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“sorry. “I think it might be a little difficult.”
Vivien, who had been watching Won Hye-su closely for a while, eventually shook her head and stood up.
“sorry. “I can’t guarantee it either.”
Ansol’s subsequent words were also negative.
When the two women simultaneously decided that it was difficult, the two men could be heard sighing softly. It seems like they had some hope in the abilities of the rare and secret class.
I thought deeply and then quietly opened my mouth.
“Just like I forcibly broke Baek Seo-yeon’s spirit last time… . Wouldn’t it be difficult if it were the other way around?”
“You wouldn’t know if Yggdrasil’s faults remain. But at that time, I used up everything I had to make extra.”
Vivien answered clearly in a firm voice.
“… “Then what about a miracle?”
“There are still about 2 months left on cooldown. I’ll have to go and try it then to find out… .”
Ansol paused for a moment, then stared at the bed with a very pitiful expression. Won Hye-soo was sound asleep with her hands covering her stomach.
“I am 100% confident that I can cure any mental contamination caused by settings. However, this person developed mental illness due to a huge shock… . I think it will be difficult. “Because miracles are not omnipotent.”
Right. Is it difficult even with the ‘miracle’ of the secret class ‘Priest of Radiance’?
I nodded to indicate that I understood. And when I looked to the side, I could see two people with bitter faces. They were Woo Jeong-min and Seon Yu-un.
In fact, we know very well that it is difficult to heal a broken mind. The reason was as Ansol said. The only thing we can hope for is a sudden return of consciousness one day, or a natural recovery that gradually improves.
anyway.
Even though I knew that, the reason why I went to the trouble of calling them… .
“Okay. I’ve heard this elsewhere anyway. Mercenary Road.”
It was just to show it.
Since I decided to bring Woo Jung-min and Seon Yu-un into Mercantile, I planned to show them a good performance in many ways. In that case, it would be most effective to first take care of Won Hye-soo, whom the two cherish quite a bit.
Of course, there was no intention to erase the debt.
“Thank you for looking after Hye-su… . Still, this is the most hopeful thing.”
Woo Jung-min and Seon Yu-un. The two bowed their heads to Vivian and Ansol and smiled.
After a while. After dismissing the awkwardly greeted two people, I sat down with Woo Jung-min and Seon Yu-un. Won Hye-su was still sleeping sweetly.
I looked at the three in turn and then opened my mouth in an apologetic tone.
“I don’t know if I gave you unnecessary expectations. sorry.”
“what! For me, I am just grateful. “If I say that, I actually feel sorry.”
“Not at all. “I really appreciate your concern.”
They both answered at the same time.
okay. I know. I just lost my humility once.
Woo Jung-min cleared his throat once or twice, then opened his mouth in a calm voice.
“I was late to say hello. Thanks to this, the situation has improved a lot. thanks.”
“… “Are there any inconveniences during your stay?”
“at all. The Shadow Queen takes care of this and that. Hye-soo also feels better. … “I laugh very occasionally these days.”
Woo Jeong-min, who must have had a very special relationship with the woman, gazed at Won Hye-soo with vague eyes. After staring at her like that for a while, she soon turned her head and opened her mouth.
“Merchantry Lord. I have something to say.”
I nodded to indicate that I should try it.
“It’s been a few days since we came here… . “What should I do next?”
“What should I do?”
I opened my eyes slightly and naturally responded. Actually, it was a question I had been waiting for, but isn’t it a bit too breaking news to say it right away?
“Hyesu seems to like this place. Of course, so do we. but… .”
“but?”
“To be honest, I’m a little too lazy to keep going like this. “I feel like I want to do something.”
“Uhm. “I want to do something.”
After taking some more time by pretending to think deeply, I quietly opened my mouth.
“Then how about registering all three of you as Mercenary Clan members soon?”
“… “Are you asking me to join your clan?”
As expected, I immediately shook my head as I saw Woo Jeong-min doing the same thing.
“No. “Not signing up, just registering.”
“Register instead of sign up? What does that mean?”
“Simply put, it means working together.”
Woo Jung-min and Seon Yu-un looked at each other in turn, as if they still didn’t understand.
So, I have a tendency toward the Mercantile Clan. In other words, the concept of ‘mercenaries’ was added, and the two nodded with faces of understanding.
“then… . “Are you saying we should also act as mercenaries?”
“yes. The biggest drawback of current mercantile operations is the small number of employees. For example, what if there is a rush of requests but there are not enough people? I have no choice but to give up on that request or take some time. “Such things will be a blow to our clan that is just trying to take off.”
“Then shouldn’t we increase the number of people?”
“I told you. They aim for a small number of elites. “I don’t plan on accepting it from just anyone.”
