Chapter 637 – 637. Domestic Catastrophe (2)
After a long struggle and persuasion, Artia’s knights were able to somehow dissuade Eira from going down to find Riod.
This is because Cain, who replaced the commander’s position, which had become vacant due to Riod’s isolation, reminded them once again of the fundamental purpose of the search expedition.
“What is our purpose for coming here?”
“… We are investigating the whereabouts of the thirty missing adventurers.”
“And?”
“The goal is to find the cause of the disappearance and any unidentified threat and eradicate it from becoming a threat to the kingdom.”
“But in this situation, is there any reason why I should listen to your reckless and independent actions?”
“Eww…”
Eira, who had been trembling for a moment, moaned in response to Cain’s question.
Certainly, the absence and isolation of commander Riod had a great impact on the morale of the Artia Knights, but Eira’s reaction was certainly strange.
The current Eira is not a knight belonging to the Knights, but as Rio de’s daughter, she is acting out of concern for him.
In this situation, when she had to make a cool and rational decision, she intervened her personal feelings in the important knights mission, and her actions were not right.
Eira couldn’t have known that, but she couldn’t catch her agitation as easily as she thought.
“Cha Han-sung alone was enough to disobey orders and act alone. We readjust our posture and continue our mission.”
“Hanseong…”
Aira remembered Cha Han-seong, who jumped down with Eun-hyeon to help Riod.
It was true that he was worried, but it was inevitable that her worries about her father took precedence.
“Ha, that’s a piece of shit.”
A voice mocking the knights came from one side.
As the heads of the Knights of Artia turned all at once in the direction of the sound, their eyes focused.
The one in the center of attention was a woman equipped with a bow.
She was an adventurer in the gold ranks, making a name for herself in the field of scouting among adventurers.
Holding a large bow in one hand, she put a sharp criticism into her mouth with eyes that looked at pathetic things.
“They say they are the best knights in the kingdom, is this the only one?”
“What… Called?”
“Am I crazy now?”
The knights, furious at the female adventurer archer’s remarks, stood up and tried to draw their swords, but she didn’t care at all.
“What. That’s right. Look at you now It’s like two members and one commander are isolated and confused. Isn’t it really funny?”
Hearing the female adventurer archer openly criticizing her with a shrug, Eira put on a stabbed expression.
It was because he was the one who made the sarcastic remark that he was a ragtag who was flustered and agitated in the absence of a commander.
Her own imprudent behavior in prioritizing her personal feelings of caring for her father in this mission led to an act that dishonored the entire order of her knights.
“Eww…”
“If it’s an expeditionary mission like this, I’ll drop out.”
The archer, a female adventurer, resolutely stated her intentions.
Upon hearing her intention to leave, the other adventurers were also agitated and busy looking at each other.
Adventurers who have experienced a single battle were able to gauge the level of difficulty of this expedition mission.
The battle against monsters with shocking visuals that I had never seen while working as an adventurer was never easy, and I naturally thought that there would be hardships in the future.
Adventurers generally don’t give up halfway through accepted quests.
If you give up, there are cases where you have to pay back the request money received as an advance payment, and it is not uncommon for you to pay back the request money according to the terms of the contract.
In addition, due to the penalty imposed by the guild, a great burden is accumulated on reputation and performance, and it also affects the promotion screening to go up to the next level.
The reason the adventurers noticed and worried was because the penalty or penalty they had to pay to the guild was burdensome if they gave up on the request.
However, unlike her other adventurers, the female archer adventurer with her gold rank proudly expressed her intentions.
“A penalty? Stop inside The same goes for the penalty imposed by the guild.”
No matter how much money they receive and if they can successfully complete high-level requests, adventurers whose bodies and lives are their property do not easily throw themselves into danger.
Even as she was a gold-tier adventurer, she had quite a lot of property, and since she had the highest rank, she was confident that her reputation or reputational penalty would be quickly restored.
“It’s not acceptable to be killed by a dog in a place like this where command and control are not properly held.”
The reason she accepted the request this time was that the high request gold presented by the adventurer’s guild in Tyrnis was also a request gold, but she participated in the expedition of the Artia Knights, which are considered the best power in the kingdom.
She expected that she could build a great reputation just by participating in the expedition of the Artia Knights, and more than anything else, that a man named Rio de Olivion would lead the expedition so that it could be completed successfully.
However, when she was organized and worked in the expedition, it was judged that a female adventurer archer would not be able to safely complete the expedition.
Certainly, the knights of the Artia Knights were strong.
Each individual’s fighting ability easily exceeded that of ordinary adventurers, and the equipment they were wearing was also very good.
However, the lack of experience was evident in the search and melee that took place inside the dungeon.
Most of the experienced senior knights seemed familiar with these fights, but the problem was the lack of experience and agitation on the part of the succeeding knights.
