Victory Town, Halt's Store
"Why did you tell Luck how much we sold her dress for?"
"He would have found out sooner or later, it's more important to tell him now and keep good relations between us."
"We already have a good relationship with him, we could have made more profit until he knew the true value of his goods."
Halt's wife looked at him with contempt.
"You would have gone bankrupt without me."
"Why?"
"You don't even realize the value of Luck, you can't see the big picture."
"I can't see the big picture?" Halt was really confused.
"Yes, you know how good the clothes he brought were, you even said that elves could have made them, didn't you?"
Halt nodded, "Yes, I've never seen clothes like that before."
"Not to mention the spices he brought, what was that drink? It got even a guy like Horace hooked."
"You're right, it's the first time I've ever seen Horace so crazy about a drink. Even if he liked the alcohol the dwarves made, he never acted like that..."
Halt's wife looked at him as if to say, "Do you understand now?
"He has clothes that could have been made by Elves and drinks that taste as good as the drinks made by dwarves. Also..."
There was an awkward silence.
Knowing that his wife liked to create tension like this, Halt couldn't take it anymore.
"And what?"
"Also, Luck might be connected to a nine- or ten-star wizard."
Halt stood up from his seat in horror.
"WHAT?!"
Even a 7-star wizard had the power to make kingdoms fearful, while 9-star wizards were the foundation of empires. A 10-star mage was a powerhouse said to have the might to destroy a mountain with one move.
"No, no, no." Halt shook his head in denial.
"Never say never. Where do you think Luck is right now, where does he get all that stuff? Where does he stay at night?"
Stunned by the succession of questions, Halt froze.
He had never thought about any of these questions before. He didn't need to, he was only interested in the money he made.
"I don't know."
"I'll tell you. He's not staying anywhere. He rented a room in an inn some time ago, but there is no evidence that he ever stayed there. After trading with us, he just disappears."
"What do you mean, a person can't just disappear, unless..."
"Unless he is a 9 or 10-star wizard or teleported by one of them."
Halt's eyes widened at the sudden realization.
"Oh my God, if he knows someone like that, what is he doing here?"
"I don't know, maybe Luck was sent to experience life."
***
"Night, night, where are you?"
Hearing a woman's worried shouts, Luck woke up from his sleep.
"What the hell is going on at this time of night?"
Night was the name of his downstairs neighbor's cat.
"Mrs. Amly, why are you yelling at this hour?"
Luck came out of his room and saw his mother talking to Mrs. Amly at the door.
"My cat went crazy and ran out of the house and I can't find him."
"Oh dear, cats run away like that sometimes, don't they? He'll come back home."
"No, he's too scared, he runs away if he sees the door open. He's never left the house before except when we went to the vet."
Luck's mother, noticing her neighbor's frightened state, looked at Luck and the two of them started talking with just their gazes.
'Go and look for the damn cat.'
'I don't want it.'
'I can't sleep if he's yelling all night, I have to go to work in the morning.'
'But I want to lie down and sleep.'
'If you don't do what I say, I'll cancel your internet subscription.'
"Ms. Amly, if you have any of your cat's toys, could you give them to me?"
"I do, but why do you want my cat's toy?"
"I'll let my dog smell it and maybe it will help us find your cat."
Mrs. Amly's eyes began to glow with hope.
"I've seen something like this in the movies, it could really help, I'll be right there." She said and ran downstairs to get her cat's toy.
His mother looked at Luck skeptically
"Can that dog you bring to find the cat?
"I don't know, at least Mrs. Amly will stop screaming for a while."
***
Outside the apartment building, his dog was standing next to him with a cat toy.
"Can you locate the damn cat?
Sniff Sniff
Woof!
The dog rushed forward.
"Sh*t."
They ran down the street, the dog in front and Luck behind, and entered an alley.
Meooww! Meowww!
The sounds of screaming cats could be heard.
A group of cats lay shivering on the edge of the wall with their tails between their legs, while two cats were on top of each other on a white car.
The one on the bottom was a yellow cat and the one on the top was a jet-black cat and it had a name tag around its neck.
The name tag said NIGHT.
"I found you."
Woof!
Looking at the barking dog, luck met the dog's strange gaze.
'Look at them!!'
"Huh?"
Luck looked at the two cats and his face contorted with realization.
2 bells were on top of each other.
"Damn it, stop, this is against the laws of nature!"
He lunged forward and pulled the two cats apart.
The yellow cat ran away as soon as it had the chance, but the night was not happy and it didn't seem to plan to stop.
His insides seemed to be on fire and he hadn't yet gotten the fire out of his blood.
When the cat's gaze suddenly fell on Luck's dog, his eyes lit up.
'You'll do.'
Woof?
The crazy cat rushed towards the dog and jumped on its back.
Unable to sink his teeth into the dog's neck, he bit its back and tried to get into position.
Woof?
'What the hell is going on?'
Wooofff?
'What's that hard thing on my a*s?'
WOOOOFFFF?
WHAT THE F*CK, I'M A MAN!
Luck's face turned black as he realized that the cat was about to rape his dog.
"Go find a female of your kind!"
Meoowww!!!
The female cats at the foot of the wall seemed annoyed that they were being targeted.
"Oh, male or female, go find another cat and leave my dog alone!"
Meow!!!
This time the cats meowed in rebellion, their eyes teary and their souls seemingly shattered.
'Would a man do this to a man?'
***
In the morning
As soon as Luck entered the apartment, carrying the sleeping cat in his arms, it was Mrs. Amly who greeted him.
"Luck you found him! Oh, thank you so much."
"Not at all, Mrs. Amly."
Seeing the poor state of Luck and his dog, Mrs. Amly was touched.
"I can't thank you enough, it's all because of my carelessness."
Luck waved his hand dismissively and started up the stairs to his house.
When he walked through the door he saw his energetic mother already awake and busy preparing breakfast.
"Good morning, mom."
Good morning... Oh my God, Luck, what's wrong with you?"
Luck was covered in rags and the dog next to him looked blank and seemed to be questioning life.
"You and that dog... what's the dog's name, by the way, we keep saying dog."
Thinking about what he and the dog had been through, Luck
"His name is
"Black? But this dog has golden hair?"