Friday afternoon.
As soon as the student council activities were wrapped up, I put on street clothes. It is neither a school uniform nor a family apparel, but common people’s active wear.
April 24 is the feast of victory, the date when the gods drove out the abyss and the Tercian calendar began. As a worldwide holiday, ＜Deleiten＞ gave its cadets a week off.
That is why it is called Golden Week.
The time given to me now is about 10 days, including two weekends and the next week. Enough time to visit the black market.
I left the inn and walked down a familiar street before arriving at the Adventurer’s Guild.
As if the holiday didn’t mean much to adventurers, the queue in front of the board was crowded with many adventurers.
“It’s a bandit subjugation, so the pay is pretty high, right?”
“Hey, we liked that one first!”
“A goblin in the sewer… … I don’t want to do this. It stinks.”
“If you are a beginner, do any request.”
Lane passed the bulletin board right away and headed straight to the reception desk. The quest I want is not posted on a bulletin board like that.
“How can I help you?”
When my turn came, the union receptionist asked with a professional smile.
“I want to take on a long-distance security mission. Head to the vicinity of ＜Reda Cable＞ as much as possible.”
Then, the receptionist’s eyes lit up. The smile disappeared and a grave voice sank.
“Can I check the dog tags?”
I got a feeling here
Right… … .
Doran Slade, the head of the special affairs department, didn’t lie.
“Here you go. It is brass.”
“Brass… … Has confirmed.”
The Alliance (adventurer’s association), of course, arranges illegal work such as guarding the black market. Because the demand definitely exists.
However, in order to formally avoid the eyes of the imperial investigators (as you can see from Doran’s case, they also know it and go over it easily), they do not openly arrange requests.
From the brass level, which had solid experience as an adventurer and social contribution, he was connecting with such clients.
The receptionist who returned the dog tag opened several scrolls and wrinkled his forehead.
“You are a little late. Most of the request period was until yesterday.”
“Is there anything left?”
“There is only one. It’s until this evening. However, the request is not given right away, and they say they will hire you after conducting a skill test on their own.”
Are you thinking of picking out only certain guys and taking them… … Not bad. There is nothing wrong with the guys who will become temporary allies because they are thorough.
“That is good. Please tell me the place.”
The client said that he had a wagon on standby for adventurers. When I left in the afternoon, I was told to go in advance and left the union.
“hey.”
As I came out with the request form, I heard the voice of a woman sitting at a table outside the union.
“Is that handsome little gentleman there?”
As I hurried away, thinking it must be someone else, the woman raised her eyebrows in embarrassment and strode towards me.
“I mean, you. Can’t you hear me?”
The slender physique was covered with leather armor that emphasized mobility, and two swords were crossed at the waist.
She was a woman who smelled of the sea. A swordsman of the Chamcheol Islands… … .
The blue hair was braided back in a way unique to Chamcheol, so there was nothing to look at.
“What?”
“To play hard! let’s go together I must have had the same request.”
And shake the request as if it were evidence. Lane tilted her head as if wondering.
“Why are you going with me?”
“Why… … It would be nice to have a companion.”
“Not very good.”
“?”
“So goodbye.”
“No, wait wait wait! What’s wrong with such a beautiful lady saying she’ll come with me? You said you looked smooth, so you were a woman?”
Why do women mistakenly think that men will go crazy if they want to have some off-white color? … .
I tried to shake it off, but I managed to get a seat next to the carriage and started talking about my own story.
That he used to deviate like this for a while, that he has considerable swordsmanship, and that’s why he’s already a brass-level adventurer… … .
“My name is Hirpien. you?”
“lane.”
You don’t have to tell the family name. I had no desire to speak.
It was because Ludwig even wore a black artificial eye shield to minimize any traces of his son coming to the black market.
“lane? uhm, what Where did you hear that name? really recently.”
I’m going to die of boredom anyway. Will Seri feel like this when she becomes an adult? My body trembles just thinking about it.
