Chapter 112 – Chapter 112 ― Cat Help (4)
Episode 112 ― Borrowing Cat’s Hand (4)
Corner of a dark alley.
A shabby inn with a bar and a window, making it difficult to sleep at night due to loud noises.
A large beastman entered there.
I covered my ears and the back of my hands with a hood,
Only the eyes that glow red from the inside cannot be hidden.
At the sound of the door opening, some of the diners who casually turned to him were surprised by his size.
I was surprised again by the glowing red eyes inside the hood.
Among them, those who nodded with a face of understanding were those who already knew his great name.
He was used to that look.
Soo-in found the person who had been waiting for her and approached and carefully pulled out a chair and sat down.
Not even footsteps
It was an elegant move.
“How was the talk?”
A small figure in a robe and a large hat,
A mature and sharp voice for its size.
She stood out even more because she was not suitable for this inn frequented by mercenaries because it was cheap.
The wizard asked the large beastman who had just sat down as he freely rolled the coin in his hand.
Maybe someone will listen
Enchanted so that no sound leaks out.
Then Suin answered.
It was the voice of a relaxed young man.
“I heard useless stories.”
Instead of saying, ‘What is that?’, The wizard silently frowned.
Seeing the expression hidden under the hat, the young man looked at the wizard and said.
“They told me to assassinate the demon king.”
“… What?”
The wizard’s next question was quite different from what the young man had thought.
“How much are you paying?”
“… Huh?”
Unknowingly, the young man who asked the question had an expression of embarrassment.
If this miserable wizard heard the request fee, he would run all over the place and get angry.
But even if she stays silent or lies, she has a way to find out the truth anyway.
So the young man spoke frankly.
“… 200 gold.”
“… !!!”
The wizard jumped up from his seat without even screaming.
Although the sound was not heard by magic,
The chair rolled over at the force.
200 gold,
It is not money that nobles can easily touch at once.
Enough money to end your mercenary life and start a new life at your leisure.
If you were a low-class aristocrat in a bad situation, it was money that you could live on for several decades.
The people in the restaurant glanced at the wizard who suddenly stood up, then turned his head again.
“You are crazy! You turned it down!”
The sorcerer grabbed a man nearly twice his size by the collar and shook it.
The young beastman avoided the wizard’s gaze with a puzzled face.
“It’s impossible to go all the way to Evirgio.”
“It’s a board that should be done even if it doesn’t have to be that money!”
“…”
The wizard, who was not even close to his chest, shouted harsh words and approached the beast man, but he just listened to the wizard’s bruises.
After nearly an hour passed and her voice was quiet, Soo-in finally added a word.
She said, “There was a truce.”
“… What.”
With a hoarse voice, the wizard glared at the young man sternly. However, the young man who was a prisoner had a calm face.
“I heard the story of the maids while leaving the castle. The king secretly went to the border to negotiate an armistice with Evirzio.”
“War… , You mean it’s over?”
“Looks like you haven’t done it before. If we end the war, the king will be in trouble.”
Speaking in a clear voice, the young man crossed his arms and looked at the wizard.
“… That’s why you want to kill the demon king. To continue the war.”
Both the young man and the wizard were wise.
They quickly discovered the king’s intentions.
However, there was a crucial difference between the two.
The young man, then, of course thought that it was right to quit the war, and that assassinating the demon king was not a normal decision.
The wizard thought that no matter what the war was like, the proposal to kill the demon king would be valid until he found another enemy.
“The offer. Accept.”
“Urtellia.”
The young man frowned, but the wizard didn’t even pay attention.
“Finish this job, retire. It’s good for me to make money, and it’s good for you to quit being a mercenary.”
“But I don’t care about the war that is over…”
“That’s none of our business. It doesn’t matter if more people in this country die or not. The world is desolate for us anyway.”
“…”
When the young man shut his mouth disapprovingly, the wizard soothed him with a softer voice than before.
“Anmut. I wouldn’t bother highlighting our relationship for the sake of this. But both you and I need money.”
“… That’s true, but…”
Seeing the pouting mercenary youth brought a smile to the wizard’s face.
The fact that Anmut acted like that,
In the end, it meant that he had decided to abide by Urtellia’s decision.
As usual.
So the wizard’s smile was sincere.
“… Okay.”
“Thank you. Anmut.”
The wizard took a break and finally took a sip of the beer on the table.
His throat was dry from shouting for a long time,
However, this drink was not very tasty.
“Where did you hear that confidential information, by the way? Did you come to play that bird with the maid?”
“…”
The young man nodded his head without saying anything.
It looked embarrassing.
The wizard laughed.
“To bring someone else’s ability in such a lewd way. It’s great, but it’s so outrageous. What skill did you get this time?”
He was hidden from view by the hood,
Anmut’s small, furry ears lay close behind him.
“… The art of doing laundry.”
“… What?”
At the wrong answer, the wizard responded with a big laugh.
“Ahahaha, the skill of washing clothes! Oh my gosh, was that the laundry maid?! Is that a technology that can be replicated?”
“Don’t ignore it. All ordinary people live hard.”
“Ahaha, I know, I know, but you, a mercenary, learned how to do laundry, so what are you using! Ahahaha…”
Looking at the wizard laughing for a long time, Anmut threw a word.
