Bayam, Black Rose Bar.
Klein arrived here wearing an utterly ordinary face.
Most of the bar's patrons were mixed-race people with darker skin and slightly curly hair, or local natives. They either belonged to one of Bayam's gangs, secretly worked for the Resistance Army, or both. There were not many ordinary people. They drank strong liquor and discussed all sorts of rumors from the sea with the few adventurers present.
As for the pirates, after Admiral of Blood had recently come ashore and clashed with the military and the Church of Storms several times, they no longer dared show themselves openly, afraid the authorities would seize them to vent their anger.
Klein swept his gaze around, found the person in charge of the bar, and walked straight over.
"I want to meet the couple who arrived here today... This is the token."
As he spoke, he took out a badge and handed it over.
Mr. Tower had only passed this item on to him not long ago.
The person in charge took the badge and examined it. Only then did he look up at Klein and nod.
"Come with me... Since you're the boss's guest, I won't charge you an initiation fee."
Klein silently followed, but inwardly grumbled:
Is this really a secret civilian outpost established by the Church of Evernight? Why does it feel like a gang hideout?
Maybe it was precisely because it didn't fit the Goddess's style that no one suspected it?
The two passed through a concealed door and entered a deep underground passage. Near its end, they suddenly turned into a cave on the left.
The cave was about the size of a basketball court, with doors set into all the surrounding walls. The person in charge led Klein to the innermost door.
"They're inside.