Due to Riod’s absence, the morale of the successor knights was rapidly weakened, and this situation was far from the honor of being the most powerful knights in the kingdom.
In particular, what bothered me the most was Eira’s behavior, which made it impossible to judge properly.
‘… Shit.’
Cain, who was barely managing the situation, gritted his teeth at the agitated air current flowing among the adventurers.
Although they were included in the expedition, it is only made up of a clear contractual relationship, and it is impossible to force excessive intentions on adventurers willing to bear the penalty.
Certainly, adventurers had an advantage in that they were a strong force that could be easily hired, but the downside was that they mercilessly turned their backs on areas where they thought the damage was certain as they were made with clear gains and losses.
Cain thought to himself.
She said to adventurers.
“I’ll take a break for 20 minutes and go back down. If you want to fall out, it doesn’t matter if you fall out.”
The adventurers who heard the declaration of Cain, who took the command instead of Riod, were busy trying to notice each other.
“Huh. 20 minutes later. I mean.”
However, the female adventurer archer smiled strangely and nodded her head.
It was because she read the meaning of Cain’s words that she would catch the members’ agitation and persuade them to correct the chaotic command system within 20 minutes.
The expression on her face looked very satisfied, confirming that her Cain had heeded her own warning.
As for the female adventurer archer, the man named Rio de Olivion was certainly strong, but if she was a knights who were confused by only one knight, she did not even participate in this expedition right away.
Right now, they are just confused about the unexpected situation of the absence of the Knight Commander, but the fact that the Artia Knights themselves are a group of powerful knights does not change.
After conveying the plan to the adventurers, Cain thought to himself.
It is only natural to search for Riod, Delia, and Cha Han-seong, who have fallen deeper and deeper.
‘If it’s the captain…’
If it was Riod, of course, the completion of the mission assigned to the knights would have been a priority.
However, it is also true that he cherishes the knights he has selected as much as he values the honor and responsibility of the knights.
It is a knight named Leo Olivion who personally jumps into danger in order to be sure to save the members.
Cain had to believe that Riod would bring the shipwrecked members up safely.
‘Besides, I don’t know that idiot following the captain, but that nobleman jumped down with him… Maybe it’ll be fine.’
Eun-hyeon, who jumped down to back up Riod, would be acting together, so somehow I felt even more relieved.
To trust a young man from an unknown commoner rather than his superior and the best knight in the kingdom, Riod, would have made him laugh, saying what had happened to his head if he did not know the circumstances.
However, Eun-hyeon has already proven his ability through several incidents.
Even among the knights, it was impossible for anyone to believe that Riod was the only man he could trust and entrust his back to.
“Yeah… Sister.”
Eventually, Erin cautiously approached Eira, who was calming her agitation, and spoke to her.
“Erin?”
“That… I just got a call from Hyuni. Liod-nim and Cha Han-seong-nim. And… Delia? All is well.”
“… Really?”
At the news that Erin brought, Eira opened her eyes wide and asked again.
Her voice confirming it again is full of urgency.
“Yes.”
“… For a moment. How did you get the news, young lady?”
Cain, who heard the conversation between Erin and Eira, was also surprised, and she went straight to Erin and asked.
“Uh… That, that…”
But when Erin was asked about the means by which she could be contacted, she put on a troubled look.
Cain’s questioning was natural.
If Erin had some means to contact Eunhyeon, who was with Riod, the morale of the Artia knights would be restored just by directly confirming that Riod was safe.
‘There’s no way I can say…’
I glanced aside and glanced sideways at Belldandy floating in the air.
Even if they received Eunhyung’s message through the goddess Belldandi, there was no way Cain and the knights of Artia could understand it.
However, Eun-hyeon expected this situation as well.
Erin, who had already informed Eunhyeon that Rio de and the two members were safe and was questioned about her means of delivery, immediately spoke to Eira.
“Sister. Please lend me your ear for a moment.”
“Huh?”
At her unexpected request, Eira tilted her head and brought her ear closer to Erinn’s mouth.
Eventually, Erin whispered in a small voice that only Ayra could hear.
“What do you mean ‘no premarital pregnancy’?”
“… Uh?”
“Oh, so the confusion…”
Eira hastily removed her face from the corner of her Erin’s mouth and clamped her mouth shut.
“Now, wait a minute Erin! Who did you hear that from!?”
It must have been a story that Ayla and Riod had shared together, but why did Erin know about it?
Even seeing Eira blushing in her embarrassment, Erin tilted her head as if she didn’t know what she was thinking.
It wasn’t that she didn’t know the word, but it was an incomprehensible story to Erin, who didn’t know the details of her situation.
“Uh, I heard that Riod-nim told Hyun-i that this would be the best way to let him know that he was safe…”
“Okay! I know for sure now that my father is all right! Don’t tell anyone about this! Got it?”
Eira was agitated in a different, completely different meaning than before and clamped down on her Erin’s mouth.
