Read Adventurer Tale of Pouring 25 Years of Life into a Useless Skill, and Now After All That Time is the Strongest

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　After a light dinner, Thor gets up to get ready.

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　Before leaving the room, he turns around and looks at the sleeping child on the bed.

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　Two cats, one black and the other striped, were curled up against Moe's flanks, who was stretching out his arms and legs.

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　The child turns over unexpectedly, as if he is having trouble sleeping.

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　The cats, who had lost their support, sat up and moved silently on top of Moe's body.

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　The child, pressed down on her stomach by the weight of the two cats, mumbles a cute sleepy-sleepy noise.

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　Thor was tempted to switch places with Moo right away, but he barely managed to resist the urge.

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　There were still things to do tonight.

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　Thor slips out the front door and turns his feet to the east.

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　He continues to walk soundlessly along the back streets where there are few magic stone lamps.

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　After walking for a while, he arrived at the busy South Street.

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　It was just past the beginning of the evening, but many people were still coming and going.

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　Thor crossed the street and continued eastward, with the crowd at his side.

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　However, the area across the street was just as crowded as the one across the street.

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　The south side of the outer city is not a very popular area due to the lack of sunlight caused by the large wall that surrounds the city.

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　But the southeast side of the city is also a place where flowers that can only bloom in such shade gather.

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　When night falls, the streets are especially bright and colorful.

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　This is the Yoihana Street.

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　The light of the magic stone lamps that illuminate the street is dazzlingly strong, as if they are made of high-quality magic stone.

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　The women in their glamorous costumes stand out in the glow.

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　In front of decorated stores, each of them attracting customers with their lovely voices.

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　As I tear my gaze away from them and turn it to the front, a prominent building in the shape of a large triangular pyramid leaps into view.

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　The Temple of Liberation.

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　It is a structure dedicated to the worship of the flame god Rafalit and to propagate his doctrine of the liberation of desire.

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　Inside the temple, there are many ways to satisfy one's desires, such as an arena, a gambling hall, a banquet hall where one can taste delicacies from all over the world, and a sleeping room where one can enjoy a lot of activities in a cell.

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　Around the Liberation Temple and on the grand staircase, countless lanterns were lined up with burning lanterns.

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　People flocked to the tower of desire illuminated by the dedicated flames like insects attracted by the light.

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　Thor quickly wraps the cloth he has brought with him around his face as he watches the scene from afar.

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　He had used it in the wilderness of the Ruptured Wind.

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　The Liberation Temple is based in the eastern province of Zuma, a country nearly buried in sand.

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　Because of this, there is a custom of covering the face with a cloth, which is used for different purposes in this faraway land.

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　Not only adventurers and craftsmen living in the outer city, but also residents of the inner city, vendors, and other miscellaneous people gather at this place.

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　Some of them had wives and children, and not wanting their identities to be known, it became commonplace for them to walk around wearing a cloth that hid their faces.

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　Those who did not have any guilty conscience walked around with their faces uncovered.

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　Thor has no intention of doing anything that would cause embarrassment, but his face is well known and his friends are famous for their beauty.

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　He wanted to avoid as much as possible the spread of careless rumors.

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　With his mouth tightly covered and his rainbow-colored adventurer's card tucked into his lapel, Thor blends into the crowd with a casual look on his face.

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　He walks along the stream for a while.

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　Eventually, Thor finds the alley he has written in his note, slows his steps, and slides into it.

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　The s*xy smell of lipstick and perfume oil fades away and is replaced by a stomach-tickling smell.

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　The area was lined with small restaurants.

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　However, they are places where you can enjoy not only food, but also some amorous activities.

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　When we reached the end of the street, a strange building covered with a black tent was waiting for us.

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　This was Thor's destination for the day, Yoru no Choten-tei.

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　As he lifted the curtain and proceeded to the dimly-lit entrance, he was greeted not by a group of pretty women, but by a pair of men with their muscles exposed in a strong pectoral formation.

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　They stood there with their arms folded as if to stop Thor.

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"We don't accept first-time visitors.

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"Please turn around."

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　One has no hair on his head and the other has a prominent old scar on his face.

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　Their tone was polite, but their words were filled with a swearing tone.

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"I'm sure he has someone with him, no?"

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"Do you have any proof of this?"

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　Thor scratches his chin in annoyance and quietly pulls down the cloth wrapped around his mouth to protect him from the sand.

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　The two bouncers' eyes widened when they saw his true face.

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"Come in, please."

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"Oh, please come through."

