Antihero In the Hero Academy: I Can Connect the Past Heroes
Chapter 178: Famous Small Town (2)

Chapter 178: Famous Small Town (2)

"My name is Kai, sir. My family has been leading this village for generations. This is my wife, Aleyna, and my daughter, Mona.’"

When Atlas heard these words and names, he prepared to formally introduce himself, but Juliet’s voice suddenly rang out:

"Atlas, we have to go back."

When Juliet said this, the village mayor looked at Atlas and asked, "Is this lady your guard, sir?"

Atlas struggled not to laugh and looked at Juliet with a smug expression on his face.

"Shut it, kid," Juliet said suddenly, grabbing Atlas by the cheek and pulling him aside. Immediately afterwards, Atlas turned to the village mayor, Kai, and introduced Juliet:

"This lady is the seventh most powerful person in the world. She is none other than the Sage of Nature, Juliet Simone.’"

Atlas could see the faces of the villagers souring with every word he spoke. Of course, Kai had directly insulted a Sage.

Kai immediately fell to his knees on the cold snow and said, "Forgive me, great Sage!"

Juliet rolled her eyes and said, "I don’t really care, and the fact that I’m her protector... isn’t really wrong."

With that, Atlas lifted Kai from where he was kneeling and said, "If you’ll allow us, we’d like to bring the rest of the group here as well."

Kai immediately accepted the offer and said, "We would be honoured, sir," at which point Juliet disappeared from the scene.

Juliet quickly returned to the village with the vampire, Cassandra, Bellatrix, and Irene, who had resumed driving the carriage.

Atlas immediately began introducing the new arrivals:

"The one on the far left is Irene Luis, my closest friend and one of the people I value most in this world. To her right is Bellatri Karlane, known as the Sage of Seals. Finally, Cassandra Leonardi, known as the Sage of Life, is also my wife. Although we couldn’t get married because I’m not of age yet, it will happen next year."

When Atlas finished speaking, Cassandra tried to avert her eyes from him, and the rest of the village, of course, didn’t know what to say.

Kai was struggling to keep himself from fainting.

"Oh, and finally, this vampire. His name is Iso. He is a high-ranking vampire, and to be honest, he’s a very good person," Atlas said.

Iso, if he had to be honest, had been staring at Cassandra in shock the whole time. He thought Atlas didn’t know his name. After all, compared to someone of Atlas’s immense rank, Iso was truly insignificant.

After regaining his composure, Kai introduced himself to the rest of the group and, after dispersing the townspeople, invited the five-person group to his home.

Kai’s house was, of course, much larger than the villagers’ homes. Perhaps twice or even three times as large, but this was understandable. After all, Kai had clearly stated that his family had been the village head for generations.

After the group entered the house and rested for a long time, time began to pass, and almost two days had gone by.

Atlas began to notice something in the house. Of course, these things were not bad, just things he did not expect and wanted to know who had done them. That was why he found Kai and then pointed to the wall.

There were paintings where he had pointed. They formed a pattern, each one meaningful and equally beautiful.

"May I ask who the painter of these paintings is?" Atlas had said.

Kai replied sadly, "My daughter Leona, sir. She is not in town at the moment. She went to Herria City to study painting, but we haven’t heard from her in a long time..."

When Atlas heard these words, he suddenly asked, "Can you write down your daughter’s characteristics on a piece of paper and give it to me?"

Kai shook his head and then wrote down everything necessary on a piece of paper with a pen, and even drew a small sketch of his daughter on it.

Atlas could tell where Kai’s daughter had inherited her drawing skills from.

With that, Atlas held the paper and said, "Amon, Surtur. You know what to do."

With these words, the cats took on Atlas’s form and even copied his clothes. This was possible thanks to Atlas’s recent increase in power. Immediately afterwards, Surtur took the paper and disappeared with Amon.

Then Atlas turned to Kai and asked, "Would you like to come with us?"

Kai, as could be seen, had a rather bewildered expression.

"I don’t understand, sir," the young mayor asked.

"As you heard. This town... The coal mine will eventually run out, and there will be nothing left you can do to protect yourselves from the cold. I had Lady Juliet check it out. Everything will be over in a maximum of ten years. So I’ll ask again. Would you like to come with us?" Atlas replied.

When Kai heard these words, his mind was in turmoil. It was unimaginable to receive such an offer directly from a nobleman, and on top of that, from a Duke.

"I don’t understand, sir... Why do you care so much about us?" Kai asked suddenly.

When Atlas heard this question, he smiled and replied, "Because you are alive. You continue your life in a small town without even thinking about what could happen at any moment. It’s a dangerous situation, truly dangerous. At any moment, a higher-level monster could appear out of nowhere. What will you do then?"

He wasn’t wrong. After all, this wasn’t an unprecedented event. Still, thanks to the strength of the warriors in the town, even if the monster couldn’t be killed, it could be driven back.

"So what should we do? We know you’re a duke. How can we find work in a place that could become a major city, and perhaps even surpass the capital in value?" Kai asked.

When Atlas heard this question, he looked at Kai with a puzzled expression. It seemed that Kai’s inability to understand what Atlas was trying to say had disappointed him.

It seemed like a deeper discussion on this topic was needed.

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