Published at 18th of October 2020 04:54:31 PM
Chapter 24.2: Chapter 24.2 - I Mean No Harm
Episode 5: I Mean No Harm – Chapter 24 . 2
“Thank goodness,” murmured Calian .
Anyway, five florens for a single marked map, huh… Calian took the two items and stuffed them in his inner pocket, feeling a little cheated .
Just then, White Eagle pulled out a piece of notepaper full of writing . When he saw Calian hesitating to take the paper, he grinned widely . “Instructions . ”
It didn’t seem like a horrible deal, after all . Calian let out a little chuckle and took the paper . He stood up and left the house through its main entrance without going back to the shop through the storehouse . As he looked around, he could tell that the house was just behind the bird shop .
Instead of walking back to the shop, Calian called his horse in a low voice . “Raven . ”
Not long after, he could hear the clip clop of Raven’s hooves . Raven was walking towards him, only his white band visible in the dark . Calian quickly climbed onto Raven and rode away from the shop . Soon, he reached a moderately bright but unpopulated cafe and pulled out the map and the instructions .
— Be careful . It’s quite a dangerous place .
Calian scoffed as he recalled what White Eagle had said and muttered, “As if it would be as dangerous as you . ”
In order to reach the location on the map, Calian had to go back out to the road he took to get to the shop . After carefully reading and memorising the instructions, Calian burned the map and the instructions with the candlelight that lit the entrance of the cafe .
Concern settled in Calian’s eyes .
He wasn’t lost because he had burned the map . The map was precise, and there was only one place that was still open nearby . What concerned Calian was none other than the name of the shop that was printed above the entrance to the two-storey building in front of him .
— Sispanian’s Strong Scent of Alcohol
Of course it had to be here .
“Hahh…”
Calian was standing in front of the pub that he had been baffled at while he was heading towards the bird shop . He lowered his gaze and stared at the entrance in defeat .
“Who in the world names their shop like that? Sispanian is a member of the royal family, too . Won’t they get punished for insulting the royal family?” he grumbled .
Since Sispanian didn’t act as a queen after Hatsua’s death, it’s difficult to say that Sispanian is a proper member of the royal family, answered Old Calian .
Calian had a lot to say, but didn’t bother . He handed over Raven’s reigns to the attendant and entered the pub .
The pub wasn’t very different from those in Secretia . The place was filled with the mildewy smell of years-old oak barrels and the unique bitter-sour scent of hops . Soon, a server approached Calian .
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“Do you have anyone else with you?” they asked a little stiffly . They seemed suspicious of this customer who had stepped into the pub in the middle of the night with a hood draped over his face .
“I’m here by myself . ”
The server tilted their head when they heard Calian’s youthful voice . His age didn’t matter in the bird shop, but it did in the pub . Instead of offering any explanation, Calian took out a silver coin and handed it to the server . The server understood its meaning and lowered their guard right away .
“Let me take you to an empty seat . ”
Calian shook his head and followed the instructions that were written on the paper . “I’d like to go to the fourth floor . ”
It was very clear that the building only had two floors . However, instead of telling him that there wasn’t a fourth floor, the server replied, “Please follow me . ”
Since Calian had just been in a similar situation, he stayed alert as he followed the server . Because it was already late into the night, most customers were already wasted and Calian could walk around without attracting many eyes .
They walked past five or six tables and turned around the corner, where a thick wooden door was located . The server took out a key from their pocket and opened the door, gesturing Calian in .
“Please head in this way . ”
Calian nodded and stepped into the room . The server turned on the light and closed the door behind Calian without further explanation . Calian listened as the server’s footsteps grew softer .
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Calian quietly looked around . The space seemed to be furnished for about four or five people to drink in: a rectangular table, a cabinet, a rope with a handle used to call the server by ringing the counter bell, a framed abstract painting, and some built-in hooks for coats and jackets .
At a glance, the room just looked like a secret meeting area . Nothing stood out in particular . Of course, that wasn’t the case for Calian .
Butterflies, third from the left . The instructions had kindly specified what he had to do . Calian calmly walked over to the wall on the other side of the room and stared at the butterfly-shaped tin hooks . He pinched and twisted the third hook out of the six that were attached to the wall . The hook turned slowly, and when it was almost at a 90-degree angle—
—click!
It was stopped by something . Calian let go of the hook and pushed the cupboard that was placed in one corner of the room . Although he hadn’t used much force on it, the cupboard slid smoothly to the side . A downwards staircase appeared where the cupboard used to be .
Calian took a deep breath and started walking downstairs, his hand placed on his knife .
It was just bright enough to watch his step, so it wasn’t hard to walk downstairs . After descending the stairs for a while, Calian paused his steps .
“Third floor . ” To his side was an entrance labelled with the number 3 . “The gambling grounds . ”
The entrance was covered with a dark cloth . Between the curtains, Calian saw silhouettes of a few men sitting around a round table . Calian turned away from the 3rd floor and continued down the stairs .
After descending almost twice the number of stairs as he had gone down to reach the third floor, he began to hear shouting . Not long after, the stairs ended at an entrance labelled with the number 4 .
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“I guess this is it . ”
The shouting and cheering noises were now deafening . Calian breathed in, and breathed out . He stepped inside without further hesitation .
Calian had just stepped into a fighting arena .
This is where he would find Kyrie, the swordless swordsman .
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