Chapter 59 – Chapter 13. A C-Class Hero.
The fairy Hero Elam looked out the window while smoking a high-quality cigarette.
Returning to the capital from her mission just a week ago, she was enjoying her leisure time. In particular, since she entered these days, C-classes competed for her duties in order to get a promotion, so she was swept away by it and was about to die. She would be annoyed to death, but that doesn’t mean she can’t fall behind her peers.
Even her brother-in-law, orc, had already left with another mission even though it had been a few days since he returned. He told her very proudly that he would be her B-class with just a little more.
Heung, even though he’s an asshole with only muscles on his head.
For several years, she tirelessly wandered around and pushed through the stock offensive, so even Elim couldn’t keep up. In addition, these days, I feel a bit skeptical about this hero’s work… Certainly, compared to the first time, the motivation has noticeably decreased.
While she was training her juniors by entering a guild with good conditions, her desire to live a leisurely life welled up. Still, if she’s a C-class hero, she’ll be able to secure a good spot somehow.
I was deep in my thoughts when someone suddenly knocked on the door. When she was resting, she didn’t want to be disturbed, so her immediate irritation came flooding back. So, of course, the voice must be blunt.
“Who is this?!”
– Hero, you are resting. I’m sorry. … But I have an urgent matter.
It was Healer Bella. Oddly enough, her fairies were a little tolerant of her. … It was because she was too kind to be human.
“… Come in.”
The voice softened a bit. Bella carefully opened the door and entered. But there was something like excitement that couldn’t be hidden from her gestures or facial expressions.
What is it?
She was a Bella who behaved calmly at most, so her Elim was secretly curious.
“Warrior… !”
“What are you doing in such a hurry?”
Bella pressed her hand against her chest and took a few deep breaths. She must have been quite agitated.
“First of all, I apologize for disturbing your rest. An unavoidable situation…”
“It’s okay, so tell me.”
“Ah, by the way, the hero may not be particularly curious…”
“No, Bella, just talk?”
The hero burst into laughter as he watched Bella stretch out her horse’s tail.
“That person is back.”
“… What?”
He used the generic name of that person, but strangely, there was a person that popped into the mind of the hero. That nasty male human being, Kang Ji-hyeok.
But the hero knew but pretended not to know. It was because of his low face and pride.
“Who is that person?”
“Kang Ji-hyeok, that person.”
“… Oh, that human? … Why is he?”
“You know. You were a candidate.”
“Ah, it was.”
The acting of pretending not to know was great. Of course, Elim already knew everything about him.
When I returned to the Empire, there were rumors like that. There’s a certain idiot-like candidate who went on a mission worth 100 points. That was Kang Ji-hyeok. None of the rumors were wrong.
Like a real jerk…
No matter how friendly it is, there were things to do and things not to do. Choosing 100 points was really nonsense.
She had to seriously think about whether she could even do 50 points even if she was in C grade right now. But the only candidate for Naburaeng is 100 points.
Even that S-class hero who was writing a new legend now had 50 points of contribution from the mission he had completed when he was a candidate. Even then, the capital city was in a frenzy because of the historical record!
The fairy thought that the stupid human must have failed. He honestly couldn’t think of being successful without being crazy.
I’ll do it in moderation
He was the one who looked like an insane ssaksu in the first place. He knew he was going to have a big accident, but in the end, he blew the golden opportunity like this.
“When did you arrive?”
“They arrived two days ago. … And, don’t be surprised.”
Bella smiled brightly. The hero suddenly felt like his heart was cold there. She was strangely like that.
… No way.
“The mission has been completed! Mr. Jihyeok, you really became a hero!”
The genuinely surprised fairy lost face and opened his mouth wide.
· · ·
After the hero appointment ceremony, Jihyeok headed to the mansion provided by the imperial family. His party was in awe from the front door entering the mansion.
“Cibal, this is why people have to succeed and watch.”
Gide muttered in a thick voice as he looked around the splendid mansion. The employees lined up in the hall and bowed their heads to Ji-hyeok, the temporary owner of the mansion.
