After Stealing Hero's Mother, I Reincarnated in the Fantasy World!

As time went on, as Rain got closer and closer to Evelyn, making more and more unequivocal actions, Grey, who had been watching them lurking, lost more and more of his patience.

Anger created more and more vulnerabilities in his hiding technique, allowing even ordinary passersby to notice Gray and throw strange looks at him like he was crazy.

Of course, Rain was still pretending he didn't exist. At first it was amusing to watch his reaction and the way he bit his elbows in frustration, but as time went on it only became annoying.

Even if Gray walked right up to his face, Rain would just walk right past him. And it wasn't because of his amazing hiding technique, it was just...

'Why should I be distracted by this bug on my first date with Evelyn?'

It's ridiculous. Grey left Rain's thoughts as quickly as he'd appeared and Rain returned his full attention to Evelyn.

"Look, a cat!"

At that moment, on the side of the road they were walking along, Evelyn noticed a white cat.

"Meow…"

The cat looked at them.

"Oh, it's a girl."

Evelyn nodded her head as if to confirm it.

'How did she even determine that from this distance?'

When Rain threw a perplexed look at her, she only smiled and winked at him.

"It's a woman's secret~"

Taking a small step towards the cat, she turned to Rain.

"You know, in the place where I grew up, there was a belief that helping animals brought good luck. Unfortunately, Haerin has a problem with animals, and to see even one every day is a miracle. So, Rain, since we've met one, do you want to give it a try?"

She looked like she might cry if he said no, so he nodded.

"Sure."

And it wasn't that Rain didn't want it himself. Animals often had more loyalty and trust than most humans. There was no reason not to love them.

With that, the two of them moved towards the cat, but in the end, she didn't even want to go near Rain, completely ignoring his existence. Whereas with Evelyn...

"Muurrr~"

The cat acted like she was her Goddess. Rubbing against Evelyn with her muzzle, she didn't stop purring.

'...This world isn't fair to the most honest people.'

Rain felt a pang of injustice. But he soon realized the reason for this attitude when his eyes fell on Evelyn's milk bidons, whose white, flawless skin was perfectly accentuated by the dark blue evening gown.

'I take that back, I'm no match for her. '

Than that, he'd even rather take a turn at trying them out than compete with them...

"Meow!"

Either sensing his thoughts or for some yet unknown reason, the cat jumped from her arms, running away.

"Stop!"

Evelyn shouted, but it had no effect on the cat. Then she turned to Rain.

"We have to catch her!"

"Why?"

"We just have to!"

Evelyn ran after her. Sighing, Rain followed her.

As they ran, she explained with desperation in her voice.

"If you hold a cat in your arms for less than a minute, it will bring bad luck on the contrary! That's another belief from my homeland!"

'...Okay, I suppose customs are worth honoring. And a little jog after a meal is good for digestion.'

Soon, they stopped their footsteps. The reason wasn't because they had caught their target, rather... it was a dead end.

Did the cultivator miss the cat? Rain wanted to laugh in his face.

He could definitely feel that she had gone this way.

"Hehehe, you got a pretty good one."

"Of course I did, Boss! My nimble hands have never failed me."

Voices from not far away reached them.

"That's fine. Just don't eat it right away. It needs time to digest better."

"Haha, what do you take me for, Boss? I've done this hundreds of times before, so I know it all too well."

Without thinking long, Rain, pushing Evelyn slightly behind his back, headed over there.

The one who met them there was a man who looked like a bulldog with rotten teeth. And a skinny guy whose face looked like a rat's.

Rain and Evelyn's appearance had torn them away from some important business.

"Boss! We have guests."

The man called Boss turned around and immediately whistled.

"Hey, kid, leave that pretty thing here and get lost."

Was it worth saying that he was referring to Evelyn?

'Should I kill him at once?'

While Rain's hand instinctively reached for the storage ring with the sword inside, the skinny guy added.

"What, you want to just let him go, Boss? Didn't you usually break the arm and leg of those who interfered with you?"

Thud!

Kicking the Rat with all his might, the man yelled.

"Idiot! I should have done it when he turned his back! Is there nothing in your rat brain at all?!"

"S-sorry, B-Boss. I wasn't thinking."

"Tsk. You never think. If it weren't for Mistress, I'd have killed you long ago. All that's useful about you is your nimble hands that can do the job."

After that, he turned to Rain and continued.

"Motherfucker, did you hear him? Come over here quick and let me break your arm and leg. I'm in no mood to run after you today."

Bulldog smiled with rotten teeth.

"After that, I'll think about letting you go alone."

But at that moment, Rain wasn't listening to him anymore.

'This...'

All his attention was focused on the white thing in their hands that they were planning to eat earlier.

Slowly, Rain's brow furrowed, even stopping his hand reaching for his sword.

'Isn't that... White Powder?'

In their hands was a substance identical to the White Powder that the lovely elf Lapielle had once shown him. In short, a drug to increase magical power.

Rain had one lying around in his storage ring, the same one he had taken (confiscated) from the innocent Lapielle.

Although the powder in these guys' hands looked paler and dirtier.

'Status.'

[Locher's Extract.]

[Temporarily increases the level of magical conduction in the body, allowing a small jump in cultivation level.]

[After the effect ends, the wielder is significantly weakened. It has no effect on the Transcendent Soul stage and little effect on the Ethereal Disciple stage. Due to its low quality, it has side effects].

After activating the status on it, Rain realized what the reason was.

Poor quality. Unlike the one he had, it was of much worse quality, and its effects were on the verge of being garbage. It wasn't White Powder, more like Dirty Gray Powder.

It seemed like eating a handful of sand and hoping for a strength boost was more realistic.

'But since this thing had somehow gotten into the Academy, I suppose it was still in my power as the Responsible Officer for the 2nd year.'

Amusingly, it was at this very moment that Gray disappeared.

He was definitely still following them, Rain didn't even doubt it, but Gray didn't seem to be planning to show himself, preferring to observe.

"Hey, you fucker. You really don't want to come here?"

While Rain was busy with the powder in their hands, the patience of one of the thugs burst.

"Boss, perhaps your aura scared him too much for him to move from his spot..."

"Shut up, Rat. Even if he can't do it when I say it, he has to do it, got it?"

"You're right, Boss..."

Sticking out his tongue and licking the tip of the knife with it, the man with rotten teeth reluctantly moved towards Rain, glaring at him.

"Okay, fucker, this is definitely your end now."