Episode 90. Lamberstar Cage (9)
Somewhere in the entertainment alley west of Lambersta.
The surroundings were so chaotic that it could hardly be considered a woman’s space.
The hallway was overflowing with crumpled papers, and the smell of broken perfume bottles and cosmetics combined to make me frown.
“What a mess.”
Maurice clicked his tongue and soon stopped in front of a door.
A sound could be heard from inside, whether it was a sigh or a scream, but he didn’t care and opened the door.
“This is ridiculous. Delkia.”
Tangled hair and pale face.
He looked like a person who had spent several days like a wreck.
“Maurice… … . Why you?”
Delkia’s eyes were still alive as she raised her head and looked at Maurice.
“There’s only one reason for a merchant to come visit you, right? He definitely came to offer a deal.”
Morris, who was sitting on a chair, picked up a piece of paper that had fallen on the floor and checked inside.
“I didn’t know it would be this bad. “It seems like he really admires that boy.”
“What do you know?”
“Who in this city doesn’t know about your strange s*xual preferences? I heard they aren’t even managing the facilities at all recently? “Exactly when I met that boy named Shion.”
Maurice unfolded the paper he was holding.
The paper contained the image of a young boy that had been drawn.
“I don’t have time, so I’ll just get to the point. Let’s hold hands with me. Delkia.”
“… … “What do you want?”
“There is no need to be too cautious. Because I don’t want the same thing as you. “Isn’t that boy’s body the only thing you want?”
Delkia did not deny it.
“Take everything. I just want one thing he has. “As long as you give me that, I won’t care what you do with that boy.”
“Are you asking me to collaborate with you?”
So-called mutual aid.
It was about working together to achieve each other’s goals.
Delkia asked with a half-confident mind.
“What can I do?”
Maurice smiled and handed her the item he had prepared.
It was a small glass bottle filled with bright pink liquid.
“This is a top-quality paralytic medicine brought in from the Garam Kingdom. All poisons are mixed together and drinking just one drop paralyzes the body, but all the harmful ingredients that could harm life have been removed through magic. In other words, it is a drug that only stuns people.”
She looked around at the bottle with suspicious eyes.
“Are you telling me to feed this to you?”
“Because breaking boards is not my specialty. “My role is only to provide goods, but I do not directly carry out the work.”
Delkia glanced at Maurice, opened the lid, and put her nose to it.
“… … !”
The strong scent of flowers was spreading, and suddenly my head started spinning.
Delkia quickly removed her nose and immediately closed the lid.
“Is that possible? Delkia?”
– flinch
Trembling eyes and trembling lips.
It is said that humans become the ugliest when the desire they want to achieve gets closer to their eyes.
That’s exactly what she looked like with her bizarre smile right now.
“Yes, it is possible. It’s possible… … .”
In her sparkling eyes, the image of a naked boy was reflected.
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It’s my 8th day in Lambetha.
I feel like I’ve committed a lot of things, but I feel like I’m not getting as much of a harvest as I thought.
Let’s think about it at this point.
Why did I come here?
This is to kill Lindsay Nihalov, the owner of this Lambstar Cage.
What did I do to do that?
Participating in the arena as a player made people look for me there, not me.
However, contrary to expectations, the owner of this facility has not revealed himself to me at all.
Did I look down on this person named Lindsay too much?
They say that when people become impatient, they start thinking about other things that don’t work, and I’m in exactly that state right now.
Kayram, who was lying on the bed, was looking at me with pitiful eyes.
[Even if I’m chewing poop, I won’t make that face. If you have eyes, why don’t you take a look in the mirror?]
As if guided by her words, my eyes naturally turned to the mirror.
“… … .”
It sure looks like shit.
Yesterday was a big thing.
Well, I guess I can’t blame Kayram now.
Even if she didn’t materialize, there’s no way she wouldn’t have reacted after hearing those words.
The longer I spend in this city, the less good things will happen to me.
After making a decision, I got up right away.
It’s a change of plan.
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If you haven’t come to me even after this, I guess I’ll have to go find it now.
I left the room without hesitation and headed straight to the first floor.
“ah! Hello, Zion!”
On my way, I saw a familiar face on the stairs.
“… … ?”
He was wearing a pretty neat uniform, so I almost didn’t recognize him.
There was a kid with a cigarette arm who got a job here.
“Are you working?”
“yes! I was looking around the whole cage! “The manager told me to learn the facility structure as quickly as possible!”
Maybe it’s because I’ve done my job, but my face definitely feels brighter.
Well, actually, working at that age is wrong, but
It’s better than selling cigarettes on the streets at night.
“Okay, work hard. “Don’t go around getting criticized for not doing well!”
“yes! thank you!”
As I looked at his brightly smiling face, I suddenly noticed the name tag on his chest.
Come to think of it, I didn’t even know his name until now.
Looking at the direction I was running, it seemed like I was heading towards the arena.
Next time, I’ll have to call you by name.
I walked back to the lobby.
“Rae, this is Lisa, an employee at Lamberstar Cage! How can I help you?”
As always, she, who was acting as both manager and employee, welcomed me.
Standing at the counter, I stared at her face for a moment.
An awkward smile and eye smile can be seen at a glance.
Something is strange.
You might get used to it by this point, but it was as if he was back to being embarrassed when he first encountered me.
