“Do you want to order something to eat? I mean, please eat without refrain and if your demon monsters want to eat, it’s also fine.”
“We’re good. So, tell me what do you want to talk with me?”
“It’s about Yu.”
“Do you know where is my master?”
Marifa involuntarily jumped out from the chair when she heard Wood said that, moments later, she regained her composure, cleared her throat and sat down. Although Corro and the demons remained seated in a corner but Corro ears were twitching.
“Sorry, I am just too surprised.”
“I have met with him several times, the last time was yesterday. So have you heard anything from him since he disappeared?”
“no, I never heard anything.”
Wood stared at Marifa glares and spit out a big sigh when Marifa stayed silent.
“So, I want you to keep what I told you as a secret from the others. I also don’t know a lot of details since I only got a limited time to talk to him everytime. He also told me to never tell Nina or Lena so make sure you don’t tell them. Yu is requesting a favor from me on this matter.”
“Alright, I’ll keep this quiet… Master…”
Marifa clenched the hem of her skirt strongly and started to listen to what Wood knew so far. Although she was reluctant but she still listened to what happened.
After the incident with Goria, actually the merchant group was also group of spies form the holy kingdom. And Goria was actually a member of the ‘order of the immortal’ which was a group of evil and death doers. That was why Yu left them to keep them out of danger. Yu left it to Wood to explain it to them which caused a conflicted emotion on Marifa.
Although at first it was said in a serious tone to Marifa, once Wood had his drink, he started to let loose.
“Why he couldn’t understand, the holy kingdom and the ‘order of the immortal’ won’t even care about anything else. They tried to do anything they want which was troublesome.”
after that Wood was offered to have a meal with Marifa and so they were now heading back towards the mansion.
On the way she met with Mago the merchant and Shah the escort coming out from the mansion gate.
“Mago-san hello. But, wasn’t the payment date is still far ahead?”
“Ah, Marifa-san and you have such a rare guest there. I didn’t come to remind you about the payment since I believe it will be paid without a hitch. I am now here to meet with Kuro-san. Is he home?”
“Kuro?”
“Oh, so can you tell me what business you have?”
“I’m sorry but I am just a servant of my master.”
“Yeah, if Yu-san has asked him to not tell you, there is nothing you can do but only paid it back to him later on when Yu returned.”
After that Mago walk ahead from Marifa and Wood as he past by.
Marifa then clenched her fist since she was frustrated that the business was hidden from her as she watched Mago walking back to the city. Wood could only tap on Marifa’s shoulder as they continued to head back to the mansion.
When she arrived back, the black wolves were resting in the garden and some of the black wolves were now breeding. There were some black wolves that were giving their milk to their children and the others are protecting them.
“Oh, what an amazing number.”
“Don’t worry because I have taught them properly, they won’t attack Wood.”
some of the black wolves were looking at Wood when they smelled his presence but Marifa instructed by hand to make them back away to identify that it wasn’t an enemy.
“I don’t think I could survive being attacked by such number. The mansion has such a good guards. So are Nina and Lena in the mansion too?”
“Lena has always been going somewhere lately but she doesn’t ask for lunch today so think she will be back soon and Nina will most likely be inside Master’s bedroom.”
When they entered, Wood’s and Marifa’s face is surprised. Upon entering the mansion living room, Lena was there reading a book, only took a glance at them before resuming her reading.
“Lena, long time no see.”
“You came… why are you here?”
“I got something from Yu. If Nina is inside Yu’s room, it would be better if she came down to listen too.”
Lena didn’t show much interest at Wood but as soon as Yu name is mentioned, she closed the book that she was reading.