3. Ashera Glaead & Chersha Kalua (15)
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“Goru, that scumbag… If you die, with that… I am satisfied with that.”
A thick, suppressed voice echoed in the dark room.
It was a dark room so dark that even Rachel, who was having a conversation, and the person who ordered her request could not be distinguished from each other.
The meeting with the client who placed the order took place in a very close darkroom. The content of her request was also the content, and she herself had a high reputation that spread outside, so there was a possibility that if she went wrong, even the owner of the request could be harmed… It was a kind of consideration at the level of a mercenary union for the limited number of mercenaries even within the mercenaries.
In that dark room, Rachel conveyed her words by unraveling the fact that she had confirmed Gora’s death and what she had done in her glia, and the person who placed the order was invisible in the dark room. In the middle, he expressed his feelings and accepted her words.
In the middle of the story, Rachel killed even the mid-Bladeian, and the client expressed her gratitude to Rachel by adding her words, such as saying that innocent people would no longer be harmed.
Drreuk.
Rachel refused to the requester’s appearance that she wanted to do additional cases, and she slowly got up from her seat. She was already full of the rewards she had already received, including Gehea. The whole time she was listening to her own words, she wondered how much resentment she had from the way she displayed intense emotions like sobbing.
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“Whoa.”
Leaving her darkroom like that, Rachel let out a big sigh.
It was a refreshing feeling as if a heavy burden had been lifted from my body.
Every time she solved her request, even if it was small, she felt that refreshing, but this time the size was even bigger.
It was also the most dangerous quest she had completed in recent years, and she seemed to feel that way because she herself had many feelings during her quest.
The person who entrusted the request was not far from the city of Glia, so the schedule for the mercenary guild to make contact with the client was completed in less than a few days, and now the report on the request was finished.
This is all about the request.
“I’m craving for alcohol… “
On the day she finished her request, it was her own habit to head to the most famous bar in town and drink a glass of sweet wine, but….
“… It’s okay.”
She tidied up the robe that wrapped around her and quietly moved her steps to the inn that the guild union recognized.
She still needed to be careful with her movements.
She also said that the city where she is now is the city where the client is located, so she shouldn’t let even the slightest excuse go unnoticed.
Even if it was a mercenary guild combination that secured its own power within the empire, it was clear that it needed to be careful.
……
The ring.
Rachel entered the inn at the same time as the bell at the entrance of the inn rang.
“Welcome~”
Marie, who works as a waitress at the ‘Sweet Dew’ inn, looked at her door as she greeted her politely, then blinked her eyes strangely.
It’s strange. I’m sure the bell rang….
Why can’t anyone see it?
Then it hit me.
Marie turned her head away, startled at the sensation of her touching her own hand.
“Uh, uh!?”
As if she appeared there out of nowhere.
A person I hadn’t seen was seen inside the inn.
There was a beautiful woman with her long red hair hanging neatly in a big ponytail.
After that, after she naturally put on a luxurious jet-black robe, she sat down at the table as if tidying up her disheveled red hair.
“First of all, the two most expensive dishes at this inn, and the drinks, um… ….”
Rachel, who put her luggage on the table as if she didn’t care about Marie’s appearance, spit out her words.
The moment I hear the voice without knowing it, even the beautiful woman’s voice is pretty…. Marie, who had been thinking that way, quickly came to her senses and received Rachel’s spell.
And I thought that the person from the mercenary guild I had heard about this morning was this person.
“When it comes to alcohol, I can confidently recommend a wine called ‘Pinot Noir’, befitting the inn’s name, ‘Sweet Dew’!”
He was a customer who ordered expensive dishes without any hesitation.
She recommends all sorts of food and drinks to Marie, who was dazzled by the thought that she would be able to get a tip after a long time.
“Really? Then, take care of the ones you are confident in, and tips for the rest.”
Meanwhile, Marie is surprised to see Rachel handing out five silver coins in her arms, and she lowers her head and accepts them with both hands.
“Thank you so much!”
It was a large amount of money, about two silver coins, after deducting the food and drink.
Marie smiled brightly as if the corner of her mouth was going to catch her ear, bowed her long head, thanked Rachel, and then flung her body as quickly as she ran to her kitchen.
Rachel smiles a little at Marie’s appearance and looks outside through her window near her.
Thanks to her Gehea’s magical ability, it felt like her own movements were many times faster than expected. The sheer weight of her own knightly armor and all of her other gear made her fatigue less, and the distance she could travel in a day increased proportionally to her ridiculous proportions.
Because she was like that, she herself had already left Glia for a little over a week….
A city that serves as the center and capital of the vast Chaldean Empire.
I was able to reach ‘Arbaltea’.
Including merchants who handle a variety of items. People flocked to the capital, Arbaltea, as if attracted by the imperial power concentrated in the capital of the Chaldean Empire.
I was able to see a lot of people who could not be seen in other cities, just by looking at the number of people looking out of the simple window.
