"Here, have some of this, it tastes good." Judas hand over jagamarukans to Ifrit.
"Where are we going anyway, master?" Ifrit said after taking a bite.
As per the contract, Ifrit must call Judas master. Judas liked the sound of master, so he added it to the clauses. Judas and Ifrit went deeper and deeper in Orario's alleyways.
"I'm going to visit a witch. I have some things to buy."
"Uh-huh. Master, this stuff tastes hella good! Get me more of this." Ifrit said disinterested.
"Here, buy your stuff. I'll call you when I need you." Judas throws a bag filled with valis to Ifrit.
"Damn, didn't know you were rich master. Just call me when you need me."
Ifrit left, and Judas finally reached his destination, where there was a sign that said "Witch's Secret House".
As soon as Judas entered the Secret House, he was hit with the smell of various herbs and potions. There was also the scene of parchment and books. After looking around, he finally spotted the old witch known as "Lenoa" rocking in a chair while reading. Judas came here to inquire about ancient matters.
"A new face... or should I say a new mask? Even bandits dare to come to me now? Every day, people in Orario get weirder and weirder." Leona said nonchalantly.
Of course, she was talking about Judas, who was wearing his usual beyonder items.
"You must be the old witch I have heard so much about. Hello." Judas greeted in return.
"Ah... You're not very polite, are you? As expected of bandits... They don't even bother introducing themselves. Orario now gossips about me? Who dares talk about this old lady? Tell me, boy. I'll make sure to give them a little curse... Maybe turn them into frogs... No sheep would be better. They like to gossip among themselves after all. Perhaps I should start with you?" Lenoa said as she took a closer look at Judas.
Judas just shrugged and then admitted.
"It wasn't Orario locals who informed me about you. It was my kami-sama. Joker, if you want to know my name... It's Judas Iscariot."
Lenoa started scratching her long nose to ponder the meaning of this name.
"Joker? Judas Iscariot? Am I supposed to know these names? Come to think of it, boy! It sounds familiar... where have I heard about it...? Wait a minute... You're the wanted man who's causing trouble! To think you're an actual bandit and dare to come here!"
It seems this old witch came into realization, along with her holding her staff up and aiming it at Judas. Although Judas felt threatened, he wasn't here to rob her, but to make a deal.
"Relax, I'm not here to rob you, old woman. I just came here to buy special items. I heard the Witch's Secret House sells anything anyone wants!"
Lenoa just snorted and lowered her staff.
"I may sell anything anyone wants, but that doesn't mean I sell things to anyone. Especially with criminals, I don't do business with wanted men! Otherwise, my store would have been closed long ago! So get out of here before I call the guild!"
Judas started rubbing the chin of his mask and said.
"Ah! My kami-sama said your friend owes him one. That's why he said I should come here to collect what I want."
Lenoa coldly replied with a matter-of-fact tone and proudly.
"Haven't you heard about me, boy? What kind of rumors is your Kami-sama spreading about me? Everyone knows this old croak doesn't have friends."
Looking at this old lady smiling proudly while proclaiming to have no friends gave Judas a headache. Why is this old lady so immature? Is she senile? I have to name here now.
"Oh, the old guy Fels isn't your friend? My Lord said he saved him, so he owes him. I don't know the details."
Suddenly, the old ghost lost her smug, smiling face. It was his turn to bully this old lady. You might have no friends. But I, Judas, have a lot of "friends" recently. Lenoa looked shippishly around.
"Fels, who? haven't heard anyone like that. Your Kami-sama must have mistaken me for someone else?"
"Old witch, stop acting cute. I'm not here to cause trouble for you, I'm just looking for a few ancient books."
Suddenly, Lenoa clicked her tongue three times. "Tsk tsk tsk..." and gave up.
"We're certainly in a conundrum here... I can't sell anything to you. You're a wanted man. If I made a deal with you here, my reputation would be damaged. But I certainly can't turn you away. So what do you want boya! Be quick before anyone else comes in. I'd be troubled if that Elf Queen suddenly came here with you."
Finally, this old witch is weak against that Fels. Although he doesn't know Fels personally, he did save him. He wasn't lying. This old witch could also be the bridge he could use to make contact with that old god, Ouranos. This trio of old monsters is troublesome. So maybe making a connection with them would help me one day.
"Do you have an ancient religious text? I'm looking for books related to the old days before the gods' descent. Those books containing anything related to God."
Lenoa raised one eyebrow. Perplexed at what Judas' request was for.
"What are you looking for those old, useless books for? Are you a cultist or a fanatic? Just go to other gods and you'll have your answer. Here I was thinking you'd be asking for forbidden magic books. You should have just told me that instead of wasting my time. I have them stored in my warehouse. How many do you want?"
"Can I buy all of them?"
"No problem."
Those old religious texts have all been sitting in her warehouse for almost a millennium. No one buys them anymore, who need imaginary text written by mortals when they can meet any god now in real life. Why bother keeping these fictitious things? This boy's head must be filled with weird stuff; no wonder he's a wanted man. They all have weird actions. I'd better report this to Fels. With the wave of her staff, Lenoa went downstairs and collected the books Judas wanted
"Here, now get out of here!" Lenoa said angrily.
"But I haven't paid yet?"
"Bah! Those old things are useless, no one buys them. It will be just collecting dust otherwise; this way. Whatever Fels owes you, the troublesome people are paid. Don't bother him anymore, okay! Now, get out of here before I call the guild and their enforcers."
Judas smiled deeply. This old woman turns out to be a tsundere. No wonder. Judas was happy receiving this valuable thing for free. So he spontaneously decided to give her a gift that he had prepared for Lenoa.
"Here, take this as a gift. I heard witches are interested in potions, this thing would surely help you. Hehehe!" Suddenly Judas found himself laughing evilly.
"What kind of potion can interest me? Do you know I have brewed all of the...Hmmm? What are these?" Lenoa just lazily denied the gift until she saw something within them that perplexed her.
"How? These are made of monster parts? What was the purpose? Body Transformation? No, giving power? What the hell are these three? Goblin parts could be used this way? The blood of warshadow? Purple moth stinger? What are these things? deaging effects? No Beauty creation."
Judas laughed more as he saw her reaction. He laughed at the possibility of the future.
"Maybe in a few months, Orario will once more see the beautiful young gem known as Lenoa."
Judas loudly announced as he left the Witch's Secret House. But Lenoa was still intently analyzing the potions. Of course, the potion Judas gave her was Sequence 9 Assassins, Sequence 8 Instigator, and Sequence 7 Witch.
Looking at the bags of books he collected. Judas was happy, this was the best Christmas gift he could receive. All the props are ready. He only needs to study this ancient text and summon that god... and ask for his help with that troublesome Book of the Death God he stole from Evilus. That way, he can greatly digest the Cryptologist potion.
It was a simple plan to digest his current sequence. Just like an Apprentice, a Cryptologist needs knowledge to digest it. He wants to experiment whether these books can help him digest the Cryptologist potion quickly.
First step- Learn about the gods
Second Step- Summon A God, preferably a good one.
Third Step- Deal with the book he stole from Evilus and learn its secret.
He wonders if the rules of his power can find a loophole in the god's system of this world. And now he's ready to do the first step.
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Chapter End.
Thanks for reading.
AN: Sorry about the long delay, I was busy playing games. Games are too addictive. Thanks for waiting for me.