Chapter 90
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
"Suzanna!" a voice called from the other side of the street .
The group stopped in its tracks, and everyone turned to look for the source of the voice . A young man in his twenties with a longsword on his hip hurried across the street . It was evident from his badge that he was a junior swordsman . "Suzanna, oh god, it’s really you!" he said, rubbing his hands together excitedly .
"Vonmerg? What are you doing here?" Suzanna looked surprised, but happy .
"You were the best among all of us, but then you just disappeared . We couldn’t stay there anymore, so we came here," the young man said, extending his arms . "It’s so good to see you again!"
Suzanna took a step back and avoided his embrace . "You haven’t changed at all," she said .
Vonmerg laughed awkwardly and turned his gaze to Anfey, "And this is…?"
"This is Anfey, our leader, and Christian, our deputy," Suzanna introduced .
"Greetings," Anfey and Christian nodded .
"Greetings," Vonmerg said, slightly shocked . "Suzanna, you joined the patrol? That doesn’t sound something you would do . "
"We’re definitely not the patrol," Suzanna smiled and explained .
"It’s so good seeing you again," Vonmerg said, nodding . "Our Angel Mercenary Band is finally together again . "
Regardless of what the others thought of the word "angel," Suzanna found herself blushing . She was beautiful, and her personality more likable than girls like Niya . She had worked with the group for a while now, but no one had tried to flirt with her . After her first encounter with Anfey, she couldn’t really be an angel in front of him, anyway .
Plus, Suzanna’s exceptional skills shocked everyone in the group, and they all reckoned they were too weak to even try to flirt with her . Someone as daring as Vonmerg was an oddity .
"Ah, sorry, Vonmerg, we . . . we are starting a new mercenary group," Suzanna said hurriedly .
"Ah . . . I mean…" Vonmerg froze .
"I mean, you can join us…" Suzanna didn’t want to see her old friend upset, but she remembered Anfey was in charge of the group, not she . She shouldn’t invite people without consulting him first . She turned and looked at him . Anfey thought about her offer to Vonmerg for a moment, and nodded .
"Vonmerg, why don’t you join us?" Suzanna asked again, this time more confident .
"Alright!" Vonmerg smiled at this unexpected offer . He turned to Anfey and said, "The name’s Vonmerg, junior swordsman . Glad to be working with you, sir . "
"No need to be polite," Anfey said, extending his hand . "We are all friends here . "
Vonmerg noticed Anfey’s power, and had appeared surprised, but he quickly shook his hand .
Anfey had expected Vonmerg to start a fight or look for trouble . If he really was a shallow person, Anfey would not have hesitated to ask him to leave . Now, though, he was satisfied by Vonmerg’s actions .
"Oh, by the way, Suzanna, Hagan is here too . I’ll take you there . "
"Hagan? You guys are together?"
"Of course . He was the one keeping me alive . "
"Where is he?"
"In the inn, over there . Come on, I’ll take you . " Before anyone else could say anything, Vonmerg was already running towards the inn .
The group followed Vonmerg to the inn . Seeing so many people walking in at the same time, but inn owner happily walked over to greet them . He saw Anfey first, then he saw Christian and Niya, and for a split second he was shocked .
It was only a few seconds, but enough for Anfey to realize something was off . He sighed . He wanted to come to Blackwater because he wanted everyone to practice their craft in more complicated situations, so they could return to Maho Empire to look for Saul . He didn’t expect to be recognized their first day here . Was it because of Phillip’s extensive powers? Or was it just coincidence?
"Hey, I’m going to take the entire third floor," Vonmerg called .
"Of course, of course," the inn owner said . "Please give me a moment and I’ll take you to your rooms . "
"Looks like you’re living well nowadays," Suzanna said, smiling .
"It’s better . You know, Suzanna, Hagan is only an elementary alchemist, but there are only so many in the city . We can more or less make a decent living . "
"What do you do, then?"
"Me? Trying to find business, of course . Hagan would never find work on his own without me . "
Suzanna smiled and shook her head, and wasn’t sure if she should comment on Vonmerg’s ability or his natural way with money .
"Are you ready for your rooms?" the inn owner asked . He walked from behind the counter with a string of keys .
"Alright," Anfey nodded .
The inn was not busy . As they ascended the stairs, they did not see another patron . Vonmerg marched up to one of the doors and knocked on it . "Hagan!" he called . "Open the door! You’ll never guess who I found!"
"Vonmerg, how many times do I have to tell you? Don’t disturb me when I’m in the middle of an experiment!"
"Open the door, you idiot . You’re gonna regret it if you don’t," Vonmerg called, raising his voice .
The door was slammed open and a young man appeared . He was thin and tall, and appeared very scholarly . He looked angry, but when he saw Suzanna he had the same expression as Vonmerg only a few minutes before . "Suzanna?" he asked .
"Hagan," Suzanna smiled and said, "it’s been a while . "
"Come in, come in," Hagan invited . "How did you know we are here?"
"I didn’t," Suzanna said . "We ran into each other on the street . "
"It was a coincidence," Vonmerg said . "Here, Hagan . This is our leader, Anfey . "
"Leader? Of what? Mercenaries?"
"Let’s go inside first," Anfey said . "Give us the key . You can go now . "
The inn owner handed him the key and glanced at his face again before going downstairs .
Anfey looked at Blavi, who nodded and moved over to stand by the wall next to the stairway . They were the only ones occupying the rooms, and Anfey didn’t want any irrelevant people coming up there .
Then he gave the keys to Feller and placed him in charge of the living arrangements . The rest of the group all filed into Hagan’s room .
It was a small room, and with half a dozen people it became crowded . The furniture inside was simple as well . There was a desk and four chairs . In one of the corners was a bed, and there were some necessities scattered around the room . The only thing that was eye-catching were the bottles on the floor next to the bed . There were at least a dozen there, and each was filled with liquid of different colors .
"Suzanna, you’re a mercenary now?" Hagan asked . "What’s the name?"
"Haven’t decided yet," Suzanna said .
"I take it that you haven’t register either?"
"We just arrived and haven’t found the time yet . "
Hagan looked at each person carefully, and when he saw Niya he froze and stared at her .
"What are you looking at?" Niya asked angrily .
Niya looked very plain . Anfey wanted to avoid unnecessary trouble, so made Niya and Suzanna were church clothes . He had told them to keep their hair messy and their faces makeup free . Because of that, Niya had felt ugly and extremely sensitive to other’s stares .
"That . . . that’s…" Hagan raised his hand and pointed a finger at Niya’s bag . The bag was small and occasionally moved . Clearly it contained some living creature .
"Niya, go," Anfey frowned . Why was an alchemist so sensitive to the presence of magic beasts?
Niya glared at Hagan and left the room .
"Wait!" Hagan called, jumping up .
Zubin and Sante both took a step forward and blocked his path, staring at him as a silent warning .
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