Chapter 113 – She’s a First-Rate Mafia Boss.
As she stared at the tightly closed door, she overheard the conversation between Natalya and Roin.
“I won’t be coming here any more.”
“I know. Can she go to the mercenary guild now?”
She has to go to the mercenary guild and fill out a request for an ant nest attack.
And she’ll have to buy the supplies she needs.
“Let’s go. You have to go and fill out a request form and buy supplies.”
It’s a shame we didn’t see Fade’s dog shit philosophy crumble, but she was a bitch you don’t want to see. She was better off
She’s a bitch like a bug. She goes out without knowing the subject, gets beaten in the back of the head by the roadside, and wishes she would regret it as she dies.
Then, with thoughts close to a curse, she moved her steps to her mercenary guild.
“There are a lot of requests.”
Still, the first thing that welcomes you when you come to the mercenary guild is the bulletin board with various requests.
That means there are a lot of monsters and the security is unstable.
After skimming the bulletin board, Elina headed to her reception desk.
Her hair is neatly braided and her dark circles are not visible, as if she is in good shape today.
“Hello.”
“Hello. Han Seong. You came because of a nomination request, right?”
As soon as we greeted each other, Elina immediately handed over her request without even having time to chat. There are still no gaps…
I glanced at Elina’s face as I filled out her request, wondering if the conversation we had last time while handing over the Stone Eater’s blood had some influence, but her attitude is no different than usual.
I wanted to say something, but right now Natalya and Roin are by my side, and Elina’s impregnable defense is invincible when she’s at work, so even if she dared to say something, the conversation wouldn’t last long.
Since we decided to go to the ant nest anyway, there will be plenty of opportunities to talk.
Let’s aim for that time.
“I wrote all the requests. Here you go.”
“Yes. Has confirmed. We’re going to leave in the morning in front of the western gate in the next day. Please gather before it is too late.”
“Yes. I’ll see you when I explore the dungeon.”
“Yes. See you then.”
After handing over her request to Elina, she left the mercenary guild and headed to the general store.
Starting tomorrow, you probably won’t be able to afford it because of the black moon, so it’s a good idea to buy the equipment you’ll need for exploration in advance.
What equipment do you need to explore ant burrows? We have all kinds of camping equipment. More than that, it’s an ant nest exploration… I never thought I would do something like this in my life.
“But if it’s an ant nest, are you fighting the ants? Are you strong?”
“The giant ant is a level 5 monster. The giant soldier ant that protects the queen is about level 3.”
“Isn’t that strong?”
Since the goblin extermination request was level 4, isn’t it a story that a level 5 monster is weaker than a goblin?
I was a little scared because they said they would include at least three tier 2 mercenaries as party members, but I don’t think they’re that dangerous if they’re tier 5. What else is there?
“Each of the giant ants is not strong, but there are many of them. That amount is dangerous.”
“Ah… I guess so. Is there anything I need to buy?”
“If there is a vertical cave inside the anthill, there must be something like a rope to climb up and down, right?”
“Vertical caves⋯.”
I get goosebumps from fear as I imagine climbing up and down in a dangerous way by connecting my body to a rope to descend the vertical cave.
Ugh, it’s a request from Elina, but I really hate it.
*****
Two wagons ran through the reddish meadow.
Herendal, who was frowning at the setting sun revealing a dazzling presence over the horizon, was able to relieve his frown when he stepped into the shade of the castle wall that blocked the sun.
“Ah, we finally arrived. Is this Arpagon?”
“Yes. Young master.”
“Give me your ID, please.”
“Yes. Here you go.”
Herendal, who had her ID checked by the guards and drove slowly into the city in her wagon, looked around.
“It’s definitely a city on the frontier. It’s quiet.”
“This is an area ruled by Lady Germi, so please be careful not to get away from me.”
“What am I? How much does that half-penny girl have to do? I dragged 15 people, so what’s the problem?”
Hearing the words of the seller, Herendal looked back at the liaison officer from the Arpagon branch.
“Caller. Where would you like to meet?”
“Ah, yes. We decided to meet at an inn called Wing Shelter.”
“Can’t we just go straight to the branch? Why such a cumbersome method…”
Seeing Herendal’s dissatisfied expression, the messenger replied with a wry smile.
“Captain Maximus asked us to meet at the rendezvous point because they could lose or be tortured and if the location of the hideout is discovered, we could be in danger when we return later.”
