Episode 253 Five Stars (1)
Iron-Blooded Sword Master Baskerville’s Quest.
Everyone could guess without even opening the scroll. It must be to deal with the vicious monsters of the Western Front.
What are the crazy hounds who live only on blood, interested in anything other than getting blood on their teeth?
That was public perception.
But Bikir chose it nonetheless.
‘I need to go home.’
It was because I was on my way home from work anyway.
For Bikir, who hates the Baskervilles, going home doesn’t feel like going on vacation.
However, it is worth looking at how much the Baskervilles have been organized at this time.
After the death of Andromalius, who was wearing the outer skin of Set, Vikir was interested in how many demons would remain.
‘It would be nice if I could also solve the quest.’
It’s Hugo’s seal. Just ask for it.
To be honest, it was a task to eat raw.
* * *
Bikir reassured all his worried friends that hunting monsters was his specialty.
Bikir, who had always received good grades in Introduction to Mamulology, and had a record of bringing a large amount of gnoll leather a while ago, so his friends soon agreed.
The next morning, while everyone was asleep, Bikir left the magic tower and moved while thoroughly hiding his movement route.
When the rankers of the academy go out to carry out the task of the second leg of the league, reporters, paparazzi, head hunters from various guilds, or other people with bad intentions are bound to follow.
Bikir looked carefully to see if there were any demons among those who followed her, and after confirming that there was nothing wrong, she went home.
Of course, there was no such thing as being chased because he was a Bikir who was good at hiding his movements and erasing traces.
Early morning full of hazy fog.
When Bikir bought a train ticket to go to his hometown.
“……!”
Bikir was able to spot a familiar face.
A white-haired girl sitting quietly in the back seat of the train at the next platform, looking out the window.
It was Sinclair.
Bikir was now standing on the opposite platform from her.
‘Are you going east?’
Bikir, who had hidden behind the protruding steel frame because the platform extension work had not been completed, poked his head out and looked at Sinclair.
Sinclair was silently gazing at the gloomy dawn outside the window, unaware that Bikir was looking at him.
She is on a train going east. And there are few famous families in the East.
‘Was the task that Sinclair chose belonged to Quo Vadis?’
Obviously, from the standpoint of the Quo Vadis family, discussing ways to effectively eliminate heretics and cults was the main content of the task she chose.
The direction Sinclair is currently heading is completely different from Quo Vadis Street in the west.
For what purpose she boarded the Eastbound train so early, only she herself would know.
“…”
Bikir didn’t bother digging into the secret Sinclair was hiding and turned around.
It was just the right social distancing.
* * *
Hugo’s appearance after a long time was quite different from Vikir’s memory.
Bondi Hugo was a cold-blooded animal with cold eyes and a skinny impression, always sharp as if he were being cut.
but.
“Heh heh heh-”
Hugo’s figure in front of him was making Vikir quite confused.
He ate so well that he gained weight. He thought he had grown his mustache back, but he braided it like a little girl’s hair.
At the end of his beard hung a clumsily tied ribbon.
“It’s been a while, son.”
Seeing Bikir, Hugo spoke in a solemn voice.
But that attitude didn’t last long.
“Do you see this? A Pomerian braided it. Maybe it was knotted so beautifully. The Baskerville family must be a prodigy like no other in history. Truly a gift from God.”
Hugo smiles while holding a sleeping Pomerian in his arms.
Bikir looked around without speaking.
“…”
Hugo’s office, which was originally very bleak, has also changed a lot.
The floor, which was made of black stones, was covered with a soft and colorful puzzle-type mat.
It was a structure designed to prevent a child from getting hurt when he or she falls, while allowing the child to sit down and play puzzles from time to time.
Celestial body-shaped mobiles and luminous star stickers are attached to the ceiling to glisten.
A scene from a trendy fairy tale was drawn on the pink curtains, in which a magic princess wields a magic wand and beats and slays monsters.
There was a large picture book with imperial letters attached to the wall, and swordsmanship textbooks and other books that were filling the bookshelves were all replaced with children’s storybooks.
And the biggest change of all.
“Are you here, young master?”
It was the outfit of the Barrymore deacon who had brought the car.
He was wearing cow-patterned pajamas all over his body, and he was holding a rattle in his hand.
Of course, Pomerians are not at an age to be happy with these things.
“I’m giving my granddaughter, who couldn’t even enjoy the basics among the barbarians, all the things she had to do as a grandfather.”
Seeing what Hugo said with a solemn expression, Vikir had no choice but to nod with a timid expression.
In fact, the papers he was handling now also looked like administrative work for the Baskervilles, but in fact they were all Pomerian-related.
< Pomerian's Growth Trend Report >
-00:00, 00:00, Pomerian looked at the decoration of the teacup during morning tea time and said ‘Ruby is pretty’.
