Chapter 122 – Ep.122 Smith, a Black Company in Another World
“Back then… “I’m so sorry!!”
He said that while shedding a single tear.
“I was so blinded by greed that I ended up doing something I shouldn’t have done to my brother. Pfft… !!”
He closed his eyes tightly for a moment and then looked up at me again.
“I don’t know if you will believe me, but I am truly reflecting on that incident from deep in my heart. Of course, I’m not doing this hoping for forgiveness. “I’m just telling you this because I want you to know that this is my truth.”
After finishing speaking, he looked up at me and a few more tears flowed from his eyes.
The guy looked up at me quietly, holding my hand as if waiting for me to respond.
To be honest, if this was acting, it was so good that I thought it would be okay to be fooled once.
But this bastard. Why do you keep fiddling with the back of other people’s hands?
From the moment he first holds my hand, he subtly wiggles his fingers and gently strokes and touches the back of my hand and other places, and it doesn’t feel bad at all.
If it weren’t for the fluffy little boy, I would have fed him honey chestnuts right away.
I will endure it once.
“Let go of this for now.”
“Ah… Yes.”
When I shook off my hand, he stepped back with a slightly disappointed look on his face.
No, you bastard. Why is the reaction like this?
Suddenly, goosebumps appeared on my back.
The guy stepped back, very politely put his hands together on his belly button, and then he stood still and looked at me.
No, three beols. Why are your eyes so fucking ugly?
It certainly seems to be harmless, but I don’t know why I feel so bad.
I turned her head and looked at Lenia.
When Lenia’s eyes met mine, she shook her head.
Why. What. Why are you shaking your head?
Since I wasn’t as mind-reading as anyone else, I had no choice but to directly ask Renia why she had called me here.
“Is this why you called me?”
“No. Can’t that be…”
Lenia glanced at the guy standing in front of me and she let out a small sigh of her own.
“I heard from the soldiers that there was an accident yesterday.”
“Well, yeah. “It was an accident.”
If you were to ask whose fault was higher, this might seem a bit harsh, but since the opponent struck first verbally and Mr. Giena countered it with a physical second punch, I think the scales would be roughly level.
“Anyway, the guy in front of you is the one who hired the people who caused trouble for Mr. Smith and his companions.”
“… ?”
How should I defend Mr. Giena? While I was thinking, Lenia’s unexpected answer made her brain stop working for a moment.
“Uh, um. Therefore. Yesterday anyway. All these people are employed, and their employer is this guy. “Is this what you mean?”
“On the surface, yes.”
“On the outside?”
I was already feeling bad about her gaze, so I raised my fist, wanting an opportunity to openly give her honey, but when Lenia continued, I briefly lowered my fist again.
“To be exact, she had no choice but to do it due to threats from her older sister, Rania. “He came to see me in person this morning and spoke to me.”
“Yes. You’re right. That’s right. “I had no choice but to follow Rania’s orders.”
He opened his mouth as if the bastard was waiting.
I briefly reached out my hand to stop him. Fortunately, the guy calmly closed his mouth.
I don’t know anything else, but I like listening to you obediently.
“What is your purpose for targeting me?”
“He said he didn’t know that either. He said that he had received some kind of threat and was told to start a fight with Mr. Smith’s group. “You just say that.”
“… “Isn’t Rania somewhere else?”
“Yes. In a mansion a little far from here. Alone. Very. I’m spending my time quietly. For your information, I have issued an order prohibiting anyone from entering the mansion without my permission.”
Renia glared at the guy who was still looking at me.
“If you say you made up your mind and went to great lengths to contact others…”
Judging from her reaction, it seems like she thinks there is a very high probability that the guy standing in front of me is lying.
I asked the guy who kept his mouth shut.
“Were you really threatened by Rania?”
“Sure. Otherwise, where would I get the money to hire so many people?”
“Hmm.”
I closed my mouth.
