Sign of the Zodiac: Cancer
New Case

“Just like with other women. You ask as if you have never experienced it yourself, Derrick,” Damian replied as he snorted short.

Derrick laughed. “Alright, alright. I'm not going to talk about it anymore. These. Cases that require your handling. It's not a big case. But the payment is good,” he said while offering four pieces of parchment containing details of the request of clients to help the trial case.

All this time, that's how Damian worked. People who need an ‘unofficial’ investigation of their case can ask Damian for help through the Guild. Damian turned the contents of the parchment back while reading it boredly.

“Is there no interesting case? It's all just a matter of land disputes in ordinary shops and boutiques. Even if the merchants pay a lot, but there is nothing special here. You know that I love dealing with big scandals,” Damian said as he put the parchments back on the table.

Derrick's face turned serious. He sighed heavily while looking at Damian fixedly. “I know you will definitely say like this,” he said short.

“You already know but keep giving me trivial cases like this,” protests Damian. “Eject your biggest case. I'll handle it.”

Derrick looked a little depressed. Even so, with a heavy heart he took out another parchment from inside his desk drawer. “I deliberately didn't give this case to you. This one thing might be a little tough for you to handle, Damian. Are you sure?” ask Derrick seriously.

Damian frowned. “You doubt my way of working? Don't think of anything. I've contributed greatly to your Guild opinion over the past few years,” he urged impatiently.

“That's not the problem. Well, it's up to you. I let you judge the case yourself,” said Derrick as he handed him a piece of parchment that he had just taken.

Damian accepted it curiously and read carefully. His facial expression turned startled. “It ... ,” hisses in disbelief.

“I told you. It's too complicated. Your sister-in-law, Lady Arabela. He came alone here with a servant. He asked for your help to sue your first brother, Titus Castor,” Derrick explained later.

Damian finally understands why Derrick hid the case from him. If he gets involved in this case, maybe his family relationship will really be destroyed. The Castor family's reputation is also at stake here. Even so, he still felt challenged. This was a rare opportunity to make his first brother a deterrent. Arabela wants to sue Titus for domestic violence. Everyone already knew how Damian's first brother's temperament was.

“So, will you accept it?” derrick asked Damian.

Damian let out a short sigh, then rolled up the parchment and put it in his coat pocket. “I'll think. I'll let you know that I already have the answer.”

“You're really going to consider that case? Wouldn't that ruin Duke Castor's reputation. Your mom and dad must be really mad. Just let go of the case. We both know that money is not our problem now,”, Derrick warned.

“Work is Derrick's job. I still have to be professional despite my own family,” Damian said stubbornly.

“Quiet, Derrick. I'll take care of it. I won't go that far. My mother wouldn't stay silent if I asked her to protect me. And I haven't decided to take this case or not. If you're that worried, you shouldn't have told me about this,” Damian said lightly.

Derrick let out a loud sigh and slid his body onto the back of the chair. “Truly drives me crazy. In the end you will also know even if I don't tell you now,” said the young man as he massaged his throbbing temples as his blood pressure rose.

“Just trust me, Derrick. As guild leader you are really weak,” Damian commented.

“This is not weak, Damian. I'm just careful in stepping,” sambar Derrick riled up.

“OK. Okay. Whatever you say. I have a job for you too. I need information about someone,” Damian said as he pulled a bag of silver from his coat. The bag rattled as he placed it on Derrick's desk.

“Which screen do you want to disturb this time?” sahut Derrick lazy.

“Name Kutzo. Looks like he's a Giyatsa. I wonder why he's in Ponza. Never has anyone from another tribe come to our city all this time.”

“Ah, that guy. You don't have to pay for this information. Everyone in town knew about it. He lived in the residence of Marquess Erald. He came to look for the man in the prophecy or something. Something about the myth of the zodiac warrior. Not useful information. But the great news is that the Giyatsa also roamed around in the middle of the night and hunted Deimheim. Maybe our city can recover from the evil spirit's terror as long as he's here. Therefore the nobles accepted his arrival to Ponza.”

“Only that?” ask Damian not satisfied.

Derrick nodded. “Yes. That'sallthatis. What else do you expect? He showed up a month ago. Wandering through the middle of the city with his striking appearance. All white with strange fox fur. The security guards took him to the town hall to meet your father. Duke Castor then allowed him to stay after knowing the reason for visiting.”

Damian thought for a moment. He remembered that his father had indeed discussed it during the family dinner. He did not expect that the person in question was apparently the young Giyatsa who had saved him from the attack of the evil spirit. Damian was never interested in political matters. It was just a big scandal that he was involved in.

“Good. Thanks for the information. You can take the money. I go,” Damian said later.

“Hmm .. okay,” says Derrick short. “One more time I warn you to think carefully about the case of Lady Arabela,” Derrick said when he saw Damian wearing his robe again.

Damian just waved lightly and then came out of the room without looking again.