Episode 126
“Hero! We are rich now! Rich!” “Oh my! How much is all this?”
Rachel was running around excitedly.
Choi Hyun-seok is also very excited, so his mouth is wide open.
At their feet were piled hundreds of silver coins and a fair amount of gold coins.
“Hero, hero, hero! That macaron!
“Please buy me just one!” “Macaroons? I’ll just buy you a box!” “Whoa! I love them!”
It’s been a long time since the warrior and the dedicated fairy looked so close.
Abelson, who was watching the two, let out a small sigh.
‘I don’t think this is the right time…’
The group had currently returned to the inn after gathering everything they needed from the criminal organization Arken.
The reason I came back to the inn was because I had nowhere else to go.
They needed a place to stay if they were to scrutinize their ledgers and stockpile the money they stole.
“Turn it off, turn it off…”
At that moment, a groan was heard from next to me.
It was Belle, a woman disguised as the innkeeper’s daughter.
She opened her eyes with difficulty and stretched out her arms, trembling.
“Me, me too, macaron…”
“no!”
Rachel hit Belle on the back of the head with her magic.
“Cough!”
Belle collapses to the floor, groaning and fainting.
“I don’t have any macarons to share with criminals!”
“Well done, Rachel.”
“lol!”
It was when Choi Hyun-seok smiled while stroking Rachel’s head.
dripping-
“Reno. Are you inside?”
A knock came from outside the door, followed by the voice of a middle-aged man.
Knock knock-
“Hey, the sun is already high in the sky. Why aren’t you opening the door?”
Choi Hyun-seok and Rachel’s eyes widened.
They ran around in panic, not knowing what to do.
“Hey, hero! Isn’t Renove the innkeeper’s name!?” “First, let’s clean up the unconscious woman here! No, should I change my armor first? There’s blood on it…!” “Hero! W-Money first!” “Yeah! I’ll just take the money and run away!”
Choi Hyun-seok and Rachel were frantically swiping money.
Abelson, who was watching, began to feel dizzy.
Who would call them warriors and fairies?
It would have been more convincing to think that he was a petty thief caught robbing an inn.
“Okay, then go inside. I’ll handle this.”
“yes?”
“Come on!”
Abelson, having spoken, quickly ran towards the door.
‘I have to step up here.’
Choi Hyun-seok stands out because he is large and wears armor.
In contrast, Abelson’s dress was covered in blood and she had to change into regular clothes.
If the other person was an ordinary person, there was nothing to be afraid of.
“I’m going in.”
Just then the door opened and a middle-aged man appeared.
He was a man with a plump body and a warm impression.
Abelson blocked the door to keep him out.
“Hero…! Hurry up…!” “Okay, so you hurry up too…!”
In the back, Rachel and Choi Hyun-seok were busily collecting money and moving Bell, who had fallen on the floor, inside.
Abelson desperately tried to block the man’s view, as he could not show him this sight.
“I think they put up a sign saying they’re closed.” “Oh, I saw it, but they’re usually open at this time.”
As the man poked his head out to look inside, Abelson quickly blocked it.
“Ahem! What’s going on?” “I came to see Reno.”
“no.”
“What about the bell?”
“If you’re talking about Reno’s daughter, she’s not here either.”
“Where did you go?”
“It’s a trip. I left yesterday.”
“Aha! I see.”
Suddenly a strange noise was heard from inside.
“Sa, Saalyo…!”
puck!
The sound disappeared as quickly as it had been heard, but the man seemed to have noticed something strange.
The man frowned.
“Didn’t you hear something just now?”
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“well.”
“No, I heard it. It sounded like you were begging me to spare you…” “You must have mistook it for a cat.”
A cat’s meow came from inside, perfectly timed.
“Meow, meow~ Meow…!” “Hmm, it was a cat.”
It was an odd sound to be a cat’s cry, but the man easily accepted it.
One, that didn’t mean giving up.
The man was quite persistent.
“Can I come in for a moment?” “I thought you said it was closed.”
The man pushed the door hard.
Abelson also did not give in and blocked the door.
To begin with, she had the physical ability of a knight, so there was no way she would be pushed back by brute force.
“Ahem, I want to drink tea. It’s my habit to drink tea with Reno every morning.” “I’m not Reno. Ask him when he comes back later.”
“Oh, I see…”
The man looked embarrassed at Abelson’s cold treatment.
