Episode 49
Episode 25. Demon Gul Subjugation Team (1)
For a week, Yuma went in and out of the Jacques’ mansion, the Imperial Castle, and the Woods and Povians’ mansions.
‘As expected, everything is done with money.’
It was to pass the deliberation on the creation of the demon cave subjugation party.
Excluding the imperial castle, the additional expenses were not enormous since they had been stabbing them with back money from the beginning.
Sellove’s Mystic Eye obtained from the Devil’s Cave in Haseo was used to obtain permission from the imperial castle.
The deliberation passed safely on the condition that some of the parts obtained by subjugating the demons were returned to the imperial family.
It was only natural that the Zach family took the lead and the Phobian and Woods families assisted.
“These kids are mean. Did you say you had to get it?”
Duran said while cutting the meat. Yuma and Duran were eating together at a table set in the garden of Zach’s mansion.
“It’s not a loss anyway. Since it is a subjugation team that has received permission from the imperial castle, it is much easier to bribe the managers of demon caves in other countries. Above all, if you say you didn’t eat the best parts, that’s enough.”
“You’re going to do a reward scam against the imperial castle?”
“It’s a scam. Among the monster parts, I’ll send the precious ones to Zach.”
“hmm. Don’t let me take care of it.”
“Please leave things that can be processed into magic arms to the blacksmiths of the Zach family.”
“i get it.”
so-so-so-so.
Duran chewed meat like a man from the north, not a nobleman.
Randell was not at the mansion as he was preparing to go to the Suhere Snow Field in place of Duran.
Duran cut a large piece of meat, swallowed it, and looked at his proud pupil. Just looking at Yuma made me feel happy.
‘I mean, I gave that guy Heize a shot… He’s such a cute crazy guy.’
Yuma had already told Duran about his visit to Inzbikan and the fact that he half-threatening Heize.
None of the nobles of the Zach family under him had ever displayed such a spirit.
It wasn’t just an act of recklessness, it was really designed to prevent Heize from coming in.
I will definitely adopt this guy someday. It was Duran’s biggest concern these days.
“Oh and Master. I have something I want to ask you.”
“What is it?”
Yuma described what he first felt when beating up the second stowaway.
“These days, my body is getting stronger without any physical training. Why are these changes happening?”
“Hoo. That means your aura has adapted to your body that much. Didn’t I tell you that your body is not fundamentally different from that of a dragon? We will continue to be strong.”
Not much different.
However, when Yuma met Kriesha, he couldn’t agree much with her words.
Kriesha belonged to the very strong side among dragons, but anyway, it was because she felt that her fundamental strength was different from her own.
One day, even if you fight a dragon, you need the strength to win. Like Hugo or Duran.
“There is another one.”
“What?”
Yuma pulled up her aura from her seated position. A small aura sphere coiled around Yuma’s body in a spiral.
“Recently, when I raised my aura, this orb came into being. It flows through my body like this, then moves or explodes at will.”
Duran smiled and released an aura. A huge but gentle wind-like wave stretched out, blowing the tablecloth and the grass.
Like Yuma, Duran has an aura sphere.
‘The sizes… are very different. Even my little sphere has a lot of explosive power, but I can’t imagine that.’
Duran’s orb was bigger than his head.
“This means your and my auras are out of spec. Didn’t I tell you that you are blessed by the Auror?”
“I like it.”
The two continued their meal, exchanging good wishes like father and son on good terms. That is, until Catherine Jacques came along.
“Last time you used it as a wine cellar, and this time you just let our family use it as a warehouse.”
Katherine clattered along the stone path in the garden.
“Ah, I get tired just looking at the ashes.”
Duran sighed and whispered to Yuma.
“Nice to meet you, Miss Catherine.”
“I am not very happy.”
Katherine replied curtly and sat down at the table.
“I heard that they are making a demon cave subjugation party.”
“That’s right.”
“Let me know when it is formed.”
“All right.”
Yuma only answered the questions and carefully cut the meat. Duran also made fun of the fork as if he was glad that his daughter didn’t lose her temper.
badly. Well well.
“…why are you asking me to tell you why you don’t ask?”
Katherine, who found it difficult to carry on the conversation, spoke first.
“The lady told me to do it, so I thought it was the right thing to do.”
It was a character that had a taste of teasing.
Catherine blushed slightly and glared at Yuma for a moment.
“Because I also want to participate in the first subjugation.”
“Why are you doing such a tiring job again?
Are you bored? He went in and fell asleep…
“Father. Please be quiet.
I’m talking right now. Get your fork straight.”
Duran yelled at the servants to serve more meat. She was the only one in the world who could treat the world’s Duran Zach so carelessly.
“Lady Catherine Magul is a very dangerous place. I went in alone and got scolded by Master once.”
“There is something I need to know.”
“great.”
Yuma accepted without asking further. After a while, Catherine spoke again.
“…Are you not curious about the reason again this time?”
“The lady says there is something I need to find out, but how
can I… “Enough! Anyway, let me know when the subjugation date is set.”
