6 Assassination

When morning comes, I had my breakfast at the inn I'm staying. After that, I meet my employer at his shop. I wonder why he is still single after having so much profit, and his character isn't that bad. Well knowing him for a day isn't enough to know him but yeah you can get it.

I wonder what kind of meat I am selling. I am too scared to ask. It might just be the big rat that I saw in R*nescape or some mutated cockroach meat. I have some mental breakdown, or is this my usual self?

Sigh*

Anyway, I am supposed to be an optimistic person. Don't you know this piece of meat that weighs only hundred-gram cost about seven copper coins? It is more expensive than a meal at the inn that I'm staying.

Sure, it's delicious. I didn't buy it, the owner lets me have a taste so that I could advertise his goods easier. The crowds today though are a bit on the low side, or probably everyone has seen me enough and the hyped news from yesterday has died down.

There wasn't much I could do if there's no one passing by here, I was getting a little bored and started observing the people around. Many people around here wear simple cotton shirt and pants.

For the mercenary women, they wore revealing clothing, either in order to attract attention so that they could get inside the group that they want or ease them when running or sneaking.

There are even people among the mercenary groups carrying heavy and bulky items, I don't think they are a slave, but it looks like they were abused by the people around them. I wonder what their role is within the group? After receiving a shrug as an answer from the owner with an exaggerating sad expression.

I know I am clueless about this world, can't you answer without much hatred showing out from your actions. I would probably find a library if I could even read the words of this world. One of the mysteries of this world.

I wonder why I could converse and understand their language without studying it. Sadly, reading and writing work differently, I need to consider learning it.

Even the numbers look more difficult than the Latin ones. Eliza told me that they could summon the heroes but what the hell are they doing? Fixing this numbers and alphabet is much more crucial than killing the demon king.

Let me tell you guys a secret. I deem that the wind slash that Eliza created is terrifying. It split almost all the monster in half, not sure if you forgot the scene where she did the weird pose.

That bizarre pose is the landmark of any dangerous magic. I should f*cking run if I see one. Doesn't matter whether if that thing is pointing at me or not.

"Oi, what are you dazing off for?"

I got interrupted by a familiar person.

"Oh, coachman! I didn't know you will be coming, is Eliza here?"

"Not a coachman! How many times do I have to say that? You have no authority to speak her name, you uneducated freak!?"

Oi owner, why are you nodding your head frantically as if agreeing to his words!? At least smile or laugh, damn I need to quit this job fast.

"You look tired though coachman, are you in a hurry?"

"Ah! I almost forgot, what's your relationship with general Anderson?"

"They are gays."

Oi, why are you answering it for me? This owner even had a smug and a proud look on his face. Don't tell me he hired me since I got branded as gay? Brrr* I suddenly had a chilling feeling through my spine.

"Y-You mean…"

"We have a relationship. I didn't think I fall in love with someone this fast…"

"W-What!? You dare corrupt general Anderson! You freak! He is not that kind of person."

"The general confesses to him first."

Eh? Why are you naturally joining the chat? Don't you have something else to do? If she confesses her love to me first, it would be interesting. I praise you for this, only for this alright!? Now bug off man.

"I-I don't believe this! Argh!!"

Coachman started to scratch his head in a frenzy. He began to ask the people around in disbelief. Sigh* You are doing it wrong, the public is the one that brands me as gay, so there is no point asking them in the first place. That's not important though, why is he so … Argh, he got a punch in the face by the mercenary man.

What the hell happen. Turning my head to the side, I saw the owner laughing his ass off. He is enjoying this for some reason. I'm more worried about your business though. There is particularly no customer from the morning till now. I keep reheating the same old piece of meat. I'm starting to feel pity for this meat.

It's weird though, we are currently in the eight months in the year thus it should be autumn, but for some reason, this guy has a lot of meat in stock.

When I asked him, about how he got his hand on this pile of meat, he smiles and slowly shakes his head. What's this, he is making me terrified of him. What meat is this? What did I eat?

