章 32: Chapter 32 Patches the Great Merchant
Judas was held captive inside a carriage. The battle outside started getting intense. He can hear screams and shouting outside.
"Finally, they took the bait,"
Judas said with a smile.Bound by chains, Judas then slickly undone his chains and began carefully listening outside.
"It's the Loki familia! We need to get out of here fast!"
"But there's too many traps! How can we escape? What about the goods and prisoner?"
"There's no time, leave the prisoner and let the gods decide our fate, get the goods, and start retreating as fast as possible!"
Still stuck in the carriage Judas noticed through his spiritual sense that someone was approaching his carriage. This was his chance, he smiled and prepared, as soon as he heard the locks being broken. He kicked the door open! Judas heard a yelp of "Dorya!" and saw a white-haired demihuman that he instantly recognized fall down a cliff.
"Well! Well! WELL! Look at what we have here! Do you think you can catch me? I, the great merchant, Patches? Think again! You might have caught me, but my motto is "Interests are always doubled!." hah!."
Judas, now disguised as "Patches" began grinning ear to ear as he attracted the attention of everyone. Then, he started running towards his "rescuers." The Loki Familia was trying to catch members of Evilus. He began looking at them in detail. Although they look beautiful in the anime, they even look more stunning in real life. When Judas almost forgot, he heard a shout down the cliff.
"You shitty baldy! I'll beat your teeth out of you!!" It was Bete Loga who was completely covered in sewer juices.
Judas smiled, he knew what to do now since Bete Loga had gone berserk. You know what they say, If you can't beat them, use their friends as shields! He then bolted towards the Loki Familia screaming like a little girl!
"HELP! There's a monster trying to kill me!"
"Mo-!? Fish Bait! Who's fault do you think is this!? I'll kill you for sure!"
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"So this boy is called Jack, the Steamy Girl is Vi, and the ugly baldy is Patches? Despite being strong enough to fight multiple enemies, I've never heard any of you three."Loki asked inquisitively, wondering where this odd trio came from.
"We're traveling merchants Loki-sama!" Judas said decisively.
"How cliched, all dubious outsiders of Orario use "traveling merchant" as an excuse. But it seems you're not lying. So why are you being held captive by an entire army down the sewer and where are you from?" Loki rolled her eyes uninterestedly.
Judas then began tearfully explaining the reason.
"We're from "Silent Hill Town" looking to strike rich in the center of the world! The reason I was held captive was because they took interest in our goods! Those Evil bastards even took all my valis! Loki-sama, you must help us retrieve our goods!" Judas pleaded.
"Uh-huh, The Loki Familia isn't in the business of insurance. We don't have time. Where is Silent Hill Town? Some backward place?" Loki rejected them instantly.
Judas sighed, he knows it's hard to trick the goddess of trickery. But he was still trying, He started looking for ways to break the ice when suddenly a benevolent goddess appeared like holy light that shined hoped.
"Let's at least hear them out Loki." Said Haphaestus sighing.
"Uguuu. It sounds like trouble but fine." Loki finally relents.
"So what were you selling anyway?" Hephaestus asked.
Judas again started crying in gratitude and showed his last "were".
"This is the only one I manage to recover. Goddesses."
Judas showed it, it was a rifle, and a few bullets, alongside "dungeon drops. He got"
"It's as we suspected Loki." Hephaestus nudged
"Hoh~? That's peculiar, didn't they already die out? Where did you get this?"
Judas was confused, what did they mean? He never heard of "them", is this some secret plot he didn't know? He expected them to be confused but not them. Then he began explaining what they are.
"It's called a gun, a rifle to be exact. This model is called a Mondragon Rifle. I was planning to sell them in Orario and make it big, but those guys were too heinous."
"Back then, during ancient times they called these, "muskets"..." Loki then started reminiscing while Hephaestus began explaining
"In ancient times, before we gods descended, a country used to make them, but they were ineffective against monsters. So they were forgotten, but to think they would be revived this way. This "bullet" is quite odd and imbued with "special magic", this way, you made them useful against monsters. This gun and its ammunition show a mature product, it's made through a difficult streamlined process, and that's why this bullet looks identical to each other. You said you were from "Silent Hill Town", as far as I know, only a capable and strong city could have the ability to make such devices, plus that girl's prosthesis..."