The three adventurers who sat in different positions were silent.
How far did the wagon travel between such tumult and silence, the muscular spearman said as it left the city, crossed the suburbs, and entered the woods where the twilight fell.
“Hey, where are you going?”
At that time, the coachman simply replied, ‘Where the master is waiting’, but the place where the carriage stopped was a clearing in the forest with a bleak feeling.
“What is it, where is the client?”
A woman with a sharp physique and sharp features said. Judging from the fact that he was wearing a dagger on each side of his waist, he must have been from the thieves’ guild.
“The master is waiting for you here.”
The young coachman grinned, took down a bundle of papers, and handed out a copy to each adventurer.
Let’s see… … .
When Lane checked, it was a map. A very familiar city, ＜Golden Rose＞. The place marked was a luxury inn near the west gate that I had just left.
The impatient female rogue narrowed her eyes.
“What is it, the man who requested it is here, so why did you bring us all the way here?!”
“Didn’t the Alliance explain the terms of the contract? I will hire you after going through a separate skill test.”
At that moment, something flashed in the forest.
The arrows flew sharply through the wind, and in an instant, the pole that Rain was wearing on his back spun around and got into position.
Type 4, elephant.
The rod moved at a high speed like a flutter, and as the three arrows flew in, Hirpien blew a whistle mixed with exclamations.
“What is it, weren’t you a wizard? Do wizards these days even do that?”
The four adventurers, excluding her, quickly got into a combat stance and glared at the forest.
“Where are you?”
“I don’t feel the killing spirit.”
Then the muscular spearman’s eyes narrowed as he glanced at the broken arrow.
“It’s a real arrow.”
Then the coachman smiled.
“Sure. Because it’s such a test. He said he would hire all the people who escaped this forest safely and came to see him.”
“… … !”
“If you are not confident, you can get back on the luggage compartment. Attacks don’t come from wagons.”
The adventurers noticed each other, but no one expressed their intention to board the wagon.
A bit interesting… … . Adventurers, are you going to make them go through this kind of test now? Even though the world has changed, I thought it was very interesting.
The thief let out a sigh and knelt on one knee, feeling the veins on the ground and closing his eyes.
“Let’s see… … Hmm, the game was set up grandiosely, but even the proud employer seemed to want to save a lot of money.”
“… … ?”
“The sign that can be detected here is that you are going to test us with just five people, excluding us?”
That’s great. Presence detection was a proprietary technology of thieves and archers.
Thieves sharpened their five senses for stealth, and archers who needed to read the flow of life and wind, sorcerers and warriors used to lightly detect unknown enemies.
But this is much higher than expected… … Looking at the thief’s waist, the dog tags jingled in silver. He was a silver grade adventurer like Bart.
“hey. If the examiners are testing us with a mind to kill us, then you’re saying we can kill them too, right?”
Likewise, a spearman, a silver-ranked adventurer, said to the coachman.
Then, strangely, the coachman seemed to glance at Lane, but nodded as if of course.
The spearman grabbed the spear and swung it fiercely, causing a whirlwind to rise from the spear and scatter all the leaves of the giant tree that was covering the area.
‘Oh, this one is great too.’
If it had been Lista, he would have blown his sword and cut down all the giant trees… … In the first place, swordsmanship and swordsmanship are symbols of the pinnacle.
In terms of magic, should I say that sword skill is 5 stars and sword skill is 6 stars?
It’s hard to describe because I haven’t held a sword myself, but the swordsman who handles swordsmanship or swordsmanship has left its name in history like a great wizard. Of course, I know that all of the Paquerios can use swordsmanship.
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“My name is Willis. It will be a short relationship, but let’s go through it together and touch some money.”
After saying that, the spearman looked around with the clear vision secured by his power.
“It looks like our examiners have already pulled out, let’s go.”
“No, wait.”
It was then that Lane opened his palm. The rays of light that gracefully rise above the palms are intertwined to form a double magic square.
‘Oh, this guy… … .’
