Vol 3 Chapter 4 (1/2)
Sorcerous Stabber Orphen Rogue Journey Book 03 - Spectre, Sleeping on My Chest - Chapter 4 - Stupid public confessionChapter 4 - Stupid public confession(Everyone has a past)
This was true, though soet about their past
Orphen looked around the dark hall, he breathed deeply The ere closed, and the room was very dusty, so dusty that you could your footprints could be clearly seen He was in the hall of a big house, he gazed upwards to a tall majestic statue This statue is a Goddess that is worshi+ped all over the continent, a thin sraved on its face
“This Goddess……”
Orphen said to himself He then held out his arm, and patted some dust off his trousers
“H near Orphen
“What?”
“Nothing……I just adood taste”
Orphen smiled He stared at the middle of the statues face, it looked like someone took a chisel to its face, and it made the Goddess look like she had three eyes In the entle eyes, there was a hole, a third eye…
Hirietta closed the door behind theed into darkness Then, Hirietta lit a portable gas lamp
The statue was illuain
(Everyone has a past)
Orphen repeated this in his head, of course, the sahter of the Goddess’ represents the past——the second daughter of the Goddess’ represents the present——finally, the third female Goddess represents the future
The sisters of fate, the fate of the three sisters, their future is their own But for humans, theirs is unknown They could die today or to is possible
Orphen wore a self-deprecating sht ofHirietta’s portable gas lantern, he spoke:
“I didn’t expect to be taken to a place like this”
“My client wants toyou to him”
“I’d like to know so first——”
Orphen then looked towards the ceiling, he only saw darkness hovering above him
“What are you in this for? Are you looking for someone?”
“You’re fro……aren’t you, Krylancelo?”
As soon as Orphen heard that name, he turned around to face Hirietta Her face was full of mischief, her brown eyes flickered
“I’est black sorcerer on this continent……Childman, his name is known all over the land”
“Don’t say his name”
Orphen wanted her to stop But it seemed Hirietta wasn’t done yet
“However, five years ago he left the Tower of Fang for an unknown reason There’s all sorts of ru around, they say that he was deemed too powerful for the elders to handle, so they sent the Thirteen Apostles after him Anyway, that’s just a rumour”
She then winked at him
“In the western side of the continent, he went on a search for a h that person was said to be dead The Demon Sorceress——”
“Shut your mouth!”
Orphen was getting irabbed Hirietta’s ars, but he couldn’t
“Don’t call o, I beca because I wanted to Also, that name——”
Hirietta wasn’t inti this Orphen went on to say:
“Every naer exists! No matter who calls me by that name……I won’t accept it”
Orphen said his piece, he was ready to let go of her hand——but Hirietta’s hands were faster than his, she put her other hand on top of his
“You are like a chirping bird, except no one is listening”
“And you are nothing but foolish dog Hirietta! Unable to complete abut lies, but it’s the truth You always betray ninety percent of the people you ith If you are commissioned to kill soned to escort so you are good at is killing sorcerers”
“……I know”
Hirietta agreed with hio of his hand
“Alright, let’s continue walking We’re going……to an underground room, okay?”“Achoo”
“…………”
Orphen found it strange to see her this way, she was blushi+ng Using the faint light of the gas lamp, they made their way around the house
This house had been abandoned a decade ago When people lived here, they had their servants clean every part of the house until it was spotless The owner of the house had no relatives, he lived together with a few servants and assistantsHowever——that ti since pasted It was dark, they could hear a sharp cry and the tapping of little feet, there was probably a large group of e cobwebs out of their path
Hirietta’s ed
“You know——if you go west froe that’s not on the map The locals call it Rain Dust, that means the debris of the times, it also refers to the residents who live there Si They’ve had to rely on their own strength to survive……over tie, that’s where my home is”
Upon hearing this, Orphen muttered:
“……Funny, my hometown is also in that area”
“Your hometown? You call yourself Orphen, do that mean you were an orphan?”
