Episode 622
Lee Han thought, oh no.
When I thought about it, it was right that if he was a criminal, he should be caught.
As can be seen from the famous imperial saying, ‘Only two kinds of people live in the North, knights and criminals’, the North was home to many fugitive criminals.
It is a perfect place to escape as it is wide, rugged, and empty of people.
Catching these criminals was one of the jobs that knightly families had to do.
“Wouldn’t Ziklin be satisfied if we caught the criminal?”
“Awake from your dream. “There’s no way my sister would be satisfied with something like that.”
“……”
Lee Han grumbled inwardly.
‘Aren’t the standards too strict?’
“But is there a way to verify your identity? “Can I just attack you?”
Just because a spirit looked like a criminal didn’t necessarily mean it was a real criminal.
Since spirits also instinctively feel the evilness of others, even if they feel like criminals, they may not be criminals under imperial law.
“Of course not. Does this look like Einrogard?”
Giselle said as if it was nothing.
Unlike Einro Guard, you couldn’t just attack without checking from the outside.
“then?”
“We need to approach him and verify his identity.”
“It’s a shame. “If it had been Einroguard, I could have just attacked.”
Giselle nodded without thinking and then paused.
‘What was I thinking?!’
I once again felt that I was too enamored with Einrogard.
* * *
“The North is such a f*cking land.”
“Shh. Be quite.”
The mercenaries swore as they watched their exhaled breath turn into white steam.
Even mercenaries traveling throughout the empire could not easily adapt to the cold in the North. This was even more so if it was winter in the North.
“What does the movement of your mouth say now?”
“You idiot.”
“what? Who says stupid? Shall we bump into each other to warm up our blood?”
“Don’t let your guard down just because the surroundings are quiet. “Monsters appear at any time in the North.”
The other mercenaries flinched at the words of the mercenary who had been to the North several times.
When I heard those words, the silence around me felt ominous, like the calm before a storm.
“…It looks like there’s nothing going on around here. “It’s just snow and ice.”
“You can’t see it because you’re not a native here. Anyway, stop talking. “Whether it’s a monster, a knight, or a patroller, there’s no benefit in attracting attention.”
The mercenaries glanced at the customer following behind them.
Since he was a mercenary who would take on any request as long as he was given gold coins, he took on this request as well, but it was also true that he was curious about the identity of the other person.
What on earth is the reason that they are so hastily scattering gold coins, gathering mercenaries, and heading north?
It was clear that he had committed some crimes against imperial law like the mercenaries here, but I couldn’t guess beyond that.
“f*ck, it’s a knight!!”
“Manage your facial expressions. Take care of your facial expressions! Hey boss. Stay still. “We will answer.”
The client, wearing a robe tightly pressed down, nodded.
The mercenaries adjusted their clothes with nervous faces.
In the North, even if it was a shabby and remote place, you couldn’t let down your guard. Sometimes there were knights who went out on patrol this far away.
Just because there were one or two people, we should never let down our guard. There was a high possibility that other drivers were waiting nearby.
‘Fortunately…’
‘They’re young guys.’
The mercenaries breathed a sigh of relief when they saw that the approaching knights were pale and young.
I could play with it at that level.
“Good luck, you’ll get better. “What are you coming for?”
The mercenary at the front spoke while acting scared. The acting was so believable that even the other mercenaries were impressed.
‘That guy. There’s a reason it’s expensive.’
‘It wasn’t a bluff that I solved dozens of requests.’
The mercenary’s skills were proven by the quests he solved.
The fact that he is surviving with his life while solving more than a dozen quests means that the mercenary is not ordinary.
If I didn’t have special abilities, I wouldn’t have been able to endure like that.
Perhaps deceived by the acting, the young knight greeted me gently.
“ah. It’s no big deal. There are so many monsters around here. “I came here to see if there was anything you needed help with.”
“Oh, I see. thank you.”
The mercenary bowed and bowed. Anyone who saw it was thrilled.
“I can’t believe the knight cares about lowly people like us…”
“What are you saying? no. As a knight of the North, this is the natural thing to do.”
When the handsome, chiseled knight said that, the thin, pretty-looking knight next to him stared at him.
I wondered why the mercenaries were looking at me like that.
“…He’s quite an excellent knight.”
“haha. thanks.”
‘ah. Is that way up?’
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From the brief conversation, the mercenaries roughly guessed the hierarchical relationship between the two knights.
It was clear that the knight with thin lines entered the order first, and the handsome knight came after.
The handsome knight opened his mouth again.
“We’ll need to find a campsite soon, and I’ll show you a good place.”
“Oh, no. That’s as far as it goes…”
“It is my duty as a knight to protect northern guests from danger. Please do not refuse.”
‘Hmm.’
The mercenaries were nervous, but they could not refuse. I thought it would look strange if I forced myself to refuse.
Besides, the other person didn’t seem to be particularly suspicious. As I watched him speak, it was clear that he was still a very pale knight.
‘One of them is soft. The other one seems a bit picky.’
‘Is the handsome guy from a commoner background?’
‘It’s too smooth for something like that.’
‘That’s right. Let’s just accept it.’
The mercenaries nodded.
“Oops, I get it. thank you “May I ask the knights’ family backgrounds?”
“I am from the Alpha family.”
“…me too.”
Lee Han and Giselle secretly borrowed the crest of their absent friend and apologized in their hearts.
“Alpha family, Alpha family. “I will make sure to remember that name.”
“haha. no. ruler. Come this way.”
The handsome knight guided the group to the bottom of the cliff.
