Alimo (4)
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Comet looked at Rey.
When Rey’s party visited, it was part of a fight of spirit to put off work, revealing debauchery with drinks lined up in the hideout.
However, Comet wasn’t just flirting with a prankster.
Rey’s party was not affiliated with the Imperial Intelligence Agency, but was a member of the Frislan family.
There were very few cases in which additional personnel belonging to the non-intelligence agency were dispatched abroad.
However, the power of Rey’s party wasn’t that great.
Two 3rd circles and two experts would be helpful wherever you put them, but it wasn’t the power to make a dramatic reversal.
Because of this, Comet had no way of knowing exactly what Rey’s party had intended to come to Alimo.
So I tried to see some liver.
I was thinking of trying to figure it out by gently scratching my skills, inclinations, and goals.
Depending on the characteristics of Rey’s party, Comet’s response would have been different.
However, what Rey is showing now was completely beyond Comet’s expectations.
‘Wizard…? Or is it a knight?’
Rey’s movement, who had just overpowered Rachel, was beyond the expert level.
It was the sound of a knight wearing artifacts and pretending to be a wizard, or a wacky battle mage who trains his body and assists his movements with magic.
He could have created both circles and cores, but that was really what a psychopath would do.
‘Whatever it was, the superior gave us completely distorted information.’
Rey’s skills were also good, but even the wizard next to him was a spirit samurai.
There were only two summoned intermediate spirits, but that was not the end.
A spirit with even greater energy was slowly materializing.
Comet realized that it was a higher spirit without difficulty.
‘…If you combine the power of the four dispatched, you can fulfill the role of one or two graduates.’
Comet realized he had misunderstood.
I wondered why they additionally supported people who were not affiliated with the intelligence service and had poor skills, but the premise was wrong.
Seeing that such advanced power was put into it, the Empire seemed to want to secure the Ultra Guard quite strongly.
Kaga River!
Comet shook the glass lightly.
The sound of ice crashing into the glass rang like an alarm in Comet’s ear.
“…”
Comet poured the drink into his mouth and set the empty glass down on the table.
It didn’t seem like it would be fun to play openly any more.
Comet admitted that he was a little scared.
“…Everyone, leave your seats. You’re taking Rachel.”
The spies looked at each other and followed Comet’s orders.
Comet poured the drink back into the glass while the table was cleared.
Although the situation was awkward, it was not that Comet could not cooperate as Rey drew a line first.
As it is said, there was no reason for Ray to argue with Comet, even if he was active in Alimo and took part in the smuggling business to make a profit.
As the seat emptied, Comet held out the glass to Rey.
“Can you add some more ice?”
“You’re taking it easy.”
Rey said so, and dropped some ice cubes on the glass.
Comet opened his mouth as he took the glass filled with ice.
“Ult Guardi. Alimo’s pseudonym is ‘Hope’. A middle-aged man, dark hair, inside a wall. Many scars all over his body. He shoots bows well enough to remind him of an elf, and works as a mercenary with his identity disguised. I like to search the labyrinth.”
“That’s all the information we passed on to the intelligence team. You didn’t do any other investigations, did you?”
“I can’t. I’ve been tracking ‘Hope’ for the first time, but while working as a mercenary, his tracks in ‘Forbidden Forest’ were cut off.”
“Forbidden Forest?”
“It’s also called the Polluted Forest.”
Comet checked Rey’s expression and pulled out a map.
“Come on, here… I’m talking here.”
Alimo is a country adjacent to the Magyeong.
If you go south and cross the shallow sea, that place is Magyeong.
Even across the sea, the erosion of the Magyeong continued along the seabed, contaminating some of Alimo’s territory.
The area that has been eroded and polluted by magic and has become demon hardened is called the Forbidden Forest or the Polluted Forest.
Although the pollution was not very severe as it was far from the heart of the demonic realm, it was an area where ordinary people could not survive for a long time.
“It is said that there are traces left by the fallen countries in the area where the polluted forest is located. It is a civilization older than the history of the Empire. However, it is an area that cannot be restored, so it is just neglected. same.”
“So, exactly when and at what point did you get the identity of the last person you came in contact with?”
“Ah… Look, you wizard.”
Comet groaned in pain.
“That… listen. The Forbidden Forest is a treasure trove of resources that, contrary to its atrocious name, bring great benefits to Alimo.”
“Report of resources?”
“To put it very simply, it is a monster farm. The Forbidden Forest has an environment close to the demonic landscape, so the number of monsters increases easily.”
For example, compared to the Signi Mountains, the forest where the number of monsters was forbidden was more than 10 times higher than the area in the forest, and the number recovery was quicker.
“And the corpse of the monster… has many uses. Why, he, the high-quality contraceptives made from the intestines of Wild Hogs are also popular in the Empire? They are all imported from Alimo.”
Ray’s expression darkened.
However, Comet did not pay any attention to that and continued.
“If the Forbidden Forest suddenly disappears one day, the supply of monster corpses will be cut off.”
“Is that a big deal?”
“It’s a big deal. Even the towers that were conducting research on the corpses of monsters will scream, and even the high-ranking leaders of the empire will be in an uproar.
Ray asked quite seriously.
“…You say you can’t use the contraceptive because you suck it?”
“Then what do you suck and reuse the contraceptive? What kind of madman?
