Chapter 36: Black market(3)
"Here's our private smith" Albert said as he lead the scourges into the adventurer's guild private forge "We have forged some equipments for you during your trip there, the smith will also inform on how it all work and how to get into the black market. I'll be going now, as you saw on my desk, I have a lot of paperwork to do"
He then left the room.
"It feels like we're cheating on the irons, you know" Elliot commented
"Well it's mandatory that we use the gears given by the smith here for this specific mission, I'm sure they understand" Nova patted him on the back
"I'm sure Eliza is more than relieved since she can rest and she doesn't have to see your annoying face" Dabria added
"Aren't they like super possessive? Especially on losing their clients to someone else" Elliot asked
"You guys think too much, aren't they super easy going" Perseus chuckled "You guys should spend less time in the library"
"Out of everyone in the world, the last one who I should hear that from is you" Dabria responded
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"I can't believe you, Perseus" Eliza put her hand on her chest "I've known you for months, and now you got some gears from some other smiths?"
"I'm sorry, you know, we got this mission from Albert, and one thing led to another and...before I know it, I got equipments handed out by some other smith" Perseus replied
"Oh my god"
"It was only just one time...I was thinking of you the whole time, it didn't mean anything to me"
"That's what they all say"
"I was thinking of you the whole time. I was absolutely ashamed with myself when I equipped all the gears handed out to me"
"This is funny" Ace laughed as he was watching the scene
"Yeah, it's like those 2 are off in their own world" Emma agreed "It's like a dramatic play"
"Good luck, Elliot" Siege chuckled "But I'm siding with Perseus"
"Nova, please record this" Dabria asked
"Way ahead of you" Nova replied as he hold out an arcane crystal that was recording the whole scenario
"Now, you come back here with a cloak from another smith" Eliza accused "You wanted to get caught"
"No, I'm not that stupid" Perseus replied "Let's just talk about this
"Is it more comfortable than the armor we gave you? Is it good? Is it comfortable?"
"No...but it's different"
"This really is like a play" Ace laughed
"Oh...ok, but I just have to know one thing, is the cloak made from arcana imbued materials?" Eliza asked
"...Yeah" Perseus replied
"I can't believe you...I really...I need to be alone right now" Eliza said as she left the room
"Wow, you guys were right" Perseus commented "She is possessive"
"We'll watch this again later" Nova laughed as he placed the crystal in his pocket
"How old is he again?" Luke asked Axel
"If we take the day that he got picked up by father Jake as his birthday, then he's almost 11" Axel answered
"Too young for them to get legally married then" Luke commented
"No, you guys can't do this" Elliot cut in "I called dips on her first"
"Son, you don't call dips on a woman. And no matter how close our family, I don't give her away easily" Luke crossed his arms "You have to get past me first"
"Right, I forgot about that" Elliot gulped and backed away "Wait, I'm not allowed but Perseus is?!"
"Smart, talented, caring, decent looking, also have talents in cooking, what more can you look for in a potential partner?" Luke replied
"Damn him" Elliot cursed "Emma, he can be your husband instead, he's your age, he got those great qualities and if you take him, I get Eliza"
"What the hell are you trying to get my daughter into?" Craig pulled him back
"Well what does these cloak do?" Luke asked
"Well Perseus' cloak helps with defense, since he's acting as bait, those cloak on him can even defend tier 8 spells" Nova explained
"Once" Perseus added
"Yeah, once" Nova nodded "As for the rest of us, the cloaks are enchanted to hide our presence, it won't hide it completely, but it will help enough on our mission to investigate about the pill"
"Well you guys aren't even supposed to know about this, so please keep it a secret" Dabria chimed in
"We will" Craig nodded "But if any of you are in danger, abort the mission and retreat, in the black market, anything goes, there's no laws down there, murderers, thieves, terrorists, you name it, and they'll be there. Being bait is very dangerous, so if Perseus feels that he is in danger and wants to leave, the rest of you retreat too, failing once or twice isn't going to demote you"
"We know" Dabria responded "Our lives are the most important thing in this mission"