Chapter 16: New Plot (3)

Dean roused himself from his reverie and tried to help retrieve the belongings of the person he had hit. There were a few potion bottles and some scattered notes from a basket.

The person he bumped into said thank you and sorry many times as the two picked up the scattered items. When collected, the two stood up.

Dean handed over the items and the owner thanked them. However, after realizing who the person was, Dean handed over the items rudely.

"Aw!"

The cloak opened and revealed Helena's face. That woman quickly covered her head with the hood and picked up the basket that was thrown away. Fortunately, the contents in the basket were not thrown away.

"Tsk, you just lucky I'm in a good mood. I wouldn't have finished you off."

Dean walked away leaving that woman alone. Helena just shook her head and walked away.

***

"How is this?"

After waking up and having breakfast, Arthur realized that he had disappeared from his residence. He found out that the city where he lived was called Sivan City.

So, he asked Leon to tell him about some of the cities there first until he finally realized that he had left his room for too long. Moreover, it was almost noon. Arthur had a schedule with Count Rubel today.

The proposal requested by Arthur had already been implemented by Leon and called his team to tell the story. So, all that was left was for Leon to tell him about Duchy's situation there. Even Arthur lost track of time.

Leon calmed the agitated Arthur. "Young Master-nim, c-calm down s-slightly. U-uhm... try contacting that mysterious man."

Arthur immediately focused his attention on Leon. "Damn, the problem is how to contact him? He's mysterious himself!"

Hearing that, Leon apologized and felt uneasy. He bit the pen he usually carried in his pocket because he was also thinking.

Something unexpected happened to Arthur.

Ting!

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[Do you want to use a service?]

Yes/No

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Arthur immediately pressed "Yes" out of hope. Although he didn't know whether it would work or not.

Leon then said, "Oh yeah, try to get Young Master out of this inn first. There are usually some sellers of teleportation scrolls to certain places outside. There should be someone who can provide scrolls to the castle."

Arthur thought Leon's idea was a good one. Was it because he pressed "Yes" earlier?

Then he took the cloak and put it on. "I'll go first. Tell Dean that I used your services earlier."

Yes, Leon would probably get scolded by Dean for accepting Arthur's request. Moreover, that request was very much related to the deeds of the Crown Prince who wanted to become the perfect necromancer.

Arthur ran down the stairs and was greeted by the innkeeper. He ignored him and went straight out through the door.

The daylight was dazzling in his eyes. He covered his head with the hood of his cloak and walked to some shops that seemed to sell teleportation magic scrolls. However, before taking a step, he was already hit by someone.

Brugh!

"Damn it, look carefully when you walk."

Arthur was annoyed and held his eyes, he was still a bit hangover. When he saw who hit him, Arthur's expression immediately turned happy.

"You're... Kalypt, right? Hey, I need your help!" Arthur immediately grabbed the person who was Kalypt.

Kalypt was currently not wearing the clothes of a coachman or a merchant. He was wearing very neat clothes, similar to the expensive clothes of nobles.

That man then spoke, "What do you need, sir?"

His tone sounded rather cold, but tried to look as friendly as possible. Even a smile was etched on his lips when he saw Arthur.

Arthur replied, "Do you have a teleportation scroll directly into the Rudolf Household?"

Kalypt was still smiling, but his breathing sounded heavy. That man replied, "I do. However, you see? I'm leaving for work right now. Perhaps when I'm done, I can give you the scroll, sir."

Arthur examined what Kalypt was wearing. It was very neat for a merchant or coachman. He tried to ask, "What are you doing now?"

"I'm a theater actor, sir."

Hearing that answer, Arthur was surprised. This person was very suspicious for having multiple professions. However, Arthur thought this was the jackpot for his future plans.

"I will let you into the Official Royal Theater that will be held later. Now, help me with that magic scroll!" For the first time, Arthur pleaded in desperation.

'Your attitude is changing more and more, Kang Seongje.'

"It costs 5 gold coins. Three coins for the teleportation magic scroll and two coins to pay the fine for my late work. How about it?" Kalypt offered the price.

