139 – Rewards beyond imagination
In the auditorium of Miwol Village, a meeting of executives is in progress.
The atmosphere was heavy.
“… It is absolutely unbelievable.”
Daion muttered, his chin trembling as he sat in his chair.
He looked like his soul was drained.
“Chief. Thanks to that hunter, our village was saved from collapse.”
Vice-Chief Gillon said. Dae-ion realized the intention behind Gilon’s words and fell into his agony.
‘The deputy mayor says that he should give the friend a reasonable reward.’
At that time, Gargos, the captain of Miwol’s guard, stood up with his heavy body.
“Chief! Here’s what I think. Our village, proud of its tradition and history, was to disappear from history. It was something that neither the militia nor a large mercenary guild could solve. But the guy who didn’t even live half of our lives did it.”
“I agree. I think any reward should be given with great value!”
“I don’t think so either.”
“The young man has really done a great job. Didn’t that young man catch the vampire that was the bane of our village?”
Executives unanimously expressed the same meaning.
Da Ion rolled his eyes, listened to their words one by one, then opened his mouth.
“I agree with you. However….”
As Da-on slurred, the deputy chief looked at him disapprovingly and said.
“I know what you mean. It is true that most of the residents left, crops were damaged on the village farmland, and the financial situation of Miwol became difficult as tourists stopped visiting. But for that reason, do you think we should give a reward to the benefactor who preserved this place where we were born and grew up?”
“Look! If we don’t show goodwill to the man who defended the village with all his heart, what will other villagers think of our village?”
Gargos took over the words of the vice-chief.
“Let me think about it for a moment.”
Dion’s wrinkled eyelids closed.
He thought with his eyes closed.
‘I still can’t believe it. Such a young friend….’
Dion remembered him.
-Because I was determined never to fail. I mean this life.
These were the words he said as he clenched his pretty hands, who didn’t know what life’s hardships were, to his youthful face, which hadn’t faded.
‘However, only that guy’s eyes were strong.’
Daion thought there was no possibility, but
Should I say that I was attracted to his strangely shining eyes?
Did he say that if the body is 1,000, the eyes are 9,000?
I still vividly remember those eyes.
‘… It was a gaze that could not come from a guy who had lived only twenty years or so. But honestly, the reward is to give experience points, and that’s enough.’
This is what the village chief thought.
Anyway, the promised reward was an experience reward from the start.
Hunter can’t deny it. If you refuse, the saddest side is the hunter who doesn’t even receive the experience reward.
Well, finally.
Because A is himself and B is a quest performer.
“Doesn’t the village chief know grace?”
“Ha…. It’s a bit frustrating.”
“Let’s pass the bill, chief.”
“This is nothing to worry about!”
Due to the strong opposition from the executives, Da Ion opened his mouth without even being able to organize his thoughts.
“I promised to give you a large amount of experience when that friend solves this problem. He will do what he promises.”
“f*ck! Such a salty, senile old man!”
Garios sighed and walked up to Dion and looked down at him.
“How are you? Giving rewards such as experience points to the hero who saved the village? Did you abandon the traditional ideology of our village! I also had a lot of things piled up in your usual behavior.”
“Yes, be polite. Sir Garios.”
Dion’s eyes widened in surprise as he stuttered.
“Courtesy? Shut up before I spit in your old face.”
“… ….”
Da Ion couldn’t open his mouth.
It was because he knew that the words he had spit out, ‘Compensating for experience points,’ were unconscionable.
Furthermore, it was against the ‘traditional village ideology’ that Garios said.
Miwol Village is a village that has inherited the Confucian idea of giving as much as you receive.
It was an unspoken rule to treat residents who did not abide by this as anti-social people.
“Sir Garios. Let the excitement subside.”
“… Let’s have a seat. I’m definitely in a meeting!”
“Don’t use profanity.”
“f*ck. It’s what you do when you’re polite.”
Chalkang!
Garios tore off his necklace and threw it to the floor.
“Heo Eok!”
“Go, sir Garrios.”
“Kuhmm….”
“……….”
The executives who tried to dissuade Garios had no choice but to close their mouths and freeze.
It was because I knew the meaning of that act of throwing the necklace.
Sureung!
As Garios drew his sword, all the executives’ mouths fell open.
“I just hit the ground with a necklace that was a keepsake of my mother. Anybody know what this means? If you know, shut up and stay still.”
‘That idiot has made up his mind.’
‘It happened.’
‘There is no man here to stop that hot-tempered man.’
‘If the village chief said nonsense over there….’
Executives envision a disastrous situation that could soon unfold,
My shoulders trembled with rabbit eyes.
Because the executives know that Garios, who usually thought of his mother as more than his life, threw that memento on the floor because he was determined to give his life right here.
“Tell me one more time, old man.”
Garios’s sword moved and the blade stopped right in front of Daion’s nose.
“I, take this away and talk.”
“I ask you one last time. Are you about to forsake the traditional ideology of the village? Just answer Or else I’ll slit your throat and just go to prison and rot for the rest of my life. Anyway, there were a lot of things piled up in your usual bullsh*t.”
Dion couldn’t see the eyes of Garrios, who was looking down at him with a bear-like body.
Clearly, that man has strong convictions, and he is a doer. If I say it wrong, the end of my old age will come to an end on that day.
“Gulp.”
When the sharp blue blade touched his throat, Da Ion swallowed his saliva as his blood ran down his neck.
It was then.
All the executives’ attention gathered at the entrance of the plaza.
