064 – Trisha (3)
Trisha opened her heavy mouth.
“Lord Tigris, there is one thing you should know.”
“Say it.”
“I am a blood relative of the Hamazar royal family, but I am not a princess.”
Trisha’s expression was more serious than ever.
“Because I gave up the title of princess on my own seven years ago.”
Trisha has revealed her past.
Trisha was born into a royal family and lived with the highest level of hospitality that commoners could not enjoy.
Delicious food, a cozy bed, and comfortable clothes, Trisha was respected wherever she went and was able to do whatever she wanted.
I thought that it was so natural, and I thought that the future could also be painted as Trisha wanted and dreamed of.
But that was a big mistake.
There is no happiness in the world without a price.
The price of all the luxury that Trisha enjoyed was freedom.
“At the age of 18, with a bright future, he told me to marry a man who was 15 years older than me. So I ran away. Of course I know that’s wrong. But I really hated it.”
Trisha just ran out the day before the engagement.
Trisha luckily escaped the Godiva Kingdom, and gained a new identity in the Empire and worked as an adventurer.
But with freedom comes pain, regret, and responsibility.
It was really not easy to be an adventurer in another country.
The bathroom was so dirty that I couldn’t do my chores for almost a few days, and I couldn’t sleep well because of bugs crawling in the bed.
It was the person who was more difficult to bear than that.
The obscene rumors were scammed by the basics, and I was almost killed by a colleague in the back of the head.
When I was faced with a near-death crisis from my colleagues, I thought about giving up, but I took responsibility for the path I chose and persevered.
As a result, he became a fairly famous adventurer, earning the nickname “Hallows Hunter”.
“When I first sold the relics, the money that fell on me was exactly 41 gold and 23 silver. And I donated all of that money to the Godiva Kingdom. For an apology from my immature childhood.”
Trisha laughed as if she remembered that day.
“But the money came back to my account. That’s when I found out. That the night before the engagement, which I thought was lucky, was actually my father’s last consideration and love.”
Trisha suddenly wiped her nose and grinned.
He seemed to laugh so as not to cry.
“Well, of course, the money was donated back to the Kingdom’s Welfare Foundation. And the amount of donations is increasing every year. I’m living a good life, so I don’t have to worry about it.”
Tigris handed Trisha a handkerchief.
“Oh my. Be very considerate.”
Trisha wiped away her tears and opened her mouth.
“Then please don’t call me a princess. It was something I had forgotten about for a really long time, but I never dreamed that it would all be revealed like this.”
“All right.”
“Respect. Did you see how upset Irene was? Sir Tigris suddenly spoke respectfully to me, so he couldn’t even open his mouth and looked at me.”
Tigris thought for a moment.
In the case of the royal family or the imperial family, who originally hid their identity, it is a principle to speak respectfully according to the etiquette even when the two of them are alone.
But with Trisha, it was different.
Trisha was not hiding her identity, but had given up the title of princess altogether.
So, it was right to accept Trisha’s request.
“I do.”
“thank you. Sir Tigris.”
After an awkward silence, Trisha coughed and smiled brightly.
“May I ask why you were looking for me by the way?”
Tigris crossed his arms and thought for a moment.
Since it was a word that would completely change Trisha’s life in the future, it was a matter of careful rethinking.
“What do you mean by that?”
“You may die sooner or later.”
“······ Hiccup!”
Trisha hiccuped in surprise at the so absurd story.
This is why Tigris doesn’t know much about Trisha.
Today was the first time Tigris had seen Trisha, including before her return.
Trisha was already dead by the time Tigris graduated from Imperial University early and served as a golden knight.
I had only heard about Trisha from the Night Fox and the Dwarf Maleus.
“What… what? Maybe that… hiccup! Are you a prophet? So hiccup!”
Tigris brought the water jug and cup from the library and poured it to Trisha.
“Hiccup! ······thank you.”
“I’ve been to Fogwood a few months ago, but I’ve never seen the future.”
Prophets do exist.
However, the prophet is not as special as you might think.
A prophet doesn’t have to have a special ability to see the future, it’s because he just needs to go in and out of the mysterious land frequently.
Since the land of mystery is a place where time and space are mixed, we could get a glimpse of the present, past, and future.
So, adventurers who are addicted to peeping into the undisclosed secrets and futures claim to be prophets and sell the information of the future and the past.
But it was really crazy.
The survival rate of the mysterious land is less than 30%.
Even if he returned, he died of old age after not long because his time was wasted in the mysterious land.
Trisha took a deep breath after emptying all the water.
“after······. Then how are you so sure that I am going to die?”
“I am not sure. But I’m sure there are some very dangerous people out there looking for you.”
“Are you looking for me? For what?”
“Because of your holy things.”
If possible, the relics are kept by the state.
The reason is simple.
Because it is dangerous.
There are also holy relics that have the ability to make lightning strikes without any magic, create wounds that cannot be healed by any healing or holy magic once cut, or even die once stabbed.
These dangerous relics were very dangerous if they fell into the hands of a terrible murderer or an enemy country.