“By the way, who are you? I haven’t seen you around here before. Are you new here?” “I’m from Reno’s hometown.” “Aha! So you’re going to run the inn from now on?”
The man’s barrage of questions showed no sign of stopping.
Abelson sighed.
“I’m sorry, but can you please go now? I just got here in the middle of the night and I’m tired.” “Oh, I see. Sorry.”
The man turned around, scratching the back of his head.
Just as Abelson was about to close the door.
The man poked his head out again.
“Oh, by the way.”
“…”
“Where was Reno’s hometown? He never once talked about his hometown.”
Abelson gripped the mace he had hidden behind his back.
“Right now. I want. to. rest.”
She glares at the man with a voice dripping with cold air.
If you don’t leave immediately, he’s going to hit you in the head with a mace.
The man continued talking, seemingly oblivious to her.
“Reno’s hometown. It’s been more than five years since I met him, but I still haven’t heard about his hometown. Oh, my hometown is called Rayorn, which is not far from Kiton, but unlike other kingdoms… .”
“Okay. Stop it!”
“huh?”
“I’ll introduce you to Reno.” “Didn’t Reno say he went on a trip?” “Actually Reno…”
Swallowing the rumor that he had gone on a journey to the afterlife, just before Abelson swung his mace!
“Ahahahaha! What are you doing here?”
Choi Hyun-seok appeared and grabbed Abelson’s hand.
He had briefly taken off his armor and changed into his everyday clothes.
“Huh? Who are you?”
The man looked at Choi Hyun-seok with curious eyes, not knowing whether he knew or not that he had just almost followed Reno to the afterlife.
“He is a friend from Reno’s hometown.”
“Aha! You too?”
“Yes. Sorry, but could you come back later? We just got to Kiton and are a bit out of it.”
“Uh, uh, just a moment…”
“Please come next time! Next time!”
As Choi Hyun-seok pushed forward with his size, the man eventually had no choice but to be pushed back.
“Okay! See you next time!” Boom-!
Choi Hyun-seok answered by roughly closing the door.
He sighed with a tired face.
“Wow, what the hell are you talking about?” “You really don’t stop talking for even a second.”
Rachel also revealed herself and shook her head.
Rachel was quite good at gossiping, but she seemed to have a hard time dealing with that man.
“Is it about to go away?”
Choi Hyun-seok opened the door slightly and checked outside.
‘Are you still watching?’
The man was looking at the inn with eyes that were somewhat wistful.
“Oh! Matthew! How long has it been! How have you been!?”
Then he continues talking to the passerby, pretending to know them.
“I’ve been doing well! By the way, how’s business going these days? There aren’t many people in our store these days….”
Only then did Choi Hyun-seok breathe a sigh of relief.
I was worried that maybe the chatterbox had come after smelling something, but it seemed like he just needed someone to talk to.
‘What is that?’
At that moment, a group of people came into Choi Hyun-seok’s sight.
‘A soldier… and a knight?’
A dozen or so men armed with armor were walking down the street.
At the very front was someone wearing particularly ornate armor, who seemed to be a knight.
‘He’s quite skilled…’
Just by looking at his refined gait and his magical power, you could tell that he was quite skilled.
They continued to walk around, looking around, as if they were looking for something.
Choi Hyun-seok instinctively felt that it would be no good if they found out.
At that moment.
“Oh! Aren’t you Mr. Holkman?”
Earlier, the chatty man pretended to know the reporter.
Choi Hyun-seok’s eyebrows furrowed.
‘Holkman, Holkman, was that the name of the knight commander?’
A powerful man brought in by the lord of Kiton at a great cost.
His name was Holkman.
‘Now that I think about it, you’ve aged a lot. I didn’t notice at all because of the atmosphere.’
Looking closely, the man had a face that looked like he was in his 60s.
I didn’t notice him because of his confident gait and presence.
“What brings you here, Mr. Holkman?” “I’m searching for a suspect in a case.” “Oh no! Is something big happening? I was already wandering around here and there because I thought the atmosphere in the town was tense today…”
“Sorry, I’m on official business so let’s talk about it another time.” “Yes. That’s right. Haha!”
Holkmann cut off the man’s ramblings with a sharp edge, as if he had already been through it a few times.
“You. Have you ever seen anyone from another land? A blonde woman, a big man… ” “Ah! You mean Reno’s friends!”
