Chapter 226 – Neighborhood Book
“Ha!”
Maria stabbed her stick at my chest. She twisted her body to the side to avoid it, and she rotated without stopping and slammed her bar down obliquely.
I blocked it by layering my daggers.
Bouncing rod.
Maria retrieved it by pulling on her rod, then lowered her back and cast the stab.
It was an obvious attack, so she twisted her body again to avoid it, but unlike the previous one, this stab did not end in one shot.
Several stabs aim for my body.
‘It’s definitely changed.’
Not too long ago, it was just wielding randomly, but now it feels like using a spear.
I smiled and gripped the daggers in both hands. Bring it to the piercing rod and slightly deflect it to the side. That alone was enough to let the sting go.
I let go of Maria’s attacks and looked at Seris and Kara through the Observer floating next to her shoulder.
The two of them were sparring, just like Maria and I. However, unlike the past when they were similar, now it is the format that Seris is looking after.
Kara doesn’t admit it, but the difference has widened.
‘I wonder if something really happened during the holy war that changed me like that…’
As I smiled bitterly, Maria stopped attacking.
“Is it over?”
“Yes. I’m sorry, but I think this is my limit right now.”
“I’m sorry. I’m resting. I’m going to see Seris and Kara for a while.”
Maria bowed her head once, and she sat down in the shade of a tree to cool off. I made the observer disappear and walked in the direction of Seris and Kara.
Kara stopped her swing when she saw me approaching.
“Ah, brother… Ugh!”
I was hit by Seris’ shield and rolled on the floor. When Kara shouted what she was doing, Ceris shrugged her shoulders.
“What if I lose sight of it during sparring? Are you going to do that when you actually fight?”
“Ah, is that the same as this one?”
Two people bickering.
I interceded, standing between the two.
“Stop. Seris, you should also put some energy into the Heavenly Demon Sacred Art.”
At my words, Seris put the energy of the Heavenly Demon Sacred Art. The red eyes are back to normal. She grabbed Kara’s arm and lifted her up.
“Your personality always gets sharper when you only raise the Heavenly Demon Art. Can’t you fix that?”
“Because that’s not what I want…”
Seris sighed deeply. Well, if I could fix it, I would have fixed it a long time ago.
“More than that, brother, look at me. Can I put mana on my body now?”
She was Kara, who had been able to wrap her mana around parts of her body for weeks. But now it can be applied to the whole body.
Now, it is not a waste of power to call it a silver rank instead of a bronze rank.
Kara waved her arms around excitedly.
“At las? It took a lot of hard work for that, but it worked!”
I deliberately overreacted and praised her. When you get her achievement, you have to praise her well to be motivated.
“Huh! Now I can move quickly like my older sister and older brother.”
“Good job.”
She gently kissed her on the forehead. Then Kara smiled happily and she came into my arms. I gently stroked the back of her head.
“How is Yoosung? You seem to have changed a lot since that day.”
Seris says with a smile in her eyes.
She was definitely sensitive. It was to the point where she noticed my changes even though she had never used her powers properly.
“It has improved a lot. If it was now, I wouldn’t be pushed back even if I sparred with you?”
After Seris was able to properly draw out the power of her Heavenly Demon Divinity, her 1v1 sparring had been outclassed by her.
However, now that he had absorbed all of the summoning team’s energy, it didn’t seem like he would lose.
“Really? Then, shall we try sparring once in a while?”
“I want to, but it’s about time.”
“Ah…”
Celis nodded as if she understood.
Can’t you not know Since a week ago, I went out at regular times.
I went into the house, washed up lightly, and came out. The first place to go is the Adventure Hall. As expected, the door was locked and there was nothing wrong with the surroundings.
Next, we walked along the streets around the Adventure Hall. I’ve been walking around looking for it, but I can’t find it.
‘Where have you been? Orca.’
In the two weeks since her funeral by Siegfried, I have not seen her even once.
