Episode 87
The Hero of Sodomora
087 ? Hero of Sodomora #3
Leaving Pluto’s Holy Knight Schizo, who had been silent for a while, in the basement, I went up to the clean first floor lobby of the Minerva Guild.
Actaeon, who had been waiting above, spoke to me.
“Did you find out anything, buddy?”
“If I had figured it out, I would have figured it out-.”
Since I had only heard such absurd parables, I had no choice but to tell Actaeon exactly what I had heard.
From the sudden appearance of Schizo spewing blood to the bizarre prophecies he made.
“Hmm.”
After listening to the story for a while, the pervert folds his arms and falls asleep.
Honestly, I wondered if it would make any sense to tell this guy, but I decided to trust the gold necklace glittering between those pectoralis major muscles.
“The son of death… . It’s the first time I’ve heard that Pluto has a son. In the first place, I’ve never even heard of Pluto, the god of wealth, taking a wife. Pluto is famous for being a solitary god.”
“Is that so?”
The story of the wife of the god of the underworld was known even to countries that had no knowledge of many myths.
So, I ask secretly, just in case.
“Don’t you know about Persephone?”
“What is that? Is that also the story told by the Paladin of Pluto?”
I said it because I thought it might be helpful, but Actaeon asked me back as if he really didn’t know.
Although this world resembled the ancient Greco-Roman worldview that I knew, it was different in other ways, so my limited knowledge of mythology didn’t seem to be of much help.
To begin with, the names of the gods are different from what I know.
I said it just in case, but I think I should just stay quiet like I always have. I don’t want to be treated strangely for no reason.
“Anyway, it’s a big problem that Pluto has a son. And if that son is targeting this Earth, something truly terrible will happen.”
Are you the son of God?
For a moment, I looked at Luna, who was just blinking next to me and listening to the story.
“why?”
Luna asks why he’s looking at her. This guy is actually the daughter of a god who flies a lot. But it’s a pink Chikorita.
Of course, the pink Chikorita is very cute in terms of rarity and may gain cult popularity, but its performance will ultimately not be able to go beyond the larger framework of Chikorita.
That’s why I thought it wouldn’t be a big deal if I said I was Pluto’s son.
Looking at the foolish and clumsy appearance of the Pluto cultists, it seemed that their leader, the god Pluto, was also somewhat clumsy, and that his son was a fool and a swindler. Or not.
“Is that a big deal?”
But Actaeon’s thoughts seemed to be a little different from mine.
“Pluto, like Jupiter, is the blood descendant of the old ruler Saturn. Although he is inferior to Jupiter in rank, Pluto is actually the ruler’s heir. His power is so great that he is called the Jupiter of the underworld.”
Actaeon, who had been explaining in detail, paused for a moment and looked around with narrow eyes.
A large hall inside the guild. He quietly watched the people walking around inside for a while, then muttered quietly so that only I, who was nearby, could hear.
“That enemy’s enemy. He would not normally be a dangerous opponent. I wonder why the great Hypoth remains silent at such a time. Just as ants cannot understand humans, it is difficult for us humans to understand the will of the gods…”
Hypoth is the name of a high mountain located somewhere on this continent. Did I mention that it is where the palace where the gods live was built?
It was common knowledge on Earth that the gods who lived there had decided to remain silent about the lives of humans from that point on.
Of course, since I have already met several gods, when I hear stories like that, I just think, “Oh, so that’s what it is.”
“Anyway, we’ve captured the cult leader. There’ll be plenty of time left, so you can have hope. It’s all the Samaritan friends, the hope you’ve created. That’s why we’ve prepared a special reward for you.”
“prize!?”
At the word reward, Luna shouted in surprise instead of me. Of course, I was just as shocked.
Actually, I was secretly looking forward to it, but I felt it would be shameless and inappropriate to ask first, “Aren’t you going to give me a reward?” so I just left it alone.