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"Thank you. And I'd appreciate it if you'd try not to spread the word.

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　The men looked at each other and shook their heads so hard they could have heard a buzzing sound.

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　They quickly split off to the left and right, and Thor stepped behind the hanging cloth.

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　The interior of the restaurant was calm and dimly lit, and hanging cloths were displayed everywhere.

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　It seemed to serve as a partition, and several voices could be heard talking beyond the partition.

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　The light sources are the magic stone lamps hanging from the ceiling, but one of them is particularly large and strangely semi-circular.

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　When Thor sees the small glints scattered around the lamps, he realizes that they resemble the night sky with a half-moon floating in it.

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　It is a fitting performance for the name of the restaurant, "Night Book".　

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　Thor looks around to see if he can see his acquaintance, but before he knows it, he notices a woman standing right in front of him.

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　Her golden hair spread out like a lion's mane and her brown skin.　

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　She must have been beautiful in her youth, with a well-developed face and an elegant red dress that suits her well.

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　The woman bowed gracefully and greeted me with a whisper in a voice that lingered in my ear.　

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My name is Aniella, and I will be your hostess.

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"I'm sorry to bother you. I'm here to see an acquaintance of mine, ......."

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I know who you are. Please, come this way.

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　The woman smiled softly and walked behind the banner.

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　Her steps were beautiful and silent, as was the one that greeted me earlier.

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　As Thor gazed at her footsteps, which would have been impossible without a great deal of training, she easily arrived at her destination.

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　A bald-headed man with a familiar face occupied a large seat at the far end of the room.

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　On either side sat young women in racy costumes, their red tails wagging flamboyantly as they leaned against each other.

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　Dadaan, who had been slack-jawed, put on a panicky, mended expression the moment he saw the approaching woman and Thor behind her.

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"What, Thor? I see you've come to play in this kind of store too."

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"No, I came by to talk to my master. ......"

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"You seem to have something to say."

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No, nothing.

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"Hmph!　I'm finally free from the nagging Sacco. A little extra flair won't go amiss."

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I didn't say anything.

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　Then, as if watching for an opportune moment, the two men sitting on either side of Dadan interrupted him.

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"Well, are you an acquaintance of Uncle Dadan's?"

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"May I introduce you in detail?"

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"You guys, don't bother. Come on, come here."

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　They raised their voices in a flirtatious manner, but were easily intercepted by the woman who showed them around Thor.

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　She is an acquaintance of the director who controls this city.

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　She must have wanted to connect with him. The two of them shouted lovely protests as if in unison.

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"Uh, can't we have a little more?　Hey, Uncle Dadan."

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"Oh, maybe your name is Thor-sama!"

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"Not twice. Come on."

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　There is no change in tone.

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　But the old woman's voice was filled with a tone that could not be resisted.

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　The two young men, who had lost their color in an instant, stood up like springs.

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　Their tails curled up in a perfect circle.

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"Excuse me, sir."

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"Please, please, take your time."

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I apologize for my lack of discipline.

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No, thank you for the tour.

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　Thor, having seen the women off, settled himself down a short distance away from Dadan.

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　He then turned his body toward the old man, who did not hide his disappointment.

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"I came by Choyuya a few times, but I see you've changed your favorite restaurant.

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"I don't blame you. I can't eat so much hot stew.

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　As they say, it's already early summer.

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The last time I stopped by, the owner said they were about to start serving chilled noodles.

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"Oh, I'll have to go have some then."

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It's excellent.

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"Yeah, I don't feel like summer has come until I eat that."

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　There is a slight break in the conversation.

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　Thor looked around the restaurant again and let out a small sigh at the expensive-looking interior.

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　Black silk-covered sofas and ebony low tables.

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　An unusual glass glass filled to the brim with bright red fire wine.

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"Are you sure you want to go to such an expensive place every night?"

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The old man needs a distraction once in a while, when all he does when he gets home is complain about his son's wife.

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　Come to think of it, it has been nearly twenty-five years since I got to know Dadan, who was working as a gate guard due to a shortage of manpower, but I have never met his wife.

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　Rumor has it that she was a great thunderbolt wielder.

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　Their sons are not adventurers, but assist their father.

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　They will eventually succeed their father as town chief.

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"So, what can I do for you today?"

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　Taking a lick of the pink salt from his plate, Dadaan tilted his glass and asked what he wanted.

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　Thor, who had refused the offered drink, told him his business without any preamble.

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"Yes, I wanted to ask you about Mu's Thunder Ring of Majesty.

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