Chapter 58 – Chapter 13. A C-Class Hero.
Team Jihyeok rested comfortably for four days before leaving the city, Celletoria. Everyone seemed to feel a sense of emotion as they saw the wall moving away, but their expressions were nostalgic.
Gide licked her lips, still unable to forget the tenderness of her maid’s flesh. He said he liked being attended to in the bath. He said he found his life there…
“Cybeol, there will be nothing to come here in the future…”
In an attempt to leave at least one trace, he collected thick phlegm and spat it out of the wagon.
“Have a good time, you bastards.”
His booming cry spread far into the dawn sky. The birds sitting in the nearby trees were startled and flew up. There was something about that sight that touched my heartstrings.
The group now headed for the capital. It was, of course, another three or four months before he could return, but he felt relieved at the thought that he had finished his work.
Gide said he had already planned what he would do when he received the money, and he recited it. From what I’ve heard, the only thing I’ve been able to do is roll around with women. Mahoushu, who had been listening quietly, looked at Yayel with curious eyes.
“Yayel, what is fucking your back hole?”
“Ah, that, that…”
Yayel quickly shed Gide up and down with ferocious eyes. The bald guy didn’t care and quickly hit the ball.
“Ah, that’s right…”
At that time, Jihyeok said “Hmm” And cleared his throat once. Gidenom glanced at the captain once, then laughed sinisterly. Even if he was a fucking mercenary with nothing to see, the captain was scared. He quickly passed the answer.
“… Ask the captain once.”
Jihyeok suddenly remembered the old days. At that time, he had been fucking the hole of the drugged Mafushu without hesitation. … Suin is different from humans, so even undeveloped buttholes have a taste of being fucked.
“Captain?”
Mafushu called the captain. Rather, it was Yayel who was taken aback. She quickly tried to divert the curious warrior girl’s attention.
“Mafush-! He-he-how was your training yesterday?”
When the topic of training came up, the warrior’s expression suddenly changed again, and he started talking excitedly about the subject. … Yayel barely sighed.
… I’m glad it’s that simple.
And he didn’t forget to give Gide a glare. He blew a whistle and laughed viciously.
Kayak, who had been immersed in thought with his arms crossed, suddenly opened his mouth to Jihyeok.
“What are you going to do when you get back to the capital?”
“You have to think carefully as you go. … Well, I do things that are overdue and get a team.”
Gide quickly clung to the captain, as if he thought it was the right time.
“Aye, chief. Please accept me as a colleague. I can swear allegiance Liver and gallbladder, I’ll give you everything.”
“… Well, see what you do.”
“I really didn’t spare my body. You know. … Yes? Hehe, it’s the captain.”
The bald man showed yellow teeth and smiled wickedly. The captain said he would consider it positively. He flattered me as if he would suck at least one toe right now. Mafushu rolled her eyes as if she was unsightly.
“Keep your honor, little—!”
“Sir, does fame feed you?”
“Honor is the life and breadth of a warrior!”
“Yeah, you eat that or that for the rest of your life. I, hehe, all I need is the boss. It’s the captain—”
Gide called the captain tenderly. The wagon soon became a sea of laughter. Yayel was also dumbfounded, so I just burst out laughing. Mafu Shu looked at his party disapprovingly, asking if this was funny.
“Yes, I will become a great warrior, and I will be treated like a captain! Gid, look at you. Because I will become a great warrior that you dare not even look at!”
“Oh, the future great warrior. I’m sorry I didn’t dare to find out. Aigoo-.”
He made such a trembling performance in a teasing manner. Yayel kicked him in the shin with his foot to stop teasing him. Aigoo-. The tank guy made a fuss about being hit by a wizard.
In the meantime, the surroundings became brighter.
Gorsh suddenly began to sing a hymn quietly, praying for the blessing of the sun god.
Everyone quietly listened to the song while looking at the beautiful scenery outside. It was sacred and grand.
… Suddenly, the city disappeared from sight.
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The capital city had a mild climate throughout the year, but that did not mean that there were no changes at all. At the beginning of the year and at the end of the year, a slightly cool wind blew.
