Alex silently followed the bartender as they walked down the stairs. As they walked, Silveria unexpectedly appeared, making Alex shout.
''What you are trying to pull here?" He asked her telepathically.
''Relax, nobody can see beside you, and the reason I'm out is to confirm something. Please don't mind me.'' Silveria responded and kept floating in the air beside Alex.
'Of course, I do, but I guess you wouldn't listen once you become wistful.' Alex sighed.
''Costumer, is there a problem?" The bartender asked because Alex had stopped walking and stared into the empty air.
''Ah! Nothing, I'm thinking about something. I'm fine; let's keep going.''
''I see, it's good we are almost there.'' the bartender said and continued to advance.
Two minutes later, they arrived before a simple-looking door. The bartender approached and knocked on the door six times before the door made a click sound and vanished. What lies beyond the door is darkness.
''Interesting!" Silveria muttered as though she had seen something. Alex didn't bother asking what it was as he believed he would get the answer soon.
Suddenly, there was a voice that awoke Alex from his reverie.
''My job end here. The rest you will continue on your own. Just walk forward.'' The bartender left those words behind before disappearing.
Alex said nothing and immediately entered the dark world; he walked for a while before seeing a small light in the distance.
''Sigh! So troublesome.'' Alex complained but still walked toward the light.
Finally, he arrived and what he saw upon arriving was a single with two chairs, one of them was occupied by someone dressed entirely in black. This person had a mask on, so naturally, Alex could not judge this person's gender. Just as he was about to use the Eye of Truth on this person to know its gender and some other information, Silveria strongly advised him not to.
''I won't do that if I were you.''
Alex immediately stopped and took a seat. The other party looked at him for a moment before looking at his right where Silveria was. Despite the surprise, Alex acted naturally.
''So what do you want to know?"
Before Alex could open his mouth, the other party acted faster and asked.
''I want to know why it's so hard to meet the mayor. Isn't he was supposed to give us tasks to complete to go to the next level.''
''150 Fame points.'' the broker answered.
'So expensive.' Alex's heart bled, but he still paid the price for the information.
''Payment received.'' The broker said in a genderless tone.
''The reason it's hard to see the mayor is that his daughter got sick recently, it's serious, she is in the coma. As a bonus for the immediate payment, I'll give you a bonus. To have a chance to see him go search for the sunflower, it's one of the ingredients to cure his daughter.'' the broker explained.
Alex mused over the information he had just heard. He knew that the broker had deliberately omitted where to find this sunflower, and he was sure that he would be the only one to go after this flower. To know more, he must pay a heavy price.
''Ah! You're sure vicious.'' Alex said before asking for more information, and the broker happily responded.
''200 fame points.''
Alex automatically paid, even though those fame points had been extorted from the unlucky thugs after thinking he was easy prey (A/N: He deliberately lured them to attack him by showing his wealth. The greed bound thugs immediately went after him. Not only did he rob them of their fame points, but he also got a black coin which he used to see the Broker.)
''Thank you for your patronage. As I was saying, the mayor's daughter is sick and requires several ingredients to be cured; among those ingredients is the sunflower, an essential ingredient often seen in the desolate forest where strong monsters roam; as you might have guessed, you are not the only one taking this quest. The sunflower is located in the depth of the desolate forest, precisely on top of the snow mountain said to be extremely difficult to climb. You must hurry up because many players had taken up this quest, and there's only one Sunflower. Whoever gets this flower will have the chance to see the mayor, and who knows, maybe this person might be able to ascend if lucky enough.''
''I see, so if I wish to participate, I should head to the desolate forest? Huh! I guess I should head over there.'' Alex said before taking out five portraits; they were the portraits of Alexandra, Luna, Maria, Sakuya, and Alice.
''Have you seen or heard about any of them?" Alex asked while showing the five portraits.
''100 fame points.'' The broker responded, and Alex paid without hesitation. Any information about those five is worth all the gold in the world. He wouldn't hesitate to spend money or Fame points to get any information he could on them.
''What a generous client.'' the Broker complimented, but Alex said nothing but showed a bitter expression on his face.
