Episode 622
Lee Han wanted to go away.
Come to think of it, if you’re a criminal, you should catch it.
As the famous adage of the Empire states, ‘Only two types of people live in the North: knights and criminals’, there were many criminals who fled in the North.
It is a perfect place to escape as there are many places that are wide and rough and without people.
Catching these criminals was one of the things knight families had to do.
“Wouldn’t Ji-Clean be satisfied if we caught the criminal?”
“Dream break. There’s no way my sister would be satisfied with something like that.”
“……”
Lee Han grumbled inwardly.
‘Aren’t the standards too strict?’
“By the way, is there any way to verify your identity? Can I just attack?”
Just because a spirit looked like a criminal didn’t necessarily mean it was a real criminal.
Since even spirits instinctively feel the wickedness of their opponents, even if they felt like criminals, they could not have been criminals under imperial law.
“Of course not. Does this look like Ein Lorgard?”
Giselle said as if nothing had happened.
Unlike Ein Rogard, he was not allowed to attack at will without being checked outside.
“then?”
“I need to approach and identify you.”
“Sorry. If it was Ein Lorgard, I could have just attacked.”
Giselle nodded absentmindedly, then hesitated.
‘What am I thinking?!’
Suddenly, I thought that I was too stained with Ein Lorgard.
* * *
“The North is such a fucking land.”
“Shh. Be quite.”
The mercenaries spit out curse words as they watched their exhaled breath turn white into steam.
Even the mercenaries who traveled throughout the empire could not easily adapt to the cold of the north. Even more so if it was in the northern part of winter.
“What do you mean by moving your mouth now?”
“Stupid.”
“what? who’s stupid Shall we bump into each other to warm up the blood?”
“Don’t be distracted by the quiet surroundings. Monsters always appear in the North.”
Other mercenaries flinched at the words of a mercenary who had been to the north a few times.
Hearing those words made the silence around him feel ominous, like the calm before the storm.
“…it seems like there’s nothing going on around here. It’s all snow and ice.”
“I don’t see you because you’re not native here. Anyway, stop talking. Whether it’s monsters, knights, or patrols, there’s nothing good about attracting attention.”
The mercenaries glanced at the customer following them from behind.
As a mercenary, he took on any request as long as he gave him gold coins, so he took on this request as well, but it was also true that he was curious about the identity of the opponent.
What the hell was the matter, scattering gold coins in such a hurry, gathering mercenaries and heading north?
Like the mercenaries here, he must have committed a few crimes against imperial law, but beyond that, I couldn’t guess.
“It’s a fucking knight!!”
“Take care of your face. Take care of your face! Ibo show. Stay still. We will answer.”
The client, wearing the robe tightly, nodded.
The mercenaries adjusted their clothes with nervous faces.
In the north, even in a shabby and remote place, they could not be vigilant. Occasionally, there were knights out on patrol this far.
Just because there were one or two people, I never let my guard down. There was a high possibility that other knights were waiting nearby.
‘Fortunately…’
‘They’re young.’
The mercenaries let out a sigh of relief when they saw the age of the knights approaching.
I was able to play with that.
“Good luck knight. What are you here for?”
The frontmost mercenary acted frightened and said. The acting was so believable that the other mercenaries admired it.
‘That bastard. There’s a reason it’s expensive.’
‘It wasn’t bluffing that I solved dozens of requests.’
The mercenary’s skills were proven by the quests the mercenary completed.
The fact that he is keeping his life while solving dozens of requests means that the mercenary is not ordinary.
If you don’t have a special ability, you couldn’t hold on like that.
Perhaps deceived by the performance, the young knight greeted me gently.
“ah. It’s no big deal. There are so many monsters around here. I came here to see if you need any help.”
“Oops, that’s right. thank you.”
The mercenary bowed with a bow. It was a thrill to anyone who could see it.
“To think that a knight would take care of lowly people like us…”
“What are you saying. no. As a knight of the north, it is a natural thing to do.”
As the sculpturally handsome knight said that, the thin, pretty-looking knight next to him stared at him.
I wondered why the mercenaries were looking at me like that.
“…As a knight, he’s pretty good.”
“haha. thanks.”
‘ah. Is that the top?’
From the short conversation, the mercenaries roughly guessed the relationship between the two knights.
It was clear that the finer knights entered the order first, followed by the handsome knights.
The handsome knight opened his mouth again.
“I will have to find a campsite soon, but I will guide you to a good place.”
“Oh no. Until then…”
“It is my duty as a knight to protect the northern guests from danger. Please do not refuse.”
‘Mmm.’
The mercenaries were hesitant, but they couldn’t refuse. It would have seemed rather strange if he had been forced to refuse.
Besides, the opponent didn’t seem to be particularly suspicious. Looking at what he said, it was clear that the article was still new.
‘One is soft. The other one looks a bit fussy.’
‘Is the handsome guy from a commoner?’
‘It’s too smooth for something like that.’
‘That’s right. Let’s accept it for now.’
The mercenaries nodded.
“Oops, I get it. thank you May I ask the family names of the knights?”
“I am House Alpha.”
“…me too.”
Secretly borrowing the family name of a friend who was not there, Lee Han and Giselle apologized to themselves.
“The Alpha family, the Alpha family. I will definitely remember that name.”
“haha. no. ruler. Come this way.”
The handsome knight led the party down the cliff.
