Chapter 125 – Double Play
Be careful
Fortuna, who was kneeling above Jun’s head and raising her hands high, quietly lowered her hands while looking at those around her.
Immediately, Carol’s stern gaze fell.
“Hi!”
“Fortuna, raise your arms straight!”
“Ugh, no. I don’t want to be punished. Ugh!”
“You can’t overuse it. “If you make a mistake, you should be scolded that much.”
She tried to get down and protest, but Carol didn’t even blink at her.
She simply urged me to raise my hand again with a silent look.
“Hey. June! “Carol is harassing Por!”
Fortuna, who felt even more sad and resentful because of her cold response, fell into the arms of her beloved father and rubbed his face.
“Carol. “Fore seems to be reflecting a lot, so can you please stop looking at it?”
Her father, as always, gently embraced her and defended her.
At this moment, his embrace was stronger than any castle wall and warmer than any bedding.
However, very unfortunately,
“…”
“… Fore, let’s hold on a little longer.”
“Jun!”
That reassurance and warmth did not last long.
“Ugh! Ugh!”
“I’m sorry, I said I was sorry.”
While comforting Fortuna, who was whining that she really didn’t want to do it, Jun looked at Carol’s thoughts.
As if she liked his decision, she smiled with her mouth, but her eyes erased the strange smile and nodded her head in satisfaction.
Jun, who inwardly sighed in relief, began to write a series of reflections along with Rebecca and Dohwa, who were watching.
‘I never thought I would write a reflection.’
After gifting bamboo bread to the barbarian warrior who was fluttering his lips without being discouraged by the fact that he was brought to his knees by a single punch, Jun also gave bamboo bread to the adventurers who were with him.
I wanted to give gifts to the surrounding adventurers who responded to his words, but I couldn’t because the guild guards were yelling at him to stop.
No matter what, I couldn’t ignore the guard’s warning.
There is a justification for punishing those who made criticism, so there is room for a certain degree of normalcy, but there is no justification at all for ignoring the security guard’s warning.
If you ignore it, it may be thought that you are looking down on the guild, and you could be subject to a misdemeanor charge.
Although I had already committed a crime, I did not want to pile up more sins.
Considering the cause, power, and prospects, it was thought that punishing the bastards could be covered without much trouble, but anything beyond that would be impossible.
‘Well, there was no need to pile more.’
The reason Jun swung his fist was to warn those around him.
A warning to be careful as anyone who touches you or your family will be punished without hesitation.
Judging by the fact that the surrounding adventurers looked at him like he was crazy, it seemed like the warning had been delivered clearly.
If he had defeated a few more people, it would have been conveyed more clearly, but Jun was very disappointed that he could not.
Anyway, Jun, who no longer felt the need to swing his fists, was obediently captured by the guards, and upon seeing him like that, his wives also stopped rioting.
Jun and his wives, who were caught by the guards, were taken to the prison in the guild’s basement,
“Have you used it all?”
“Just a little more.”
“I still have some notebooks left.”
“Me too.”
Thanks to Carol, who heard the news and came to see me on the way, I was able to avoid being imprisoned.
Instead, he had to write a reflection that wasn’t even in the Eight Characters, but it was a hundred times better than being imprisoned.
“Ugh. “Fordo, I just want to write a reflection.”
“It was Fortuna who said she would be punished instead because she didn’t want to write a reflection. So please behave yourself.”
“Don’t stop~”
“No! Actually, your arm doesn’t even hurt. “Please stop acting so harshly.”
“No, my arm hurts.”
“Ha~. If you lie, I can’t use it. “I have already received reports that Fortuna has killed and thrown people several times his size.”
After saying that, Carol looked at Fortuna with eyes full of absurdity, surprise, and curiosity.
Even at first glance, I was curious as to how this small fairy possessed such strength.
“Por, I also have an Auror Core!”
“Oh! So, are you saying that Fortuna is also a triple core holder like Jun?”
“Yes!”
At this point, Fortuna quietly lowered her arm, announcing that she possessed the Auror Core.
Carol, whose main goal in life was to conquer the labyrinth, watched the scene clearly but said nothing.
Now, within her, her perception of Fortuna has been elevated from a fairy with special abilities to a hope for humanity like Jun.
I couldn’t hurt her feelings over something trivial(?).
“Haha! This is a masterpiece! They said they were gathering together, but the fairies were also monsters!”
The guild leader, who was quietly watching the series of events, burst into laughter.
Her laughter was so loud that it made my bones tremble.
Carol, who was trying to talk more with Fortuna, could not stand it and shouted at the guild leader.
“Guild leader, please be quiet. “I can’t have a conversation with Fortuna.”
