"Better trust the ten lies of a devil than believe a word from Raul's mouth!" - Gré, evaluating me that day.

A whole four hundred and ninety gold coins, equivalent to nearly fifty thousand kingdom coins. According to the kingdom's price conversion, a sum of money that deservedly counted as a huge fortune for a sumptuous dinner including a whole roasted chicken only required twenty coins.

The waiter took one gold coin with trembling hands to inspect it. I motioned for Gré to sit down and eagerly watched as the people, intimidated by my aura, reacted.

"Sir...there, there are so many gold coins...I, I can't handle it."

"Then who in your establishment can?"

"You, please wait, I'll go find someone."

The waiter was frantic, his speech stumbling. I really wanted Wolfrang and the others to witness this.

I knew the four Red Guards in the exchange were already standing behind me, but I kept my legs crossed, adopting an arrogant demeanor. Because things were still developing according to my expectations.

Gré remained composed, I hoped he would keep it up.

It's interesting how things turned out. Originally, the three rules were meant to make me speak less, but now the tables have turned.

Soon, another gentleman wearing glasses arrived. One glance was enough to tell he was in charge. I pretended not to care and casually rested my leg on the table, making it clear that I had grown impatient.

"Sir...uh...you want to exchange coins, correct?"

"Yeah, I heard you guys exchange coins with gold. Why haven't you done it?"

"Sorry, it's because we've never received such a large amount of gold coins before."

"So you won't exchange it if it's a lot? Fine, then I'll leave."

"No, no, sir, that's not what we mean."

"Well, what do you mean then? I've been waiting for so long and haven't even been offered a glass of water."

"Ah, give this sir a glass of water. Let me explain, since the quantity of gold coins is too large, we need to ask you a few questions. Would that be alright with you?"

"Sure, go ahead. I don't mind."

I took the glass of water handed to me by the maid and smirked as I reached out to touch her small hand. The gentleman frowned at the sight. This was also a part of the soap opera-like drama.

"Ahem, sir, what is your occupation?"

"What do you mean by occupation?"

"It means, what do you do for a living."

"I'm a hunter, a monster hunter."

"What?!"

"A monster hunter, a monster hunter who kills monsters! Look, see this? This is the hair of a werewolf!"

I took off the hair of Wolfrang hanging around my neck and slapped it on the table, startling the gentleman.

"Sorry, sorry, sir, please don't be angry...let's ask something else, shall we?"

"Seriously, I could ride horses and shoot guns when I was a teenager."

"What is your name?"

"Number five."

"I mean your full name..."

"Chen Laowu."

"No, this is called...Raul...I've never heard of it before."

"Hehe, that's the name my father gave me. So, what's the connection between my name and exchanging money?"

"No no, it's like this, you need to write your name here."

The gentleman handed me a sheet of paper printed with densely packed kingdom characters, telling me to sign it in the bottom left corner. I took the pen, without hesitation, and wrote three Chinese characters - Chen Laowu.

"Sir, this is..."

"This is my name, what's wrong?"

Now Gré was truly panicked because he had specifically taught me how to write my name, but I deliberately didn't write it as he taught. Looking at the gentleman, he flipped the paper over and over, staring at it for a long time, not knowing what I had written. Heh, if he could understand, that would be strange~

"Mr. Chen...Raul, please wait a moment..."

The play had gone smoothly up to this point. The climax was coming next, and it was the riskiest part. Whether it was because of hopelessness in life or something else, I was embarking on the biggest gamble of my life.

After about half an hour, a group of people arrived. Among them were ten soldiers dressed in red shirts with gold trim, an old man in a navy blue robe, a middle-aged man who looked like an officer, and the gentleman with the eyes from earlier, making a total of thirteen people. They entered from the entrance of the exchange, and it seemed that the exchange was also sealed off, not allowing anyone to enter or exit.

Well, the show can begin~

The soldiers stood on both sides, slamming their guns on the ground. Judging from their clothing, they should be elite soldiers guarding the first-level territory. This was quite an eye-opener for me.

I looked at Gray and laughed from the bottom of my heart. He had never seen that smile of mine before, because I only showed that smile when I stabbed a hunting knife into the stomach of a Medusa beast.

"Sir, we have a few more questions for you."

"Ah... how long have you been asking? Are you done yet?"

"Watch your words. This gentleman is High Councilor Godin of the Magic Council."

The officer introduced the old man in the blue robe to me in a stern tone. I heard about the Magic Council from Gray before I came to the kingdom. It was probably the most powerful and influential leadership body in the kingdom, balancing power with the king. Each councilor was incredibly powerful and could kill me within a minute.

But the more powerful a person is, the less they can intimidate me. Do they understand what acting and bluffing mean?

"What magic and stuff? I'm asking you, can that old man exchange money for me?"

"Hey! You piece of shit!"

The guns of the soldiers immediately aimed at my head, but I didn't even flinch.

"Brother! What are you doing!"

