Gen then sat down next to Raja, and the moment he sat down, the pressure that everyone was feeling disappeared. All the people in the restaurant were then relieved, but some of them were still shaking, and others had sweat all over their clothes.
All of them looked toward Gen and then toward the cut he had made on each of their arms. This made some of them swallow dry. Others decided to leave, and some were still in shock about what had happened, but what they all had in common was a feeling of fear just as Gen wanted them to. This feeling was stronger in some and weaker in others, but regardless, they would all think twice before messing with Gen again.
Gen then said to Light, 'Well, it's time for you to go, Light.'
And Light said, 'That's right, too bad, but at least it was fun.'
'In the future, you'll never have to go away again.'
'Hahaha, I know. Well, I'll go and let Eli out for once.'
'That's right, I said I needed a minute, but I don't know how long we spent.'
'I think it was about five minutes. Eli is going to be pretty pissed off when he gets out of there, you better get ready, hahaha.'
'That's right, hahaha, I've been pretty selfish with Eli recently. When he comes back, I'll apologize to him.'
'That's good. Eli is pretty quiet, but he also gets angry and sad, so don't forget to talk to him.'
'I won't.'
'Okay, bye, Gen.'
'See you later Light.'
'Yeah, see you later.'
Gen then heard, "Hey, Gen! Are you listening to me?"
And he said, "What's up, Raja?"
"Why didn't you ever tell me that you already had the understanding of a king?"
"Well, I didn't really know that I did. For me, it was on the External level."
Dehji then said in his head, 'I told you that it wasn't possible for an essence that lives in a huge castle to be on the External level.'
Raja then said, "Gen, I don't know if you're a good liar or just dumb. How could such a strong essence be on the outer level?"
And Dehji said, 'Exactly.'
Gen then said, "I know it doesn't make sense. The problem is that I haven't used it in years, so I didn't know it was that strong already."
And Raja said, "Hmm, all right, I'll take your word for it this time."
Gen was annoyed to hear this and then said, "Changing the subject, where did you keep my stuff? I'll need the money we earned on the expedition in Diton."
"Well... do you want the good news or the bad news?"
"What do you mean, Raja? What bad news is there?"
"So you want the bad news. Well, the old man who was bringing us here ran off with our stuff while we were helping everyone with the frejars."
"He what?! Are you telling me that he took all our money?!"
"Unfortunately, yes, Gen, but calm down, you haven't heard the good news."
"And what is the good news?"
"Here."
Raja then gave Gen fifteen silver coins, and Gen asked, "What money is this? Didn't we lose everything?"
"Yes, we really lost everything. This money is for the help we gave in the expedition here. During the week that you were asleep, the guild leader came to meet me and gave me yours and my reward. Here, it was even a little bigger than the one in Diton because there were more awakened monsters."
"Hmmm, that's excellent news. I ended up with more money than before."
"Right? Oh, and before I forget, here you go."
Raja then gave Gen five silver coins in his hand, and Gen asked, "What is this? What are these coins for?"
"They're yours. To apologize for the rumors I've generated."
"You don't think five silver coins are enough to pay for what you did, right?"
Raja then said, "How about six then?", and put another coin in Gen's hand.
Gen looked at his hand, then looked at Raja, and said, "All right. This time, it will end here, but if you do something like this again, you and I are going to need to have a private conversation."
"Thanks a lot, Gen, and it won't happen again."
"Hard to believe, but okay."
Gen then went back to eating, and as he finished, he said, "I'm going to go. I haven't been home in a year. It must be all messy and dusty. I want to clean it up before I leave."
And Raja said, "Hey, Gen, can I come with you?"
"... Ah, that's fine, but if you break something, you have to pay for it."
"Hey, Gen, easy there, I won't break anything."
Gen then stood looking at him, and Raja said, "Okay, if I break something, I'll pay for it."
Gen then said, "Great, let's go then."
He then stood up and said, "Bye Balkan, Bye Anna, see you later.", and Raja also stood up and waved to both of them.
Balkan then said, "Bye, come back another day so we can talk more calmly."
And Anna said, "Bye, I'm sorry about everything, Gen."
Gen then said, "No problem."
The two of them then went towards the door, and Gen said, "Bye, Lina, see you later."
And Lina said, "Bye."
Seeing this, some people started whispering something, and Gen said, "AHEM!" and took one last look at the people inside the restaurant before leaving.
Raja then waved goodbye to Lina, but as he looked at her, he saw that she was frowning, and from the look on her face, you could easily tell what she was thinking.
Raja then quickly turned around and followed Gen outside the restaurant.
Gen then said, "It's not because I forgave you that Lina did too. Good luck dealing with her, hahaha."
And Raja said, "Hey, Gen, you need to help me with this. You two were fighting not even ten minutes ago, and now you're already cool with each other. How do I get her to forgive me?"
"It's pretty simple, Raja. Lina doesn't like to feel like she's losing, so you need to make her feel like she's even or winning against you."
"And how do I do that?"
"Well, there are a few ways, but the easiest one, for sure, is to let her punch you."
"Punch me? What's the point of her forgiving me then?"
"The point is that if you let her hit you, she'll take it easy on you. Now, if you wait until she gets a chance, then I can only wish you good luck. Didn't you see that I was dead tired the other day, and she used that opportunity to get back at me for the kiss I gave her? Now imagine if she has a chance to spread rumors about you. You might start being wanted all over the world."
"D-Don't joke around like that, Gen. I don't agree with this, but since you said I'd better let her beat me up a bit, when should I do it?"
"Well, it could be tomorrow before we leave. If not, it could be that when we return to the desert in the future, there will be rumors of you all over the cities."
"O-Ok, tomorrow then I'll let her beat me up ..."
"Relax, Raja, I'll defend the caravan while you're weakened, hahaha."
"Hey, what do you mean weakened? Didn't you say she was going to take it easy?"
"Hahaha."
"Hey, Gen! Answer me!"
The two then continued through town, to a point where Raja asked, "Hey Gen, we've been walking for a long time. Where's your house?"
And Gen said, "It's kind of far anyway. It's on the other side of town."
"Why did you get a place so far away from their restaurant?"
"Well, it's because when I first came to town, I had almost no money. So I rented the cheapest house I could get, and after a year of living here, I decided to buy it because I got used to the place. Too bad it's on the less crowded side of town."
"... Yeah, it's really a shame."
The two continued for a while longer until Gen stopped and said, "Here we are."
Raja then looked around and asked, "Here we are? I don't see your house, Gen."
"It's hard to spot it right off the bat. Just come with me."
"Okay."
Gen then took a few steps to the side to the point where he came to a trap door and then bent down to open it with a key that was in his hand.
Seeing this, Raja asked, "Gen? You're not going to tell me that's where you live."
"Well, if that's what you want, I can stay quiet, but it won't change the fact that it is, hahaha."
"Are you crazy, Gen? Who buys a house buried under the ground?"
"I do, and wait a bit before criticizing. You haven't even seen the house yet."
"Gen, it doesn't matter what the house looks like. It doesn't change the fact that it's under the ground."
"Well, I can't deny that."
Gen then opened the trap door and started to climb down, and in the middle of it, he looked at Raja and said, "Are you coming or not?"
"... Okay. Let's see what's so special about this house."