Chapter 94: Chapter 94
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“Oh, brother Eru, what a coincidence. I’ve been looking for you all over the city. Our talk had not finished yet” Eru heard a familiar voice from a certain young man. “It’s you!?” Eru massage his forehead. He had just gotten out from the presence of a troublesome person only to be stopped by another and arguably even more troublesome person. “What do you want?” Eru rubbed the back of his head. “Let us continue our talk from this morning. After all, out of the people in this town, only a handful understand my plight. That includes you, brother Eru”, the scholarly youth in front of them said with passion.
Eru sighed, “What a drag”, Eru murmured. “Hmm, what is that?” The scholarly youth’s eyebrow raised. “No, nothing. Can you wait until tomorrow? I’m tired after a long day”, Eru excused. The scholarly youth’s expression went grim before he nodded with understanding, “Okay. I can find you inside the inn tomorrow morning, right?” Eru shook his head, “Sure, see you tomorrow”, Eru said before quickly leaving the area. ‘What have I done in my life to deserve this,’ Eru thought as he heaved a heavy sigh.
After a couple of minutes of walking in the city, Eru finally arrived at the inn. When Eru opened the door, Little Yu sensed that someone was opening the door when her expression brightened. “Welcome to our inn”, Little Yu greeted cheerily. “Hello”, Eru greeted back. Upon seeing that it was just Eru, Little Yu’s shoulder dropped, “Oh, it’s just you.” Eru frowned, “What do you mean it’s just me? Is my dinner ready yet?” Eru asked. “Please wait for a minute”, Little Yu said as she headed back into the inn’s kitchen.
“Boss, are the guest’s dinner ready yet?” Little Yu’s voice was so loud that Eru could hear it outside the inn’s kitchen. “Not yet. Tell the brat to wait on the second floor. Wouldn’t want to scare the guests”, Olga said out loud, that even Eru heard it. ‘What the hell? Who would scare a customer with a handsome face like mine,’ Eru thought while rubbing his chin. “At your command, boss!” Little Yu replied. After a short while, Little Yu came out from the kitchen with a sad face. “I’m sorry, customer. Dinner is not ready yet. If you will, please wait on the second floor.”
‘Whoa, what a professional,’ Eru thought when watching Little Yu’s performance before him. “Sure, but can I please have a tea while I wait?” Little Yu tilted her small head slightly, “Sure, I’ll give you some tea”, she said with a bright smile. Eru replied with his own smile before climbing the stairs before sitting near the window. Eru waited for a couple minutes, admiring the moon. Shortly after, Eru heard footsteps approaching him.
“Customer here’s your tea”, Little Yu said with a bright expression while putting down the teapot and the teacup on Eru’s table. Eru smiled back in response, “Thank you, Little Yu.” Little Yu flashed her teeth, “Your welcome, customer”, she said before skipping down the stairs. Eru chuckled. He looked outside, sipping his tea in bliss, “Ah, this is life. What a delicious tea.” Eru continued to sip his tea while waiting for his food to arrive. After waiting for a couple of hours, finally, he heard footsteps coming from the stairs.
“Customer, here’s your food”, Little Yu said with her usual cheery voice. “Thanks, I’ve been waiting”, Eru said as he looked at the food in Little Yu’s tray. “A noodle soup, four white tofu, fried chicken feet and a bowl of white rice”, Little Yu said one by one while she put down Eru’s food. “Enjoy”, Little Yu smiled brightly before leaving. Eru looked at his food with drool in his mouth, “Freak me, this looks delish! Time to dig in!”
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“Whew, this is good stuff”, Eru said with a happy tone while rubbing his belly. Then, Eru poured the tea from the teapot into his teacup slowly. “Ah, this is life”, Eru happily looked at the moon up above the sky, “I wish tomorrow could also be like this.” Suddenly, a sudden thought flashed in Eru’s mind, “Fuck, tomorrow? What am I going to do tomorrow?” Eru rubbed his glabella. Thinking about what’s going to face him tomorrow, Eru wanted to puke. “An annoying scholar who’s looking to rebel followed by a perverted woman. Freak my life”, Eru felt ill suddenly.
