The Story of Legendary Alfred

Chapter 4

Now then.

I've already finished my job.

William said to lay low for a while.

But what to do?

While staring at the ceiling and thinking of something to do, someone knocked on my door.

It was an underling of Arthur.

According to him, Arthur invited me to come to his place because we have something to talk about.

I agreed quickly, as there's nothing else to do anyway.

Some underlings are lined up outside his house, forming a path for me, bowed, and greeted me as I passed by them.

Heh~

What a grand welcome just for me.

But amongst them, some seemed to be doubting and annoyed at what happened.

After all, who would believe that a kid would beat a boss that no one can defeat for 10 years?

At their discontent, a guard confronted me.

Then he raised my collar,

"Hey, brat! Stop acting cocky just because you beat boss Arthur by chance. He might accept it easily, but some of us will not."

What a pain in the ass welcome for me.

While listening to his blabbering, I quickly pinned him down to the ground to remove his hand from my collar and broke his right shoulder.

Then Wilson appeared as he was resisting my lock to him.

"Alright! That's enough. Are you satisfied now? If there's still someone who isn't convinced, step in front and fight this kid."

The whole crowd fell in silence as they painfully accepted what had happened to their boss.

Wilson bowed on behalf of them as no one would dare challenge me.

And I accepted it with a smile to not get the matter much worse.

After what happened, Wilson leads me to the room where Arthur is waiting.

What welcomed me inside the room was a table full of food.

As if there is a party happening.

Woah! 

There s too much food.

Is there anyone else he invited besides me?

But for the ruthless boss to welcome someone with this.

So suspicious.

As he saw the suspective look on my face,

"Yo, brat. No need to look like that. Have a seat."

His face doesn't seem to have any ill intent hidden, so there should be no problem.

Then I started eating as soon as sitting down.

So delicious.

It's like eating in a fancy restaurant.

Is this where he used all of the money he extorted from Mestone.

After a few minutes of requesting for seconds, the empty dirty plates filled the table.

And after eating, Arthur cleared his throat to get my attention.

"Are you finished? Now then, as to why I invited you here."

After sipping a tea,

Arthur discussed to me all the things that will happen because I'm the new boss in Mestone.

Other groups and syndicates laying low while Arthur is still the boss might start to move once they find out his defeat.

After all, he was the pillar that's maintaining the balance in Mestone.

But now that he's defeated, some groups might start to get aggressive.

And that they might start by targetting me.

Ms. Linda will also be in danger if they find out my connection to her.

After hearing all of his warnings, I smirked with confidence,

"Some groups will target me? Bring it on. It's just exactly what I wanted. Now it's easier to crush those damn syndicates. If they will come at me, I'll gladly welcome them. If it's a fight they want, I would take them on without a second thought."

Arthur was surprised at my response for a bit, then he burst out laughing.

"You're crazy, kid. You didn't just take on the boss of Mestone, but you also want to take on every syndicate and other group. Interesting. Let's see how far you can go, brat."

After hearing what he had to say, I had already left.

Then after closing the door,

"Boss, why did you just let that kid say what he wants. He started getting cocky just because he beat you once." Wilson said.

"No, that's not him being cocky. His confidence is not just coming from acting tough. That kid's will, it's the second strongest will I've ever seen. He's not someone anyone can just mess with. If his will would awaken even more, he'll become a monster that might be able to match even that monster." After sipping his tea.

"That person, huh. I wonder what's he up to now. Maybe looking for more subjects of entertainment."

And Arthur agreed with a smile as he sipped his tea.

On my way back, a group of thugs was waiting for me not too far away.

Then the biggest guy talked as I came close.

"So you're the brat who beat that damn Arthur? Heh! you're no big deal at all-"

I punched him as soon I was close to him.

All of the thugs paused for a moment as they saw the biggest guy get knocked out by a single punch.

After they got aggravated, they started to come at me one by one.

What is this feeling?

I feel excited for some reason.

Is it because of their number?

Seems like it.

Crushing each one of them is all that's in my mind.

It's like I can beat every single one of them.

How many are there?

30? 40?

I didn't even bother counting them, just to fight them as soon as possible.

Damn.

I just want to crush every single one of them as soon as possible.

An ominous smile appeared on my face as I enjoyed the battle.

After a few minutes of slugging the opponents, the remaining others lost their will to fight.

Their legs were shaking, and they couldn't even stand up.

Despite them almost passing out from the pressure, my fist still thirsts for more punching.

