Episode 39.
After the battle, Patrick lay on the floor as if exhausted. Patrick’s expression brightened. feeling that you have accomplished something.
“You look pretty happy.”
“I feel like I jumped over the Odd in my memory.”
“That’s right, because in your memory Odd was intermediate.”
“But odds must have surpassed fines a long time ago.”
“Well, you can do it too.”
It was a sincere statement. Patrick was no different from the geniuses of the academy. That’s how talented Patrick was.
“Until now, you have reached the intermediate level without much teaching. Now that I have taught you, someday you will be able to reach the highest level of sword expert.”
I want to tell you that you can become a sword master, but from here on, it is the realm of monsters, not geniuses.
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No matter how genius you are, you have to overcome a huge wall to become a sword master.
I am also not sure that I will become a sword master. Well, even if it doesn’t, it doesn’t matter much.
“Master…”
“Well, I think that’s enough for today’s achievements, so I’ll have to finish the request now. Follow me and collect troll blood.”
“yes!”
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No need to waste any more time. When I saw the troll, I hunted it by decapitating it. While cutting the troll, he also had other thoughts.
‘What are Moredt and Fried doing?’
When I thought of the academy, I thought of the beings I could call my friends who remained there.
***
Right after Suhar disappeared, Fried and Moredt maintained an awkward relationship for a while.
“Hey… how are you?”
“Uh… hello!”
friend of a friend. Fried and Moredt didn’t talk much during Suhar’s time. After Suhar disappeared, the two started talking.
said Mordred.
“You don’t know where Suhar went?”
“Yeah, where did you go all of a sudden? Geomseong-nim was very angry.”
“Could it be that you ran away because you were afraid of sparring with me?”
Fried made a puzzled expression.
“Suhar beat me, but if he confronts you, Moredt, will he run away?”
“what? It sounds like I’m worse than you.”
“Something like that is something you need to know.”
“This won’t work.”
Fried and Moredt started sparring every day.
In the history of the two, Moredt had the upper hand with a slight difference.
“I’ll admit that you’re stronger than me…”
Freed, who had 5 wins and 6 losses in 11 games, said what he bet.
Hearing this, Moredt laughed until the corners of his mouth were torn.
“Because there is no difference. I’m just slightly stronger than you.”
“…yes, you’re good.”
After several fights and talks, the two were able to become very close.
And when they heard the news of Suhar, the two of them heard that Suhar had run away from home.
“No, suddenly run away?”
“I’m curious about that too.”
“Come to think of it, you’re close to the Caldert family, so I didn’t hear why you ran away?”
Freed paused for a moment, then spoke with a very serious expression.
“Actually, I think it’s a rumor, but they say a demon appeared in the Caldert family.”
“Asmodians…?”
“Suhar killed that demon.”
Moredt put on an expression of incomprehensibility. It was such a nonsense.
“Is the crown demon killing the demon? Even if that’s the case, why did you run away? You did a good job.”
“You know what kind of kid Suhar is. What if a hero-like being who slain demons appeared during the successor race?”
Moredt realized what Fried meant. If Suhar had killed the demons, the vassals’ attention would be focused on that.
Even if Suhar didn’t want to be the heir.
“Is that why you run away…”
“Honestly, at the time the demons were mentioned, I thought it was a rumor.”
“Well, demons are remnants of the past that can only be found in legends.”
The two looked at each other and smiled mischievously.
“Moredt, if this story is true…”
“The two of us can’t be Suhar’s opponents. At least Ea Kirton would be different.”
“For now, at least my goal is to beat you perfectly.”
“I’ll look forward to it, Fried.”
The two of them started fighting for each other again.
***
After finishing the troll dungeon, he even got his reward.
“As expected, diamond mercenaries’ pay is different, Master.”
“This is enough…”
You can play and eat for a while.
However, from the moment I returned to the free city I was begging for, I felt a strangely ominous feeling. It felt like disaster was about to strike.
“no way···?”
I hurriedly ran home.
Contrary to my worries, the house was still there.
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Number Wan, who was tending the field, saw me and approached me. Behind Number Wan were the gangsters he had seen before.
“Are you here! What are you doing? Hurry up and say hello.”
“Are you here!”
“Are you here!”
“Are you here!”
I somehow held back a laugh when I saw those bowing their heads side by side.
But Patrick, who was next to him, couldn’t hold back his laughter and laughed out loud.
“hahahahaha, Master, what the hell are these people?”
Patrick’s reaction made sense.
Their heads had the numbers I had engraved on them the same way.
“Just shave your heads, why did you leave them like that?”
It was Number Wan who answered my question.
“Actually, our impression is a bit rough, isn’t it? After doing this haircut, many people didn’t find it difficult.”
Is that why?
“As older brother Hans said, we did some guide business after that. ruined though. Still, the customers who saw me wearing this hair really liked it.”
“By the way, what about the names of the other three?”
“About that, aren’t we hired again? Please tell me with the numbers written on your head in an easy-to-understand manner.”
