Vengeance of the Returner

Nix approached the blonde man and said.

"Welcome, I am Nix. Clan lord of transgressors."

"I am Gregory, Commander of the Crimson Moon clan. It's nice to meet you."

Nix nodded his head after shaking his hands. He turned his attention to the silver-haired man and made a self-introduction."Nice to meet you too man. Heard you made a good fortune in the mid-path between Fer and Drac. I am Jack Frase."

He wore a particularly normal face yet, he intently stared at Nix to appear intimidating as though he was testing him.

The Silver-haired man smiled and added.

"Ever heard of the turtle clan?"

"Turtle? Never heard of it..."

Nix immediately replied without putting much thought.

'My turtle isn't really famous huh?'

Thinking inwardly, Jack sighed and replied dejectedly.

"Hah, Nevermind... That's my clan."

Noticing his facial complexion Gregory laughed and joked at him mockingly.

"Haha, Fuck your Turtle clan... You slow-ass losers"

"Haha, Piss off Crimson moon shit heads..."

As the two men started trash-talking each other Cinzia frowned at them.

"Tch, You people don't change."

Rafila who was quiet all this time sighed.

"Hah, take your seats first."

They walked towards the sofa and took their seats. Gregory sipped his glass which was filled with liquor and drifted his attention to Nix.

"Hmm, Mr.Nix... I have been around this continent for quite a while but, I haven't heard about your name until now. Are you perhaps a chosen secret apostle of gods?"

"No, I am just a normal outsider like you all."

"I see..." Gregory mumbled.

"Don't you think you are asking personal questions about him?" Rafila questioned and gave a faint smile towards Nix.

"Haha, I was just curious like him too since he is recognized by Cinzia. And I can't deny the fact he grasped her and her clan all of a sudden. He appeared out of the blue and became a clan lord wouldn't you feel curious about that?" Jack Frose said with a serious expression.

Nix smiled at him and said.

"Mr. Jack Frose, I won't deny that I appeared out of the blue. But, I have been around this land for almost a year. Choose words carefully Mr. Jack 'Grasped her and her clan' ?"

"Ohh I am sorry for being over-curious. I can't help with it" Jack shrugged and emitted a small pressure towards Nix to intimidate him. After receiving Nix's unwavering gaze he smiled at him and stopped.

Cinzia nodded her head and smiled as though their clash was not gonna end up a big deal.

"I am curious about him too..."

Nix bobbed his head and decided to manipulate the conversation and drift the attention he received.

"I am curious about you three people too. Can I know how you are all acquainted with each other?"

Indeed he tried to be a collected person and twist his words when needed to. He was still in the process of learning about how to be cunning and socialize with others without going through the trouble of wasting his energy on fighting and other things.

Gregory nodded his head and said.

"We were in an alliance two years ago. We messed up in the clan war and took refuge in this city."

'Huh? A Clan war? that explains..."

He thought and said.

"I see"

Rafila wrapped her arm around Cinzia's neck and stared at Nix and playfully said.

"I am really glad to see my best friend in a relationship and doing good. Please take good care of her..."

Hearing it, Cinzia's face reddened as she yelled at her.

"Raf!..."

Rafila giggled looking at how shy she was.

"Hehe, To think Cinzia could act shy..."

Nix just smiled and didn't say anything and continued to drink his booze.

"Indeed haven't seen her like this, for years. Hehe, she was a freaking tomboy."

Jack Frose said and Gregory nodded his head in agreement to his statement.

"Can't disagree...Our little tomboy is totally girly now..."

"Hey~Hey! Stop it you two!"

She yelled and bonked both their heads.

"Moreover look at her blushing..."

Gregory said with a smile while rubbing his head.

'hmm, They are friendly and speak freely with each other?'

He thought and checked them with the truth eye and didn't find anything malicious or troublesome and their information was true to their words. Indeed, Birds of a feather flock together.

Rafila's face suddenly turned serious as she began speaking.

"Did you hear the rumors? All the bandits between the roadways of Fer to Drac are getting captured and executed by a bunch of hired Regulars."

"Possibly it is because of your doing... I won't point out that you are wrong but, We can't let this go on..."

As she spoke everyone in the hall listened to her intently. She continued her speech after sipping her alcohol.

"There are only four clans in Dracton and moreover the number of outlaws is low here. If they continue to get defeated and stagnated from their growth they will leave the city. Even a few of my clan members were killed..."

Gregory nodded his head and began speaking as she stopped deliberately to get opinions and their suggestions.

"I agree that we ought to do something. If the total number of outlaws lowers our clans will not be able to get manpower plus the royal council turned a blind eye on this only because they don't actually need our help. Meaning they have expendable resources to tackle Ferandel and not in need of the outlaws... At least for now. But, in order to survive, we need to subjugate regulars of Ferandel and the ones who assigned this mission."

Jack frose who was silently watching the conversation began speaking.

"Haha, you people are the only slow ones. My turtles have already collected the information. Now, whose clan is the slow ass?"

Jack said jokingly and turned to Rafila.

"Do you remember I met you one week ago about the elaboration of a mission? I suggested you take on the request of the Degan Merchant since my clan assassins levels are low and we didn't contain illusion mages. The assassination of the Daneren house."

Jack stopped for a second to get others' attention and then added.

"According to my intel, the Head of the Daneren house is the one who stirred up the other merchants. It seems someone messed with his overly dramatic wife and humiliated him before his son. So, he wanted to take revenge on a certain someone here..."

He said and eyed Nix.

"As Daneren's head began to mess with the bandits. The other merchants and the royal council of Ferandel noticed it and took this as a reason and joined with his cause and followed by him they began to dispatch regulars...I mean why would a clan lord work as a bandit in the first place? He could take on assassination missions and some sort. Tch, anyway I can understand your clan's circumstances and what you went through..."