But just before my fist reaches one of them, I'm back to my senses.

All of the damage I've taken came rushing to my body all at once.

My legs suddenly became weak, and I passed out.

Upon waking up, I saw a familiar ceiling.

It was Ms. Linda's house.

All of the wounds from my body were also tended to.

It was the same room as the one I used before.

As I slowly get up, the smell of cooking food leads me to the kitchen.

"Oh! you're awake." Ms. Linda said as she poured a glass of water and offered it to me.

"What happened to you? You were unconscious on the ground, along with some thugs. Are you fighting them? Jeez. You sure love to get yourself hurt."

After drinking,

"Well, I was just walking around and they picked a fight with me, so I just responded to them. But I didn't notice that there are too many of them, so it looks like I passed out while fighting them. Thank you for helping me again, Ms. Linda."

Then she smiles while preparing the food, 

"No, don't mind it, we know each other after all. Now, let's eat!"

Then calls for Yin.

After eating, I couldn't fall asleep, so I decided to go outside to get some fresh air.

While staring at the starry sky, Ms. Linda sits by my side.

"Alfred, would you mind telling me the truth? A group of thugs with almost fifty people wouldn't just pick a fight to a kid walking on the streets, you know?"

After seeing the worried expression on her face, I couldn't help but tell her the truth.

"I can't just keep secrets from you, can't I?" Then stare at the sky again, "It seems like several groups caught wind of what happened to the boss here. So they started making a move by targetting me, the one who defeated Arthur. But don't worry, I can handle myself well."

After hearing what I said, a relieved face appeared in her.

"I see. That must be rough for a kid like you. But if it's you, I have nothing to worry about."

Her words filled me with confidence and relief.

Despite only knowing each other for a short time, she already has that much trust in me.

But even after all of the nice things she said, a nostalgic smile formed on her face.

"By the way, Alfred. If by any chance something happened to me or Yin because of that, you're dead. Understand?"

My heart raced more to her than any dangerous situation I experienced.

"D-Don't worry about it, ms. Linda. They don't know my connection to you. So you can rest easy."

Then with a smile on her face, she stood up and stretched her body.

"I see. Then I'm gonna sleep now. I have work tomorrow. You should rest now too. Good night.

After a few minutes, I decided to go to bed too.

The next day, I woke up earlier than Ms. Linda and cooked our food.

"Good morning!"

Ms. Linda greets as she yawns.

The same is also for Yin.

"You're up early, Alfred. And you're cooking again. You don't have to do that for us, you know?"

"No. It's ok. Because I caused trouble for you yesterday."

After we ate, Ms. Linda left early in the house, along with Yin,

Then after cleaning their house, I get back to Plaza.

"Yo, William."

"Oh, Alfred. Why are you here? I thought I told you to lay low for a while."

Then offers the usual drink.

After drinking,

"Well, I have nothing to do anyway. And it doesn't feel right if I didn't do any job."

"Is that so? Then I have a perfect job for you."

The job given to me is different this time.

It's not the usual assassination.

I will infiltrate a school to gain information about a syndicate and its plan to invade Lebrycg City.

That syndicate has just been founded recently, so even William hasn't that much information about them.

But the one who founded them is a person that must be watched closely.

It was Jake.

He was one of the founding members of Psycho Sinisters.

He was one of the survivors during the Maggath incident.

After their syndicate was wiped out, he lay low a while.

And now, after 5 years, he's starting his own syndicate.

"Invasion, huh? If they do it, they would be up against Reaper Nest, not to mention Alexander is her too. Are they planning to start a war? But, didn't they had just started recently? Aren't they small enough to do that?"

"Seems like it. But according to my sources, some of its members are the remnants of Psycho Sinister. Those remnants are troublesome enough. Furthermore, if they managed to rebuild their forces, it would be great trouble for the whole city. Besides, I can't imagine Reaper Nest and Absolute Defense working together."

"You're right. I also can't imagine that. But how is this school connected to them?"

Then he started explaining again.

The school has a factory of drugs and weapons underground the school building.

The school director's name is Winifred.

He's the one supplying weapons to Jake.

Sounds like a troublesome job.

But I'll do anything for peace.

"That's it. As for the school you're transferring to. It's the Brighter Future Academy. I've already handled all of the paperwork needed for your transfer. All you need to do is to transfer 3 days from now."

Brighter Future Academy?

Isn't that the school where Ray is studying?

This job might become easier.

"I see. Then I should probably go and prepare too. See ya."

Then waved goodbye as I left.