The Branded Female Fencer

City of Pleasure, Part 22 - New Request

"Lisa, we've already got a call from Miranda inside. There's an anomaly in Tarrum. Tarram is the biggest pleasure spot on the continent. Naturally, there will be more grudges, and a lot of savagery. Tarram's vigilante is brilliant, but it's still a place where he could be missing, assaulted, and sometimes murdered. Well, I hear there are a dozen blade wounds a month, just what we know.

But that's the number that hasn't dropped 100 in the last few months. And Arnelia's associates, who were investigating, are finally dead. Details unknown. But the particularities of the city of Tarram will be taken into account. "

"We didn't go out just to assist Alphilis in anything. Aside from whether it will be a battle or not, we also need an investigation in this city. That's why we're bringing in a lot of personnel. However, one concern is that Tarram is not cooperative."

"That city is one of the few that retains its autonomy without belonging to any country by putting away a lot of money. That's why the inhabitants of the city are proud. The pride of not receiving asylum in any country and having protected the city. I have an association branch in Arnelia, but I'm not going to ask Arnelia to help me."

"... then I still doubt it. Why do you need Jake?

"Insurance. Jake's mind works very hard against the good stuff. If there was a demon involved in this case, there's a good chance Jake would rely on it."

"That's why. I'm sorry it happened after I left, but I was also told this morning. I'm pissed you're late for a chance to talk, but let's enjoy it."

"There's no reason to pinch Jake's mouth on his activities as a knight. Just..."

"Just?"

Lisa opened her mouth as she crossed the patrol.

"I just wanted a word. I feel like more and more of that kid is going far away. I know this is just a selfish feeling of loneliness, because it's not Park Xinren with me.

Ask the two of you on the pilgrimage. I won't do anything to interfere with the mission. I won't even divulge the contents. Could you at least try to tell me where you're going from Jake's mouth? Because his obituary alone, which died in a land I don't know, is going to make my head go away. "

"... let's do good"

Ultina was nodding unexpectedly. It is customary for pilgrimages and Knights Temple work to be carried out without informing anyone, but I thought only this girl, no women, could be trusted. It is also true that, as the same woman, she sympathized.

And they were arriving in Tarram. But the expression of the city was so flattering that it did not seem to be the largest pleasure district on the continent. Unpopular, the Alphilis were stunned at the city's entrance as if it were a ruin.

"This is the biggest pleasure district on the continent...?

"This is the fourth gate. Tarram has a completely different face day and night, but is the most important of them all. Usually it's travelers' manners to use one or two gates, but we work. And use this gate when you don't want to touch people. This is Tarram's manipulation - it's a matter of decision. If you enter through this gate, you are not to be blamed for any profession. Even as a murderer, the Alliance has arranged it."

"Such an idiot. So how do you stay safe?"

"There is no such word as safety or security in Tarram. A city where everyone takes risks, and where danger and back-to-back pleasure devour. That's the tarram. It would be uncomfortable for those who cannot be intoxicated by danger and comfort."

"Hmm."

Serious Ekla has thought about it, but it's convenient to get into the city without seeing it. In fact, there was no scrutiny to enter the city, but there was a stifling when entering the city. They were entwined by loose people who wandered near the entrance.

There are also various types of loose ends. It wasn't just humans, it was even beasts and subhumans. Inside, even the people of Milius. Fortunately, I quickly got rid of it in Nia, Yao and Seite, but it was true that I saw a few dangerous eyes.

"I didn't expect you to tease me with all these people."

"It's like saying hello. People who need to sneak eyes are coming in from here. It's just people with quite a few circumstances, and a lot of people aren't supposed to be here. Then there's the guy who thinks it's okay to disappear here."

"It's noisy."

"If you want a decent passage, go to the other gates. Normally, they'll come in from there."

"Conversely, if our moves were known even if we came in here, they wouldn't be the right people."

"I don't know if you'd expect a decent opponent in Tarrum."

What Ultina said was best, but Alphilis was feeling restless somehow. Rolling beside the road, an old man with a bluff who doesn't even know if he's alive or dead. A woman with a child in her arms and a carefree grin. A man crushing his curse words as he punches his head against the wall. I felt like I had entered another world in a nutshell, and even Alphilis was feeling restless.

Marduk walks through it. The road is bent over and over like a maze, and the view is blocked even if the building is low for a narrow road. In the madness of direction, Marduk has no starch in his walk.

"This way."

"You can walk without getting lost. You've been here many times?

"There's a lot of work. And for me, it's the air I'm used to."

"Are you from the poor?

"Worse. You know something called" The War Guy "?

"What I've heard. You mean slaves who serve as gladiators."

"Then you should call me gladiator. Why do you think there's another way to call me that?

"Come on, why not?"

Alphilis had an imagination, but I dared to pretend not to know and encourage him to talk about Marduk.

Continued