Chapter 74 – 17. Demon Disease. (2)
Aka devil’s disease.
Random events that occur from time to time in [Guild Master]. Since it was literally random, even Allen couldn’t tell who would get the demonic disease. This crazy game fucking likes randomness, so even if you play hundreds or thousands of games, the big picture is the same, but the small scenarios are always different. Even important named characters in each chapter sometimes die without notice.
In any case, the cause of the demon disease was the seed of the demon spreading across the continent. If it wanders here and there and parasitizes on a human body, you will get a demonic disease.
In fact, even if it was random, usually named characters were often afflicted with this demonic disease. The devil’s seed also covers people. If you’re going to take root, of course, a good host is better.
…… But I never thought that Natasha would have been caught.
The unfortunate person who unluckily fell ill with this demonic disease is a female swordsman with no mind, and the lioness of Marcus.
Natasha Gondor Villa.
Even though she was small in size, she made a name for herself on the continent with her explosive swordsmanship, and after the mid-half, Allen never expected that a female swordsman who would be recruited into the top 10 mercenaries would be suffering from demon disease and doing it today and tomorrow.
I heard that the [Guild Master] Is a lucky game because he puts random elements into a game that already has a fucking barrier to entry.
Still, it was luck that the Allen-Mercenary Corps was going the northern route to Markas, not the southern route to the Holy Land, and to hold on to the blind saintess who was planning to leave for the Holy Kingdom as soon as Chapter 1 was over. Besides, since the perception of demonic disease is not very good, it’s normal not to talk to the neighborhood about looking for a healer, but it was effective that the Count had told everyone that he was looking for a healer to save his daughter.
This is the product of chance and hard work.
If Natasha’s life is saved through this incident, it really is heaven’s help. Demon disease at the beginning of the game is literally a death sentence.
Of course, finding out the cause did not mean that it could be solved unconditionally. As for the devil’s seed, the stronger the host it is rooted in, the stronger the monster that swallowed its life force becomes.
[Strength: 20] [Agility: 20] [Stamina: 15] [Intelligence: 16] [Magic power: 24]
[Genius] [Fortitude] [Recklessness] [Narcissism] [Sensitiveness] [Weakness] [Insomnia] [Sorrow] [Disbelief] [Panic]
Natasha’s stats are messed up due to the demon disease. Of course, even if he overcomes the disease, there is no guarantee that he will be completely restored to the previous level, but he was still a coveted figure. [Genius] Was proudly included in his characteristics, and to the extent that he was recruited by the top 10 Danju later, there was no doubt about his talent. … In fact, if it wasn’t for the devil’s disease in the first place, I wouldn’t even have the opportunity to face it like this.
After lying on the bed for a while in shock, she got up again. Then he looked straight at the man he had just embraced. Allen also did not avoid the gaze of the other person who was examining him.
… Those two are different
Natasha definitely sensed that these two people were different from the people she had ever met. What I had just seen was not an illusion. The very terrible presence inside her… !
“How is your body?”
“It’s fine now. … For awhile.”
The lioness of Marcas was skinny without a look, but the two intense eyes were still burning with the will to live.
“Did you just say you found out the cause?”
“Yes.”
“What is the cause?”
The count also had a very curious face. You have to know the cause, but there will be a possibility of overcoming the demon disease.
Allen let out a long snort at her and pointed at her door.
“… For now, let’s go out together. Because there is something I need to find first….”
“You mean my daughter?”
“Yes. We must go out together.”
When the count looked at her daughter Natasha, she nodded her head willingly, saying no problem. Even if she got into trouble, she had to go this time. Somehow it felt like it had to be.
So Natasha came out of her room on the back of her servant, wrapped in her robe from head to toe. Her blindfold was removed again, and Odd Eye moved along the long black line extending from Natasha, and the rest of the group scurried behind her.
The group entered the secluded corner of the Count’s castle, where no human foot had reached for a long time. The Count could not understand why the nun was going this way, but for now, he silently followed her. You’ll find out why later.
After walking for a long time somewhere, Saint a pink slut stopped at an empty lot with overgrown bushes. She was in a place that somehow felt gloomy. Right there, Odd-Nun was staring somewhere on the floor.
“… I do.”
The blind saintess put her blindfold on again and tapped the featureless grass with the soles of her feet. It was really a place where no one could see anything suspicious, but the Count ordered a shovel to come quickly.
The servants began digging hard with shovels at the spot where the blind saintess had taken her foot. Constantly, continuously. Until the master’s order to stop.
The rest stood still and watched it in a solemn manner without saying a word.
And when they dug down to about knee-deep in her, one of the servants felt something caught on the tip of the shovel and said, uh, startled. … It was definitely not a stone.
“Lord, master, there is something here!”
As the servant, sweating profusely in the scorching sun, shouted, the rest of the people watching the diggers exchanging glances. And Allen nodded her head as if she knew it.
True to the nun’s words, the count, realizing that there really was something out there, managed to calm his rising excitement and make sure to dig deeper into what it was. The servants who heard the order frantically dug up the soil.
