Thanks to the information I got from Claire earlier, I know where to find the man I was looking for. Claire Randel, was a side character in the game, but her brother is a different story. Heinzel Randel, a notorious man that had the nickname Mad Dog. He was an infamous character that had connection with the underworld and also one of Reed's partners in crime. He was the person who supply Reed with his illicit items that he used to drugged his targets in the game and sometimes do his dirty work. Without Heinzel, Reed will be a toothless tiger as a villain. Though, there was that one event that Heinzel character was required to progress in the game, and that was his connection with the 'Vendor'. With the Vendor unlocked, players can obtain certain cash item with the use of in game currency. Though, because there were tones of hackers messing up with the in game currency to purchased high grade item cash, the Vendor got deleted from the game content after the newly patch update was launch. But I hope it existed in this world. If not, then I will lose all hope and will become Saraha's thrall. I really don't want that to happen!
It took me only a half an hour to get to the market district via train that connected with the Academy campus. Though I lost about 1000 Rin to bribe the security for hush money. But because of Reed's fortune and my winnings from the duel, the money I had in my item box is about 10mil Rin. I was if I had this kinds of money in the real world, I will be a millionaire!
(a brief explanation about the Kingdom's currency
1 Rin- 1 bronze coin (1cm in diameter)
10 Rin- 1 large bronze coin (2cm in diameter)
100 Rin- 1 silver coin/small silver notes ( 10x20cm)
1000 Rin- 1 large silver coin/medium silver notes (15x20cm)
10k Rin- 1 gold coin/small gold notes (15x20cm)
100k Rin- 1 large gold coin/medium gold notes (20x25cm)
1mil Rin- 1 platinum ornamented coin/platinum notes (20x30cm)
1 Rin - 1 dollar)
Man, I'm loaded!
The setting outside the Academy really looks breathtaking! Clean streets, beautiful buildings with victorian era architectures, and beautiful peoples of all different races filled the sidewalks and The road were used for carriages that were pulled not just by horses, but other fantasy like beasts also…! I really am in a fantasy world, aren't I? Theres not much scene outside the academy were showed in the game, there are few places though, but this sight is new to my eyes and I got really excited... I could see food carts selling grilled meat, ice cream and is that the famous manga meat!? And whats even more amazing, the pops and aunts that selling those stuff looked like actors and models. Man this world is-
(bump)
Opps.. I just bump with a…. My goodness!? Who's child is this!? Is this an Angel? What a beautiful blonde hair and blue sky eyes. She looks like a westerner but that face just unbelievably cute! That frilly dress just adds more to her killer charm! She look like a tiny Claire. But I'm not a lolicon though… but then again… Claire did looking close to my type of girl that I dream off, but she couldn't compete with Ellusia whom had captured my heart…
"Oh my… I'm sorry Ser, my daughter is somewhat clumsy and didn't watch her steps…." (milf)
Holy crap!? Who's this beauty!? Wait, she just said that I bump with her child just now. The hells wrong with this world? That is a mother? Oi…! She don't look like a mother to me. Is this for real? And those jugs… how I want… I-I mean, how shameful..! Ahem.. I shouldn't get into that too much if I don't want to get caught and branded as a pervert. She told her daughter to apologized towards me by the bumping earlier. Ahh~… what a lovely sight…
"No, its fine, my lovely Lady… kid's will be kid's… and as for you young lady."
I took out a large bronze coin and gave to the young girl.
"M-Mister… this is…" (milf)
The mother were bewildered and got flustered when I gave the little girl the large bronze coin. Though the little girl seems to be happy receiving my good grace.
"No… please take this as an apology, for bumping into the young lady earlier…"
I left the beautiful mother and child angelic pair though the mother seems to be reluctant to accept my good deeds. I just gave that coin because I had seen a beautiful bount.. Ahem, I mean that they just looked ridiculously beautiful. The uneasiness I felt because of that bitch vampire got elevate a tiny bit because of our encounter. Gosh, I'm such a sinful man…
"Bye-bye, ojii-san…" (angelic daughter)
I pretend I didn't hear that…..
I checked my pocket watch and it seems that I had about 3 hours till sunset for the deadline Saraha gave me to procure the wyvern's heart. Though I got sidetrack quite a bit earlier with the beautiful angelic mother and daughter pair, I manages to reach the market district square. Man, that woman was my type, also! But I'll get Into that later on if fate wills it.
"Now… Claire said that he'll be on the bar near here…."
