#25
Helmut
Episode 25
The other mercenaries also stood up and approached one by one and spoke about their feelings after watching the sparring.
“This guy has a competitive spirit and his body movements are useful, right? “If I refine it a bit, it will become usable.”
“Isn’t your judgment good? The one that dug inside earlier. “It would have been effective if my leg strength had been a little better.”
“Hmm, okay. “He wasn’t scared like Finn and reacted properly.”
Finn, who came late and was watching, suddenly got angry.
“No, why are you comparing me to me again!”
“You cowardly bastard, I know you’re scared to go get water alone, so I called that guy and went with you!”
“We can go together! “He can help like that too!”
“Anyway, that guy is also level 4 like you, so don’t be too territorial and get along well. “You’re the only one my age.”
“Why am I being so territorial? “Because he was a patient, I was able to accommodate him and take care of him!”
“Yes, yes. Do it like that. “Isn’t it nice to have a friend too?”
“What are friends?”
Finn grumbled while glancing towards Helmut. But for some reason, he seemed excited.
Finn thought he had already become very close to Helmut.
Helmut tilted his head. The conversation took a strange turn when the man with light brown eyes tapped him on the shoulder and said,
“Anyway, I passed.”
“You said you passed?”
What kind of test was this? I’ve never heard anything like that.
Tanya smiled toothily and raised her hand with a thumbs up.
“good job!”
“Yes, I passed the entrance exam. You are now a member of the Face Mercenaries. I didn’t tell Tanya because I was afraid it would be a burden, but if you didn’t pass, I was going to just leave you in this village. I have to carry out a mission, but it’s difficult to do it if I’m not a mercenary. And you can’t just recruit anyone into a mercenary group.”
‘You can leave it behind.’
It wasn’t particularly disappointing. I looked around the village and found out how people eat and live.
I thought it would be a breakup here, but I was embarrassed by the unexpected situation.
“Everyone was watching you from afar. But, well, he doesn’t seem like he’s going to cause any trouble, and younger kids often climb up on Tanya, but you didn’t do that. That’s why everyone agreed that Tanya would take the tryout.”
For some reason, other than Tanya and Finn, they had only been whispering to each other and not talking to each other, so I wondered if human men were originally avoiding strangers.
But it seems like he was trying to observe from a distance.
“My name is Puen. He is the only second-class, gold-plated mercenary in the Face Mercenaries. And he is the general manager of this commission.”
A second-class gold-plated mercenary in charge?
Helmut looked at him suspiciously. I thought he was a subordinate because Tanya treated him poorly. He added with a smile.
“Tanya is my sister.”
If the siblings were all skilled mercenaries, they were from a family with a talent for swordsmanship.
“Now, everyone, please introduce yourselves!”
“My name is Bern. “Level 3 silver plate mercenary!”
“I’m Uter. “I’m also in level 3.”
“Maros. “3rd grade silver medal.”
“Level 3 silver medal, do I need to say this? Anyway, everyone except Finn is level 3. “I’m Sean.”
“Oh, you keep doing that to me. Yes, I got a tie at level 4. “It’s a pin.”
The self-introduction ended with the pin. Füen began to explain while pushing Helmut on his back and leading him somewhere.
“To be officially registered as a level 4 mercenary, you have to go to the mercenary guild. “Once it is recognized by our mercenary group, it will be accepted, so let’s fill out a mercenary certificate.”
The certificate he handed out contained detailed information about Helmut’s physical characteristics. The guarantee of skills is provided by the Face Mercenaries.
“There are so many mercenaries that hide their past, so there is no need to write about their identity. Unless you’re a big criminal and wanted. Even if you were from a noble family, there is no special treatment. “It’s rude among mercenaries to ask about each other’s past.”
That atmosphere seemed to have had an influence on the fact that he just ignored it when people accused him of losing his memory.
No one had ever urged Helmut to quickly recall his memories. Even though I paid attention to my body’s recovery.
“A mercenary is a profession that makes a living through military force and experience. The former is more important, but the latter cannot be ignored. But what is clear is that skilled mercenaries are wanted everywhere.”
Helmut remained silent. I realized it too late, but it was an established fact that Helmut would be accepted as a new member of the Face mercenaries.
Even the good mercenary group members didn’t seem to have any intention of asking his opinion.
It wasn’t a bad idea to stay with them for a while, but I had something planned for my next destination.
However, it was also a difficult story for Helmut, who had ‘amnesia’, to tell.
‘Is it because you’re treated like a child when you’re fourteen?’
But Helmut is not a child, he is a perfect man. It seemed to him that people in the outside world were more generous than he thought.
