Crossover Anime: Starting from Soul Society and Slicing Through All Worlds

Chapter 28 The Common Flaws of Protagonists in Another World

"Why don't you two rest in our village for a while, so we can properly thank you?"

After learning that Ye Cheng and his group were the adventurers who had killed the Demon Poison Dragon, the old village chief and the villagers immediately changed their attitude and became very enthusiastic towards Ye Cheng and his group.

"Night City killed the Demon Poison Dragon all by himself. It had nothing to do with me. I just passed by."

When he saw that people were thanking them for killing the Demon Poison Dragon, Yosuke Shima, being quite professional, thought they were going to give him a reward for his mission, so he immediately said that he hadn't done anything.

"Let's forget about going into your village; I'm afraid you might ambush me."

Since you all know that you lied about the difficulty of the mission, I won't say anything more. Regarding the reward for this mission, you must give me an additional 50%.

Otherwise, I will not only report this matter to the Adventurers' Guild, but also inform your local lord.

Without hesitation, the old village chief pulled out another small bag of gold coins from behind his back and handed it to Ye Cheng in response to Ye Cheng's request.

He previously chose to lie about the difficulty of the commission and withhold some funds because he believed that no adventurer could defeat the Demon Poison Dragon. The money he withheld was intended for the relocation of the entire village.

But now the corpse of the Demon Poison Dragon lies right in front of them. With the Demon Poison Dragon dead, the environmental problems caused by it will naturally be solved, and they will no longer need to relocate the entire village.

After taking the bag of gold coins handed to him, Ye Cheng confirmed that the amount was correct and was about to leave when the old village chief suddenly blocked his way.

"Is there anything else?"

Under normal circumstances, after an adventurer defeats a powerful monster, the surrounding villages will hold a banquet to celebrate, and the adventurer, as the protagonist, would normally not refuse such an invitation.

After all, not only can they eat and drink for free, but they can also be praised by others, and many people enjoy this feeling.

What puzzled the old village chief was that Night City was different from ordinary adventurers, and didn't even follow the usual rules.

He had even just hinted that there were many young and beautiful girls in their village who greatly admired the handsome and powerful adventurer, but Night City remained unmoved.

"To be honest, we have another matter we would like to trouble this powerful adventurer with."

Although the Demonic Poison Dragon has been eliminated by you, restoring the previously polluted water source will not be a matter of a day or two.

The polluted water source is unsuitable for drinking and irrigation, and our village is now in a state of near drought, so…”

"So you're planning to have me provide after-sales service to resolve the contaminated water issue as well?"

Before the old village chief could finish speaking, Ye Cheng had already guessed what he wanted to say and replied, "Unfortunately, not to mention that I don't know any magic to purify water sources."

Even if I could help you, that would still be considered another request.

The quest I received from the Adventurers' Guild was simply to defeat the poisonous monsters that were polluting the surrounding environment, nothing more. Anything else was completely outside my scope of work.

If Ye Cheng hadn't overheard the old villager's words, he might have tried to help the village solve its water problem after making a fortune. But now, Ye Cheng had no intention of meddling. If they treated adventurers' lives like dirt, why should he pity them?

Seeing that Ye Cheng was determined to leave, the old villager sighed deeply, knowing that their previous actions had offended Ye Cheng.

To be honest, the fact that the other party didn't report their actions was already quite generous of them. Asking Ye Cheng to continue helping them was indeed pushing their luck.

"Yosuke, aren't you planning to leave? Are you really going to stay and help them solve their water problem?"

Yoshiro was about to leave, but when he looked at Yosuke Shima who was still standing there, he couldn't help but be stunned.

"Night City, I think we should help them. Without water, this village will collapse."

Moreover, there are many women and children in this village, many of whom are unaware of the village chief's actions.

Upon hearing Yosuke Shima's words, Yosuke knew that Yosuke had a soft heart. This was a common problem for protagonists in other worlds. To put it nicely, it was called "kindness," and to put it bluntly, it was called "saintly mother"!

Ye Cheng wasn't some heinous criminal. According to his observation, while the people in that village were indeed affected by the water problem, it didn't affect their normal lives for the time being. It was just that the farmland would probably wither and die.

The poisonous dragon that was affecting the environment is dead. In just a few more days, the polluted water will naturally be diluted until it becomes non-toxic. During this time, it would be good to consider it as punishment for lying to the village about the safe difficulty and treating adventurers like dirt.

Yosuke Kojima now says that he understands the feeling of having no water to drink and having to rely on rainwater to barely survive, so he wants to help these villagers.

"Since this is your decision, then I will take my leave. I hope your good intentions will be rewarded."

Yosuke, let me give you one last piece of advice: this is another world, not a game.

Everyone here has their own thoughts and personality. They don't treat all players the same way that NPCs do, and you won't necessarily get a reward for everything you do.

Of course, I have always admired people who are willing to lend a helping hand to the weak, and I agree with such actions.

But not everyone deserves our help. That's all I have to say. I hope this has taught you a lesson.

After leaving those words, Yosuke turned and left, believing that Yosuke was still too naive.

However, we can't really blame him, after all, he's just a seventeen-year-old modern teenager who hasn't experienced much of the harsh realities of society.

Compared to his opponent, Ye Cheng had been wandering around Rukongai for decades. The cruel business environment had taught him a lot. Sometimes, being too soft-hearted is not necessarily a good thing.

Some people are worth saving, like the elf girl Cui before, but some people may not appreciate your help even if you lend a hand, and there may even be people who kick you when you're down.

Having experienced so much, Ye Cheng believed he still had a good eye for people. The old village chief, who had been arrogant at first but obsequious later, regarded adventurers as worthless before meeting Ye Cheng and his group.

But when he learned that Ye Cheng and his group had killed the Demon Poison Dragon and that he needed their help, his attitude changed completely. Ye Cheng had seen many such two-faced people in the Soul Street before, and they were not worth helping at all.

(End of this chapter)