Vol 6 Chapter 1 (1/2)

Volume 6 Chapter 1: Night Hangover at the Hotel

The man crumbling to the floor from Aiwa’s kick had quite the reputation in this pub. Ruther, a fearless hoodlum, often bullied ordinary people – and soldiers – using his developed strength and muscles. Today, he hadn’t made out that Aiwa was a soldier, a hundred man commander at that, else he might have exercised some restraint.

Now Ruther was standing still with a ‘witless’ look on his face as he faced Aiwa while the rest of the room looked on. “Someone’s finally put this b.a.s.t.a.r.d in order! Nice kick, lad!” Some of the men cheered in their hearts as Ruther fell to his knees, before falling over face-first motionless.

A youngster who’d suffered under Ruther’s tyranny walked towards Aiwa, a bottle of white spirit in hand. “Brother, let me offer you a cup! This guy should’ve been dealt with long ago!” The youngster poured a cup of wine for Aiwa, who drank it in one gulp.

The youngster wanted to chat more, but Aiwa interrupted: “Do you have any good rooms here?”

“Rooms? I naturally have! I’m Gino, please allow me to receive you.”

He stretched out his hand.

Aiwa briefly brushed over Gino’s smooth-skinned hand, pulling away before Gino could even grasp it for a moment. “Thanks, but there’s no need for that.” Aiwa then lead Zenova by her hand, towards the upper floor.

The shop a.s.sistant in charge of lodging received fifty copper coins from Aiwa, commenting: “You can have a hot bath as well if you add another thirty.” Aiwa had already taken a bath at Lovna’s bathroom, but he still paid the extra cost to the a.s.sistant.

The a.s.sistant put the money away before bringing over a large sized bathtub, pouring three buckets of hot water into it.

Scathing steam rose above the large wooden bathtub, the water level reaching just high enough to reach below the neck were someone to enter.