Blood Of Platinum
Chapters 80. The Dark market bag. 7
In [La porte du Paradis], on the third floor of the residence of Jack and Seren, seen the two were sitting and having lunch together.
There's no one but them. Jack looked clean and handsome with a casual dress style, long sleeved shirt loose and dark colored material pants look harmonious with the color of his current clothes.
But, his nature is too loving wife seems more domineering than his handsome face.
“Oh Seren my love, your cooking talent is getting amazing. This meat is soft like baby meat. Ahahaha”
“It was indeed baby meat–”
“What?!” Jack was immediately shocked to hear it and cut off the sentence of the wife
“That's baby meat goat” Seren said with a flat face and tone
“Oh my sweetest love, you made me almost lose my appetite. It's called young goat meat, not baby goat meat” Jack smiled wryly at the wife
“It would be strange to call it baby goat meat? The goat is still a little baby, right?”
“Seren dear, it's not the same. Trust your husband this”
“So. All right, that's young mutton. I made it as tender as possible so you like it” Seren replied with a sweet smile
“Oh, my love~ I think you really gave your husband this human baby meat as lunch, ahahaha” Jack smiled at his wife with a little awkwardness
Now he looked at the meat in his fork with a strange look. It is clearly seen that his appetite really began to decrease due to his own jokes.
Seren seemed to be eating mutton and soup at the table calmly, but Jack seemed to be more happy drinking water in a glass.
Little by little he kept the plate forward carefully so as not to be known by the wife.
As he was doing so, his heart suddenly almost stopped when Seren called out to him.
“Jack–”
“Ah!! Eh, huh? What's my love?” Jack kept his handsome face while playing his dinner fork
“I want to ask about your plans to find the man Justin” is looking for
“Oh!”
Luck came, Jack immediately put his fork on the plate and put away his dinner plate and his meat soup to the front and far from his reach.
Seren who saw her husband's attitude was eager to ask but the husband more quickly changed the situation.
“So my dear, why? What was that talking about? Oh, I remember. You want to know about the next plan ya”
“Benar” said Seren regardless of previous events
“Ehem, so here's my love. I was thinking 'cause we got two of Justin's angels so I thought we could start looking for him. The sword man without the sword sheath seemed not so difficult to find”
“Why?”
“The reason is because very rarely people with such striking features in this city. I'm sure we'll find it easily” Jack said with a smile
“But what if it turns out that person is no longer in this city?”
“Justin just asks us to find him alive. As long as he hasn't revoked his request, we'll keep looking for him. Another story if he revokes his request on us or dies of a sudden heart attack. Or if he were killed”
“Mati yes. So far I can't imagine anyone stupid enough to fight him in what he calls his realm. Even the list of corpses that Riz gave this morning was also the result of his actions” Seren said while cutting the meat on the plate
Jack who saw his wife cut the meat so imagine his wife's words about ‘bayi’ again and gulped his saliva back with an anxious face.
‘I do enjoy cutting humans but that doesn't mean I'm happy to eat them too. If only my beautiful wife had a little good sense of humor like a comedian maybe my appetite would not disappear instantly’
Jack drank the water in his glass back and continued his conversation.
“Ehem. That's so. As long as there is no request from his side, we will look for him. Count adding to the list of merchandise without having to look for it hard”
“You're right, Jack. And speaking of merchandise, for the opening tonight there was a lot of demand from the nobles about the organs of the children. Since there are already two, why not kill and cut for sale tonight?”
“Hmm?” Jack who was drinking water from his glass again immediately saw the wife with a confused look
“Why were the children not killed and instantly cut off his body for sale?” ask Seren
Jack replied after he finished drinking the water.
“Ah, they yes. I'm no longer interested. I thought they would be very interesting and made me say ‘waaah, the beautiful creation of God this one’, but it was not so. My expedition was destroyed instantly”
“Why? They are healthy and smooth. In addition they also have healthy teeth and good eyes”
“They didn't eat right. Justin does consider them pets but I don't think he does take good care of his animals. You know I checked them myself, right, my love? I watched everything from head to toe. Their stomachs just filled up this morning, or at least last night. It is not ideal at all”
“So, free to bring here?” seren asked with a disappointed tone and a sad face
“Oh, no no my dear! Don't make that awful face in front of your husband who loves your smile so much!. It is not free at all!!”
“Really?”
“Correct. We can still sell them cheaply in the market so that the rich buy them as slaves. After all it is a gift of Justin as payment for us so now it is up to us to want to use it as what”
Jack held the wife's hand and gently stroked her while seducing her not to be sad anymore. Seren who felt better hearing her husband's words immediately smiled happily.