That was a very good idea. I just feel a little sorry.
“Are you going to do it anyway?”
“Of course, to be honest, since we call each other by number, now we are more familiar with numbers than names.”
Is it like that? What if the other person is okay?
“Number-Wan, maybe you should call me the same number. Because there is no discrimination.”
A startling number. It seemed that he did not want to be called by his number.
However, the three people around him nodded and agreed.
“Number one. No, No. 1, how is the field?”
“Honestly, the field is in very good condition. I can’t find a field like this anywhere. However, since it is in the mountains, I am a bit worried about wild animals and monsters.”
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No problem about that. I have Har, who is destined to be my faithful guard dog.
But Har was nowhere to be seen.
“By the way, where did Haru go?”
“That puppy is playing in the water over there.”
There was Har at the place Numberwan pointed to. Haru was frantically splashing around in the water.
“By the way, Hans, is that a puppy? I tried to touch it a few times, but it was very ferocious.”
“It’s a dog.”
In case these guys get scared, I told them that Har was a puppy.
“By the way, it’s the first time I’ve seen Haru play in the water at the beach.”
“It’s not just splashing around.”
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Numberwan pointing to Har’s side. I checked the fish bones piled up there.
Haru was not swimming, but hunting.
“What kind of dog is good at catching fish, it’s amazing.”
“It was the first time I knew that he knew how to catch fish too. Harya!”
I shouted Har, and Har looked at me.
Then he waggled his tail and came to me.
“Aww, that’s amazing. How did you hug my master so tightly?”
“It’s all because it gives me affection. It’s going to be dark soon, so can you take me?”
Although it was a mountain that had been developed to some extent, it was not without monsters.
There could also be unforeseen dangers.
“Oh, that’s fine. We’ve been riding this mountain since we were kids, so even if there are monsters, we can easily avoid them.”
Glad then
“Then, come downstairs. It’s dangerous if you let me down.”
They did enough work for today.
But they didn’t go down and came to me squirmingly.
“That… will I be able to make an advance payment?”
right. Come to think of it, Numberwan had no money, so he found out that he was ripping off money and brought him.
I guess I should have paid an advance.
“In that case, I’ll give you a month’s worth first.”
“yes···?”
The guys were surprised by my bold declaration.
“Okay, take it here.”
The money was taken from the troll’s pay and distributed.
“But you shouldn’t run away just because you gave the money first. I will find it somehow.”
I smiled at them. It was meant as a minor threat.
Fortunately, the threat worked well, and they stiffened.
“What are you doing, you’re going to kill me. Get down quickly.”
At my words, these guys started to rush down.
Anyway, what is this ominous feeling? My intuition was telling me that a crisis was coming.
But there are no problems at home either. The troll dungeon mission was finished a long time ago.
“What the hell is it?”
“Master, is there any problem?”
It’s kind of ominous. Crisis is coming soon.
It would seem a bit odd to say to Patrick.
“It is nothing.”
Since nothing happened, I decided to stop thinking.
“Anyway, I am very hungry.”
“I will cook you a delicious meal. Get some rest!”
“Well, if you say that, I’ll rest.”
Patrick entered the house first. Patrick’s cooking skills are good, so I look forward to the meal.
I’ll have to play with Har until Patrick finishes cooking.
When I put the Haru in my arms down on the floor, I headed straight to the beach.
“Is this guy playing hunting again?”
I watched Haru catch fish as if he were splashing around.
Haru, this guy’s skill was quite good. The fish were catching jokjok in sight.
I glanced at Har’s belly. My stomach is full from what I ate so much.
“Can you stop eating today?”
Haru looked at me fiercely, as if he understood what I was saying.
He started barking as if to say he was still hungry.
“Okay, eat. Who doesn’t want to eat it?”
It was only then that Haru was satisfied and started playing paddle again.
Haru’s appetite was to the point where he couldn’t stop it.
Soon, the delicious smell wafted in, as if the meal was ready.
“Let’s go, Haruya…”
Har runs home before I even say let’s go. When I saw Har, I couldn’t help but laugh.
Anyway, I was hungry, so I went home quickly.
***
The next morning, morning.
I still didn’t feel well. The ominous feeling I felt yesterday was still there.
When I went down to the city, I felt like it was going to be a big deal.
But today I had to go down to the city unconditionally.
“Haru, because of this guy…”
I had to go to City Hall again and report on Har.
It was the fate of those who raised monsters as pets.
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Nothing happened until we reached the city.
“Was it my mistake too?”
Just as I was about to reassure myself, I felt something approaching my temple.
It was clear that there was considerable power in it.
“crazy!”
It was no time to hide the power. I blocked it with all my might.
But even after blocking it, it bounced.
“Who are you!”
The moment I looked straight ahead, I lost the sword in my hand.
The person who attacked me was someone I knew well.
“It’s been a while, Suhar.”
There was a swordsman with a surprised expression, as if he was admiring my skills.