Chapter 306 – Shadow of the Holy Land (5)
Choosing Lalilura was honestly an elimination choice.
Fran can’t act and has no aptitude for transformation magic beyond me.
Dana is the most reliable member of our party, so it’s more helpful for Yangji to investigate.
When Veronica is desperate like a water goddess from another world who summons her warriors, she has to help her escape with 〈Space Shift〉.
So, it was only natural that she asked Rari Lura to come with her, but she didn’t say that outright.
‘Even if my wives could afford it, it’s also true that the party member who acts the best and has the best improvisation is Ralilu.’
Besides, being a local, there is nothing better.
Above all, his aptitude for transformation magic was higher than mine to match the clown clothes he usually wears. As soon as she gave her Adelaide’s necklace, she even transformed into a completely different look.
So, me and Lalilura are the shadow exploration team.
“While the senior went to talk to her former investigator, she went to the circus. She needs a few more days and she’s back from tour.”
“Then you broke up with us and have been on a cruise all this time?”
“Perhaps? It is usually scheduled for about a year. A few circus troupes cooperated to set up… Lodging? Villa? There are similar ones all over the world, but the Circus of Flengungungkla is based here at Luc Regens~♡”
Larry Lura pressed her hood down deeply and said.
It is said that the Ralilulane circus troupe, which went on a world tour a few months ago, has not yet returned.
Looking at it like this, I realized that not much time had passed since I jumped out of Carmine University. I muttered telepathically.
“Good. I can go see you after work.”
“Aha♡ Really? Well, my motivation is overflowing!”
Larry Lura spoke sweetly to her telepathy and maintained her haughty gait.
We were strolling through the entertainment district of Lucrekens. In fact, I’ve already come quite deep, so I think the entertainment district would be more appropriate than the word entertainment district.
Nearby, some guys who didn’t know if they were male prostitutes or fucking gay pranks beckoned to Rari Lura, but Lari Lura passed by without even giving her a glance.
“Two blocks left of the whorehouse. Do you remember?”
“Yes~.”
We move according to the information obtained from the mafia mid-boss.
It’s an old pub with a ‘closed’ sign. Ignoring the sign and going inside, I came across a neat bar that would never be reminiscent of from the old look on the outside.
There are many guests. Is it about 10 people?
Let’s take a quick look at them. They are above average skills.
─Shakakshakak. Shakak shack.
Perhaps he was making a cocktail, the bar owner gave a fierce look while shaking a tumbler or something.
‘Hey, miss. Didn’t you see the closed sign?〉
The answer was Lalilura. She is husky and blunt, which has changed from her usual way of talking.
She said to Fran that no one would recognize her by her voice, and it was like an act that gave a sign of acceptance. The idea of applying transformation magic to the vocal chords was not in my head.
He’s like a genius junior with fine hair.
‘If I’m going to kick out regulars because I don’t want to work, why are you in the restaurant business? Of course, she seems to be meeting me for the first time today, so I can’t say she’s a regular. Can you leave?>
Ralilura sat in the third seat on the right side of the counter seat. Then the shopkeeper, who had been acting crookedly, clicked her tongue and put down her cocktail shaker.
“If you drink and leave. What would you like?〉
〈Green tomatoes are precious.〉
“There are many things more important than money. Even so, I am confident in my skills.〉
─Chararak. A gold necklace was placed on the counter seat.
The store owner smirked as he picked up the adventurer plate.
Haha! The damage to the name part is great? I guess it was destroyed by fire?〉
The store owner giggled and poured a drink into the new cocktail shaker.
‘I won’t ask how you came to know. Because it’s not important.〉
〈The procedure was troublesome for being unimportant.〉
‘Did I tell you? Called basic. Whether it’s smarter than others, fighting for strength or beating other customers with money, you just have to come to me until I remember your face. This floor is all handled like that.〉
Lari Lula twitching her lips under her hood. Almost got into method acting, yes.
“Of course, there will be problems. For example, a fool trying to ransom by holding out the plate he picked up in the process of ‘bringing out a means to prove his skills’.〉
The shop owner returned the gold class adventurer plate—of course, a fake I made with transformation magic—to Lalilura.
I noticed it correctly, but Lalilura snatched the plate without showing any sign. Then she spoke telepathically.
“Senior, I’m sorry!! It was ruined from the beginning!!”
“Recite as I told you beforehand.”
Such remarks are within the expected range. It’s not like I heard it properly. It’s just an attempt to float.
Lari Lura entered the act as if she were flipping a switch without even changing her expression.
〈Skills are proven by results, not by things. According to the news, it seems that there is a lot of work.〉
“I know that far. That pronunciation, is it native to Romania? You must be familiar with disputes between the groups.〉
It was Ralilura who didn’t answer because it was nonsensical. If you say something that you don’t feel like you need to say in return, you’re just following my instructions to stick with it.
〈To respect privacy, building a relationship of trust is important. More so at a drinking party. Whether it’s a guest or a mercenary, wouldn’t it be awkward if I was the only one talking with my bare face?〉
-Sureuk. Larry Lura pulled back her hood with her coquettish gesture. Now she was a woman with white hair and blue eyes.
When a beauty with a mysterious spirit like a person from the snow country appeared, it seemed that her tavern added sophistication to the atmosphere.
〈Hwiyu~♬〉
Judging by the shopkeeper’s playful whistle, the face Lalilura made herself must have been effective. She was certain that she hadn’t been caught once.
‘I’m glad I accepted Ralilura’s offer.’
I remembered a conversation we had at an inn a few hours ago.