Hephaestus once again starts staring daggers at Vi's arm.
"Girl, can you let me see your hand?"
Judas sighed in relief, finally couldn't let your curiosity stop?
"Yes, goddess-sama," Vi said
Hephaestus began thinking as she disassembled Vi's prosthesis. And a single thought throughout the process reverberated to her mind.
'Whoever made this... Is a genius without a doubt.'
The prosthesis works flawlessly like a true second arm, and it's powered by water. A great alchemical master must have made it. Now without a doubt, she must do something or she would go crazy.
"I'll help you retrieve your goods, I'll buy it all tenfold the price. But there's a condition." Hephaestus.
'EH!?' Judas looked confused, he was here to trick Loki, not Hephaestus
"What's the condition Hephaestus-sama?"
"Take me to Silent Hill Town," Hephaestus said
This is impossible, Judas began thinking. Although he plans to buy a village in the system once he advances to Sequence 7. But if he can fool these two goddesses, he'll likely get a chance to buy a town. But not now at least.
"I can't do it now Hephaestus-sama, can you wait a little longer? A month or two would be fine." Judas bargains.
If you let me advance to sequence 7, I'll let you see a true beyonder town alright! Judas decided.
"It's fine if it takes a while. After all, you just arrived in Orario, this Silent Hill Town must be far."
Judas absentmindedly nodded along. Since this deal has been made. It's only a matter of time now to get to sequence 7.
"So can you tell me who were those people who kidnapped you Patches-kun?"
Now to reveal the main course. Judas smiled inwardly.
"Hmmm, what do those fools call themselves again? Ah! I remember now... I think it was... Evilus?"
Suddenly the room's temperature drops. Loki opened her eyes slightly and seriously and stared at Judas. Everyone in the room starts inspecting the three.
"I knew it was trouble! Fine! I'll help out too. Damn it! Finn, assemble the Familia! We can't let those bastards get those weapons at all!" Loki said grumbingly.
"And you baldy, I don't like you at all. I feel you're up to no good! But I can't let that bastard from Evilus get something so precious! So be thankful to me!"
"YES LOKI-SAMA!"
Judas thought then. Although he didn't plan to fool Hephaestus, his plan to fool Loki seemed to work out in the end. He got lucky. I'll get a lot of feedback from this. He's already feeling it inside. Just a little bit more.
Now the water has been muddied, all he needed to do was wait.
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"Hey, why are you bald onii-san?" Tiona Hiryute said casually.
This is the tenth time Tiona asked the same question. Although Judas shaved his hair, it will grow again in no time thanks to the clown's ability. Even so, once he becomes faceless too, he'll grow all the hair he wants. But he still receives a painful arrow to his heart hearing this.
"I have been this way since birth," Judas said defeatedly
Tiona will then pretend to cry.
"You're so pitiful onii-san."
Judas was hanging out with Bete and Tiona. While Hephaestus's familia was chaperoning Vi, Hephaestus took an interest in her after knowing she had mechanical and chemical knowledge. Loki gave them time before heading out to get to know each other.
Bete seems to be a simpleton just like the anime. Although he seems like a raging delinquent, it seems that this werewolf seems to like him.
Unbeknownst to Judas, the reason Bete took a liking to him was because during his beating session with Judas. He discovered this baldy's ability seemed to have potential. So he regarded him as a leek. Despite Bete's intense beat down, this baldy seemed to be unfazed and unscathed. He notices how amazing Patches' bodily control. It was inhuman. And the fact that he still shamelessly hangs out with Bete proves he has a good character.
Meanwhile, the elf princess was studying the magical bullets. Especially the bullet is known as the "Origin Bullet". He only showed one of them. The captain of the Loki Familia was organizing the group. While Gareth Landrock seemed to be consoling Jack who still felt depressed after killing people. Jack seemed to have attracted all the big brothers and big sisters to console him.
Then he heard Loki clapped. Judas knows then, that the game of trickery has started.
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Chapter End. Thanks for reading. The next chapter is next week or two again. This one just came early because I somehow finished it too fast.
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