I Got Engaged To The Blind Duke - Chapter 260

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I Got Engaged to a Blind Duke

Side Story 2 Episode 18

Side Story 7 The Goddess of War Oasis

A small outdoor tavern appeared in a corner of the Woasis Commercial District.

Under the blue tent, there were only three wooden tables, and the staff consisted of just a sturdy man with his face covered and one woman.

The taverns that had already been established in War Oasis for a long time didn’t pay much attention to that place.

Since so many transient merchants came to this area, they expected it would soon have only flies buzzing around and move elsewhere.

However, now that several months had passed, the flies were buzzing around their own shops that had been established and doing business for a long time.

“Damn it.”

Jimson, the tavern owner whose hair was half gone, glared at the blue tent while gulping down beer.

“Eat some snacks while you drink. You’ll ruin your stomach.”

When Robin, the neighboring tavern owner, offered him peanuts, Jimson roughly slammed down his beer mug.

“How can I swallow snacks right now?! All the customers have flocked over there!”

As he said, people were bustling under the blue tent.

There were only three tables, but people wanted to drink at that tavern so badly that they simply enjoyed themselves while standing.

“Why are you taking it out on me! Who was it that said to ignore such a small tavern because it wasn’t worth worrying about!”

Robin, whose tavern was right next door and had been doing well together, threw peanuts and shouted angrily.

At that, Jimson made an apologetic face, grabbed a handful of peanuts, and chewed them noisily.

“You can eat snacks, can’t you.”

“Ugh. Anyway, that place is doing well all because of that pretty woman, so we should find a beautiful shop clerk somewhere too. Tsk tsk.”

As Robin clicked his tongue regretfully, Jimson briefly looked around.

In the shop, only one customer covered entirely in a black hood was eating food.

Jimson lowered his head and whispered quietly to Robin.

“How about we try pulling some strings?”

“I heard that male employee is good with a sword?”

Robin also lowered his voice accordingly.

“I’m thinking of putting in a request to Paper. That guy owes a lot of debt to our shop, so he’ll do it cheap.”

Robin’s eyes widened as he jerked his head up.

Putting in a request to Paper didn’t mean just going over with clubs to cause a ruckus.

“Are you crazy? Are you trying to do something to that woman?”

“A woman like that could be sold for a very high price.”

“Did swimming in War Oasis lately clog my ears? I keep hearing strange sounds.”

Robin jumped up from his seat and threw money for the beer on the table.

“Robin! Let’s try doing it together!”

When Jimson also stood up and tried to persuade him, Robin glared at him with sharp eyes.

“I’m warning you, don’t do it. No matter what trashy things Paper does, he doesn’t kidnap women. Don’t you know who he cherishes like family? It’s Surenne. Paper would get himself beaten to death by Surenne for doing something like that. Jimson! Live like a human being. Don’t live like a beast.”

“What is this guy saying?! After living off my help all this time. Bah! Let’s see if I ever help you again!”

Jimson spat after Robin who was quickly leaving, then slumped back into his seat.

Just then, the customer from the corner of the shop approached with a beer mug.

“How about leaving that matter to me?”

Jimson turned around with a startled face.

When the man removed his deeply pulled hood, a bald head with an X-shaped scar across his face was revealed.

The X-mark was a sign branded on those who committed heinous crimes in the Sanders Empire.

Jimson gulped and met the man’s sharp gaze.

“I, I can’t give you much money. As you can see, only flies are buzzing around here…”

“Money’s fine. Instead, just feed my subordinates who will arrive soon for about three days until they’re full. Then on the day we leave, I’ll kidnap that woman and take her with us.”

Jimson’s face lit up as his eyes sparkled.

“Really, that would be enough?”

“Of course, hahaha.”

The man struck Jimson’s shoulder forcefully with his thick hand.

Jimson’s shoulder hurt as if it would break, but he endured the pain with joy at the thought that he would soon be able to do business properly again.

“I’ll bring you beer right away.”

“Haha. Do that.”

Sergei, who had suddenly started speaking informally to Jimson, sat down and cast his gaze toward the blue tent.

He had just arrived at the Woasis Commercial District and entered the tavern without a penny, eating his fill.

While he was wondering how to escape the owner’s notice, he was able to eavesdrop on their conversation.

His subordinates who would arrive soon were equally broke, so he needed a place to solve their meal problem, and it looked like he could kill two birds with one stone by kidnapping one woman.

From what he heard, she seemed to be quite a beauty, so if he sold her to a perverted noble, he could get a proper price.

“Hehehe. How pretty is she? Should I go take a look?”

Just as Jimson came with a beer mug, Sergei extended his hand to him.

When Jimson just blinked in confusion, Sergei quickly snatched the money pouch from his waist and checked the weight of the money.

Jimson, who had his money stolen in an instant, was startled and opened his eyes wide.

“Wh-what are you doing?”

“Tsk. I need to know what that woman looks like to kidnap her, don’t I? For that, I have to go see for myself.”

“But why are you taking my money?”

“I said I wouldn’t take money, but I need some operating expenses, don’t I? Should I just forget about it?”

When Sergei made a menacing expression and thrust the money pouch back at Jimson’s chest, Jimson sighed and handed over the money pouch again.

“You won’t demand anything more with this?”

“Of course! Just fill my subordinates’ bellies well! Hahaha!”

Sergei, who went outside while tossing and catching the money pouch, pulled his hood down deep again.

The line at the Blue Tent Tavern was extremely long.

Since his purpose was to see the woman’s face, there was no need to wait in that line.

When he circled around to the kitchen area behind the tavern, he could see the woman’s profile.

The moment Sergei saw the woman, his eyes bulged with shock.

Light blue lake-colored hair that reached down to her hips, flawlessly white skin, clear blue eyes, plump pink lips.

She was a woman with such mysterious and beautiful features that you could believe she was a lake fairy who had just emerged from War Oasis.

The Village Woman curved her eyes and greeted people whenever she made eye contact with them.

The desire that had remained quiet even during his prison life boiled up the moment he saw her. He wanted to have that woman.

Sergei quickly turned around and headed back to the tavern.

Jimson looked at him with an expression asking if he was back already.

“Not three days from now, but today right away.”

At Sergei’s declaration, Jimson’s eyes widened.

“What?”

“My subordinates will arrive soon. When they come, feed them well. I’ll execute the plan at dawn today and leave.”

“Yes! Yes!”

Jimson, who didn’t know how many subordinates this man had but had been somewhat anxious about feeding grown men for three days, smiled brightly at the good news.

“What kind of person is the male employee who works at that tavern?”

Sergei asked Jimson. He had been so surprised by the woman’s beauty that he forgot to assess the male employee’s skills.

“He always carries a sword. But no one has assessed his swordsmanship skills.”

“Hmph. Then it might be just for show.”

“That’s highly likely.”

Jimson quickly answered, worried that this man might get scared and back out.

“What’s that woman’s name?”

Since she would soon become his wife, he thought he should at least know her name in advance.

“They said it was Ai.”

“Ai? What a pretty name. Hahaha.”

That’s when it happened.

“Excuse me, aren’t you taking customers?”

A small-framed person wearing a hood called out to Jimson.

“Oh my, a customer! Please come in.”

Jimson was excited to receive his second customer after months of having only flies buzzing around.

“One beer and your most confident dish.”

“Yes!”

Jimson quickly brought out the beer and then went into the kitchen to prepare the food.

When the hood was removed to drink the beer, a middle-aged woman’s face was revealed.

The middle-aged woman with ordinary brown eyes and plain features drank the beer refreshingly, then whispered to herself so no one could hear.

“The beer tastes good, but the master is completely useless.”

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