“Then, how about that boy earlier?” Seren asked Jack
Jack smiled like a real psychopath.
“If that one was different. He is so amazing and different. Moreover, his body did not emit any scent like it was not human. Even if it is sold alive, I will not put a low price for it”
Seren started smiling happily at her husband's beautiful psychopathic smile.
“Speaking about something else, is Will still in the room?”
“Oh, he's been asked to stand guard again in his post. It's midday so he should also get back to work. Unless he wants to sell me his head, he doesn't have to watch” Jack said with a relaxed face
“Jack baby, you've done it to your other employees so there's only Will and Lucy downstairs. We haven't even found a replacement for our chef you just cut three days ago. That's why I'm trying to learn to cook from his recipe book”
“You're right. I think we need to find another new employee now so my wife doesn't have to cook baby meat, eh no. Ahahaha”
“So”
Seren just smiled without knowing that her husband was actually subtly insinuating.
Finally their lunch time was over with Jack eating only two mouthfuls of meat regardless of the rest.
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In another foreign place, Riz who carried a cart containing Justin's corpse walked the front followed by Arkan and Ryou and Kaito behind them.
Ryou and Kaito spoke to each other in a soft tone.
“Kaito, I've heard a little useful information about a woman named Seren and her husband named Jack”
“Really?”
“True. I'll explain a little to you”
Kaito listened to all the explanations Ryou had said from the start. Arkan who had glanced at the two of them behind him seemed to quite understand what the two people were talking about.
‘I understand this situation and if you look at the style of the boy named Ryou who is often called Kaito, he has a fighting ability that is not inferior to him. I hope this won't end badly’
Hearing all Ryou's explanations, Kaito becomes serious.
“That means besides Seren, Jack the most dangerous”
“According to Riz like that. That's because he's Seren's husband and the black market manager we're headed for. He was also the one who could decide whether the humans brought to that place could be sold in a living state or not”
“Bother!!” kaito said with annoyance
“You're right, this is troublesome. All this because of the demon who had become a disfigured corpse in the front wagon!!. Because of him Kino became involved. Till death I won't forgive him!!”
Ryou is re-ignited with emotion at the sight of the wagon with Justin's corpse wrapped in plastic.
They walked down a road that had never been passed before.
The road they walked was quieter than they had expected. Although it was daytime yet everything there was completely uninhabited.
“Oi, you guys are in front!!” Ryou shouted to the two people in front of him
“Who are you calling? Speak clearly!”
“Whoever will answer me. What kind of place is this?! Why are there no buildings occupied by humans? Has everything ended up being traded on the black market?” Ryou asked while shouting
That's not surprising. The building there is so quiet. The atmosphere is similar to ‘world malam’ that they know but the difference is the daytime version.
Although there is light but with the height of the building there, dark shadows from sun exposure dominate so that the atmosphere becomes more hostile.
“Oi, answer me now!!” Ryou shouted back after not getting an answer for a few seconds
“You are really poor adab yes, Ryou!! You should have called me or Arkan to answer you” Riz said as he mocked Ryou behind him
“Terden! It's not like I want to be close friends to you two! Now answer my question, why is that?”
“Basic boy! Yes, I will answer. This place has never been inhabited since this is a border area between the front foreign territory with the dark region [Crane Rouge Region] owned by Jack-sama” explained Riz
“Dark area, [Crane Rouge Region]? Is it not wrong? That means ‘region red skull’ right? Why is it called dark territory?” Ryou looked confused by the naming of the area
“This region was once a former massacre unilaterally committed by Jack-sama to the landlord and his men who claimed to be the ruler of this place. as Justin who claimed a foreign place in front of it as his territory, there are a lot of similar people who claim a certain region as his territory”
“Means there is more than one person like Justin in this place?” ask Kaito
“Accurate once. I don't know them as closely as I know Justin but some of them became my customers on the black market so at least I know where they're from”
Kaito said in his heart.
‘It looks like this ‘world’ does have its own problems. In that case, how can I find clues about my memory in a place like this?’
Riz continued his explanation.
“Jack-sama and Seren-sama are the longest staying in this place as far as I'm concerned. I only heard the story of the massacre from the wind news not long after opening a stall on the black market at the offer of one of Jack-sama's men first. Now that guy is dead and ends up being Jack-sama's merchandise three months after I joined”
“.....” everyone was speechless to hear it
“But, since all the traders who sell there know the couple well so we have all memorized at least three to four important habits they both”
“Including what you told me earlier?” ask Ryou
“It was also one of them” replied Riz with a smile
“Why do unimportant things so?” ask Arkan
“For our safety all”
“Safety?”
