After a man drinking in the tavern approached Lilia, the master, and me looking for trouble, the master struck him and sent him flying, breaking the tables behind him in the process.
The men from his group immediately got ready to strike back, since that guy was one of theirs. They wanted revenge on us, but they were no match for the master. I don't know if there is anyone in that town who could be his equal, but none of them were.
They drew their swords to attack the master, and the people nearby quickly moved away so they wouldn't get caught in the aftermath. The master told me and Lilia to step aside because he would take care of them himself.
Then, ten men stood ready to attack the old man. One of them rushed forward first while cursing, but the master dodged and struck him from behind, sending him to the floor. Another one jumped at him as well, and just like the first, was knocked down with a single blow.
There were only seven of them left. After seeing this, the others stopped attacking one by one and rushed together as a group at the master. They surrounded him, assuming that was enough to beat him, but it was the opposite — they couldn't even land a single hit. After a series of desperate movements, the master ended up knocking every single one of them to the ground.
The people in the tavern were stunned, because that wasn't even a real fight.
"That old man is insanely strong, even if he doesn't look like it."
"For real… he looked like a normal old guy, but he totally shocked us."
Everyone there was talking about it. Well, that was the master after all, so the result couldn't have been any different. That old man is just too strong.
After that, we went upstairs to the room we had rented to rest. Today was… how should I say it… yeah, it was incredible. There's no other word to describe it.
But of course, that wasn't the end of it, because this was what you'd call "the calm before the storm."
"So let me get this straight… you're telling me some old man caused trouble in the tavern, where our men were?"
"Well, Boss, actually our guys were the ones who went to pick a fi— (He was decapitated instantly)"
"And that trash thinks he can talk without permission… I know exactly what happened. The real problem is that our men got beaten."
"Boss, if you allow me, I have something to say."
"…Speak."
"Um… he has two kids with him."
"Oh? Is that so? Hehehe… perfect."
"I'll teach him not to mess with us."
Yes… that was the calm before the real storm…