Chapter 109 – 26. Home. (One)
– You bastard, don’t come to your senses quickly—?! Fuck, it all looks like it’s going to die, you fucking bitch
Then, that rough hand mercilessly scratching the cheek.
– Don’t go soon, you bitch?! Hurry up and catch those bastards!
Charlotte cried and ran and suddenly woke up from her dream.
Oh
Charlotte, her whole body covered with cold sweat, slowly raised her upper body as she let out a long sigh.
…… I never thought I’d meet that man here…….
The man who had left her suddenly and suddenly, Arlen de Wise Pomwell, appeared before her again as then. Now, he has become a decent danju recognized by the top 10.
…… To be honest, after going through the Mine Demonic Mission together, my perception of him has changed a lot. Who could have imagined that he, who only knew how to follow women around, would have such outstanding abilities as a mercenary leader?
Really, if her fiancée’s internal affair had been behind it, she wouldn’t have been as fiercely opposed as before. … Maybe the two of them really got engaged and even got married.
The timing just wasn’t good. She too, she too….
No, it’s all in the past anyway… !
Charlotte shook her head, distracting the image of Allen from her mind, and got up from her seat. She and she went out to the terrace and she watched the beautiful sunrise.
The sight of the red color rising above the leisurely flowing river was an ecstatic and moving sight.
After watching the sunrise for a short time, the blonde woman took a bath in her bathtub and had an early breakfast with Viola Danju.
“If the two of you knew each other, you would have arranged for a separate seat.”
“No. We’ve only known each other since childhood. … That’s all.”
…… Actually, she was ‘almost’ going to be a fiancée, but there’s no need to let her know that.
Instead of answering, the viola Danju just smiled lightly, but strangely, she didn’t feel very comfortable.
A young and beautiful trend. In addition, the count’s childhood friend whom I have known since childhood….
It might have been in the past, but now Allen was an attractive man who was desirable to anyone. Doesn’t she covet her so much that even Elizabeth, the owner of the 10th division, even fights with Viola, the same 10th division leader? She was reunited with a childhood friend of her hometown who suddenly appeared in such a situation? … There really was no such thing as a coincidence.
She is a bit apprehensive, but she has not forgotten her purpose as a viola. After all, Charlotte was the employer and Allen was the employee. She believed that her Allen sober would not forget her own role. … If you don’t trust the man who steadfastly withstood the temptations of Princess Elizabeth Belver, who would make anyone drool, who would you trust?
Anyway, after the meal, the two women parted ways to do their own business.
Considering the negotiations with the two owners, the departure date is approximately ten days away.
Of course, Charlotte had no intention of wasting time here. This is the city of mercenaries, Vermandois. There are groups of powerful mercenaries that are hard to see in the southern region, so I’ll have to try my best to hire them.
…… Still, my mercenary corps are now quite well known in the southern regions.
So, Charlotte Danju borrowed one from her guild house and started her mercenary recruitment in earnest.
Of course, the imagination of the proud mercenaries rushing in was shattered in one day. In the office, let alone mercenaries, there were only flies flying around. The reality is that Charlotte-Mercenaries in the South are not even treated as mercenaries in Vermandois. That doesn’t mean they don’t give you plenty of money, though, so of course there’s no way you’ll go if you’re a sane bastard. The guy who sometimes snoops around the office is useless even from Charlotte’s point of view.
On the other hand, the Allen-mercenary corps had already made a name for themselves in Vermandois. There were even rumors that he was in a relationship with the top 10 viola Danju. … Certainly, there seemed to be something subtle between the two. There is such a thing as a woman’s intuition.
… No, whatever the relationship between the two of you, it has nothing to do with me.
Charlotte tried to think of Allen as just her hireling, not the man she was supposed to be her fiancé. Anyway, there was no point of contact between the two except for a few missions together. There is no need to attach meaning to things of the past. Whether he made her advances or not, or whether he was dating another woman, it had nothing to do with her.
I am me, he is he We don’t even have a relationship.
– You bitch!
Charlotte kept thinking of Allen’s screaming as he grabbed her by the collar.
……… The man she hadn’t seen in a long time was strangely familiar to her.
