Episode 29.
I killed the silver wolf cub’s parents, but it can’t be helped. Even a wolf is a monster. There is a possibility of hurting people someday.
But the silver wolf is different.
“It’s a case where the instinct of a monster disappears when you spend time with people from a young age.”
If I take good care of this silver wolf pup, it will become like a faithful pet dog.
Of course, you can make money selling this guy, but…
“It would be better if the pet could also guard the house.”
High intelligence and loyalty to the pack leader. They are the best guard dogs if you can keep them from puppies.
I held the silver wolf cub in my arms.
“You are hard from now on.”
A name with only one letter removed from the front of my name, Suhar.
Haru continued to struggle in his arms as if he didn’t like the current situation.
“This guy…”
I unzipped the bag and handed over the goblin subjugation part, the ears.
Haru then chewed on the goblin’s ear and calmed down.
I went out of the dungeon
“Now I’m going to get paid and go to the Sky Road Inn.”
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I entered the mercenary guild and handed out the three mission books I had received to the woman at the reception.
“Here everything is settled.”
“yes? Already?”
It was around noon when I was assigned. It was natural to be surprised since he returned before dinnertime on the same day.
“And here are the subjugation parts.”
A kobold’s fang, a goblin’s ear, and a silver wolf’s hide.
While handing over the subjugation part, Haru, who was in his arms, showed his face.
“Oh, it’s a silver wolf cub. For sure···.”
The woman at the reception desk checking the mission statement.
“You’ve had a windfall. Could you get paid more?”
“no. I want to raise this guy.”
The receptionist woman takes one look at Haar and nods.
“Well, the baby silver wolf is cute, so I want to raise it. In that case, you need to go to City Hall and get a permit.”
permit? It is not the first time that you need a permit to keep a pet.
“You need a permit to keep this guy?”
“yes. It’s a cub, but it’s a monster’s cub. Since it is somewhat dangerous, you need permission from the city.”
That’s right.
The silver wolf is feared by ordinary people who have not mastered mana.
“Once you get a permit from City Hall, they will give you lots of advice on how to grow them. Separately, every month, the city sends someone to check the parenting status.”
It was a place that was more careful about safety than I thought.
So, it must be famous among free cities.
There was no objection to the need to obtain a permit, so I decided to get it before going to the Sky Road Inn.
The door of the Mercenary Guild opened and a noisy man entered. It became uncomfortable to be here because the man was screaming loudly.
“Now I’m going to get paid and go.”
“Here it is.”
I was going to get paid and leave the mercenary guild. However, a strange sound came from behind.
“Now, I’ve taken care of all the goblin colonies. Here is the subjugation area.”
Did he receive the same mission as me?
Judging by the atmosphere, it wasn’t. The woman at the reception desk glanced at me and said to the man in trouble.
“This mission has already been completed. Also, the ears you brought for subjugation are all left ears!”
“Look, people can make mistakes. And what? Mission already solved? Then you’re saying I’m doing hyena stuff!”
hyena thing. It refers to the act of stealing the reward of another person’s completed task.
Just like what that guy is doing now.
I couldn’t help but approach the woman at the reception.
“Is there any problem with the mission I solved?”
“that is···.”
The man pushed me on the shoulder. Then he glanced at my sword and started laughing.
“Looks like you stole the payoff for my mission. Doing hyena stuff.”
“Sounds funny.”
The woman at the reception came up to me and whispered in my ear.
“That person is a gold mercenary and his name is Pot. He is notorious for doing hyena acts to people of a lower rank than himself and pressing them with force.”
“yes? Why is someone like that still working as a mercenary?”
“Because there was no way to prove that person’s evil deeds.”
Potee made an expression of displeasure.
“To say whispers in front of people? I must have eaten my manners.”
“Rather than that, why do you insist that the person who brought the subjugation part wrongly is a hyena?”
There were more questions than that, but there was no way Port E could answer them.
Why is a person who only fights with people lower than him like this, like me, a gold mercenary?
“Hey, it seems that you have become a silver mercenary in a short period of time. I am gold tier.”
Ah, it seemed that he didn’t know that I had been promoted to gold.
“I think you got it wrong. I am also gold.”
“Do you know how to believe that?”
It hadn’t changed to a gold mercenary card yet, so there was no way to prove it.
Oh, aren’t there two people who can prove it?
After looking at the people in the guild, Patrick was not there, so I told the woman at the reception.
“Hey, please call Mr. Thoth.”
“yes!”
The woman at the reception desk left. It became a situation where only the two of them were left.
“Even if you become gold, nothing will change.”
What kind of confidence is that? I thought for a moment.
Portee looked at me and remembered exactly how he laughed at my sword.
‘no way···?’
It was just a thought.
I remembered the time when I subdued the goblins. Using telekinesis, he caught a goblin with only string.
Port E couldn’t have seen that.
But you must have seen the rest. That’s why the goblins who had their right ears cut off also cut off their left ears.
