CH.131 Farewell party

CH.131 Farewell party

“Alex, Lua, what are you doing here? Do we have a problem?” I asked the two ... intruders? Well, the guards at the gate did let them in, so probably not intruders.

“What do you mean? We were invited.” Alex said.

“Invited? For what? By whom?” I asked.

“Madam Watchman. She told us we were having a party.” Lua answered.

I turned to look at Alice and asked: “Did you know about this?”

“No. I just heard about it as well.” She answered.

“Ah. I see our first guests have arrived. Welcome.” Aneesa came outside and welcomed Lucia and Alex.

First? So there are more. ... Actually, I think Zay muttered something about the evening, so maybe he is coming as well.

“Please enjoy yourselves for now. Madam will join you soon.” Aneesa said before making her way back inside.

“So, while we wait, Alex, I would like to give you a few cards. Is there anything you would prefer?” I asked Alex.

“Cards? Like the ones you use to summon monsters? You don’t have to.” He said.

“No. I will give you some. I’m not going to hoard them and have another Rico happen because I was too worried to give you all some.” I told him.

“I see...” He said looking down. “Then I will accept anything you want to give me.”

“Good. But is there anything you prefer?” I asked again.

“... I guess some cute girls...” he said quietly, but I still heard him.

Perv. Well, not really. There is nothing wrong with liking cute girls.

Fire Princess and Fire Sorcerer. Those are cute girls. They would work, but let’s check for others.

“Oh. These are perfect.” I said as I ran into an archetype of ladies. They aren’t exactly what I would call ‘cute girls’, but more off ‘sexy ladies’.

“Did you find something? Could you show me?” Alex asked.

I pulled out four cards. Harpie Lady, Harpie Lady 2, Harpie Lady Sisters and Elegant Egotist.

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They aren’t my favorite cards, so I don’t mind giving them away. But at the same time, giving them to someone like Alex feels a bit like a waste. Having a sexy lady use them would fit better. But I guess Alex can be the master of a harpie harem.

“Yes. I do like these.” Alex said after looking the three monsters over. “But what about this?” He asked, pointing at Elegant Egotist.

“It’s necessary when you summon the Harpie Lady Sisters for the first time, but you won’t need it after that.” I told him.

“I see. Then please, would you give these to me?” Alex asked.

“Sure, just one thing first.” I said as I pulled out two sleeves and sleeved up Harpie Lady and Harpie Lady 2. I’m not going to place a toploader on Elegant Egotist as he only needs to use it once, and Sisters should get a sleeve when it is special summoned, so I don’t need to sleeve that one either.

And if something goes wrong, I do have a second copy of both Sisters and Elegant Egotist.

“Why did you place that thing only on those two cards?” Alex asked.

“Well, you’ll only need the spell once and the Sisters will get a sleeve when you summon them for the first time.” I told him.

“I see. Thank you.” Alex said.

“Take these as well.” I said as I pulled out two Red Medicine.

“These potions? Thank you.” Alex said.

“No problem.” I said.

“Brian. This isn’t fair at all.” Alice complained. “Why did you give him so many when I only got one?”

“... you know I can still go back on your deal. I don’t need to give you my cards if I don’t want to.” I told her.

“This isn’t fair. Why does everyone else get preferential treatment?” She asked.

“Because they aren’t planning on traveling with me, unlike someone not specified. And if you doubt me, just ask Lua how many cards she has.” I told Alice.

“Lucia? Then I will.” Alice said.

Good. That got her off of my case. Now I can check out the cards for Henry. And then there is that one guard as well, but I don’t know who he is or where he lives.

For the guard I made a small insect package. Hunter Spider, Insect Knight, Killer Needle and Insect Princess. I put a sleeve on each one and added in one non-sleeved Red Medicine as well. I’ll have to ask Henry or someone else to deliver it to him.

For Henry I decided on some machine monsters.

Slot Machine, Steel Ogre Grotto #2, Steel Ogre Grotto #1 and Overdrive.

The Slot Machine was a different copy than the one I used, as is Overdrive. I placed a sleeve on all four before installing one Machine Conversion Factory onto Overdrive to make it slightly better. And I never did give one to Christina, so having the butler have it should be good as well.

For Brandon, well I do have something for him, even if I’m not sure he deserves it. But he doesn’t deserve to die, so I’ll still hand that card over to him. It is super strong, but I don’t really need it anymore.

“I see some of our guests have arrived. Welcome.” Christina said as she came outside.

“Thank you for inviting us.” Alex said.

“Thank you.” Lua added.

“Of course. I do hope you will take good care of my daughter in the future.” Christina said.

“I apologize, but I wasn’t planning on staying in their party for any longer than our trip to Sawyer city.” Alex admitted.

“Don’t worry. I already heard about it. But I still hope you will help her if she ever gets into trouble.” Christina said.Th.ê most uptodate novels are published on n(0)velbj)n(.)co/m

“.. a guild master should never do that.” I heard Lua argue.

