Episode 45
Friday afternoon.
As soon as the student council activities were over, I put on my going out clothes. It is not a school uniform nor a family attire, but a common people’s activewear.
April 24th is Victory Day, the date when the gods drove out the abyss and the Tersian calendar began. As a global holiday,
That is why it is called the golden holiday.
So the time given to me now is about ten days, including two weekends and next week. That would be enough time to visit the black market.
After leaving the accommodation, I walked along the familiar streets and arrived at the Adventurer’s Guild.
As if the holidays don’t mean much to adventurers, the front of the request bulletin board was crowded with adventurers.
“It’s about suppressing bandits, so the pay is pretty high, right?”
“Hey, we added that first!”
“A goblin in the sewer… … I don’t want to do this. “It stinks.”
“If you are a beginner, do whatever you ask.”
Lane passed by the bulletin board and headed straight to the reception desk. The request I want isn’t posted on those bulletin boards.
“How can I help you?”
When it was my turn, the union receptionist asked with a professional smile.
“I want to take on a long-distance security mission. If possible, head to the area around
Then, a strange look appeared in the receptionist’s eyes. The smile disappeared and the voice became serious.
“Can I check your dog tags?”
I got a feeling from here.
Right… … .
Are you saying that the head of the Special Affairs Division, Doran Slade, didn’t lie?
“Here you go. It’s brass.”
“Brass… … Has confirmed.”
The Alliance (Adventurer’s Guild) naturally arranges illegal work such as black market security. This is because the demand clearly exists.
However, in order to at least perfunctorily avoid the eyes of imperial investigators (as can be seen from Doran’s case, they know it well and just ignore it), they do not openly arrange requests.
We were connecting clients from the Brass level who had clearly accumulated social contribution and experience as adventurers.
The receptionist who returned the dog tag wrinkled her brow as she unfolded several scrolls.
“You’re a little late. “Most of the requests were until yesterday.”
“Is there nothing left at all?”
“There is just one. This lasts until this evening. However, rather than giving the request right away, they say they will conduct a skill test themselves and then hire you.”
Are you thinking of only picking out the ones you know and taking them in? … Not bad. There is nothing bad about the guys who will be your temporary allies being thorough.
“That’s nice. “Please tell me the place.”
The client said he had a carriage waiting for the adventurers. She left the union after being told to stay with Miri since she was leaving in the afternoon.
“hey.”
As I was coming out with the request form, I heard the voice of a woman sitting at a table outside the union.
“That handsome little gentleman over there?”
As I hurried to see if it was someone else, the woman raised her eyebrows in bewilderment and came striding towards me.
“You, you. “Can’t you hear people?”
Covering his slender physique was leather armor that emphasized mobility, and on his waist were two crossed swords.
She was a woman who smelled like the sea. Is this the swordsman of the Chamcheol Archipelago? … .
There was nothing more to see as his blue hair was braided back in the Chamcheol archipelago’s unique style.
“What?”
“Being hard! Let’s go together. “I also have the same request.”
And he waves the request as if it were proof. Raine tilted her head as if wondering.
“Why are you going together?”
“Why… … “It’s nice to have someone to talk to.”
“It’s not very good.”
“?”
“So goodbye.”
“No, wait wait wait! Why is such a beautiful lady offering to go with me? “You said you looked so smooth, but you turned out to be a woman?”
I wonder why women have the illusion that men will be crazy if they have a bit of off-white color… … .
As I was trying to shake it off, he crawled over to the seat next to the carriage and started talking about his story.
That he often deviates like this for a while, that he has considerable swordsmanship skills, that he is already a brass-level adventurer… … .
“My name is Hirpien. you?”
“lane.”
There is no need to mention the family name. I didn’t even have the heart to say anything.
Ludwig’s son even wore a black artificial eye membrane to minimize any traces that he had been on the black market.
“lane? Umm, what is it? That’s a name I’ve heard before somewhere. “Really recently.”
Anyway, this is so annoying. Will this be what Seri feels like when she becomes an adult? Just thinking about it makes my body tremble.
