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Published at 20th of July 2023 05:15:58 AM


Chapter 134

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Chapter 134 – Glasses boy is guided to a small room while receiving abusive words

“He’s going to be my bodyguard from now on.” The old lady said, “Why don’t you introduce yourself?”

“I’m Elle. Nice to meet you.” I said.

With the negotiations with the old lady finished, the woman, the big man and the younger man with a low voice, were called to the office again.

We had already met face-to-face, but we had yet to introduce ourselves.

Also, I decided to use a pseudonym.

I don’t think I would be able to react to it if it was too different from my name though, so I went with Elle.

I don’t want the other trainees to find out about me, so I’ve decided to try hiding my identity.

After all, if my name ends up being spread around the city, the other trainees will most likely come meet me.

I’ve been forbidden from joining up with them though, so I want to avoid that, if possible.

And well, I also don’t want to divulge any of my personal information to the people here in Krozheit. That’s the main reason behind the pseudonym.

I already messed up once, but this is my true goal here.

“First, my daughter, Seviarow. She’s the person directly below me in the hierarchy of this place.

“Though well, you’re my personal bodyguard, so you don’t need to listen to the orders of anybody other than me.” The old lady told me.

Her daughter, huh?

She’s a tall woman with long, dark brown, wavy hair, and she has grey eyes.

She’s probably in her thirties, but I can’t say it for sure.

Her eyes are of the same color as her mother’s, and they’re as sharp as hers too.

“The big man is Tyran. He is Sevi’s personal bodyguard.

“He is always with her, except when she’s in her bedroom.” The old lady said next.

That’s the big man who caught me. He’s both tall and wide, but not in an obese way. He’s just full of muscles.

His blond hair is cut short, and he always has a grumpy expression. His auburn eyes also seem to be quite stern.

And his age… I think he’s a bit older than Seviarow.

“The other man is the person in charge of all the chores in this mansion. In other words, our butler, Dynawood.” The old lady told me.

That was the young man with a low voice… A butler, huh?

Coming to think of it, even though he is wearing a servant’s outfit, his outfit does seem to be better than the other servants’.

His pale blond hair is cut in an uneven way, with only the left bangs being long.

It looks a bit eccentric, but it also suits him well. Probably because of his beautiful face.

And he was staring at me with his bright blue eyes right now…

He’s probably in his mid-twenties… A tall and slender man. He’s pretty cool.

Or rather, he’s classy… I think there must be some kind of fundamental difference between him and a country boy like me.

“Elle.” The old lady looked at me.

Mmm? What is it?

… Oh, right, Elle is me.

“What is it?” I asked.

“I’m Adyll. The one in charge of the brothel district.

“You can refer to me as ‘manager’.” She told me.

Oh, alright.

“Then, manager, I’m looking forward to working with you.” I said.

“Oh, I’ll be in your care.

“I also won’t let you be inconvenienced in any way while you’re here, so please spend your time as you see fit.” She replied.

And that was how my life at the brothel began.

******

“Please use this room.” Dynawood said after guiding me to a room.

“… Isn’t this way too luxurious?” I commented.

The room was way too spacious.; the bed was too large; and the shelves, desks and tables were all of top quality.

Even the floor was covered with carpet here.

This is definitely a high-class guest room.

“I have been ordered to make you as comfortable as possible, lord Elle.” Dynawood replied.

… I’ve yet to get used to the pseudonym as is, but I’m also being treated as a noble on top of that?

It’s a bit too much…

“Uhn… I don’t mind it if you speak to me normally.” I told him.

“If you truly wish for that.” Dynawood replied.

“I do want it.” I nodded.

“The hell do you want, kid?” He asked me.

… That was surprising. His change in attitude was quite sudden.

Well… It’s interesting like this, so it’s fine.

I feel uncomfortable if I’m accepted into a new place this easily anyways.

“Can you get me a new room? I’ll feel more comfortable if I’m in a room that is more commoner-like.” I told him.

He snorted, “Listen, kid. I don’t believe you at all. You smell like a liar.”

Ah, well, I am using a pseudonym, so I suppose I am lying.

“I’ll be watching you, got it?

“Well, come with me.” Dynawood turned around and started moving.

Oh, so he will guide me, after all.

“Dynawood.” I called out to him.

“What?” He answered without turning back.

“I’ll be in your care.” I told him.

“Shut up and die.” He replied.

Well… It seems like the time here will be fun.

******

This time, Dynawood brought me to a small room that had only a bed in it. It was probably a servant’s room.

