Chapter 2: Dark Elf Slaves
"That...... I guess that's right. ”
When the group came to a nondescript bar, the girl looked up and saw a shabby sign with the words "Cigarettes and Bullet Castings" written on it. That was the meeting place that Shaunia had designated.
"Woo......"
She pushed open the door and walked in, greeted by the strong, low-quality alcohol and the smell of tobacco.
[It's been a long time since I've smelled this pungent smell.] 】
Leah hid her nose, tobacco wasn't very popular in Randall's kingdom. In the Duchy of Federo, however, it was a different story. So little Lori smelled the familiar smell on earth, but unfortunately she didn't feel moved.
"What do you want to drink?"
Little Lori came to the bar, and a man who looked like a hotel owner, with a short goatee, and was about thirty years old, asked.
"I'm not here for a drink, do you know a lady named Shaunya?"
Leah asked, looking around and not seeing anyone she knew.
"Are you Miss Leah?"
The man's eyes lit up.
"Yes, may I ask who you are?"
"My name is Hilbert. Ah...... Welcome to the Cigarette & Bullet Shell Bar, if you have another week or so at night, I'll have to throw those kids out.
Here's the bill for rent. ”
"Huh!?"
Leah never imagined that her first day here would start with paying the bill......
Half an hour later......
"So...... You talk slowly, I'll go down and take care of the business first. And also...... Thank you for your patronage!"
This was the second floor of the bar, and Hilbert tossed his money bag. Leaving little Lori glaring at Shaunia and Eve and the others who were sitting opposite.
"So...... I need an explanation -- where did all our money go?"
Leah asked, glaring at the crowd. It stands to reason that Shaunya has an objective amount of money in her hands.
"Ahaha...... What's this...... To be honest, I don't really know. That day, Sister Eve said she wanted money urgently, and then took my wallet. After that, all twenty gold coat of arms coins were missing. ”
Shaunia scratched her cheek with her index finger in embarrassment, and then said.
"Dear Sister Eve, what about your explanation?"
So Leah turned around and looked at the goddess with a smile and asked. Twenty gold heraldic coins, or two thousand gold coins, were the starting funds of the Azure Clover Guild, but they were lost in one day. Little Lori thinks that no matter what, she has to get to the bottom of it.
"Uh......h This one...... That ......"
However, the goddess is struggling, looking left and right.
Miss Eve has refused to tell the reason for the incident. ”
Linda shook her head.
"I want to ...... That's probably why. ”
However, just then, Warriff and Amy sneaked into a corner of the room. There, they caught a stalking teenage girl.
"Black ...... Dark Elves!?"
The girl has long black hair, blood-red eyes, and more importantly, her pointed elven ears and wheat-colored skin, which is the symbol of the elves, while the dark brown skin has been corrupted by the rain and degenerated into the brand of the dark elves.
"This collar...... It's supposed to be a slave on the black market......"
Warriff pointed to the girl's neck, and everyone noticed that there was a huge metal collar there. There are two words "Anya" written on it, and it looks like it should be the girl's name.
"So...... Answer me, dear Sister Eve...... What did you buy this Dark Elf for? While her stealth skills are good, I don't think you brought her back to add a thief to our team. ”
Leah asked, frowning. Lots of space on the second floor of the bar. Even so, being able to stay undetected by anyone during the time that everyone lived in it was enough to show how superb the girl's stealth skills were. It's a pity that this still can't hide from the eyes and ears of the werewolf brothers and sisters.
"I ......"
Eve was still hesitating. Obviously, the goddess herself knew that what she had done this time was a bit excessive.
"I'm sure Sister Eve you won't spend this money for no reason, but this time the problem is serious. You're using guild property. I'm really going to be mad if you can't give everyone an explanation. ”
So Leah said sternly.
"But...... But I can't help it...... The child was in a cage. Non-stop ...... Pray to the goddess for salvation......"
Eve's words were very clueless, but when everyone was confused, Leah instantly understood what was going on.
Pray to the goddess, such things happen every day, every hour, every minute on the continent of Ivete. Unfortunately, the goddess is not omnipotent, and no god is idle enough to listen to every prayer unless it is with the most strong feelings.
Luckily for Anya, the Dark Elves had lost their faith, and the only person left to pray to was Evette, the goddess of creation, who, more coincidentally, happened to live about the same street as her.
[Alas...... I should have known that she couldn't refuse such a plea. 】
Leah sighed inwardly. She understood, understood that for these slaves, the only hope was prayer, prayer for the miracle of the goddess. And for such a person who has nothing, if even the goddess of creation refuses to lend a hand, then what hope do they have?
"Regarding this matter, I will be responsible for advancing this fund, so I hope you don't blame Sister Eve too much. ”
So Leah took out her small purse, ready to use her pocket money to make up for the lack of guild funds first.
"Wait, I'll give you the money. ”
The goddess, however, shook her head.
"Well, Miss Eve, don't you run out of money?"
Rowan frowned, if Eve had money, they wouldn't even be able to pay the rent for living here.
"Uh......h No, no, no, but if you make some......"
The goddess spread her hand, and in a burst of light, handfuls of gold heraldic coins slipped to the ground.
"I said that...... Magically crafted coins have long been used by alchemists, either through transfiguration or ...... Wait!?This is a real gold coat of arms coin!?"
Jessica was about to say that it was impossible to make coins with magic. However, when she picked up the gold coins on the ground, she found that they were all real money.
"Hey...... If Miss Eve could make gold coins, why didn't she tell us sooner? ”
Looking at the coins on the ground, Shaunia couldn't help but laugh, what are they saving money for the past few days. (To be continued.) )
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