Or maybe the people in this Face mercenary group are unusually generous.
Darian’s statement that the human world is no less a place than the Forest of Pahe is still wrong.
However, since there were monsters like Ella in the Forest of Pahe, it was impossible to make a hasty judgment.
Helmut realized that he was lucky.
“There is one thing I want to make clear.”
“What.”
“How long do I have to stay in a mercenary group? “You might have to go somewhere in the middle to find your memories.”
“It’s up to you to go. Of course, you can’t leave during a request. Because it is a matter of the credibility of the Face Mercenaries. But you can quit as much as you want after the request is over. Then just say it and go. Understand?”
“yes.”
When I thought about it, I thought the mercenary profession would be useful to me. Rather than just being ‘Helmut’, it would be easier to act as ‘Helmut, a level 4 mercenary of the Face Mercenaries’.
And Helmut was immediately broke. I needed money.
‘It would be nice to learn more about the human world while joining a mercenary group. ‘There’s still time.’
Helmut wrote his name on the certificate.
I know how to write, but trying to write while holding a quill took a lot of strength out of my hands.
Everything was unfamiliar. This feeling and this certificate. But there was less confusion than at first.
Helmut was gradually adapting to this new world.
*
That night, the mercenary group welcomed the client. This request was a transfer request from Butan Trading Company. He said the amount was quite generous.
The client wanted to hire more Face mercenaries, but it was impossible.
It was an urgent request. We couldn’t do that because there were already so many people going in the other direction.
For that reason, it was not a solo request. We will carry out the request together with Tariq’s mercenary group that has been with the client from the beginning.
“Welcome, welcome.”
“Puen. long time no see. “I can trust you.”
“It is an honour. Mr. Miles.”
Puen shook hands with the other person. The middle-aged man with a stubborn look was Miles, the person in charge under Dan Sang-ju. He greeted the mercenaries in a familiar manner.
“See you again, Tanya.”
“It’s been a while, Miles.”
This was someone I had already been asked to do several times. The Face Mercenaries had a good reputation in the industry, so they often received repeat requests.
Miles, who had been looking down at the mercenaries and nodding his head, suddenly tilted his head.
“The numbers aren’t right? “There is one more person.”
“I recently recruited this guy into my mercenary group. “He is a rank 4 bronze mercenary. His name is Helmut.”
Füen grabbed Helmut’s shoulder and pushed him forward.
Fortunately, Helmut seemed more mature than his peers, so there was no resistance to bringing in someone too young.
A stunningly handsome boy, but it didn’t matter unless Miles was a sodomite pervert.
Miles, who had a reputation for being strict about his work, listened with a disapproving expression.
“Didn’t you say it was an important mission? This is not a request that a level 4 mercenary can join in on! How can this guy be of any help? “I already accepted an errand boy at your request, but is this what happened?”
Finn’s face turned red. As expected, as a requirement for an urgent request, a pin was also brought along.
When I heard that they had put it in even though it was useless, I felt angry and embarrassed.
Miles suddenly became upset.
‘Are there two errand boys? ‘It’s too much of a tie-in.’
Cases like this occur frequently when working with mercenaries. Unscheduled, low-level personnel are brought in and the commission fee is collected according to the request cost.
There was no such thing with the Face Mercenaries, so I used to use it, but I felt disappointed and displeased.
In times like this, you have to come out strong so that the other party can’t try to rip you off like a tiger.
Puen also had no intention of leaving like this. Just as a merchant does not do business at a loss, a mercenary does not work without compensation.
Since I joined the Face Mercenaries, I had to make sure that I took care of my share.
Fuen did not assume responsibility simply because he was a second-class gold plate mercenary. It is Puen’s role to adjust this situation.
He spoke firmly, stopping Tanya, who was about to step forward, with a look.
“Miles, was there anything you were dissatisfied with working with our mercenary group? I didn’t bring it here just to sell it for no reason. “This guy will definitely be useful.”
When the opponent did not back down, Miles calculated like a merchant.
‘Well, it’s clear from a work standpoint that he insisted on joining the Face mercenaries. This is what other mercenary groups do too. We’re going to be together anyway, so there’s nothing good about causing friction. Isn’t there an important mission ahead? ‘If there are two rank 4 mercenaries with little strength, they will be even more nervous.’
Miles said in a slightly softened tone.
“Are you a useful guy or something, so what advantages do you have? “What can you do?”
He put pressure on Puen with a look that seemed to say that if he didn’t have any strengths, he should create them.
Helmut’s mouth opened calmly.
