Vol 3 Chapter 2 (1/2)

Sorcerous Stabber Orphen Rogue Journey Book 03 - Spectre, Sleeping on My Chest - Chapter 2 - The Fool Who Took The BaitChapter 2 – The Fool Who Took the Bait“Orphen, I sometimes think…”

“Cleo, I sometimes think…”

Two people said to each other

“You seduce wole-handedly”

”You really are a headstrong girl”

Then there was silence in the carriage……even the horses remained quiet as one of therasped the reins of the two mares in a flurry

He whispered to the girl behind him, but didn’t look back

“When did I seduce a woman?”

“When was I headstrong?”

They stopped talking The scenery started to change, the wind blew and rustled the grass, dust was blowing in the deserted street, and the sun rose to its highest point

Orphen reluctantly recalled what happened last night——Majic and Cleo were arguing over dinner, then Orphen appeared with Hirietta, both of the he said was that “he had a headache” They didn’t knohat happened, he only told them that “she helped me out”

The next , Hirietta disappeared She left a note with a kiss on it beside Orphen’s pillow

The note said she “had to leave in a hurry”, and “if you’re willing to meet my client, then come to this place”

Aside fro Majic and Cleo, this note proved troubleso of this note She was sure that Orphen and Hirietta had spent the night together, and they were going to spend another night together, though she didn’t say this out loud

“I’ve known you almost a month——”

Cleo stuck out her lips, and started chewing on them

“First you propose to my sister”

“It was just a scam It was an idea that Vulcan came up with anyway”

“Yet the last tirabbed the waitress ass”

“That was a si My hand has a mind of its own sometimes”

“As for what happened in Alenhatan……”

“Don’t bring up Stephanie, she’s a good friend of mine”

“I’ that waitress with your eyes, I saw you”

“Oh, co for it”

“And let’s not forget how you punched that young lady in the carriage, all because she waved her fist at you”

“Well, she was asking for it too Besides, she started it”

“You also sneak out in theme all alone”

“I’ic, that’s all”

“…………”

Cleo closed her ry, her eyes twinkled

“I want to learn ic too!”

“No way”

Orphen answered immediately

Cleo was obviously not satisfied with his answer

“Why not?”

“It’s rather simple, Majic’s father pays for his tuition fees Every et money put into my bank account”

He goes to the big city every enerally spends a couple of days in Totokanta while getting the money

“Tuition fee? Can’t you just teach me?”

“Not just anyone can learn enetics, you’d need to be born again if you wanted to have any chance to learn ic”

“Born again……”

Cleo sighed

“I wish I was born again”

Cleoher, Orphen asked her a question

“Do you believe in the afterlife? You are the second daughter of a wealthy fa with an illegal loan shark is a good idea”

“What’s all this about? Are you looking to argue again?”

“No, just speaking out loud, seeing as I’ you clothes You’ll probably be the end of me……by the hat in the world do you want from me?”

“Ah…”

Cleo frowned She hesitated for a second before giving him an answer

“I, didn’t think you’d ever ask that question”

She put a finger on her chin, and continued talking

“Well, give me some more time Then I’ll answer your question……”

Cleo pondered for a moment

“O-Orphen, what did you call me last time? Partner, wasn’t it?”

“…………”

Orphen didn’t answer He was surprised by this

“Go on, don’t be shy”

“No, I didn’t……”

Orphen didn’t look at her

“Oh, forget it You knohat I thought you e first met?”

“……Human?”

“No, a ruffian!”

“I was joking There’s no way in hell you’d ever call me your partner!”

“……What?”

Orphen responded in a hoarse voice Of course he remembered he said that, he just didn’t want to admit it

“Orphen is a very powerful person, so I want to be just like him”

Majic chimed in

“……Yes, I don’t knohat I was thinking He is a very powerful person indeed……”

“Huh?”

Cleo shed

(Great, I’ve won this round)

“Master……”

Majic poked his head out frolared at hi his head in between both of the under the intense heat inside the carriage, he eating all over

“Are we going to spend the night in Kink Hall Village?”

