42. compensation
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Do-yoon set off for the guild house as soon as the World Tree and his party arrived at Yeongju Castle. It was because the state of Eloa, who faced his face, did not look good.
She was holding back the emotions that were about to spill out from within. Doyun didn’t want to make Eloah suffer any more.
On the way, only Doyun and Eloah got on the same carriage, while the others rode separately.
Inside the carriage, Eloah squeezed tears in Doyoon’s arms as before.
“Uh uh uh… uh uh…”
“Don’t cry. Eloah, our chick. I’m sorry. yes?”
“Huh uh…”
Do-yoon calmed her down by patting her on the back again. I was so sorry that I went to pick up a gift and made you suffer for nothing.
Enoch had shown Eloa sometime 100 years ago, bloodied in a battle with the Assassins right in front of the city.
From the next day, when the warrior said he was going somewhere, he cried and made a fuss about telling me to just stay home, but that lasted for about a week and I had a lot of trouble. The sight of that day left a great shock in the child’s mind.
‘The inside hasn’t changed since then or now.’
Seeing her sobbing in his arms, Doyoon smiled strangely, even though he felt sorry for her. The image of her as a young chick overlapped with her now.
When Eloah stopped crying, she gently lifted the face she had buried in Doyoon’s chest. And, without realizing it, his eyes met with Doyoon, who had a faint smile on his face.
she flinched. And then he dyed his face red. Now that I see it, the hero’s new body…
‘Well, you’re handsome…’
Even the hero from 100 years ago was not ugly. However, rather than eating it with his face, he was a man whose deep charm emanated from the atmosphere and the person himself.
But now… it was hard to take my eyes off it.
Really handsome. Of course, it wasn’t until the continent’s best.
However, the hero had his unique mature masculine beauty and restrained charisma that stood out even in his previous life.
It is said that there is a word called heroic lust in another dimension. However, as soon as Eloa heard this, he thought it was wrong.
I know because I have been watching Enoch. The hero does not reveal the woman, but the woman is seduced by the hero.
Enoch in his previous life was not handsome. However, the charming and strong sisters of the guild, the beauties of various races, and even the ladies of nobles and royal families. There was no end to the courtship of women around him.
A hero who gives up all values and advances with only the salvation of the world. Such Enoch made women feel the urge to admire, be protected, monopolize, and take care of.
I fell for him and made him fall in love. Even if he didn’t mean to.
This was not something that could be dismissed as a simple atmosphere or characteristic. It is a level close to a chemical pheromone, very dense, and the power to force the opposite sex to fall in love with oneself. Right away, it was the ‘charm’ as a male.
Exotically handsome by the standards of this world, with thick lines. On top of that, the hero’s unique impression and atmosphere overlapped, so it couldn’t be that attractive.
I didn’t know it was so hectic before, but seeing it up close like this, I definitely felt it.
Eloa felt the inside of his lower abdomen tighten. The groin got hot.
It was a new sensation that had not been felt with the immature body and mind of a chick 100 years ago.
“Did you all cry?”
Doyoon stroked Elroa’s hair. Elroa trembled at the approaching hand, quite different from before.
“Yes, yes…”
Eloa buried her face in Doyoon’s chest again. I was afraid that he would notice the quivering pupils and the flushed face.
And, unconsciously, I pulled my thighs together. I felt ashamed and guilty as if I had been naked in front of him because of my crotch that kept getting hotter. The slipperiness of the groin felt so unfamiliar.
“When you arrive at the house, let’s talk about unfinished business while drinking ‘Uncle’s’ special tea. Unwrap the present I prepared for you.”
“A gift?”
Eloa opened her eyes wide and looked up at him again.
Come to think of it, the reason the hero went to Rocken Myre was because of the present.
“What gift is it?”
“Since ancient times, likes and dislikes have never been divided, regardless of race, it has been considered the best gift. It’s quite bulky, so let’s go to House’s safe and unlock it.”
“Hehe. yes!”
Elroa forgot the fact that she had been crying until now and smiled.
