Chapter 13: Trouble

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'He is out of town, I have enough time to get rid of other people. There is that Henry Blueborn that I have to take care of as well…' He had a lot to do in Ken before he could leave, so he better get to it.

"Do you happen to know where Marquis Henry Blueborn happens to live?"

"Hm?" Bianca thought deeply for a moment before recalling something. "Yes, he lives up north in the upper region of the Kingdom, where all the rich and powerful stay. His mansion is right next to the cathedral on the right, so you can't miss it."

He gave Bianca her fourth and last gold coin, as a way to thank her for the information. "I appreciate everything you've done for me. But tell me, you don't look to be the kind of girl who would work at such a place." That made her flinch. "You are clearly a virgin, inexperienced, childish and basically lack any sort of sex appeal. From the moment you started disrobing, your movements were stiff and I could sense the unwillingness from a mile away."

The more he talked, the more damage he was doing to her self-esteem. Even if she was doing this as a necessity, she still considered herself to be young and beautiful. Able to attract all sorts of men with a beautiful smile and flirtatious wink… at least, that's what the other girls she knew would claim.

"I-I am paying off a debt." She stopped to see if Archer wanted to hear more and he just continued to stand there. "I used to be the daughter of a wealthy family of merchants. Last month, I don't know what happened, but my father was imprisoned for a massive debt he couldn't repay. Hicks is my ticket to get him out, or else, I need to gather 700 gold coins on my own. Having sold off the house, I came here to find a place to live and earn a living."

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Creak

The door to the room opened and Archer slowly walked out. Watching his back, Bianca felt conflicted that she might have helped someone dangerous. But, these four gold coins are more than anything she could have imagined earning on her first day.

She clenched her fist with the money and encouraged herself to work harder in the future.

"I'll be coming back to visit for another small talk. Be sure to keep yourself informed. The more information you gather for me, the higher your reward will be, so keep that in mind." He said before closing the door and leaving the 'Bards and Bees'. "Oh, and by the way… do ruffle up your clothes and mess up your hair a bit. Don't want the other girls to think that there was something else going on here, right?"

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"Wait, what!?"

{Break}

"Thank you for your patronage, master~" A chorus of voices belonging to a young woman came from the building he just left. Yeah, the girls were definitely interested in him, as it's not everyday someone who could easily hand out a gold coin could just appear on the streets.

Some immediately glued to his side and pressed their bodies against him to try to seduce him.

Unfortunately for them, he was both out of time and lacked any interest to indulge in any sexual activity any time soon.

Some may call him a prude but he was just too busy.

Walking around the lower part of Ken for a minutes, he managed to draw the general outline of the place in his head. The number of adventurers and mercenaries were quite high. He would see more them than actual civilians walking on the street. This led to there being a large number of shops for weapons and armors which he found some interesting ones to revisit later on.

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