rioshko (1)
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riosco.
As it is called the city of mercenaries, it was a place with a fairly rough air current.
As the city grew larger, its own rules were created and order was established, but the roots did not go anywhere.
As the number of mercenaries increased, so did the number of women and orphans selling their bodies in Rioschko.
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Not all orphans in the city were born of prostit*tes.
When a mercenary made a decent living and died in the forbidden forest, there were many cases where the mother abandoned her child and left.
In any case, the orphaned children continued their lives by doing chores, serving as mercenaries’ sidabari, or begging.
After entering Rioshko, Rei murmured, who often encountered unpleasant sights.
“There are a lot of orphans here…”
Rey continued to look around, unable to give up the old habit.
This could be called a honey farming zone. I don’t know what the odds of a rare abnormality would be though.
Luna looked at Rey, who was looking around, and opened her mouth.
“Mount Rioshko.”
“…”
“Looking for rare orphans?”
“…no wait, it’s Luna.”
Rei was so embarrassed that she called out Luna’s real name.
“Luna, uh, where did you learn those bad words? Huh? You can’t use those bad words.”
“…”
Luna looked at Rey with cold eyes.
Of course, Ray didn’t openly talk about normal orphans and rare orphans in front of the kids.
However, Luna had the ability to be close to perfect memory, and she was able to infer the complete version by combining the words that Rey inadvertently mumbled, like fragments.
Ray was sweating profusely and vowed to be more careful in the future.
“Hey, let’s leave it to the horse.”
Ray forcibly changed the topic.
Rey’s group, who entrusted their horses to the inn with their own assortment, walked to the ‘Wyvern’s Nest’, a bar that was said to be a gathering place for mercenaries and also used Ult.
However, the city is bigger than I thought, so I got lost in the road a little.
Rey asked the mercenary who was beating her child in the middle of the road.
“Hey, where’s the wyvern’s nest?”
“Hey man, I don’t see that I’m busy right now…”
The mercenary, who was trying to get annoyed, looked at the number and momentum of Rey’s party and coughed in vain.
“So… if you walk over there and turn left…”
The mercenary kindly explains the way, but the child who had been hit and fell on the floor jumped up and ran away.
Although the mercenary spit out abusive language at the child, he did not dare pursue him.
Rey asked the mercenary out of sheer curiosity.
“Why was the kid beating?”
“A pickpocket. He was trying to steal my money bag while I was looking.”
“You’re pretty merciful.”
Ray really thought so.
Even if you were a child, if you accidentally touched a mercenary with a great personality, your wrist would fly away in an instant.
The mercenary laughed at Rei’s praise rather than praise and shook his head.
“I’m not merciful, but because of the rules here.”
It must not be fatal enough to kill or even lead to death.
That was the rule here.
Of course, he didn’t necessarily protect him as a child, but he couldn’t kill him at will with some pickpocketing.
The mercenary continued to look at Rey.
“It seems to be the first road, but if you break the rules, you’ll get in trouble. Don’t make a fuss, especially in the Wyvern’s nest.”
“Thanks for the advice.”
Rey flipped a coin mixed with a small amount of gold and handed it to him, then walked back down the road.
Rey was going to quietly examine the Wyvern’s nest.
Ray didn’t even know that recklessly causing trouble could make things more complicated for nothing.
“Ah, here it is.”
I saw a sign with the words Wyvern’s Nest on it.
It was a very large bar, and the noise of the mercenaries was leaking out.
As Rey was walking through the front door, a guard with a huge body blocked Rey’s party.
“What are you.”
The guard scanned Rey’s face.
Rey’s face was slightly deformed by magic, and even considering the camouflage made by magic, it looked very young.
The guard reached out to Ray.
“Mercenary badge.”
“There is no mercenary plaque, here is the ID.”
The security guard grinned.
“Only those with a mercenary badge can enter this place.”
To be precise, only those with a mercenary plaque issued by the Riosko Mercenary Guild could enter.
In order to obtain a mercenary badge, after proving your identity with the Riosko Mercenary Guild, you had to follow the old mercenaries for a certain period of time.
It was only through that period and obtaining a mercenary plaque that he could belong to a community of experienced mercenaries.
And surprisingly.
Ray had no intention of going through that process.
“Do you know about a mercenary named Hope?”
The guard’s forehead wrinkled at the endless question.
“Get off when you say something nice. Or come with a mercenary plaque.”
“You ask if you know of a mercenary with the name Hope.”
“This bastard is really…”
The guard raised a heavy mace worthy of his size and threatened Rey.
Seeing this, Rey giggled as she looked back at Bang and Jet who were standing behind her.
It was an obvious disgrace.
The guard, who had usually put some strength on his shoulder, couldn’t contain his anger and swung his mace towards Rey’s shoulder.
Wow!
“?!”
A wooden staff blocked the guard’s mace.
The guard was greatly embarrassed when a repulsive force as if it had hit the hard floor was transmitted from the mace.
Ray, who lifted the staff, belatedly memorized the spell he had forgotten.
“Hard Stick.”
“?”
wow!!
Rey hit the guard’s temple hard with his staff.
Another mercenary who was guarding came running, but before he could reach Rey, Jet grabbed the back of his head and slammed him to the floor.
Koo!!
“Ehh…”
Rey exhaled a sigh and lifted the staff up.