In other words, you guys are not idiots.
“… “It sounds like something good.”
“I don’t think it’s anything bad.”
“Then maybe later… .”
“The moment you register as a mercenary, your status changes to a free mercenary.”
I deliberately emphasized the word freedom.
Woo Jung-min is a very ambitious person. Therefore, if you simply say, “I helped you, so please join our clan,” there is a high possibility that they will be opposed to it.
So I paid close attention to Woo Jung-min’s personality. Although he has high self-esteem, he has a personality that clearly distinguishes between his interests and interests. Worst of all, didn’t they completely wipe out the ‘Murder Brigade’, a group of vagabonds that was about to be founded somewhere? Just because one clan member died.
What Woo Jung-min used to say during the first episode was, “Favor is repaid like the sea, and revenge is repaid like a blade.”
Eventually, they both seemed to fully understand what I was saying. Woo Jung-min blinked for a moment, then scratched his head with a puzzled look on his face.
“we… . Is that okay?”
If you have a brain, you will know how much the conditions I just mentioned are in consideration of the situation.
In any case, I calmly stood up in response to the answer that was essentially a half-acceptance.
“Then I will assume you have accepted and prepare the documents. “Let’s go to the registry office soon.”
And he continued speaking in an indifferent tone.
“ah. Won Hye-soo… . I’m having trouble expressing myself. Anyway, it may not be registered, but considering the current situation, an application for proxy may be made. So get her ready for her outing too.”
At those words, Woo Jeong-min and Seon Yu-un suddenly raised their heads. Then he opened his mouth in a trembling voice.
“Hye, is Hye-su accepting it too?”
“then?”
“But Hye-soo now… . As you can see, it doesn’t help much.”
“You two are enough to help. Maybe if I register, I’ll be able to pay a little more attention to it. First of all, we have the justification of being members of the same clan.”
At that moment, I could see Woo Jung-min’s eyes shaking three or four times.
It was then.
“Merchionary Road.”
A rather heavy voice grabbed my ankle as I tried to quickly move out of the way.
“I have one question. “May I ask?”
When I turn my head, I see Seon Yu-un with a hollow-looking face. His eyes were brightly shining as he asked me a question.
Soon, Seon Yuun’s mouth opened.
“For us… . Why are you being so nice to me?”
“?”
“Of course, the things you said are suggestions for which we are infinitely grateful. But I also have bad memories from the past with Hye-su… . Honestly, I don’t know why.”
When you say bad memories, do you mean making a fuss about your younger brother dying?
I was silent for a moment. And I was lost in thought for a moment.
In fact, Woo Jung-min and Seon Yu-un were, strictly speaking, my ‘enemies.’ The ‘Red Fang Clan’ grew large enough to play a part in the future Allied Forces, and to that extent it blocked our path.
As such, it would have been right to see the opportunity and deal with it, but I didn’t do that. no. It would be accurate to say that I didn’t want to do that.
‘How did this happen? Initially… . I just wanted to get along well with someone like you… .’
Yoo Hyeon-ah’s words that I heard that day were deeply embedded in my heart.
The future has already changed a lot. So, I changed my mind after that. From now on, let’s make cases like Ko Yeon-ju rather than cases like Yoo Hyeon-ah.
Some time passed.
Eventually, I slowly parted my lips.
“just… .”
Then, after shrugging his shoulders once, he calmly continued speaking.
“Reminiscing about the old days?”
*
A few days passed.
As announced, I went to the registry office with Woo Jeong-min and his group, and even Won Hye-su was able to successfully change his status.
And as I returned to the clan house with light steps, I was able to hear the news I had expected.
“While the Clan Lord was away, Lord Istantel Low came to visit.”
I nodded and shook my head at the employee’s words.
Han So-young’s visit was expected. Because I personally sent a messenger to announce the appearance of Geomhu. So, she notified her employer that she could visit her soon, and told him to prepare a place for her and Geomhu if he came when I was not around.
Actually, there was a way to just sneak away, but I didn’t want to handle things like that. One way or another, there was some misunderstanding in the relationship surrounding the posthumous examination, and I wanted to clearly resolve it.
We’ve maintained our relationship well so far, but it would have been nice to extinguish the spark that would destroy it from the beginning.
“okay. “Where are you now?”
“yes. As you said, I will sit down with Geomhu on the 4th floor… . ah! Right there… .”
I turned around at the startled voice, and coincidentally, I saw a woman coming down the stairs.
Body movements full of s*x appeal and a s*xy body that supports them. However, the identity of the woman who was not decadent but rather showed off a sophisticated appearance was none other than Han So-young.
‘It looks like you gave up on Nam Da-eun.’
