After work, start to speedrun the other world-Chapter 115 - 23 The Hero Story Written for You_2

Ordinary people would hardly be able to refuse such adoration and illustrious fame.

However, the Silver Knight chose to quietly leave, only coming back to ensure their safety.

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...

Night fell.

In a secluded forest.

Xi Mu leaned against a stone by the riverbank, in front of him a campfire burned, roasting several freshly caught fish, emitting an enticing aroma.

The young mare couldn’t take her eyes off the fish about to be cooked, she generally ate fresh grass, but she wouldn’t reject grilled fish either.

It’s fair to say she was quite looking forward to it.

"It smells so good, can you share some with me?" a lively and slightly out-of-tune voice came, and Xi Mu and the young mare looked toward the source of the sound to see a boy dressed as a wandering poet approaching with a smile, sitting down next to Xi Mu before he could refuse.

He sat cross-legged, smiling at Xi Mu.

"Being a hero and yet not enjoying the flowers and applause, instead running off to this desolate place, isn’t that a bit too unsentimental?"

"You know me?" Xi Mu asked, surprised, while the boy just smiled, handed over a flask of wine to Xi Mu, and then started introducing himself.

"Your deeds in Parad City, I’m the one who spread them."

"A wandering poet, huh?" Xi Mu nodded, then opened the youth’s flask and looked into the golden liquid inside.

He knew the identity of the boy. In fact, his fishing here was specifically to wait for the youth to come, to facilitate unfolding the subsequent plot.

Otherwise, before leaving Parad City, he wouldn’t have gone specifically to the Lily Flower Inn just to let the youth find out about him, facilitating his following him all the way here.

"Are you not surprised at all?" The youth looked at Xi Mu’s indifferent expression, seemingly a bit disappointed. He had chosen a rare opportunity to appear, pointing out Xi Mu’s identity directly.

The reaction was completely indifferent.

"My mentor, Hecate." Xi Mu responded blandly, silencing the young man instantly, evoking a feeling of unrebuked frustration.

Powerful wandering poets usually possess a degree of astrology ability and the strongest astrologer in this world is... Hecate, who is Xi Mu’s teacher.

So his mysterious appearance and the revelation of his identity isn’t really something to be surprised about.

"Ha~ that’s true." The youth scratched his head, sighed, and then took out another flask, clinking it lightly with Xi Mu’s before saying,

"If I were you, I’d stay by Hecate’s side... enjoying life." He put down the flask, holding his chin with one hand.

"Having a beloved, beautiful, and powerful teacher, if it were me, I’d feel reluctant to leave, wishing to stay by her side every day."

Xi Mu suddenly asked, "Do you have a crush on my teacher?"

"Cough cough cough... What are you talking about!" The youth’s face suddenly turned red, and his voice became unnatural. He indeed had different feelings for Hecate, but it wasn’t as much a crush as it was admiration.

"I was your teacher’s senior, my grades only slightly worse than your teacher’s, once a prominent figure in the Magic Kingdom."

He smoothly changed the subject.

"Do you know Anfis?"

"No." Xi Mu answered with a blank expression, although he certainly knew the name Anfis, a well-known astrologer in the game settings and a senior of Hecate, once competed with the teacher in astrology.

Then completely crushed by Teacher Hecate in all aspects.

"..." The youth sighed, scratching his cheek, "It seems being second really isn’t easily remembered, huh?"

He pointed at himself.

"I am Anfis, your teacher’s senior."

"Is that so." Xi Mu nodded slightly, then inquired, "If you are such an impressive figure, why come looking for me?"

He showed a wary look.

"Is it because you cannot defeat the teacher, so you want to come beat me?"

"How could that be!" Anfis rolled his eyes, then sighed again, "The bracelet your teacher gave you can provide you invisible protection, and if someone breaks that invisible protection, your teacher will immediately notice." 𝕗𝗿𝕖𝐞𝐰𝗲𝕓𝐧𝕠𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝐨𝚖

He scratched his head.

"I certainly don’t want to be hunted down by your teacher," he said.

"Aren’t you the world’s second-best Astrologer?" Xi Mu asked curiously, "and still afraid of your teacher hunting you down?"

"Of course I’m not afraid," Anfis replied with a confident smile, then whispered, "but offending that kind of dangerous woman means never being at ease for the rest of your life."

If he dared to kill Xi Mu, he would surely be hunted to the ends of the earth by that woman Hecate, a being who controlled the paths of destiny.

He reckoned he wouldn’t dare to sleep soundly for the rest of his life.

Moreover, he didn’t want to be disliked by Hecate.

"The teacher is very nice, not dangerous at all," Xi Mu smiled, defending Hecate from the perspective of a student.

To this, Anfis just rolled his eyes and said, "Forget it, in your eyes, whatever that woman does is always right."

"..."

Xi Mu did not retort.

"Ah~ the fish is ready." Anfis took a cooked fish from the campfire, handed one to Xi Mu, and then grabbed one for himself.

He took a bite.

"You came to the underworld to forge the right weapon to then go to Sky City and slay a dragon, right?" he asked.

"Yes," Xi Mu nodded, just as Anfis handed him a map and explained as he took it.

"The map is marked with the person who can help you forge the weapon," Anfis said while eating his fish, grinning at Xi Mu:

"As a senior, I’m fairly competent, right?"

"Thank you," Xi Mu nodded, not calling out Anfis’s small scheme. This guy, rather than genuinely giving a map for his benefit, was probably trying to curry favor with Hecate to gain her affection.

But Hecate would probably never fancy Anfis in her lifetime, not that Anfis’s capabilities were lacking but mainly because this guy was indiscriminate about races and played far too freely.

I remember a few playthroughs ago, Hecate described Anfis as a very flirtatious yet very cowardly guy.

"This is also a reward for your heroic deeds," he waved his hand, Anfis returned to his lively and carefree demeanor.

He took another bite of the fish, grinning:

"Are you interested in performing another heroic act? Slaying a misbehaving evil serpent to bring peace to the underworld."

"An evil serpent?" Xi Mu showed a hint of curiosity, only to see Anfis shift closer, grinning:

"Yes, an evil serpent with a human face. It has taken over a bustling city, demanding that people sacrifice live humans periodically."

Xi Mu pondered, not immediately responding.

However, the small mare beside them showed a subtle expression, knowing who Anfis was referring to. It was one of the top monsters created by the Monster Witch, possessing the powers of lava and immortality.

It seemed to be doing quite well now.

But making such arrogant, blatant demands for sacrifices, wasn’t it afraid of attracting the Church and All Gods’ notice?

The more powerful the monster, the more discreet it should be.

"Forget it, I can’t beat that kind of monster," Xi Mu shook his head, declining Anfis’s invitation.

"What if there was a weapon specifically designed for it?" Anfis smirked, pointing to the map in Xi Mu’s hands, "That dwarf master has a spear designed specifically for hunting large serpents. If you could borrow it, you might be able to defeat it."

"Is this the story you’ve arranged?" Xi Mu opened the map, glanced at the two special markings on it, one for the dwarf master’s location and one for the Human-faced Serpent’s location.

"Since life is so short, we might as well shine in unforgettable ways," Anfis stood up, eating his fish as he walked into the forest.

"If you can become a hero in people’s memories, the length of your life will be extended as well."

"..." Xi Mu watched Anfis disappearing into the background, then calmly shifted his gaze to a blindfolded nun who appeared beside him.

He took a fish from the campfire and handed it to the blindfolded nun.

"Eat up."