Chapter 185 – 41. Business. (3)
Since entering the mercenary business in earnest, the most smooth and peaceful days have continued for several years. … It feels like the steep upward trend has now turned into a gentle curve.
With the growth in financial size, Allen had a challenge to solve. Apparently, the Allen-Mercenary Corps alone cannot cover the entire scale of this wide-spread business, so the need for an alliance has grown so much that you can feel it.
Right now, the grain transportation is not the Allen-Mercenary Corps, but another mercenary group is temporarily hired and entrusted, but if the business grows bigger than this, there will definitely be a shortage of hands.
However, every time that happens, you can’t blindly walk around to save the mercenary corps, so now the mercenary corps under your trust are getting more and more desperate.
In fact, it was safe to say that the power of the 10 rivers also came from the coalition. So, the Dagon-Mercenary Corps, which was in the top 10 a few years ago, collapsed without being able to resist the Duke of Belver as the coalition all turned around calmly. …… If they had united and fought to the end, the Duke of Bellver would have had a hard time too.
In that respect, it was time for Allen to start thinking about his alliance. Not only for the business part, but also for the sake of rising to the top 10—-.
… Around the time when the days of worrying about who I should attract continued.
A really unexpected person came to Allen.
The mercenary leader from hometown Berher, Charlotte Louisfong Avrehim—-.
She’s a bit more mature than I’ve seen before when she went to the south to catch her ash demon…. On Charlotte’s face, which had been as old as Allen’s, traces of her inscrutable anguish were deeply imprinted.
“It’s been a while, Charlotte Danju.”
“… Yes, it’s been a while.”
“What’s going on here… ?”
The blonde woman stared at Allen’s face for a moment without saying a word.
… Her man, who was clearly on an equal footing in the past, but now has risen so far that he cannot even dare to follow him.
In fact, when Allen said he was leaving Berher for her mercenary business, Charlotte promised her a negative future. She said that in less than a year she would come back to her hometown.
However, he became a completely different person than she expected. No, it far exceeded expectations, and now his name is often heard even in the south. As one of the famous mercenaries!
Especially after the last battle with the devil in the South, he became a celebrity in the South. Furthermore, it is said that he is on good terms with the most famous mercenary troupe representative of the south, the duke’s son, Carly Hill Danju. … Even the rumor that Carly Hill was very anxious to make Allen Danju a member of the duchy was famous even in the South.
Charlotte, confined to her little berher and justifying herself, finally realized that she was wrong. …… It took him many years to put down everything and reach that conclusion.
So she decided to leave her hometown. She may be a little late, but still, before it’s too late….
Allen-even if it’s not as much as the mercenaries, she hopes to become a famous mercenary and return home proudly!
It was obviously not an easy decision, but it had to be done. What would be the meaning of her if she died at such an old age after spending her whole life as a mediocre mercenary leader!
Even if she couldn’t enjoy the times, at least she wanted to jump on the bandwagon. … That’s her honest feelings.
“Me too… , I want to do the mercenary business properly.”
“Okay.”
“In Berher, there are definitely limits. At most, it’s all about patrolling near the mine…. Not everyone is very motivated.”
“I understand.”
Allen fully understood Charlotte’s feelings. He also left the South for that reason.
In front of Allen, who had become a giant, Charlotte felt as if she was shrinking endlessly, but she proudly stretched out her chest as much as possible.
“It won’t be easy.”
“…… I am determined.”
She was sincere
He said this woman, too, had finally come to her senses, and she did and she smiled lightly inwardly.
Allen, who rested her chin lightly on her table and looked at her hometown friend, quietly opened her mouth.
“What about the existing mercenaries?”
“All I do is patrol anyway. Sometimes I go and catch a monster or two. … Nothing much will change without me. I already found a replacement….”
The blond woman no longer had the confidence she had before. … Perhaps her realization that she didn’t have much use for her mercenary company made her even more determined to leave.
“Then what about the mercenaries? How many did you bring?”
“Only two. Rest of it… , They were trying to stay. Of course, I didn’t intend to bring them all….”
They were Charlotte-Mercenary Corps in name only, but in fact they belonged to the Count.