─Wouldn’t it be helpful in many ways if I rubbed it a bit based on Tirsi?
After saying that and transforming, Lari Lura’s current face made her believe that she was Tirsi’s older sister. Even if you roughly copy things like her skin color, hair color, and eyes, people will feel the similarity.
‘If her assailant knew how Tirsi was dressed, and had been targeting her from the very beginning——’
She wouldn’t be able to just ignore Lalilura, who was active with this face.
Even if she failed, it was an attempt that had nothing to lose.
‘If we don’t pay close attention to our guests, the new table will be destroyed again. If you come back alive, I’ll give you that service for free.〉
The store owner poured a drink from the shaker he was shaking.
“Before I made a name for myself. Do not worry. To me, whether it’s a client or a mercenary, it’s a customer who pays a fee. Should I be forced to limb? If I did, I would have been punished and died.〉
─Tak! The store owner served a blue cocktail to Ralilura’s seat.
〈There is only one private poker room in section 3 of the entertainment district. It’s run by the Wolhyang Family. They are gangsters with less than 20 members even if you add them all together.
The store owner who clicks his tongue. She seemed genuinely offended.
That man is a broker who brokers work for the shadowy forces in Romania. He makes his ledger, but does not write commissions. It was because the store was overturned by the executive officers.
That’s why he said he memorizes all requests in real time, so while memorizing the contents of the request, the stress of the contents of the request would be piled up.
Although when I hear her talking, I feel like her mouth is going to drop open at her cock.
〈Anonymous bounties were placed on several affected families. Either hand it over to the guards or annihilate it. I heard that the request will be regarded as a success if only the boss is properly defeated.〉
〈It is also true in that there is no worry about losing money even if you fail. They may ignore this unwritten rule and come to fight me as a broker, but massive retaliation will come to those who ignore the ‘rules’. Remember you too.〉
In other words, Lalilura was treated like a monster unleashed on the enemy lines.
Did you follow It’s worth it. Did you live? Alright, I’m sure you’re good at it.
It’s roughly like that.
‘It’s the same as the monster subjugation request.’
It’s a problem that the subjugation target is a human, but if it’s a mafia that runs murder, human trafficking, and even an illegal gambling hall, it’s not much different from an ogre talking about a human.
Larry Lura woke up, and her shopkeeper shrugged her shoulders even though she hadn’t even touched her best drink.
‘I will ask for your name when I come back. My brain is busy.〉
“It’s Lawrence. If you can’t even tell the beauty your name, you’ll be disqualified as a Romanian gentleman. By the way, I’ve been worried about it since before, but are those snake scales on the neck really a living snake?
‘It’s my pet. Is not it cute?〉
I left the tavern called Lalilu with a smile while giggling.
Climb her old stairs and come out into her back alley, turning her head as if paying attention to her presence.
“No, no one.”
“… Fuhaaa… It was hard…”
Was the albino Black Widow playing pretty intense? Lalilura leaned against the wall as if tired from my words.
─Suddenly. Transformed into a snake and wrapped around Rari Lura’s neck, I stuck out her head.
“Good work. An illegal mercenary resembling Tyrsi who travels alone. He was a perfect character to gather information from the shadows and, conversely, to spread information about his impression.”
“Even though I suggested it, it was very difficult… Senior. Did I do well?”
“Yes, yes. Our Lalilura did well. She was beyond expectations.”
I moved the body of the snake, which had adapted to the feeling of stroking its head.
“Ahaha♡ It tickles me~!”
It would give her goosebumps when the snake’s tail tickled her throat, but Lari Lura, who also likes reptiles, laughed and cowered her body.
The cold-hearted feeling he had shown just before was nowhere to be found.
‘Anyway, it was an excellent choice to stick around in snake mode.’
Perhaps if me and Lalilura had gone into the bar together, the conversation wouldn’t have progressed so smoothly.
Two unheard of strangers. Also, both of them claim to be in the gold class? There was a degree of doubt.
‘But if I go around the family aimlessly, I’ll be branded as a public enemy by the city’s mafia.’
Whether it’s a customer or a ‘target’, find it properly, beat it up, and interrogate the fan mafia or the bastard’s soul to ask about Tyrsi.
This kind of exploration cannot be completed in a day or two like a game.
Since Dana also moves about by revealing her identity, she can’t openly ask about anything from Tirsi. It’s clear that he’s digging up news while acting like a doctor who came to the wizard’s guild to seek research materials.
‘Also, one of our roles is to move so that Dana can bring up a topic like this in Yangji.’
It would be appropriate if Dana could bring up a conversation even in Yangji, saying, “How is anyone with white hair and blue eyes these days?”
“But aren’t snakes a bit unique? It could have been a cat.”
“Where is the guy who comes to work with a cat? In my hometown, there was also a cat, Cheonma. There’s nothing new about Dr. Snake.”
“Apart from what a heavenly horse is, isn’t your senior a master’s degree?”
“It sucks.”
I telepathically communicated with Lari Lu La, and I was impressed by the sound of her approaching footsteps. It wrapped around his neck again like a necklace, and he shuddered.
“Lalilura. I am a guest.”
“Wow~♡ Are you my fan? Being a stalker already is a win-win for an underground mercenary!”
Lalilura turned around while spitting out a joke that didn’t sound like a joke.
In that direction, men armed with weapons were gathering stealthily. These are the guys I saw at the tavern. Lalilura whispered.
“Do you think this is a test sent by the store owner?”
“What is that human doing?”
“Isn’t that right?”
─Duduk! Lalilura laughed happily and clenched her fists.
“Then, since your gaze is sinister, I’m going to rip you off!”
