Witcher's Atelier

Pushing open the thick wooden door, his face was filled with steam, and he inhaled the moist air. Taking two steps forward, Victor heard the sound of the door closing behind him.

In the VIP room, the men with bath towels wrapped around their waists and towels draped around their necks focused their attention on Victor. They were the "Big Four" of Novigrad.

In response to the gaze, Victor bowed.

Intuitively judging from the first impression, they are an old man with a hooked nose, a punk-headed dwarf, and two bald men. Sure enough, bald heads are the standard for big men.

A smile broke out on Hawthorne's face, "Ah! Victor, come here quickly, I've been waiting for you for a long time."

There was a wooden chair next to the bath with a lute placed on it. Victor picked up the instrument and sat down, feeling calm and relaxed.

The old man with a hooked nose is "Hawthorne" Alphonse. Willie, the punk-headed dwarf is Cleaver the Butcher.

And although there are two bald and strong men, you can easily tell who is the "Beggar King" Francis from their body shape. Bei Lan, who is Xiji? Luwen.

According to book records, unlike the impression that the spy was short and slim, Sigismund. Dijkstra is seven feet tall.

The "bathhouse owner" has a strong body, fair skin, and the fat giant looks stupid and slow. It is easy to imagine him as a pig that has just taken a bath.

In the process of tuning the lute, Sigi. Lu Wen shared Victor's information with his three peers in a loud voice, about the brave mercenary, the excellent witcher apprentice, the floating forest made thousands of people cry, and King Foltest praised him in front of the emperor. , and the feat of completing a solo crossing of the "Koraz Desert".

The "Koraz Desert" is located in the far southeast, between the Nilfgaard Empire and Serikania. People living on the edge of the desert call it "the Frying Pan", which is very harmful to creatures that cannot adapt to the lack of water and the hot environment. Said it was an extremely dangerous place.

Listening to these narratives, Victor raised his eyebrows. It was nonsense that thousands of people were crying. As for the matter of crossing the desert, it was the first time for him to hear about it as a person involved.

In other words, unknowingly, his miraculous deeds have increased, and because it is logical, even the spy king cannot judge whether it is true or false.

Although fame is very convenient, the source of rumors must be eradicated. Mr. Dandelion needs to deeply understand that there are some things that can be said and some things that should not be said nonsense.

Now the boy can round out the exaggerated part, but Victor feels that if the bard continues to travel, the bullshit will soon reach the sky, and he will eventually have to pay for the backlash.

Soon, the tuning was completed──Victor plucked the strings and started playing and singing.

…

Evening - Geldof District, after finishing the performance at the "Relaxing Bathhouse", Victor returned to the Hawthorne mansion alone.

Sitting at the table with Angouleme, Yuna and Fergus in the small living room, enjoying freshly baked cookies and fragrant black tea.

Hearing Victor describe his experience in the bathhouse in the afternoon, Angouleme was quite surprised: "Wow! So Victor, you just met the "Big Four" of Novigrad at the same time? And you took a bath with them?"

Yuna and Fergus are equally bright-eyed. From border posts to street sightings, the influence of the Big Four is undoubtedly evident in this city.

Sipping the black tea, "I didn't take a bath. Regardless of the Pope of Eternal Fire, the most powerful people in Novigrad gathered together. They couldn't just take a bath together or listen to poetry. They must have something to discuss."

My performance is just an intermission. After I sing, I accept my thanks and leave. "Victor said it calmly, and the other three thought that this was a normal situation.

"But they are all happy to hear it! What's the reward?" Yuna asked.

Ever since she heard "The Return of the Dragonborn", she has become a loyal listener to the poet Victor and is full of confidence in the boy's songs.

After slapping Angouleme's magic hand away, Victor stuffed the last piece of jam biscuit into his mouth, "Uh-huh... After the performance, Mr. Alphonse was still moved to tears, and 'The Butcher' Cleaver clapped his hands twice symbolically. Starting, 'Beggars King' Beilan's smile was very plain.

On the other hand, the 'bathhouse owner' Sigi Luven didn't have any expectations at first, but unexpectedly, he appreciated my performance very much, applauded very warmly, and was also very concerned about whether I could adapt to the environment here. "

After answering Yuna's question, Victor turned to Angoulin and asked, "How did you go with the things I asked you to do?"

She glanced at Yuna, nodded and said: "That's right, we went to the 'Fu Forest' to inspect, and there are suitable shops, but the commercial activities there are really not prosperous─"

Victor cut off softly, "──Listen to me."

Angoulin immediately shut up, and when Yuna and Fergus saw this, they were even less likely to refute.

The young man continued: "Just after the performance, I told the Beggar King that I hope to open a store in his territory, and I also asked Mr. Alphonse for an appropriate amount of gold coins as a reward for the performance.

In short, we will stay one night today, and tomorrow we will leave the Geldof district and move to our new home in the "Rotten Forest" to start our business. "

After giving the simple and concise instructions, Victor left and went back to his room.

Fergus and Yuna both looked at Angouleme expectantly. The girl shook her head: "It's useless, the leader has made up his mind."

Then he put the two of them down and followed the boy into the room.

After closing the door tightly, she lowered her voice and asked, "Wick, have you seen a vision of the future? Hawthorne is unreliable?"

After much deliberation, Angouleme could only find this reason for Victor to insist on drawing a clear line with Hawthorne. After all, the other party behaved very friendly and had already hinted that he would give away a property in the middle-class area of ​​Beez.

The young man opened the curtains, and the setting sun shone obliquely, "Remember the public statement is that I must rely on my own strength to establish myself, and the tradition of Bell Town cannot be broken."

Then the leader turned to face the members and made a clear and bright prediction, "In the future... when Hawthorne dies, the second generation is likely to become an enemy; Sigirven is too shrewd and doesn't want to owe him a favor; as for Cleaver, the non-human race can't protect itself."

Angoulême was shocked and took a deep breath, "Do you know how long it will take for these things you said to happen?"

"Hawthorne's body can still last for five years... but I guess the second generation may be impatient."

"Don't remind Mr. Alphonse?"

"He is Hawthorne, this kind of dog-raised human spirit does not need to be reminded. If the second generation can succeed, it must be because of love or betrayal."

...

Late at night, Victor sat in front of the fireplace and meditated and reflected.

Taking advantage of this performance, Novigrad met all the people he should meet, "Beggar King", "Butcher", and "Bathhouse Owner". He registered in their hearts and showed his value slightly, which would make it much easier to move here in the future.

From this perspective, we must thank Dandelion for what he did. If the "Dragonborn Poet" had not received Foltest's praise and his unremitting promotion, "Hawthorne" would not have paid any attention to Victor.

The young man would not have been able to face the four powerful people in Novigrad on the third day after arriving. Without his reputation, no one would have seen him.

For anyone other than Victor, the road paved by the bard is worth a thousand gold.

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