Chapter 107 – The Black Hound (8)
As always, the twin sisters, who left for the adventurer’s guild early in the morning, returned home within an hour to Roden and Roxia, who were busy trading.
“Go to the mining town… “
“… Are you saying that you and your colleagues are coming after a group of hobgoblins?”
“Yes, yes. The members are me, Marill, Junoa, and the captain as usual. A party of four like this.”
“Considering the round trip time and the time it takes to hunt, no matter how quickly we solve it, it will take a day or two.
Hearing the story, he was on his way to receive a request to subdue a group of hobgoblins, the higher species of goblins, who were wanted in a mining town located three or four hours away by carriage from this city.
It is estimated that the total number of Hobgoblins who hid in the mine, occupied it, and turned the base was over 30 in total.
Because of them, the operation of the mine, the main source of income for the village, was forcibly stopped, causing trouble in many ways.
Hobgoblins are monsters that, like a high-ranking species, have superior strength, weight, and intelligence than normal goblins, and are capable of small-scale tactics, so they are a subtle threat when united… ．
“Well, if it’s you guys, there won’t be any big problems. You’re well aware that most Hobgoblins use all kinds of excrement as poison, right? Don’t be too vigilant about goblins, and don’t allow them to attack themselves if possible.”
It was common knowledge among adventurers, so her twin sister replied that she knew at the same time, and Roden, who conveyed her advice, beckoned Roxia to hand her antidote and recovery potions to them.
“Merim-sister, Marill-sister. There is only one case, so take care of it!”
“Ahhh, what kind of things… ．I didn’t come here for that specific purpose.”
“… Why don’t you put some saliva on your mouth?”
Contrary to what she seemed to be reluctant to say, Merim, who gently scratched her cheek, took the potion bottles that Roden held out and pressed them into her backpack.
Seeing that, Roden and Roxia laughed and then took turns giving each other a simple hug.
By now, the twin sisters who had told enough of the story were ready to leave again because they had promised to join the crew in the wagon waiting in front of the castle gate with all the supplies they needed to explore the mine.
Just before they left the store, Roden spoke gravely as he held her twin sister’s hand at the same time.
“Whoa… There is something I must tell you when I return this time.”
“What is it? What is it? Even your voice is higher than usual?”
“Whoever puts it down. This is my original voice.”
“I guess it’s a very important story?”
Roden met her eyes with the girl standing right next to her and nodded to her twin sister, she replied.
What the hell is this about?
The twins thought that it would be okay if I just told them now, but no matter how I look at it, I wasn’t in the mood to tell them right away, so she decided to go and listen.
The fact that it takes a lot of mental preparation to reveal something that has been hidden from others until now is because even the girls who hide the history of running away from aristocratic families fully understand.
“I have to come back as soon as possible, even if I’m curious about what the two of you will tell me.”
“Actually, that was the point I gave you. Take care.”
“Oh, you speak very well. Then, I’ll come and see you.”
“Both of you, take care!”
Like the last time they left the conversation in the morning, the twin sisters, who shared a deep tongue-to-tongue kiss in order, left the store without regret.
Roden and Roxia, who held her hands and watched the back of the two. The more she thought about the time when her sisters returned, the more complicated the girl could not hide her lips.
“Even after revealing not only that I am a demon, but also that I think of my master as a member of the opposite sex, will I be able to live with my sisters as before… ?”
“I would like to answer yes, but… Because the human mind is complicated. I can’t be sure.”
After long deliberation, the two of them decided to honestly tell the twins about their current relationship. As I said before, when they return, in the most calm atmosphere possible.
Originally, I planned to talk much sooner, but after hearing about the murder of the demon tribe, I acted more cautiously, so I still haven’t been able to tell her twin sister that Roxy is a demon tribe.
As a result, Roden and Roxia are not superficially masters and slaves (Roden does not consider her a slave in the first place), but because they were between her uncle and nephew, she also keeps the fact that she is having a secret relationship as a man and woman.
‘I was hiding it because I was afraid it would be regarded as incest, but from the point of view of the twins, it would make us feel a great sense of betrayal.’
A relationship that began when Roxia’s surprise kiss made her eat her aphrodisiac… That is an excuse no matter how many times Roden thinks about it.
Roden’s will was clearly reflected even when her drug energy was circulating, and from that day on, Roxia was only seen as a ‘woman’ rather than a ‘daughter-like girl’.
As a result, I have reached the current situation where I can not give up spending time with Roxia in private even though I am studying with her twin sister first.
‘Even if I get cursed at by two people, I have no choice but to talk as best as I can so that only one of them gets cursed at.’
Since they are guilty of committing something no different than having so-called ‘cheating’ behind their twin sister’s knowledge, if they get angry, I’ll be happy to receive swearing or scolding… ．
Roxia, Merim, and Maril. I have no intention of missing either of them now. After telling her twin sister everything, I intend to persuade her with her mouth or body and take responsibility for all three women for the rest of my life.
Roden and Roxia were arguing about the best way to talk about the twins when they returned home, and it was time for lunch.
“Whoa, it went by in an instant because I kept holding meetings… Roxia, would you like to walk around the city together for a change?”
“Yes! Anything is fine as long as I’m with my master.”
“Yes. Let’s eat some sweet food outside today.”
Roxia answered with a smile brighter than a flower blooming in spring, and during lunchtime, Roxia held her owner’s hand and roamed around the city of Varmela.
* * *
The dark and deep dawn when most people fall into a deep sleep.
The four black hounds, who came out of the room they were staying in secretly so that the other guests or the innkeeper would not notice, were lowering their posture on the roof of the building.
