《The Shadow Rogue》 Cuntersia vs Wankeryl ¡°Protect the Kokaine! Don''t let the enemy get their sticky hands on it!", a soldier in white and gold armour ordered. "Relinquish the treasure, ye bloody wankers!" shouted the squad leader of the Cuntersian Army. "We will never yield, dumb cunts!" replied the Wankeryl Army soldier. "Well then, Wankers, you shall die." The Cuntersian Soldier sinisterly announced. Hundreds of soldiers from the 2 different nations charged towards each other, none had the intention of backing out. The fight lasted for 3 hours, both of the enemies were evenly matched and the battle has come down to a single Cuntersian Soldier and a Wankeryl Soldier. They were circling each other like two bloodthirsty predators. Bob, who was also known as was watching the scene intensely crouching under a shady tree 300 meters away while drinking some grape juice. "Interesting, both of them are evenly matched." Bob thought to himself as he enjoyed the show. The Nations of [Cuntersia] and [Wankeryl] were at war for a newly discovered, precious mineral that could drastically improve one''s physical and magical abilities like steroids on steroids. In the past [Cuntersia] and [Wankeryl] were always evenly matched whenever one of the nations tried to conquer each other. For hundreds of years, none of the nations managed to win as every war always ended up in draws with heavy casualties from both sides. However, due to the discovery of the new mineral, there can finally be a clear victor in the current war. This extremely powerful mineral is called, ''Kokaine''. The war for Kokaine had been raging on for the past twenty years with no end in sight. A year after the discovery of Kokaine, Bob''s once peaceful life came to an abrupt halt. Apparently, his whole village and family was killed by a seemingly random series of lightning strikes which killed everyone he knew one by one. This may or may not be done by a Lightning Mage who was likely to be under the influence Kokaine during the time of the incident.This content has been unlawfully taken from Royal Road; report any instances of this story if found elsewhere. From that day onwards, Bob went to live in a nearby forest putting his past behind him, surviving off the land and by stealing from bandits who were in turn, stealing from traveling merchants. Bob also learned how to fight by watching different animals in the forest brawling with each other, he adapted what he learned from watching the animals fight and made it into his own fighting style. "Alright. I think it¡¯s about time that I made my appearance." Bob said as he teleported from the tree where he crouched under to right between the two soldiers who were still fighting, leaving a trail of dark matter. The two soldiers of the two opposing nations were both firmly holding to their swords and with roar, the blades of their swords were about to impact each other. Out of a sudden, they were rudely interrupted by a Dark Hooded Man who caught both of the soldier''s swords with his bare hands. It was as though he had appeared out of thin air. "Impossible..." Both of the soldiers said in unison. "The legends were real. The Shadow Rogue exists!" said the Wanker Soldier. At this point, both soldiers were completely worn-out due to the fact that they were fighting non-stop and they collapsed from exhaustion. ¡°The Kokaine belongs to the Kingdom of Wankeryl,¡± The Wanker said meekly. ¡°Bruh, you wrong as hell,¡± The Cunter replied with the same amount of energy. Bob was looking at an inconspicuous ziplock bag with copious amounts of white powder. He opened the bag and stuck his finger into the bag of white powder and looked at it. ¡®Without a single doubt in my mind, this is indeed Kokaine!¡± Bob spoke to himself. He stuck his finger near his nose for a sample and got rid of it in one mightysniff and pocketed the rest of his Kokaine.Bob left the soldiers and backflipped continuously back into the forest towards his hideout. He was indeed feeling the effects of Kokaine. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Advisor 1: "My King, I regret to inform you that we have failed to acquire the Kokaine as it was stolen unexpectedly stolen by a black-hooded man and after it was stolen, this particular individual was backflipping away.¡± Advisor 2: "The soldier who survived the battle reported that it was The Shadow Rogue was the one who stole it, shall we recruit a team of adventurers to get back the Kokaine and possibly subjugate him. ¡± Advisor 3: " Before we do anything, we have to ascertain his stance on this war, we must also approach him with caution considering he is among the most powerful people in this world." King of Cuntersia: "Very well, I shall ask you all to put together a squad of our nation''s most powerful knights and get him to come on our side." Assembly of The ShadowChasers [Adventurer Guild somewhere in Central Cuntersia] Random Adventurer 1: "Have you heard? The King has issued a summons for the top 3 strongest adventurers in Cuntersia!" Random Adventurer 2: " What for? Are they going to subjugate an S-Class monster?" Random Adventurer 1: " I guess you could say that. They and the 1st princess of Cuntersia, Selestina, are going to see The Shadow Rogue, although I don''t think that they are going to subjugate him," Random Adventurer 2: ¡°They wouldn¡¯t even try subjugate him if they know what¡¯s good for them! Rumour has it that he decimated a whole battalion of 100 soldiers easily!¡± [Throne Room of The King of Cuntersia, BigBoi] King BigBoi: "Selestina, my child. Have you decided which adventurers you are going to recruit for the mission?" Selestina: "Yes Father, I shall be picking Rindwom, Blarggr, and Eleonora as part of the team!" KingBigBoi: "A wise choice indeed, I have raised you well, A Tiger Beastman, An Orc, and An Elf. Interesting combination. Selestina, you are the best knight in the Cuntersian Army, do not let me down." [Rindwom''s perspective] I am currently escorting merchant''s carriage from the Eastern Forest of Cuntersia, Pubush. "Why would an A-Class adventurer like me do such a lowly adventurer''s task?", You might wonder. Well, its because I received a summons from The King himself to arrive at his kingdom to join a squad mission with other high-class adventurers to come see The Shadow Rogue and hopefully be able to get him on our side. And since this carriage''s destination is the same as mine, I decided to earn some money on the way to see The King. Suddenly, the carriage came to a halt. "Bandits up ahead," said the Carriage Driver, calmly. "Well, time to do some work," I said to myself. I stood up, unsheathed my sword and ran to the group of 15 bandits that was blocking the road. "Is this Beastman suicidal?" asked one of the bandits. "Doesn''t matter, we shall kill him and take his skin too. Tigerskin is very valuable," The Bandit Leader said to his subordinates. And so the bandits and Rindwom (Tiger Beastman) charged towards each other. Rindwom''s fighting style was ruthless yet efficient, he first aimed for the bandit''s heel, and then his kneecap, to force him to the ground and in the end, the bandit was decapitated with much ease. One by one the bandits were dropping like flies. "This pussy mad, bruh!" said the Merchant who Rindwom was working for. "It was certainly a good decision recruiting him to escort us," The Carriage Driver said while relaxing on his horse, enjoying the bloody show. "Alright, Its done, let''s get going," Said Rindwom coolly as he returned to the carriage. Rindwom reached the Central 3 hours later. [Blaggr''s perspective (Orc)] "Boss, our men are ready. We shall be able to take out the Nightorc Clan now." "Alright you may begin, I expect no casualties today since all of the Nightorc Clan are asleep at this hour," Ordered Blaggr. Blaggr was the chief of an Orc Clan called Dicks. The Dicks Clan started from being one of the lowest Clans and rose to the top, like a steady erection. Blaggr was born with the mind of a master tactician and the body of an apex predator. With the insane talent for battle strategizing, he had never lost a Clan War and kept winning until his clan, Dicks, were at the top.If you spot this narrative on Amazon, know that it has been stolen. Report the violation. Blaggr was seated in the Dicks Base of Operations called "The Testicle", while his men went and destroyed the Nightorc Clan, It was an easy task, which is why he did not follow them. His men had many battle experiences and are able to complete ambush missions effortlessly. Blaggr''s sensitive ears heard the faint flapping of wings coming towards his base at a distance. The bird landed on his desk and affixed to the bird''s leg was a small letter. He took the letter and began reading it. "Damn, I can''t read," He told himself, even a Master-Tactician Adventurer like him was illiterate. That¡¯s tough, bro. "Eugene!" Blaggr called out. Eugene, a bespectacled Orc began running to his Chief. "Yes, Sir?" Eugene asked in a nasal voice. "Read this, nerd." Commanded Blaggr " Dear, A-Class adventurer Blaggr, you are summoned to the Cuntersia''s Palace by The King for an important mission. Please report as soon as possible." Eugene read out loud. " Nice, it''s been a while since I did some important missions. You may leave, Eugene." Blaggr told Eugene. "Thank you sir" Eugene replied. "Oh, one more thing," said Blaggr "Yes?" Eugene curiously questioned Blaggr. "Shut up, nerd.," answered Blaggr. Blaggr began packing his equipment and made preparations to go to the Palace of Cuntersia. [Eleonora''s perspective (Elf)] Growls were heard from a distance, I had just come out of my cottage in the Eldreal Forest to gather some magical herbs. "Those growls sound like Rockrash Wolves, I''m pretty sure they don''t live in this area," Eleonora deduced. "Why have they come here?" Eleonora thought to herself. Eleonora is a Forest Elf, also known as the "Guardians of The Forest". They maintain the balance of the ecosystem, protect it from non-native invasive species of animals and also any bad guys doing bad things in the forest, basically. However, she failed to protect the forest she was born in and it was destroyed by some dark magicians. Blaming herself for the forest''s destruction, she vowed to become stronger and so joined the Adventurer''s Guild to learn and complete missions to get stronger. Now Eleonora has become one of the top 3 strongest adventurers in Cuntersia. She also has the ability to communicate with animals. "Why have you abandoned your home, Rockrash Wolves?" Eleonora asked the agitated pack of wolves in front of her. RockRash Wolves are not so different from normal wolves just that they are 3 times bigger than the average wolf and have rocks growing out of their joints. "A group of magicians in red have been running around destroying our homeland, killing everything in sight. We were forced to retreat after our Pack Leader died," One of the Wolves answered. " Magicians wearing red? It can''t be! That''s the Blood Magicians!" Eleonora exclaimed and rushed towards the area where the magicians were destroying. Blood Magician is an evil cult of magicians gaining power from the destruction of nature. They do this to ''cleanse'' the world to prepare for the impending arrival of their god, Tom. Tom the Bloodthirsty was what his worshippers called him. Such an ominous name. When Eleonora arrived, she was livid with anger. All around her the forests were burnt to the ground, animals mercilessly slaughtered to death. She could no longer contain her anger, she was no longer about to let another forest to be destroyed by those villains! Eleonora chanted her wind magic and levitated 10 meters off the ground letting all the Blood Magicians see her. "THERE''S ONE MORE ALIVE!" "FIRST TO KILL HER GETS A FREE TOM LOGO HAT!" "A TOM LOGO HAT? FUCK YEAH, LET ME KILL HER!" ¡°YES, FIRST TO KILL HER GETS THE MERCH LINK IN THE BIO, DON¡¯T FORGET TO LEAVE A LIKE, SUBSCRIBE AND A COMMENT TOO!¡± Waves of Blood Magicians ran crazily towards her all of them. Obviously very attracted to the prize they would receive if they killed her. "Nice they all have gathered in one place, time to use my Ultimate Spell, Destruction of Evil!" All around her, Evil magicians were all slowly turning to dust. It was such an overpowered spell, nobody could raise a hand against her. But the downside of the spell is that It takes 6 months to recharge. Highly inconvenient, considering the amount of evil in the world. "Restoration!", Eleonora chanted a spell. Magically the forest turned back into its natural, lush green state. The pack of Rockrash Wolves approached her and said, " We offer you our thanks, we would have been homeless without you. Take this rock as a sign of gratitude." "You''re very kind, I shall accept your gift." Eleonora smiled, hiding her excitement as The Rockrash Wolf''s rock is extremely valuable. Eleonora returned to her cottage to find the summons letter from the king placed on her door. " Bwahahaha, that foolish elf. She doesn''t know the rock we gave her was just normal rock on the ground." Said one of the larger Rockrash wolves. ¡°Hehe get rekt, noob. See ya wouldn¡¯t want to be ya!¡± A Rockrash wolf pup uttered soft enough to not be heard by her. After reading the letter, Eleonora made her way to the Cuntersia Palace for her mission. Chp 3: A day in the life of one of the most powerful Chp 3: A day in the life of one of the most powerful Kokaine. I had a lot of it, as a resultof stealing it whenever the two armies went against each other to acquire it. In the midst of the chaos, I would stealthily take the Kokaine they were fighting for and went straight back to my hideout. The most common use for Kokaine was absorbing its power straight into your body. Your physical and magical abilities will be increased tenfold depending on your body¡¯s potential. What the two opposing nations did not know was that you could transfer the power of Kokaine to your weapons and armour, this way you can hide your true powers and only reveal them when you see fit. People who absorb Kokaine to increase their strength are called Nutters. Only people with a high magical talent are able to become Nutters, Nutters are like the human personification of a walking natural disaster. A squad of Nutters can only be defeated by another squad of Nutters. I have stockpiled a large amount of Kokaine in my hideout. Since my campaign of stealing Kokaine from others. Today was the day that I upgraded all my weapons and armour, using all of my Kokaine. Doing this will make me able to destroy a whole country. But that was not the reason why I had plan to become powerful, the true reason was I wanted to face off every strong existence on this planet. Be it a human, elf, beastkin, monster or even demons. A battle-junkie is what you would call me. I took off my armour. My hood, armour, pants, and boots were all made out of Black Dragonscale, why? Black Dragonscale is very light, does not make a single decibel of noise when you move. There are not many materials in this world that could damage it, It makes you virtually invisible at night.Ensure your favorite authors get the support they deserve. Read this novel on Royal Road. Next up was my weapons, however the only weapons I have is THESE HANDS. These hands have a license to kill, you don¡¯t want to catch these hands my guy, trust me. If you get hit by these hands there is a 20% chance that you will be infected with the mega gay. I stretched out my palm and pointed it towards my Kokaine stockpile, carefully extracting its power. I was making sure I did not absorb any of it. I condensed all of the power, my hand began shaking wildly and with all my might, I directed the power to my armour and weapons. It began to glow brightly as though it was brimming with power and then when it returned back to its normal state as it had finished absorbing the power. My armour was improved greatly, it felt even lighter and its defense capabilities was also increased. ¡°Alright, all this work has gotten me to be very hungry. Time for lunch.