Episode 62 – No need to drag on.
62. There’s no need to drag it on.
Leon and Aria left Hera behind and went up to the second floor of the inn.
Let’s climb all the stairs.
The gate was wide open on one wall, as if inviting people to come in here.
At a glance, it was decorated like a living room.
Now that I see it, this place is not just a simple inn, but seems like a strange place, a branch of Mukwoldae.
When I entered the living room, a man and a woman were sitting on a leather sofa.
A middle-aged man with his mouth wide open and his eyes hazy.
And.
‘······Elf?’
She was a sharp-looking elf woman with a long sword mark engraved on her cheek.
Leon’s eyes were filled with interest at the unique combination of an elf and a mercenary.
The elf woman stood up and greeted me first.
“Nice to meet you. “My name is Riel, the vice-captain of Mukwoldae.”
“Okay, nice to meet you. I’m Leon Crusif. “This is Aria.”
After receiving a brief greeting, Leon flopped down on the sofa opposite.
Aria also sat down next to Leon, nodding her head slightly.
Leon stopped Riel, who was about to head somewhere instead of sitting down.
“You don’t have to bring tea or anything like that.”
“I understand.”
I didn’t really want to get tea in such a shabby place.
I wonder if it tastes good, it looks like old junk food.
“What about that one?”
Leon looked at the middle-aged man and spat.
At this, Riel let out a small sigh.
Bah!
The man’s head was hit hard.
“Ugh, huh?!”
The man who had been staring blankly into space was startled and straightened his slumped posture.
The saliva that had been flowing from the corner of my mouth stopped and fell.
“Budaeju, wha, what…?”
The man turned his head with round resin eyes.
“You are a guest. “Introduce me.”
Riel chanted in a somber voice.
“Yes, yes…? Ah!”
Only then did the man keep his gaze straight.
“Nice to meet you. “The commander of the Mukwoldae 6th unit, my name is Fenrir.”
“Leon, Aria.”
Leon thought while giving a shorter answer than before.
‘Is this guy the commander of the unit?’
It seems like you can’t manage your subordinates properly.
Of course, my skills seem to be good.
Unlike the idiots below, you look like you’re at expert level.
So far, El Prime is a place where only geniuses gather.
It is really difficult to find an expert-level unmanned vehicle.
Especially in this mercenary industry.
Riel was even more than that.
‘At least Expert Intermediate.’
It was more than that.
It’s hard to judge his skills at first glance, so I guess that’s true.
‘Well, if you give me the Mukwoldae bag, I’ll have to do that.’
And since the commander and commander are like that, the commander must be having a hard time in the middle.
Leon asked her, feeling a little bit of pity for her.
“But, is it okay for the unit commander to stay here as well?”
Looking at it, this is just a branch of Mukwoldae.
If the head lord is here, the vice lord must also be at headquarters.
Riel answered in an indifferent tone.
“I am always on standby near the Great Lord.”
“Then who manages the headquarters?”
“It’s okay to be away for a few days. And assisting the great lord is even more important.”
“Hmm, really?”
Leon roughly agreed.
I’m not really that curious, it was just a question I asked to kill time.
However, I could tell that Riel and Hera had a very close relationship.
“By the way, this is my first time seeing a mercenary elf.”
“I am a half-elf.”
“Aha.”
It wasn’t just an elf, it was a half-elf.
Then it’s worth becoming a mercenary.
Leon lowered his head.
“Then do you also do some elemental magic? Why, the wind is wrapped around the weapon…”
“Yes, we are dealing with spirits for now…”
While Riel was mechanically answering questions asked by Leon.
“Are you finished with Tongseongmyeong?”
“Hey! Dae, Daeju!”
Fenrir stands up in shock.
Boom!
Hera closed the door and entered with a bizarre smile.
Her white, drawing-paper-like face was dotted with red blood.
Leon clicked his tongue.
“Tsk tsk. “What did you do? Did you catch the kids?”
“I came here to tell you to come to your senses. “Tsk!”
After answering like that with her blood smeared on her face, Hera lay down on one of her empty sofas.
A undignified demeanor that cannot be considered a nobleman with the Crusif surname.
He really seemed like an ordinary mercenary rolling around here and there.
Hera said, wiping up her flowing blood with her tongue.
“Brother, I was surprised. “I never thought they would start cutting me with a knife just because I said that.”
Leon let out a small laugh.
“What, didn’t you want to see this?”
Though it is said to kill the members and speak to their leader.
No one here found this strange.
“That’s why I called you here on purpose.”
Leon added.
Hera obviously knew that Leon would face this situation.
They must have come early to see how he behaves.
Simple, just for fun.
“Hmm. Should I say it was unexpected? “I clapped and it felt like my brain exploded.”
It was a strange analogy, though.
It meant that Leon was acting much harsher than Hera expected.
Leon thought for a moment about her words.
‘Were you a little excited?’
It seems like that was the case.
Her fist skipped over and the knife came out right away.
If I were to ask why, it would be…
Her mood was greatly hurt in the first place because of the smell of her alcohol.
It was particularly annoying that her freckled man was talking about Aria.
