149-Episode 21: You know the reaction



I'm done with this one.
"Ha-ha! Let's meet again, young man!

 As he watched the young man leave, the huge old man - Humba - waved his hand in the air.

 His age has long since passed the 60 mark.
 But his body did not deteriorate and he still travelled around the world to train.

'But to meet such a young man, the world is still wide open! Hahaha!

After reaching the 《Fist(──God(──)", his strength had transcended the human dimension.
 Therefore, he trains exclusively with demons and nature.

But even I realized in an instant that I couldn't win against him. "But even I knew instantly that I was no match for him.

 Humba was in a good mood after meeting someone like that for the first time in decades.

 And for some reason, he felt a sense of familiarity with that young man.
 It wasn't as if they had never met before.
 But I don't remember meeting him at all.

Come to think of it, is my grandson about that age now?

 He had an only daughter, and as far as he knew she had two children.
 It had been a decade, no, twenty years since I last saw him, and at the time, his second child had just been born.

 Her husband was opposed to the marriage, partly because he was a poor wizard.
 As a result, he has become estranged from his daughter and her family.

It's been a long time since I've seen you. You don't remember me, do you?

 It suddenly felt like that, and Humba turned his steps in the direction of the town where his daughter and her family lived.
 But it was off by about fifty degrees.

''........was it this way? No, this way? Mm, definitely! You should have headed to the other side of the sun!

 He said confidently, but unfortunately the misalignment had extended to ninety degrees.

 Although he didn't realize it, Humba was severely directionally challenged.
 It would be a year before he could safely reach his daughter's family.


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Hmm, it should be around here somewhere.

 It had been almost two months since I left the magical world of the forest of no return.
 I had come to the wilderness.

 There was no sign of a city at all, just a wasteland of rocks and dirt that stretched on and on.
 Could it really be in a place like this?

 The prison city of Gergeos.
 What I'm looking for is a city that is said to be the most unsafe in the world.

 Originally, it was said to have been a prison for incarcerating violent criminals, but it is said that the prisoners revolted and took over the prison.
 Initially, the surrounding cities cooperated in an attempt to retake the prison, but they all failed, and now it is said to be completely abandoned.

 Thanks to this, criminals who have escaped to this city can no longer be caught, and it is said that it has become a base for criminal organizations around the world.

''........The dungeon and the demon world, I guess Mira has become a girl who loves danger zones after all......''

 Of course, we followed Mira's footsteps to get there, but as an older brother, I couldn't hide my confusion at my sister's change.

 As we walked through the wilderness, we found a mysterious structure.
 It's a small tower with a simple and nondescript appearance.
 But the fact that it is in the middle of such a wilderness makes me feel a strong sense of discomfort.

 At that moment, the multiple signs I had sensed earlier emerged from behind the rocky area where they had been hiding.
 They could be bandits or gangsters, but in any case, they were not hardy.

'Yo, brother. You know what this place is like?
Yeah. I've heard of this place called the Jail City.
Oh, yeah? It's in the bottom of that tower.
Downstairs?
It's a prison, remember? They built it in the basement to keep the prisoners in.

 I see.
 No wonder there is no city as far as I can see.

So the entrance is here?

 I walked closer to the only door set up in the tower.
 But before I can, men surround me.

"Unfortunately, this is not a place for people like you to enter. The only people allowed to enter this city are people like us who can't live in the surface world. But it's a different story if you're doing business with the products.
Okay.

 I ignore him and slip through and try to open the door.

'Nah,'
Hey, don't ignore him!

 Several people came at him angrily and punched him, but he blew them away with a light wave of his arm, as if to chase away even a featherworm.

''........What?''
What the f*ck did this guy just do...?

 But they have to do something about this locked lock in order to open the door.

Can someone lend me this key?
""Hi."

 When I lightly hit the fighters, some of them fell on their buttocks in place.
 Even those who weren't began to shake their bodies in a shaky manner.

''What the hell is this guy...?''
How is that fair? That's a big deal!

 In the midst of all this, a man in the back comes forward.

 A child would be scared to run away, but he looks like a civilian, or a lowly one, in the midst of these bad guys' faces.
 But that's just the way it looks.
 The fact that he didn't move much even under my fighting spirit made me think that he must have gone through a certain amount of shura.

'What the hell do you want here? It doesn't look like a person who has been involved in crime or a so-called "villainous profession" such as "bandits", "assassins" or "con artists". If it's just out of curiosity, then get out of here.
I'm looking for my sister.
...Sister?

 To the man who raises one eyebrow quizzically, I tell him.

'Have you ever heard of a girl named Mira? Ten years old and very pretty.
Huh.

 For a moment, I didn't miss the man's shoulder bounce.

'That's a reaction I know,'
Yeah, of course I know that.