Quit being a knight and become a mercenary chapter 134

134 – How to obtain Hilde (2)

Although she was angry when she was imprisoned and her loyalty was denied, she seemed to have her own unbreakable axis. .

‘Faith that Baron Custer will not abandon him.’

Because she believed this, she would have been able to endure even if she was taken prisoner and imprisoned as a knight, but now that bond has been completely broken.

People can survive even in extreme battlefields if they have hope, but when that hope is lost in return…

The reaction that has barely been able to withstand until now will come all at once and collapse in an instant.

As Hilde shed tears, she read the letter I brought her over and over again with her empty eyes.

“That’s ridiculous. It can’t be like this. It can’t be like this. “There is no way Baron Custer would abandon me.”

She held on to her iron bars and shed tears.

“Although our family is just a family of low-ranking knights, we have served the Baron Custer family for generations without any other thoughts. “In order to be loyal, both my grandfather and father died honorably on the battlefield.”

If you look at her in-game story, Hilde often appears as a character who often talks about herself and her father.

Whenever the story of her father came up, the story usually contained longing and longing for a family that she could no longer see.

Her so-called master trampled on ‘the devotion of his clan and family,’ so she must not be able to come to her senses.

“Just like they have, I have remained unfailingly loyal. And in this battle, I was able to prove to Baron Custer the results of my training and effort so far.”

There was deep sadness in the monologue he spoke, forgetting that he had me in front of him.

After pouring out all her emotions, Hilde suddenly started laughing.

“Yes, this is all a lie. It’s a lie. You’re trying to deceive me by forging Baron Custer’s seal and handwriting. Martin Mayer, even if you’re trying to trick people, you have to do it in moderation. “Do you think Deus will forgive you for such a cowardly act, even if you are a mercenary?”

When humans encounter shocking facts, they first deny that they are the ones responsible for the facts.

This is exactly what Hilde is showing right now.

I wonder how shocked they must have been to have a reaction similar to that of people who have been diagnosed with terminal cancer and are given a life-limiting diagnosis.

That sight broke my heart for having driven Hilde to this point.

‘To make Hilde my woman, I must completely detach her from her now Baron Custer.’

Because she is Hilde Baumann, no matter how unfairly she is treated once she has someone she has decided to serve.

She is the kind of person who will accept death calmly, even if it means that she herself will die miserably in return.

“Lord Bauman, I completely understand your shock.”

Hilde ground her teeth again as she slammed her manacles against the iron bars of her body.

“Isn’t this a scheme you have planned? Hey, tell the truth now! “Otherwise, I’ll cut your head off as soon as I get out of this prison!”

I was troubled to see her unable to regain her senses due to the shock of her continued betrayal.

Should I get equally angry and yell at them to come to their senses, or should I calmly inform them of the facts like a judge sentencing a death sentence?

‘Which one can make Hilde feel more acutely the fact that she has been abandoned by Baron Custer?’

After thinking for a moment, I cautiously opened my mouth.

As I opened my mouth, I calmed down all my emotions for a moment, made a calm expression, and coldly reported the facts.

“I am just a centurion commander. “But what right do I have to forge Baron Custer’s letter, sir?”

No matter how strong my desire to make Hilde my woman is, I don’t have the guts to forge documents saying I would pay her ransom.

If I were caught doing something like that, not only my head, but also Lucia and Karin’s heads would be blown off immediately.

‘Forging a letter also requires professional skills, and I don’t have those skills.’

“Please check carefully again. “Whose seal belongs to this letter?”

Hilde shed tears when she saw the seal on her letter.

“….. The person who really wrote this letter was Baron Custer.”

After saying this, she immediately looked at me with an expression as if she had given up on everything.

“All the other low-level knights and mercenary executives are outside this prison, but I am alone. Martin Mayer, as you said, this is definitely evidence of abandonment. “I have been loyal to them for generations, but I never thought they would be abandoned in vain like this.”

Hilde’s face looked into space as if she had lost her reason to live.

Perhaps because he was so shocked, his eyes seemed to have lost focus.

“So, why did you come to tell me this? Are you here to laugh at me?”

I shook my head at those words.

“Even though I am an uneducated mercenary, I sincerely respect Sir Bauman’s dedication and loyalty.”

