Episode 88 – Light and Night (2/2)
Goddas gulped It should be Light? Right, right?? He did say his nicknaht!
The fatty fidgeted in his seat The old wooden floor under him squeaked in protest ”Tell me more about them… what… what kind of Shadows are they?”
The bartender looked down on the glass he iping, pausing slightly before responding ”Night is aIt is ru people in the entire Shadow Lodge He is an extremely tricky person to deal with It is as if he can read yourfrom him
On the other hand, Light is aThey say that there is no place that he can’t break into
Both of the their opponents in a single exchange of moves They are also calculative, prudent and they never leave a trace behind
Their mission success rate is 100”
In other words…they have never failed a mission?! Suddenly, fatty’s mouth turned dry
The words of the bartender seeer a response from the youth slumped at the bar counter
Suddenly he wailed miserably ”100! My flawless success rate…hiccup gone! GONE!”
Goddas ju his heart It was quite startling for the half dead youth to suddenly become so lively The bartender, on the other hand, didn’t react at all He co his way
The body of the elibu ju hiccup Then he slu out what seeone…”
Only when the youth quieted down once again did Goddas recover from his stupor and remember what he had intended to ask: ”What kind of missions do they usually take?” Goddas squeaked ”assassinations? Thefts?”
”They used to do all kinds of o Nowadays neither of the two stop by the Lodge often
Back in the days when they were still doing , trailing and client protection missions There were occasional thefts and assassinations, but they were quite picky with their e of the underworld”
Huh? Fatty’s eyebrows rose in surprise ”Shadoith a sense of justice? Queer!”
”There is no justice in this world!!” The half-dead youth suddenly screeched, ain The youth continued his hiccup-filled speech: ”It’s -- not fair! I’…” A sneeze interrupted his speech ”…you know?”
This time, the bartender finally looked at the youth, his expression co? You are an assassin…
Fatty’s expression, however, once the surprise passed, revealed what see to earn an honest living! It’s not fair! The bad guys always take advantage of us upright fellows!” Light’s face flashed in fatty’s mind, and his cheeks puffed up
”Bartender, givefriend over there” Goddas slas on his fingers clattering
The bartender looked back at Goddas, just as speechless as before He is dead drunk… and you want ive him another shot?
Still, he co them to the two idiots Well… whatever… not my problem
The fatty downed the liquor in one gulp and let out a breath reeking of alcohol ”So… basically… since I ae… I don’t have to worry that they will off me in my sleep?”
The bartender gave Goddas a condescending look ”They are professionals They don’t kill for personal reasons Unless soo out of their way to off you”
Goddas let out a sigh of relief His tense muscles finally relaxed, and he slumped tiredly onto the counter
”Still… you should avoid provoking theht not kill you…but there are plenty of ways to get back at soered the”
The fatty who finally ain
”W…what do you mean?”
The bartender opened his mouth to respond, but the fatty suddenly interrupted him ”No… actually… don’t answer that”
I’ll probably have night
”Better yet, tell round?”
The bartender shrugged ”No one knows However, they were introduced into the Shadow Lodge by the vice-head personally”
The bartender gave Goddas ato vouch for them, then their relationshi+p with the vice-head wasn’t si of the entire Shadow Lodge
Goddas rubbed his chin in thought, one could al
The youth sitting next to hilass of liquor he had been handed and finally, his head rose up froratefully at Goddas Whether it was because of the cold constantlyhim sneeze, or the liquor, both his perky nose and his cheeks were flushed red
He atteesture, but he ended up spilling half of the drink
Goddas stared at the youth like seeing a coet bullied?”
”You have--no idea!” The youth’s elibu ears seemed to perk up in exciterievances ”You won’t be--believe what happ--ened to ot --robbed…” An especially vicious hiccuphis stateht!”
Co up in the next episode:
”I’ve got one word for you: boobs”
”Hey!! Who are you calling a sack of fat?!”
”Aren’t we all customers? I pay for liquor shots, they pay for head shots… all the same”
”Me? Get poisoned? I am poison master! There is no poison I can’t deal wi…”