Chapter 644
Broly joined the caravan, and two days passed in a flash; the magnificent city of Orario — surrounded by massive walls, formerly heard of as an ancient fortress built to cope with a gigantic cave that ceaselessly spawned all manner of monsters and magical beasts, now known as the World Capital and the Dungeon City — came into everyone's view.
"Broly-san, Orario is magnificent, isn't it? That white tower soaring into the clouds is the Tower of Babel!"
The boy named Bell Cranel spoke excitedly at his side; although he came from a rural village quite far from here, his grandfather seemed to be a knowledgeable man who had told him many stories when he was young, and those stories included details about that big city.
"It's alright."
Broly nodded; if one didn't view it from a modern perspective or his own world's perspective, but instead made a comparison with a fantasy medieval world, similar to KonoSuba or the Six-Faced World, the huge city surrounded by high walls appearing in the distance indeed counted as magnificent.
"Alright?"
Bell was stunned for a moment, then his crimson rabbit eyes burst with light.
"Truly worthy of Broly-san who can easily instant-kill a high-level monster, the Flying Dragon, as they say — your experience is far broader than mine, a boy truly from the boonies!"
Two days ago, Bell volunteered to explain the situation to the Saiyan boy, and upon learning Broly's true age was one year older than his own, he proactively used the address "Big Brother" to call the Saiyan boy.
Broly didn't refuse either; the gaze of the boy named Bell Cranel gave him the same feeling as those little companions in the Akame ga Kill World, so his impression of the youth was quite good.
"Mr. Broly, Mr. Bell, the caravan disbands here; however, entering the city is something you each still need to handle yourselves."
The merchants of the caravan came over to greet them; temporary caravans like this often disband outside Orario.
The reason is that the people in the caravan have unknown backgrounds; if they enter the city together and someone is discovered to be a person with ulterior motives during inspection, thereby implicating the whole caravan, that would be bad.
"Mr. Bell, this is your carriage fee."
"Thanks, Uncle."
Bell thanked him, but soon discovered the weight of the money bag in his hand was wrong.
"Is this too much?"
"The extra portion is your personal reward.
Two days ago, you stepped forward to face the Flying Dragon, preventing the deaths of the other passengers, which also counts as averting potential economic losses for us merchants who organized this temporary team.
Although measuring life with money isn't good, if a passenger who paid the carriage fee truly died during the journey, we organizers would also need to make corresponding compensation.
Additionally, you proactively took on the task of explaining the situation for Mr. Broly — these are all rewards you deserve."
The middle-aged uncle-looking merchant explained.
"So that's how it is, thank you so much."
Bell Cranel was very grateful for this; he didn't have much money on him, and consumption in the big city was said to be higher than in small places, so this reward was quite important to him right now, allowing him to survive in the big city of Orario until he found a Familia to take him in.
Parting from the caravan, Bell proactively followed Broly into the queue to enter the city, and the closer they got to Orario, the more they could feel the magnificence of this Dungeon City; compared with the tall walls, they people entering the city seemed like tiny ants crawling on the ground.
Bell was very excited; Broly merely abided by this world's rules more comparatively, not using flight to avoid possible entry fees and enter the city.
"Next!"
The guards at Orario's gates and the Guild staff dispatched there were checking the identities of those entering together; their efficiency was extremely fast.
"Do you have a passage permit?"
Soon it was Broly and Bell's turn; the beastman male wearing a black uniform, a Guild staff member, inquired.
"Eh, do we need a passage permit?"
Bell knew quite a lot, but likewise, there was also much he didn't know; details like needing entry documents were things his already-deceased grandfather obviously hadn't properly told him.
"Without a passage permit, we can't enter inside?"
Just as Bell was starting to panic, Broly asked directly, while his hand fished out some Valis (this world's currency) from his money pouch, seemingly preparing to bribe the person in front of him for convenience.
Bell saw this; the boy from the countryside was greatly shocked, but also imitated him, clumsily fishing out some Valis from his money pouch and handing them to the beastman male in front.
Guild Staff: "..."
Who do these two take me for, actually using money as an entry pass?
He helplessly waved his hand: "Put your money away; judging by your looks, you shouldn't be travelers, but people who came to Orario to become Adventurers, right?"
"Ah, yes."
Bell hurriedly nodded; Broly didn't speak, which was treated as tacit agreement.
"In that case, no passage permit is needed."
"Eh, really?"
"Of course; people like you who voluntarily come to this city to become Adventurers number in the hundreds or thousands every day; if we had to manage that many people, the entry queue would never end."
The Guild staff spoke thus, then signaled for Bell to turn around.