The weather was just like that right now. The season has come for everyone to wear an extra layer of thin coats.
Looking at the changed scenery from the time of departure, Ji-hyeok and his party finally entered the capital. It was a really long journey. In terms of time, about seven months. I’m a bit in a hurry, so this is it, if I had been procrastinating, I could have passed the year.
“Cyberall—.”
Gide’s learning was short, so he could only express his feelings of returning to the capital with thick curse words. Even Yael, who was born and raised here, couldn’t be too happy to step on the land of his hometown. Mahushu, who was the first in the capital city, was very stunned by the grandeur of the city. Jihyeok patted her on the back and laughed.
“Hey, Mafushu. How is it? How big is it? Cibal, my words are not gura. A desert city is only a snot compared to the capital city.”
“A nose, bigger than a snot!”
“Okay, then I’ll treat you to a bunch of snot.”
Gide spoke as if making fun of a country boy who came up from the country. Mafushu couldn’t help but feel a little intimidated. Even if it was big, a line this big was unexpected.
For once, the companionship ended here. The team members did an excellent job completing the contract. Jihyeok decided to pay for the cost later. I have to do something urgent right now.
“I’m waiting for you at the inn over there. It may take a while, so you know. Oh, if you have business, you can go.”
“Yes, chief.”
Yayel asked if he could go to the magic academy for a while. Gorsh also wanted to stop by his guild house for a while. Jihyeok readily agreed.
The rest decided to wait at the inn, and Ji-hyeok and the party parted ways. He walked straight towards the introspection.
After walking for a long time, he finally arrived at the inner gate. Of course, a strict identity check was required. He took a scroll from his luggage and held it out. The guard told me to wait comfortably inside, saying that the verification process would take some time. Jihyeok did not hesitate.
I was waiting at the waiting area, sipping the tea the female employee had given me, when a security guard came in after checking. He bent over him, begging for the long wait.
“You may go in, sir.”
Jihyeok was handed the scroll again and went inside the castle. And he went straight to the Hall of Fame.
This place was kind of like a hero-only guild. All matters related to the warriors were handled here. Of course, the mission archive was also located here.
The Hall of Fame was under heavy security. Ji-hyeok was able to enter the building after completing the ID check once again.
… It’s been a long time here.
If you include the 15th car, it has been almost 4 years. Of course, the feeling was different. He headed straight to the counter where his staff were. In fact, even if he was an employee, all of them were descendants of noble families. They considered it an honor to be able to work here.
“What did you come for?”
“I came to confirm the completion of the mission.”
“Wait a minute.”
Daughter and daughter. An employee came out of the waiting room inside the counter. He was a handsome, handsome young man. He took Jihyeok and headed to the mission storage.
In particular, this place was more strictly managed. No one, not even an employee, could enter. Only employees with special permission to enter were allowed to enter. Of course, warriors were allowed as an exception.
Jihyeok went into the storage room with his staff. It had a library-like atmosphere. Countless bookshelves were lined up one after another, and there were tightly packed scrolls classified according to certain moods.
“Follow me.”
The male employee checked to see if Jihyeok was following him from time to time. The two went deep into the vault. There was a staff room and a director’s office. Jihyeok went into the director’s office.
“Welcome.”
The manager was an elderly man. He was, of course, someone Jihyeok knew well. Wizard Miguel. He has been managing and supervising this place for 40 years.
“What did you come for?”
“I have come to confirm the completion of the mission.”
“Will you give me the warrior’s plaque?”
“I am a candidate.”
“Oh, is that so?”
Miguel nodded and rose from his seat. He pointed at the door with the palm of his hand to go out again. The two left the director’s office and headed somewhere.
“Give me the scroll.”
Jihyeok handed the scroll to the warden. He called an employee to bring the original scroll. All he had now was a manuscript.
Soon the staff returned with the original. The warden said, “Follow me,” And started walking somewhere again. Jihyeok knew where he was headed.
The most important and secret place in this archive.
Fountain of Prophecy.
Where all these missions are born and also where they are completed.
It was more heavily guarded there than outside. Everyone stood sharp, as if they would not allow even an inch of carelessness.