“Yeah”

Orphen took out the note that Hirietta gave him

“The e”

Orphen crumpled the note and put it back into his pocket

“What’s in Kink Hall village?”

“I don’t know……actually, I think there’s supposed to be so in the area”

“Magic? Is he fro?”

Majic asked Orphen shook his head

“You could say that He got expelled froic, he should be soe”

“……I wonder if we’ll have the chance to meet him”

Majic wiped the sweat off his head, Orphen took out a handkerchief from his pocket and handed it to him

“I highly doubt it, the guy is probably a corpse He was expelled fifty years ago, if he’s still alive, he’s probably more than a hundred years old”

“He could be alive, I’ve heard of an old lady who lived until she was one hundred and twenty”

“Yeah, yeah”

Orphen said as he patted the head of Cleo He then thought about their whole conversation and the “partner” thing

Orphen then thought about the note again, there was another part that he didn’t read out to Majic and Cleo

“In fact, I was coh, it really makes no difference to me”

This was actually a threat: “If you don’t come to Kink Hall, they’ll kill you”

They were getting closer to the village, they could see a white chapel in the distance, Majic and Cleo both looked at it

“Oooo……”

“What is it?”

Orphen didn’t knohy they were ae, about 100 kilometres away from Alenhatan

As they arrived closer they could see multiple houses, an elementary school, police station, and a couple far in the haystacks, the only adult nearby was an oldthe children take care of the sheep while he rested In the distance, they could hear the barking of dogs

Such views of the countryside were nothing out of the ordinary

“hello, Majic?”

Orphen asked Majic’s face was that of areen eyes flickered when he spoke

“It’s a nice place”

“I guess so”

Orphen casually replied

“……What about it, Master Couldn’t you see yourself living the life of a farmer for six months, with a wife, and probably a bastard child or two?”

“You already know the answer, Majic”

——Just as he finished, the curtains of the carriage opened, Cleo stuck her head out She was sleeping for a while, her hair was aup, and parts of her face were still wet Orphen pointed his finger at her

“This is my answer”

“……Oh, I see……”

Majic said enigmatically as he nodded

Orphen looked back at Cleo and said:

“Hey, e We don’t want to be mistaken for robbers”

“I know, I’m not an idiot”

Cleo did as she was asked Then she asked him a question“Why did you even agree to meet this woman?”

Orphen felt speechless——he knew she was angry

Half of her body was now sticking out of the curtains, Orphen could feel her hair on his shoulders It was like a snake wrapping around its victim, he wasn’t happy

“Well, are you going to answer me?”

“Whenever soirl, it’s said that they are your wife”

Cleo blushed Orphen laughed

“I’ to protect me for a while”

He didn’t call her an assassin, he called her a mercenary because he didn’t want the others to know her true identity

Cleo was sceptical, she didn’t believe him

“Why is she protecting you?”

“I’ve got enemies in these parts”

Orphen said, as he looked to the front They were now entering the village Majic smiled and joined in on the conversation, he was still sweaty from before

“So, should we expect trouble?”

“……Probably, don’t worry However, I don’t think I’ll have to kill someone”

“Oh, okay”

“Master, your life is at stake, they could strike e least expect it, we should stick together at all times”

“The idea never crossed my mind”

“But Orphen, ants your life?”

Cleo asked Orphen calmly replied

“Well, before I round loan shark, I made both eneo round seeking theVulcan owes me money too……”

“Do people pay back the money?”

“Seven people owe ht five of them”

Orphen was getting frustrated, Cleo was hanging on his shoulder

“I’ll find Vulcan soon enough, he won’t escape me”

Orphen spat onto the ground

“Anyway, there are those who see illegal loan sharks as a thorn in their sides”

“Who are they?”

“Oh, shut up! One of the gangsters goes by the na in Totokanta’s financial sector He wears fancy clothes, has a ……”

“Is he the one……?”

“Stop asking questions! Short answer, yes, he’s one of people after me He’s hired assassins to come after me”

Orphen grunted

“Are you done with the questions?”