¡± Bob said while picking up a picnic basket and made his way outside of his hideout. Once outside of his home, he kicked the ground with both of his legs and jumped 30 metres above the ground. The mountain he lived on was a pretty barren place, not many animals could live there. Bob noticed a flat area somewhere near the middle of the mountain and decided it was a good place to eat. He crashed into the area and laid down his picnic mat and basket. ¡°This really is a nice view,¡± Bob thought to himself. It was true, he could see the forest 100 metres away and beyond that was Cuntersia. It had really nice buildings, the Inns over there looked magnificent. He could even see the Adventurer¡¯s guild from there. Bob had always wanted to visit Cuntersia but never had the courage to as he had always isolated himself from the world, living in his cave and training. The only thing he knew was fighting, stealing. Basically, He is not able to communicate well with others due to his isolation. ¡°Haaah, I hope today is going to be a rather peaceful day,¡± Said Bob while opening his picnic basket and started to eat while watching the breathtaking view of the city. Little did he know, his day was going to get very busy. Very, very soon. Chp 4: First contact Chp 4: First Contact [Rindwom¡¯s perspective] We¡¯ve been traveling for 2 days now, I¡¯m sure we are getting close to Shadow Rogue¡¯s hideout. Traveling with 3 of the most powerful people in Cuntersia really has its perks, due to our overwhelming strength most monsters have been staying away from us. The monsters who braver and tried to attack us were swatted away like flies by Eleonora the Forest Elf with her wind magic. I¡¯d never thought I would see the day a pack of hobgoblins take flight into the atmosphere. It was truly a mesmerizing sight. Selestina, the 1stprincess is one of the strongest knights I had ever seen. Have you ever seen someone with strength so disproportionate from their body size? Selestina was not a small lady in any way. She is probably taller than most humans, it''s just that her strength is so overwhelming, I can¡¯t fathom how such strength akin to an elephant is released through a body like hers. She also managed to kill a Rockrash Wolf with one kick. A Rockrash wolf, its body is supposed to be as hard as steel, yet, it was defeated with a single strike. I felt like the carriage was slowing down, we must be close. And then, it came to a halt. ¡°Alright we¡¯re here, everyone step out of the carriage. Let¡¯s go,¡± Selestina ordered. Eleonora and I alighted the carriage obediently while Blarggh was still asleep. Blarggh had been sleeping since two days ago when we first went in the carriage. I checked his heart rate frequently to make sure he wasn¡¯t dead. ¡°Get up Blarggh, we have arrived,¡± Eleonora tried waking Blarggh up. The only response she got was a peaceful snore. ¡°You leave me no choice then,¡± Eleonora took a step back and chanted her water magic and directed it at Blarggh. ¡°WAH, fucking cunt asshole gay baby negro!.¡± Blarggh said in a frantic voice. Now, all of them were outside of the carriage and in front of them was a huge mountain and somewhere near the top. Rindwom saw a cave, ¡°This must be the place¡± he thought to himself. He suddenly saw a black figure heading out of the cave. ¡°Everyone, hide in the trees! He¡¯s here!¡± Rindwom told them. All of them instantaneously climbed a tree except for Blarggh. Because he was a heavy one, even his full name was Blarggh The Heavy, he just stood behind a large tree trunk and it looked like the tree was pregnant.The narrative has been illicitly obtained; should you discover it on Amazon, report the violation. ¡°That must be him,¡± Eleonora unknowingly said out loud. She was seeing a legend of a man with her own two eyes. She felt very excited, seeing such a powerful existence. ¡°Yes, that is the man. We should spy on him and avoid confrontation.¡± Selestina told them. The whole group had their eyes peeled on the Shadow Rogue. They saw Bob jumping 30 metres off the ground and was looking around. ¡°Amazing, he can jump that high up and I can¡¯t even sense an ounce of mana being used,¡± Rindwom said. ¡°What is he holding in his hand? Is that a Picnic Basket?¡± asked Blarggh. Could this guy be a faggot? ¡°This mountain is a very dangerous place with multiple A-Class monsters and this guy is having a picnic here? As expected, from the Shadow Rogue.¡± Eleonora voiced out. They saw Bob had his eyes fixed on a spot and crashed down on a relatively flat spot which was suited for a picnic. The impact was so strong that they could feel it from their location, 400 metres away. ¡°Alright, this seems like a good time as any. Let¡¯s go and make the first contact with him,¡± said Selestina. [Bob¡¯s perspective] ¡°I really had brought too much food today, I don¡¯t think I can finish all this¡± Bob sighed. Suddenly he heard footsteps, coming from the front, 200 metres away. ¡°3, no 4 people. 3 are of average build and one of huge body size.¡± He unconsciously told himself. Although he could sense no bloodlust ,he turned invisible, to have a look at the invaders. ¡°The fuck¡¯chu doing in my hood, man?¡± He chuckled. Obviously, a small force of this was no match for Bob. ¡°Huh? Where is he? His Picnic Mat and Basket is here but there is nobody around?¡± Blarggh asked. ¡°I¡¯m pretty sure we all saw him a minute ago.¡± Said Selestina. ¡° I have a bad feeling about this..¡± Eleonora muttered under her breath. All of a sudden, Bob released his terrifying power. the team groaned and was forced to bow down. ¡° I don¡¯t appreciate your kind around here, better leave before something bad happens¡± He sniggered. ¡°YAMETEEEEE! We are not here to declare war against on you!¡± Eleanora pleaded ¡°Oh alright, what will you have me do?¡± Bob dissipated his bloodlust and asked normally. All 4 of them collapsed on the ground desperately catching their breath. ¡°We hope that you could come to our side and fight for us,¡± Selestina cautiously explained. ¡°Simple enough, but what¡¯s in it for me?¡± It was obvious that Bob was not going to do anything for free. ¡°Name your price, and we shall do our best to fulfill it,¡± Selestina told him. She was now feeling less nervous. ¡°Fair enough, But let me warn you, I¡¯m only coming to your side as a mercenary,¡± Bob told Selestina. What this meant was if the opposing side had better rewards, Bob would not hesitate to work for them instead. ¡°That¡¯s¡­.alright, we just have to make sure we have the better rewards then,¡± Selestina was slightly disappointed but she could understand where Bob was coming from. He had no obligations to work for them, they came to him for help, not the other way around. ¡°I accept this deal, my price will be that you pay for my expenses in Cuntersia and if I want something, I expect it to be given to me. Don¡¯t worry, I¡¯m actually quite a reasonable person.¡± Said, Bob, while shaking his hand with Selestina. This was the beginning of a long and eventful journey for Bob. He will make many friends and even more foes. Chp 5: The Way back Chp 5: The Way Back Chp 5: The way back ¡°Thank you, I personally will make sure to inform the king of your preferred reward the second we arrive at Cuntersia,¡± Selestina told him. She didn¡¯t want to anger someone with the strength to destroy whole armies. ¡°Nice, I will return to my hideout to bring my personal belongings with me, I¡¯ll be back in 5 minutes,¡± Bob replied Bob disappeared from her eyes and leaving a trail of dark matter as he made his way into his hideout. ¡°Holy Shit! I can¡¯t believe they invited me to their country!¡± Bob was screaming internally, he couldn¡¯t control his excitement. He began to grab his duffel bag and began filling it with his clothes, his favourite handkerchief which had a cat design on it, he stitched it himself. And most importantly a small bag of Kokaine. ¡°You never know, it might come in handy,¡± Bob talked to himself, it was the first bag of Kokaine he got from his first time stealing it. It was like a lucky charm for him. ¡° I guess that¡¯s all, I should bring. I have all my weapons and armour with me, this should be enough.¡± Bob stepped out of his cave and looked at the view of the Cuntersia Nation, such an exciting beautiful place. He looked behind, and faced his cave, he felt much grief knowing that he is going to leave his home. This was his only home after his village was destroyed and his family killed when he was 4 years old. He was 19 now, but nobody knew that except him. ¡°I guess this should be about the time where I leave home and go on a journey, it is just too bad that there is nobody seeing me off or nobody I can go back to if things don¡¯t work out,¡± Bob said with a tinge of sadness in his voice. ¡°Time to go, I guess,¡± Bob looked back realising he is leaving his home where he lived for 16 years, he burned the image of home in his mind as he might not know when he will get back. Bob took a deep breath and made his way down the mountain carrying his duffel bag, The ShadowChasers were at the foot of the mountain waiting for him. They were feeling calmer now and hardened their resolve to communicate with Bob as equals, they didn¡¯t want to feel inferior to him. Bob arrived in front of the ShadowChasers. Rindwom made his way towards him and started to introduce himself with a miniscule hint of nervousness. ¡°Greetings Shadow Rogue, I believe we did not have the pleasure of introducing ourselves earlier, my name is Rindwom. Nice to meet you,¡± ¡°Is it really nice to meet me?¡± Bob sarcastically thought to himself. But obviously, he did not make those thoughts known to the others. ¡°Ah, Rindwom was it? Nice to meet you. You don¡¯t have to call me ¡°Shadow Rogue¡±, just ¡°Shadow¡± should suffice,¡± Bob replied. Obviously, he¡¯s not going to tell them his real name anytime soon as it was a pretty anti-climatic name for someone like him. Next up was, Blarggh, ¡°Yo, I¡¯m Blarggh. Nice to meet you. Shadow.¡± ¡°Hello Blarggh, nice to meet you,¡± Bob said while yawning, he was wearing a mask and a hood so they couldn¡¯t see his facial expression at all. He could leave his tongue hanging from his mouth in front of them and not of them would notice it. That was one of the main reason he wore a mask, aside from the fact that it created a barrier between him and other people so he could communicate without the fear of people judging him as they could not see his true face. Eleonora then came to him and said, ¡° My name is Eleonora, I am the protector of the Eldreal forest in front of this mountain. Nice to meet you,¡± ¡°You are the one who protects the forest? No wonder there is rarely any trouble over here, good work, Eleonora¡± Bob complimented her. Eleonora cheeks turned slightly red and tried her best to maintain composure. ¡°Thank you¡± She quietly muttered. Lastly was Selestina, the one who was the first to talk to Bob. ¡°Um, I¡¯m Selestina. Can I request you to take off your mask? It feels weird talking to someone in person without seeing their face. It¡¯s okay if you don¡¯t want to!¡± She summoned her courage to ask Bob.If you come across this story on Amazon, it''s taken without permission from the author. Report it. Bob was aghast, he was really against revealing his face to others so he replied to Selestina ¡°Sorry Selestina, I can¡¯t reveal my full face but I can take out the top half of my mask so that you can at least see my eyes. That should be enough, no?¡± Bob began to take off the top of his mask revealing his eyes and eyebrows although his nose and mouth was completely covered. Everyone stared at his face in awe which made Bob feel embarrassed, he felt almost naked without his full mask. His eyes were jet-black and were very sharp, the top half of his face was well-defined. In other words, he looked like a really attractive person. But the most shocking trait of all was, he looked young. Going by logic, someone who was as powerful as him should at least be of a mature age. ¡°Isn¡¯t he a little too young?¡± Eleonora voiced out ¡°Well going by your standards, I might look like a brat to you since you¡¯re probably a few hundred years old,¡± Bob said to himself ¡°How old are you, Shadow?¡± Rindwom asked inquisitively. ¡°Uhm, I¡¯ll be 19 this year?¡± He replied ¡°The legend of The Shadow Rogue began around 3 years ago, which meant that he was 15 years old when he destroyed 100 Wankeryl Soldiers by himself!¡± Selestina exclaimed. ¡° No matter, let¡¯s head back to the carriage,¡± Selestina told them ¡°Yo, Shadow. Let me carry your bag for you,¡± Blarggh kindly offered. ¡°Ah sure go ahead,¡± Bob handed him his bag. Blarggh received it and started walking to the carriage first. Blarggh placed Bob¡¯s bag at the back of the carriage and sat next to the driver¡¯s seat, while Rindwom sat at the driver¡¯s seat. Selestina and Eleonora both sat in the back since they both sat in the front with Eleonora as the driver and Selestina as the lookout on the way to meet Bob. Now was their turn to take a break. ¡°Come sit with us Shadow,¡± Eleonora told him. If he was anybody else, she might have even told him to sit on her lap. However, she did not want to incur Shadow¡¯s Wrath. ¡°Huh? Sure,¡± Bob made his way and sat in between Eleonora and Selestina. He was feeling very uncomfortable sitting beside the two very attractive and beautiful ladies. He just hung his head low and hoped for the best Selestina looked at Shadow and smiled to herself. ¡°As expected, he probably had no experience talking to women or even other people.¡± I guess you can say that this is one of Bob¡¯s biggest weakness. Eleonora probably noticed it too. ¡°Shadow, have you ever been to Cuntersia before?¡± Eleonora asked. ¡°Nope, the only place I have been to is the Eldreal Forest, The mountain , and Balcross Village.¡± He answered quickly. ¡°Balcross village huh? I heard it was destroyed a few years ago? Was that your original home?¡± She questioned further. ¡°Yeah, someBODY decided to lightning strike everyone except me and my village was destroyed and I had to live in the Edreal forest to survive.