The usual hounds wore plain travelers or monk’s clothes to pretend to be pilgrims… ．
Only now, all of them wear black clothes and hoods that cover their faces, and they are dressed optimally for infiltration and assassination, melting in the darkness of dawn.
“I made sure that the twin sisters I lived with left the city in a carriage and did not return home.”
“You did a lot of work monitoring it. Thanks to you, I was able to seize the golden opportunity at the right time.”
There have been quite a few strangers who have visited the Barmela estate in the past few days, besides the hounds, so unless you have direct eyewitness accounts, you won’t be able to easily suspect them.
Captain Borbo unfolded the artifact parchment for a final check and breathed his magic into it to see if anything changed.
Slowly, the parchment showed stains indicating the existence of a kinsman. The location also pointed towards Roden’s house as usual this time.
The hounds, who retrieved the parchment and exchanged only glances instead of words, moved silently.
It’s time to carry out your duties as a black hound.
—-Fluffy! Fluffy!
In order to avoid the eyes of the guards who are patrolling at dawn by holding the lights high, most of the movement is to run between the roofs of buildings, and if the distance between buildings is not good, move quickly on the ground and climb up the building again.
It was a dawn covered with pitch-black darkness, but due to the nature of the demons, the darkness was not a hindrance to the hounds who had bright night vision.
The members of the crew, who ran all over the city at dawn without being noticed by the guards, stopped for a moment to fully prepare at a location slightly away from Roden’s shop on the outskirts of the city.
It is a task that has been repeated many times during the mission so far, so there is no need to exchange opinions.
“…”
When the sorceress Finet, who is the smallest of the members and speaks little, quietly uttered a spell, a magic was activated that prevented the sound from resonating in the surrounding radius for a short time.
About 20 minutes from now. Even if there is a rather loud commotion around here, nearby citizens or guards will not hear.
In the most ideal case, the two humans living together enter without waking up, and quietly deal with only their own people and then come out… ．
If the situation does not go well, such as being disturbed by the humans living together, there is no choice but to kill them all and decorate it as a crime by robbery.
“… Either way, the four of us can eat rice cakes in 20 minutes.
“Oh my gosh☆ If someone you don’t know hears it, they’ll think you’re the leader.”
Erna, who narrowed her eyes, took out two curved swords and advised Raniette, reminding her of the information she had been monitoring on Roxia and Roden.
“Leaving aside the sorceress girl who’s snoring over there, the guy named Roden is in a bit of a mood, so be careful not to get squeezed like last time☆”
“… Bitch…”
A fellow countryman in Nazari. When I investigated Yulid, he said, ‘About a silver level adventurer’ and attacked first by himself, but… Raniet, who had a history of being disgracefully broken in a one-on-one fight with an opponent who was more experienced than he thought, made an insect-bitten expression.
If it wasn’t for the moment when we were on our mission, we would have had a great fight.
“Currently, there is no information about the people in that building, our target, other than that they only appear at night and leave in the morning, so everyone should act carefully.”
‘Because the other person is completely unknown this time, be as careful as possible…’
Borbo, who had muttered all the prayers, stepped out with a determined expression on his face, and the other members of the crew moved in unison.
ㅡSasak, sasak!
Thanks to the building located in a remote location, there was no significant presence nearby. The hounds quickly moved to the front door.
When infiltrating someone else’s house, it is common to detour through a window, but if you have a means to break through the security device, it is more efficient to break into the front door proudly.
ㅡuuuuu… ．
First of all, the wizard Pinet instantly analyzed the security mark engraved on the surface of the building and canceled it.
“End.”
The imprints provided by the mage tower wizards built in such outskirts territory are child’s play to Finette, one of the pupils of the archmage Merlin.
ㅡGood luck, good luck… Clap!
Next, the thief Erna took out an L-shaped lockpick from her pocket and unlocked the door of the store with her savvy.
“Keu~☆ I like this sound of a lock being picked the most.”
In that way, the four black hounds smoothly entered the potion shop at dawn.
The shape of the potion display stand inside the store and the composition of the tables and chairs for guests were quite nice.
However, the purpose of their visit is not to evaluate the interior, but the same people hidden inside… Since it was to eliminate the demons, he passed the shop area without saying anything and entered the living room.
The door inside was not particularly locked, so it didn’t take much effort.
“Wait for a sec… ．The sign is blinking again?”
“What?”
As I was about to explore her insides, Pinet, who had been watching her parchment while she was activating, quietly gave out a voice.
Except for Raniet, who was holding a large piece of parchment with both hands, the rest of the crew checked the contents again.
The direction the dot points to is the room on the far left.
Could it be that his own people, quickly realizing that the hounds had invaded, are hiding?
In a hurry, the crew hurried to the door, and as they approached, the door opened by itself.
“What are these at bedtime…”
The person who appeared from the room was the owner of a potion shop, a human man who couldn’t hide his displeasure because he had woken up in his sleep.
He was holding a bastard sword with only one hand, as if he had noticed the intruder’s presence from the beginning.
Apparently, as the hounds expected, that man was a warrior skilled in fighting.
No matter what happened, the witnesses could not be spared.
The two-sword warrior Raniet and the female thief Erna, who exchanged glances with each other, instantly closed their distance and swung their weapons from both sides.
Normally, they bicker, but when they enter the battle, the attacks of the two hounds, whose hands and feet fit together as if they were one body, are a perfect combo that eliminates all options of ‘evade’ and ‘block’.
—-Chahah!
Soon, the eerie sound of sharp blades cutting through blood and flesh resonated throughout the house.
“Keuheuuuuu!”
“Cheuk… Aww… ！”
What rolled on the floor… It is the right arm of the two intruders who still clasps their weapons even after they have been removed from their bodies.
