Chapter 187 – Chapter 187 ― If You Are on My Side (5)
Episode 187 ― If you are on my side (5)
“I came to Merde when I was very young. But we were both young…”
And she answered as if she was not confident.
“I’m probably in my mid-twenties… I think. Because it was eight years ago that I went through an awakening.”
“Eight years ago…”
Roan murmured like a sigh.
Those words where red concentric circles do not appear are the truth.
The awakening of demons is usually 16 years old.
No matter how fast it is, it’s around 15 years old.
In the case of the Count, he was very quick, and I heard that he awakened as soon as he turned 15 years old.
Then, even if Urtellia’s awakening was fast—if the environment wasn’t good, she’d wake up quicker. Awakening often comes from a sense of crisis—I’m already twenty-three.
The count is twenty-nine. He was said to be nearly ten years older than his younger brother.
“Are you now? It’s a bad memory, so I hope you don’t ask more.”
At Anmut’s blunt words, Roan lowered her head.
“… Right. Sorry. Leah.”
“Oh, no. To that extent…”
Yurtalia shook her head, still hiding her expression under her hat.
It’s a memory from childhood.
It’s all painful and blurry.
She is looking for her older sister, but the man who says she is looking for her is not Yurteria’s older sister.
The city they lived in was a cold seaside.
Looking back now, probably north of Evirzio.
There is a long distance from Basel, where the Imperial Castle is located.
At least it was clear that Anmut wasn’t her brother, but she couldn’t say that to a man she didn’t know well.
Externally, they only called Anmut their older brother, but it was Urtellia who ran away with him from the laboratory and raised him.
Besides, it is true that she herself had her awakening eight years ago, so she was able to escape from the wizard’s laboratory.
Cat Suin’s older sister.
What kind of person
She was curious, but she stopped asking more.
Yurteria knew very well that if she raised her expectations for no reason, her heart would suffer.
“Anyway, I didn’t expect to see you this second time. Prosecutor.”
“Ah. My name here is Aisen.”
“Aisen…”
Urtellia muttered her name, but Anmut’s forehead twitched for a moment.
She probably had a similar ability to ‘detecting’ to him.
Aisen is a common name.
No matter how you look at it, it looks like a pseudonym, but she must have felt uncomfortable about being called the truth.
“Are you living in Merde?”
“Recently, I have been going back and forth between Evirzio and Merde. As she said earlier, her goal is to shake the church with her saintess.”
“Staying with the church is a headache. Aisen.”
“Hmm.”
Despite Anmut’s warning, Roan gave a relaxed smile.
“It’s okay, something like that. Because the goddess is on my side.”
And Anmut held his breath.
What crossed my mind at that moment was
What the Goddess said in the dream.
It was said that the demon king was blessed by the goddess.
Why did this thought come to my mind now?
While Anmut was deep in thought, Roan said something surprising.
“Don’t you guys intend to settle down in Evirgio? Even if you are the imperial castle of Basel, you can work while being treated well. I saw the eyes of humans looking at you earlier. I must have lived my whole life like that, but what about Basel?”
“I was kicked out of Evirgio. Didn’t I tell you?”
“If it wasn’t in Hwangseong, that wouldn’t happen.”
What I felt in Roan’s words was a sense of relaxation.
When even her Helen, who was standing behind her, nodded her head, Yurteria gave her a look and asked, as if wary of her.
“What do you say so? Mr. Aisen.”
“Because I am strong enough to vouch for someone. If you get my guarantee, you won’t have any trouble moving freely within the imperial castle.”
“You are right.”
After Helen nodded her head with another chuckle, she spoke to Roan.
“Master, it would be good for you to go back soon.”
“Okay.”
Roan glanced at the Quest Watch. The time we promised to meet with Aina is getting closer.
In order not to be late, it is better to go now.
“I guess I’ll have to go for today.”
“Maybe, next time!”
Urtellia was the one who spoke urgently.
“Can we meet again next time…”
A smile appeared on Roan’s face.
“If you want.”
Urtellia covered her heated cheeks with her hands inside her hat.
The sound of a subtly rising liking level.
The favorability has become +55.
It was subtracted from her original face to remove some of the handsomeness, but it seems that it was Yurteria’s preference.
“Where are you planning to stay in Spruce?”
“I’ll probably be at the Blue Pony Inn for about two weeks.”
“… Whoa.”
An exclamation flowed from Roan’s mouth.
A name I’ve only seen in games.
It is the original name of the ‘inn’ and ‘tavern’ facilities.
“I’ll see you around lunchtime in five days.”
If it is around that time, she is going to come to Spross once to pick up Bishop Sermo, an acquaintance of Helen.
It is not a problem to stop by the pub before taking the leader.
“Then, let’s leave for today.”
Leaving behind Urtellia, who bowed several times, and Anmut, who bowed her head politely with a sullen expression, Roan moved into the forest.
“How are the people you met in the castle here?”
When she thought they had gone far enough, Helen asked, impatient with her curiosity.
Then, Roan smiled softly and said.
“They came to kill me.”
“… Yes?!”
Helen barely stopped her screams from bursting out. So her reply was a beat late.
However, Roan replied in a calm tone.
“He is an assassin sent from the Merde family. As you can see, Suin. The sorceress is probably faking herself as a human, but she is also a cat beast. He seems to be using that to get in and out of Evirgio comfortably.”
“Then, shouldn’t we leave it alive…? ?”
After hearing his explanation, Helen’s expression suddenly changed. Even in her original form, her ferocious eyes were filled with ferocity.
However, Roan calmed Helen down.
“Okay. I already know the face, and they don’t have the skills to kill me.”
