In the carriage back to Rottern.
“I don’t know if this is a thing in the history of the guild to catch a giant like a dragon bone skeleton in the first test quest. The test results are probably not the same. You will definitely get the highest grade.”
“really?”
“Well. And special remuneration will be paid. I don’t know, but a few hundred goldens would come out funny?”
“Really? Wow, adventurer, this is a job worth doing!”
At the female swordsman’s words, Elaine smiled broadly. Elaine clasped her hands and began to think about what to do first when she received the money.
‘Well, I have to buy clothes for my sisters, and we, Elsie, graduated high school, but I couldn’t buy you a present. If you buy me a sword, it would be perfect!’
Elaine, who was wandering and delusional, was making plans for consumption, but was awakened by a noise coming from the side. It was because the female thief was flirting with Jain. The atmosphere there was good too. It was because he got paid by holding the Skeleton General neatly. The female bandit clings to Jain, looking up from the angle that looks as pretty as possible, and said.
“I can’t believe the rumors. I fell weak, and he said that I was an eccentric asshole. He was just a bit blunt in his tone, but he was a good guy, right?”
“Don’t be silly.”
“no? Or why have you been so devoted to protecting me?”
“It’s a mission.”
“I can’t be honest!”
When Elaine heard those words, she felt something strange. It felt like one side of my chest was tickling. These words were heard in Elaine’s auricle as she pricked up her ears and overheard the conversation.
“Hey. You said you weren’t dating that saint? Then will you date me?”
And the female thief began to scratch Jain’s chest with his index finger. It was a very provocative gesture. In fact, Ren was an unusual case, and when it comes to femininity, it is common to be open-minded in this way. Elaine swallowed and focused on the conversation. However, Jain only spoke bluntly.
“ok? Because you have a boyfriend.”
“I was second! He’s a famous guy, so it’s too big for me to monopolize? But now that I look at it, I wonder if a kind person who only looks at me would be better?”
“Wow. The smell of dog rags.”
“What?”
As Jain muttered as if he was voicing, the face of the female thief who was poking at him was dyed with embarrassment. Jain looked down at the thief with a cold expression and said.
“Wow, what… ”
“It’s like that. It smells like dog mop and virgin detergent, so close your snout and get out.”
Tears welled up in the woman’s eyes in shock when she heard that. Elaine, reassured by that figure, quickly ran and hugged the female bandit’s shoulder and began to look at Jain’s scars.
“Look. He’s such a man. Is it as rumored? I’m not a good guy at all, so I have to keep swearing at people around me! Never say anything nice!”
“yes… yes.”
The female prosecutor looked at it and burst into laughter. And this time, a female prosecutor approached Ja-in and began to speak in a low voice.
“Well. Is it as rumored? I agree that the rumors are not true.”
“What are you talking about again?”
The female swordsman whispered in her ear so that only Jain could hear it.
“Did you secretly help me from behind?”
Jain’s expression hardened at those words. And he quickly realized his mistake. The expression on his face just now was no different than acceptance. Jain sighed and asked in a low voice.
“How did you know?”
“Isn’t it strange not to notice? Suddenly, he picks it up and tells you such a detailed story about the Dragon Bone Skeleton. Didn’t you know what was waiting on the other side of the road?
Zain sighed. The female prosecutor smiled and continued talking.
“And lower level divine power. For a beginner’s lower level divine power enhancement, the output was too strong. Maybe you did something to help with magic? To allow that saint to take possession of the ball.”
Jain scratched his head. All of the female prosecutor’s inferences were true. The magic that Jain engraved on Elaine’s back was a magic called ‘the protection of those with deep bonds’.
It was a magic created based on the ‘Sacred Sanctuary of the Shining One’ stolen from Abel. This magic was a magic that could lend her magic power to a person who had a deep bond with the caster once a day. There was also an explanation that the amount and number of magical powers that could be lent increased as the bond deepened.
Earlier, when Elaine strengthened the female swordsman’s sword, this ‘protection of those with deep ties’ was activated, and the divine enhancement was made with Jain’s magic, not Elaine’s. So, transcendental reinforcement was made and it was able to penetrate the Dragonborn at once.
