Regressor, Possessor, Reincarnator

Episode 48

As we came out of the forest, the sun was barely hanging from the edge of the western sky. The coachman saw Allen walking calmly out of the woods and hurriedly ran out from behind the rock.

“Go back to the city.”

The coachman’s eyes quickly turned towards the forest Allen had walked out of.

“The witch is dead.”

“Well, then the curse is… .”

Allen grinned. The witch is dead, but the curse is still intact.

“The curse will no longer spread.”

“… oh oh oh!”

All those who are under the curse will get well soon if they take good care of themselves. Through the support that Allen conveyed through his ‘goodwill’ through the top of the Dyke.

‘This is the end of the work here.’

You will now be able to stay one day in Bergen and leave.

Allen said as he passed him, his eyes wide open.

“Let’s go quickly. I haven’t been in the city for too long.”

It was three days later that the carriage returned to the city.

The indigo sky was open to celebrate his victory, and under the bright sun, thousands of people flocked to the city, making a loud noise.

As soon as Allen returned to the city, he was able to take a seat with Sonned right away. Karik met him at first and listened to the conversation quietly, as if lost in thought.

“First of all, congratulations on successfully subjugating the witch. Confucius.”

“I just did what I had to do.”

When Allen shuddered as if he had done the right thing, Sonned replied with a big smile.

“How many people do not do what they should be doing? Can’t you hear the voices praising Confucius out there?”

Soned smiled and turned his head to the window, and voices praising Allen could be heard from everywhere.

– Long live Confucius Allen!

– Wow! Curse is better!!

-Thank you, thank you so much!

“Where did you hear that? I knew that Confucius offered elixir and medicinal herbs.”

Sonned carefully looked at Allen’s expression as if he was guessing something, but Allen smiled a little as if he knew nothing.

As if their praise is subtly delightful.

‘Inelia did a good job.’

I hope things go well with Julius as well.

Sonned quickly relaxed his expression when Allen showed no gap, and opened his mouth as if he had just remembered.

“Sir. I forgot to ask about this. Why did you want to meet with our boss?”

The change in his expression was skillful. It seemed that anyone would be fooled by his natural appearance, as if he was really curious.

Unless it was Allen.

‘Now come to doubt.’

Yes, this must be the original image of a merchant.

When we first met, he must have been distracted by his son’s work, but after a few days it was clear that he was suspicious.

Isn’t that too cunning, to do?

The suspicion that the timing of Allen’s visit was too fitting.

It was clear that he thought so as he proceeded with the work as if he had been prepared in advance, resolving his son’s curse.

“Oh, you mean that?”

Allen replied that it was nothing.

“Your father uses tea leaves grown by elves, so I came to you to rescue you.”

“tea leaves… do you mean?”

Allen nodded lightly as if yes.

“Yes, Sonned. It’s pretty famous that you’ve had a relationship with an elf, isn’t it?”

“It is, but… .”

Soned blurted his words as if something was caught.

“As you know, our family… You don’t get along that well with the elves, don’t you?”

It’s not good enough.

If you accidentally set foot on their territory, war will soon ensue.

‘That’s why I couldn’t go to the forest of divine trees in advance.’

For the sake of external relations with the human race, he did not touch it any more, and the relationship was close to the worst. The downfall of the family has a lot to do with it, too.

“Yes, it is.”

Sonned agreed to Allen’s answer as if he had already investigated the situation.

“So, I personally met Sang-ju Sang and tried to get tea leaves. Why, did it seem to have a different purpose?”

It didn’t matter if Allen was right or not.

The important thing is that Sonned has no choice but to believe this answer.

Soned cleared any further doubts and immediately smiled favorably.

“Haha, would you ever doubt Confucius? I was just wondering why you were looking for me. I will bring enough tea leaves when you leave.”

“Thank you for that.”

Allen gave a rare deep smile.

It was close to an excuse that he had come to buy tea leaves, but he did not forget the flavor he tasted while having tea time with his father.

Allen looked towards Karik with a small smile.

“Karik Sangju, what worries are you keeping quiet?”

Karik’s eyes momentarily turned to Sonned and returned. The time was very short, but he couldn’t escape Allen’s eyes.

‘This is the reason why the two of you are sitting together like this… . It would be nice if my expectations were correct.’

I originally wanted only Soned, but when I saw Karik’s appearance, I thought I might be able to attract him too.

For Allen, it was safer to accept two merchants than one.

Soned’s personality was reliable, but if he entrusted him with all the work related to the top, economic subordination could occur.

Karik recalled the story he had heard from Sonned after Allen had left.

The figure of him carefully speaking out while keeping his voice low.

‘… No wonder Eliza-sama is from the Rupinus family.’

A family that produced the eight most powerful continents in the previous generation.

The owner of the eastern canyon area, and a special species that loves the blood of the family very much.

Soned himself said that he remembered what an elf with a kite talked about, and told him not to open his mouth recklessly.

‘It’s going to be a semi-forced choice.’

Originally, it was intended to hold the leash of Confucius Allen.

But going completely under him was a different story.

‘… When it looked strange, I just avoided it.’

Karik regretted not leaving immediately when he opened his mouth.

As he ascended to the counties, he had never heard of Eliza-sama’s origins.

That meant she was hiding the fact that she was from the Lupines.

The secret he couldn’t handle was not to foster a bond, but only the fetters that bound him.

