“-s, it’s an attack!!”
A raid alarm reverberates throughout the building.
If an alarm like this were to sound anywhere, it would naturally be expected that panic would spread.
“Again?”
“There have been unusually frequent raids this month.”
“Who attacked you this time?”
“You said you were a knight?”
“Hmm, if it’s a knight’s body, would it sell well to an alchemist?”
Most people were just playing poker leisurely and had no sign of crisis on their faces.
As if it was something I had already experienced so many times.
And this was somewhat true.
Because they were the most hated organization within the kingdom.
Guild combination.
It was an organization that represented all the guilds gathered in the capital.
“Hmm, don’t pay too much attention and just do your work.”
Simon.
The man who was the head of the Pendragon Guild branch union didn’t attach much significance to the word raid.
It was just something that happened in everyday life, so people didn’t pay attention to it.
“He must have been sent by a nobleman who has a grudge against us anyway. He could be the knight of the viscount whose land we lost the day before.”
“There are a lot of people to send, um… Who should I send?”
“Send the kids in moderation. But they’re knights, so they’ll be pretty strong.”
“Okay, Simon.”
It was an attitude that was almost arrogant.
Even though the knight said he came in himself, they just let it be.
However, this was not just arrogance, it was also confidence.
It’s a fact known only to those in the know, but the guild has many strong players.
Because the guild’s principle was to bring in people without discrimination, and to scout just about anyone except for human-level criminals.
Of course, sneaking out of such a miserable life sometimes requires an uncomfortable agreement with the nobles, but if you can give them some money and bring in the strong, it can’t help but be beneficial.
And thanks to these principles, the guild’s strong players were considerable.
Some of them are comparable to the commanders of the knights, so it would be ridiculous for them to be nervous because there are attackers.
So even if a group of assassins came, they didn’t panic and just went about their daily lives.
“I heard the production guild asked you to look for a missing person?”
“Hans, he’s a high-ranking blacksmith. There’s a risk that he’s been kidnapped by an illegal wizard, and that he’s been kidnapped for at least ten years.”
“Then he must be dead already. I can’t find him.”
“but….”
“Ah, I know. I just have to pretend to look for it.”
Simon is the head of the Pendragon Kingdom Guild.
He was in charge of the guild that was the third largest among the 101 guilds spread across the continent.
As someone who runs such a large guild, he never makes mistakes in his work and prefers to handle things efficiently and quickly.
Anything fast, swift, and efficient.
It was a process of handling things that was in line with Simon’s beliefs.
“Ha, I understand. I’ll just say something like, ‘I tried my best, but the result wasn’t good.’”
“I understand. Now, the next matter, what about the matter with the Marquis of Jenimia…?”
Kuung!
Kuuuung!
“… If it’s about Marquis Jenimia, I understand that it’s already being processed. So, you don’t have to worry about it… .”
Kwaaaaang!
“That’s true, but looking at this data, there’s something that really bothers me….”
Kwaaaaang!
“… …Why is it so noisy?”
“Hmm, is the attacker actually quite skilled?”
“There’s no sign of it ever quieting down, tsk.”
“I will step forward and give it a try.”
“Uhm, then Rem, take care of it.”
“Let’s come back before this tea gets cold.”
Rem, who is thin but known as Simon’s left arm within the guild, stepped out.
He is a former member of a prestigious knighthood, and his skills are equivalent to those of a vice-captain of the knighthood.
Simon figured that now that he had come forward, things would quiet down soon.
As expected.
“… It’s finally quieted down a bit.”
It became suddenly quiet outside.
Simon smiled with satisfaction and continued the meeting with his secretary.
Kwaaaaang-!!
“!?!!”
Simon and his secretary’s eyes grew as big as lanterns.
If the door had broken and something had appeared, I wouldn’t have been so surprised… .
“Re, Rem?”
Rem appeared, breaking through the wall.
No, not exactly.
“Ugh… … !”
Rem’s body didn’t look healthy, as if it had been used to destroy walls.
