Episode 97
Chapter 19 Interest is compound interest (7)
“Have you been contacted?”
“Yes, the goods have arrived, so come pick them up.”
Belego, who was eating while stroking his round belly, jumped up from his seat.
‘at las!’
It was a request that was put in a whopping 15 days ago, but it seems that it has finally come to fruition.
“What would you like to do? Even if I go alone… … .”
“No, I will go myself.”
Belego, who hastily prepared to go out, climbed into the carriage before long.
Accompanied by an attendant and a knight, he quickly left the mansion.
In the carriage that started to speed up, Belego’s attendants were with them.
In his hand was a wooden box the size of a human head, which Belego brought as if to snatch it, and opened the lid.
What appeared in it was a lump of iron.
It wasn’t just a lump of metal, but a restraining magic tool worn around the neck and one on both wrists.
“hehehe.”
With this, it is only a matter of time before his grand plan succeeds.
‘They said they would give you the priest’s seat if you take that stranger.’
As long as you become a priest, you don’t have to worry about the rest of your life.
Seeing the glory unfolding in front of him, laughter kept leaking out.
Of course, even that didn’t last long.
It’s because he remembered the reason he did this.
‘Just because he kicked me out, it can’t end like this.’
Belego frowned, closed the lid of the box to make a thud, and threw it at the attendant.
When the attendant was messing around and finally got the box, he leaned back in the carriage chair and put his hand on the boat that had been called back.
Originally, Belego was born as the eldest son of Protoram, who is said to be a giant in the material market, and grew up wealthier than anyone else.
Despite the time of war when the entire continent was thrown into chaos, the body shape that maintained a generous state on both sides was evidence of the affluence that had been passed on from the past.
In Ferrell, he was a member of a family that had amassed enormous wealth that could be counted on one hand, and he was also the eldest son.
However, he realized quite early on that family work was not for him.
‘Playing with numbers is boring and makes my head hurt.’
Knowing my personality, which usually has an impatient side, sitting still and looking at numbers and letters did not suit my aptitude.
Maybe that’s why there was no big lingering attachment to family affairs.
In the first place, I wasn’t very good at rolling my head and calculating profit and loss.
His father, who had already passed away, used to lament over Belego, saying that he was stupid and had a fiery temper.
It was probably the father’s own expression of regret and a slander to discredit his son who did not live up to expectations.
It was only when I was young that I was disturbed by such words, but now I don’t really care.
However, it was a problem in many ways that the money line was cut off after the younger brother took control of the upper house and the family.
Although he has quite a bit of personal wealth left over, it is an insignificant amount for the rest of his life.
He, who has lived without lacking anything, has fallen into a situation where he has to find a way to eat and live right away.
So what I came up with was a temple.
‘Once you acquire divinity, it is possible to increase your fortune.’
Because you will be able to get the support of influential people who are said to be in the middle of the day.
Moreover, you can get your hands on the power to influence the entire continent.
Social status and power that cannot be obtained simply by having a lot of money.
‘With that, he won’t be able to ignore me anymore.’
Belego gnashed his teeth at the thought of his younger brother who had cut off all support from him after taking over the family and the upper ranks.
Aren’t you suffering from unnecessary hardships because of him?
The more I thought about it, the more unfair I felt, to the point where I got a tantrum.
Apart from acknowledging the limits of his own talent, he did not want to understand that he had been deprived of the privileges he had enjoyed.
For that reason, this job must be successful.
If you hand over the stranger to Agnotia, you will be ordained a priest next year.
While Belego gritted his teeth at his hostility towards his brother and made a resolution for the future, the carriage arrived at its destination.
The place notified by the guild in advance was located on the outskirts of Harbon Castle.
Putting on a hood, Belego entered the shabby building accompanied by an attendant and a knight.
There, when he confirmed his identity with the word promised in advance, the employee who greeted him inside grabbed the floor and pulled him.
“You can go down here.”
“Tsk.”
I frowned for a moment because of the queer air.
Belego covered her mouth and nose with a handkerchief and descended the steep steps.
Even if you go down underground, you have to go through the passage leading out of the wall to reach it.
How long did they walk along the underground passages filled with damp air?
A faint light was visible in the distance.
Belego stopped in front of a door made of roughly fitted wooden boards.
As soon as he winked, an attendant knocked on the door, and as if waiting for it, the door opened.
“Oh, I was waiting for you. Come on in.”
What appeared from the inside was a man with a full smile on his face.
His teeth, yellowed by his laughter, were clearly visible, and Belego wrinkled his face.
‘It’s dirty.’
This is why I’ve never been in a good mood when I met people of low birth.
Doesn’t it make you uncomfortable just being in the same space?
“Where are the things?”
The man’s eyebrows twitched slightly as Belego took a half-step back, tightening his hands that covered his mouth and nose.
But Belego did not notice the change. Because the man quickly corrected his expression.
“Here, it is prepared just so that it is easy to take.”
The man, who had rearranged his artificial smile unique to commercial use, took a step back and turned his body.
