Chapter 85 – Chapter 20. The Witch’s Daughter.
The day after I met the hero.
Ludbine came to Hero Kang Ji-hyeok’s mansion with a determined expression. But the sight of her guard standing at her front door made her heart skip a beat.
“Who are you?”
The witch’s daughter said, “Uh,” And she said her name.
“It’s Ruud, it’s Vinay. His Excellency asked me to come and find him…”
“Is it Ludwig?”
The guard conveyed the name to the young messenger. The boy hopped into the mansion. Soon, Durka, the caretaker, came out and greeted Ludbine.
“His Excellency has been waiting for you. I’ll see you. Here.”
Rude Binet was embarrassed by the caretaker’s respectful treatment and lowered her back even more. As she followed the caretaker, she looked around her. It was a gorgeous place that made her mouth wide open. I guess you have to be a hero to live in a place like this.
The two soon entered the mansion. Her caretaker directed her to her first-floor drawing room. She sighed and sat down in a chair. Right in front was a beautiful garden.
How nice, how beautiful it is.
The garden was beautiful enough to shake her maiden sensibilities. While I was immersed in the garden for a while, Hero Kang Ji-hyeok came into the drawing room.
Ludbigne jumped up and bent her hips so that her nose touched the ground.
“It is an honor to see you again, Your Excellency.”
“So do i. Sit back.”
The warrior was very gentle and generous. The red-haired maiden sat down in her chair. She glanced at Jihyuk with a sidelong glance. She and she waited for the warrior to speak her word.
“Have you already made up your mind? … I thought it would take a day or two more.”
“No, I dare not procrastinate like that. It is a grace bestowed by His Excellency.”
“Grace. Don’t think like that Do you think I made a recruitment offer because I felt sorry for you? It’s not like that. You are fairly and fairly recognized for your skills. So don’t overthink it too much.”
“That, that, that’s too much to say, I don’t know what to do…”
“Well, anyway, have you made a decision?”
Ludbine gave her a strong nod.
“Yes. … I’m still lacking a lot, but if you accept it, I’ll do my best with painstaking efforts. I will do my best not to cause any inconvenience!”
Yesterday I was a little dispirited, but today I was very fresh and alive. Of course, Jihyeok liked it much more now. … It reminds me of the old days
“Yeah, I’m glad. … Well, you don’t need to write a contract right now, right? Suddenly change your mind or not? Hmm?”
“Of course. Absolutely, there will never be anything like that!”
Ludwigne waved her palms and swore that this would never happen.
“Did your mother like it?”
“You loved it. … Thank you Thanks to your Excellency, her mother smiled broadly for the first time in a while.”
“Then I’m glad.”
She smiled shyly. Then she secretly peeked at the hero.
A journey with a handsome warrior.
The red-haired girl remembered a novel she had read a few months ago. It was a love story between a beautiful wizard girl and a dashing warrior. Despite the interference of a jealous and mean healer, the novel ended with the two winning love in the end. … It was even an adult novel, so erotic scenes came out from time to time. In fact, while watching it, she masturbated without her mother’s knowledge.
Fuck, yeah, maybe I’ll get a virgin ticket this time too… !
“I should have eaten… , Would you like a cup of tea?”
“Ah, uh, um, I’m really sorry, but I think I’ll have to go back right now. … Actually, I skipped class.”
For her being her schoolboy, skipping her class was a little unsettling. As long as she wasn’t leaving right away, she still had to keep her grades up. That’s how you get a scholarship.
“Oh, don’t worry about that. You know that, because it automatically stops. … What grade are you in?”
“I am in the 4th grade.”
“Okay? Then don’t worry, it will start over from 4th grade when you return. Jim is in the academy dormitory, right? Pack everything and come to the mansion. From today you are my team. So act accordingly.”
“… Yes, I understand! Then, I will go.”
Ludbigne bowed to her nod and went out. Jihyeok smiled at the back of the wizard as he rushed out.
The warrior remembered the past for a moment. … His gaze turned to the farther.
· · ·
The ten days passed like an arrow.
From early afternoon, the parlor was very busy welcoming guests. Today was the day all the newly recruited teammates decided to gather at the mansion. All but one of them were new faces, and Ruud Binet was very excited, with anticipation in his heart.
All she had been to was the capital, and she harbored sweet fantasies about the expedition. A romantic journey, strong camaraderie, and fresh love. All of this was enough to shake her tender breasts.
– Daughter, you better not expect too much. Traveling around the continent is not always happy. It will be very difficult
– It can’t be. You will be very happy! It’s about experiencing something new. And build friendships with co-workers… Learn to love lol.
Ludwig was so sure. It would be difficult for her, of course, but she had no doubt that she believed it would be a romantic journey. That’s why everyone is working so hard to get into the hero team!
Ludwigne, who had been sitting in the drawing room early, sipping her tea and waiting for her colleagues to come in, jumped up to see her first colleague come in. It was a large man with many nasty scars on her face. There was such a bloody momentum that it made my hamstrings go numb just by looking at it.
This, chew
A smile flew off Ludbine’s face at once. She felt like she had been hit in the head with her hard from the start.
“Who is this?”
“Ah, that, that, the wizard. I was recruited this time.”
“… You look like a kid with no blood on his head?”
“I’m sorry. It’s a bit harsh. Even if you look at it like this, you’re in the fourth year of magic academy.”
Still, he seemed not to like it very much.
Such a dog…
Just then, another person entered the living room. This time she was a very pretty woman. However, from the time she appeared, she was blowing smoke with a pipe in her mouth.
There doesn’t seem to be too much of an age gap with Ruud Binet, but from her, the aura that seemed to have suffered a lot from her septa naturally radiated from her body. Decadent beauty. There was no word that could describe her as well as that.
