《A Demon’s Journey》A Demon's Journey
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Yrellea left the banquet nearly an hour later. The information she had gained until now was merely superficial.
However, the connections she had formed with them could still be useful.
Because of her beauty, these people wanted to get to know her better. Thus, they did invite her to their offices or even gave her an invitation for dinner.
Yrellea tacitly rejected their offers. She informed them that she would take their offer when she was free.
Currently, she was setting up a new business and thus focused on it completely.
However, Yrellea made sure not to reveal any info about the business she was planning to set up.
The ring Azaroth had given her had not only suppressed her racial aura but also her cultivation. She truly appeared to be an ordinary human setting up a business in Vlashire City.
This was a very normal occurrence in this city. Many people would come to Vlashire City for a startup.
It wasn't that this city promoted the startup or new business. In fact, it could be said that the situation was completely opposite of that.
The competition between the different businesses was so great that a startup would normally shut down before officially starting.
However, the people in the Glerian Kingdom still came to set up their business in Vlashire City because there were many issues setting up the business in other cities.
The King had ordered the cities to focus on specific tasks. Like, creating war materials. Processing things. Or the cities were embroiled in war. There were also cases where the crime rate in those cities was too great. There were also cases where the disciples of the sects would be too rampant.
Nearly all the businessmen tried to keep the location of their main business away from a sect's location.
The disciples of these sects or it could be said those who followed the Martial Way, were normally too stupid.
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They were a bunch of brutes who didn't know how to think.
Those brutes may be fooled by any random guy from Vlashire City. It had to be understood, though, that once the targets discovered they'd been duped, they'd have a hard time surviving the brutes' retaliation.
Vlashire City was devoid of such issues.
There was no sect within a 300-mile radius. Hence, the sect disciples would rarely enter the city. And even if they did enter Vlashire City, they wouldn't dare to be too arrogant here.
It was because Governor Zaraki and his forces were quite capable. The power they held wasn't one bit lower than that of the sects.
Thus, the sect disciples would normally humble themselves in Vlashire City.
So, people didn't really question Yrellea for choosing Vlashire City to start her business. They were curious about her business but knew that it wouldn't be best to ask her at this banquet.
It would be better to have this conversation privately.
Yrellea didn't perfectly understand this. She had actually been expecting all sorts of questions from these people and prepared a response for many of the possible questions. Still, it appeared to be unnecessary in this banquet.
After she returned to her house, she changed her clothes and wore casual ones now.
Someone came knocking on her door a few hours later.
When Yrellea opened the door, she was slightly surprised to see Minos Zaraki and many of his guards.
"…Young Master-?" Before Yrellea could even finish speaking, Minos placed a finger on his mouth and gestured her to stop speaking.
Yrellea stopped speaking. She was curious to know what he wanted.
Minos spoke with a friendly smile, "Your name is Yrellea if I remember correctly. You can call me by my first name, Minos."
"But wouldn't it be impolite for me to do so? You are the son of the Governor, after all." Yrellea spoke with a slightly startled expression.
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Minos shook his head and sincerely said, "I don't want you to talk to me while thinking about my status. I want to be your friend, Miss Yrellea."
Yrellea thought for some moments and then nodded, "If you say so…."
"Then please enter my humble abode, Minos." She invited him inside with a pleasant smile.
Minos entered her house, but his guards remained outside. They had been given strict instructions to not enter unless absolutely necessary.
Minos wanted to spend some time alone with Yrellea. If his guards entered, wouldn't they destroy the mood and the atmosphere?
"What will you have? Tea or Juice?" Yrellea asked him curiously.
Minos shook his head and replied, "Nothing for today."
He spoke with a serious expression, "Actually, I am here on an official visit in place of my father. He asked me to investigate you. Since you appear to be new to the city."
When Yrellea heard his words, she internally smirked. She thought 'This is well within my expectations.'
She asked with a slightly anxious face, "How will you inspect me, Minos?"
Minos was internally quite happy when he heard his name from her mouth. It felt so pleasant to hear. However, he made sure his expressions remained neutral.
"Don't be so worried. It's just a formality, so I won't be strict with you."
He then changed the topic and spoke, "The climate of this city must be quite a change for you. You have lived in a rather chilly area."
Yrellea nodded and responded, "That's correct. I am still not used to wearing such light clothing. I used to wear a lot of clothing."
"Yeah, I can imagine. I went to that area when I was young. I nearly froze because of the cold temperature." He spoke.
Yrellea chuckled a bit and replied, "It does take some time to get used to the cold."
The two then remained quiet for some time. It was Minos who broke the silence as he asked her, "Why did you come to Vlashire city?"
Yrellea had been waiting for this question. She narrated the story she had prepared together with Sargan.
As expected, Minos had a couple of questions. One of them was quite a natural question.
"You want to set up a business? What kind of business is it?" Minos asked rather curiously.
Yrellea hesitated a little as she heard this question. Minos now realized that it seemed as if Yrellea wasn't comfortable with sharing it.
"…Please don't laugh at me," Yrellea spoke with a woeful and slightly scared look.
Minos immediately replied, "Nonsense. You are about to start a business purely on your personal ability. How can I laugh or make fun of it? I was merely curious. If you aren't comfortable, then you don't need to share it with me."
Yrellea looked relieved to hear him out. She spoke, "That truly relieves me. I used to tell my plans to some of my classmates, and they would normally just laugh at me or tell me how it will never work. So, I am a little scared of sharing it with other people. But you said you wanted to be my friend. So I will trust you and share it with you, Minos."
Minos immediately responded, "You won't regret it."
Yrellea sweetly smiled at Minos and then began to speak, "You see, I want to create a pavilion where people can use their skills and entertain people. By using their skills, I mean massaging, dancing, singing, skill in musical instruments, poetry, even gambling, and so on."
Minos showed a surprised expression. He never expected Yrellea was planning to create a pavilion.
He couldn't help but ask her seriously, "Why are you creating this pavilion?"
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