The three adventurers sitting in different positions in different positions were quiet.
How far did the carriage travel between such noise and silence, the muscular spearman said as the carriage left the city, crossed the countryside, and entered the forest in the twilight.
“Hey, where are we going now?”
At that time, the coachman simply answered, ‘The place where the master is waiting,’ but the place where the carriage actually stopped was an empty space in the forest with a eerie feeling.
“What, where is the client?”
A woman with a slender physique and sharp features spoke. Judging by the fact that he was wearing a dagger on each side of his waist, he must have been from the thieves’ guild.
“The master is waiting for you here.”
The young coachman grinned, got off with a bundle of papers, and handed out a copy to each of the adventurers.
Let’s see… … .
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Lane checked and found that it was a map. A very familiar city,
The female thief, who seemed impatient, narrowed her eyes.
“What, the gentleman who requested it is here, why did you bring us here?!”
“Didn’t the Alliance explain the terms of the contract? “I will hire you after a separate skills test.”
At that moment, something flashed in the forest.
The arrows flew sharply through the wind, and in an instant, Rain twirled the pole on his back and took a stance.
Type 4, elephant.
As the rod moved at a fast, flowing speed and deflected the three arrows that flew in, Hirpien let out an exclamatory whistle.
“What, aren’t you a wizard? “Do wizards these days do things like that?”
The four adventurers excluding her instantly got into a battle stance and glared at the forest.
“Where are you?”
“I don’t feel life.”
At that time, the muscular spearman’s eyes narrowed as he glanced at the broken arrow.
“It’s a real arrow.”
Then the coachman smiled.
“Sure. Because it’s that kind of test. He said he would hire anyone who escaped this forest safely and came to see him.”
“… … !”
“If you are not confident, you can get back on the luggage compartment. “There are no attacks on carriages.”
The adventurers looked at each other, but no one expressed interest in boarding the carriage.
Slightly interesting… … . Adventurers, are you going to make us take this test now? I thought that even though the world has changed, it has changed in a very interesting way.
The thief sighed, knelt down on one knee, felt the pulse of the ground, and closed his eyes.
“Let’s see… … Hmm, the game was made on a grand scale, but it seems like the famous employer actually wanted to save a lot of money.”
“… … ?”
“The presence that can be detected here is a total of five people, excluding us. Are you saying they will test us with only five people?”
That’s amazing. Presence detection was a proprietary skill of thieves and archers.
Thieves who honed their five senses sharper than anyone else for stealth and archers who had to read the flow of life and wind used this method to easily detect enemies that wizards and warriors could not.
But this is much better than expected… … When I looked at the thief’s waist, the dog tag was tinkling in silver. He was a silver-level adventurer like Bart.
“hey. “If the examiners are testing us with the intention of killing them, then that means we can kill them too, right?”
The spearman, also a silver-level adventurer, spoke to the coachman.
Then, strangely enough, the coachman seemed to have glanced at Lane and nodded as if to say yes.
The spearman grabbed the spear and swung it fiercely, and a whirlwind arose from the spear and scattered all the leaves of the giant trees that were covering the surrounding area.
‘Oh, this one is great too.’
If it had been Rista, he would have used his sword energy to cut down all the giant trees… … In the first place, Geomgi and Geomgang are symbols of the pinnacle.
In terms of magic, should I say that sword strength is 5 stars and sword energy is 6 stars?
It’s hard to describe because I haven’t actually held a sword, but in any case, swordsmen who use swords or sword techniques have left their names in history like great wizards. Of course, I know that all Payquirers can use Geomgang.
“My name is Willis. “It may be a short relationship, but let’s go through it together and make some money.”
After saying that, the spearman looked around with a clearly secured view thanks to his power.
“I think our examiners have already given up, so let’s go.”
“No, wait.”
It was then that Lane opened his palm. The rays of light that rose gracefully above the palm were intertwined, forming a two-layer magic square.
‘Oh, this guy…’ … .’
