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“I have heard the story. Where is the belay party?”
“It is them.”
At the guard’s words, Glenn pointed to the belay party. The captain of the guard led the guards into the tavern and stood in front of them.
“Who assaulted the adventurer Finn?”
One man, startled by the words, stepped forward and said:
“what? for a moment.”
“Are you a belay?”
The guy was taken aback by the guard’s callous reaction, but he said it confidently.
“exactly.”
“I can’t entrust a request to those who come to carry out a request and assault people. I will cancel the request. I will formally send the document to the guild.”
“what!”
“And didn’t you ask who assaulted Finn the adventurer?”
“What nonsense is this! If we leave, someone will kill the three-eyed gnoll!”
“If you leave, some will have to go to jail.”
“this···!”
Belay reddened his face and gnashed his teeth, but he couldn’t do anything. If you’re an adventurer, you don’t know, but if you touch the guards, it’s a felony.
“Seeing that they didn’t come out, they all seem to be accomplices.”
“for a moment! These guys!”
“what! Betray this bastard!”
“Then why are you beating people up, motherf*ckers!”
At the words of the chief of the guard, one of them quickly accused the culprits. It may be a very old, family-like friendship party, but they have no intention of going to prison together or asking for mercy from the guards. Asking for leniency from the guards is because if you don’t like the guards, you can just put them all as accomplices.
trial? Only nobles could receive a trial. Commoners, like Hyeon-jun’s case, go through a trial or a big case, such as slavery or murder, and even without the intervention of the temple of Karios, they make a rough judgment. Even in the trials of commoners, there are many cases where the judge does not enter the courtroom and makes a rough judgment in documents. For the time of noble aristocrats cannot be wasted on insignificant commoners.
“You’d better go quietly.”
“Damn it!”
“I think other adventurers will come if I come out like this in a rural town like this!”
“That is nothing for you to worry about.”
The three assailants continued to curse as they were dragged by the guards, but there was nothing they could do. Originally, what happened between adventurers was not easily touched by the guards. If it gets messy, it’s just a way to deal with it on its own. Therefore, it is very unusual for three D-class adventurers to be imprisoned for beating one E-class adventurer.
“If you’re going to stay in town, you’d better keep quiet. Or leave quickly.”
“Damn it…!”
The guard captain ignored the belay and turned around and left. When the adventurers of Red Forest Village tapped the guards on the shoulder or threw their fists out, the guards responded by punching them. Seeing that scene, Belay trembled with a flushed face. It is a situation that is completely incomprehensible to the belay party who does not know the battle of the red forest village that took place just a few days ago. It is impossible for a guard who ignores adventurers and eats tolls and a worm-like adventurer who can’t even find a party to get along.
“Damn it, damn it!”
“I won’t say anything if you stay calm.”
Glenn said with a calm face. Belay gritted his teeth and glared at Glenn, but without saying anything, he strode out of the pub. His party members hurriedly got up and ran out after him, and shouts erupted when Glenn looked back.
“Glen! I believed in you!”
“ha ha ha! That’s too much for the last two beers!”
Adventurers rushed in and slapped Glenn on the shoulder and wrapped his arms around him. Sitting in a small chair all day, Glenn had very little energy, so he was soon engulfed in the crowd and unable to tell where he was.
“Calm down. Then Glenn will die.”
“Chiggle giggle, even though Dam is tall, he still has a childish body.”
“Ugh…”
The adventurers backed away and lifted Glenn from the ground. Glenn, dressed in a mess, stumbled to his feet and dusted himself off. Hyeonjun nodded quietly as his eyes met with his head raised. It is now. If not now, when will you bring it up?
“Hmm, hmm. I have something to tell you.”
“What, all of a sudden?”
Glenn stood upright and looked around at the adventurers. His eyes met Hyunjoon’s, and he seemed to smile slightly.
“You could have known from today, but the perception of D-class or lower adventurers who couldn’t join the party is very bad.”
“So what?”
“Be quiet and listen, man.”