This is because we don’t know how much this guy gets paid per month. Renia seemed to have read my thoughts and said.
“Melvin. What he said isn’t entirely wrong. “If he had saved money without being extravagant, he would have saved enough money to hire a few people, but he used his salary to buy luxury goods.”
“Yes. It’s just as Renia said. At that time, I was full of vanity and lived extravagantly. So when I was kicked out of the castle, I was kicked out penniless. “Where can I get the money to hire someone?”
Surely.
It’s not like the money I don’t have is falling out of nowhere. There weren’t just one or two people who gathered yesterday, but there seemed to be well over twenty. Moreover, the adventurer who was hit by Mr. Gienna and flew away was a silver-level adventurer like Siron.
It’s not just a penny or two, there’s no way the money to hire a silver-level adventurer will suddenly come out of nowhere.
For a moment. Money and all, he’s a man.
This bastard. Did you seduce me with your dick?
Not all women are like that, but nine out of ten just want to live with a man regardless of other conditions.
Plus, he has a cute face and is young, so if you use his body as bait to seduce him, especially if you are a man-starved adventurer, you will get a hundred. I’ll pass on it anyway.
What. It’s just an assumption after all.
“What. “Let’s leave it at that for now.”
I looked towards Renia again. The question in his eyes asked if this was the end of the business that called me.
“Melvin. “Is that all you have to say to Mr. Smith?”
“Oh, wait, just give me a little more time.”
As soon as Lenia finished speaking, she tried to approach me again, so I held out my hand to stop her from approaching.
“…”
Fortunately, the guy stopped as I intended. The problem is that this asshole grabbed her outstretched hand.
I thought about kicking it right away, but since my chin was still full of cotton, I decided to hold back.
“I really regret and reflect on what I did back then. “I don’t know if you will believe that, but if you can forgive me for what I have done, please come here anytime.”
The guy let go of his hand and took out a small piece of paper from his pants pocket and handed it to me.
[South Street – Section 4. Water-colored hill.]
That was what was written on the paper I received.
“It’s a famous men’s bar in Bazelan. It’s one of the few places where you can drink comfortably without being noticed. “If you come visit me, I will treat you well.”
I faced the guy who was still looking at me with an inexplicably unpleasant look in his eyes.
No, what does a bastard who has been fired from the castle and has no money treat?
What. Did you really go out of your way and sell all the luxury goods you bought? Otherwise, that strange name might have gotten a new job at a bar.
I nodded, thinking about that. Only then did he smile brightly and turn his body to look at Lenia.
“The business is over. Thank you for listening to my unreasonable request. “Renia.”
“… Done. “You must go out and finish your testimony before returning.”
“Yes. I will. Then.”
He finally bowed to me, not to Renia, and left the dinner room very quietly.
“… Sorry for keeping you standing. Would you like to sit down first?”
“Oh, yes.”
Is it because the territory war is over?
I could feel that Lenia’s attitude toward me had become a little softer.
First, I pulled out a nearby chair and sat down on my butt.
He’s probably called to see me because of the story he’s about to tell.
“I heard from the servants that you didn’t even eat breakfast. “Why don’t you eat something simple first?”
“Do you have a long story to tell?”
“Probably not very long.”
“Then, let’s start by listening to the story. “I’m a bit lacking in concentration.”
“Umm… “If you say so.”
Lenia nodded with a slightly disappointed look on her face.
“Please wait for a moment.”
“Can anyone else come?”
“Yes. “It won’t be me who will tell the story, but someone coming soon.”
“Okay.”
Looking at Renia raising her words, it seems like she is a person of high status, even if we don’t know who she is.
“Ah, it looks like you’re here.”
“… ?”
I was sitting blankly listening to Lenia’s words and turned her head towards the door. Then, as if in a lie, the door opened and a woman with a cool air came inside.
The most common woman in the world with blonde hair and blue eyes.
