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RETIRED TRANSMIGRATION: The Shadow Loss Chronicles TWENTY PERCENT
Centshuu faced Markieth with a menacing scowl and inquired, "Are you sure about what you just said?" Markieth met his gaze, a hint of uncertainty in her eyes. "Sir?" she replied tentatively. "I asked, are you sure that the other party involved in this brawl are my friends and not some other group of customers you guys had before we came in? Are you sure you're getting your facts straight?" Centshuu asked aggressively. Markieth nodded firmly. "Yes, sir, I'm sure. Nearly every girl working here knows who you gentlemen are, thanks to Madam Bell. Also, we witnessed all six of you entering together not long ago so there's no way I'd be mistaken about this" After receiving this unfortunate confirmation, Centshuu glanced to the side, his thoughts dwelling on what could have compelled his friends to engage in a brawl within the Velvet Serpent, an establishment known for its elegance and discretion. "What's the meaning of this, Centshuu?" Bell asked, annoyance evident in her voice. Centsh
RETIRED TRANSMIGRATION: The Shadow Loss Chronicles DIFFERENT TONGUES
FIVE MINUTES EARLIERAfter gulping and enjoying his fifth cup of delicious wine, poured for him by the always beautiful Kenser, Avery started to look at the other customers around the perimeter.His eyebrows furrowed after a few seconds of observation. "What is it?" Kenser asked "Nothing. Well, I'm just noticing this but the other customers and girls here, they all speak different languages from us" Avery said, making Kenser look at her fellow Velvet Serpent staff and the customers they were with.She chuckled and then, curious as to why that was her response, Avery turned back to her, offering a skeptical grimace."That's to be expected. After all, the girls who work here are from all over the continent, and so are the customers." Kenser said and Avery's eyes widened in surprise."All over the continent?" He asked. Kenser nodded, saying, "Yep. The Velvet Serpent is strategically placed where travelers of long journeys would need to rest, and, since most travelers are men… well, I'm
RETIRED TRANSMIGRATION: The Shadow Loss Chronicles GEMSTONE
Avery looked down at his cup, creased his forehead then looked at her and shook his head."I think I'll start to lose control of my sobriety if I take another cup. Thanks for the offer though" Avery said and she smiled."It's no problem," Kenser replied then went to return the almost empty bottle of wine on the shelf. Meanwhile, Avery's attention was drawn by the customers and the languages they were speaking once more.('Hmm, does this mean I have to learn all these languages as I find a way to return to my world? Now that I think about it, I wonder what where I'm from is called. It's on the tip of my tongue but it's just so difficult remembering fully. I guess my memory is not ready yet but whatever.') He thought then shrugged.('Anyway, about returning home, I hope there's a central language that the majority of the population speaks, like the English of this world. If I can learn that then it would be really helpful in maneuvering around this world on my own.') Avery thought, but i
RETIRED TRANSMIGRATION: The Shadow Loss Chronicles VOX
This was a serious mess that Avery had unintentionally landed himself. Not only was the man holding on to the collar of his borrowed jacket both big and intimidating, but now, due to the language barrier, he couldn't even talk to him to de-escalate the situation.('Fuck! I didn't think I would be running into a language challenge this early. What do I do?') Avery asked himself in a panic. /"I'm speaking to you, you ass! Look at what you've done to my very expensive shoes!"\ the begrudged guest spat, using his eyes to tell Avery to look down at the puddle of alcohol he was standing on. Avery did as instructed and as a response, gulped. Those were strange-looking boots the man had on, a design specific to this new world he's found himself in. However, one thing that was certain about them was the fact that they were expensive.Avery neither had any money nor knew how the money system of this strange world worked, and now he had tampered with something of unknown yet important monetary
RETIRED TRANSMIGRATION: The Shadow Loss Chronicles OLD NEW MEMORIES
