Chapter 440 – Escort
I glanced around, but other than the two mercenaries, I couldn’t see anyone.
“So… Who is this alchemist named Louise?”
“It hasn’t arrived yet.”
“Is that so?”
“Just wait a little and he will come. My name is Hilda.”
The female mercenary must have thought that I was the person with whom he would do the request, and she revealed her name first.
I didn’t notice it when I looked at it from afar… But when I looked at it up close, my eyes were drawn to her huge breasts that couldn’t even be covered by her leather armor.
Having explored the female body for a long time, I was able to understand. That’s the state of being tied up as much as possible.
It’s still amazing… I’m looking forward to seeing how big it will be if I solve it.
I thought she had bigger breasts than any woman I’ve ever seen.
“I am Bark. This child is Karen.”
“Wow, where are you introducing yourself?”
Did you look too intently?
Hilda, who noticed that I was preoccupied with her own big breasts, rolled her eyes and scolded her.
Even though Hilda mistreated me, she didn’t seem upset. This situation seems quite familiar.
It was also a world where the word sexual harassment did not exist in the first place, and above all, she was a mercenary.
Perhaps you have also seen people worse than me?
“It’s Rappard.”
The mercenary man who saw me and Hilda clearing his throat also revealed his name.
Unfortunately, I wasn’t very interested in men.
I just skimmed through it.
As we exchanged common names with each other and waited for the alchemist in a slightly awkward atmosphere… A small girl dressed like an explorer approached us from the castle gate.
She was a cute girl, less than 160 cm tall.
A girl wearing large, round glasses and a light cross bag, which were rare in the Middle Ages, was not seen as a mercenary.
“No way…”
“That’s right. That woman is Alchemist Louise.”
Hilda confirmed my guess.
I don’t know if he was really young or just a baby face… But it was a very different image from the alchemist I imagined.
“Everyone came out early!”
A girl with glasses saw us gathered together and spoke to us with a bright smile.
“Louise, you told me to come out early, right?”
Hilda grumbles at Louise.
Looking at Hilda’s unhesitating tone, it seemed like they already knew each other.
“Hehe… Is that so? Hello, Raepard.”
In response to the girl’s greeting, Rafferd nodded, holding his weight.
It seemed like we already knew each other except me.
“Hmm? Who is this person?”
The alchemist girl sees me and tilts her head with questioning eyes.
“Huh? Louise, isn’t she the mercenary you hired?”
“Huh? That’s strange? The only mercenaries I hired are Hilda and Rappard… What’s wrong? I heard a driver named Bark is coming…”
“Bark? If it’s Bark…”
Hilda looks at me with a puzzled expression.
I felt the need to correct their misunderstanding.
“I am Knight Bark. This child is my squire.”
“Yes?”
“What?!”
When I revealed that I was a knight, the three were surprised.
All three of them looked at me up and down with expressions of disbelief.
I felt the need to resolve their doubts.
“Karen.”
At my call, Karen nodded her head and stepped forward. And she held out the gold and silver medal in harmony for them to see clearly.
Every time I brought it up, it was a little embarrassing, and it was a self-rescue measure because I thought Mo Yang wasn’t doing well.
It is convenient to have a servant do things that I would be embarrassed to do. I think this is why knights leave seeds.
Louise brought her face close to the medal Karen had pulled out, looked at it closely, and then nodded.
“Surely… This… Is a medal proving one’s knighthood. It’s been a while since I’ve seen it, but I’m sure!”
“Really… You were a knight…?”
Hilda still looks like she can’t believe it.
“Do you feel safe now?”
“Yes…”
Louise’s answer is so surprising.
The uneasy expression on his face shows that I am still not trustworthy.
“Hey… If you don’t mind being rude… Can I tell you roughly what your skills are?”
Louise looked at me and asked carefully.
“It’s not difficult to tell you that much. As long as it’s not a sword master, I’m confident against any opponent.”
“Yes?!”
The three faces have expressions that say, “What kind of bullshit is that?”
I told the truth.
But somehow the faith seems to have disappeared from their faces… Is it because of their mood?
“Ah… Um… I see. I don’t have time, so there’s nothing I can do. First, I’ll tell you my plan. We’re going to Carver’s Mountain, which you can see over there.”
Louise raised her hand and pointed to a mountain in the distance to the southwest.