Cinzia intervened in his speech as she was annoyed by his complaints.

"Tch, I get it! Stop with the rant. Stop beating around the bush. You want us to clean the mess that we created right? Fine, we will take it!"

Gregory smirked at her and commented.

"That's the Cinzia we know!"

Suddenly a man with severe injuries and bleeding to death.  Stumbled near the entrance door of the clan house and gained all their attention.

Noticing that he was one of their clan members who left in the morning, Cinzia shot up from her seat agitatedly. Nix didn't give a damn about him and quietly observed as though he was a stranger to him as Cinzia walked towards the injured man and called out for assistance.

"Miss Yumeko, can you check if he is still treatable?"

Yumeko nodded her head and checked his wounds and turned towards her with a dull expression.

"His wounds are severe and cannot be treated. There is a sliver of chance if we use a healing potion."

"Alright, We don't possess potions right now so..." Cinzia deliberately tried to restrain herself from saying 'Dispose of the body ' in front of others and looked at the man whose eyes explicated his fading life. Possibly, the maximum time he had must be a few seconds but, it was trivial why he went out of his way to return back.

Maybe he had a hope that his Commander or their lord would avenge his and the other's death.

"Subjugators of Ferandel..."

He muttered and left a faint breath for a second and dropped out of the world. Cinzia sighed and closed his eyes and ordered and ordered a close-by member to dispose of his body secretly.

She wore an emotionless face just like nothing happened and walked towards the sofa.

"Let's continue... I am sorry for the disturbance."

She said and looked at Nix as though she was asking for an apology.

"Sorry, I didn't take your advice and dispatched them..."

Nix just sighed and said.

"Hah, Anyway I already felt like something like this might happen."

Jack began to laugh mockingly. His laughter seems to be particularly pointed towards Nix.

"Haha, Didn't I say? Thanks to Certain someone we are losing manpower."

Rafila looked at Nix who was quiet and didn't deny the facts. Moreover, He didn't even bother to argue unlike his rumor about his short-tempered personality.

Only Nix knew how angry he was. He tried to control himself and gritted his teeth quietly. It seemed like Jack deliberately wanted to create a fight.

"Thank goodness... We started talking about it. Mr.Nix, I have heard about you and your battling prowess from Cinzia. Let's make an alliance."

She smiled and continued.

"I hope you heard about the assassination mission. We could take on two crows with one stone. What do you say?"

'Hah, It's like that man's family is destined to die in my hands.'

He sighed inwardly and felt wary to do so.

He nodded his head and said.

"It's not like nothing happened. Five of my clan members have possibly died...I accept your proposal."

They both shook hands. Gregory and Jack looked at the scene with a dumbfounded expression.

Gregory snapped out of the daze and began talking.

"Are you crazy? Making an alliance out of the blue? How will you manage to defeat that many regulars and infiltrate into Ferandel?"

Rafila gave a teasing smile towards Gregory and said.

"If you are worried about me, join us. It's just simple."

"Hmm, let me put some thought into it." He said and turned towards Jack.

"What about you?"

Jack clicked his tongue as though he was annoyed by the conversation.

"Tch, I am remaining neutral. I am not ready to make an alliance again for now."

"I see..."

He closed his eyes and massaged his temples as though he was in his thoughts. After a few seconds, He opened his eyes and turned towards Nix.

"I am not in for the alliance but, let's just say I want our clans to support each other in times of trouble."

They both shook hands. Noticing it Jack sighed and drank his liquor.

"Hah, This was supposed to be an inauguration party but, this turned out to be a strategic meet between clans."

"Cheers to transgressors and its upcoming glorious achievements!"

Rafila raised her glass and said. Followed by her everybody raised their glasses. Seeing someone they knew die is practically something that happened on a regular basis and no one was bothered by the scene that happened.

The clan members were quite cheerful and mingled with other can members and were friendly towards each other. They seemed to be enjoying the evening. While their commanders rolled their heads and planned a few things.

"Okay, So our next plan is the subjugation of regulars..."

Rafila said.

"Indeed"

Nix and others agreed to her statement except for Jack Frose. He quietly stared at Nix for a while and then said.

"Mr.Nix, you are a swordsman? or a spearsman? Perhaps a mage?"

"I don't have any particular preference in weapons," Nix said with an indifferent tone.

Jack smirked at him as though he was mocking him and said.

"I see, you are a jack of all trades huh?"

Rubbing his chin he emitted stronger pressure than before and said.

"Let's have spar? Shall we? If you defeat me I will join the mission what do you say?"

'The more support we have the better the result. Should I spar?'

" "

"Eh? Are you being hesitant?"

All the clan members of Transgressors eagerly waited for his reply in anticipation while turtle clan members just laughed at the scene mockingly.

"Haha, He is at it again.."

"I don't think that clan lord can rival him though"

Few people from the Turtle clan commented just by judging him on mere looks and other clan members agreed to their statement without knowing Nix's capability.

"Is this really necessary? You have to really have to do this?" Cinzia questioned him with a worried expression.

"I asked him! Not you. This is a battle between men."

Jack said and looked at Nix.

"What do you say, man? You should have been strong enough to impress Cinzia then why are you still putting up with the pressure I am emitting?"

"Bruh, He just became a clan lord recently do you really have to humiliate him before his clan members?"

Gregory said with a smirk.

Jack beamed at him back and said.

"We should at least know what he is capable of right?"

Meanwhile, Nix decided to read his ability list to see if he has the possibility of defeating him.

[Private ability~Trutheye activated]