Episode 169 – Confidence But Fear
On the streets of the city, as the sun began to sink over the mountains and dye the sky red, people were returning home after a day’s work.
The reason people go home before sunset is because there are no lights to illuminate the roads or shops at night.
Of course, this was a story confined to a small town or city with few people living there.
Noble academies, the capitals of each empire, the capitals of several kingdoms, and large cities where tens of thousands of people live together had lights that shine at night.
Generally, in villages where more than 20 households live together or in small cities where thousands of people live, it is not possible to afford to install lights that shine at night due to cost issues.
However, in large cities where more than tens of thousands of people live together, the amount of taxes collected for one reason or another, starting with toll tax and head tax, was quite large.
So, what was left after collecting taxes and covering the city’s finances naturally led to the expansion of various facilities for the city’s safety.
For this reason, the magic lighting equipment installed has resulted in a significant decrease in crime rate and the natural expansion of nightlife.
It’s not that you can’t do anything when darkness comes, but thanks to the brightly shining lighting fixtures, you can have fun late at night as well as during the day.
So the city that installed the magic light fixtures could have more income thanks to the guests who came to enjoy the nightlife, which in turn had a positive effect on the city’s finances.
So, what about the people living in the back alley now?
Of course, it would be natural, but they were mainly active in small cities or small villages where these magic lighting equipment were not installed.
Of course, the base was always in a big city, but most of the cases where contact with the other organization and the storage of goods for illegal transactions or the transaction itself took place outside the big city.
That’s why Damran, a member of El-Romed and an executive committee member of the Noble Academy student council ‘Bless’, appeared in a small town far from Noble Academy.
He walked to the most dangerous places in the city where the guards paid little heed.
After passing through a dark alleyway, there was a small empty lot, where several people were standing around a pile of boxes.
“Anything?”
Damran seemed to know the people standing around the box, but instead of greeting them, he showed interest in the box they were protecting.
“I’m sure. I plan to bring it to the city a few days in advance, just in time for the rebellion.”
The people standing guarding the box answered his questions without hesitation, as if they were well aware of the discussion.
The man who stood guarding the goods spoke confidently, but rather than believing his words, Damran thought he should look at the goods and check them himself.
“I’ll have to check. Open the box.
Damran instructed his man to open the box, and the man inserted the key into the lock of the wooden box to unlock it.
And when I opened the box, a soft light began to flow from inside.
A smile appeared on Damran’s face when he confirmed that a slightly bluish light was coming from inside the box.
“I’m sure. With this, I can definitely kill him.”
Judging from the circumstances, the object Damran demanded was to surely kill someone.
“I had a bit of trouble rescuing this guy.”
The man who stood guarding the box shrugged her shoulders and looked at the scene.
There was a hint of emotion in his voice, as if he wanted to be recognized for his hard work.
“How much did you hear?”
“About 1000 gold coins. If you want to get something like this elsewhere, you’ll have to spend at least 2,000 to 3,000 gold coins.”
“Awesome.”
Damran couldn’t help but admire her man’s explanation.
What her man prepared was so expensive that she had to invest more than 1,000 gold coins.
The cost of 1000 gold coins was no small amount of money.
The cost of using the finest accommodations built in the capitals of both empires was between two and three gold coins a day.
In other words, if you use a lodging facility worth two gold coins, you can spend at least one year there.
But what was even more surprising was that if you tried to get this item elsewhere, you would have to pay at least two to three times the price.
In other words, the ability of the man who rescued this thing was incredibly great.
About 2,000 to 3,000 gold coins, it was the equivalent of the cost of maintaining a decent territory.
What is the thing that Damran wanted to get his hands on, even after spending such a huge amount of money?
“By the way, who are you trying to use this dangerous object on?”
The man seemed to know what this object was, mentioned the danger, and showed a reluctance to even ask where this object was used.
“He is a very strong man. Even if you use this, you must get rid of it.”
Damran smiled while looking at things, and when he answered the question of the man who asked him, he momentarily showed an expressionless appearance.
“Who is that?”
“A mercenary called the White Reaper.”
“Bae, are you talking about the White Reaper?”
As soon as she heard that the man was a white reaper from Damran’s mouth, her face turned white.
To that extent, it was said that the name of the White Reaper was a very frightening target for certain people.
Once the man heard what Damran was aiming for, he realized why he had to pay so much money to get his hands on a dangerous item.
However, the fact that his face turned white with fear upon hearing the name of the White Death God meant that he knew how dangerous the existence of the White Death God was.
“Now it seems that you are entering Noble Academy disguised as a student.”
“So, are you going to get rid of him yourself?”
The man was able to guess how far he had planned so far when Damran told him the specific location of the White Reaper.
So he was worried.
I was worried that this man named Damran would be in danger due to the white death god.
“Don’t worry. For the sake of the association, the White Reaper must be eliminated even at the cost of one life. There are too many comrades in the society who died at his hands.”
Despite the man’s concerns, Damran was determined.
To that extent, the existence of the White Death God was a great threat to the secret society that Damran belonged to, El-Romed.
“But… ….”
“Don’t try to stop me. It would have been nice if the existence of the White Reaper had been on our side.”
At the words of her man, Damran confided in her own feelings.
She saw the amazing achievements of the supposed white god of death and decided to bring him into the society.
However, according to the information given by the high-ranking members of the association, that person was the same as the mercenary, the White Reaper, who caused tremendous damage to the association.
“Did that happen?”
“Yes. That’s why I’m trying to get rid of him myself.”
Damran responded calmly to her man’s words.
This meant that Damran had already made up his mind to get rid of the White Reaper.
Even if he couldn’t kill the White Reaper, he thought that if he could inflict enough damage that he would never be able to stand up again, he could play a big role in accomplishing El-Romed’s cause.
Of course, Damran’s idea was not wrong.
The White Reaper, Adalbert Rainmed, was a man who would even be prepared to annihilate El-Romed to achieve his own goals.
Of course, even if you don’t do that, the purpose can be achieved by just handing over the information.
“If, with my death, El-Romed can achieve great things, I will be content with that.”
“This is too reckless.”
“It must be reckless. But you have to. Because that’s the only way El-Romed can accomplish a feat. In the current situation, a threat like the White Reaper must be eliminated with certainty. Even if I fall, someone will carry on.”
Damran had already left everything to fate.
El-Romed is a group of people who have the same aspiration and gathered together to achieve it.
Even if one of them disappears, El-Romed’s comrades fight for the same cause.
So, he was willing to give up his life.
“I am not afraid. What I am truly afraid of…….”
Damran slowly began to reveal her true feelings again.
“Despite my desperate efforts, El-Romed is disappearing.”
But all of this is based on the existence of El-Romed.
What if El-Romed collapsed?
At that time, everything was over.