#220
220. One Gold Coin(2)
A young man called the mercenary king and a man with a stern look.
While bickering, the two were advancing toward the depths of the forest.
I lowered my body and followed them.
“I think it’s better to quit. What if you go in more and attract their attention? A few will be fine, but if all the monsters in this forest gather around, it’ll be a headache.”
“I’m only going to look at the egg that brings peace. You can’t see it from here.”
“Ugh, I don’t know what it has to do with Al or that.”
“It doesn’t matter if I go back first?”
“How can I leave my older brother behind? To be scolded by my sister-in-law.”
“Then keep quiet and follow me.”
The two of them moved forward through the thick branches and undergrowth of the forest.
As the young man said, there are no eggs standing tall in the middle of the forest here. This is because huge trees are blocking the ceiling. However, if you walk for about 5 minutes, you will see an empty lot. There, they will be able to confirm the true nature of the egg.
‘Is it something that brings peace to the continent?’
The Empire and the Church announced that about eggs.
Well, if the word peace means letting go, then you’re right.
“There are many signs, but monsters don’t attack.”
The young man said with a questioning expression.
“Isn’t that what happened to your brother?”
“I’m afraid. Rather than that, I told you not to call me older brother. I told you to call me boss.”
“I can’t get used to that strange title.”
“How long are you going to be stuck with old-generation titles? This side needs a change too.”
“Okay, boss.”
be the boss
I chuckled.
It seems that he is not an ordinary mercenary.
‘Brother Yoshu.’
That’s what the man called the young man.
It sounded like I had heard it somewhere.
I chased them for a few minutes, bringing out forgotten memories one by one.
The conclusion came shortly after.
“…”
Josh.
This is the kid I bought information from in a city in the first dungeon to explore.
I was begging for gold coins while talking about some crazy business item.
He kept bothering me, so I gave him a penny and sent it back.
‘It’s absurd.’
Half a year had not passed in the waiting room since then, but it seemed different inside Taone.
The kid who seemed to reach my waist had grown beyond recognition.
Of course, there was something else that was more surprising than that.
‘A little boy whom I met by chance on the street and helped appeared as a tycoon?’
At this time, when help was needed, it appeared as if it were showing off.
Probability after decimal point.
It was impossible without a number of coincidences upon coincidences.
‘Mere coincidence… … .’
probably not
I sighed.
Even if it was infinitely close to reality, this world was a game after all.
‘The system has been calibrated.’
The reinforcements that should have been there are gone.
Does this mean that a new group of NPCs have been added to help the hero perform his mission?
And to let us know, it appeared in the search mission before the boss stage.
‘I can’t escape.’
No matter how desperately the prince and the vassals try to overthrow them, the rules do not change.
Missions that cannot be captured cannot be accomplished. For any difficult mission, there is a strategy.
They only briefly twisted the situation, but the world remained the same.
“That’s… Al.”
clearing outside the forest.
The young man muttered as he looked at the towering egg in the distance.
The monsters everywhere didn’t attack the young man and the man.
It’s probably something you can’t attack.
“It’s a terrible thing to happen.”
The man said as if he was vomiting.
only tens of meters in size. Gray-white flesh wriggles in the egg’s transparent outer shell.
And, in the middle of the shell, red eyeballs with thread veins spreading in all directions were swaying.
After staring at the egg for a while, the young man furrowed his eyebrows.
“I need to find out.”
“What do you think you’re going to do?”
“The Empire and the church have too many things to hide. The sudden wanted of the princess is the same, and this case is the same. They don’t tell ordinary people like us anything.”
“What if the high-ranking people hit the ball?”
“then…….”
The young man hesitated and closed his mouth.
He then shook his head.
“Let’s go back at once.”
The young man turned his back.
Gradually, the back view faded away.
After the two of them turned into dots and disappeared, I got up from the grass.
The mission clear window does not appear.
I think I’ve done enough reconnaissance with this.
‘no.’
Seeing that the clear window doesn’t open, there must be still work to be done.
After sweeping away the leaves that landed on my shoulders, I headed for the members’ meeting place.
“If this happens, the only answer is to break through one point.”
“Break through one point?”
“After making the airship fleet into an awl formation, they pass through a large army of monsters. An all-out war is not possible. Go to the egg as quickly as possible and finish the job.”
“That’s a bit… I think there will be a sacrifice.”
“More than half of the troops will be gone. But it can’t be helped.”
Jenna and Katio are having a heated discussion about how to attack the mission.
Ignore the monsters, break through to the egg, and complete the goal. It was one of the strategies I was planning.
I passed Benic, who was silently sharpening his dagger blade, and Kishasha, who was yawning.
“…”
Priasis was sitting at the base of a beautiful tree.
With her neat silver eyebrows narrowed, she has a depressing expression at first glance.
“Ah, one… you’re here.”
Fria, who found me, smiled slightly.
Then he forced himself to raise the tone of his voice.
“What’s your business with me? I have nothing I can do for you anyway.”
“There’s nothing I can do for you.”
“I don’t have the skills to fight. I’ve been practicing my sword steadily, but compared to you, I’m a firefly in front of the moon.”
That’s natural.
The growth rate of heroes who receive skill and imprint correction cannot be compared to that of NPCs.
Freea had also been practicing swordsmanship for years, but at most one or two monsters were the limit.
“Are you going to borrow my sword? Or… do you have a sore shoulder? Would you like a massage from me?”
