Chapter 58 – Awakening Madness (3)
“If you do that, I’ll give you all the stolen goods from the customers who bought the store, as well as the compensation!”
You give away stolen goods?
I wondered if I could do that for a while at the bald head’s words, but when I thought about it, some of the stolen goods had been given up by the customers in exchange for money.
Even if you can’t get your goods back because you bought them with money, the official ownership is in the transport guild. So even if you pay for it, it won’t be a problem.
‘Anyway, they say they’ll give me more money, but I have nothing to decline.’
I motioned him to his feet, who was clamoring for attention.
“Get up. Even if I find their lair, there’s a chance I won’t be able to eradicate them alone.”
It turned out that the thieves were going to give up coolly if it was a brigade made up of 12 gold class bounties.
I would report the location to the guild, but risking my life for a paper that could be rewritten would be crazy.
“All you have to do is find the den of bandits! Our guild will send a subjugation party and we will definitely reward our customers!”
Saying so, CEO Bald even wrote a memorandum. It is an item with legal effect, such as a request to be placed in an adventurer’s guild.
Since I was in a position to hide my identity, I agreed to pay the ‘one who exterminated the thief’.
As long as you have this document, even if you leave it later, it will be a failure payment. It seems like an unexpected side income. Although it wouldn’t be counted as Adventurer Nord’s achievements.
“Mr. Wayne. I have gathered information from the Audumla Guild.”
When I brought the memorandum, Tirsi also returned from the investigation.
“It seems there were testimonies from survivors. The number of thieves identified was approximately 15 to 20. The strength of each individual was not outstanding, including the one who seemed to be the boss. Even if you look at it well, it is the opinion that it was below the bronze class.”
“Who is the intelligence witness?”
“He is a bronze class adventurer from the Gylfi Guild. I heard that he is a dual member of the wizard guild.”
“I can believe you.”
The Gylfi Guild is a large-scale guild, unlike Sekhmet, which has a high percentage of rogues, and Audumla, which is a small company.
The entry level is also high, so it is said that they start with the lowest bronze class and go through thorough identification checks and interviews.
The testimony of a person belonging to both the guild and the wizard guild. Reliability is high. There is no need to suspect the spy of the thieves who hid in the adventurer’s guild to spread false information.
“The transport guild also offered 10 silver and ownership of some of the stolen goods as a reward.”
After listening to the story, I explained the compensation to Tyrsi.
10 silver is a lot of money, but if you secretly try to take it away, you will definitely get a backlash.
Maybe I’ll report to Tyrsi that I swindled my pay in order to fuck me up at the transport guild. So let’s just say it comfortably.
“What about the pay in case of success?”
“How do you feel about Wayne being 7 and me being 3?”
“Are you okay? I don’t hold back.’
Tirsi shook her head up and down at my question, trying to make sure I didn’t gossip.
“Does not matter. Yes, I also have financial greed, but I won’t even be able to start it on my own anyway.”
“Good. I will.”
It is a dramatic compromise success. Fuck. 7 Silver Honey.
“It looks like we both need to get ready, but can we see you again after a while?”
Tirsi came out carrying only a wand for self-defense in a lab coat. You wouldn’t be able to go to the place where the battle would take place in that outfit. For me, the robe and mask were all.
“2 hours… No, just give me an hour. I’ll bring the potion I made and clothes to hide my identity.”
“Yes. Then the damage was said to be near the mountain in the north, so I’ll be waiting for you in front of the north gate.”
“Yeah.”
Having set up an appointment, we temporarily dispersed for preparation.
On the way to the north gate, I stopped by Fran, explained the situation, and borrowed Fran’s weapon. My sword, Tyrsi, had seen it before, so I couldn’t bring it. Still, the armor is hidden under the robe, so that’s fine.
‘It doesn’t matter if I don’t have a weapon.’
Weapons are not essential in front of the strength of the earth warrior. Fran’s weapon was an easy-to-use hammer, and he could beat a few thieves and steal their weapons.
Then Fran, who helped me put on the equipment, said.
“Nor. I have something I want.”
“What?”
“A mask and equipment to hide your face.”
Kuwook-.
Frans tightening the straps of my leg guards.
Now Fran was helping me change my disguise as Arthur Wayne in a nearby alleyway. It was because I had returned to the No. 1 Nord once to enter the inn and explain the situation to Fran.
But I feel a little bit dissatisfied in my voice.
“Franc… ? Are you mad?”
“I’m not angry, but sending Nord alone is bothering me. In the future, in preparation for something like this, I think I will need something to hide my identity.”
It seemed that he was worried about not being able to go with me.
The reason Fran doesn’t tell me not to go is because Fran respects my opinion.
“I’m sorry to say… In Fran’s case, wouldn’t it be meaningless to just hide your face because of your height and body shape?”
“… Just put on a bandage and wear tall shoes. Maybe.”
