Chapter 618 - Take Care, Kid (1/2)
Chapter 618: Take Care, Kid
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
“I take it you have some good news for me?”
Aisenis’ appearance was abrupt. No energy fluctuations preceded it. He had appeared as a shadow, which then solidified into a physical body, from which sounded the Yabba man’s clear, melodious voice.
As Yabba people were generally short, Aisenis would always appear on an elevated platform so that he would not have to keep his head raised to speak with someone.
At that moment, he had decided to make his entrance on a long table.
Link smiled. Without saying anything, he took out the Jogu pieces and began lining them up one by one on the table.
“Oh, are these Jogus? That’s quite a collection. How did you manage to amass this much so quickly?”
Aisenis stared at the rows of Jogus. He stooped down and began inspecting each white stone on the table. After inspecting ten or so pieces, he turned around and looked at Link, “So you’ve collected 300 pieces of Jogu in total?”
Link nodded, “As per our agreement, 300 pieces of Jogu in exchange for a way to completely seal up the realm crack.”
Hearing this, a troubled look crept up Aisenis’ face. He rubbed his hands together unconsciously as he stared at the sky outside the window for a long while.
Finally, he spoke, “To tell you the truth, I didn’t think you would be able to collect this much Jogus. If I were to give you the means to repair the realm crack, I’d automatically be an enemy of the God of Destruction. I wouldn’t be able to stay in this realm for long, as he’d be sending his servants after me soon.”
Link frowned. “We had a deal. Don’t tell me you’re going back on your word now?”
Link’s words seemed to have touched a nerve, as Aisenis leaped up and said loudly, “No, of course not! I would never do anything to jeopardize my reputation as a respectable Travel Magician!”
Link shrugged. “Then what are you making such a fuss about? Every transaction always comes with its own risk. Just tell me what I need to hear and consider our business concluded.”
Aisenis looked at the pieces of Jogus lined up neatly on the table. He picked one up and began gently stroking it. After a while, he sighed, “Mortal, if you ever have the chance to leave this realm and take a trip to the Sea of Void, you’d understand my misgivings about this. Also, this is a lot of Jogus, even for me… Alright, alright, I’ll keep my end of the bargain!”
He handed a brown goatskin scroll over to Link. “It’s all in this scroll. The procedure’s a bit complicated, but it doesn’t require much. You’re a lord now. You probably have a lot of subordinates under you. I figure you’ll be able to pull it off with your resources.”
Aisenis waved a hand, and all the white Jogu stones on the table vanished in an instant. In the next moment, the Travel Magician began to fade away, ready to leave the place.
“Wait, I still have something I would like to talk to you about,” said Link in a hurry.
Aisenis reverted to his corporeal form. “I’m listening.”
“I still have a couple of Jogus left. I would like to buy a piece of information with them.” Link initially had 307 Jogu pieces in total. After giving Aisenis 300 pieces, he still had 7 pieces to spare, which probably would be enough to purchase a small piece of information from the Yabba man.
Looking at the stones in Link’s hand, Aisensi hesitated for a moment, then said, “Keep your Jogus. Whatever it is you want to know, just ask. Consider it a parting gift from me, as I don’t think we will ever have the chance to see each other again.”
Aisenis’ face broke into a bitter smile. Curiously enough, Link could sense a hint of sympathy in his eyes as the Travel Magician looked at him.
Is he feeling sorry for me? Or is he just feeling sorry for himself? thought Link, puzzled. What was even stranger was the fact that Aisenis had always expressed a fervent passion for these Jogu stones. What would have made him turn down Link’s last remaining Jogu stones?
Link figured the Travel Magician would not tell him his reasons even if he had asked. Putting these questions aside, he decided to take up Aisenis’ offer and asked, “There seems to be a new commander in charge of the Army of Destruction. I would like to know more about this mysterious figure. For instance, his habits, his past, important figures under his command. I would like to know them all.”
Aisenis shook his head. “That’s way too many questions for a freebie from me. I can only tell you this. Yes, the Army of Destruction has a new leader, but you already know him. He’s called Eugene.”
“The Dark Magician Eugene?!” Link was taken aback. However, after carefully thinking it through, this made a lot of sense. He had interfered with Eugene’s affairs not too long ago, and so it would be natural for him to stir trouble up for Link in return.
“Is there another Eugene I don’t know about?” Aisenis shrugged. He then began to fade away once more. Just when he was about to disappear completely, his voice rang out, “Argh, I’m such a softie. Young man, I’ll give you my last piece of information. It’s already written in the last paragraph of the scroll’s content. It concerns Firuman’s future, or at least, the most likely future I was able to see. What will you do in the face of such a future, I wonder?”
Saying this, a beam of light shot out from Aisenis’ fading form and hit the scroll in Link’s hand. Finally, he was gone. Link did not have the faintest idea where he could have gone off to, or whether he was still in Firuman.
Recollecting himself, Link unfurled the scroll in his hand and began reading its content.