“Welcome. I received a word from His Highness the Prince in advance. My name is Durka, who will assist the hero until he stays.”
Durka, a professional caretaker, was a middle-aged human man. He was ordered by the prince to assist Ji-hyeok with chores while he stayed here.
“Nice to meet you. I am Kang Ji-hyeok.”
“It is an infinite honor to serve you, warrior.”
Jihyeok shook hands with Durka lightly. The manager took the lead and guided the warrior. Gide, Mahushu, and kayak followed behind him. Yayel and Gorsh, who were not here, returned to the magic academy and guild, respectively.
“Use it in any room you want.”
“It was good.”
Gide laughed ironically and quickly took up a room. The guy threw himself right on the bed. The soft, high-quality bed easily coped with his heavy weight.
Mafushu also chose a room with a view. She longed to see this strange capital.
Kayak chose a room with a view of the backyard. She seemed to want to watch Jihyeok and Mafushu train.
The caretaker guided the hero to the most luxurious sleeping quarters of the mansion. He glanced around the room and nodded lightly. He liked it, except for the needlessly flashy things.
“Good work, caretaker.”
“No. I just did my duty.”
Jihyeok said it was good to go. The caretaker left, saying, “Please call me whenever you need it.”
The surroundings became quiet. He let out a long sigh and went out onto the terrace. It was a sunny day. From there, you could see the peaceful capital at a glance. He stood like that for a long time, his gaze taken away by the people coming and going on the street.
From that day on, the nobles began sending agents to his mansion without telling them how they found out. Of course, I also brought a bunch of presents.
Of course, the intention was obvious. He must be trying to establish a connection with a hero whose career path is guaranteed.
However, Ji-hyeok did not have the heart to accept this obvious meeting easily. So he made up the excuse that he was sick. He said he is still recovering from the wounds he suffered on the expedition.
Since it was a 100-point mission, those who visited quickly agreed and went back. It was expected that if the contribution was that high, it would be natural for him to have at least one or two deep scars.
Anyway, thanks to that, Ji-hyeok was able to avoid troublesome things and receive presents. The money he received in good faith has already accumulated as much as his commission pay.
After taking a break for about three days, Jihyeok slowly prepared to leave. He was to meet Master Eisel at Crescent Moon Lake.
She made it clear that when he becomes a warrior, he will definitely come. He wanted to keep that promise.
When he was almost ready to leave early tomorrow morning, the caretaker came to his bed. After all, he was a manager who never came to visit first, so Ji-hyeok had a hunch that something important had happened.
“What’s going on?”
“A valuable guest has come to visit.”
Dear guest?
First of all, he wasn’t a prince. Then he would have said that His Highness had come to visit. … But there was no quick guess.
“He said they would understand if I said Elaim. We took you to the drawing room.”
Ah.
The unexpected guest was quite a welcome person. It must have come after hearing rumors spreading in the capital.
“Okay. Go soon.”
Jihyeok’s corners of his mouth went up involuntarily. He had been wanting to see him for a while.
He imagined the fairy’s expression. Still, he has pride in his appearance, and even if he is surprised on the inside, he will pretend to be indifferent on the outside. It was obvious without looking.
The hero immediately left the sleeping quarters and headed for the parlor on the first floor. It is directly connected to the beautiful garden, so I could enjoy the tea more deliciously.
There were two familiar faces in the drawing room. Of course, it was Elaim and Bella.
“Hero, it’s been a while.”
“… Long time no see.”
The Fairy Warrior greeted them coldly. Her tone was not as condescending as it was back then. You know you’re on an equal footing now. Strangely, Jihyeok couldn’t hold back his laughter.
He looked towards Healer this time. Bella looked impatient to say hello to him.
“Mr. Bella.”
“Jihyeok-!”
“… Bella.”
Elaim called Bella in a low voice. Be careful with your tone, that’s what he meant. Oops. Bella quickly corrected her title.
“Hero, really… , I really haven’t seen you in a long time.”
“Okay. You have no idea how much I looked forward to this time.”
