Chapter 132: Aurs Request (2/2)

—Inside the Castle.

In the main hall inside the castle at the center of the city, Patric and Gaap waited patiently for the city's lord to be ready for them. The place was quiet as it was still a little too early for guest to visit the castle, although there was still a few of them.

The only other people they saw were the patrolling guards, the maids, and occasionally other workers in the castle. The place was so eerily quiet that they were sure that if they weren't called in anytime soon, their hearts might give up on them.

Luckily, a maid soon walked over to them and invited them to see the lord in his office. They followed the pretty maid closely behind and soon arrived by the doors of the Lord's office.

*Knock, knock, knock...

Standing at the front of his office, the maid placed a knock at the door which startled the both of them for a moment. Soon they heard a deep crispy and curt voice speak from within the room behind the door.

”Enter.”

As the maid gently opened the door after receiving permission from the inside, Patric and Gaap felt their throats run dry as cold sweat ran down their backs. They struggled against their nerves and walked in behind the maid as she gently bowed at the only occupant in the room.

Behind the large and exquisite desk at the end of the well-furnished office, was an elderly man that seemed to be in his forties if one was to judge his age by Human standards. He had a chiseled face and his back was as straight as the blade of a sword, his hair was completely grey and his face was cleanly shaved. He had deep blue eyes and wore an elegant black suit with a similar coat draped over his shoulders.

Patric saw the man behind the desk go through a stack of papers with a deadpan expression on his face as he would occasionally sign a few with the expensive-looking quill in his hand.

The moment the maid walked inside the room with the pair and bowed before Aur, he finally put his quill down and looked at them, his gaze was sharp and penetrating. It instilled a faint pressure upon those that were mentally weak and Patric and Gaap— being only of the tier 1 standards— could not withstand it as they instinctively lowered their heads before him.

This was not the effect of a skill nor the results of any spell. It was just the dominating effects that high-ranking demons had on lesser demons. Before the effects of politics and the adoption of the nobility system.

Demons were at the core, creatures that belonged to a natural hierarchy of life. They were ranked purely based on their life order and nothing else, ranging from lesser demons to Arch Demons, a system that was now broken down into various noble titles.

”Lord Aur, these are the guards from the South you requested for ”

”I see, well then, give me the full report of what happened.”

”...”

”Ah... Ye-Yes sir.”

At Aur's commanding tone, Gaap couldn't even find the words to speak properly. It was Patric who was somehow able to hold back his nerves and respond.

He then proceeded to narrate the entirety of what they had witnessed two nights ago in the junkyard district of South borough. While he had hoped to add in some details to make himself look better than he had been, the penetrating glare of the noble demon before him allowed no such thing.

They told him everything that they had saw even though it had not been much but Patric knew that it must've been important if the Lord of the city had chosen to see people like them personally.

”Is that all.?

Patric nodded at Aur's question nervously, wondering if today was the day he would die for being an incompetent guard after getting away with it for so long. They hadn't seen anything else aside from the empty junkyard and the body parts that had been scattered on the ground all over the place.

”Very well, that's fine.”

Aur nodded his head as he stroked his chin gently for a moment. He then stood up from his seat and walked silently to the open window behind his desk as he stared blankly at the view before speaking again.

”I have a job for you both.”

”A, a job?”

”Yes, I want you to investigate what's been going on in the south for the past few weeks now, I'm afraid I have very limited information due to the incompetence of those that had been assigned to that place so I need someone that would be able to move around unnoticed and you both fit the bill.”

”W-We do?”

”Yes... I'll need you to periodically bring me information on what's been going on there, including information on the gangs and organizations that operate freely within the South. Of course, you both will be rewarded handsomely for this.”

As those words left his mouth, the maid quickly walk over to the pair and handed them each a small pouch. Upon opening the pouch their eyes widened, there were several pieces of gold coins in the pouch, each having a value of more than 3,000 DC. That was way more than what they could each earn in a year.

”We'll do it.”

The one that spoke first was Gaap as there was no way they could decline a request from the lord of their city in the first place so why would they refuse such lucrative payments for their work. Knowing that, Patric could not refute him for speaking for him as he would've done the same given only a few more seconds.

”One more thing, I also need you to investigate a new merchant by the name of Lix, I was told he was last seen leaving the city with a few hunters on a quest so start from there. It is my understanding that the guards of the south have a better relationship with the Hunter guild am I correct?”

”Huh... Yes my Lord.”