*** "Hey kids, don't be disrespectful to Mr. Kazuki!" commanded Sir Robert to the soldiers. At this moment, Kazuki was engaged in a light conversation with the soldiers. There seemed to be no distance between the soldiers and Kazuki; they appeared more like close friends rather than a lord and his subordinates. "Sir Robert! Are you joining us too? You can't! You need to become a young man first to join in here!" joked one of the soldiers, who was currently gathered with Kazuki and the other soldiers. Hearing the soldier's jest, Sir Robert responded, "I've only reached the age of 56, I'm still young!" "Hahahah! You're already too old! Don't pretend to be young! Your mustache can't fool us!" exclaimed another soldier. "A mustache is the pride of a man with authority, while a beard is the pride of a wise man!" Sir Robert stated firmly, with a proud expression. "That's the pride of old men! Not young men!" shouted the soldier again and again. "Y-You!!" The two of them then engage

*** The tension in the air was palpable as the group of men stood huddled together in the dimly lit alleyway. They were all dressed in dark clothing, their faces obscured by black balaclavas, as they waited for their target to show up. Each of them was armed with various weapons - knives, crowbars, and even a katana - ready to take out the man they had been hired to eliminate. As the hours ticked by, the group grew restless. They had been waiting for over 24 hours now, and still, there was no sign of their target. The tension was beginning to wear on their nerves, and they were starting to bicker amongst themselves. "Is it true that the Bast*rd is going through this way to go to the convenience store?" asked one of the men skeptically. His companion, who seemed to be more convinced, replied confidently, "Yes, I saw it with my own eyes. He walked out of the other alley and turned left, heading towards the convenience store." The man frowned, still not entirely convinced. "But the d

*** "... Hahhh..." Rawr~... Sanada sighed wearily, gazing at his lazy cat lying on the table. Every day, he simply served patients as usual, and it had become quite boring. He longed to play outside with his family, but this month he didn't get a long vacation like he had a few months before. "... Summer vacation is the time when more people engage in outdoor activities, and also when many people fall ill due to being unaccustomed to the intense heat..." Massaging his forehead for a few minutes, he finally heard a knock on his office door again. Tock! Tock! Tock! "... Come in." Sanada spoke the cliche words he often used. Opened... Creakkk... "Hmm... A young man?" Sanada mumbled as he saw a very handsome young man enter his room. After the young man sat down in the chair across from him, he suddenly placed his bag on the table. Put... Then, he took a few documents out of his bag. "Hmm...? What's this...?" Sanada inquired curiously. "Ah... Sanada-san, these are the doc

*** After Kazuki finished brewing the tea, he changed into a fresh set of clothes to show respect to his guests. He carefully selected the tea leaves that he would use for this particular occasion, taking care to use only the best ones that he had. As he served the tea, he explained that the brewing process was a special one that had been passed down through his family for generations, making it a traditional tea. "Please enjoy~. This is a traditional tea that I brewed using a special method passed down from my ancestors," said Kazuki, who then calmly drank his tea as well. Glancing at each other, they also took a sip. Sruptt... Kenichi, who tasted it, was a little surprised by the taste. Kazuki watched as his guests took their first sips of the tea, his eyes twinkling with anticipation. He had put his heart and soul into brewing the tea, and he wanted to see their reactions. Kenichi's face lit up with pleasure as he tasted the tea, and he couldn't help but exclaim how delicious

*** On this trip, Kazuki encountered lots of low-grade monsters like slimes and some goblins. Low level didn't mean they were weak; what low level meant were creatures like the hellish slime monsters and goblin generals. Kazuki didn't think of them as monsters in order to level up more efficiently. Actually, Kazuki was a bit confused about how the leveling system worked. “Hey, System…” called Kazuki as he ran quickly into the forest. [...I am here, Master.] "How is my level calculated? Isn't it a bit confusing?" Kazuki immediately asked without further ado. The system was silent for a few seconds before answering. [...All the numbers I've displayed are iterative numbers; they can't be used as an absolute benchmark.] "You mean...?" [...All the figures displayed are rough estimates from the System based on only a few categories.] [...For example, with monsters, the System only gives a rough estimate of how strong it thinks the monster is, but it does not display anything as deta