Venting
“We know all too well how you use magic, but don’t play tricks and be honest.”
“You talk really badly.”
Hyeonjun has no magic talent. It’s not that there are few or almost none, it’s just none. No matter how much you practice, the price of mana affinity will not decrease at all, and the price of mana control will remain the same? Even Hyeon-jun can’t control fire and water in a combat situation. It’s all about just blowing out. Normally, moving fire and water around is a matter of concentrating and barely doing it.
In addition, Hyun-jun can use fire magic, but cannot create fire. If this is bullsh*t, you can breathe fire with purchased magic, but nothing comes out if you just move mana to create fire. Even if he accelerates his growth with the blessing of the goddess, he is still standing still. Talent does not exist at all, and originally, even if it took a lifetime of training, he would not have been able to squeeze a handful of mana. First of all, shouldn’t you have something to practice or not?
“So what really happened?”
“Let’s just move on to being able to write.”
It is understandable that he learned magic while not seeing each other for several days after his work in Red Forest Village was over. Anyway, I must have done something while I couldn’t see it. However, it is too suspicious to suddenly use earth magic in front of someone who could not use it at all and seemed to have no intention of using it.
However, at Hyun-jun’s smirk, Gunther sighed and nodded. Originally, he was not normal, and it was good to be able to use new magic. I’ll let you know later when the time comes. You don’t have to tell me.
“Isn’t it something that can be easily skipped over?”
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“There is nothing bad about it. You just do it.”
Only La Hansen was struggling in confusion. I don’t even know what the hell the situation is. After thinking about it for a long time, Lahansen eventually gave up on thinking. I can’t even step out of here thinking that Hyun-joon is suspicious.
“Yeah, it’ll be easier if you give up too.”
“Isn’t that what you shouldn’t say?”
La Hansen grumbled at Hyeon-jun’s words, but sat back comfortably in the carriage. Hyeonjun doesn’t want to talk about it, what should I do?
The mercenaries continued to move, and soon found the village. Neither Gunther nor Lahansen knew what kind of village it was. The name of the village, as always, is probably a rough name anyway.
This time, without dividing or hiding the number of people, he proudly approached the entrance of the village and stopped.
“Identify yourself!”
“The June and Gunter mercenaries. We’re going to spend the night in this village on the way to Cheupon.”
Originally, I was going to say that I was an adventurer, but everyone was so well armed that saying that would look rather suspicious. At Hyeonjun’s words, the wooden fence created an uproar. The guards are firmly seated and watching them with a nervous expression.
“If you disarm me, I will let you in!”
“I can’t do that. Shouldn’t we be able to protect ourselves too?”
As both groups refused to yield, tension lingered from the guards. The armament of the June & Gunter mercenaries is unusual, and even sitting roughly in a wagon, you can’t help but notice that they’re a bunch of guys. In particular, Hyeon-joon, who shouted confidently on a horse, could not be seen as an ordinary mercenary.
You can’t just let an armed group like this into the village, and you don’t know what will happen if you refuse. What would you do if you rushed to say you were offended? In the end, the person who appeared to be the captain of the guard climbed up on the wooden fence and confirmed the June Ann Gunther Mercenary Corps, and said with a hard face.
“You must stay within the designated area, and the guards will watch you.”
“Good.”
Hyeon-jun proudly rode his horse into the village, and the wagon followed him into the village. Guards meticulously checked IDs at the entrance. The guards, seeing the number and armament of the mercenaries, tightened their grip on their spears. In particular, when Hyeon-jun passed in front of them, he felt like he was facing a beast right in front of him, and he couldn’t breathe properly.
Looking closer, I can clearly see it. If they made up their mind and ran, it would not be a task to capture a village, whether it was a wooden fence or a guard.
“I want to buy food and stop by the smithy.”
“Okay. Follow me.”
Hyeon-joon decided to divide the mercenaries into three, buy food, maintain equipment at the smithy, sell unnecessary armor, and secure lodging all at once. Hyeon-Jun headed to the inn, Gunther moved to the forge, and Maxim moved to purchase food. Because of this, all the guards in the village had to be mobilized to keep an eye on the June Ann Gunter mercenary group.
From the point of view of the mercenaries, they had no intention of raiding the village, so the guards were just a little annoying. Rather, the guards guided the way, so there was a comfortable part.
After unpacking his luggage after finding a room at the inn, Hyeon-jun sat down on the first floor, enjoying the scent of civilization he felt after a long time. La Hansen and the mercenaries who came with them also sat around and ordered beer and something to eat.
“Don’t drink too much. You have to leave tomorrow morning.”
“hahahahaha! I’m not even a kid, I’ll take care of it myself!”
“Are those guys so drunk all the time in Taxis that they can’t even come to their senses?”
Hyunjun also drank beer. But perhaps because of the cold beer I had tasted in Taxis for the first time in a while, it was difficult to drink the lukewarm, foul-smelling beer like before. Lahansen sniffed the beer in front of him, then frowned and put his head back. Everyone looked at La Hansen with warm smiles on their faces.
“What, what?”
“Ugh, my baby can’t drink beer yet? Uncle, I’m sorry. Owner, here’s a glass of milk!”
At those words, Lahansen’s face flushed red. However, even while glaring at the mercenaries, he did not touch the beer until the end. The beer he drank was a luxurious beer that he drank coolly after training on Situvan Street. To him, these are urine, not beer.
The milk was placed in front of me and Lahansen, and Lahansen drank it silently. Everyone stared at La Hansen drinking milk. They are ugly adults who are serious about making fun of children.
“If you continue to behave like that, I will not stand still.”
“Ugh. Baby, wipe the milk off your mouth first and then speak.”
“Kuk!”