Bell complied, and the other party pressed the tool hanging at his waist that looked like a lighting device against his waist.
"What is this doing?"
Facing contact with an unknown object, Bell got a bit nervous and subconsciously asked.
"This is checking whether you have a Divine Blessing on your body; the purpose is a necessary inspection to prevent spies from other countries and other cities."
"Then what if the check reveals a Divine Blessing?"
"Then it proves your identity is suspicious; suspicious people will be imprisoned and interrogated, and only after the interrogation is clear will they be handled according to the situation."
The Guild staff answered seriously, and Bell's check was already complete; the tool that looked like a lighting device didn't light up.
"No Divine Blood reaction; you are a genuine, ordinary person with no Divine Blessing on your body."
Those words sounded just like a certificate of qualification for a country bumpkin.
"You turn around too."
The Guild staff spoke to Broly next to him.
Broly complied as well.
Bell was surprised and hurriedly asked: "Broly-san, you need to be checked too?"
"Mhm, after all I don't have a passage permit either."
Broly nodded.
"But won't that cause problems?"
Bell asked with some worry; the Guild Staff beside him had said that if a Divine Blood reaction was detected, one would be arrested as a suspicious person and interrogated.
"What's the problem with that?"
Broly looked at him in puzzlement, only to hear the Guild Staff behind say: "You don't have a Divine Blood reaction either; you're also a General People."
"Ah, Broly-san, you're not an Adventurer either?"
Hearing this, Bell widened his eyes and couldn't help but ask.
"I was in other worlds, but in this world I'm not."
Broly answered.
"Registering as an Adventurer requires going to the Guild's headquarters; the explanation about Adventurers is also given there, and the minimum condition for registering as an Adventurer is also that one must join a god's 【Familia】 and possess a Falna."
The Guild Staff reminded.
He took Broly's words as the dream talk of a person who had come to this Labyrinth City chasing dreams.
Being an Adventurer in other worlds was probably just something dreamed of while dreaming.
As for what other world, this world — the other party wasn't a god who had descended from the heavens.
Hmm, people of this world can easily Distinguish the difference between gods and Mortals.
"So that's how it is."
Bell suddenly felt this was also Reasonable; as for easily defeating the Flying Dragon which was reportedly a high-level monster, in the distant past era, when this world still had no Adventurers and no Falna, there were also many historical figures who left their names in history and could do it.
In short, one sentence: Truly worthy of Broly-san who debuted in a heroic way!
"Two more cute little guys have shown up."
At this time, a person wearing an elephant-faced Mask, who was clearly an Adventurer at a glance, walked over; the other party had Brown Skin and a messy beard, and his body had a very strong Presence.
"You two, why did you come to Orario? It shouldn't be for a boring reason like just to make a living, right? Is it money? Or reputation? Or perhaps, women?"
Hasan always liked to ask some interesting-looking guys who came to the Labyrinth City about their purpose; if the other party could make a name for themselves, that would be good material for conversation.
"Is this a question that must be answered?"
Facing the rough-style senior of the same profession he wanted to become, Bell felt Nervous, but just as he was preparing to answer, he heard Broly Refute with a sentence.
【Truly worthy of Broly-san; if it were me facing him alone, I would definitely be extremely nervous and reveal my Real Thought...】
Thinking of the scene where he would speak out his dream of wanting to become a hero and his dream of seeking an encounter with a beautiful girl in the Dungeon, Bell felt a wave of embarrassment, feeling he would definitely be Mocked.
"That's not necessarily so; it's just that if you're willing to answer, I, as your Adventurer senior, might give you some useful Advice."
Hasan Stunned for a moment, didn't expect Broly to Refute, thought for a bit, then gave an answer.
"Then fine, I want to come to this city to Search for a possible Encounter Target of mine in this world."
Broly likewise thought for a bit, then gave a honest answer.
"So, you came to this Labyrinth City for women?"
"Not just any woman; it has to be the woman destined for me."
Broly corrected the other party's statement.
"A woman destined by fate, that sounds really interesting; so, you're actually planning to search in this city for the Other Half of your fate, wanting to seek a fated encounter with her in this city, correct?"
"You could say that."
Broly nodded.
"Then, how many do you plan to search for?"
Hasan continued asking.
"However many there are, I'll encounter that many!"
Broly answered honestly.
"Eh?!"
Bell beside him was somewhat Surprised; whether it was the other party's purpose or the declaration acknowledging he wanted to start a Harem, it was truly a huge Shock to him who had a similar purpose.
