Rimuru here just wanted to fish for bigger profit throughout. But he wasn't impatient or a fool to just make so much effort at once that others might notice what he was trying to do. He knows how to make the bait of prey more attractive in catching into its trap that I will slowly start sinking into it without realizing it and would never even realize because in the meantime he will get all the trust of the person.
This kind of thing may not work on Gojo because he has nothing that can tempt him but in Arc's case, it's a whole different story.
"Good try, but you will hurt your hand if you keep going like this. Recover first and gain more gene points which will help you." Rimuru was acting like a two-faced serpent here while showing his good-front to everyone while being calculating and a mastermind inside.
Arc hearing this was jump scared and almost chopped his hand with the boomerang he had in his hand.
"Huh! That was really close. Wasn't that?" Rimuru was smiling like one toxic and teasing best friend while saying.
Arc right now was feeling both surprised and pissed at this Rimuru person. But he knew that he could not do a single thing right now.
"Whatever," Arc muttered under his breath.
This reaction just made Rimuru's smile widen even more.
Arc was now feeling the Strong urge to punch this person and wipe that smile off his face.
After this Arc was still trying to learn boomerang while not saying any word to Rimuru, not even asking for his help. Rimuru watched this for a long while before deciding to finally help him learn it. Arc also didn't show attitude as he was aware that any means that can help to survive and flourish in this world should be considered seriously at any cost, not to mention this training that only needed him to suppress his anger and attitude, which made it a deal one in thousands.
Gojo after buying that monster soul eventually merged into the crowd as he was slowly coming out of his angry state, which made the fog around him reduce and become so thin that it merged in the air just as instantly as it appeared.
In the market, Vero also bought the wings-based monster soul of evolved rank because he never wanted to make the same mistake of being helpless in front of an enemy.
'Vero, you need to become stronger quickly or you will be left behind by Zoro and even might have died if luck wasn't on your side today. You are becoming lazy.' These were inner thoughts that Vero said to himself but he quickly shook his head to come out of it.
His usual stone-cold eyes had now a tint of disappointment in them which was not toward others but toward his self.
Loli was looking at him observing him while following to every place he was visiting in the market and remembering the details of the things that he bought.
Gojo in the market kept looking for the robbers but instead of finding them he was getting into fights over there as everyone thought that he was some of a pushover due to his young appearance but he did not want to go out again and again because of that seemed exhausting. So, Gojo deploying his martial arts and physical moves destroyed the bones of people leaving them handicapped or even cripple them.
"Sir, I saw your fighting style just now. It was great and filled with a market that most people lack. Why don't you use it to make a fortune? I can get a spot for you there in Death Fight Arena. You see prize for winning is …" a man with glasses and wearing a long black trench coat said. But before he could finish his words he was stopped by the change in the look that Gojo was looking at him with.
Gojo knew that this man had been following him for some time now but he didn't have any problem with it as the man was not bothering him and he did not hide anything because he did not need to hide.
"I am neither interested in these meaningless fights nor interested in what price is it offering," Gojo said.
"Sir, but the prize for winning five fights straight is a B-level pass for the official martial arts platform and you also get huge sums of money for each win." The man said insisting on recruiting the Gojo to fight but as he had seen that Gojo was a hotheaded person so he kept a respectful tone in saying each word.
Hearing these words, Gojo looked in the direction of Arena where two men were fighting. At the very glance, Gojo can evaluate that the fight might of these men might look grand and everything but he knows that they are not even close to his level.
"Okay Sir, if you don't want to participate in this arena, I respect your choice." Saying this Man was about to walk away.
Gojo looked at the man winning in the arena and something clicked in his mind.
"Stop, I think I will just participate in one fight but I want to fight that man who is winning in the arena," Gojo said while placing a strong hand on Man who was just turned to walk away.
"Ah! Okay, but three fights are necessary for a player who requests a duel fight. And here you are requesting a fight so after the fight you are requesting, you would still have to fight two more fights. Do you think you want this fight?" The man was initially confused but then explained the terms and workings of fights in the arena.
Gojo just wanted to fight that man so much that his fog again started coming in huge amounts. And without fear, he agreed to this man and then walked with that man toward the small room next to the arena.