Posts from Mafia 110. Heckelia

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The role has been assigned.

Role assigned

Role assigned

was given the role

Nishu got it

this isn't a hint about a role, I just liked the female characters in the game and want Nishu, leave me alone

You'll have to pay a pretty penny for such a unique niche in the game setting.

Role assigned

Role assigned.

After the war in Sselae ended, I managed to secure a few months of leave from my duties. To make the most of this time, I needed to find something productive or, at the very least, entertaining to do before my obligations once again threw me into the chaotic battlefields that inevitably awaited the soldiers of the empire, whether in Evklazia, Azure Coast, or any other place where the interests of our nation clashed with those of another power. As they say, war is a continuation of politics, but by other means, and our continent had already exhausted those means, as evidenced by the events of the past year. Therefore, the imperial government would always be able to find a way to utilize my skills. But regardless, my search for an interesting occupation led me first to eastern Heckelia – what remained of the once-powerful, but isolated, Lisliar – and then to El Ragn – a place that promised to be the setting for a grand spectacle.

The first few minutes in this city made it clear that I was in a foreign land. In addition to the strangely dressed people and unfamiliar architecture, the blatant display of goods by slave traders, who showed no shame in their business, was impossible to ignore. Such a thing would have been unthinkable in Airisufir... Although, perhaps, from a certain point of view, the actions of the imperial government towards the conquered peoples of non-human races were not so far removed from what I was now witnessing.
As I continued to explore the city, I felt someone's hand under my cloak and quickly grabbed the intruder's wrist. The thief's target was undoubtedly the bag of money, but unfortunately for him, he had chosen the wrong opponent.
"Not bad," the stranger said, moving like a snake, freeing himself from my grip and reaching for his weapon. "Few travelers manage to detect me..."
With that, he licked the blade of his dagger and grinned defiantly. It was clear to me that he was not interested in money, but simply wanted to find someone to fight. Feeling the gaze of a dangerous beast, which this stranger was, I realized that I would not leave here unscathed without a fight, and I decided to accept his challenge. Perhaps my military fighting style lacked the elegance of my opponent, but my skill was more than enough to corner him... Or so I initially thought. In the last moment, the scoundrel dodged the blow and disappeared into the crowd, while the tip of my dagger pierced the flesh of someone in the crowd.
Minutes later, I found myself in the office of the head of the city guard.
“Anagallis Yuyutsu, from Argali, Airisufir,” the unpleasant-looking man, with eyes as cold as the north of Nortia, slowly read from my documents. By this point, I had already told him about my purpose and other routine details. “I am very sorry.”
“Excuse me?” I couldn’t understand what he meant.
“I would very much like to have some fun with you in the torture chamber, but unfortunately, I cannot.” The head of the guard shook his head in disappointment. “As long as the issue with the ambassador of Airisufir remains unresolved, I have been ordered to treat her fellow countrymen with more leniency.” Fortunately, the victim of my carelessness in today's duel was not seriously injured, and all I had to do was pay a fine. “Be grateful for your luck.”
After this unpleasant incident ended, I continued to explore the city, shop, and see the sights until I came across the local queen, accompanied by a well-armed guard. As I learned from the locals, Albeia Veiling regularly toured the city in her free time to learn about the state of affairs in El Ragn and how people lived, in order to personally identify the most pressing problems and the most effective ways to solve them. But apart from all this, her beauty deserved a separate mention, and looking at her, I wondered why the leader of this city would need concubines when she had such a wife...
“Hey, kid,” a stranger in a mask approached me and put his hand on my shoulder, as if sensing my gaze, but what was strange was that I didn’t even feel him approaching. Was I so captivated by what I had seen earlier, or was it the stranger?
“Anagallis Yuyutsu,” I introduced myself. “Who am I speaking with, and how can I be of assistance?”
“Kai Orphidius,” he replied. “I’m just curious about the opinion of a young foreigner. Would you like to come with me? I want to show you something. I guarantee you won’t regret it.”
“Uh…?” I stared with apprehension and confusion into the stranger’s gray eyes, not knowing what to say. My mind told me that the man was suspicious and that I should move on as soon as possible, but something in his words and the way he said them intrigued me, and I followed him.
After an indeterminate amount of time, we found ourselves inside a small studio. Kai skillfully removed the cloth covering four canvases, and four masterfully painted pictures were revealed to my eyes.
“Four pearls of El Ragn,” he said with passion in his eyes, “the charming Queen Albeia Veiling, the energetic idol Piona Lays, the elegant courtesan Floria Lorenzo, and the mysterious concubine Zhen Lo. So, what do you think?”
“Well… they’re well painted.” What else could I say? The sight of these pictures made me feel hot. Then, after discussing some more details, he asked how I would rate each of them on a scale of one to ten. It was a strange request, but by this point, we had talked so much that it didn’t bother me. My verdict was as follows:
Albeia: 10/10.
Piona: 9/10.
Floria: 8/10.
Zhen Lo: 8/10.
“Hmm, very interesting. Why is that?” I told him that I saw some coldness in Zhen Lo’s eyes, and Floria repelled me with the aura of her profession. As for Piona... I certainly found her very attractive and was grateful to her for accidentally saving me from the head of the guard, but I lowered her score slightly to differentiate her from Albeia. Perhaps I was biased towards the local queen because I had seen her earlier that day, but I couldn’t shake the feeling that I would like her to be the mother of my children.
By the time the stranger and I finished discussing cultural matters, it was already evening, and I had to quickly find a place to stay. Fortunately, in one of the hotels, a bed had just become available after a certain musketeer was thrown out for harassing another client. I shared the room with a servant of the Church and was glad that my roommate was someone “normal,” but it soon turned out that I was too hasty: for the rest of the night, I had to listen to his sermons about the greatness of Arteria and the need to live according to its teachings. The next day promised to be interesting...

hi hi wakata wakata

And I got a role!

Having said that, he licked the blade of his sword and grinned defiantly.

"Kai Orphidian," he replied, introducing himself.

Oh, another relative!

My verdict was as follows:
Albeya: 10/10.
Piona: 9/10.
Floria: 8/10.
Zhen Lo: 8/10.

Clearly, our storyteller doesn't know much about women. Revan, you can eliminate him on the first night and come up with a new one.