Hirietta was surprised Orphen took a deep breath, and said:“I don’t generally like to talk about my past, but this time was an exception”
She shrugged
“When I left the village, I was just a boring fifteen year old——si I kept running until I reached another village, this village……”
“Fifteen years old……”
Orphen said out aloud, he then looked at Hirietta and tried to guess her age
“I see, so did this happen ten years ago?”
“You’re wrong It was nine years ago——”
“We’re not that different…”
Orphen said Hirietta laughed——
“So”
She said, but then she see dropped on hi his head
“If I left the village a year later, I probably would have never met him”
“Him?”
Orphen said, as he tried to get rid of the spider in his hair
“Yes I fainted when I reached this village, he took care of me…Sami”
Just as she said that na, but he remembered that name from somewhere
At the saroup of rats behind hiht over it
They had been walking in the house for a while——they had walked down a small hallway until they reached the kitchen, they then ca to the cellar
“If you came here a year later, hoould you not meet this Sami?”
Hirietta’s ansas very simple
“That’s because……he died a year after I met him”
(……This guy, since he’s dead, I shouldn’t encroach upon this touchy subject)
Both of them sloent down the stairs silently
Because the rainy season had just passed, the staircase et——not just wet, but hot Orphen realized this when he touched the wall, he wiped his hands on his leather trousers The further down the got, the thicker the moisture becameOrphen felt that his patience had reached his limit
“I say, what happened to this Sauy?”
When Hirietta answered, she didn’t look back——he didn’t knohat her expression was
“He was the assistant to the owner of this house The oas froe……his naorosu”
When she finished, they had reached the end of the stone stairs
Ahead of theas lamp
Darkness consumed them
“……What are you doing?”
Orphen casually asked Hirietta took a deep breath, and shrugged her shoulders
Her hands reached for the door, she found the handle and opened it The heavy door eust of wind flew out of the room as she opened it
The air smelled terrible, it was rancid water
Looking into the rooe ball of fireflies, but there was nothing holding it in the air
On the right hand side of the rooed very neatly——it was one htly sealed Then…
“This is the hth yeara decade ago?”
This surprised Orphen, Hirietta had a serious look on her face, she was biting her lip
Orphen then navigated his way through the boxes until the basee box——
No, it wasn’t a box——Orphen was stunned for a ainst the wall, and was about two h All the sides of the sink were covered in moss, some places seemed to have been cleaned The sink was also full of water, Orphen didn’t dare look into it“Here it is——”
Hirietta’s deed as she entered the rooht
“Here is Fonogorosu’s……niches?”
“Niches?”
Orphen said Then——
“That’s right”
A reply came from the sink
“You finally ca tiorosu, the exiled researcher fro”
“This is Vulcan’s first cha drops pieces of round!”
On a white sheet, several characters ritten, he turned it into a flag Vulcan walked forith five children tailing behind hi at the road
It was a scorching afternoon, Vulcan walked with the children and picked up any scraps they could find, everything they found they sold
Now there was a queue in front of Vulcan, it was more children anted to join his business Meanwhile, Dortin ith three children ere putting bent nails and other metal scraps into the wooden box He didn’t kno much all of the junk would be worth on the ood A few days later, Dortin was tortured by Vulcan for sleeping on the job, it was unavoidableThen, they noticed two fa a light blue shi+rt and jeans, it was Cleo The other person earing all black, he was a teenager Dortin searched in the depths of his memory for his name
(……Uht? He’s a student of that loan shark)
The two people noticed them, and ran across the road towards them Cleo raised her slender hand and said:
“Hi”
“……hello there”
Dortin stopped to say hello Vulcan and his ”chamber of commerce” slowly disappeared“Out for a walk?”
“No……we’re looking for Orphen He suddenly disappeared”
Cleo said, as she sighed
“I haven’t seen him today Have you checked with the police?”
“Yeah, but he went out with that assassin and never came back”
Those last feords sounded very forced Dortin was intrigued by the mention of an “assassin”
“assassin?”
