Chapter 37 – 9. Viola. (3)
With the short-term contract missing, the meeting of the Allen-Mercenary Corps became a bit modest. Allen nodded lightly, taking a quick glance at the members whose half had fallen off.
Still, at this level, I wouldn’t be ignored anywhere. Moreover, thanks to the existence of the suckling wizard, people will feel that it is one step higher. Wizards are rare unless it’s a high-level mercenary group.
… Well, even if you are just breathing, more than 50 gold coins will go out, but you have to pay for it!
Fixed expenses around 55 gold coins. In addition to food and lodging expenses, if you calculate everything, it is like losing almost 100 gold coins every month.
Just thinking about it, Allen spontaneously pulled out his tongue and shook his head from side to side. … After all, the mercenary business wasn’t usually difficult. If you get a big twist even once, you’re in hell.
In that respect, this large-scale commission was as valuable as rain during a drought. Even if the rope you hold on to is not very strong, you must swallow this at least.
“The next request is a dungeon.”
Dungeon-. The words made the crew look quite surprised. Isn’t it the dungeon that is as unknown as the Devil’s Land?
“You don’t have to worry too much. It’s a big order. We are not alone.”
“After…. To be honest, I was just a little scared.”
Captain Aiden sighed lightly and grinned. Although the level of the members has risen a little, it is still not enough to clear the dungeon alone.
“I came down from the upper city. It looks like the dungeon passage came out while digging a hole in the mine.”
It happened often. While digging deep in the mines of the huge mountain range, he even touched the monster’s den.
It’s useless to try to block it again once it’s been breached, so as the owner of the mine, he’ll want to somehow clean up this dungeon.
“That seems to have hurt the miners too. … This is a request made by the lord of the castle himself.”
“Then the commission fee must be quite substantial.”
“I’ll eat five of them, at least the big ones.”
The minimum amount is five hundred gold coins. It was a decent amount.
At that time, Allen, who was watching the crew, poured cold water on them.
“… But it’s too early to like it again.”
Their eyes turned to Danju again.
“Being a large commission means that the dungeon is much bigger than I thought. Then, the fact that it’s a large-scale commission might be a bit colorless. It’s a bit inefficient to crowd around too much.”
Only the quick-witted Kalis quickly grasped the meaning.
“It means that we can spread the number of people a little and take over the area.”
“Right. … Still, well, I’m not going to move in such a small number. At least four or five will stick. Because it’s a dungeon. … Maybe.”
With this, the mission talk is roughly over. There’s still quite a bit of time left until the mission, and it’s only the first day since we arrived, so we should take it easy.
“Now, drink to your heart’s content. I will pay for the drink today.”
“Joath. Let’s run until our nose gets crooked today.”
“… But think about the situation in my pocket.”
“Hey, drink it, it’s free alcohol, drink it as fuck—-.”
… Bastards, be mean.
And Allen, who was weak in alcohol, stretched out for three of her beers.
· · ·
Viola finished breakfast and went to the break room to enjoy tea time. This morning’s rest, watching her beautifully landscaped garden and the river glistening in the sunlight, was like sweet honey to her.
I took a sip of tea while enjoying my leisure time, but someone broke into the break room. Viola turned her head to look at the face of the man who had dared to interrupt this rest without permission.
A furry man who looked like a bandit. Lieutenant Palmer.
“No, it’s my sister-! What kind of crap is this? Is it a dungeon? You didn’t mean to do that, did you? Now, the kids went out on a mission and there was a rupture, so what if it suddenly does this?”
“No fuss. There are soldering irons. It’s just fine To give them some experience, just roll it once. … Do you think I made the decision without thinking about it?”
“No, no matter how, it’s a little bit like putting only them in….”
Then she returned her gaze to the flowing river and replied indifferently.
“I will go. So put it in mainly for inexperienced children. … But don’t be too talkative. There are some kids I’ve been keeping an eye on. Those, kids like Emery.”
“… Then, shall we consider the third group?”
“Uh. By summarizing the data.”
“Well, if my sister goes too….”
