40. Leading, Leading (1)
A few weeks have passed since I left Bethany as a disguised corpse and came to Jericho.
Get along well.
It’s not just that we get along, we get along badly.
To be honest, I wonder if this is okay.
[HP: 98.0]
[Strength: 96.5]
[Attitude: 100.9]
[HP: 65.0]
The explosive growth of his stats proves him.
It has almost doubled in size.
On the one hand, it was natural.
When I was an escort knight, I always moved according to Elijah’s schedule.
You don’t have to do that here.
I can do whatever I want.
Quests are searched for according to conditions, and quests suddenly come to you just by working.
I am working as a mercenary in Bethany.
When I came to the city, Yuridike, the head of the information guild, and Orphe, her husband, guided me there and even helped me register as a mercenary.
Because the surroundings are so rough, the work is full and overflowing.
Because of that, a quest arrives every time I go out.
After clearing all of them, I grew seriously fast.
Most of all, the magic stat jumped from 1 to 65.
Because of the attribute that increases magic power by 3 times, if magic power comes out as a reward, it goes up.
‘Besides, Elijah won’t lose his magic.’
Not only that.
[List of talents]
-Secret Steps, Weaponization of Objects, Swordsmanship (Lv.27), Hunter’s Sense, Survival Expert, Horseback Riding, Archery (Lv.6), Carpentry, Discovery of Revelation, Leading Moon.
A couple of traits have also been added.
As I had plenty of time to work on various things, my hobby was to make furniture out of wood.
Chairs, desks, bookshelves, drawers, kennels, etc.
As a result, I came up with the ‘carpentry’ characteristic.
I learned archery from the city guards.
At first, he was wary of me, a former knight, but after a few days, he became close.
There are only a handful of talented people in this city, and all of them are missing a few screws in their personality.
People who are overly condescending or something like that.
Compared to them, I was a fairly solid human being.
Thanks to that, I got a lot of love from the captain of the guard, and learned the bow.
I’m still lacking in skills.
A notable change is the ‘leading moon’.
I found and absorbed things that strengthened the attributes and magical powers that had spread throughout the Pandemonium.
As a result, I got that characteristic a few days ago.
To be precise, the ‘leading moon’ has been changed to ‘leading moon’.
Only the name has changed noticeably, nothing has changed in substance.
The effect is the same as before.
[The leading moon.]
-The effect of ‘Discovery of Revelation’ has been strengthened.
-Increases with the user’s magical power growth rate (2x ＞ 3X)
In the end, the only thing that has changed is the name.
‘If I give you something, what will happen?’
I happened to pick up a dagger with a special effect outside.
A dagger that temporarily puts the opponent in a state of suspended animation.
It’s not very useful because the activation conditions are difficult, but I just took it as a souvenir.
In the midst of peaceful daily life, I sometimes think of tragedy and comedy.
The second tragedy.
Elijah threw fireballs at me.
And the comedy of Elijah.
I was lying down with a serious injury.
‘It won’t matter now.’
I even ran away disguised as a corpse.
To those who knew me before, I am a dead person.
Also, this Jericho is far from Elijah’s mansion.
Elijah is also busy with war.
For many reasons, the tragedy never came to me.
It’s all in the past now.
Even though you know everything, it’s hard to break the habit of checking the window frame every morning.
There aren’t even flower pots there.
*
I prepared breakfast in the kitchen.
A two-story house with a small yard.
All the necessary furniture and facilities were prepared by the Information Guild, so I only brought myself in.
The menu consists of ingredients purchased from nearby shops.
Compared to what I ate before, it was modest, but I took as much nutrients as I needed.
A simple sandwich based on rye bread.
Come down to the living room and look outside while chewing blankly.
In the yard, grass grew beautifully.
In every nook and cranny, there are wild flowers whose names I don’t know.
And a dog curled up and fell asleep.
This is a dog roaming around.
It does not have a specific owner or house, and moves from house to house.
‘Looks like they’re going to eat at my house today.’
Because I have a personality that follows people well, I take good care of people without kicking or hitting them.
I am one of those people.
It’s because of him that he made a doghouse with woodwork.
I made it, but it’s a problem because I don’t use it.
He always rolls around on the ground.
Looking at the nameless dog reminded me of Yuel.
The moon deer I brought.
‘I don’t know if you’re doing well.’
Although Jericho is isolated, news comes often.
