11 Better than a chameleon (2/2)
”It could also be Minister Brian's new taxation right?”
Don mentioned Brian's name for the purpose of getting some information on him from Akihiro.
Akihiro looked like he choked when he heard Brian's name
”Lower your voice Mike are you trying to get us killed”
”What's wrong brother Aki?”
”Don't say that name aloud in Slave city unless you want to be a slave”
Akihiro said in a husky voice, Don made a confused face
”You really don't get it, do you?”
Akihiro finished his beer with another long gulp
”That bastard is a very cruel man Mike, this city's original name is Windsville but you know, how people call it Slave city, he is the reason for it”
”Isn't he afraid of the god of his sins?”
Uncle Dior almost coughed up the beer he was drinking when he heard Don especially when he saw that genuine expression he was making. If Uncle Dior didn't meet him before, he would believe Mike was a religious man with the way he talked about God and sins.
The previous emotionless silent guy changed himself like a chameleon change its color.
Obviously, Akihiro believed Mike so he looked at him like an innocent puppy dog
”Sigh brother Mike you are too innocent for a man like B, gods aren't worth a penny” again he said in a husky voice and addressed Minister Brian as B.
”If he is that bad, why does the Moon empire or some righteous people punish him?”
Akihiro shook his head
”There are no righteous people and why would the empire take action against him? He's sending so much gold to the treasury so they turn blind eyes to the things he does also...”
Akihiro paused a moment and looked left and right to make sure nobody was listening
”He is sending beautiful women to some important people in the capital, sigh those poor souls were captured by his goons and made into playthings”
”He does?” Don asked him like this was the first time he is hearing something like this.
”Bastard B owns half of the shops in the slave market and”
”Do you need a refill?” unexpectedly the bartender interrupted Akihiro
”Yes brother Aki beers on me” Don glanced Uncle Dior who reluctantly took three more coppers and paid the bartender.
”HaHa you are too good to me brother Mike” Akihiro laughed and patted Mike in the back.
”Brother Aki you were saying”
”Where was I? Huh, do you know Thousand arms auction house?”
Don shrugged.
”It's the biggest auction house in the city if you want to sell or buy anything this is the place you want to go”
Don noticed Akihiro was going outside of what he wanted to hear
”Brother Aki you were saying something about B”
”Huh yes yes, I heard from one of my friends in the auction house”
Akihiro looked left and right again before he continued
”B is going to participate in the auction tomorrow morning, he said the auction house has something he really likes” Akihiro took a sip from the newly filled mug.
Don pondered about what Akihiro said for a moment
”Isn't it too dangerous for B to be in public like this?”
”What danger to B? He is danger” he took a sip and giggled
”Not him”
”What do you mean brother Aki?”
”He is no danger but his bodyguards are”
”Are they that powerful brother Aki?”
”Powerful? They are freaking monsters, you know about how powerful a mid-level great master is right?”
Don nodded ”Yeah I have met one”
Uncle Dior laughed inside, this guy didn't just meet one he bloody killed it.
”Then you know how powerful they are, B has five of them as his personal guards and they never I mean never leave his side ”
Akihiro gasped and shook his head
”Enough of B brother Mike let's talk about some pleasant things”
After that Akihiro started to blabber about his adventures and his homeland which Don didn't bother to take in, just nodded here and there.
Eventually, Akihiro left them alone and went to take care of his business but he gave his magic card to Don and told him to contact him if anything he needs help with. Don gave the card to Uncle Dior and said to keep it safe
”We should call it a day”
Uncle Dior said and made a hand signal to call the bartender
”Do you have any rooms for us to stay?”
”Double room for a night fourteen coppers single room eight meals cost extra five”
”Alright we take two single rooms Do...oh Mike do you want to take meals?”
”No thanks”
”Two single rooms and a stew for me”
”Twenty-one coppers rooms are on the second floor the first two rooms on the right corridor”
She took two keys from the cupboard and gave it to Uncle Dior
before they went into their rooms Uncle Dior exclaimed
”Ah Mike you owe me, fifty-five coppers” Uncle Dior laughed out a little and went to his room and closed the Door leaving Don behind.
Don just smiled a little when he heard him and went to take a rest he deserved.