A gesture of grasping something with both hands, a mean voice, and base lust in the eyes.
All these things combined have crossed the threshold of annoyance.
That’s why I killed him.
Well, that’s all.
But do you regret taking your life in vain?
Or do you feel remorse?
That is absurd.
If you hit him, you hit him, and if you kill him, you kill him.
Actually, it didn’t matter at all how I dealt with such a person.
All you have to do is process it.
Leon, quickly coming out of his thoughts, shrugged his shoulders.
“It doesn’t really matter, right?”
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“Okay~! “I actually like it more?”
Hera lay down and vigorously struggled with her limbs.
“Then.”
Leon and Aria simultaneously crossed their legs and leaned against the back of the sofa.
Leon is relaxed, Aria is elegant.
It was exquisite timing and similar movements, as if they had been weaved.
“Let’s talk about requests.”
When he got to the point, Riel straightened his back.
“What kind of request do you want to make?”
“Subjugation.”
Leon put his hand into his pocket, took out several folded papers and spread them out on the table.
[Shocking serial murders in Freeville… What are their identities?]
[All members of the ‘Forest Owl’ mercenary group disappear…]
It was a local newspaper.
The name of the newspaper was very unfamiliar, the dates were mixed up, and the articles were short, lasting no more than a few lines.
I felt like I had gathered a lot of unresolved information.
Leon tapped the table with the tip of his index finger.
“I want to catch them quietly. “Do you know the identity of these guys?”
Riel quickly skimmed the article with her eyes shining, and she answered confidently.
“Yes. “It’s the work of a blood donation group.”
“Oh my.”
Leon was slightly impressed.
Hyeoldonongdan (恐血團).
They weren’t very active during this time.
This is especially true near the eastern part.
It was confirmed that Mukwoldae’s intelligence power extended to the entire empire.
“The cruel method of killing, the certain phrases, and the handling of unexpected incidents… It is clear that they are a blood donor group.”
An unknown phrase that means ‘be afraid.’
Vicious murders that occur at regular intervals.
And a shadowy group that is instilling fear in citizens with endless force and sudden actions.
People in the world named them blood donors.
They were active mainly in small villages or towns in the northern part of the empire.
The reason why Leon became interested in them.
‘Because Frequency was mentioned in the original work.’
I didn’t read the part where Billy was attacked directly.
Foreshadowing that they were plotting something appeared frequently during the original work.
‘If you look at it mentioned like that, it would mean that it is quite powerful and threatening.’
Actually, there was something they had been planning from the very beginning.
“······.”
Leon glanced at Aria with a strange look.
“······Master?”
“No.”
But now the future is gone forever, and it is true.
There is no need to worry about things that are over.
Fenrir, who was quietly stroking his chin, opened his mouth.
“Freeville… I’m sure we’ve received a request for a request from here. But the amount was ridiculously low, so I didn’t even pay attention to it. “This kind of work is not our specialty.”
“I once offered money to those in Eagle Forest or something, so it’s bound to be not enough.”
In addition, the commission fee for Mukwoldae, one of the largest companies in the mercenary industry, is quite high.
Fenrir opened her mouth foolishly and let out her drool.
“Owl in the forest. They must have been making a name for themselves in the area recently. But all of them are missing…”
Leon’s eyebrows tilted slightly.
“Are you really scared?”
“No, that can’t be. I just wanted to say that they are assholes. Still, I think you have to be careful. “They weren’t so stupid that there wasn’t a single survivor.”
Riel added an explanation.
“The size of the Forest Owl mercenaries was about twenty people. It is worth noting that not a single person escaped. “It’s not easy to cleanly deal with that number of people.”
“Hmm, definitely. “Just keep that in mind.”
Leon nodded his head.
I was aware that the blood donation group was not an easy bunch.
“Anyway. “I need to catch them.”
Those guys who were only in the north suddenly appeared in a city right near Elprime.
It was clear that something would be done to the Academy soon.
Maybe it’s already happening.
Leon was a little puzzled.
The first semester hasn’t even ended yet.
I never thought the blood donation group was already lurking nearby.
Or.
‘The future has changed again.’
This possibility could not be overlooked.
Honestly, Leon’s feelings were more weighted towards this side.
In fact, it was not necessarily for this preventive reason, but also for simple interest and pleasure.
“Good~! “I still wanted to see them at least once.”
Hera raised her back and suddenly shouted.
Her reasons didn’t matter to her.
That was a minor problem.
All she had to do was her own interest, fun, and interest.
“Riel, let’s do it!”
There was a shine over the dark red eyes.
“Yes, I will prepare. ······Fenrir.”
“Ah, I understand.”
The decision and acceptance were made in an instant.
This is what Daeju said he would do.
Under unit commanders and individual unit leaders have no choice but to follow.
Leon asked.
“When will it be ready?”
“It will be done soon. All you have to do is take what you need. Everything is provided here. When are you planning to leave?”
“Well, there’s no need to drag it on. “Let’s leave tomorrow morning.”
“······.”
Friday, Saturday, Sunday.
There are a total of three days remaining on the holiday.
Leon planned to see a solution within this period.