Chapter 124 – Episode 124 – Finally Set Out to Solve the Case!
In front of the castle of the Grand Duke of Nova.
The selected personnel gathered to enter Rammus Steppe. It was neither too many nor too few. Existing hero party members, Charlotte, Zed, and Elinne, were also present, and in the case of Ray and I, it was a must.
“The future of our principality depends on you.”
Kasid Nova came out to the castle in person. Because he is the grand duke, there are not many things to do together, but it was the bare minimum for him to come out like this.
“Baron Dran. Please take good care of me.”
He never got along because Grace didn’t have the ability to fight. But that grinning smile alone is a source of strength. She didn’t feel comfortable talking to me in front of her father, but I could feel her deep affection in her voice. Grand Duke Nova was aware of his daughter’s interest in me, but he seemed to approve of me to some extent, judging from the fact that he wasn’t too offended. If we continue to do so, will we be recognized and officially become the Grand Duchess?
“By the way, when will those men you spoke of yesterday, Baron, come?”
“Ah. There he comes.”
I see mercenaries coming from far away with their hands raised.
“Hello everyone!!!”
I can hear it very vividly so far how loud the voice is.
“Were the people you spoke of the Red Dragon Mercenaries?”
The Archduke seems to know about that mercenary.
“Are you surprised?”
“Yes. Aren’t they considered the strongest mercenaries, as much as they pick and choose the requests they want? To have succeeded in commissioning such people, Baron Dran… The more you look at it, the better it gets.”
After exchanging words with the duke, Kelly and other mercenaries have just arrived here.
“Meet the Grand Duke! Everyone bow down!”
“Hello!”
As if serving a boss, bow at a right angle and bow. I don’t know the etiquette, but the mercenary did his best to have the formality.
“You don’t have to be so rigid. Anyway, I’m really grateful that the Red Dragon Mercenary Corps is working hard for our principality. Duduk will take care of the reward.”
The Red Dragon Mercenary Corps does not stay in one place. Lately, they’ve been staying in this northern area where there are many requests, but it’s a free group that doesn’t belong to either side. So unless they were emperors or kings, even grand dukes could not make them do anything. Of course, an ordinary mercenary would have put pressure on them, but that was impossible for the Red Dragon Mercenaries.
“It’s a request from my friend, and it’s a matter of life and death, so there’s no reason to refuse.”
“I didn’t know Baron Dran and you were so close.”
“Hi-Hi. They are very friendly!”
Kelly grabbed my shoulder and pulled her close to herself. She feels a plump straw on her shoulder. Kelly, her mercenaries behind her also look at me curiously. She was quiet with Kelly, but she would never have shown off her friendship with her man so excessively.
“Is it Darron again?”
Jed murmurs and his eyes widen as he looks at me. Kelly is a healthy beauty who is her dog. From the first moment of her arrival, Jed had been subtly glancing at Kelly. She then told me that she was between me and her friend, so she sent me male jealousy. Seeing such a lover, Charlotte sighed slightly without realizing it. If I show interest in another woman, it’s like Ray’s gaze, annoyed. If there is one difference, I make it real… Jed, how much is that impossible? It wouldn’t be difficult to seduce a girl with Zed’s ability, but Charlotte is holding onto Zed tightly in the first place. She’s a dragon love lover, so you’ll have to deal with that.
“Hmm. Kelly… This is right in front of the Grand Duke, right?”
“Yes, yes.”
In front of the conservative grand duke, it could turn out to be negative, so I paid attention to it. Kelly giggled and let me go.
“Now we will start slowly.”
“I wish you well. If you need anything right now, just tell me.”
“I checked again and again.”
Anyway, everyone gathered, and the preparations were finished.
“Then please take care of everyone.”
The Archduke sent them off until the end. I say hello to Grace once again and start moving my feet. It wasn’t a war, but it felt like going out. It reminds me of the previous demon subjugation operation.
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Our destination is Rammus Steppe. Because the carriage was too much, and it took too long to walk, everyone was moving on a horse-drawn carriage one by one. In the lead, of course, there was Hero Charlotte. Although I took the lead in this, the image of a hero was still the same. There was no reason for me to take the lead, so I quietly followed.
It takes a day or two to reach Rammus Prairie. It wasn’t too far.
