Naga thanked the driver of his carriage before entering the commoner"s town. He went to the secret tavern he visited before when he needed to meet the Elder. The bearded big man guarding the tavern looked at Naga for a while before closing his eyes. When Naga entered the tavern, a lot of customers looked at him. Same with before, there are different races inside."Ohh! It is our young archer! Haha!" A dwarf loudly exclaimed and laughed.
"He is a mage." An orc said and smiled.
"Hmph! He uses bow so he is an archer. Did you not hear how he killed the swordsman from the Seven Sword?" The dwarf exclaimed.
"He did not use a physical bow." An elf said.
"A magic bow is still a bow!" The dwarf shouted.
The human blond waitress knew that these men are just making fun of the drunk dwarf so she smiled and said, "Stop it. He is a mage but also an archer. Are you happy now?"
"Hahaha!" They all laughed and the place became more lively.
Naga looked at them and smiled. He went to the counter and said, "I am looking for Great Hunter Jin."
The waitress at the counter looked at him and answered after a few seconds, "You may need to wait. Go there and have fun with them first."
"Thank you." Naga responded and smiled.
The Great Hunter Jin, this man is legendary. His name is famous and respected. He is not just a powerful expert but also well-versed with magic traps and seals. He killed and hunted a lot of demons and cursed dragons. There is a legend that the Dragon King of the Southern Flame Palace asked for his service. Also, they said that even the previous True Hero asked his favor multiple times.
Naga went to one of the tables and looked at the menu. He frowned when he noticed that the most of the food and drinks here are not ordinary. There are food that made from magical beasts and drinks dilluted with mythical fruits.
"Do you want to order now?" The blond waitress approached him and asked.
"Yes, a Fire-Eyes Buffalo Steak." Naga said and smiled.
The waitress also smiled and told him to wait for a few minutes. While Naga is waiting for his order, he looked at the customers of the tavern. He noticed that most of these men are not simple. There"s an orc wearing a full magical armor and the dwarf from a while ago is wearing a golden armor and a robe that usually only high n.o.bles or royalties are wearing.
After a while, the blond waitress approached him and gave his order. He was given a drink too. Naga thanked her before he started eating his steak.
"Young sir, can I sit here?" Someone asked Naga.
He looked at the man who asked him and nodded. This man is an elf with long black hair and golden eyes.
"Thank you. My name is Estelar." The elf said and sat down.
"Naga." He replied to Estelar and smiled.
"I heard that you are looking for Mr. Jin." Estelar asked.
"Yes, I need his help." Naga replied. Aside from the information about the Elder, Bishop Luciano told him about the great hunter too.
"I see." Estelar said and did not say anything else.
He thought for a bit before asking, "Young sir, your House of Iron Crow... is it really from the south?"
When the people around them heard it, they looked at Naga.
"Stupid." The dwarf thought to himself. He didn"t know why this wood elf asked that question.
Naga did not respond and only looked at Estelar with a calm and serious expression.
"It is fine if you will not answer. Sorry, young..." Estelar said hurriedly but was interrupted by Naga.
"It depends." Naga said calmly.
"Excuse me?" Estelar asked.
"It depends on who is asking. If the commoners and low n.o.bles ask, we are from the south. For those who are informed, do we look like people from the south?" Naga said and smiled.
"What?" Estelar was surprised with how Naga answered it.
"Haha! You are right! You and that Lord Willard are the only humans from your group and you don"t have the traits of the people living in the south." The dwarf laughed and exclaimed.
"They said that you are looking for me?" A big man approached Naga and said.
"Owner!" The blond waitress lightly bowed and said.
"Hey, where is the magical ale you promised?!" The dwarf asked with a loud voice.
"Hahaha! I got it. Don"t worry, old pal. Go ask Ruina at the counter." The big man said.
Great Hunter Jin, the owner of the Ol" Hunt Tavern. A big middle-aged man with silver hair and black beard. He has a scar near his left eye. He has a presence of a veteran warrior.
"You are into something grand. I am watching the city. After the crow, what"s next?" Great Jin asked smiling.
"Sparrow." Naga said and smiled.
"What?" The people thought to themselves.
"I see. I will wait for it. Crow and Sparrow." Great Hunter Jin said.
He continued, "Come, let"s go to my office."
Naga nodded and followed him. He thanked Estelar and bowed before leaving.
Inside the office, they talked about the recent events. As with what Naga expected, the great hunter knew that a huge storm is coming. A lot of high ranking hunters were given the mission of hunting the two demon lords but many of hunters died already so the mission was cancelled. The supreme council is managing the situation so most of the people are not aware of it yet.
"I see. The council, what are they planning?" Naga asked.
"Hmph. I don"t know but be vigilant and alert. We can"t trust them." Great Hunter Jin said.
He continued and asked "What do your House plan to do?"
Naga answered with a serious tone, "Bill is serious in protecting this city. This is the reason why I came to ask for your help."
Great Jin is nodded. "I see. That young lad is kind and n.o.ble. What help do you need?"
"Two things. First, a ma.s.sive barrier and seal. A barrier that will act as defense to demons and a seal that can restrain or limit high demons in case they enter the city."
"So you know about the thing they wanted." Great Hunter Jin nodded and said.
"We investigated and found some clues. The investigation is not yet done though. We believed that the two dens they set up near the city teritory before are not just for fun." Naga responded.
"I am a hunter and not a hero. Who will pay me?" Great Hunter Jin asked.
He continued, "Is it your House or the City Lord"s Mansion?"
"My Silver Sparrow Family will pay you." Naga replied and smiled.
"House of Iron Crow and Silver Sparrow Family. A n.o.ble house and an underground organization. You might be the real villain here." Great Hunter Jin said smiling.
He thought for a bit and said. "You will be grand in the future. You don"t need to pay but I will do it as a favor."
Naga was glad to hear it. He lightly bowed and said "We are thankful for the Great Hunter"s kind a.s.sistance."
"Haha! Stop it, you villain!" The Great Hunter laughed and said.
Then he asked, "What is the second thing you need?"
Naga responded and said, "A scroll. The Divine Demon Prison Scroll."
"Oh, are you hunting a high demon?" The Great Hunter Jin asked.
"Yes. I need to hunt one. Well, we have a way to find one." Naga smiled.
"Grand! For this, no favor to ask. You will pay for it." The Great hunter responded and smiled.
"Of course." Naga agreed and smiled.
When Hextor fought an archdemon before, he left a mark so they can track it. At first, he just wanted to use that mark so they will know in case the archdemon will attack the city but after the demons attacked a dragon teritory, he decided to do the same. He will retaliate and send a warning.