Less than 30 seconds after he left, he appeared in a miserable state.
Where was the clean inspector from a moment ago? Instead, a battered, bruised inspector was left bleeding profusely.
Simon is.
“This is crazy-!”
He was quick-witted and had a keen eye for detail.
As soon as he saw what had happened to Rem, he was willing to throw himself towards the window to escape.
If you can just get out through the window, you should be able to get straight to the emergency exit.
Simon had already calculated all possible scenarios and laid out a plan here and there, so he thought there would be no problem escaping.
“-Are you the union leader?”
Kwaaaaang!!
-That is, until I got hit.
“-!!”
Gulp.
Simon looked at the sharp dagger that had grazed his earlobe.
It was a dagger stuck straight into the wall, and just looking at it shows how powerful the dagger was.
… I felt certain that it wasn’t done on purpose.
And then, slowly, the moment Simon turned around.
“Woooooooo!!”
You could see the Barbarian mercenary appearing through the broken wall!
‘vent!!’
Mencius of the mysterious Barbarian race.
His skills are already famous in the royal capital, and he is a murderer who single-handedly harvested the heads of 200 vicious bandits.
Although he was not affiliated with a guild, he was a top-tier mercenary hired through extensive negotiations and a large sum of money.
‘Okay!’
Seeing that the vent was fine, I noticed that he had been drinking or doing a perm like usual and came late, but that wasn’t important right now.
The priority is just for Vent to take out those raiders.
Simon looked at Bent with expectant eyes, and Bent swung his fist with all his might as if to live up to his expectations.
It was a blow from Bent that could even crush an iron shield.
And the raiders.
Kyaang!
“…?”
“Are you done?”
…I hit him in the face, but why does it sound like plate armor hitting him?
He didn’t even dodge Bent’s fists and just took them, but the attacker wasn’t pushed back at all and remained calm.
“… … Steel rock?”
Bent suddenly remembered the existence of a giant rock that can only be found in the Serpent’s Forest, the home of the Barbarians.
A rock with the highest hardness that only a great warrior can break.
But the moment I hit this man’s body, that rock comes to mind.
It means that it felt like hitting a rock containing a lot of iron ore, rather than hitting a person.
And the attacker who uses a special technique that seems to be made of steel, no, [Diamond].
Phew!
He extended his fist and hit the vent hard.
Phew-!
It was a fist that hit the stomach exactly, and a huge cracking sound like a drum bursting out of Bent’s body was heard.
“… … !!”
Fortunately, he did not die, but Bent fell to his knees and fainted in pain that made death seem better.
A top-tier mercenary was brought down with a single blow, and it was a futile experience, but the fact that his stomach didn’t burst proved that Bent was a skilled fighter.
That would be the case with raiders, no, knights.
“Hey, is there anyone else coming out?”
“… … .”
… because he was a monster.
“If there are any more people who want to come out, bring them quickly. Don’t bother me later.”
“…Uh, no.”
“Really? Then sit down. I’ll have an interview with you.”
“… … .”
“Why, you don’t like it?”
“How could that be possible!!”
“Hmm.”
“… … .”
Gulp… .
Again, Simon is perceptive.
That’s why he noticed.
If only his reply had been even a little late.
‘That guy would have killed me.’
Without any hesitation.
Simon was confident that he would be able to secure his position as union leader.
* * *
-Crack!
He sat down on the rickety chair, took out his hatchet and threw it away as if it were flowing water.
Simon flinched and felt a chill down his spine as if the hatchet was going to fly towards him, but fortunately, the hatchet was thrown at a place.
“Rain, that’s an expensive table….”
“Watch your step, you idiot.”
“…yes.”
Simon glared at his clueless secretary and looked at the hatchet standing erect, piercing straight through the center of the table.
It’s almost like a warning that the tabletop could collapse at any moment.
And as predicted.
“I’m going to ask you a question right now. If you don’t answer it, this axe will be thrown between your eyebrows, your chest, or if you’re unlucky, your lower body.”
“… … .”
“answer.”
“Oh, I understand.”
