A petition from 54 adventurers
“hahahaha, then that’s fine with me.”
Contrary to what he thought, Hyeon-joon smiled and followed Doug’s guidance to the boat. I couldn’t keep wearing the cloak because summer wasn’t over yet, so I put it in my bag. Before it gets cold, I’ll use it when it rains or when I’m camping.
The wind was blowing strongly from the sea side, so the boat lowered the sails and slowly went up the river. All of this is possible because of the slow flow of the lower reaches of the Senten River. Doug served simple side dishes and alcohol as before, and brought up the atmosphere by telling stories without giving Hyun-joon a chance to get bored. It is the entertainment of the whole body of the executive of that large trading company. It’s strange that it’s not funny. It took a little longer than when we came down the river, but we arrived at the village next to the river. After anchoring the boat, Hyeon-joon followed Doug out of the boat. Doug spoke as if Hyeon-joon had arrived just in time for the boat to go up, but nothing was unloaded from the boat, and there were no workers waiting for the boat. Hyeon-joon calmly followed Doug into the store building. Even though it is still early in the morning, it is still lively.
“Shosanna!”
“uh! June!”
Shosanna, who was sitting with her chin resting on the window and chatting with the female employee, looked back in surprise. When the female employee saw Doug, she straightened her posture as if she had been burned.
“Doug is here too!”
“Shosanna, if you goof around too much, I’ll tell the chairman.”
“Hey, look at me.”
Shosanna looked at Hyeon-joon while saying kindly.
“You said as if you were going to settle down, but you came early?”
“When was that? I just went because I thought there would be a lot of work in the city.”
“Is it? Well, nice to meet you anyway.”
After shaking hands with Shosanna, Hyeonjun laughed at Shosanna’s terribly unsuitable appearance at the shop window.
“Hey, you really look like a bear in a cage.”
“What, man?”
“Oh, the staff at this house are so arrogant.”
“Let’s wait and see.”
“Okay, let me say hello to the president of the business first.”
“Oh, see you later. Doug, see you.”
“take care.”
Doug smiled and led Hyeon-jun to Hachman’s room.
“Sir, this is Doug.”
“Come in.”
Doug opened the door and led Hyeon-joon inside. Hakman raised his head while looking at the documents, and when he saw Hyeon-jun, he jumped up from his seat.
“Hey, are you here? Doug, you should have told me earlier.”
“I was in a hurry. sorry.”
“All right. Come sit down.”
When Hyun-joon entered the room, Doug quietly closed the door and left. A soft smile appeared on Hackman’s face as he sat across from him.
“You came sooner than expected. How have you been?”
Hyeon-joon smiled and said as Hakman received the tea he poured himself.
“thank you. I was a little busy with the request, but I got along well.”
“Good thing. Did you meet Shosanna?”
“Ha ha, yes. It didn’t suit me very well.”
Haqman raised his eyebrows and said.
“Even after getting scolded by Halman, I couldn’t kill my temper, so I was running around, so I put work behind me. I hope you’ll come to terms with it now.”
“But won’t you get used to it soon?”
“I wish I could…”
We drank tea for a while and talked about miscellaneous things. Then Haqman naturally changed the subject and asked.
“Come to think of it, did you come to see Shosanna in the village by the river?”
“I am going to the Red Forest Village in Taxis Mansion. In the meantime, I stopped by to see Shosanna and also to see President Sang.”
“Red Forest Village? Isn’t autumn leaves season still far away?”
“Hasn’t it been said that they recently settled for a three-eyed game? I’m sure you’ll be able to build up results faster than receiving a request from Scanden.”
“Later, in the fall, when the time is right, listen to it. It is famous for its autumn leaves. And there is a boat that will go up in a little while, and I will tell you.”
“You don’t have to.”
“ha ha ha! Shosanna is a friend, but I can’t be that way.”
“Then I will be grateful for the favor.”
“Yes, I will call when the ship departs. Let’s have a talk with Shosanna.”
“yes. thank you Say hello to Maria.”
“Okay.”
Hyeonjun thought as he left the room and went down the stairs.
‘He’s welcoming, but he’s eager to let go.’
