In a small town called Anda on the De Rossi Continent, there lived an utterly ordinary family. The couple married late due to poverty, and it was also because of poverty that they only had a son in their middle age. The birth of their son brought immense hope to this struggling family. Every day, they looked forward to their son growing up and leading the family out of poverty. However, this was merely their fantasy. In reality, twenty-three years later, their grown-up son, Kells, brought nothing but various troubles to the elderly couple every day...

  So, the story begins! Speaking of which, today’s Anda is as noisy as usual!

  This noise comes from the central street of Anda, where a long-haired young man is running with all his might, pursued by at least ten girls wielding various household weapons such as brooms, sticks, and washboards!

  The chase is extremely intense and has been going on for quite some time. Suddenly, the long-haired young man accidentally trips over a stone on the road while running, and because of this stumble, a girl’s small panties fall out of his arms...

  “Bastard! Today, we must! We must kill you!” The girls, upon seeing what fell out, their eyes turn into a terrifying blood-red, each one fiercely accelerating towards the running young man. During this, some girls even throw their weapons, but miraculously, the long-haired young man dodges them all as if he has eyes on the back of his head.

  After this farce continued for a while, from somewhere, a short-haired young man joined the pursuing army. His speed and stamina were clearly superior to those of the girls. After running for some time, the girls, exhausted, all fell to the ground to rest, leaving only the late-joining young man still chasing the long-haired one in front.

  The long-haired one kept looking back, his dream of escaping unscathed today shattered! This guy who joined halfway had unexpectedly strong foot stamina, and it seemed he was about to catch up.

  The long-haired one couldn’t help but get nervous; he increased his running speed to shake him off, but the other also increased his speed, closing the distance again. The two maintained a very small gap like this...

  The sun gradually shifted from the east to the west until dusk arrived.

  By this time, both were so exhausted that they could no longer run. The long-haired and the short-haired one, one in front and one behind, switched from running to difficult walking, a state almost akin to some kind of animal crawling. However, the short-haired one was always just a step away from the long-haired one, unable to catch up no matter what.

  Finally, the long-haired one couldn’t take it anymore. With a “bang,” he sat down, took out all the spoils from his arms, and threw them on the ground. A pile of colorful items, all girls’ small panties!

  “Huff... huff... Please, is this necessary? Or, how about we split today’s harvest fifty-fifty?” the long-haired one said, panting heavily.

  “You... you... you shameless fellow, the Heavenly Father will not forgive you...” The short-haired one was already out of breath, but he ignored the long-haired one’s temptation.

  “Is it that serious... buddy... I don’t even know you!” The long-haired young man was seeing this guy for the first time and had no idea where he came from. However, the long-haired one’s foot stamina was such that no one in the entire Anda could catch up to him, yet today he unexpectedly fell into the hands of an unknown guy, truly an accident among accidents.

  “Heavenly Father... please... please forgive this shameless fellow... The purity... the pure hearts of the girls have all been defiled by you. If... if you don’t repent... I... I won’t let you go!”

  “Repent? Haha! You actually... actually want me, Kells, to repent!... Huff huff!” So, this long-haired one is Kells! His parents must be heartbroken again! Sigh...

  “Wha... what’s wrong...” the short-haired youth continued to ask.

  “I do this every day... If... if I were to repent, wouldn’t it take ten days and ten nights to finish saying it all! Haha! Haha!” After saying this, Kells couldn’t stop laughing, but laughing heartily after running wildly easily leads to choking...

  “Cough... cough...” Kells, who hadn’t laughed for long, started coughing, a sight that greatly amused the short-haired one.

  “Haha! Haha! See that... this... this is the Heavenly Father’s punishment! Villain! If you don’t repent... there will definitely be more severe punishments...” The short-haired one, who hadn’t spoken much, also began to cough violently.

  “Haha... cough... punishment?” Kells was mocking the short-haired one’s slip of the tongue.

  Taken from Royal Road, this narrative should be reported if found on Amazon.

  “Cough... this is an accident...” The short-haired one was very stubborn, seemingly a rigid fellow.

  Kells was most annoyed by rigid fellows. Seeing that he couldn’t shake this guy off, he quickly gave up and said, “Let’s not fight anymore, okay? I surrender. Here, take all of this. I don’t want it anymore. Just pretend that today I didn’t see you... and you didn’t see me either?” Kells threw the entire pile of spoils towards the short-haired one.

  After the short-haired one clearly saw the pile of spoils, he immediately blushed. He quickly closed his eyes and said, “This... this is! Heavenly Father, please forgive your sinful child!”

  “Haha, you kid can repent here. I won’t accompany you!” After resting for a while, Kells regained some strength. Relying on this newly recovered strength, he stood up and left unsteadily. Meanwhile, the short-haired one was still facing the pile of variously colored small panties, repenting, with one seemingly even on top of his head...