It was an attempt to divert attention.
“… Urtellia. I know you’re trying to save money. Then, before we leave for Evirgio, let’s move to a nice inn. We still made a lot of money. Because he’s a special mercenary now. Instead, I will tell you that I will go tomorrow and accept the request again.”
But the wizard suddenly stopped laughing and straightened up.
“No. That’s the money to find her sister.”
“… Chi…”
Anmut, who failed to persuade, leaned deeply into the chair as if regretting it.
In the wind,
The hood that covered his head fell over.
Among the people in the restaurant who saw him, those who did not know who he was were shocked by Soo-in’s ears.
They were both amazed and disgusted when they realized that the young man was the only famous mercenary in Merde.
His leopard-eared eyes gleamed once again in the darkness.
* *
“I am deeply moved to see Yongan after a long time.”
The evening Roan returned to Basel.
On the way to the office after work in the small conference room, Roan met Diobe.
Diobe stood in front of the office as if he had been waiting for Roan.
“Diobe. It’s been a while. Did nothing happen?”
“Yes. Your majesty. How was your trip?”
To receive such a greeting from Diobe.
Thinking about it over and over again is thrilling.
So Roan’s voice was softer than usual.
“It definitely paid off. It wasn’t what I wanted, but the war with Merde was stopped for now.”
“Isn’t that the result of His Majesty’s hard work? The war will soon be over.”
“Thank you.”
At those words, Diobe’s gaze suddenly wavered.
After questioning himself, Roan noticed that her affinity was +48.
Previous,
The number of favorable feelings that rose after consulting with Diobe, who was shocked by the detonation of a nuclear bomb by the leader of the Laurecia Church from Merde.
‘I wasn’t 45 at the time… ?’
If it was a game, you would have seen the record of good impression. It’s a pity.
Anyway, good thing it didn’t go down.
Her liking level is enough to have affection for me beyond liking.
At that time of good feeling, Lauca was being attacked by me.
Even if Diove makes her heart pound at my words, it means she’s not weird.
At that thought, Roan smiled.
“… Ah.”
And involuntarily, admiration flowed from Diobe’s mouth.
‘… Uh?’
“… Hot, no, sin, sorry, Your Majesty!”
Dio Ve was taken aback and apologized to her hastily.
What I felt from that short exclamation was happiness.
At that, Roan’s smile grew even thicker.
His eyes curled softly.
Dio Ve peeked at Roan through her side of the eye, with her head down.
She bit her lip lightly as if embarrassed.
Roan changed the subject to ease her embarrassment.
“What’s going on anyway?”
“Ahhh. You must be tired, but I wanted to give you an overdue report…”
“You are diligent.”
“… I apologize.”
At Roan’s words, Diobe was shy and apologized. She is an apology for disturbing the emperor’s rest schedule.
“Okay. But why didn’t she come to Grunent’s office? Grünent would have been waiting for you too.”
“How dare I ask for your Majesty’s whereabouts? It’s okay.”
Red concentric circles that spread out in an instant.
Roan’s eyes narrowed.
[Lie].
However, Roan was able to receive the intention of her words with another skill at the same time.
The emotions conveyed by ‘listening’ are longing and greed.
That is, she
He wanted to meet Roan alone.
In the absence of Grünent, Helen, or Lauca.
‘Hmm…’
Roan looked at her contentedly.
It’s a pity that the quest doesn’t open now.
She doesn’t want to go to bed with her, thinking that if she gets closer to her ahead of time, she might not be able to receive her quest reward.
It might be good to tease yourself with this tickling feeling for a while.
In Aina’s case, she didn’t even feel like this, and as soon as I thought we were getting a little closer, she ended up playing shame.
“You are always thoughtful. Then, let’s talk in the office.”
Roan turned around with a dry expression and headed for the office.
When she saw that the smile had disappeared from his face, Dio Ve gave a pitiful look for a moment, and then she followed him into the office.
After receiving Diobe’s overdue report,
The first day of my return to Basel came to an end.
The next day, Roan had to hear the servant’s urgent voice from dawn.
“What is it?”
Not many people came to the training ground.
Roan, who had been straightening her posture while swinging the silent Fiora, turned her head at the sound of her panting breath.
The servant with a sorrowful face said urgently.
“The Count of Northern Baengnyeong…”
Roan felt it.
If it was this count, something else could go wrong.
“… You brought your luggage.”
It was a surprisingly simple report.
Roan’s head tilted.
“If it was the count’s lab, didn’t they give you a big room in the castle? If it was a burden for research, he would have said freely.”
“That is…”
The attendant, who was hesitant as if embarrassed, spoke cautiously.
“The luggage the Count brought is too big to enter the lab.”
“What are you saying.”
Roan’s eyebrows twitched and moved.
The room prepared as a study room is not the size of a regular bedroom, but a small ballroom that is not being used.
In a modern building, it is nearly 2 stories tall and has an area of nearly 60 pyeong.
I’m not sure about the wizard’s experiment, but do you need that much space?
I’m not going to set up my own lab here like the treasurer, it’s just a temporary lab.
I think I brought something out of the ordinary.
Roan’s intuition whispered.
Roan let out a small sigh and returned his fiora to the scabbard.
“… Take the lead.”
And seeing what the Count had brought, Roan was stunned.
