62 – Side Effects (4)
“…Are you asking me to become an instructor?”
“Yes, if possible, I would like you to teach the trainees selected from our territory.”
Milah looked at Kim Hyun-woo, who was telling the story with a friendly smile, with a bewildered expression.
Although she herself had worked as a mercenary and had received numerous requests, this was the first time someone had asked her to take on the role of an instructor.
“…Are you offering me a position?”
“Yes. If it’s possible, I would like to recruit you.”
That’s why she asked hesitantly, but Kim Hyun-woo’s confident response left her feeling strangely confused.
To be honest, she couldn’t understand why Kim Hyun-woo was making such a proposition to her, a mere mercenary.
“…Excuse me, but I don’t have confidence in teaching soldiers. In the first place, the only group I’ve taught is a small mercenary squad, and I’ve spent most of my life not needing to teach anyone, so honestly, a position like an instructor…”
That’s why she wanted to refuse, at least subtly.
“But it’s okay.”
“Yes?”
“I really want Milah to be the instructor.”
After saying that, Kim Hyun-woo seemed to have thought of something.
“Oh, of course, if it’s burdensome to join our territory, you can just accept it as a request. I heard that if a mercenary guild is established, Milah will become the branch manager here… Is that correct?”
“Yes, that’s right. I didn’t know that you were aware of the practices in the mercenary industry.”
“I briefly worked in the mercenary field before… Anyway, if that’s the case, you will eventually come to the Lartania territory, so I hope you can at least accept it as a request.”
After saying that.
Milah, who had heard the whole story, had a strangely bewildered expression.
The story that Kim Hyun-woo told her was an incredibly delightful one for her.
In truth, if other mercenaries had deemed it to be a trap, they would have eagerly thanked him and taken the bait, but her own mentality made it impossible for her to do so.
“Um, may I ask why you want to entrust me with the position of instructor? Even though I have taught a small mercenary group, I am ultimately just a mercenary.”
Milah asked.
“I have a bit of an eye for people. I believe that Milah will train my soldiers very well.”
In response to Kim Hyun-woo’s following words, she had a slightly dazed expression.
And so, after Kim Hyun-woo’s repeated persuasions, Milah reluctantly agreed to take on the role of instructor in Lartania, albeit in the form of a commission.
“Huh.”
Kim Hyun-woo chuckled, recalling Milah’s expression, which seemed to wonder why he had hired her under such favorable conditions, as he filled out the contract.
Milah, on the other hand, felt burdened, thinking that the contract was too advantageous for her. However, Kim Hyun-woo, upon seeing her information window, knew that it wasn’t the case.
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Hero
Name: Milah
Title: Subjugator
Star rating: 3 stars ★★★
Affection: X
Stats
Strength: 82 Agility: 66
Intelligence: 37 Luck: 40
Magic Power: 30
-Attributes-
Responsibility: Acts with unwavering integrity in any task entrusted.
Outstanding Instructor: Demonstrates exceptional ability in teaching others, capable of instructing beyond one’s own abilities. The effects of the attribute are enhanced based on the “education” talent.
Mercenary Skills: Increases the likelihood of survival in any rugged terrain.
-Talents-
Possesses overwhelming talent in ‘spear.’
Innate talent in ‘education.’
-Skills-
[View Details]
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“Wow…”
Kim Hyun-woo couldn’t help but exclaim in admiration as he looked at Mila’s information window once again.
It was no wonder, as Mila was the perfect support hero that Kim Hyun-woo had been searching for all this time.
And she was specialized in the role of instructing soldiers.
“I’ve never seen a hero who fits the bill so perfectly.”
Kim Hyun-woo gazed at the outstanding instructor attribute and the innate talent in education.
Of course, even when Kim Hyun-woo played the game, he had seen heroes with outstanding instructor attributes and education talents separately, and naturally, he had also seen heroes who possessed both.
But he had never seen a hero with the outstanding instructor attribute and the “innate” education talent combined.
“No matter how you look at it, it was at least ‘outstanding’ or ‘remarkable’.”
The prefix of Arteil immediately consists of six things.
