The place was dimly lit, barely enough to see. None of the faces present were clear and they all wore masks.
There was a notice board placed on the wall that could be seen from anywhere inside the dark tavern. The board seemed to be lighting by itself, making the contents visible, but there were no posters on the board whatsoever.
Even though there were not many people present, most gazes were directed at the luminescent board. Some occasionally looked away or at their food or drink.
Soon, the anticipation rose as a person holding a rolled-up parchment came near the board and plastered the paper on it. Every person who was either occasionally or at all times looking at the board quickly came near it to take a look, but went away as soon as they read the mission description.
Judge, who was watching the recording carefully, went near the board and curiously took a look. He had an inkling that this was not a piece of good news, and it turned out to be true.
