A New Life In Another World: Volume 2

Chapter 2: Center of Attention

Once we got into the portal, we were soon teleported in an empty alleyway. We left said alleyway and walked out in the open of the city.

As soon as we exited the deserted alleyway, practically everyone in the immediate area started staring at us. I mean, it felt like a thousand or, so eyes were just gawking at us with a mixture of different emotions, and it wasn't pleasant.

To make things worse, the people watching us started to whisper to one another.

"Is that him?"

"It's him! It's the Champion!"

"What's he doing here now?"

"Is he going to the Guild again?"

I can hear practically everyone's whispers at once, and it didn't ease the anxiety I was feeling. I may be walking like I didn't care what they were thinking, but I was practically sweating on the inside.

I really hate doing this. Walking out in the open like this with all these people is bad for my heart and mental state.

However, I had to do this so I could get used to the stares, and get the people used to my presence. So far, however, I feel like the people's stares are getting worse by the day.

Due to me being Zerris's Champion, I'm known for being a very powerful being that can eventually rival the power of the gods. Because of that, the people see me as a threat to them.

Fortunately for them, I couldn't really give a damn about any of the people here. As long as they didn't bother me, I won't bother them.

Sadly, these people don't care about that and see me as a dangerous person regardless. In fact, during the first few times I entered the city, I was nearly chased out by the whole damn city!

Thankfully, I had people like the King to help me out and sort the problem out, if only a little. Now, all I need to do is show the people of this place that I mean them no harm.

So far...not so good, if I'm being honest.

While I was thinking this over, Amy spoke up with a cold tone.

"Master, the civilians' stares are getting annoying. Can I kill them?"

That's a little much, don't you think?!

"Please control yourself, Amy," I consoled. "We can't get on the people's good side if we kill them, you know?"

"...Fine." Amy pouted but kept herself under control.

"You know," Vlad spoke up. "I hate to say it, but I kind of agree with Amy about wanting to hurt these people. The way they're just staring at us is...uncomfortable."

"You're right about that," I agreed with him. "But we can't get these people to trust us if we hurt them. Besides, unless we have a good reason to attack them, we can't because of the oath."

"Yeah, you're right."

Although I understood where Vlad and Amy were coming from, resorting to violence won't do us any good. It'll end up as a pain in the future, and I want to avoid that.

Don't misunderstand my intentions though. I may not want to hurt these people, but I didn't say I couldn't.

If I felt the need, I could kill any and everyone that tries to attack me. I'm not so soft that I would spare people that tried to kill me.

Still, again, it's a pain if I actually do kill someone, and it'll defeat the purpose of trying to get the civilians here to like me. And I'm barely making any progress because they people just can't stop thinking of me as some monster that can turn them to ashes.