Blood Of Platinum
Chapter 62. Hints and the Beginning of New Problems. 2
In the dark region, Seren walked leisurely towards the gate. The atmosphere of the region was indeed so frightening even though it was still early morning. In each shop there are a lot of bodies hanging and heads neatly arranged.
Seren who walked through the place like his own home smiled sweetly.
“I hope later tonight everything sold out. It would be a pity if all the pieces of their bodies were to be thrown away or burned. If it is not fresh, it will usually rot away. But, later tonight there will be additional fresh goods. Hope customers like it”
It was truly unexpected that such a beautiful woman had such unusual tastes.
After walking for about ten to fifteen minutes, Seren arrived in front of the gate that was closed with the gatekeeper man who was sitting on the chair while wiping his butcher knife.
Seeing Seren coming, the man immediately stood still holding his butcher knife while saluting Seren.
“Greetings, Madame. Is there any important business?”
“I want to pick up the goods and take care of Justin's request. Can you open the door now?”
“Good, Madame”
The man opened the gate and allowed Seren to pass. He asked his master with a smile.
“Madame, are you going out on your own again? I can accompany you if you want. After all the opening is still later tonight so it shouldn't matter if the gate is locked first. How, Madame?”
“You want to accompany me? I want to take Justin”'s little angel Seren said in a relaxed tone
“Angel? Those street kids, yeah. Will Madame make them merchandise too tonight?” the big man asked her
“The plan is so. My husband was very happy so I thought about taking him faster so he would be more happy. When Justin came and asked my husband for help, he said we could take him one by one. His intentions want me to carry it whole but I will likely carry it in a truncated state later” Seren spoke with a confused expression
“How much do you want Madame to bring this afternoon? I could've helped you carry him like I did with Monsieur a few days ago” the big man with a confident smile offered himself
“Hmm..two or three. If possible I want everything because Justin gave us a ridiculous assignment. How about that, Will?”
The gatekeeper named Will laughed with pleasure.
“Ahahaha, it's easy Madame. Well then, it doesn't matter if the gate is abandoned and I'm going with you right?”
“Ya, whatever. My husband is still inside. Even if anyone tries to steal things here, I'm sure in the end they themselves will be the display. You just close the gate and help me ya”
“So, my salary will you raise this month right, Madame?” Will asked in a slightly melted tone while looking at the butcher knife he was holding
“Hmm..depends how helpful you are later. Maybe I'll raise it a little with bonus”
“Yahoo!!” Will screamed so happy
No matter how happy the gatekeeper was, Seren immediately left without saying anything. In his mind now just thinking about how to bring all those children.
Along the way through the quiet area, Seren walked quietly while thinking.
‘Should it be alive or dead huh? It doesn't seem like a problem to be taken in a dead state but Jack is very happy with the sound of children's screams. I think I'll bring one or two people alive, the rest depends on how I feel
With a smile, Seren imagined again how happy the husband was when he managed to bring the children home. He even said it with a sweet smile.
“Jack will love it. Glad~”
Hearing that, Will responded.
“I'm sure Monsieur will definitely love you more, Madame”
“Do you think, Will?” Seren asked with a beautiful smile
“Of course! In addition, Madame will be more and more loved by Monsieur if treat her employees well”
“What does an example look like?” Seren asked innocently
“Changing my salary this month is proof that Madame is very generous and cares about the well-being of employees. Monsieur must have loved you more generously, Madame”
“So yes. Then I'll raise your salary by 60% this month. Jack will love me more. Ah, happy~”
“Ehehehe. Madame is the best. Thank you very much, Madame”
Here can be seen how innocent the beautiful woman named Seren was.
Even though she is better than Justin but because she loves her husband too much, even her own employees can work on him like that.
Just pray that Will really get the raise he wants and not end up as a display.
Along the deserted road in another region of the foreign place, Will asked the master a lot of things.
“Madame, may I know why Justin came today? It seems he's not doing well”
“Ah, it seems like she is being distracted because there is someone who is entering the front region”
“Hoo, it's worth it he seems to be upset. He even shot me because he was upset. Ahahaha” Will laughed with a happy face
“He's upset with you? Did you say something to him?”
“I call him bald. Ahahahaha” Will spoke confidently
“.....” Seren was silent and would not comment
Finished laughing, Will asked Seren back.
“What kind of person is she looking for?”
“Hmm..man with sword without sheath. Other than that hint there was nothing else. Looks like the fool who gave him the info will be sold later tonight and has been registered at the kiosk owned by Riz Mortem” Seren replied casually
“Then, where are we going now? There's no way Madame will look for him without a clue, right?”
“I want to go where he used to go. Justin didn't say where he was going after coming out of our room but I'm sure he will definitely keep looking for his own target”
“That's funny. Then why would he bother asking for your help to find the man with the sword without the sword sheath?” Will asked in a tone of wonder and triviality
“I think he has trouble finding his target. But he could also make this a diversion. I could only think that he really wanted to get rid of those children ever since he was getting bored. But that's just my thinking”
“Yeah, any one is the same. Essentially Jack's desire to have a large collection of children's heads on the black market will soon be realized. However, in this foreign territory, there was no one who could be called a human. Since we all live with this kind of demonic nature and different from the residents in the city”
“Truely, Madame”
Seren's eyes turned sharp and his gentle tone instantly turned cold.
