Why are you forcing me to-Sleep, World

"Tap... tap..."

Roy walked straight past the little beggar and slowly left with the knight squire who had called him.

After he walked away, the once quiet street returned to its previous hustle and bustle.

Several children who had taken off turned back, watched Roy leave, and were clearly stunned for a moment. They then rushed back, helping the little beggar to his feet, saying, "Hey~ Paramount, you're lucky you didn't get kicked to death like Jerome!" Jerome had also been one of their beggars. At the end of last month, while fighting over a piece of bread, he accidentally brushed against Andrew, and was promptly killed by Longergon with a shield. Jerome's blood, sweat, and toxins were all over the ground; he was flattened into a meat patty, and the children almost vomited up their leftovers from the previous night...

So, the little beggar went even further than Jerome today, directly bumping into him, and yet, miraculously, he was completely unharmed... Many onlookers, such as the rickshaw puller and the mushroom seller, couldn't help but sigh in amazement. Paramount was lucky.

The little beggar named Paramount snapped out of his daze and glanced vaguely in the direction Roy had gone. He suddenly felt a chill in his crotch, looked down, and realized he had urinated. He quickly squeezed his legs together to hide his groin. Fortunately, after a moment of silent contemplation, the crowd, startled by the slave trader's malicious gaze, scattered like startled birds, paying no attention to him.

Paramount, still yelling "Wait for me!", awkwardly shuffled along with his legs clamped together in a comical running motion, disappearing from the slave traders' sight into the secluded alleyway...

"Whoosh!" A Youyou breeze rose, scattering a white cloud in the sky.

Surrounded by mud and filth, only the blue sky above seemed to offer Roy some solace.

The Sun-Earring Boy's silver hair Transformation into brown, flowing down his back. A red light flickered in his eyes as he glanced indifferently at the squire, whose back was turned and whose expression was somewhat cold. Through Andrew Cooper's memories, he recognized the man as Dunn, who was also the bodyguard knight Edmond Belberg, and also a Nen user.

"Judging from their ' Blood Qi ' and ' Nen Qi,' they are clearly much stronger than the uncle pulling the cart and the aunt selling mushrooms..." [The Eye of Truth] flashed... A string of information then appeared in Roy's mind...

[Dunn; West]

[Knight's Squire]

[Constitution: 274]

[Manifested Mindfulness: 74120/100,000]

[Potential Nen Capacity: 270,000/1,000 (imaginary)]

[Rating: C]

[Note: Elite Chimera Ant squad leader level 1 is lower than Squadron Leader, but a level above ordinary elite squad leader.]

[Reference: Haga, the lion who once fought Kite]

Roy raised an eyebrow, subtly taking note of the word "[Void]", then looked up at Dunn, who was silently leading the way, not uttering a word and showing no interest in chatting with Roy. Dunn vaguely sensed a strange familiarity about Dunn, a feeling that resembled "[Blessing]", yet it didn't quite feel like it; it was very strange.

"Tread... tread..." The two walked one after the One Queen, ignoring each other, and in an eerie silence, they soon arrived in front of a luxurious villa.

A large open space had been cleared in front of the villa, paved with exquisite tiles. Next to the tiles was a straight asphalt road, telling a story... The current Bandle City, or rather the Samir Principality, was not as backward as Roy had initially imagined; it merely indirectly proved...

The fact is that advanced things are controlled by those in power and rarely reach the lower classes!

"Good afternoon, Lord Dunn!" Upon seeing Dunn, the guards at the villa immediately straightened their chests, removed their hats, and saluted.

Dunn, who was in his early thirties, was wearing a two-piece vest with a cinched waist held together by a thin leather belt. As usual, he nodded to the group and waited for the villa door to open before leading Roy inside.

Roy maintained Andrew Cooper's appearance, recalling his frequent comings and goings at the villa, while subtly glancing at the guards at the gate. Most were at the "E" level, roughly the same level as when Little Gon had just opened his Nen aperture. Of the four elements [Entanglement], [Absolute], [Training], and [Send], he had probably only mastered the first two. He was still quite a distance from unlocking [Send] and fully developing his Nen ability. Clearly, he lacked certain guidance.