“!”
“Lena! You can’t come here!”
“Why, at this point, that child….”
“Go back now! Lena.”
Ignoring their words, the woman walking along with her golden hair was Lena, the village chief’s daughter.
She stopped right in the middle of the surrounded executives.
With her expressionless expression, she looked back and forth between her father and Garios.
“Sheesh. Get out of here and don’t get involved.”
Garios’ eyes shook as he spoke while looking at Lena.
Garios also tried to weaken her heart as the father of her daughter.
“Kill him.”
“What?”
When Garios asked back, surprised by Lena’s cold words, Lena’s mouth opened again.
“If you want to do something worth dying for, you have to die. So please kill me.”
At her words, the executives’ faces turned grim.
Daion, whose eyes widened as if they were about to tear, raised his voice.
“Yeah, how could you say that to someone who wants to harm their father?”
“My father was always like that. He harassed, exploited the inhabitants, pretending that your actions were for everyone, for the village. And he even worked as a dictator with the power of being a village chief, which was nothing.”
“… Yes, this b*tch fed and raised her, but she’s like an idiot! I raised you the wrong year.”
“Don’t be mean! Father, did you forget that my mother took her own life because of that selfish side of you?”
“……….”
Lena’s dazzling face was stained with tears, but she didn’t take her eyes off her, looking straight at her father.
The executives who were watching were startled and whispered.
‘The village chief killed himself?’
‘My God!’
‘Dion, that man is an old man who doesn’t look like a human.’
Her eyes moved to Garios.
“Uncle. Please make a decision.”
“Come.”
Garios’ sword was lifted up.
Moment!
Daion stretched out both hands to Garios.
“Wait! I get it. I will repay the friend generously. So please put down that knife.”
“Really? You know my personality There is no reversal.”
“… Really don’t.”
“Then pass the bill. Already, the will of the executives is the same as mine, so it will be passed.”
“I’ll let you through! A proposal to reward the hero who saved our village….”
Chalkang! As Garrios withdrew his sword and thrust it into her scabbard, Lena sat down and sobbed.
* * *
[You have completed the quest ‘Eradication of the Demons of Raphael’s Temple’.]
[A large amount of experience is given as a reward.]
[You have leveled up.]
[You have leveled up.]
[You have leveled up.]
[You have leveled up.]
[You have leveled up.]
[Intimacy with Mayor ‘Daion’ of Miwol Village has increased significantly!]
‘5 Levels up! It’s salty.’
The alarm of a welcome reward shook my ears whenever I heard it from Siwoon. The moment when you receive the reward you receive after suffering is always thrilling. Excitement rose. After that, the impact of leveling up came from the bodies of Yoo-seok, Hye-ryeong, and Yeon-hee.
“I never dreamed that you would come to solve the problem.”
Daion looked at Siun and said. There were four who actually took on this mission, but he said, looking only at Siwoon.
“Couldn’t this be the end of the reward?”
Siwoon looked directly at Daion and asked. He had said in the first place to put a house on top. But in fact, I know that the reward of that house is forced, so if it goes well, it’s perfectly fine, and if it doesn’t, I can’t help it.
But in case you don’t know, shouldn’t you ask?
“Hmm….”
As Da Ion drool, Lena, who was next to her, smiled and held out something of her own.
“Hunter-nim has been very helpful to our village. Here you go.”
“This?”
Surprised, Siwoon looked at Lena and the paper in her hand. She smiled and nodded her head, and Siwoon handed it over.
It was a contract for the transfer of title to the house documents.
‘… Is this a real story? A real house?’
I threw the bait that I should give you a house. But I didn’t expect to catch a fish with that bait.
It is a two-story, 40-pyeong house.
Even considering the land price of Miwol Village, the house price is well over 600 million gold!
Siwoon, whose eyes widened as if tearing, asked Lena.
“Can I really take it?”
“Sure. You just need to fill out two contracts and return one to me.”
“Well, I will accept it gratefully without rejecting it.”
Siwoon accepted it without saying a single refusal. What kind of cake is this? The corners of her lips were restrained from rising. The contract contained a special agreement and the transfer of the name of the house from Dion, the transferor, to the transferee.
I think it is worthwhile to go through such hard work at the risk of one’s life.
“Thank you all for your hard work. On behalf of the village, I would like to express my gratitude. I will never forget this grace for the rest of my life.”
Lena looked at Siwoon’s group one by one and bowed her head.
On the other hand, Dion seemed to be uncomfortable with something, but his face was forcibly suppressed.
Meanwhile, Yoo-seok’s eyes were on Si-woon.
‘I finally got it.’
Yoo-seok admired inwardly. Lee Si-woon, whom I always watched, was erratic, but handled things differently from others.
Seeing that he even shattered Christian’s dream this time and protected Hye-ryeong, Yeon-hee, and himself, and shamelessly took a house that wasn’t even on the reward list, I was now convinced.
‘… That man must be able to unlock the secret of the rare phenomenon. I need to be by that man’s side.’
A man’s face appeared in his mind. It’s the face of a man I miss so much.
“… ….”
On the other hand, Yeon-hee looked at Si-woon in silence and bit her lower lip.
“I prepared the meal carefully. Everyone come this way.”
Si-woon and the others left the village chief’s house after having lunch with 20 side dishes in return.
“Now I have something to tell you.”
Jeong Yeon-hee’s voice subsided, her everyone looked at her at her.
The always lively eyes of hers were cold.