Chapter 178 – Chapter 178 ― I’ll Give You a Chance (1)
Episode 178 ― I will give you a chance (1)
“No, really, it’s just stupid.”
Yurtalia grumbled, her hat pulled down, but Anmut looked out of her carriage without answering.
It’s already over, but
It seemed that Yurteria still couldn’t let go of her lingering attachment to the 200 gold.
“Just because of a dream.”
Barely a dream
It was not something that could be expressed in such simple words.
A vivid memory that does not dissipate even in a dream,
The holy power that remained like the reverberation was something that Anmut could not dare to disobey.
The goddess said
The king of demons received my blessing.
It’s just one simple sentence.
However, it was enough to shake Anmut’s heart.
Even if it wasn’t so, my heart was quite broken by the people I met in the imperial castle. It’s a shame, but it’s true.
A strong man that Anmut had difficulty daring to judge.
An opponent that I’m not sure I can win even if I fight 2:1 with Urtellia.
Moreover, escorting demons is different from escorting humans.
Human escorts are taken by those who are stronger than the opponents they are supposed to protect. It can be seen as almost everything.
However, the escort of the demons is the same as the assistant.
Among the demons, the strong one occupies the top position,
An escort works to the extent of assisting the object to be protected when it is difficult to handle alone.
Given that,
The king of the demons may be so strong that it is hard to imagine.
“Anyway, if we give up on this, our reputation in Merde will be…”
“Urtellia.”
In the end, Anmut stopped and looked at Yurtellia, who was following him.
When her eyes met, Yurtellia flinched and only then looked away and looked away from her.
“Anyway, according to our conclusion, we don’t have to worry about our reputation in Merde anymore.”
“Even if we settle down in Evirzio, we need money.”
However, it was not Urtellia who would just listen to Anmut in silence.
Urtellia, who fixed her hat again and blocked Anmut’s eyes, said sharply.
That’s true.
They are suin.
Handling at Merde is not good. However, because he was a beastman, he had strengths, so he was able to receive and resolve requests that were difficult for others in the guild to receive.
But in Evirzio, they are normal people. And it is true that having more money makes life easier. Besides, Evirzio is not an affluent place.
There is no mercenary guild there. You probably won’t be able to continue doing what you’ve been doing at Merde.
It is only natural that Yurtelia, who has been taking care of the two of them, is worried about her future life.
“I wouldn’t say there is no need to worry at all. But with the money we’ve saved up, it’s possible to find your sister yourself after we settle down in Evirzio. Without having to use people. In conclusion, this might be better…”
Moment.
Both ears perked up.
Anmut turned her head away from the rattling carriage in the direction it came from when she heard the sound, and Yurtalia’s eyes narrowed.
As soon as Yurtellia lifted the barrier blocking the sound of the two, Anmut spoke to the driver of her carriage.
“I will get off here.”
“Hmm? Is there still some distance to get to the castle?”
However, Anmut did not answer and jumped off the carriage.
The people sitting across from them who had been dozing under the spell of Yurtellia began to wake up one by one, and Yurtellia let out a sigh and offered her coachman the wages for her carriage.
The wind stopped the carriage for a moment.
“Ha, really…”
The carriage stopped in the forest surrounding Sprouse.
Even near the capital,
Since the mountains occupying the northern part of Spross are steep, monsters occasionally appear.
Stopping a wagon in the middle of a forest like this is dangerous. After confirming that Yurtellia was getting off, the coachman drove her hastily and mercilessly disappeared.
Anmut’s figure had already disappeared into the forest and was nowhere to be seen.
Yurtellia shook her head and used her tracking magic.
Footprints rising into the forest.
The demon’s roar and people’s screams,
Perhaps the humans in the carriage couldn’t hear it, but it was clearly heard in the ears of Urtellia and Anmut, carried by the wind.
Enough to know which direction.
And when Anmut sees this situation, he is the one who moves to save people without delay.
“Okay, let’s think good, good.”
If Anmut saves someone,
It’s up to you to get money from them.
Groaning, Urtellia began to walk deeper into the forest.
**
After revealing the function of her ruins to Sohoe, a soldier was deployed in the woods near the waypoint. It was Aranya’s arrangement.
This gave me space to test out my newfound powers without worrying about prying eyes.
If the ‘Star Cloud Shield’ was a defensive weapon, the newly created ‘Falling Star’ is an offensive weapon. Even according to Helen’s explanation, it is an area attack aircraft.
“… It’s good that you said you’d come out and see it.”
“It is as beautiful as your other magic.”
It was the evaluation of Roan and Helen who saw the magic.
As the name suggests, the magic looked like falling stars.
A circular force field with a radius of about 20m spread around Roan, and an orb of light fell on enemies entering it or on the location Roan designated.
The falling star itself did not have tremendous speed or attack power. Like the first raindrops announcing the beginning of rain, the feeling of falling.
However, the area covered by the force field was wide, and it was a skill that could attack multiple people at the same time.
For Roan, a swordsman who can only engage in one-on-one close-range combat, having the opportunity to hold multiple enemies in check was quite encouraging.
According to Helen’s feedback after receiving the attack, it seemed that each falling star not only had an attack power, but also a debuff such as slowing or non-healing.
‘Goddess. I’ll put this to good use too.’
Roan, who internally greeted the goddess, headed to the waypoint with Helen after finishing the experiment.
Before boarding the waypoint, both of them changed their faces using a transformation tool and moved to Sprouse.
No matter how skilled you are, it is to come out into the streets of an enemy country in broad daylight.
