The next day, at dawn.
Above the vast sea, Kronos and Konan were leaving the town in a wooden boat.
At this point, they had already been out at sea for a while.
Looking back, the island where the town was located could no longer be seen.
Suddenly, the system's prompt echoed in Kronos' mind.
[Ding! Congratulations to the Host for spreading their name and gaining +5 Prestige!]
[Ding! Congratulations to the Host for spreading their name and gaining +20 Prestige!]
...
[Ding! Congratulations to the Host for spreading their name and gaining +10 Prestige!]
[Prestige]: 320
Seeing the sudden increase of more than 200 Prestige points, Kronos couldn't help but feel a little lost in thought.
Konan, noticing Kronos' change in expression, immediately asked, "What's wrong?"
Kronos shook his head and laughed. "It's nothing, just a sudden good thing happening."
Saying that, Kronos opened the system's page. Now that he had gained Prestige, it was time to gather members and strengthen himself.
[Summon Members - 200/Time]
Looking at the button, the required Prestige had doubled since the last time.
Kronos didn't mind and clicked the "Summon" button.
After confirming his choice, the system's prompt echoed again in his mind.
[Ding! Prestige -200!]
[Ding! Congratulations to the Host for successfully summoning the member from 'World of Spells', [Gojo Satoru]!]
The system's voice faded, and suddenly, a humming sound echoed through the air.
"Buzz!"
The next second, a tall man wearing a black blindfold, with short silver-white hair, appeared in the air, looking down at Kronos and Konan in the boat.
Gojo Satoru immediately showed a wide grin and raised his hand to greet them.
"Yo! Captain!"
...
Meanwhile, on the small town island.
On a mountain once occupied by bandits, a large number of town residents gathered, including many women and children.
But without exception, all of them were staring at the piece of land in front of them, which had been burned into a dark ruin by flames.
"Guru~"
The sound of swallowing saliva echoed.
People stared blankly at the ruins in front of them, their faces full of shock and disbelief.
"He...he did it!! Kronos really did it!"
"Unbelievable! There were dozens of bandits entrenched here!"
"Amazing!! All these bandits, wiped out by Kronos alone?!"
"So... Kronos is that strong?!"
"Too strong!!"
"With his own strength, he fought dozens of people and destroyed the entire bandit group!"
"Such power... it's like he's a god!"
"Who would have imagined that the kind Kronos, who helped at the tavern, would be so powerful!"
This scene was undoubtedly a huge shock to everyone's mind and body.
Last night, many had already seen the raging fire rising in the distance.
However, because it was nighttime, people were too afraid to check.
Today, in the early morning, a large number of town residents had gathered here.
Who would have thought that a person who had been so humble and kind, only speaking gently at the tavern, would one day behead five thieves on the street?
Who would have thought that Kronos, whom they had initially worried about, would destroy the entire bandit group by himself?!
Meanwhile, inside the tavern.
Neither Erica nor Hina knew what Kronos had done.
They didn't know that yesterday afternoon, Kronos had killed five bandits in the street, or that last night he had wiped out the entire bandit group!
Kronos never told them, not even when he left.
Hina, usually quick to run away, now sat at the side with a listless expression, staring blankly at the door.
It was strangely quieter today than ever before.
This made her feel a little uncomfortable.
"Is it just my imagination...?"
"Why does it feel so quiet after Kronos left?"
On the other side, Erica sat at the counter, distracted.
Ever since Kronos left, she had felt an emptiness.
Now it was nearly noon, and there wasn't a single customer in the tavern.
It would have been better if it was still raining.
But now, the sun was shining brightly outside, and the tavern still had no customers. It was very unusual.
"Oh, maybe I should just take the day off," Erica sighed softly.
Kronos' departure had already put her in a bad mood.
Now, with no customers around, maybe it was time to take a break...
With that thought, Erica stood up and walked toward the wooden door.
She was about to put up the "closed for the day" sign.
However, just as she reached the door and was about to close it, a burst of rapid, heavy footsteps suddenly reached her ears.
"Da da da da..."
Hearing the sudden, hurried footsteps, Erica was startled.
Before she could react, she heard several voices calling out.
"Kronos!!"
"Kronos!!"
Hearing these calls, both Erica and Hina in the tavern jumped.
They quickly turned their heads toward the road that extended in front of the tavern.
"Kronos?!"
"Is he back?!"
Hina quickly ran to the door, but when she reached Erica's side and looked out, what she saw was not Kronos.
Instead, a large crowd had gathered in front of the tavern!
The crowd was chanting Kronos' name.
Their faces were full of excitement and admiration!
At this moment, Kronos, who had single-handedly destroyed the entire bandit group, had become... a hero in the eyes of the townspeople!
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