‘What the hell are you thinking?’

From Soned’s point of view, it would have been more profitable to go under Allen alone.

He couldn’t understand why he was trying to attract him by telling him secrets he didn’t even need to know.

No matter how much he had favor and favor with Confucius Allen, that was no reason to act while denying the merchant’s identity.

‘I would have known if it was my deceased father.’

Karik shook his head.

The time of choice has come, and I can’t go back. Karik cleared his mind and slowly opened his mouth.

Allen answered with ease.

“After Confucius went to subjugate the witch, he thought a lot about it.”

Soned’s deep eyes twinkled and he stared at Allen.

“I saw the character of Confucius in saving Eric without hesitation, and I was moved by the way he supported the cursed without delay.”

Allen did not stop his verbose praises as before.

“And I commend Confucius for his faithfulness at the harvest festival and his power to subdue the witch. so… .”

Karik presented to Confucius the conclusion he had reached after constantly pondering for several days.

“I want to have a better relationship with Confucius.”

“relation?”

Allen looked at him with a thin smile.

“Our top is not very big, but we are dealing with a variety of items and expanding our influence.”

“therefore?”

“so… .”

Karik opened his mouth with a determined face.

“Our top wants to face the same future as Confucius.”

“So am I. Confucius.”

Soned jumped on the water like a flowing stream at Karik’s declaration and bowed his head.

‘This must have been helpful to Confucius.’

It cannot be said that there was no other purpose in attracting Karik, but the basis of Soned’s behavior was his kindness and kindness toward Allen.

If there were two merchants under Allen instead of one, they would inevitably have no choice but to compete, so it would be a better situation for Allen.

‘It can prevent monopoly.’

Soned’s personality was also the reason that even elves, who were not friendly to humans, were able to make a deal with each other.

“Thanks to Confucius, we were able to increase the reputation of our company and gain many benefits. So, I also want to share the future with Confucius.”

Allen smiled satisfied and nodded.

He didn’t think he could earn true loyalty from a merchant.

So that means.

“Yeah, it must have been a tough decision for me to ‘bet’ all the future of the top. Don’t let it live up to your expectations.”

It was like a declaration of de facto subordination under his control.

Allen’s words changed subtly, but Sonned didn’t add anything separately as if he was willing to take it. just smile softly

“Yes, I wish you all the best in the future.”

“It is an honor to be with you.”

Arcandus, Sonned, and Karik.

‘Finally, you’ve got them all.’

All the basic pieces to get through the future have been gathered.

Allen gave them a preconceived order.

“Soned, you keep asking for a spell book.”

“The magic book… Are you talking?”

Allen nodded.

He had learned through Enelia that the demon contract was not here.

“It is a book of contract type magic, and the cover is red.”

“In red, it’s a contract-based magic book… , All right.”

Sonned was puzzled by Allen’s relatively detailed conditions, but did not question it.

I just guessed that Confucius was testing his abilities.

“And if you see a procession of horses or wagons that you have never seen in the territory, please report it.”

“Are you talking about the top that you’ve never seen?”

Allen responded firmly to Karik’s puzzled face.

This thought was a question I had been holding on to since I had tea time with my father.

‘Where does the family’s money go?’

We just buried it because we didn’t have enough manpower and circumstances to execute it.

Despite the rumors that it was going down, it was difficult to find a place that lacked funds when looking at the reality.

Just like his father obtained luxurious tea leaves, luxury is possible, and the weekly wages of the users are paid without delay.

Allen wanted to track down where such an unusual flow of money came from.

‘Hopefully I might be able to find the link between the guys around my father.’

It has to do with Arcanthus’ father, so he’ll cooperate with it.

“Recently, we have noticed that there is a black trade through illegal channels in the territory. It’s not easy to catch them with soldiers, but it would be different for you.”

However, I did not intend to proceed in haste.

They had never been discovered in a previous life, but I didn’t think they would be able to catch them easily.

“Isn’t there a connection with several merchants? So, if you find a top or a large wagon procession you’ve never seen in the estate, please report it.”

They made a face of understanding at Allen’s words thinking about the land.

“Finally… ,”

Allen looked out the window for a moment.

As autumn drew to a close, a cold wind blew through the bare trees.

‘Now there is not much left until the new year.’

“If you are ready, come to the El Round next January. I have someone to introduce you to.”

You’ll see Arcanthus face-to-face often, so it’d be nice to give him face-to-face. We will meet often in the future.

“We will arrive on time.”

“Let’s pay the balance of the herbs at that time.”

If you deal with the ineffective elixir obtained from the mountain, it will be enough to pay the price.

“Then get up now… , ah. okay. Sonned.”

When Allen paused while getting up, Sonned asked with a smile.

“Why? oh If it’s the reward I mentioned before, don’t worry… .”

“That is a different story.”

“If so?”

“Don’t let the public know that you are with me.”

Soned rolled his eyes, and Allen added another word.

“Elf.”

Realizing his true meaning, Sonned nodded, admiring his meticulous insight anew.

“I will say that my relationship with Confucius is to save tea leaves externally.”

“Do it yourself.”

Allen got up completely from his seat and said in a joking tone.

“Then I’ll take a look at your bragging report.”

I don’t think you’ll get anything as useful as Allen remembers, but… .

‘If there is such a thing.’

Sonned said as he first walked out the door of the drawing room.

“I’ll give you directions.”