So, according to the old adage, “The safest way to use a spear is not to use it at all”, the emperor bought it at a high price from adventurers looking for relics like Trisha and kept it in a treasury.
But Trisha was different.
Trisha found a lot of relics and sold them to the Empire, but there were a lot of things they kept.
Officially there are five, but it was clear that there were more.
“Am I not prepared for that? There are only five barrier artifacts with ancient enchantments, and the subspace pockets are also enchanted with security enchantments, so they can’t be opened without me.”
No matter what kind of self-restraint Trisha had prepared, the result was clear.
Trisha is dead.
It’s likely this time around too.
The problem is that we don’t know who the culprit is.
This was because Maleus did not tell us in detail how and why Trisha died.
I only knew two things: that I would die within this year and that I would be assassinated.
Tigris took out the prepared documents and placed them in front of Trisha.
“These are assassination quests that have recently been targeted at you. A total of 21 cases. All goals are the same. I will kill you and take all the relics you have.”
These were obtained by Tigris personally by inquiring into the information guild, but there were also those obtained by the Inquisitor.
“As you can read, some pretty famous assassins are also aiming for your neck. There have been nobles who have been aiming for you for a long time, but this is the first time that so many assassination quests have come in. You say you have prepared a lot of self-help measures, but will you be able to protect yourself from the threat of so many assassins?”
Trisha silently read the papers Tigris gave her one by one. All the famous assassins in the back world were aiming for Trisha.
“And they all look like Junggu Heating, but the names of the brokers who put you in assassination quests overlap. Gern, Thiago and Maya. These three people…”
“They are all brokers who deal only with the Kingdom of Gillion.”
These people are not just brokers who only put assassination quests.
They were brokers in the black market that bought and sold prisoners.
River was chasing after them, but he never dreamed that he would receive such new information.
‘Is the Kingdom of Gillion my true identity…?’
Tigris had a rough idea of what Trisha was thinking.
It was clear that he was worried that he was a member of River.
Tigris wanted to answer that it wasn’t like that.
To be precise, what they were aiming for was not Trisha, but the relics that Trisha was holding.
However, she was patient because Princess Rain Rover had instructed her not to provoke the Beasts until the pact with Teho was over.
“You are not the only target. If there are other adventurers or mercenaries who carry relics, they all have requests to steal relics. The assassination is incidental.”
Tigris put the list of names of mercenaries and adventurers who had relics in front of Trisha in the past year.
There were also some adventurers and mercenaries that Trisha knew.
“From Marco to Cheney…”
“If you want to do a separate investigation, you can do it. But I don’t really recommend going around the zodiac on your own.”
Trisha looked into Tigris’ eyes and said.
“What do you want from me?”
Giving such advanced information to Trisha meant that Trisha wanted something.
Tigris decided to speak directly to the main point.
“In exchange for this information and safety, I want to entrust you with a quest.”
“A request? Do you have any relics you want?”
“Can you get me a ring of mourning?”
Trisha nodded as it was not uncommon for an adventurer to ask for a quest to find the relic.
“If it’s a ring of mourning, isn’t it a rare relic for Haeju-yong? Has anyone around you been cursed?”
Tigris knows the location of the Ring of Mourning.
There is a dungeon where you can get the Ring of Mourning near the cliff where the snake passed, located on the border between the Gillion Kingdom and the Lucet Empire.
Tigris wanted to move directly, but the moment Tigris moved out of the empire, it was clear that he would be caught on the radar network of Rota and Arphem’s family, including the Kingdom of Gillion.
So, I thought it would be better to leave it to a competent adventurer you can trust.
That was Trisha.
“No, I can’t explain the exact details, but I have something to write about soon.”
“Well, Sir Tigris says it is useful, so there must be something to write about. But how are you going to ensure my safety?”
“I will take care of all the assassination quests you have.”
“how?”
“If there is no assassin who will accept the assassination, the assassination quest will be cut off.”
These assassins are all wanted criminals.
As soon as Tigris found out the location of these assassins, he planned to go there and kill them by decapitation.
And if the rumors spread that Tigris is protecting Trisha, the assassination quests for Trisha will be cut off.
Instead, it could attract the attention of the more dangerous Rota and Arfem, but at the moment, only Levis and Arfem have free feet.
However, Arfem has not yet fully adapted to this planet, so he cannot reveal his body recklessly.
If Arfem shows up, Tigris is weak enough to cut him off right away, so it would be better if he showed up.
In the case of Levis, he is said to be a liaison with the family members on behalf of the sleeping Rota, but Levis must be frantic to find the enemy of Tigris.
There is no time to worry about Trisha right now.
“Hmm······.”
Trisha seemed to think deeply.
If you accept this quest, you can take advantage of Tigris’ fame while completing all assassination quests.
This was a huge benefit that money could not buy.
“How long can I get the Ring of Mourning?”
“Until mid-August at the latest.”
“Eh. Are you in a hurry?”
“I’m not saying it’s impossible.”
Trisha knew the dungeon difficulty and entry conditions of the Ring of Mourning.