Her red hair and freckles felt like a strange wall that was strangely difficult to approach, even though I wanted to say something about her to her. So she didn’t say anything and just crouched down and rolled her eyes. Something was going differently than I had imagined.
… Damn, something is weird
The woman sat cross-legged in her chair near her garden and smoked a cigarette as if she didn’t care. She didn’t talk about anything except the occasional glance at her hulking scar, her side glance at her.
Soon another came in. This time it was a very large orc. As soon as I saw it, I felt a tremendous sense of intimidation. But as soon as he saw the new faces, he kindly smiled.
… Orcs can smile so kindly?
For a while, I was puzzled by the new information I learned. The orc approached the two and held out his hand in a friendly way.
“Nice to meet you. It’s grendall Are these new friends?”
“Ah, uh, yes. Bruce.”
Scar-heavy Bruce also stood up hesitantly from his seat and grabbed the orc’s hand. Grendall shook hands, the rest of her hand gently tapping the other’s arm.
“Yes, Bruce, you can relax with your words. They are colleagues who will be together in the future.”
“Oh, yes. I get it.”
Grendal also kindly extended her hand to Ludwigne, who was sitting across from her.
“This is Ludwig. It’s a wizard. Nice to meet you.”
“Nice to meet you. You can also speak comfortably. Because it’s really okay.”
“No. I am comfortable with this.”
Glendal raised her eyebrows for a moment, as if she were at ease, then she lowered them and went over to the woman sitting in her garden.
“Grace, long time no see.”
“What about the orphanage?”
“It’s gotten a lot better.”
“Leave some money for you. Don’t spread too much. … Hey, what’s that outfit? If you do that too much, the captain will also curse at you. At least pay attention.”
“Yes, definitely not.”
Even after hearing that in her face, Glendal couldn’t help but laugh. It was the first time in my life that I had seen such a gentle orc like Bruce or Ludvine. Aren’t the Ochrans the ones who smash and destroy everything around him when he’s in a bad mood?
Then another person came in. This time, the dog’s head came out. It was a kobold. He was a very muscular man with a hair down his neck. He swung around the drawing room once, then went to a suitable seat and sat down.
… Strong companionship? This seed.
It was a cracking sound. Ludbine cursed at her past self for wanting companionship with these ignorant guys.
Still, my expectations weren’t completely shattered. The romantic journey and fresh love still remained. Especially when talking about fresh love, a handsome warrior comes to mind. Of course, he didn’t dare to show off on the outside, and he liked it just by imagining it on the inside.
Soon after, the imaginary hero burst into the drawing room. As promised, everyone jumped up from their seats. Hero Kang Ji-hyeok smiled at them.
“Ah, everyone came just in time. Did you say hello to your colleagues?”
Everyone looked at them, but there was no answer. He raised his eyebrows once and gestured for everyone to come closer to the table. Five people sat around a round table.
Soon the maids came in and set down a teacup and a plate of cookies in front of them respectively. As soon as Big Bruce saw the cookie, he shoved it into his mouth and chewed it down. He swallowed the lukewarm tea water in one gulp. He was, at a glance, a quick-tempered guy.
Jihyeok looked at the five of them and gave a friendly smile. Everyone felt a little less authoritative from him. That doesn’t mean he lacks charisma. He had an atmosphere that was hard to resist.
“Since they are comrades who will go on a long expedition together, this is a place prepared to greet each other in advance. … Say hello to everyone.”
Of course, since they were the first people to see each other, there was an awkward air. Seeing that, Grendal quickly interjected.
“It’s Grendal. A bowman I am happy to be with you guys.”
The orc smiled happily and introduced himself. Just like that, each person’s turn passed.
Bruce is a big man with a lot of scars on his face. Before he joined, he was a gold-tier mercenary, and he decided to take on the role of a tank in the warrior team.
Grace, a pretty curmudgeonly smoker, introduced herself as a healer.
The dog head that appeared last was called Jepopo. And he was of Gentile origin.
Finally, it was the turn of the red-haired, freckled wizard. Ludwigne shouted clearly like a recruit with a lot of discipline.
“My name is Ludbine, a 4th year alchemist at the magic academy! Thank you!”
Bruce laughed out loud. Ludbine shed disapprovingly at his laughter.
… Damn, what’s so good about losing… !
I wanted to shout out, but I held back. It was absolutely forbidden to speak vulgarly in front of the warrior. I lost the strong camaraderie, but I couldn’t let go of the fresh love.
The warrior nodded lightly. Then he clapped once and lightly rubbed his palms.
“Still, since they are colleagues who will protect our backs in the future, I hope we have an amicable relationship with each other.”
“Of course. Don’t worry, Captain.”
Now, Kayak’s role has been replaced by Grendal. It was because the Lizardman asked the Orc to assist the captain while he was away.
“We still have about three months to go, but it’s good to know in advance where we’re going. It’s because you can prepare thoroughly from now on according to that.”
Everyone pricked up their ears. His eyes were filled with anticipation of where his first expedition would be.
“Everyone knows that there is an underground city in the northeast of the continent, right?”
The team members nodded. It was strange not knowing that it was the only underground city on the continent.
Jihyeok poked the table with his finger as if pointing there. Then, his fingers slowly drew a long straight line and headed somewhere. Everyone focused their attention on that finger.
“If you keep going north from there, you will come to our destination.”
The kobold who was crossing his arms opened his mouth as if he knew.
“… That underground labyrinth, you mean.”
“That’s right.”
Jihyeok smiled and nodded her head as if he matched it well.
“It was also used as the old hideout of the Demon Church.”
It was only then that Ludwigne also had something brush her head.
Originally used as a catacombs, the deep cave that the Devil Church later remodeled for devil worship—-.
“We are going to the catacombs.”
The den of demons, the catacombs.
