I've Possessed Persephone (9 Chapters Left to Complete) - Chapter 71

This place, where the resonant voices of eloquent merchants and storytellers sporadically echo, is a marketplace.

At one corner of the market, a hooded man swiftly crosses through.

At first glance, the man seemed like a mere traveler.

He appeared even more so because no one wondered where he was headed, nor did anyone seek him out.

Yet the clinking of a pouch heavy with silver coins, and his ability to navigate complex paths with a single attempt and arrive at a crossroads, revealed an aura distinctly unlike that of an ordinary wanderer.

Not quite like the messenger god Hermes, but one could say he exuded a certain unmistakable magic.

Glancing around, the man opened the pouch of silver coins he’d earned in exchange for tending crops.

A low whisper drifted into the air.

“Hmm… Should I just offer it all at Demeter’s temple before I go?”

Muttering to himself, the man left the marketplace and stepped onto a narrow road.

He hesitated briefly on the path leading to Demeter’s temple, then, as if making up his mind, firmly planted his foot forward.

He hurriedly handed the heavy pouch of silver coins to a priest at Demeter’s temple and departed like a reed swaying in the wind before the priest could even express his thanks.

It was around the time his shoes passed the city’s cemetery and entered the forest.

“Haah…”

The man removed his cloak, which had served as a hat.

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