It was a clean room though, and the bed doesn’t creak, so this is good enough.

… It’s quite the narrow room, however.

Well, that’s fine.

I put down my luggage, sat down on the bed, then heaved a sigh.

I think I have finally started calming down a bit.

A lot of things have happened since yesterday. A trip on the back of a dragon, many extortions, the meeting with Adyll… I had no time to rest at all.

And well, I basically didn’t sleep last night.

I hadn’t felt it until now, because I was tense while moving around the lawless country.

But now that I started calming down, I noticed that I was feeling quite tired.

… Should I lay down for a while? I’m sure somebody will wake me up by noon anyways.

******

I woke up before anybody came.

Probably because I’m in an unfamiliar environment, so I couldn’t sleep well.

Still, I was able to get a bit of rest, so I’m not as tired as I was.

This short break helped clear my mind.

So, I put on my glasses and set the Life Absorption gift on it, to further help my recovery as I stared at the ceiling while musing about some things.

Let’s see… The task of finding the Tower of Bryne.

I understand its meaning now.

And I also understand why Sorichika gave me a special assignment.

There are people here in this city who already know of our circumstances, and we’ll naturally end up meeting them.

All the assassin trainees that are brought to this city are quite skilled.

People with a high combat prowess easily stand out, especially in a place like this, where disputes happen all the time.

If you solve a problem with strength, rumors about you will surely circulate in no time.

As soon as the rumors start spreading, the people who know about the situation will certainly send a scout to us, to see if they can recruit us.

Like this, we’ll meet up with someone in power, and this person will tell us that we should follow them if we want to know about the Tower of Bryne.

And that’s basically how it’s meant to be.

Because the flow of events was supposed to follow this mostly fixed pattern, I was given extra conditions.

Sorichika knows my personality well.

She must have realized that I was not going to get in trouble and show off my strength.

Therefore, the chances of me being found by one of the rulers of the city were quite low.

Moreover, I would probably try finding the Tower of Bryne without talking to a ruler in the first place.

I did already have a good idea of what I needed to do to search for it, after all.

I’m fairly sure I would be able to find it if I tried.

Which is why she added the third restriction to my actions.

I must be the last to arrive at the Tower of Bryne.

Since I can’t go to it yet, there was no reason for me to start looking for it.

I was not in a hurry, so I leisurely spent my first day looking around the city, trying to gather information.

Which was how I ended up meeting Adyll.

In other words, Sorichika wanted me to meet up with the rulers of this city.

But why would she want me to meet the rulers?

… Perhaps to let me get first-hand knowledge about them. About how there are people with established power in this city. People with rare, strong, and precious Gifts. People whose Gifts I do not know about.

Adyll’s gift is still a mystery to me, and the Gifts of the other rules are, most likely, terrifying too.

There are no laws in Krozheit.

Therefore, everyone here has no choice, but to go up the social ladder by using their own power.

Which is why the other rulers, most likely, have very powerful Gifts too.

… I would like to meet up with them.

******

What else…?

What would each of us do if we were offered a deal, that told us we’d have to follow one of the rulers, to learn the location of the Tower of Bryne?

It would be up to each individual to decide what they wanted to do from there.

Though well, if one is really stupid, or has no confidence in their power, they’ll have no choice but to nod and agree to this deal.

It would be an illusion of choice, when in practice you can only accept what you were offered.

Because if you refuse, the powerful person in front of you would become your enemy.

Things wouldn’t be solved easily if that happened.

Old lady Adyll said just that, in fact.

She told me that she’d have to deal with me if I refused to work with her, for she’d rather get rid of me than have me work for someone else.

I think she was being honest there.

Taking this into account, I think it’s quite possible that the rules of this city are hostile to one another.

So, securing the help of strong people must be vital for them.

… But the curious question is… Would the rulers of this city really tell us about the Tower of Bryne?

I mean, wouldn’t they benefit more from having us as their subordinates, then use our power as much as possible, without ever giving us the information about the Tower of Bryne?

After all, once we heard about the location of the tower, we’d have no reason to remain here.

So, if they wanted to keep us by their side, it would only make sense for them to withhold the information as much as possible.

… Oh, of course.

Now that I thought about it, I realized how meaningless my worries about Chace and Florentine were.

If the rulers refused to talk, then Chace and Florentine would just go wild and force the information out of them.

No matter how dangerous the rulers may be, things would still get messy if one of those two went wild.

Chace and Florentine going wild… That would be quite the exhilarating sight.




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