Became the Butler of the Second Heroine of the Harem

86 – Finding People (1)

“Goodbye.”

The day after I went to the imperial palace, the young lady waved her hand and saw her off as she went out to take her class early in the morning. After returning yesterday, exhausted and lying on the couch all day, the two of us had a hint of tiredness in our eyes.

“Then I’ll be back.”

A lady waving weakly in line with my shaking hand and stepping out the door. In front of the open door, Shaula greeted the lady as if she had waited and left for the academy building together.

After leaving the lady, we hurriedly finished our chores. Pushed laundry and dust accumulated in the room were unacceptable to the servants. After less than an hour of work, I was getting ready to leave.

“I’m going out for a while because I have something to do. It might be a little late, so if you don’t come until dinner, bring something to eat first.”

“Yes, please come back.”

I headed for Spica’s dormitory while sitting on the sofa and being greeted by Mr. Luitena, who was drooping.

We don’t know exactly when Shear’s younger brother, Shalor, died. Even if the information received from Shaula is up-to-date, the lives of those living in the slums are as old as a day. Even if you were alive today, there was no guarantee that you would be alive tomorrow.

I asked the dormitory’s on-call staff to call Shear, and soon after, Shear came down and greeted me.

“I was worried because he suddenly collapsed during the entrance ceremony, but he looks fine. But his hand…”

She casually told her that she was concerned about whether the scars from sticking with the Empire’s number one sword had gotten into her eyes yesterday.

“It’s not a big deal, so you don’t have to worry too much about it. More than that, I need Shear’s help with something related to my younger brother. I’ll tell you the details outside, so go outside.”

She nodded her head, changing to her spleen eyes. They went outside together and after a little distance in front of the academy, she opened her mouth.

“Even if I find my younger brother, it’s difficult for me to convince him by myself. Especially if you’re deeply involved with the Dark Star, it’s even harder because you know the serious crime.”

“Do I have to convince him?”

She nodded her head at her answer with a straight straw and approached the coachman waiting for her pick-up from across the academy’s front door.

They were having fun chatting among themselves as if they were bored of waiting, but as we approached, they showed a sales smile.

“Guests. Our Mardan Haengsang will kindly take you wherever you go.”

“Mardan Haengsang is known for being kind but slow. If you entrust it to Archel Haengsang, we will serve you as fast as an arrow!”

“If you want to go outside the capital, use our Kudan service! We know the famous restaurants and attractions outside the capital!”

Introducing the transportation team to which each member belonged, he spoke to them as they struggled to snatch us.

“How long does it take to Tenebris?”

Tenebris. When the slum was brought out of the mouth, the mouths that had been soliciting customers without a break became quiet. In the atmosphere where everyone was quiet, the coachman of the Mardan Transport Company, who was introduced first, opened his mouth.

“…Sorry, sir. Going to such a filthy place…Is like telling us to dance naked in a criminal’s den. Anywhere except Tenebris…”

In response to their reaction, I took out a coin and tossed it lightly at them. The recipient was the coachman of the Archel Transport Team, and the coin he received was a gold-colored salt coin.

“I asked how long it would take to Tenebris.”

“That’s because I don’t want to go to crazy places like that…”

They were distracted by a single salt coin, shook their heads at my answer, and gave it back to me, but I didn’t take it.

“I’ll give you three times the amount you normally get for the ride, plus a tip for the salt you just gave me. So how long does it take?”

When I offered a lot of money to refuse, both of them quarreled to take the salt flower I gave them.

Salt flowers shining in their quarrel were shining like a golden ticket to a chocolate factory among adults blinded by greed.

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In the fight, the winner was the coachman of the Archel Transportation Team, who was the first to receive the salt shoes I handed over. In the middle of the argument, when he brought up the story that his wife was very sick, the other coachmen put salt on his hand.

“We’ll take you to Tenebris at the fastest speed! It usually takes an hour, but we’ll guide you at the speed of an arrow! Come on, let’s get on board!”

The atmosphere is a little urging. Perhaps it was true that his wife was sick, there was no nervousness in her eyes.

… I’ll have to tell her wife to go right away after our trip is over. Also, don’t think about working, go to church right away, take care of her wife’s condition, and give her something good.

The eyes of Shear and I in the carriage were dark. She was restless in her gestures of wanting to find her brother, who had fallen to her bottom again. I read that she would be fine, but she didn’t expect to get better until she saw her brother right in front of her.

It wasn’t long before we arrived in front of Tenebris, 20 minutes faster than the coachman said.

“As promised, three large silver coins, three times the operating cost, and one salt as a tip. Don’t stop by other places and go straight home to take care of your sick wife. Eat something, go to church, and see a doctor.”

“Oops, thank you!”

Smirking and full of laughter, he hurriedly pulled the wagon and left the village.

I shouldn’t lose that smile even after I go home.

“This place…Is the same after all these years.”

She took the lead, looking around her with her somber eyes. As she looked around her, lost in her memories, a group of her in her scruffy clothes appeared before us.

