Chapter 38 – Festival and Confession (1)
Werther couldn’t move for a long time. Even after barely waking up, I stumbled a few steps.
I asked after scratching my cheek.
“Are you okay?”
-Shut up. Shut up and follow me
The reaction was cold. Seris and I quietly walked behind Werther.
-Leader!
A wolf came running to Werther. The approaching wolf showed a ferocious expression when it saw Seris and me.
-Human? Why are you here?
-It’s because I brought it, you prick.
Werther hit his subordinate’s head with his paw. It seems to be resentment over what happened earlier. The loyal subordinate who jumped in with a happy heart fell to the floor after being hit for no reason.
“Is he dead?”
– Not dead. He’s not that weak.
“Blowing bubbles?
– If I’m not dead, I’m not dead.
Werther looked at his subordinate as if he was pathetic. We moved again Soon after, we arrived at the base camp.
The tent was set up and there were traces of people, but there were no people. No carriage.
“It’s all gone too.”
It seems that there was no time to take care of miscellaneous things. He sighed and searched for something worthwhile. Seris approached me.
“Kara must have gone well..?”
“It will. If you’re worried, should I ask you one more time?”
“Yes? Ah… To the wolf?”
Seris answered in an awkward voice. She believed it was my words, but she had a hard time realizing it.
Well, even if it’s like me, I think it would be absurd if an acquaintance said he could understand the barking of a dog.
He smiled and approached Werther. Werther looked around and said.
– It seems that all the humans have run away.
“I think so.”
-What are you thinking about now?
“I’ll talk about that later, but there’s something I want to ask you first.”
I told her to call her men and gather them. There, she will talk about Kara’s appearance and how she dresses, and ask if she’s seen her before.
-Aww!!
Werther accepted my request. Other wolves began to gather at her cry.
I clicked ‘Wolf’s Pact’ in the status window to enter.
Help received by Yuseong Han: 0.1
‘This kind of request is 0.1. It’s a bit ambiguous to set a standard…’
Wouldn’t it be better if it was the amount of help I received when I killed someone?
I sighed and turned off the status window. All of Werther’s men had arrived before he knew it. The wolves surrounded Werther and talked to him in a friendly way.
‘Looks like he’s popular.’
I waited for the wolves to finish their conversation. It didn’t take long. Because Werther cut it off moderately and talked about the main topic. She told her subordinates about Kara’s appearance and appearance that I had told her about.
-Have you ever seen such a human?
Most of the wolves shook their heads.
He was about to be relieved, but a wolf poked his head and said,
– Captain, I saw it. You mean the female with long brown hair, wearing leather armor, and holding a big sword?
In an instant, my expression hardened. I barely endured trying to get my hands on the dagger. Werther glanced at me and asked the subordinate.
-So what happened to the female?
His fists clenched tightly.
– He ran away in a carriage. I remembered the big guy around that female because he was strong. Didn’t two of my own people die in an instant?
“Whoa…”
A sigh of relief came out. She was good at asking Varian. She seems to have taken good care of me since she killed the bandit she captured, so she asked just in case.
‘I’ll have to buy you a drink next time.’
I told Celis the news. She let out a deep sigh as if she was happy too. Werther came to me.
-What were you thinking if the female died?
I laughed out loud because I asked something obvious.
‘I have to kill them all.’
There is a status window, so it’s not an impossible story. It would take some time, and the ‘Wolf’s Pact’ would go away, but it didn’t matter.
Kara is dead, does that matter?
‘Though that won’t happen.’
The story is based on the assumption that Kara is dead. She said it was useless because Kara was safe.
When I didn’t answer, Werther didn’t ask any more about it. Instead, I asked for something else.
– So what are you going to do now? Isn’t the city of humans far from here?
“Uh, so help me.”
-…I knew it would come out like that. Where did you guys say you came from?
“Kalita.”
Werther summoned two subordinate wolves. He ordered them.
– Take these two to Kalita and come back.
-What? Are you serious?!
-No! Why do I hate humans…
Fuck! Fuck! Werther hit two heads. The two wolves rubbed where they had been hit and howled.
-Anyway, they don’t listen to me when I say it.
When Werther kicked his tongue, the wolves who were beaten said as if they were unfair.
-But I don’t really like putting humans on my back…
-That’s too much, chief…
-What?
Werther lifted his paw. The two groaned and retreated. Werther sighed.
-Did you say Han Yuseong? Ride on these guys’ backs.
“Thanks.”
Seris climbed on the wolf’s back. I searched the base camp some more. There was nothing worth making money about. In the meantime, it seems that I have packed everything I need to take with me. Leaving behind my disappointment, I climbed on the wolf’s back.
Werther said before leaving.
-As I said, when the time is ripe, I will visit you personally. On a full moon night, always set aside time.
Full moon?
“A full moon is a full moon. Are you like a werewolf?”
-What? Do I look like such lowly things?
Werther frowned. He said in a cold voice that he couldn’t compare to before..
“Sorry if you felt bad. I did it because I didn’t know.”
-…Whoa. Done. Let’s go
The wolves carrying Seris and me started running. It was faster than expected. We had to hold on to the fur and cling to our backs.
“Ceris, how are you? Can you hold on?”
“Yes! Are you okay!”
Her voice was a little excited. I thought she would be scared, but she rides surprisingly well. I decided to follow her and enjoy her now. The experience of riding a wolf is not an easy thing to do.
‘It might get easier later.’
She remembered Werther.
It was successful in passing naturally about her oath. The only thing left is to do her favor when Werther comes to visit. Just do that and you’ll have a giant pet wolf for free.
‘Shall I order a custom saddle?’
If it’s that big, I don’t know if the Celis sisters and I can all ride together.
Looking forward to the future
* * *
Arrived near Kalita. Seris and I got off the wolf’s back.
