Nozomu and Koyaga looked to where the voice was coming from, and they saw a young Cat-kind, about the same height but looking older than Nozomu. With short, light brown, messy hair, and light green eyes, he kept on staring at Nozomu as he walked next to him, and spoke in an accusing tone, “Who did you kill to get them? No way they would be willing to follow you like that!”
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The tone of his voice and the proximity to his friend made Rampage rush forward, and he pointed his sharp menacing horn at the boy’s neck. Nozomu stopped while grinning at the now scared Cat-kind boy, who was frozen in his steps, looking down at the glowing horn full of Magic. “Easy now, Rampage. No need to pierce him. What do you want anyway, to come jump at us like that? Don’t you know it’s a bad idea to irritate a Unicorn?”
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“No… I… didn’t know that… But you still didn’t answer my question! How the heck did you manage to get two Unicorns? And take him off my neck, will you? A guy can’t make a question anymore?”
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Nozomu slowly shook his head, not believing what he was hearing. “You really… Let’s go Rampage, this guy is nuts. How can he possibly think that I will immediately answer any of his questions? Go annoy someone else, will you? I have work to do, I don’t have time to waste with you.”
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Nozomu began walking again, with Koyaga at his side and the two Unicorns behind them. The boy followed them while shouting, “You didn’t answer me! I asked, how did you manage to get them?”
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Nozomu frowned and asked Koyaga, “This happens often? Crazy people coming at you when you go somewhere?”
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“No, first time. Normally people get away from me, they don’t come near and shout at me.”
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As they walked along the street to reach the Adventurers’ Guild, the boy kept on calling for Nozomu’s attention, trying to make him answer his constant questions.
There was a stable near the Guild, and Nozomu went there with the Unicorns to find a place for them to rest and to talk with the stable boy.
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Outside, Koyaga stood in the way of the shouting Cat-kind and after rolling up her eyes, she grabbed his shoulders and shook him so hard that he saw stars, while she shouted into his ear, “Shut up, dumbass! You are giving me headaches! Go play with your friends and stop being so damn annoying!”
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The boy shook his head when she let him go, and asked while blinking, “I just asked a question! Why does no one answer me?”
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“Because we don’t need to answer you, dumbass! You are just a rude, annoying kid! Do you think people want to talk to you when you jump next to them and you don’t stop making questions? What’s wrong with you, anyway? Go away! Go! Stupid, annoying kid, geez!”
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Nozomu returned and followed Koyaga to the Guild. The boy rushed to follow them and entered right after Koyaga.
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Inside, some Adventurers were drinking at the tables and talking loudly. Koyaga frowned and gently pushed Nozomu to the reception desk. In there, a middle-aged woman was filling cups with ale, and she made a big smile when she saw Nozomu and Koyaga. “Welcome to our Guild! How may I help you?”
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Nozomu saw the boy going past him, straight through the door behind the reception desk, as if he owned the place. He faced the receptionist again and spoke, “I am Nozomu Shinchaku. I believe Princess Mere sent a message that I was coming.”
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“Oh, right! Let me just call the Guild Master.“
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The door behind her opened, and the same Cat-kind boy arrived, grinning. Behind him, an older Cat-kind man who only had one ear looked at Nozomu, wondering who he was, and then his eyes opened wide when he saw who was with him. “No way! Koyaga! I will be damned! I wasn’t expecting you! How have you been, beautiful?”
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He went around the desk and hugged Koyaga with a big smile, and she kissed his forehead. “Nitani, my friend, how have you been? It has been a while! Let me see, five years already?”
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“More like six, actually, but who is counting? What are you doing here? Oh, let me guess, you are on a Quest!”
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From a nearby table, an Adventurer whistled, “Weetwoohweett! Guild Master, introduce us to your friend! That is a fine-looking woman if I ever saw one! I wouldn’t mind having her on my lap!”
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Nitani Sukemoru, the Guild Master, opened his mouth to say something, but before he could mutter a word, Koyaga was already going to the Adventurer with a kinky smile on her lips as she was saying, “My, my, I never heard such a direct and irresistible compliment! Do you mind getting up so that I can take a good look at you?”
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The smiling man got up with a jump and flexed his right arm while winking at her. “Yeah, look as much as you like, there is more from where this came from!”
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In the next second, he was screaming like a little girl, because Koyaga grabbed his balls and squeezed so hard that he couldn’t even breathe. She kept on smiling and said, “Now, why don’t you try whistling at me? Come on, make a big and loud whistle, and I will let you go. Come on, you can do it!”
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The Adventurer did his best, but he could only blow air in between his screams. Koyaga kept on squeezing and twisting while encouraging him to whistle. The other two Adventurers got up to stop her, and she moved at light speed. One direct punch to the face and a head kick to the other, and they fell to the floor, completely knocked out.
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She then shouted while still squeezing, “My name is Koyaga Azusake! I am not the whore you call mother, nor am I your horse for you to whistle at! The next dumbass that dares to address me without proper respect, or even glances at me like a weirdo, I will slice his dick and make him swallow it! Understood, dumbasses? I said, understood?”