“… Carol, I guess I was so excited that I forgot, but this is the guild leader’s room. It’s my room, my territory. “If my laughter disturbs you, go somewhere else.”
“It looks like the guild leader has forgotten. “I’m telling you that it was the guild leader who called us to the guild leader’s office as we were about to go to the conference room.”
“… Ah! It was like that, indeed.”
“As you are getting older, it seems like you are slowly getting dementia.”
“It’s a shame. “Carol, it’s like you didn’t get chosen by that guy because your breasts were too small.”
“Why are you bringing up that story all of a sudden?”
“You brought up your age first!”
Carol and the guild leader gritted their teeth and glared at each other fiercely.
The atmosphere between the two was so intense that Jun and his wives did not even dare to come between them.
“Hi!”
“… See you next time.”
“Who cares?”
The two men only softened their gaze when Fortuna began to hiccup because she was hiding so tightly.
The two people’s cheeks took on a subtle red color, as if they knew they looked embarrassed.
“Big. “You kid.”
The guild leader cleared his throat to hide his embarrassment and called Jun.
“Yes, why are you calling me?”
“Have you finished writing your reflection? “When you’ve used it all, bring it.”
Jun caught a glimpse of Carol and got up from the sofa, walked over to the guild leader who was draping his feet on the desk like a bully, and handed him a letter of reflection.
The guild leader quickly glanced at his reflection and asked with a grin.
“Did you write this as a reflection? To me, it seems like a statement that his actions were justified.”
“Because I actually don’t think my actions were wrong.”
“Even though you violated the guild’s laws?”
“Yes, I had no choice but to warn you.”
“Warning? To whom? Why?”
“To those who look down on me and my family, those who try to use me, and those who try to harm me. “I just want to let you know that if you take it easy, you will get seriously hurt.”
Jun answered with all his sincerity, as if he had made up his mind.
The guild leader must have sensed the young sincerity in that, and before he knew it, the young smile on his face had disappeared, and he made eye contact with an extremely serious expression.
Her only remaining wall was as deep and dark as the deep sea, and Jun wanted to avoid her gaze.
But for some reason, he felt like his resolve would be shaken if he avoided her gaze, so he gritted his teeth and looked straight into her gaze.
“Sweetheart, the guys you attacked are all sponsored by the cockroach-like Merchants’ Union. Among the women you blew away were those from noble families. Merchant Union and Noble House. Both are annoying groups to deal with.”
“So?”
“No matter how much you are a target of special protection from the church and the target of intensive support from the guild, the sanctions cannot be ended with just a letter of remorse. Even if the two groups just let it go, it’s clear that the people watching this incident from the sidelines will be convinced that it’s unfair.”
“What do you want to say?”
“No more, no less, just once, when I tell you to bow your head, bow your head. If you do that, my sister will take care of the rest.”
It was a reasonable offer. No, it was an extremely advantageous offer.
If he could calm the complaints of not only two groups but also people with just a formal apology rather than a sincere one, it would be a business worth several times more.
It might be okay if he were alone, but he had no choice but to worry as he had a family to take responsibility for.
The wives said to him who was so worried.
“Jun, why are you worrying?”
“This is a proposal that is not worth worrying about.”
“Dear, don’t forget that you are our representative.”
Jun turned around and looked at his wives.
All of them were looking at him with unwavering eyes.
Thanks to that, Jun was able to choose.
“I’d rather go to jail.”
“Are you serious? “My sister doesn’t recommend it twice.”
“Yes, even if it breaks, I won’t bend it.”
“… Khaha! Great, I like it a lot! I won’t bend even if it breaks! Wow! It’s a famous saying. Yes, an adventurer must have that level of spirit! “Cancer, of course!”
Upon hearing his answer, the guild leader, who had been silent, suddenly burst into laughter.
At the same time, he tore Jun’s reflection in his hand into pieces and scattered them behind him.
“… Does this mean we should go to jail?”
“I do not need! “I made this older sister laugh out loud, so there are no sanctions.”
“Is that okay? “The two groups and other adventurers must be very dissatisfied.”
“The two groups are just annoying to deal with, but you can keep them quiet. If other little guys are dissatisfied, they tell them to come to me! The guild leader said he would just let it go, so how can I talk back!”
The guild leader smiled brightly as if there was no problem.
That look was so reassuring that her heart immediately started pounding even though she knew she was about the same age as Leonard.
“Babe, if there’s someone you don’t like in the future, just blow them away. “This sister will take care of everything for me.”
“Really? Is that really okay?”
“Okay! Oh. “You’ll need more strength to do that.”
The guild leader grinned and took out a book from the desk drawer and handed it to Jun.
After reading the title written on the cover of the book, Jun shouted loudly.
“Sister!”
