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On the first day after returning to Allen City, Mr. Cyclone arrived early at Daniel's mansion.

"Hahaha~"

"..."

"Isn't this a good thing? Shia has made it to the top four!"

"Tsk!"

"That battle was quite spectacular~ True to Allen's underdog reputation."

After telling Daniel the outcome of the delivery, the two of them had a conversation.

Mr. Cyclone stayed because there were things he wanted to know as well.

"Hey, Daniel, I have a question for you."

While Daniel was laughing, Mr. Cyclone suddenly became serious.

"When the war starts, you don't have any plans for me to do anything, right?"

The laughter stopped, and Daniel thought for a moment before asking.

"Why do you ask?"

"Don't waste my time in front of me."

Daniel knew very well who Mr. Cyclone was.

A commoner, a passerby with neither strength nor magic.

On the battlefield, Mr. Cyclone was redundant.

But carrying the name of Allen's hero, it was only natural for Mr. Cyclone to join the battle.

"...No, as Mr. Cyclone guessed, I have no plans for you to do anything."

This was Daniel's true thought. It was never possible for him to rely on Mr. Cyclone to win from the beginning.

And having Mr. Cyclone stay in the rear could boost morale under the name of a hero.

So, Mr. Cyclone would remain in Allen's ranks.

"I have some matters to attend to with the witch, if you don't have anything for me to do on the battlefield..."

In the face of Daniel's answer, Mr. Cyclone also expressed his thoughts.

"Then I'll do what I want to do."

"The witch... huh?"

The two of them stared silently at each other for a while.

"I don't know what you want to do, but don't blame me if you die."

"Scary~ Don't worry, even if I die, it's my own choice."

At this moment, a maid delivered a message from outside the room.

"Daniel, sir, Mr. Casca has arrived."

"Oh?! Oh?"

Daniel stood up and suddenly exclaimed.

"Q- Mr. Cyclone, let's end the conversation here for today..."

Daniel intended to go to the door to greet the guest, but stopped.

On the other hand, the person outside the door came in as well.

A tall and thin man with a good face, who seemed to be a knowledgeable person.

"Daniel, sir?"

Compared to Mr. Cyclone, Casca immediately noticed Daniel's strangeness.

"I- I need to use the bathroom..."

Before finishing his sentence, Daniel turned and walked into the bathroom, yelling to Mr. Cyclone outside.

"Please take care of Casca, Mr. Cyclone!"

At that moment, the first thought that came to Mr. Cyclone's mind was.

There's a trap!

But it was too late. After Daniel left, Casca, with an expectant look, remained and looked at Mr. Cyclone.

Sweating profusely, Mr. Cyclone accompanied Casca to another place under coercion.

"What the hell!? A graveyard?"

During the carriage ride, Mr. Cyclone already knew it was not good. The person in front of him was a scholar from the City of Dusk and a friend of Daniel's.

"Damn it! I knew it would be like this! That Daniel!!"

"D- Daniel was just having stomach troubles..."

"He's faking it!"

"Huh?"

"There's a ninety percent chance, no, a hundred percent chance! He must be faking it!"

"Well..."

The purpose of this visit to the graveyard was said to be the study of anatomy.

"Forget it, I'm not going!"

"But, but... there are many materials here for my study of the human body..."

"You can just see for yourself."

"To dig up the country's graveyard, one needs the country's..."

"Shut up!!"

Mr. Cyclone wiped the sweat off his forehead. He had to go to the graveyard as soon as he returned to Allen City. Where did this joke come from? There wasn't even a door.

"Ah, little brother~"

"Ju, Mr. Cyclone, sir?"

"Now I'm calling you little brother. No need to be polite~ Just call me big brother~"

"Ju, Mr. Cyclone, big brother."

"That's right~ Listen to big brother, let's not focus on this for today."

"No... I promised King Allen... I have to come up with an improved version as soon as possible..."

Damn it! He dare use that brat to pressure me?!

Mr. Cyclone had already tried to be nice, but Kasca still persisted. He really wanted to curse him out. But before he opened his mouth, Mr. Cyclone's brain flashed to a certain place.

"This..."

Mr. Cyclone pondered left and right, and suddenly had a brilliant idea. His original plan could be cleverly coordinated.

"Yeah, big brother thought of a great place!"

His right hand rested on Kasca's shoulder as Mr. Cyclone imagined a new world ahead and introduced it with his other hand.

Of course, in reality, there was nothing ahead, just a bunch of tombstones.

"Do you see it? It's the same as here~ There are countless bodies for you to study~"

"What is that place!?"

"Come! Follow big brother!"

In the blink of an eye, with Kasca in tow, Mr. Cyclone arrived at the legendary district of Allen City, the red-light district.

While walking along the street, every shop had alluring and captivating signs.

"Ju, Mr. Cyclone, big brother... Are you referring to that 'place' you mentioned?"

"Oh~ We're here~"

Mr. Cyclone didn't directly answer Kasca's question, only grinned mischievously.

He pushed open the door and forcibly pulled Kasca along.

From the whispers of passersby, this place was the most famous service shop in Allen City.

Behind the door were a row of seductive ladies, and upon seeing them, Mr. Cyclone exclaimed.

"Oh, my little brother! Unsheathe your sword~"

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