Has anyone ever treated me this badly since I was appointed guild leader?
… there was none.
Even the nobles and those who were considered great people respected him, even if they treated him poorly, and there were those who simply watched his every move.
But the man in front of me now had no respect whatsoever.
All I can feel is the murderous intent to tear him apart at any moment.
‘Who, who are you? When, when did I ever offend such a monster?’
Simon never stopped thinking, even when flashes of light were flashing through his mind at any moment.
As if to prove that he hadn’t won his way to this point by playing poker, Simon never stopped observing and pondering.
To him like that.
“Your eyes are rolling around like crazy. Are you curious about my identity?”
“… Yes, I’m curious.”
Simon asked honestly.
If you don’t bite when the other person gives you a chance, you’re an idiot.
You should bow down thoroughly and go, but if you go out in a humble manner, you will end up dying.
So Simon asked, even though he was sweating profusely, and he.
“This is Lee Han. He is a demoted knight.”
“… … .”
Simon was momentarily dazed as he was told his name so easily, but soon remembered it from somewhere in his mind.
Lee Han
It’s the same name as the knight who was active in the monster attack the day before.
I didn’t suspect anything like the fact that they were two different people with the same name.
‘—–!’
Instead, Simon’s brain quickly recalled and processed the information, even outputting the results as to why he had come there.
“Ky, Kyung! I, first of all, would like to clear up the misunderstanding. Re, we have reached an agreement through a legitimate contract with Young-ae Levi Fault. Ha, but if you barge in like this, Young-ae Levi Fault will only be in trouble…”
“… Are you quick-witted? You even figured out why I came here in 3 seconds?”
“haha….”
Let me say this again: I didn’t win the union chairman position by playing poker.
‘Damn it! I knew this would happen!’
As soon as Simon heard Lee Han’s name, he printed out Levi Fault’s name and immediately understood why he had come here.
‘You said you were my disciple…’
Currently, Lee Han is a target of surveillance classified as ‘special class’ by the guild association.
Because his guild members had already observed his absurd force during the monster attack.
So I knew that a woman named Levi Fault was one of his disciples, and honestly, I felt a sense of crisis when I took on this task.
I was afraid that I might offend him… .
But the guild leaders were confident.
Even if the noble young lady Levi was the knight’s disciple, it would not lead to problems between families.
Because that was an overstep of authority.
Even if he is a knight with great power, it is impossible for him not to know what he must uphold.
This was the thinking of the top brass, and it was an opinion that Simon nodded to as well.
That’s why Simon spoke confidently as the guild leader.
“Father, let me be clear, the role of the guild is nothing more than that of a mediator. Of course, I know it’s not honest, but I wonder why we have to be persecuted like this. This can only be oppression of the guild-.”
“─I saw that little bastard you attached trying to harass my disciple.”
“… … .”
… … I should have just kept quiet. I was so proud!
Simon’s face turned pale, almost bloodless, and he heard a voice that was gradually becoming more and more oppressive.
“Hey, what if you had a little sister like me. If you saw her being ridiculed and harassed by some punk, would you be mad or not?”
“… … … .”
“I’m saying this because I’m afraid you might misunderstand that I might be lying, but that punk is lying in front of your front door right now. Well, he’s not in a state to talk, but if you want, I’ll do whatever it takes to make him sane again. Then we can see if what I’m saying is a misunderstanding or the truth. How about it? Are you willing to give it a try?”
“… That, that… .”
Simon was speechless.
No, I didn’t have the presence of mind to finish the sentence.
However, he was not such a bad person that he would suddenly attack Simon for imitating muteness.
…however.
“Just know this. If this isn’t a misunderstanding and what I’m saying is true, you will die painfully. I will find your family, your brothers, your friends, and wipe out the Nine Clans. I will do it with everything I have…!”
It was clear that he was a ‘dangerous person’ who ‘absolutely’ should not be touched.
“… … … .”
…Simon remained silent, not daring to contradict him.
Swish.
He quickly slammed his head into the ground.