“Daron. Shall I treat you?”
“I’m not sick, but I’ve been through some tiring things lately.”
As the horse runs, it rocks its body up and down, and my butt naturally ache. There were places that were more tiring than that. Sex is sex too… Most of all, is it because of the training that started a few days ago?
Thanks to Ray, there was no trauma left.
“Hey.”
“Hmm?”
When his horse was not gaining speed because of the rough terrain, Jed spoke to me behind him, slightly slowing him down.
“What’s the matter?”
Jed looked slightly ahead of Charlotte and asked me.
“Are you?”
“Jed! What are you doing there!”
“Oh no!”
What is he
Charlotte circled behind her and glared this way. To be more precise, it would be this Zed bastard. Jed, startled, sped up her words and headed back to Charlotte. What were you trying to ask?
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As the sun went down, we arrived at a village near the entrance to Rammus Steppe, as planned. Not knowing that monsters were gathering in the prairie over there, as expected, there were many people in this village. As it is a pioneering land, there were many people who moved here with big dreams. It was slightly south of the center of Lancelot’s principality, so it was a relatively warm place.
“Daron. It looks like a real city here.”
It was as Ray said. To say it was a village, many people were pioneering the land. Even if you look around for a while, you can often see inns, and there are as many crude but essential facilities as pubs and restaurants. 20 years since Kashid Nova pioneered this place? 30? It was developed really quickly after being pioneered for about a year. To be honest, it’s just that I haven’t abandoned the name of the village yet, but I think it will be called a city after a while.
“Wasn’t it a land of nothing just 50 years ago?”
“There was a small town. However, Kashid Nova drove the monsters out of this place and reclaimed the good land to create such a good place to live.”
Upon entering this place, there were quite a few mercenaries who lived by catching monsters, or farmers who farmed. In addition, there are trade routes with the Harve Kingdom nearby. Merchants have been attacked recently, but so far they have brought supplies from which self-sufficiency has been impossible. Instead, leather, fur, and meat that can be obtained from nearby monsters or beasts are provided to the Harve Kingdom.
“To think that monsters attack such a lively place.”
“We’re here to stop that.”
“I think Darron is really great.”
“I?”
“Honestly, this kind of thing is impossible even for a warrior. Because it’s Daron, that’s how it is.”
Because I am Ray who knows that I have returned, I knew that the monster invasion had actually occurred in the previous episode. I haven’t seen it myself, I’ve only heard about it. Of course, I know that this place has become a mess. I heard that you managed to block it after being pushed to the capital of the principality.
“I know, so I’m just trying to stop it.”
“That is great.”
“I don’t know, but it feels good to hear Ray say that.”
“Honestly, it’s true that I fell in love with you because I was good at that. But, after seeing him a few times, he was definitely a nice guy.”
Ray looked around and couldn’t bring up the word sex.
“If it wasn’t for the playboy temperament, it would have been perfect.”
Usually, a man who is cheating will be slapped on the cheek and notified of the breakup. Or you will get another chance by begging for it. However, I was this kind of man from the beginning, and already Ray couldn’t be separated from me. I’m a little rough during sex, but I’ll be nice to you normally. This includes not only Ray, but other women as well. Oh, minus the naughty bitch.
“Hmm. Can you think of a good night here?”
It was an early hour for him, but he seemed to have set up an inn while I and Ray were talking. They unpack their luggage roughly and come out again because they have to eat dinner. There are many bars and many restaurants open late into the night. Meals were to be eaten by each one. I ate with Kelly, Ray, and Eline. Again, Eline couldn’t get between Charlotte and Jed. Since they keep spending time together as a couple, there must have been a lot of time alone when the three of them were together. At this point, isn’t that what saved me from being a loner?
“I ate well.”
“Hi-Hi. Do you want to bring a baguette tonight?”
Kelly made a circle on her finger and pretended to insert the finger of her other hand inside it. Then the eyes of the other two women also light up. Of course it’s Raya, but Elinne doesn’t hide this bitch anymore.
“Today pass. I have something else to do, so let’s play together.”
“Why?”
“Looks like someone wants to meet me.”
Where my eyes were headed, there was Zed. He was curious as he seemed to have been trying to say something to me earlier. It doesn’t seem like the intention was to harm me like last time, so shall we listen?