“Keep your voice down. It’s embarrassing to hear.”
“… Yes, then.”
Now the high and low of the status was clear. It was not right for Jihyeok to use an honorific. Even considering that Elaim immediately corrected her tone, she couldn’t do that.
Jihyeok spread her arms slightly towards Bella. Ah. Bella wanted to rush into his arms and hold her, but she couldn’t help but notice her boss. Fortunately, Elim gave her a cold chin, telling her to do as she pleased.
Only then did this naive healer walk up to him and fall into her arms. He hugged her tightly and patted her on the back. And she didn’t forget to whisper a whisper in her ear.
“You still can’t sleep alone at night because you’re scared, right?”
She blushed and made no reply. Of course, he didn’t bother to ask for an answer. I just thought about it then.
The two soon fell. She was so happy to see him that she burst into laughter. It was such a pure and beautiful smile.
What a moment I longed for! She couldn’t take her eyes off his face. The fairy cleared her throat. Only then did Healer realize her own ugliness and she quickly backed away.
“Anyway, congratulations. It’s not easy to become a hero, but you managed to do it.”
“Since I live in this world, the day will come when I will hear congratulations like this from you.”
Jihyo laughed mischievously. Bella, unaware of her boss’s burning inside, laughed along innocently haha.
… This fucking gnome.
Ella-im was not aware of Ji-hyeok’s sarcastic remarks. … Of course she asked if she could be a warrior to him, although she was sarcastic at first.
“It was very rumored. It’s a historical record. … Right now, the nobles are very eager to meet you once.”
“Oh, to see a real treasure here and pay attention to a human scumbag like me. The nobles must have had their eyes swollen.”
“Human nabbing. Absolutely not. The word “First in history” Doesn’t stick to just anyone. Right, hero?”
Bella tried to get Ellaim to check on her, but the fairy shut her mouth with a grim expression. Ah. Only then did this naive girl get some insight into her boss’s intentions.
Oh my gosh, I really don’t notice.
No matter how naive she may be, there was no way she wouldn’t be aware of the subtle fighting among her warriors. Of course, Bella wants things to go well with her boss, but that doesn’t mean she wants things to go wrong with Ji-hyeok. At least the two of them were eager to have a good relationship.
Of course, Jihyeok didn’t want to fall out with Elaim either. No, tolerably he tried not to take a chance with any of the brave men. Wasn’t that the resolution I made when starting the 15th episode?
At this point, it didn’t look too bad for her to boost her ego. Especially since fairies are personalities who live and die for their pride.
Jihyeok lightly bowed his head towards Elaim. The fairy suddenly had an expression of, “What kind of wind did it blow?”
“I just wanted to say thank you. The first is accepting her as a colleague, and the second is introducing Master Eisel.”
“… I’m glad I didn’t know grace though. Humans often forget that.”
“Of course we can’t forget. I was always grateful. … Just think of her younger brother as a fool, and be generous and hand it over…”
Jihyeok smiled kindly. Elim made a sound of air escaping. He knew exactly where to stop and stopped.
A keut-like guy.
She was a man who could not be hated.
Bella noticed right away that the fairy’s heart had loosened up a lot. Thank god. At the same time, she thought Jihyeok was amazing. He was very good at turning the mood around. I never thought I’d fix that picky fairy’s planting at once.
Oh my gosh, you can’t think like that, Bella.
Bella stopped thinking of her boss as a picky fairy. She tried to make up her mind quickly. She was, however, a good-hearted person.
“Anyway, let’s talk. What happened in the meantime If it was a 100-point mission, there would still be a lot to talk about.”
Elim wanted to hear what Jihyeok had been through. Bella was also very curious about her.
Jihyuk lightly licked his lips with his tongue. He lightly rubbed his palms.
“It will be a bit long.”
“Are you okay. I have plenty of time.”
“Great. So, where to start…”
His head turned toward the garden. But his gaze went further than that.
“… It starts when we leave the capital.”
The two women focused on his words.
And then, his talk began in earnest.