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Allen-The mercenary corps prepared for the southern journey. Fixing equipment, packing things to carry….
Even if not as much as the West, I had to go a distance equivalent to that, so I needed that much preparation and determination.
And before going to the South, there was one more round of employment negotiations between the employer and the employee. The amount is not all decided here, and the plan is to first agree on the minimum cost of guarantee, and then go to Berher in the middle city and renegotiate whether or not to add more amount.
Of course, Arlen never said that Charlotte would cut her bill just because she was a member of her class. He’s a wealthy count who even owns a mine, so you have to rip it off enough to rip it off.
“I won’t go below a thousand gold coins.”
“… Yes—?!”
Of course, an amount that would not dare to imagine in the South. At most, she thought it was around 400, but for her, her cost more than doubled, and she couldn’t help but be embarrassed.
“A thousand gold coins is too many. Whatever it is… !”
“From my point of view, it was just an appropriate call. …… Hey, Charlotte Danju. Do you know how much my mercenary unit pays per month? Over 200 gold coins, 200 gold coins! However, it takes more than a month just to get to Berher. Even if you just breathe, 200 gold coins fly away, this means.”
The difference in perception between the central and southern regions was so great. … So everyone wants to come to Vermandois, who wants to go south.
“Didn’t you say you hadn’t been to the mine for months? The amount of damage alone would be enormous, but wouldn’t it be much more profitable to quickly resolve the situation and reduce the amount of damage to a minimum than to tremble with only a thousand gold coins?”
Of course, that’s true, but even considering the distance, a thousand gold coins was too much. The amount was completely unexpected for her….
“Still, it’s too expensive….”
“If you want to take a mercenary with good skills that far, of course you have to be prepared for that amount. …… Charlotte Danju. We are not living by digging up the ground. Every move is money, money. Even if you don’t know the water, you don’t know too much.”
Charlotte, a southerner villager, had no words to reply. … To be honest, is it true that I didn’t know about Vermandois?
Allen, who had been pushing with a strong tone while punching the table with his fists, began teasing the southerner again with softer words.
“Still, I sang it because of my old friendship with you. Anyone else would have sung a thousand two hundred. Besides, we are a relationship brokered by the top 10 viola master. The ability to get that kind of money is guaranteed, this is it.”
Charlotte has already fallen for Allen’s words. There he hammered a wedge.
“Well, I’m not forcing you. There is nothing you can do if you can’t find a point of agreement. …… Good. Then I’ll get out of this mission. Get a cheaper mercenary.”
As Allen tried to end the negotiations, the southerner asked again hastily.
“No, I haven’t turned it down yet. I just need some time to think….”
“I’m sorry, but I can’t give you enough time. Because our mercenaries are also busy. … If possible, I would like to come to a conclusion here….”
Allen laughed leisurely and tapped his fingers on his table. He’s already dealt with a lot of tumbleweeds, so coaxing a southerner like this is a piece of cake. … Still, he was sincere in not calling too hard because of his old friendship. If it wasn’t for that, he would have taken off all of his real underwear.
“Still, since you’re like me, the viola master mediated. If it was another southern mercenary group, I couldn’t even dare.”
And at this point, a word of flattery in moderation.
Since he is a person with the [Narcissism] Trait, it was especially effective when he saved face or self-respect.
Although he pretended to be arrogant on the outside, he was still happy on the inside and was about to die. I wonder if this man is really aware of his abilities….
“…… Like. I do. Since the matter is a bit urgent, I can’t delay any longer. And even if you spend some money, you better make sure things work, right?”
“Oh, that is a wise choice.”
Allen smiled brightly and stood up from his seat to shake hands with the southerner.
“Good luck from now on, Charlotte Danju.”
The fair-haired girl gracefully took his outstretched hand, her chin slightly raised, like that of a proud aristocratic woman.
“Yes, Allen Danju.”
Of course, Charlotte might think that Allen won’t charge more when he arrives at Berher and negotiates again…… , There was no way Allen, the money ghost, would go over so easily.
If it’s a mission related to witchcraft, I’ll probably be able to pick up two or three hundred more gold coins.
Of course! It wasn’t because she felt sorry for the Countess, who didn’t even let her betrothed. … Oh really!
