Chapter 55 – 13. The Festival of Warlocks. (One)
Deng, Deng, Deng.
The city of the Holy Land, which had not yet regained its color, was gradually drifting away like that softly ringing bell.
The blind saintess felt the outline gradually receding and put her hands together and squeezed her tightly. She had never been outside the territory of the holy kingdom in her life, and it was difficult for her to easily control this strange feeling of anticipation and anxiety. … Rather than being the first, it was because of being young.
She placed her folded hands upon her bosom and offered up her prayers to the Holy Ghost.
Please, may the Holy Ghost bless this journey….
[Strength: 60] [Agility: 47] [Stamina: 58] [Intelligence: 28] [Magic power: 20]
[Genius] [Sense of beauty] [Firm conviction] [Curiosity] [Passionate] [Desire] [Sleep Song]
Allen, who was sitting across from the blind saintess, couldn’t contain her admiration as he looked at her status window. Indeed, the master and the disciple—!
… Certainly, perverts will like it… !
The sum of strength, agility, and stamina was 165. It hadn’t exceeded the A-level standard of 180 yet, but considering that he was only in his early 20s, it was a truly incredible stat.
Moreover, since [Genius], The best among the talent characteristics, was attached, I couldn’t help but look forward to future growth. If you grow well like this, you’ll be able to grow up to A rank in 2 or 3 years.
Not only that, but the other characteristics were also close to perfect, so it was a character that didn’t feel burdened at all even if you took it until the second half. However, there is a minor problem that the position itself is a bit disappointing, but that is also a story in the second half, so it is absurd to argue now.
…… It’s a pity.
It’s a pity that I had to let go after Chapter 1 was over, but even a 20,000-hour craftsman couldn’t help it. After all, she’s like an event helper for newbies. Even so, the barrier to entry is so damn high that there are a lot of newbies dying without even finishing Chapter 1, but you have to arrange a good character and support it like a patron in order to keep the game alive. … Of course, it’s the same as the difficulty level being so damn hard.
“Are you very nervous?”
A blind saintess praying with her head slightly bowed raised her head. Although she is blindfolded, she spoke and acted as if he were seen.
It was obviously a very strange thing, but the mercenaries who had gone through all the strange things in the world, it could be——and easily agreed and moved on. In a world full of magic, it’s no big deal to just close your eyes and see!
“… Yes, some.”
“At first, everything is like that. Of course, just because you have more experience doesn’t mean you don’t get nervous. I always get nervous whenever I leave for work. As the years go by, that feeling just fades away.”
“Okay.”
Then, the captain Aiden, who was listening quietly next to him, giggled and then his eyes grew dim as if he remembered the old days.
“So, I also think of the old days…. It’s been over ten years now, maybe….”
Everyone must have fallen into memories at those words, and the atmosphere seemed to evoke an old-fashioned smell. … When Allen also first started playing her game, she quietly recalled that memory.
Christopher asked her god-daughter politely, expressing her infinite respect for her blind saint.
“Could you, by any chance, pray for God’s blessing on this mission, saintess?”
Ah-.
“Sure.”
I never thought I would ask for a blessing! The blind saintess was very moved. So she acted like a very neat and lofty great man with no personal greed. If she is called a saint externally, it is because the perception is that she is pure, mysterious, and chaste.
… That’s right, this time, I’m going to be reborn as a person worthy of a true saint. Master… , I will prove that the saintess can reform her opponents not with her fists, but with her mercy!
Odd Noon embraced such a swollen dream and fervently blessed his crew with all sorts of rhetoric.
……… And her true appearance was gone in just one week.
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It took a long month and a half to leave the kingdom, pass through one medium city and a large city, cross the Boremang Cliff Road, and finally reach the western region.
From the time I crossed over to the western region, the surrounding landscape has changed quite differently from the central region. The green grass gradually disappeared on the floor, and the proportion of sand mixed with the soil gradually increased.
And not too far from the cliff road they came out of, they finally saw the first city in the western region.
Ah.
Unlike those in other regions, the walls of the castle are slightly reddish. Especially in the western part of the city, there were a lot of poisonous spires on every wall.