When Hyeon-joon made the man who kept betting on porridge be quiet, everyone shut their mouths and listened to Glenn.
“It’s different now, but I’m sure no one has forgotten how they were treated when they first entered Red Forest Village.”
There was a small hum, but this time Hyunjun didn’t stop it either.
“Of course, I am not here to challenge them. They have already apologized, and it has been resolved to the satisfaction of all of us.”
Glenn’s eyes flashed and he raised his voice and shouted loudly.
“That’s exactly what we did together!”
The adventurers felt a chill run down their spines at those words.
“Each of them are just powerless people. No one listens to us, they just trample on us and try to pamper us when needed or for pennies. but!”
His face flushed red with excitement, he held up a finger and looked at them.
“When we stood together as one against them, no one dared to ignore us.”
Then he bent his outstretched fingers and clenched his fist tightly.
“Each person is just a small stone, but when piled up, they can build walls, houses, and even huge castles.”
Glenn whispered in a calm, subdued voice.
“And nobody looks up at a huge castle and thinks of kicking it away.”
The inside of the tavern was filled with silence. Everyone focused on what Glenn was saying, so no one made a sound.
“We are just stones by the wayside. But when we come together, we can become such a castle.”
“So what are we going to do?”
The guy who had been betting on porridge from earlier mustered up the courage and said.
“I’m thinking of making an adventurer’s guild.”
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“exactly. It will be an organization for adventurers who are being treated unfairly.”
“How are you going to make that, uh…?”
“I will create an adventurer’s union and officially upload the document to the guild. And I will ask the temple for help. The temple shines light for humanity, and will not abandon us. With the help of the temple, the guild will have no choice but to acknowledge the adventurer’s guild.”
“If the temple helps…”
“I can trust the priests.”
Hearing a small hum, Glenn said.
“I am not asking you to choose right away. Take your time and think carefully. Please remember, though, that it can be the first step for the powerless, including us.”
Then he walked out of the pub with a confident step. After Glenn leaves, the tavern is full of confused adventurers, not knowing what to do. Several people looked at Hyeon-jun and looked at him, but Hyeon-jun followed Glenn out of the bar.
“Glenn.”
“Whoa…”
Glenn, who was hiding in a dark alley, collapsed as soon as Hyeonjun spoke to him.
“What if I say that and just leave?”
“hahahaha···. My legs are shaking and I can’t stand up…”
Hyunjoon smiled and sat down next to him. Then I looked up at the sky for a moment. The sky through the narrow alley gradually darkened and shone in a subtle color. Hyeon-jun found a star that was dimly but surely shining in it. Had it been modern, I would never have found it. Glenn, who was watching the sky following Hyeonjun, murmured softly.
“I still don’t know if I did a good job.”
“Isn’t that a good thing?”
“What if the nobles step out?”
“Before that, you can ask the temple for help.”
“What if the nobles draw their swords?”
Hyeonjun looked into Glenn’s eyes. It was full of fear and worry. But there was a burning rage and passion inside. Hyeonjun looked at the flames quietly and said.
“Then believe in posterity and die cleanly. With that blood, someone can open a blocked path.”
“what?”
“That is all I can say. If the nobles draw their swords even after the temple, what more can I, a mere adventurer, do?”
“Ha ha ha ha ha! You are talking nonsense!”
Hyunjoon just looked at him quietly. Glenn immediately stopped laughing and looked at Hyeonjun with a serious face.
“Do you really think that my death will pave the way for someone?”
“of course. That doesn’t mean you should die, but if you have no choice but to die, close your eyes in peace.”
Hyeonjun grew up seeing a lot of things in modern times. I accepted all kinds of information in the name of public education, and I lived in contact with information that surged like a tidal wave in the sea of the Internet. he knows If the nobles kill Glenn, the head of the Adventurer’s Guild, someone will surely stand up. Whether it be temples, adventurers, or other nobles. The flames have already started to spread, and there are people who feel the warmth of the fire. Hyeon-jun knows very well that there is a path that opens only when blood flows. But if possible, it would be better to solve it without shedding blood.
