Chapter 670 – This
Three days had passed since receiving the Lady’s letter.
Waking up early, I even refrained from spending time with Ari and prepared to go out. I had already washed my quilted battle priest armor, thoroughly removing all traces of blood, and diligently polished it two days prior.
This black battle priest equipment set, finished with bronze trim, was like my formal wear. There was no better outfit to show respect when meeting someone of higher status than myself.
After all, I’m a quasi-priest.
I haven’t even gone to the capital, so I’m not an official paladin yet.
I considered taking my close friend, Vugal, as my weapon, but since I’d have to return it before entering the castle anyway, I decided there was no point and instead equipped the magic sword I acquired as spoils.
I can’t bear the thought of anyone else holding my Vugal.
Anyway, after equipping everything, I stood in front of the mirror and examined my appearance. Considering I was invited to the lord’s castle for an audience, I needed to pay extra attention. Showing up slovenly to an invitation is rude, whether on Earth or in this world.
“I’ll be back soon.”
Well then, shall I head out?
“Yes! Be careful, Kat!”
“Have a good trip, Father.”
Hilde and Ari saw me off.
Since they are both women of a race that recovers energy from my spirit, their recovery is faster than my other wives. But either way, whenever I have to go out, they always tell me to be careful at night.
“Hehehe, yes. I’ll be back soon.”
And so, I went outside.
I had been to the lord’s castle once before, so finding my way wasn’t a problem. I adjusted my speed to arrive about an hour before the audience time, walking slowly.
“Hehehe.”
Ah, damn, I can’t stop smiling.
No lie, I couldn’t stop grinning from ear to ear at the thought of going to get paid. This is seriously a huge amount of money. I was worried about how to establish a base in the capital, but the Deathworm solved everything.
Walking slowly with such a joyful heart, I began to see the lord’s castle in the distance. This is my second time entering the castle today. I strode forward with vigor, without hesitation.
“What is your business?”
I skillfully approached the castle gate and showed the guard the Lady’s letter.
“I’ve come to have an audience with the Lady.”
“What is your name?”
“Kat, quasi-priest of the Bronze Sky Angel Society.”
“Please wait a moment.”
The guard, after checking the letter, went inside the outpost. I eavesdropped on the conversation, and it seemed like they were checking the list of people scheduled to enter today.
Soon, the guard came out again and spoke to another guard.
“Go quickly and tell them we have a guest.”
“Yes, sir!”
Is that the junior?
“Welcome. First, we will take your weapon here. You can retrieve it when you leave. And someone will be here to guide you soon, so please wait here for a moment.”
“Hehehe, I understand.”
The guard led me inside the outpost. I pulled up a chair and sat down, waiting for the guide.
Entering the castle has some procedures, after all.
“Quasi-priest Kat.”
As I sat waiting, someone called me from outside the outpost. Judging by the woman’s voice, is the guide a woman? As soon as I went out, I saw a maid with green hair standing there.
I remember… Ah, she’s the one who guided me when I came to the castle before.
“Welcome. The Lady has invited you today.”
“Ah, that’s right.”
“Please follow me.”
“I understand.”
And so, I entered the castle gate with the maid.
The interior was, as I felt before, quiet and deserted. Servants moved silently, and soldiers quietly patrolled.
Passing through such scenery, I entered the inner castle.
Red carpeted floors… I just looked around casually as I followed the maid. I still can’t get used to coming to places like this.
“Please wait in this room for a moment. I will come to escort you when the time comes.”
“Please do so.”
The room I was guided to was the waiting room I had been to before.
What can I do? She’s not someone I can meet right away anyway. I leaned back on the sofa and rested. When I meet the Lady, I need to report on various things. About receiving an apology from Baron Hilen and about the Marquis Lormalja sending a servant.
I’m sure she’ll be curious about that too.
As I waited again, the maid came in.
“Let’s go.”
“I understand.”
I just silently followed her.
Is the destination the Lady’s room from last time? I was about to ask, but I stopped, worried that it might seem like I had impure intentions. I just need to go where I’m guided.
“This is it.”
“Here?”
“It’s the reception room. She’s waiting inside.”
It’s a reception room.
—Knock, knock.
The maid knocked on the door and put her ear to it.
“…”
After a moment of silence, she opened her mouth.
“…Then, please go in.”
The maid, after a quiet greeting, coolly left. I heightened my tension for a moment and then opened the door.
—Creak.
“Barbarian Warrior!!!! You’ve come!!! I’ve been waiting!!!!!”
“Greetings!!! Lady!!!!!!”
As soon as I opened the door, I heard a shout, and I reflexively stood at attention and shouted back. Our Lady’s tension seems to be the same every time.
