Chapter 148: The Nobles Attack (2/2)

"Technically" Merlin quickly responded

"What?"

"Nevermind" Merlin muttered as he walked towards the cellar

Hethe roof of the building above him becah the secret door in the cellar

He closed the door behind hih the tables as usual and sat down besides the thief lord

"Before you ask, no I don't have a task for you to do right away" The elf sighed "Although I would like to inform you about a situation that has recently occurred"

"I'roups of noble childrenthe residents here Some of which have turned violent very quickly and several people have gotten hurt" The elf explained "The biggest concern that I have is that the family names of some of the nobles we have identified, those who have come into the slums to cause issues and attack its residents, can also be found within reports I've received of noble fa that has been circulating around the city"

"Meaning this isn't just a new trend for noble children to suddenly attack those less fortunate So them to attack the slums for whatever reason But there oal is just yet, but there is no way that it can be good" The elf mumbled

"When did this start?" Merlin asked

"About three days ago" The elf answered "Although the issue was light at first, just so into larger groups brawling in the middle of the street"

"We believed that the incident was dying down as sohts up, but it seeotten so bad that we've actually started turning to more extreme measures to keep the residents of the slums safe"

"Oh, and we accidentally killed one of Kilo's puppets" The elf said with an annoyed tone "They were beating an old ured out their identity a couple days after the fight So good news, you've only got fiveto needout their identities and weaknesses?" Merlin asked, realising the pattern that was going on with this quest line

"Correct" The elf nodded his head, "I've got as many talented people as I can reasonably stuff onto a task looking into any and all infors I should have a new task for you by the end of the week, maybe sooner But for now, just watch out for the nobles hanging around, they're prone to violence"

"Alright, thanks for the heads up" Merlin thanked hialopolis I've got to pay a visit to someone by the na the trafficker case"

"Oh, you are already familiar with the slave trader's customer?" The elf asked with a curious expression

"Yeah, I've seen hiuild He's a really sketchy guy, and I suspect that he's probably plotting against Callisto, the leader of the ranger's guild" Merlin started ra at all"

"And you're also familiar with the princess too? You really are always full of surprises" The elf reot your work cut out for you, so I'll let you go Good luck out there"

Merlin laughed a little before standing up, saying his farewells andhis way towards the exit The sound of rain picked up once more as he opened the cellar door and reentered the shabby tavern

"Leaving so soon?" Fae's voice rung out as Merlin approached the door "It'll probably rain for a few more minutes, feel free to sit around while you wait for it to stop"

"I should be alright I'll be back in a week or so" He waved goodbye as he pulled up his cloak hood and stepped out into the rain The feeling of cold water soaking into the cloak and then touching his skin caused his body to shi+ver uncontrollably

'This weather is perfect for the waruise' He thought to himself He wanted to wear it, but didn't want to risk the extra identification chance while five of the legs, as well as Kilo herself, were still alive

Merlin made his way out of the slums quickly He walked by where Bell had recently showcased his skill in hand to hand coh Merlin wasn't quite sure why he was surprised that Bell was skilled at fighting, considering his father was Pelear, the guild's trainer Maybe it was just his small stature and unoffensive appearance that made Merlin underestimate him