Chapter 374: The Witch

Chapter 374 The Witch
Lister was poking his head out the window when the man with the torch outside was gabbling in Hornblower.

He had studied the language for more than a month before he came to the ship, and he was able to distinguish some of the meanings, probably something like “keep the door well guarded”, “don’t let anyone out”, and so on.

How can he sleep well in this situation?
He wanted to find his companion in the other room to discuss the current situation, and hurriedly ran out of the room.

Upon coming out, he realized that there were several people standing in the corridor, including the companion he was looking for.

“What happened?”

“I don’t know!” His companion also looked confused.

“Let’s go down to the store and ask the people there!” Someone suggested, and the others agreed.

A man dressed as a waiter ran up the stairs and shouted with vigor, “All guests! All the guests! Don’t run around!”

“It’s the Church Purification Brigade sent here! Everyone, don’t run around.”

The Purification Brigade? What is that?
The first-timer Lister was unsure, but the people around him changed their faces drastically.

“A wizard? There’s a wizard hiding in this store?”

A man shouted out in horror, and the corridor exploded all of a sudden!
The waiter cried out, “Guests? You’d better return to your respective rooms and stay put. The churchmen will leave when they find who they’re looking for.”

Although he spoke easily, the expression on his face indicated that it would definitely not be that simple.

Just now, someone mentioned wizards, and coupled with the waiter’s earlier comment about the church, Liszt then understood what had happened, and what kind of organization that so-called Purification Brigade was.

He had already done his homework before coming here, and naturally knew that a “witch hunt movement” was emerging in the area of Horn Bay, and it was getting more and more intense.

For the Northwesterners of Lester’s generation, the “witch hunt” was a relatively old term that could only be heard of in stories, but he never thought that he would be able to experience it in a place thousands of miles away from his hometown.

“I really want to meet the legendary witches.”

Out of curiosity, he casually said this.

The face of the person next to him immediately turned white.

“Hey! Listening to you, you’re coming from Aldo in the north, right?”

He actually understood Lister’s words.

“Ignorant fellow, witch hunting is no fun!”

It so happened that they were all standing in the corner, the man looked around, saw that no one had noticed this place, and said quietly with his hand covering his mouth, “Whether it’s a sorcerer or a purification team, it’s all scary for us ordinary people.”

“Hmm? How’s that for a statement? Aren’t the people of the church supposed to protect ordinary people from the victimization of witches and wizards?”

“Alas …… it’s hard to say” the other party sighed and said helplessly, “It was indeed like that when hunting first rose, but then it gradually became tainted.”

“This ……” Lister still want to continue to ask in detail.

“Do not say, say too much to cause trouble, in short, you still return to their own room honestly stay, later the purification team came to let you do what you do, do not resist is.” The man left in a hurry.

Lister looked at the corridor, the people were already empty, so after his companions exchanged some eye contact, he walked to his own room with trepidation, and was not in much of a mood to get a glimpse of the sorcerer’s true face.

“Should I say unlucky or lucky!” He mumbled to himself as he closed the door.

Being a foreigner by himself shouldn’t be much of a problem, right?
He held this thought until a cold touch came to his neck.

“Be a good boy and don’t move! Otherwise my knife won’t recognize you!” A cold female voice came from behind him.

“What are you …… you …… you?” Lister was horrified in his heart, this woman must have taken advantage of the moment of confusion just now to sneak into his room.

“Speak quietly, you just have to cooperate obediently, don’t ask what you shouldn’t ask!”

The voice was full of cold intent, and the dagger pressed against his neck tightened a few more points.

“Okay, okay! Ma’am, I will definitely cooperate with you.”

With his small life in someone else’s hands, Lister panickedly agreed.

The two just stood there by the doorway, and soon they heard disorganized footsteps from outside.

There was a clang, the sound of the door to the room being kicked open.

“Where is everyone?” Someone outside yelled in exasperation.

Then there was the sound of rummaging, and it looked like that room had been turned upside down.

“Asshole, I’m asking you where are the people in this room?” It was a gruff voice.

“My lord, I …… don’t know!” It was the voice of the waiter from earlier.