“Then… I guess I’ll have to grow the scale under the protection of the temple.”
“I guess so.”
“It will take a very long time.”
“Who knows if it will be soon?”
The two made eye contact and smiled. Hyeonjun jumped up and brushed his butt.
“I just have to go. I haven’t even serviced the equipment yet.”
“Okay. see you later.”
“Should I get him up?”
“That’s enough. I can’t even get up.”
Contrary to what he said, however, Glenn sat down and did not move. Hyeonjun smiled and left him and walked to Haim’s house. It would be rude to say that I will raise you up here. He wouldn’t want to walk with Hyeon-jun’s support, leaving him proud. Hyeonjun, who was walking silently, thought to himself.
‘Glen will be fine. More than that, I care about the guards.’
There is no way that the guards are unaware of the incident. The story has already spread throughout the village through adventurers. However, even after knowing that there was an incident, he kept quiet and stepped out confidently when the adventurer came. In addition, he threw the D-class party into prison and even destroyed the request.
If adventurers saw the three-eyed game and dissatisfied with the reward and destroyed it, it wouldn’t matter, but if the village side destroyed it first, it would be a loss considering the money going out for the punishment for the three-eyed game. And to think that the chief of the guard, not the village chief, said that.
‘He kicked another pocket.’
Unbeknownst to the adventurers, things are going on in the village. The important thing is to cancel the D-class party’s request. The only remaining D-class party is Gunther’s party. No matter how skillful and numerous they are, they cannot wipe out the three-eyed gnolls that fill the forest. In addition, there is no more influx of adventurers in Red Forest Village because of Hyun-Jun’s actions. Naturally, even in Gunter’s party, you have to cancel the quest and switch to a permanent quest or leave. Then who will clear the forest?
‘I’m also working in secret. You don’t believe I’m going to kill all the three-eyed gnolls. If that’s the case, it means that they saw me as a fool, but the captain of the guard couldn’t be like that even if others didn’t know.’
The head of the guard is probably the only one among the villagers who knows the true value of Hyeon-jun. Others did not participate in the meeting or battle, and only knew that Hyun-joon was the leader of a group of adventurers.
Fighting adventurers? They cheered and shouted, but they didn’t see Hyeon-jun fighting with a real sword. There is a huge difference between swinging a sword to truly kill and striking a little with a wooden sword. To the other villagers, Hyeon-Jun is just an adventurer who fights well, but those who participated in the battle of the Red Forest village, including the captain of the guard, are careful not to make even the slightest mistake with Hyeon-Jun.
‘If you think of other ways to kill the three-eyed gnolls, there is only one left.’
The Red Forest Village belonging to Taxis Territory is in danger of being annihilated. If it’s just that the monster is in trouble, he’ll use an adventurer, but the situation has changed. The regular army will come. Maybe they sent someone else. It’s no different than before. Just as we dragged the time with adventurers’ blood until the D-class party came, we’ll just hold on as adventurers until the regular army comes.
‘Why didn’t you call me from the beginning?’
well. If you think about it, a few things come to mind. It could have been to hide the fact that there were enough monsters in the village of Red Forest that the regular army went out. And the village chief… The village chief said it was inherited without the approval of the lord. In that case, if the regular army steps in and handles the administration, there may be an embarrassing situation. Maybe the mayor stopped it.
‘Or it could have been just to suck adventurers down the spine.’
It’s not certain, but we’ll have to act with the regular army in mind. It won’t come that soon though. Moving an army is not an easy task, and the distance is quite long.
Four days have passed since the battle in Red Forest Village. Even if I sent a call the day after the battle, only 3 days have passed, and there will be 4 more days to spare. The remaining karma to one thousand is 254. 51 must be killed. The number of three-eyed gnolls has decreased, so you have to move a little tight, but 51 in four days is worth it.
‘I’ll have to tell Carl to bring another adventurer from tomorrow.’
Hyeon-jun walked the darkened streets making plans and predicting possibilities.