  “What day is it today, so unlucky, to encounter such a persistent runner whom I don’t even know. No way! Among those was my favorite Leah’s unwashed small panties! The best of the best! So damn unlucky!” On the way, Kells cursed as he walked. If it weren’t for that unexpected guest, he could have already returned home to happily admire his collection!

  Speaking of which, Kells has a habit of collecting girls’ small panties, a fact known throughout the town. Obviously, this hobby is not something anyone would approve of, but Kells has never given up on it. Since the age of eighteen, this chase has been enacted day after day on the central street of Anda. Now this guy is already twenty-three years old, and this lifestyle has persisted for a full five years...

  Four years ago, Kells outran the fastest girl in town. Three years ago, he could freely enter girls’ homes. Two years ago, he could open all kinds of box locks. One year ago, he could find the small panties the girls had changed out of just by smell! He could even tell whose they were! With an identification rate exceeding 90%... Nowadays, no one can stop Kells’ burning passion for collecting!

  And because of this, Kells earned the nickname Kamikaze Kaitou. Speaking of Kaitou, in simpler terms, it’s just an underwear thief... Girls can’t exactly go around saying “underwear thief” out loud, can they!

  Kells’ family, as a result, worries every day, fearing that the victimized girls would come knocking at their door. With no other choice, the whole family had to move to a forest outside the town to hide. But even so, Kells still visits the homes of the town’s girls every day as scheduled, with, of course, only one goal! That is their small panties, naturally!

  Today, Kells completely failed. He returned home dejectedly and lay down on the bed! His mom and dad, seeing their son acting somewhat unusual today, both hurried over.

  “Kells, did you cause trouble again today?” Mom asked.

  “No, I failed today. I ran into a strange guy!” Kells said listlessly.

  “Haha, our son can fail too. It seems you can finally stop this pointless business, child. We’re old and almost can’t support you anymore,” Dad said, somewhat happy yet somewhat worried, his emotions very complex.

  Hearing his dad’s somewhat sentimental words, Kells sat up from the bed and said, “Dad, Mom, don’t worry about me. I’ve already prepared to go work in the next town. I’ll earn money properly. Once I’ve saved up, I’ll buy a set of equipment and live the life of a mercenary. One day, I’ll bring you both a good life!”

  What he said made a lot of sense. If you were to ask what the most popular profession on the De Rossi Continent is right now, ask ten people, and nine would tell you it’s a mercenary. There are mercenary guilds all over the continent. After registering successfully, you can take on simple tasks to earn money. As your abilities improve, you can go through a specialized adventurer rank certification agency to get certified at a higher level. With a higher rank certification, the level of tasks you can take on increases accordingly, and of course, the rewards multiply as well.

  Moreover, the bounties from those dreamy S-rank tasks are enough to last 100 lifetimes without spending it all. Mercenaries only need to complete their employer’s commissions to gain countless riches. Every hot-blooded young person dreams of this adventurous life.

  Of course, the tasks from the mercenary guild come in all varieties. It’s said that long ago, even tasks like defeating an evil dragon and marrying a princess appeared...

  But being a mercenary isn’t something anyone can just do. To pass the lowest-tier qualification certification, you at least need to get a decent set of equipment. Because the mercenary trade on the De Rossi Continent is heating up day by day, all kinds of equipment on the market are being hyped up by unscrupulous merchants to scorching levels. Even a broken dagger costs several gold coins. For a poor family like Kells’, it’s obviously impossible to afford such equipment.

  Kells’ dad and mom had long hoped their son could become a money-earning mercenary, but what broke their hearts was that this disappointing son of theirs spent all day with nothing but girls’ small panties on his mind... This hope gradually turned into a fantasy, and now they hardly ever mentioned it anymore...

  Rarely today, their son was so promising. The elderly parents hugged each other and cried bitterly! They could hardly believe their ears—Kells himself said he was going to become a mercenary!

  Speaking of which, if this guy could honestly go become a mercenary, the two elders wouldn’t have to live in constant fear like this every day.

  In short, this was a tremendous joy descending upon the Kells family! His dad and mom quickly knelt down to pray and thank the Heavenly Father for his mercy!

  But was what Kells had in mind merely the adventurous life of a mercenary? No! No! Absolutely not!

  As everyone knows, mercenaries don’t fight alone. Once they have money, they can hire other mercenaries to complete tasks together. On the De Rossi Continent, mercenaries aren’t restricted by gender; the ratio of male to female mercenaries of all races is quite balanced. That is to say, even a plain-looking guy with no luck with women like Kells, as long as he has money, can hire beauty helpers, even form a mercenary group full of girls!

  Living together, adventuring together, experiencing life and death together with beauty helpers! And not limited by race, no less! Thinking of this, Kells was already spurting nosebleeds, his fantasies boundless... This guy’s dreams had already surpassed small panties...