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“We’ve got ourselves some trouble. Tons of it.” I tell Kurua.

Now we’re in a shopping mall in Aeshma. Just like Sil’an Port, this city is also operating on mana crystals and steam powered electricity. The mall has a high palisade glass in the side that shows 3 lowermost floors while the 4th and 5th floor is covered by small windows on its side. Yellowish light illuminates the whole floor. If you see the outside, you can see the smoke from any steam engine out there is condensing the rain. It’s been a few months since I last meet a rain.

We’re in the clothes section. With Reis and the others walk around look for a clothes, it also provides us with a reason to leave the hotel. The room inside the hotel at least has 5 alchemy symbols to record and transmit every voice inside of it. I bet the whole hotel is one big alchemy symbol designed to hear everything inside of it. So, I decided we need to get out of there and talk about it. But we can’t let our guard down either. The worst scenario is the whole city is designed to record anything the people talk about. And it is not impossible to track our voice as we just arrived in this city. The possibility of me being paranoid about the whole city is also existed, but we can’t be too careful.

“Yeah, I know. I saw it too.”

It is fortunate Kurua was a pawn shop owner, so he knows some about alchemy a bit.

“I guess it is better for us to enjoy our time for a while.”

I mean to say “It is better to stay low for a while.”

“Yeah, it is not a bad idea. Hopefully it won’t hinder our business.”

I catch his words as “Yeah, it is better that way. Hopefully they will take their suspicion quickly.”

Both of us are a trader and a pawn shop owner, so we know how to say something that means entirely different from what it sounds. By adding a few winks, jaw movement, and unique lips gesture we send the real meaning of our conversation. Normally we don’t use it on the same gender as this method looks like we’re flirting. But desperate condition calls for desperate measures.

I’ve told the others not to talk about our real objective as long as we’re in Aeshma. I planted to them our objective is to do business in Markozias. They’re just tagging along and if anyone whether it's officer or shop attendant asks, they have to tell the person to ask me directly.

“I’m bored. I’ll go to the bar on the 5th floor. You take care of them. Just buy whatever they want.”

I mean to say “I’ll look for some information in the bar. Take care of things in this place.”

I take another pouch of diamond chips and throw it to Kurua. The amount of diamond chips inside that pouch could buy one restaurant.

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I enter the bar and look around. The bar has a long design with a lot of framed pictures of the previous seven deadly sins. You can see some ornament on the ceiling. In the middle of it you can see a bartender making some drink. On the side of this place few brown couch with a small table for people in a group. As I come alone, I sit in the high chair in front of the bartender.

“Give me Wiers, add six spoons of Zune and stir it. Stir, not shake.” I tell the bartender as place my order.

In a moment, the bartender put my drinks in front of me. I empty it in a single drink and order another one.

“Wow, someone had a bad day, eh?”

A man in my side talks to me. A demon with no skin in dark blue. He has two pairs of eyes that stacked in his head. You can see some spike pop out of his back neck. He’s wearing a long brown coat with some suit underneath it.

“Yeah, something like that.” I answer him.

Another drink come to me and I empty it in a single drink again.

“If you don’t mind. Would tell me what’s wrong?”

He seems interested in me. He might be a spy from the government or some honest man. But anyway, it doesn’t change the fact that our conversation is being transmitted and heard somewhere else in this city.

I order another drink. “Well, I was on a business trip to Markozias. My appointment with the supplier should be the day after tomorrow but as the train stopped for unforeseen circumstances, it won’t be possible to meet with him. The deal will be called off.”

“Wow, you’re the third person I met this night with the same reason.” He showed some sympathy. “Do you work for someone?”

“No, I work for myself. But this might break my reputation.” I complain to him.

“Well. I guess it can’t be helped. Unforeseen circumstance is not something you see everyday.”

“What’s going on actually?”

“Well, about that,”

He stops for a moment. From the way he acts, he looks more like an info dealer than a spy. But I can’t be too careful. I take some diamond chips out of my pocket and put it inside his coat pocket. He looks into it and then looks at me.