I can’t help but feel nervous.
Even Helen with the face of Aina was playing a part in attracting her attention. Aina also has a beautiful face.
“Hmm, that’s pretty attention-grabbing.”
“I guess I should have made a different face…”
“Okay. Helen.”
Helen said a little sullenly, but Roan just laughed.
Helen’s bare face is also known to Merde. She says that her face is sold like a sacred object because of the superstition that if she has a portrait of a saint, she is blessed.
In other words, it was the idol marketing that the church did, but because of this, the church must be in a rather embarrassing situation without a saint.
Anyway, I’m planning on getting things done in Spross before I meet the forest fairies sooner or later. I wanted to get something that would help if possible.
“Come on! We have everything you need for exploration! These days, it’s Trent hunting season, so please refer to it because the flame buff tool tailored to it is on sale!”
As soon as they entered the store, Roan and Helen were greeted by lively staff. And it was a facility unlock message.
[Message: The function of the facility deployed in Sprouse is unlocked!]
[Message: Visit the facility shown on the map and see what it does!]
[Message: Visitable Facilities — Shop]
To the store clerk’s lines like those in the game, Roan answered with a slight smile.
“Trent hunting done, I want to buy inspiration. Is it possible?”
Upon hearing Roan’s answer, the employee’s eyes widened.
Usually, people looking for inspiration would only show up in the dark of the evening, just before closing. To find inspiration as soon as you open a store like this. You must be a rather urgent guest.
After confirming that there were no other customers around, the clerk glanced at the store owner who was looking at the counter.
“Follow me.”
Why lower your voice when no one is listening?
The clerk looked back at Roan and Helen and opened the door next to the checkout counter.
A small shed inside the door.
Inside the shed was another door.
Seeing that, Helen widened her eyes, but it was familiar to Roan, who had already seen this structure in the game.
“Go in there.”
The employee pointed at the door and leaned against the warehouse wall. When Helen opened the door, the stairs appeared.
It was a stairway leading to the basement of the store.
As Roan and Helen descended the stairs, the first thing they heard was the staff closing the door.
“… ?!”
Startled, Helen looked back at her, but
The two of them have already descended all the stairs.
Then, to the two who held their breath, a strange sound was heard.
“… What is this… ?”
Drurling Drurling.
A tremendous echoing snoring sound.
Upon entering the room through the dark landing,
I saw the main character of that loud voice.
A gray-haired old man dozing with his arms folded in front of his desk.
Leaving her bewildered voices behind her, Roan comforted her and awakened her inspiration with her low voice.
“Inspiration.”
But the snoring stopped,
There was no sign that the sleeping old man’s eyes would open.
Roan then called the old man’s name.
“For me. Inspiration for me.”
Then the old man’s eyes flashed open.
“… ! Who, my name…”
And belatedly, the old man noticed that there was someone in the room.
“… Who are you? How do you know my name?”
“Should I tell you? Wouldn’t it be nice to know that I know you well?”
But Roan grinned and put one of his pockets on the desk.
The old man, who had been glaring at Roan with a mixture of doubt and wariness, looked into his pocket and held his breath.
“Ugh… !”
A golden color reflecting the light of the magical tools lit up underground shone on the old man’s face.
“By this time tomorrow, two ID cards and two passes. With that money, you can create miracles that didn’t exist, so I believe it’s possible. I’ll give you the other half when I’m done.”
“Of course, old man.”
The tone of the old man, who was three times Roan’s age, suddenly became dignified. Helen held back her laughter, but her inspiration was earnest and asked Roan, handing her paper.
“Please write your identity here.”
The old man who received the information confirmed a few things and followed Roan and Helen out of the room to see them off to the warehouse. Helen and Roan stopped the old man from struggling to climb the stairs, but the old man waved his hand and finally came out to the warehouse.
The employee’s eyes widened when he saw the old man who had followed him outside the warehouse, but the old man bowed to Roan several times.
“Don’t worry, old man. I will definitely have it ready by tomorrow morning.”
“No, inspiration to me, what is this…”
“Yeah, the guest is leaving, so please send me off!”
Leaving behind the employee’s shocked face, Roan and Helen left the store.
“It’s new, but you’re really great. Master. I’ve lived here all my life, but I didn’t know that a place like that existed or what people like that were doing.”
My inspiration in the store basement is,
He is an expert in ID and pass counterfeiting.
In the game, it appeared in a scene where a hero and his party made an ID card to use when entering Evirgio with a passing text.
There is no online record or hologram mark to check the authenticity of the ID cards here.
However, you can’t use magic on all IDs like guild badges. No matter how low magic was, it wasn’t enough to cover all the people.
What’s more, the inspiration created by excellent hand skills is unmatched.
The thing that people who are behind something always look for for freedom is the old man’s ID.
“Were you not a proud citizen of Merde? Someone like you wouldn’t need it. It is natural not to know.”
“But now I have help.”
Helen’s eyes sparkled with her reverence for Roan.
He smiled and entered the alley of a nearby inn. Boldly, the alley of luxury inns near the Temple of Laurecia.
The Royal Palace and the Temple of Life in Merde are places that nobles coming from other territories must visit when they come to Spross.
There are townhouses nearby where people spend the social season naturally, and high-class inns for nobles who cannot afford townhouses in the capital or who are staying in the capital for a short period of time are also clustered near the temple and the royal palace.
“How can I help you?”
“I will stay overnight. To the quietest room.”
The inn staff scanned Roan’s face and clothes with a keen, but not rude look.
