"Has anyone heard about the new secret organisation that goes by the name of Pillars of Termination? I'm tracking them down."
The tall man next to Leon had a hoarse, deep voice. There were a few burn marks on his hands that Leon didn't see before.
"I've only heard of the name, but nothing else. They only appeared in the last 5 years, but i do know that the Church of Sun is looking for them. If you want more information i suggest going to the Intis Republic, that's where they are most active. Besides, why are you looking for them?"
The tall man went quiet when the question was asked, he only clenched his fist tightly.
"I'm owed something."
He gave a simple straightforward answer to the person who was selling Hanging Plague.
We probably won't see him again.
"On the topic of secret organisations, has anyone heard of the Travelers Association?"
The old gentleman that appeared to be Eye of Wisdom brought up another secret organisation that has only recently appeared.
"I've heard, they apparently are in possession of a grade 0 sealed artifact too. Their whole organisation is about helping people develope fake identities and well... travel places. They help everyone though, even the worst of people. They have normal members, but there's also 11 shepherds, each with a Codename that reflects the location they are stationed at."
The voice came from behind Leon, there on a chair was a young man wearing a gold mask. He had silver hair that was tied into a bun. There was a noble aura around him, like everything was given to him on a silver platter. He leaned forward slightly and lowered his voice.
"I heard that they are in possession of a Card of Blasphemy. No one is sure if they worship any deity, but we do know that they are enemies with the Aurora Order."
The Cards of Blasphemy created by emperor Roselle, they contain the secrets of the 22 pathways. 22 cards, 22 pathways, each Card definitely holds the secret of it's corresponding pathway. If only I got my hands on the Marauder card.
Leon remembered the time he and Charlotte went together so that he could gain a new identity.
That person with the deep voice behind the counter, he must have been a shepherd!
Charlotte hadn't mentioned anything about the Travelers Association so this group was new to him. Mr. Eye of Wisdom chuckled while the fat faced man rubbed his cheek like he was considering giving them a visit.
"Let's end it here for today. We shall leave one by one, each separated by three minutes."
That's a smart way to do it... wait i forgot to sell the potion formula! I was too busy thinking about the Pillars of Termination and Travelers Association!
Six minutes later Leon got a signal from Eye of Wisdom so he stood up and followed the attendant out of the activity room. He handed his robe to the attendant and left the building.
Each separated by three minutes so that no one gets tailed or anything.
He nodded to himself and decided to enter the Bravehearts bar. At the front door was a brawny man who sized up Leon and allowed him inside.
When he walked inside his eyes instantly locked onto the two stages in the middle of the bar, a rat-baiting competition with dogs and two boxers on the other stage going at it.
More people than I expected...
He kept his hands close to his revolver and wallet to make sure he didn't get robbed while making his way through a few sweaty and drunk dudes. There was a heat wave in the air that made him dizzy but he made it to the bar counter.
"A glass of Southville beer please."
Leon slid the 5 pence to the bartender and took a seat. Southville beer was the best beer in the Loen Kingdom yet he hadn't tried it yet.
Leon grabbed the wooden cup once it was served and approached the rat-baiting stage. They hadn't started yet but Leon saw the preparations.
"3 soli!"
"10 pence!"
People were betting money on the dog catching as many rats as possible in under a minute. Leon stared at the Beauceron dog which would be doing the hunting this round so he decided to place a wager.
"Ten rats under a minute!"
Some of the people around him burst into laughter, others were excited while Leon wanted to make a quick buck. So he put down ten soli.
The dog looked powerful of and agile, that was why he chose to bet on it. The dog was released from it's cage and... it stood there for a moment looking overwhelmed by the rats.
...
The man next to Leon reached out and pat his shoulder.
"Sorry kid, but I've been doing this for a while. Anyone can tell that the dog is clearly too old. Maybe next time, maybe next time."
Leon gulped down the beer and cheered for the dog, but sadly in the end it only got 7 rats under a minute.
I'm never doing this again!
He walked back to the counter and got a second glass of Southville beer. Leon roamed freely around the bar, walking past the drunks and finding the billiard room where a man with a red nose and scar was playing billiards with another guy.
This is pretty similar to snooker... it's Roselle again...
After enjoying himself at the bar he left and walked back home, making sure to not come across anyone along the way.
Cops were around every corner hunting down criminals, being out like this was especially dangerous during a time like this.
"Hmph."
Leon turned around as quickly as he could when he heard the sound, someone was following him. He turned around once more and standing there was a 7 foot tall werewolf licking it's claws.
"How did you manage to survive? Not that It matters anymore!"
It's eyes were full of anger and malice, it reached out and swiped at leon, it's attack landed, tearing Leon's clothes apart and grazing his flesh.
S-shit!
Leon backed away and looked at the clawmarks across his torso before looking back up at the werewolf.
"Y-you are-"
The werewolf spared no time and tried driving it's whole arm through Leon, but this time Leon was prepared and ducked, simultaneously reaching for his revolver.
The werewolf looked down at him and opened it's large mouth trying to bite off his head but leon simply dived through it's legs and fired two bullets into it's back.
"Cough!"
Leon spat out blood mixed with pus, a realization struck his mind, the werewolf also possessed venom!
No way i die here!
His body felt incredibly weak, so he decided to use the last attack left in his arsenal.
"HELP! SOMEONE HELP ME! HELP!"