Aren't this place is filled with it!? The hell did the one's Heinzel are!? Dammit! If I knew about this, I should ask Claire the name of the bar he frequent! How stupid of me trying to act cool in front of that ringlets blondie. Though she did strike my taste… but enough about that, I need to find that bastard now! Shit….
"Oh my… what a handsome boy…." (lustrous voice)
(shivers)
Egh… why did that voice sounds familiar?
"Aren't you a student from the Academy…?" (lustrous voice)
Yup… its trouble… shit! Of all the troublesome characters I wanted to avoid, this particular lustrous voice strikes my danger alert like a Nuclear meltdown alarm! Pretend not to hear her, please just ignore me….!
(grabs)
Eeekkk….!! My hand was grabbed! Shit! This is bad… this is seriously bad! Don't turn around, my head…. Don't you dare turn…. Ah, its done. I'm dead.
"Now, now… why did you pretending not to hear this 'onne-san's' calls just now…? you bad student…" (witch with big hat)
Mmmm…. Its her… the nightmare I was trying to not be involved with… Meinally Ortos, the anti Ellusia, My Ellusia, her nemesis! She wore a big pointy witch hat and wore a one piece dress in violet color that nearly exposed her voluptuous bosoms. Her dress color matches with the color of her pupils and her fair skin, not to mention Her dark purple hair color that reaches her back. She also known as the Violet Witch because of her specialties in high level thunder magic. But she had another name that players such as myself calls her, the *shotacon killer. not that she literally like killing young boys, but she like to do the 'deeds' with them, the younger the boy, its more likely strike her lust. (*please search in web… though many of the readers might know the meaning)
"I-I'm s-sorry, mam… I had-"
"Bad boy~… lying is a bad, you know~….?" (Meinally)
Stop playing with my fingers, you hag! I called her hag because she's already centuries old. Though She had the looks of a young beauty in her 20's like that thanks to her mix elfien blood and her secret rejuvenation potions. Gosh… why did she had to appear here out from nowhere? Though she supposed to appeared in the next year as the President's successor according to the game. Fuck… I need to get away from her as soon as possible!
"P-please, mam… I-i had an urgent business I need to deal with… p-please take someone else…"
"Ara~…? Should I report you to the Academy…? I did had some connections with the board, you know….?" (Meinally)
Did she just threaten me? I know that she had some connections with the President and it will be troublesome if I got caught skipping class, not to mention that I'm breaking a serious rule by leaving the Academy without notice. The punishment for breaking this was expulsion! Shit! What should I doo….? This is all your fault, you bitch of a vampire!!!
...(training area in the academy)
"Hekucuu…!" (Saraha)
"Are you alright?" (Elise)
"I'm fine… there were dust flying around and some of it got into my nose…." (Saraha)
[I had ailments immunity, didn't I…? Strange… ] (Saraha though to herself)
.................................…..
I was dragged by the hag inside a bar not long after she threaten me earlier. But seriously, just what is the deal with this woman? Its her second glass of liquor already and she just started drinking about minutes ago. As I looked toward the glass on my hand, I scout around the bar, looking its surroundings. It felt like a normal vintage bar on earth. Though the led neon lights were magic tools that glows like the real thing. But I say, this bar in not bad, not bad at all… It feels high class bar, with bartender on suit were stationed on the counter where I was dragged with by this hag. But this place Is really comfortable. The drinks were also delicious.
"My boy…. That fruit juice is no fun, you know~…? You should drink like the one's onee-san had…" (Meinally)
"I-I'm abstain from alcohol, mam… please don't force me to drink it…"
She tries to make me drink her glass that she used just now with liquor inside its content. Though I tried to pull my lips away, this witch hag hold my head and forced me to gulp the liquor down my throats.
"Cough! Cough! What the hell woman!? I almost choked!"
"Now, now… that means you are learning new things… fufufufu~… bartender, give this young boy the same drink as mine. We need to celebrate this fateful encounter…." (Meinally)
Eeekkk…!!! She lick her lips while her eyes screams danger, as if a predator was looking towards its meal! Shit! I should escape from her before its too late…!
"I need to go… eekkk…!"
"Eeekk….? What a lovely voice~… come to onee-san…" (Meinally)
She grabs my PP just now and tried approached her face towards me!
"Noo….! I need to pee!!"
I quickly pull off her hands from my groin and escaped from her clutches. I run as fast as I could towards door with a faucet symbol on the door that I could only guess as a washroom. She calls to me from the counter but I ignored her plea and went inside the washroom hastily.