In each hand they held a cane and a rusty bowl.

“hehehe… Just pick up a penny…”

They were beggars who came to us to beg. Soy sauce dripped from my hair, and a stinky smell wafted from afar, as if I hadn’t washed for weeks.

Other people would stay away from them, but I approached and handed a small silver coin to the bowl the beggar standing at the front was holding and showed me a piece of paper.

“I’m looking for someone named Shalor. Have you seen the person in the picture?”

“I’m not sure…”

The beggar who received the small silver coin from me subtly held out the bowl. This time, when I handed over a large silver coin, I cleared my throat.

“Hmmm…Not that…The one that shines more…”

They were wide-eyed. When I tried to reach for the salt fire with a bewildered look, I pulled back a little and said.

“Are you sure you know that?”

“I know! Of course I know! I can tell you where you live!”

“You didn’t notice at first, did you?”

“Oh, I’ve been friends with him since childhood, so it’s just embarrassing to talk to someone I’m seeing for the first time!

His eyes, scrambling and making excuses, were not on my face, but on the salt fire in my hand. He said as he put the salt in his pocket.

“If you guide him to the end, I will give it to you then. The small silver coin and the large silver coin I just gave you are considered a down payment.”

“hehehe, don’t worry! Here it is!”

Crunching and hurriedly chasing after them, a stinky smell wafted out. After passing through a few winding alleys, they hurriedly ran to a building where several nice men were sitting.

As a group of beggars waved at us and explained, the biggest rice cake stand stood up and said,

“You dragged it well, you bastard bastards. You always do it when you’re just throwing out a bowl of rice. Hey! There’s a woman there, and a man… His hair color is sinister, so take everything you have and go away. I like the clothes you’re wearing. I can see you, take off everything and go.”

As the rice sticks next to me stood up with their tools, Shear trembled and hid behind me.

Somehow, it smelled like that.

He sighed and wiped his hands behind his back.

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The relationship was sorted out in the blink of an eye for Shear. There were bruises all over the body, and the eyes were swollen so much that it was hard to open their eyes.

Across from them, Sirius sat down with his legs crossed, looking down at them.

“Sit upright. Those who are worse than mosquitoes sucking blood from other people. From now on, if anyone knows about the person I’m asking about, please raise your hand.”

Although he took a high-handed attitude waving a fluttering paper in his hand, no one objected.

Shear, who watched the scene, was stunned. Sirius took out Daedonghwa from his pocket and threw it at the forehead of the rice cake stick he was threatening, striking it.

I watched the situation in a cold sweat, thinking that if I had continued to receive and follow the instructions of the Dark Star, I would have been the same as the people who got hit by that fist and became blind.

“I’m looking for a boy named S’alor. As you can see, he’s younger than me. He used to live here, and then came back after leaving for a while. Does anyone know?”

“…”

Stupid rice cakes and beggars who have become mute after eating honey and do not open their mouths. Sirius took a moment to look at it, stood up and stood in front of the man who seemed to be the leader of them, who had threatened them, and grabbed him by the collarbone.

Befitting the most protruding part of a person’s bones, the clavicle was easy to hold, and it was an interrogation method that he often used when he learned that even a slight squeeze could cause great pain.

“Quaaagh!”

“You really don’t know.”

Unlike Sirius, who doesn’t pay attention to the screams spreading through the alley, Shear is startled when he sees him for the first time. Although he was sometimes shrewd, he was fundamentally a man who never lost his smile. When he showed such a ruthless appearance, it was the moment when he made up his mind that he would never set foot in the Dark Star again.

As he shook the collarbone he was holding, the pitch of his screams rose gradually, striking fear into the others seated. After shaking for a while, Sirius stopped and pushed the picture right up to the nose of the man who was lost in pain.

“You don’t know? You know?”

“I don’t know… I don’t know…!”

As soon as the man finished speaking, Sirius sighed and asked the man sitting next to him.

“We are very short on time, and it would be nice if you knew. There are so many people answering questions strangely these days.”

When he asked the coachmen how long it would take to Tenebris, when he asked the beggars the whereabouts of Shalor, and so far all the answers he had received were unanswered, he reached his limit.

“I hope you answer quickly, or I’ll break your bones.”

As I hit the collarbone, which had been shaken so far, the sound of trees breaking and screams again pierced the ears of several people. The face of Sirius who broke a man’s bones.

“Like this.”

As he showed a fresher face than ever before, the man with the smallest body among the rice cake stands hurriedly raised his hand.

“I…I know! Ma…We talked a lot and sometimes bought me something to eat!”

He looked like the youngest among the rice cakes with his hand raised. Even though his face looked stern, his eyes were shining brightly.

“Then I’ll ask for guidance. Is that all right?”

“Yes, yes! I’d rather ask!”

No, I was terrified and looked like I was about to burst into tears.

Before following his guidance and entering a more obscure alleyway, Sirius broke their bones one by one and entered the alleyway. The rice cake stand that seemed to be the head broke once more.

Since this day, there are new rules in the slums.

The rule is never to touch black hair.