The Rise Of The Strongest Vampire Prince Of Darkness

Chapter 7 - 7 ~ Carriage of Mysteries

SFX: Noises...

*Clop Clop Clop*

The sound of horses' footsteps resounded in the city. There were many carriages that are currently running on city Altair's main road. Merchants and visitors alike use this road to either go in or go out of the city. Carriages being pulled by either horses or people can be seen racing against each other.

- This is a normal and everyday sight for everyone who lives near this road. But today, one carriage has caught the attention of everyone.

A carriage being pulled by two equipped horses can be seen in the middle of the road. The carriage was large and luxurious, and the two horses that are pulling it are obviously healthy and well-bred, unlike the skinny horses the people normally see every day.

The people that are looking from afar had guessed that there must be either a noble or a famous merchant inside the carriage.

Not being able to resist their curiosity, a small number of youngsters; both girls and boys had tried to peak at the people inside the carriage's windows.

Taking a glimpse inside the carriage, the youngsters saw two handsome men talking with each other. One of the two people inside is wearing a black suit; his hair was black, long, and was tied in the back of his head, while the other person has the look of an angel that came down from heaven; his hair was blonde and he was wearing a red robe layered with gold.

[ [ Wow... ] ]

Seeing the figure of the two people that were inside the carriage, the youngsters could only gasp in awe.

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*Clop clop clop...

After leaving Carlo's residence near the market place, Carlo had ordered a carriage to come and pick them up. It was said that the carriage was a property of Carlo which he uses every time he visits someone for business.

And now, Inside the carriage, Carlo and Shiro are silently waiting for one of them to start a conversation and talk.

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[ ... ]

( This is awkward... ) - muttering those words inside his head, he turned his eyes again towards the figure of Carlo who's in front of him.

Carlo is sitting at the couch with his legs crossed and his head leaning on top of his fist. Carlo's eyes were closed and Shiro had guessed that he must be napping or just thinking deeply about something. Although he had only spent a small amount of time with Carlo, Shiro can now at least guess the meanings of some of the actions Carlo was making when in front of him.

For Shiro, he thinks that Carlo was a deep person who always thinks very deeply about things. He had reached this conclusion after observing Carlo's actions since the moment he had met him.

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After a moment of just staring at the slender-bodied Carlo -

( Ah! ) Shiro exclaimed, as if he suddenly remembered something stored in his mind.

[ By the way, ...Umm... Carlo-kun? ] saying those words, Shiro tried to get the attention of Carlo. But Carlo didn't even move an eyeball from his closed eyes.

[ Carlo-kun...? Carlo-kun? ] now leaning forward his head and body closer to Carlo, Shiro tried to get his attention for the second time.

( Huh? Nothing...? Here I thought he was "That" kind of person... I guess he has some weird quirks too, huh? )

Shiro was baffled by the fact that Carlo was able to sleep in the bumpy ride they're currently in. Sure the couch inside was soft and has a nice feel on it, but it still wasn't able to remove the shakes the carriage was having as it travels on the road; everyone would have a rough time trying to sleep in such situation.

[ Carlo-kun... Carlo-kun...! ] Shiro now stood up in front of Carlo to try and wake him up. He also now rocked Carlo's shoulder with his hand.

...

And then slowly, Carlo opened his eyes -

Carlo's eyes were still a little red, you can see on them that he was still on a daze.

[ Finally... Carlo-kun, I have something to I want to ask.. ] with those words, Shiro had looked Carlo straight into his eyes.

SFX: *Sparkles ~

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Seeing the passionate eyes of Shiro, Carlo's eyes instantly opened wide -

[ Wha... What... !!! Wha-What are you doing!? ] slowly, Carlo has recovered from his sleepy state, And with his mouth gaping, opening, closing, and then repeat, Carlo shouted those word with confusion and fear on his blushing face.

[ !!! ]

Without a second later, Carlo had moved to the corner of the carriage with his arms holding his slender body as if he was trying to hide or protect it.