“Is it? Go and try it.”
Having said that, I don’t think it would be bad to try it once. I kissed Frank on the cheek, fully equipped with all my equipment except for my weapons.
“I will go without getting hurt. Don’t worry, I’ll be back before sunrise.”
“Fool. How can you not worry?”
Fran said sullenly. She didn’t have anything to say in return, so she just hugged her. Fran put his hand around my neck and stayed like that for a while before he came down from my arms.
“Go ahead. When in danger, always run away.”
“Yes. I will use my weapon well.”
I put on my mask and ran to the meeting place. After waiting in front of the north gate, a woman wearing a robe appeared. She slung her bag over one shoulder.
“Mr. Wayne. It is me.”
He couldn’t see his face because of the hood and scarf, and his voice was different. Still, her hand lowered the scarf, revealing her eyes, the sky blue I knew well.
“You are here. What should I call you by your name?”
“A pseudonym? Let’s call it ‘Ash’.”
He is a famous historical figure in Romania. In that country, there are many female names that end in “Poetry,” So it would be difficult to follow up by name.
“All right. Then Ash. Let’s go.”
“Whoops. Amman is a pseudonym, but to put it to the end?”
“It’s better to do this to hide your identity. Will you call me Arthur too?”
“I will, Arthur.”
After the Tongseongmyeong, we exited the North Gate. Each of them had an identification card to hide their identity, so they passed the identification check with ease.
I got out of the door and went up the nearby mountain where the lair was supposed to be.
Damage from all three raids occurred in the plains around the mountain.
My children will pickpocket and the thieves who will collect the money will pay attention to where they eat and sleep. In order not to be caught and killed by the guards, he would have built a hideout in a cave in a mountain like this.
A bastard smart enough to come up with another way would form a band of mercenaries, not bandits.
“Arthur. Isn’t it time to tell you the ‘method’?”
After climbing the mountain path and disappearing, Tyrsi asked. Didn’t you ask around in the city with the attention of the surroundings in mind?
“All right. Don’t wait, let’s get started right away.”
While answering, I looked up at a nearby tree. A wild bird that didn’t even try to run away when it saw people was sitting on a branch and watching us.
‘There’s one just in time.’
He took out the bread he had brought from his bag. It was the rye bread I chose based on my experience so far.
Compared to other world trends, there was no one who couldn’t turn his eyes away from this.
“Chum chum? (Rice?)”
An unknown bird reacted to the rye bread. Confirming that, I carefully spoke to him using the vector-bird language.
“Twitter? (Hi?)”
How to find the lair of bandits.
It was an application of my translation ability that I had secretly used since my time at Carmine University.
Norse naming (命名), bio-drone grand operation.
“Jae-aek jjeok? (Humans speak our language?)”
The interest of the bird head, which showed interest in bread, turned to me.
By the way, these pups also have a very low level of language. It was fortunate that Tyrsi didn’t understand me. There will be very childish conversations from now on.
“Tzu-tzu-ttttr. (I have a favor.)”
However, since he is chirping while maintaining his stern expression, he seems to be ashamed of himself even if he does not understand the meaning of the words. I don’t want to imagine what kind of face Tyrsi is looking at from behind.
“Tzu-tzu? What? (Please? What is it?)”
“It’s a joke. (Find the humans.)”
He broke off a piece of bread and held it out to the bird. He looked at me, then flew in and landed on my arm.
Up close, it’s bigger than I thought. But why is this sexy bastard holding his toenails so hard?
“Chew cheep cheep! Cheek Cheek Cheek! (Delicious! Delicious!)”
Birdhead tasted the piece of rye bread and immediately turned his head to the large loaf.
You’re putting out a very fucking low intelligence tee. I pulled the bread behind my back and gave a small growl.
“Tstsutshit twittshit. (I will give it to you if you do me a favor.)”
“Jjaek jjaek jjaek? (Finding humans?)”
“Tit. Tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk. (Yes. A place where many humans gather.)”
“Cheek cheek cheek! (There!)”
The bird pointed its beak in the direction Sargadis had come from. It’s not there, it’s a bird head.
“Tsuk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk? Tztzettzettttrttttr? (Don’t know where else to go? I’ll give you this too when you come find me.)”
I took another loaf of bread out of my bag to increase the payoff for my betting.
To use it like this, I divided the big bread that was sold at 1 copper into 3 parts. These guys’ stomachs would feed them for days.
“Muhhhhh! (I’ll look for it!)”
The bird kicked off my arm excitedly and flew away.
It’s good to be motivated, but I don’t think that bastard will find a thief’s lair and come to my side again. Because I plan to travel around in the future.
‘Fuck. It left new footprints on my arm.’
Birds that drink blood live the longest, and birds that drink bread live the most shit.
I roughly brushed off the dirt from my clothes and turned to Tyrsi. To be honest, the road ahead was already difficult to explain the situation from now on.