“The dark area is a place that sells one type of material as merchandise, namely humans. A human with a conscience would definitely not want to see another human being sold or cruelly mutilated, right?. Therefore, we call people who come to such a place to make transactions there as human-shaped demons” explained Riz seriously
“That means you are also a human-shaped demon, Riz” Kaito said with a serious tone and cold eyes
Ryou and Arkan who looked solemn were speechless at Kaito's words. Riz who did not look back just smiled.
“You're right. I am also a human demon. Otherwise, how could I open a morgue sale business with my own name”
“.....” Kaito still looks serious with his dingy eyes
“But, you who intend to exchange Justin's corpse with three people who are still in doubt the status of life and death are also human-shaped demons now” replied Riz with cold eyes and a smile
No one disputes it. That's absolutely true. Now, they do intend to do a sale and purchase transaction there with a barter system which means they also deserve to be nicknamed human-shaped demons.
“I don't care anymore about the name of the devil or whatever it is. I will save my brother even though it has to turn into a devil”
Ryou said it with eyes full of emotion. Kaito who glanced at Ryou recalled what was planned by them in Justin's room when Arkan left to catch up with Riz.
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“Ryou, this is just my guess but I want to tell you something”
“What is it?”
“Regarding this, I want you to listen to the plan B and C that I have”
“Plan B and C” Ryou look serious
“We know that this is not an easy matter since everything concerns the lives of Kino and the children. Plus, the woman named Seren who was said by the bartender master was an assassin and a person who carried out human trafficking. Even if the bartender intends to exchange Justin's corpse with his third life, I doubt everything will go smoothly”
“What do you mean?” Ryou asked with a confused look
“Think carefully. We are talking about human life. Judging from any side, the three-man still-living humans exchanged for the corpses of one person was not a fair exchange!. Regardless of what kind of transaction it is, I'm sure fools know it” too
“.....” Ryou starts to look serious
“Even if the woman named Seren is willing to make an exchange with the bartender master later, I'm sure at least he will only release at most one of the three and maybe it is also not in accordance with our expectations. Think of that possibility!”
Ryou started to think seriously.
‘What Kaito said has a point. Seen from anywhere, exchanging a corpse for a living human is unfair. Crazy people know that too!!. As stupid as they are, they would certainly judge this material exchange by the same value as well. The concept is like barter’
Ryou nodded in agreement with Kaito's thought and asked.
“Then what plan B and C do you have?”
“The plan B is to let this exchange happen with extra money in it”
“Money? Do we have money in large quantities?”
“For now no. The rest of the money you and I have may not be enough to guarantee their safety, but if there is a possibility even a little we can apply for a system of installments or credits. You must be no stranger to that either, right?”
Ryou gets angry and vents his frustration while pointing at Justin's corpse with his index finger.
“Don't joke!! Why do I have to owe for a human life that from the beginning was the fault of that stupid corpse over there!!”
“I didn't ask you to do it but I just relayed that as plan B. Regardless of how the transaction will be, let's just say this is just a backup plan with the possibility of happening very small” Kaito tries to convince Ryou
“I don't like that stupid plan of yours! Replace it! Jump to plan C!”
Kaito could only sigh and show a different expression than before. This expression was so cold with a sharp eye highlight.
Ryou who realized that was shocked and the look in his eyes changed.
“The plan C I have is to seize them by force with hardness”
“……”
As expected, Ryou seemed calm and did not give any reaction.
“Since you and I killed Justin together, it wouldn't be much different if we killed two or three other people here. Since ‘world’ this has no law, meaning the strong who win, the weak who lose”
“You mean, I can kill that woman if I can?” ryou asked with a serious face
“I promised myself to protect your humanity so as not to make Kino sad. But since I failed to do so and I myself also started to go crazy over this matter, I guess I will just cry and prostrate my apologies to Kino after all this ends”
Ryou bowed and remained silent while thinking. Until finally the last expression shown by him was a cynical smile with sharp eyes.
“I understand. If it was like that, I would be very happy to do it”
“You sure you won't regret anything?” Kaito asked Ryou with a worried face
“It's too late to regret anything. Ever since Kino and I came to this obscure ‘world’, our goal has been to find our way back to Japan. I'll accept your plan it”
Kaito looked relieved to hear it then said with a smile.
“Then you better prepare your best mentality when we apologize to Kino later”
“Do not worry. My tears still have a lot left to do. I'll write a list of the sins I committed as long as he's not next to me. Take it easy” Ryou said it with a thin smile on his lips
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Finished recalling all the things planned by the two, Kaito said inwardly.
‘I hope none of my backup plans work, especially the last one. I hope everything goes according to what we want and get the three of them back’
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