I'M A Villains In My Second Life
The Chapter 202

“You ready, Nicholas?” ask Winter.

Nicolas nodded his head assuring, “Iya I am ready, let's leave now.” He then walked out of his room through the window.

The Duke had already arranged for all the guards of the mansion to rest in the times they would depart and when they would return later on, in order that no guards would see him go Duke Leonard was sure that in his residence there must have been some intruders who deliberately entered his residence to observe all their activities that was why the Duke did not want any guards or the waiter who saw Winter and Nicholas go together.

The two of them quietly exited the Mansion then were greeted by two others who brought them a horse carriage after making it out of the mansion.

In the kingdom there is one place that can be visited if you want to ask the help of the shadow soldiers, a small restaurant in the corner of the city.

From the outside the restaurant looks like a place to eat usually but actually the restaurant is one of the many places that are commonly used by people to transact to do dirty and dangerous work.

“Tring!”

The sound of a bell ringing on the door rang out loud as Winter opened it, he saw the activity there just like a place to eat in general there are some people who are enjoying the food they ordered and also cool talking with their interlocutors probably no one will believe that the place filled by people who are good at killing if they see the peaceful atmosphere.

“Ayo.” Invite Winter to Nicholas who unconsciously directly observes the place he visited it pays attention to every corner to look for something strange and can threaten people's lives but unfortunately he did not find whatever.

“Welcome sir!” greet the friendly waiter.

Winter smiled back at his greeting.

“Please see the menu and let us know if there is anything you want to order.” Say again then give a menu book on the first page looks like a menu book in general contains a list of foods and drinks that want to be ordered but on the last sheet contains a list the colors neatly arranged when viewed the list of colors in the last sheet may be just a decoration that makes the menu book so attractive.

“I want this message only.” Winter then points to the blue color in the back page menu list.

“Ah! A customer.” Said the waiter deliberately he grew up, “Please go there,” he said again then showed a wooden door that was beside the cashier table.

Some dark organizations such as shadow soldiers have their own way of making transactions as well as their shadow soldiers have other ways, the list of colors on the food menu has its meaning each red means a request to kill, black means a request to kidnap someone, winter's blue means a request to find someone, gray to buy information and white, white color is more in interest, namely to provide assistance services such as escort, sending messages, guarding, and so on, or even help complete the work of others who are willing to be paid to help.

Winter and Nicholas nodded and did as the waiter asked and entered the door, after passing through the door, the two found another part of the restaurant inside just an empty room, there was nothing inside but a small box-shaped hole that connected to the other room.

“What does any sir want?” from the box-shaped hole that Winter and Nicholas saw suddenly came the voice of a woman, his face could not be seen only his eyes peering out through the little box waiting for Winter and Nicholas answered his question.

“We want to meet your leader.” Winter Said.

“Ah! Forgive us sir, our leader never met with clients.”

“Cannot make an exception?” nicholas then showed the identification of the Yarnell family.

“Alright, wait a minute.” His words then heard the sound of footsteps walking and then disappeared after the woman opened the door.

A few moments later the woman came back with a strong man.

“Please enter the door that is there.” The woman's words showed a door that was beside the hole.

Nicholas and Winter re-enter the door the woman shows, and they both re-enter the other room.

Inside the room he entered it was already a man with a sturdy body with all-black clothes complete with his mask that the man deliberately used to cover his face.

“So this is the leader of this famous sadistic shadow army, but it feels like the air is very familiar.” Inner Winter then noticed the masked man before her.

“Connected to another room yes, how many secret rooms they have, it is not easy to get out of here in case of a dispute with them, no, and we could easily be killed if that did happen because there are definitely a lot of guards who might pretend to be servants here.” Inner Nicholas when he saw the door again in the room he entered it.

“So gentlemen, what are the people of honorable families who uphold justice and truth looking for me who did this dirty work?” the masked man opened the conversation.

“We want to find someone.” Nicholas said.

“Only that?”

“iya.” Answer Nichola again.