“But I really didn’t. That really is the value of the wyverns.” Zay defended himself.

“You two. I said don’t even start.” I told the two of them.

“But...” Lua tried to argue.

“I said it is fine. It’s fine because it is Zay. If it was someone else, then I would accept your complaints, but as it is Zay, just let it go.” I told her.

“... fine.” Lua said before taking some distance.

“Thanks Brian.” Zay thanked me.

“No problem. I really just don’t want to see you two fight on your last evening.” I said. “But I do actually have a question. Isn’t 30 gold too much for the rescue mission?”

“No. It’s actually quite little. Not only did you save a noble, you also rescued a guild master and high ranking employees of Bakula company.” Zay said.

“Oh. Is rescuing people worth that much money?” I asked.

“Of course it is. Actually, Diamond Sword wanted to thank you as well for your part, but I said you wouldn’t want to take it, so I had them drop it.” Zay said.

“... well, that’s not entirely incorrect.” I responded.

I mean, I would take the money and then probably install a card into each of them in return. It just feels strange to demand money from someone you saved. I saved them because I could, not because I want money from them. I get the money from them when they buy something from me and if they are dead, no more business.

Well, I don’t really have a business yet. I could always sell some of the LoBY commons to people as one time use monster summoning devices. That might help people save their lives when they are in trouble.

... Well, it could also cause some major problems. Like what if they are used for terrorist attacks? Or assassination? Yeah. Let’s not sell them. At least not until I have a way of controlling where they end up. And even then, I should probably talk about it with a high ranking noble or something first.

A minister of defense? Wonder if this country has something like that.

Or perhaps it should be the master of the central adventurer’s guild.

“Alex, Lua. Here are the magic bags I promised.” I said as I handed them over.

“Thank you, Brian. How much is this?” Lua asked.

“You don’t need to pay for it. At least not now. That can wait.” I told them.

“Just give us a number.” Alex said.

“80 gold.” I said. I think I sold the one to Lawrence for about 110 gold, considering the trade items. And I got 130 (minus the things I bought) from Bakula, so 80 from a friend should be fine.

“I see. I’m sorry, but I don’t have that much at the moment.” Alex admitted. “Is it really fine if I pay later?”

“Yes, it’s fine. Because if you don’t, I will find you and get my money.” I jokingly said.

“And how would you do that?” He asked.

“I don’t know. Would be a shame if I just gave you multiple things I can track.” I said.

I can’t actually track the cards I’ve given them to that point. I do know who holds them, but I can’t actually track down their location.

“Then I’ll make sure to pay as soon as possible, so you won’t send any dragons on my tail.” Alex said.

“What about you, Lua?” I asked.

“I can pay now, but if possible could you wait. If I pay now I’ll have nothing left.” She said.

“Yeah. I can wait.” I told her. “Better not to give away every penny after all.”

“Not that bad. I would have some silvers left.” She said.

“I see that everyone has arrived. We can begin then.” I heard Brandon say before giving a signal to Henry to bring out food and drinks.

After that, we had a small garden party with drinks and food. I kept the alcohol to a minimum, so I wouldn’t have a bad time tomorrow.

Amid the party, I gave the cards I prepared for Henry to him. I also handed him the the four insects and the Red Medicine I wanted to give to the guard with Card Summoner, after he told me he could deliver them.

“So Brian, what about me?” Brandon asked after he saw me giving cards to Henry.

“... really? That’s how this is going to go? At least I know where Alice gets it.” I commented.

“I could order Henry to give me the ones you gave him.” Brandon said.

“Don’t worry. I do have something for you.” I said.

“I knew you wouldn’t leave me without something. So, what is it? Perhaps a mighty dragon? Or a great sage?” Brandon asked.

“No. It’s just a fiend.” I told him as I pulled the card out of collection. Well, then again, it is the Ultimate Obedient Fiend.

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As I handed it over to him, he asked: “Do I really get only one? I know we don’t have a perfect relationship, but still.”

“No. That’s not why.” I instantly defended myself. “That monster is super strong. But you cannot use it at all if you hold any other cards anywhere on you, so I can only give that one to you. And having a monster stronger than any other one I’ve given away makes you the last line of defense.”

“I see. So you want me to be the hero that saves the day when all hope is lost. Good thinking.” Brandon said.

“...yeah. That’s totally it.” I said.

Probably better not to admit that Master of Oz is stronger with none of the downsides of Ultimate Fiend. Well, to an extent having Ultimate Obedient Fiend does make Brandon the hero. Or perhaps a raid boss. Let’s just hope Ultimate Fiend doesn’t get seen as a demon. I totally don’t want to see Brandon in prison. No I don’t. Really.

Why don’t you believe me?

For the rest of the evening, we drank and ate. When the party was over, Alex and Lua tried to leave, but Christina made them sleep in the manor’s guest rooms, saying it will be better if we can go together tomorrow.

With that, I headed to bed for the last time in the manor. Well, last time for now. I’m decently confident that I’ll come back here at some point. And Christina did once say that this is now my home.