It was a good campground because of its proximity to the river and its topography, which protected it from the surrounding wind.
“A place like this!”
“Are you okay?”
“Yes yes! It’s a luxury. Thanks to the driver, I found a place like this! Thank you so much.”
“Then let me help you prepare the campsite.”
“!”
The moment the mercenaries panicked and tried to refuse, the pretty-looking knight got angry first.
“Are you kidding me? How can I help you prepare? Is it the job of a driver to serve the traveling guys?”
“no way. I can do this much. What if I encounter a monster?”
“Stop talking nonsense!”
The angry knight turned his back and distanced himself.
The handsome knight said to the embarrassed mercenaries.
“Do not worry. That’s just what you say.”
‘I don’t think so.’
In fact, in the eyes of the mercenaries, pretty-looking articles were more common.
Usually, they get annoyed at why they help mercenaries, so they don’t try to help them like this.
“You really don’t have to help me as a knight…”
“Spring up.”
Surprisingly, the knight took out his staff and swung it. The mercenaries were surprised when clear water gushed out and filled the large pot.
“Are you a wizard?!”
“haha. I know how to do a few simple things.”
There were wizards belonging to the knights, but the mercenaries who thought the opponent was a knight because of their physique were surprised.
‘I’m guessing you’re really from a commoner?’
‘I guess so.’
The wizard’s magic was amazing. The campsite, which would normally take much longer, was created in an instant.
The mercenaries forgot the fact that they had to manage their facial expressions and admired them.
“her…!”
“You’re a wizard, you’re really amazing.”
The handsome wizard was very shy.
“It’s nothing.”
“Even magic like this is amazing.”
“That’s right, that’s right!”
As the outer walls of the camp were built and the bonfire was roaring, the handsome wizard bowed his head and said,
“Then I will go. Have a nice trip.”
“hey! Pour me a cup of coffee for the wizard.”
“haha. no. Coffee may not be enough on the way, so I can drink it when I go back.”
The handsome wizard really did not stay any longer, but turned around and left with the knight he had been waiting for.
After seeing that, the mercenaries were able to relax.
“Whew…”
“It really wasn’t a big deal.”
“I was really surprised. Aren’t you more nervous because you’re naive?”
“Right. But the campsite is neat!”
The mercenaries burst into laughter.
As the tension eased, more laughter came out.
“You didn’t say a word even after seeing the client. Look at the dull one!”
“You must have thought it was just because it was cold! Hahaha!”
The client, who hadn’t said a word until now, opened her mouth in her robe.
“Can I stay at the camp the knights told me about? It’s embarrassing.”
“Nothing to worry about. As you can see, they’re softy fledglings. There was no sign of doubt.”
“I’m just going to say I did a good job. Besides, wouldn’t it be a waste to abandon the camp we made like this?”
“Magic is great! You don’t even need to bring water.”
The mercenaries admired the clean campsite, which they could not normally see.
Originally, preparing a campsite in this cold weather took several times the hardships.
Digging the hard frozen ground, breaking the ice, obtaining water, boiling the water again, finding firewood…
How convenient is it to have all these processes solved by one kind wizard?
“Coffee is done!”
“eww. give me some My body will freeze.”
“me too!”
All of the mercenaries poured freshly brewed coffee to thaw their frozen bodies.
And then you and I fell into a cool sleep.
* * *
“Hmm. It’s easy.”
“……”
Lee Han and Giselle were watching from a distance with the invisible magic cast on them.
-Are there a lot of numbers? Are there even mercenaries?
-It must be a pain in the ass.
– Moradi. Would the mercenaries listen if I told them to stop in the name of the Moradi family?
– People like that… usually don’t listen.
Experienced mercenaries prioritized requests over imperial law.
If you say you’ll check it out, they’ll either attack right away or they’ll disperse after a while.
-Is that right? Let’s conquer it peacefully.
– Is there a way to subdue it peacefully?
– Yes. I’m going to do a good wizard, so you do a bad wizard. Then your vigilance will become dull.
-sincerely? Are you serious about doing that?
-don’t worry. Because it worked in Ein Lorgard, it also worked outside.
And it actually worked.
Seeing Lee Han’s skill at putting all the mercenaries to sleep by mixing a sleeping potion when adding water to the pot, Giselle thought that she should think about drinking the potion given by Wodanaz a bit more in the future.
“for a moment! You are trying to verify your identity. Thank you for your cooperation.”
Lee Han shouted to the client who did not drink coffee even while the mercenaries were falling.
The hand holding the staff was ready to respond at any time, even if not threatening.
“…Where did these guys come from?”
“Northern knight families have the right to properly inspect passers-by and arrest them in case of emergency, according to Imperial law. Where are you from?”
The man wearing the robe muttered.
“There was an ambush…”
“Yes?”
“I was in an ambush. yes? You bastards of the filthy empire.”
‘How did know?’
“Prachgal will descend without sustaining the conspiracy of your dogs !!”
“Moradi!!”
When Lee Han shouted, Giselle immediately drew out her twin swords and ran. The artifact, the twin swords, radiated a clear light, concentrating its power on the tip.
However, the sharkans and skeleton warriors who had been put on standby ahead of Giselle rushed in unison and attacked the zealots.
The fanatics were scattered in vain.
“Keah!!”
“phew. I was surprised.”
“……”
Giselle glared at her friend, who had managed to overpower her, but was struggling.