“… If you say so…”
Helen’s face was full of worry,
If her owner is okay, then it’s okay.
“Leave it. Isn’t it an interesting relationship? It’s not too late to decide what kind of relationship it will be after seeing it in five days.”
Roan just spoke leisurely with a relaxed face. But she couldn’t let Helen off guard.
I must take a closer look at my master’s surroundings.
Helen swallowed her decision to herself.
“Besides, he has the potential for growth. He hasn’t bloomed yet.”
Roan knows that better than anyone.
**
“Urtellia.”
“Stop. We just need to finish this one.”
“I clearly said I didn’t like it…”
“How can you refuse to pay twice as much?”
Way out of the castle.
The two of them stopped in the middle of the main road.
Wagons and people were blocking the way, but Urtellia didn’t care and stared at Anmut.
“Anmut. With this money, you can literally shake your hands and live! You hate this job too!”
“That said, if you take on this right now…”
“Is it because you’re not confident?”
At Urtellia’s provocation, Anmut shuts her mouth.
Although he has a gentle and kind personality,
It doesn’t mean you don’t have self-respect.
Isen, whom I met as a swordsman, is a powerful person.
The coexistence of the desire to follow him and the desire to defeat him is because Anmut is also a demon.
Anmut’s strength is that he knows himself well and can see it objectively.
Anmut knows that he can’t beat Eisen as he is now, but that with the right amount of time and effort, he has a chance to defeat him.
“… He’s not confident No way.”
“Of course, I don’t want to fight Aisen-sama either. But the opponent isn’t Aisen-sama, it’s the demon lord. I just need to kill the demon king. Only the Demon King.”
“Get out of there!”
Because the road was blocked, a shouting sound could be heard from a carriage approaching. Urtellia’s hat turned toward her.
Perhaps she was glaring at her coachman, but Anmut silently picked her up whole and carried her to the edge of her road, while Yurtellia was silent.
They were all too familiar with this situation.
“If I kill the demon lord, wouldn’t ‘Aisen-sama’, whom you cherish so much, be in trouble?”
“Ah…”
The words that Anmut uttered in a disgruntled tone, for the first time, left Yurteria speechless.
Urtellia, who was quiet for a moment, asked.
“… Really, so what?”
“…”
Anmut looked at Urtellia with a pitiful expression. However, Urtellia, who would normally be furious with a look like that!, Didn’t say a word and was only absorbed in her thoughts.
“I see, if Aisen-sama is in a position to protect the demon lord, it will be difficult if the demon lord dies… Before that, do I have to get close to him or appease him…? .”
“Do you like him that much?”
“Awesome! Strong.”
Immediate answer.
Anmut sighed.
Also, she is a prisoner.
You can’t hide your demonic instincts.
Even the human named Aisen did not show her disapproval to her beastman. Perhaps that point made her feel more likeable to Urtellia.
“When we meet in five days, we should talk.”
“What are you going to say?”
“How about we get rid of the demon lord together?”
Anmut’s eyes widened.
“I am willing to share the money if necessary. Assassination will be easier if Aisen-sama is on our side.”
“That…”
Anmut, who opened his mouth at the absurd remark, swallowed his words.
There was no reason to say no.
It won’t be easy to trick her, but Yurtalia’s magic specializes in changing her mind. Might try
Even that mistress, Yurtalia, said that she would share her money. It’s not an easy decision, but it’s possible because she’s a person she feels good about.
If such a strong person participates, the assassination of the demon king becomes exponentially easier.
Of course, there was no way Roan would give up his own life. Therefore, the chance of succeeding in the assassination converged to zero, but Anmut, who had not known until then, admired Urtellia’s words.
“… Right.”
“Are you fine?”
“Oh my goodness. Mr. Anmut, Mr. Lia. You are back.”
“Yes, Della. Long time no see.”
“Long time no see.”
When they arrived in front of the guild, the guild receptionist holding a poster in her hand saw them and greeted them first.
“What is that?”
“Ah, this…”
Della, the receptionist, who was about to tell her that she had a big client looking for a cat, Suin, shut her mouth.
Anmut is a prisoner, and I heard that he suffered quite a bit before that. I don’t know what kind of prisoner would be like that.
Most of the prisoners captured by Merde suffer bad things. Perhaps the woman he is looking for is no longer in this world.
There was no need to tell the beastman Anmut himself. ‘Cause you’ll find out anyway
So Della glossed over her words.
“A request came in to find a person. The amount is large, so check it out later.”
“Huh. Okay.”
Urtellia answered dryly. She cares more than ever if her pay is high, but she has no commissions of her own that can fetch a greater amount than her current take on.
So, unlike usual, she passed by without looking at her poster.
Anmut, who entered the guild following Urtellia, asked the guild receptionist.
“Has anyone named Aisen registered for the guild? Recently.”
Then the answer came right back.
“Recently… Are you referring to the person who made a huge request?”
“A big request?”
“The amount of success is hundreds of gold.”
“Hundreds?!”
Urtellia’s eyes seemed to pop out.
Anmut’s blue eyes sharpened.
He also has something.
Hundreds of gold. The money that Anmut and Urtellia had accumulated while living as mercenaries for 7 years was not even 100 gold.
To him who was strong, money in Evirgio would have automatically gathered to him.
The more he is on one side, the more convenient it will be.
As Yurteria develops a crush on him, she’s unnerved to see her break down like never before…
“As expected, we need to get him on our side.”
Anmut muttered.
**
“They are people who can come in and out of both countries. Wouldn’t it be nice if they were on my side?”
A way to monitor and appease at once.
Roan’s eyes shone as he smiled reassuringly to Helen.