It was a good camping site because it was close to the river and could block the surrounding wind thanks to the terrain.
“A place like this!”
“Are you okay?”
“Yes, yes! It’s luxury. Thanks to the driver, I found a place like this! Thank you so much.”
“Then let me help you prepare the camp.”
“!”
The moment the mercenaries were embarrassed and tried to refuse, the pretty-looking knight was the first to get angry.
“Are you kidding me? What preparations can you help me with? “Is it the job of a driver to wait on traveling people?”
“no way. You can do this much. “What are you going to do if you encounter a monster?”
“Stop talking nonsense!”
The angry knight turned his back and widened the distance.
The handsome knight spoke to the embarrassed mercenaries.
“Do not worry. “They just say things like that.”
‘I don’t think so.’
In fact, in the mercenaries’ eyes, pretty-looking knights were more common knights.
Usually, people get annoyed and ask why they help mercenaries, but they don’t try to help them like this.
“Knight, you really don’t need to help me…”
“Spring up.”
Surprisingly, the knight took out his staff and swung it. The mercenaries were surprised when clear water gushed out and filled the large cauldron.
“Are you a wizard?!”
“haha. “I can only do a few simple things.”
Although there were magicians from the Knights Templar, the mercenaries, who naturally thought they were knights due to their physique, were surprised.
‘I guess you really come from a commoner background?’
‘I guess so.’
The wizard’s magic was amazing. A campsite that would normally have taken much more time was created in an instant.
The mercenaries were impressed, forgetting that they had to control their facial expressions.
“her…!”
“Wizard Nauri, you are truly amazing.”
The handsome wizard was very embarrassed.
“It’s nothing special.”
“This level of magic is amazing.”
“That’s right, that’s right!”
As the outer wall of the camp was built and the bonfire was burning, the handsome wizard bowed his head and said,
“Then I’ll just go. Have a nice trip.”
“hey! “Pour a cup of coffee for the wizard Nauri.”
“haha. no. “You may not have enough coffee during the trip, but I can drink it when I go back.”
The handsome wizard did not stay any longer, but turned and left with the waiting knight.
The mercenaries who saw that were only then able to relax.
“phew…”
“It really wasn’t that big of a deal.”
“I’m surprised, really. “Wouldn’t you be more nervous because you’re such a naive guy?”
“That’s right. “But the campsite is neat!”
The mercenaries burst into laughter.
As the tension went away, I started laughing more.
“I can’t believe you didn’t say a word even after seeing the client. “Look at the dull guy!”
“You probably thought I was dressed like that because it was cold! “Khahaha!”
The client, who had not said a word until now, opened his mouth from within his robe.
“Can I stay at the campsite the knights told me about? “It feels uncomfortable.”
“There is nothing to worry about. From the looks of it, they are soft, novices. “There was no sign of suspicion at all.”
“They’ll just walk away saying they did a good job. Besides, wouldn’t it be a waste to throw away a camp like this?”
“Magic is amazing! “You don’t even need to scoop up water.”
The mercenaries were impressed by the neat appearance of the campsite, something they don’t usually see.
Originally, preparing a campsite in this cold weather took a lot of effort.
Digging the hard frozen ground, breaking the ice to get water, boiling the water, finding firewood…
How convenient it is that all the processes can be solved with just one friendly wizard.
“The coffee is ready!”
“eww. Give me some first. “My body is freezing.”
“me too!”
The mercenaries poured freshly brewed coffee into everyone’s mouth to thaw their frozen bodies.
And then both you and I fell into a deep sleep.
* * *
“hmm. “It’s easy.”
“……”
Lee Han and Giselle were watching from afar as the invisibility spell was cast.
-Uh, the number is a bit big? There are even mercenaries, right?
-That must be a pain in the ass.
-Moradi. If you tell them to stop in the name of the Moradi family, will the mercenaries listen?
-Guys like that… usually don’t listen.
Seasoned mercenaries prioritized requests over imperial law.
If you say you want to check, they will either attack right away or take their time and disperse.
-I guess so? Let’s subdue it peacefully.
-Is there a way to subdue it peacefully?
-Yes. I’ll play a good wizard, so you play a bad wizard. Then your vigilance will become dull.
-sincerely? Are you serious about doing that?
-don’t worry. It worked in Einrogard, so it works outside as well.
And it actually worked.
When Giselle saw Lee Han’s skill in putting all the mercenaries to sleep by mixing sleeping potion into the water in the pot, Giselle thought that she should think more about the potions that Wodanaz gave her in the future before drinking them.
“for a moment! I’d like to verify your identity. “We would appreciate your cooperation.”
Lee Han shouted to the client who did not drink coffee even while the mercenaries were falling.
Although the hand holding the cane was not threatening, it was ready to respond at any time.
“…Where do they come from?”
“According to imperial law, the Northern Knights have the right to inspect passers-by as appropriate and make arrests in case of emergency. “Where are you from?”
The robed person muttered.
“It was an ambush…”
“yes?”
“There was an ambush. yes? “You bastards of the dirty empire.”
‘How did know?’
“Prahgal will descend without giving in to the plots of you bastards!!”
“Moradi!!”
When Lee Han shouted, Giselle immediately pulled out her dual swords and ran. The artifact, the twin swords, glowed brightly and concentrated its power at the tip.
However, Sharkan and the skeleton warriors who had been waiting ahead of Giselle rushed in at once and attacked the fanatic.
The fanatic wandered around in vain.
“Kaaak!!”
“phew. “I was surprised.”
“……”
Giselle glared at her friend, who had been able to subdue her and was trembling.
