God’s Subscriber Episode 100
Episode 100. Yuna Garnet (3)
The receptionist, who had figured out the situation, immediately took the bags and went inside. Then, a man who seemed to be of a higher rank came out.
The scar drawn in a straight line on his forehead was impressive.
“You asked for express service? I guess this is your first time here. How did you know?”
“Are there any mercenary guilds without special mercenaries?”
At Ethan’s confident words, the man looked at him for a moment and then nodded.
“Your identity seems to be confirmed, so let’s get started.”
“Please do so, Guild Master.”
Then the man looked at Ethan and then started laughing.
“I just roughly hit it and it seems to have hit the mark.”
“Is this your first time using our guild?”
“This is my first time.”
Ethan said.
“Here.”
Each mercenary guild has a special mercenary service that is only available to VIP customers.
Originally, it was a service that only notified customers if they had been transacting for more than a year and the amount paid during that year exceeded a certain amount.
Because skilled mercenaries literally carry out the commissions, regular customers often come to this service despite the high price.
That’s why this service is not available to first-time visitors like Ethan.
But in the end, even a mercenary guild needs money to run.
It’s hard to refuse when you pay this much money.
Since it was the guild’s core service and a regular money-maker, customer management was quite important.
Since I have been doing business here for a long time, I could refuse any offer no matter how much money it was if I didn’t like it.
‘That’s when you put in the appropriate amount of money.’
Ethan was very confident in the money he had in his subspace pocket.
Ethan then went to another mercenary guild and repeated the same thing.
There are things that money can’t buy. But that’s what happens when you don’t have enough money.
“Let’s get started right away.”
A lot of money made many things easier and faster. That’s why Ethan started a business and made a lot of money first.
‘Write as much as you can.’
Ethan took his seat in the Marquis’ Market and waited.
‘First, we need to check where Yuna Garnet is.’
This time, I didn’t think it would be easy to find traces of whether Yuna was up to something or was caught up in it.
‘I’m not so immature as to leave a trace.’
Whoever did it, there’s no way it would have been done clumsily.
They are top-class mercenaries hired at great expense, but in the end, they are just mercenaries. If they don’t leave traces, even legendary mercenaries won’t be found.
But Ethan hadn’t originally entrusted them with finding Yuna Garnet.
‘To quickly gather information.’
It was much more informative to pay them than to go around the various places in the Marquisate of Ronde on foot.
There were quite a few of them, and they had information about every part of the Marquisate at different times.
Ethan thought he could get a hint from them.
Just a tiny hint is all it takes. With just that hint, we can get to the whole story.
After waiting for about 10 minutes, I received a call from the first mercenary guild.
“Your Majesty.”
The masked man of the first mercenary guild began to unravel information close to Yuna Garnet’s traces. About 30 seconds after he appeared, a new masked man appeared.
The two masked men did not see each other, but they were aware of each other.
They are each special mercenaries from different mercenary groups. They know each other but can’t help but pretend not to know each other.
And 15 seconds later another mercenary arrived.
Ethan received information from three special mercenaries.
The information sheet contained a short certificate proving the mercenary guild.
‘It’s upside down.’
In fact, in this case, the place you first go to is quite advantageous. There is a distance to travel to other guilds and time to place the request.
‘It’s natural that the first place you request will arrive first, but the other two guilds arrived at similar times to the guild that first requested it.’
And the third place that arrived the fastest compared to the request was the Traveler Mercenary Guild.
‘I was hoping it would be different. And as expected, it’s here.’
Ethan quickly scanned the information sheet.
While Ethan was scanning the information sheet, the special mercenary explained any information that needed explanation.
“First, we started from the entrance of the Ibeka Academy. Since we couldn’t inspect the inside of the Academy, we assumed it would be like when you come out.”
There are only two main entrances to the Academy. One of them was blocked after the monster attack incident, so only one was open at the moment.
“We have our informants there. They are checking the place every day to see who is coming in and who is coming out, what is being supplied and what is being sent out.”
So that’s how you gather information?
Ethan nodded as he continued talking.
“There was no trace of the schoolgirl who looked like the picture you drew, but today, I heard that three more carriages came in, so I investigated whether she had gone out in one of those carriages. As I listened to the story, the mention of the carriages disappeared the moment they entered the market. It was as if they had evaporated.”
He lowered his head as if he felt ashamed.
“I tried to find some trace of it, but failed.”
“Has the carriage disappeared from the market?”
“Yes, I heard that it completely disappeared from the market.”
‘Three carriages disappeared from the market.’
The second special mercenary to arrive said the same thing as the first, but with more detail.
But even with the added detail, it didn’t mean we knew where the carriage had disappeared to.
“I’m sorry. We haven’t been able to find any trace of that girl yet.
“If you give me just a little more time, I’ll find out for sure where the carriage went.”
“I am listening to the market vendors now. There are three carriages, so you will soon know where they have gone.”
Ethan’s gaze naturally turned to the last special mercenary.
He was a mercenary from the Traveler’s Guild.
But the mercenary also bowed his head.
“Actually, we are the same. But there was one more piece of information. They said there was a scent coming from that carriage. Even though it was quite a distance away, the scent still lingered.”
“What kind of scent is that?”
“It’s the scent of lilac. So I’m tracking that scent.”
‘Lilac, carriage.’
Ethan was certain of these two things.
There’s Yuna Garnet in the carriage. Lilac is Yuna Garnet’s signature scent.
‘The carriage disappeared from the market, the scent of lilacs.’
If the Moon Followers had kidnapped her, there would be no scent of lilacs.
There must have been a fight and someone must have gotten hurt.
Since Yuna wouldn’t have taken it easy, one way or another, someone would have been hurt. In that case, there would have been no way to avoid the smell of blood.