Gray quickly protected me and shouted at the soldiers. Your acting skills aren't bad~

"Little brother, it's fine. I've seen all kinds of scenes before."

I told Gray to sit back down, then grabbed the barrel of a soldier's gun and pointed it at my head.

"Come on, aim a little better. Don't shake your hand. Ah, be careful not to get my blood on your clothes when you shoot."

When faced with someone who was more arrogant than rational, the solution was to be even more arrogant.

"Put the guns away..."

The old man spoke up, and the soldiers quickly put away their guns. Hehe, come on, grandpa from the Magic Council.

"Young man, I have a question for you. Are you... a monster hunter?"

"Yes, I am a monster hunter."

"How do you prove it?"

Just waiting for this question~ Hehe.

"Look, this is the fur of a werewolf. I killed one in the south and cut off these furs as a memento."

"This is something from a vampire. I battled with a vampire all night long. Although I couldn't defeat the monster, I tore off this piece of fabric from his body."

"See this ring? It was taken from a succubus' corpse!"

I showed the old man from the Magic Council Wolfrang's wolf fur, the handkerchief that the vampire gave me to bandage my wounds, and the blood ring crafted by Granny Bonare.

These three items were perfect for bragging. The werewolf fur was authentic, and although the vampire's handkerchief was stained with blood and a bit tattered, it was definitely something from a monster. As for the blood ring, the people of the kingdom had no idea what it was, only the witches and some monsters knew.

The old man examined each item carefully, and a look of surprise gradually appeared on his face. It seemed that he had confirmed the authenticity of the items. Especially the blood ring, the old man even said, "This is definitely something the kingdom couldn't produce!"

Have you never seen them before? Isn't it fun? Hehe, even if I just randomly pick up a few things, I can scare you all to death!

"Young man, how did you defeat those monsters?"

When an old man starts stuttering in surprise, even if I say something ridiculous, he's willing to believe it. The only concern is that the officer might still have some doubts.

"I relied on this gun!"

I threw Park's revolver on the table, knowing that there were no bullets in it anyway.

"This gun..."

The officer and the old man picked up the revolver and examined it carefully. It was clear that they had never seen such an advanced semi-automatic firearm.

I showed them how to use the revolver, and the officer was also shocked.

Very well, now the whole situation is in my hands.

"Your gun, it's not made in this Kingdom..."

"Yes, because I am not from this Kingdom..."

"Sir... Are you joking? There are no other countries around our Kingdom!"

"Why would I joke about my own home..."

I took off my glasses and rubbed my eyes with my hand. As expected, the Kingdom of Enslrey is a country without diplomacy. After preparing my emotions, I looked at the expectant eyes of the old man and the officer, and began the most vivid storytelling of my life.

"My country, in a very faraway place, called the What What Kingdom..."

"When I turned eighteen, due to my parents' disapproval, my beloved and I ran away together, helping each other along the way, persevering..."

"But later, the population became increasingly sparse, and we couldn't even have enough to eat. When winter came, we had to slaughter the sheep pulling our cart and hide in a small cave to shelter from the snow..."

"After surviving the winter, we continued our journey in the spring. Without the sheep pulling the cart, we had to discard much of our luggage. Now, we only have this gun and my glasses left."

"We walked until we reached the Mountain Dotch in the south of your Kingdom. We saw many trees nearby and small animals to hunt, so we settled in the forest, barely surviving by eating wild fruits and catching animals."

"But as luck would have it, my woman suddenly fell seriously ill and passed away after a few days..."

"So, I was once again alone, struggling to survive in the forest. Later, I discovered that there were monsters in the forest, and every day, in addition to hunting for food, I had to avoid these ferocious creatures..."

"Three years ago, I met my brother, Gray. He was being attacked by a succubus at the time, and although I was afraid of monsters, how could I stand by and watch someone die? I fought desperately and killed the succubus, saving him..."

"But little did I know, he was also a person with a hard life. He lost his parents when he was young and had to gather medicinal herbs in the dangerous forest, exchanging them for food to sustain himself. Seeing his struggle, I made him my brother. For the past three years, we've been gathering herbs together, and he's been teaching me the language of this Kingdom. Actually, I'm not really a monster hunter, whenever my brother and I encounter a monster, we often run away together. Occasionally, if we're lucky, we can defeat a lone one..."

"These coins, we've accumulated them through defeating monsters over the past three years. This is the money we earned with our blood. Oh, brother, why do we suffer like this? Sob, sob, sob... Brother... my brother..."

"Brother...!"

Gray's tearful cry of "brother" was the perfect finishing touch to this monologue.

We embraced each other and cried together.

Everyone in the room couldn't help but shed tears, even the old man from the Magic Council kept wiping his eyes with his sleeve, and the officer's eyes were red as he handed us a handkerchief.

This monologue, which Gray and I spent an hour last night working on, I practiced it many times.

And it was this scene that changed the fate of everyone present.