The Devil Tears: Lord of the Night
Arc 1 Chapter 15: The City of Alemania

...Alemania city...

After a 1-hour drive Luciel finally saw a City on the horizon. The city of Alemania is the largest of the 6 cities in the northern part of the Kingdom of Bavaria.

Kuffstein's family was the ruling nobility in the present-day City of Alemania.40 years ago, the last leader of the Alemanian family, Count Liutpold von Alemania died without leaving a successor, king Conrad gave the leadership of the City of Alemania to Baron Dietwin von Kuffstein who was then the Counselor of Count Liutpold.

After the group arrived at the northern entrance of the city, they headed towards the city center. Alemania City has the same building structure as Elea City, but different from Elea City, Alemania City has a busier activity. The city originally had about 80,000 inhabitants. When the war broke out, there were some who left from the City of Alemania, but not as bad as the City of Elea which was the frontline of the war between the Kingdom of Bavaria and the Nordland Federation.

...Author Note: Illustration of the City of Alemania...

Not long after, the troupe entered the center of the City.

“Alright we will settle here about 3 days, and gather in the South entrance when the first bell rings.“ Thomas informs the Company and goes to a building in front of them. Then the merchants got off their horse-drawn carriages and began to leave.

When Luciel and Liz were about to go down, a man approached them.

“Hey Liz how about if I take you around, I know enough about this area," Ludwig asked Liz.

Liz looked at Luciel as if asking for permission.

“There are a few things I need to prepare. I'll also find a place for us to settle down. And bring this, if Liz needs something at any time, '' said Luciel while giving 2 pieces of ral to Liz.

“Thank you, Ciel.“ Liz smiled at Luciel.

Seeing this Ludwig had a less fond expression. Liz and Ludwig left Luciel.

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Liz POVs

Liz and Ludwig then went around downtown. Ludwig approached a food stall and brought 2 skewers of grilled meat.

“Try Liz, this is the famous grilled beef in this City,“ Ludwig also gave 1 skewer to Liz.

“Thank you Ludwig, but I don't have much money unt—“

“It's okay, I was the one who invited Liz to go look around this City.“ they then sat in a chair while enjoying their food.

“By the way, Ludwig and the other Caravan Guard settled where?“ ask Liz.

“We settle in an inn provided by Merc, if the member who rented it will be cheaper.“ Ludwig then explained about the organization that overshadowed them.

“Hey Liz, how about we register in the Guild to be a hunter?“ ludwig

“Why?“

“We can do missions at leisure and increase our strength by killing small monsters. You can also stay for a week for a beginner.“ Of course that's not the main reason Ludwig offered Liz to be a hunter.

Liz put her hand on her chin and started to think. Seeing him Ludwig swallowed his own saliva and looked at his face.

“Alright, but I have to talk this over to Ciel.“

“Yes, you're right. But he saved me once, so I owe him a lot. And I think it's wrong to decide this without his knowledge.“ Although Liz wanted to try doing hunter work, Liz wanted to talk to Luciel first.

“He saved you once doesn't mean he has to stop you from getting stronger. Let's go to the Guild and register as a hunter with.“ Louis persuaded Liz.

“But Ludwig, aren't you already in Roaring Wolf?“ ask Liz.

“When there is no mission call, members are free to do as they please. After all, one day I want to become a knight and maybe next year I will take the selection of knight training in the Bavarian Capital.“ Ludwig then tells Liz his plan with a certain intention. “As if we register as a hunter, this will definitely be interesting,“ invite Ludwig back.

“Good.“

The two of them then went to a Guild where the hunters gathered.

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After tidying up his things, Luciel went to a bar. When Luciel opened the door there were 3 people who were drinking casually, Luciel then sat down and ordered a drink.

“One beer master,“ Luciel then order 1 alcoholic drink.

“Hey aren't you very young, I suggest you just drink black tea,“ said the bartender.

“Well, I'm a strong drinker, 1 cup is easy for me haha.“ Luciel handed over 10 torches to the bartender.

“Hey sir, any rumors that are being talked about often lately in the city.“ Luciel then started to gather information.

“For sure the war is going on. The Kingdom is recruiting a lot of mercenaries to keep up with the number of Nordland fighters who are invading the northern region of the Kingdom,“ explained the bartender.

“Fucking barbarians.because of them, I had to leave my hometown.“ A man next to Luciel then cursed furiously.

“You know, rumor has it that their Prince was murdered because of the power struggle that was going on there. And one of the candidates accused the Kingdom just to be his stage attracted the attention of the Jarl when he was successful in the war,“ replied a man next to him.

They discussed and talked about war.

“Guild and the patrols are also in need of manpower, they are recruiting people who lost their jobs because of the war to help them. “

‘ Guild? I can do – tasks easy task to collect money ‘ thought Luciel.

“I guess the city blacksmiths also need someone to help them produce weapons of war.“

“Ohhh..“ Luciel seemed interested and then gave 1 piece of torch to the bartender.

“The payment is good, 2 ral per day from the first bell to the end of the third bell.“

After hearing the information from the bartender, Luciel had already decided what he was going to do.

“By the way – says, did you rent out a place to settle down?“ luciel asked the bartender.

“Nah no, but my friend yes. It's called Botomless Tankard. It is located near the market of Kota.“

“Thank you sir. Ahhh, Good beer.“ Luciel then drank the glass until it was finished with one gulp. After that, Luciel went out to the bar.