Even if there was really a boat to go up the river, thinking about the time we met before, I would recommend a meal, but he seems to be trying not to let me even have a long talk with Shosanna. It seems that he has decided that it is dangerous to have a relationship with Hyun-joon, regardless of whether he has gained or lost from this incident. Certainly, Hyeon-joon is toxic to have now and a waste to throw away. It may be a wise choice for Hackman to leave room for repairing the relationship while maintaining a reasonable distance.
“Shosanna.”
“Uh, what does the old man say?”
“Well, I’m going to the Red Forest Village in the Taxis Territory, but the president said there’s a boat, so I’m going there right away.”
“what? Stay for a day or so. Maria will miss you too.”
‘I don’t think Maria will welcome me very much right now.’
“It would be nice if we could go even a day sooner. Even if the business is not right, try hard. Don’t just run away.”
“Oh, did the old man talk about that?”
“Doug did too. I wonder if the story spread all over Scanden?”
“Oh Mr. Embarrassing…”
“Didn’t you do that well?”
Hyeon-joon talked with Shosanna for a moment, but without hesitation. Shosanna is not yet tainted by complicated things that break her head, so she can talk comfortably and feel comfortable.
“I’m sorry in the middle of the conversation, but the ship is leaving soon.”
Doug approached and interrupted. Hyeonjun hesitated, then smiled and reached out his hand to Shosanna. Shosanna also smiled and took the hand.
“How are you? See you next.”
“okay. Do not die.”
“Speak very badly.”
“uh. bye. Next time, stay overnight.”
“okay.”
He clasped his hands tightly, looked at her face once more, and followed Doug out of the store.
“I can’t go with you this time. I can’t leave the branch office in Scanden for a long time.”
“Sorry to disturb you.”
“no! Oh, but don’t worry, I’ve definitely told the captain.”
“Yes, thank you. Please say thank you again to the president of the business.”
“All right.”
Hyeon-joon was guided to the front of a fairly large boat, shook hands with Doug, and boarded the boat. The captain greeted Hyeon-jun with a smile, but he acted reluctantly, so Hyeon-jun decided to just go into the cabin and pass the time.
“We will arrive at the riverside village of Taxis before sunset.”
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“yes. thank you.”
Hearing the captain’s words, Hyeon-joon ignored the noise outside and sat down on a bed made of straw.
“I’m tired, I’m tired.”
Every word and every action must be thought through. I had no power or money, but I miss the days when I just thoughtlessly caught and killed goblins. I don’t know what a human thing is.
‘But once I get out of here, I’ll be able to get away from this complicated thing.’
Kill the Three-Eyed Gnoll in Red Forest Village. simple and clear Hyeon-jun didn’t want to lie on a dirty bed, so he sat down and organized his thoughts. The water of modern people who had been drained all the time because they enjoyed luxury at Bentinga for a day was filled up again. Hyun-joon himself knows it’s not a good thing, but he can’t help it.
‘It’s such a waste of time to do nothing like this.’
I need to find something to do in my spare time or buy mana affinity quickly. You can’t wield a sword, but you can practice mana handling.
‘It’s already boring.’
I miss the temple. There was no time to be bored as the children and priests worked tirelessly. It was fun, especially since Idelia had a taste for teasing. Hyeon-joon tried to pass the boring time by looking around the store, which was the only thing he could do while fiddling with the Karios pattern that Idelia had given him as a gift.
“Go carefully.”
“yes. Thanks for the ride.”
Hyeon-joon, who arrived at the riverside village of Taxis Mansion a little later in the afternoon, got off the boat and greeted the captain. After hearing the story, if we head to the Red Forest Village now, we can only arrive at night, so we decided to stay overnight at Ganga Village and leave tomorrow morning. Ganga Village is also a village developed along the Senten River, so it is quite large. You won’t have to go through the trouble of finding a wagon like before.
“how much?”
“Six fairy tales.”
Hyeon-joon handed 7 fairy tales to the innkeeper.
“Please take care of your meal.”
The innkeeper, who had been brusque, became nice after seeing the real taste of money, and smiled while taking fairy tales. Hyeon-jun went upstairs and unpacked his things in his room.