¡± Bob answered longingly. He clearly missed his family and his village. Selestina and Eleonora looked at him and understood. They understood that the Shadow Rogue was not just somebody who became strong for no reason, he was forced to grow up at a really young age. To fend for himself, to survive. He had no choice but to get stronger since he had nobody to rely on, nobody to protect him. They were impressed that Shadow was able to get through life by himself, abandoning his childhood and relying on no one but himself. At the same time, they felt pity for him. He was someone who lost so much, his home, family, friends, childhood. They had only just met less than an hour ago, yet, they wanted to be friends with him. Beyond his mask of strength was a face of loneliness, they wanted to change that face. Bob, while seated beside Eleonora and Selestina, closed his eyes and went to sleep. [ A few hours later¡­] ¡°Bob! Wake up! We¡¯re under attack by Wankeryl forces!¡± Eleonora was shaking my head wildly. I opened my eyes and look at my surroundings, Selestina, Blarggh, and Rindwom were outside facing a few squadrons of Wankers. They were doing well but there might be too many enemies for them to handle. I looked downwards, and realised that I had been sleeping on Eleonora¡¯s lap all this while! Funny, I don¡¯t remember falling asleep on her though. ¡°Sorry for sleeping on you, it was not on purpose,¡± I apologised genuinely. ¡°No you did not fall asleep on me, I was the one who rested your head on my lap. You looked quite uncomfortable sleeping while seated upright,¡± Eleonora replied with a motherly smile. ¡°Ah she¡¯s actually a nice person,¡± Bob thought. ¡° I¡¯ll guard the carriage, won¡¯t you help the others out, Shadow?¡± Eleonora asked me. I just replied with a nod and made my way out of the carriage. Rindwom looked at me and said ¡°Good that you¡¯re awake, we need some help over here!¡± We were surrounded by about 120 Wankeryl soldiers. I looked at them calmly and said: ¡°Leave it to me,¡±. I activated one of my spells ¡®FAST AS FUCK BOI¡¯, everything around me started to move slowly. Now all the enemies can be killed easily, I took out my dagger and started to assassinate the enemies while taking my sweet time. All the others could only see was that I turned into a black, dense shadow that was picking the enemy off one by one with extreme speed and slicing them apart. Before the first guy I killed fell to the ground, all of them were dead. The ShadowChasers were standing in the middle of a group of 120 soldiers corpses before they even knew it. ¡°How the¡­?¡± Selestina mouthed to herself as she had just seen a glimpse of a dark shadow that killed 120 men in a split second. ¡°Shadow is indeed very strong¡± Rindwom acknowledged. Blarggh could only nod in agreement. They all went back into the carriage and started to move off. ¡°That was fast, usually a fight like should last at least for 2 hours but it was completed in less than a second,¡± Seeing the display earlier Eleonora wondered how did the Shadow get so strong. But now was not the time to ask him that, she should get closer to him if she wanted to know the answer. Although it was night time, they continued making their journey to Cuntersia and arrived at the gates next morning. Chp 6: Welcome to Riqeal City! Chp 6: Welcome Riqeal City! ¡°Woah, what a view!¡± Exclaimed Bob in surprise, the place was even nicer up close. The carriage had just arrived at the gates of the Riqeal City in Cuntersia. Bob had not even entered the gates yet but he was already mesmerized by architecture and beauty of the place. It was unlike anything he had seen before. Considering the fact that he had only been to three places in his whole life. The most of the buildings there were not more than 5 stories high. One of the more prominent, taller buildings was an Inn with a brightly coloured sign with the name ¡° Downtown Inn¡±. A City Guard approached the carriage Bob was in. ¡°Identifications please,¡± He asked the group for their identification papers. Everyone except Bob handed their Adventurer Guild cards. He checked them and returned the cards to their rightful owner. He realised that he was in the presence of the 1st princess, Selestina and curtly greeted her. ¡°You there, why haven¡¯t you given me your card? Are you trying to mess with the law?¡± The City Guard aggressively asked Bob. ¡°Apologies, we are under the direct command of the king to bring him in into Cuntersia. He has no form of identification with him as he was living in a village before this.¡± Eleonora explained courteously. ¡°That won¡¯t do at all, please make sure he registers himself at the guild as soon as possible,¡± The Guard told them. The rest of them just nodded and went through the gates and into the City Of Riqeal. All of them alighted their carriage. ¡°We should head to a tavern first where we shall discuss our next course of action and also to eat,¡± Rindwom took the lead. Bob realised that he was feeling quite hungry and followed Rindwom along with the others. On the way there, Bob was looking everywhere, taking in the sights of the place. It truly was a beautiful city. ¡°Amazing right? I have been here for the past 100 years and yet I never get tired of this place!¡± Eleonora energetically told Bob, when she realised he was quite excited about coming to this place. ¡°Yes, this is truly magnificent¡± Bob answered. ¡°I would like to rule this place someday.¡± He whispered in his mind. They arrived at the Tavern, it was called ¡°A Good Tavern¡±. What a creative name. When they went through the door, it was bustling with customers from all races from humans to beastkin to Orcs and most of all they were getting along pretty well. The group luckily managed to find a seat.Unauthorized tale usage: if you spot this story on Amazon, report the violation. A human waitress made her way towards the group to take their order. ¡°Good Morning, we have bread and soup for breakfast today and some ale. Would you like to order?¡± She inquired. ¡°That seems fine, four breakfast sets then,¡± Rindwom told the waitress. ¡°Make it five,¡± Bob added. What is this? An auction? Bob remembered his reward was that all of his expenses were paid for and he is able to get anything he wants as long as it is a reasonable request. He decided to make full use of it and get an extra meal. Selestina looked at him and sighed ¡°Yeah, get him 2 breakfast sets and one for each of us¡± ¡°Okay! Be right back!¡± The waitress energetically replied and headed into the kitchen to get our orders delivered. ¡°So, what do we do? Do we stay here until tomorrow morning before seeing the king or do we go after this?¡± Rindwom asked Selestina, who was their leader currently. ¡°Let¡¯s stay for tonight, I bet we are all exhausted from the mission and we should rest up before seeing the king,¡± Selestina decided. ¡°Sounds good to me¡± Eleonora agreed ¡°Yup, no problems here,¡± said Blarggh. ¡°Shadow? Are you okay with that?¡± Selestina¡¯s question was met with silence, Shadow had disappeared from his seat. ¡°Hey, little human! Where did you get that armour? Give it to me and I won¡¯t hurt you!¡± A booming voice echoed through the tavern. It was a half-drunk Soldier Orc that uttered those words. The person he was talking to was no other than the ¡°Shadow Rogue¡±. ¡°Fuck off, ye fat cunt. Before I stab ye right in the arse. Ye fuckin slag¡± Bob replied to him, visibly agitated. Selestina saw Shadow reaching for his weapon, he was going to kill the Orc. She jolted out of her seat and said to the Orc in a disgusted tone ¡°Is this how the soldiers of his majesty¡¯s army behave in public?¡±. The Orc was red with embarrassment when he realised he had committed such a despicable act in the presence of royalty. He made a public apology and left the tavern crying like a little girl. ¡°Wow, I almost feel bad for the guy,¡± Blarggh said. ¡°It¡¯s his fault, but he got lucky, If Selestina had not intervened he was sure to die.¡± Rindwom too had noticed Shadow¡¯s hand reaching for his dagger. Bob was lead back to the table by Selestina and their food arrived at perfect timing. When Bob was confronting the Orc, he knew that he should not kill him, at least not in the tavern. So he spewed vulgarities at the Orc, attracting attention to himself while slowly moving his hand to his weapon so one of the ShadowChasers could quickly respond to the situations. If Bob wanted to, he could kill the Orc in no time as he was able to kill 120 people in a split second, one person is nothing to him. But he did not want to create trouble, at least not yet. ¡°Oh fuck me, this food is delicious!¡± Bob crudely exclaimed. ¡°I¡¯d be glad to,¡± Somebody said in their mind. Bob finished his food and told the team ¡° I¡¯ll be taking a walk around the city, I¡¯ll be back in an hour¡¯s time¡±. ¡°We¡¯ll be waiting right here, we still have to discuss some things.¡± Said Selestina. Bob left the tavern and said to himself, ¡°Now where did that fat fuck go?¡± Chp 7: First threat (Part 1) Chp 7: First Crime pt 1 It was currently 10 in the morning, Bob had breakfast with the other ShadowChasers and had almost got into a fight with a certain Soldier Orc. He left the tavern and made a right turn into a dark alley where he climbed up to the tavern¡¯s rooftop for a better view of things. ¡°Damn the fucking princess! Embarrassing me right in front of everyone, I¡¯ll get my revenge for sure. And that black-hooded human too! He better watch out!¡± Soldier Orc grumbled to himself. "I''ll fucking rape her and him too! I don''t discriminate who I rape!" Soldier Orc talked to himself again Obviously, this Orc had not heard the legend of The Shadow Rogue or else he would have been content walking away with just his reputation tarnished. ¡°There you are, Porky boi,¡± Bob smiled to himself while crouching on the roof of the tavern. The Orc Soldier was 500 meters away and is walking towards the Adventurer¡¯s Guild. ¡°Who the fuck is that? And why Is he squatting on the roof smiling like an idiot?¡± A voice from below was heard. ¡°Oh shit!¡± Bob silently cursed while he hurriedly disappeared into the shadows. Bob now knew where the Orc was going and followed him quickly. Bob could only be seen as a trail of dark matter, moving quickly enough that he could not be seen by an untrained eye. Little did he know, someone with sharp eyes and an even sharper blade was following him. ¡°Target spotted,¡± A devilish grin emerged from the spy¡¯s lips. Which lip? Bob followed Soldier Orc into the Guild and observed him while seated in a chair in the far corner of the room. ¡°I didn¡¯t know Adventurer Guilds were this huge and so aesthetically appealing.¡± Bob thought to himself. Soldier Orc made his way to the counter on the second floor, where he showed his Adventurer¡¯s Card and then gave a form to the counter. Bob squinted his eyes to get an even sharper view of the piece of paper, it read, ¡° Request for a partner adventurer to slay goblins, payment will be made after the collection of 10 goblin ears. Only E-Ranked adventurers and above is able to apply.¡± ¡°It seems that this guy is looking for a partner to kill goblins, I wonder who will take up this quest?¡± Bob was deep in thought. The second-floor receptionist stamped the word ¡°Approved.¡± , on his form and another staff member took the request form, went down to the first floor where Guild¡¯s Noticeboard is. A brief explanation of the Adventurer¡¯s Guild. The second floor is where the requests are sent, people who make requests are required to fill up a form containing the details, minimum rank of joining and amount of reward given. It is then given to their receptionist who ensures that the requests are valid and then it is stamped ¡°Approved.¡±. Once a request is approved it is then pinned up on the Guild¡¯s Noticeboard in the first floor. The first floor consists of the Guild¡¯s noticeboard for all approved requests, the reception counter for adventurer¡¯s (registration, acceptance of requests, the collection of rewards from completing requests) and lastly a seating area, where adventurers can eat, drink, discuss strategies and recruit party members. [Shadow Rogue Bob¡¯s perspective] After Soldier Orc¡¯s request was pinned up, he went down to the first floor to the seating area and ordered a drink. I noticed that there was a blonde-haired male adventurer with a snobby look on his face checking out the Noticeboard. He glanced at every request form but nothing caught his eyes. He was probably thinking that it was not good enough for his ¡®dignified self¡¯. That was until he stumbled onto Soldier Orc¡¯s request, he then took the paper from the board and went to the counter to accept the quest. The receptionist asked for his adventurer¡¯s card to ascertain whether his rank was high enough for the request. He scowled at the receptionist ¡° I¡¯m am not a weak peasant like you, my rank is C. I am more than qualified to take this request!¡±. The receptionist just apologised and approved of his acceptance of the request. ¡°The Orc adventurer who made the request is still here, having a drink.¡± The receptionist directed Snobby Blonde to Soldier Orc. Without thanking the receptionist, Snobby Blonde made his way to Soldier Orc and started to have a conversation. ¡°Greetings fellow adventurer, are you do one who made the Goblin Extermination request? I have accepted the request.¡± Snobby Blonde said to Soldier Orc in a surprisingly polite manner. ¡°I guess he has half a mind to be kind to his source of income,¡± I deduced. ¡°Ah, yes I am the one who made the request. Meet me near the City Gates tomorrow at 3 pm or you¡¯s a bitch,¡± Soldier Orc replied. ¡°Snobby Blonde and Soldier Orc are gonna meet near the City Gate to exterminate some goblins,¡± I memorised the details and left the guild. I¡¯ll probably register as an adventurer when Selestina or her group members take me there. Well, time to get back to the tavern. When I got back, the whole group was still in their seats having their discussions. ¡°You sure took your time. Did you have fun?¡± Selestina asked me, she had noticed my presence ever since I stepped into the tavern. Well, it''s not like I was trying to hide anyway. Its just she had been more aware of me since the Soldier Orc confrontation. ¡°uhh yea, I guess?¡± My reply was half-hearted, I did not want to give away any clues that I went to stalk Soldier Orc. ¡°Mm, okay. I have something to talk to you about.¡± Selestina told me. She stood up and made her way outside while signaling me to follow her. ¡°This tavern only has two spare rooms. Rindwom and Blarggh will be in one room while Eleonora will be in another one. We¡¯ll have to look for another Tavern with a spare room. Are you okay with that, Shadow?¡± Selestina explained the situation to me. ¡°Ain¡¯t no thang,¡± I replied. She looked a bit lost for a second but then quickly understood my reply. ¡°Alright, there is a popular tavern I know of. It is located near the city gates where we arrived this morning. Shall we head there now?¡± She told me. I picked up my duffel bag and walked beside her towards the tavern. The walkway was bustling with life, there were a lot of beastkin pulling carts and carrying construction materials. I asked Selestina about this and she told me that they were building a guardhouse nearby so that the guards will make the place safer as there were a lot of fights, robbery, murder, and rape in the dark alleys of this area. It will likely to be completed in a few days time. ¡°Shadow, about your job. You understand that you are to fight for Cuntersia and you will be targeted by the Wankeryl army, right?