I didn’t pay much attention to what the hero said ‘safe’. You must have misunderstood the warehouse.
she thought so
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Eloah and Doyoon went straight to the guild’s safe. Elroa asked Do-yoon why he had to go to the safe, but Do-yoon dismissed it by saying that he would know when he went there.
And soon, her eyes, which had been laughing Bessie, widened as if they would tear.
“This, this… everything…”
“It’s a gift, Eloa.”
Elroa couldn’t keep her mouth shut at the pile of gold that filled the guild safe. Hey, is this all real money? really?
“Uh, how much… how much…?”
“Well. I think it will be around 40,000 gold coins.”
“Four, forty thousand…!”
40,000 gold coins.
This was a truly staggering amount. By the standards of a large guild like the World Tree, it was a level of money that could be spent without worrying for a very long time.
In the last battle to recruit Han Do-yoon, each guild risked life and death.
The money that came out at that time was closer to ‘all the money that each guild can give right away’ rather than ‘the value of Han Do-yoon’. In other words, it means that the money you put out just enough to not go bankrupt.
For reference, the highest down payment excluding the world tree was 6,500 gold coins.
But, my God, it’s 40,000 gold coins. 40 thousand.
Indeed, as the master of the World Tree, it was a mind-boggling amount even from the point of view of Eloa, who had touched a lot of money.
“This… is a gift…? That means really…”
“okay. It’s all yours, Eloah.”
Eloah was speechless and only his pupils trembled. However, he soon came to his senses and looked at Doyoon and asked.
“Well, but… is it really okay to give me this much money? This is all of the hero’s wealth…”
“Eloah.”
Doyoon interrupted Eloa.
“Even if I look like this, I was called the best talent on the continent in the past.”
Doyoon said in a slightly confident tone.
He used to feel proud of being rich with a lot of wealth rather than the fact that he was the strongest warrior on the continent. Defeating monsters and saving the world was a natural thing for him.
“The property I have left alone will exceed 100,000 gold coins, so don’t worry and spend it. I’ll use it all and bring you more if it’s not enough.”
“Ahh…”
Eloah looked up at Doyoon with thrilled eyes. Do-yun was embarrassed for nothing, and turned around and walked out of the safe.
“Hero…”
So, Doyoon did not see Eloah’s eyes gradually turn hazy, nor did she see her crotch.
Soon, Eloah followed the hero and walked out of the vault.
Her eyes, dripping with honey, did not know that they would fall from the warrior’s broad back.
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Skeletonian Capital. There was a modestly sized white mansion, looking rather old.
100 years ago, the place where the strongest swordsman in history, called Geomwang, used it as his home. And, now, it was the place where his disciple and the Skeletonian warrior Brudet stayed.
Brudet, dressed in a wide-brimmed pure white dress, was immersed in meditation with her eyes closed and her sword resting on her lap.
His posture as he sat serenely without any shaking was as calm as a river and as sharp as a sword.
After a while, I felt someone walking outside the door.
Then she stood in front of the door. Even without a knock, Brudet quietly opened her mouth.
“Come in.”
The door was pushed aside, and a neatly dressed maid entered and leaned against Brudet’s back.
“The World Tree Master who went out to war has returned.”
“Well.”
Brudet slowly opened her eyes.
“They said that this invasion was blocked by one hidden sword of the World Tree alone.”
“Yes.”
Brudet knew that he was, in fact, the boss monster killer recruited this time.
He was also invited by the royal family to join the cradle inspection team, but he refused, saying that he would not do it to his old friend, the dean.
‘Come to think of it, it’s been a while since I’ve seen it.’
Brudet and Elroa, who had known each other for over 100 years, were like childhood friends. The two were now almost the only ones left, sharing the same memories of being a guild.
But lately I’ve hardly seen her face. This is because Brudette has recently been feeling the slightest clue to enlightenment and has been concentrating on it at home.
But lately, I have felt that this is not an achievement that can be achieved by immersing yourself in a month or two. It was a realization of the nature that would come naturally only when it was accompanied by long wait and practice.
‘I’m also curious about the boss monster killer…’
Shall we go out to play after a long time?
He got up and drew his sword.
“Put a message to Eloa.”
“Yes.”
The lady-in-waiting bowed down again, and Brudette left the room.