Chapter 39 - Chapter 31: Santino

[La Breon- Adventure Guild]

"Boss what quest should pick out?" Galla asked excitedly checking the quest bored.

"Pick any," Shoto said head with his arms crossed.

"Aren't you going to pick one?" Brianna turned to Shoto who was standing far back.

Shoto shook his head.

"I hope your not going adventuring like that?" Miss Vivi pointed at the suite Shoto had on.

"I'll change later for now you guys stay hear I have somethings to handle," Shoto was about to leave when—.

"Um boss did you over do it last night?"Galla panicked upon realizing what she said and explained

"Well it just that you and miss Grysilia were at it all night so the lack of sleep might be effecting you."

"I'm fine," he said dryly.

Shoto didn't want to admit but he felt the sexual fatigued getting to him,sleeping with three different women was hard work.

'How do those protagonists do it?' Shoto found libido of harem protagonists to be unrealistic.

'Is there a way to increase sex drive?'

[Several salutations have been found would you like to hear?]

'Sage later'

[As you wish sir]

"But boss if you can't get —,"Galla tried to say something.

"Relax I'll be fine now pick out some quest that will keep us busy for the next week," Shoto didn't want to continue the topic any longer.

"Yes boss," the three women said in unison.

"Maybe I need grilled eel?" Shoto voiced his thoughts as he left the guild.

Walking through the red light district in the day made Shoto realized inaccurate manga and anime were. Seeing how messy this place was in the day time Shoto understood why they were only active at night.

"Maybe this is the poor side?" He thought.

The side he entered the red light district from was odd even though it was the shortest way to get to Santino's location.

- Sundown Love House

Shoto had reached his destination and was honestly shocked. Out of all the brothels he had seen on the way here this one looked decent enough to be a nobles mention.

The only thing that felt out of place was the lack of security for such an establishedment but Shoto's soon realized why.

A woman who looked to be in her late twenties came from inside. In this scorching heat the woman was fully clothed in light blue.

'She's a fighter,' Shoto thought.

Her clothes were an obvious cover up for the muscles that she had trained.

"Greetings dear sir I'm sorry to inform you but we only open after sun down," she politely said.

Shoto pulled out two silver coins

"I'm sorry to disturb you but I came here to meet someone so please let me in."

Seeing the two silver coins glistening between Shoto's fingers the woman gulped saliva, tips like this only came by on spacial occasions which were very few.She took the money and escorted Shoto into the brothel.

Contrary to how small it looked on the outside the brothel was quite spacious inside. Since it was daytime only a few people were here having drinks or getting over last night's hangover with a another drink.

"Who have you come here to meet perhaps I can go fetch them for you?" The woman had turned quite greedy after seeing to silver coins.

"No it's alright I already found him," Shoto turned her down.

Shoto walk to a table to the far end of the room were he found a man with brown hair going through some papers.

"You need to change the person who greet people at the door"

Shoto was disappointed on how the woman was easy to bribe.

"She's poor so money will easily entice her but she will learn to say no so don't worry,"Santino took his attention from the papers and looked a Shoto who sat across him.

Shoto took one more glance at the interior of the brothel before turning back to Santino.

"Quite fancy for a brothel," Shoto said

Santino pushed a few white papers to Shoto "Thank you I try my best to keep it clean."

"I thought all the brothels were run Flavio?"

"The third captain runs the entire red light district but he let me have this corner," a smug smile towed itself across Santino's face.

"Hmmm," Shoto scanned the information papers before turning them into ash.

[All the information has been scanned would like to transfer it to your brain?] Sage asked.

'Later'

"One more thing" Shoto tone changed.

"Huh?"

The air around Shoto turned heavy and began pressed down on Santino. Shoto's gaze turned cold and sharp like a steel sword ready to pierce Santino's heart.

Santino's life had been threatened many times but this was different. The killing intent in Shoto's eyes felt like a cold hand holding his breath.

"I know you're working for me against your will but your being awfully cooperative why?"

Having faced multiple life threatening situations Santino calmed his heart and choose his words carefully.

"Haa," he started with a sigh, "your  honesty a terrifying person you know that?" He relaxed his shoulders.

"Even with this curse you placed on me, I could still sabotage your plans am I wrong?"

Shoto didn't confirm nor deny he just narrowed his eyes. Santino felt a chill go down his spine from Shoto's sharpened gaze.

"Truth the reason I'm being so compliant is because —" a burning rage filled Santino's eyes, gritting his teeth he said "I detest Guiseppe Mariposa."