Seeing the disgraced chief not even daring to speak up made the players laugh even more. But they quickly stopped as the Demon King waved.

  "All of you." Jack's deep voice echoed in the plaza. "I'll be going on ahead. Take care of yourselves, and I'll see you on the other side if fate allows it."

  That's all he said. He was done and it was indubitably a shitty speech.

  He already seemed to be pondering what he would be doing next.

  Anyone else would have made a big deal out of this and would have been bragging to no end, but not him.

  Sure he had organized a big party to celebrate, but he was already over it. To him, this incredible achievement of being the first to complete the Tutorial was nothing out of the ordinary.

  That's the kind of resolve that made him worth following! Many emotionally spoke up:

  "We'll meet you on the other side, Boss!"

  "Demon King, I'll find you no matter what!"

  "Leave a bit of the vast world outside for us to conquer!"

  "We'll take care of the Great Chicken Arena while you're gone."

  "Don't worry, leader. Soon we'll follow you and make the world tremble!"

  It was a cacophony of cheers and farewell messages. Then it was solar noontime as the big flaming ball in the sky was at its highest. The chief mumbled an activation word softly as if afraid they'd hear.

  The space began trembling as a portal suddenly materialized. It was a golden rich color that emitted an imperial feeling. In front of this energy, they were all so incredibly insignificant!

  Everyone in the plaza fell to their knees— or almost. Jack was still standing, not sweating even one bit.

  He took a confident step toward the light, heading for a new world.

  But that's when something flew out of the portal so damn quickly, colliding with him and sending him flying.

  What the hell?!

  All they saw was a red blur attacking the Demon King. It was way too fast! Yet, he had blocked it and was now staring at it with great wariness.

  It was a bird the size of an eagle. It was a vibrant red and had an air of arrogance to it. It glanced at the crowd assembled and showed displeasure as it shook its feathery head.

  "Quick, everyone bow to the holy messenger bird!" The village chief hurriedly shouted as he threw himself to the ground.

  "…."

  "Really?!"

  "Are you kidding me?!"

  "We're supposed to bow to a bird?"

  "Bird meat is delicious, you guys. Let's catch it!"

  "What, it's level 34?! How are we supposed to roast it?!"

  Finding their tone irksome, the mighty bird uttered a sharp cry and rushed at them.

  A second later, a few players were missing their heads. Their necks gushed a rain of blood as the creature gave a satisfied chirp, its sharp talon stained with blood.

  This bird was OP!!!

  Afterward, it glanced at Jack once before opening its beak. In there was a glowing golden seal that floated upward before flying straight into Jack's body with lightning speed!

  That's when its gaze finally on the village chief and the training instructor, locking onto them. It flew to their side, dropped a letter at their feet snickering, and flew away.

  It gave one last glance at Jack, the man who had blocked its initial strike, flew back to the portal, and disappeared alongside it.

  What the fuck had just happened?! Why did a damn bird block Jack's way?! Why was the portal gone?!

  All eyes turned to the letters. They were embroidered with a gold ??, the symbol of royalty! It even softly emitted a regal aura! None would have dared to touch it!

  The two men began reading, showing contrasting expressions.

  Igor seemed to suddenly grow a few years older as he stared at the letter with regret and gave an apologetic glance at Jack. Meanwhile, the village chief began happily cackling as if he had just won the jackpot at the casino.

  "Training instructor, what's happening?!" A player asked with concern.

  "I'm no training instructor, not anymore." He sighed while unequipping that enchanted cloak he was so proud of. He didn't have the right to wear it anymore.

  This was the result of going against the system. He slowly reached toward Jack, showing him the content of the letter. The Demon King read it all, frowning at times, clicking his tongue at others, and finally sighing.

  The village chief was in tears from laughing too hard as he kept babbling:

  "Hahaha, a miracle really happened! This is the best! I bet you didn't see this coming, hahaha!"

  "That one Mighty Dragon brave was right. This is also the perfect punishment for you, haha! I can't believe the letter came just in time! You were so close, hahaha!"

  The Demon King gave the village chief one last glance and left without saying a word. The chief wouldn't miss the opportunity to pay him back for the earlier humiliation:

  "You're leaving just like that? Aren't you angry?! Don't you hate me? But what can you do! Actually, the forest suits you very much! The wild is perfect for a beast like you! Shoo!"

  Everyone watched this reversal in complete disbelief. Could anyone explain what the fuck had just happened?!

  CPR dude quickly followed, soon reaching Jack:

  "Boss, what was that all about?" He asked worriedly.

  "Greed, arrogance, pettiness, but mostly politics." He sighed.

  What did that even mean? Had the village chief pulled some strings to fuck them over? He looked at his boss for answers.

  "Simply put, I'm under house arrest. I'm supposed to stay in New Leaf village for a month." Jack casually explained.

  "A month?! That's insane! It's been a fucking week, and you're already done with the Tutorial! That's way too long! We have to appeal to the devs and—"

  "Don't bother. The devs of Infinite are pretty mysterious and won't involve themselves except if something truly major happens." Jack shrugged.

  CPR dude was about to propose something else when Bubblegum suddenly spoke up.

  "Am I wrong, or you do not seem too worried?" She asked, an insightful glint flashing in her eyes.

  Wait, when had she even caught up?! She was getting sneakier and sneakier!

  "Boss, do you have a way to make the restriction disappear?" CPR dude asked.

  Jack turned around and gave them an unfathomable smile.

  "The restriction? Nope. The magic is too high level." He chuckled slightly. "But it won't matter if the prison is gone."

  "!?!"

  "No fucking way! Seriously?!"

  The days of New Leaf village were numbered…


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  [A/N] Jack was so close to leaving the Tutorial! Just one tiny weeny little thing to do before leaving. (It will be very quick haha) Apparently, we are getting a banner on RPP? Tell me if you see it! ^_^v