From ‘outstanding’, ‘amazing’, ‘overwhelming’, ‘innate’, ‘monstrous’, to ‘unbelievable’, the prefix is divided into six categories. The closer it is to ‘outstanding’, the lower the talent, and the closer it is to ‘unbelievable’, the higher the talent.
However, when it comes to talent in education, Kim Hyunwoo hadn’t seen anyone with talent beyond ‘amazing’ in the community until he had been playing Arteil for a long time. That’s why Kim Hyunwoo caught her.
Moreover, since she was attached to the responsibility of the attribute, she had a high probability of training soldiers very well.
So.
“I will definitely recruit Milla.”
Although it was currently in the form of a request, Kim Hyunwoo smiled with determination, with the goal of definitely recruiting Milla.
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Adria, unknowingly, looked at the photo stuck on one side of the wall in the room of the guardian who was sticking a photo on one side of the wall with a pale expression on her face.
What she saw there were photos of Kim Hyunwoo, all captured as artifacts, transferred onto paper and stuck there.
There were hundreds of photos that look similar at a glance…
“…”
While Adria was somewhat absentmindedly looking at it, she turned her gaze to the guardian.
The dignity that had been consistently shown for the past few years had disappeared without a trace, and she was looking at the guardian who was smiling faintly while looking at one photo.
“H-How is it? Didn’t it turn out well?”
She soon saw the photo that the guardian was sneakily showing.
The image of him in the photo was a photo taken through Adria’s consciousness, a photo of Kim Hyunwoo talking to Adria.
“…Isn’t it the same as the photo on the wall?”
However, Adria thought that the photo looked the same as the one stuck on the wall, so she answered that way.
“Huh…!? No, it’s not!?”
The Guardian frowned and then went to the wall, pointing to a picture as they spoke.
“Look at this…! Is this a slight smile?”
“…Oh, really?”
“And this one, the head is slightly tilted, about 2, 2 degrees…! And the jawline is visible…!”
“Oh…”
“And this, oh, this one is also well-captured, but the owner is looking down with a bowed head, so the gaze is subtly looking up from below. This, this is really good, good… hehehe.”
“…”
Adria couldn’t help but feel an indescribable emotion as she watched The Guardian, who seemed to find different charms in each seemingly identical photo.
…Honestly, she felt a self-loathing for serving someone like this, but she soon shook her head.
Even if The Guardian were to say such things about her now, Adria never had any intention of betraying her.
“Uh….hehehe.”
No matter how much The Guardian tried to hide such a side, she was ultimately the benefactor who saved Adria’s life.
“hehehe…hehehe.”
No matter how she appeared at the moment, her true nature was noble.
“…He.”
…Noble, right…yeah.
Adria found herself making a strange expression as she looked at The Guardian, who was now leaning against the wall, but soon she cleared her throat with a chuckle and said,
“You are truly magnificent.”
“Huh? Why?”
She asked, genuinely curious, in a subdued yet giggly voice that hinted at her good mood.
“May I inquire about the relationship between the esteemed individual and Lord Larthania, if it’s not too impolite?”
“… The master is the master.”
“Yes?”
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“I have only one, my unique master.”
As soon as Adria heard such a story from the guardian, she could thoroughly inquire about the relationship between her and Lord Larthania.
As Adria began to genuinely learn about her relationship with Lord Larthania.
In the underground of the Kalan Kingdom.
“…”
The five swords of Kalan, gathered here today, were waiting for the absolute ruler of darkness who had summoned them, but their expressions were not particularly pleasant.
“…”
Lorell’s expression was the same.
It was natural, as they knew the return of the absolute ruler of darkness, including Kalan’s five swords, carried a certain significance.
Moreover, since the face of the mentor who had actually returned to the Kalan Kingdom yesterday was not particularly bright, they were worried about the mentor.
However, a little later.
Kalan’s five swords all showed somewhat surprised expressions.
That was because, unlike yesterday, when it definitely didn’t look good, the mentor’s face was now filled with determined will.
And.
“I will reveal my true identity.”
The true power behind the Kalan Kingdom, who had hidden himself in the darkness for many long years, made a bold declaration.
… Holding the ‘Identity Change Certificate’ given by Kim Hyun-woo tightly in his right hand.