"Fuck… my manhood vibrates, telling me to escape from her before I fall down to the rabbit hole. shit!"
As I was exasperated, I went to the sink to wash my face to calm myself. Man, that was a horrific experience… just how am I supposed to fin-
(creak)
"What a noisy brat… I can't even do my business in peace…! Move!" (manly voice)
What the…? I was shoved aside by an unknown man from behind, and fall down to my butt because of that. I got mad a bit and looked towards the… oh. I'll be dammed… did lady luck is smiling at me right now? The man who shoved me just now was the person whom I was looking for. Bald guy, had a scar below his mouth, blue pupils just like the ones Claire had, and a bulky body figure like a bodybuilder.
"Heinzel, Mad Dog."
"!?" (Heinzel)
Looking on his reaction, it seems that I got the right guy. I went to m-
(grab!)
"Guh..!"
"You… who are you? Are you with the 'Shadows'?
This bastard suddenly grabs my collar…! I knew he was a shitty guy, But… come on!? Is this necessary?
"Do I looked like I'm with that shady group? I'm just a student from the Academy! Can you let me go first? I need to talk to you about wanting to meet with a 'Vendor'…"
"The hell did a brat like you know about the 'Vendor' existence…?" (Heinzel)
Did I hear that right? Awesome! It seems that Vendor do existed in this world! But his grip. Could this bastard loosen up a bit?
"I heard it from one of my colleges…! Look… I had money. And I will gave you 1mil Rin if you set me up with a Vendor that had Wyvern's heart in their inventory right now…! And could you let go of your grip first…? Its hard to breat-"
He lets go of his hand from my collar. Fuck! This is the second time I was grabbed like this. If only I don't need this bastard's help…
"Now that I noticed… you do seems familiar… aren't you that Demonspawn Forham?" (Heinzel)
Of course they knew each other. Reed had been dealing several times with this bastard before.
"If you knew, why did you attacked me!?"
"Hmm… I don't know myself… you don't had that foul air with you unlike before. My body just reacted by itself. Hahahahah…!" (Heinzel)
Fuck you! But then, ain't this become more easy for me to deal with?
"Then. Can you make that happen? Set me up with a Vendor?"
"Not so fast, My Lord… give me half of the reward you said earlier first, a fee for my trouble…." (Heinzel)
He smirk in a sinister manner as he demanded half of what I promised him earlier. This bastard…
"How will I know if you'll keep your word? Wont you take the money and run away? 500k is not a small sum of money…"
"Cmon, My Lord…? Don't you know that I always make due with my pay? You'er breaking my heart with your words~…" (Heinzel)
He was willing to do anything for the sake of money in the game. But, can he be trusted? But seeing that I don't had a lot of choice and time Is running out, I agree to his demand and gave him 5 medium gold notes from my item box. There goes 500k Rin from me….
"Hehehehe… you wont be disappointed, My Lord… give me an hour, and I will find the 'thing' you require. Wyvern's heart, isn't it?" (Heinzel)
"Yea… and make that fast. I don't have a lot of time."
"Yes, yes… I'm going now…" (Heinzel)
Thats a quick turn of behavior from earlier. That guy really loves money, aren't he? It seem that I can put my trust on him consider he acts just like in the game. With that in mind, I wash my hands and went out from the washroom, back to where the hag was.
.....(half an hour had gone by and Reed drank his 5th glass of liquor)
"Come on… hic… cutie… hic… make this onee-san… hic… happy for today… hic…" (Meinally)
"No thank you… and can you stop caressing my groin?"
"Hehehe… hic…" (Meinally)
This hag… just why is she acting like a slut? She's been like this since I went out from the washroom. I was amazed that she manages to empty 2 bottles of liquor while I had that discussion with Heinzel earlier in just short amount of time. Should I make my escape now that she's drunk? No… I cant do that. Heinzel will return anytime now and he already told me to wait for him in this bar. But still… I was getting a little bit tipsy because this is my 5th glass. Should I take advantages with this hag? She does had a noice body and beautiful face…
"Excuse me, Ser… our facilities had rooms that you can use for 'personal' time." (bartender)
"No thanks…"
Aren't that timing just perfect? Did the bartender read my mind? Fuck! I almost got snared by that offer just now. I knew I shouldn't drink this thing! Eugh… get away, you vixen hag… stop trying to hug me! You reek of alcohol!
