Chapter 179 – Chapter 179 ― I’ll Give You a Chance (2)
Episode 179 ― I will give you a chance (2)
A neat, clean, likeable face.
And well-made clothes and shoes made with expensive fabrics.
It was an employee who knew the faces of most nobles, but they were unknown faces.
However, his senses tell him that this person is not a lowly person.
Besides, the woman in the back is also a great beauty.
A man with a woman like this
A person who has something
The clerk, who finished the calculation in his mind, was polite and responded promptly.
“All right. The penthouse on the top floor is empty. 2 gold per night. There is also an empty room downstairs. There are two rooms on one floor and there are guests on the other side, but the soundproofing is perfect. What would you like to do?”
If it was 1 gold, it was a little less than the annual income of a peasant on the Moira continent.
Just as luxury hotels cost hundreds of dollars in real life, staying at a luxury inn in Merde is something common people cannot even dare to dare to do.
However, Roan is now in a position where he can flex. Roan held out two gold and one silver coins and said.
“To the top floor. And just in case, my guests may come and go. If there are guests trying to enter the top floor, be careful not to block them.”
The employee’s eyes widened.
The biggest tip he’s ever received in the years he’s worked at this inn.
The face of the employee who received the silver coin with both hands was full of smiles. Bending at the waist at 90 degrees, the staff shouted loudly.
“I will serve you wholeheartedly!”
**
While recharging magic at the inn,
Roan said to Helen.
“Helen. I have something to ask before going out.”
Helen, who had returned to her bare face, stopped tidying up Roan’s coat and looked back at him.
“Yes, Xiamen. Master.”
“Jim will confuse humans.”
It was a sudden word.
Helen widened her eyes for a second, put down the thing in her hand, and then turned to Roan.
“I have said it before. Jim goes to Sprouse not just to procure the things I need. It is to weaken Merde’s royal authority and church, and to publicize your strength. We plan to use it to attract priests and humans to Evirgio.”
“… Yes. You said so.”
Helen nodded her head.
And Roan sat down on the bed, facing Helen.
“In the process, there will inevitably be those who suffer.”
At first glance, Helen’s expression didn’t seem to have changed much, but her lips were more firmly shut than before.
“My priority is the people of Evirgio. If there are human forces that threaten us, we will do our best to destroy them. And there will be people who will be harmed in the process.”
Deep blue eyes that sink heavily,
Roan stared at him with a cold expression.
He intends to attack the church and use the people he had connections with Helen in the process.
Starting with the families of those who are held captive in Evirzio, he will also encourage those who follow Helen to immigrate.
If so,
Helen has no choice but to suffer when someone gets hurt by using her own name.
“Even so, can you give up on the humans here?”
Unexpectedly, however, Helen responded immediately.
“Nothing is impossible for me, Master.”
Roan looked at Helen with a surprised expression. But Helen knelt before Roan on her one knee, as her knights do.
“Master. Demons, humans. That distinction doesn’t matter to me anymore. Now that I realize that everyone is one life, my standard now is only whether or not they are enemies of the master.”
Trust is evident in Helen’s determined expression.
It was her belief that her Emperor would never make a meaningless sacrifice.
“The fact that unavoidable sacrifices are made for something. We know better than anyone that we can’t save everyone. Because I also cut someone with a knife.”
And Helen lowered her gaze.
The face of the cold beauty was still the same,
She had a look of sadness on her face.
“For Goddess… I thought, but in reality, she must have been for the church. However, rather than turning back and regretting that time, I would like to follow the master’s command and move forward. At least for Master, he will follow a greater cause. “
Soon, Helen smiled faintly at Roan, as if her mind had been taken over.
“Give up. It doesn’t matter. I have no doubt that the master will save more people with it.”
What is felt through ‘listening’ is a firm belief.
Roan smiled at her.
The name of the saintess is important in the human world.
And whether or not she cooperates makes her plans A and B different.
— If Helen doesn’t obey her Majesty’s word at the last minute, of course it’s highly unlikely… Then it will take time to shake the church.
After discussing how to move in Sprouse with Helen and Grünent before coming to Merde. Grünent hinted at his concerns to me in the bedroom.
— The Church will say that Your Majesty is impersonating the representative of the Goddess and the name of a saint, and may oppress Helen and those who listen to Her Majesty. It’s hostage play, so to speak. And Helen… They are weak against hostages.
Grünent smiled bitterly.
Because it was Grunent himself who made Helen invade the heart of her country of demons.
Roan could agree with Grunent’s words.
However, seeing Helen now, both the owner, Roan, and her old friend, Grunent, could only shake off the anxiety that had been in her heart, feeling ashamed.
There was not even a sign of concern in Helen’s answer.
If you do this,
By contacting Helen and the high-ranking members of the Order, you will be able to recruit priests who will ‘cross the border for humans who are living in the Demon Kingdom and will be heading to the Demon Kingdom with the determination to commit martyrdom’.
Of course, I wouldn’t let go of it in the church.
However, Helen is a full-fledged saint.
Of course, it is only in Evirzio that the Emperor treats them as guard dogs, but here in Merde, they are as popular with the people as the King, no, more than that.
