A man with dark brown hair and pale blue eyes walked into the library.
He wore casual clothes, and at a glance, anyone would think he’s just so regular person off the street.
But I knew better.
After all, all my hours playing All Routes Lead To Death! were not completely wasted.
And so, when I saw this ’normal’ person walk past the aisle where I was working without even glancing at , I was certain.
This was Johan Ranvier.
The leader of the assassin’s guild.
I was a Grade 29 now, and yet, I couldn’t tell how strong he was.
"..."
Johan eventually arrived at the front desk and put on a warm smile.
"Rio, how’s business so far?"
So the librarian’s na is Rio...
"So far so good, sir. We’ve not made any sales yet, but I saw plenty of wealthy onlookers. I’m sure within a month, our business will kick off pleasantly."
Johan nodded.
"A month, huh? I suppose I put the right person in charge then."
This sounded like a really dry conversation.
But I wasn’t really surprised.
This guy was a big shot.
Yet as they continued to exchange so pleasantries back and forth, eventually, their conversation leaned toward .
"What’s the na of this intern?"
Rio was about to answer, but Johan raised his hand, quieting him down.
Then, he calmly turned around and after taking a few steps, arrived just slightly in front of .
I was crouched down, picking up books and putting them on their shelves, but since I knew he wasn’t an idiot, I stood up, dusted myself off, and decided to answer.
"My na is Mikael. And you are?"
"I am Liebert. I am also the primary investor for this library, so I truly hope you and Rio put in good work as I truly hate wasting money," he replied.
Hmm...
So he’s going with Liebert.
If I recalled correctly, he had a few codenas, and he used every single one of them sparingly, and only when he needed to.
Liebert was a codena he used when he was personally taking care of business in the area.
So him coming here was just a coincidence.
Though I wonder... Why is he here?
"I’ve seen you around, Mikael. Though, your muscles are very defined for soone who’s supposedly a priest."
He can see my muscles through my clothes?
...Is he a pervert?
Johan suddenly turned around.
"But then again, we all have explored different paths of life before deciding on sothing we truly liked. Isn’t that right?"
Yeah...
He creeps out.
"That’s true."
I let out a chuckle.
"Honestly, before I settled down and started helping people, I was fighting demons and getting drunk every day."
Johan slightly turned his head toward .
"A demon hunter? I applaud your bravery then. As much as I’d like to continue to chat, there’s soone I must find inside this city first."
A coincidence...?
He’s not looking for Clentine, is he?
"I’m pretty popular, and I’m also good with faces. I could help you out if you give so details."
He fell into thought for a mont, then turned toward Rio.
"Do you mind if your intern clocks out early?"
Rio lowered his head.
"Not at all, sir. Mikael, we open tomorrow at 10 in the morning. If you’re serious about being an intern, make sure to show up."
I gave Rio a thumbs up and stood up.
Johan nodded at .
"Very well. Follow ."
Just like that, the two of us left the library and began roaming the city.
I had my guard up against him, but with so many people around us, I doubted he would do anything.
And he didn’t.
We only did a few laps around the block, and eventually, he pulled out a piece of paper and handed it to .
To my surprise, it was a painting, but the quality was so good, it was almost like soone had taken this with a cara.
But...
"Why are you looking for a kid?"
This looked like so teen.
Definitely not Clentine.
"I didn’t bring you here to ask questions. I only brought you here because you claim you’re good with faces."
He crossed his arms.
"Do you know who this child is, or do you not?"
For the first ti in a while, I felt a sharp killing intent hit .
It really quickly reminded of just who I was standing in front of.
Ugh...
I decided to take another look at the picture.
The child wasn’t familiar.
But his clothes were.
His shirt, pants, and gloves were all engraved with blue silk.
That was unique to the Lenice Orphanage.
"He’s from the orphanage," I replied.
Johan seed satisfied.
"Good. We’ll be heading to the orphanage now."
Do I still need to be here for that though...?
I kind of just wanted to get so brownie points with the boss.
But seeing how confidently he was walking, I rolled my eyes and followed along.
It didn’t take us long to arrive at the orphanage.
Though, before we entered, I saw sothing that made stop once again.
His heartbeat had increased drastically...
He seed nervous?
Is this kid perhaps so fling he had in the past?
Now I’m interested.
The two of us walked inside and arrived before the reception desk.
A kind-looking woman sat there.
I recognized her.
And when she raised her head, she imdiately recognized too.
"Mikael! Did one of our caretakers call you? I don’t think any of our kids are that sick though..."
I chuckled.
"Miss, I’m not here for that. Instead, can you tell who this is?"
Placing the picture on the desk, she happily inspected it.
"Hmm... I think that’s Pointy. He’s a naughty one, so he should be doing the dishes around this ti."
...Pointy?
Is that a nickna?
"Do you mind if my friend and I talk with Pointy?" I gestured at Johan and he just nodded with a blank look.
She tilted her head slightly. "Uh... talk with Pointy? Are you planning to adopt him?"
Huh.
Of course not.
"No, we’re just—"
"I will be adopting him."
I turned my head imdiately.
Did I mishear that?
Johan... wants to adopt soone?
But even in the ga... he’s never really had anyone before.
Is this so kind of a butterfly effect?
Or maybe this is just one of the things that the ga forgot to ntion.
Either way...
"Haha... I guess he’ll be adopting Pointy. Now can we go?"
"Gladly!"
The woman stood up.
"Follow ."
Johan was especially eager to go, so he went first.
As for , I inwardly grumbled.
I just wanted to waste ti until the night... but how did I get involved in this shit?
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