Chapter 157 – 36. Gray. (One)
Allen was quite surprised to see her sponsorship certificate.
500 gold coins every month? Not once?
No matter how brazen he was, he wasn’t trying to eat 500 gold coins every month. … It just meant that a person who works hard should be counted on once.
He thought it was too much money, so he went to see her again.
“I can afford that much. So it’s okay.”
It was a rich family that had settled down in the capital with expensive land. In addition, she herself will receive a considerable amount of compensation as a prophet, so of course this is not a big deal. …… But no matter how much money she had, Allen didn’t foolishly swallow anything she could overeat and make her sick. At least he is a person who knows how to make such rational judgments.
“I didn’t know it was the amount I received every month. It seems there was a misunderstanding in communication. … It would be better to lower the amount of donation to around 300.”
“Really, I’m fine….”
“It’s because I’m a burden.”
When he says this, she can’t be stubborn either.
So, the sponsorship was corrected again to 300 gold coins. Of course, that’s not a small amount, but it’s a level that Allen can accept.
And Alloa, the Prophet, was more enamored with Allen’s acknowledgment of her own mistakes and correcting them. …… There were rumors that he was crazy about money, but as expected, not all rumors were believed straight away.
Anyway.
Allen took the corrected sponsorship certificate and left the capital two days later.
“Finally going home.”
The new Corey shouted, feeling happy at the thought of returning to the long-lost hideout.
She stopped in Vermand-Dois for a short while on the way, but it was a long journey, well over five months, from the time she left for the East to the capital here. Almost half a year went by in an instant.
Allen was a little worried about whether the inn business would have gone well while he was away, but if it were to happen, the viola would be a bit involved, so even if there was a problem, it wouldn’t have spread too much.
And so she went on an arduous journey of more than three weeks to Vermand-Dois. This time, when I arrived in a village or city, I spent only one night at most. Anyway, all the poison that had accumulated over the years was released in the capital, and everyone wanted to go back to their hideout like a chimney, so they didn’t want to delay even a day.
And the mercenary city that finally arrived, Vermandois… !
As soon as he got off the wagon, the furry Geese breathed heavily and swallowed the city’s fucking smell.
“Yes, Seapearl, this is it. Ah, the smell I missed—”
No matter what you do, in the end, my house is the best.
Allen, too, couldn’t help but be a little thrilled. I haven’t felt this way since I left for a western expedition.
“Didn’t everyone leave anything behind?”
Geese tapped his crotch and nodded that he had it all.
“You can hang your cock and balls well.”
“Then everything is there. Let’s go home now.”
Hideout arrived after half a year. They had a tearful reunion and a bed separated from their owners for a long time.
Of course, without a break, Allen moved again and visited the viola office in Guild House. She had been away from the viola Danju for half a year, and her face should be reflected just because she came back.
Naturally, she kept her seat in her office, watching her business. She greeted him warmly after seeing her for the first time in a while.
“I heard that you stopped by the capital.”
“I stopped by for a while on my way to business.”
“Anyway, I’m glad you came back safely.”
The two of them sat at a small table in one corner of the office and chatted. The mission from visiting Kartli, a large city in the east, to the Holy Kingdom…. Of course, he didn’t bother bringing up the story that the sucker had opened the door to mana.
“Elizabeth Budanju, please give my regards.”
“…… Is that so.”
The atmosphere became heavy every time Princess Belver’s name was mentioned. Allen smiled reassuringly.
“Do not worry. Even so, I am not an ungrateful person. How much did the Lord Danju give me?”
“…… Thank you for thinking so. Well, honestly, I would be lying if I said I didn’t put any effort into it.”
Danju Viola looked directly at Allen and said.
“Right. I worked on you … Compared to other danju, I think it’s a little more special. I think you and I are a relationship that will last a long time.”
She finally reveals her inner feelings. He lowered her head slightly as if in honor.
“If you think so, it is an honor beyond anything else.”