At first, I thought it was just a matter of time.
Separation from family is not easy.
There is no substitute for anything. The passing of time only dulls the longing and sadness.
But it wasn’t until I happened upon Cohen in the market that I realized that this was not simply the case.
-Didn’t you know? The adventure party has been disbanded. Orca himself said so. Well, without Siegfried-sama, there’s no way the adventure party could have been maintained. The reason the adventure party was able to survive was because of Siegfried, a gold-grade adventurer.
Cohen said with a bitter expression.
The shocking news came next.
-I heard all of Siegfried’s property was confiscated. In the name of damage repair. Perhaps that will affect Orca as well. They will demand a huge amount of compensation for damages.
-Yes? Orca did that…
-The child’s talent must be coveted. She must be thinking of tying it up in the form of debt and using it as a family mage. Anyway, the aristocrats are gloomy.
After hearing her words, her orca realized that she was in an unusual situation and moved to find her.
But where did she get stuck? She searched for her for a week and couldn’t find her.
Even when she asked the adventurers, the only answer was that she hadn’t seen them.
As time passed, her heart grew more restless.
She must have lost her family and lost her mind, but the harsh reality was added to that…
She might break down
But her fretfulness didn’t mean I could find her.
Because I only have one body in the first place.
It’s also possible that her hard romping might stumble with her. But you can’t use an observer in the middle of the city…
“…Is there no choice but to go there after all?”
If I had known it would be like this, I would have stopped by sooner.
I headed to the thieves’ guild.
* * *
The reason I came to the Thieves Guild is simple.
These guys get information by hiding their personnel all over the city.
Maybe you know where the Orca is. Or she could use them to find out where her orca is.
That’s why I came…
“I need to revise the terms of the contract.”
It sounds pretty edgy.
I nodded my chin, meaning to continue.
“As you know, the Red Heart Adventure Corps has been disbanded. Since there are no gold-grade adventurers, it would be impossible to maintain them.”
“So? What does that have to do with your contract with me? Wasn’t our relationship where you gave me information and I looked after you?”
A relationship that only benefits each other.
I know that.
However, as if I was wrong, Roxy said in a firm voice.
“Of course it matters. The reason why I have such a relationship with you is because of your background. It’s because you were a silver-ranked adventurer in the Red Heart Adventure Corps. But now there is no adventure party. Your value has also fallen, so we need to renew the contract.”
“…Does that mean that just looking after you is not enough in return?”
Bang.
He drew his dagger and slammed it into the table.
Michelle flinched, and Harold furrowed his brows in anger.
Meanwhile, Roxy did not respond.
Really, she is a great woman.
“You’ve been so rude since last time…”
“It’s okay, Harold.”
Roxy raised her hand to stop Harold. Harold had a displeased face, but he stopped as if he could not disobey Roxy’s orders.
After stopping Harold, she clasped her hands and said,
“Did you ask if it was enough? Of course not enough Each risk is different. We are no longer the same as before. We can protect our bodies by ourselves.”
Roxy pointed to her door with her chin.
Certainly, the armed condition and quality of the guys guarding the entrance were better than last time.
“Ha ha, ok. It makes sense. What conditions do you want?”
“I will give you information. Instead, I’ll pay the full price and buy it from now on.”
“Looking after you and buying the information at full price? This seems too tyrannical.”
“Just providing information is a benefit enough. And the price is just the labor cost, and I’m willing to pay that much. There is no gain for us.”
“Hmm…”
I leaned back in my chair and lost myself in thought.
“Is this something to worry about? I don’t think so.”
Looking at my confident attitude, it seems like I wasted money.
How much did he spend to suddenly come out so high-pressure?
Have you already forgotten what happened to me and Belita?
‘Am I just going to push it away right now?’
I tried to use it as a means of providing information, but if I can’t control it, it’s worse than nothing.
So maybe I can do something I didn’t do the other day.