↳Emergency Action☞ Break the alliance agreement with the Morgue family, attack the Red Awl Mountain immediately and steal the ruby vein.
-X month X day XX: XX: After the dinner, Pomerian ate the chocolate pudding that was served as dessert at the time of dessert and said, ‘Chokkoret Joe’.
↳Emergency measures☞ The coffee bean granary beyond the ‘Red Witch’s River’ will be taken back from the savages. After constructing a logistical fort in the Blood Bean harvest area, it is urgent to make it a strategic point.
-#Month #Day ##Hour ##Min Pomerian looked at the monster picture book at the time of eye-level learning and said, ‘The bear is cute’.
↳Emergency measures☞ Organize a detached team to subdue the enemy and the 7th ridge of the Black Mountains. Kill all Oxbears as soon as possible and peel off their fur.
↳Emergency amendments 1☞ Report correction. It is presumed that Pomerian only likes ‘living objects’.
↳Emergency measures 1☞ Organize a detached team to subdue the 7th ridge of the Red and Black Mountains. Capture all Oxbears as soon as possible.
↳ Urgent fixes 2☞ Report corrections. Pomeranian seems to require only ‘one live, small-sized juvenile’.
↳Emergency measures 2☞ Organize a detached team and dispatch it to the Red and Black Mountains to capture an Oxbear that has just been born.
However, considering the seriousness of the issue, the size of the detached unit should be maintained without reducing it.
↳ Urgent fixes 3☞ Report corrections. Pomerian said, ‘When the cubs come here, the mother bear will be sad, so I’ll just be a teddy bear!’ you said.
↳Emergency measures 3☞ No matter how much I think about it, my granddaughter seems so nice and cute.
– This report is a record of official official duties of the Baskerville
family and is a first-class military secret, and
if you read it without permission, you will be punished.
‘……What did I just see?’
It was clearly stamped with the seal of the family head. At least within the Baskervilles, that seal was like the seal of the imperial emperor.
I still have fresh memories of standing up on guard duty and fighting against enemies, spending countless nights to protect the document with that seal before returning.
But the contents of the document with the official seal were like that…
Bikir
shook his head left and right without even realizing it.
at that time.
Vikir suddenly felt Hugo’s gaze staring at him.
‘Oops!’
Anyway, I was too careless.
No matter how stupid he looks now, he is definitely the Sword Master of the Sword Master Empire and the owner of the Baskervilles, the king of all dogs.
Bikir once again tightened the tension. And waited for Hugo’s mouth to open.
Soon after, Hugo, who was looking at Bikir seriously, opened his mouth.
“Yes. It’s time to assign Baskerville’s task to a student from the academy.”
Worst quest on a 5-star difficulty level.
It was to fulfill the special order given by the head of the Baskerville family.
Apparently, Hugo had no intention of just looking at Vikir as his son.
‘Monster hunting? factor assassination? Carve out a change?’
Vikir didn’t know what the quest he would receive, but he decided that it wouldn’t be as easy as he thought.
And before long, Hugo’s mouth opened.
“I’ll give you a task. That’s… ‘parenting’.”
Bikir doubted his ears.
“……parenting?”
“Yes. Parenting.”
“Child care (肉牙). Do you mean the fangs made of meat? What kind of teeth are those?
”
Hugo clicked his tongue and lifted the cloth he was wearing once.
The sleeping Pomeranian began to whine.
Hugo said with a worried expression on the world.
“I’m worried that this guy is so sullen these days. He doesn’t usually laugh. In the past, when I showed him his beard braided, he laughed a lot, but that’s true.”
“…”
“Just in case, I called all the doctors in the West and tried to take pulses, but they all say there’s nothing wrong. They’re like quacks. My granddaughter isn’t laughing, so what’s wrong? Butler Barrymore tried so hard to dissuade him, so I barely endured it. Can you make this guy laugh?” Hearing Hugo’s words
,
Bikir remembered the contents of the cover of the task scroll in his mind
. Was parenting really that hard?
Bikir sighed and stepped forward.
And at that moment, Pomerian exquisitely opened his eyes.
“Ugh? Eh! Samchun! It’s Samchun!”
“……Not Samchun, but my uncle.”
Vikir held out his hand, and the Pomerian opened its arms wide. And…
“Ooh! Laugh! My granddaughter laughs!”
Hugo also began to laugh broadly. It’s because the Pomeranian laughs as soon as he sees Bikir.
at the same time.
…bang!
Butler Barrymore in cow pajamas behind him nodded happily and slammed Hugo’s seal on the task scroll.
A confirmation that all tasks have been completed.
It was the moment when a five-star task that no one in the academy dared to challenge was cleared in an instant.