I manage to calm myself down by looking at the pretty ladies walking around. I saw a cat person over there! She's caged, a slave? They are probably for rich people, that is not my concern. I can't even help myself, why should I find trouble with people higher authority than I am. Huh? What about the coachman? Damn I'm a hypocrite, aren't I?

The owner decided to close the shop early, thank god, he paid me, my daily wages. At least he delivers what he had promised. The route to my inn is creepy though, at least there's a woman in front of me. Let's walk slowly at least I get to satisfy my hunger before I get to the inn.

The women suddenly started to turn her head towards me, oh sh*t, did she found out I was staring at her? Something shiny reflected my eyes, a scene of deja vu made me remember something. That's a goddamn dagger!

Lady why are you licking your lips while looking at me? Oi, I am just an innocent passer-by that by chance stare at your butt for the whole journey, you don't have to kill me for that right?

No, stay away! I quickly run towards an alleyway that is by chance there for some reason. Wait this is your typical trap isn't? Within seconds I decided to turn my back and run out towards the women.

S-She's gone… Not the time to be stunned. I fully utilized my stamina and try my best to reach my inn that somehow or another is burning. What the hell am I supposed to do now? I got to find another inn, that grudge for staring at her butt is out of the world.

There aren't any screams. An inn suddenly burns down out of no reason. You expect some chaos to happen, except there's only silence around the area. Did everyone fell asleep? Sleep powder or some secret magic? I got to get out of here man, this is too creepy, but where should I go?

I made quick pace wondering aimlessly, oh why don't I go to the adventurer guild. They should be operating twenty-four hours, right?

Guess not?

The whole building is dark, and there isn't any mercenary around, why everyone is missing where the hell did they all go.

"What's wrong with you?"

Suddenly I felt as if someone had pad my shoulder.

My eyes suddenly felt a burn which I slowly recover. I found out the adventurer guild is back online. Huh? Did time pass that quickly?

"Who are you?"

"Huh? Me? I am the guild manager."

"Y-You don't know him? That's disappointing Raul, a famous person like you, do not know the person that once called as 'Blitz cannon'"

Some random man decided to praise this manager. I wonder where he came from…

"Hahaha don't exaggerate too much, I am a simple man now. Call me Jason."

What kind of nickname is that? Why do famous people get a nickname? I get the feeling I have the worse nickname of all time. In any case, I am currently trying to keep up with the scenario here.

"What just happen to me?"

"Someone used illusion magic on ya."

"Oh, so my inn was not burned down, after all, thank god."

"No, it's burned down, you got that right."

"Wha? Where am I going to stay now? I hope the owner is alright though."

"What did you do to make the garden of shadow chasing after your life?"

Garden of shadow? What clan is that? I didn't do anything. I probably did…

"I…. I was staring at her butt…"

"Who's butt?"

"The women that were in front of me…"

"Hahahaha!! You're a funny kid aren't ya!"

This is not funny bro; the grudge was real, she treasures her butt that much.

"Before that, man! She was the one that used magic on you, did something flash on your eyes that time?"

"That shiny dagger that reflected on me?"

"That is just an illusion to make you scared."

Then the nude Emelia that I saw…

"It only works during the night though, lucky of you to run here huh."

Phew, I thought that was a lie.

"Why are you grinning away? You almost die you know?"

"No… I was thinking about something else. In any case, is there a place to stay around here?"

"Sigh* sure follow me, but in return, you will follow me tomorrow. I can't always stay here and protect you."

"Sure, I'm going to die anyway, if I got separated from you."

"Though aren't ya gay? Why are you going around staring at women butt for? Don't tell me!"

Yea I am not gay man…

"You have a butt fetish!? You manage to catch a glimpse of General Anderson butt!?"

"Yea yea…. Hell no! You're wrong!"

"Hahaha, don't be shy! Hahaha, come I tell you my fetish then! The neck of the women!"

T-That's unexpected… What is so alluring about their neck?

"Haha, a story to be told when there's no one around! Then I could hear yours too aye!? Come butt fetish, your room is on the second floor, the second room to your right."

Butt fetish huh… That can't be that bad right?

That night I had a nightmare, a bunch of guys showing and shaking their butts near my face. I got to set that man straight before he spread more bad rumors about me.