Chapter 11: All Transactions Are Prepaid (1)
As Taragon appeared out of nowhere, Volkanus shouted harshly, “Taragon! I told you not to barge into the storage room without permission!”
Taragon was already in Volkanus’ bad books as he had already done this before.
“Hm? Wait a minute, something’s off. Have you been drinking or something? It’s only the afternoon.” Volkanus said, frowning.
He couldn’t see Taragon’s face clearly because of the shadows cast by the lantern. Just as he took a step closer to get a better look, Keter stepped forward.
“Grandpa Midget, he’s already lost it.”
“Lost it? What do you... Huh?”
Volkanus was shocked. Taragon’s face became visible as he approached them. The whites of his eyes had vanished, leaving his eyes entirely black. The twitching at the corners of his mouth made it obvious that something was seriously wrong. Volkanus sighed.
“Amaranth! Amaranth called Taragon here!”
“How could you be so shameless? Cheating on me right in my face?” said Keter.
Slap! Slap!
Keter hit his right hand as if he was slapping himself. Amaranth convulsed violently as if in agony. Volkanus had no strength left to be surprised by Keter’s antics anymore.