Shop Regarding Zanis Lustra's invitation, Roy didn't attend, instead appearing on a certain street.
The reason was very simple.
No matter whether Zanis Lustra had noticed he was the one who purchased the Divine Wine, he couldn't let this threat continue remaining in this world.
Assassination or the Berserker's identity were both unsuitable. It must be with proper justification, openly eliminating the other, letting everyone in Orario detect no abnormality.
He needed an excuse to move against the Soma Familia. That flower shop ahead could provide it.
Several adventurers with greedy faces were seen smashing this flower shop to pieces, completely ignoring the elderly old couple in the shop bitterly pleading.
And the crying of the Pallum girl.
"Eude, you think you can escape?"
A rude dwarf with a face full of beard laughed, raising his fist to smash toward the Pallum girl.
The surrounding adventurers cheered one after another.
Suddenly, this dwarf discovered his fist couldn't smash down. Turning his head to look.
Behind him appeared a handsome black-haired youth, who grabbed his wrist.
Dwarves were known for powerful strength and enduring stamina—this was their racial talent. Among them, the outstanding ones could even before obtaining divine blessing, use their brute strength to contend with low ability value Level 1 adventurers.
After obtaining blessing, that was even more extraordinary.
But this youth's strength was so great, clamping his wrist like iron pincers. Bones emitted subtle "crack" sounds, making him involuntarily emit a scream.
"Damn it!"
The black-faced dwarf's face was angry, using his other fist the size of a sand pot to fiercely smash toward the youth.
Roy grabbed the other's wrist, pulling downward.
The other's body underwent a one hundred eighty degree flip. With a "bang," heavily crashing onto the ground.
The surrounding crowd's faces showed shock. That was a dwarf—with a broad body weighing at least several hundred pounds, yet this youth so easily threw him out.
Roy spoke indifferently, "Under broad daylight, Orario's reputation is being ruined by you all."
Adventurers smashing a flower shop—such atrocities actually had no one stopping them. Nearby merchants who came to Orario to do business showed fearful expressions.
Until they saw Roy make his move.
"The Astraea Familia's Sprout of Justice!"
"Hey, this guy is Level 3!"
Finally someone recognized Roy's identity. The adventurers committing violence in the flower shop changed their expressions. Level 1s like them facing Roy was no different from seeking death.
"Eude, consider yourself lucky today!"
Several adventurers dropped a few harsh words, wanting to flee toward a dark alley.
"Did you all misunderstand something?" Roy's cold voice rang beside their ears.
These adventurers turned back with terrified expressions.
Roy burst forth, like the god of death descending.
"Brat!"
Seeing no way out, a youth with side-swept bangs angrily swung his sword to chop.
Roy clamped the incoming sword edge with two fingers.
The bangs youth's eyes widened. Wanting to pull the longsword back, he discovered he couldn't advance or retreat.
Roy rubbed these adventurers on the ground. The huge gap in numerical values, technique, and experience made the battle between the two sides without any suspense.
In the blink of an eye, these adventurers were knocked down by Roy, hugging their bodies and wailing in pain.
"Good!!"
Someone in the crowd shouted, and the crowd responded. Some even threw stones at those scoundrels. Just as that saying goes: those who have justice have many helpers, those who lose it have few.
Until Ganesha Familia members ran over, taking these troublemaking adventurers away, throwing them into prison cells. They wouldn't be coming out for a short time.
"Are you alright?"
Roy showed a kind smile, extending a helping hand toward the Pallum girl fallen on the ground.
The Pallum girl subconsciously wanted to grasp the other's hand, but the moment she reached out, seeing the sand and blood on her hand, she withdrew it again.
So self-abasing it made one's heart ache.
Roy pulled up the other's small hand without caring, helping her up, taking out a bottle of low-grade life potion, pouring it onto her scraped palm.
A flash of emerald green light flickered. The originally scraped palm recovered as before, even the bloodstains washed away.
Throughout the entire process, not a trace of pain was felt.
The Pallum girl was startled. "Such precious potion, how can it be used on me?"
"Potions are meant to be used. Otherwise, why make them?" Roy smiled slightly.
The Pallum girl was so anxious she was about to cry. Calculations weren't done this way! Such miraculous potions sold for at least tens of thousands of valis. How could she repay it?
Roy unobtrusively watched the Pallum girl anxiously running around in circles—Liliruca Arde.
Her parents were Soma Familia members, so she belonged to the Soma Familia from childhood. Her parents were addicted to Divine Wine, never taking care of their own child.
The girl relied on begging for a living from age three. Her parents only knew to demand money from her.
One day, her parents, in extreme need of money, went to the Dungeon, vanishing in an instant.
Afterward, she was bullied in the Familia, and constantly exploited by adventurers outside. Fleeing the Familia in despair and anger, she was taken in by the flower shop's old couple.
Familia members discovered the flower shop old couple had taken in Lili, destroyed the flower shop, and the old couple was also injured. Lili, in despair, had no choice but to return to the Familia.
In the Soma Familia's harsh environment, and the contempt of other adventurers, she developed a twisted personality of not trusting others and extremely hating adventurers. She even used magic to steal adventurers' equipment to sell, to take revenge on so-called adventurers, watching their anger and despair in the dark to comfort her already fallen-into-darkness heart.
This was the original timeline's development trajectory.
At this time, Liliruca Arde was still in the stage of living at the flower shop, not yet completely fallen into darkness.
"Lord Roy, how should we thank you?" The old couple came before Roy.
"It's fine. I also just couldn't stand their evil deeds." Roy showed a sunny smile.
After the War Game with the Apollo Familia, few people in Orario didn't recognize Roy.
Plus the good reputation accumulated by the Astraea Familia, Roy quickly gained the trust and gratitude of the Pallum girl and the flower shop old couple.
Roy feigned confusion, "Those people were Soma Familia members. How did you provoke them?"
The flower shop old couple exchanged glances, their faces confused. They had no connection with the Soma Familia. Their gazes finally landed on that Pallum girl.
Lili's petite body trembled, guiltily lowering her head. She was the one who brought this disaster to the old couple.
"But this is troublesome now. Those people won't give up easily." Roy shook his head. Those Familias with vile natures—as long as you don't destroy their stronghold, small fry would endlessly refresh.
Ordinary citizens couldn't avoid them in time. Once provoked, they would stick to them like dog skin plaster.
Sending a few small minions to cause trouble every day could make the shop's business plummet. The so-called "the king of hell is easy to provoke, but his little devils are hard to deal with" was exactly this principle.
Roy squatted down, his gaze level with Lili, smiling, "How about hiring me to solve them?"
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