“You're taking me too seriously, calling me just to find someone.” Say again.

“It's not like that sir, the person we're looking for is not anyone.” Winter's words are soothing.

“Alright say!”

“We want you to find Leathina Yarnell Duke Leonard's daughter as well as the hero of the kingdom.”

“Didn't you guys still look for Samapi now? after all maybe he is dead we do not want to accept requests whose results can already be known clearly.” Speech cold.

Nicholas who hears her saying coldly that Leathina has died offended but quickly calms himself down, Nicholas realizes that making trouble with the dangerous man before him is not a good decision.

“No, he's not dead!” Nicholas said sure.

“Alright if you insist, say what contains you sure that the person you are looking for is still alive.”

“We will say but on condition that you accept this request and keep it a secret after listening to it, we do not want to share the secret for free if in the end you do not accept our request. Because the information we will provide is very expensive and you can use it to sell to others to get a profit, I'm sure there must be many people who have come to this place just to buy information about Leathina Yarnell right?” Said Winter firmly.

“You're pretty smart.” The man in the black mask.

“All right I agree.” Said after thinking for a moment, “Take the contract.” Then the woman who had met Nicholas and Winter immediately picked up a piece of paper bearing the agreement contract between the organization and the client.

Both parties then hurt their search and stick it on the contract paper after that the client's request has been officially received and will be implemented by the organization.

“Now say.” Said the masked man then gave the contract to his friend and another sheet to give to Nicholas and Winter.

“Princess Duke sent a letter this afternoon.” Winter told me why they believe Leathina is still alive.

“What!” a glimpse of the face behind the mask of the masked man seemed surprised to be seen from his eyes that could describe his expression.

“I mean it's impossible for everyone to know that the dragon that carried it was definitely eating it.” His words calmed down again.

“No, all the news is not true.”

“So if the duke's daughter has sent a letter why not come back straight away, and why you should ask for our help while you can directly ask her where she is and pick her up.”

“Really what you said sir but the problem is the duke's daughter does not want to return and you definitely know how the duke's daughter is now highly sought after, he said, that's why the duke is worried and forced to ask your organization for help so as not to suspect the duke people need people who seek it secretly.”

“The reason he doesn't want to come back?”

“We don't know that's all he wrote in the letter he sent.” Answer Winter.

“Can you show me the letter?”

Hearing the request of the leader of the assassin organization made Nicholas and Winter feel apprehensive the gazes they both automatically gave suspicious looks.

“Do not misunderstand gentlemen but this we must do as one of the instructions to find the person you are looking for, I am sure you definitely have no other clue than the letter.”

Winter let out a long sigh then hesitantly pulled out a letter from his pocket, actually Winter already knew that if asking for help from their organization then they both inevitably had to share information Duke had already known from the beginning that they had to show the letter that Leathina sent.

“Alright, this letter we will keep for a while.”

‘Why is it like that?” nicholas disagreed.

“So how?” The masked man asked again. “Of course we have to check this letter carefully, find out where this letter came from and who sent it to look for clues to the whereabouts of duke's daughter.”

“For now you two come back, we will send you the news if find new information.”

Nicholas and Winter nodded then immediately returned to the duke Leonard's residence, returning quietly through the road rarely passed by people so as not to invite suspicion.

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A few days after their request was received a letter from the shadow army organization came to the residence of duke Leonard.

“What's duke?” winter asked curiously when she saw the expression of duke Leonard after he finished reading the letter sent from the shadow army organization.

“They managed to find the person who delivered the letter Leathina.” Answer duke Leonard.

“Isn't that good news, they're really very fast at finding information so where did they get the letter?”

“They didn't tell because they weren't sure where the letter came from, they're going to go there where this letter came from and it looks like it took a very long time so they offered if they wanted to send someone from us to come with them.”

“Then let me just yan ...”

“Tok .. tok .. tok!”

Winter had not finished his sentence suddenly the door of the room was knocked.