An anti-imperial coalition led by Elijah.
The Imperial army against him.
To be precise, it is said that the Bebel family mainly fights.
It’s actually a civil war in the Duke of Bebel.
I hear that the Bebel family is in danger thanks to Elijah’s efforts.
In the meantime, the Helios Empire only lends the name of the Imperial Army and has no actual loss of troops, so they are benefiting from the fisherman’s geography.
Whoever wins, the power of the Bebel family will be staggered, and the result of the empire monopolizing power is predicted.
People other than me said that.
I…. Well. I do not know.
Whoever wins won’t affect me much.
Still, I hope Elijah’s side will win.
Without casualties, if possible.
What just…. For several reasons.
‘What am I thinking about?’
We finished our meal and went out into the yard.
Despite being at war outside, the weather is peaceful.
‘Shall we not go to work today and rest?’
The dog heard me coming out and looked up.
It comes wagging its tail.
‘I should go for a walk later.’
Weekdays without work pass peacefully.
It was late evening after the sun had set when I returned from walking the dog.
“Ah, Judas. Did you go out?”
Just then, the captain of Jericho’s guard came to see me.
It is very rare to come home armed.
“Could you lend me a hand for a minute?”
It means to ask for help.
Your expression is serious.
“Is something wrong?”
“Can I explain as I go? The situation is so urgent.”
*
I listened to the explanation while moving to the south gate of Jericho.
He got to the point as usual.
“Gigantic Drake appeared.”
“… ….”
Drake.
A quadrupedal beast resembling a wingless dragon.
It is called a lizard among those who eat knives.
Despite its nickname lizard, it belongs to a very dangerous individual.
The average height of its body exceeds 2m, and its entire body is a weapon because it is covered with hard, sharp scales.
I can’t even get my teeth into it with quite a few weapons.
But among them Gigantic Drake.
The height alone is at least 4m.
To be precise, the Gigantic Drake is the original species, and the Small Drake is its descendant.
It’s not just the size that matters.
They have lived since the age of mythology, and they shoot breath.
Sand, Rock, Fire, Poison.
Sometimes, a very rare species uses a solar or lunar breath.
“Are you coming here?”
“Yes. It’s one object, but it’s hard to stop it with the city’s troops right now.”
“If you do it wrong, the city might collapse.”
That’s how strong the enemy is.
As if the news had already spread, the road to the south gate was confusing.
Crowded with people trying to get out of the city.
Meanwhile, I was a little puzzled.
As far as I know, there’s no such threat to Jericho.
“Isn’t there a Gigantic Drake around here?”
“I did. If there was such a dangerous object, you would have known in advance. My guess is that they were either pushed out of their habitat due to the influence of the war outside, or they came here after wandering around.”
“Hmm….”
I know the cause, but the solution is far off.
As strong as I am, the Gigantic Drake is a dangerous foe.
Because it is one of the few monsters to be strong in this world.
I’ve never hunted before.
In order to finally complete the ‘property’ given to the character, you must hunt the Gigantic Drake with the same property.
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‘But he can only be hunted at the very end…. It’s impossible with these stats and attributes right now.’
I don’t know if the equipment is good.
Now my armament is not much different from that of an ordinary mercenary.
The dagger that causes suspended animation is activated only when it pierces the target’s heart, but that short blade cannot reach the heart of Drake.
‘If I do something wrong, I might die.’
Not surprising.
Mercenary work is always risking one’s life.
Even though I’ve grown significantly, that fact doesn’t change.
I don’t know why I decided to do the dangerous mercenary work.
Even if I don’t work, I have enough money to live on.
Is it because it hurts to just stay still, or is there some other reason?
“Even the kind of gigantic drake that has not been reported before….”
“No sighting reports?”
“Yes. It’s an object that only exists as a record. I don’t know the details because I haven’t seen it yet, but I heard that the color of the scales is ivory, so it resembles the moon….”
“… ….”
There is something to be expected.
Gigantic drake with lunar attributes.
There are only a few of them, and they are covered with softly shining ivory scales.
‘No way… ?’
You can complete the attribute by hunting the Gigantic Drake.
My attribute is the moon.
The opponent decided to guess the Moon attribute Gigantic Drake.
‘This… Can it be completed?’
According to the Bible, the moon is fragmented and incomplete.
‘Once you finish that…. What will happen?’
With complicated questions in mind, I followed the captain of the guard to the south gate.
