74 – The Trial of Nothingness – 5
Dubuk thump…
“..Is that the inn the guide talked about?”
-That looks pretty good.
The inn the receptionist told me about was not that large, but it wasn’t bad in terms of hygiene and general aspects.
Of course, it’s not certain because it’s like that when you look at the outside. You’ll know when you go inside.
“Excuse me…”
“Shouldn’t it turn off right now?!”
Oh my God. What? As soon as you enter, you start cursing.
I don’t think it was directed at me… What’s going on?
I was startled by the slang that I suddenly heard, and I heard a voice and turned her head in the direction I came from. A chubby woman in her 40s and a woman who looked to be in her late teens were talking.
“I don’t want to hire someone like you, so get out of here!!”
“Ha… But… I need… Money…”
“You can go and ask your brother!!”
“Brother…I’m sorry for borrowing money…”
“That’s not my father! Get out of here!!”
Anyway, that chubby lady seems to be the owner of this inn… Then is that woman a part-timer who came here to work?
No, the content of the conversation is quite bloody. At first glance, it seems that the lady is angry with the girl…
But the funny thing is, it was the lady who got angry, but it was the lady who got scared.
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-…That’s strange. I feel a strange aura from that child.
‘…Mysterious aura?’
-I don’t know, but it’s a very special energy.
Mysterious aura, to the extent that Veronica says that, she says that there is something about that woman… Looking at her appearance, she is just a girl with gray hair. It’s pretty too.
‘[Emotion]’
[LV 21 Illyana]
HP: 1246/1246
Mana: 17812/17812
Status: None
…Am I looking at it wrong? Why does the unit of mana look different..?
Before that, that name… I’m sure Dredd’s younger sister’s name, as the guide-chan said at the guild, was Illyana.
So you mean that girl is Dredd’s younger sister and the girl called the monster?
“Ha…Just once…Please…”
“Get out of here!”
“?!”
The inn lady continued and eventually brandished the club she was holding in her hand at Illyana, who was asking for her favor. She
She thought about stopping it, but her level and basic stats seemed to be much higher than Illyana’s, so she decided to leave her alone. Rather, she was in a state of great anticipation, thinking that she would be able to see a scene where a woman called a monster uses power.
f*ck-!
“Ouch…!”
“…?”
But contrary to my expectations, Illyana did not block her aunt’s club attack.
As her club was swinging, she saw her pupils move along her trajectory. Apparently Illyana was able to block her club, but she didn’t.
“Get out now! Get out of here!”
“……”
Illyana turned her back on her innkeeper, getting hit by her club and caressing the part of her right arm. Then she started walking towards the inn door.
She eventually gave up working at the inn.
“…Get out of the way…Give me…”
“Hmm…”
Illyana said, slightly frightened as she looked at me standing right in front of the inn door.
‘This is a man called a monster? She’s just an ordinary girl. Of course, the amount of mana is a bit odd…’
-It seems to have some special ability. If not, I wouldn’t be able to exude that kind of energy.
It was true that Illyana was a special child compared to normal people. She
The fact that she has over 10,000 mana at level 21 was already proof that she was special.
But I don’t know if she really has a reason to be feared by calling it a ‘monster’.
“…Are you Illyana?”
“…Ah…No…”
“Hmm…”
I can clearly see my name as [Emotion], But it’s a lie… Of course, Illyana doesn’t know that I have [Emotion], So she’ll want to hide her identity as much as possible.
“I…Come out…I want to go home…”
“…Do you need money?”
“…That…What was that…?”
If you think about the conversation she had with the innkeeper, now she was Illyana and she seemed to want to make money.
But she’s rumored to be a monster in town, so she’s never been able to get a decent job.
“Ooh… I won’t do anything dangerous…”
“It’s nothing dangerous…I just needed someone to run errands for me.”
“City…Errands…?”
“Actually, I’m a nobleman, but I’m traveling because I sneaked out of my family. But I don’t have any attendants or attendants because I’m sneaking out. So I was looking for someone to act as my attendant.”
“……”
Wow, I think I’m really good at lying. How do you come up with a story like this on the fly and goof it? In fact, wouldn’t a cheater suit me?
-..Do you really think you would believe such a lie?
‘Originally, this way works better. Even now I’m wearing something that looks very expensive.’
-No matter how much it is, do you know that noble princes are common in this empire? If you’re offended by that…
“Joe…Good..!”
-……?
I told you. Does it work unconditionally?
“How much is the compensation…?”
“How about 5 gold coins a month?”
“Ha..I’ll do it! I’ll do it unconditionally!”
-…What if this child is a con artist or a criminal?
Illyana hurriedly tugged at the hem of my clothes, probably in a situation where money was more urgent than expected.
The average monthly salary of an ordinary commoner is about 2 gold coins. However, when he gave 5 gold coins, 2.5 Times that amount, his eyes went blank.
