Sebastian unveiled the manhole cover that would welcome fresh air, and in a secluded little corner of the outer city, two non-human and ghostly guys crawled out of the manhole cover with their hands on the ground. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 info Maffeo finally couldn't help but throw up on the ground, but luckily he didn't vomit on Sebastian's body, because he also looked terrible now. The residue of foreign objects of all kinds of garbage was almost all over his body, and no one felt good at this time.

"Are you alright?" Sebastian patted Maffeo's back rhythmically, he didn't dare to push too hard.

Maffeo held up a hand to signal that he was okay, though the vomiting continued. Half an hour later, he sat down on the floor, as if vomiting had consumed all his strength. He half-raised his head and looked at the glare of sunlight in the sky. God, he suddenly felt what a wonderful thing it was to face the sun right now.

"We had to find a place where we could look more like a normal person. Sebastian lifted Maffeo up from the ground.

"Is there any place you can go?" asked Maffeo.

"Black market, I know some guys there, we might be able to be there with them," Sebastian gestured. "Take a shower. ”

"That's a great service, isn't it?" said Maffeo, who didn't laugh, he just made the joke with an embarrassed expression.

"That's right, let's go. ”

The black market is always full of the voices of profiteers raising prices with customers here. The opposite side of the bill haggled all the time, but this was not a formal market, so their unbridled haggling would eventually lead to frenzied beatings by the thugs, who could get 10 gold coins from the profiteers after beating a wretched worm.

There are almost no guards here, and of course they must be aware of its existence, but they may have people themselves who have dealings with the guys here, so there are no guards searching this place. They can't take anyone here without permission, because if they infringe on the interests of the nobles in the castle, then the only thing that awaits him is the gallows or the guillotine, and the proud nobles will be more than happy to see those who violate their interests hanged or beheaded.

Sebastian led Maffeo down the side of the street, passing several black market shops that specialized in low-quality alchemy potions, before turning into a small alley. The room was a dozen meters down the alley, and Sebastian stepped forward and knocked on the wooden door.

They usually use some ciphers here, and after a successful match of the ciphers, they will let you in. If the code is even the slightest mistake, you'll be greeted with an axe, a dagger, a stick, or even a kitchen knife, anything that can be used as a weapon by the protectors they've hired. As long as they can drive away any uninvited guests, they can pay two or three times more than the expected price.

"Come in. A hoarse voice rang out behind the wooden door, and Sebastian gently pushed the door open. Maffeo hesitated, as he was new to the place, and he could hardly guarantee that the people here would not be wary of him. At least on the way here, there were already several profiteers who had been operating here for a long time and cast ill-intentioned glances at them, because they couldn't guess what such a deadly guy with a big sword and a crossbow on his waist was trying to do here. Because the blonde guy in front of them didn't have any intention of buying goods, he just wandered aimlessly behind a certain guy.

"Come in, Maffeo. Sebastian saw Maffeo's suspicions and made a reassuring look at him.

Maffeo nodded, then stepped into the dimly lit room with Sebastian's expression encouraging. Well, the house wasn't as full of illegal items as he had imagined, and it didn't look any different from where ordinary residents lived.

"I thought you old bastard was dead. The words of the owner of the house sounded completely devoid of any kindness, but Sebastian just smiled. "We wanted to take a shower. ”

The owner of the house with the hooked nose hesitated for a moment, then looked at Maffeo behind Sebastian. "Is this your new little hench?"

"He's my friend. ”

"Hello Maffeo Fry. Maffeo introduced himself more cautiously.

"Hello Neumann. ”

"So, do you want us to take a shower? Sebastian spread his hands and smiled at Neumann.

"Of course, I won't forget that you used to take care of my business, come with me. Neumann never seemed to smile, and he kept a lifeless expression on his face. For some reason, it annoyed Maffeo.

Considering his identity, Maffeo was very hesitant, he wanted to believe this strange guy. But he had to be wary of the people here, and the black market hardly reminded him of the good side. The guy here seems to be able to do anything for money, and he doesn't like that. At Sebastian's urging, he slowed down his movements as hard as he could.

"This friend of yours doesn't seem to want to take a shower. Neumann grimaced as he placed a stack of towels next to Sebastian.

"He probably wants to throw up, and no one is going to like that rat hole. Sebastian barely managed to squeeze out a smile, he knew Maffeo's concerns, but he tried not to show them as much as he could.

"You only have ten minutes, and I won't stay long. Neumann didn't ask much, and turned to leave the bathroom.

"Now that he's gone, you'd better hurry. Sebastian whispered to Maffeo. Well, at least now it looks like he's able to settle down a bit, and Maffeo starts to make a move.

When the two of them came out of the bathroom, they looked like they were from another world compared to when they came. Of course, they didn't let go of any dirt, and their skin and clothes were all washed, which made Maffeo finally feel a little more comfortable, and he thought that he was finally like a normal person instead of a mouse. He believed that the hellish underground passage was used to test the possibility of humans degrading to rats, so he never wanted to burrow into it again.

Neumann didn't rush the two to leave, even though they had been here for nine minutes so far. "Tell me, Sebastian, why did you choose this time to be here?" he looked like he was about to ask.

"Nothing, just want to bathe in civilized life again. Sebastian joked.

"Oh, did you live a barbarian life on the beach with Adrian's bastard?" Neumann sneered.

"So to speak. Sebastian didn't care about anything, so he picked up a cigarette that belonged to Neumann's cigarette case and lit it.

Neumann didn't care about Sebastian's behavior, he just took out a cigarette, and he even helped Sebastian light a fire. "The situation in Ocente is very chaotic right now, and I can't provide you with goods. If you want to live an inhuman life in Ocente Prison, then I will not stop you from sending some goods to me in exchange for money. ”

Sebastian smiled, "My old friend, this joke wasn't funny a few years ago, I don't have any goods to offer you anymore, we're "retired". ”

"Interesting, why are you here? I don't think it's so simple to take a shower. ”

As you can see, it's as simple as "taking a shower". Sebastian spat out a string of smoke rings at Neumann.

Neumann was silent and did not speak, instead turning his gaze to Maffeo, who was standing on the other side of the room waiting. After a moment, he seemed to understand something. "Is this little ghost going for you to risk being captured by the guards and sent to the city?"

"We're having a good time working together in business, so I don't think you're interested in anything that isn't about business. Sebastian deliberately winked at Neumann.

"Of course. Neumann extinguished a third of the cigarette he had smoked. "Actually, I've been out of reselling goods for a while. ”

"Oh?"

"It's a very boring business, and I don't think I'm good at trading cold goods with people. ”

"It's the funniest joke I've ever heard. Sebastian didn't know if he was complimenting Neumann or being sarcastic.

Neumann didn't think about the meaningless, "If you and your friends want to get some information, maybe you can come to me." Now, please get out of here, it's been ten minutes. "He's a punctual bastard.

"Wait, I haven't heard of that. Sebastian expressed surprise.

"There's so much you haven't heard of, unless you're a god. Neumann stood up and gestured for someone to leave.

"You bastard, we'll come to you if we need to. Sebastian beckoned to Maffeo, and the two left the room together.