“To think that you would wait for someone as lowly as me!!! It’s truly an honor to my family for generations!!!!!!”
“It’s only natural, so don’t be so stiff!!! Anyway, sit down!!! We have much to discuss!!!”
“Yes!!”
Only then did the scenery of the audience chamber come into view.
It’s a very well-decorated, luxurious-feeling room. There are several large windows, allowing sunlight to enter and creating a bright atmosphere. It’s a place with good lighting. But the ceiling is quite high. Was it originally a duplex?
The glass table also looked nice, and the sofa was also a high-quality item. I naturally took a seat.
“How have you been!!!”
“Thanks to the Lady’s help, I’ve been doing very well!!! Thank you very much!!!”
“O~hohohohohot!! I’m glad to hear that!!!! First, have some tea!”
“Yes!!”
I immediately took off my gauntlet and grabbed the cup normally, as grabbing it like I was doing a straight-angle meal seemed like too much.
Today, the Lady was not armed.
She was simply wearing a red dress that revealed her ample cleavage. The outfit went quite well with her usual red roll-bun hairstyle.
The Lady is also quite pretty.
Rather than being seductive, she has a kind of confident cuteness, anyway, that kind of feeling. I immediately downed the tea in one shot.
“Since the Barbarian Warrior won the duel last time, there have been various events, but to put it simply, you did very well!!! Thanks to you, I was able to extract various things from Baron Hilen!!! This is also thanks to the Barbarian Warrior!! You did very well!!”
“Hehehe! I’m glad to have been of help!!! My heart is filled with emotion at the thought that I contributed to the Lady’s glory!!!”
—Grasp!
I pretended to tear at my chest as I was moved.
“So!! Moved!!!!! I am!!!! Keuheueueuk!!!!!”
“Are you that pleased!!!! This, it seems the Barbarian Warrior is very polite!!! A talent that the powerful would covet!! I especially like how he immediately straightens up as soon as I say something!!!!”
“Like this!!!”
—Attention!!
I immediately jumped up from my seat and stood at attention! This precise movement! The ultimate attention stance that only men who have completed their military service can do!!
The Lady seemed to like this!
“O~hohohohohohot!!! That’s it, that’s it!! A very good attitude!!! An immediately polite posture!! That’s the decisive factor I like!!!”
The Lady also stood up and covered her mouth with the back of her hand, laughing loudly.
“If it’s for the Lady and the Lord, I’m a Barbarian Warrior who will jump up even in my sleep!!! Because etiquette is that important!!!”
“How thoughtful you are!!! Endowed with the violence of a savage, but in reality, a truly polite gentleman!!! Just like the knights in stories!!!”
“Hehehe!!! It’s all because the Lady is so virtuous!!!!”
Anyway, I sat down while vigorously rattling off compliments. From what I saw, our Lady seems to really like being flattered like this.
“Phew, I feel happy already! Anyway!!! I heard you received an apology, but did you receive it properly!!!”
Is this finally the main point?
I chose my words carefully for a moment.
“Well… to tell you the truth, there was a bit of a problem.”
“A problem? Tell me!!”
I frankly explained that the Hilen siblings came with money, but they acted so rudely that I couldn’t stand it and ended up making a mess of them. Whatever happened, I had to tell her exactly what happened.
“No!!! Isn’t that too funny a story!!!!!!”
—Bang, bang, bang!!!
But instead of saying anything, the Lady, after hearing the story, repeatedly slammed the handle of the sofa, expressing her enjoyment. It seems like I can just say whatever I want!!!
“Of course, that’s not the end of it!!! That bastard Marquis Lormalja also sent someone!!! And that servant sold the Lady’s name, wouldn’t you know it!!”
“What!!!! What on earth are you talking about!!! Explain properly!!”
Clearly, that servant bastard said that the story with Isvant was over, but judging by the Lady’s reaction, that wasn’t the case at all!
As soon as I explained that, the Lady furrowed her brow and tore off the handle of the sofa with her bare hands.
“To dare sell the name of Isvant and tell such a blatant lie…!!!”
—Crack!
“The artifact!!! It’s something that the Barbarian Warrior rightfully took as the price for the insult!!! That bastard Marquis still hasn’t come to his senses!!!”
“I think we should catch him and beat the shit out of him!!! We should just make a mess of bastards like that!!!”
“I’d like to do that if I could!!!!”
The Lady was sharing my anger…!
This is what a comrade is!!!!
“Phew! I’m getting heated!!!”
The Lady, after expressing her anger, made a fist and leaned back on the sofa. But was there really a need to wear such a dress today? I’m not sure where to look because I’m conscious of her cleavage.
