Volume 7 Chapter 4 - Are You Kidding Me? (1/2)

After leaving Viscount Razor’s manor, Kompany couldn’t help pulling Joshua aside.

“Didn’t you have the document from the parliament, why did you bring me to see the lord mayor?” Kompany had a bit of complaint in his eyes, “I almost couldn’t hold on, that’s how nervous I was.”

“Couldn’t hold on?” Joshua was a bit surprised. He looked at Kompany’s lower half and revealed a smile, “Brother in law, you’ll be seeing Viscount Razor a lot in the future, so it’s best that you get used to talking to him as an equal.”

“Ah? Why?” Kompany was surprised.

“Un…..Come, brother in law, let’s talk in a different place.”

Joshua brought Kompany into the Magic Sedan they came in and came to the river that was beside Viscount Razor’s manor.

After getting out, Joshua took out a paper carton and opened it, taking out a white thing that was as thick as a finger that was wrapped up in paper which he gave to Kompany.

“What is this?” Kompany looked at it with a surprised look. Smelling the fragrance that came from it, he couldn’t help revealing a refreshed look.

“This is the new Hanru Grass Cigarette from the elves, doesn’t it smell very good? Come, you do it like this…..”

Joshua hinted for Kompany to put the thin end of the Hanru Grass Cigarette into his mouth before taking out a little metal box. He touched the little metal box and a small flame came from it.

Then he brought the flame to the other end of the cigarette and let the flame ignite it, causing the front part of the cigarette to start burning.

With the small sparks that burned, the refreshing fragrance from before became even stronger. Kompany just took a single whiff before feeling much more awake.

Joshua lit one for himself and took a deep puff before letting out a long breath with a satisfied look on his face. Then he turned to Kompany, “Take a puff of it.”

Kompany looked at the thing in his mouth and after thinking about it, he took a test puff. He felt a cool breath enter his mouth and flow right into his throat.

“Ke, ke, ke.”

Kompany was caught off guard and choked on it as he began coughing.

Joshua laughed as he patted Kompany’s back, helping him recover his breath.

“Brother in law, you can’t rush with this thing. Do it slowly, do it slowly.”

Kompany coughed for a while before finally catching his breath. He looked at the cigarette in his hand before taking a small puff.

Because he was prepared this time, the cool breath didn’t sweep through his throat and only a wisp went down. As the cool feeling filled his air pipe, it reached every part of his body, making him much more relaxed.

“This is a good thing!” Kompany couldn’t help calling out in surprise, “Joshua, just a single one must be expensive, right?”

“It’s not that expensive. It’s twenty in a pack and I bought in bulk, so it was thirty silver coins a pack.”

“Thirty silver coins?” Kompany was startled before he choked on his breath and couldn’t help coughing again, “Ke, ke, ke…..this…..it’s this expensive? Based on this, isn’t one…..It’s thirty silver coins per pack and twenty of them in a pack…..one……”

“It’s only one and a half silver coins, it’s alright.” Joshua said with a smile.

“Un……One and a half silver coins…..” Kompany seriously looked at the cigarette in his hand for a while before turning to look at the Magic Sedan parked behind them. After a bit of silence, he took the half burnt cigarette out of his mouth and threw it to the ground before stomping on it.

Seeing him do this, Joshua couldn’t help being surprised.

“Brother in law, what are you doing? This is a good thing, it’s hard to buy even if you have money.”

“I know that it’s a good thing, but……” Kompany shook his head and took a deep breath before calming down, “This thing is too gold, I’m afraid that I’ll be addicted if I finish it. With how expensive this thing is, I won’t be able to enjoy it.”

Joshua looked at Kompany with a surprised look before patting his shoulder and pointing at the river, “Come, brother in law, let’s sit and talk over there.”

Kompany was a bit surprised, but he still sat down beside the river with Joshua.

Joshua was silent for a bit before saying, “Brother in law, do you know what my goal in coming here this time is?”