‘Then you’ll get caught right away.’
If you erase the smell of blood, the scent of lilac will also disappear.
But the fact that it smelled like lilacs meant that it was a very natural kidnapping.
Quickly and without realizing it.
‘I guess you got hurt by someone you never expected.’
For example, the escort I trusted.
A scenario began to flow through Ethan’s head.
If things go wrong.
‘The subject I have to deal with has come to know something he shouldn’t know.’
What you shouldn’t know here is that Yuna Garnet knows the truth.
As Yuna gets closer to the truth, there is only one person left to deal with.
‘Cromwell Garnet has moved.’
The father kidnapped his daughter.
* * *
‘I guess it’s Father’s instructions.’
Panthera was a bodyguard given to me by my father. It was so useful that I forgot about it while I was carrying it around for a long time.
‘after.’
Yuna checked the current situation.
First of all, my eyes were covered. My mouth was also blocked, so I couldn’t see where I was and I couldn’t speak.
Likewise, her hands and feet were tightly tied. Yuna then tried to move the mana inside her body.
‘Outside the academy. I don’t know where.’
I didn’t feel the Academy’s unique mana restrictions.
‘The monster attack incident was like that too, the academy is not a very safe place.’
Yuna calmly assessed the situation. She had been kidnapped in the middle of the academy.
‘It’s too late.’
Yuna clicked her tongue inwardly.
Because he never thought that his father would kidnap him.
‘I thought you wouldn’t know, but you figured out that I had the information and was preparing something.’
I’ve always had one question.
It had to do with her father, Garnet Shang, and at the same time, her deceased mother.
‘I’ve always wondered about my mother’s death. I heard she died from weakness, but I didn’t know anything about her life before that.’
So I gathered information. I was curious about what kind of life my mother lived.
Her mother was said to have come from commoner origins.
Although she caught the eye of Garnet’s superiors for her beautiful appearance, it was officially announced that she died after giving birth to Yuna due to poor health.
‘But it was all a lie. That my mother was a commoner, and that she died giving birth to me, all of it!’
Her mother did not die after giving birth to her. She was murdered by someone.
‘Adoptive mother, no, those guys!’
The stepmothers were the culprits. The father knew it but left it alone.
Because I didn’t marry her because I loved her.
‘Because my mother was the illegitimate daughter of Lord Horey, who was swallowed by Lord Garnet.’
Horey Sang-ju was once called the King of the High Kings, but his greed was too great and he fell from grace.
Cromwell Garnet discovered the mother of Juna, the illegitimate daughter of the King, while devouring the Horeys.
If the blood of one’s own merchant and that of the king were mixed, the best merchant would surely emerge. It was natural that Cromwell Garnet coveted the blood of the king.
Yuna found out everything and couldn’t stand the disgust.
Isn’t this no different from seeing people as objects to satisfy only your own greed and ideals?
The adoptive mothers realized their father’s plan and were afraid.
He was afraid that Yuna’s talent would be superior to that of his own sons and that his sons would be kicked out.
So I killed him.
He killed her in case she had a second child.
I killed him because I thought it might affect Yuna’s growth in the future.
Cromwell Garnet had the child he wanted and didn’t care what happened to his mother.
Rather, he tried to prevent the crimes of his other wives, who were daughters of noble families, from becoming known.
If rumors like this spread, it won’t be good for the top.
‘The author knew everything.’
My father is a cold-hearted merchant.
The merchant only pursues profit. He must have weighed Yuna’s mother and adoptive mothers, and this was the result.
Until now, Yuna had lived without even knowing that.
It was only recently that I learned this fact.
‘I don’t know who, but from the moment they gave me the information, it could have all been a trap.’
The informant was anonymous. He gave me information and told me to come to a certain location if I wanted to know more.
Of course I didn’t believe it.
However, after checking, it turned out to be true information, and Yuna learned the whole story behind it.
‘For some reason, I didn’t go to that place.’
Yuna was conflicted for a moment, but her choice was already decided.
To become a merchant who surpasses Cromwell and take everything he has, as Cromwell Garnet wishes.
‘I got caught.’
But it got caught.
This situation was quite unfavorable for Yuna.
She rolled her head. The most urgent task was to escape from here.
‘The one who will come to save me is… … .’
How much money have you spent so far?
How much money have we spent to build trust with money?
If so, there will definitely be at least one person who realizes his absence and takes action.
But at the same time, another thought occurred to me.
That they always moved only when they gave orders or asked for favors.
I knew that even though he knew that he was like this, he wouldn’t move unless I asked for help directly.
‘My side.’
There wasn’t any.
Not a single one.
I knew it.
I knew it, but this situation makes me feel it even more certain.
‘There is no one who will sense my empty space and come to find me… … .’
A bitter smile came to my face and I began to feel skeptical about my life up to this point.
Kuung-!
Then a loud noise was heard and the surroundings began to shake.
Kwak-kwak-!
“What the heck, you? Where did you come from!”
Bam-!
Something fell with a terrible sound, like bones breaking. Then, footsteps were heard to match the sound of it falling.
‘What’s going on?’
Have you come to save me?
who?
I tried to think of it, but no one came to mind.
Kwaaang-!
Something flew in front of him with a crashing sound. It was probably a door. The person who came in walked slowly and sat down in front of him.
My nose wasn’t blocked, so it smelled.
It was a smell that couldn’t be found here.
“Are you okay?”
My eyes brightened. It felt like something was shining in the dark room.
“……teacher.”
In a world where everyone is trying to pull you down.
He was the only person in that world who tried to pull himself up.
“Are you okay?”
“……yes.”
The one person who told me he needed me.
Yuna smiled shyly as she looked at Ethan.
fantasy,
