Smith， a Black Company in Another World 75

Chapter 75 – Ep.75 Smith, a Black Company in Another World

… Knock! Knock! Knock!

My consciousness, which had fallen into a sweet sleep, was dragged to the surface.

-Mr. Smith. Sorry for the early hour.

“No… Wow!! Wow!! No!!”

I got up from the bed, releasing my deeply locked throat a little loudly.

“Is there a problem? It’s still early morning… ?”

―It is said that a person dispatched from Count Philoria is currently waiting for Mr. Smith at the guard post.

“Oh, three beol.”

This was not the time to stand idly by.
I quickly opened the closet and put on some clothes.

“Get out now!!”

I ran to the door and tied my pants.
After tying the laces at exactly the right time, I quickly opened the door and left the room.

In the hallway, Ms. Na, in human form, was waiting for me with a quiver full of arrows slung over her shoulder and the ‘bow of comfort’ I had given her as a gift in one hand.

“It looks like they’re in quite a hurry over there… “Still, would you like to have a quick meal?”
“No. It’s okay. I went and bought something on the way back… “It’s a little too early for the weather.”

I scratched my head at the bluish street outside the window.

“Let’s just go. “Let’s go and eat.”
“Okay then.”

I followed Ms. Ki Na and moved her steps.
When I came down to the first floor, what greeted me was a sword stand that was more empty than before.

Yes. This is not a guild, but Kernax’s newly built house, and I have already lived here for ten days.

On the very day that Bellanis visited, permission to use the area where restoration was completed was granted, and Geena and I moved our belongings from the guild straight to Kernax’s house.

Ah, Mela seemed to be relieved that I was moving to Kernax’s house, perhaps because she was upset that she had been busy recently and had not been able to take care of me.

“It’s getting quite warm now.”
“Iknow, right. “Until last week, it was a bit chilly at this time.”

After leaving the house, we walked down a street where magic lights had not been installed yet.

I heard from a very angry Siron that the restoration work on the northern street was in its final stages and would be completed in just three more days.

The person who wanted the work to be finished more quickly than anyone else was probably Siron, but I could be sure that I was actually hoping for it more than Siron.

From the day Belanis visited to inform him of the armistice agreement between the Demon Territory and the Empire, Kernax was able to skip the restoration work, but from that day on he never came home.

In fact, he was spending his days even busier than when he was doing restoration work, checking the walls day and night and visiting each and every person who was currently in the city without citizenship to re-verify their identities.

So, does Siron come home?
That’s not it either.

For some reason, Siron is still sleeping in Kernax’s office even though Kernax’s house has been restored.

The bottom line is that even though it has already been ten days since I moved to Kernax’s house, I am still trying to sleep alone.

If you didn’t know the woman completely, you could have easily resolved the issue with her own hands, but Siron and Cernax. My brother, who knows the taste of many women, has become a chewy who is no longer satisfied with his hands.

On the other hand, Giena, whose skin is still glowing, seems to be having a very satisfying time receiving comfort from the bow I gave her every night.

Not knowing other people’s speed.

Mr. Giena’s struggling moans that I heard every night as I walked down the hallway were a huge help in training my patience.
It couldn’t have been anything more than a damn thing.

Anyway, for this reason, I am the one waiting for the restoration work to be completed faster than anyone else.

Just like that. Just like that.
Guards dressed in light armor passed by us with sharp force.

Normally, they would have greeted each other warmly and exchanged light chats, but it had been like this ever since the news of the truce with the demon spirits became known.

To be honest, at first it felt very unexpected and a little unfamiliar.

How can it not feel unfamiliar when these people, who always showed a light side of running away after being pranked and beaten by their superior Kernax, suddenly gained weight and quietly walked around the streets in a sharp manner?

Anyway, we passed a few more patrolling guards before we reached the east gate.

“If the luggage is heading to Decal, there’s no need to go through here, right?”
“That is… “Recently, there was a rumor that bandits had settled in the Dorthan Mountains.”
“Right. “Then it means there is nothing wrong with the luggage, so it doesn’t matter if I check the luggage, right?”
“Well, of course.”
“Check all the carriages!!”

There was a long line of people waiting to enter or pass through the mall at the east gate, which was wide open from early morning.

The soldiers had abandoned their usual lighthearted demeanor and were checking people one after another, ready to stab them with spears if they looked even the slightest bit suspicious.

Gienna and I quietly entered the security building without anyone’s help and found Kernax’s office.

Knock knock.
I knocked lightly.

-Who is it?

Kernax’s hard voice was heard.
Even when we first met, I wasn’t this stiff.

“It’s me. Smith.”

-Ah… Huh. Come in.

For a moment, his voice seemed to become softer, but not long after, his voice became stern again and he told me to come inside.

When I opened the door and went inside, the first thing I saw was Kernax sitting at the office desk, holding his collar, and then I saw Siron lying on the reception sofa, sleeping without the world knowing.

I went next to Shiron, who was sleeping, and gently pressed his cheek and said.

“I came because you said you were looking for me. Should I go somewhere else?”
“No. It will come soon. “Because there are so many people watching, I can’t come in right away.”
“Huh? “Are you still out of town?”
“What… “I came in, but since there is something like that, just sit there and wait.”

Kernax smiled bitterly and began to concentrate on his paperwork again.
I wiped the drool from the corner of Shiron’s mouth with my sleeve, then quietly walked to the desk where Kernax was working.