“I will collect alchemy ingredients, and you can escort me. It’s simple, right? Today, the goal is to travel to the destination, and tomorrow, we will stay there and collect real alchemy ingredients. And return the next day. You understand, right? “
A total journey of 3 days.
It was also written in the request.
It takes 3 days to return.
“Ah, Mr. Bark! Can’t I take care of your reward?”
“It doesn’t matter.”
Surprisingly, it was small… But there were some meticulous details.
I wasn’t so conscienceless that I even asked for compensation from Karen, an uninvited guest.
The labor costs for two A-class mercenaries and me as a knight are not normal.
“Then we’ll set off! We need to move diligently to reach our destination! Everyone, follow me!”
Louise took the lead with powerful steps.
That’s how we started requesting escorts, following Alchemist Louise.
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I left the grassland and entered the forest.
After entering the forest, Louise often turned her direction and moved around, collecting things like grass.
Among them, mushrooms were the most common.
Compared to the size of Louise’s cross bag, you can see that it contains a large amount of items.
‘Is it also a subspace bag?’
Considering the price of the subspace bag, which I still can’t even afford, I think he might be a more capable alchemist than he appears.
The forest is dangerous in Panthera.
It is full of dangerous monsters.
It was natural that we, wandering through such a forest, would meet monsters.
-Khuong!!
“It’s a monster! Everyone, please take care of it!!”
Louise, seeing the monster that appeared in front of her, quickly pulled her body back.
The monster that appeared before my eyes… Looked to me like a wild animal that looked like a bear. Even if it is a bear, it is true that it is a threatening animal.
“Huh!”
Before I even had time to step forward, Raepard skillfully and quickly grabbed my attention, and Hilda split the bear’s skull with a two-handed sword.
Can an ordinary person catch a bear with a cold weapon?
In modern times, this is unthinkable.
If it had been before my awakening, I think I would have had a hard time doing it alone. This had to be acknowledged.
If they participate in regular fighting sports on Earth, they will likely achieve great results.
In particular, Hilda will have no rivals among female players.
After that, we moved deeper into the forest, taking care of the monsters that came out one by one from time to time.
I could feel the ground becoming increasingly steep.
From that, I could tell that we were slowly climbing the mountain.
“Huh? Who is that guy?!”
Hilda shouts in surprise as if she has found something.
In the forest a little distance away, a large wolf was glaring at us with shining yellow eyes.
“It looks like the dire wolf has settled in now! Mr. Bark. Uh, what should I do?”
Louise glances at me and asks.
“Dire… Wolf?”
Unlike before, Hilda and Leopard’s faces also looked slightly tense.
“Unlike the monsters we’ve encountered so far, these guys are persistent group hunters. That’s a warning not to enter their territory.”
Rafferd must have been nervous and explained in a harsh tone.
“Is that a problem?”
“That’s it…”
It seemed like they were a burden due to Hilda and Rappard’s capabilities.
Louise seemed to have made up her mind after looking at me for a moment and holding my hand.
“I believe it! Mr. Bark! Please!”
“… Don’t worry.”
… It seems like he didn’t trust me.
We ignored the dire wolf glaring at us and started climbing the mountain again.
-Aww~
As if they thought we had ignored their warning, the howl of the wolf echoes everywhere.
As we moved, the number of dire wolves wandering nearby began to increase one by one. They followed us at a certain distance without any sign of rushing.
Before we knew it, the wandering dire wolves had increased to dozens, and before we knew it, we were surrounded by them.
Certainly, a wolf pack of this size would have been too much for Hilda and Rappard.
You might catch one or two, but eventually you’ll end up becoming food for them.
We formed a defensive line with Louise in the middle.
I also pulled out the spear I had on my back and slowly prepared for battle.
The dire wolves circled around us, surrounding us. If one or two guys approach slowly and swing their weapons, they quickly retreat.
If there was a difference in numbers this big, it would be enough to attack them… But I was wondering if they were getting angry.
We also had work to do, and we cannot continue this standoff forever.
You must arrive at the destination Louise mentioned before the sun sets.
I don’t know if these dire wolves are being cautious or playing a trick on us… But if they don’t plan on coming, just throw them some tasty food that they won’t be able to eat without pounce on anyone who sees them.
“You only deal with those who come.”
“Yes?”
Leaving behind Hilda and Raepard, who were taken aback by my words, I jumped into the group of dire wolves.