“Thank you, even if it’s just empty words. Okay, so what happens to me now? Since Baron Custer has completely abandoned me, most of my savings will probably be confiscated. Then of course you won’t be able to pay the ransom.”

Hilde asked with a detached expression on her face as she sighed.

“Am I, Hilde Baumann, now going to be sold into slavery? “I’m a woman, so I’ll probably be sold to a brothel somewhere or a s*x slave, right?”

Even for women, if they are not good looking, it is not uncommon for them to be sold as slaves in mines or to row galleys, just like men.

However, to put it bluntly, Hilde is just as pretty as an idol based on her looks, and her body is also good.

So, if sold as a slave, there is a high probability that he will be sold at a very high price as a s*x slave to a wealthy nobleman, even if he is not considered a low-level knight.

‘Of course, I won’t be able to see that even if I die.’

“Martin Mayer, can you tell me what will happen next?”

As soon as I heard her say that, I took out her documents that I had brought separately and handed them to her.

“First of all, I bought Sir Hilde Baumann yesterday. So, since she is a s*x slave of a strange nobleman, you don’t have to worry about her becoming a concubine.”

A very faint smile appeared on Hilde’s face.

“I would rather be your slave than be the s*x slave of a nobleman whose face and name I do not know. Aside from the fact that you hate her, isn’t her face pretty good in its own way?”

Her expression looked as if she had completely given up on living.

So, if I make Hilde my property like this, she will literally become a pretty, soulless s*x slave.

‘I didn’t go through all this trouble to get my hands on Hilde like that.’

Therefore, I have no intention of taking Hilde by force.

“I received Sir Bauman from Viscount Canossa…”

Hilde cut me off mid-sentence.

“Don’t call me Sir. “Am I not your property now, Martin Mayer?”

I pretended not to have heard that at all and continued talking.

“The money I spent to buy Sir Bauman was 800 gold coins. In addition, including all the awards I received as the best contributor to conquering this castle, I paid approximately 1,100 gold coins.”

One gold coin is equivalent to one year’s living expenses for a household of four serfs, and 100 gold coins is equivalent to one year’s salary for a decent mid-level knight.

‘The annual salary of mid-level knights excludes bonuses received for participating in war.’

Although most of the knights’ annual salary comes from bonuses and the income from the fiefdom is not much, it can be said that it is an excessive expenditure to purchase a single low-level knight.

“Did you want my body that much? “They say he’s a lecher, but he’s really amazing.”

I shook my head at those words.

“Lord Bauman is beautiful, but your true value is your ability to win the hearts of your soldiers and your loyalty to your master.”

“Are you laughing at me?”

“I have no intention of doing that. And what I want to achieve is Sir Bauman’s sincere loyalty to me. “The same loyalty and sincerity that I gave to Baron Custer.”

Strictly speaking, the loyalty to the point where you can die for me at any time and the desire for you to love me more than that.

She paid the money because she was very interested in her body, but even among her lovers, unless she is crazy about women, there is no one who says, ‘I will meet you after looking at your body.’

As Hilde looked at me, I could see that the hostility towards me that she had felt until now had subsided.

“Baron Custer abandoned me, but Martin you think very highly of me. “That brings some consolation.”

Just for this alone, Hilde will fight for me, and if I were to offer up her body, she would be forced to do so.

The emotion that is the basis of that action may not yet be sincere in the true sense.

So I decided to take a crazy gamble and risk all my money to completely win her heart.

“Lord Bauman, I have no intention of taking you by force if you don’t want to. Because what I want from you is sincere loyalty.”

“He is a romantic man.”

“So please give me a chance. In the next battle, see if I, Martin Mayer, are a man worthy of your service, and if you please, become my knight.”

A very refreshing smile appeared on Hilde’s face at her suggestion respecting her own honor and rights.

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“Good, no, good. Centurion Martin Mayer. Since you have respected my honor, I will continue to see to the end that you are worthy of my service.”

If you’ve come this far, it’s practically over.

“By tomorrow, you will not be staying in this prison, but in my barracks. “Okay then, I have other things to do so I’ll go.”

And a few days after that, I was given the opportunity to prove my abilities, just as I had boasted to Hilde.