“Okay. Then this is my first commute present.”
“..That..Gold coin…?”
Since I had plenty of gold coins anyway, I just handed over 1 gold coin, and Illyana opened her eyes wide and reminded me of her cheeks with a blush.
“G.. Is it really giving.. Huh..?”
“Then would you like a fake one?”
“A..Thank you…!”
“You don’t have to use honorifics. You might find out that you’re a noble.”
“Ah…Okay…Secret…Yes…”
Illyana covered her mouth with both her hands and showed her stern eyes as if she would never say anything. She was just lying, but I didn’t know I could trust her so firmly.
But honestly, being innocent is kind of cute.
“Then let’s go out.”
“…The inn…You came here to stay…Isn’t it…?”
“I was going to do that, but now I’m not really thinking about it.”
“…Ho… If it’s because of me… That’s okay…”
“Don’t worry, it’s not because of you.”
Actually, it’s true that it’s because of Illyana, but I can’t answer “Yes” Blindly.
And there were many inns anyway. Because he had enough money, he was in a state where he could stay at a luxury inn.
“First of all, can you introduce me to the most expensive inn around here? I don’t know where I am here.”
“Ah..Okay..!”
***
“…”
“Dread? What are you doing?”
“No…I suddenly felt strange.”
“Feels strange?”
“Uh.”
“Are you worried about Illyana again?”
“Why, is it a problem that your older brother is worried about your little sister?”
“It’s not a problem…But don’t worry too much.”
“Ha..Yes, I must be sensitive these days…”
“Stop commissioning for a while and rest.”
“I can’t do that. You have to earn money to feed Illyana.”
“Ehh… Illa Ana is an adult now. She says she can do her own thing, she can do it herself.”
“Once upon a time it would have been, but not now.”
“……”
Dread and Buren were requesting to collect herbs in the forest under the rocky mountain.
The rocky mountain was an area inhabited by orcs, so entry was restricted.
“Illyana is a pitiful child. She has more talent than others, and she is teased as a monster.”
“…I think, why don’t we just entrust Illyana to her mage tower? Her magic talent is certain…”
“No.”
Dread shook his head and showed a gloomy expression despite Buren’s invitation.
“I just need to support Illana. I don’t want to give her a heavy burden.”
“…Illyana wants that?”
“Whether she wants it or not, I don’t think so. Illiana just needs to remain an innocent child.”
“…..”
Buren let out a sigh with a tired expression at Dredd’s obsessive tone.
Just as Dredd and Buren were talking, a strange roar came from across the forest.
-Gooooo!!!!
“”?!””
Dread and Buren quickly took out their weapons from their waists and took a fighting stance at the sudden sound of the monster’s cry.
“…I can’t believe this sound…”
“That’s right… A troll or an ogre… Orcs at worst.”
“Damn it…”
Basically, trolls and ogres had better overall stats than orcs.
However, because an orc had a very high intelligence for a monster and used high-level swordsmanship at the same time, he was much more dangerous than a troll or an ogre.
Furthermore, among the orcs, warriors of higher level than ogres and trolls have a much higher level, so the number one monster that adventurers should avoid is orcs.
“You’re coming our way, right?”
“Uh. Silence the noise as much as possible and get ready to bounce.”
At the level of a troll, Buren and Dredd could have dealt with it, but if Ows or Orcs appeared, Dread’s party would be defeated.
So, what we need to do now is to return to Boreas as quietly as possible. It doesn’t seem like the owner of the cry is still that close, so if we go back right away, we’ll be able to return safely without encountering monsters.
“Move as much as possible while passing through the bushes and trees.”
“Okay. Right now…”
But at that moment, an unexpected situation happened to the two of them.
“Gooooo!!!”
“Oh..Orcs..?”
A dangerous monster, an orc, suddenly appeared in the forest.
Since Orc is a highly intelligent monster, he should have considered the possibility that he could hide and attack, but Dread and Buren missed that.
“Geuuu!! Humans!!! Kill!”
“What?! Dredd, prepare your magic!”
“Okay!”
‘What the hell is that orc…?!’
Orcs aren’t monsters that attack humans first.
The only time they attack humans first is when they arbitrarily invade their territory.
Of course, there were Orcs who attacked humans for fun, but such cases were very rare.
“..Does that orc seem to have a problem?”
“..What is that energy… I’ve never seen such an ominous mana.”
However, the appearance of the orc that appeared in front of Dredd’s group was a little different from the normal orc.
His appearance and characteristics were no different from ordinary orcs, but ominous black mana was oozing from a large wound near his chest.
In addition, his eyes were also discolored to an ominous black color, so anyone could see that there was something wrong with them.
“Gooooo!! Human! Kill!!”
“Keugh!”
Not long after, the large sword of the orc struck Buren in front of him, and the battle with the monster began.