“I’m going to bed. Tomorrow headaches should be dealt with tomorrow”, Eru clutched his head as he headed towards his room. When Eru arrived in his room, he remembered that there was a bathroom inside of his inn’s room. “Let me take a shower before I go to sleep.”
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Meanwhile, Olga was sulking in the kitchen, looking at the empty plate in front of her. “What’s wrong, boss? Isn’t it great that the customer enjoyed the food?” Little Yu tilted her head. Olga rubbed Little Yu’s head gently, “It’s nothing. Just some old memories resurface after all.” Little Yu was confused, “Oh, just don’t think about it too much. It made your face looks scary”, she said concernedly. Olga was a little touch after hearing Little Yu’s concern for her, “It’s okay, Little Yu. You know what? I’m happy that the customer like my food so much. If a foreigner like it, who knows once people from the outside comes to visit us, our inn would be the number one inns in the city.”
After chatting with Olga for a while, Little Yu yawned, “You’re finally tired, huh?” Olga flashed a smile. “Yeah, I think I’m going to sleep. Goodnight, boss”, Little Yu rubbed her eyes after saying goodbye to Olga. The latter watched Little Yu leave with a smile. That smile, however, faded the moment Little Yu left the inn. Olga once again looked at the empty plate and sighed, “Even his tastes are similar. Could he really be that bastard’s son?” Olga mumbled with complicated emotions.
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Meanwhile, at Great Aeolus City, inside the specialized prison wing, lies a chained up red-haired man. His entire body was tied with an enchanted chain, making him unable to move. “Just give up, Zebulon. Tell me where Annie is, and you’ll be released from your pain”, a blue-haired man crouched outside the cell, facing the red-haired man, staring at him intensely. Zebulon glared at the blue-haired man in front of him with hateful eyes. He would talk if he could, he would swear at the blue-haired man in front of him and curse him to oblivion if he could. Unfortunately, Zebulon’s mouth was bound.
“Still not giving up, I see. Well then, I shall leave you to your own devices. Maybe after a while, you’ll change your mind”, the blue-haired man stood up; he turned his body away then moved his legs, leaving the red-haired man inside the specialized prison. When the blue-haired man came out from the prison, a man with a ponytail dressed in full armour leaned on the corridor. “He still does not want to talk?” the man with a ponytail asked. The blue-haired man shook his head, “Nope. He’s stubborn, give him enough time, and he’ll break.”
“We’ll hope so. If not, your precious person will need to wait”, the man with a ponytail said before walking away from the blue-haired man. The latter clenched his fist so hard that blood dripped from his hand, “Just wait for me, Annie. I’ll save you soon.”
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Just before dawn breaks at Tailwind City, Eru was already wide awake. He was already fully clothed, and he was ready to go out. “Right, I better leave now. I hope that crazy scholar did not wait for me at this hour”, Eru said as he strapped his sword to his waist. Eru opened the door and stealthily left the inn without much noise. Fortunately for him, Eru managed to get out of the inn safely without any interruption. Eru breathed the morning air outside, “Ahh, fresh morning air. So, where should I go?” Then, Eru remembered about the soldier that guided him around the city, An Lin. “Should I visit him, then? I hope he’s still in his post”, Eru said before heading towards Tailwind City’s gate.
Eru walked across the city, observing and admiring it when there was little to nobody around. “Tailwind City is so beautiful even without the bustling atmosphere”, Eru exclaimed. The ancient Chinese-like architecture coupled with all the colours and the arrangement of the building made this city unique from all the cities Eru ever visited. “Well, not that every city that I visited before is not unique to themselves”, Eru thought to himself. Eru passed by Tailwind City’s Adventurers Guild’s branch on the way, and he got shivers when he passed it by.
“Fuck. To think I need to go here again later. Best I prepared myself. Who knows what Ling could do later….” Eru rubbed his head. Eru continued to walk across the city, taking in the scenery around him. Before long, Eru arrived at the red bridge that was right before the city’s gate. As Eru walked into the red bridge, some unpleasant voice assaulted Eru’s ear. “Oh, brother Eru. I did not know that you liked to stroll around at this time”, a voice Eru would not hope to hear again could be heard by him, making Eru flinched. Eru turned around; he found the scholarly youth holding an umbrella while staring at him with a sparkle in his eyes, “Should we talk now” the scholarly youth said while Eru facepalmed.
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