But unexpectedly, Tirshi took off his scarf and had a bright expression on his face.
“Arthur! Could that be 〈 Animal Conversation〉 magic?!”
“Yes?”
What is the fucking animal painting magic? I thought it was a mysterious sorcery from the Kitai culture.
I don’t know. Let’s just do that.
From now on, I am the Beast Master, Druid Noru.
“Rain… Similar.”
“I see! If you can use 〈 Animal Painting 〉, finding the thieves’ lair should be simple! Every animal on this mountain will be a witness!”
Ulta’s face was covered by a mask, so Tyrsi made her own decision. The process was wrong, but only the conclusion was right, so it was difficult to answer.
As Tirshi expected.
Was it during the enslavement days when we were camping to explore ruins? Having lost my way while wandering around gathering firewood, I was able to return to camp this way.
‘It was convenient because a piece of bread could be used for navigation.’
After that, I used it a few times and was caught by hired adventurers, but everyone was fooled by the fact that it was roughly ‘Unbelievable☆Magic of the New World Kitai’.
Many other world people have strange fantasies about Kitai. Just like Westerners who believed that the yellow race had psychic powers were common until the earth was modernized.
It is well known that the reason why Knox’s Ten Commandments include “You must never introduce Chinese people” Is because Westerners at the time considered Chinese people to be Oriental magicians.
‘I was thinking of reciting at least martial arts lines this time, using the gambit of kung fu master kimchi ninja Kang Buk-ho.’
Anyway, it passed. When I was relieved under the mask, Tirshi smiled and continued.
“It seems that you often come to this mountain to synchro with the animals where 〈 Animal Painting 〉 was a success.”
“Yes? What, what would it be?”
“Whoops. It’s just admiration. I’ve increased my affinity with the animals of this mountain in advance, so at least no one in this area can escape Arthur’s information network.”
Det?
〈 Animal Painting 〉 Does magic require preparation? Our other world Papago doesn’t have to go through such a troublesome process, right?
Fuck. As expected, my translation ability is a bit different from other magic.
‘I was good at pretending not to know.’
It would have been difficult for him to get rid of Kitai if he asked for his magic technique.
“Anyway, I don’t know. Arthur has a high level of knowledge not only in archaeology, but also in magic, right?”
Saying so, Tirshi made her eyes sparkle.
“Is it because of that that I was able to use beast return magic?”
It’s a bit like that The eyes of a middle school student looking at a Seoul National University student… Is a bit hard to convey the meaning, so let’s say that Jammin’s view of pro gamers is the same.
Feeling the pressure, I cleared my throat and said.
“Hmm. I don’t know about other magic, but I’m familiar with some magic, including animal painting. Anyway, let’s move on. I have to ask other animals too.”
“Yeah! What animals are the other children?”
“That… You’ll know it when you see it for yourself. Haha!”
So, we wandered around the mountain and tried to pacify the animals.
“Jip tsu tsu tsu tsutsu? (Do you want a walnut mug?)”
“Jjiik!! (My!!)”
“Shiyi. Sisi profit! (Do you like chicken?)”
“Shit? Shot Shisha? (Meme? Are you a lizardman?)”
“Grrrr!! I’m sorry!! (Humans!! Eat!!)”
“Kang. (Oh fuck it.)”
There was an incident in which Seungnyang kicked out the wild flower after it was completed, but the agreement was generally amicable.
Don’t underestimate the Master Druid’s time. Except for the monsters whose heads can only eat & kill, conversations are usually communicative. There are many times when we fail because our cultures and ways of thinking are so different.
After repeating such actions for several tens of minutes, an animal finally appeared that spits out the answer it was looking for.
“Squeak squeak squeak! (Humans are there!)”
It was a sharp bird like a kite. He said, distracted by the chicken.
“Squeak squeak squeak squeak, squeak!! (The human cave, over there!!)”
“Kee-oh-eeeee (Guide me.)”
“Cuckoo! (Humans, follow me!!)”
He threw a handful of chicken and guided me. Tyrsi, who followed, muttered in a hollow voice.
“Dae, how many of them have you tamed?”
“I need to see the receipt.”
I don’t know too well because I’m casting randomly on the animals that catch my eye.
By the way, it seems that Tirshi understood that the wild dog attacked him as if his timing was off. After all, sometimes smart people are rather easy to fool.
“Queek!! (Human!!)”
─Pasasak!
Following the kite’s guide, we found a narrow cave.
There are no waves. However, there were traces of clumsily covered with soil at the entrance. It’s a human thing Maybe he was trying to erase the footprints made while entering and exiting.
The reason why there are no guards at the entrance is probably to avoid being noticed. If there is someone standing guard, it will stand out from afar, and if there are sightings, the location will be discovered.
Tyrsi whispered as she gripped the wand tightly.
“Found it.”