‘Now I’ve got a load to unload and I’ve succeeded.’
Thinking of a self-deprecating joke, Hyeon-jun came down to the first floor. Of course, I took the sword and Gambison. You don’t know when and where you’ll get caught up in some sh*t. I decided to look around for a while after eating the thick meat and bread worth another fairy tale. However, as time got late, the shops were also closed, and there was nothing to see because it was worse than the riverside village closely related to Scanden. Hyeon-joon returned to the inn and sat down in front of the inn owner and handed him a fairy tale.
“A pint of beer.”
Beer was served right away, and Hyeon-jun took a sip of his beggarly beer and asked the innkeeper.
“I’m going to go to the Red Forest Village.”
“Red Forest Village? Are you going to catch the three-eyed gnoll?”
“Then why would an adventurer go there?”
“Write. Well, you take care of yourself.”
“Are you having any problems?”
Hyeonjun uploaded another fairy tale. The innkeeper pretended to wipe the table and snatched the fairy tale with a ghostly skill.
“Well, I heard that there are a lot of three-eyed games, and there are people who have seen blood because they are stronger than I thought.”
“Is that all?”
Anyway, Hyun-joon is good at playing three-eyed. Not very useful information.
“Kuhmm, that’s… the people of the Red Forest Village.”
“Guys? You mean people?”
“Then who is it? No well, rumors spread that those bastards kept playing pranks on adventurers.”
“What if it was a joke?”
“Kuhm! greatness! hehehehe!”
Hyeonjun sighed and uploaded another fairy tale.
“You’ll have to come out big tomorrow morning.”
“Oh, of course! Hmm, so, it’s fall soon and the leaves will turn, but isn’t it troublesome that the forest is full of monsters? Then people will gather, I mean. So, I hurriedly posted the request, and at first, the room was cheap and the commission fee was well paid. But after some time, adventurers flocked in, so they say, oh my god, they double the price of the room and pay the request fee only if you bring the whole leather to play with three eyes. What? In addition, the price of leather has been hit like that, so adventurers are rushing out.”
“sh*t. It’s open.”
Hyunjoon gulped down his beer. In such a beggarly situation, if I don’t drink even beer like cow urine, I think I’ll get angry.
“Not necessarily. Since adventurers are missing, the three-eyed game suddenly increased again, so it’s not even a fuss. They said that the room price and request fee were returned to normal. Of course, it seems like a beggar to have to bring leather, but giving money is what. And rumors are circulating that he will appoint two parties of D-class adventurers to clear the forest. They’re acting like dogs. It can’t be helped, but from an adventurer’s point of view, it wouldn’t be bad to earn money and lose money until the D-class party arrives.”
“The talk is quite good. You have a knack for scaring people.”
“Heh heh. So, did you pay for it?”
“You’ll have to wait until tomorrow morning to find out.”
“I gave you two more fairy tales, but can I cut it?”
“Three. Where are you trying to get money selling beer that looks like urine?”
“What are you talking about? When did I get paid?”
Hyeon-jun laughed at the innkeeper’s sly words.
“Is there a carriage to Red Forest Village?”
“Kuhm.”
“He wants to eat like a real pig. I won’t give it to you anyway, so why don’t you speak quickly?”
“Tsk. Well, there is a carriage that goes regularly. If you leave in the morning, you will arrive around noon. Five fairy tales.”
“Five? It really varies.”
“Originally, the Red Forest Village is a place to earn a living in the middle of autumn.”
“Are you touching some money here too?”
“That’s how we all eat and live.”
Hyeonjun emptied the rest of his beer and stood up. I spent some money, but I was able to understand the situation and it’s not bad. I waved roughly at the innkeeper and went straight into the room.
‘It’s hard, but now I can’t go anywhere else.’
Fortunately, the goddess didn’t tell me what to do with the quest. You could say it has nothing to do with the guys called Tahman. First of all, talk with Elizabeth, go to Red Forest Village and kill as many three-eyed gnolls as possible. And let’s look at the situation and decide whether to fall in or see the end.