The viceroy immediately agreed. If the viola troupe goes directly, it won’t be a big problem even if there are a lot of punctures. The furry, who had been watching his sister’s movements, quietly sat down across from her.
“Why did you suddenly change your mind anyway? You’re not doing well on the field. … Is there something here that I don’t know about?”
Shaggy Palmer wondered if there might be some stake here that she didn’t know about.
“There is. … Just. If you don’t use it for too long, your body will harden. I run the field sometimes. … Kalim was still like that at that age.”
“Aha. … By the way, did you have a letter of recommendation? Uh….”
Palmer skimmed through the paper he had brought with him.
“Allen, the mercenaries? Guys. Did you do this yourself? Or is it a big deal?”
Danju took a sip of the tea and answered indifferently.
“Kalim Danju asked me to take a good look at it. It wasn’t bad. I just wanted to try growing it.”
“How many points?”
Here, Viola thought for a moment. But her troubles didn’t last long.
“I didn’t see it.”
In fact, you can always see her number, but she has moderately limited her abilities to others. It was because I had witnessed many times that her extraordinary ability made an unmanageable number of enemies.
“… I see. What. My sister is not the kind of person who would do something without a countermeasure.”
“For a guy who believes that much, his expression didn’t look like that before.”
“Ah, that, how to say, the kind of heart that wants to hear an answer quickly?”
The bandit grinned, showing his teeth.
“Stop talking nonsense. Because I have something to think about.”
“Yep. Then I will make a list and post it later.”
“Okay.”
The break room was quiet again. She lifted the teacup again, swallowed the tea, and looked at the scenery outside her with deep eyes.
She gave many reasons, but the real reason was that she wanted to watch Allen-Mercenary Corps. The ability of that handsome young man with the number 522….
…… If only I was 10 years younger….
Viola thought that and stopped laughing. She’s been a bit shy since she’s been arguing about her behavior for the first time in a while.
She was delusional to the last. Just as men think that way when they see a pretty woman, so do women when they see a handsome man. Even if the future is guaranteed….
However, it was a life that had already built a wall for the rest of my life. It won’t happen in the future.
The longer I watched, the more my thoughts grew. Viola stood up, gulping down her tea before thinking further.
· · ·
Allen tried to find an empty spot for her at the Guild House, but she said that the number of people on the waiting list was already over twenty. She’s not there, and even the rent is outrageous.
In the end, he had no choice but to withdraw to the street outside the guild house. Even for a good seat on the street, the competition was fierce.
When the curly, piggy streetman gave his ass to the handsome Allen, he made an explicit offer to give him a better seat. Of course, Allen refused with a single knife, and was pushed to the very end.
This is the reality here. But he wasn’t particularly upset. If you don’t have connections, money, or skills, even with your body—-. Because that’s normal here.
The city of mercenaries, Vermandois, was never a place full of dreams and hopes. It was a city of infinite competition like hell, where those without them had no choice but to fall further into the abyss.
So, you have to squeeze in and find your place. Otherwise, everything you have will be robbed.
Still, thanks to the word “Large commission,” There were quite a few mercenaries who came after seeing the recruitment announcement. Compared to other street offices that usually only fly, Allen’s business is at least thriving.
Of course, the vast majority of them were scumbags who just wanted to poke at them. Occasionally decent mercenaries came to visit, but most of them asked too much money. Even if you hit the price there, it’s unreasonable.
So, after struggling for a week, I managed to fill up four people. Among them, one of the healers was the one that Arlen Danju personally asked for after spending all day wandering around the temple. The skinny young man had the [Weakness] Trait, but he should have matured well and calmed himself down so as not to fall into panic.
Thus, a total of eight people were completed. Allen actually thought of ten people, but somehow it was a bit difficult because of financial problems. … Certainly, the labor cost in Vermandois is a bit high compared to other places.
The departure date is quickly approaching.
Allen’s heart pounded as he imagined the first dungeon he would experience. It was both anticipation and worry at the same time.
Still, given the size of the group, there shouldn’t be much of a problem. You should be able to act moderately. Don’t go too far, don’t back down too much.
The thoughtful Danju tossed and turned for a long time before falling asleep.