I was too lazy to do business quietly, so it was faster and more convenient to develop a job.
A large fireball was created above the staff.
The mercenaries who were slowly approaching while watching the situation fled in surprise.
Without hesitation, Rey fired a fireball towards the front door of the building.
Kwaang!!
The front door blocking the entrance was completely broken.
Rey grabbed the collar of the guard who was lying down and gave orders to the party.
“The three are waiting here.”
Bang lowered his head slightly, but closed his mouth with a sad face.
Bang thought this mission would be a little more secretive. So, with high expectations, I prepared well.
A bang, for example, could secretly stun or kill a person at any time with a tough string wrapped around his arm.
It wasn’t like a knight, but Bang took pride in his activities in the shade.
However, contrary to Bang’s expectations, Ray was playing chess openly rather than moving secretly.
Ray’s judgment was understandable, but Bang didn’t have a chance to show off his skills, so he was deeply saddened.
Meanwhile.
Rey, who entered the Wyvern’s nest, threw the stunned guard and opened his mouth.
“Come on, everyone pay attention.”
Immediately after Rey said that, a surprise attack came from behind.
Rey pounded the ground with her heel without looking back.
Wow!!
The cold wind condensed into a gust of wind, sending the mercenaries who had attacked Rey’s back to the end of the wall.
bang!!
The half-frozen mercenary rolled to the floor, stunned.
The other mercenaries who were about to point their weapons at Rey hesitated and retreated.
The mercenary who had just rolled down the floor was quite strong among mercenaries with skills close to that of an expert.
A strong man could not wield a sword even once and fell, so everyone had no choice but to be frightened.
Seeing that, Ray grinned.
Even if they were mercenaries who lived with a little strength on their shoulders, they were at this level in the end.
The people who were drinking and celebrating here were far below the skill level of Jimmy, who worked as a mercenary in the past.
A mercenary with the same skill as Jimmy would have already occupied a position, or would be wiping the buttocks of a nobleman in order to occupy a position.
Rey lightly tapped the floor with the staff.
“Everyone, pay attention.”
The tremors subsided.
Rey rummaged through the robe, pulled out a pocket and turned it over.
👌👌👌👌👌
Kingdom silver coins spilled out of their pockets and rolled on the floor.
It was the funds that Rey had stolen from Comet.
“First of all, I’m sorry for the fuss. As an apology, I’ll have you buy me some alcohol today.”
Ray was a man who could handle both carrots and sticks.
Seeing the silver coins spilled on the floor, the mercenaries softened their hostility. None of the mercenaries hated money.
Rei said, feeling a slightly refreshed atmosphere.
“I’m looking for a mercenary with the name Hope. He’s a man who wields a bow like a ghost. But that bastard ran away with a precious artifact. So I’m tracking him.”
Rey, who stopped walking in the middle of the Wyvern’s nest while walking, looked around the mercenaries.
“I came here after tracking that bastard, and he said he’s missing. I must catch him… Does anyone know where Hope is, or anyone who has been with Hope until recently? Make sure you pay for the information. .”
Rey pulled out another money bag and shook it.
Seducing mercenaries with money was a pretty effective method.
The mercenaries who knew about Hope opened their mouths one by one.
However, there was no information that was more helpful than expected.
That’s because Hope usually worked alone.
“It… It’s been a while since I haven’t seen Hope around here, wizard.”
“I suggested that you join our party because I have good skills, but I was rejected.”
“I met him while camping, but Hope used to go into the depths of the forest where even seasoned mercenaries wouldn’t go. Then he was eaten by monsters, didn’t he?”
“…”
Rey scratched her brow.
It seems that it is true that Ult was active here, but there was no clear information on how he disappeared.
‘You should know exactly which section of the forbidden forest you have explored.’
While Rey was thinking about it, an old-looking mercenary raised his hand.
“Sorcerer, I know of a guide that Hope and I had been with for a while.”
Rey asked, bouncing the silver coin at the mercenary who had just shouted.
“Where’s the guide?”
*
In the middle of a large square blocked on all sides.
The shadow that approached the pillars of light shining brightly as if their eyes would burn if they met each other knelt down.
“Sorry. We haven’t found that mercenary yet.”
“…”
Something in human form appeared from among the pillars of light and opened its mouth to Suha.
“If you don’t show up first, it’ll be hard to find.”
“I’m sorry.”
“There is no way someone with such an artifact could be a mercenary. You must not miss it, so keep a close eye on it so that it does not escape.”
“Okay. But… A wizard looking for that mercenary appears to have appeared in Rioshko.”
“Wizard?”
“Yes. The mercenary claims to have stolen the artifact and is looking for Rioshko.”
“Who sent it?”
“It’s said that he came from the Blue Horse Tower, but it could be camouflage. The party has a total of four, and they are all above average knight level. What should we do with it?”
“Kill it.”
His skinny, dark-red, faded hands stretched forward and dropped blue marbles on Suha, who was kneeling.
“Unification is not far off.”
If there was much time left until the union, a more careful response would have been necessary.
But now it wasn’t.
Whatever the identity of that mercenary.
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No matter who orders the wizard who came to visit the mercenary, he moves.
If I could take my life and shut my mouth for a moment, all my problems would be solved.
“Soon the ruins of the ancient will come again.”
The fall of Alimo is not far off .