¡± Selestina said to me suddenly. ¡°Ah no shit, where are you getting at?¡± I asked her, there¡¯s something she is important she is trying to tell me. ¡°There¡¯s something the Wankeryl Nation is trying to do¡­.Nevermind, I¡¯ll tell everyone once we reach the palace.¡± Selestina changed her mind and decided not to tell me. ¡°Sure no problem.¡± I tried my best to not sound interested. What kind of person tells only half a piece of information and decided not to tell it at the end? So, Wankeryl is trying to do something dangerous is all that I¡¯m picking up. Oh well, whatever it is, there¡¯s a low chance of me being affected by it. Wishful thinking. ¡°We¡¯re here¡± Selestina informed me. Oh wow, this tavern is literally called ¡°A Popular Tavern¡±. Is this some kind of joke? We stepped into the tavern, true to its name, there was a lot of beastkin, elves, humans, and orcs in the building. ¡°Hello, we would like to rent two rooms for tonight,¡± Selestina told the receptionist. ¡° I¡¯m afraid we only have one room available, are you still going to take it?¡± The receptionist said emphatically. ¡°Sharing a room with the Shadow Rogue? Despite his ability, he¡¯s more or less still a kid. So I should at least supervise him, I am the Strongest Knight of the Cuntersian Army, I should not be afraid of sharing a room with him!¡± Selestina assured herself. ¡°Yes! We shall rent the room!¡± Selestina told the receptionist. She was feeling pumped up due to her pep talk. Bob was feeling shocked that Selestina was sharing a room with him, but then again, he had no experience of social interaction so he thought that this was the norm of society. Selestina paid the receptionist, took the room key and dragged Bob upstairs to their room. Once they went into the room, Bob took a deep breath soaking in the sight of the room, he expelled the air and collapsed on the floor. ¡°SHADOW ARE YOU OKAY?¡±, Selestina shouted to him worriedly, lifted him up in a princess carry position with ease and laid him on the bed.If you come across this story on Amazon, it''s taken without permission from the author. Report it. ¡°Woah fuck,¡± Bob was jolted awake due to being in contact with the soft bed, he had never experienced such comfort, so his body felt weird and foreign. Bob had fainted on the ground while looking at the room due to the sheer beauty of the room. He had never seen anything like it, even when he was still living in the village, he had not seen a bed before or even seen anything like it. From the Bob was born, he had always slept on the cold hard floor. Bob would have never experienced this level of luxury and comfort if he continued staying in his cave. ¡°You can start unpacking your things here. I¡¯ll bring you to the Adventurer¡¯s Guild so that you can register as an Adventurer,¡± Selestina told Bob. ¡°Huh? Why would I want to register as an Adventurer?¡± Bob questioned Selestina. ¡°Being an Adventurer grants you access to places that are not available to the public and also itlets you travel to other countries easily,¡± Selestina readily explained. ¡°I could just transform into a dark cloud and go where I want,¡± Bob said to himself. ¡°Psssh, whatever. I guess I''ll have a good reason to explore if I become an Adventurer.¡± Bob voiced to Selestina as he started to unpack his duffel bag. Selestina was warily watching him unloading the contents of his bag. She was interested in what the Shadow Rogue kept in his possession. [Selestina¡¯s POV] Shadow fainted just as soon as he entered the room, has he never been to a tavern room before? I guess that makes sense since he used to live in a poor village, cave, and forest. He lived most of his life oblivious to human technology advancements. When I carried him to bed, he was very light. Has he been eating well? One by one questions of his previous life flooded into my mind. All of the questions were left unanswered. What I want to know most was what has he got in that bag of his, when we successfully struck a deal with him. I could feel a sudden tinge of excitement being emitted from him, but he quickly calmed himself down and went to his cave to pack his bag. What was intriguing was the bag was pretty small for someone moving to another country. I want to know what has the Shadow Rogue brought with him. I told him he could unpack his bag, I half-expected him to decline because he brought something he didn¡¯t want me to see and I would check his belongings while he was asleep. It seems that my job was easier with him being cooperative with me. A change of clothes? That¡¯s normal. A handkerchief? And with a design of a cat stitched on it no less. I did not expect that. Unknowingly, I let out a tiny giggle. He noticed my reaction and quickly stashed the kerchief away, even the Shadow Rogue is able to feel embarrassed. I could see a pouch in his bag but it seems like he left it inside his duffel bag, I¡¯ll have to check its contents later. ¡°Do you want to rest up or take a bath before going to the Guild?¡± I gave him a choice, thelast thing I want to do is make him angry by ordering him around. ¡°Ahhh, I guess I¡¯ll take a shower¡± Shadow replied after careful consideration. I realised that Shadow was fully armored from head to toe since we met him. He didn¡¯t even want to remove his mask fully when I asked him to. Shadow grabbed a towel and made his way to the bathroom. *Crash* What? It seems he has fainted again seeing the bathroom. I head over to see if he was alright. In a flash, Shadow jolted back upright and closed the bathroom door. ¡°I¡¯m fine!¡± Shadow told me as he took a shower. 20 minutes later, we stepped outside of our room and made our way to the Adventurer¡¯s Guild. ¡°Shadow, do you know what exactly an adventurer is?¡± I asked him. ¡°Uhh, you guys fulfill requests that no ordinary person would do?¡± He answered. True, only some people are able to fulfill dangerous missions such as monster subjugations and escort missions. ¡°How is rank determined for adventurers?¡± Shadow queried. ¡°First, they record your level when you first register. From level 1 ¨C 10, you¡¯ll be registered as an F-Rank adventurer. Level 10 ¨C 20, you¡¯ll be in registered as an E-Rank. Level 20 ¨C 30 is D- Rank. 30 and above you¡¯ll be straight to Rank D. It doesn¡¯t matter how high your level is the maximum rank you can get when you register is C-Rank. You will have to take up and successfully complete requests to upgrade your rank.¡± Selestina explained thoroughly ¡°Hmm, that makes sense. By the way, what¡¯s your rank and what is the highest rank you can get to?¡± Shadow asked Selestina. ¡°Highest rank you can get to is S-Rank and that is also Rindwom¡¯s, Eleonora¡¯s, Blarggh¡¯s and my rank,¡± She explained with pride. ¡°Highest ranked adventurers, my ass. They couldn¡¯t even lift a finger against me.¡± Bob said to himself. ¡°We¡¯re here¡±. They arrived at the Guild at 3 pm in the afternoon. The adventurer¡¯a guild was still bustling with adventurers, most of them were recruiting for their party. The 1st-floor receptionist desk had nobody in the queue. ¡°Hello Rosalia, I would like to register my friend as an adventurer. But we would like to do it in private, away from prying eyes,¡± Selestina said to the receptionist. ¡°Your Highness? Most certainly, right this way!¡± Rosalia invited them with a surprised look on her face. They were lead to a room behind the receptionist¡¯s desk. A brawny man with a huge beard sat on a desk in the middle of the room. This was the Adventurer¡¯s Guild, Leader''s office. ¡°Ho, Selestina. What brings you to my office?¡± The Manager asked. ¡°Good afternoon Brad, this is the Shadow Rogue and I would like to register him as an adventurer,¡± Selestina explained the situation. ¡°THE SHADOW ROGUE!?!?!?¡± Brad and Rosalia screamed in unison. ¡°The one who slaughtered an army of a hundred soldiers alone?¡± ¡°The harbinger of death?¡± ¡°The eternal virgin?¡±. One after another, all kinds of titles escaped from their mouths. ¡°Eternal virgin? That¡¯s what they call me?¡± Bob was felt angry. ¡°A-Anyways, can you register him?¡± Selestina was taken aback by their sudden reactions. ¡°Yeah, no problem. I¡¯ll give you a form and you can fill in the details.¡± Brad told Bob. His words were only met with a quiet nod. Brad passed a registration form to Bob and also a pen. He stared at the piece of paper for a full minute. ¡°Is there something wrong, Shadow?¡± Selestina was curious as though why he did not start filling out the form immediately. Bob made a quick hand motion to Selestina, beckoning her to come closer to a whispering distance. Selestina scooted towards him, Shadow then whispered in her ears, ¡° I can''t write¡­¡±. Bob was living his whole life not touching a piece of stationery, a pen was a foreign object to him, he did not even know how to hold a pen properly. ¡°Brad, Rosalia. Can I ask that you step out of the room for a while?¡± Selestina requested to them. Once they left the room, Selestina took the registration form and the pen away from Bob. ¡°Shadow, I will ask for your details. All you have to do is answer verbally and I¡¯ll write it down for you.¡± Selestina commanded him. Bob had nochoice but to comply. Here is the uncompleted form. Adventurer Registration Form Name: Shadow Rogue Sex: Male Age: 19 Class: Mercenary/ Assassin Prior experience: I can safely say that I have killed more than one person. Level: Rank: Recommended by (If any): 1st Princess and Head Knight of Cuntersia. -End of Form- ¡°Can we come back in now?¡± Brad asked from outside of the room. It was certainly weird asking for permission to enter your own office. ¡°You may enter, all that¡¯s left is measuring his level to ascertain his rank,¡± Selestina said. Brad went to his desk and took out a crystal orb and explained to Shadow ¡°This device will measure your level, the maximum level you can get to is level 300. So far no adventurer has managed to reach it yet. Place your hand on the orb and focus your energy on your hand,¡± Bob placed his right hand on crystal orb and did was he was told to do so. The orb began shining brightly, symbols that he could not understand, started to appear on it. ¡°Impossible¡­¡± ¡°This is not physically possible!¡± Everybody¡¯s eyes began to widen in disbelief and shock. ¡°Level 876¡­ but the maximum level cap was 300!¡± Brad exclaimed. ¡°He has transcended the level cap? How¡­.?¡± Rosalia was feeling extremely light headed by the sheer impossibility of an event happening being played out right in front of her eyes. ¡°I knew that your level was going to be very high, which is why I requested to register you in private so that we did not attract any unwarranted attention but this level is too high!¡± Even Selestina was aghast. ¡°So what¡¯s my rank?¡± Bob asked. ¡°Unfortunately, the Guild¡¯s registration policy still applies. You will start out as C-Rank.¡± Brad said normally. ¡°What the fuck? I call bullshit!¡± It was now Bob¡¯s turn to be shocked. ¡°I¡¯m literally the strongest person in the world yet I still start out as Rank C?¡±. ¡°Bring me to at least rank B or I¡¯ll burn down this guild!¡± This was the first time Bob had acted on his anger. ¡°But¡­but this is our policy. We can¡¯t go back on it!¡± Rosalia pleaded. ¡°You mistook me for someone who gave a fuck about your policy,¡± Shadow said threateningly. A dark wave of power was emerging from him, it was certainly an intimidating aura. Even Selestina was immobilised and speechless. ¡°This is how scary he gets when he¡¯s angry huh,¡± Selestina could only afford to stare with her eyes wide open at Shadow. Like a deer in the headlights. ¡° Okay! Okay! We¡¯ll upgrade your rank! Don¡¯t destroy this place, please!¡± Brad finally agreed to Bob¡¯s order. In a flash, all the murderous aura around Bob began to be absorbed right back into his body. Selestina and the others recovered their composure. Bob and Rosalia quickly began to process Bob¡¯s adventurer registration form and gave him his Adventurer¡¯s Card in just a minute¡¯s time. Adventurer¡¯s Card Name: Shadow Rogue Level: 876 (hidden) Sex: Male Age: 19 Class: Mercenary/Assassin Current Rank: B Amount of exp needed to rank up: 2345 [Shadow¡¯s POV] Ah, that¡¯s better. Why the fuck did they insist that I became rank C? Someone who is above the level cap should at least be given a higher starting rank. Now that I¡¯ve displayed a modicum of my power, they won¡¯t mess with me anytime soon. ¡°Hey, Shadow. Can I have a talk with you?¡± Selestina walked up to me. ¡°Hmm? Sure.¡± I agreed, there was no reason for me to decline. ¡°Why did you have to get so angry in the office? You almost brought the place down with your dark aura.¡± Selestina confronted me. ¡°I feel that I deserved to start a rank higher than C, so I acted on it and I got a better rank. Also wasn¡¯t this in the agreement? My expenses will be paid for and If I want something, I expect it to be given to me. If you don¡¯t start treating me better, I might go work for the Wankeryl army, you know?¡± I explained myself and put in another threat. ¡°Oh yeah, I forgot that was your price. Please excuse me, I have to go report to my superiors. I¡¯ll be back in the inn sometime at night. You are free to do whatever you want.¡± After having said that she left the building hurriedly. Meanwhile, I was still in the guild. I made my way to the seating area to have a rest. I observed my surroundings as I called the waiter for a drink. I then eavesdropped on a conversation that was happening right behind me. ¡°Did you hear? They discovered a dungeon right outside the city! All the high- ranked adventurers are in there now,¡± ¡°Yeah, I heard that the monsters there are quite strong, even the strong adventurers are going with their parties. None of them are going solo.¡± ¡°They cleared 3 floors but have not made it to the bottom yet as the monster levels are pretty high.¡± Having heard their conversation, I decided to ask them for the dungeon¡¯s location. ¡°It¡¯s just in the north exit, you can¡¯t miss it. There¡¯s a couple of adventurer¡¯s parties at the entrance treating their injuries.¡± One of them told me. ¡°Thanks for the info,¡± I replied ¡°Yeah no problem, bitch ¡° He replied, making the last word inaudible. Chp 7: First dungeon visit (Part 2) I arrived at the dungeon at around 5 pm. There were injured adventurers lined up near the entrance with healers casting healing magic on their wounds. I listened to their chatter. ¡°Damn the monsters were really strong this time, especially the greater kobolds on the third floor,¡± ¡°Yeah, half of the adventurers got injured by them. Only one A-rank party remained to clear the floor.¡± ¡°True, they were pretty good. Weren¡¯t they heroes or something?¡± ¡°Yup, If I¡¯m not wrong. They were heroes from the country of Elxenroe.¡± A hero party in the dungeon? This was news to me. I¡¯ve never seen heroes before, this could be interesting. I started to make my way into the dungeon entrance. ¡±Excuse me, adventurer, this dungeon is pretty dangerous. I don¡¯t think you should enter alone!¡± A flustered cleric girl stopped me. ¡°Thanks for the warning but I¡¯ll think I¡¯m fine.¡± I coolly replied. ¡°At least take this health potion first!