“…”
Ray closed her eyes for a moment.
Rey closed her eyes and recalled the vague memories of her childhood.
Memories of washing a piece of Wild Hog’s intestines used in Lilac’s Evening in a stream.
There were also frequent accidents where the contents of the intestines splashed on the face while rubbing the pieces of intestines vigorously in the river.
At that time, I would spit out all kinds of swear words and have seizures.
The memory of sucking what I used on my buttocks with my bare hands remained clear.
“…”
Ray felt very c*cky.
Comet felt the cold air around him and looked into Rey’s eyes.
Ray touched the back of his nose and waved his hands.
“It’s useless talk, what do you want to say?”
“The Forbidden Forest brings a lot of benefits to Alimo… And it’s a food for many mercenaries. These days, many mercenaries with good skills are flocking to Alimo. The profits are so good.”
“by the way?”
“Since there are a lot of interests at stake, there is a strong tendency to overlook small incidents and accidents. A person goes missing in a forbidden forest? You don’t even care.
“So, the spies were also playing and eating because they were afraid of being stabbed?”
“Don’t get me wrong. I was only passively moving because the identity of the spy could be exposed if I stumbled indiscriminately.”
“You’re talking about excuses that don’t work.”
Rey bit his tongue and asked again.
“Have you ever sent an espionage force to search the forbidden forest?”
“It’s too risky to directly investigate the forbidden forest with a small number of spies…”
“Oh, if you’re going to make excuses like that, shut up. Ult… Where was the last sighting of Hope?”
“…Rioshko area. A large number of mercenaries reside in that area, forming a fairly large guild.”
“Then I’ll have to search from there.”
Rey got up from her chair and took the map in her arms.
“My party is leaving tomorrow morning. Prepare the materials for the Ultra Guardian by the morning and prepare your horse.”
Rey, who had unilaterally notified him, turned his back.
Comet had a pretty astringent expression on his face, but without further ado, he drank the rest of the drink and stood up.
I had to move now to prepare four useful horses by morning.
*
the next morning.
Ray got on the horse with the materials about Ult.
Comet looked at Rey in the shadows and struggled, finally opening his mouth.
“Leon.”
“why.”
“In the Forbidden Forest, the interests of many powerful people are intervened.
Ray grinned.
Rey didn’t know if Comet was really worried about Rey saying that, or if it was for his own safety, or if there was something more sinister about him.
However, there was no need for Rey to care about Comet’s me.
“If you go around here and there, people will come to you to catch me.”
“That’s what I mean.”
“If you look at each one of them as George, can’t you find out the whereabouts of ‘Hope’?”
“…”
Comet wondered what kind of crazy sound that was.
It wasn’t just a bunch of assholes that Rey had to deal with.
Many nobles and others in power were entangled in the issue of the Forbidden Forest.
If he was wrong, he could even move to the Knights Templar, and furthermore, he could receive public treatment from the state.
But are you going to give it a shot and see?
Comet couldn’t understand Rey’s confidence.
Even if Rey possessed a grade-level force, this was Alimo.
It was a land that could never be expected from the Empire’s prompt and proper support when in danger.
“Leon… this is not an empire.”
“Yeah, not an empire.”
Rey giggled while wearing a robe, then smirked.
“As you said, this is not an empire.”
This is Alimo.
There is no Sword Master, and there is no Archmage.
There was no powerful person like the emperor who could move tens of thousands of troops, with a thousand years of authority.
Therefore, such a rural area did not pose a threat to Rei.
“I’m going to stop.”
Rey didn’t want to procrastinate because he didn’t know exactly what situation Ult was in.
“Comet, I’ll call you when I need to. Move quickly this time.”
Rey, who sent the last warning, rode the horse with the party.
At that overly arrogant and disrespectful attitude, Comet, who was left alone, shook her head.
*
riosco.
It is the name of a region and a city in Alimo.
Rioshko was nicknamed the city of mercenaries.
Rioschco, said to have been a grassland in the distant past, was a city developed thanks to the forbidden forest.
As mercenaries began to flock to catch monsters and earn profits, Rio Shukko prospered and developed.
The smell of alcohol permeated the ‘Wyvern’s Nest’, the biggest pub in Riosco.
The Forbidden Forest was very dangerous at night, so many mercenaries would enter the forest at dawn and gather at a bar after work before evening.
I had to camp and go deep into the woods to get a decent share, but I couldn’t take the risk every time.
‘Wyvern’s Nest’ used to be a thriving store, but the number of mercenaries has also increased with the recent increase in the appearance of monsters, making it even more noisy.
The mercenaries chatted, drank, shared information, and reorganized the party for hunting monsters.
This time, the mercenaries were talking about what monster they met and hunted, who was doing something stupid, and their legs were crushed.
Koo—!
The voices of the mercenaries ceased.
The mercenaries who looked at each other grabbed their weapons and stood up, and the next moment, the front door of the Wyvern’s nest exploded.
bang!!
The front door exploded and shattered and rolled on the floor.
Beyond the entrance where the front door disappeared, Rey, who grabbed the collar of a fainted mercenary, walked briskly.
When Rey entered the Wyvern’s nest, everyone’s eyes were focused on Rey.
Rey threw the mercenary she had been dragging aside and opened her mouth.
“Come on, everyone pay attention .”
