“I don’t have a problem with that Mr…” I nodded as I moved towards that lie detector orb.
“Geralt. Geralt Himelton,” he said in response. And then waited for me to put my hand on the orb.
“So. Mr. Josh. I’ll be direct. Do you know anything about the Organization [Spider’s Web!]” he spoke as he looked at me, and it made me a bit surprised to hear about that organization.
It was a small organization that worked in the northern seas, and was mostly run by nomad NPCs, who illegally transferred goods between the Mermaid Kingdom and the Coast Cities.
‘But weren’t they only concentrated in the Northern Cities, and not on the east sides? If I remember correctly, there was another organization that rivaled the [Black Spiders!],’ I became lost thinking about the entire thing.
Honestly, even though I do remember them, its not to the point where I know everything about them. More like a couple of trade routes that is often used for Mermaid related quests.
“Mr Josh?” Geralt asked, and I looked back at him.
“Uh! Sorry! Yes. I know about that organization,” I answered in a monotone, while my mind was still lost in what I was forgetting.
“You do?” Geralt asked, surprised, and I looked at him with a slight nod. He seemed to be taken aback by my response and my reaction to it.
“Yeah. Heard about them from adventurers and such. They are the people who transfer goods from the Mermaid Kingdom to the Coastal Cities, right?” I spoke as this should be local information.
At least local to those who have constant deals with the black market and such. Given how authoritative he looks, I don’t think he doesn’t know about them either… or he doesn’t?
His eyes widened as he then asked,”Are you affiliated with that organization?”
Affiliated? That organization isn’t worth half of my time, to be honest. If anything, it’s a bit of a hindrance, and a bother.
I shook my head,” nope. I only know about them a little, or a little more. But I am not involved with them. In fact, I had even forgotten about their existence until you asked.”
He looked at me with a complicated expression. His face seemed to be lost in thought about something. Because of the lie detector, he could tell that there was no lie in my statement.
Hearing that things were related to this [Black Spiders!], I wondered if I should step out of this. I mean, fighting a small time organization isn’t something that much of a thrill. But still… let’s stay here for a bit more…
“Ummm.. Sir Geralt? Is there any problem?” I asked as I looked at Aisha, who now had her eyes concentrated on me.
“Yeah. Mr Josh. I apologize, but may I ask, how much do you really know about them?” He looked at me with a ray of hope. His eyes were a little sad.
‘Did they steal something of great importance to him?’ I wondered as I recalled the information provided by the guard to me. It has to be that. I gave it a bit more thought before reaching on a simple point,
‘I will get involved in this whole mess depending upon what that object was.’
Let that object be the factor whether or not I will take part in this charade.
[Charm!]
“I’ll answer your question if you let me in on what is going on. While I do know about them, it isn’t something that would benefit you in most ways. Perhaps we can conclude after that?” I spoke as I looked at Geralt.
“Kid! Do you even know what position you are in?” One of the subordinates moved forward, glaring at me, while I observed him with no answers.
“Stop, Wari!” Geralt stopped him before turning to me and speaking.” I will tell you about it. But you first have to sign a mana contract with me so that you won’t tell anyone about it.”
Surprised, that subordinate turned to Geralt. His eyes seemed confused, but since his superior had decided there was nothing he could do except stay silent.
I nodded, making him relieved before his eyes turned to those people on the ground.
“Take them and lock them up in the prison until I find ‘it’.”
“Yes, sir!”
“Yes, sir!”
“And Aisha. You are also coming with me. Since you are responsible for the mess, I dare you to go against any of my commands.” Geralt glared at her, making her shriek a little, before she nodded.
Geralt then stood up and then looked at me,” come with me. Mr Josh. We might need to travel a little,” while I smiled politely, before walking behind that man.
As I walked outside, I met those children, who ran towards me, hugged me with giggles. They thanked me, while I patted their head, and then they left, bidding their goodbye. Meanwhile, I boarded the caravan that Geralt had arranged.
By the caravan, we traveled towards the far west into the city, where the rich people lived. The view was completely different from what it was at the main gate where we entered. It was like comparing a bustling village to a clean town.
Aisha sat there quietly while I looked around the town with an interested gaze. Geralt was too focused on the way, so bothering him wasn’t really something I bothered to do.
And moving even deeper on the way, we came across something that could only be called a mansion on the sea side. It was a large white coloured two-story mansion made up of shiny marbles that glistened against the sun.
The patchy grass on the garden and the staff that worked on it looked at us from a distance while I just gazed at the whole thing. It was a place where I could come to relax during my vacation time.
‘Bet the sea view would be excellent.’ I had now a bit of an urge to go and look at it, too. Though for that I need to get involved with the people in there.
‘If my knowledge was correct, then the viscount of this town lives inside this mansion,’ I thought but didn’t ask anything and simply waited for the caravan to stop at the main gate.
Geralt got out first, before Aisha. And finally me, who followed the duo towards the guards at the main gate. He talked with the guards before they looked at us and then opened the gate for us.
“Follow me,” Geralt spoke, and both Aisha and I moved behind him, entering that mansion. We walked down the garden pavement and reached the inner gate, from where we were then taken to one of the rooms on the left side of the mansion.
Geralt was hurrying more than we reached inside the room, and he immediately began looking through the cupboards before he took out a mana contract and began writing a confidentiality contract between me and him.
Since it wasn’t such a big deal, I signed the contract with him.
The contract become valid immediately and Geralt started with a question,
“Josh. What do you know about the [Spirit of Healing]?”
