Chapter 52: Collectors Dream
I was waiting in front of my boss's shop waiting for him to arrive. When I had gotten here the doors were still locked so I had assud I was early.
The sun had just begun to rise, I've been standing here for over 10 minutes now.
I didn't mind waiting at all since there was not a single person walking in the streets, it was like a ghost town. When I was walking through the campus grounds, I had seen only knights making their rounds.
My trip ended up being very peaceful, unlike yesterday's walk.
I started to hear footsteps coming from my right, I turned my head to see it was my boss walking towards . The man had the sa look that he had yesterday, it seed he really liked that suit.
"Good you're already here which is sothing I like, tell boy what's your na again?"
"Azrail."
"Last na as well boy unless you don't have one."
"My last na is Diggory sir."
"Oooo Diggory huh? I'll be calling you that then, honestly Diggory is quite a fun thing to say. Diggory..... man that is funny. Tell you like digging Diggory?"
"Not really sir." It seed my boss was quite the jokester.
"Anyone ever tell you that you're kind of boring? Well anyway let's head inside, we don't want to disturb anyone."
My boss had walked up to the class door and simply opened it. This did confuse quite a lot since it didn't open for , I just assud the door used the sa technology as the academy's front gate.
As we entered the shop, I was quite amazed by the amount of space it had. Although the building didn't look big on the outside, the interior was a different story.
The place was massive, against the walls were shelves that were all spaced out and had objects on them. The shelves went all the up to the ceiling, so shelves were empty, but most had at least one item on them.
The floor was completely red, as were the walls just like the outside. I didn't notice any windows, yet the room was bright.
My boss had walked over to his large desk and took a seat behind it.
There were no chairs for to sit on, so I just decided to stand in front of him instead of looking around. Afterall I was an employee, not a custor.
"So what do you think of my little shop, it's quite nice right."
"Yeah I do, I've never seen anything like this before."
"Well I'm glad you like it, but let cut to the chase Diggory. I was not joking when I said I can't just hire anybody. You see my job is extrely dangerous, I've started this business more than twenty years ago and yet I've never had a single employee. Why do you think that is?"
"Considering your job is dangerous I would assu its trust and ability."
"You're absolutely right, you see I have a family that I love with my entire being. I cannot afford to die, my family needs and I need them. I can't focus on soone else's survival when I have my own priorities. Still there is another problem which is no one wants to work a dangerous job anymore that doesn't give honor.
You know Diggory this Empire has gone through many changes, but the change we are on now is sothing that I despise. I an you've probably noticed it as well, everyone looks the damn sa. It's like we are all a bunch of animals that follow our damn masters."
I did notice that every citizens clothes were the sa color, they were all wearing white.
"I simply noticed everyone wearing the sa color, I don't know how that would corollate into them being an animal."
"You'll start to notice what I an with ti, but let's get back to the main topic. I'll be honest, I don't trust you at all. You are probably the sa as well, trust is a hard thing to build. So I'll will put down conditions, if you don't like them then you do not have to work this job. Sound good to you?"
"Fine with ."
"Alright then, first let explain what the job would be. You see how all these shelves are full of items? They are all items that hold great value, they are called relics. I venture out into uncontrolled areas where many great battles have happened, they are like ghost towns yet other Empires still try to seize them. I will also get personal requests from individuals for certain items, these are usually dangerous requests.
The reason why my job is so dangerous is because I'm going into an uncontrolled area, aning soone or sothing could easily kill . With the other surrounding Empires trying to secure these lands it leads to constant battles being waged. Although it recent tis its cald down, still anything can happen. My only condition would be, simply look out for your own life. I won't save you and you won't save , we will still help each other but never sacrifice ourselves for one another."
While listening the man's explanation and conditions it did seem like this job would be quite the task for myself. I had no problem with his condition, after all I had the sa idea as him.
"You said soone or sothing, who are our enemies?"
"Soldiers from other Empires and their relic hunters, alongside that there will be mutated creatures roaming around. For the most part we will be going in quietly, if we are spotted though then we have no choice but to fight."
"In your honest opinion do you think I am strong enough for this job."
"Yes, you should be fine for the most part. Telling by just your energy levels you'll be okay in most cases. However, there is always a chance your life may be taken."
'I should be fine huh...Well you really never know when you're in an environnt like that. Still, this job fits my experience probably better than any other job. It will also give a chance to improve, there are far too many people here that are stronger than .'
"Will I at least be getting paid decently?"
"Oh trust money won't be an issue for you, you'll have a hard ti finding a job that beats in that departnt."
Although the job did have a risk of dying, I still decided there were more pros than cons.
I was far too weak, not only that but war might be waged in a couple of years' ti. Complacently will get you nowhere, I needed to take advantage of every opportunity given to .
Regret was sothing I had a lot of, I didn't need to add more to that feeling.
"I'll do it." I said to my boss with nothing but resolve.
"I figured you would, now tell how you ended up getting those scars. Why does a child your age have these?"
"There just sothing I got from the neighborhood I grew up in, you could say I'm use to combat."
"Is this a normal thing for your race? If soone even laid a hand on my kid, I would kill them. How is this allowed to happen? Do your people simply not care about their children?"
"It's just complicated, I don't think about it that much as it doesn't do any good. I just have to improve myself."
I truly did not want to tell him anything else, I preferred to be vague as he isn't a human.
Just like he said, I don't trust him at all.
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