Chapter 93 - #92 Bolic (1/2)
”Here you go” I said and handed Taeko vanilla ice-cream.
”Hihi, thank you! Despite losing the spar, you still treat me as if we are on date” Taeko giggled and took the ice-cream to herself with a grateful smile.
”What do you even expect? Spending time with you and going on a date with you is also my reward” I replied with a small smile before paying attention to my own strawberry ice-cream.
Right now, we were already inside the town known as Kyoroch, controlled by the organization named Path of Peace. It has been here for around 9 years yet it began truly flourishing just not too long ago. Apparently all thanks to their leader once again, everyone just calls him The Lord which is quite surprising. If I tried to make everyone in my territory within the Capital call me Red Devil, there would have been still a few people who would sometimes call me by my name. And if anyone asked about my real name, they would have been able to answer that question, yet, in this town, no one knows his real name. Or more like no one cares, they only call him The Lord with a great amount of respect.
We currently had cloaks over our clothes not to stand out since the culture here was very different, maybe Taeko would be able to blend in but I was a big no. However, we didn't bother to cover our faces.
”Akashi...” Taeko just muttered while looking at me with flushed cheeks.
”Be careful of your ice-cream, it's melting.” I replied with a teasing smile while pointing at her hand when I saw how she spaced out while looking at me.
”Ah!” She immediately started ŀɨċkɨnġ the melted part but I quickly stopped her.
”Wait.” I said when she looked at me with a confused expression and put my hand near her ice-cream, soon enough, the azure almost transparent aura was moving between my hand and her ice-cream.
The Ice-cream instantly stopped melting and became almost like a new one.
I have never actually tried to sap the temperature of anything that was already under 0 degrees Celsius but it looks like I can do it without any problem. I wonder just how far I can sap that temperature but I will have a lot of time to try it out. This Ice-cream should be around -10 degrees Celsius which isn't that much below 0 but I was able to make it once again firm almost within the instant.
”Oh?! Thank you~!” Taeko exclaimed when she saw how her ice-cream became firm once again but she didn't even question how I have done it.
Well, she probably doesn't want to bother me too much...
I thought while looking at her with a soft eyes and a gentle smile.
”Hm?” She stopped attending to her ice-cream just to glance at me with a confused expression when she felt me staring at her for a while.
”It's nothing...Let's go find some people who will be willing to buy that jewelry.” I shook my head with a smile and closed eyes before picking up the pace at which we were walking down the streets.
”The Lord's presence is truly a blessing for people like us who has no choice but to suffer. I hope he will be able to lead us to a better future.”
”Of course he will, have you forgotten what he has told us? The death isn't the ending, we should all focus on doing good deeds and it will come back to us. And even if we die, our soul will be the one holding good karma.
”Yes, as The Lord has said before, there is no need to lose faith. If he can remember the names of numerous people that sacrificed themselves for this town, how can we even lose our faith in him? Haha”
I kept on listening to locals's conversations as we were walking through the streets while trying to find some merchants that focus on jewelry.
It looks like he is really treated like a god here...I wonder if it is just a facade or if he truly means it...That would be truly entertaining to find out, hehe.
”This town truly looks livelier than other Empire's towns or villages I have visited till now.” Taeko muttered while looking around with her usual stoic expression.
”Well, that's only given after hearing all those local's talks and praises.” I said with a small smile.
Now that I think about it...Would they even buy something like jewelry in this religious land? ...Yeah, there are numerous types of people so someone who would be willing to buy them must live here.
I thought while looking around until I found the one person I have been looking for.
”Hello, are you just selling stuff, or are you also interested in buying?” I asked with a polite smile when I approached one of the merchants who had earings and stuff on his display.
”Hm? Well, depending on what you are offering but I am not against buying any nice stuff” He looked at me with uninterested expression when he saw my grey cloak that almost everyone wore but when he saw my face, he instantly changed his tone and even the way he was looking at me.
I guess the face is something I can't hide. My complexion is almost like shouting at regular people that I am someone influential. I have noticed that a lot of people here are tanned and only a few merchants and other more charismatic looking people have paler skin.
”Here, are you interested in buying this necklace?” I showed him only 1 necklace since I didn't want to start a rumor about cloaked figure taking out numerous expensive jewelry from his pockets.
He inspected it more closely and instantly nodded his head with eagerness. He told me that he is willing to give me 400 gold for a masterpiece like that but instead of answering him I already started leaving which made him shout at me 500.
I stopped walking and glanced at him.
”700, not even a gold less.” I said with a firm tone.
”...I- tch! It's too pricey.” He replied while clicking his tongue.
”Alright...” I nodded and resumed walking away just to be stopped by his shout once again.
”Wait! I will take it! I have never seen anything like it...” He shouted at me so I decided not to push him anymore. To be honest, I never thought that he would even offer 400 gold for something like that.
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GOLD: 16 246
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Tch, maybe I should try to find someone who wouldn't mind buying it illegally. I believe that even in such a town there must be some greedy and corrupt people.
After a while of asking around, I finally found out someone of higher standing who would be interested in such mundane things. Bolic, one of the high-ranking members. I asked around where I could find him and sure...he has an enormous mansion.
When we arrived at his mansion, we were instantly stopped by the guards that had their faces hidden behind white cloth attached to their helmet.
”Who are you and what are your intentions by visiting Bolic-sama?” The guard asked me with a neutral tone while firmly gripping his spear.
”I have a few things that I want to offer to him. I think that he will be interested in those ”mundane” things” I skipped the part who am I since no one actually cares about it.
”? ...Even then we can't just-...Actually, wait for a bit, I will inform Bolic-sama for you and ask him if he is willing to see you.” He wanted to refuse but he suddenly turned his head at Taeko who had cloak over her head but that didn't hide her face. He immediately changed his sentence when he saw her face.
”*Taeko, make sure to do your best to hide your face and if impossible, at least try to hide your hair under that cloak.*” I whispered to Taeko with a serious expression and although she looked confused at first, she nodded without asking for an explanation.