The woman’s eyes were slightly curved wildly, and this had a different feel from Siron’s. If Siron typically feels like a wild beast, the woman who just came in seems like she is looking at a wolf.
Anyway, she was a beautiful woman who looked very chic.
The woman looked at me as she sat for a moment, but then she walked away and pulled out her chair and sat down in the seat directly across from me.
I glanced back at Lenia because I was curious who the beautiful woman in front of her was.
But I guess Lenia didn’t recognize the meaning behind my eyes.
“I think we can talk.”
He nodded slightly at me and said that to the woman sitting in front of me.
I had no choice but to turn her head and look at the woman sitting across from her.
The woman looked into my eyes for a moment and then opened her mouth.
“In order for you to understand easily, it would be better to tell you from the beginning.”
“… ?”
My head tilted slightly at the distinct and clear voice.
It’s a very familiar voice.
Where did you hear that?
“Is there some problem?”
“No. It’s not like that… Ah.”
The information that seemed like it would come to mind in a blur is now revealed! It occurred to me.
“Beneo… Kyung?”
When I called her name, the beautiful woman sitting across from me blinked for the first time.
“Yes.”
“Oh…”
A chic beauty. Sir Beneo nodded.
I was purely surprised. Why has such a pretty face been hidden for so long?
During our journey from Molingta to Bazelan, Sir Beneo never once raised his visor or took off his helmet in my presence.
But the face hidden under that helmet was such a beauty.
As I was again admiring the view of the Benet, Lenia spoke, her voice trembling in embarrassment.
“Uh… “Did you not know Sir Beneo’s face?”
“Yes. “He saw my face for the first time here.”
“Ah… Okay. “I thought you would have gained insight by going on this journey together, but I was mistaken.”
Lenia scratched her cheek in embarrassment at Sir Beneo’s answer.
After learning that the beautiful woman in front of me was Sir Beneo, I also understood why Renia did not introduce her to me.
We’ve been together for almost 10 days, but I wonder if we don’t recognize each other.
I would have thought that too.
Without thinking, I asked Sir Beneo.
“I thought he had a scar on his face because he kept wearing a helmet the whole way. “But even though you are beautiful and have no scars, why are you wearing a helmet that makes you feel uncomfortable?”
“…”
Sir Beneo opened his mouth half-open for a moment, then closed it again, and for a moment he did not say anything, but just looked into my eyes.
Sir Beneo looked at me for a while and then spoke again.
“… I did it because it was more convenient that way. “It didn’t mean anything.”
“Hmm, you’re comfortable wearing a helmet. I think it would be frustrating. What. “If that’s the case, there’s nothing we can do.”
You say you’re comfortable, but that’s something I can’t say anything about.
“… “I take it off often when I go back.”
“Yes? Ah, yes. Then, let’s have a meal together.”
“Sure.”
Bene Pentateuch slightly nodded his head.
“… “Then is it okay if we go back to the main topic?”
“Oh, yes. Sure.”
The slight pull in my stomach made me feel like my stomach was slowly crying out for something to eat, so I thought I should quickly listen to the story and have lunch with Siron and Giena.
“Then first…”
But as the Pentateuch continued, the thought of having lunch disappeared little by little. To be precise, my first thought was that it would be a good idea to eat lunch right away.
“This is the situation. Do you understand?”
“I did roughly. So, on the evening that Melvin was kicked out of the castle, while drinking, he went into the Bambino’s garden with some men, and from then on she became strange. And that guy who went crazy with her hired people to target me?”
“To be exact, I was targeting the two adventurers who followed you to protect you.”
“It’s like they were targeting me. Anyway, doesn’t that mean that the reason he targeted me wasn’t because he was threatened by Rania, but because of those strange men?”
Sir Beneo nodded slightly.
“No, what are those two doing that are targeting me?”
“I don’t know why. However, looking at the fact that he sent that boy here on purpose, it is clear that he has no intention of giving up like this.”
Suddenly, goosebumps appeared on my back.