“Reno’s friend?”
“Yes! I know him well! As for Reno, he’s a friend who’s been running an inn called the Warrior’s Shelter for the past five years. We’ve been chatting over a cup of tea every morning. But today… ”
Choi Hyun-seok placed his hand on his forehead.
“ha…”
I wish I hadn’t stopped Abelson when he tried to hit me in the head earlier.
It’s too late to regret it now.
‘I have to get out of here quickly.’
For now, that chatterbox is holding Holkman back, but who knows how long.
I can already see the irritation creeping up on his face, so I don’t think he’ll be able to hold out much longer.
“Mr. Abelson, I think I should leave right away.”
At that moment, Choi Hyun-seok looked back and spoke.
“Just wait a minute!”
The door opened violently and Holkman barged in.
“this…!”
Choi Hyun-seok raised his arms and took a stance, and Abelson also held the mace tightly.
A tense situation where a battle could break out at any moment.
At that moment, Holkman raised his arms, indicating that he had no intention of fighting.
“Wait a minute! I didn’t come here to fight. I want to talk to you.”
“conversation?”
“I guess I should call it a request, to be exact.”
Choi Hyun-seok and Abelson looked at Holkman with eyes of disbelief.
Now that we’re just meeting, what do you mean by asking for a favor?
At that moment, Holkman opened his mouth with a solemn expression.
“I’ll take care of the lord.”
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Choi Hyun-seok blinked his eyes repeatedly.
“What did you just say?” “Lord Kiton. He asked me to deal with Peros Gelion.”
Choi Hyun-seok stared at Holkman.
Holkman also did not give up and stared at him with serious eyes.
“Are you serious?”
“You’re serious. So, won’t you listen to my story for now?”
Choi Hyun-seok and Abelson looked at each other.
They nodded as if they had made a promise and sat down.
“Thank you.”
Holkmann also sat down, and the story began.
“As you know, this city is rotten. So rotten that the stench permeates the entire city…”
The story that followed was no different.
A criminal organization active in Keaton.
The lord who watches over them.
Even a guild that knowingly or unknowingly aids crime.
It wasn’t really anything new since I had already heard it from Renouf.
“Even if he is a lord like this, he is my master. I am a knight who has sworn loyalty. I cannot betray the master I serve.”
Holkman continued with a miserable expression.
“But we can’t just stand by and watch the citizens of the city grieve. That’s not the way a knight should act.” “So you want us to deal with the lord instead?”
“That’s correct.”
Choi Hyun-seok made a puzzled expression.
“Isn’t that also betraying your lord? From what I’ve heard, it seems like you value the oath and duty of a knight.” “It doesn’t seem like betrayal to outsiders, so it’s okay.”
“yes?”
“I may have been incompetent in protecting my lord, but I didn’t betray him, did I? This conversation will be known only to us. Hahaha!”
Holkman said with a smile, as if he had no worries.
Choi Hyun-seok narrowed his eyes with a strange sense of foreboding.
‘This old man… I think a screw is a little loose.’
In any case, it was not a bad offer for Choi Hyun-seok right now.
It was well worth considering.
“What should I do if you want to deal with it? Kill it?” “Yes. It doesn’t matter how, just kill the lord as quickly as possible. Then I will quietly cover up what you did in this city.”
“Umm…”
Choi Hyun-seok and Abelson looked at each other.
A look of confusion about what to do.
“Please. The innocent citizens of Kiton are dying! Only you can save Kiton!”
That was when Holkman asked me again.
Tiring!
A system alarm was heard.
★☆★☆ Warrior Quest! ★☆★☆
It’s finally time for you to do something heroic!
Defeat the evil lord and save the heartbroken Kiton!
However, you must keep this in mind.
Evil is everywhere!
· Objective: Defeat Lord Peros Gelion · Additional Objective: Eliminate the evil axis active in Kiton · Reward: A large amount of experience and 1,000 warrior points
Choi Hyun-seok nodded after checking the warrior quest.
“Okay, I will accept it.”
If you think about it, it was something I was going to do anyway.
I’ve been wondering if there wasn’t a slightly softer way, but since it’s come to this, it wouldn’t be a bad idea to tie it up for sure.
“Let’s go and see the table of that guy named Yeongju.”
It wouldn’t be a bad idea to become a swordsman from another world for a day.
Like a true warrior.