[ Ca-Carlo-kun...!? ] confused by the sudden action of Carlo, Shiro shouted and stuttered his name.

[ Ju-Just, what are you about to do just no-now!? ] with a fierce gaze on his eyes and a blush on his face, Carlo shouted those words again at Shiro.

[ I - I was just trying to wake you up! ] swinging both of his hands side to side, Shiro had tried to clear up whatever misunderstanding Carlo currently has inside his head.

[ ...! ] as if he has now finally understood what was going on, Carlo turned a look at himself, then Shiro, and then at the window beside the carriage.

[ ...I-is that so...? ]

[ That is so... ]

[ I'm... I'm very sorry... ] turning his head downwards, Carlo apologized.

[ No-no, it's okay. ]

( Now that I think about it... Carlo always has his guard up against me... And here I thought I already have his trust... ) scratching his head, Shiro silently muttered.

[ I'm really sorry for that embarrassing action I just did! ]

[ No-no, as I said, I didn't mind. ]

[ Re-Really... It-It's just that... I'm not used to those kinds of things... ] fidgeting his slender body, Carlo said those words with a rather higher pitch than his usual. Hearing the change in his tone, action, and voice, Shiro though -

( Is this guy in front of me really is a... guy...? )

Shiro was right to think that way, as the only thing that differentiates Carlo from the opposite s.e.x was his tied hair and his manly gestures. If Carlo would have his hair down untied, and his actions gentler, everyone would think that he was female.

[ A-Anyway! What was that thing you said you want to say earlier? ] with those words, Carlo sat back in the middle of the couch. Seeing this, Carlo had also sat back on his seat.

[ Ye-Yes. You said earlier that if I chose to really buy the residence, I will need to have and buy slaves...? Is that right? ]

[ That's right... ]

[ So... Where can I exactly buy slaves...? Also, how much would it cost me? ]

[ Well, there are three different types of slaves, they are: worker slaves, combat slaves... and of course... s.e.x slaves... ]

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( S.e.x slaves... ) hearing and then repeating that word inside his head, Shiro's thought immediately started to run wild.

( Se-S.e.x slaves, huh...? hehe... Wai-Wait no! I'm already 30! I'm not some kind of weird wild teen anymore! ) having an internal conflict inside his head, Shiro tried to come back to reality by shaking his head side to side.

[ Well, the cheapest from the three would be the worker slaves. You can at least buy at least 50 of them with your remaining 25 gold... And I can also introduce you to many slave traders that sell them... but if you're planning to buy some other types... Well... ]

[ No-no! I don't have any! ] as if trying to conceal his inner thoughts, Shiro replied with a simple smile on his face.

[ How about some combat slaves...? You need to protect your self too, right? ]

[ Oh... About that... I'm confident that I can at least defend myself... ]

That's right. Shiro was nothing more than confident with his strength. Seeing the highest level of the person inside the city, he was sure that no one in the city would be able to hurt him. So there was no reason for him to buy people with the purpose of defending him if he can defend any kind of attack just by himself.

[ Oho~? Aren't you quite confident...? Perhaps you have some experience in fighting? ] putting a leg above the other, Carlo had said those words to Shiro with a mocking face.

[ You can say that... ]

[ How about a spar? I'll let you know that I'm good with swords. ]

[ Oh? ]

( Someone with a body so slender...? )

In Shiro's mind, Carlo can't be some kind of warrior if he has such a slender and skinny body.

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Then - curiosity swelled up inside Shiro.

( Well... Might as well check it out... ) jerking his chin, Shiro muttered inside his head.

( Appraise! ) he shouted the word inside his head.

He's been wanting to try and test Appraise at Carlo since he was curious about him. There was something about Carlo that had mystified Shiro since the moment he had met him. So now, he might discover that thing keeping his senses attracted to Carlo.

( Appraisal: Result )

Name: Carla Alexandria

Race: Human

Gender: Female

Level: 56

Job Class: Merchant/Assassin

Health: 1342/1342

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[ Hmm... Appraise! ]

( Appraisal: Result )

Name: Carla Alexandria

Race: Human