[3rd POV]
In the western area, edge of the city, inside a granary were eight men wearing civilian clothes, two were carrying heavy luggage, and five were fully armed with guns and swords. The most eye-catching persons among them were a large, sturdy man with long curly hair and a mustache beard, in his right hand was a sword, next to him was a middle-aged man with a very handsome face, with smooth pinky skin. There was no way a man look like this pride was a laborer, his true identity was the city lord of Onobu, George Feathersmith.
" Lord George, it's already passed the time, we have to go."
" No Edgar, we have to wait a bit, Helena…"
The big, mustache man Edgar knelt before George. There was a restless feeling in his voice.
" My lord, your safety is the highest priority now. Even if Helena couldn't get the lady out of the mansion, Alan would certainly not harm her."
" But…"
" If anything happens to you, the lady will forever be imprisoned by Alan. My lord, please consider my word."
George clenched his fist, he looked outside, everything was silent, there was no sign of anyone else, he nodded quietly.
" Alright. Let's go, George."
They were about to descend into a cellar in the warehouse, which would lead to the west exit. Before they could move, a soft voice called out to them.
" Please stop George sama!"
" You are…"
George's entourage pointed their guns at the stranger, but George raised his hand and ordered them to stop. Alex's small body gasped, before he fell to the ground George caught him.
" City lord!"
" Stop Edgar! Alex is just a kid, he doesn't even have a weapon."
Alex had thrown away all the equipment the insurgent gave him, now all he had on was a normal outfit, and some poison-related stuff but George, of course, wouldn't know that. George observed Alex's body covered with wounds, he couldn't help but feel worried, after all, this boy was his benefactor.
" George sama, Latina… Helena was dead. Latina chose Cole over coming with you."
" No. Impossible."
" Sir George please don't go that route. It's a trap, there's a group of assassins waiting at the other end."
Surprise flashed across George's eyes at Alex's words while Edgar once again put his hand on his sword.
" My lord you cannot trust this child, how does he know all this and even Helena's mission? He definitely sent by Alan."
" N-No, trust me. Why did Alan have to send a kid like me here instead of his elite team?"
When Edgar was about to say something, George interrupted him.
" Enough, Edgar. I… believe him. Alex has no reason to harm us or Latina."
Edgar gripped his sword tightly as if he wanted to swallow Alex, but after a while, he lowered his weapon.
" As your wish my lord. But I have to ask where should we go now?"
"I know someone." - Alex
At an unknown location on the western edge of the city, a group of people stood in front of a large sign with the words 'Gate to heaven.'
"Are you fcking kidding me?"
One of George's escorts couldn't help but let out a curse. Very few people, especially men live here without knowing this place. It was the most famous brothel in the city. Alex pushed open the wooden door and casually stepped inside. After a while, all eyes turned to the city lord who let out a sigh.
" I know what you're thinking, but unlike someone, I'm not that low to lay my hand on a child."
Few of the party were not convinced by the city lord's explanation but they soon let it go. The most pressing thing right now was how to get out of this city.
Following Alex, all enter the brothel. While fierce battles erupted during these days, the brothel was strangely peaceful. There were still moans that came from corners.
" It's rare to have such special guests in our simple garden."
A sweet voice came from an elderly woman. In her mouth was a pipe. Under her thin white dress, an sm outfit was clearly visible. " Show me your 'flowers' " Alex said, shocking the group. How the hell did this 12-year-old get used to how the brothel works? The woman nodded and led them into a large room. After a while 10 girls appeared, all very young and beautiful, all of them wearing a price tag around their necks.
" Please take them all off."
All the girls took off their clothes one by one. The city lord's group gulped, for a moment they almost forgot their situation. Alex walked over to the girls before he was about to touch them when the woman initially stopped him.
" Sorry, but you must not touch them."
" Then can I give them instructions?"
" Fine as long as you don't touch them or tell them to do absurd things."
Alex scrutinized every nook and cranny of the ten girls, ordering them to do outrageous poses, making some guy take off their hats and place them on their laps to cover something. Alex didn't seem to mind the girls or rather he was like a detective checking out every nook and cranny of the crime scene.
" Found it!"
Alex suddenly blurted out in confusion, he chose the third girl from the left, she was neither the most expensive nor the cheapest. Compared to other girls, the girl Alex chose was even less competitive in terms of beauty.
"I will serve all 9 people?" - asked the girl.
" That's correct."
" What the—"
Before a person could utter his curse, Alex covered his mouth. Couldn't blame the guy, Having a young girl like this do it with 9 people at once was kinda fck up. No one understood what was going on. Only Edgar and George were unusually calm, they stared at the girl with expressions that seemed to realize something.
" Follow me."
Some refused to stand up for a sensitive reason, but at George's command, they were reluctant to stand up in a state that no man wanted to be seen. They followed the girl to the room at the end of the brothel. When the door to the room opened, a heavy sour smell made everyone cover their noses. Many of the men here were familiar with this area but the erotic sight before their eyes still made them swallow their saliva. Dozens of naked women on the ground, their bodies entwined with each other. The sound of kissing, moaning and liquid dripping was heard everywhere, if it weren't for their plight they would not hesitate to join this revelry party. In the middle of a room where many women were stacked, lying on top of each other, moaning intensely no one know what was going on there until Alex called out.
