Capítulo 42: 41 . Ten rounds to glory and a victim silenced
POV : Old Henry
Old Henry quickly got to action , his excitement unhidden and his greed radiating from his very presence . Yes , whatever happened , he would have to earn big . He refused to let go of such an opportunity . Even the lord himself would be disappointed if such an opportunity was put to waste !
Old Henry gave a last glance to loan asking for confirmation and Loan nodded telling him to go on with the plan . He did not know why but he trusted this man . A sort of trust that suddenly appeared for no reason But Old Henry was assured that Loan was a promising young man . A young man he was sure was destined for greatness .
His resolve hardened and he quickly climbed up the bar counter , attracting the attention of those who were still sober enough to see his dirty figure . His figure spoke of a man with a purpose , a purpose that would come to pass no matter what .
From most of the patrons , a curiosity had been born but some took the process as more of a joke that something of importance . Wasn't this a normal attraction for most of the bar participants , it was very normal to see a drunkard try to be clever and fail spectacularly
" Aye Old H'enry ya wana Seng as ae song ? . Buhahahhah ! "
" Why dontcha dance a little , HAhahaha "
" Oy dontcha borrow any moore money ! "
" Hahahaah "
The tavern broke out into constant laughter . The drank patrons taking enjoyment in their clever jokes further brightening the mood of the tavern . And this was mostly the general air of the tavern . Some spoke out of spite and some spoke to get a laugh out of the crowd .
Old Henry took the criticism in one ear and out another but he still felt a mild anger at this rouge people , a certain displeasure . They would not understand . They couldn't get that he would be the final winner and that thought almost made him laugh but for now , he would let them have their fun . Wasn't it all part of the plan ?
" Shut it ye lot I've somethang important t'o say . "
Old henry easily got the rouge gallery to quiet and listen at him curiously . What had this senile man cooked up this time . Most of the patrons had come to this tavern for years and were very used to the behavior of this Old Henry . . .
Old Henry lifted his head highly and announced loudly .
" My frie'nd over he're is challenging anyone to an ale drink'ing contest . The winner wins 1 pound !!!"
This caught the attention of the people as they excitedly mattered among themselves . You could see their easy attraction to the process of participating in a drinking contest and at the same time winning so much money at the same time !! No one would deny , it was a win win scenario .
" So much money . "
" Aye old Henry you better not be lying . "
" I can finally buy my ma that new donkey she wanted !!! "
Old henry was now smiling wildly showcasing his crooked teeth .
" Ya just need to drop 30 pence and ya can participate . "
This also quickly attracted the attention of the drunk patrons . Compared to the 240 pence they would get from winning , 35 pence was a small amount , in fact , you could say it was an investment to earn higher . Spend money to earn more money , wasn't it a very simple equation .
But what most of this drunkards' failed to realize was the fact that winning the 240 pence would require them to actually win the contest . Something this drunkards failed to consider in their stupor .
But some were not happy with this . Most of them were not very rich and were already struggling to make ends meet . Funnily enough , they still wasted their money on buying the ale to drink away their problems .
" Lower the price will ya ! "
" Ya , I have a family to feed ! "
" Let me rush home and get ma hidden savings !!! "
Old Henry looked at the complaining crowd harshly . He motioned for his two boys the protectors of his tavern to move forward and their imposing muscular presence was like magic , instantly shutting up the crowd . Which continued to mumble their complaints silently to themselves .
Old Henry smiled smugly and nodded happily at his two boys . With them here , he was assured their would be no problems happening at the tavern that he could not handle .
" Hurry up , quick the lot of ya . Any one joining should quickly join in !! "
Old Henry said once more loudly . He wanted as many people as possible to join in . The more that joined the more he would earn !!
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POV : MIKAEL
Mikael looked on at the proceeding events with a curious glint , very impressed about how the entire thing had been organized . Very quickly and efficiently . It must not have been the first time such a challenge had been posed . Possibly the addition of money had further invigorated the people .
He was impressed by how effective people could be when money was involved as the people wishing to participate either ran back home to take what little they had at home , some banding together to raise the money for one of them to participate while the rare few begged their richer companions for a loan they promised to repay , even putting their children at stakes .
To Mikael , it was funny . Funny how excessive greed could lead someone to their own doom but none the less , it was still funny .
The taverns table had been moved to give space to one big one in the middle the others surrounding the large table in a circle .
25 people had chosen to participate , more would have if it wasn't for the already high participating price !! How unfair ! They would go back later complaining to their wives at loosing such an opportunity at riches . But , their was nothing they could do .
The participants was a mixture of men and women . But their were more men than women . 19 men and 6 women to be exact . They were all sited occupying the large table , staring at each other like long time enemies or as if they had stolen something from the other .
In such a tense scenario , insults had already started being thrown around .
" Oy Jack , get lost . Ya still owe me money !! "
" Hey bitch , didn't you eat at ma house yesterday !! "
" Bertha , why dontcha go back home and feed you dumb baby !!! "
One of the man had said loudly and crudely . Unfortunately for him , he could not take the consequences of what he tried to dish out .
" Shut up ya pig fucker !! "
The people had gone silent , the world had gone silent . Even Mikael had gone silent .
And looking at how the man slight body reaction , Mikael unfortunately was quick to figure the validity of the woman's insult . Truly a viscous person . The fact that Mikael figured the insult was a form of a rumor or a sort of fact in the village only made the insult more damaging .
Like a deer caught infront of a car , the man was shocked , embarrassed , completely and utterly open mouth . He looked around , taking in the judging eyes of those around him . Some of pity , some of mirth and others disgust .
The man could not handle those eyes but he gritted his teeth angrily . Tears threatening to spill but he held on . He would not let his pride be injured further .
The tense mood quickly become awkward and Old Henry was quick to capitalize on this advantage .
He clapped his hands and coughed and the tavern helpers moved forward carrying 10 large barrels and bringing them to the huge table . They also brought the mugs along with them and placed the around table .
The helpers moved around the people sitting the large table . They would be re-filling for those who would have finished a cup until a barrel was complete and off to the next one .
Mikael looked behind him and standing there was Rebecca smiling shyly at him a red dusting on her cheek . She still looked as pretty as earlier and Mikael returned her interest with an appreciating gaze as he nodded at her causing her to slightly lower her head . He did not know why . He just felt she was interesting in a way .
Infact , Mikael felt Old Henry was also interesting . Why , Mikael felt he was to influential , or was it more likely to say Mikael felt there was a certain mystery to this whole thing . Bodyguard , workers and their clothes . This was what made him think so . The two guys Old Henry had used to control the crowd . The quality of workers and the present of their slightly high quality clothes . And most importantly , the way Rebecca was speaking was different . Different in the way that she mostly lacked the accent most of the people in could hear in the tavern had .
Was this a potential hidden mission !!
The first rounds of mugs had been filled and he studied the participants around him .
Some of them already drunk , but wishing to win the money and some looked sober enough that they would be a problem .
Three people really caught his attention . The woman with the viscous tongue , the pig fucker man and finally a large man with a missing eye. Mikael had seen the large man on the same table with the man with a single gold tooth . Other than them , the others weren't that interesting .
He did not see Renny , Von or Zen around . Was that good or bad , he did not know . what mattered now was acquiring another free title .
Old henry moved forward . He would act as the referee for the event .
They all took hold of their cups .
" Ready . CHUUUUGGGG !!! "
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A/N
The events will be moving a little slowly as I will be introducing a variety of people and different powers in this arc
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