And after a while its identity was revealed.
“It is a door. It’s an iron door… !”
“Door?”
Why does the door suddenly come out from under the ground?
Allen outlined her assumptions about the question.
“Probably a long time ago, it was abandoned after being used for some purpose, in a warehouse or something. It seems to have been forgotten over the years. …… It certainly seems like a good place for the devil’s seed to bear fruit secretly.”
“Can you explain in more detail?”
The Count requested an explanation for Allen Danzoo’s meaningful words. The handsome young man looked straight at Seongju and continued to explain clearly.
“The demon disease your daughter has is due to the evil energy of the devil’s seed wandering the continent. It must have been a parasite on your daughter’s body by chance and took root. … Of course, this is little known to the public.”
As if to prove Danju’s backstory, it was something the Count had never heard of before.
In fact, he also sent a large amount of money to the Mage Tower to seek advice on the devil’s disease, but what he returned was not the answer he had been eagerly waiting for, but the dizzying news that the Mage Tower had been destroyed. In the midst of lamenting, thinking how it could be like this without luck, Danju Allen suddenly appeared like a prince on a white horse.
“So, does that mean that the seed that is sucking the life out of my daughter has borne fruit in her right there?”
“That’s right. It usually bears fruit in a very secret place where you can hardly find it. Your daughter’s seems to be over there.”
It was definitely a place I would never have found if it wasn’t for Allen Danju.
“Maybe, is that fruit a monster?”
The Count asked the question again with near certainty. In fact, the moment Allen said it was an evil energy, it was already easy to predict that the fruit was a monster.
“I can’t say it’s unconditional, but most of it is. But I can’t say exactly what’s inside. So don’t be in a hurry to open it. …… It would be good to check after you are fully prepared.”
The Count now fully believed Allen’s words. I found that suspicious place in a location no one could have guessed, how could I not believe it?
He closed and opened his eyes once, and asked again calmly with an intense gaze.
“So, if I get rid of it, will my daughter live? You mean that?”
“… I think so.”
Oh oh. Everyone liked it as if it had already been accomplished.
However, the Count still closed his eyes and took a few deep breaths, unable to resolve his serious expression.
It was a clue that I finally got after a lot of hard work. … But it wasn’t over yet. Rather, this could be the real beginning.
It was important that he figured out the solution, but the means were just as important.
“Didn’t you say you were a mercenary leader?”
“Yes.”
“…… If I were to hire your mercenaries, would you agree?”
If it was enough to find out at once a cure for his daughter’s demonic disease, which no one knew for a long time, then it must be a good mercenary group.
Such mercenaries could not be hired simply with money. Support and trust, maybe more than that, but I can manage it.
Allen also knew the weight of this mission, so he did not readily respond.
“As the father of her daughter, I beg you. …… Could you please help me?”
Danju let out a long sigh.
“…… It is a formidable task.”
“I know. I’ll give you all the support I can. Three times the cost of employment… , No, I’ll give you five times. Of course, I will give you the reward fee for this as well.”
When there was still no response, the Count poured out more of what he had.
“If you want, I can be your sponsor. … So, just this time, help me….”
A very earnest voice.
Allen looked briefly at Natasha, who was wrapped in a wrapping cloth, then at the Count.
Saving the person named Natasha…. The weight I was measuring here and there tipped somewhere.
“…… Okay. However, there is no guarantee that it will always be successful.”
“Sure. I know. I am not such an irrational person. Even if it fails, the responsibility lies entirely with me. Of course, I will pay the same as the employment fee. … Could I possibly turn a blind eye to the benefactor who worked hard for her daughter? Absolutely not. I, now, consider you my comrade. …… Thank you. Thank you so much.”
Count Villa, the lord of Markas Castle, held Allen’s arm to express his gratitude.
Regardless of the circumstances, the Count was definitely a likable person. Of course, Allen can’t help him until he loses, but he still wants to do his best if he gets a generous reward.
With the support of the count family, he became a sponsor as well, and up to five times the employment cost–!
…… You should ask this
Leaving aside the other things, if it were five times the hiring cost, it would be close to 3,000 gold coins. It’s a considerable amount, but the count’s family who owns the estate probably doesn’t have that kind of money.
The thought of the money made his heart race like crazy, but Allen tried to calm down as best he could. You can’t drop your nose in ready-made rice.
But no matter how well paid, Allen had no intention of taking on this mission alone. It’s because I don’t know exactly what the fruit is. It was the right decision to share the risk as much as possible with at least three or four other mercenaries.
The host hadn’t died yet, so it wouldn’t be too much to bear, but it was a fruit that grew up eating Natasha’s vitality. At the very least, it would be difficult for me to handle it.
“We need to hire more mercenaries besides us. I don’t know if there’s something terrifying down there.”
“Okay. Do as you please.”
“… And since I will have to check on my daughter from time to time, can we move our mercenary corps quarters here?”
“Sure. It’s good to have as much as you like.”
Thus, the Allen-mercenary corps joined the count family.