Orphen waited for an answer from both of them But he only heard Cleo hesitantly talk

“Well……”

Then all of a sudden, soe, but it was too late, whatever it ent under the wheel Orphen pulled on the reins, the two horses started to panic, Orphen looked at what happened

There was a snake sticking its head out of a wooden box in front of them

“Ah——”

It was actually sonized him

“Dortin!”

“Loan shark!”

Both of them shouted Orphen then went to see what he ran over

Naturally, whatever was under the wheel was struggling, it rapped in a fur cloak, and had a large sword by its waist

“Youoff me!”The sun was setting, a crow cried twice in the distance

It was very rare for Kink Hall to get any visitors, never mind five at one time, for a while, the toas a busy place

Kink Hall village only has one small hotel on the outskirts of the town, it was pretty basic, since the hotel rarely received visitors Although they are staying at an Inn, it looks no different froe’s normal homes, except it was built by a famous person

“……So, some famous person built this house?”

Orphen asked, as a se up the stairs, Majic and Cleo followed after the out

“Yeah, and his naorosu, he also died here”

The boy replied He’s repeated the sauests that ask this question, he then went on to say:

“He was killed with ic”

“Magic?”

Cleo said

“Yeah Everyone says the house he lived in is haunted ”

“Haunted?”

Orphen saw a look of intrigue on Cleo’s face, this worried him

“That sounds like fun!”

“You’ve got to be kidding me”

Majic couldn’t believe Cleo, he looked up timidly

“Master, tell ”

“You heard it right fro”

Orphen said reluctantly He then stretched forth his hand, pointing it at Majic

“This isn’t the first tiets us in trouble”

“That isn’t true at all!”

“Whatever you say”

After they got into their rooot all about their previous conversation The room was a converted bedroom, it was small and there o beds There was a sh, and a wardrobe that was falling apart, it looked like it was asse, it was an ugly ivy leaf pattern, it seemed to be from the Inn keepers personal collection

Orphen gave the little boy a tip, then he left, Cleo looked at the two beds in bewildere in the corner, she examined the layout of the entire room, and she even inspected the inside of the wardrobe There was a single glass la and didn’t give out ht

“——Cleo, who do you want to bunk with?”

“What?”

Cleo shouted, turning around to face Orphen

“There are only two beds”

“…………”

Majic and Cleo turned to Orphen He just scratched his head, and looked at Cleo

“Looks like we’ve got a problee”

They all nodded in agreement“Well, noe’ve only got to find so to do”

Cleo said, then she smiled

“I know, I could listen while you give Majic soic lessons”

“I’ll think about it……”

Orphen took off his shi+rt, and sat on the nearest bed He thought about it for a moirl There was no specific reason, he just thought that Cleo was ain, he really didn’t want to have her listen to hi to sleep in the carriage, since he couldn’t’ afford to be wasting money on another room It just wasn’t practical……

(Oh, alright)

“Class begins after dinner”

Orphen said, Cleo immediately became cheerful He didn’t expect her to be so pleased

(……It’s not like she’ll be able to learnthe lesson”

This is what he thought, at the time“It’ll be a history lesson for today”

After dinner, when the sun had gone down, the only thing that could be heard outside was the insects Orphen, Cleo, and Majic gathered in the room Orphen talked as he opened the , Cleo heard him and asked:

“A test?”

“Yes It’s a history lesson, I hope you’ve reht you”

Orphen shi+fted his gaze to the bed next to Cleo Leaning against the sill he said:

“And repeat yourself, if need be, for Cleo’s sake”

“Okay”

Cleo was like aover her child

“Ooo……”

Majic and Cleo both looked at Orphen He shi+fted his gaze upwards, staring at the air, he began to say:

“On this continent, Majic can be divided into seven categories”

He had everyone’s full attention

“Out of the ancient races, six of theic froon race, received theirwith another race

After Majic finished, he folded his arms

“What happened next?”

“Do I look in the books?”

“Of course not”

Majic reluctantly continued

“The ability to use enetics……”