Re:Zero -Starting Life in Zero

How did you know?

Upon hearing this, Baron Baron was briefly puzzled, but immediately adopted an arrogant and condescending demeanor.

"Looks like you've heard of my name, kid."

"You should know that everyone who can attend this conference is of high status. For you commoners, let alone getting a glimpse of the conference's contents, just seeing me is already a stroke of luck!"

Green smiled and nodded, now he was sure.

The Baron Baron before him looked exactly like the mean-spirited minor nobleman he remembered.

He's a piece of trash, and he'll be the first to stand up and discriminate against Emilia's half-elf bloodline at the Royal Selection Tournament.

Nobles like him, who were qualified to participate in the royal selection meeting but were of a particularly low rank.

He needs to belittle half-elves to highlight his own bloodline superiority; he's nothing but a clown.

What a small world!

"I say, Lord Baron, have you heard of me?"

Barron gave Green a disdainful look and sneered, "I'm not interested in being a commoner."

Green's eyes lit up with excitement, and he pushed Lars and the other two forward, continuing to press for answers.

Have you heard of them?

Barron was a little confused, and his expression became somewhat impatient.

"They're just a bunch of ants, barely surviving at the bottom of the capital."

"If you don't know any of them, that makes things easier."

Green's expression immediately changed. He winked at his three newly recruited henchmen and pointed at Barron, giving the order:

"If you hit me, it's on me."

Rajens' eyes lit up, and with his tongue pierced and a fierce look on his face, he walked to the front.

"Brother Green originally said he would introduce us to jobs, but I was worried I wouldn't be able to handle them."

The other two echoed:

"Oh, so that's what the job is!"

"That makes things easier, Brother Green. How badly should we beat him up?"

Green fiddled with a shiny gold coin and said, "Just don't kill him. One punch, one silver; knock him down, five silver; spitting blood, fifty! Keep track of the numbers! Otto, stop dodging, come over and stomp on him a couple of times to vent your anger."

Adon clenched his fist, which was as big as a sandbag, and excitedly sped up, afraid that Rajens would beat him to it.

"Great! Now I'm sure I'll have enough money for my daughter's formula!"

"Stop! You lowly people!"

With a single, powerful punch, he landed squarely on Baron's nose.

Blood gushed out, his nose was crooked to one side, yet it was as if a sauce and oil shop had been opened, with salty, sour, and spicy sauces all rolling out at once.

Barron's speech became somewhat slurred after his injury.

"A bunch of red eggs, daring to beat up a nobleman, none of you will escape!"

"Damn it, you dare to talk back! One silver coin, two silver coins! This money is too easy to make, hahaha!"

The group completely ignored Barron's rants, knowing that Green would cover for them anyway.

Besides, this guy doesn't even know who they are, so what's there to be afraid of?

Baron's two retainers were also slapped a few times and cowered on the ground howling.

Finally, he fled in panic, abandoning the Baron and running away alone.

Seeing that Green had finally taken control of the situation, Otto couldn't wait to push open the door and run towards Green.

"Grimm, I knew you'd come!"

He ran to within a few steps of Green, then suddenly leaped up and pounced on Green.

Holy crap!

Green was shocked and quickly took a step back.

Otto flew too far and crashed into a bush.

"Pah, pah!"

Otto poked his head out of the bushes and spat out a few leaves.

"Seriously, Green? Why didn't you catch me?"

"You're not a pretty girl, why should I even respond? You've become even more outrageous in just a few days."

Green was a little scared; if your best friend was suspected of being gay, you would be in a constant state of anxiety.

If you want to climb the dua mantis, please go find Phyllis, that male-female one, okay?

"Damn it, I even prepared a surprise for you!"

"That was pure shock!"

Green complained, then slowly pushed open the warehouse door.

Piles of high-grade hay were neatly stacked inside the warehouse, where countless mice were working diligently.

"Damn, why are you keeping so many rats?"

"They are the most efficient sorters in the capital, and they don't need wages, they only need some cheap cheese."

Otto followed up and explained, his expression somewhat smug, as if to say, "Praise me!"

Green clicked his tongue in amazement: "You despicable capitalist, you don't even spare rodents! You must provide them with the full benefits!"

"Five social insurances and one housing fund, what are those? Oh, you mean how to earn a lot of gold coins?"

Otto had been waiting for Green to ask this question, so he quickly took out his notebook and handed it to Green.

"Look at this. If we can sell all the Soul-Soothing Grass and the remaining fodder separately, we'll earn at least 5000 gold coins."

"Since you provided crucial intelligence, only leave me with 20% of it. This time, I, Otto, can finally bring glory to my lord!"

Green pushed the ledger back to Otto.

"Just keep an eye on it, I'm not very good with numbers. As for the split, I don't need that much, just 50/50."

"This...this is too much! I think 20% is enough."

Otto wanted to refuse.

Green reached out and pressed a button, manually muting it for him.

"I don't care what you think, I care what I think. Nod if you understand."

Otto paused for a moment, then nodded, touched.

Green is truly a strong man.

After calming Otto down, Green handed him a stack of documents he had been carrying.

"By the way, I brought you the merchant authorization document and travel permit issued by Roswaal."

"Take some time to embroider the Mezas family crest and hang it up; it will save you a lot of trouble."

Otto was overjoyed and quickly took it to examine it, his two shrewd eyes shining brightly.

"Great, this is a lifesaver, Mr. Green!"

squeak~

The warehouse door was pushed open again, and Rachins sneaked in.

"Brother Green, that old bastard has been beaten unconscious."

Green nodded, put his arm around Otto's shoulder, and walked out.

"This is Otto. Just ask him for the bill. From now on, you are his employees."

Three thugs excitedly surrounded them.

"Boss Otto, I punched him over a hundred times! Just give me one gold coin! Consider the extra punches a bonus."

"That's amazing, Adon. I only threw about thirty punches."

"Does it count if it's with your feet? You can count the footprints."

Since it was Green's order, Otto did not refuse.

He still had more than ten gold coins in his hand, which was more than enough to pay the three people's wages.

"Alright, Green, it's getting late. How about we find a place to have lunch first?"

"Okay, that's fine."

Green nodded, then suddenly stiffened as if struck by lightning.

"Wait a minute! What did you just say? Lunch? What time is it?"

Otto looked up at the sun, somewhat bewildered, and replied, "It's probably five-sixths of a fire hour."

"Holy crap, it's almost 11 o'clock! Quick, bring out your dragon carriage!"

Green was starting to panic; the Wang Xuan meeting was scheduled for 12 o'clock.

As a knight, I cannot break the time I promised Emilia.

"Okay, Mr. Green, come with me quickly."

Otto noticed that Green was very anxious, but he didn't ask him why.

After following Otto for a few steps, Green turned back and stomped on the unconscious Baron Baron a few times.

"Damn it, it's all your fault!"