¡± She kindly suggested. Ughhh, I have no need for potions but it seems like she won¡¯t let me pass through if I don¡¯t accept it. ¡°I see, thank you,¡± I accepted the vial with a red liquid. I stepped into the dungeon, looks like most of the monster have been killed. Corpses of monsters were strewn across the dungeon floor. Up ahead in the distance, I heard a munching sound. A hobgoblin was eating the corpse of a beheaded goblin. Nonchalantly, I walked forward, not minding the monster which was a stone¡¯s throw away from me. ¡°Gurggggghh¡± The hobgoblin looked up and noticed my presence, its face was smeared with the blood of the goblin it was eating. From a crouching position, it stood up and ran maniacally towards me. ¡°Damn, that¡¯s creepy as hell,¡± I said as I pulverized it with a light kick to its face. In an instant, it became a bloody mess and dropped a small crystal. I picked it up and went deeper into the dungeon. There were a few more monsters that came at me but I killed them easily. They¡¯re not even worth for me to use my weapons. Ever since I came to Cuntersia, I didn¡¯t have to unsheathe my double-bladed swords even once. I reached the third floor of the dungeon with much ease. Surprisingly, it was empty. The hero party have probably cleared this level and is in the 4th-floor. I noticed that there were small drops of blood leading deeper into the dungeon. I reached the 4th floor. There were people screaming near the middle of the area. ¡°Die foul beast!¡± ¡°We have to get help Estria¡¯s injured!¡± ¡°We can¡¯t do anything until we kill this monster.¡± Oh look, the hero¡¯s party is in trouble. Seems like they weren¡¯t as strong as I thought they would be. I then walked towards the source of the noise. Two girls were at the back, it seems one of them is injured. A man with a magic sword was fighting a minotaur, looks like he¡¯s losing though. I guess this is where I make my appearance. *Cue dramatic music* For the first time, I unsheathed my double-bladed swords. I crouched with my swords pointed to the beast. And then with all my strength, I kicked the floor and flew at a breakneck speed towards the Minotaur. The man fell to the ground as he tried to evade the minotaur¡¯s attack. It then raised it gigantic arms and was starting to rain hell into the man. ¡°Is this where I die?¡± he muttered with fear and grief. All of a sudden, A black shadow passed through the minotaur. Like the angel of death with a pair of bladed swords, moving at the speed of sonic the hedgehog. The minotaur was sliced into two pieces and fell backwards. ¡°Huh?¡± All three of the party members began to voice out in surprise, they could barely just see what happened.Reading on Amazon or a pirate site? This novel is from Royal Road. Support the author by reading it there. A loud ¡°BOOM¡± emanated from the dungeon wall beside where the minotaur once stood. Bob was going too fast, sliced the bull in half and crashed into the wall. Talk about anti-climactic. ¡°Fuck, I failed the landing,¡± Bob said to himself as he walked towards the hero¡¯s party. ¡°So embarrassing, I¡¯ll just have to wing it then.¡± He muttered to himself again. He looked at the party, a magic swordsman, a mage, and a cleric. Quite a balanced team, may I say. ¡°Did you just one-shot the minotaur? That¡¯s an S-Class monster! Who are you?¡± The man asked. ¡°Shouldn¡¯t you introduce yourself first before asking for my name?¡± I reminded him. ¡°Oh, please forgive my insolence. My name is Luther and this is my companions Estria and Sophia. We are heroes from Elxenroe.¡± Luther introduced themselves. ¡°I see, you can call me Shadow. I¡¯m currently a mercenary hired by the Cuntersia kingdom.¡± I replied. ¡°I see, nice to meet you,¡± Luther said. ¡°Likewise,¡± I told him with no emotion in my voice. ¡°Excuse me Shadow! My friend Estria is injured, are you able to help her?¡± Linda the mage called out to me with pleading eyes. ¡°You should really do a better job at protecting your healer. They one of the most important members of every party,¡± I told them as I handed Estria the health potion given to me earlier. ¡°T-thank you,¡± Estria weakly muttered to me as she drank the potion. The potion worked wonderfully, within 5 minutes, all her wounds were healed and she was fully healed. ¡°Alright, I¡¯ll be taking my leave here. Be sure to protect your healer properly if you don¡¯t want to die early,¡± I told them as I head to the exit. I have no interest in clearing this dungeon. ¡°Wait, here¡¯s the magic crystal dropped from the minotaur. You should take it since you are the one who killed it. You can exchange it for cash at the guild.¡± Linda placed the crystal in my hand. ¡°Oh, okay thanks,¡± I said as I continued to walk towards the exit. ¡°One more thing,¡± She said again. I turned back. ¡°Thanks for saving me, I¡¯ll definitely repay the favour sometime soon,¡± She shyly told me. I acknowledged her words and exited the place. I have no expectations of her though. I headed back to the guild, exchanged the magic crystal for money and I went back to my tavern room and slept. At the end of the day, I got 3250 gold pieces richer and became an adventurer. What a tiring day. [Selestina¡¯s POV. (Same timing as when Shadow went into the dungeon)] Wow, that was a really scary ordeal. Shadow losing his temper was unexpected considering he has been pretty docile these past few days. I should make a mental note not to anger him. Also, I have to admit the mistake of not remembering his terms of the deal. ¡°All of his expenses are to be paid by the nation and giving him what he wants as long as it is nothing unreasonable,¡± I made a mental note. Now was the time to meet the royal messenger of the king, Tim. He was waiting in the tavern where the other ShadowChasers were at. I entered the tavern and walked towards Tim who was having a drink alone, he noticed me and immediately stood up, ¡° Good afternoon, Your Highness. Please give me a status report on your mission¡±. ¡°We have successfully pulled ¡°The Shadow Rogue¡± to our side. He will fight for us if we pay for all of his expenses and giving him what he wants as long as it''s not unreasonable.¡± ¡°So the mission was a success then? Were there any things we should take note of?¡± ¡°Try not to make him angry. I¡¯ve had the displeasure of being in the same room as him when he got mad. Even if the anger was not directed at me, I still felt the severity of his anger.¡± ¡°Well, that is to be expected since he is at an impossibly high level as what the guild leader has told me. As long as we honour our agreement, there should be no problem. Well then, I¡¯m off. I have to deliver this status report to the king by tomorrow morning.¡± Tim stood up, bowed to Selestina and made his way to the exit. Now, time to meet up with the others. Blaggr, Eleonora, and Rindwom were at the far corner of the inn having a drink. ¡°Rough day?¡± Rindwom asked me as I took a seat with them. ¡°OH YOU DON¡¯T EVEN KNOW. I ALMOST THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO DIE TODAY!¡± I vented my frustrations. ¡°Get us more drinks!¡± Blaggr told the waiter, he knew this was going to be a good story. ¡°Is this about Shadow? I noticed he¡¯s not with you,¡± Eleonora. ¡°Who else would I be stressed about?¡± I replied. ¡°There¡¯s not many things that can stress the mighty knight of Cuntersia. So this is intriguing to listen to,¡± Blaggr said as he motioned the oncoming waiter to place the drinks on the table. Selestina accepted the drink from Blaggr. And with a deep breath, she emptied the mug. The others looked at Selestina in shock. ¡°That was the fastest speed-drinking timing!¡± A voice emanated from the back.\ ¡°Shut the fuck up! Let her continue the story!¡± a gruff voice shouted. ¡°You want to take this outside, you punk?¡± ¡°Are you picking a fight with me? You wanna focking go m8? I¡¯ll rip ye focking head off, I swear on me mum!¡± ¡°You focking wot now? Rippin¡¯ me head? I¡¯ll rip ye a brand new one if you keep on being a cheeky bugger!¡± A typical bar fight ensued. The ShadowChasers were forced to continue their conversation in Eleonora¡¯s tavern room. ¡°And so that was what happened¡± Selestina had just finished telling them about her day. ¡°Woah, you certainly had a rough day,¡± Eleonora reacted. ¡° Man, I would have pissed my pants if I saw Shadow getting mad. That guy¡¯s dangerous!¡± Blaggr told the others. ¡°Ah true, we already saw him release his bloodthirsty aura at the mountain. I can only imagine how Selestina felt when Shadow was actually angry.¡± Rindwom added. ¡°Selestina, I could switch places with you, you know. I¡¯ll sleep in the same room as Shadow and you can sleep here.¡± Eleonora offered. ¡°Thanks for the offer but I wouldn¡¯t be fit to be called a knight if I can¡¯t deal with something like this by myself!¡± Selestina steeled her resolve and went straight to the ¡°Popular Tavern¡± where Shadow and Selestina were staying at. Chp 7: First kill (Part 3) Selestina stood by the door of hers and Bob¡¯s room. She took a deep breath and opened the door. Much to her surprise, Bob was sleeping soundly on the bed. ¡°He¡¯s wearing normal clothes!¡± She screamed internally. Bob¡¯s armour was neatly stacked beside his bed, although his face was still covered, this time it was not covered by his hood and mask. Instead, it was covered by a piece of cloth, covering his face, except his eyes. Bob was wearing a normal short sleeve shirt and short pants. Selestina studied his arms and legs with great detail, his skin was smooth yet looked firm. There were multiple scars from his bicep to his forearms. Most likely inflicted by monsters or wild animals. His arms were ripped and muscular but not too the point where it became too bulky. His legs were similar in appearance to his arms, ripped but not to the point it was too big. There were multiple large scars from his thighs down to his knees, it looks like an injury like that could have destroyed someone¡¯s legs and take a year to heal. The scars looked hauntingly beautiful, one could see some form of a pattern on it. Selestina unknowingly traced Bob¡¯s scars with her hands, no doubt Bob was still young, his skin was too smooth for someone to be older than 30. She traced Bob¡¯s scars on his legs when she heard Bob say something, ¡° Selestina, please don¡¯t rape me, I¡¯m still a virgin,¡± Bob whimpered. ¡°NO, I WAS NOT ABOUT TO RAPE YOU!¡± Selestina tried to clear her name. ¡°Then why were you touching my legs?¡± Bob asked. ¡°That¡¯s¡­¡± Selestina couldn¡¯t tell him that she was checking out his scars. ¡° Even though I¡¯m already 19, can you wait a bit? My heart isn¡¯t ready yet.¡± Bob told Selestina. ¡°Okay, I shall wait a little longer, after that you¡¯re mine!¡± Selestina said unconsciously. ¡°Wait, what? That wasn¡¯t me who said that! And when I try to take back my words, my mouth won¡¯t move!¡± (This is what you call the supreme power of the writer.) After hearing Selestina say that, Bob could only shudder in fear. ¡°A-Anyways, I need to talk with you,¡± Selestina changed the topic of the conversation. ¡°I need to know whether you will be able to control yourself whenever things don¡¯t go your way, just like what happened at the guild earlier today¡± She explained further. ¡°Hmm, that depends. Don¡¯t you think it to be expected that if you have the highest level in the world, your adventurer rank would at least be more than a C?¡± Bob rebutted her. ¡°I guess, but that was the guild¡¯s policy!¡± Selestina tried to defend the guild. ¡°Well, that brings me to my end of the deal with your country, which is, I get what I want as long as it is reasonable, right?¡± Bob continued Selestina simply nodded. ¡°As long as my reasonable demands are met, I promise I will never get angry,¡± Bob told Selestina earnestly. She had no choice but to feel comforted by his words but also knew that she had to step in whenever somebody did something unreasonable to him. Bob faced his body away from Selestina and went back to sleep. ¡°There is only one bed, where should I sleep?¡± Selestina racked her brains for an answer. ¡°You could sleep next to me if you promise not to touch me inappropriately while I sleep,¡± Bob suggested. ¡°Ah okay, thanks,¡± Selestina had already resigned to the fact that Bob thought her as a potential rapist or molester. She then readied herself for bed, after laying down on the bed, she found herself staring at Bob¡¯s back. His exposed back was especially alluring to Selestina, she started to stretch out her arms to touch him but fell asleep instead. The next day, Bob was having breakfast with Selestina¡¯s group. Fortunately, his virginity was not stolen last night. The atmosphere around them was pretty awkward considering that Selestina had complained about Bob to the others but was quickly dispelled when Selestina started to talk to them about work business. ¡°We shall leave for the kingdom tomorrow, the king¡¯s messenger arrived yesterday and I have given a status report on our mission,¡± Selestina informed them. ¡°Why are we going to the kingdom?¡± Bob asked. ¡° We are going to get our rewards and you are going to start doing missions for the country!¡± Blaggr explained with enthusiasm. It was certainly true that all the adventurers were being genuinely friendly to Bob but it was an undeniable fact that they were all in it for the money. Although it was too be expected, Bob can¡¯t help but feel slightly disappointed. ¡°In any case, today is our last day in this city. So do you what you want today, you probably won¡¯t come back here anytime soon.¡± Selestina added. Bob remembered that today the Soldier Orc was going to meet with Snobby Blonde to kill some goblins for their quest. But that won¡¯t happen until 3 pm later and now was still morning. He decided that he was going to roam around the city and soak in the sights for a bit. ¡°Well then, I¡¯m off to enjoy this city one last time!¡± Bob told the others with enthusiasm. Bob stepped out of the tavern door and began to observe the surrounding area. The pathways were made of stone, which had a natural charm amidst the man-made scenery. Chickens can be seen roaming around peacefully, that was until a hungry person snatched one for dinner. There were people, elves, dwarves and orcs coexisting peacefully. You could even see a human and an elf who were singing together while playing their musical instruments. It was really a joyful sight to see, Bob realised he was going to miss this town. He decided to go see the marketplace, enticing smells emanated from the direction of the marketplace. Bob suddenly heard some shouts, looks like somebody was getting beat up. Two people were beating up an old man who was laying in a fetal position on the ground. ¡°Beat his ass, dawg,¡± ¡°Make his white bitchass pay for what he did,¡± ¡°That¡¯s what I¡¯m doing bro, he ain¡¯t gonna walk this shit off!¡± Bob approached the two guys (monkeyspeak amulet equipped). ¡°Yo guys, why you beating his ass for?¡± ¡°Oh wassup, we were beating his ass cause he was doing some fucked up shit, man. He was touching a cat-girl inappropriately, dawg. He needa learn some respecc!¡± said one of them. ¡°Is that how it is? Let me crack his ass too, bitch needs to respecc wamen!¡± Bob said. Bob spent the next 10 minutes kicking the old man with the two other guys, as they were beating the old man up, they introduced themselves to each other.You could be reading stolen content. Head to the original site for the genuine story. ¡°What¡¯s your name, dawg?