The Regressor Sells Giyeon 48

Chapter 48 – The Demon King

#048.

“Could you show me your ID?”
“Here it is.”

When I handed out the mercenary plaque, the guard who confirmed it roughly nodded and returned it.

“Confirmed. Then come in.”
“Yes. Thank you.”
“Thank you!”

Gaon and Chorin thanked them and set foot back into the city. After getting out of the black forest and seeing the castle full of people, I feel relieved.

The atmosphere of the peaceful city had the effect of giving a sense of security. The sensation of standing on the edge began to subside little by little.

“Lee Cho-rin. So let’s hurry up. We should go soon so we can have dinner on time.”
“Yes. Mr Gaon! But aren’t those people really beautiful?”
“Yes?”
“The women over there. I have pointy ears, but they are really pretty. Right?”

As Chorin watched her group of elves fiddling with her bow in her forge, she asked Gaon.

I can’t read the exact psychology, but it’s a look that puts a strange pressure. Looking at the elves, Gaon said calmly with a look that made him feel annoyed at first.

“They are elves. There was a saying that it was a race of beauty, but it certainly deserves it.”
“You call me an elf? I think I saw it in a movie.”

Elves are often dealt with in various video media on Earth, so it is not strange that Chorin is familiar with them.

Gaon continued to speak while maintaining a calm expression.

“You’re right. Coincidentally, it has very similar characteristics to many myths on Earth. Aren’t there dwarves over there too?”
“I see. It’s a race of beauty… It’s really beautiful. Does Gaon think so too?”

Another similar question was asked.
At this point, Gaon couldn’t help but notice what kind of answer Chorin was looking for.

Gaon, who had been silent while thinking about what to say, made a decision and opened his mouth as if it was not a big deal.

“Yes. It’s beautiful. I’m a bit worse than Lee Cho-rin.”

There was silence again.
Chorin’s face, which had become sullen after hearing her first few words, hardened in bewilderment as he heard her words behind her.

Her expression is that she didn’t properly recognize what she was hearing.

But she seemed to realize the meaning of her words soon, and her face turned red and stuttered.

“Oh! Yes yes? Bar, what did you just say?”
“I said it was a bit worse than Lee Cho-rin, but it was beautiful. Any problem?”

She just took the obvious things for granted, so what’s the matter. Seeing Gaon’s tone and facial expression, which conveyed such a will, Chorin began to pat her hands to try to cool off the heat on her face.

“Oh, no. It’s not… Ah! Mr. Gaon, the time is already like this. Daddy, go fast! I will be late for dinner.”
“Yes? No. It’s okay. Enough time—”
“Come on! I can’t because I’m hungry!”

Chorin just strode ahead, walking alone. Gaon pointed to her side as she looked behind him.

“Lee Cho-rin. Before going to the inn, you should stop by the Mercenary Guild.”
“Oh… That, that, that’s right. Come on!”

Chorin, who had stopped with the creaking movements of her broken machine, hurriedly turned her direction to her mercenary guild. A laugh burst out on her neck, which was red hot enough to be seen from behind her.

She laughed and then yelled after her.

“Go a little slower!”
“Sir, I hate it!”

What was so embarrassing was that Chorin kept a certain distance from Gaon. Watching her stride away as if she would never be overtaken, her mischief aroused.

Gaon stopped her steps and just stared blankly at Chorin’s shrinking back.

Could it be because she suddenly felt strange while walking? Chorin carefully looked behind her, and when she saw that she was far away from Gaon, she jumped in amazement.

Looking around her, it seems that she is quite uneasy to be alone.

Chorin, who quickly returned, she cried out with tears in her eyes.

“Why aren’t you following me!”
“Oh, sorry. I forgot to watch her elves. It is also beautiful.”

She deliberately vented her admiration as she admired the elf women passing by, and Chorin pouted.

“They say I’m prettier! Was it a lie?”
“It’s a joke. I just wanted to walk next to it like this. If you say no, I will leave.”
“It’s really mean…”

Chorin turned her head away at Gaon’s prank.
Even if she asked if she didn’t like it, how could she say yes? She never had the confidence to say something like that.

Even at this moment, when she said that she wanted to be by my side, her heart was beating wildly, as if she had no pride. I feel like I want to do what if the thumping sound of the heartbeat gets into Gaon’s ears.

Taking her breath slowly and barely stabilizing her heart, she lifted her head slightly, made eye contact with Gaon once, and then stood next to her.

“Is this okay? Can we play around now?”
“Of course. Let’s go.”

The two stood side by side and walked side by side.
There was no conversation between the two until they arrived at the mercenary guild.

Arriving at the guild and entering, the two of them took a look around the room, which had become spacious for dinner, before heading to the counter.

“Welcome! What are you doing?”
“I came to collect the commission fee. Here are 15 pairs of goblin ears.”

The counter clerk took it, checked the number, nodded her head and handed her the money.

“Here is a total of 15 silver. Please confirm.”
“… Definitely got 15 silver. Take care.”

Gaon took the money and left the mercenary guild after a brief greeting.

On the way to her inn, Chorin tilted her head and asked.

“Miss Gaon. But what the hell are goblin ears for?”
“Yes? Didn’t I tell you?”
“Yes. I didn’t tell you.”

Gaon was a little taken aback by her firm answer.
Apparently, there was a bit of resentment left over from the teasing earlier. He explained it step by step, pretending to be nothing on the outside.

