Cheat Awakening-Chapter 554 - . The Kingdom’s Thugs

"All right everyone, gather here for a moment, I have something important to say!"

After exacting revenge on Garnet to the point where she couldn’t open her eyes, let’s forget about continuing working, Myne reluctantly grabbed her task notebook, which now contained one more nightmare-level task, and returned to Aisha and the others. Since the dungeon of strength was merely a novice dungeon, not much of a challenge for anyone except June, they had long ago cleared it and were now enjoying a picnic in a nearby forest by a lake.

Sylphy, Waffle, and Ted were playing in the lake. Aisha was lounging on a mat, basking in the sun, wearing a sexy bikini, giving her backside—especially her big, bubbly buttocks—the warmth of the sun to help them develop evenly. Amy, the nard, was engrossed in an alchemical book. Only June sat in a rocking chair like a grandma, staring at the floating clouds with lifeless eyes, as if she had lost her will to live. It seemed her training had hit her hard.

Upon hearing Myne’s call, Sylphy and her two followers emerged from the lake with dissatisfied expressions. Amy also put down her book. Aisha, unconcerned with such trivial matters, continued to lie down, relishing the sun’s warmth. It was early October, and the weather had begun to cool down, making the sunlight feel particularly warm and inviting. Her eyes grew heavy, and if not for the noise caused by certain people, she would have fallen asleep.

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"What happened? Weren’t you going to pee? Where did this urgent matter come from? Also, when did you change your clothes? Didn’t you say you wanted to have some fun with me in the lake?"

Having been married for almost half a year, and with everyone present being family members around the same age, Sylphy had long since grown a thick skin and thrown aside her shyness. She asked with a hint of annoyance. As for the kind of "fun" she was talking about, it was self-evident, judging by Amy and June’s red faces, that it was of the adult variety.

"Can you please calm down a bit and listen to me? This is a serious matter; otherwise, why would I disrupt our picnic?" Myne spoke helplessly, rubbing his forehead. In his haste to complete all the tasks in his notebook, he had only given a casual look at his clone’s memory and neglected minor details like wearing only shorts before leaving to exchange positions. Find exclusive stories on novelbuddy

"When I went to pee, Her Highness the Queen, aka my dear mother-in-law, called me, saying that something urgent had happened. She asked me to meet her as soon as possible, and then she explained that various abnormal incidents were occurring throughout the kingdom. At first, they were not serious, but recently, they have completely spiralled out of control. Due to a shortage of manpower and powerful individuals, she couldn’t do anything to stop them. So, she asked us to open our Clan prematurely and tasked us with solving all these major problems, which are beyond her and her soldiers’ capabilities."

Saying that Myne handed Garnet’s notebook to Sylphy, who immediately recognized it by the beautiful handwriting on the cover. She opened it and read a few tasks. Her expression instantly turned serious, and she couldn’t help but fall into deep thought. Seeing her abnormal behaviour, Aisha got up from the mat, grabbed the notebook, and took a quick glance at it as well. Her reaction was not much different from Sylphy’s, except for the way she looked at Myne wasn’t right, which sent a chill down his spine. It seemed like tonight, a certain poor clone was going to sleep on the couch.

"So, now we’re going to be the kingdom’s thugs and clean up the kingdom’s mess?" Aisha asked through gritted teeth, very unhappy that her precious family time had been ruined by someone who wanted to impress his mother-in-law (from her perspective). As a qualified housewife, the thing she hated most was running around and helping others for no reason. Although she enjoyed going out occasionally and having adventures, that didn’t mean she would be happy if someone dumped the entire kingdom’s worth of problems on her tender shoulders.

"Please don’t be so mean. We are also citizens of the Augusta Kingdom. It is our responsibility to help it when it needs us. You wouldn’t want to see it ruined, right? What if everything falls apart, and one day you go out shopping and find that our entire town has been surrounded by a neighbouring kingdom’s army? Where would we live then? Whether you like it or not, this is our home, and the one we fully support. We should protect it as long as we can," Myne replied softly patting Aisha’s head, while in the background, tears welling up in Sylphy’s eyes.

The way she looked at Myne, full of passion and admiration, suggested that his humble and positive speech had touched her deeply. Tonight, he might just receive a well-deserved reward. After all, though Sylphy was no longer a member of the royal family, they were still her family whom she loved dearly; she couldn’t bear to see them in trouble.

"Sigh, fine, you’re the boss," Aisha finally conceded, seeing that she couldn’t save her previous leisurely time. She frowned and began reading the tasks in the notebook seriously. "So, what next? You don’t want us to complete all the tasks in this notebook, right? Also, what about rewards? Since this mission was given to our clan, it can’t be without rewards. We’re not a charity organization."

"I’m afraid we do have to do all of those tasks," Myne explained with a bit of annoyance. "Fortunately, half of them are in the capital city or nearby areas, so we can go there using my teleportation skill. For the more distant places where I can’t use teleportation, they can only have to suffer until we reach them. As for rewards, mother-in-law said we can ask for anything as long as it’s within her and the kingdom’s capabilities. She won’t be stingy with rewards, so you can rest assured about that."

Myne picked up Aisha and Sylphy’s clothes in the basket on the ground and handed them to them before walking over to June.

"What! I’ve tried my best. Please let me rest; my body can’t take it anymore," June quickly spoke, hugging herself in fear as Myne approached her with an expressionless face. She feared that the other party would throw her back into the dungeon to torture her in the name of training.

"Why are you so scared to see me? I just want to help you get up," Myne suddenly smiled harmlessly, grabbing June’s hand and forcing her to stand up before dragging her towards everyone. "By the way, next, you don’t have to kill those cute monsters of yours or fight with big guys like trolls."

"Really!?" June’s eyes lit up with excitement, If it weren’t for the fact that she felt embarrassed by Aisha and the others’ stares, she would have hugged him. Only she knew what she had gone through in the past hour. She never expected a troll, considered a foolish monster, to know so many ways to beat people without killing them.

The amount of slaps she had received, and the teeth and bones she had broken, were enough to make anyone want to die. Thankfully, Aisha had a powerful healing skill that recovered her completely in seconds. Otherwise, with the level of injuries she had sustained, she might not have been able to leave the bed for months unless she drank high-quality healing potions like water.

If there was anything good that had come out of this, it was that she now had good resistance to beatings and high tolerance of pain. She was no longer frightened when her clothes were destroyed in battle or when others saw her naked. As for what she had gained about fighting, she could only say that she could run faster than her previous self.

"Have I even lied to you? From now on, you will only fight with humes. Just remember to beat them up the same way that troll boss did to you before finishing them off. That way, you’ll gain more experience," Myne said with a smile, which made June’s face turn black as the bottom of a pot.

After motivating June to curse him to death, Myne opened a portal and, along with everyone else, arrived in a random desolate alley in the capital city. He looked around and continued walking towards a certain direction. The street was very empty, with few people walking around. The shops were still open, but there were many guards in uniform, carrying swords on their backs, standing at the entrance of each shop. A group of soldiers was patrolling the road nonstop.

"It seems like things are much more critical than my mother-in-law said," Myne muttered, looking around. Everyone behind him also had serious expressions. They didn’t expect things to be so troublesome.

"Where are we going?" Sylphy asked nervously, but there was a clear fire of rage in her eyes. If anyone dared to mess with them now, she would cut them to pieces without saying anything.

"To find some people who can give us inside information," Myne said coldly, continuing to walk towards the slum area of the city.