A Genius Gamer Reincarnated into a Hero’s Family Chapter 277

Treasure Hunter (4)

Harang drank until the night was over. The fact that the price of alcohol at the tavern was several times more expensive didn’t bother him.

He was one of the wealthiest men in the Kaladan clan. He was even involved in a business using magic, so he was bound to be much more resourceful than his brothers who could only wield a sword.

“Ugh… … I’m dying… … .”

Deep in the morning. Taniya staggered back to her room, supported by Harang, and lay down on her bed. She was also quite strong in alcohol, but it was not easy to endure drinking with the masters who had mastered Aura.

Even ghosts couldn’t help me endure alcohol. I was able to keep my wits about me with only my mental strength.

But now, even that seemed to be the limit.

“You can sleep now.”

Taniya closed her eyes tightly for the last time, seeing Harang smiling faintly from the other side of her darkening vision. She had no idea what would happen next.

Right now, I just wanted to throw myself into a sweet sleep, more than anything in the world.

‘I don’t know… … .’ * * *

“omg!”

Taniya, who woke up, held her cheeks with a frightened expression. As she had managed to hold out at the drinking party and come to her senses, she vividly remembered the drinking party the night before.

‘it’s crazy.’

I still remember the shameful behavior I displayed at that drinking party.

‘Drink! Drink and die! You old men! Ahahaha!’

It’s been a while since I last had a drink.

It had been so long since she had drank in a place where people were laughing and chatting that she found herself completely absorbed in the atmosphere. And even the mercenaries known as the Desert Treasure Hunters were so receptive to her charm that she seemed to be even more excited.

After all, why wouldn’t mercenaries hate a pretty woman who gets drunk and sings while holding a spoon? She got along well with treasure hunters and played around with them just as well as Harang.

However, the downside was that the drunken version of myself was so different from my usual self that I would feel a huge backlash the next day!

Click!

“Are you awake?”

After a while of thinking about it, the door to the room opened and Harang came in.

He was wearing light traveler’s clothes, as if he had washed up and changed clothes and gone out for a walk.

Suddenly, Harang’s appearance the night before comes to mind.

That free-spirited young man who laughed and chatted at drinking parties, smashed beer glasses on the floor, and made all sorts of vulgar jokes was none other than Harang.

But as soon as the drinking party ended, he returned to his calm demeanor and became reserved as if nothing had happened.

I know that this image is real, but I was curious because the image at the drinking party seemed so realistic.

“Hey… … I, last night… … .”

“Oh, it’s okay. I know you acted. Thanks to your help, things went smoothly.”

“Is that so? Ahaha.”

Taniya lowered her head awkwardly. Harang was saying that her appearance last night was an act.

But she knows. That it was Harang’s consideration.

“… … So, was Ha-won also acting?”

Harang told Taniya to just call him “Master” because he kept calling her “Master”. It wasn’t like she was going around revealing her identity.

“Well, I guess… … I saw and learned something.”

“aha.”

But questions remain.

Why would a noble young man, especially someone who grew up in Caladan, have a drinking party with such a free spirit? After all, he must have gone to the mysterious island of Yaryongdo when he was a minor, and returned to the continent after becoming an adult.

But I couldn’t ask that far.

It must be Harang’s personal circumstances.

“Anyway, I found out a lot last night, so I have to work hard from today.”

“Right?!”

She found out a lot. Taniya couldn’t even remember what she found out. She just remembered singing while drunk…

‘… … I want to forget that.’

Taniya lowered her head with a bright red face. She probably would never forget what happened last night for the rest of her life. * * *

Drunk talk. When people get drunk, they tend to become honest without realizing it.

Trained nobles and knights would keep their mouths shut no matter how drunk they got, but mercenaries who grew up rolling around on the battlefield did not have such a way of dealing with the world. Those who were quick-witted could learn it on their own, but not everyone could do it.

“Ugh, my head… … .”

Taniya, who couldn’t keep up with Harang as he set out on the street early in the morning, followed him, holding her pounding head.

