15 The Building Owner (2/2)

”Hey! There is someone there!”

The entire crowd quietened and looked towards Daniel.

The first to talk was one of the two women that were holding a folding fan. Unfolding her arms, she pointed her closed folding fan towards Daniel ”Servant, come here” She said in a domineering tone.

Daniel's face didn't change in the slightest. He simply turned around and started heading back from the way he came, when.. ”Hey! How dare you ignore me!!” She shouted angrily.

”..there she goes again..”

”We should stop, shouldn't we?”

”Nah, if she want to waste her chances because of her bad attitude.. so be it.”

The buzz of conversation started once more as the young woman got up from her seat, and started heading towards Daniel with a face filled with anger.

It didn't take long for the girl to approach Daniel, and after lifting her hand, she swung it down towards Daniel's face.

What the girl didn't expect, unfortunately, was that this servant would avoid the slap, making her miss completely.

”Hahahaha! LOOK! It's the legendary tecnique of the Folding Crane School! Fly Swatting Slap! Hahaha!” Said a young woman in the crowd, who's group apparently didn't have a good relationship with the Folding Crane School.

Some of the group of young men and women laughed at the girl's derisive remark, while other had an embarassed look on their faces.

The faces of the two girls holding folding fans turned as red as apples. ”How dare you embarass me in front of everybody! I'll cut your head for this!” Said the girl that had previously missed Daniel.

She then unfolded her fan and as she was about to attack Daniel with it, the young man in leather armor held her by her wrist and said ”Alright alright.. calm down.. do I need to remind you where we are?”

The girl was truly enraged, and being stopped by someone when trying to regain face for her school had made her even agrier. ”Let go of me!..” She shouted while trying time after time to free herself from the man's hand, but that was all for naught. The young man was an experienced martial artist, and all the young woman's hits had been easily parried or evaded.

After no less than two minutes of failed attempts, the young woman finally calmed down.

Noticing the changes in the young woman's temperament, the young man in leather armor let go of her hand. The girl then threw a deadly glare at Daniel and walked back towards her group, sitting back to her place.

The young man in leather armor turned towards Daniel and said ”Forgive her for her rude words, can you tell us where your master is?”

Daniel didn't have a problem with talking with this group of people, but he didn't want to be treated as a servant. Considering the much more polite demeanor of the young man, Daniel decided to answer him.

”I am nobody's servant, and I don't know who you mean by master.” Said Daniel.

The answer caught the young man and the rest of the group by surprise. ”Aren't you a servant working for the old man who owns this building?” Said a burly looking young man with a greatsword strapped to his back.

”I am not, I have just rented three rooms, and i'll be staying here with my sisters.” Responded Daniel.

The faces of everyone present twisted in confusion. Various small groups formed as the buzz of conversation started once more.

”Do you know where the old man is?” Asked a tall and handsome young man with long hair, who had previously been pestered by various girls into accepting the marriage proposal advanced from their groups.

”No idea.” Answered Daniel to the handsome looking man.

The man in the leather armor looked at the group and shrugged his shoulders while saying ”Let's just wait.”

”There is no need” Said a powerful voice resounded through the entire lobby.

Its origin couldn't be distinguished, but all people present felt a shiver run down their spine when they heard it. Daniel had recognized it as the voice of the old man, owner of the building.

”Sir, our groups have heard that you have taken in disciples recently. We were wondering if you would consider us..” Said the handsome young man while bowing his head.

There was no answer.

Minutes passed one after the other, and as the handsome looking young man was about to talk again, the one with the leather armor stopped him. After the handsome looking young man noticed who had stopped him, he quietly turned towards the young man wearing the leather armor. One could guess that the two crearly had a good relationship.

The young man in leather armor looked at the handsome looking man and said ”I don't think he has taken in any disciples.. All of our forces received the news that three teenagers had entered the building about three hours ago.. My guess is that this little guy and his sisters are the three teenagers.. And that they are here as.. well.. new tenants.”

The hadsome young man's eyes opened wide ”You are telling me that the previous Master at Arms of Karalis, after retirement, simply bought a building in the commoner's section and is looking for tenants!?!” He asked with clear disbelief in his tone.

Every other conversation stopped as everyone within the large group looked at the pair of young men. Their eyes growing bigger by the second. Disbelief plastered on their faces. A very few members of the group weren't as surprised, as they had had the same guess as the young man in leather armor.

After a few minutes, the looks of surprise turned into pensive expressions.. and as most of them seemed to be in the midst of taking a decision within their minds, the young man in leather armor said in a low voice ”Sir.. is it possible to rent a room?”