Because it is a few holy relics of the Haeju, if necessary, it was because he was planning to attack and use it right away.
The difficulty level of the attack is medium to high.
If it was Trisha, the attack would take less than a week.
In addition, it was not difficult for Trisha because the entry condition for the dungeon was only one adult who had 3 rings or more.
“So I guess I have the nickname of the Hallows Hunter.”
Trisha nodded her head.
“like. It’s a little disappointing that it’s not money, but it’s invaluable for Sir Tigris to guarantee my own safety.”
Of course, that wasn’t the only thing.
Trisha was going to keep this relationship going and get to know Tigris little by little.
Tigris was sure to be the central figure of the empire, so it would be good for both River and Trisha to open up a relationship with such a person.
“But how are you going to ensure my safety? Are you attaching those secret guards?”
Trisha also seemed to have noticed the secret guards protecting Irene.
“There are a few vacant rooms for guests in this house. Give me one.”
“Five! I didn’t want it that much. Hotel rates are solid and good.”
Trisha said, pouring water into a glass of water.
“Now I have one thing I would like to ask Sir Tigris. May I ask him?”
Tigris nodded.
“I heard there were rumors that he used swordsmanship to get rid of magic… When you dealt with that mutant. I haven’t seen anything in person, but I just swish the flying fireballs! There is a story that it was stabbed and disappeared. Could it be true?”
“Are you talking about the elves’ spell hunting?”
“Five! Right! right. That’s it. I met elves in the Age of Dragons, and they used that sword. I came here because I was wondering if it was real.”
Tigris tilted his head and said.
“Why are you curious about that?”
“I’m about to attack a dungeon… Oh, maybe you know a lot about the dungeon of the constellation…”
Trisha later remembered that Tigris had read a lot of books about the constellation.
“Anyway, there is a condition that the entry condition for the dungeon of the constellation I will enter is that one must have mastered the elf swordsmanship. Could you possibly teach me the sake of that spell hunting?”
“Hmm···.”
As Tigris began to worry, Trisha continued to speak.
“of course! It’s not free! If you need not only the Ring of Mourning, but also other relics, we will find two, no, three!”
“There is one thing you should know first. The magic of spell hunting used by the elves is swordsmanship, but it is not a swordsmanship that can be learned with a human body.”
“yes? What do you mean?”
Elves’ bodies are similar to humans at first glance, but they are very different.
The body temperature is, on average, 8 to 10 degrees lower than the human body temperature, the positions of the magical circuits are all different, and the positions where the rings are formed are also different.
They look similar to each other, but inside, they are completely different races.
“But Sir Tigris used the booze of spell hunting.”
“I used the spell hunting alcohol that the elves used to transform it to fit a human body. It’s not as good as the magic of spell hunting used by real elves because it’s a change of the original, but it can destroy magic that can be seen.”
“Then how did you master the spell of hunting?”
“It is a secret.”
When Tigris entered the ordeal of the constellation to obtain the holy relic ‘Uros’, he saw and learned the spell hunting alcohol used by the elves.
I couldn’t tell you this, because it’s necessary to reveal that Tigris has returned.
“Why can’t you tell me… Oh, I’m sorry. I was so rude.”
From Trisha’s point of view, the fact that Tigris has mastered spell hunting is a situation in which she should be terrified.
However, it was rude to ask why you didn’t know more about it without knowing it.
“Then it would be impossible to teach you how to use spell hunting, right?”
If I asked you to teach me Norberdry, I can’t teach you because it’s against the constitution, but I can tell you because Tigris’ Spell Hunting is not a family vision.
“As I explained earlier, the spell hunting I learned is different from that of the elves. Even if you learn this, you may or may not be able to enter the dungeon you want.”
When Tigris spoke as if she could teach, Trisha’s eyes lit up.
“Still, it’s the closest to the elves’ swordsmanship! I want to learn first.”
Increasing the power of a certain ally is just as important as killing a certain enemy.
Trisha was a good and talented adventurer who said that Maleus was too young to die at such a young age, so it would be ok to teach him the art of spell hunting.
The question was whether Trisha had enough swordsmanship to learn the art of spell hunting.
The skill of hunting spells was a high-level swordsmanship that only a few of the elves could use.
Since the sword was modified to fit the human body, the difficulty increased even more.
It was impossible for even a talented swordsman to understand the mechanics of this swordsmanship.
“Then get up. Whether you pay the price or not, you must first check whether you have the talent to master the spell of spell hunting.”
“Five! Are you really teaching me?”
“If you have talent on the level of Irene, Charlotte, or Linia, you can learn it within a year. Of course, you will have to receive swordsmanship instruction from me every day.”
Trisha paused for a moment.
It was something he was calculating in his head.
“Well······.”
“Why?”
“no. let’s go Because you never know.”
After a while······.
Trisha was lying on the terrace floor, sweating profusely.
“Heh heh heh heh heh. Did you check everything…?”
“Yes.”
“How long do you think it will take you to master the spell of hunting?”
Tigris made a diagnosis right away.
“Five years.”
“Ugh?!”