For nobles, he is a celebrity who has as much influence as the Pope.
Besides, her people are not the only ones who follow her as if she were the agent of her goddess, her sheep.
Grünent explained that there were some priests and nobles who blindly followed her for her nobility and holiness, and that they were able to use it to gather information within the church and manipulate the inside.
— It would be easy to call humans to this land if you could bring them with you. For the human people, a place where there is a priest is no different from an area where they can feel safe.
Contrary to her sinister intentions, Roan thought of Grunent smiling brightly, and instead of rewarding Helen’s admirable confession, Roan patted her head.
“If you follow me like that, it gives me strength.”
“Natural… It is work.”
Helen’s cold expression vanished like a lie, and she laughed hard with ferocious eyes.
The frozen expression on her face melted away.
“Then, as planned for this afternoon, let’s visit the temple.”
“All right. Master.”
“But before that, I want to take care of my personal business. I plan to stop by the blacksmith for a while.”
There was no problem with the emperor’s personal affairs, but the blacksmith’s destination was a bit unexpected.
Of course, there could be something hidden that Helen didn’t know about, like the shabby shop she stopped by before entering the inn.
Wouldn’t it be milder than cutting off the head of the fountain in the center of the plaza?
But even so, is there anything special about blacksmithing?
“Is there anything lacking in the blacksmith of the imperial palace?”
Those who deliver goods to the imperial castle are the best technicians in the demon world.
A blacksmith who has both strength and skills is a highly respected job in Evirgio. The blacksmith of the demon tribe makes a masterpiece that is incomparable to humans?
Then, Roan replied to Helen, who tilted her head with a smile.
“It is a place with a story related to your sword.”
“You mean my sword?”
She looked down at her own sword, which Helen had draped down her belt.
The sword she would have received from her Order.
It is an excellent sword that has already collided with Roan’s Fiora several times.
Roan nodded his head.
“And I…”
Roan’s words suddenly stopped.
When Helen looked curiously into her master’s eyes,
He seemed to be carefully choosing his words, then spoke slowly.
“… It is also a place I go to because I have to give back what I stole.”
His blue eyes widened in question.
What did the master take away?
Are you going to see the victims of the war?
Roan didn’t say that he was going to do a quest instead of a hero who couldn’t do it because of the distorted future.
**
The magic stone charge of the transformation tool was completed in about an hour.
Roan and Helen can walk around with their faces swapped for the next five hours.
Leaving behind the inn staff who politely greeted them, they rode the fastest luxury carriage to the blacksmith’s street east of Sprouse.
A few people who saw the colorful carriage that appeared at the entrance of the street sent a wary look and avoided their eyes.
No matter who looked at it, it was a means of transportation that only nobles could ride.
Nothing good will come of it if you show hatred to a high-ranking person.
“Wow… This is the first time I’ve been to a place like this!”
And Helen was clear whether she knew that kind of gaze or not. The sounds of metalworking and hammering can be heard here and there.
At the noise, Helen had to raise her voice to speak to Roan.
“I didn’t have to buy a sword or armor myself! Great!”
Helen is busy looking around her with her mouth open. And being that excited is the same for me.
When it comes to blacksmithing, isn’t there something that touches the hearts of Pangem users! Although there are no dwarves in this world.
There are woodworks and ironworks in the original world, but they don’t make weapons or armor,
After coming here and becoming the Demon King, he only carries the one sword he already has.
If there is a need, someone will find treasure-grade armor and swords in the storage room and offer them to you.
So I almost looked around with a face similar to Helen’s, but the demon lord filtering barely prevented that.
It seems that the atmosphere of the old Seongsu-dong or the small factory alley in Jongno is similar to this place.
Blacksmith workers carrying her materials in handcarts opened their ax eyes to Helen who blocked her path, then relaxed faces when they saw her beauty.
Gently pulling Helen’s body,
Roan spoke into her ear.
“Helen. I don’t think it’s okay to look too foreign.”
“Ah, ah… ! I’m sorry, master.”
Only then did Helen open her eyes with her mouth shut.
Even if it’s not, she’s a beauty that attracts attention
Looking around with that expression would only attract more attention from the smiths.
“By the way, where is the place you said you were looking for?”
“Hmm. It is inside.”
Even though it is the first time he has come to the street, the place where Roan moves without hesitation is a shabby blacksmith shop located in the far corner.
Someone saw Roan enter it and heard him click his tongue.
“… ?”
Helen looked around her, frowning slightly, but the smiths all turned their heads as if they hadn’t seen anything.
The inside of the smithy, filled with the smell of dust, is quiet.
Bondi Blacksmith is a place where you can hear the constant hammering and grinding of iron. A place that is always noisy and full of heat and light with an unquenchable fire.
However, unlike the atmosphere of the street, this place is surrounded by silence.
Helen looked carefully at Roan.
“More… Do.”
“Okay.”
Roan entered, stepping on his feet making the interior of the smithy somber. Light enveloped his body, illuminating the edges of the dark shadows like a halo.
“Master.”
But no answer.