The Sun-Earring Boy's eyes flickered as he straightened his clothes, then lifted his foot and strolled into the villa courtyard with Dunn. The faint sounds of seductive music could be heard emanating from the villa's magnificent hall...

Occasionally, one could also hear a man's heavy breathing and lewd laughter.

In an instant, Roy was transported back to the scene she had witnessed in Ribery 'Garcia heart; the esteemed Viscount Garcia, along with his captain of the guard, was conquering Lady Garcia...

Roy lowered his eyes, took a deep breath, and listened Dunn West opened the door, glanced back at him, and said, "Please." Roy nodded and stepped into the villa's living room. His eyes fell upon a portly middle-aged man, swirling a glass of red wine, watching several scantily clad young men and women dancing and singing... Their private parts were deliberately veiled in sheer fabric, creating a mysterious allure that made them irresistible, drawing the eye further...

Roy, mimicking Andrew Cooper, waited quietly to the side, not disturbing the man. He waved for Dunn West to take the boys and girls away, leaving only one boy in his arms. Just now, he heard Youyou and say, "Andrew, neither of them are as alluring as your wife." Edmond Sanders gently patted the boy's back, let out a burp, and looked at Roy with a half-smile, saying, "You're lucky, kid, to have married a good wife. Lord Simon took a liking to her; otherwise, this cushy job of collecting the Undead wouldn't have fallen to you."

Lord Simon... Deputy Commander of the Security Corps... Roy searched Andrew Cooper's memories, and an image involuntarily surfaced in his mind: a man with a large, hooked nose, a slender build, who always wore a monocle, and whose smile... always sent chills down Roy's spine, an inexplicable sinister chill...

Roy placed his right hand on his chest and bowed humbly to Edmond Sanders, saying, "It is all thanks to Lord Edmond's guidance; without you, Andrew would not be where he is today."

"Hehehe... Don't be so polite. After all, we're friends who've been through the same [hole]," Edmond Sanders said with a sly grin. "Your wife is my wife too. If you can get things done, I'll have some prestige in front of Lord Simon."

"Foot,

"Alright, tell me, how's the progress?" Edmond Sanders slumped back in his chair, propping his chin up and tilting his head to look... Roy thought of Old Mark, of Lady Nora, of Little Matty whose skin was peeled off and made into a wine jug, and of those men and women, fathers, mothers, grandfathers and grandmothers who were willing to feed Magic Beast so that their children could go to the city to enjoy a life of luxury.

Suppressing the anger rising within him, he said, "As Lord Edmond instructed, eleven have been collected."

"Eleven?" Edmond frowned, his face immediately falling. "How can there be so few? Where are the good ones? How many good ones are there?" Good ones... are the souls of "Nen user" who have died.

There's a difference between [Ordinary] and [Nen]. The soul strength of an ordinary person is clearly inferior to that of a Nen user has opened their Aura Nodes and awakened their Nen Ability... Even with [Post-Mortem Nen], an ordinary person is still no match for Nen user.

Roy searched Andrew Cooper's memories and instantly understood what "[Good Quality]" meant. He bowed and said, "I'm sorry, Lord Edmond, we haven't collected it yet..."

"Whoosh"

The atmosphere in the living room instantly turned cold, as if someone had pressed the Shizune button.

After a moment, Edmond Sanders smiled.

He nodded slightly. "Mm."

Ignoring Roy, he suddenly asked the trembling boy in his arms, "Why are you shaking? Are you scared?"

The boy, shirtless and wearing only a pair of briefs, forced a smile and said tremblingly, "Sir, I didn't." "Nonsense, you're clearly just scared!"

"My lord, I didn't."

"Still lying!" Edmond's expression suddenly changed. He grabbed the boy's neck, his thick hand forming a binding grip. He lifted the boy up by the neck like a chick; it was visibly painful... The boy's cheeks were rapidly turning purple as he struggled, kicking and thrashing against Edmond's arm... like a drowning man, on the verge of drowning, about to sink... Ugh... ugh... his breathing became labored...

Edmond seemed to finally remember Roy, and turned to look at him again, saying, "Andrew, doesn't he look like you?"

Roy's body trembled suddenly. He looked up again, his eyes filled with anger that he could no longer suppress, turning red in an instant and bursting forth!

"Phew!" [Laser] shot out!