‘High-speed calculation of 2-star magic… … Are you sure you are Jorgen’s type? … ?!’
‘Hmm, this guy is brass…’ … ?’
The adventurers each secretly admired this, but in reality, this was just a trick. Bel Sidious’ death flashed from behind the artificial membrane.
01010100101010010100101010101.
In a world of countless formulas that spread across your field of vision, all the abilities surrounding you are captured in mathematical equations and transmitted directly to your mind.
“I said the arrow that flew earlier was lifeless, but it certainly wasn’t shot by a person.”
“… … ?!”
“There are quite a few traps set up with telekinetic magic around here, so this is probably one of them.”
Of course, if you use Bell Curious, it would be easy to wipe them out in an instant, but it would be a burden to consume magic power and it would be like shouting, ‘It’s the Ludwig family!’, so I’ll quit.
“okay. “Can I know those coordinates?”
At that time, the woman carrying a huge leather sheath on her back spoke.
I could already tell that he was a wizard through his white jade necklace and earrings, which have the effect of improving magical abilities.
Lane nodded, and while writing the coordinates on a tree branch with a stick, the woman unbuttoned the leather sheath and took out something.
“… … ?!”
“… … ?!”
“… … ?!”
It was a lyre. It was characterized by four strands of silk thread resting on the clear growth rings of a summer tree.
“Wow, you’re a Rigwind-type wizard?!”
“yes.”
Wizards who used sound as a catalyst were called Rigwind-type wizards.
The beginning was Rigwind, the first disciple of Emmitsa Page, the founder of magic. The name Rigwind given by Emmitsa meant ‘melody,’ so that name soon became the sect.
The number of students was small, but their power was strong.
For reference, the Harimun school, the eight major schools representing them, used the seven strings, and the royal family of Solond, founded by Rigwind himself, used the flute.
“It may be a poor performance, but… … .”
The woman cleared her throat once, as if she was embarrassed, and plucked the strings.
Then, a clear and sharp sound wave formed a magic square and spread deep into the forest, and the magic traps began to disappear one by one.
The precision of the magic here was also quite high. The part that made it even more interesting was that this person didn’t even apply in the first place.
“The wizards I’ve met so far were either scum or cowards. “It seems a little different this time.”
The thief nodded as the spearman grinned and put the spear on his shoulder.
“I agree. Well then, shall we go and see the examiners face-to-face? “If you clear them all, the test will be over, right?”
It was around that time that Hirpien, who had not been active until then, stepped forward. He smiles brightly, claps his hands, and then shakes his head.
“Is that necessary? Hmm, I don’t think so.”
“What are you talking about? “You have to catch them to finish.”
“The exam is already over?”
“Whose will it be?”
“If I’m done, I’m done. “I am in charge of the exam.”
Then the adventurers, including Rain, looked at Hirpien and tilted their heads, wondering if this was crazy.
This is still in the forest, and wouldn’t it be half a day before we could return to the city?
However, Hirpien smiled and lightly gestured over there to the coachman who had not yet left.
“Tane, bring the contract. Because I liked all four people here. “I think I’m good at it and it’s fun.”
I was dumbfounded.
What are you talking about? No, the driver looking at me earlier was… … Did you see this guy and not me?
Perhaps it wasn’t just Lane who thought this, everyone blinked at the absurdity and handed out a copy of the contract.
In this situation, Hirpien was the only one smiling brightly. She explained as the coachman let out a sigh of frustration.
“you’re right. This person is Hirpien Dial. “You are the eldest daughter of the Dialle family, one of the three most prestigious families in the Chamcheol Islands.”
The Diall family? It wasn’t something Lane would say, but no noble dignity was found anywhere in his words or actions.
That’s why I completely believed it when they said I was an adventurer… … . So is that dog tag counterfeit? Isn’t that illegal?
But the dog tag seemed real. Hirpien clapped her hands together and narrowed her eyes.
“If you want to check your skills, the best way is to see it up close and judge for yourself. Hehe, then I will ask for your security from now on! “Competent adventurers.”
fantasy,