At first glance, he looks expressionless, but there is a hint of regret in his eyes.
Soon, Han So-young also lowered her head as soon as she saw whether she was checking on me.
“Thank you for making this space. Mercenary Road. “Excuse me.”
“The prosecutor also gave permission for this, so there is nothing rude about it. Anyway, did you have a good conversation?”
“yes. I received the will of the examination clearly. “It looks like the Mercenary Clan has a fortune.”
A de facto declaration of abandonment. Still, seeing as he is said to be an auspicious person, I am quite envious of him.
“I’m sorry if you were offended. Unintentionally… .”
“no. are you okay. I wasn’t upset. It’s just a shame… . “It seems that Geomhu originally had intentions for the Mercenary Clan.”
“… … .”
“… “I think I put too much pressure on it.”
We trailed off at each other, and there was a quiet silence between us. It was a silence that felt uncomfortable for some reason.
The person who spoke again was Han So-young.
“I’m thinking of going back to the clan now. “Can we walk together for a moment?”
“I will see you off.”
Is there something you want to say?
Soon we started walking slowly.
Han So-young didn’t say anything until she left the entrance. It was just an apology for arranging the ‘Frozen Forest’ in the past and a brief story about the recent situation.
Then I came to the point, the center of the garden. In other words, it was when the number of people around him decreased significantly.
“Merchantry Lord. The current Geomhu is a very valuable user. It is not just ability, but also symbolism through reputation that cannot be ignored. Enough to become one of the top 10 in the future… .”
“okay.”
“yes. “Then, do you know anything about Lesson 10?”
A story about the 10th lecture that came out of nowhere. But since it wasn’t something I would say for no reason, I listened quietly.
“Currently, 7 out of 10 seats in the 10 lectures are empty. “Some of the positions will probably be filled soon.”
“I understand that the 10 lectures are not determined by anyone but created by users.”
“That’s accurate. However, someone can intentionally encourage that situation. “If the person mentioned is a user who reasonably conforms to the 10 lectures.”
The words that came out next were not to be taken lightly. So, when she stopped walking and looked at Han So-young, she stared at me.
“The war is over, but the Guardians still don’t think the North Continent is completely normal. So he’s planning a lot of things.”
“It’s a plan to return to normal.”
At that moment, a thought flashed by.
I frowned slightly and opened my mouth.
“No way, one of the parts… . “Is Lee Hyo-eul intentionally planning to fill the 10th lecture slot?”
“that’s right. “Of the remaining 7 positions, 6 have already been assigned.”
“Who on earth are those six people?”
“… sorry. “That’s all I can tell you.”
“… … .”
“Thank you for sending me off.”
As if she had said all she wanted to say, Han Soyoung slightly lowered her head with a sigh and turned around.
As I watched her back blankly walking away, I saw her steps suddenly stop.
“Merchantry Lord. The guardian of the Northern Continent has his eyes on you.”
“… “What do you want to say?”
“It hasn’t been decided yet… . They say the remaining position will most likely be a first-year user.”
Before I could even understand what he was saying, Soyoung Han started walking again.
“Please, I hope the Mercenary Clan will make good use of this opportunity.”
Han So-young’s unique voice, with its subtle s*xiness, soon lingered over the place she had left, like a lingering feeling.
*
Nam Da-eun looked up at the ceiling for a moment. Then he blinked his eyes three or four times and raised his arms to the sky.
“hurray.”
Did he finally want to celebrate by getting away from Han So-young? Nam Da-eun, who celebrated alone, quietly walked out of the room. She then walked down the four flights of stairs, calmly lost in her thoughts.
Until just a few months ago, Nam Da-eun’s mind was full of revenge. Because when she first entered Hall Plain, her hatred for Li Gangsan and her outcasts for deceiving her was deeply rooted.
Nam Da-eun still and still hates tramps.
The innocent days of Year 0. Her heart was covered with too many wounds to forget what had happened to them.
but.
Those feelings were greatly diluted through the war and participation in the tracking team. Now that the world’s opinion has changed due to the murder of a vagabond without the slightest mercy, there is now some time to look around.
Eventually, Nam Da-eun reached the third floor and calmly looked around. And I slowly walked down the hallway.
Not long ago, she had the opportunity to make a formal introduction in front of her clan members, and was saddened by the reaction she received. Most of the time she congratulated me, but somehow I felt like she was having a hard time.
But Nam Da-eun was not disappointed.
She was originally a woman with a cheerful personality and good interpersonal relationships. And now she is slowly regaining her true nature. Nam Da-eun thought. Since she has decided to make a fresh start, let’s not wait and approach her first.
