Looking at these abnormal residents, Erica and Hina were both stunned.
When had they seen such a scene?
"What happened to them? What did Kronos do?"
Hina tugged at Erica's shirt, a little scared.
However, even if Hina asked, Erica herself didn't know.
Seeing that the crowd was getting closer and closer to the tavern, Erica gathered her courage and took two steps forward to ask.
"Uh..."
Before she could finish her sentence, the crowd that had gathered in front of the tavern greeted Erica with smiles on their faces.
"Yo! Erica!"
"Hey, lady boss, good morning!"
With a simple greeting, everyone began asking about Kronos.
"Erica, where's Kronos?"
"Yes! Yes! Madam, where's Kronos? Why don't we see him?"
"Is everyone okay?"
"Is there anything we can do to help?"
"Need some medicine?"
"Yes! Kronos should need medicine. I've brought it all! I can also check his wounds."
"Yeah, yeah!"
Everyone chatted enthusiastically and with concern.
For a moment, Erica at the door was ignored.
But Erica, who didn't understand what was happening, was stunned by everyone's attitude. She was a little overwhelmed, standing at the door.
On the other side, the little girl Hina looked at the scene, her eyes wide with disbelief.
'These people... are all here to find Kronos?'
'Why do they care so much about him?'
'What did Kronos do to deserve such a reputation?'
A strong curiosity sprouted in Hina's heart. She was eager to know what had happened, what exactly Kronos had done.
Pulling on Erica's shirt again, Hina whispered to her.
"Mother..."
Erica glanced at Hina when she heard her.
Now she understood that these people weren't here to cause trouble for Kronos. They were more like a group of people coming to thank him.
However, Erica was still curious about what had happened.
Rather than asking, Erica told everyone that Kronos had left.
"Everyone... please listen to me first."
As Erica spoke, everyone looked over.
Then Erica continued, "Kronos is no longer here."
"He left the tavern last night and went out to sea."
As soon as Erica said this, the crowd instantly quieted down.
After a while, a middle-aged man sighed.
"Oh, so he's gone."
As soon as the middle-aged man's words were spoken, they immediately resonated with the crowd. Others also spoke with some regret.
"I thought he'd at least take a day off before leaving."
"Unfortunately, I haven't had a drink with him yet."
"Why did Kronos have to leave in such a hurry?"
Everyone spoke sadly.
But Erica, on the side, didn't want to listen to their regretful words. At that moment, she just wanted to know what had happened in between.
Turning slightly sideways, Erica stepped aside to let everyone into the tavern and smiled as she spoke.
"Since everyone is here, why don't you come inside and have a drink?"
"I'm treating. There's enough to go around."
"I just want people to tell me what happened. What exactly did Kronos do?"
Hearing Erica's words, everyone was slightly taken aback and asked in surprise.
"Huh? Madam Boss, don't you know?"
"Kronos didn't tell you?"
Erica heard this and her expression dropped slightly. She shook her head but didn't say anything more.
Seeing this, everyone looked at each other again. After a while, a burst of laughter rang out.
"Hahaha! That kid Kronos didn't tell you? Alright, we'll tell you!"
"That's right! But Erica, it's fine if you're treating us to drinks."
"We want the wine! But it mustn't be free. Otherwise, it would be rude to Kronos!"
As they spoke, everyone began to pour into the tavern.
The tavern, which was originally empty, quickly filled up. There were so many people that it was impossible to sit down. But even so, no one left.
If there was no seat, people either stood or sat on the walls, drinking on the floor!
Even if it was crowded, the drinkers didn't mind pouring their own drinks!
At this moment, the tavern was filled with laughter. Everyone was drinking strong wine and expressing themselves freely.
And Erica and Hina finally learned everything under the narration of the drinkers!
They learned that Kronos killed five bandits with a single strike on the street!
They also learned that Kronos rushed to the bandit king's lair and destroyed the entire bandit group overnight!
At this moment, tears welled up in Erica and Hina's eyes uncontrollably.
They didn't even need to see it with their own eyes.
Just listening to the story, they already understood how dangerous it had been!
"So, this is what happened!"
"So, this is what happened..."
"So, this is what happened!"
They repeated the same phrase three times in succession.
At this moment, Erica and Hina finally understood the real reason for Kronos' strange behavior yesterday.
Perhaps the residents of the town didn't know the full reason, but at least Erica knew.
Ever since the bandit's request at noon that day, Kronos had been acting strangely.
Presumably, at that time, he had already realized that the bandit with bigger plans would threaten his mother and daughter, right?
When he left, he didn't hesitate to put himself in danger. It was also to protect his mother and daughter, right?
In the end, he didn't tell Erica because he was afraid she would see him as a murderer, just like everyone else, right?
At this moment, Erica wanted to go back in time.
She wished she could go back to the moment before Kronos left and tell him that she wouldn't be afraid!
Kronos had done so much for her and Hina.
But the two of them had no idea, and they couldn't even thank him.
It was too much for Kronos!
She quietly wiped away her tears.
Erica looked up and looked around.
The tavern was overcrowded, filled with drinkers. Everyone was toasting and celebrating with laughter.
But among all these people, there was one person missing in the celebration.
The person who deserved the most praise.
The person who should be sitting here.
The only one missing was him... the person who deserved the most honor at this moment!
The story of the tavern town has come to an end. This story is a bit more sophisticated, so there are more supporting roles.
There won't be any other supporting roles getting this much focus from now on, and the protagonist group will take off!
Additionally, the author is still a bit nervous about this plot. If you can, please leave some opinions in the comment section.
Do you think this plot is good?
Or... Giant Water?
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