They entered the room called the Fountain of Prophecy.
A huge amount of mana was swirling around the room. Right in the middle of this room was the identity of pouring mana. It was a pure white feather. Employees working here called it the angel’s feather. I know there is something else in the scientific name, but Jihyeok couldn’t remember that much.
At the four corners of the room were three wizards and a clerk. All of them were from magic academies and were fluent in ancient languages. The wizards were in charge of interpreting the ancient language with few angel feathers into the continental language. The scribe recorded the number and date of the prophecy and things like that. The interpretation copy went straight to the staff room, where the work of resolving and interpreting the enigmatic sentence was carried out. … The mission given to the warrior went through such a tremendous process.
Everyone regarded this as a divinely given task, so the imperial family took full responsibility. Strictly speaking, the director was a middle manager. The current general manager was the 15th prince who had come to the academy before.
Warden Miguel made his way to his feathers with the original mission scroll. The feather suddenly swung toward the scroll like the needle of a compass. The warden brought it slowly close to the feather.
At the same time, the angel’s feather began to swallow up the pouring mana again. The quivering feather suddenly stopped and began to scrawl something. … It was just one letter.
It was an ancient word meaning completion. It meant that the mission had been completed. The warden briefly passed the scroll to the clerk. The clerk checked and recorded the mission number.
It’s over now. Jihyeok was confirmed that the mission had been completed.
The warden took the original again and came out of the fountain of prophecy with Jihyeok. The two headed to the staff room. On the way, the old wizard suddenly opened his mouth.
“… You said you were a candidate?”
“Yes.”
“I was surprised. … This is the first time in history.”
It seemed that he had checked the contents. That this mission is worth 100 points. Of course, that wasn’t the score the feather set. Feather didn’t decide that. I am only making predictions.
Scores were variable depending on the situation. From his memory, he knew that this mission was initially worth 40 points. Then, the warriors went through several failures and stayed for quite a while with 100 points like this.
“I am very happy as a human being.”
“It’s overrated.”
“It’s too much. This is also the most understated. … To be honest, I think it might be the birth of an unprecedented hero.”
Jihyeok kept his mouth shut. He didn’t have to open his mouth any further. He didn’t even speak to the warden anymore.
They went into the staff room. It was to proceed with the next step.
The warden visited the treasurer. The stern-looking man looked at the warden and bowed respectfully.
“Treasurer, check the amount due.”
“Yes, warden.”
Money was received in proportion to the contribution. Normal contribution was also hit at 30 gold coins per 1. Then, the money Jihyeok will receive is approximately three thousand gold coins. It was a staggering amount. Of course, if you subtract the cost, it will be reduced considerably, but a considerable amount is still left in his hands. … Well, if you’re a warrior, you should earn this much.
The treasurer was also a bit surprised by the high contribution. It took three sacks to fill all three thousand.
“I will keep the rest in my name. I only take a thousand gold coins today.”
Of course, even 1,000 was not a small amount of money, but usually it was accepted after completing a mission.
Jihyeok was soon given a sack containing a thousand gold coins. The gold coins were the size of a thumb nail, but when there were a thousand of them, they became quite heavy.
The warden told the prince to come back here by the day after tomorrow at the latest, as the report on the mission would be uploaded to the prince sometime today. The reason was the Hero appointment ceremony.
“All right. Then.”
The job is done. There was no need for him to stay here any longer, so he lightly bowed and turned around.
As he disappeared from view, the treasurer clicked his tongue and spoke quietly to the warden.
“I don’t know how much 100 points is. … You look young, but your skills are amazing.”
The warden grinned.
“Don’t be surprised. … I am a candidate, not a warrior.”
“… Yes?”
“You just went through a historic moment that will never happen again.”
Wizard Miguel chuckled. All the staff present there doubted their ears. Only a candidate completed a 100-point mission? It was really nonsense. If the warden hadn’t said it, it would have been dismissed as a joke.
Naturally, the staff room was in an uproar. It passed quickly from the archives to the halls and into the inner sanctuary.
Rumors of the 100-point candidate spread throughout the capital overnight like wildfire.
