendou Kaname had mentioned, the iron door was firmly locked. They could vaguely hear a girl’s sobbing and screams from inside.
“Enough already.”
Hearing this, Duanmu Huai’s face falls. Beautiful girls are everywhere in this world, but the treatment they receive is less than satisfactory. In fact, on their journey, Duanmu Huai and Kendou Kanami have encountered numerous similar scenarios where beautiful girls are forced by soldiers or kidnapped by bandits. To some extent, this world is a blend of reality and non-reality.
The unrealistic part is that no normal world could possibly have such a high ratio of beautiful women.
The reality is that no matter how many beautiful women there are, they cannot escape being objectified.
Of course, for Duanmu Huai, no matter the world, he cannot accept innocent beautiful girls being treated this way.
Hmm? Would he fall into the abyss of the Obsessive Sin because of this?
Ha-ha-ha, no, never. The aesthetic standards of the God of Lust are totally different from normal people. Having a fondness for beauty doesn’t mean you’ve fallen for the Evil God. It’s the twisted aesthetic sense that signifies falling for the Evil God.
It’s like painting; if you paint a decent looking, naked woman, the Judge would not suspect you of conspiring with the Evil God.
But if you create a mess of colors that looks like a child’s scribblings and still attempt to appreciate the “beauty of reality”, the Judge will be knocking on your door.
The truth of the world, huh.
Pure beauty, huh.
Heretics, burn them.
Simply put, any extremism leads to the abyss of Chaos.
Relating to Obsessive Sin, “looks are justice”, “sacrifice anything for beauty”, “desire and pleasure are the supreme existence in this world”— this is the biggest difference between normal people and heretics.
Looks are all that matter; you can forgive anything as long as the person is beautiful.
For the sake of creating what one believes is truly beautiful, one can disregard mass killing.
As long as you can enjoy desire and pleasure, you don’t care even if the entire world is destroyed.
Well, encountering such kinds of people, you should basically burn them on the spot.
Even if you’re not a follower of the Obsessive Sin now, you definitely will be in the future.
For instance, the man before me —who, in order to enjoy the beauty of women, disregards everything— is a potential follower of the Evil God!
Die!
Duanmu Huai’s shoulder dropped. He then suddenly lunged forward, and in the next instant, the locked steel door was smashed open by him. With a huge crash, it was flung onto the wall. Duanmu Huai then strides into the room and looks around. The inside of the room is a mess. A girl is lying on a chair to the side, bound hand and foot to the armrests, blindfolded. Underneath the girl, an eerie cylinder hums ominously, swaying from side to side…
“…………”
What the hell, this kind of devious contraption exists in this world? What kind of screw-up is this civilization’s tech tree?
Duanmu Huai silently turned around and signaled Kendou Kanami.
“It’s up to you.”
“Ah, okay.”
Hearing Duanmu Huai’s command, Kendou Kanami quickly rushes to the girl’s side to free her from her bindings.
As for the bandit leader—Well, when Duanmu Huai flung open the front door, he was squashed like a fly against the wall by the flying door.
Fortunately, the girl, despite being kidnapped for several days, was not violated.
This is not due to the bandits being gentlemanly, but because their leader seemed to enjoy toying with the girls in this way; to take pleasure from their suffering— Okay, he truly was a potential heretic.
Anyway, after that, Duanmu Huai escorted the girl back to the Adventurer’s Guild. Thus, the commission was successfully completed.
Of course, the real task is yet to come.
“Now that you have passed the test, you can accept official commissions. In fact…”
The man from the Adventurer’s Guild looks troubled as he speaks.
“I don’t know if you’ve heard, but recently there have been many disappearances of young girls in the Royal City… many of them are daughters of the nobility. As a result, many are offering rewards for the return of these missing noble girls…”
“Hmm, go on.”
Duanmu Huai had already heard about this from Kendou Kanami, so he just gives a slight nod.
“In fact, many adventurers have accepted the commission, but they have all disappeared afterward. Some say…”
As he speaks, the man cautiously glances at a castle not too far in the distance.
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“…There might be some secrets that are better left unsaid.”
“I understand.”
Duanmu Huai doesn’t waste words, and simply extends his hand.
“So, can I take the mission?”
“Of course, here is the pass. As long as you have the pass, you can go to the Inner City…”
“Good.”
After receiving the pass from the man, Duanmu Huai gives a silent nod of his head.
“Leave it to me.”
