Chapter 37: He Was No Stepping Stone
The next day, Leon once again appeared at the Owl Old Junk Shop.
“You asked around about the debt collectors from Potter’s Pawnshop?”
The old shopkeeper frowned slightly.
“So the Inquisitor who broke Garcia’s arm at the tavern yesterday, beat the five of them until they were vomiting blood and kneeling to beg for mercy, and then made them crawl out of the tavern in a line… that was you?”
“I didn’t go that far!” Leon frowned as well.
It had only been one day—how had the story already spread like this?
“I really don’t understand you. Just yesterday you warned me to act carefully, and that very night you went and provoked people yourself. What are you trying to do?”
The old shopkeeper shook his head at Leon.
“They were the ones who provoked me. From the sound of it, you know that group? So they’re in this line of work too?” Leon asked smoothly.