‘High-speed calculation of 2-star magic… … Maybe you’re the Jorgen type… … ?!’
‘Hmm, this guy is brass… … ?’
The adventurers each admired it in their hearts, but in fact, this was just a trick. Bel Sidious’ fatality flashed behind the artificial screen.
01010100101010010100101010101.
A world of myriad formulas that fills your field of vision, and all your surrounding abilities are searched as mathematical equations and transmitted directly to your brain.
“The arrow that flew earlier was said to be incapable of killing, so as expected, it was not shot by a human.”
“… … ?!”
“There are quite a lot of traps set up by telekinesis magic around you, and this is probably one of them.”
Of course, if you use the Bell Curious, it will take an instant to wipe them out, but it will consume a lot of mana, and you’ll end up shouting ‘I’m the Ludwig family!’
“okay. Can I get the coordinates?”
At that time, a woman carrying a huge leather house on her back spoke.
He knew he was a wizard long ago through his white jade necklace and earrings, which had the effect of enhancing magical abilities.
Lane nodded, and while writing the coordinates on the branches with a stick, the woman unbuttoned the leather sheath and pulled out something.
“… … ?!”
“… … ?!”
“… … ?!”
It was a lyre. It was characterized by four strands of silk thread laid on the clear tree-ring planks of the summer tree.
“Wow, you’re a Leaguewind type wizard?!”
“yes.”
Wizards who use sound as a catalyst were called Rigwind-type wizards.
Its beginning was Rigwind, the first disciple of Emmitsa Page, the founder of magic. The name Rigwind given by Emmitsa meant ‘melody’, so the name soon became a sect.
The number of students was small, but the power was strong.
For reference, the Harimun School, the Eight Great Schools that represent them, used the seven strings, and the Solond royal family, founded by Rigwind himself, used the flute.
“It may be a lacking performance, but… … .”
As if the woman was ashamed, ahem, she cleared her throat once and then plucked the strings.
Then, the waves of clear and sharp sound formed a magic square and spread deep into the forest, and the magic traps began to disappear one by one.
The precision of the magic was also quite high. I wonder if they didn’t even apply in the first place, which made it even more interesting.
“The mages I’ve met so far have either been thin or cowardly. It seems a little different this time.”
The spearman grinned and slung the spear over his shoulder, and the rogue nodded.
“I agree. Now then, shall we go see the faces of the examiners? If you clear them all, the test will be over, right?”
It was around that time that Hirpien, who had not been active until then, came out. They smile brightly, clap their hands, and shake their heads.
“Is that necessary? Um, I don’t think so.”
“What are you talking about? You have to catch them to finish.”
“Is the exam already over?”
“Who do you want?”
“If I’m done, I’m done. I am administering the exam.”
Then, Rain and other adventurers tilted their heads at Hirpien, wondering if this was crazy.
We’re still in the woods here, and we need another half-day to get back to the city.
However, Hirpien smiled single-single and gestured lightly over there to the driver who had not yet left.
“Tain, bring the contract. Because all four people here liked it. I think it will be good and fun.”
I was dumbfounded.
What are you talking about? No, the coachman looked at me earlier… … Did you see this guy, not me?
As if it wasn’t just Rain, everyone blinked in bewilderment and handed out a copy of the contract.
In this situation, the only one smiling brightly was Hirpien. The coachman sighed in embarrassment and explained.
“you’re right. This is Hirpien Dial. You are the eldest daughter of the Dialle family, one of the most prestigious families in the Chamcheol Islands.”
The Dial family? It wasn’t what Lane said, but there was no aristocratic dignity to be found anywhere in his words and actions.
That’s why when I said I was an adventurer, I believed in it like stone… … . So, is that dog tag fake? isn’t that illegal?
But the dog tag seemed real. Hirpien clapped his hands kindly and winked.
“The best way to check your skills is to see them up close and judge them. hehehe, then I’ll ask for your security in the future! Competent adventurer friends.”