Episode 250
I once asked my mother if she resented people called Iron Blood Ball.
My mother was one of the most good people I know, but considering the way she was treated at home, it was natural that even a saint would have unclean thoughts.
“I don’t blame you.”
Mother coolly admitted.
I admitted it, but the words that followed were somewhat surprising.
“But I couldn’t truly hate you.”
Why?
“He was the most clumsy person I’ve ever met.”
… … .
* * *
The human mind is truly like a wave.
It means that it changes from time to time.
Even something you think you did well turns into regret when you look back at it at some point.
Even if the past is full of regrets, when you think about it in the distant future, there are times when you feel like you did a pretty good job.
Unfortunately, what I did yesterday seemed to be the former.
“Kaaaa… … .”
It’s been a long time since I finished a painful awakening.
Even though I kicked away the blanket until there was nothing left, it wasn’t enough. I wonder if the hitting feeling is not enough… … .
It might have been better if it was a thick blanket for winter, rather than a thin blanket for summer.
My mental state is so messed up that I even think of such useless things.
I pressed my burning face with a pillow.
… You’re over 30 years old and you’re treating your father like that… I’m so embarrassed that I’m almost dying.
To be honest, I’m more embarrassed because it’s not like I don’t have a cool heart at all.
This is my first time feeling both coolness and embarrassment, so it is difficult to know what my true feelings are.
I pressed my face with a pillow and composed myself.
‘It’s the spilled water, the carriage that passed by, the arrow that flew…’ … .’
Since it was not my type to discuss things that had already happened in the past, I decided to quickly forget about the current dark history.
One good thing is that Sanghyeolgong didn’t chase me and smash my head yesterday.
Actually, that was a bit embarrassing.
If you think about it, Sanghyeolgong closed his mouth from the beginning like a mute who was just drunk. Why did he do that?
Is it really a feeling of guilt?
“no way.”
It makes so much sense that I deny it out loud without realizing it.
If Iron Blood Prince had been such an emotional person, I wouldn’t have said something like that yesterday.
Mindless.
A man with no heart.
That is the person I saw and judged called Sanghyeolgong.
But he didn’t come to see me all day yesterday… Isn’t joining the Black Rose a thing of the past?
“… “Let’s just know that and stop thinking about it.”
Now it’s time to really decide which clan to join.
“Pass this too.”
My head feels heavy and my body throbs.
I felt like my condition had sunk to the bottom after using the damnable daily plan and resisting the general manager’s words yesterday.
In times like this, you have to fool around.
I washed up, got dressed, and got ready to go.
Because I had a hard time sleeping all night, I woke up early, and thanks to that, it was still early in the morning.
Heros headquarters is also a relatively quiet time.
‘Berita is still sleeping, right?’
Today, I wanted to be comfortable without being noticed, so I tried to go out without him knowing… … .
I thought she would definitely remember my traces and trace them, so I decided to leave a note in the room.
[Don’t look for it for now.]
“… … .”
What kind of announcement is this from a puberty boy running away from home?
I immediately corrected the phrase.
[I want to be alone.]
That’s it, shit.
After mulling over and thinking about it, I just chose the most intuitive phrase.
[Give me some free time today.]
“… … .”
It may seem too servile, but let’s do it this way.
I think this is enough to convince you.
But why do I keep using it as an honorific?
For some reason, whenever I thought of Verita, I got goosebumps in a different way than Sanghyeolgong, so I couldn’t do anything about it.
I left the note and left the room… … .
“oh! hello!”
“… okay.”
It’s a surprise.
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I thought it was Verita and my heart went down to my abdomen. Luckily for him, it was a postman boy wearing a hat who naturally greeted him.
Why, that guy who sent me a letter last time.
“Golden Fairy Luan Badniker! “Is that correct?”
“that’s right.”
“Here is mail addressed to the Gold Fairy.”
“This… … ?”
“It’s a hero plaque! “Please return the hero plaque you used to me, and also ask me to sign it.”
I nodded and signed, then accepted the hero plaque handed to me by the postman boy and returned the old one.
The material of the newly received B-class hero plaque was unique. At first glance, it looked like it was made of high-purity, high-quality silver, as it had a shiny silver color.
Now that I think about it, did you say that the material of hero cards is different depending on the level?
“Then have a nice day!”
After the brave postman boy left, I took the hero plaque and went out to downtown Tefer for the first time in a long time.
Actually, it hasn’t been that long, but so much has happened at Heros headquarters that I feel a sense of liberation.
I planned to eat a lot of delicious food today, meet Evan and Mir when I have time, and go out on my own to change my mood.
But what is this?
Because it was close to dawn, few restaurants were open.
Change your course on the spot without having to do anything else.
I headed to the inn.
“yes? “Your group went to see ‘The Origin’ yesterday?”
“Eh?”
I tilted my head at the boy clerk’s words.
“Isn’t there still some time left before the exam?”
“The launch of The Origin rarely happens on the announced date. The content of this first test was a change in time and location. “Anyone who did not make it to the test location on time was disqualified.”