“No, according to common sense, ten people rushed in and attacked at dawn, but how can only three people deal with that?”
“Since the middle branch was defeated by those three, Captain Maximus’s caution is commendable. Young master.”
“Tsk. Okay. Let’s go quickly to the wing shelter or something.”
At Herendal’s words, the messenger carefully drove the wagon and stopped it in front of the inn.
“I will go in and have a look.”
“Do it faster.”
“Yes.”
The messenger who got off the driver’s seat hurried into the inn. And after a while, he came out with a puzzled expression.
“Doesn’t exist.”
“Ok? Why not?”
“That… I don’t know either.”
“We were supposed to meet somewhere else, weren’t we mistaken?”
“No. This is correct⋯.”
“Can’t we just go straight to the hideout?”
“Shall we do that…?”
Sellers stopped the liaison who was about to climb into the driver’s seat.
“Boss, you have to think of the worst case scenario. If Captain Maximus was defeated by the trio as predicted, then the hideout should be considered to have been occupied by them. It’s possible that the occupants may have set a trap. Visiting such a place at night is a foolish choice. I think it would be nice to have a good rest here and go when the sun rises.”
“⋯⋯Are you saying I’m stupid right now? Why don’t you agree with me?”
“Sorry.”
“Do it right. Because you’re not the only one who knows how to think. I’m not treating people like idiots.”
She said as the liaison officer took notice of Herendal’s frown as if he was in a bad mood.
“What should I do?”
“What do you do? Didn’t you hear the story? Rest here today and go tomorrow.”
“Yes.”
*****
“I’ll come pick you up tonight.”
“Yes. See you then.”
Seeing Thermia entering her shop, she moved in the direction of the dark moon hideout.
In terms of time, it’s time for the Black Moon guys to arrive from today. It would be better to go to the hideout than to go somewhere else.
“Wouldn’t it be better to wait at the hideout today?”
“Yes. I don’t have anything else to do, so I think it’s better to wait there until the gates close.”
In the back alley, you can see garbage or filth strewn all over the floor, and homeless people sitting in every nook and cranny, ignoring even such filth.
Stepping carefully so that such things don’t get on your body, you can see red liquid flowing through the cracks of the filth when you are almost at the hideout.
I lifted my head from looking at the floor to avoid the filth at that strangeness.
A person is lying at the entrance of the alley leading to the entrance of the hideout. Red liquids on the floor are flowing from there.
“What? Isn’t that Thomas?”
“⋯⋯ Is dead.”
The old man, who was examining the body of Thomas, shook his head.
“I stabbed him in the lungs from behind and killed him in one shot. He seems like a very skilled guy.”
There is no way that a street kid passed by and killed him, so the conclusion is the same. The black moon has come.
“Isn’t the hideout fucked? No, they say you can tell right away when the black moon comes, so why haven’t you contacted me?”
“⋯⋯. Come to think of it, I didn’t tell you after we moved to Thermia-san’s house.”
“Ah.”
Fuck I forgot that
“For now, let’s approach carefully.”
With the steel skeletons summoned by Natalya at the fore, they approached the black moon hideout. One step, two steps… As we got closer and closer, there was only a sense of drearyness in the figure of the door, which was left open and swayed and creaked in the passing wind.
-□□―!!□□―!!!!
-□□□―!!!
Screams and screams were heard through the gap in the open door, and soon the windows on the second floor were shattered and a person jumped out.
Shards of broken glass scattered the light, making it hard to see who had jumped down, but it was easy to see.
“Germi!!”
“Keugh… Why are you here so late!”
I stepped over to help Germi, who was rolling between pieces of glass, stand up.
“Are you hurt? Blood…”
“This is better if you spit on it! The guys will come out, get ready!”
“What are these again?”
As soon as Germi finished speaking, a man’s voice came from inside the hideout.
You could tell who it was just from the orange hair, ears and tail identical to Germi’s. The only difference is the guy’s hands and feet. It takes the form of a beast, not a human, with a lot of orange hair.
“Is that bastard herendal?”
“That, ra…!”
I looked at Herendal. I felt a fierce and ferocious spirit that made my skin tingle, which was distinctly different from Germi, a fashion beast with only ears and a tail.
⋯⋯. No, he said he was an incompetent bastard. It looks damn strong…?
