SORRY FOR THE WAIT

Chapter 11

The Heroic Thug?

After the issue was settled with Will keeping his mouth shut for the night, they continued their trip to Gainos. The only thing that seemed off to Will was how Sigui behaved as he thought, "She's has been acting a bit off since she managed to pseudo-pose me a week ago; she's been avoiding eye contact with me, hesitates when she's talking, and she hides behind conversations with Nyx. Maybe it was something I said when I was still under the influence of that Holy Pose. I did say a few things that were…a little harsh. Maybe she's trying to get over the fact that I'm a majin, but who can blame her, the church has a bad habit of labeling people like me as evil on the spot. Or it could be a side-effect from that Holy Pose; it did require her to be in a position that could affect her focus so maybe she's just pulling herself together from the experience" the list went on for a while until we finally reached the bridge outside of Gainos a few days later.

Will POV

I figured that this would be the best time to talk to her so I managed to get her attention and said, "uh…Sigui. I wanted to say…gomen. Back at the hot springs, I shouldn't have yelled like that even with all the problems I got breathing down my neck. It might not be much of an apology but…" before I could finish she bolted towards the Grand Cathedral. I couldn't help but think, "Hopefully I didn't just make things worse". It was already bad enough with how Ymir answered to my question with her giant ax in hand with that creepy aura emanating from her, "So…you somehow manage to destroy two of the pieces to my BEHEMOTH'S SKIN ARMOR! NOW WITHOUT THE COMPLETE SET I CAN'T SELL IT FOR FULL PRICE ONCE I WAS DONE WITH IT! NOT TO MENTION THE COST OF MAKING YOU A REPLACEMENT SET THAT WAS EVEN CLOSE TO IT IN QUALITY AND POWER! I HOPE YOU ENJOY BEING MY INDENTURED SERVANT BECAUSE NOW YOU WILL HAVE TO WORK FOR ME FOR THE NEXT THREE YEARS TO PAY THE COST OF THE REPLACEMENT SET!" It was hard to imagine how she would say that when she was focused with cutting my head off. But with all the time I spent with her gave me a chance to keep my head on my shoulders; I convinced her that given the battle that caused the damages was in the Swamplands, while rescuing someone of Sigui's status, and in such high risk would easily compensate the loss of the whole set simply by taken part in a battle of such glory. After hearing my bit of marketing advice she decided to let me off with a haymaker that screamed K.O. only for me to somehow wake up in the Grand Cathedral with my head resting on Sigui's lap, talk about a slice of Heaven.

The fantasy was short lived when a woman Sigui addressed as Archbishop Melpha approached us. She wore an outfit that isn't even remotely revealing and was also fitting for her status despite the bust size her outfit failed hide; I mean the way they bounce under her outfit made me wonder, "Don't tell me that they follow the nothing under the robes rule for her role in the church in this world?".

Before I could figure out my own question she said, "You must be William. It is an honor meeting the warrior who rescued Sigui. And as you are already aware of I am Melpha". It's still hard to imagine the idea of being called a warrior so I told her, "I wouldn't exactly call myself a warrior. I just had no interest in seeing someone become a victim of the Swamp Witch". She simply made a charming chuckle as she said, "Such modesty and not to mention handsome. God must have truly blessed you to make up for the curse of being turned into a majin. Sigui explained your situation in great detail and I must say that it is truly a heavy burden for you to bear just to help fulfill a promise you made to a little girl".

I just couldn't help but answer, "I guess I'm just stubborn when it comes to these things…wait a minute! You know that I'm a majin. Either she can tell by looking at me or Sigui told her everything". She just chuckled again as she told, "I did have one under my care until a few months ago when she left for Hinomoto with Tomoe and before you ask I will send someone to tell you when she returns to Gainos". One thing led to another and the next thing I knew I made friends with a high-ranking member of the church along with access to their information along with the Queen's intelligence network. Not to mention I earned the title of Will The Heroic Thug. Now if only I couldn't sleep on the floor of Ymir's room and get a better chunk of pay from the jobs I do but Ymir's slave driver of a personality says otherwise. And I can't help but feel like she gets off of treating me like this.

Ymir: Am I really a slave driver

Hollow: Is the pope in my world Catholic

Ymir: ...?

Hollow: That is a yes

Ymir: And another thing... WHAT HAPPENED BETWEEN MY WILL AND SIGUI!

Hollow: Did you just say your Will :3

Ymir: (turning red) FORGET YOU JUST HEARD THAT!

Hollow: As soon as you say, "I like Will and I know it" :3 (shout out to hin247)

Ymir: But first Thank you all for reading this chapter of Where's Anne? Please leave your thoughts and reviews with us and be sure to stop by for some High Quality Weapons and Armor made by the Dwarves of Steel Mountain and I'll throw in a regular reader's discount.

Hollow: She means we hope we'll see you next time