¡± The taller one of the guys asked him. ¡°Name¡¯s Shadow, what about you?¡± Bob introduced himself ¡°You can call me Tyrone and this is my brother Demarco,¡± Tyrone too introduced themselves ¡°Brother from another mother or brother-brother?¡± Bob asked ¡°Brother-brother man, we¡¯ve been hustling on these streets since we were soft-ass punks. We keep the peace around here and we take care of trash like him,¡± Demarco clarified. ¡°You guys are one of the realest Gs, I¡¯ve ever met man, keep doing what you do. You guys are doing god¡¯s work man. Praise the lord!¡± Bob encouraged them. ¡°Amen brother, we¡¯ll take care of this punk! You can go walk the streets safely now but remember to protecc your neck. The streets can be a mean bitch to a brother! Peace dawg!¡± Tyrone waved at Bob as he was leaving. ¡°A¡¯ight, see you soon dawg,¡± Bob replied. Bob felt quite happy that he made a few friends and beat up an old pervert. He then arrived at the marketplace in a few minutes. It was certainly a place bustling with activities. You could find anything you want there, from garments to food to furniture, you can buy it all! ¡°12 gold pieces for a bag of apples? They better be fucking laced with Kokaine for that price!¡± ¡°Are you fucking with me? This is the standard price, get your broke-ass outta here before I break my foot in your ass!¡± ¡°Well, I certainly wouldn¡¯t mind that,¡± ¡°Wouldn¡¯t you now? Well, I guess we can work something out,¡± ¡°Yeah, meet me in that dark alley in 5 minutes,¡± What a weird place. Bob then went to a food stall that sold snacks, he was about to buy one when he realised that he had left his money in the tavern room. Bob was considering whether to turn back and collect his wallet or he should just rob the stall. ¡°Shadow!¡± A familiar voice came from his back. Oh, it was the heroes party Bob saved in the dungeon. It was Estria, the group''s healer that had approached him. Behind her was the male hero, Luther and the mage, Sophia. They both greeted Bob courteously. ¡°What are you doing here, Shadow?¡± Estria asked. ¡°I was going to buy some food but it looks like I¡¯d forgotten to bring my money with me,¡± Bob told her honestly. ¡°Aww, that sucks but why don¡¯t you join us? We¡¯re about to go to a restaurant for lunch!¡± Estria suggested. ¡°Yeah, why don¡¯t you join us? We¡¯d love to talk with you more since we didn¡¯t have much time to do so in the dungeon,¡± Said Luther. ¡°Indeed, I want to learn more about the technique you used to defeat the minotaur in one strike,¡± Sophia calmly said. Bob accepted their invite since free food was involved. They all made their way through the marketplace and to the front of a restaurant that had a cow sign. ¡°Welcome to the Dining Bull!¡± Greeted a cheerful elven waitress. ¡°Finally, a place with a normal name!¡± Bob exclaimed ¡°I know right! All the other places we¡¯ve been too had weird and obvious names. I wonder if there¡¯s someone out there who¡¯s making all these ridiculous names up as he had no good ideas for names?¡± Luther added. (Are you picking a fight with me, Luther?) They then were invited to take a seat by the Elven waitress. After ordering their food they had a small chat. ¡°So, did you guys managed to clear the dungeon after I left?¡± Bob asked, trying to make some small conversation. ¡°Yeah, we managed to clear the last floor. The last boss was a giant minotaur, but we defeated it easily after being protected and supported by Estria, which let us go all out on the beast!¡± Luther told Bob cheerfully. ¡°Were there any good loots that were dropped?¡± ¡°The minotaur dropped a ¡®Taurus Buckler Shield¡¯ but none of us has any use for it, so we¡¯ll sell it later,¡± Estria added. A Minotaur Taurus Buckler shield was a certainly a rare equipment since it was made from a minotaur, you could be sure it was sturdy and strong. A buckler shield was perfect for rogues as it was small and light. ¡° I think, I might be able to use the shield, why don¡¯t you sell it to me? What¡¯s your price?¡± Bob suddenly told them. ¡°Well, the guild will buy it for 2500 gold. Can you match the price?¡± Luther asked ¡°Yeah, no problem. I¡¯ll hand you the money at 9 pm today,¡± Bob said ¡°Sure no problem,¡± Luther shook Bob¡¯s hand, signaling that the deal had been accepted. [Spy from chp 7 part 1¡¯s perspective] I have been following the Shadow Rogue¡¯s movement ever since he arrived in the country. Orders from the higher-ups came by and said that the Cuntersia kingdom has recruited the Shadow Rogue, to observe him and possibly find anything interesting. The only thing that was really eye-catching was the small duffel bag he brought with him. From the roof, I looked into his tavern room when he was unpacking his bag, there was a small pouch of unknown content in his bag. I should investigate this further. Currently, I am on the roof of the tavern he is staying at. Both he and the female knight that was sleeping with had left the room about 45 minutes ago, now¡¯s a good time to check what has he got in his pouch. I opened the window easily, they were too irresponsible to lock it. I then creep into the room silently. Opening his duffel bag, I took out the pouch and opened it up. ¡°What? This is¡­.There¡¯s no denying it, its definitely Kokaine!¡± I told myself. The higher ups will be proud with what I found, Kokaine is very precious and even this little amount could turn someone into a Nutter*. I should meet up with my boss and tell him about this. I left the room in its original state and met up with my boss in ¡°A Good Tavern¡±. ¡°Greetings Gustavo. Praise Tom! I have good news,¡± I told my Boss. ¡°Ah if it isn¡¯t Juan, my amigo! Praise Tom! What¡¯s the good news? Gustavo asked Juan. ¡°I found some Kokaine in the Shadow Rogue¡¯s bag,¡± Juan revealed. ¡®Kokaine? Fantastico!!! Alright ese, I¡¯ll tell the news to the bosses. They will decide what to do. Adios Amigo!¡± Gustavo left the tavern in a cheerful manner. [Back to Bob¡¯s perspective] I just finished having lunch with the heroes party. Now, I am heading to the border gate where Soldier Orc is going to meet with Snobby Blonde to slay some goblins. Squatting on the roof of a three-storeyed building, I began to wait for them to arrive. Snobby Blonde arrived first, pacing back and forth impatiently, waiting for Soldier Orc to show up. Soldier Orc did show up 10 minutes later. Both of them had a little chat and made their way out of the gate, they were headed into a forest nearby. Once they reached the forest, they were greeted with the abundance of goblins scouring the land. Soldier Orc took out his weapon, which was a pretty long ax while Snobby Blonde took out a gold-plated sword. They began to clear the area with good speed. ¡°That¡¯s the last of them,¡± Snobby Blonde said proudly ¡°Yeap, let¡¯s take a break,¡± Soldier Orc replied. This Soldier Orc was the first guy to pick a fight with me in the tavern, I would have killed him if I was in an area away from prying eyes. Well then, time to teach these guys a lesson. I changed my form into a dark cloud of shadow and dust and appeared in front of them. ¡°Woah, what¡¯s that?¡± Snobby Blonde asked Soldier Orc. ¡°That¡¯s a cloud of dust, and its heading right at us!¡± Soldier Orc screamed. *BOOM* ¡°Hello there,¡± Bob said as he crashed into the ground and reverted back into his human form. ¡°YOU, you are the one who messed me with me at the tavern! I would have killed you if the princess had not stopped me!¡± Soldier Orc shouted as he picked up his weapon. ¡°I messed with you? You were the one who approached me and tried to take my armour!¡± Bob said as he took out his dagger. ¡°Oi you, I¡¯ll pay you 3 times the reward if you help me kill this guy!¡± Soldier Orc told Snobby Blonde, who heard instantly grabbed his weapon when he realised money was involved. ¡°Somebody this weak? Even I am enough to kill him!¡± Snobby Blonde said as he made a razor-sharp thrust with his sword. Bob evaded easily by side-stepping. ¡°Weak you say? Very well, I shall show you some of my power,¡± A wild torrent of dark magic erupted from Shadow¡¯s body, painting the blue sky, black. A dense miasma of shadow lingered around Shadow. From anybody¡¯s perspective Shadow looked like a really dark and ancient monster, ready to kill at any second. The overwhelming power beyond Soldier Orc and Snobby Blonde has dreamt caused them to be petrified in fear. ¡°I¡¯ve been wanting to use this move for a long time,¡± Shadow ominously said. All the dark magic around Shadow began to glow and contract, all his murderous energy began to solidify into glowing weapons. Multiple spears, swords, halberds, arrows were formed and were pointing at the two petrified enemies. With a slight motion of his hand, Shadow sent the thousands of weapons towards both of them. None of them could even utter a single word as they were pierced by thousands of weapons, which left them to become a pile of flesh and blood as food for the goblins. ¡°Awesome,¡± Bob left the forest in a seemingly good mood. [1st person perspective of Bob] Now that that¡¯s done, I should head back to the tavern. Since I have some time, I should just walk to the gates. The forest returned to its natural ambiance after it became a battlefield for me. I certainly hope nobody saw what happen or a part of the sky turning black. Arriving at the gate, A guard asked me for my Adventurer¡¯s Card or some form of information, to which I showed him my card and went on my merry way. I went straight to my tavern room and fell asleep. Woke up at 8:30pm, bought the Taurus shield from Luther and went back to sleep. Nutter - A person whose magical and physical abilities are increased exponentially through the use of Kokaine Chp 8: Departure Chapter 8: Departure. Bob woke up finding the room he was in empty, he took a towel and went bathroom for a shower. ¡°Right, today¡¯s the day we leave for the Cuntersian Kingdom. I wonder if I¡¯m going to have to do missions for them as soon as I reach there?¡± Bob thought to himself as he was washing up in the bathroom. After Bob had put on his hood, mask, and armour, he began to pack his bag. He grabbed his duffel bag from the floor, looked inside and found out that his small pouch of Kokaine was gone. ¡°Ah fuck, I¡¯m sure it¡¯ll turn up somewhere,¡± Bob sighed, even though he was a bit sentimental, he wasn¡¯t really affected much by it being gone. Bob put on his bag and walked out of his room, going downstairs to the Tavern¡¯s dining area. It looks like only Eleonora is already there. ¡°Good morning Bob, you look a bit gloomy today,¡± Eleonora made an observation while greeting him simultaneously. ¡°Yea, it¡¯s just something minor,¡± Bob replied. ¡°You should get some breakfast, you will always feel better if your stomach¡¯s full,¡± Eleonora suggested. Bob ordered a breakfast set of bread and soup and began eating. ¡°Where are the others?¡± ¡°Selestina is preparing the carriage for the journey ahead while Rindwom and Blaggr are buying supplies and are retrieving their armour and weapons from the blacksmith after sending it of maintenance,¡± Eleonora kindly told him ¡°Oh, are they going to come soon?¡± Bob asked again. ¡°Nope, we are meeting them at the city¡¯s borders, we are traveling back to the wilderness to get to the palace.¡± She explained curtly. After Bob had finished eating both of them exited the tavern. They walked towards the city gates while having some idle conversation. They suddenly heard a fight happening in a dark alley. ¡°The fuck did you say, dawg? You tryna get popped?¡± A familiar voice shouted ¡°That¡¯s fucked up man, no normal person would say something like that!¡± Another familiar voice said. ¡°I just said I preferred lolis than other girls! Why are you doing this to me?¡± The victim of the fight sobbed. Bob instantly recognized the voice and shouted. ¡°Is that you Tyrone and Demarco?¡± ¡°Huh? Shadow? What¡¯s good nibba?¡± Tyrone replied. ¡°All¡¯s good in the hood nibba, what¡¯chu doing over here?¡± Bob asked. ¡°We caught this man saying fucked up shit to a little girl, we teaching this pedophile a lesson!¡± Demarco answered. ¡°Ah, that¡¯s good then. Too bad I can¡¯t join you, I¡¯m leaving this city,¡± Bob informed them. ¡°Oh, you leaving bro? Come back to this city often man, we may need some more hands to help us carry out justice,¡± Demarco said. ¡°A¡¯ight bro, we understand, you gotta flee from child support,¡± Tyrone spoke earnestly. After saying their goodbyes, Bob and Eleonora continued walking towards the border gate.If you discover this tale on Amazon, be aware that it has been stolen. Please report the violation. ¡°Were those your friends?¡± Eleonora asked. ¡°Yeap, I first met them when they were beating up an old man, I just joined them and suddenly we became friends,¡± Bob explained. ¡°That¡¯s¡­.interesting,¡± Eleonora was slightly taken aback by his explanation. She realised that Bob was susceptible to making friends with bad company. ¡°I¡¯ll have to watch him closely next time he goes to the city,¡± Eleonora told herself. Within a few minutes, they arrived at the border and saw Rindwom, Blaggr, and Selestina chatting outside the carriage. ¡°Are we ready to set out?