Chapter 171 – Funeral (3)

“Suited?”

“Pretty.”

I nodded. Taffy was wearing a black veil and a wide-brimmed hat. The melancholic and gloomy figure that seemed to be the main character at the funeral went well with Taffy. Red eyes flickered through the black cloth. The darker the day, the brighter Taffy’s eyes shone. I asked as I fixed her hat.

“How can you not shine in those eyes? I think it will get your attention.”

“I can turn it off.”

Taffy blinked her eyes once, and the light faded. Dark red eyes reflected the light in the dim shadows. I smiled at that, and Isabelle looked at us both and asked with a worried look.

“Evan. Will the two of you be okay? Going with me and putting Taffy in the coffin…”

“If you carry the coffin to the capital, you won’t be suspicious. If there is taffy in the coffin, they will be more suspicious. It’s better to go separately like this.”

Isabel still looked at me with a worried look, but she nodded her head at my opinion. And so the carriage carrying Isabelle left. We waved as we watched the wagon drive across the town square and up the hill. Taffy said.

“We too. You have to hurry.”

“Okay. Let’s hurry.”

I nodded and looked for another ride to the capital. It was a place where a lot of wagons came in from here and there, so we were able to get a wagon heading to the capital right away. The owner of the guild that I went with talked to me kindly, as if it was an honor to be with me.

“Mister Evan. The scenery is nice.”

“Iknow, right.”

As he said, the weather was clear today, so the sky looked pretty. Taffy felt uncomfortable in the bright sunlight, so she pulled her hat tighter and frowned. I ate the food recommended by the merchant in moderation, and continued on the road while listening to the story the merchant told us.

The merchant said.

“I heard that nobles from all over the country gather for this funeral. As a merchant, you can’t miss this place. For people like us, it’s important to put a little face stamp on those in high places. Somehow, he died well. Didn’t you give me this opportunity too? As expected, the hero is different!”

Various desires gather at the funeral of a tycoon. Depending on the circumstances, even an honest human being who moved according to his desires without revealing the purpose of mourning in the slightest would cling to him, like this merchant in front of him. Taffy looked at the merchant’s face and made a displeased expression.

I said as I stroked Taffy’s hair.

“Is that so? I’m not familiar with such complex stories. It’s just, I’m on my way to pray for the soul of Fabian, who worked so hard to defeat the demons in the North. I don’t like mixing politics into funerals.”

The merchant gave me a puzzled smile and replied:

“Heh heh, everyone says that. But wouldn’t the inside be different? Actually, doesn’t Evan want something from the nobles of the capital? Are you trying to seduce the lady next to you? Heh heh heh heh! Who cares about northerners? The important thing is the money rolling right in front of your eyes. Heh heh heh!”

Haha.”

I brushed it off with a laugh. Taffy looked at her merchant with her eyes narrowed, then fell asleep with her head resting on her backrest. The merchant looked at Taffy and said.

“You seem very tired. Since you’re already asleep, wouldn’t it be better to take off your hat?”

“Because I’m the type of person who can’t sleep when it’s bright. I always sleep with the windows closed at home.”

“Okay. Well then, since you’re asleep like this, I’ll keep you quiet. Heh heh heh!”

The man said that and pushed the backrest back. I looked out the window and waited for night to come.

*****

When the sun goes down and night comes, Taffy’s time comes. Taffy, who had been sleeping in an uncomfortable position in the carriage all day, frowned as she grabbed her by the waist. She staggered and hugged me tightly, as if she had been suffering from back pain the day after she had sex with me all night.

“It hurts.”

“Are you okay. Are you okay. I will knock on you.”

As I said that, I patted Taffy’s waist, which was stretched all the way back. Taffy nodded her head and put on a happy face every time I rubbed her back, and the merchant said to us, rubbing her shoulders.

“It is already night. You have to leave tomorrow morning too, so don’t overdo it, right? I’m worried that the inn will become noisy if it catches fire at night! Heh heh heh heh!”

The merchant winked at her as he said so. I thought he must be crazy, so I didn’t say anything. Said Taffy, blatantly showing her hostility.

“I hate that person.”

