After finishing my breakfast in the morning, I left the inn and made my way to the building opposite of it, the Knight Order guardhouse. After I walked inside, I noticed that the Knight who questioned me before and the beautiful Female Knight were nowhere to be found. Well, what should I do then? I guess it works out for me because it eliminates the possibility of the Knights being extra suspicious of me, but now that I think about it, the whole process would be a lot smoother if I could report to someone whos actually well aware of the situation in the city instead of just some pencil pusher who couldnt give two shits about it. In that respect, being recognizable might be to my advantage in the future, so I better make a mental note of it now so that I wont forget about it.
For the time being, Ill just have a walk at the brothel district to see hows the situation there. According to the information I have gathered the Knights should have a duty rotation around noon, so Ill wait until then and come back to see if any familiar faces showed up.
I walked around the slums for two hours and then some, but from what I saw it does not look to be any different from the usual. Maybe they have yet to find the bodies of the Bandits with their left hands cut off, or maybe the residents of the slums really just dont give a fuck about gang wars happening in their immediate neighborhood? Anyway, if the situation here is stable, then I guess theres no need for me to be here anymore. Enough time should have passed, so lets make my way back to the guardhouse. Waiting turned out to a good decision, because when I came back, I saw a familiar-looking Apprentice Knight behind one of the desks.
Hello there. Working as hard as ever I see.
I called out to the Apprentice Knight
Ah, yes, welcome.
When I looked at him with Identify, I saw that he is still an Apprentice Knight, but now he was lv.5. Last time I was here he was only Lv.4, so that means that in the last five days he managed to Level Up his Job once.
May I take a moment or perhaps now is not a good time?
Oh no, by all means, please, do have a seat.
And I did just that.
So, what can I help you with today?
Its Michio. Id like to have a word with mister Alan. Could you please get him for me?
Finally, I arrived at the shop and asked the clerk who opened the door to get Alan-san for me.
Please wait here. Master Alan will be with you shortly.
I passed through the room next to the entrance sat in the waiting room. I also summoned Durandal and placed it on my waist. Normally I would have kept it hidden, but in this case, it might be better to present myself with the most expensive looking equipment got so that the Slave Merchant will know that I absolutely mean business, even if I cant exactly tell if Durandal is all that gorgeous-looking. Also, its going to be my countermeasure against any attempts at robbing me of my hard-earned 40,000 Nar. But for the time being, lets try to improve his image of me as much as possible, and maybe Ill get on the list of his best customers, or something along those lines. To that end, maybe I should have worn something a little more extravagant than a simple Leather Armor?
Im sorry for the wait, oh most esteemed customer!
Alan -san has finally come to greet me.
No worries.
Since youve come here, then am I correct in assuming that you have all of the necessary funds?
Of course.
Then please, come with me.
Alright.
And so, he guided me to the room I have visited twice in the past. This will be my moment of truth.