Chuckle~
"Excuse me, are you sure you want to eat here? Looks like this lady entered the wrong place."
Said the man who was sitting not far from Rosalina. He chuckled, thinking that Rosalina was a lost person.
Hearing those words, Rosalina shook her head.
"No. I came to the right place."
The man glanced at Rosalina, briefly scanning the woman. Learning that new customer only have mediocre powers.
"Suit yourself, Miss."
"Yeah, I will," Rosalina immediately turned to the bartender named Amber, "Give me a glass of ale."
[Arche Rachnid. Level 65. Assassin / Black Magician / Informant. Master of Red Spider.]
Instantly a message from Theo appeared in Rosalina's face. For a moment, the woman was speechless.
'The hell?! So he's the master of this place?! Is he really? Why was the owner of this place trying to scare his own customer?'
Rosalina didn't know what to say. Not only did this man named Arche say that Rosalina had entered the wrong place, but he also realized that the food in his place was bad.
If he realized, why didn't he fix it? Does this person have the intention to do business or not?
[What are you thinking? Focus on the goal.]
"…Ugh, sorry."
"Hmm? What's the matter, Miss?"
Amber, who had just given Rosalina a glass of ale, overheard the woman's muttering.
"Ah no. Just talking to myself."
Replied Rosalina who immediately took a sip of her ale. While enjoying the sensation of alcohol in her throat, Rosalina thought of ways to buy the information she wanted.
Especially when there is a Master from the Red Spider himself next to her.
Lowering her glass, Rosalina called out to Amber again. With a serious gaze and a voice loud enough to be heard by Arche. Rosalina asked.
"Hey, I just arrived in Solmare. So I'm not familiar with this place yet."
"Oh, welcome to Solmare, Miss. This place is lively and fun, I hope you enjoy the city."
"Haha, I hope so. But unfortunately, I'm not here to enjoy the city. I came here looking for an organization called the Black Horns. Do you know anything about this?"
"..."
Amber's smile that was always plastered on her beautiful face now immediately dropped when she heard Rosalina's question.
She looked at Rosalina carefully. Felt that the woman was not a threat at all. But it must be admitted that the clothes Rosalina wore gave a mysterious impression to her.
Not only Amber. Arche glanced back at Rosalina. The name Black Horns uttered by Rosalina is not a name that is easily said carelessly, especially in a public place like this.
Plus, from Rosalina's words earlier. There is an implication that the woman is hunting for that organization that is active behind the scenes, Black Horns.
'It's just… she's too weak to hunt the Black Horns. Is she stupid, reckless or is there something else she wants from the Black Horns?'
Arche thought as he judged and guessed Rosalina's purpose.
"Sorry Miss. But I don't know the organization or whatever you mentioned."
"Oh, are you sure? Because I'm sure I can get the information I want from here," added Rosalina with a smile.
"…Sorry, Miss. But it seems you have the wrong perception about this place. This is a bar. If you need information, maybe you can go to the Guild. It's only a few buildings from here."
"Hahaha, well… There's some reason I can't go to the Guild. But it's okay if you can't help me. My question was not just for you," Rosalina immediately looked at the man beside her, "What do you think, Master Arche? Could you help me?"
"!"
Shiing! Clack!
Instantly, when Rosalina said the real name of the man sitting not far from her. The aura surrounding Amber changed drastically, becoming cold and thick with killing intent.
The bartender immediately pulled out a knife from under her skirt. A black knife was quickly placed on Rosalina's neck.
At first, Amber wanted to directly slash the neck of the customer. However, Rosalina's reaction was not slow either. When the knife arrived at her neck, Rosalina had also taken out a handgun and pointed it in front of Amber's face.
"..."
The two women fell silent for a moment. Amber did not know the strange thing was in front of her face. However, her instincts as someone experienced in the dark world made her feel the air of death from Rosalina's weapon.
It wasn't just Amber who reacted when Arche's name was mentioned. The other customers sitting at the tables, one by one took out their weapons. They gave Rosalina a sharp look, as if they wanted to tear her apart.
But, with one hand raised by the man named Arche, all the action in the room immediately stops.
Rosalina faced Arche who was now sitting towards her. Arche stared intently at Rosalina.
As for Rosalina, inside her mind, she panicked at the number of people who suddenly pulled out weapons.
She thought that she would only face Amber. Who would have thought that everyone in this bar would react against her as well?
'Damn, are you guys really customers or just fakes?!'
"Are you from the Guild?"
When Rosalina was busy with her own thoughts. Arche lowered his hand, nodded at Amber, causing the bartender to lower the knife. After seeing that the situation was quite calm, he asked.
"No." Rosalina gives a short reply.
Arche frowned, "…so, where are you from? Who told you about this place? How do you know me?"
"..."
Rosalina didn't answer. This attitude irritated Amber who, while raising her knife again, intended to threaten Rosalina to answer her Master's question. But...
Bang!
The knife had not yet reached the target's neck. Rosalina had fired the gun first. Suddenly a loud sound boomed, making the atmosphere of the room tremble.
Amber froze. The bullet didn't go through her head. The bullet only grazed her cheek, and punched a hole in the cabinet and the wall behind. Rosalina had no intention of starting a bloodbath, she just wanted information.
The sound like thunder from Rosalina's weapon instantly made the people in the room silent. They glanced at the strange object in Rosalina's hand. Wondering what weapon the woman used.
Arche and Amber. Through their years of trained eyes, this was the first time they had seen an attack with such a speed. At least an attack not from an upper rank.
If Rosalina had hit Amber directly on the head, there's no denying that the bartender was already lying lifeless by now.
Seeing the situation, Arche's previous assessment of Rosalina had to be erased. What was in front of him right now was someone who he had never seen before. Weak but somehow made him like on the edge of the cliff.
Arche glanced at Amber, signaling with his eyes for her to back off. So did the people at the bar, with a wave from Arche, he told the people to sit back and not interfere.
From Rosalina's actions earlier, at least Arche could guess that this mysterious woman had no ill intentions.
"Sorry, Miss…?"
"Shadow."
[Whoa~ what a creative name.]
'Shut up!'
"…Sorry, Miss Shadow. My men are a little tense and just want to protect me. Thank you for not taking her life. However, it is really an unpleasant feeling and a big question in my mind, how did you know this place as well as my name?"
Rosalina thought for a moment, then she replied that she worked at the same line job as Arche. She also sells information. That was how she found out about the Red Spider as well as Arche.
"Ah, of course this bartender of yours too. Miss Amber, right?"
"..."
Amber's face scowled. The name that Shadow mentioned was her real name, which only a handful of people knew. The name she used as a bartender at Solmare was Louisa, not Amber.
Amber glanced at Arche, she saw the look in her master's eyes, as if asking...
'Is there a mole?'
Amber really doesn't know. As far as she knows, no one member wants to disobey Spider. The consequences of doing so will be enormous. Spider is not an ordinary intelligence organization.
Unfortunately, she also does not guarantee that the organization is clean. There must be one or two people who have bad intentions in it. Not to mention, a large organization like them, it wouldn't be strange if there were one or two spies from the enemy.
The names Arche and Amber are undisclosed names. Only Spider's higher-ups knew the names or real identities of the two. Those below knew her as Louisa. So, how did Shadow find out her real name?
This made Arche and Amber wary of Shadow's figure.
"You seem to have a great information network, Miss Shadow."