Harang walked briskly through this complicated city. He looked at the map once and burned it, and when Taniya was terrified, he said:

‘I memorized it all.’

In fact, there was a system skill called ‘Minimap’ registered, but Taniya, who didn’t know much about it, couldn’t help but be startled.

‘Amazing memory… … .’

Taniya, who had downed five bottles of hangover cures in a row, tried to keep herself together and asked.

“Where are you going?”

“I heard that the Count Delite’s expedition team has arrived here. We’re going to stick around there.”

“Oh, the Counts of Delite… … Aren’t they the famous archaeologists?”

“Yes.”

“I know! The Counts of Delite are known for being brave warriors, and I heard that they are a family that specializes in exploring all sorts of ruins and ancient sites. So you’re from there too… … .”

“I heard that they are a fairly prestigious family and have been making serious preparations. I think it would be a good idea to hide there and check out the ruins.”

“It might be a bit difficult for the two of us, right?”

“It’s inefficient for two people to move around together, since we don’t have any specialized knowledge in exploring ruins, and the space we have to explore is so vast that even a small number of treasure hunters would give up exploring in the first place.”

“Hmm. I can give you a general idea of ​​the location. What if the Count’s family claims ownership of the relic?”

“That won’t happen.”

Taniya tilted her head.

Even if it is a relic of the warrior, can’t Kaladan claim ownership of it?

If they had stolen the sacred relics of all the warriors in the world in that way, it would have been a considerable blow to the prestige of the Kaladan family. They were the strongest family, and they showed the dignity befitting the strongest.

In the past, there were several instances where someone had discovered the relics of the warrior, and each time Kaladan granted them gold, silver, and honor, and took them in a legitimate way.

Of course, I have threatened to kill them if they didn’t hand over their gold and silver treasures, but I have never taken anything without receiving anything in return.

‘How did you get it?’

Harang headed out of the city and headed towards a camp set up by knights properly dressed as explorers.

Wearing armor in the desert is like advertising suicide.

The knights of the Counts of Delite threw away the uniforms and armor that could be considered symbols of knighthood and wore simple but uniform clothing.

“Hmm, a treasure hunter?”

“I can’t say that I have outstanding technical skills, but I am confident in my military skills.”

“How confident are you… … Judging from the sword you carry around on your waist, it seems like you can use a sword well. If you lack the skills, you can’t belong in the Delite Exploration Team.”

Harang pulled out his sword and cut the rock right next to him.

The knight nodded in astonishment as he looked at the rock that was neatly split in two like tofu.

“You are a young man with great talent… … But the woman behind you is not a good one. A woman who is too beautiful could cause unrest among the soldiers.”

Taniya closed her eyes, put her fingers together in a triangle, and placed a crystal necklace on it. The red crystal shook and made a strange resonating sound.

“It’s going to rain.”

“What? Why is it raining in the desert… .”

“Three, two, one.”

… … Swish!

Suddenly a rain shower came down. The knight looked even more bewildered than when he saw Harang’s inaction.

“How can there be rain in a dry sky…?”

“I am a Taoist priest and a shaman who conducts ceremonies to worship God. I read the flow of the constellations and use my psychic powers to divine one’s fate. I am sure that will be of great help to you in this expedition.”

At Taniya’s leisurely words, the Delite knight hesitated for a moment and then nodded.

“… … This is exactly the ability our expedition needs. Good. Your name is Taniya, right? I’ll report to the Count.”

“Hehehe, thank you!”

The knight who rated Taniya’s ability higher than Harang’s reported to Count Deliten right away. After a while, Harang and Taniya met privately with the Count.

“Huh, it’s rare to see a beauty and a handsome young man walking together. I’ve traveled the world for a long time, but I’ve never seen a man and a woman as striking as you. Did you say you have the ability to predict the weather?”

“Reading the weather is only a small part of my abilities.”

As Taniya spoke, slightly bending her knees, Count Deliteun looked at Harang.