Two blazing laser beams shot from Roy's eyes to Edmond Sanders!

Before the man could react, the fat hand that was gripping the boy was severed in an instant, causing him to scream in agony, a sound like a pig being slaughtered! "Thump!" The boy, whose neck was being held captive, finally managed to breathe as the severed hand fell limply to his side. His knees buckled, and he collapsed to the ground... He was breathing heavily, seemingly still reeling from the shock, staring blankly at Roy, who had saved his life. In a flash, Roy transformed into a ray of sunlight; a blur flashed before his eyes, and then...

He stepped on Edmond; Sanders's fat face, the red light in his eyes, was almost blood-red with rage!

"Why?"

Why do you have to scare me?

"Don't you know I'm easily frightened?"

"Crunch!" Edmond Sanders's screams echoed as his foot ground into his face, then pressed down on his cheekbone. The sound quickly alerted Dunn West, who hadn't gone far, and the dozen or so guards protecting the villa!

Dunn West had just stepped out of the corridor when his expression changed. "Lord Edmond!"

He suddenly turned around and rushed back to the living room, followed closely by more than ten guards holding various weapons!

"Crazy! The door bursts open!" When Dunn West and the guards saw Edmond Sanders being trampled underfoot by Roy, who had transformed into Andrew Cooper, they were all stunned for a moment. Then, they rushed over with shouts!

"Andrew Cooper, do you know what you're doing?"

"[Thunder] above, damn it... release Lord Edmond now!"

"Don't come any closer!" A sudden, sharp shout halted Dunn West and the others. Roy narrowed his eyes, sensing a powerful surge of Nen Qi beneath his feet. With a flash, he Photokinesis again in the sunlight and retreated to the side. Suddenly... Edmond Sanders, who had been trampled under his foot and had lost an arm, suddenly swelled up!

Lividity slowly appeared on his chest, head, arms, and thighs. His body rapidly expanded, forming a colossal [Bloated Corpse] in the blink of an eye. Finally, unable to hold on any longer, it exploded!

"Boom! Don't come any closer! I'm going to tear him apart!"

Suddenly, an angry roar erupted as the [Bloated Corpse] exploded, scattering countless "Nen Bullet" reeking of decay. These projectiles then converged again, coalescing into a "stinking torrent" that surged towards Roy...

Roy's pupils flashed red, and he instantly switched from [Laser] to [Eye of Truth] to focus his gaze... A stream of information appeared in his mind: [Edmond; Sanders]

[knight..]

[Constitution: 1543]

[Manifestational capacity: 110,000/million]

[Potential Nen Capacity: 870,000/1,000 (imaginary)]

[Rating: B-1]

[Note: Elite Chimera Ant Squadron Leader Level 1 is inferior to the Three Royal Guards, but a level above the ordinary Elite Chimera Ant Squadron Leader.]

Roy frowned, glancing at the word "[Void]" a few more times, and keenly noticed... Edmond Sanders, charging towards him, and Dunn, watching intently from the sidelines, seemed to have experienced one, two, or even three... [Blessing] West! So, the question is...?

They were all "Abandoned People," rejected by the gods and forced to eke out a living in the Uzuki Forest. Where did the "blessing" on them come from? Numerous questions flooded my mind like a tangled mess...

Roy, without further ado, summoned [Circle] and dispatched [Heart Bug]. Simultaneously, he opened his mouth and exhaled a stream of "sleepiness," instantly enveloping the entire villa, including the living room, garden, and back corridor. He said:

"Go to sleep."

[Dream Domain]... Activate!

An invisible ripple spread out like waves on water.

Sweeping past Edmond Sanders, who had transformed into a stenching torrent, the torrent paused.

The sight of the figure passing by Dunn West, who was watching the game, caused him to become dazed and stagger for a moment.

He swept past the guards, causing their weapons to fall from their hands with a thud, and they collapsed to the ground like dumplings being dropped into a pot... Not to mention the poor young boys and girls whose Aura Nodes had not yet been opened, birds, insects, and fish... any living creature that encountered a pair of eyes that clearly read "sleep" froze for a moment, then obediently lay down...

"You... you are not Andrew Cooper!"

"Lord Edmond, be careful! This fellow is not Andrew Cooper!"

"His Nen Qi is strange!"