Episode 32

‘Is that person Jerome?’

Judging from Thomas’ behavior, the identity of the man was assumed to be Jerome.

Jerome was wearing leather pants and a short fur coat that exposed his torso.

Beside him, a slender, handsome man and a strong, healthy woman followed.

‘It’s completely different from what I thought?’

The image of Jerome I imagined was a muscular, hairy man.

However, in real life, he was an attractive man who seemed like people would approach him first and talk to him even if he stayed still.

‘If you don’t know my particular taste.’

“Ian. Stop staring and let’s go somewhere else quickly.”

Sister Eva pulled my arm.

I straightened my head and was led by my sister’s hand.

When I turned around slightly, Sister Eva’s face was cold and stiff.

When we were just taking a few steps.

A low-pitched voice full of confidence came from behind.

“Eva. I haven’t seen you in a while, so I’m going to say hello. How is your sister?”

Sister Eva, who hesitated for a moment, frowned and moved on.

“I’m talking, where are you going?”

At that moment, the air vibrated and chills ran down my spine.

For some reason, Jerome’s voice carried momentum.

His voice reminded me of the low growl of a wild beast.

Sister Eva stopped walking and turned her head as if she couldn’t help it.

“It’s been a while. Captain Jerome. But did you have something to say between us? I said hello, so I’m busy, so I’ll leave.”

“Ha. The timid kid has grown up a lot. A lover next to you? You there. Turn your head to see what he looks like.”

‘What is this or that?’

It hurts my pride to turn it around, but Eva also stopped walking and answered, so I stretched out something.

I twisted my upper body and slightly turned my head.

Then I saw Jerome, who was raising the corner of his mouth with a mocking expression.

The moment our eyes met each other.

The corner of Jerome’s mouth came down quickly and at the same time his mouth opened.

“Ian. Let’s go.”

Sister Eva glared at Jerome with sharp eyes and then moved on.

“Captain. That’s the guy I was talking about before.”

I heard Thomas’ voice behind him.

The arrival of an uninvited guest ruined our plan, so we drank from the dragon’s cup.

I was talking about where to go with sister Eva.

When I told him that the only place I knew was the dragon’s wine cup, I was dragged by the words to go.

The Dragon’s Cup is mainly used by men.

As expected, when a beauty like Eva appeared, whistles were blown from all directions and flirting was thrown.

Sister Eva laughed happily and put the badge she took out from inside her bosom on her chest.

Then, all the noise subsided one by one, and the men who had flirted with each other quietly stared at their glasses and drank lightly.

So we left the bar after spending a comfortable time without any disturbance.

Sister Eva grabbed me and asked if we could go home and have a cup of hot tea.

I broke up with my sister, promising the following.

The good thing about money is that it can buy time and convenience.

The next morning, I went to the smithy to mend my armor.

He didn’t go out of his way, and he didn’t have to waste his personal time and mend his armor.

He also entrusted repairs to a dagger with a damaged blade from catching wasps.

I left the smithy and went to the potion shop.

As I had money to spare, I bought a high-level recovery potion and an intermediate level healing potion.

Each potion costs 90 silver coins.

As expected of Erita, who is famous for high prices in the kingdom, the price was three times higher than that of Ekiever.

It wasn’t worth the money though.

There was nothing more foolish than saving money on equipment or supplies.

I spent time wandering around Erita.

As the sun slowly went down, Serena visited the Mercenary Agency just in time for work.

We had dinner together.

Serena complained that there are too many truths among the mercenaries and wished everyone was like me.

“…Anyway, I have to get promoted quickly. Oh, and the death rate of mercenaries has increased a lot recently, have you heard?”

“No. I didn’t hear you.”

“The exact cause hasn’t been identified yet, but it’s probably a situation where a large-scale movement of monsters or demon beasts is suspected. That’s why the military seems to be planning to organize a punitive force to suppress them before their power grows bigger.”

“When?”

“I don’t know the exact date. But usually in this case, the operation is carried out within two or three months. I want Mr. Ian to join the punitive force as soon as possible. When the punitive plan is drawn up, a compulsory mission will be given to the Mercenary Agency. At first, The punitive squad is usually formed with several small punitive squads, but in fact, participating in the mission at this time will be much safer than joining later. The punitive squad that leaves behind is larger in size and goes deeper into the north.”

“Ah. Really? Thanks for letting me know. I’ll refer to it.”

After dinner, we parted after a light drink at a nearby bar.

Serena was given a gift of good tea leaves, and asked if she would try it and rate it.

I promised the following

The eighth day after returning to Erita.

Talia and the others set out on a one-way trip again.

After receiving the auction money, he has to return to his home village and prepare for the migration of his brothers.

If you do, you will waste at least 15 days or more.

With the rise of the realm just around the corner, he decided that it was right to go far rather than sit back and rest.

Talia’s party readily accepted it, as they would be able to return at the end of the auction if they moved quickly.

The leader of the expedition was Talia.

Not long after being betrayed by Wilmot, Talia was cautious about rescuing her allies.

A minimum of 8 people are required to safely hunt trolls.

In addition to hunting, keeping vigils and conserving physical strength, the more people, the better.

We packed a new expedition with 4 men.

Simon and Manfred are third-tier warriors in their early 30s who came from the South as mercenaries.

The tanned, tanned skin of the people definitely looked like people who had been living in hot places.

Beyond the southern border was a thick jungle area, where more monsters and monsters appeared more often than in the north.

Simon said that he came to the North because he thought he would not be able to die because of his expulsion while working as a mercenary in the South.

Louis and Stan were about a year old when they started mercenary work.

This was the first time they had gone out hunting trolls as second-tier warriors.