“Anyway, changing the subject, Barbarian Warrior!! Today, we have finally completed the settlement of the Deathworm sale!! I called you to hand it over!!”
“Th, thank you!!!! Thank you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”
Finally!!!!!
“A really large sum of money came out!! Of course, as the scale is large, transportation costs and labor costs!! And the cost of other items was also quite high!!! Nevertheless, a lot of money was left over!!!!!”
“Heok…!”
—Thump, thump!!
“So, after deducting all those expenses, the settled amount is…”
I feel like my heart is going to explode right now…!
How much could it be!
“About 140 gold coins came out!!!!!!!”
“Kkyaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaak!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”
—Jump!
—Spin!
I immediately jumped up from my seat, spun around seven times in the air, and then landed. If there are 140 gold coins, that means it’s 140 gold, damn it!!!!!! If we split that in half, that means 70 gold falls to me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
“O~hohohohohohot!!! Are you that happy!!! This, it makes the person who gives it to you feel good when you like it that much!!!!!”
“Can I express this joy physically a little more!!!!”
I can’t stand this desire…!
70 gold, damn it!!!!!
“If that’s the culture of the savages, then by all means!!!!!”
“I understand!!!!!”
—Jump!
I simply moved the sofa away and showed off an inhuman acrobatic jump. Jumping without a running start and then taking poses while spinning several times in the air was nothing!
Because I was a superhuman now!!!!
“Truly amazing rotation and movements!!!!! Indeed!! It’s a dynamic jump that makes you feel like you’re seeing the moment when you killed the Deathworm!!!!!!!!”
“Dejaaaaaaaaat!!!!”
The burden of being a superhuman is heavy.
Therefore, if you are a superhuman, it is right to express your joy in a superhuman way. After showing off insane jumping skills, I started dancing on the ground as well.
“Heavenly Demon!!! B-boy dance!!!!!”
Heavenly Demon B-boy dance!!!!
—Whirr!
—Whoosh!
“Th, those movements… What on earth are they, Barbarian Warrior!!!! Is it a traditional dance of the savages!!!!”
The B-boy dance, which is possible because I am a superhuman, overwhelms and thrills the world.
“Please look, at my joy!!!!!!!”
“I’m already looking very closely!!!!!!!”
—Whirr, whirr!
The body that has become a superhuman has perfectly digested the insane rotation and dynamic jump. And the movements performed with only the strength of the arms. I, who have honed the Chief’s Swordsmanship and Chief’s Fist Technique to the extreme, have become able to handle my body perfectly.
For me, performing such a cruel B-boy dance was easier than twisting the wrist of a three-year-old.
Rotating and rotating again, jumping. My body, strengthened with mana, made me, Kim Kat, a true dance machine…!
“Heavenly Demon B-boying!!!!”
This is Heavenly Demon B-boying!
The ultimate murderous art that can only be displayed by those who can easily overwhelm the weight of the whole body with just their fingers!!
“Helmet!!! Lady!! Please lend me a helmet!!!!”
And so, I wanted a helmet. Because that was the only way I could complete this inhuman dance!!
“He, helmet, you say…!! I’ll lend it to you right away!!!”
The Lady, who was watching my dance with her hand over her mouth, hurriedly brought a decorated helmet and handed it to me. I immediately put it on my head, and I stood upside down on the ground.
“Heavenly—Demon!! Headspiiiiiiiiin!!!!!!”
—Whirr!
And so, the Kim Kat drill digs into the earth. There was an insane tornado here. I was doing a headspin at an unbelievable speed!!!
“I, it can’t beeeeeeeeee!!!!!”
I’m about to receive 70 gold, damn it, is this crazy shit a problem!!!!!!! But this level of reaction is far from enough!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I mean, I have to earn my keep!!!!!
“This!!!!!! It’s a feat that makes those circus bastards look like pushovers!!!!!! To think I’d get to see such a sight!!!!!!!”
—Clap, clap, clap, clap, clap, clap!!!
—Clap, clap, clap, clap, clap, clap!!!
—Clap, clap, clap, clap, clap, clap!!!
—Clap, clap, clap, clap, clap, clap!!!
—Clap, clap, clap, clap, clap, clap!!!
—Clap, clap, clap, clap, clap, clap!!!
The Lady was clapping madly while watching me.
Madness.
There was no other word to express this joy.
“Dejaaaaaaaaat!!!!”
I was doing the Heavenly Demon Headspin like crazy, and then I jumped in that state. I was still spinning, and my joy was overflowing. Truly, the era of dreams and hopes had begun, and that was the golden paradise of Fusion Confucianism.