“Well, actually.” The man comes closer to me and whisper in my ear. “I hear the government is sending someone word titled from Markozias to Ef’reet. So, they will take the whole railroad from Markozias to Ef’reet to ensure his safety. He should pass this city tomorrow.”

“One word titled? Why don’t they use the airship?” I ask him.

“That’s what interesting is. It seems the transported person is one word titled from the Ul Thadur. So, this person is not a VIP.”

When he mentions Ul Thadur, I try my best not to show my surprised expression. I just show him my drunk expression. “Ul Thadur?”

“Yeah, you know, beast man country has just fallen, the new government asks the Seven Deadly Sins to look for him and deport him as soon as possible. That’s all I know.” The man put some distance again between us. “Hope that information could make your business partner comprehends your situation.”

“Yeah, sure. Thanks for the info.”

I empty the last drink in front of me and left some money for the drink. I left the bar as I can see both the bartender and the man is looking at me. In this place, it’s easier to get info by pretending you’re drunk man in a desperate situation. And it is normal for the business in this place to get hold when the government has some urgent matter. IF, I really am in a business that info is enough to make the business partner to understand the situation and will forgive about the appointment not being held. And I guess they know about it already.

What disturb me is the fact that government of beast man asks Demon’s Realm government to look for a person. It is possible after they can’t get their hands on my God Items, they need the only God items available for them. Only some people in the Ul Thadur know about the location of it but that’s not important. Right now if the one word titled being transported is Cirion then it means they will transport him back to Ul Thadur.

Damn it. I got myself with two big choices right now. Continue with the revenge or take a look at this transported person. Ah well, whatever. I’ll think about it as soon as I get back.

I back to the hotel room. We’ve given two rooms with the same arrangement like on the train. The hotel itself is a nice one. Two big beds in brown color. You can see some framed picture of the city in the old time. In side of the room, there’s a pair of sofa and long table with some stained glass vase and a small globe. Near the sofa there’s a door lead to the bathroom.

Erfia and Reis already sleep in the same bed near the sofa. It left me with one empty bed. As I enter the room, I realize I reek of alcohol. I enter the bathroom to clean myself. Unlike the bedroom that has nice wood ornament as the ceiling, you can see the bathroom ceiling is decorated with steel and some steel pipe when you lay down in its square bathtub.

I think about the current condition once again. Right now we’re being under surveillance. I got some info which probably being leaked by government. If the info is correct, then Cirion is being transported from Markozias to Ef’reet. If I could attack him and take his God Items when he passes this place, it would be nice. But I guess the security must be tight as hell. If I use the Perfect Role Play, the government that watches me will surely announce a missing person and I’ll be treated as suspicious person.

If I pass this chance and go to Markozias to take my revenge, there’s no guarantee I’ll ever get the chance to take the Voice of Obedience. Ahh, things not so good. And what’s wrong with Cirion? I thought he had been given order not to back to Ul Thadur ever again and yet right now he’s being transported for deportation.

~click~

Suddenly the door’s knob is rotating and I see Reis is coming in while wiping his eyes. She closes the door again and then lock it. She doesn’t realize I’m here. It seems she’s half awake.

“Hey, Reis. I’m here.”

Reis answers me half awake. “Yeah, yeah, Mada. You’re here. You,”

Finally she awake and looks at me having my bath in the bathtub. She takes a moment to realize what’s happening.

“A-“

I jump out of the bathtub and shut her mouth with my hand.

“Don’t scream or you’ll give us trouble in the middle of the night.”

I can feel Reis’s mouth is no longer trying to let out a scream. She’s trying her best not to avert her eyes from my eyes.

“Now, you better slowly walk out and don’t make any noise. If you want to use the bathroom, wait outside while I dry myself and put some clothes one. Okay?”

Reis nods slowly. Finally she came out of the bathroom. I’ve been using the bathroom for so long. I didn’t lock the door because I didn’t think anyone will awake. It seems I was lost in my thought.

I put some clothes on and get out of the bathroom. “Okay, you can use it now.”

“You pervert.”

At that moment, I can see something flying towards my cheek.