Chapter 64 – 14. Crisis and Cooperation. (4)
Fortunately, the city was unscathed overnight. Of course, Allen didn’t have a very comfortable night.
…… Fortunately, I am alive…….
He grunted, thinking that he was fortunate that he did not open his eyes in the underworld. Perhaps because he was somewhat relaxed, he suffered from a mild fever all night long. …… Early morning when I miss a sip of bittersweet coffee.
When he went out to the terrace and opened the window, the cool air that had cooled down on the cold sand all night stabbed his lungs at once. Then, the soma that had been clinging to him suddenly ran away and he became clear again.
After a while, a servant came to his room. He has word that breakfast is ready. Danjoo washed his face with water and headed to the restaurant.
The restaurant is already crowded with a group of mercenaries. When Allen showed up there, he pretended to know everyone. After exchanging light morning greetings with the peopleheheaded to the table where the members were huddled together. Food was plentiful on the table.
“Did you sleep well all night?”
“To be honest, I didn’t sleep well because I was a little anxious. How much they tormented us.”
“Keuhehe, that’s right.”
Allen poured food into a bowl and started dipping it one by one with a fork, when Aiden, who was sitting next to him, quietly whispered,
“What are you going to do now?”
“… Well. First of all, it seems good to keep joining Rudra Danju. Looking at it, it seems that there are quite a few talkers in the West.”
Then the captain tilted his head slightly in Allen’s direction and spoke in a lower voice than before.
“As I recognized it, it is the daughter of the Marquis. … Your Excellency’s second wife is your mother.”
“… Marquis?”
Hearing this, a piece of information popped into Allen’s mind. The lord of the castle who ruled Behimruod, a large city near the Mage Tower, was a marquis, but Rudra was probably his lineage. … It was bigger than expected.
“Can’t you smell it? I think we can do something big.”
As expected of a money-loving mercenary, Captain Aiden immediately smelled the money. Ifheheld the title of marquis on the continent, he could not help but become very rich. Even if you only receive taxes from that vast territory, how much is that!
“I will find out.”
“If you have enough money, please bring some pocket money.”
Allen nodded her head as if telling her not to worry and continued eating. Then, his gaze searched for Rudra Danju.
… The daughter of the Marquis….
After breakfast amidst the raucous noise, Allen saw Rudra Danju waiting for him in the hallway outside her dining room. The members of the crew who came out together left with a strange eye smile and said they would go first, leaving only the sweet note. … Only the red-haired monk looked back at her with eyes that seemed to have some lingering attachment to her, but in the end, she also disappeared….
“Did you have a good night?”
“… Yes, well, it was better than sleeping on a boat.”
Shaking her head lightly, she lightly licked her lips with her tongue, then glanced into his eyes.
“Now, I am leaving.”
“… Is that so?”
“All the sophomores decided to go with me. Behimruod. …… You’re not from the West, so I don’t know, but I’m actually the daughter of the Marquis.”
“Okay.”
When Allen didn’t show much surprise, Rudra’s expression became a bit bleak. … Wouldn’t it be quite surprising if it was the daughter of a marquis?
“… Did you know I’m not really surprised. …… No, well, I don’t mean that.”
“I guessed from your actions and words. He was also a valuable person.”
“… Oh, yes, let’s go.”
When Allen said that with a soft smile, Rudra strangely tickled her chest and her breath slightly heated. She just brushed her bangs.
“Of course, I will also follow Danju Rudra. Wasn’t it already decided to do it together?”
“… Maybe there are people who want to stay here.”
“Do not worry. I’m not from the West, but I’m also a warlock. … Although they are mercenaries who are after money, they are not selfish enough to ignore the crisis on the continent.”
At her nasty smell of money, Allen overwrote it with utmost sincerity. As I said to the blind saint, bravado and bluffing are essential virtues of mercenary sobriety. If you can do the same job and get more money, then of course you should!
Rudra must have been seduced by Allen’s slick words, and her temper-looking eyes melted away very quickly.
“Thank you so much for saying that. … She thought she was all savage, except that she was from the West…. Allen Danju has something really, elegant about it. I can feel it just by looking at it.”
Oh, and even elegance!
Allen looked at Rudra, who was taken aback by my words, and smiled politely at herhaha.
Haha, what elegance.”
“… Anyway, so you know that. Oh, and I’m going by boat this time too. Well, that’s because it’s safe. And if I could leave later today, I would.”
“All right. Then we will have it ready to depart at any time.”
“Yes. … Then.”
And the two went their separate ways.
· · ·
Allen has gathered all of her crew members in her dorm room. She was to explain the interim settlement and future plans.
He opened his mouth in a solemn tone, glancing at the crew members sitting huddled together with their arms crossed and sipping grain wine.
“First…. Oh, long-term contracts don’t apply, so there’s nothing to worry about. For those of you who have short-term contracts, I will give you a choice first.”
He put down the small money bags one by one in front of the bald, black-eyed Billy, the new daughter Christopher, and the tattooed Arnold, who had signed short-term contracts.
“This is the cost of employment. Originally, Hegel should have given it to you… , I hope you understand that this happened because things got twisted.”
“That’s it, yes. Well, it can’t be helped.”
The mercenaries seemed to be in a good mood once they received the money, and a smirk appeared on their faces.