As the clerk said that, he glanced at a group of mercenaries who were drinking with gloomy expressions.
I think they’re probably the ones this kid was talking about.
“hmm?”
“uh… … .”
They looked familiar somehow, and they were Chain Scythe’s colleagues.
It seems that he came to take The Origin’s exam thanks to Chainscythe’s trick, but ended up failing.
“you?”
“good morning. “Where is your brother?”
“… “Why are you asking that?”
“It doesn’t mean anything. We became quite close friends as we played promotion matches together. “I was wondering how you were doing and what your test results were.”
“You saw the promotion match? Funny bullshit… … .”
Then a sharp voice intervened.
“Noisy.”
It was Lorcan who appeared from the back door.
“Tongue, brother?”
“why… … ?”
“If you don’t want to get hit, just shut up.” “Because I’m not at the level of fools like you.”
I waved at Lorcan, who had been grumpy since morning.
“Hello, Mr. Lorcan. “Have the results come out?”
“okay. “It came out just yesterday.”
“What happened?”
“It became B-level.”
“Ohh.”
I gave a thumbs up.
“It was a good fight, so it’s worth it. congratulations.”
“Thank you. “What happened to you?”
“So do i.”
I showed off the hero plaque I had just received.
These words caused a stir again in the surrounding area, but Rokan instead asked a question.
“Class B? you?”
“why? Is it still too early?”
“That’s not it… “I heard your seniors say that you might get an A level this time.”
“senior? “What kind of senior?”
“ah. Yesterday, I received a recruitment offer from [Desert Scorpion]. “As I said before, it was always my dream place, so I accepted right away.”
Then, when I looked at my clothes again, I saw that a cloth with a scorpion engraved on it was tied tightly around the shoulder.
“aha. That’s good. congratulations.”
This time, I used my left hand and gave a thumbs up. Rokan nodded his head with a nervous expression, as if he was not happy about my double-brother.
“But which clan did you belong to?”
“I’m still choosing.”
“… okay?”
Chain Scythe nodded briefly.
After that, we had nothing to say, and somehow it felt a little awkward, unlike before.
The promotion/relegation battle was an extreme situation, so I didn’t run out of things to say, but in a peaceful moment like this, I felt like I ran out of things to say.
The mercenaries are also secretly watching us in turns, and it seems like my presence is a burden to them.
“Then I’ll just go. “I hope you eat well and live well, Mr. Rokan.”
It was effectively a farewell, but unexpectedly, Lorcan followed along and asked:
“Where are we going?”
“Let’s eat first.”
“This inn also serves meals.”
“know. But it wasn’t very tasty.”
I felt the clerk boy’s glare on my back, but I ignored it.
“You have picky tastes. “It would be difficult to work as a mercenary.”
“It will be like that even if I become a mercenary. I don’t know anything else, but my refined tastes don’t know agreement. “This body was the one that started nagging my mom when she smelled the stew she worked so hard to make.”
“That is immoral… … ?”
Chainscythe muttered to himself and then suggested to me.
“I know a pretty good restaurant. I open it in the morning too. “Would you like to go with me?”
“huh?”
“I’ll buy you a meal.”
“uh… “I like it, but why all of a sudden?”
Chainscythe laughed.
“I was quite indebted to you during the 1st and 2nd promotion matches… Honestly, if it weren’t for you, I would have definitely failed in the first and second rounds. This is in return. “Don’t think too seriously.”
“Hmm. Well, if you say so.”
Among mercenaries, it was rare to find someone who could calculate the relationship between benefits so clearly, so I was a little confused… … .
Since Rokan will become an A-class hero in the future, there will not be any major flaws in his personality.
I nodded roughly and went out into the city with Lorcan.
Tefer is a big city.
It’s nothing compared to the system, but if you were to rank the empire’s biggest cities, wouldn’t it be in the top 10?
As it was a place with a particularly large floating population, it also had the feeling that it was much more prosperous than the actual population.
Of course, due to the nature of the city, the further into the alley the more complicated the road became… … .
Rokhan was quite familiar with such places.
“You seem to know geography pretty well?”
“Because it’s my hometown.”
“ah… “Was it your hometown?”
“Yeah, but why are you so surprised?”
“I thought the South was home.”
When I spoke about the skin color, Chainscythe shook his head.
“This is burnt. Well, since I became a monk, I’ve spent my entire life in the south, so it’s actually my second hometown.”
“aha.”
This means that his childhood was spent in Tefer.
Heros, the home of heroes.
Somehow, Chainscythe’s background seems to have had an influence on his dream of becoming a hero.
When Little Chainscythe saw a vigilante like Vigilante… This means that a feeling of admiration will naturally sprout in your heart.
Then, at some point, the atmosphere of the alley changed.
It was a food alley lined with restaurants, and there was a delicious smell coming from all around, as if they had been doing business since dawn, and there were quite a lot of people.
“There was a place like this.”