¡± Rindwom asked as he noticed Eleonora¡¯s and Bob¡¯s presence. ¡°Yes, let¡¯s go,¡± Selestina ordered them. One by one, they went in the carriage, with Rindwom and Blaggr in the front seats and Bob, Eleonora and Selestina in the back. Once everyone is seated, Shadow automatically assumed the position of his head on Eleonora¡¯s lap and immediately fell asleep. Selestina was shocked by this display and was probably even jealous, Eleonora only smiled sweetly but overall was indifferent about it. For the whole length of the journey, nothing much happened, no monsters nor enemy soldiers. It was peaceful, almost too peaceful. ¡°Shadow, wake up, we¡¯re almost there,¡± Eleonora said to him in a gentle whisper. Bob woke up a few seconds later and sat upright on his seat ¡°Thanks, I tend to get headaches when riding carriages,¡± He told Eleonora. ¡°No problem, Shadow,¡± Eleonora looked at him serenely. For an existence such as a Forest Elf, a human of Bob¡¯s age was akin to a small child to an Elf. No matter how powerful Bob was, to Eleonora, he was still a child. ¡°Look out the window, you can see the kingdom from here,¡± Selestina told Bob. Bob took a gander out the carriages¡¯ window, a mesmerizing sight was laid in front of him. A kingdom of magnificent proportions, walls as high as the tallest oak tree, towers almost piercing the sky. The castle looked majestic and strong. The carriage went through the castle gates, which was a commercial and residential area, residents and merchants looked at the carriage in awe and interest. They were most probably informed of the ShadowChaser¡¯s arrival in the kingdom. Beyond the commercial and residential area was the castle, multiple knights and soldiers were stationed outside its¡¯ entrance. The carriage stopped in front of them and one by one the passengers of the carriage started to alight. One knight went to approach them. ¡°Greetings, Princess Selestina, and her companions. We have anticipated your arrival, the king wants to see you all immediately,¡± Selestina returned the greeting and lead Bob and the rest into the castle. As they were walking into the castle, Bob noticed that most of the knights were looking at him warily and were whispering within themselves. ¡°Is that the Shadow Rogue? His armour is really dark and you can¡¯t even see his full face,¡± ¡°I think he¡¯s supposed to be a legendary assassin or something when the rest came out of the carriage, I almost didn¡¯t see him even though he was right in front of me,¡± Bob and the rest were walking on the pathway to the main door of the castle, the pathway was made out of polished stone and all around was just a huge garden, flowers of every kind were blooming, there was even a field of blue tulips. Once at the entrance, they were greeted by some maid and butlers, who were introducing themselves and offered their services to them, as they were talking, Shadow noticed that most of them were looking at him with a careful look on their face. ¡°They must really be scared of me,¡± Shadow thought. They then were sent to the king¡¯s throne room by the head maid, they all stood before the king and bowed. Except for Bob, he bowed to no one or that he simply didn¡¯t know the proper etiquettes when facing royalty. Knowing the legends surrounding Shadow, none of them, not even the king told him to bow. ¡°Selestina, Rindwom, Eleonora and Blaggr, I am pleased that you have completed your mission. You shall be rewarded for completion of the task,¡± The king told them,\ ¡°Thank you, my lord,¡± They all said simultaneously ¡°Now then, Shadow Rogue, I am happy that you have accepted our proposal and we shall grant your prize of the deal, anything you want, you shall ask it from Selestina and we shall give it to you as long as you fight for us and destroy our enemies,¡± The king declared. ¡±Very well, your enemies shall be silenced and destroyed, not one of them shall ever learn of peace,¡± Bob proclaimed. Suddenly, A large powerful sound came crashing down outside the castle. Two guards hurried into the throne room and exasperatedly said, ¡°It¡¯s a Nutter! We¡¯ve been attacked by Nutter!¡±. The King was shocked by the name ¡®Nutter¡¯, it would have meant somebody had got their hands on Kokaine. This was certainly a dangerous situation. ¡°Oh, so that¡¯s where my Kokaine went,¡± Bob thought to himself. ¡°Shadow! This is your first mission, defend the castle from the Nutter at all costs!¡± The King exclaimed. Shadow smiled and turned into a cloud of dark matter and went to find the Nutter. Chp 9: Defend the kingdom! Chp 9: Defend the kingdom! Bodies. Bodies everywhere. In just 5 minutes, a dozen of guards was killed. Swords and spears were strewn across the castle¡¯s entrance which was before, a beautiful garden, now a bloody battlefield of an utter one-sided defeat. The perpetrator? It was a man with unkempt hair, dilated pupils and a runny nose. An obvious Kokaine user. *Sniffs nose* ¡°Weak, weak, weak. All of there guards are too weak! Is there anyone who is able to match me in battle?¡± He shouted while kicking a guard who was on the ground. Many Kokaine users are hostile, irritable and tend to get violent outbursts. And then, like a higher power had answered him. A torrent of dark energy crashed and exploded on the ground and a man in a black hood and armour stood in its place. ¡°Who the fuck are you?¡± Kokaine man asked with aggression. ¡°Leave now and you might be able to escape with your life,¡± Bob commanded him. ¡°Huh? Oh alright,¡±The kokaine man began leaving the castle¡¯s premises. ¡°Just like that?¡± Selestina who was watching the scene from the castle¡¯s door did not believe what she was seeing. ¡°JUST KIDDING!!! You think I would listen to-¡° Kokaine man turned around as he said that but Bob had stabbed him when he started to turn. ¡°Argggghhh. You have tricked me!¡± Kokaine man said as he laid himself on the ground, waiting for the sweet release of death. ¡°Hooded man, come closer. I have to tell you something,¡± Kokaine man beckoned him to hear his last words. ¡°AdadakdadjiodDyingManSaysWhat?¡± Kokaine man had recited a spell to regain back his life if the person that wounded him severely says ¡®what¡¯ and their fates will be reversed. ¡°Hujudiuaudawd¡± Bob replied. ¡°Huh? What? Oh shit, you got me. Bitch,¡± At that very moment, Kokaine man plans were thwarted and died. ¡°gg ez, git gud skrub,¡± Bob said to himself. In just an hour, clean up squad had disposed of all the fallen bodies and returned the affected area back to its previous beauty. The king had called everyone back to the throne room to speak. ¡°We have ascertained that the Nutter was a Blood Magician from Wankeryl. My spies have informed me that the Blood Magicians are working with the Wankeryl Kingdom to bring us down.¡± He said ¡°The spies have also told me that they are planning to target our national Magic Academy soon,¡± The King continued. ¡°Unbelievable! They are trying to bring us down by killing our future magicians that will protect our kingdom. Disgusting.¡± Selestina exclaimed in a spiteful tone. ¡°That means we have to guard the school!¡± Blaggr chimed in. ¡°Not possible, we already know where they are going to attack. If we show that we are aware of their plans, they will target somewhere else and we will be to slow to react.¡± ¡°So we have to protect the academy discreetly?¡± Blaagr asked. ¡°Yes but if we go there people will start talking as we do not look young enough to be students. Unless-¡° Eleonora realised that there was somebody among them that looked young and certainly had the power to protect the academy. All eyes were on Shadow, he was the only one who could do it. ¡°Father, I believe Shadow is fit for the job. Why don¡¯t we disguise him as a student and have him protect the place from the inside.¡± Selestina suggested. Shadow only stared blankly at her, ¡°This is going to be troublesome but I have to keep up my end of the deal,¡± he thought. King BigBoi smiled as the solution to the problem has already be found. ¡°Shadow, your next mission will be to protect The National Cuntersian Magic Academy. Will you accept?¡± ¡°Sure, but I have a few requests to call in if I¡¯m to accept this mission,¡± Bob replied. ¡°As long as it is nothing unreasonable, I¡¯m sure we can work something out. We shall discuss more tomorrow, let¡¯s rest up for now,¡± The King smiled. The maids and butlers lead Shadow and the others out the room. Rindwom and Eleonora went to the castle¡¯s garden to meditate and rest. Since they all originally lived in nature, the garden is where they felt most at home. Blaggr went to the dining hall to eat and Selestina went to the training hall to brush up on her swordsmanship.The story has been taken without consent; if you see it on Amazon, report the incident. Bob was left alone and wandered aimlessly around the halls. ¡°Excuse me, Shadow-Sir. Are you lost, would you like me to bring you to your room?¡± A maid noticed Bob and offered to bring him to his resting area. ¡°No thanks, I¡¯m just exploring the place,¡± He explained. Half an hour had gone by and Bob found himself in the training hall. Over there, Selestina was sparring with a male knight. Around them were other knights watching the match. It was a Knight Instructor that was sparring her and they were probably showing them how a fight between Swordmasters would look like. Bob moved in towards the fight and sat on the floor, eagerly watching the fight. The two opponents circled around as if they were sizing each other up. The male knight quickly stepped forward while slashing his sword at Selestina¡¯s legs. With his blade coming towards her, Selestina instinctively jumped backwards to avoid the attack, this was when the instructor continued forwards to pierce her with his sword. Any normal person would have retreated, but not Selestina. She faced the danger head on and slipped to the left, causing his attack to only pierce the air. At the same time, she grabbed his lead hand and flipped him right across her back with extreme speed and momentum. The fight was over she pointed her sword towards his neck when he was on the ground. Selestina turned at spoke the crowd of knights-in-training, ¡°Remember, just because you have a sword doesn¡¯t mean you have to confine yourself to using it, keep your wits around you, break your opponent¡¯s center of gravity with whatever you can use. It¡¯s not an honorary duel but a battle for survival. Once the enemy is on the ground, it is almost certain he will lose,¡±. Murmurs of approval and agreement were heard as the knights listened to her lecture. ¡°This is all elementary combat basics, why were they so surprised about this?¡± Bob thought to himself. He stared at them when suddenly his eyes were met with Selestina¡¯s. She motioned him to come over, ¡°This is the Shadow Rogue, the one who defeated the nutter who killed 33 of our guards, in just a single attack.¡± Selestina introduced them to him. ¡°So this is the man of legend, I have never heard about someone who could kill a Nutter in a single move,¡± ¡°Yeah, he must be as strong,¡± ¡°He sure looks scary with that hood and mask, I¡¯m getting chills by just looking at him,¡± ¡°Who do you think is stronger? Him or Selestina?¡± ¡°Selestina for sure, did you not see how she mopped the floor with Instructor Graud?¡± ¡°Instructor Graud is a bitch,¡± The crowd whispered and murmured. Suddenly one of the knights chimed up, ¡°Shadow-san can you spar with Selestina-sama? I want to see your fighting techniques!¡± (This knight must be an equivalent of a Japanese talking with honorifics). ¡°Spar?¡± Shadow asked. ¡°This would certainly be interesting, please spar with Selestina,¡± Graud agreed with the other knight''s request. Selestina was suddenly flustered, ¡°Sparring with Shadow? I¡¯m sure to lose, due to his magic power,¡± ¡°Okay, I accept. But I will not use any magic or physical enhancements,¡± Shadow said ¡°If it¡¯s like this, I have a chance to win. I ACCEPT,¡± Selestina said as she unsheathed her sword. Bob locked his power and came forward to spar with her without any weapons. ¡°You¡¯re not using any weapons? You must be looking down on me! I¡¯ll teach you what happens if you come into battle with overconfidence,¡± She shouted. Her words were only met with silence as Shadow concentrated on Selestina¡¯s movements, every intricate movement was noticed by him. Whenever Selestina made an attack, he skillfully dodged while studying her footwork. Selestina made a stabbing motion towards Shadow who purposely retreated while looking a little off-balance, his left leg was in front of his right, in a normal fighting stance. Seeing the ¡®opening¡¯ , Selestina rushed in and suddenly found herself on the ground. As she was rushing in, Shadow dropped to his left knee outwards and knocked her off the ground with his right feet in a sweeping motion. ¡°Woah, just like that.¡± ¡°He brought her down quick,¡± Selestina stood back up and said ¡°Again! First to yield loses!¡± Bob sighed and went back into fighting stance . A series of multiple stabs and slices rang in the air, as Selestina put the pressure on Bob who half-heartedly dodged everything. Selestina said to herself as she gave a last piercing attack and lifted up her right leg. In one swift motion, Shadow had been knocked backward and into the ground. However, it was not the end of the sparring match as neither opponents had yielded. Bob landed in a crouched stance with his right leg forward and left leg tucked under him, he then leaned to the front as if daring Selestina to come near. Seeing this opportunity, Selestina came forward with her sword pointing at Bob. Once she was at an appropriate distance, Bob jolted towards her in a nanosecond, his right leg landed straight on both of her legs while his left was at the back of her ankles. He lifted his right leg to her thighs and swept her ankles with his left leg. A textbook Scissors Takedown Once she was on the ground, Bob asked: ¡°Do you yield?¡±. His answer was a sword to his face which he caught between his fingertips. ¡°I think its pretty obvious here who won, let¡¯s end the session,¡± (No shit) One by one the knights walked out of the training halls, only Selestina and Bob were left. ¡°How can you be so strong?¡± Selestina asked him, she genuinely wanted to know the source of his strength. ¡°How can you be so strong that you can beat an armed knight with no weapons? What is your secret?!¡± Tears were welling up in her eyes as she asked him. Selestina had never felt so weak in her life even though she was Cuntersia¡¯s strongest knight and is on par with the top adventurers, she was not able to defeat the Shadow Rogue even when he was unarmed. ¡°100 pushups¡­¡­.¡± Bob made up a training plan as he did not know himself how he got so strong. Bob disappeared from the embarrassing scenario and went to see a maid. ¡°Excuse me, can you lead me to my quarters?¡±, Bob asked kindly. ¡°Yes, come with me,¡± The maid lead Bob to his room. After arriving at his room he thanked the maid and closed the door. ¡°Tomorrow is the start of my new mission. Disguising myself as a student to protect the magic academy from the Blood Magicians and Wankeryl forces. I wonder how that¡¯ll work out?¡± Bob spoke to himself as he laid on his bed. Chp 10: Beginning of a badass delinquent Shadow Rogue Damn, this sucks. I did not expect this, well I should have, It¡¯s only reasonable for it to happen. For those of you who are wondering what kind of predicament I am in, I hope you won¡¯t be as shocked as me. You see, I was summoned by the king this morning to discuss the details of me protecting the Magic Academy, by disguising myself as a student there and take care of any external threats that might hurt the school. What I did not see in advance was that I had to remove my mask. It¡¯s only natural to go to school without wearing a mask to avoid unnecessary attention. ¡°Shadow? Why are you spacing out for, is there something wrong?¡± King BigBoi asked worriedly. ¡°Yeah there is something wrong, I realised that I have to remove my mask in order to disguise myself as a student of the school,¡± Bob opened up. ¡°Isn¡¯t that natural? You can¡¯t attract attention if you¡¯re supposed to disguise yourself,¡± King BigBoi said in a confused manner. This was definitely true but I haven¡¯t removed my mask in ages, what If I look like cow dung combined with all types of shit in the world? This will not be good for me. Argghhh! I guess it was about time for me to expose my face to the whole world. Right! If anybody laughs or make a disgusted face, I¡¯m destroying this whole country! With a deep breath, Bob removed his mask. Everyone looked at him with shock. ¡°Is this some kind of joke?¡± was the question that plagued their minds. Behind the mask of the Shadow Rogue was ANOTHER MASK! ¡°Oh fuck, I forgot I was wearing another mask beneath my mask,¡± Bob spent 30 minutes removing one mask after another. Even the King was aghast, how could someone wear so many masks without knowing? After an eternity, Shadow¡¯s true face was revealed. A pale, handsome face with well-defined features was under the mask. It was a mystery why Bob was nervous to reveal his face. His eyes were jet-black even blacker than a black man being sucked into a black hole (pls don¡¯t call me racist, I make fun of all races equally without prejudice). To simply describe his facial appearance he looked frail yet strong at the same time while looking very dapper. Just as he exposed his face, all the ShadowChasers walked into the meeting room where the King and Shadow were at. Life works in mysterious ways. What the fuck? Just 5 seconds after I removed my mask the whole fucking world walks in? I shall make mental note to kill the Goddess of Fate. ¡°Oh my god, is that Shadow?