" Aoki!"
A big figure emerged from the poor of lust. A woman, her messy pure white hair looks like a lion's mane, her dark blue eyes emitted a fierce aura that made people want to turn their eyes away by instinct. On her big arms and belly were rock-solid muscles that make any man jealous. She let out a bright smile when she saw Alex, not hesitating to show her huge battleship-type breasts. Although she was naked and was indeed a beautiful woman, her overwhelming and ferocious appearance couldn't help but make George and the others wary. As she stepped closer, even the largest person in the group Edgar, lost her by a head. In terms of size, this woman was not inferior to Alan Gurrag. She scanned the group of people and stared at Alex from head to shoulders, especially his feet.
" Heh? Are you really Alex?"
" …Sory, I don't know what you mean by that but I need your help."
The woman named Aoki smiled and grabbed Alex's shoulder tightly. He could feel that big hand squeezing his wound, Alex couldn't help but tremble.
" Hmm? Pain killer, no wonder. Alex, it wouldn't be good to move around with something like that inside your shoulder."
In Aoki's hand were two large silver bullet casings, Alex hurriedly checked his shoulder, it should have been bleeding a lot if those two things had been removed but not a drop of blood. Although he still could feel his wound, they were not visible anymore.
" Thank you."
" Don't thank me yet, give me a reason to not throw all of you into Alan's hand?"
Aoki's words caused George's group to reach for their weapons, but Alex immediately stopped them.
" Please Aoki, help us out of the city, I'll owe you this one."
Alex motioned for Aoki to bend over and whispered something in her ear. Aoki immediately grabbed Alex by his shoulder and lifted him up. There was a look of joy on her face.
" Hahaha very good. If you become a coward when the time comes, I'm gonna find you and rip off this pretty face of yours."
She threw Alex down and walked to the end of the room, She took down a painting on the wall, behind it was a small hole. While the people here wondered what she was up to. Aoki poked a finger into the hole. A shockwave staggered everyone. Out of nowhere, a big dark hole like a tunnel appeared in front of Aoki.
" W-What is going on? We're not dreaming aren't we?"
" Teigu? No, there was nothing on her body."
" 'Sigh'… do you guys even want to get out of here?" - Aoki
Alex immediately ran into the hole in front of Aoki, and George followed shortly after. His escort looked at each other for a moment, and then they all entered the hole one by one.
Only after a few dozen meters, they reached the other end of the hole. Everyone couldn't believe their eyes, the rustling of leaves and a wild landscape stretched out forever. They were outside Onobu.
[Alex POV]
" We're finally out of that damn place."
One of George's attendants couldn't help exclaiming with joy. If it weren't for my head to start spinning over drugs and the stuff I had to promise to get that woman's help, I would have jumped too. It was a long story about who she was and why I knew her.
The most important thing right now was to get George out of here, he was one of the insurgents' hunted targets. I didn't know how the hell things turned out to be like this. Didn't George and the rebels have a good relationship? Thinking about this man somehow becoming the target of both factions gave me a headache. Alan wanted to use this riot to kill him. The rebels wanted to capture and kill him in the suburb. What the hell did he do?
' I'm such a fool.' - I cursed myself.
" Alex-kun. You have my thank, again."
" Don't mind it George sama. I just tried to save a friend."
" Don't call me sama, just George, not only you save my daughter but also my life. I swear, I'm gonna repay you."
' Just live, at least for 2 more months, that's the only thing I need…'
" By the way, Alex, was it true that… the insurgent plan to capture me."
Not capture they tried to get rid of him! I wanted to shout to vein my anger but I shouldn't say those unnecessary things. I just gave George a quick nod.
Just as I was about to turn around, something caught my ear. The sound of a sword unsheathing. Before a soldier could react, his head fell to the ground. Edgar suddenly attacked everyone. The captain's sudden behavior left Geroge's guards as dumbfounded as deers standing before headlights. In an instant, they were all killed before even realizing they had to fight back. I snatched the gun from George, aimed for Edgar's head, and shot but the guy dodged. Edgar immediately turned his head towards Alex.
" Shit!"
" Alex!"
The world became slow and my thoughts accelerated. What should I do in this situation, what could I do? There was no way I could win against someone like Edgar. I had a gun and some potions but I wouldn't make it in time, he was too fast. 'Oh God, he's coming, I don't have time, I can't…' My train of thought was interrupted by the empty feeling of my arms. This time it was not an illusion. On the ground were my arms, from the elbow down still holding the gun. And right then something sharp cut through the air.
" Ah-ah… no..."
The scene in front of me was constantly turning upside down. Till it finally stopped, the mocking eyes of Edgar were staring at me, beside him was a headless body lying in a pool of blood.