Freea smiled mischievously, but with a hint of bitterness.
“Phil…”
I tried to answer that I didn’t need it, but I kept my mouth shut.
It was like this in the past, but there was a time when I was scolded by Yurnet.
Did you say that you don’t know people’s hearts too much?
“Come here.”
Freea tapped her side with her hand.
As we sat silently, Fria started tapping me on the shoulder.
“The future of Taonier rests on these shoulders.
I don’t feel much
It looked like a feather had fallen.
“I remember the old days.”
Freya whispered.
“I used to pat the prince on the shoulder like this. He said that my massage felt the best. I don’t know what he’s doing right now.”
“It must be alive.”
“Then it’s fortunate. Nearly ten years have passed since I entered the imperial palace. I wish I could see your face at least once.”
It’s the prince’s face. We’ll see it soon.
It might not be what you expect.
“Listen, Pria. I have something for you to do.”
“Whoops, I’m only confident in massage. Are you saying you want all five of us to do it?”
Freea tapped the area around the wing bone.
“……Have you ever heard of the mercenary king?”
“Um, the mercenary king. I think I may remember. Ah! I heard from the bard at the bar. He and his colleagues conquered dungeons on all continents. By the way, what is that?”
“You immediately leave this road and enlist the mercenary king.”
Freea’s hand stopped.
I spoke.
“He seems to have a fair share of the mercenary world. If you seduce him this way, he might be looking for reinforcements in this battle. As you can see, we can’t get out of here. We’re bound to a mission. It wouldn’t be possible without you.”
“…”
“Can’t you?”
I looked back at Freea as I sat down.
Freea’s eyes were blinking nonstop.
“Are you asking me to… bring him?”
“okay.”
“I’ve heard that many people have said they would sign a contract with him, but no one has succeeded. Would such a tycoon talk to me, who is nothing more than a ruined princess? I won’t. I have neither money nor fame. I’m just, powerless… Kuk!”
Freea bit her lip.
“I’m sorry. I… I tried to run away again.”
“If it’s hard, you don’t have to. I’ll find another way.”
“No. I’ll go.”
“He’ll be around here.”
“I’ll find it right away!”
Freea got up from her seat.
And I moved my steps on the road that led outside.
They seemed to be looking for the Mercenary King right away.
‘Isn’t that too reckless?’
I opened my mouth.
“Fria.”
“…?”
“Tell him that an Israt has come to collect a debt of one gold coin.”
“A piece of gold?”
“Tell me and you’ll understand. The rest is up to you. I’ll look forward to it.”
Fria, who had her back turned, flinched for a moment.
I said with a smile.
“cheer up.”
Freea nodded slowly and moved forward.
At the same time, light wrapped around her body.
[Stage cleared!]
[‘Zenna (★★★★)’, ‘Kishasha (★★★★)’, level up!]
[Reward – 300,000G, Forest Essence (Intermediate) X 3, Plank (A) X 13]
[MVP – ‘Han(★★★★)’]
A stage clear message appeared.
Looking back, the members were returning to the waiting room one by one.
‘Soon.’
There wasn’t much left until the 50th floor.
There is no time to rest. I went back to the waiting room and started organizing my work.
Particles of light covered the body.
[Now Loading… … .]
‘… … ?’
While preparing to return, a strange message suddenly appeared in front of my eyes.
[Recovering… … .]
[The server has been disconnected due to an error. Please wait a moment.]
Chijik.
The leaves that were swaying in the wind stopped on the spot.
The landscape of the forest turned a cold gray.
This situation is not the first.
I’ve experienced it once before.
10th floor. When Tell directly intervened in the mission.
‘There is someone.’
I tried to look back.
“Stay as you are.”
unidentified voice.
Neither gender nor tone can be specified.
“Maybe you’ve received that child’s massage… … It’s been a long time.”
“……What.”
“It’s just a brief greeting before we run into each other with the words of the chess board.”
say hello?
“It’s a mutual fate.”
A red bandage flitted lightly in front of my eyes.
「Han Israt, we want to test your qualifications. If you really want to conquer the tower, if you want to know the hidden truth of Mobius, jump over the absurdity that comes your way.”
“…”
“If you fail… … I will destroy this broken world.”
Chijik.
The landscape has regained its color.
[Recovery complete!]
[Reconnect to the server. We apologize for the inconvenience.]
I immediately looked back.
There were just fallen leaves piled up there.
‘Did you come to declare war?’
It seems that the right answer is that the prince can use interference power.
I imitated Tell’s behavior for a while.
break it down
Is that the liberation Persene spoke of?
I think I got a lot of form, but it doesn’t matter anyway.
‘The prince is coming on the 50th floor.’
As much as there is a level difference, the prince won’t go into battle directly, but he’ll be annoying even from a distance.
If I were him, I would never have given you a hint like this.
Light covered my body, and when I opened my eyes again, I was back in the dimensional rift.
I looked ahead.
The mirror in the middle of the room shone faintly.
[Climb the tower, save the world!]
[Main Dungeon: Current number of floors to climb – 47]
Climb the tower, save the world.
It’s a phrase I’ve seen thousands of times, both when I was a master and now when I became a hero.
to the point of being very tired.
“Brother, what are you doing?”
“nothing.”
Outside, Jenna is looking at me strangely.
I shook my head and went out into the square.
There is a lot to do.
The 50th floor was right in front of me.