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She looked around, and all the Adventurers at the tables vigorously nodded. Koyaga’s name and reputation were well known, and although many of them hadn’t seen her for quite some time, and others had never even met her, Koyaga’s name was still feared.
She let go and head-butted the screaming Adventurer, breaking his nose and front teeth. A powerful right uppercut sent him flying, and he fell on the floor with a loud thump, completely knocked out.
Koyaga returned to Nozomu’s side, and a dumbfounded young Cat-kind had his mouth wide open, looking at her. Nozomu was slowly shaking his head, and the Guild Master had an awkward smile. He knew what was coming next.
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Koyaga grabbed his right ear and twisted it, while speaking in an icy voice, “Now, explain to me very well why you let your Adventurers treat a woman like that. If I don’t like your explanation, I am going to take this ear as a souvenir. An Orc ate the other, so I will take this one and use it as a keychain, for good luck.”
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“No, wait! They are not mines, they are from another City! They arrived yesterday! My Adventurers don’t whistle at women, you know that!”
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“I used to know, but I haven’t come here for six years. Things might have changed. Very well, I will believe in you this time.”
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The moment she let him go, Nitani Sukemoru rubbed his ear to make the pain go away. He then asked, while still rubbing his ear. “What did you come here, anyway? A job, or to visit old friends and hurt them?”
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“No, I came with Nozomu to make sure he didn’t mess up. Princess Mere sent you a message about his visit, right?”
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“Yeah, she did! So, you are Nozomu Shinchaku, the one that created some very profitable foods? When do you want to start? Our cook was busy preparing lunch, but I am confident he will be eager to learn alongside you! I had already shown him the message, and he couldn’t believe what he was reading.”
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From their left, the Cat-kind boy finally spoke, with his face lightened in amazement. “No way! Are you Nozomu? Father, he came with two Unicorns! One red and one white! I asked, but he didn’t say how he got them!”
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Nozomu frowned. “I didn’t answer because you were rude and obnoxious. I don’t answer every single question if I don’t want to like I don’t need to speak to you if I don’t want to. Do you mind showing me the way to the kitchen, Guild Master? I want to start right away because we are supposed to go to another City in two hours.”
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“Sure, follow me! And you, damn brat. How many times do I need to tell you to learn how to speak with people? No one likes an annoying kid nagging them!”
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Koyaga tilted her head while looking at the angry boy. “You mean he is Hinen Sukemoru? Really? The last time I saw him, he was a sweet little kid. He is what, sixteen already?”
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“I am eighteen! I have been an adult for more than two years now!”
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“No, kid, you are not an adult. Age only grants you that title, but it doesn’t mean you are a grown-up man. A real man is my friend Nozomu here, and he is younger than you. You are just a kid, a rude, annoying little brat. Go play with your toys and let the grown-ups work. Go now, shoo, shoo!”
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Koyaga gently tapped the angry boy’s back and followed the Guild Master while holding Nozomu’s arm. Hinen sulked, but his curiosity won. He followed them to the kitchen and leaned on a wall, watching everything in silence.
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Nozomu greeted the cook, a tall and thin Human, and began working right away while explaining what he was about to do. Koyaga went to the oven to light it up and moved to the stove next, making sure everything was ready for Nozomu’s lesson.
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When Nozomu took out the first batch of pizzas from the oven and the bowl with chocolates was cooling down, Hinen Sukemoru approached and spoke with a frown while looking at the new food. “This doesn’t look like anything special to me. Anyone could do it.”
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The Cook slapped Hinen’s head and shouted into his right ear, “Shut up, dumbass! If this was that easy, why has no one ever created such a thing? Do you have any idea of the genius needed to devise such exquisite food? And the expertise to make this right? The tomato sauce is amazing, and the chocolate tastes like food from God Raluth himself! Nitani, your kid is becoming dumber as the years go by, dammit! If his mother was still alive, may God Raluth guide her soul, she would have killed him by now! Dammit, I thought he would become smarter as he got older, but he keeps on becoming more and more stupid! Are you sure you want him to apply to the Academy of Adventurers? He will be a laughingstock in there!”
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“I hope he will learn something in there unless he gets himself killed during an exercise, that is. What else can I do? I have already tried everything, you know that! He prefers to live a carefree life instead of worrying about learning how to take care of the Guild! I taught him how to fight with a sword, and he is not bad with Water Magic, but he’s far too lazy for his own good! I hope they change him in there! If not… Well, I don’t even want to think about that possibility!”
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Nozomu got up and went to the oven to take out the next batch of pizzas. He put them over the counter and said, “Don’t forget, pizzas have an arousing effect on Beast-kind, and the chocolates make them tell the truth and only the truth. Teenage Beasts become more daring, and young ones behave like spoiled brats. In humans, there are no effects. Both foods taste amazingly good, and the moment Humans taste them, they will love them. As for Beast-kind, the pizzas will be an enormous success among couples, or mixed marriages. And according to Princess Mere’s contract, I get a share of the sales.”
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