Seren and the gatekeeper reached the [Barre des Noirs] and opened the door. When they arrived, they were greeted by the bartender.
“Welcome. Ah, Seren-sama. Long time no see” Arkan gave a smile ala bartender to Seren
“Halo Arkan's. I thought you were killed by Justin last night. Riz this morning ran to my place while telling me enthusiastically about the items he got. Though I wish your handsome face could be the main item for my husband's shop on the black market. Too bad we have to wait until you die later” said Seren in a relaxed tone and his flat face
“Thank you for worrying about me, Seren-sama. As you can see, I am healthy. Maybe all that could kill me is a pay cut and missing the rest of this year's leave. After all, it is not easy to work in an environment full of violence everywhere” Arkan with a smile replied Seren
“So ya”
“Do you want to drink something?” Arkan asked Seren with his bartender-style face
“Nee, I want to ask you. Do you know where Justin's street kids are?” Seren still looks so relaxed
“Their place of residence means? Do you have any need?” Arkan looked at Seren with a astonished face
“Justin has given them to my husband as payment for asking for our help in finding a sword man without a sword sheath”
“Eh?!”
Arkan's face now turned pale and panicked. She remembers this morning Justin telling her that he was going to look for her himself into town. Who would have thought that Justin would ask for help from a dark territory assassin.
Arkan even muttered inwardly with a panicked expression.
‘The gorilla asked for help from this psychopathic married couple just to find a person she never even met?! I think Justin is going crazy! And no less crazy thing, he gave Theo and the other kids to them!! It was clear the nine children would be trading on the black market in a truncated state!!’
Arkan never cared about the fate of all those street children. But inexplicably hearing them being given to Seren, in Arkan's small heart grew a feeling of fear.
He was afraid to imagine the children's heads were on display and displayed in a black market trade stall.
‘After all, this woman and her husband are real demons who can easily sell a human being in a state of life or death in a dark territory. Should I lie to her by saying
I don't know?’ think Arkan in the heart
Just now that he was thinking of lying, Seren seemed to notice it and instantly made him unable to dodge.
Unwittingly by Arkan, either since when a wire thread has been coiled around his neck and just stay pulled by Seren with one movement.
“Arkan, you better be honest or your head will be on this bar table later. You know that I really want your head on one of my trading lists right? If you still want your head stuck to that neck you better not try to lie. Understand what I mean?”
Seren's eyes looked so soft with a sweet smile, but his actions and sentence were out of sync at all.
Arkan could only resign and answer honestly. He told me everything including the road to get there feeling a little forced.
After hearing everything Arkan said, Seren removed Arkan's neck from the tangle of the sharp wire thread and pulled something out of his pants pocket.
“Thank you very much, Arkan. Here, I'll give you 5,000 francs as tips. Ambilah”
Seren with a sweet smile gave a bag of gold coins to Arkan. It's not like Arkan values his money and salary very much but he just rejects it. It's very unfortunate.
“You sure you don't want the money?” Seren asked in a disappointed tone
“Ti–no need. Do you need anything else? If there is no you should not be here since you are so busy, Seren-sama” Arkan tries to drive them away in a subtle way
“You're right. All right, I'll go du.ah, for a second!. Do you have a plastic bag that can wrap a human? If anyone give me everything you have”
“……”
Again Arkan could do nothing and was forced to take out the large plastic bags of trash he used to wrap the five corpses overnight. He gave it to Seren and asked him to leave the bar.
“If it is no more, you should go now Seren-sama”
Seren with a smile and a slight humming asked Will to bring the plastic bag. The two of them headed for the exit and Seren waved his hand to Arkan.
“See you later, Arkan. Thanks for the plastic bag. Let's go now, Will”
“Good, Madame”
When they close the door and leave, Arkan becomes limp and instantly becomes so panicked
“It's impossible! Just because a man is unknown, things can change like this!. I never expected the demons from that dark region to go to this foreign place. Now it's getting more dangerous. It's so, Justin even to give his pet…. I feel sorry for their fate today. Tonight, maybe their last day lives”
Now, there is a feeling that Arkan never had during his stay and work at the bar.
He who could calmly watch others being killed before his eyes last night was worried about the lives of the little ones.
As Arkan was filled with anxiety and guilt that he never felt, he recalled what his coworkers had said last night.
[At the end of the day, you're just going to be part of heartless people like Justin]
[You're no better than Justin, Arkan! You are just like him, a demon who has no conscience and no humanity! Someday you will realize how low you are and you will realize it]
“.....” Arkan was speechless considering all that
It was a sentence Mr. Nox said to him last night when he ran back to the bar after hearing the murder from one of his customers.
A disappointed smile was shown by him.
“Mr Nox, I think you're right. I may already be the same demon as Justin”
Arkan's attention was distracted when he saw his bar door open again. His eyes widened as if he saw something unusual.
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