In the first place, few people wanted to accompany her on this arduous road. You don’t have to start all over again with a good seat. At least the two accompanying her were barely persuaded by her long-standing loyalty to her.
“I will start over. From the bottom, step by step….”
There was another short silence.
The corners of Allen’s mouth, which had been closed with her straight edge, curled up very slowly.
“May I make a suggestion?”
“…… Suggestion?”
“I will support you. It means to look after you. …… Would you like to work for me?”
A blonde girl who suddenly lost her words while thinking about what kind of proposal she was making.
“There is no need to be burdened. You can refuse if you don’t want to.”
…… To be honest, it was a tempting suggestion. Still in the dark about what to do, she couldn’t be better if she had his help.
She didn’t have to be ashamed to work for him. His and her status are already so far apart that it is ridiculous to dare to compare them. Didn’t you put your position and face down at Berher anyway?
“…… What does it mean to work under you?”
“It means that we are entrusting you with a task that is a bit obscure for us to handle. Of course, we will pay a reasonable request fee accordingly. … From a business perspective, it’s kind of like subcontracting.”
“By the way… , I don’t have the ability to do that yet.”
“That’s why we will provide some support until we grow to a certain extent. When it’s really hard, the seasoned mercenary here also provides temporary support. …… I promise to help your mercenary corps grow.”
It was an amazing thing to say. Even if you are a trendsetter, you want to be able to do as much as this.
…… In fact, she had never treated him well before. On the contrary, there were times when he was treated as less than human, and there were many times when he pretended not to know how to say hello. … Because at one time she hated being involved with such a lowly man.
But he did this kindness to her as if he never remembered it.
Why? A situation in which there can be no doubt.
“How is it?”
“…… The conditions are so good that I can’t possibly refuse.”
“Then do you agree?”
“Previously… , I have something I want to ask you.”
“Yes, I will answer anything I know.”
Charlotte wet her dry lips with her tongue and quietly opened her mouth.
“The reason for doing this is… , What?”
“Because it is necessary for both me and you.”
“…… You have very little left.”
“Why is there nothing left?”
Allen smiled charmingly.
“Are you staying?”
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Blond girl Charlotte became a member of the first coalition of Allen-Mercenaries.
It was an opportunity that came at the right time to Allen, who was deeply concerned about the formation of an alliance. Of course, she still lacked a lot, but she was a person who could be trusted and entrusted with work if she was raised well. There is also the connection point of her trend person.
… There is no need to start too hastily and grandiosely. You just have to grow up step by step like this… !
Although she suffered a bit, fortunately, the empty positions of Charlotte-Mercenary Corps, which had been skinny like a bare tree on a cold winter day, began to be filled one by one. Of course, if she hadn’t been in the halo of Allen Danju, she would have suffered much more. … As she also faced a recruiting war with several mercenaries, she finally realized how big his presence was on the mercenary floor. At the same time, her will to rise was even more ignited in the hope that Vermand Dua would be able to make her dreams come true.
And around that time, Allen conducted simple training with the help of Kalisman every morning for the growth of his stamina, which became more and more desperate day by day. In order to develop physical strength and to learn the minimum self-defense. …… And through this training, Allen realized how damn hard he had no talent for martial arts. Don’s head works fucking fast, but why is his body so stiff except during sex….
He decided to borrow some of the power of drugs while watching the stamina level that didn’t climb dirty. Thus, he got a chance to meet alone with an old alchemist whom the 10th grade Gione Danzoo especially cherished. … Of course, it was a secret between the two of them that they even gifted a high-end magic lamp to Jeone Danju in order to get that opportunity.
After such hard work, Allen obtained an advanced nourishing tonic.
Because I definitely ate, sir, I could feel that I was getting really hot!
So, after overwhelmingly conquering the sucking wizard and gum milk test one after another, he confidently challenged Viola.
… Even if I can’t conquer it, I’ll go half way!
…… Oh…… !
Suddenly, when I came to my senses, my surroundings were bright. It was morning, the sun had already risen outside.
Stunned, Allen slowly raised his aching upper body.
Then I saw a small note on the table next to the bed.
– It was good… ♥
……… The top of the ten rivers is so high that it transcends imagination.