“hahahaha, why are you so confident?”
Seeing me suddenly laughing, Pot E was dumbfounded.
“Hmph, just because you brought the subjugation part doesn’t mean the truth will be revealed.”
“Is it really so?”
“I know that I was lucky enough to deal with a goblin that died of an infectious disease.”
Since there were no external wounds, Potee seemed to think that the goblin was already dead from a contagious disease.
“Don’t you think that I’m a very strong person and that I caught the goblin unscathed?”
“Even a sword master wouldn’t be able to kill a goblin with force alone!”
“Have you seen Sword Master?”
I remembered the sword. It was clear that he could kill a goblin with just his momentum.
More than that, when I thought of the Sword Saint, I was worried that I had sent only one letter.
‘Couldn’t they be looking for me?’
For the time being, I stopped thinking about the Sword Saint. What was more urgent was this unscrupulous pot.
“Then you mean you can become a sword master!”
It’s not a sword master, but it’s the highest level sword expert.
Of course, I have no intention of telling the truth. Besides, the way I killed the goblins was telekinetic, so it’s not something I could easily tell others about.
“It’s not like that…”
“Then how did you deal with the goblins without getting hurt? If you did, you could prove it.”
I thought about using my psychokinesis, but it was too costly to do so.
“Even if I dealt with the goblins that died from the plague, I took care of the subjugation first, so I should be paid.”
“No. I put on the subjugation part. each. I just did it. I found it first.”
Ohhh, it was like this. While arguing with Potee, Tot hurriedly came running.
“Come on, stop it.”
Thoth intervened, but Potee was still screaming.
Portee said to Thoth.
“Thoth, don’t you know what to do in a case like this?”
“Are you talking about a duel?”
“yes.”
Thoth, who glanced at me implicitly, seemed to be laughing.
Thoth said to Potee as if he was in trouble.
“No matter what, a duel between a silver mercenary and a gold mercenary is unacceptable.”
A silver mercenary. Could it be that you are talking about me?
Thoth must have known that I had been promoted to gold.
Thoth came up to me and whispered in my ear.
“Since you haven’t been issued a gold mercenary card yet, you are a silver mercenary.”
“…”
“Duel with the author and give him a little trouble. Please.”
I figured out why Thoth was laughing.
He wanted me to scold that poor man’s port.
Tot asked, winking at me.
“Hans, would you accept a duel?”
He pretended to be worried for a moment, then reluctantly nodded.
“All right. I agree to that duel.”
Thoth mouthed me.
‘Thank you. I’ll shoot you a big bite later.’
Anyway, judging from Tot’s assertion that I’ll win, I guess Port Yi’s skills aren’t good.
Thoth led me and Fort Yi to the 3rd training ground.
I didn’t expect to come to the 3rd training ground twice in one day.
“For now, what are the conditions for a duel?”
Potee said in a confident voice.
“Jin-geom, the condition of the winner is to receive the mission reward.”
I thought it was a bit weak, so I added my words.
“Thoth, it would be nice to have your mercenary qualifications suspended. Potee, will you agree?”
I looked down at Potee with a sneer.
Angry at that, Potee even built a bloodline.
“good night! If it’s a bet on a duel, that should be enough.”
Fort this guy is pitiful. His mercenary life came to an end with only a few gold as a reward.
Thoth looked at Potee with a pity on his face.
“Hey, is the pot okay? Stopping a mercenary is not an easy thing to see.”
“Hey, don’t worry about that little guy. I’m going to cut off this guy’s arm so he can’t do anything in the future.”
this is a bit harsh I’d say you crossed the line.
I just wanted to suspend my mercenary qualifications, but I needed to make it the same.
An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth.
“I don’t think we need to waste any more time, but let’s start right away.”
“Hans, you…”
It was Thoth who noticed that I was getting angry.
Thoth was restless. He came to me urgently and whispered in my ear.
“Please bear with me. Pot-E is a bad guy, but killing him will make things difficult.”
“it’s okay. I have no intention of killing him, and I am going to return what Port Yi said.”
Then Thoth let out a sigh as if relieved.
“Well, Potee’s words went beyond the limit, so that’s fine. But please don’t kill me. I’m not saying this because I’m worried about Potee, it’s annoying when there’s a dead person in the guild.”
“I would be bothered too. I know everything. Do not worry.”
“I will believe you.”
Ah, I almost forgot Haru in my arms.
Haru was sleeping soundly in his warm arms.
He took Haru out of his bosom. Har was still not waking up.
I handed Har to Thoth.
“Please take care of this guy.”
“Oh, isn’t it the silver wolf’s pup? It’s the first time I’ve seen it up close like this, but it’s very cute.”
Thoth stood between me and Potee. It reminded me of sparring with Patrick, but this is a real battle.
I drew my sword and got ready. It was the same with Port.
Thoth lowered his hand, announcing the start of the duel.
“Let it begin!”