"You know what, if you don't want to say it then it's fine. I just wanted to tell you to go away from here and let me handle this. I don't want you getting dragged into this mess in case this gets out of—" Avery said after observing that Mosey was vibrating with anger because of Centshuu's jacket, but then Vox interrupted his sentence./"Seems you two are having a secret chat while I was telling my friends what this rude dog did to my very expensive boots. Now that I think about it, what nonsense was he saying in whatever backwater language you two were speaking? He was bragging about what he did to me wasn't he?!"\ Vox said and Kenser jolted./"No, he wasn't! No bragging statements were made—"\ she said but was cut off./"Bitch, would you shut the fuck up! Do you think we don't know an insult when we hear one?! I'm sure we can dissect that entire monkey dialogue you two just had and find an insult or two somewhere. Stupid bitch thinks she's smart"\ said Mikie, the first guy to have sp
RETIRED TRANSMIGRATION: The Shadow Loss Chronicles CUT
He licked his lip and then said /"Makieth, you look like you're new here which I'm sure is why you seem like you don't know who I am and likewise, I and my boys don't know you—"\/"I know her, Vox."\ Said Kief, the second member of the group to have talked when they first approached the bar./"She and I were hitting it off a of couple minutes after we came in. Our names kind of rhyme too so that was a fun conversation—"\/"Shut the fuck up!"\ Vox said and Fez slapped Kief's shoulder to reprimand him. /"Anyway, service girl, Makieth or whatever you're called. Go call your madam to come here right now and make amends for this embarrassment"\ Vox instructed. /"Umm, what embarrassment are you talking about, sir?"\ she said.Vox grimaced then looked down, using his eyes to point at the ground and she followed directions./"Oh, Umm, okay"\ Makieth said, not really understanding anything because all she saw were pieces of glass from a broken bottle and alcohol on the floor.She didn't want
RETIRED TRANSMIGRATION: The Shadow Loss Chronicles FIGHTING STANCE
*Drip* *Drip* *Drip* *Drip*One drop after another, blood from Vox’s wound fell into the sheet of alcohol on the floor, mixing with it and changing the color of the spilled beverage to an increasing red hue. Mikie and the rest who had been observing the bleeding from behind Vox looked down at the gradually spreading blood and alcohol mixture then they looked at Vox. /“Hey Vox, you gonna patch that up first or—?”\ Mikie asked but Vox who knew what the rest of his statement was going to be cut him off./“I’m gonna patch it, alright, but first, I’m gonna kill the stupid prick that caused it and I’m gonna do it with my bare hands!”\ Vox said, aiming a mean sneer at Avery while his body vibrated with rage. He flicked his eyes down, crouched, and swept his palm in the alcohol and blood mixture on the floor, making sure he had enough liquid on the palm before standing up. Once standing, Vox clenched the fist of his wounded arm then pressed the alcohol-covered palm on the cut he had recei
RETIRED TRANSMIGRATION: The Shadow Loss Chronicles IN YOUR HEAD
Kenser gulped, swallowing everything she wanted to say.Mosey looked at Vox who had finished rolling up his sleeves then he got off the chair, stood on his feet, and said to Kove “Alright, time to protect Centshuu’s stuff”Following his lead, Kove too stood up, looked at Mosey, and said “By that you mean Avery and not the jacket, right?” Mosey chuckled heartily but before he could reply something cheeky, it became too late. Vox had attacked Avery.Vox rushed forward, right fist clenched as he reached back and struck a blow toward Avery’s head. “Avery!” Seeing the attack, Kenser yelled, warning him to look out while also thinking that he was done for. A punch that powerful from Vox should knock out someone of Avery’s stature immediately. He’d be lucky if he didn’t sustain any brain damage as a result. Vox and his friends all smirked as the attack went straight for Avery.Surprisingly, what none of them expected was Avery being extremely light on his feet, pivoting and evading the at
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IMMUNE TO CHARM
