Chapter 320: Another Seika (2/2)
”Who are you?” The shop owner retreated as he held into his fist. The feeling of Arthur's powers blocking his punch made him uneasy.
”Just a traveler from afar.” Arthur shrugged. ”What did this young man do?” He asked with interest.
”He's a fraud! I accepted him into my shop with open arms, but he turned out to be lying! He's supposed to be a dwarf with excellent craftsmanship, but he only knows how to waste materials!” The shop owner huffed with anger. ”Now, he dares disrespect me!”
”How much money did he make you lose?” Arthur asked. The old man was taken aback, and he looked at Arthur with doubt.
”Four gold coins,” The old man muttered while glancing at the dwarf.
”Old man, you're lying!” The young dwarf roared. ”It's barely half of that!”
”You've also wasted my time! I could've hired someone competent and made some profit!”
'Sly bastard.' Arthur smiled and took out four gold coins. He threw them at the shop owner and turned to the dwarf. 'This must be... fate.'
Ordinary people might not feel it, but it could never escape Arthur's notice. This young dwarf might not be a good craftsman, but he was a Seika.
A Loved One.
As to what he was loved by, Arthur glanced at the ground. There were bits of metals inching ever so slowly toward the young man. No wonder that no one noticed it. This man has yet to awaken his affinity, allowing it to run rampant.
'What is the cause of this?' Arthur wondered to himself. He had seen it before, how the metal bent at his will when he used his Art. Why could this young man do the same? Were his powers a part of something that these people shared?
He was determined to find out.
”Is that all?” Arthur asked the men in front of him. The leader of the group looked at the gold coins in his hand and then at Arthur.
”These are enough to repay the losses he made me, but I also hired these men to catch him. I paid each of them one gold coin.”
”You're unreasonable!” Gala stepped forward. ”My Lord has shown you kindness already. If you push things further, then I'll deal with you myself!”
Her mana seeped out of her body, creating a suffocating pressure. The men retreated in fear as the witch's dangerous eyes glared at them. However, Arthur simply patted her on the shoulder.
”Forget it,” Arthur took out four more gold coins and threw them at the old man. ”Take it and leave. Otherwise, I'll leave things to her.”
Gala followed along and unleashed the killing intent she harnessed over hundreds of years. Before they pissed themselves, the men took the money and ran away.
”Why did you let them get away with it?” Dia asked with cold rage. ”Do you want me to follow them and kill them?”
”Woah, take it easy!” Arthur was dumbstruck. ”It's just a few coins. Why do you need to kill them?”
”It's not about how much it was. It's about being fooled.”
”Fooled?” Arthur shrugged. ”I knew that he was lying, so he didn't fool. I just wanted to be done with it. After all, nothing outweighs this young man.”
”You mean the one who's currently running away?” Gala asked as she looked at the dwarf who was making a run for it.
”Well, he thinks his debt was quadrupled. I would've also run away.” Arthur laughed in amusement. ”Let's follow after him.”
”We're wasting our precious shopping time!” Gala sighed as Arthur started following the young man. He strolled as if he was on a picnic. ”You're not even trying to follow him!”
They lost sight of the dwarf, but Arthur kept walking. They reached a residential district with many shabby mud houses. Dia pinched her nose because of the smell of feces from nearby sewage.
”We've lost him ages ago,” Dia said. ”How about we look for those men instead?”
”We didn't lose him. We're here.” Arthur stopped at a wall and placed his hand on it.
The mud disintegrated into fine powder under the effect of his skill. The three walked into the house to find the dwarf catching his breath.
”Hi there!” Arthur walked in like a professional scammer. ”Do you want to live the life of your dreams?”