âHey, what are you waiting for? Hurry up and take me to your room.â\n
âAhh⊠Uh, itâs not really clean.â
âI donât care. Just hurry up.â
âFine.â
The name of someone I was interested in had come out, and I couldnât exactly let this guy go now.
(StillâŠthere are some problems.)
We went up the stairs and entered the room.
âWhat? It looks clean enough to me⊠Huh?â
As the man sat down on the floor noisily, he scanned the room until his eyes landed on the weapons and armor.
He did a double take and then slowly turned to me. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});
âAhâŠby theâŠâ
âHey, that shield. Iâve seen it before. One of General Krunyaâs men⊠What was his name again?â
âDobroy?â
âYes. Him. Thatâs his shield. Why is it in a place like this?â
He recognized it immediately.
Well, it couldnât be helped.\n
ââŠHe gave it to me.â
âWhy are you looking away? And as if I would believe something like that! Did you steal it? Did you steal something during such an important job?â
âThereâs no need to assume the worst. Maybe I did take it right in front of him. But he never asked for it back.â
ââŠWhat? What are you talking about?â
âI just punched him. And I suppose that was the beginning of a new friendship. Iâm not quite sure how it worked out.â
ââŠâ
He was looking at me with undisguised suspicion.
âWell, itâs true for the most part.â
âAnd how is Dobroy currently?â
âSleeping soundly, with a puffed up face, I imagine.â
âBecause you hit him!?â
âDamn, did I say that?â
âYou fought? What the hell are you doing! What if thereâs a price on your head?â
âDonât worry. I took care of everything before leaving.â
âYou. Youâre being much too reckless. Attacking the Generalâs man⊠And that armor! Itâs made of Dragon scales! Damn it. How did you even enter the town?â
âWe were surrounded by guards, but it was alright.â \nâSo you were surrounded! Itâs not alright!â
âNo, itâs fine. In fact, it was practically peaceful compared to my fight at the Dragon settlement.â
âWhat are you doing! You attacked a Dragon settlement and stole it? There is definitely a price on your head then. Damn it. And then you caused a scene when entering the town! Do you mean to crush our plans? Why the hell did they send a meathead like you!â
The regret in his voice was overwhelming.
As for me, I was rather hurt that he had called me a meathead. I was an intellectual.
âLetâs just skip this talk of trophies. Tell me about whatâs going on.â
âAs if we can skip it! Stop trying to change the subject! At this point, I should just leave this town so I never have to get involved with the likes of you ever again!â
He looked like he was about to stand up.
I did not want him to end his relationship with Nehyor just yet.
âQuit your whining. If you donât start talking, youâll get a taste of what the others had.â
âF-fine⊠Donât get angry. Iâm a non-combat type.â
I just had to glare at him a little and he became calm. Yes, it was good to be honest.
âYou have something to tell me, right? Spit it out.â
âFineâŠI donât want to die either. Iâm going to return to my country after I tell you. âŠSo, what I was going to say⊠Those of my race are light-footed and so we are good at looking for things and listening. Thatâs why we are highly favored by Lord Nehyor.â
Judging by what he was saying, he wasnât just someone who offered information.
\nâLeave the country without getting caught?â
âExactly. I wonât tell you my name or race just in case you get caught. That includes who I report to and what we are doing. And I too will not ask you anything about yourself.â
âObviously.â
âAs for whether or not you succeed, one of my comrades who is out of the country will come here in a few days to make sure. You donât need to worry about that. Once it is confirmed, Lord Nehyor will pay us. Do you understand?â
âYes.â
âAlright. Then I will tell you Seitryâs location and how to get thereâŠâ
I actually wanted to know how I could contact Nehyor, but it was too early to get ahead of myself.
Just then, the door opened.
âSir Golan, I have returned. Oh, do you have a guest?â
It was Stomel. What terrible timing he had.
ââŠâ
As I wondered about how to handle it, the man looked at Stomel with surprise.
âYou! Why are you with someone from Tralzardâs country!â
âHuh? I was sent here in order to help Sir Golan gain an audience with His Majesty the Demon King⊠Sir Golan, this man appears to be hostile towards His Majesty. Please explain.â