Lahansen wiped his mouth in embarrassment, but nothing came out. When Lahansen raised his head, everyone was looking at him with a languid smile.
“Wow, looking at it this way, you’re a 15-year-old too.”
“I had a time like that too…”
“What? Didn’t you have a beard when you were born?”
“Hey, stop it. I will cry.”
“stop!”
“Looking at that. You’re angry because you keep teasing me.”
La Hansen ran wild all the way, but everyone didn’t erase that dog-like smile. It wasn’t very nice to see guys with shaggy beards smiling heartily and giving a damn. The guard, who was sitting in the corner of the inn drinking beer under the pretext of monitoring the mercenaries, also smiled warmly. There is bound to be one of those guys who can’t stand sucking on honey, even if they know that they might fall off their necks.
Eventually, Lahansen shivered and jumped up and stomped upstairs. As Lahansen climbed up, the mercenaries looked at each other, grinned, and clinked beer glasses.
The reason why he makes fun of La Hansen like this is because he accepts him as a member of the mercenary group. In the previous battle, Lahansen had been in their rear, and would have been annihilated if he had betrayed them. But La Hansen swung his sword for them, and now he is a proud member of the mercenaries. Of course, from the point of view of La Hansen, who is being teased, the fire will spread from the inside.
Soon Gunther and Maxim’s group returned and sat down together to drink beer. La Hansen couldn’t starve either, so he came back down and ate the food in silence. He seemed to have regained his composure and drank the milk, ignoring the other mercenaries with disgusting eyes. It is indeed a wise and mature response.
The mercenaries finished their meal without incident, except for Hyun-joon pouring cold water on those who tried to continue drinking beer, and went straight to their assigned room and fell asleep. You’ve camped too long, and even battle wounds and weariness remain. As soon as we lay down on the bed, everyone passed out.
***
At Hyeonjun’s words, the mercenaries began to move. Guards stood behind them, but showed no signs of wariness. It’s because you do what you have to do, stay for a day, and leave neatly.
Even if an adventurer comes, even a minor accident is bound to happen, but to leave quietly like this. This is only possible when the rules are perfectly set and the mercenary commander thoroughly controls each member. Not to be ignored as a mercenary, but as an elite soldier. They know how difficult it is for knife-eaters to obey orders.
Of course, Hyeon-jun and Gunther do not strictly control the members. This is possible because the strong friendship and bond like family made them one. Hyeon-Jun and Gunther are the best captains who draw swords and bleed for them without hesitation, and there is no one in the Jun & Gunter Mercenary Corps who wants to put such a captain in a difficult situation.
“If we do well, we’ll just have to camp one more time.”
“If you do it really well.”
When I asked the guard, he said it would take two days to reach Spawn. There is a village in the middle, but I can’t be sure that I’ll be able to enter the village if things work out as well as this time. If the village stubbornly refuses, you have no choice but to camp. Can’t you force it in?
The mercenaries continued to move. It should be safe since we entered the territory of the innovative group, but we increased the speed quite quickly. After resting all day in the village, everyone regained their energy, so it was possible. Seeing that, Hyeon-jun laughed during a break and pulled out his longsword for training.
“It’s nice to see everyone getting their energy up. Let’s start with La Hansen.”
“You crazy bastard! Some of them still haven’t healed!”
“So let’s start with La Hansen.”
La Hansen let out a deep sigh, punched his chest hard, and then jumped up and pulled out his training longsword. The sparring with Hyeon-jun is so harsh that it can’t be done without making up your mind. Lahansen stood face to face with Hyeon-jun, calculating the amount of time he could sleep until he reached the next village or camped out.
“Start?”
“okay.”
Seeing Hyeon-jun’s soft smile disappear, La Hansen concentrated. You can’t make it hard just because it’s hard. This is because the swordsmanship created by Hyeon-jun will be organized separately for ‘ordinary humans’ and will eventually become his. The faster it is, the better, and if you can create perfect swordsmanship, it is the best. Hyeon-jun used his flexible wrist to swing the sword in a bizarre way, and La Hansen was struck by it, biting his teeth. Anyway, I hope Hyeon-jun can make swordsmanship as soon as possible.
***
“Finally arrived at Suppon… .”
“Finally, you rested comfortably in the village yesterday too.”
The village they stopped by the day before was also allowed into the village under similar conditions, so the mercenaries were able to rest well in the village. However, apart from resting comfortably in the village, most of them were languidly hanging in the wagon with haggard complexions. Only those who were injured were fine, because they were excluded from the sparring with Hyeon-jun.
“Anyway, it would be nice if the marquis came out big…”
Hyeonjun muttered and rode his horse to the entrance of the city. The guards did not flinch when they saw them, and kept their positions. Then, after checking my ID, they let me in coolly. If you do sh*t in the city, you can mobilize not only guards but also regular troops. Unless he’s insane or hides a fairly large amount of power, he won’t go on a rampage in the city.
“Now what?”
“What should I do? I should just book an inn and rest.”
“Bitter, will the Marquis really come in contact?”
“Once the free mercenaries have entered the city, they will be contacted. Then, if they know that I have entered, they will surely respond somehow.
“Um… “
In the end, there is nothing you can do right now. It is also impossible for them to try to make contact first. This is because they cannot enter the castle where nobles live. Of course, Hyeon-jun has the confidence to secretly enter the castle. It was the same in Taxis, but now there is no reason not to come here. But there’s no reason to do something stupid like that. It’s not like he sneaked into the city hiding his identity, and if he gets caught doing something like that, what will he do?
People backed away and glanced at the well-armed men in their wagons, but there was no fuss. This is because it is in a city with good security, and it is not uncommon to see mercenaries here close to the eastern mountains.