These Familiars Are Strange

Since they were part of the Abyss Guards as well, it was only natural that they would receive the same message as everyone else through their badges.

Though it was surprising that someone like the arrogant young master would actually follow the orders sent through the badge.

With his personality…it seemed more likely that he would hide himself away.

No, there was another possibility as well, but it didn't seem as likely unless he was a fool. Only he proved that he was indeed the fool with his actions as soon as he arrived at the temporary camp set up.

As soon as he arrived at the camp and saw us, he immediately pointed his finger at us and said, "It's you! How dare you show yourself in front of me again!"

The loud voice that he spoke in naturally attracted everyone's attention, but it seemed like they were more watching for fun rather than taking him seriously. With the way that they looked at him, it really seemed like they were looking at some kid throwing a tantrum.

None of them really cared about what he was saying, they just cared about what he would do next.

Seeing that I didn't say anything, the arrogant young master came forward and said, "Everyone, don't be fooled by this person! They're clearly traitors to humanity! They use strange abilities that I've never seen before!"

It was certainly interesting that he would say something like this, but it was also a problem if I continued to let him run his mouth like this.

I wasn't actually worried about him, but if he were to cause any misunderstandings…

It wasn't best to allow him to continue saying anything.

Only I didn't get a chance to say anything.

"That's enough."

This voice wasn't that loud or that soft, but it somehow clearly rang through everyone's ears. Everyone was able to hear these words without any impediment and turned in the direction that it came from.

It was the sergeant who was the leader of this group.

His eyes were on me and the arrogant young master, but it didn't seem like he had any ill intentions towards me.

It seemed that all of his ill intentions were aimed at the arrogant young master.

Even though he was a bit suppressed because of the voice, the arrogant young master didn't back down as he said, "You don't know this, but he…"

"Enough." Once again, the sergeant cut him off.

With narrowed eyes, the sergeant said, "There's no time for your silly squabbles right now. There is a security risk that is present that we need to take care of. If you dare cause trouble, then I'll be sure to report this to headquarters and you'll be disciplined after this."

The arrogant young master couldn't keep up the same arrogance as before when he heard this, but it was clear by the look in his eyes that he wasn't willing to give this matter up.

It really seemed like he wanted to keep this going…

Only in the end, he wasn't able to do anything in the face of the pressure that the sergeant was being put on him.

After opening and closing his mouth a few times, the arrogant young master finally turned around as if he was done with all of this.

Though as he was leaving, he didn't forget to add, "Don't blame me for not warning you all. You'll be punished for this when the time comes. I don't care what happens to any of you."

However, he also looked at me with narrowed eyes filled with hostility as he walked past.

It was clear what he was thinking and I also had some thoughts as well.

I had missed him earlier because I had been preoccupied with the Abyss Demon camp and this gathering. Otherwise, I would have been able to realize that he was coming to this camp as well.

It was my fault for not noticing him sooner.

Though it was surprising the reaction that the sergeant had.

After the arrogant young master left, the sergeant suddenly revealed a smile as he turned to look at me and said, "Don't worry about him, there are a few like him who come every year. They think that they're on top of the world, but they eventually learn that this world isn't about them. You just have to accept that people like them will always be in any place that you go to."

"Then why did the Abyss Guards accept them?"

Though it seemed like it was a simple question, there were a few things that I was implying in these words.

He didn't seem offended by these implications, it even seemed that he recognized that these implications were real as he said with a sigh, "In the end, the Abyss Guards is still an organization that was created by people. There are people that have different agendas and even if it was created with the goal of suppressing the Abyss, that doesn't mean that it's impervious to corruption. There are people that use the Abyss Guards for their own gains. With their connections, they're able to join the Abyss Guards when they don't have the proper mentality for it."

The others nodded in agreement to this.

Seeing them act this way, it seemed that they weren't the same as the arrogant young master. It seemed that they were quite deserving of being a part of the Abyss Guards.

The sergeant continued by saying, "Normally, those people don't even last a year. He's one of the new ones that have come this year, but he won't be the last. You just have to wait for people like that to drop out."

It seemed that everyone had experience with these kinds of people before.

It seemed that someone like the arrogant young master was something that was quite usual for the Abyss Guards.

In that case…

"Anyway, don't worry about it, noobies. We'll take care of everything in the camp, just try and get a few contribution points where you can." The sergeant said with a smile on his face.

The other veterans all agreed with this as they encouraged us with smiles on their faces.

It seemed that the Abyss Guard really was different from what I thought.