195 – Agreement
Immediately after winning the war through a surprise operation, we hurried back to Ramasana Castle.
When we left the castle, my mind was filled with various thoughts, such as whether we would actually be able to meet the enemy in an ambush, and whether we could really win…
The steps of our mercenary troop returning after capturing the Viscount were very light.
Why? Now that we have achieved a great victory, all that remains is to go to Lamasana Castle and have fun while eating meat and drinking as much alcohol as the emperor gives us.
‘There is still the siege and defense of Raseu Castle… But it is a problem that can be considered for a while.’
“Captain Martin, aren’t you excited to see what the meat and alcohol bestowed by the Emperor himself will taste like? “I was so excited that I couldn’t sleep last night.”
At those words, the newly recruited centurion leader Haksen chuckled.
“I know you couldn’t sleep last night because you had s*x with a prostitute you liked for nearly 8 hours, right? “Century Baum?”
“You have to let go of that while considering the situation, dude.”
“If you like it that much, why don’t you just get it from the war merchant? “Wouldn’t it be possible to get away with at most 100 gold?”
“I paid extra for those damn goblins and booked everything for tonight. “I need to sleep for two nights and think about it.”
If you become a platoon leader or higher in a mercenary unit, your actual annual salary in Korea will increase to at least 100 million won, and if you become a centurion commander, you will receive about 200 to 300 million won.
On the other hand, unless you are a high-class prostitute who only deals with a very small number of knights of the minimum rank, no matter how much you sell your body, your employer will rip you off and you will have to work a day and barely make a living…
From the perspective of this world where survival is more important than love, the best way for both of them to be happy would be for that Haksen to take that prostitute.
The Haksen guy joked.
“Can we add one more person?”
“Just follow the mercenary rules. You are free to increase the number of women you take with you, but there are additional costs involved. “You have to pay that.”
Our mercenary unit has 500 people deployed in battle, and if you include the women the mercenaries bring with them, there are about 1,200 people.
“And you have to do the bare minimum.”
“I understand you have given permission.”
“If there is one more person, it’s also a happy event, so buy a drink.”
The Haksen twitched his shoulders.
“I’ll buy you two drinks too.”
After hearing those words, I realized it again.
No matter how many guys like Haksen were mercenaries who were former knights, age = skill, so most of these guys were in their late 40s or older.
“……Take it and two more pig hind legs.”
While I was having a strange conversation with her subordinates, Hilde was talking with Lucia and Karin.
“Lucia, Karin Archer Captain, I would like to tell you something important. Do you mind?”
What are those three people talking about?
If you listen carefully, you can hear what is being said…
‘Eavesdropping on other people’s conversations is not a good attitude. Even if it’s with my fiancé.’
I resisted the temptation and presented another topic to the others.
“Baum, I heard you cut off the head of Viscount Hidalgo, a senior knight. How did you do that?”
**
Ramasana Castle, Hilde’s Tent.
Hilde, Lucia, and Karin are gathered here.
Outside, the drunken mercenaries are engrossed in the after-party, singing, dancing, shouting, and even physically talking, but the three people here are sitting with extremely clear minds.
After a moment of silence, Karin smiled and opened her mouth.
“Hilde, I heard you saved Martin from almost dying this time… That’s amazing of course.”
Hilde answered those words by puffing out her chest.
“I feel fortunate to be able to be of help to the lord who took me in.”
“Martin said so. “If you hadn’t been there, he would have had his head cut off by that bastard.”
“If my lord hadn’t intervened at the right time, I definitely wouldn’t have come back alive.”
Hilde said so and held out her own spear to her Lucia and Karin.
The blade of the spear, made of an alloy of mithril and steel, was dented in various places as if it had been gnawed by rats.
“If you look here, there are dug-outs everywhere, right?”
Karin heard those words and nodded her head.
“Mithril alloy is so hard that it can be said that it will never break except under very special circumstances. However, just by clashing swords with an expert knight a few times, the blade of the spear fell off.”
Lucia answered that question.
“Wow, that’s really true!”
“There is still a long way to go. “This time, I definitely learned that I need to become more disciplined in order to protect my master.”
When the atmosphere relaxed a little, Karin smiled and said.