"You seems busy, My Lord…" (Heinzel)
"Busy my ass… did you manages to find what I was looking for?"
"I did… should I wait or…?" (Heinzel)
This hag! Stop it! Eugh… she soo clingy and annoying…
"Uhm, mam… had some business to talk with this man in a matter of urgency. Can you please let me go?"
"Aww… but I don't wanna…. Can you deal with him after you make this onee-san happy first…?" (Meinally)
(pick!)
"Mam…? If you keep this up, I'm going to get angry, you know…?"
I was reaching to my boiling point as i tried kindly pushing her away. But if she keep this up….
"Hump…! Go then…! Bad boy…! But be sure to return back to onee-san after you finished, m'kay~♪ …?" (Meinally)
"Alright, alright…"
She lets me go and went back to her drinking. Seriously, this hag… I followed Heinzel towards the booth near the entrance where a tiny looking shady person was sitting on one of its benches.
"You got the 'thing'?"
Not wasting any second more, I ask the tiny shady person whom seems to be a dwarfien sub race called gnome.
"Sit first. Too much attention if standing." (shady gnome)
Uwaa… soo shady… even his tone is shady. I take a seat on the bench facing him while Heinzel acts as a guard next to me. He really did make due to his pay.
"Then? Where is it?"
"Money first." (shady gnome)
Why you… calm down me… its almost done… he's just a shady person, thats all. I take out an envelop with its content that had the amount about 3mil Rin. I pass the envelop towards the shady gnome as he quickly grabs it with both of his tiny hand like a dog was catching a bone. he quickly opens it up and count the money. I say this again… how shady…..
"Not enough. No deal." (shady gnome)
(slide)
The hell? He pass me back the envelop that I gave him earlier.
"Just what the fuck did you mean, its not enough? There were at least 3mil inside this envelop!"
I did check the content of the envelop and the amount is just as I placed them before.
"Noisy. No deal." (shady gnome)
"Wha…"
"My Lord… its best that you tone down your voice a bit… the other customers were disturbed…." (Heinzel)
As Heinzel were saying, it seems that the other customers in the bar were alerted and had their eyes locked towards where we were sitting. It seems that my tone earlier was louder than I think it does.
"Nothing to see here people…! Just a drunkard mumbling…!" (Heinzel)
The other customers went back to their own business after hearing Heinzel's remarks. He really knows how to handle the situation, aren't he? But back to the matter at hand.
"Listen here… just how much are you willing to part with it? Name your price."
I glared towards the shady gnome who was looking really shady. Man, theres too much shadiness in this conversation.
"7mil." (Shady gnome)
"!?"
The fuck!? Thats… the hell?
"Are you scamming me, you bastard…?"
"No 7mil? No deal." (shady gnome)
"5mil."
"No deal." (shady gnome)
Why you little…!?
"6mil…"
"No deal." (shady gnome)
...….(awkward tense silence)
"Fine… 7mil it is…"
With a heavy heart, I add another envelops with the content of 4mil from my item box to add the first 3mil earlier and pass it towards the shitty shady gnome. Just like earlier, he quickly catches the newly added envelops and check its content. After conforming the value, the shitty shady gnome takes out a wooden box about a size of shoes box. I open the lid and saw a disgusting lump of meat that still pulsing inside of the box. Ugh… why does it looked really disturbing in real life…? Just why did that vampire bitch wanted this stuff for anyway?
"Conform transaction?" (shady gnome)
"Conform. with a heavy heart….."
I muttered the last part. after conforming the transaction, the shady gnome takes the envelopes inside his item box while I take the wooden box into mine.
"Oh, right… do you had any Crystal Connector in your 'inventory'?"
I've been meaning to ask this since I know that the Vendor was available. But this is just a guess. Its not like-
"I have." (shady gnome)
Sure he didn't have it… I thoug…
"Could you repeat that?"
"5mil." (shady gnome)
Holy shit!? Did he just said that he had those things!? And whats more, it cost less than the wyvern's heart! Ugh… I only had 2.5mil with me right now. Fuck this! Cursed you vampire bitch!
"Got money?" (shady gnome)
"No money….."
"No deal." (shady gnome)
After hearing that I was bled dry, the shady gnome leave the bar in a shady manner. Fuck! I missed a golden opportunity just now. But still… its not the time to give up. I'll gather 5mil in the future and will get that cheat item, I swear!
