Chapter 41 - The Illegal Contract (1/2)
”It's quite simple,” The woman spoke up as she rested her chin on her cupped hands, ”We sign a contract that is between just the two of us. Nobody else should ever be informed about this contract. I would have a condition that you'll need to fulfill and in return, you can rent out a room that is cheaper than what you would normally have to pay.”
”What's the condition that I'll need to fulfill?” Hecathe crossed his legs as he questioned in all seriousness.
The woman chuckled as she reassured, ”It won't be too difficult for you.”
Hecathe frowned slightly but said nothing as he waited for the woman to complete her sentence.
”I'm sure you have heard about the guilds around here?”
Hecathe nodded his head as a response.
”You just have to join a certain guild and become a spy for me there.”
Hecathe frowned as he questioned, ”Why would you want to spy on a guild?”
”You've got me wrong” The woman chuckled as she shook her head, ”It's not the guild that interests me, it's someone from the guild.”
”So you want to spy on a man?”
”A woman actually.”
”...”
”She won't be meeting you straightaway. In fact, it would be a bit hard to come across her even after joining the guild but if you perform well and rise in ranks, it would become easier for you to meet her.”
”Why?”
”Eh?”
”Why do you want to spy on her?”
”Is the reason important?”
”Of course, it is,” Hecathe sighed as he added, ”If you have ill intentions that I do not agree with, I would naturally be declining your current offer. I'm not such an idle man. If there is something you want me to do, I at least need to be aware of your end goal.”
The woman's eyes narrowed down on the man as she looked at him for a minute as if she were trying to read his mind, ”Young man, you are sharp.”
”I know.”
The woman chuckled as she broke the awkward staring competition, ”I quite like people like you but... They can sometimes be a pain in the butt.”
Hecathe smirked as he heard this but said nothing as he simply waited for her to answer his question.
”The reason is a bit complicated but you can rest assured that I mean her no harm. It's just because I'm a bit curious about what she has been doing lately.”