But when I heard the word reward clearly, I felt a pang of joy somewhere below my belly button.
“What would be my reward…?”
A pocket full of gold coins?
Land documents?
house?
Anyway, I was looking forward to receiving something really good when Actaeon pushed my back and said.
“I’ll explain slowly while we eat. Is this your first time at Minerva Guild? The indoor restaurant here is really delicious.”
* * *
“Shippul, what is all this…!?”
I didn’t want to use profanity in front of Luna if possible.
I was so shocked by the sight I saw that I couldn’t help but swear.
“Hassan, I don’t know what I’m looking at…!”
Luna also stuck out her tongue as if she couldn’t believe it.
What was reflected in our eyes were long tables covered with pure white tablecloths and all kinds of plates placed on them.
The large plate is laden with a variety of foods, from simple vegetables to meats and unidentifiable foods.
The sight reminded me of buffets and salad bars from when I was still enjoying the honey of modern civilization.
I thought I would never see a sight like this again. Oh my, in this world where food is scarce, there is a place where people pile up food and eat.
While Luna and I were just staring at the plates of food with our eyes wide open, Actaeon, who was leading us to the dining room, said:
“An honorable adventure begins with a good meal. That’s why the Minerva Guild puts special effort into running its restaurants.”
“Does it come out like this every day?”
“That’s right. Bronze tier adventurers of the Minerva Guild can use this restaurant for 10 coppers per day.”
“Oh, crap!”
“Hmm? Is there a problem, buddy?”
You got a problem? There’s a really big problem.
Oh, shit! I just realized I joined the wrong guild!
I should have joined the Minerva Guild even if it meant saving a little more money!
I was honestly so pissed that I missed out on the cheap buffet every day because of a momentary decision.
Anyway, we decided to take a corner seat and bring as much food as we could eat, and we moved busily in all directions.
“Wow! Look at this! It’s a swamp slug! It’s hard to buy this at the market!! You’re lucky!”
Luna is filling her bowl with steamed dishes that look like conch shells.
“Huh, huh… .”
He hums and glances around, then opens the multi-purpose leather pouch he was wearing on his waist and secretly stuffs something inside.
“Hey… What are you doing…!?”
In the world I lived in, taking food from a buffet was considered extremely rude and illegal, so I couldn’t help but feel a sense of nervous shock at Luna’s actions.
But isn’t Luna talking to me as if it were a given?
“Get some Hassando quickly! I won’t have to worry about food for three days!”
“Now that I hear it, it’s a really good idea…!”
But Luna and I were too hungry to keep the law and morals.
For us, who were used to eating only tasteless street food and hard inn bread every day, this abundance was eye-opening!
So I filled my pockets with swamp snails and whatnot.
Hehe, so cool!
Only when we had filled our pockets like that did Luna and I begin to prey.
To be honest, the taste wasn’t all that good, as it was mass-cooked food with uneven seasoning, typical of this world’s cuisine.
Still, the biscuits, bread, and pieces of meat that I usually ate tasted like dog food.
“Hassan, it’s so delicious!!”
Of course, Luna fills her stomach with various things as if she is trying such delicious food for the first time.
It also felt like an obsession, like I was trying to eat everything without regretting it later, because I didn’t know when I would be able to eat it if not now.
As I’ve said before, hungry stray cats don’t know when they’ll get a chance to eat, so they stuff a lot of food into their stomachs at once.
Once you eat it, you can eat it without any regrets.
Luna and I, who didn’t even have a cat mom to take care of us, stuffed our stomachs with food as if we were going to eat ourselves to death.
“It’s nice to see you eating well. I’ve rented the restaurant for the whole day, so eat as much as you want.”
“What the hell, dude, you really are a good person!”
At this point, Actaeon’s cloak and pants also appear to be very simple and modest. Perhaps it is an innovative style of clothing that does not show off one’s wealth.
As the plates piled up like that,
“Ugh… .”