Eventually, she reached the end of the third floor and approached a room with a slightly open door. And when she looked through the crack in the door, she could see a woman reading something intently.
Nam Da-eun took a deep breath once or twice and then calmly knocked on the door.
smart.
“who is this?”
“excuse me… . “It’s me.”
“Who is that… . uh.”
“hello.”
The person who answered was Vivien.
In fact, Nam Da-eun had her own reason for visiting Vivien. From the first time she met her, she felt that she was somehow unfamiliar, but seeing her from this close, she felt an unknown kinship with her.
Maybe it was just a simple illusion, but in any case, she was the person she could approach most comfortably at the moment, other than Kim Soo-hyun.
“you are… . Did you say post-mortem? “What’s going on here?”
“I just want to talk…” . “I want to become friends.”
Vivien’s cheeks blushed at Nam Da-eun’s direct speaking style. Finally she nodded her head weakly.
“D-did you come in?”
Nam Da-eun was delighted with the light permission and went inside. Soon, she sat down in the seat given by Vivian and opened her mouth in a proactive manner.
“Ahaha. “I don’t think I’ve seen you since we bumped into each other on the stairs.”
“Because I’m very busy. I’m an alchemist. And you have to research… .”
“and. alchemist. Now that I think about it, I heard that the clan lord is a very excellent alchemist.”
Vivien is a woman who takes great pride in the fact that she is an alchemist. As such, she immediately raised her nose high when Nam Da-eun politely lifted her up.
“okay? Did Kim Soo-hyun really do that? Yo ho ho ho. “I may say it myself, but it’s actually true.”
“also. “I feel reassured that there is an excellent alchemist in the same clan.”
Vivien plays the drums and janggu alone, and Nam Da-eun is busy playing the drums.
In response to the continued praise, Vivien leaned back, crossed her legs arrogantly, and began to boast with a weak snort.
“phew. Actually, I get so many requests that it makes me a little tired. Still, there’s nothing I can do about it. “Kim Soo-hyun is always in trouble without me.”
If Kim Soo-hyun heard it, he would not only scoff, but even get punched, but Vivien didn’t hesitate to lie. The problem is that Nam Da-eun believes it as it is.
“Really? “Is he in trouble?”
“Okay~. Not long ago, you asked me a new favor. So, I was eagerly reading this book.”
Nam Da-eun tilted her head.
“What is that book?”
Vivien tapped the huge book, as if she was trying to impress her position.
“A book about alchemy. “This is a book in which an ancient wizard kept his journal, obtained from a previous expedition.”
“and. “Then it would all be in archaic language.”
“It doesn’t matter. Because, as you say, I am a resident. “There is no problem with interpretation.”
Vivien took a moment to catch her breath and then spoke in a proud voice. His boasting is not over yet.
“Oh. “Do you know a tramp named Baek Seo-yeon?”
“yes.”
“Then I don’t know if you know this. It was thanks to this book that I was able to break the spirit of Baek Seo-yeon, who was taken prisoner at that time. Kim Soo-hyun said that thanks to me, they were able to track down the vagabond spies who were mixed among the users.”
“aha. “I know about that incident too.”
Because that incident was one that she had been watching with great interest, Nam Da-eun immediately nodded.
Did you say that the enemy of your enemy is your comrade? She felt her liking for Vivian growing significantly.
“I thought the clan lord did it, but it turns out there was a hidden contributor as well.”
“joy. It doesn’t matter. A true alchemist does not care about fame.”
“I see.”
“It’s like that.”
Soon the two nodded to each other.
It was then.
Then, just as Vivien was about to smile happily, Nam Da-eun suddenly opened her mouth.
“Mr. Vivien. “I’m really curious about the contents of that book. Can I take a look at it?”
“uh? uh. okay.”
When Nam Da-eun asked, pointing to a thick book, Vivien answered yes with a momentary look of confusion. However, she remembered that he was her user and handed over the book without hesitation.
“But can you read? “It’s all in our language.”
fluttering.
Eventually, Nam Da-eun, who placed the book on her lap and opened it, bowed her head and answered.
“are you okay. “I also learned gore when I was at the academy.”
“… uh?”
“Of course it’s a little… . “Oh, my?”
and.
Same time.
“Hitch!”
Kim Soo-hyun, who had just entered the entrance, coughed violently. Then he wrapped his arms around her with both hands and his body trembled once.
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“Now, wait a minute!”
“hmm. It’s quite interesting, but it’s still not enough. Mr. Vivien.”
“Uh, huh?”
“Keep this in mind. No matter how good the theory is, practice is different.”
… … … . … … … . … … … .
“I will treat you as my master.”
There is a rumor that the two got together that day… .
It’s a joke. 🙂
fantasy,
