Chapter 47 (1/2)

Chapter 47: Viktor’s Dirty Little Notebook

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio  Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

Lucy wasn’t the only one who noticed the red leather notebook, Jacker and Gildern had seen it too.

Jacker didn’t think much of it. Gildern, on the other hand, laughed and said, “It wasn’t that bad—I never expected Viktor to be that kind of a person, but I liked it.”

Lucy glared at him for what he said.

Link just shook his head, “It’s not that simple.”

The three didn’t understand what Link meant. “Mr. Link, did you notice something in the notebook?” Jacker asked.

Link nodded, then asked Lucy, “You found this notebook in Viktor’s study, didn’t you?”

“Yes, it was boldly splayed out on the table.” Lucy nodded, even though she didn’t understand why Link would ask that question.

Boldly splayed out on the table? Maybe Viktor was in such a hurry to make his escape that he forgot to take it. Either that, or he remembered every location of his hidden treasure and didn’t need this notebook to remind him. It could also be that he was confident no one would be able to decipher the secret locations inside even if someone found it later.

Nonetheless, Link was sure that the notebook contained the maps to the hidden treasures because in the game, this was exactly what the notebook looked like. The notebook in the game, similarly, was filled with obscene details that contained secret messages about Viktor’s hidden loot. But of course, in the game, the erotic details had been edited out, so it wasn’t as exposed as the actual content here.

Link asked again, “Then I’ll ask you a question. Do you think Viktor was a perverted man?”

The three stared at each other before shaking their heads.

From what they’d learned so far about Viktor, he wasn’t a good person, sure, but he definitely wasn’t a lecherous man. In the whole of the Cove of Echoes, there was not one woman in sight. In fact, the only rumored misdeeds of Viktor’s were robbery, murder, extortion and so on, but as for women, they seemed to be of little interest to him. So why would he have such a dirty notebook laying proudly on his study table?

Link continued, “I think all of you have heard the rumor of Viktor’s hidden treasures, am I right?”

Viktor had kept a large portion of his wealth hidden away, but secrets were always brought out by the wind of rumors. Anyone who knew anything about the Dark Brotherhood would have heard about it.

The three mercenaries nodded, their eyes full of anticipation and joy. They had guessed what Link was trying to say, but each of them stayed silent, waiting for Link to reveal his discovery.

So Link stopped dropping hints, he flipped open the first page of the notebook and began to read it out loud.

To be honest, this erotic diary was written well—it was rich with details, full of delicate and explicit descriptions and imageries of the women’s characteristics. Each page was bursting with lust and desire, and each woman was brought to vivid life on paper.

When Link finished reading, Jacker’s gloomy face had become slightly reddened, Gildern kept licking his lips, and Lucy was discernibly uncomfortable as she clamped her long legs together.

Link pretended he didn’t see the mercenaries’ reactions, then calmly asked, “Now, what do you think?”

Jacker felt too awkward to say anything, Lucy’s face had by that point turned beet red, and she stayed silent too. Gildern chuckled and said, “That really wasn’t bad at all, now I’m itching to go to the Red Mill brothel.”

Link stared at Gildern, then asked, “Did none of you catch the obvious secret message in there at all?”

“Secret message? What secret message?” Lucy couldn’t resist asking. All she caught was the salacious content inside.

Alright. Link was tired of giving them clues, so he explained it to them in detail, “If my guess is right, this notebook is a map of Viktor’s many hidden treasures. You see, in the first entry, it says here he went to Springs City for a pleasure-seeking trip, but that was a front. The hidden meaning lay in this passage,” Link flipped through the pages,” Listen to this, Viktor said he stared at a small stream flowing between a woman’s legs. In fact, he was probably referring to a small stream that flowed in the middle of Girvent Forest. He said beside the stream there were three erotic moles, I think these moles are his markings – maybe stones, maybe trees – though I think they’re probably trees since trees would be more inconspicuous. It wouldn’t attract unwanted attention.”

The three mercenaries looked on keenly as Link continued.

“And lastly, he said he fondled the stream between her legs and discovered that something was protruding, what he meant was that at the position marked by the three big trees, there would be an islet in the middle of the stream, and that was where he buried his treasure.”

When Link had finished explaining, something clicked in Lucy’s mind. “Wait, I think I’ve seen that place before. Yes, it’s about a mile from here. We’ve walked past the place before, I’d even remarked on how beautiful those three huge trees were. Jacker, Gildern, don’t you remember that place?”

Jacker and Gildern simultaneously nodded. It was only two weeks ago.

“Then that must be it. Since it’s just about a mile away, why don’t we go there now and check it out?” said Link with a laugh.

The Cove of Echoes was a truly hidden place, there should be no worries of theft even if they left everything here unattended. The three mercenaries agreed with Link’s view on this matter.

A few minutes later, the four reached the spot where the stream was marked by three huge trees. They dug the ground on the islet in the middle of the stream, and after a while, they finally found a chest box. When they opened the chest, it was full of gold coins. After counting, it was discovered to be 150 gold coins in total!

The three mercenaries felt their heart beating against their chests. This was only the first hidden treasure and they’d already found 150 gold coins! No less than half of that red notebook was filled with erotic escapades! The three thought of the potential gold coins they could gain in the future and got so their faces turned red.

“Link, why don’t you tell us about the next hidden treasure spot?” Jacker asked. He had read the notebook but did not catch any hidden message in it at all. But in the eyes of this remarkable Magician, it turned into something else entirely. An erotic notebook had become a treasure map! That just proved how wise Magicians were—they really did deserve awe and respect!

Lucy and Gildern both nodded their heads in anticipation. To them, they both found this kind of treasure hunting interesting and exciting!