Big city Norton-. The city was on the side of a wide and thick river, and the scenery on both sides of the river was literally polar opposites. The land adjoining the city was a sandy wasteland, while the opposite side was fertile land with endless stretches of yellow grain.
Certainly, the West oozes the feeling of something of a vacation. If the South is a slow and boring peace, the West is a freewheeling and lively peace.
Anyway.
Arriving in the big city of Knowlton, the Allen-Mercenary Corps spent two days there, then moved along the river again. After passing through the middle city of Odersa, they finally arrived at their destination, the middle city of Hegel.
After arriving in the western region, it took another 15 days to get here.
As soon as Allen-Mercenary Corps arrived in Hegel, the middle city, they received the escort mission’s pay and went straight to the inn. As soon as the crew sat down in front of the table in the hall on the first floor, they tossed their luggage aside and screamed that they would die.
“Cybeol, I never thought the day would come when I wanted to do things like this….”
At best, the mercenaries were itching to limbs because they hadn’t used their body properly except for breaking a few of the clumsy thieves’ claws.
“Don’t worry. Now I’m going to make you fuck up again.”
“… Danju said that again, so I’m afraid for nothing.”
Since the history of previous missions is so splendid, I have a strange feeling that Danju’s words are not just an exaggeration.
“Then, whose dog is the warlock? … It could really suck, so eat your heart out.”
Then Zunisha, a female warrior from the north who was ripening in the heat of the west, patted her table with her fists and vomited her passionate speech, not knowing whether [Recklessness] And [Self-Love] Had been activated.
“I am here! I will, uh, show this fucking West, the horrors of the North, I mean—!”
“Please, bitch. And drink some water in moderation, and wash it. Should the carriage stop every time you pee?”
“This bitch, then it’s going to be hot, so what should I do?”
The bald-headed, black-eyed Billy and the female warrior Zunisha quarreled again as usual. As soon as the bowl was served, the two glared at each other and began stuffing food into their snouts as if in a contest to see who could eat faster.
Western food was mostly hard-dried or boiled. To be honest, it didn’t suit Allen’s taste, but I still have to eat it to live.
“Everyone get some rest. Until I find work.”
There are three triple rooms and one single room. Of course, a single room is the sole owner’s share.
Allen tossed her luggage in her room and left, going back to the innkeeper in the hall on the first floor. The handsome middle-aged man was a man whose face was marked by the composure common to the West.
“A glass of grain wine.”
The owner put a glass full of lukewarm grain wine down in front of Allen.
“I have a question for you….”
“Which one?”
Fortunately, like a laid-back, friendly Westerner, he wasn’t asking for money.
“Have you heard any rumors about black magicians lately? I hear there’s been a lot of chaos around here.”
“Ah-.”
The innkeeper nodded her head as if she knew of course.
“They say that the lower estate is a complete mess right now. A few villages on the side of our territory have also been ruined. … It seems that the lord of the castle sent in a request to devise countermeasures towards the magic tower, but those bastards aren’t the kind of bastards who can move smoothly.”
“Right. No.”
“First of all, since the fire that has fallen on your feet has to be extinguished, I heard that the lord of the castle is also gathering a mercenary corps these days. Did you guys hear the rumors too?”
“Well, for now.”
Then the owner leaned her upper body towards Allen and whispered quietly. A tone of advice.
“To presumptuously say, they use the corpses of those bastards—. You’d better be careful. Honestly, if you’re like me, I think you’ll find another job…. Are warlocks bastards normal?”
“A son of a mercenary, if you hide your work in front of money, you will use it.”
When Allen smiled and said, the owner laughed along as if he knew it.
“Well, he’s a wasteful person, so I wish he hadn’t died. Well then, do your best.”
After hearing her story, Allen emptied the rest of her glass. Getting drunk from just a glass of grain wine, he returned to his room and lay down on the soft bed for the first time in a while. Then the sand dust rose for a moment and then settled again.
“Shhhhh, faaal….”
The complex head of work soon sank into darkness.
Mercenaries, warlocks, guilds, goods, trades, money, money, money…….
The various words that had been swirling around in no order gradually faded and disappeared like silence.
He quickly fell into a deep sleep.