“Daring to deceive our Purification Brigade won’t end well, you, and your boss will have to go to the stake!”

The rough voice threatened so.

“My lord, we really don’t know, he does live in this room!”

The attendant’s voice took on a cryable tone, and appeared to flop down on the ground.

“Let me tell you more about the target we’re looking for, male, one meter six or so tall, long black hair, think back well, does he indeed live here?” “Yes my lord, I’m sure he lives in this room. And he went upstairs and I haven’t seen him come down since.”

“What is to be done, my lord?” The gruff voice trailed off, as if asking for advice from another person of higher status than him.

“Hmph!” A conspiratorial voice rang out. “You bunch of reckless men made such a big commotion, that guy has probably already noticed, search room to room for me!”

“Two lords, please don’t!” The waiter begged for mercy, “If we disturb the other travelers, our store’s business will be ……”

Snapping a loud slap, “Get lost! Any more talk and I’ll take you away piece by piece.”

Then the waiter’s voice could not be heard.

With a clang another room door was kicked in and came the terrified voice of the tenant.

“The Ordo!” The dagger on his neck moved, and Lister, who was concentrating on listening to the commotion outside, immediately collected his thoughts.

“Lady …… lady, what is the order?”

“When someone comes in later, just say …… just say ……” The woman behind him seemed to be hesitating.

At last she said, as if she had made a major resolution, “Just say I’m the lady friend you brought back from Flower Street.”

“Huh?”

Lester was a bit confused, having heard from his companions on the ship what the so-called “Flower Street” in Nisborough was all about.

It was a place that many men wanted to visit.

“This …… lady, why bother? They are not looking for you, are they?”

Listening to the description of the purification team they are looking for a man ah.

“Shut up, you don’t know anything! Just do as you’re told!”

The dagger around his neck tightened, scaring Lister into agreeing.

With a clang, the door to the next room was slammed open.

“Suspicious fellow, take him away!”

“Why are you arresting me? I’m not a wizard! I’m not a wizard!”

“It’s the middle of the night, why are you still fully clothed and also have black hair. Who’s suspicious if you’re not, get the hell out of here!”

“I’m innocent, I’m innocent, that waiter can testify for me.”

This tenant’s cries of injustice seemed useless, and judging by the sound he was dragged away.

“Heh heh heh! These ‘stolen goods’ are also confiscated together, pack them all away.”

“Ha, I didn’t expect such a rich man to live in such a small inn.”

“Next, next, anything suspicious should be scrutinized.”

Getting closer and closer to his room, Lister thought in his heart that this might be a chance, a chance to get rid of the vicious woman behind him.

It was too abominable to threaten his own life, he would call for help from the church later.

“Hmph! Don’t think I don’t know what you’re thinking?” The woman behind her suddenly voiced out.

“Huh? I wasn’t thinking anything!” The other party seemed to have sensed it, and Lister was a bit vain.

A small hand suddenly pressed down on his mouth and stuffed in something round.

“Swallow it!” The woman so ordered.

It was too vicious! Lister cursed in his heart, forcing himself to eat poison and then blackmailing himself with the antidote.

“Swallow it for me!”

“I swallow! Can’t I just swallow?” With tears in the corners of his eyes, he swallowed the pill with a thud.

The taste was sweet, this poison was even disguised as a sugar pill, it was true that a witch was evil, the old generation was not wrong at all.

He was now incredibly sure that the woman behind him was the witch that the Purification Team was looking for, and should have mixed into the inn dressed as a man, or else why would she be like an enemy in the face of the Purification Team’s search.

After swallowing the pills, the dagger on his neck was removed, it was really poison, now the other party could take himself at will.

Lister turned back to look at the witch who had given him humiliation.

By the light of the moon, he saw the other party’s appearance, about early twenties, a chestnut-colored, ear-to-ear short hair. Well …… although the eyes are full of ferocity, but it is quite beautiful.

Throwing out the possibility of a female companion in male attire, the height matches, but this hair color and hairstyle ……

By the way, she must have some unknown means, right? She’s a witch ugh.

(End of chapter)