“P, is there anything you need?”
I said regardless.
“I’d like to meet your owner…” … .”
Her face suddenly became contemplative and hardened.
“If you were my owner… … “Who are you talking about?”
“Of course I am the owner of this facility. “That person named Lindsay Nihalov.”
A face that no one could help but be embarrassed by.
If you didn’t have any doubts after seeing this, it would be an understatement to say you were an idiot.
“Ho, are you trying to make a complaint? If you have any complaints about our facilities… … ?”
“No, there is not. “I just want to meet you in person.”
Honestly, I know it’s an unreasonable request.
A strange customer you’ve never met before demands to meet the owner face-to-face, and you can’t help but feel embarrassed.
However, this woman’s reaction was not like that.
It feels like they should never be allowed to meet each other?
I’m not sure, but they were clearly hiding something.
“Well, that means our owner is not someone you can meet in person if you want to…” … .”
“Then what can I do to meet you? Should I at least file a formal complaint?”
Finally, she sighed and lowered her head.
“customer. “Let me ask you something about what happened.”
Her voice suddenly became heavy.
“How long will you be in our cage?”
“Why are you asking that?”
The face that raised its head showed an unexplained urgency.
“I don’t know why you came here, but I’ll just close my eyes and tell you this one thing. “Get out of this city as quickly as possible.”
I burst into laughter without realizing it.
“What happens if I don’t escape?”
“… … “The customer is dying.”
For a moment, silence fell in the lobby.
Although she looks quiet on the outside, I predict that her insides will be as loud as a thunderstorm right now.
Same goes for me.
“I’m going to die?”
She barely nodded at the words muttered softly.
What can I say?
It’s not that hard, it just feels like I’ve been stabbed in the back in a way that makes me feel bad.
And although I didn’t make it clear, this manager and I are not the only ones in this lobby right now.
In places I can’t see, guards that weren’t there before are staring at me with unstable eyes.
Some of them even come with a weak sense of death.
In other words, I didn’t say this as a joke.
why? Why?
Why am I warning of death now?
Thinking about it briefly, I think it’s probably one of two things.
One is that they feel threatened by my existence and want to eliminate it.
Given the flow of the arena, it is not a good thing for one player to control the game almost dictatorially.
It may arouse a lot of interest in a short period of time, but if I make up my mind and keep repeating boring games, the popularity of the arena will quickly fade.
Although there is a possibility, there is insufficient evidence to kill for this reason.
So what is the second remaining?
For me, this is the most dangerous reason.
My identity was revealed to some extent.
Through yesterday’s game, I found out about Kayram’s existence from a merchant.
Rather than suppressing it, they completely convinced me of it.
They said that no one would know except the two of them, but they don’t know that.
That person named Lindsay must have also seen my game yesterday.
Maybe he noticed something suspicious when he saw me.
However, aside from the reason, there is one thing that I don’t understand the most at this moment.
This woman.
Why did this manager reveal such confidential information to me?
In fact, this woman is risking her life to tell us.
Or rather, just by looking at his face, isn’t it almost like he’s hoping that the plan will go wrong?
What on earth made me… … .
“Wow, we’re in big trouble, manager!”
In an atmosphere that was gradually becoming more serious, a man’s urgent cry was heard.
The person who came running through the front door was the guide of the betting center.
“W-what’s going on?”
“Gunther’s gang has now attacked the arena… “Hey!”
The back of a man who was startled,
A large man blocking the wide open front door was smiling evilly at me.
The only difference was that one arm was missing.
“It looks like you two had something serious to talk about? Why are their expressions so dark?”
As soon as he finished speaking, the guards waiting nearby appeared and immediately blocked his path.
“what? “How come I thought I couldn’t see the guards, but they were all here?”
“Gunther! “What are you doing?”
She was so enraged that she walked up to him and grabbed him by the collar.
“Whoa! calm down! Now, let’s not be too mean to someone who doesn’t even have one arm! is not it?”
“Stop talking nonsense! “Why did you come here?”
The guy’s eyes turned straight to me.
“Hey Shion! “You need to stick with me one more time.”
I guess my teaching was a bit lacking.
Instead of leaving one side behind, I should have cut them both off and played with them.
“It looks like one arm wasn’t enough, right?”
“Key! Are those eyes still the same? If you don’t pull it out and chew it thoroughly, you won’t be able to bear it! I think I’m misunderstanding something, but this isn’t a suggestion, it’s a coercion. “You have an obligation to fight me again!”
-Hwiik
He took something out with one hand and threw it towards me.
It was a crumpled cigarette pack.
“Check it out!”
I casually picked it up and checked inside.
“… … !”
The moment I saw the contents, my body froze.
A golden object the size of a finger.
What was inside the cigarette pack was someone’s name tag.
I was a little dumbfounded.
Because I couldn’t yet decide what my reaction would be when I saw this unfamiliar name,
I raised my head again and asked.
“… … “What did you do?”
“Your expression is mysterious, isn’t it? It’s no big deal! I’m afraid that if I just ask you to fight with my mouth bare, you’ll say no. I prepared some presents. Like it?”
Do you like it?
I don’t know what the intention was, but strangely, it only sounded like this to me.
Are you asking me to kill you?
(Continued in the next part)
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