Chapter 133 A Debt Repaid...and Some (1/2)

A rap of knuckles on his office door disturbed Jeremiah from the current problem he had at hand. The same problem he'd debating on for the last several days. What to do about these Vanguard?

With a sigh that seemed more a relief than frustration, Jeremiah looked up to meet the disturbance.

”Come in”.

The door opened, revealing Ebony and Rassa. Ebony led the way, Rassa behind her carrying a medium-sized chest with ease which he placed on top of the meeting table in the centre of the Captain's office.

”What's this?” asked Jeremiah as Ebony closed the door.

”Your payment, as promised,” Rassa replied, ”A thousand Gold Coins, plus the 50% of the profits made so far”.

Jeremiah looked from Rassa to Ebony, then to the chest, ”It's only been ten days since the contract was made”.

”Yes,” Rassa nodded.

”How much in profits?” asked Jeremiah.

”Your share? 890 Gold Coins,” Rassa replied.

Jeremiah sat back in shock, ”Are you telling me you made nearly 3000 Gold in ten days”.

”Technically, in a week,” said Ebony, ”We only started selling a week ago”.

”Selling what?” asked Jeremiah.

Rassa took an Evanine Crystal from his pocket and threw it to Jeremiah who caught it, looking at it and finding the black circle rune on it. A circle within a circle.

”What is this?” asked Jeremiah.

”Protective Charm,” Rassa replied, ”Will even work against those Vanguard you're having trouble with, though I wouldn't actively seek them out”.

”Against the Vanguard?” asked Jeremiah. He'd heard the rumours of these new protective charms. He'd even sent Jorl down to investigate, only to find that several times the vendor selling them had disappeared after selling out their product. Still, the rumours were rather fantastical. An invisible wall that prevented any injury in a fight? As if Jeremiah wouldn't be interested, even if it was a rumour. Such a power, to be able to go against the Vanguard. Jeremiah had truly been on the verge of desperation trying to get his hands on it. And now, rather nonchalantly, the kid full of mysteries and his cross-dressing friend had thrown him one as if it wasn't the greatest new commodity on the market.

”…How?” asked Jeremiah.

Rassa smirked, ”That's our secret. Do you think we'd be making as much as we were if it wasn't?”

”To make so much though,” Jeremiah frowned, ”Have you used all of those crystals?”

Ebony snorted in amusement, but composed herself against quickly, ”We've sold thirty-five crystals”.

Jeremiah paused for a second, believing he'd misheard, ”How many?”

”Thirty-five”.

”Thirty-five?” asked Jeremiah, ”Not five thousand and thirty-five?”

”Definitely thirty-five,” Ebony nodded.

”So you've made a profit of..”

”Considering we spent 400 gold to by five and a half thousand crystals initially…” Rassa paused, ”It's a profit of…roughly 1,090%”.