Just as Alexander stepped outside the hall, he scanned the area for Blessing and saw her standing in the distance.He also saw some students talking to her but from how bashful and uncomfortable she looked, he could tell that the conversation being had was something she didn’t want to talk about. “Hey, Ble—“ Alexander called out, raising his hand to get her attention but was interrupted.“Alexander”Alexander stopped and groaned after hearing his name.He turned in the direction he had heard the voice come from, already knowing who it was because he recognized the voice. After all, it hadn’t been more than an hour since he last heard it.“Princess” Alexander said after looking at her from head to toe, wondering what she wanted. She was leaning on the wall of the exam hall, legs crossed and arms behind her back.“So you remembered my name after hearing me tell it to the invigilator” she smiled.“I have a really good memory so remembering wasn’t a challenge. Also, it’s an easy name to
- RETIRED TRANSMIGRATION: The Shadow Loss Chronicles
HANDSHAKE
(“Crystal? What crystal is he talking about? And Foci? What the hell is that supposed to be? Is it like a title or something?”) Avery asked himself and then placed his hand on his chin.(“Hmm, does the Crystal he was talking about have anything to do with the gemstone on my forehead? But wait, Shieve also talked about crushing crystal so it should be something different from the gem on my forehead, right? Speaking of gemstones, I wonder what this thing on my forehead is all about. I think I remember a time I didn’t have it so when did it get stuck on my head and why can’t I pull it off?”) Avery asked himself as from underneath his hair he pulled on the gemstone on his forehead.It didn’t budge.He stopped messing with the jewelry when he looked at Vox and his friends being carried out of the premises by Centshuu, Ripply, Kove, Mosey, and then Shieve who was only confident because Avery had physically and mentally crippled them.Vox was trying to say something but Centshuu who was the
- RETIRED TRANSMIGRATION: The Shadow Loss Chronicles
FREAK
All he and everyone else wanted to see was the other side of Vox’s head. The part that used to be on the floor and covered in the blood.Now that his friends had helped him sit up, everyone who was at the right angle could see what the condition of that part of Vox’s head was.With the amount of blood that had leaked from his body, if the wound was on that side of his head then it could only be seen as a miracle that he wasn’t dead yet.Emphasis on yet.“So all that blood is from his mouth and not a broken skull. That’s good.” Centshuu commented.After confirming, Centshuu smirked and looked at Avery.“See that, Ave. The bastard is fine— well, as fine as he can be after that punch. It could have been worse but the thing to note is that it isn’t so you’re good. Nobody died and you’re not a murderer so chill” Centshuu said.After seeing that Vox was alive and also hearing Centshuu’s words of reassurance, Avery finally calmed down.“You see. Don’t go getting carried away again and most i
- RETIRED TRANSMIGRATION: The Shadow Loss Chronicles
OUT OF THE WOODWORK
“What are you waiting for? Aren’t you guys going to do something to help him? Do I have to ask for the people he calls his friends to help him again like last time?” Kenser said in a panic.Centshuu looked at her and then furrowed his eyebrows. “It’s you, bargirl. If I remember correctly, all of this started because the pug wanted to stand up for you” Centshuu said then turned to Avery who was sinking deeper into insanity.“Don’t you dare put this on me! This happened because Avery tried to protect you and everyone knows it. If you guys hadn’t carelessly stepped closer to these guys and antagonized them the way you did then Avery wouldn’t have had to step in and protect you. Doing something that might—“ Kenser said, looked at Vox and looked at Avery then swallowed her words. She didn’t want to say that Vox was dead because she didn’t know if hearing that would worsen Avery’s condition.“It’s my fault, huh?” Centshuu said and Kenser jolted She quickly covered her mouth. She realize
- RETIRED TRANSMIGRATION: The Shadow Loss Chronicles
MURDERER
*BAM*The sound of Vox’s arrogant ass uniting with the hard waxed floor of the Velvet Serpent’s main hall reverberated in everyone’s ears. A sound only heard because the onstage live performance had halted the moment Bell made her appearance and kicked Vox and his friend out of her establishment. After all the training they’ve received, none of the girls could do something as disrespectful as continuing their performance, risking the possibility of stealing attention from the madam as she enforced her sovereignty and reprimanded the leader of some disrespectful guests.The same leader who got taught a lesson he would never forget by the young man from another world, adorned in tattered clothes and a borrowed jacket.The force Avery had punched Vox with not only sent him on a crash course between the cold hard floor and his rear end but, after the first impact, the momentum gained from the punch remained, causing the victim to skid a few feet backward until his back also met the floor