"You really Dare to say that, but, there are indeed quite a few beautiful female Adventurers in this Labyrinth City, it's just that their Strength/Power is not inferior to male Adventurers at all; hope you won't fall into a cruel Shura Field because of this kind of thinking of yours!"
Good-looking people always attract the Opposite Sex and even the Same Sex; as for whether Broly can find his fated Encounter Target, Hasan doesn't know, but he clearly knows quite a few female Adventurers like Shota-type Opposite Sex, and under the condition of finding a partner being no problem, the rest to consider is whether the other party can survive while wanting to Two-time.
You know, when Love Disputes happen on this side of Orario, drawing knives and killing people on the street are possible situations.
"Hmm, as agreed, you'll give some useful Advice?"
Broly demanded Advice.
"The only Advice I can give is to Pay Attention to your own Life Safety, Cautiously Select the targets you want to encounter; as for how to encounter those targets, I'm still single myself, if I say useful Advice, I Dare say it, do you Dare believe it?"
"Makes sense."
Broly nodded.
"Then what about you, white-haired cute boy."
Hasan looked at Bell.
"I, I'm the same as Broly-san, I came to the Dungeon to search for encounters!"
Perhaps because Broly set an example, Bell also spoke out his Real Thought.
"Uh, go to the Dungeon to search for encounters, who are you looking for, don't tell me you're going to find Monster Girls?"
"Ah, Monster Girls! Are there any? That's not impossible either..."
"Haha, boy, read fewer fabricated third-rate novels; the Dungeon only has monsters that kill people; as for female monsters they do exist, but female Silverbacks, or female Minotaurs, do you want them?"
One species looks like a Gorilla, one looks like an Upright Cow-headed Human; the common point is they both have Sturdy Muscles; Bell just thought of the scene of his petite self standing between these two monsters, and his body couldn't help but Shiver.
"Ah, I don't want to find Monster Girl females, I only want to find normal females."
"Adventurers too?"
"Can be not."
Bell hurriedly answered; Shura Fields are also very Scary.
"Then how many are you prepared to encounter?"
"Hmm, same as Broly-san..."
Bell answered this in a small voice.
"No way, you two, you're both actually here to build a harem?"
Hasan froze for a moment, then burst into loud laughter.
"You two little guys don't look that old, but you've got quite the spirit. Let me give you a piece of advice: you'd best put down roots in Orario first, wait until you can earn enough money, then go consider the matter of encountering your destined women.
Because women, whether they're adventurers or not, all prefer capable men. Of course, if you want to rely on your looks to be kept men, then pretend I didn't say anything."
"Hasan, don't you still have duty? Don't disturb my work."
The Guild Staff said dissatisfiedly, and the Ganesha Familia man, having already obtained the answer he wanted, immediately left dejectedly.
"You two sign your names on this registration form, and then you can enter the city."
The Guild Staff said.
Broly and Bell both signed their names and were let through.
"Broly-san, where do we go next?"
Bell followed behind the boy, and asked him after entering Orario.
"I'm prepared to search for a capture target in this city. As for where you're going, that I don't know."
"Ah, we're not together?"
"No. Because our purposes are the same, if we were to encounter a woman we both want to encounter, that would put me in a difficult spot."
"If that's the case, then of course you'd have priority, Broly-san."
"That's exactly why I'm put in a difficult spot. Compared to your yielding, I actually hope to compete fair and square."
Broly had a very good impression of Bell, but precisely because it was good, he wanted to distance himself from him.
Although the other party expressed he would yield, that would instead make him feel displeased.
Rather than letting himself feel displeased, it was better to distance himself from the boy from the start.
Even if afterwards they encountered wanting to encounter the same target, they could compete fair and square, without needing to worry about private relations.
Bell was somewhat reluctant, but also felt the boy was right: "Then Broly-san, will we be able to meet again in the future?"
"This Dungeon City, if I find an encounter capture target, I'll probably choose to stay. If you also stay, then if we have fate we'll naturally meet again."
Broly raised his hand, and Bell immediately crouched down, letting the boy easily pat his shoulder.
"Bell, don't you still have the desire to become a hero? I wish for you to realize your dream."
"Broly-san, I also wish for you to find the person you want to encounter."
Finished speaking, the two parted ways on the Main Road.
Watching Broly's departing back, Bell felt a bit melancholy, but soon cheered up his spirit.
【Grandpa, I've arrived in Orario!】
Next, he needed to first go search for a landing point. Bell walked toward the completely opposite other side from Broly.
"It's the Loki Familia, they've returned from an expedition. That's the Sword Princess, what a truly beautiful person..."
On the Main Road, a commotion arose, but the two who left the Main Road one left one right perfectly missed this scene.
(Chapter End)
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