‘Don't I tell you not to disturb me while I'm discussing with Winter.” Reply to the duke who was disturbed.

“Ma-forgive me sir, there are guests who come to visit.”

“Tell him to wait a little while we're done.” Shouted Winter telling the waiter.

“I'm sorry sir can't seem,”

“Why? Who is coming?”

“People from the Palace lord.”

“Who?”

“The second prince came to want to meet in person with you lord duke.”

Duke sighed then rubbed his face roughly, “Why should it be now.” His murmur then moved from his seat.

“Well between the second prince come here.” Saying again.

“Welcome prince.” Welcome Duke Leonard when he sees Prince Edward coming into his room.

“Lamat did not meet Duke Leonard, Winter.” Prince Edward was friendly.

“What are you here for?” ask Duke Leonard.

“Ah! I came to report on the progress of Leathina's search that I did, didn't I say I would help to find Leathina.”

“Thanks for your help prince, so what's the progress?” ask Duke.

“Unfortunately I still haven't got any meaningful information, but one of my men said that once passed someone and accidentally heard a conversation that the man was delivering a letter to the duke's residence and the sender was Leathina, isn't that a false rumor if it was Leathina who sent a letter why she didn't come back straight away.” Prince Edward said seriously then ended the joke at the end of his sentence.

“Hufft...” duke sighed heavily. “Actually there is indeed a letter that..”.

“Duke?!” intercept Winter doesn't want Duke to share information about Leathina.

“What's up?” prince Edward asked curiously to see the reaction of the two who looked very serious facing his joke about the letter.

“It's okay Winter.” Duke Leonard said, Calming Winter.

“But uncle.” Winter again refuses to let Duke not tell Prince Edward.

“It doesn't matter isn't prince Edward one of the people who helped us when Leathina was critical, so it would be best to tell her as well.” Duke.

Hearing Duke Leonard's words made Winter unable to do anything then obey Duke and finally tell Prince Edward everything.

“So the shadow army organization wants you to send someone with them to do a search.” Said Prince Edward who immediately understood the problem that was happening.

The Duke nodded in agreement while Winter only looked at him seriously.

“Duke, I'm willing to come with them.” Said Winter sure.

“No, I don't think Winter can go.” Prince Edward disagreed.

“Why?!” ask Winter.

“Because if you suddenly leave the kingdom even on the grounds of having a job people will still suspect that you have found Leathina, she said, because all this time the job that the Duke has always given you is to look for the whereabouts of Leathina and people throughout the kingdom already know.” Prince Edward explains why Winter can't leave.

“What Prince Edward said, you can't go Winter.” Duke's remarks allowed.

“So who will go?” ask Winter.

“I will carry Nicholas even if it is not a good decision.”

“Ah! Duke better not Nicholas that's not a good choice. Nicholas is too young to be sent along with the cunning people of the shadow army organization.”

“I know, but no other options.”

“Then I will go.” Prince Edward proposes himself offering to help.”

“Hah!”

Duke Leonard and Winter are a little surprised to hear what Prince Edward has said, offering to help himself.

“But you are a prince, it is impossible.” Decline Winter.

“Betul, you have obligations in the palace that you have to do. You should stay in the kingdom if you do not want the opportunity to be the successor to the king disappeared.”

“It doesn't matter that my brother and stepmother can take care of the kingdom well it might be better if I'm not around,”

“But Prince ..”

“Tida nothing, if I go then no one will be suspicious even though people know I'm close to Leathina but not to the point of sacrificing myself to go find her, and people are used to me suddenly disappearing because I often become a royal envoy if there is a need outside the kingdom.”

“If prince Edward insists, then I will not refuse. This is their departure schedule and where you will meet.” Duke Leonard then handed Duke Leonard a small piece of paper.

‘Ah! This is really sudden.” Prince Edward said after reading the paper. “Then I will return to the palace and prepare for my departure.” Prince Edward was quick to return.

“Thank you Prince Edward and be careful on your way please send word about anything you get.” Duke Leonard before Prince Edward returns.

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