Katherine stood up from the table, feeling somehow defeated. He also said this while staring at Yuma.
“Aren’t you even going to say hello? The prestige of the Ha Zak family is beyond words. “I didn’t know you were going. Have a good day.”
Catherine turned around and entered the mansion. There was no way to know what kind of guys there were.
When Catherine disappeared, Yuma and Duran giggled and clapped their hands together.
A week later, 14 volunteers from the punitive force arrived one by one at the upper Puang.
The applicants were all mercenaries. They were human beings who had their lives written all over their faces.
It was only natural that there would be at least one person from the upper ranks asking what kind of devil subjugation team they were organizing.
“The masters are out on the road after letting me come here? Are you kidding me?”
A mercenary growled at Cindy and Cog.
The rest of the mercenaries looked at him and shook their heads. It was because it was clear that there would be more riots after trying to stop it.
“Looking at the noise, it seems that the applicants have arrived. What are you?”
Puang looked at the mercenary and said. Beside him stood Yuma.
“Is Hong, you, Puang?”
“That’s right, but why are you talking half-heartedly?”
“I came here because I could clearly see that the merchant, who hadn’t even been near the devil’s cave, was trying to prey on the mercenaries.”
That’s what he said, but he came because the travel expenses paid for him were so generous.
“Right. But what do you care if I cheat the mercenaries or hire them and pay them? If you’re not going to the interview, go back. Because it gets in the way.”
Pouang was no longer afraid of a mercenary close to a bastard like that. It was because he had seen all kinds of monsters while living with Yuma. I also saw a real monster called Selobra.
“Huh? Are you professing to cheat now?”
“Your words are dark. very off Your money will not be returned.”
Yuma was proud of Puang’s growth. As a young man, Poin was by nature a man with little boldness.
In any case, the amount paid by the upper class was considerable. As a second-class mercenary, it was money that could only be earned by rolling for a month. As a mercenary, it would be beneficial just to go back.
However, like those who have a bad temper, the mercenary did not stop corrupting. It was because the other party misunderstood that he was afraid and just sent him away.
The bully’s conviction that if you say a little more, you’ll get a penny more, that’s what triggered it.
Seeing him, Yuma felt sad for some reason. I wondered if my personality would have been twisted that much if there had been a lot of difficult things in my life.
:rice cake.
“Oops!”
But that was that and this was this.
It was Yuma’s creed that when dealing with a bastard, you must defeat it unconditionally, regardless of the reason. Even more so, it would be perfect if they made the reason so full and overflowing.
Yuma hit only three mercenaries with fists that did not contain an aura. Thinking about the rest of his life, he added the subtlety of adjusting the force so that his teeth would not break.
The remaining mercenaries gulped and watched the scene.
They were more streetwise than the mercenaries who had just been beaten, and they already knew who the real power of the Puang Merchant was.
In the plains of Yonir, he killed Tenchu with a ‘single knife’ on behalf of Duran Zak, announced that Duran Zak was the next world’s strongest, and was the hidden son of an ogre slayer. That he was making fun of Yuma.
The rumors were so frightening.
Took.
Pouang took out a small bag containing several silver coins and threw it at the fallen mercenary’s bedside.
“Next time, make sure to cover your poo and pee well.”
Puang looked down at the mercenary and said. The mercenaries who were watching were confused as to whether this place was really the top or the main building of the underworld.
Cog and Shupin picked up the mercenaries and sent them out.
“I will start the interview right away. One by one, Cindy leads them into the drawing room. The two sword masters will proceed at the same time.”
Yuma said to the waiting mercenaries. Mercenaries, like trained soldiers, ‘Ep!’ answered.
It was an interview, but it was a formal procedure. Yuma intended to pass all the other thirteen, unless he was a person with a particularly flawed personality or past.
Yuma asked only two questions from most of the mercenaries.
Have you ever experienced the first demon cave?
Do you have a second wife?
The first was a natural factor, and the second was a question about responsibility.
Mercenaries with wives and children will not betray or run away recklessly.
Fortunately, there was a mercenary who lived in two houses, but there was no mercenary without a wife and children. It was a satisfactory result.
The mercenaries responded to Yuma’s questions and maintained a very polite attitude.
“Why did you guys come all the way here?”
Yuma asked the last two remaining sword masters.
The intent of the question was not different.
It was common for sword masters to gain fame by becoming knights or generals in their country. Or receive great treatment and pay while doing training and missions in the mercenary corps.
The reason why the Sword Master came this far was because of circumstances.
“There is no particular reason. After living in Eoyeong and Booyeong… Seeing Yuma, it would be perfect if I was beaten to death even if I did it roughly here too. I will do it with tension.”
A mercenary named Geisel answered. Yuma immediately passed him.
“I am from Miryak. Thanks to my skills, I was able to make a living doing chores in the bottom mercenary corps.”
His name was Aquin.
The fact that the sword master from Miryak had a grudge and killed people recklessly and was not wanted proved that he had a good mind.
It was equally successful.
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