Thanks to this, the inside scene that the man was covering was revealed, and he was able to confirm the man’s sluggish shinyoung tied to a rope.
The corners of Belego’s mouth began to twitch.
Unusual costumes, strangely different skin colors, and even a bizarre painting floating above his head.
There weren’t many strangers with two paintings yet.
Among the few, only one stranger was identified wearing a picture of the Palao.
Pushing the man inside, Belego hurriedly approached the stranger.
“The stranger I described is right, right? If you’ve caught a tough guy, you’ll have to be prepared.”
When I checked it one more time just in case, I heard a confident voice.
“Nevertheless. I checked back and forth from the Bennet Mansion several times.”
Belego lowered his stance as he listened to the man’s answer.
Afterwards, when I grabbed the stranger’s hair and lifted it up, the corners of my mouth naturally curled up.
Because the face I saw in the video seat was right.
“Huh.”
With this guy, you can really become a priest.
“Is this what you are looking for?”
“Yeah, grunt.”
Belego, who stood up again, looked back and gave a displeased expression.
‘If I knew it would succeed so easily, I would have asked for a lower price.’
However, we have already talked about the quest reward.
If you don’t pay, you won’t be able to use the guild again.
Belego had no choice but to start rummaging through his arms.
A man who understood the meaning of the gesture approached, rubbing his hands together.
“Take it.”
Eventually, Belego reached out from inside the hood and handed the man a piece of paper.
It was a check issued by Kerman Bank.
Excluding the down payment, the 10,000 herre reward for the quest promised in advance.
Belego, who continued to look sadly while handing over the check, clicked his tongue and turned his head away.
On the other hand, the man who received the check from Belego was inwardly singing for joy.
‘I sent the right guys to see if I’m going to have a liver, but I didn’t know they would succeed at once.’
Thanks to this, he gave only 1,000 Herre to the mercenaries and was able to gulp the remaining 9,000 Herre.
The man stroked the check that came into his hand and couldn’t hide his happy expression.
Conversely, Belego’s expression was still wrinkled.
“Bring the redemption ball!”
Is it because you’re sick of the big spending? Belego yelled at the attendant standing at the door.
Panting at him, the attendant who brought the restraints opened the lid of the box.
I have already completed the work of imprinting magic on the restraints.
All that remains is to fill it with strangers.
It was when Belego, who picked up the restraints without hesitation, reached out to the stranger again.
“ha?”
The man who took the check made a strange noise.
When I turned my head at the sudden sound, the beads on the man’s waist were shining.
‘That’s… … .’
Isn’t that a portable telegram?
A telegram with a large body can accurately transmit text messages, but a small portable telegram like the one the man had had limitations in sending and receiving signals with light.
If such an object lights up, it means that someone has activated another telegram made up of a pair.
blink, blink, blink.
Is it because I’m staring at the flickering lights non-stop?
For some reason, Belego felt his heart beat quicker.
In the end, Belego, impatient with doubts and nervousness, asked.
“What the hell is going on?”
“ah.”
The man approaching the doorway with a wrinkled face turned to Belego and said.
“It’s nothing. I’ll get out of the way, so please do it.”
He was still friendly, but unlike before receiving the check, he left a strangely businesslike remark and moved on, looking a little urgent.
Afterwards, as I looked at the door the man had closed, I heard a thump from afar.
The knight who had come downstairs together approached the door, clutching the handle of his sword.
“Boss, it would be good for you to die as soon as possible.”
Then, sensing something, he urged Belego.
It was Belego who noticed that the situation was strange as well.
“Tsk, to do things this way… … .”
This is why you shouldn’t associate with superficial things.
When Belego, muttering in a low voice, tried to put a restraint on the stranger’s neck again.
One more thump, and the surroundings echoed, and at the same time, the stranger flinched in a faint state.
Because of that, Belego’s hand was out of sync.
Belego glanced around with an annoyed expression.
This time I could definitely feel the vibration.
On top of that, there was even a faint, tumultuous sound.
In the end, Belego couldn’t stand it and screamed.
“Galon, go find out what’s going on!”
“Yes, Bocchan.”
Belego muttered disapprovingly as soon as the knight named Gallon opened the door.
“Eh, what the hell is going on… … .”
“What happened?”
And there was a strange voice answering there.
“It’s a surprise gift prepared by me.”
A shadow that suddenly rushed right in front of his nose wrapped around his neck.
“Ahh!”
The stranger, who opened his eyes before he knew it, put his arms around Belego’s neck and began to strangle him.
Then came a clear roar.
“Catch them all!”
“They insulted the church!”
“Those who surrender can be killed!”
“Catch it!”
Behind the commotion, a strange voice was heard over and over again.
“The gift you sent was impressive, so I prepared it with care, how is it? Do you like it?”
He was a stranger who had fainted just a moment ago.
“Even if you don’t like it, you should enjoy it, because rejection is rejection. Did you understand? This is the current killer. ”
Belego could feel his blood running cold at the low voice that echoed above his head.