Thrive. Those guys are targeting me. Just thinking about it makes me want to vomit.
“Can’t we catch that bastard now and ask him about it?”
“People changed overnight. That is impossible through torture or intimidation. He was most likely brainwashed. So, even if you catch them, there will be nothing to gain and the only thing you can do is raise awareness among them.”
“… Okay.”
Surely. He was just such a fucking bastard. Something felt strange when he suddenly grabbed my hand and apologized, even crying.
Now that I think about it, is that why he was fiddling with the back of my hand and why his eyes felt like shit?
Wow three beol.
I rubbed the skin on my forearm.
It’s not a joke, but I felt more creepy and scared now than when I was captured and taken to the basement of the Fetish Bridge.
“Then… “What should I do?”
“You have to make a choice.”
“Choice?”
Rubbing my forearm, I blinked at Sir Beneo’s words.
“If they don’t take any action, they can quietly return to Mallingta. Or not.”
Sir Beneo pointed to my right hand.
When she opened her hand, she was holding the paper that had been beaten by that bastard named Melvin earlier.
“Either move directly and pull them out. The choice is yours. “Whatever you choose, I will follow it.”
“…”
I closed my eyes for a moment.
My head hoped to remain quiet like this and return to Molingta. But strangely, my mouth didn’t drop.
Thrive. You’re just going to leave those bastards alone?
Then, if some unknown bastards chase you all the way to Mallingta, you’ll be in trouble.
There is no room for a man to interfere in Smith’s happy life. I didn’t like them because they all looked pretty, but it turned out really well.
There is no way that not only women but also men in this world can be a match for me and Smith.
How dare you try to ruin my happy life. You bastards.
Suddenly, anger welled up from deep within my heart.
Susukkang A and B, whose faces are now barely visible.
They are such assholes that they passed on everything from errands to chores to me even though their arms and legs were still attached.
“Grrrr.”
“… Are you okay?”
“Bowl… Oh, it’s okay. “I got angry for a moment.”
I spoke while calming down the beast that was sleeping inside me in response to Sir Beneo’s question.
“Once upon a time. “Let’s take a look at those bastards’ faces.”
“… Are you going to pull me out?”
“Yes. “You can’t be sure that they’ll give up if things continue like this.”
“Yes.”
“Therefore. When the opportunity comes, take it. Also, didn’t you say that the other person was a man? “Neither Lord Beneo nor Lady Renia can touch anything without any evidence, so in many ways, it is certain that I, as a man and their goal, will come forward myself.”
“… “If that is your choice, I will just follow it.”
Even though he said that, Sir Beneo had a look on his face that said he didn’t like something.
I asked carefully, looking at Sir Beneo, who seemed suddenly in a bad mood for some reason.
“Then… “What should I do?”
Sir Beneo sighed briefly.
“First, let’s call all your escorts first.”
“Yes? Ah, yes. “That would be nice.”
When I heard those words, I thought it was a mistake for a moment.
I could already picture Siron nagging me for making this decision on his own without any discussion. Additionally, when Kernax wakes up, he will naturally join in the nagging.
“Then I will go and fetch you.”
Lenia tried to tell me that she could just have her attendant, but I shook her hand and said I would go myself. I decided that I would be less likely to get criticized if I let them know in advance when I arrived.
“Then I’ll be right back.”
I quickly got up and left the dinner room.
**
“…”
“Lord Beneo?”
Renia, who was left alone with Beneo in the dinner room, looked with a slightly worried look at Beneo, who was suddenly acting like an uncomfortable person.
“Are you unwell?”
“… Never mind.”
“Ah yes.”
In response to her stern Beneo response, Renia nodded her head and decided not to care anymore.
Beneo sighed inwardly.
‘Maybe this would be better…’
I felt like it would be much more comfortable to get hit right here than to suffer all the way back.
After a while, Beneo sighed repeatedly as he remembered the orange eyes glaring at him.