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EXPLOSIVE POWER
During the moment that Ripply warned Vox, Mikie, Fez, Kief, and Graham, to leave the Velvet Serpent peacefully or face expulsion and Vox reacted negatively by clenching his fists and vibrating with rage, causing his friends to fear for what he was going to do, Avery had gotten himself distracted.His mind was enthralled, pondering the truth of the decision made between Centshuu and Ripply and why it was so important that Centshuu felt it necessary to bring it up at that moment.For a moment, Avery took his eyes away from his recent adversaries and lowered his head to contemplate the intriguing topic.In those fleeting seconds of looking at the floor, Vox turned around, pretended to heed Ripply’s warning, and walked away. (‘Hmm. I wonder if when I become a part of the squad like Centshuu eluded to, would I be able to get the answer about the decision Ripply made between the both of—‘) Avery's thought halted when he noticed something from the corner of his eyes.Vox discreetly reached
- RETIRED TRANSMIGRATION: The Shadow Loss Chronicles
BONE KNIFE
These were all things they wondered about that caused their hearts to pound, and their fear wouldn’t subside until Vox finally acted./“Alright. I guess we’ll leave like the bitch wants”\ Vox replied, shocking but also relieving his friends who became happy, thinking that he cared more about them than his ego and pride.Centshuu, maintaining his poker face asked “What did he say, Ripply?”“The fuck leader of the fuck crew said they’d take their leave” Ripply answered.Centshuu grunted with concern. “I’m guessing he said more than that or else you wouldn’t still be this angry.”“Yeah. The bastard keeps testing my patience” Ripply replied.“Did he insult Bell or me?” Centshuu asked, knowing well that that was the only thing that would get Ripply angry enough to act and speak how he is now.“He did alright. He called her a bitch… to my face” Immediately and for a moment, Centshuu who had been keeping his cool, poker face and all, had a chip in his amour.His anger slipped right through
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THE REAL RIPPLY
/“….you have until the count of five to get whatever trash-water nonsense you came here with. Once that’s done, you have half that time to discharge from the premises or else get thrown out. We won’t warn you a second time”\ Ripply declared.By the side, Makieth who was surprised to hear such brashness come from a calm-looking individual like Ripply couldn’t help when her mouth gapped unknowingly. On the other hand, Bell who had known Ripply for the longest smiled./It’s unbecoming for a lady as beautiful as yourself to look so lost. Correct yourself”\ Bell said as she helped Makieth close her mouth then went back to crossing both arms. “Still as foul-mouthed as always huh, Ripply. For a second there, I was starting to think that your time abroad had domesticated you too much but I guess I was wrong” Bell monologued, staring at Ripply with nostalgic eyes. Mosey discreetly glanced at Kove, the only one among them who might have understood exactly what Ripply said. “Do you think he d
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TRUE INTENTIONS
Vox grimaced as he tried to remember what he had said about her and then like a bolt of lightning, it came to him./“You not only called me names in front of my workers and other guests but you also voiced your insulting assumptions of what I was doing in privacy with those two gentlemen. Your associate also insulted one of my girls which is the same thing as insulting me so Mr. VOX, tell me if there’s anything I’m missing”\ Vox cleared his throat /“Madam Bell, I accept to saying all that but I did so in the heat of the moment—“\ he said but was cut off again./“Mr. Vox, I’ll do you and your associates all the favor of clearing the amount you would have paid for the damage done to my establishment. Think of it as a final showcase of appreciation for your patronage so far but I won’t repeat myself. You and your associates should escort yourselves from the premises or else be forced out”\ Bell said, the anger in her voice becoming more apparent. Vox looked around where they were then
