Bab 70: The Royal City
Meliodas walked around the streets of the large city. He had no idea where exactly he was in Edolas, so his first mission was to obtain information. Meliodas considered going to a tavern but he realized his money won't work here in Edolas so he had to find a way to make money. As he walked down the street, a crowd of people caught his eye.
Curious, Meliodas approached the crowd. He squeezed his way into the crowd until he arrived at the center. In the middle of the crowd, was a short middle aged man with a bald head, roughly the size of Meliodas. In his hand, he held what appeared to be a sack of money.
Behind that man was a taller one who was about the same height as Laxus. He had shoulder length black hair slicked back and wore a tight black tank top, revealing his massive upper body muscles.
"In my hand here are ten thousand gems! It can all be yours, if you manage to beat my man Viggo here! Only a thousand gems to try and enter!" The short bald man shouted as the crowd talked amongst themselves.
"I'll be a thousand down and get my ass beat? No thanks!"
"This is a scam and you know it! Who the hell could beat that guy?"
Meliodas looked at Viggo. As much as he wanted to fight him, he didn't have the one thousand gems needed to even participate.
"I'll fight him." Meliodas blurted out. "Although I don't have any money."
The crowd became silent and looked at Meliodas. Even the host of the event became silent.
"So you wanna fight Viggo, kid? Sorry, but there's a fee so you gotta pay up. Although…" The host eyed the sword on Meliodas's back. "That's a pretty cool sword. How about you wager that instead?"
"Sure!" Meliodas said. He unstrapped the sword off of his back and handed it over to the host to hold onto. Meliodas approached Viggo and looked up at him.
"I won't go easy on you just because you're a kid." Viggo said as he cracked his knuckles and glared at Meliodas.
"Okay." Meliodas replied indifferently. The silent crowd began to grow restless as Meliodas stood in front of the hulking figure that was Viggo.
"Are you doubting my strength?!" Viggo yelled, annoyed at Meliodas's indifference.
"I just want some money for booze is all." Meliodas replied. The crowd became even more restless and began to comment amongst themselves.
"That kid is gonna die."
"I feel bad for him."
"Did that kid just say he wanted money for booze?"
Meliodas and Viggo continued to look at each other. The host backed away and raised his arm up in the air.
"The fight starts now!" The host yelled. Viggo immediately got into a fighting stance as Meliodas stood standing straight up with his hands in his pockets.
"You'll regret not getting serious, kid!" Viggo yelled as he charged in at Meliodas.
The moment Viggo got in front of Meliodas, he threw a rapid flurry of fast punches at Meliodas. Meliodas took his right hand out of his pocket and began to block each one with only that hand. The crowd stood in complete silence as Meliodas deflected each of Viggo's punches.
Suddenly, Viggo stopped punching Meliodas and paused. He raised his hands out in front of him with a look of disbelief on his face. At this point, the host could not hide his nervousness.
"AGHH!" Viggo yelled as he fell to his knees. He raised his hands up in front of him with a look of horror on his face. All of his fingers on his hands were broken and bent in unnatural directions.
"I would have been a bit more gentle, but you wanted me to get serious right?" Meliodas said as he turned around and began walking towards the host. The host was frozen in place from astonishment as he held Meliodas's sword in one hand and the sack of money in the other. Meliodas took both and walked out of the crowd.
'I was hoping for a bit more of a fight but that worked out.' Meliodas thought as he walked down the street. He continued walking, looking for a tavern for the next few minutes.
At the corner of his eye, Meliodas spotted a tavern. The sign outside read "Royal City Pub and Lounge." It was a fairly large two story building made from dark wood. Meliodas walked inside and looked around.
The inside of the tavern was dimly lit. At one side of the tavern, was the bar. At the other side, were many wooden tables. A few drunk soldiers were at those tables laughing loudly. Across from them were a set upstairs that led to an upstairs dining area. Meliodas sat down at the bar and the bartender approached him.
The bartender was a slim middle aged man with a prominent black mustache and short hair parted to the left. The bartender gave Meliodas a suspicious look before talking to him.
"What may I get for you today sir?" The bartender asked. Meliodas glanced at the selection behind him. All of these selections were new to him and he was excited to try them out.
"I'll have a glass of the Sycca Porter." Meliodas requested. The bartender nodded and walked away. He returned a few moments later with Meliodas's drink. Meliodas thanked him and took a sip. 'This is really good. If I get more money, I'll have to buy a few bottles of these.'
"Hey, I'm from out of town, do you happen to know if there's any events going on here?" Meliodas asked. The bartender glanced at Meliodas before looking down again to wipe the counter.
"Yes. There is one that is happening tomorrow. The King himself is coming out to give a speech. Something about having gotten a hold of a large magical lacrima."
"Tomorrow huh? Okay then I'll go check it out. Thanks for the info." Meliodas said as he got up from the table. He left a thousand gems on the bar and left.
Meliodas went back outside and began walking down the street again. 'A giant lacrima filled with magic...don't tell me that lacrima is…hmm...I'll find out when I see that speech tomorrow.'
Meliodas continued walking down the street when a strange poster caught his eye. He approached the poster. "WANTED : THE BLOND DEMON" the poster read. Below the text was a picture of Meliodas although it barely resembled him.
"It looks like I can't escape this nickname here either." Meliodas laughed to himself. He continued walking down the street until he found an inn. The inn had a large sign above it reading "ROYAL CITY INN." The building itself was six stories tall and was made out of smooth gray bricks.
Meliodas walked inside the inn and approached the receptionist. For six thousand gems, he managed to get a room for the night.
Meliodas sat in his room and stared out the window into the night sky of Edolas. Meliodas' eyes widened as he looked up into the sky. There were several celestial bodies visible compared to there normally only being one moon. In the far distance behind them, he could make out the shape of what appeared to be another planet. Enamored by the view, he continued staring out the window for another hour.
Eventually, Meliodas stopped looking out the window. He laid on top of his bed and closed his eyes.
'Using this Anima, I was able to travel to another world. This could possibly be used as a way back to Britannia. But at the same time, I also need to save Fairy Tail. I can't just leave them behind. Regardless, both of my goals are in this city. I'll find out more tomorrow…'
Status Power Mingguan
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