“Among heroes, there are quite a few who are messed up day and night or work overtime until dawn. “These are restaurants that target such people as customers.”
“aha.”
When I said I liked meat, the chain scythe guided me to a meat restaurant… … .
The store wasn’t very spacious and the interior was old.
There wasn’t even a menu.
As soon as we entered, the owner with an ignorant look appeared behind the kitchen curtain, glanced at us and said.
“There are two of you.”
Chain Scythe nodded, and the owner disappeared again.
I roughly sat down and said.
“The owner is blunt. Restaurants are usually like this… … .”
“Understand. They’re a beast people, and they’ve been living in the east for a very long time. Since I just joined human society, I’m not good at speaking the common language. But I guarantee the taste of the food.”
“It just needs to taste good.”
I nodded roughly and waited for the food. After a while, the owner brought out two huge plates of steak.
“… woah.”
The steak, which was almost as big as my forearm, was dripping with fat.
It smelled so delicious that it made my mouth water, but what was unusual was that there were no other side dishes.
I looked at the chain scythe in bewilderment for a moment, and this guy began to slice and eat the steak with a familiar motion.
“hmm.”
After a while, a satisfied smile appeared on this guy’s face.
“… … .”
Anyway, I didn’t think they brought me there to joke around, so I started eating too.
It didn’t seem like it would be particularly healthy to eat meat on an empty stomach in the early morning, almost morning… … .
It doesn’t really matter if it’s my transcendent digestion power.
And the moment I took one bite, I knew why Chainscythe had brought me here.
“… “It’s delicious.”
“That’s right.”
The meat was soft and not dry at all. Every time I chewed, the juice exploded in my mouth, and when it mixed with the sauce, my mouth was intoxicated.
“What sauce is this?”
“I asked a few times, but they didn’t tell me. “I guess it’s like the store’s vision sauce.”
“aha.”
You can eat several plates of meat like this. I ate five bowls of meat in one sitting.
“… “You eat well.”
“I starved for a long time.”
“okay… … .”
After a while, the chain scythe’s hand trembled slightly as he paid for the meal, but I pretended not to notice.
After the meal, dessert was served, and surprisingly, it was apple juice.
“This?”
“It’s apple juice. It’s made from apples that you grow yourself. “Do you not like it?”
“no. “It’s my favorite juice.”
I just sipped it in my mouth, and the apple scent was refreshing to my nose.
I swore that I would come to this restaurant every time I stopped by Tefer.
That was when I carefully saved the apple juice and drank about half of it.
“What about desert scorpions?”
“hmm?”
Chain Scythe suddenly said those words.
When I asked what he meant, it was a recruitment offer. I was a little taken aback and asked.
“Is it true that you bought me food just to say that?”
“That’s not it. This is both a question and a question of intention. “If you refuse, I will never bring this up again.”
I thought about it for a moment and it seems to be true. If you look at the Chain Scythe’s attitude so far.
For a moment, I thought back to the benefits of joining Desert Scorpion, but there was nothing particularly appealing to me right now.
“Thank you for the offer, but that’s enough.”
“Right. Got it.”
Rokhan obediently backed away as he was told, and then said these words:
“Where are we going now?”
“well… “I think I should just take a quick look around the city.”
“okay? “Aren’t you going to see your colleagues?”
“I heard those guys have already gone to take the test? “Is it The Origin or something?”
“okay. “That’s it.”
I said, tilting my head.
“Can I take a peek? “I think I’ll be in big trouble if I get caught.”
“I’m not peeping. Heroes of Class B or higher are eligible to attend The Origin. “It means you can look around as much as you want without having to worry about anything.”
“oh… … .”
“I also have a few younger brothers who are taking the exam. “Why don’t we go together?”
“Let’s do that.”
That was the moment I nodded.
“Young guys over there?”
A gloomy voice came between us.
I couldn’t help but be a little surprised, because it was inside the store that I heard the voice.
Eventually, darkness arose in a corner.
At first glance, it seemed like that.
Pale skin and gray hair. He is a young man with overall aristocratic beauty… … .
He had a shabby appearance that did not suit his appearance at all.
Not only the hat he is wearing, but also the coat he is wearing is wrinkled and covered in stains.
But that’s not what’s important.
‘Was there anyone there?’
I can’t believe I didn’t realize it until right before I spoke up. Could it be that my feelings really tasted good?
“Who are you?”
“Excuse me, but I don’t want to say something rude when we first meet… … .”
As he said that, the young man stood up, and his height was enormous.
It looks like he’s easily over 190cm, but because he has a slim body, he looks like he’s dressed up as a scarecrow.
The appearance, the way you dress, the voice… … .
The overall impression is extremely bizarre.
“… … .”
“… … .”
Me and the chain scythe contracted our muscles invisibly.
This is to prepare for unexpected situations.
The young man who was looking at us said with a very serious face, whether he was aware of the underlying work or not.
“… “Can you lend me some money?”
“… … .”
fantasy,
