Interlude – Strange Findings
Vlita City.
Redlight district.
A muscular and scarred man sat in a corner inside a sleazy pub. Before long, a middle-aged rchant entered the pub, found the man, and sat opposite him.
"What do you want?" The scarred man asked.
"I look for the rising star." The rchant said, placing a full coin pouch on the table. "This is for your tily tip and a few questions of mine."
The scarred man opened it and saw 100 Gold Coins worth 1,000 Silver Coins.
"Okay, you have my attention." The scarred man nodded, taking the pouch.
"First, where is he?" The rchant asked.
"He disappeared. I don't know how he did it, but my n never spotted him leaving the city. He likely used an unorthodox thod." The scarred man shook his head. "However, his new house went for sale, so I think he left the city for good."
"So I arrived too late, hah?" The rchant muttered.
Shaking his head, he started asking so other questions.
"Tell what you know about him. What significant actions did he perform recently?" The rchant asked.
"Hm... Well..."
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Twenty minutes later, the rchant left, noting a few key points he deduced about Gerhart.
A month ago, he likely half-died at the hands of Erald Fla, and the shock awakened him.
He experienced a growth spurt and a sudden increase in strength.
Erald Fla was exiled or sold, with Gerhart and his orphanage receiving a sizeable amount of money.
There are rumors Vice Guild Leader Scarlet has a romantic interest in Gerhart. (The rchant interpreted it as Scarlet supporting Gerhart)
Gerhart bought a house.
Gerhart bought a beautiful female Mousekin Combat Slave.
Gerhart disappeared without a trace with his slave.
Gerhart's new house is for sale.
"Points 1 and 2 confirm he is a late bloor, and points 3 and 4 show the guilds support him." The rchant deduced. "From points 5 and 6, he planned on settling down in this city, or perhaps it was a deliberate distraction. From points 7 and 8, either he was captured and held captive, died in the dungeon, or was sent on the Youvamor genius protection program. If it is the latter, he is likely already in so backwater village in the middle of nowhere."
If that is all, the man would let the matter go. But there was one point that had a contradiction. The man's cover was that of a slave rchant, so he chatted with one of the local slave stores and found that Gerhart bought a slave there. After conversing, he heard that the so-called Beautiful Mousekin was frail and sickly, the size of a nine-year-old girl. It was very morable to the slave store owner because such slaves were too rare.
Since it was unlikely that Gerhart magically switched slaves, the rchant assud it was the sa slave. And that ans a frail and sickly girl turned into a beautiful woman who can fight in the dungeon. That could only an one thing.
"Did that Mousekin also awaken as a late bloor? But how? Why now? Being a late bloor is one thing, but buying another late bloor who awakened shortly after being bought? And if she did awaken, why didn't she run away? From the info, she didn't have a contract, only a cheap magic collar. Did she swear loyalty to him? There are too many coincidences." The rchant thought.
However, no matter how much he thought about it, it was useless.
"No matter. I will add this to my report." The rchant thought and left.
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