“… You made a mistake. To put it simply, the ears of goblins are used as an ingredient in alchemy. Since you use it quite a lot, it must have been a permanent request from the Mage Tower or Wizard Guild.”

Since it is a group with a lot of money, the materials that are used periodically are put on request at all times, as if monopolizing them.

They even made a contract with the top, so ordinary wizards belonged to a large group. If not, it may cause mishaps where you have to collect the ingredients one by one.

“I see… If I become a wizard, do I have to touch things like that every day?”
It is clear that he was contemplating whether he would have to fiddle with the corpses of monsters 365 days a year. Gaon smiled and replied.

“No. Not really. Alchemists and wizards are completely different.”
“I’m glad then. Anyway, to organize it, the mercenary guild delivers goods to the client and takes a commission in return, right? The remaining amount is paid to the mercenary as a request fee.”

Fortunately, Chorin understood all the facts with a simple explanation, not to mention lengthy.

Gaon felt somewhat satisfied and explained supplementally.

“Yes. You’re right. The Mercenary Guild is not a charity. He doesn’t pay money simply for killing monsters.”
“Huh! Now I know for sure. I’m hungry, so let’s go back to the inn!”
“Yes. Starting tomorrow, we’ll go a little deeper. There will be a difference in armament, so be careful.”
“I’m not careless! Then hurry up!”

Chorin’s hand led Gaon across the street to the inn.

***

“Miss Gaon. Good morning!”
“Yes. Good morning.”

As she came down the stairs, Chorin, who had been seated before her, greeted her by waving her hand.

The crowded first-floor restaurant was full of people’s enthusiasm. As she made her way through the crowd to a seat across from her, Chorin glanced around her and she whispered cautiously.

“Miss Gaon. I think that magic will work now.”
“Is that so? It’s amazing that you got the hang of it in a week.”
“Huh! It’s all thanks to Gaon.”
“What do you think I did? It’s just that Lee Cho-rin has talent.”

Chorin trembles with humility, saying it’s thanks to him, but what did he do? I just gave his abilities a hypothesis about the mechanism.

The fact that she did it with only such information is proof that her effort was so great.

“Again, again! I’m just glad if this helps. Can’t you go beyond that?”
“Actually, my help wasn’t a big deal. But if you want, I will tell you that.”
“Joy! That’s Okay. Mr. Gaon doesn’t notice.”
“… “

She was also told that she was clueless.

Gaon thought that Chorin, who crossed her arms and glared at her with a frown, was cute, but she just stared at her without saying anything.

She said as if she had suddenly remembered Chorin, who was making a sullen expression under such silence.

“By the way, Mr. Gaon. You have a room.”
“A room?”
“Yes. You said she rented a room for a week, right? So, do we have to pay the bill again today?”

Union is more flexible than I thought, so it was possible to make a reservation for such a small inn.

I have to go to the Devil’s Realm right away, but isn’t it a waste of money to borrow the whole thing?

There is a downside to having to unload, but it is unavoidable.

“Yes. Do you not like this inn?”

She seemed to be doing well for a week, so what could be the problem? When asked if he was worried that something might have happened that he didn’t know about, she said Chorin shook her head.

“No! It’s not like that, I’ve been thinking about it. Instead of two single rooms, I was wondering if it would be better to just rent a double room.”
“… You mean a double room?”
“Yes! There is a difference in price, and even if it’s really just in case, you can be relieved even if you are robbed. Best of all, there is a shower room in the double room! So how is it?”

Definitely not bad.
No, it’s not that it’s bad, but rather, I think it’s foolish to keep insisting on single rooms.

However, sticking to such inefficiency so far was purely for the sake of Chorin. It doesn’t matter if she’s Gaon, but maybe she doesn’t like staying in a room with a guy.

She does, but it’s shown that she doesn’t really care, given that she makes her offer first.

“If Lee Cho-rin is okay, I will. Then let’s rent a room a little later. The meal is coming soon.”
“Yes! Gaon.”

As soon as the conversation was over, the two swallowed their mouths as they watched the waiter approaching with food. This inn had a good reputation for food even within the Lesti estate.

As if to compensate him for the amount of chatter before the meal, the two of them did not say anything until the meal was over. He only diligently moved his hands and chin.

As time passed and they finished their meal, they drank water and waited for a while for digestion to occur, then got up and headed to the counter.

The inn lady, who was standing at the counter, finished paying another guest, glanced at the table they were sitting at, and opened her mouth.

“Yes. 2 menus of the day. 1 silver 40 bronze.”
“Here it is. By the way, I’d like to reserve a room.”
“A reservation? … Ah! Are you going to the Magician today? All right. Are you planning to do the same with two single rooms?”
“No. I’m trying to change to a double room. 5 silver for a double room for 1 silver for reservation. Right?”
“Yes, please give me 6 silver.”
“Here is 6 silver. Let’s move the luggage right away.”
“Thank you!”

They quickly finished the checkout and went up to the second floor.

“Miss Gaon. So, just pack your bags and meet me here?”
“Yes. Let’s meet on the stairs.”

The two simply decided on a place to meet and went into their respective rooms. When I came out with some clothes and weapons, I saw people busily walking up and down the stairs.

I just moved in front of Chorin’s room, thinking that if this happens, we might not be able to see each other and get lost.

Moments later, Chorin packed her things and the two left the inn.