“Thank you.”
-Joy! It was just a request from the captain.
The wolf turned his head away. I laughed and patted him on the back.
“When you get back, say hello to your captain.”
-Under! Why me?
“It’s fine if you don’t like it.”
– Didn’t you say you didn’t like it?
“What are you going to do?”
-Under!
The wolf turned his head and dragged his comrade back. Seris and I looked at the back for a bit before walking towards Kalita.
I showed my adventure pass to the guard and went in.
“I’m tired…”
“Because I was always clinging to the wolf’s back. Let’s go in and rest.”
We went back to the inn. We had a conversation while walking, but we didn’t bring up what happened in the cave. It’s like a taboo word.
‘Because both of them were insane.’
What is atmosphere?
Arriving at the inn, we climbed the stairs.
“What is Kara doing?”
“She might be sleeping. She must be very tired.”
Seris opened the door. I also went in to see Kara.
“Kara?”
Kara was on her bed, on her knees, with her hands together in prayer. When she heard our voices, she turned around sharply. His expression brightened and then slightly distorted.
“Brother! Sister!”
Kara cried and rushed at the two of us. She hugged her and rubbed her face.
“Thank you Mom, Dad, Yurmia-sama. Thank you!”
She cried and kept saying thank you.
“Kara…”
Celis was moved and she hugged Kara tightly. She looked breathless, but Kara kept repeating, ‘Thank you.’
I put my hand on Kara’s head. Stroked gently
* * *
The day I returned to Kalita, I took a good rest in bed. The next morning, I entered the adventurer’s guild.
“Oh! Mr. Han Yuseong, you are safe!”
The receptionist, Orga, clapped her hands and made a fuss.
“I thought he had gone because I didn’t see him among the people who came back in the carriage.”
“Are you going away?”
Orga pointed his index finger above her.
“Heaven!”
“Ah, yes…”
“Ha ha, just kidding. I’m glad you came back safely. How did you come back? I heard it was very dangerous!”
“Well, how did you come back? To be honest, I don’t even know how I lived.”
“What is that?”
She laughed a little, covering her mouth. He didn’t want to ask if he had read my intentions. Instead, they informed us of the request to subdue the bandits.
“As you know, Han Yoo-seong, the wolves suddenly appeared and the punitive force withdrew in a hurry, right? That makes it difficult to count who killed how many bandits.”
“Is that so?”
Well, originally, the tally had to be done as soon as the subjugation was over. It would be difficult to get an accurate count because of lies. I crossed my arms and sighed.
“But don’t be too disappointed. Because the Reynolds family decided to give you an acceptable reward.”
“If it’s acceptable?”
“We decided to pay 3 silver for each adventurer who returned alive!”
Orga said in a lively voice, as if to please her.
“Is it okay for me to give you that much?”
“Because it’s the Reynolds! He said that he would spend money rather than tarnish the name of the family because of a fuss. Well, honestly, 3 silver is a lot of money for us, but for them…”
Her face, which had been bright before, had now turned into a dejected expression. Whenever I see you, I think you are a person whose mood changes quickly.
“Anyway, so, 3 silvers will be given to Yuseong Han, Seris, and Kara. Please visit with the two of you next time!”
“Can’t I just take it? It’s right next door anyway.”
“No. It’s not that I don’t trust Han Yoo-seong, but that’s the rule. Please come with me next time. Or, should I at least give you Han Yoo-seong’s portion first?”
I shook my head.
“No, I’ll come and take it with you next time.”
It seemed like it would be better that way. I said goodbye to Orr and parted ways. Today, like yesterday, I was thinking of taking a break without making a request. Because the day before yesterday I suffered so much.
But on the way back, I saw familiar faces.
‘Uncle Patrick and Mr. Belita, Mr. Andrew and Mr. Joy?’
After thinking a bit, I approached them. I was thinking of saying hello to everyone who came.
“Hello?”
“Hmm? Ah, it’s you.”
“What? I thought you were behind, but you came back alive?”
Belita grinned and tried to slap me on the back. As I turned around to avoid her, someone grabbed my arm. It was Andrew and Joey.
“Mr. Andrew? Mr. Joey?”
“Haha! Now that we’ve returned safely, we should get some survival bread!”
“No, what is that again…”
Damn!
My back throbbed with a crackling sound. It’s a pain I feel after a long time. I didn’t want to feel it again.
When I got my back, Andrew and Joey went back to their seats as usual. Belita giggled and emptied her glass.
I glared at them once and tried to move my steps again. But it caught Patrick’s face.
“Mr. Patrick, why are you so low?”
“Hmm? Ah… That’s…”
“You know Mary? He said he broke up with his boyfriend.”
Belita responded instead of Patrick, who was sluggish.
‘Mary is Uncle Patrick’s daughter.’
Why is Patrick so deadly because of that?
“Uh… Wouldn’t that be something you’d enjoy? Mr. Patrick hated his daughter’s lover.”
“Bereavement.”
“…Yes? Then…”
I looked at Patrick with a puzzled expression and he waved his hand.
“My daughter is healthy. She is the one who died. Well, she still doesn’t know if she’s dead or not, but she’s said to be missing on a mission… Hopeless.”
Patrick let out a heavy sigh and drank his ale.
“That’s why, Mary, he didn’t come out of the room.”
“Ah…”
“Do you know anything? I heard that the request he went missing is the same as the one you received.”
“Bandit subjugation?”
“Uh, that’s right.”
I narrowed my brows and looked back at my memories. Nothing came to mind. I shook my head and Belita leaned back in her chair.
“Is that so… Ehh, of course this shit goes out before the festival…”
“A festival? What kind of festival is there this time?”
“Uh, it’s the Marquis’s birthday soon, isn’t it? That’s it.”
