Chapter 36 - Effects of an extraterrestrial beings interference (5) (1/2)
”Miss Terra hurry up the party have already started.”
”Ah yeah, sorry. Guess I zoned out again, this still doesn't feel real at all..”
”I know what you mean, I still do double takes multiple times a day you're really doing to surprise the guest. Now allow me to help you with that.”
”Thanks, I'm really going to miss you Elise.”
Terra was standing in her room putting on a dress in front of her new mirror, but had once more gotten lost in her own eyes when Elise arrived to check on her progres. A month had passed since Dax had slayed (or obliterated) the dragon. After that had happened Terra convinced her dad to allow Dax to complete her operation, granting Terra not only flesh and blood limbs but also her sight. But it wasn't completely the same, per Qiton tradition her healed body showed bright white scars, Russell was of course not okay with that but Terra loved it so they were allowed to stay on her body. Terra's face had also been repaired and she had received new eyes. Terra's new eyes were anything but normal however, the pupils were of a deep crimson colour, and her sight had become way better than her old eyes had ever been, and now rivaled her other enhanced senses. The rehabilitation had been lengthy, but with the help of Dax, Elise and Alice there had no major issues, and she had now recovered completely from her old indurries. The second Terra had recovered Russell had called the entire Black Hollow elite together for celebration, even a few nobels from the capital had made it there, leading to Terra's present situation of trying to put on a dress for the first time since her mother died about 6 years ago.
”Is it really necessary for me to appear in a dress? Can't I just wear my new armor?”
”I believe that would in poor taste miss Terra, besides this dress is lovely and you almost have it on now~”
”Are you perhaps having fun Elise?”
”There's no way that's the case, I'm simply fulfilling my obligations as your attendant~ Now breathe in I'm closing the back”
After having suffered through Elise dressing her up for her own appereant enjoyment, Terra was finally dressed in a elaborate elaborate crimson dress. Making her way down to the main hall she was meet by the eyes of every single powerful nobel, military leader and merchant of Black Hollow.
(I never noticed how fake their smiles look.. Oh no I need to show the same smile.)
Being welcomed by her dad, Russell held a short speech to the party about how a apparent miracle had happened, restoring her daughters health and leaving out any mention of Dax.
(He still really doesn't like him huh.. But that hardly matters anymore.)
In a corner stood Dax wearing a pure black suit with a red tie, busy tasting wine with great care and speaking with a guild employee. He had been invited out of obligation as the hunter that slayed the dragon, but that was all there was to it, and no one except the guild employee had paid him any attention, but rumours floated around the hall about him.
”He looks like a demonkin, but I can't pinpoint the race..”
”Did he really slay the dragon?”
”Apparently so yeah, multiple guards confirmed it. Then there's the rumor about him also healing Russell's daughter.”
”Surely that's just a crude joke, still he might be a valuable chess piece. Did the new type of slavery collar arrive in the capital?”
”That's best not discussed here, let me invite you to my estate.”
”That would be great.”
Listening in on the various conversations going about around the hall while making a fake smile, Terra briefly looked in Dax's direction as he gave a small nod.
”Why am I here again?”
In the corner Dax was quietly speaking to a guild employee, the same woman that handled his requtment. She still carried a business like smile along with her thin presence she was properly more skilled as a assassin than a corporate employee.
”To show that I'm associated to the guild, and to tell me more about yourself~ You have been assigned to handle me right? Then we should get to know each other a bit more.”
”While it is correct that I've been assigned to manage you there's no way you would actually heed any of my advice is there?”
”Bingo.”
”What?”
”That means you are correct.”
”I'm leaving now.”
”In that case take this stupid tag with you.”
As she was about to turn and leave, Dax took out his black guild tag and presented it to her.
”Do you really think that's a good idea?”
”I do. I estimate an extremely high chance of you being told to do whatever you can to keep me in the guild by your superior.”
”That or just kill you to make sure that you're not a treat to the guild. So let me ask once more, do you really think it's a good idea to leave your only protection in this world?”
”My only protection? I thought the guilds information network was top notch, I've already made new associates~ Don't you feel it? They're watching us right now, ensuring that I remain safe until pace agreements can be made.”
Sensing the air for a moment, she hurriedly turned around to lock eyes with a high ranked priest giving off a faint smile and muted traces of magic.
”See? They understand that even in the highly unlikely event they manage to somehow kill me, they and this entire f.u.c.k.i.n.g dirt ball would suffer the full consequences, now are you sure you and the guild are closing this relationship?”
”T-that decision is no longer up to me.”
”That's good enough for now~ Now please tell me about my payment for the dragon.”
”It's progressing as planned. While the head couldn't be recovered as there wasn't anything left, every other valuable part except for a third of the remaining scales have been sold.”
”Good work, what's my total amount of assets from it then?”
”As previously discussed you would buy information about the capitals power structure for about 100 large gold coins and strategic maps of the area for 50 correct?”
”Bingo~ And I'm still donating 20% of the total profit to the guild.”
”Total profit stands at 2205 large gold coins, 20% of that will be donated to the guild for some unknown reason that's beyond me. That would make your profits after auction fees 1600 large gold coins.”
”I'll intrust the guild to keep a large part of those assets, as I can't be asked to carry around that amount of gold. Please prepare 300 large gold coins at this guild office within 2 days, and the rest can be stored and managed at the capital office.”
”Understood, now do you still need me here?”
”If you tell me where you're from you can leave~”
”...”
”I'm kidding, that's it for now. I'll be in the capital 2 weeks from now, let's meet at the central guild office then~”
Instead of answering back, the guild 'receptionist' left Dax behind as she left the hall.
”What to do now.. Can't really talk to Terra and Alice apparently hate this kind of event so she's not here.”
Looking around a for a conversation partner, Dax was about to give up when he spotted what appeared to be a mid ranking merchant that was looking bored. Dax concluded that he must be a must be a merchant based on his thin figure and overly fancy clothing.