“That’s good, but people also need to rest. In that sense, when we go to the city later, how about just the three of us go for tea without Martin? “I guess there are stories that only women can say that they can’t say in front of Martin.”
Both of them nodded at those words.
“Anyway, what do you want to talk about, Hilde?”
Hilde’s face blushed at those words and she carefully opened her mouth.
“Actually, I would like to ask my lord to embrace me. “I thought it would be right to tell you two first before confessing my feelings to you…”
In fact, both Karin and Lucia thought that it was only a matter of time before Hilde became Martin’s woman, so she was not overly embarrassed.
However, that was the thinking of these two people, and for Hilde, the person involved, it was a choice that depended on her entire life, and since it was her first time experiencing it, she could not help but feel awkward and embarrassed.
“You two must have noticed. “I have been trying my best until now, waiting for my lord to request me.”
When Lucia was about to reply that she knew, Karin signaled with her eyes, ‘Stop.’
The reason she gave that signal was because neither of them had any intention of objecting to Hilde becoming involved with Martin…
‘Isn’t it cute to say things like that?’
“When escorting your lord at night, you deliberately wear a short skirt, or when you are alone at night, you bring wine with you.”
Among nobles, if a female knight behaved like this to someone, it was such a blatant approach that no one would notice, ‘This woman is flirting with me.’
The short skirt Hilde mentioned was that her normal skirt, which reached her ankles, was shortened and adjusted to slightly below her knees.
Even if he brought wine with him, it was only for chatting while escorting him to a safe place.
This was an approach that would be difficult for ordinary mercenaries or commoners to notice.
Of course, Martin knew everything, but…
“But my lord, I don’t think you will know unless you say it directly.”
It was all Martin’s act, but both Lucia and Karin pretended to be fooled by Hilde’s words.
“When this war is over, I plan to personally ask my lord to hug me.”
Lucia nodded and spoke at those words.
“Wouldn’t it be better to tell Captain Martin directly about such things rather than tell us?”
“That, that. As Lucia knows, Captain Martin greatly values the relationship between Lucia and Captain Karin Archers. However, if I were to give Captain Martin a hug without asking for their understanding first, I thought things would become awkward between you and Captain Martin.”
Both Karin and Lucia had already made up their minds to a certain degree, so they shouldn’t have been too shocked, but…
If Hilde became Martin’s wife without prior agreement, there was no doubt that both Martin and Hilde would feel disappointed.
And so, all three of them knew very well that if they left those emotional gaps unaddressed, they might end up fighting with each other in the future.
Karin sighed as she placed her hand on her forehead.
“To be honest, we both thought you would become Martin’s girl someday. I wouldn’t have been all that surprised if Martin suddenly told us that Hilde was also part of her family from now on. But she must have been disappointed. That’s because Lucia and I love Martin so much that we want to monopolize him even a little more.”
“Yes.”
“Because our responsibilities are different, we can assist Martin from behind, but we cannot protect him from the side. So there are times when I feel sad. Martin only runs forward towards his dream without looking to his side, so danger is always nearby. I need you to protect him. So I have no intention of opposing it. “The same goes for Lucia.”
Hilde smiled brightly at those words.
“If I do that too…”
“Welcome, Hilde. From now on, we’re like family, so don’t call us archers or anything complicated. “We will live together for decades to come.”
“Yes, Karin…”
It was an awkward title, but after they revealed their true feelings and changed their titles, their relationship became closer…
Carin and Lucia passed on helpful knowledge to Hilde, and they stayed up all night talking about Martin.
**
And at this time, I, Martin Mayer…
“Captain Martin, have a drink. “Carin, Lucia, and Hilde aren’t here today, so I’ll have a drink with the guys.”
“It’s jingling, you bastards.”
“We are also trying to control ourselves because we are playing with the boss! “Except for Haksen, everyone canceled all reservations they had made with the war merchant.”
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Well, the only way these crazy people have fun is by drinking and having a second party at a temporary store run by war merchants.
“Okay, thank you. Thank you.”
“Well, in that sense, drink until you die today.”
“……Ten…”
The next day, I couldn’t wake up with a hangover.
It wasn’t a big problem because I didn’t have work, but that day was the first time I lost a day with a hangover after reincarnating.