The reason he embraced Elaine was because of this skill. This was because when casting this skill, it was only triggered by proving the ‘tie’. This was a bit of a dissatisfaction. Now that the skill level is low, it started just by hugging him without a soul, but it was because he was worried about what he would ask for later.
‘Well, that’s when you think about it.’
As Jain nodded and was immersed in thought, the female swordsman spoke again.
“Why did you do that?”
“I just wanted to give him confidence.”
“Is it okay if I don’t tell you that it’s your help? That saint is a good girl, but I thought she was a person who lacked a lot of insight. I don’t think I’m even paying attention.”
Jain shook his head quietly. This type of assistance was decided by Jain after careful consideration.
‘In the first hero’s party, I failed because I handled everything by myself with the feeling that I would do it.’
This time, I decided not to repeat the train. These guys were enough, they had the potential to grow on their own. This time, I didn’t want to ruin things with impatience and self-righteousness.
Slowly, I wanted to limit my role in helping myself out of sight so that I could gain confidence and become proficient.
‘Like back then.’
While creating magic with Abel’s skill, Jain unconsciously recalled a certain memory. I remember the first day I rode a bike. I remember falling over several times without riding a bike, and my father grabbed the bike from behind. As he pedaled without looking back, he realized that his father was not behind him and that he could run by himself. I thought that what I had to do now was the same as that of my father.
Magic creation reflected the creator’s will into magic. Those memories and intentions were reflected, and ‘the protection of those with deep bonds’ was born. After thinking about it, Jain said firmly.
“I just pushed my back. The courage and the will to confront the Dragonborn Skeleton without running away were all his own. So, Gongdo is wholly that guy.”
At those words, the female prosecutor put on a complicated expression. And then, he chuckled.
“It really is completely different from the rumors. Isn’t that what a maniac is going to do?”
“What are you talking about. I am an asshole.”
Seeing what Jain said was funny, the female prosecutor laughed out loud. Suddenly, the wagon arrived in Rottern. Just before getting off the carriage, the female prosecutor asked for a handshake.
“I hope we can meet again if we are in a relationship.”
“Ah, yes.”
“Is it empty? You see, you don’t even remember my name.”
“Ugh.”
caught up In fact, we shared our common name earlier, but I didn’t even remember the name properly because I thought it was a relationship that would soon disappear. The female prosecutor gave the hand that shook hands strong, and said again and again as if not to forget.
“My name is Celine. Please don’t forget me.”
Celine finished speaking and jumped out of the wagon. Jain frowned upon hearing that. It was definitely a name I had heard somewhere.
“Celine… Celine… ah.”
and sighed. It was because it was the name I saw in the tooltip of the original.
The servant of the guild master who oversees Rottern, that woman’s name was definitely Celine.
*
Rottern’s castle tree, a magnificent guild building built just below it.
Among them, the guild chief’s office, located in the deepest part, was now smoky with cigarette smoke.
“This concludes the report.”
Celine bowed her head politely to the guild leader who was sitting behind her. She was, in fact, under the orders of the guild master, hiding her identity and investigating Zain. I thought that the investigation was over because we were together at the party, so I just finished the report here.
“is it.”
Donuts made from cigarette smoke rose over and over again. The guild master smoked a cigarette without saying a word for a while, then turned the chair around. Celine looked at the Guild Master’s face and swallowed.
The guild master was a woman with long pink hair, a woman with an atmosphere that seemed to have gotten old. On one side of her face, there was a youthful look, which made me think, ‘If a girl with a lot of dreams is desperate in the world, wouldn’t she look like this’? She muttered as she lit a cigarette over and over again.
“Right. It seems that Yongke is also alive and has finished growing up. good job. Then you can go out.”
Celine bowed politely and left the room. Only the guild master was left in the room. She was staring intently at the report with Jain’s photo and personal details. After reading the document for a long time, she sighed and touched the back of her nose.
“Yongke survived. Yongke too.”
She had known Jain’s face for a long time. Also, I’ve been paying attention since I was a beginner. The reason was simple.
It was because she, like Jain, had been cursed by breaking the false idol of a god.