Arthur nodded. "Okay, okay. It doesn't touch my monthly budget anyway."

"First sign the agreement for you to take me inside the theater. Then I'll give you the scroll."

Kalypt handed over the employment contract and sponsorship. That man seemed to have everything ready. Arthur irritably signed it.

Kalypt looked at the name that signed the letter. "Wow, I didn't realize that you were the famously generous Arthur Rudolf, sir. I thought you were the royal-backed Captain Hone. I'll take that teleportation scroll."

Just as he was about to ask what his last words meant, Kalypt was already gone from Arthur's presence. That man seemed very mysterious to Arthur.

[You have used the services of a merchant.]

At least, the game system when he entered the novel, had helped him a lot until now.

***

"Pretty lady, just give us what's in your hands now, instead of giving us your body."

A woman wearing a cloak covering her entire body was intercepted by five big body men. That woman turned into a small alley in the black market, but was stopped by that five men.

Some of the men had the same tattoo on their forearms. That woman knew the origin of the tattoos. They were human traffickers in the black market.

Only, they had the wrong target. She was not human.

"Hey, what are you carrying, Lady? It's better to hand it over than to die in our hands." One of the men spoke in a haughty tone.

That woman replied, "It makes no difference. You just want to kidnap me and taking this basket is your little trick to minimize casualties using weapons."

The big body men immediately exclaimed in appreciation. "Well, your brain works pretty well, Lady. Looks like your price will be huge at the black auction. Hey, you guys, go get her."

Two big body men approached the woman. One held a rope, the other a cloth.

That woman muttered, "Should I use my powers in daylight like this?"

That two big body men were getting closer. She couldn't help but step back in thought.

Thump!

Unintentionally, she bumped into someone behind her. This was the second time in a day that she had bumped into someone.

"What do you want?" The person who was bumped into didn't ask the woman anything. Instead, he asked the two big body men who wanted to catch her.

The two big body men chuckled. "Hey, it's none of your business what we're going to do. You better get out of here."

The man who standing behind the woman grinned. He said, "It's my business to root you out if you do anything detrimental to my work."

The two big big men laughed and threatened. "Get out of here before I kill you."

That man grabbed the shoulder of the woman in the robe and pulled her back. He whispered, "Wait a moment."

Then, without a signal, that man kicked the two big body men so that they fell down. As they fell, that man challenged, "Hey, the three people at the back, come forward."

Hearing this, the three big body men were furious, but only two came forward. It was like one of them was the leader.

Duk!

That man quickly punched the nape and kicked the stomachs of the two big body men who came forward to gang up on him. Both of them fell down easily.

The remaining big body man was indeed a boss. He said, "You easily defeated my men. No one was like this before. However, I am different from them, let me beat you up until you ask for help."

The boss took off his clothes. His body was covered in tattoos of various symbols. It emitted a bit of smoke like an aura. It seemed like that person was almost an aura user.

Only, his opponent was no ordinary person. That man who being helper, opened his hood and revealed black hair with red highlights. Suddenly, it made the group boss think a little.

"You... could it be?"

Before he could finish speaking, the man had already pushed the boss and smashed his face. There was a vertical glint in the helper man's eyes.

"H-hey stop. Please stop!"

"You want me to stop? I warned you before."

The boss instantly regretted it. His face was still beaten in such a way. His body may have been large, but he was just an ordinary human. His opponent was a half-beast people, a leader of a well-known guild on the Gigana Continent.

The boss should have realized it when the man's tone was so cold. It was rumored that the K-Night Assassins Guild Leader was a notoriously cold person.

Dean was still beating the man unconscious. He patted the man's cheek and sure enough, Dean finished his beating.

He looked at the man's subordinates who were still conscious and said, "Take these scum away before I really send you to hell."

Dean paid no attention to them and started walking towards the woman he saved. The woman was still standing with the robe still covering her body.

He looked at the woman's very pale arm. Dean knew who she was. "You're ...."