Dusk was drawing to a close.
Richard stepped into the only tavern in Gray Wood Town.
With a creak, Richard pushed open the door and walked straight to the counter. The bartender behind it noticed him and looked over.
Seeing that Richard, an "acquaintance," had come again, the bartender raised his brows and smiled. He picked up an empty wooden cup and shook it. "What is it, sir? Did you get incredibly lucky and already find Tangka Wizard's Tomb, taking the treasure inside? Then would you like to buy a beer, as thanks for the information I gave you before?"
The bartender's smile was radiant, but Richard's face remained utterly calm.
After they looked at each other for two seconds, the bartender realized things were not as he had imagined. He awkwardly set down the cup and scratched his head. "Don't tell me... you didn't find Tangka Wizard's Tomb? Well... that's fine. After all, no one else found it either. That's normal. You don't seem to be in a very good mood. How about a beer to ease it?"
As he spoke, the bartender picked up the wooden cup again.
Richard looked at the bartender for a few moments, then frowned. "It's not that I didn't find the tomb. I did find it, but someone got there before me and took the things inside."
"Ah?" The bartender froze for a moment after hearing that, but he was not particularly surprised. To him, Tangka Wizard's Tomb belonged to a completely different world from his own. Other than perhaps helping him sell beer, it held no significance for him.
Besides, he strongly suspected that Richard was lying. Richard had only been gone for half an afternoon. No matter how he looked at it, it should have been impossible to find Tangka Wizard's