“Taffy. But if you just kill me, it’s a big deal. We are suspicious.”

“I can kill without question.”

“What about our wagon?”

We were now in a situation where we got the courtesy of the upper ranks and rode in a wagon. It was cumbersome to have to get the wagon again if the upper lord died. Taffy said in a firm tone.

“Buy a horse and ride it. I rather like that. That person No. 5 is dead, but doing business. Keep talking like that I don’t notice and I’m annoyed.”

I said stroking her hair.

“If you like that, let’s do it. Instead, they should be killed quietly.”

“Okay.”

When Taffy got my permission, she looked excited. Taffy, who gave me a bright expression as if her absent ears and tail swayed and hugged me, hid herself in the shadows of the buildings, and then she turned into a dark figure and penetrated into the room where the merchant slept.

*****

“Heung heung hmm~.”

The merchant was in a good mood. Because when he arrived in the capital, he was confident that he would occupy the center of society at once with his ghostly speech and excellent manners. The subordinates of the upper ranks always praised the merchant’s sense of humor, and the merchant’s acquaintances admired his popularity and praised him until his mouth was dry.

Therefore, the merchant was full of confidence. He would make a name for himself, comfort the grieving, and liven up the funeral home with his great sense of humor.

The bow tie he is holding now is a key item that emphasizes his neat and dignified image.

“That’s cool. Cool.”

The merchant said so, admiring his reflection in his mirror. Praise for oneself was common among local merchants, but Taffy did not seem to adapt to it.

“Ugh… !”

The taffy that permeated the room through the shadows was disgusted by the spontaneous self-praise that came out just before wrapping around the merchant’s neck. The merchant turned away, startled by the voice behind him, and Taffy covered the merchant’s mouth, his eyes glowing red.

“Town! Oops! Ugh!”

The merchant struggled for a moment, and Taffy’s mouth opened wide and his sharp teeth came out. She bit her trader’s neck forcefully, then began sucking in the blood pouring through the wounds in her veins.

“Ah… ! Ah… ! Ugh… !”

The merchant’s face began to turn white. Taffy drank her blood again and again, counting her beats with her hand. Her merchant’s thick belly shrunk, and her greasy fingers dried up. Her nails were dry and cracked, and her thick thighs exposed her bones.

“Done.”

Then Taffy wiped her mouth and raised her head. She covered her wound with one hand, and with the other carved a mark on her merchant’s chest. Her red crest dug deep, but the merchant only looked at her wounds with a blank expression, feeling no pain.

Her unfocused eyes stared straight into her taffy’s face. Taffy stuck out her tongue, she said.

“Get out right now. Go to a place where there are no people and it is sunny. Go open your arms and wait. The sun rises then take off your clothes die in the sunlight.”

“…Yes. Taffy…”

The merchant nodded to her and began to pack her clothes. Taffy patted her merchant on the back and then seeped through a crack in her floor. The merchant dressed in silence with her pale face, and it was quiet in her room as if nothing had happened.

******

“I’m here.”

I laughed when I saw Taffy reporting the return while hanging upside down from the ceiling. Taffy responded with a smile as if I was laughing at me holding a toothbrush in her mouth in her underwear. Taffy hung upside down as she lazily approached me. I spit out the gargle and rinsed my mouth with water.

As soon as I spit the water on the bathroom floor, Taffy hugged me from behind.

“It’s over.”

“Did you kill him?”

“You die tomorrow. Disappear without a trace.”

“Are you sure?”

“I’ve tried a lot.”

I laughed once again when I said that I had done it a lot. Taffy said, hugging my neck tightly.

“Evan. Give me a quick compliment.”

“Good job. Okay.”

I hugged her head tightly and stroked it as if I were stroking an ornament. She hung upside down, took my embrace, and smelled my flesh.

“Evan. Evan.”

“Huh. Okay. Taffy. Good job. Those bastards must die.”

“That’s right.”

I stroked Taffy’s waist. With a little more of a hand, he could grab her buttock. I reached out and stroked her leg, then asked her.

“But how are you hanging?”

“Float my body with telekinesis. Don’t you like it?”

I shook my head.

“No. Come down just like this.”

I have something to try.