After receiving the payment, the broker answered.
''I have nothing about the four, but about the last one, I have something. Recently, there is a white-haired devil destroying everything on her path.''
Alex's interest was caught, he said.
''Elaborate.''
The broker wished to ask for another payment but, in the end, dared not to ask for another.
The broker did not want to be on Alex's bad side, especially with that unknown entity beside him. All these things made the broker hesitate but soon decided to tell Alex what he wanted to know.
''Rumor has it that recently a white-haired devil girl appeared and destroyed everything on her path. She was so dangerous that nobody wanted to mess with her. The strangest thing is that nobody managed to see her true appearance; the only thing that managed to see was that she had white hair and extremely beautiful.''
''I see. White-haired and extremely vague. Although it's extremely vague, it helps me a lot. I want to know where this white-haired girl is?"
The Broker stayed silent for a moment before answering.
''She seemed to be participating in the ongoing mission, meaning she is also going into the Desolate forest searching for the Sunflower. You better hurry.''
Upon hearing the Broker's advice, Alex nodded and tried to live; it was then Silveria, who stayed since the moment entered, finally opened her mouth and said.
''As I thought, she is different.''
Silveria's declaration was like a huge clap of thunder on Alex's face; from these words, he learned the gender of the Broker; apparently, she was a female, but there was something else bothering him.
''What do you mean, she's different?" He asked, however, as he feared Silveria didn't answer, choosing silence which pissed Alex a lot. Just as he was about to lose his temper and scold her, someone he was not expecting butt in.
''This girl, you have to make her yours.''
Unexpectedly it was Nyx who talked.
''What?" Unconsciously Alex raised his voice which startled the Broker.
''Why are you shouting?" The Broker said.
''No, it's nothing,'' Alex said he didn't say it was because of the ridiculous request stated by Nyx.
''What do you mean? Please explain it.'' Alex asked. He didn't really expect to get an answer as he used to receive silence as an answer, unexpectedly he received one this time.
〖I don't mean to sleep with her, nor I'm saying to make her your woman. Just tame her.〗Nyx explained before going silent.
'What tame her? Is she some kind of monster to be tamed?' Alex asked but got no answer.
''Sigh! If you were going to explain, please do it till the end instead of stopping halfway.'' Alex complained; however, nobody said anything, he got no answer, even Silveria chose to stay silent
''Ah! I will think of something later.'' Alex was forced to make this decision.
After exchanging a few words with the broker, Alex left the underground room and went back to his Inn, where he sat on the chair and summoned his status.
[Alex Grim]
Class: Magic Gunslinger
Age: 18
Male
Race: High Human ????
Level 127
Experience Value (XP): 0/201500
HP: 4800/4800
MP: 8170/8170
STA: 3300/3800
Magic: None
ATK: 2630
DEF: 2230
AGI: 2220 (+200)
INT: 2260
LUK: 1860
BP: 90
SP: 0
Fame: 3400
Gift: Death Guns [???????]
Skills: [Item box Level 4] [Swift Fingers Max] [Divine Sense Level 5] [Throwing knife Level 5] [Dark Vision Level 2] [Dual Wielding Level 2] [Accel Level 5] [Knife Art Level 4] [Link Level 5] [Gun Art Level Level 10] [High Regeneration Level 9] [Mana Synchronisation Level 10 Max] [Crimson's Bullet] [Shadow Shift Level 5] [Blade Dance Level 4] [Aurora Bullet Level 1] [Drifter L
Level 3] [Meteor Bullet Level 5] [Steel body Level 3]
Special Abilities: [Language Comprehension][Danger Sense] [Overdrive] [Death's Eye] [Envisage] {Erase} {Magic Bullet} {Snatch} [Hellsing] [Xerox] {Death Bullet (???)} [Tempus Infinitum] (Time abilities) [Eye of Truth Level 5] [Asura Form] [Mana's Body] (Sealed due to current Level)
Titles: [Otherworlder] [The one whose fingers are faster than Flash] [The Reborn] [Shadow Nemesis] [The Destroyer] [Death Master] [The Irregular] [Child of Mana] [Slayer]