Then he took out the gift she had prepared in her arms and held it out to her. It was a tow that was slightly smaller than the palm of her hand.
It’s ugly, but you can’t come empty-handed.
“Thanks.”
“Then, I will go back.”
“I see. You must be very tired, so go and get some rest.”
Allen left, and Viola returned to business.
… However, she kept her eyes on the tow she had placed on the edge of her desk.
Ha.
She let out a light sigh and put down her pen, resting her chin on it and staring at it for a long time.
It’s the shape of two people close to each other.
A smile slowly formed around her mouth as she watched it.
……… For a child, five would be enough……….
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“Sir, you’re really screwing me out.”
The road from the eastern end to the southern end was really long. Since he had to carry a large and heavy coffin, not even a bare body, the speed of the wagon or cart had to be slower.
However, since the pay is so good, he does not hesitate to go this long way. …… How much did you have to suffer because work was suddenly cut off in the eastern part of the fort? It is a pity that the deceased wants to be buried in her native land.
Anyway.
At the words of the mercenary leader that he would arrive soon, a happy light shone on the faces of the members.
I left the city and went south for two more days already. The road has long since been cut off. It was an empty plain with nothing around.
Soon after, the wagon stopped and the mercenaries got off. The two people who were entrusted with this transportation request got off the wagon that had preceded them.
There was something like a shabby hut there. The mercenaries thought that this was the house where the deceased lived in the past, and thought nothing of it.
“That way.”
An old client motioned for him to go inside with the coffin. The mercenaries dragged the cart to the entrance of the hut, and then the six of them clung to the coffin and lifted it.
It was dark without a single light in the open cabin. The mercenaries quickly went inside and put it down on the floor with the feeling that they should put this heavy thing down first.
“Phew, it’s over….”
And before he finishes talking, a mercenary whose head is cut off by a blade that suddenly jumps out of the darkness.
The time it took for all six mercenaries to become decapitated bodies was really fleeting.
“Is it the body of the Sword Emperor?”
“Right.”
After a brief Q&A, they did not speak further.
The unidentified men who killed the mercenaries threw the corpses into a corner and opened the sealed coffin. There was an old corpse with only bones remaining.
They moved the coffin to the middle of the hut and hung the dead body upside down over the coffin. Then the blood dripping down.
The sight of six headless corpses all hanging upside down over the coffin was grotesque and terrifying. However, the people present did not blink an eye, as if there was no inspiration even after seeing it.
Soon after the old man winked, people closed the cabin door and moved closer to the corner of the space.
And when the old man nodded his head, the person wearing a red uniform and wearing a goat mask began spinning around the magic circle drawn on the floor, shaking a bell.
Mee mee mee. The bleating of goats by men,
Daughter and daughter. The sound of the bells overlapped eerily.
They performed the ceremony with only a single candle.
That time when the ceremony was going on for such a long time.
I thought something strange was going on, and the candle I was barely holding on to went out.
At the same time, the sound of people stopping for a while. But soon it let out a louder, louder cry.
Meeeee.
Please come along.
Here we are
We insignificant are right here!
And something started to smell.
That’s when I thought it got really bad.
People’s feet caught fire.
“Ah!”
They just shook their feet to extinguish the fire, but it did not go out and continued to spread upwards.
“Ahhh!”
The goat bleating has long since ceased.
Soon, screams of burning pain began to echo through the cabin.
People rode, and soon the cabin rode too.
Everything started to burn.
Even the corpses of the mercenaries.
Guando.
But the bones in the coffin were not burned.
Aaaaa
Dozens of unidentified groups gathered around the cabin.
They continued to bow toward the shack that echoed with screams.
Please go ahead.
I will offer a sacrifice
I will offer a sacrifice
I will give you everything
The fire spread through the magic circle near the hut, and it also attached to the bodies of those outside.
Truly the pinnacle of human sacrifice.
Aaaaa
After a long time,
Lights off,
There, like an abyss, only gray beings with black eyes remained.