“You can quit if you want. Because this is not something I can force. Of course, you can sign a new contract if you want.”
“What is the contract for?”
Arnold, a tattoo artist willing to stay with them, asked about the contract.
Allen smiled lightly and nodded his head lightly.
“Well, as everyone expected, it’s about catching the warlock. Is there anything else to do in the West now? Is not it? That’s what we came here for.”
“…… Wouldn’t that be kind of dangerous?”
The bald, black-eyed man who had already experienced the necromancer’s terrifying appearance was very worried.
“Of course it would be dangerous. Where in the world is money safe to eat, isn’t it? Especially the mercenaries. …… Of course, that doesn’t mean I’m trying to find a place to die. The place we are going now is Behimruod, the big city. It is one of the largest cities in the West.”
Oh-
It was then that everyone seemed relieved.
Then Allen laughed a little wickedly.
“… But I still like it. There is only one troublesome thing left.”
“What else do you have?”
“There is a magic tower not far from Behimruod.”
If it’s a magic tower, isn’t it a wizard’s tower?
“… Isn’t that rather fortunate? We can get help from wizards!”
“No. Won’t help Members of the Magic Tower don’t care what happens outside. Their well-being is far more important.”
“These are very fucking puppies.”
“Yeah, I’m a fucking baby. That’s why the necromancers must be waiting.”
“…… Yes?”
Danju took a deep breath for a moment, then spoke again.
“You all know that warlocks were just ordinary wizards at first, right? Then it changed like that because of the contract with the devil.”
Everyone nodded their heads as if it was common sense.
“It’s obvious that he belongs to the Mage Tower. Among the wizards of the West, there is no one who does not belong to the Mage Tower. Those guys accepted the demon’s black mana and became necromancers, sweeping the surrounding villages and increasing their power…. If you get to that point, don’t you think you can draw a picture in your head?”
The clumsy mercenaries still seemed completely unaware. At that time, the clever sucker said something as if he knew something.
“Perhaps, revenge… Are you?”
“Yes, revenge—”
“The target is the Magic Tower.”
Aha-. It was only then that the mercenaries nodded as if they understood the general circumstances.
“So you’re saying that those warlocks are doing this to get revenge on the mage tower bastards?”
“Okay. … And if you plot the location of the village that was attacked by the necromancer on the map, it will look like this.”
Allen marked the location of the attacked village with an X on the map of the Western Region and then followed it along a long line. The lines, which are a bit curly like a ponytail, intersect at one point.
That point is the place where the magic tower is located near Behimruod, the big city.
Danju lightly punched the spot with his fist and spoke with a confident tone.
“This is the proof that they are heading to the Mage Tower.”
Of course, Allen said it as if he had expected it based on various circumstances and evidence, but in fact, he knew the whole story of this incident early on as he knew the plot of [Guild Master].
The festival of black magicians is their revenge against the Mage Tower. … In conclusion, since the Magic Tower has collapsed, their revenge has succeeded.
“Then, Behimruod, isn’t that a bit too dangerous? It’s near the magic tower.”
“Of course, it is not without risk. Still, big cities are much safer than other places. My life is precious to me too. No matter how good the money is, I don’t go into a place where I die unconditionally. … And their target is the Magic Tower. They wouldn’t hurt their power by touching a big city. Even if they attack Behimruod, there are plenty of people there to defend. Besides, the walls are very high and huge. … At least if it’s not an army of 10,000 units, I won’t be able to do it.”
In the first place, the status of large cities on the continent was like that. Impregnable fortress. It was on a different level from the middle city common on the continent.
… In fact, according to the plot, the necromancers attacked the Mage Tower and then attacked the big city of Behimruod. Most of the necromancers had already become liches who hated living things, so as soon as their revenge was over, they rushed to eat them from the nearby big city. Their attacks were obviously tremendous, but Behimruod was able to defend them in the end.
“Where there is a fight, there is a lot of money. We are mercenaries. If you were trying to save your life, why would you come west? No, why are you a mercenary? Aren’t we here for money and fame? Even so, the money he should have received from Hegel has already been blown away. The damage is very serious. If so, this is an opportunity not to be missed. A chance to get both money and fame with a small chance of dying—!”
Allen shouted ferociously, scanning his men with a money-mad look.
“If you don’t like it, quit. I have no desire to work with a coward.”
The members of the crew glanced at each other. At that moment, bald-black-eyed Billy said “Hey” And banged his fist on the table.
“Syipal, I’m going to go through it once, I’ll go through it twice. I’ll go. Let’s make some money right now!”
And Christopher the goddaughter and Arnold the tattooist also joined. In the end, I fell for the money. If it’s a marquis, I’ll give you a generous ransom. Besides, isn’t it an emergency right now?
A crisis is an opportunity.
Allen was prepared to rip her marquise off the hook.
… No,
At a glance, it was clear that Danju Rudra was a money leak. Allen’s intuition, the youngest son of Baron Pomwell, a terrible money ghost, was so fucking crazy.
His ass twitched as the tip of his cock fought as he fantasized about getting rich.
… Oh Yes, this is sex.
And at that very moment. Rudra Danju, who would be a money leak, was humming her hum, saying that it was clear that Allen Danju had a crush on her.