Simon’s group and Louis’ group meet each other for the first time without knowing each other.

As such, Talia judged that they were less likely to betray.

Passing through the orc habitat, we fought three battles.

Simon and Manfred were clearly seasoned.

The appearance of cutting off the life of an orc with restrained movements felt like a higher rank than Talia’s party in terms of skills.

Louis and Stan were not outstanding, but they did their part well enough.

15 days after leaving the circle.

We have successfully completed the troll hunt.

“I’m going to rest here today. Then I’ll be lighting a fire, so I’ll ask you to hunt.”

On the way back to Erita, Talia decided to camp at the border of the orc and troll habitats.

While Talia and her party prepared for camp, the others decided to go hunting.

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The hunting team was divided into two groups, Simon and I in one group, and Manfred and Louis and others in the other group.

I am comfortable hunting alone.

This is because the efficiency of hunting decreases as much as it cannot reveal its skills in front of others.

However, Simon saw that I was catching large game every time I went hunting, so he asked me several times to accompany me, asking if I could learn hunting skills.

Because he kept refusing, he allowed me to accompany him.

After about 30 minutes of hunting.

He told Simon about the flora of the North and explained the edible berries.

“Oldoo vine fruits can be eaten when they turn black. Eating them when they turn green will cause severe diarrhea, so be careful.”

“Ah! This is a fruit that you can’t see in the south. It’s not as good as the south, but there’s a lot to eat in the north too.”

“Yes. If you gradually get to know it, there will be no problem in obtaining food during the long trip. First of all, hunting comes first, so I just open one bag and move right away.”

I approached the vine to gather the oldu berries.

But then.

puck!

I felt a strong shock in the back of my head and my mind went blank.

I tried to look back, closing and opening my eyes, which were dizzy from the unexpected surprise.

puck! puck!

However, when the impact, like a hammer, hit the back of his head one after another, he had no choice but to fall forward.

“He’s so handsome. He’s thin and his hair is hard. What a piece of sh*t. Why is he so heavy?”

While I was recovering, Simon grabbed me by the shoulders and put me on my back.

“Kya. Meeting a guy like this here. Shall we take a look at what the inside is like? hehehehe.”

Simon’s hand went to the joint of the armor, probably trying to take off my armor.

***

Talia lit a bonfire and waited for the hunting party.

‘At this speed, I should be able to reach Erita by the time the auction is over.’

Talia was happy with the thought of replacing the equipment when the money came in.

Since I was with Ian, only good things have happened.

Wilmot’s betrayal occurred in the middle, but in the end it came back to the greater good.

‘At that time, I was really good at summoning up the courage to talk to Mr. Ian.’

Talia praised her past self.

She imagined how great it would be if Ian could join the Bowen Sisters mercenary corps.

When Thalia was grinning while thinking about this and that.

Manfred, who had gone hunting, returned.

“Huh? Mr. Manfred. Where are the others going? Are you coming alone?”

“They said they were going to see something big, so they came first. Get this here.”

Manfred held out a small mountain beast to Kate, who was nearby.

The time when Kate accepted the wild beast.

puck!

Manfred punched Kate in the face without mercy.

Kate didn’t even think of raising mana at the sudden attack.

Kate lost consciousness as her nose sank and her teeth fell out.

“Kate!”

Alana shouted Kate’s name and ran to Manfred.

Seeing this, Manfred grinned and rushed at her with lightning speed.

Alana couldn’t get her attack right and was knocked out in one shot, just like Kate.

Mannfred furiously chased Alana as she flew away and once again slammed her fist into the face.

Falling to the floor, Alana wriggled and convulsed.

In the space of a few breaths, the unbelievable happened.

“You son of a b*tch! What are you doing?”

Talia shouted at Mannfred, quickly grabbing her mace and shield in the midst of the confusion.

“What are you doing, hunting.”

Manfred smiled meanly as he wiped the blood from his glove onto Alana’s clothes.

‘Looking at the movement, it’s definitely not an introductory spectacle. At least experienced.’

Thalia had a gut feeling of death while looking at Manfred.

The most formidable enemy of mercenaries is humans.

The reason Talia tried to join the mercenaries was to avoid madmen like Manfred.

Just in case, he carefully saved his companion, but the opponent was a skilled warrior who hid his skills.

‘I heard that luck and misfortune come together.’

Talia chewed her lips.

“Do you think you’ll be all right? Ian is the nephew of Sir Harbert, who served as the head of the Black Panther Knights. And he is supposed to join the Bowen Sisters Mercenary Corps. He is close to the vice-captain of the Mercenary Corps, so if Mr. Ian doesn’t return. If you don’t, the vice-captain will find you and won’t let you go!”

“Oh, what can I do because I’m scared of this? But I still look like a mercenary from the same team? You don’t know, that my mercenary card is fake. I had a hard time finding someone who looked similar to me. You can’t find me because I don’t have one?”

Manfred took a step closer to Thalia with a relaxed expression.

“Why are you doing this! If you are skilled, you can earn as much money as you want! Why the hell!”

“Why, why? It’s because it’s fun. By now, my colleague, Ian, will be deeply fond of him. So let’s have a good time together. If you listen carefully, I’ll let you go enjoy it without pain, so don’t strain yourself.”

Judging from Manfred’s confidence, it was highly likely that Simon was also skilled.

No matter how much Ian, it would be difficult to survive.

‘Because of me, even Mr. Ian…’

Thalia greatly blamed herself for accepting these scumbags as allies due to her mistake.

‘I’d rather blow his dick than to die in shame.’

It was when she was ready to die and gripped the mace tightly.

“Mr. Thalia, please step back.”

“Mister Ian!”

Through the forest, Ian appeared holding a true silver sword.

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