"Chin up, My Lord… you got your item, didn't you? But I pity your state right now. You looked like crap… hahahahaha…!" (Heinzel)
"Oh yea? Maybe you are right. Fuck… its all because of that bitch's fault… here your full payment."
I pass him the remaining Rin that I promised him earlier.
"Wohoo…! I'm gonna get drunk with this money all day long…! How bout I treat you a drink or two, My Lord? I'm loaded, right now…" (Heinzel)
"Did you just said that to make me feel bad, Heinz…?"
"Gahhahahah…! How could I do such thing to my benefactor? Cmon… only a couple of drinks before you go back to the Academy… hey bartender…! Give me your best liquor!" (Heinzel)
"As much as I honored that you wanted to treat me with my own money, I really need to get back to the Academy as soon as possible. Its related to my wellbeing."
"Oh… did someone give your problems? Why not let me handle them? For the right price, of course…" (Heinzel)
This guy… he's really in for it because of money, aren't he? But I guess thats was his character trait. Checking my pocket watch for the time, it seems that I had at least an hour and a half before sunset. Noticing this, I bid farewell to Heinzel and rushed back to the magic train terminal. Man.. What a day… but I still had one more problem to settle with….
.................................…
.....(the bar where Reed conduct his dealings with the shady gnome. The air was tense unlike earlier when Reed was there. The entrance was closed and the customers earlier were kneeling on the floor, Shivering with cold sweat dripping from their forehead. One of the kneeling customers was Heinzel. Who had his face swollen to the extent that he was unrecognizable in first glance)
"Did you learn your lesson, Heinz…?" (Meinally)
(he nods fervently)
"My gosh… just what trouble did you caused me this time…? Are you tired with your usual payment?" (Meinally)
(the tone used now was cold, unlike the ones she used while speaking with Reed. She glared towards the swollen faced, Heinzel with a disgusted gaze)
"My Lady… it seems that Dog Heinzel already had learn his lesson. I suggest that My Lady spared him from the further punishment." (bartender)
"Hoh…? Did I want your opinion as to how I deal with my slave…?" (Meinally)
"Forgive me for my rude remarks…" (bartender)
(the bartender who was wiping the glass cup, bowed while still in his professional manner.)
"Tch! You too must be punished because failing in getting that boy to slept with me. But I will get back to you after I done dealing with this hungry, useless dog." (Meinally)
(she turn her gaze back to the quivering Heinzel.)
(smack!)
"Obhu!" (Heinzel)
(she kick his head that was already swollen and sent to the wall with quite the distance from where he was kneeling before.)
"Eeekkk…!! I'm shoowyyy, Mhaa La.. gyaaakkk!!!" (Heinzel)
(electric static noises)
(the poor, swollen and beaten up Heinzel got electrocute by Meinally who conjured a bolt from her palm.)
"Tsk…! This is still not enough to calm my anger… if only I could had that boy… nnnn… just remembering his scent just now…hmm!? what is this!? Get that dirty man out of here!" (Meinally)
(she told the other that was kneeling in lines to get to Heinzel who shit himself after get electrocuted by Meinally earlier. Fearing the same fate befall to them, the kneeling 'customers rush towards Heinzel who was unconscious, away from the domineering Violet witch.)
"Ugh…! Clean that stain! Gosh, all of you are useless…." (Meinally)
(after Heinzel got carried away, the remaining 'customers' quickly clean the mess that was left by Heinzel with haste.)
"Ugh, I'm soo pissed! Why did none of you tried to keep that boy here!? Useless!" (Meinally)
"Perhaps if My Lady went to the Academy, My Lady will had her luck with the young man." (bartender)
"As if I wanted to go there where my old man is! Hmm… I know what punishment you should be given now. Take those empty bottles and smash them on your face!" (Meinally)
"As you wish, My Lady." (bartender)
(the bartender takes the empty bottle of liquor with his hands, and smash them to his face. Though his face was wounded and bleeding, the bartender continue to repeat the process with the next empty bottle on the counter.)
"That boy… I want him… Goddess-sama…! I want his seeds!! With him at my side, I'll become more invincible than I am now….. And I will get my revenged with that old hag…. Hehehehe…. heheheheh…. hahahahahah…!! Just you wait… Trysia!!!" (Meinally)
(the bar was filled with sinister laugh that originates from Meinally who was laughing hysterically while the sound of smashing glass bottles adds more to the frightening scene. The 'customers' who was still cleaning Heinzel's waste, shivers in fear as the sounding of laughing and breaking glass, shook their very own soul)