The Story of Demon Hunter

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The snow has melted and the years have changed.

Birds chirp, dance in the air or jump from one branch to another. New shoots grow, green color appears to replace the previous white color.

In a shop that was not so flashy a certain royal capital, there appeared the figure of a young man sitting on the back seat of the cashier table. He propped up his chin with a tired expression on his face. Ignore the hot tea that is still steaming on the table.

“Are you still not satisfied with your holiday, Boss?”

Jotaro who had just finished his morning practice looked at Arthur with a strange expression. Looking at the dazed-looking young man made him confused as to what to say.

The reason Arthur came to this place was to find a place to open a shop and live in tranquility. But when they bought this place, winter came. So opening a restaurant without preparation is obviously impossible.

From there, Arthur gets used to living too leisurely, or rather. Even Lily was more diligent than that young man.

A few days ago, when Arthur was excited to open a restaurant, he instead got an invitation letter to come to the Garden of Death headquarters. Knowing that it was impossible to avoid it, the young man actually looked extremely depressed.

That was the reason why his appearance became what it is now.

“Take it easy, Boss. After finishing this meeting, we can return to this place to open a restaurant.”

Hearing Joe's words, Arthur's dull eyes begin to regain their light. Having quite an excited expression on his face, the young man nodded firmly.

“You're right, Joe. We should not give up just because of a trivial matter like this. Even if you haven't had time to open, it's not a problem.”

After saying that, Arthur stroked his chin.

“Because the distance is so far away, we also have to leave early. The plan was to leave two days later. But we better leave today. In addition to making it faster, we can also use the time of the sisan to find useful materials.”

Seeing Arthur regaining his spirit, Joe was relieved. He really did not want to see his chairman lazy and desperate. Not out of pity, but because it depressed him.

Seeing how people eat, sleep, and laze around but being able to level up quickly makes Joe feel almost crazy. If not for his determination, living with a monster like Arthur would have made him who was considered a genius choose to give up.

As such, Arthur and his two colleagues eventually chose to pack their things.

Prepare to go to the next destination!

***

A dozen days passed by.

Arthur, Jotaro, and Lily travel without delay. But still they can not immediately reach their destination because it is far from where they live temporarily.

Looking at the forest and mountains as far as the eye could see, Arthur could not help but complain in his heart.

‘Are they not supposed to build a headquarters in a big city that is easily accessible or something like that? Why did those people even choose this kind of secluded place?’

Thinking of various reasons, Arthur finally gave up because he did not want to think too much about it. Even so, there was something that made him feel strange.

“While the place is very spacious and beautiful, but there is no trace of evil spirits or demonic beasts. Were those people intentionally doing the region cleaning?”

Hearing Arthur's words, Joe and Lily nodded. They felt that the young man's words were indeed true. The atmosphere is beautiful, cool, but also bright without any trace of gloom is really strange.

“Because it is already here, let's go to the forest first to find a camping spot.”

“Good!” joe answered while Lily just nodded.

The three of them then went to the forest. Although lush and full of tall trees, but the canopy does not cover everything. The distances between the trees are also far apart, really suitable as a place for a picnic.

Feeling that kind of peace makes Arthur, Joe, and Lily feel strange because they are not used to it.

After all, this world was filled with monsters, ghosts, and evil spirits. Even if they were in the city, there were still such things. Either it is a ghost or some particular person who likes to perform rituals.

Feeling the same relaxed and calm sensation as visiting the forest in the previous world, Arthur really felt complicated.

‘It seems that I have gotten used to a world full of ghosts, evil spirits, and these monsters. Comfortable things like this now even feel a bit strange.’

Thinking that, Arthur once again shook his head.

After two hours of fishing, Arthur and his two friends got a lot of fish. More than enough for the three of them to eat.

Just then, the young man suddenly turned his head in a certain direction.

In the direction Arthur turned his head, the figure of a middle-aged man in the clothes of ordinary villagers came towards them with a bamboo basket on his back. The feeling that was brought by him was just an ordinary human figure.

It's just that, because of being in a strange place, Arthur chose to be vigilant.

“Who?”

Hearing Arthur's question, the middle-aged man carrying the bamboo basket was not angry. Instead, he smiled kindly while greeting.

“I should have told you that. I am a villager on the edge of this forest. Come to pick fruit, mushrooms, vegetables, and also look for firewood.” The middle-aged man smiled. “You guys look foreign, is it not from this place?”

“Not.” Arthur shook his head. “We came to attend a member meeting of Garden of Death.”

After saying that, Arthur looked towards the middle-aged man with a serious expression. He seemed to want to see his response. However, what he saw was completely different from what he expected.

Instead of gazing hatefully at the mention of such an organization, the middle-aged man instead seemed very happy. He immediately approached Arthur and his two comrades, almost even running.

After approaching, the middle-aged man saluted sincerely.

“Happy to see you, Sir. Seeing you guys seem to be looking for ingredients to eat, although not much, I have it here.”

The middle-aged man lowered the basket and placed it in front of Arthur and his two comrades. There are some mushrooms, fruits, and vegetables in the basket.

“This?” Arthur raised his eyebrows.

“This is sincerity from me. Maybe not much, but this is all I can give.”

Seeing the sincere expression on the man's face, Arthur couldn't help but ask.

“Is it because we are members of the Garden of Death? You're afraid we hurt you to rob you?”

Hearing that, instead of getting angry, the middle-aged man laughed kindly. He even wiped away the tears in the corner of his eyes.

“There's nothing like it, sir. We do not hate or fear the Garden of Death at all. Instead, we feel respect and gratitude to you.

Because of the Garden of Death, the area where we live is very safe. That's what we've always been grateful for. Anyway ..”

The middle-aged man smiled amiably.

“For us, the Garden of Death is a protective figure that we always adore.”

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