From the color of the skin to the variety, from the clothes full of individuality to the features of the face, it was to the extent that it felt strange even just looking at people.
I don’t think there is a saying that if you can enter Arbaltea, you can make a living no matter what you do.
‘It’s been a few years.’
Just looking at the faces of so many people gave me a new feeling. As for the scenery outside the window, the appearance of new buildings also stood out, as if another luxurious building had been built in the past few years.
It was actually his first visit to the capital in years since he had not been willing to go to the capital of the empire since he was given the ominous notoriety of bloody night.
However, the client of this quest was located in the capital, so there was no choice. Since he couldn’t reveal himself right away, he had to hide for a while until the rumors about him calmed down.
Actually, it was a request that offered a sword with ego as a reward, saying that even if you had money, you couldn’t get it. That in itself would mean having wealth or power beyond a reasonable level, so it would be strange if such a person were not in the empire’s capital.
It’s safe to say that the center of all wealth is actually in the capital of the empire….
After that, Rachel’s thoughts stopped as Marie brought her seemingly sumptuous dishes and wine.
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“Chersha, look at that building! Isn’t that amazing!!”
“Plea… Please lower your voice.”
“But how can you not marvel at such a pretty building!!”
“Ah… really.”
As if frustrated, Chersha pulled Plea’s hand. Even while she was being dragged by Chersha’s hand, Pleaa’s appearance as she spoke curiously while giving eyes to various places was like that of a child visiting Arbalthea, the capital of the empire, for the first time.
“Put.”
“Looks like a wizard from the outside, is this your first time in the capital?”
“It’s a good time.”
Seeing Pleaa like that, the people passing by on the street laughed and said a few words. However, they looked just as cute in their eyes as if they were used to seeing Pleaa, who was visiting the capital for the first time.
Just hearing those words from passers-by made Chersha feel ashamed for nothing.
It has been several days since she left the Mage Tower and headed north. She took the Kalua family’s wagon and traveled along the well-maintained boulevard for several days. I naturally ended up staying for a few days in the capital of the Empire, which is located in the middle of the eastern and northern Chaldean Empire.
The appearance of Plea, who had been making a fuss before entering the capital, became even worse once she entered the capital. After agreeing without much thought to Plea’s wish to see the capital slowly, she was walking around the capital together like this, but it made her regret it for nothing.
“Chersha-nim, the food sold in front of me looks so delicious!”
While she was moving her steps, Chersha glared at Plea, who continued to exclaim in admiration at every trivial thing.
“Plea, perhaps… Are you doing this on purpose?”
“What are you talking about!”
“People keep looking at us because of that look.”
“Isn’t that because Chersha-sama’s appearance is so outstanding, that the attention is focused on this side?”
Plea said with a bright smile.
With a small body, fresh green hair. In addition, there was something in the expression of the innocent Pleia underneath that prevented him from saying bad words.
“… It’s okay.”
Chersha, who was trying to say something to Plea by moving her lips, eventually swallowed it inside her and let out a sigh.
And such appearances of Plea and Chersha attracted the attention of people passing by as if it were natural.
A luxurious quality cane adorned on one side of their waist, wearing a sophisticated black robe that would inevitably tell anyone looking at it just from its appearance. Lastly, the black peaked hat on one side of their heads was proof of that.
However, there were quite a number of mages residing in Arvaltea, the capital of the empire, so their appearance did not attract much attention.
“… Are you a noble?”
“I wonder which family it belongs to.”
What Plea said innocently towards Chersha was actually close to the truth. Chersha and Plea’s outstanding looks were the main reason for their attention.
With her dark green hair and innocent expression, Plea attracted her attention by making her feel the brightness and freshness of a girl of her age.
The figure of Chersha walking by Plea’s side also had a sharp impression that was difficult to approach, but her beauty, which still retained her youthful appearance, had a charm that made passers-by look back at least once. There was.
Pleia’s bright voice that continues and Chersha moving her steps while occasionally letting out a sigh.
It wasn’t long before they arrived at the capital city’s Mage Tower, boasting a magnificent exterior. I was able to arrive in front of Grandel.
“I heard about Chersha and Plea’s visit.”
And at the entrance of Mage Tower Grandel, a woman greeted them with a warm smile as if she had been waiting.
As Chersha looked at her as she greeted her, her gaze naturally moved to a place in front of her. An insignia placed on one side of a woman’s chest over a luxurious purple robe.
It was a decorated curtain with four stars embroidered around a red sun.
That is the insignia bestowed by wizards who have reached the 4th tier from the Mage Tower of the Chaldean Empire.
“Nice to meet you.”
“Oh! Hello!”
The woman who smiled brightly at the emotionless voices of Chersha and the lively Plea, moved her steps slowly as if guiding the magic tower, and they followed after the woman.
In this way, they entered the famous Mage Tower, Grandel, which has the highest authority among the Mage Towers that exist in each city.