Majic replied:
“Ah——that——no, that tall and long haired woht”
“That person, I remember……”
Dortin tried to remember what he could
Cleo glanced towards Majic and whispered:
“We need to hurry and find Orphen——that woman, she was sent to kill Orphen She has weapons with her, remember?”
(Compared to an assassin, I’m more afraid of Orphen than an assassin……)
“I’ll help you find——”
Dortin was saying, then suddenly——
“Ahhhhhh!”
Someone screamed
Looking forward, they saw Vulcan fall to the ground clutching his flag——a man knocked him down, the other children scattered“Out of the way!”
The man shouted as he ran, everyone calmly watched him He had a short beard, and looked like he was old
He then tripped and went flying towards Cleo, she deflected his approach with a spin kick, and her foot struck him directly in the nose
Majic as standing next to Cleo began to shout
“Ah, he’s bleeding!”
Blood was spewing from the man’s nose, he then exclaimed:
“What are you doing?!”
“Shut up!”
Cleo rushed over to the round
“What are you doing?! You appeared out of nowhere and almost trampled the kids!”
“He was running scared, he just happened to run into them……”
Majic whispered, Cleo looked back at him, she didn’t care for his opinion
“Listen, little girl——now is not the ti!”
The man waved his arm, as he stood up
Seeing that the box was overturned and the metal scraps were everywhere, the little children desperately tried to gather the senselessly
In short, no one was injured Then, Cleo began to shout:
“Now is certainly not the tiot to protect Orphen from that promiscuous assassin!”
“Promiscuous?”
Majic said, his eyes half open
Hearing this, the rabbed Cleo’s wrist
“An assassin? I’ve got no time to babysit you kids——”
He stooped“Did you just say, Orphen?”
Cleo tried to shake his grasp
“Don’t touch me, nosebleed man!”
Whack! Cleo headbutted the man
“Ahhh!”
The short bearded ain
“You are so annoying!”
Cleo said, then she let Majic take a look at her head
“Hey, are you okay?”
Dortin said as he ran towards the man, he could tell that he was obviously the victim here
He pressed down on the roaned
“You asshole——dirty bitch, you won’t get away from Kozen the shadow——”
It seeain:
“Are you okay?”
“Uh-huh, by the way, got any toilet paper?”
“I’m sorry No”
Kozen groaned as he stood up, he then pulled out a knife When Cleo saw this, she stepped backwards
“Co like that”
“I don’t like to fight onore what you’ve done”
Kozen stepped towards Cleo
“Can’t you just forgive me this one time, Mr Nosebleed? it was just a joke”
“You better draw your sword!”
Kozen said, as he waved the knife at her
“Actually, seeing that you are affiliated with Orphen, I should take you hostage!”
”Uh——”
Dortin looked at Kozen and said:
“Is this really the right ti?”
“Uhm……”
Kozen stood frozen for a moment, he had made his decision
Then, suddenly a crowd started to gather The children’s parents ca loudly Vulcan couldn’t’ find a safe place to hide, so he just watched with the rest of the crowd He also shouted:
“Have no fear! The security of the business is guaranteed by that guy with the glasses!”
(Is he talking about me?)
Cleo then hid behind Majic, and shouted:
“Orphen was right, you must be one of those assassins he talked about……”
“Master said that more than one person wanted him dead, Cleo”
Majic frowned, as he looked at Cleo
However, Kozen was enraged
“How dare you luuys! Unlike them, I’ve made a name for myself!”
“Well, sounds like you’re pretty famous”
“Of course! I am the ash mercenary, the shadohich runs to the coast——Kozen!
Dortin took a fighting posture, and said:
“You’re about to kidnap someone, your name will be in the newspaper……”
“That, and we’ve seen your face”
“Shut up!”
Majic said, he didn’t want this to end bloody
“Couys, calht, seven, six……”
“………?”
The assassin thought this was stupid Majic closed his eyes, and slowly counted down
“Five, four, three, two, one——”
After the countdown of ended, the young blond boy shouted:
“Sword of Light, whom I do release!”
Majic extended his hand, a white flash of light flew out and struck Kozen