“… “Why do you do that?”

Only after a shadow was cast on the desk did I look towards Kernax, who looked up at me. I bent down slightly and lightly kissed his lips.

“… Ah.”
“When are you coming home?”
“That… Town.”

The moment I opened my mouth to say something, I kissed him again.
This time she moved her tongue and kissed him a little more passionately.

“After the restoration work is over, will you come in with Siron?”
“… That… Ha… Okay. I’ll do that. “Be sure to go in.”

Kernax, who had maintained her stern face, eventually sighed and smiled softly.

Kernax put down her collar, grabbed one of her hands that was on her desk, and brought it to her face.

He lightly kissed the back of my hand that he was holding and sniffed briefly.

“Smith… This kind of expression of affection is really… Makes me happy But for now… No, I hope you can at least tolerate it in public places.”
“Okay. I understand too. “I did it because I seemed too stiff today.”
“… Thanks.”

Kernax kissed the back of my hand a little longer one last time and then let go of his hand.

“Sit down and wait.”
“I will.”

I sat down on the sofa, lifting Siron’s head slightly and placing it on my thigh.
Kernax picked up his pen again and began scribbling down documents.

I wish I could spend some time stroking Siron’s head like that.

Someone knocked on the office door.

Kernax, who was working, raised his head for a moment and gave a brief chin to Mr. Na, who was standing next to me like a doll.
Ms. Kiena walked silently and opened the door.

“Please come in.”
“Oh, thank you.”

Because she was a woman wearing her hood down, she entered the office with Mr. Na.

Kernax pointed to the sofa opposite me with the free hand that was not holding the collar.

“You can sit over there and continue the conversation.”
“I will.”

The woman sat down on the sofa across from me and immediately took off her hood.

She was a woman with a calm appearance, with light brown hair tied neatly at the back of her head.
One thing that stood out about her was the round monocle she wore over her right eye.
It caught my eye even more because it was my first time seeing it in this world.

“Nice to meet you. “I didn’t introduce you, but you are Mr. Smith, right?”
“Ah, yep. “I am a Smith from the Adventurer’s Guild.”
“My name is Milia, and I am the administrator who manages the territory on behalf of Lord Filoria. “Please feel free to call me administrator.”
“Ah, yep. “Administrator.”

Contrary to her gentle appearance, she was a very, very high-ranking person.
I swallowed hard.

No, but is it okay to have a conversation in this atmosphere?

Cernax was calmly going about his business, and Siron was asleep with his head resting on my thigh. And behind me, Mr. Giena was standing with a bow.

It’s as if we are putting pressure on a powerless administrator who has nothing… It was in a bad shape.

Of course, this is just my opinion, and the administrator who was involved did not seem to care much.

“Mr. Smith?”
“Yes, yep.”
“Haha, you don’t have to be nervous.”
“Yep.”

When a high-ranking person tells you not to be nervous, you become even more nervous.
The biggest problem is that high-ranking people don’t know that.

“I heard the basic story from the lord and Ardella, so I will skip it and get straight to the point.”

The magistrate cupped his lower chest with one hand and slightly adjusted his monocle with the other.

“First, I will slightly modify the contents of the contract. Originally, the plan was to supply a certain amount of iron ingots every month and receive the corresponding goods, but we plan to modify this to ‘provide iron ingots each time they are delivered and produce as many goods as quickly as possible.’”
“Uh…”
“Also, we will pay the 102 gold coins at 3% discount, which was originally scheduled to be paid for restoration costs.”
“I will turn your bones to dust!”

When he said he would pay the debt for me, I nodded without even thinking about it.

No, whatever. I don’t make it by hand, so if I just have a lot of ingredients, why worry about something that can be copied with just a few clicks?

“It’s nice because it’s refreshing. But our top priority is Mr. Smith’s health. All you have to do is do your best to stay healthy.”
“Don’t worry. “I have a stronger stomach than most men.”
“Haha. Yes. “It seems so.”

The administrator saw me showing off my bulging arm muscles and smiled softly.

I felt like I was acting funny in front of my older sister.
Feeling slightly embarrassed, I cleared my throat and stroked Siron’s head again.

“Oh, and-“

Just as the administrator was about to speak, a blue light flickered and flowed from the administrator’s arms.

“Excuse me for a moment.”

The magistrate grinned, put his hand into the cleavage of her moderately ample breasts, and pulled out a small, sparkling crystal ball.

He touched the crystal ball with familiar hands.

-Administrator.

“Yes. My lord. This is Administrator Millia. “I have now arrived in Mallingta and was chatting with Mr. Smith.”

A very clear voice came out of the crystal ball.
The administrator called the woman in the crystal ball “Lord.”

Have I ever met the lord?
Of course that can’t be the case. But I don’t know why the voice seems familiar to my ears.

-Good. So is Kernax there too?

“Yes. “I’m busy doing my job right now and listening to this whole conversation.”

-Right. Kernax.

For sure… I’m sure I’ve heard this voice before…
It was a time when I felt like I could remember it if I just remembered it a little more.

-Move the soldiers.

“… ?”

For a moment I couldn’t believe my ears.

Did I just not hear correctly?

However, after looking at the stern face of the administrator holding the crystal ball, I could see that I had not heard wrongly.