Vol 8 Chapter 118 (1/2)
Information Dealer
… A narrow alleyway of Beim
Walking down it were Miranda and Shannon
Shannon looked quite nervous, as she pressed on with a hand on the sleeve of Miranda’s coat
“Shannon, walk a bit faster”
“That’s i off quite a sense of danger, if you haven’t noticed!”
Narrow and dark Once they caeway, the entertain just before noon, there weren’t too h
Shannon looked around, collecting various bits of information with her demon eyes
Those eyes themselves did not function, but in order to compensate for her lack of vision, she had manifested such a Skill
Unlike her sister, her hair was a faint violet, and her irises amber
“… Aren’t we in the wrong place?”
There were a feo around with drowsy expressions Shannon could understand their fatigue, and she knew the people walking around were just going off to bed with the sun so high in the sky
“And it reeks of ale…”
Shannon looked at a building’s wall, and immediately averted her eyes It was blatantly and naturally dripping with filth, and she felt she had just witnessed a different side of Beim
(The difference between the pretty and the filth here is so awful)
Miranda walked on Perhaps she had coht to her destination without a memo or map
She went to enter a building of three stories
(… Just what could be here?)
Rather than a shop, there was a compact counter like one would find at an office
The opening of the door was followed by the chiirl peeked her face up froer than Shannon
While Shannon was surprised at finding a girl younger than she in the entertainirl even
“Innis, is Rauno in? I came for confirmation on that previous matter”
The girl named Innis nodded, and pointed deeper inside
“He’s further back Said his head hurt fro this time? Quite a cute one at that”
Shannon turned to the girl who looked younger than herself
“No, no matter how you look at it, I’m the elder here”
Miranda spoke in a tired tone
“Don’t be stupid Innis here’s a gno in I’ll drop the contingency fee with you later, Innis”
“Eh!?”
Shannon irl- a bit shorter than her- and her sister, as she was led further inside
The moment she entered the back room, she was rocked by the stench of alcohol
“… Oh, you again”
Unkempt hair, and an unshaven stubble
Thethe upper half of his body, he scratched his head, and began to turn around
Miranda confirmed the job she had requested
“So what is the status on my request?”
The man stood, took an orderly pile of documents off a table further in, and handed theain
The door opened, and the girl fro drinks She left them on the table, so Shannon and Miranda sat on the sofa across, facing the man called 【Rauno】
By the tih the papers
Putting one of the cups to his mouth, Rauno looked at Shannon for only a uard a bit
Shannon could understand that easily, but Miranda was the same
“She’s my sister You don’t have to be so wary”
Rauno gave a bitter smile
“Well sorry ‘bout that I’ a business here, and I just can’t help it Not knowing so is quite scary, you know”
He sounded as if he was joking, but he hadn’t relaxed one bit
(This one’s somewhat more fearsome than he appears)
He was definitely leading a no-good lifestyle, but his body was as, he had yet to lower his guard
“… So Novem met with an acquaintance in Beim? What was it she accepted?”
(Nove…)
Rauno scratched his head, before letting his expression turn serious
“That has yet to be deter it quite preciously From the shape, it’s ic Tool at that I wasn’t able to confirm it, so I didn’t record it down in those Also, they seemed quite close She called him her brother after all”
As Miranda’s gaze sharpened, Rauno continued into Novem’s suspicious behavior
“Rather than parting due to discord or anything, it was more of a which side do you want to follow sort of talk The all-i with dear Lyle-kun is hoent Satisfied?”
Miranda laid the papers she finished reading on the table before going into the specifics
“So her fah all the trouble to deliver a parcel?”
Rauno didn’t sound interested
“Who knows? You’d be hard pressed to find decent folk a… next we s killing off one another?”
Shannon felt the man react to the word noble And after Miranda asked for a few more specifics, she stood from the sofa
“Thank you We’ll be away fro in a request next we drop by Also, the matter I entrusted to…”
Before she could finish
“… I’ve gathered the info on the surrounding countries and Bahnseih to count for what you’ve paid, but you wanna look through it anyways?”
Miranda shook her head, and left Rauno called to stop her
“Oy, I’ll be troubled here if you don’t pay the fee The pro that Novem-chan around”
To his complaints, Miranda replied with a smile
“Oh of course I’ll pay up I’ll even throw in a bonus this ti it to Innis”
“… Does it reallyit to me or her?”
Shannon could see that Rauno was terribly disappointed inside She understood he was a person one would call an infor he was skilled enough to trail Novem
(And wait, as I dragged here to begin with? Yes, I’m sure Novem is suspicious, but… is that really the first of our problems here?)
She couldn’t understand why her sister would put out ten gold for info on Noveht to such a place
After exiting the office, Miranda spoke so only Shannon could hear
“Shannon, you’ve remembered the way here, have you not? Remember that Rauno-san He’s a proficient one”
“Eh? You mean…”
Without saying another word, Miranda walked off…
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… In a shop dealing estern clothing, Nove with Eva and May
“Ah~ This one’s also nice But I want that one too~”
While Eva shi+fted through the merchandise, May looked over her with a fed-up expression
“They’re all the same, aren’t they? All that differs is color, and what ht?”
For May who looked quite cold in what she wore, they had co along the way
And Nove the two of them
Eva looked at May
“That difference is the i at the drop of a hat without trying anything out? Are you sure you’re not the strange one here?”
May did not seem interested
“I ar I wear because Fredricks once told me to properly cover up certain areas”
May was a quilin, and her original for that fact, Eva still seelance at Novem to ask for assistance
“May-san, if you plan on living bywith humanity, then you have to pay a level of awareness to your outward appearance”