No matter how much that bitch spent money, that doesn’t mean the level of these guys has risen dramatically. Even if there were twice as many of the guys I saw on the way, I could handle them all by myself.
He knocked on the table and continued to think, then shook his head.
‘It doesn’t seem like the right time today.’
We need these guys’ strength right now. Orca is far more important than these guys. There should be no problem with the disposal after the Orca problem is resolved.
“Good. Do not accept Then I will tell you the information I want to receive right away.”
* * *
“So the information you want is about the whereabouts of that woman named Orca? Good. It’s not that difficult. Come back in three days… No, four days.”
“I will.”
As soon as the conversation was over, Yoosung stood up and left the room.
Roxy looks at the door where the meteor left for a while…
‘It’s done aaaaa!!!!’
I screamed out loud inside.
I did it.
I mean, you led the negotiations in your favor against that demon child!
Roxy thought he was going crazy because he was proud of himself.
Of course, it didn’t show on his face.
The appearance is that of a cynical boss as usual.
“Thank you Roxy. You made a great deal.”
Michelle sighed beside her.
Roxy nodded lightly.
“It wasn’t a big deal, was it? I was just asking for a change in conditions.”
“Isn’t that guy too rude? Taking out a knife in front of your eyes… How much you ignore us..!”
Harold burst into exasperation.
He must have been more upset because he was proud of himself.
“It must have been to create a sense of fear. In fact, we’ve lost against just the two of us, including that guy. Well, even if it did, it didn’t work.”
It worked.
The moment Yoosung slashed the table with his dagger, Roxy almost flinched at his hand instinctively.
Having his hand pierced twice became a trauma.
Nonetheless, she shamelessly played the tough boss.
“Roxy-sama, I won’t put up with him if he behaves like that again. During that time, our children have also grown a lot stronger. It will be different from before.”
Certainly it was as Harold said.
After being defeated, Harold, who became venomous, trained all the thieves’ guild members himself.
The Thieves Guild spent a lot of money and properly armed all members of the Thieves Guild.
That was quite a costly expense even for the thieves’ guild.
This is because equipment is very expensive, and above all, there is no way to retrieve it if someone with bad hands steals it from the middle, or if the person who received the equipment runs away as it is.
Actually, that’s happened a few times.
Still, it was well worth the money.
The members of the thieves guild were no longer the rags of the past.
It was all thanks to him that Roxy was able to go strong toward the meteor today.
“Okay. Do what you want, Harold. Michelle, do you have the information Han Yoo-seong wants? Have the informants figure it out.”
“All right.”
“Then there is nothing more to do?”
Roxy said she did as soon as the two went out. Because I wanted to bury my face in the pillow and enjoy the sweetness of victory..!
Unfortunately, there was still one thing left.
“Roxy-sama, I got another call from the Baekgoldan.”
Backbone.
As one of the organizations of the Dark Society, which is a collection of numerous organizations, it has been steadily urging the Thieves Guild to come under their umbrella.
“Also? Is it the same as last time?”
“Yes.”
“Then ignore it. Didn’t you show all the courtesy you would have if you gave me a sincere reply three times?”
“But are you okay? If retaliation comes from that side…”
“The white bone group is said to be the weakest among the organizations of the Dark Society? Then we can stop it enough with our kids now. Isn’t that right, Harold?”
“Yes, that’s right. Even if all of them came, I wouldn’t be able to do anything.”
Harold said confidently, tapping his chest.
Yes, this is it
Now something is working fine.
Roxy laughed.
* * *
“You didn’t get a reply?”
“Yes”
“Good. It finally gives you a reason to move. Hey guys, stop drinking. Time to work.”
“Yes, boss!”
The men who had been drinking at the boss’s command giggled.
A house that is neither too large nor too small.
The men were sitting around the hearth in the center.
In the corner, the cold corpses of the family members who were once the owners of the house were left unattended.