¡± (Is ThIS LoSs?) One of the ShadowChasers voiced out. ¡°Uh-Oh, Spaghetti-Os! Look who has finally removed his mask!¡± Blarggh chimed in.Stolen from its rightful author, this tale is not meant to be on Amazon; report any sightings. ¡°One more word and I will fucking end you,¡± Bob threatened not really liking the attention he is receiving. ¡°You look good,¡± Rindwom gave a genuine compliment. (Miss me with that gay shit haha) ¡°True, you have a good-looking face. Why don¡¯t you be mine?¡± Eleonora joked but still wanted Bob to accept her proposal. ¡°Oi Eleonora, back off I saw him first!¡± Selestina joined the conversation. Bob being the shy guy he is, blushed and hid his face (kyaaaa! Lol). ¡°Back to the mission!¡± King Bigboi saved Shadow from any more attention (Say thank you to King BigBoi in the comments!) ¡°Shadow, you¡¯ll be joining as a first-year student and this is a very good timing as the new school year starts out tomorrow, so you won¡¯t attract any more attention than a transfer student. Your school uniform has been delivered to your room, it should fit you very well. We¡¯ll send you to the school an hour early to explain the situation to the headmaster and over there you can call in whatever favours you like,¡± King BigBoi explained. Shadow acknowledged the King¡¯s words and went back to his room. ¡°The rest of you. I congratulate you on being able to get Shadow to our side, you have done this country a great service. I have given you your rewards, you have done what you needed to do. I hereby declare the ShadowChasers to be disbanded. You are free to return to whatever you were doing before this,¡± Selestina returned to doing her knightly duties, Rindwom went back to his adventuring, Eleonora returned to her forest while Blarggh returned back to his Orc Clan the ¡®Dicks¡¯. But they will not be gone forever, anytime when there¡¯s a calamity or a dangerous situation happening they will undoubtedly return to support the kingdom. (Don¡¯t be sad guys, they will return. I will personally make sure of it.) Meanwhile, Bob was in his room trying on his new uniform. Bob thought to himself. I have a long day tomorrow, it¡¯d be wise to get as much rest as possible. Bob took off the school uniform and went to bed at 10 am in the morning(Me every weekend). ---------------(1 day later)------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bob woke up from his slumber, washed up and put on his new uniform and went to the castle¡¯s gate where a carriage was waiting for him. In front of the carriage stood Tim, the Royal Messenger. ¡°Hello Shadow, I am coming with you to explain the situation to the headmaster with you. If we leave now, we¡¯ll arrive at roughly an hour before the school¡¯s opening ceremony,¡±. ¡°Hello love, where are we going to?¡± The Carriage Driver asked Tim. ¡°Our destination is The National Cuntersian Magic Academy,¡± Tim replied. ¡°Alright no worries love, hop on,¡± the driver invited them in. (I wonder if anyone¡¯s gonna get this reference.) The school was an hour¡¯s ride away. During the ride, Bob learned that the school was the most prestigious and hardest magic academy to get into. Only the best are allowed into the school. Many of the students there are of noble and royalty lineages, even Selestina¡¯s younger sister is in the school. ¡°We have arrived, do you guys have enough money to pay for the ride, if not we can work something out,¡± the driver said in a weird way. ¡°Yes we have enough money, here you go!¡± Tim hurriedly paid the driver, not wanting to be part of any funny business in the carriage, Bob too followed suit and disappeared from the carriage. ¡°Fucking waste of my time,¡± the driver frowned as he was not looking for payment in cash. Right in front of Bob was his new mission area, The National Cuntersian Magic Academy Chp 11: First day of school! CHP 11: First day of school! Tim and I made our way from the entrance of the school to the headmaster¡¯s office. Student council members and event staff were busy preparing for the ceremony that was going to happen in an hour¡¯s time. They looked like it was going to finish soon. ¡°Good morning, Headmaster Egghead,¡± Tim greeted the headmaster who was a middle-aged plump man with a bald head. ¡°Ah, Tim. I received the letter from the king, Is this the person who will protect our school from external threats?¡± Egghead asked ¡°Yes, this is the rumoured Shadow Rogue. You are not to reveal this information to any school staff or anybody else. He will have to just be a normal student in the school. The Shadow Rogue has accepted this mission of protecting the school. Although he will have a condition to make,¡± Tim explained. ¡°And what is the condition, Shadow?¡± Egghead asked Shadow curiously. ¡°It¡¯s pretty simple, in order for me to be able to protect the school. I need to be able to skip classes anytime I want. And call me Bob in this school,¡± Bob revealed his request while revealing his true name at the same time as it was probably weird for a student to be named ¡°Shadow¡±. ¡°Hmm, that is no problem for me but you will have to avoid the student council members since I can¡¯t let anybody skip class and tell the whole world about it. If you are caught by the student council members, you will have to deal with them. I am fine with you skipping classes but it¡¯s not possible for me to tell the school council members and teachers about that.¡± Egghead accepted his request but gave him a warning. ¡° Sure, I can do that. We have an agreement then,¡± Bob replied Egghead (It¡¯s pronounced Eg-Ghead) ¡°Alright, the opening ceremony will be starting soon. The ceremony is in the school hall. Oh, and you will be in Class 1-C,¡± ¡°Now then, time for private me-time,¡± Headmaster Egghead said silently as he watched the two people leave and going on their separate ways, he then took out some lotion and tissue from under his desk. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Once I knew what class I was in and which way to go for the opening ceremony, I took my leave and walked towards the school hall. Streams of students can be seen coming from the school gates and were making a beeline to the school hall. Oh, it looks like the ceremony is already starting. I hurried to the hall and had a look. There were seats for every class and almost all of them were already filled by students. I scanned the area to find my class seating area. ¡°Motherfucker, It¡¯s all the way in the front,¡± Bob silently cursed. Well, fuck that. I¡¯m not going to walk all the way to the front, you know how much energy it will take to walk 100 metres? Instead, I hang out at the back of the hall while waiting for the ceremony to start. After most of the students have arrived, A well-endowed long-haired student makes their way to the stage. She seems to have captured everyone¡¯s attention due to her stunning beauty. ¡°Good morning everyone, I am Suzuka Kawasuki. Your Student Council President, I welcome you, existing and new students¡­¡± The Student President began making her welcome speech. ¡°Well this is a fucking waste of time,¡± Bob said as he made his way to exit the hall. Once he left the door, his mood was immediately uplifted after escaping from a waste of time, dumbass speech. ¡°Now where should I go?¡± Bob asked himself. Just as he was thinking about it, another student left the school hall. An orange-haired male student with a grumpy face, everything about his appearance just screams ¡®delinquent¡¯.The story has been taken without consent; if you see it on Amazon, report the incident. The delinquent saw Bob and immediately his grumpy face changed into surprise, he then approached Bob. ¡°You sneaked out from that waste of time too huh?¡± He asked. ¡°Yeah, I wonder why would anyone would willingly put themselves to that torture,¡± Bob replied. ¡°What¡¯s your name? My name¡¯s Alex, nice to meet you,¡± The Delinquent reached out his hand to shake hands. (Alex the fucking ni****!) Bob was surprised but accepted his handshake and answered him ¡°Bob, nice to meet you too. Are you also a first-year student?¡± Alex nodded at his question. Behind them, Bob heard footsteps. ¡°HEY! You are not allowed to leave the hall during the opening ceremony!¡± A strict looking girl wearing an armband that said ¡®disciplinary squad¡¯ appeared before them. Bob and Alex looked at each other and nodded, they both knew what the other was thinking. ¡°Let¡¯s get the fuck out of here!¡± Alex shouted. Without, needing any explanations. Bob booked it and ran away from the disciplinary squad member. ¡°Haaahh, looks like we lost her,¡± Alex sighed in relief and exhaustion at the same time. ¡°Yeah, this school sucks. Why did they make it mandatory to listen to that wishy-washy overly optimistic opening ceremony speech,¡± Bob gave his opinion. Right now, both Alex and Bob were on the roof of the school after escaping from that pesky disciplinary squad member. ¡°I think the speech is going to end in a few minutes and they will send the students back to their classes. By the way which class are you in?¡± Alex asked. ¡°Hm? I¡¯m in Class 1-C, what about you?¡± Bob replied Hearing his answer, Alex¡¯s eyes widen in shock. ¡°No way, I¡¯m in the same class too! I guess we are going to have an interesting time in school,¡± Bob smiled at his response, ¡°Yes I believe we are going to have a fun time in this school,¡± Claps were heard from the school hall, it seems like the opening ceremony has ended. Both Alex and Bob had noticed this and started making their way to the first floor where all the first-year classes are at. The first-year corridors were already littered with students when they arrived. There, Class 1-C, sign on the wall revealed. Bob and Alex entered the class together and made their way to sit in the furthest seat away from the teacher¡¯s desk. Their thinking was always in sync. As they made their way towards the back, they felt the gazes of their classmates piercing them. Obviously, when an orange-haired delinquent and a stoic, scary looking student enter the class, they were going to attract lots of attention. ¡°Damn, we should have entered from the back,¡± Alex whispered. Bob could only nod in agreement, not liking the attention he¡¯s receiving one bit. Whispers from their classmates were heard. ¡°Didn¡¯t see the two guys during the ceremony and I noticed that there were two seats empty during the opening ceremony,¡± ¡°They were probably skipping the ceremony. Sounds like trouble to me,¡± ¡°One of them looks like a delinquent and another just looks scary,¡± ¡°Yeah, we must have had bad luck being to be in the same class as them,¡± Looks like most of them were acquainted with each other during the ceremony. Once Bob and Alex were seated, the gazes that pierced them were removed one by one as they started to chat with each other. You can see cliques were beginning to form in the class, A blonde-haired cheery, wishy-washy nice guy was surrounded by girls and boys alike. The nerds were at one corner, and there were also a few loners. Bob and Alex were at the back just observing the environment around them. ¡°Yo, look at the blonde guy. He looks like he¡¯s gonna be the most popular guy in the class,¡± Alex pointed out to Bob. ¡°Yeah, that good guy attitude irks me though. It¡¯s not going to be much of a mystery who¡¯s gonna be the class president,¡± Bob replied. One of the more prominent figures in the class besides that blonde was a girl with red hair, she looked as though she was a noble and had that condescending look on her face, she was also surrounded with guys and girls alike. The girls mainly to ride on her social standing so that they could also be more popular by hanging out with her. The guys were though for another reason, no matter how shitty her attitude was, nobody could deny that she looked stunning. ¡°That girl might also be the class president too,¡± Bob deduced. ¡°Yeah, judging by how she carries herself, it seems fitting for her to take the role of leading the class,¡± Alex confirmed. ¡°Alright, brats! Get back to your seats, homeroom is in session,¡± A mature lady with a ponytail walked in the class, exuding an aura of authority. ¡°I am your teacher for this year. My name is Lara Areola and I specialise in wind magic. Starting from the front row on my right, introduce yourself,¡± Miss Areola commanded. I immediately zoned out after hearing that introductions were going to be made but I did pay attention to their names and appearance. That blonde typical nice guy was Sobrom a prince from a place I never heard of. The red-head girl was Celeste, daughter of a prominent noble family and a cold-looking Ice princess named Elsa(I¡¯m shit at making names, sorry). After taking note of all the possibly important people in the class, I closed my eyes and hugged the desk with my face. UPDATE AFTER 2 YEARS??? So, the last time I''ve updated this story was back in 2018. That was 2 fucking years ago and I gotta admit that I legit had forgotten that this story even existed. I look back at this story, reread everything I cringed so much about how shit some parts of these were and also laughed at how funny at the jokes I wrote here. I realised that the direction I''m taking this story to will bring me to a writer''s block sooner or later which was why I abandoned this story like a black father. Honestly, this is probably the only thing I made to make a small insignificant impact on society but an impact nonetheless. I had made a couple of acquaintances here by writing this story and I want to say that I appreciate you guys who were always in the comments supporting me and critiquing me. I really hope I can find you guys again but seeing as though I have not been active these past 2 years it''s a long shot and I''m highly doubtful that it will happen.If you discover this tale on Amazon, be aware that it has been stolen. Please report the violation. I''m 18 currently and I last updated this story when I was 16 years of age. It was quite a ride and I''m back mainly because of the shit I''m going through right now and the problems that I''m facing. However, since it''s been a while, I probably am rusty and other excuses I want to make. BUT THIS IS WHAT I WANT TO SAY, I don''t have any intentions of continuing this story as of now. BUT what I do intend to do is to clean up the chapters I wrote making it more polished and stuff and MAYBE get the motivation to continue this story in a different way where it is cleaner like in an aesthetic sense if it makes sense and makes the characters here more complete. It''ll probably not gonna go well since I haven''t wrote or read a book this past 2 years but we''ll see what happens yeah. DON"T GET ME WRONG THOUGH MOTHERFUCKERS! THE WACKY INAPPROPRIATE JOKES AND NAMES ARE HERE TO STAY. Your Ding Dong, BadJoke. - oh and my negroes please read the post chapter note too