Luna was frowning slightly, stuffing her stomach with so much food that it was bulging out.
“… Hey, Gwae, are you okay?”
“I need to eat more….”
And then Luna, who is walking towards another plate of food, looks like a fat penguin as she walks unsteadily.
Luna is a glutton. But who can blame Luna?
Luna, who used to gnaw tree bark and eat grass because she was hungry, must be pushing herself to her limits so that she doesn’t have any regrets on a day like today.
But I really had no room in my stomach so I stopped eating. If I ate any more, it would overflow.
“But, Mr. Actaeon, what is my reward?”
So, to lighten the mood, I spoke to Actaeon, who was eating a light pudding-like dessert. Actaeon smiled curiously at me.
“Yes, reward. There was a lot of discussion in a short time. The Count said he would simply grant me 10 gold. I declined because I didn’t think you were doing this for money.”
I offered him 10 gold as a reward, but Actaeon refused? For a moment, I almost grabbed the bastard by the collar because I couldn’t help but get angry.
I didn’t do that because I knew I would lose if I fought. You little shit! Who are you to refuse my money on your own?
No, Subal, it’s 10 gold…!
10 gold is a lot of money. With 10 gold, you can also acquire the land next to Luna’s land.
If we list it in silver, it would be a whopping one thousand silver, and if we compare it to copper, it would be a sval, an amount of money that my poor brain cannot even calculate.
“You, you rejected that…?”
“Yeah, that little bit of money isn’t really necessary for a friend. You’re not an adventurer for the money.”
Then why are you doing this fucking adventurer thing, you idiot!
I was so angry that my face turned red. But Actaeon smiled as if he was dying of joy at seeing me.
“Your face is red with shame. You are even humble. You are an adventurer with all the virtues. That’s why I said I wouldn’t accept the items from the deer den. If I had sold those back then, I would have easily made 10 gold.”
No, the stuff in the Shiba Deer Cave was so valuable? I thought it was just a bunch of junk. That’s why I declined, but Sval was so expensive.
I feel like I’m going to faint. It would have been better if I didn’t know.
I wish I could go back in time and beat my own punks so badly that Luna and I wouldn’t have to suffer like this.
I’m so angry, but I have nowhere to vent my anger since it’s on me. That Hassan bastard is screwed. I’m going to beat him up later.
…fuck.
“I’m deeply troubled. My friend doesn’t seem to be very materialistic, and I can’t give him something cheap as a reward. He’s done a great job that I can’t just sum up with honor and contribution. That’s why I made a difficult decision. I’m sure my friend will like it.”
And then Actaeon claps his hands twice.
Soon, twin female attendants with sky-blue pigtails and black dresses and white aprons appeared, carrying something that looked like a bright red cushion.
“Uh, that’s-.”
I couldn’t help but be really shocked when I saw the object placed on the cushion.
It was something I had never thought of. I couldn’t believe that they would give me something like this as a reward.
“Are you so surprised that you can’t even speak?”
“That’s true. Oh my god, this is…”
I picked up the object lying on the cushion.
It was a wooden stick.
A stick about 50cm long.
It was quite thick, so it seemed okay to call it a club or a bata. Except for the fact that it had small branches, its shape was similar to a bata. It was heavier than I thought.
“That’s a really cool stick. So where’s my real prize? I don’t really like this kind of play.”
Where is the real reward?
Did you hide it under the table?
No, maybe these twin women are like my reward?
I was lifting up the voluminous skirts of the taciturn female servants, wondering if they might have hidden rewards under their skirts.
“Isn’t your friend holding it? When you think of Samaritans, you think of clubs. It really suits you when you hold it like that. You can go into a cave right now and live in leather clothes.”
“Fuck, this is so fucking good! But… unfortunately, I think it’s too much for me. I think it would be better if you just gave it to me in gold.”
“Between us, my friend, don’t be so humble.”
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