“Then, you are that sorcerer’s bodyguard.”

“uh…….”

Taniya was embarrassed and tried to say that wasn’t the case, but Harang nodded.

“Although I am lacking in body, I am accompanying you to learn supernatural powers.”

“Well, I see. I don’t know how great that supernatural power is, but I have a question. The great Wilzed family and the Herael royal family have also built a base here. Why didn’t you go to them?”

“It may sound sweet to you, Your Majesty, but I never foresaw their destiny to find the relic.”

“… … Certainly, it sounds good, but it does sound plausible. What’s the basis?”

“I can’t explain the point logically, but if I had to give a reason… … Wilzed and Herael have excellent equipment and a great number of people, but they lack practical experience. The experts will clash with each other’s opinions, and the exploration will be delayed without being able to utilize their excellent technology. Crucially, they won’t accept us. Why would they do that when they already have enough talent?”

This was all Harang had told her in advance. She said she had analyzed it based on information she had obtained from the drinking party the night before, but honestly, Taniya couldn’t remember any of it.

“Hmm… … .”

Count Delite stroked his beard.

“I said everything I wanted to say first.”

He was thinking of suspecting Taniya, thinking that it would be better if she went that way, no matter what she said, and what kind of treatment she would receive if she went that way.

But Taniya answered all of the questions at once, as if she had anticipated that Count Delite would ask such a question.

A valid reason and an expected answer.

“It’s truly amazing.”

“Haha… … .”

Taniya broke out in a cold sweat.

Actually, this isn’t a supernatural power or anything. It’s not like he predicted the question by fortune telling. Harang just thought about it and came up with it.

“Good, yes. I would like to test my supernatural powers further, but I think you will turn away if I do so.”

As Taniya smiled silently, Count Delite patted his knee.

“I will join you in the expedition that departs tomorrow. You two will move together with me.” * * *

Harang and Taniya are staying at the barracks of Count Deliten. Thanks to the Count’s consideration, the two are able to stay in a specially prepared barracks.

Here, you couldn’t just use magic to create barriers. If you did, the magicians of Delite would notice.

Harang’s current magic level is said to be beyond 7-star and is looking towards 8-star, but since there are also 8-star magicians here, they cannot fool even their eyes.

“Okay. Now the sound won’t leak out.”

However, since Taniya did not move her magic, she was able to create a barrier that left no trace and no sound. It could not stop intruders, but it was the best at muffling speech.

“By the way, I’m curious about the real reason. Why didn’t you choose the Wilzed and Herael families?”

When Taniya asked, plopping down on the folding cot, Harang smiled bitterly and said,

“If you’re going to intercept the sacred relic, it’ll be a bad taste if you end up stealing it while part of someone you know’s expedition.”

“Oh, you have a connection with that person?! Oh, right. You are originally of that status.”

If you are a blood relative of the Duke of Kaladan, it would not be at all strange if you had ties to both the Wilzed and Herael royal families.

‘Hmm. Didn’t you say that Princess Ailka and Princess Citrine came to the desert?’

Taniya, who doesn’t know much about Harang’s life story, doesn’t know what kind of relationship those women have with Harang or how they are connected.

But for some reason, whenever I thought of those two women, my heart would ache. This was partly due to my spiritual powers.

Don’t let the two women meet Harang! That won’t be good for me! That warning keeps ringing in my head.

I felt chills for some reason.

‘Why, why?’

Princess Wilzed and Princess Herael, whose faces I didn’t even know. But for some reason, I kept having this instinct that I absolutely couldn’t let those two women find out that I was with Harang.

‘It can’t be because of my mood… right?’

She is not to blame. All her senses are warnings of what will actually happen according to the course of fate.

‘Two women and one man, really…’

The word love triangle briefly crossed Taniya’s mind, but she shook her head to shake it off.

The world’s best Wilzed and Herael with Kaladan? No. That can’t be possible!

She tried hard to deny it.

If that’s true.

‘The moment I meet those two women, I’m going to die… … .’