Episode 333. Why
is that—
Kichi rolls his eyes.
“What did you do well to raise your voice?”
Toward the Shadow Crow, the spirit creature of the Shadow Mercenary Corps.
“Are you sure how many times have you been fooling around already?”
I arrived here by chasing the memory of the Shadow Crow. I don’t have much to trust, so I’m relying on my bird’s head to move.
“Whoa.”
But this was the only way.
What we know about the whole story of ‘that day’ on the continent at this point.
Because there will be only that crow.
“Eat quickly, because there is no time.”
A spirit object transparently reflects the group to which it belongs.
If the Akkshan wolf had Akkshan’s spirit of not yielding in front of any enemy, the shadow crow was more thorough than the shadow mercenaries when it came to dealing.
Slowly—
Kichi pushed his long black hair to the side, and a shadow crow flew towards the nape of Kichi’s neck. Then he started pecking Kitch’s back neck with his beak.
“… write.”
I can’t get used to this dirty feeling.
Since crows are non-substantial spiritual creatures, they do not leave any scars. Instead, they only receive life force in return for the deal. Kichi brushes his hair and restores it to its original state.
“You’re just going to have a blast this time.”
Is it wrong to believe in the bird’s head or is it because the back world didn’t lose its original intention even when the Arcana continent was turned upside down? I haven’t had any income for several days already.
“This is so….”
In the end, this time it was also empty.
Kichi glared at the crow for a moment, even pulling his hair out in frustration.
It seemed certain that the bird’s head was making fun of me.
“Are you doing this on purpose?”
Kichi himself was also conscious.
“What’s wrong with me?”
Maybe I’m the most unbecoming of the shadow mercenaries leader of all time… It might be strange that the shadow crow, the spiritual creature of the shadow mercenary, likes me like that.
The corners of Kitsch’s mouth crookedly went up.
“If that’s the case, you should have told me earlier.”
Sreung!
Kkaak-?
When Kichi pulls out a dagger, the crow startles and stamps its feet.
However, Kichi’s dagger was not aimed at the Shadow Crow.
The nape of his neck, to be precise, was the long, drooping hair.
Sloppy—
Kichi’s hand was unstoppable.
He cut his straight black hair into a short length without hesitation.
I tossed a bundle of hair in front of the Shadow Crow.
“Even if you say life force, it’s an insignificant thing that can be regenerated in a day. Even if you receive something that is not valuable to the other person in return, it can’t be a proper transaction, right? It may seem unpleasant, but he’s the leader. Thanks to that, I know the twisted heart of the Shadow Mercenaries well.”
The shadow mercenaries are nasty.
The answer comes out even if you just look at the ledger of past requests. He had done so many things that left nothing but malice… Kitsch cut off his most precious hair and gave it to him as the crow wanted.
“I’ve been growing it for several years…”
A life dwells in Kichi’s eyes.
“Don’t spill a single strand and eat it. And tell me straight up.”
Kakao-!
“Where are the pigs in the auction hiding?”
Kok-kok–
The shadow crow took off vigorously only after swallowing all of its hair. Kitsch thought. I’ll have to pluck all those feathers from the cunning bird’s head and fry them.
Fortunately though.
‘Rather than that, what are you doing Wolf.’
Wolf, who would have taken over as leader, had never summoned the Shadow Crow. Thanks to this, the Shadow Crow still regarded Kichi as the leader and followed him.
Kitsch habitually tried to touch his hair, but hesitated in the emptiness.
‘Because it’s expensive, the price of that bird’s head.’
If you were a member of the ranks, in exchange for adding hair.
If he had known that he was a fugitive who couldn’t even become a member…
Maybe he would have received decades of life as a price.
Kitsch shrugged.
‘In that sense, I’ll treat you generously.’
I threw away the lingering attachment to the hair I had already cut off.
‘If you find it.’
I’ve been looking for it for days.
Although he still had a lingering attachment to his ‘different hair’.
Kichi himself was in a situation where he could laugh.
“…It’s not time to talk to others. What am I doing?”
Oak Auction.
As the name suggests, it is an auction house run by the Orcs. Because he is the ruler of the underworld. Kitsch knew better than anyone what an orc was like in the underworld.
The physical strength of an orc is dozens of times greater than that of an ordinary human, and its vitality is tenacious than that of weeds in a wheat field. Even if the forearm is cut off, a new forearm will rise after a few weeks.
Also, as you can see just by looking at the operation of the auction house, unlike rumors that spread around the world, intelligence is no different from humans.
However, it was a problem that there was a major drawback of an ugly appearance that made us forget the superiority of all species.
But as I said before, Orcs were smart.
They didn’t bother to blend in with the sunny side of the Arcana Continent, and in the dark side of the continent, they asserted their strengths and expanded their power.
regardless of means and methods.
“Then you bought it without fear.”
Kichi checked the details of the transaction ledger.
The ‘other hair’ you’re looking for wasn’t sold to anyone through a public auction. Right before the auction started, Oak Auction, the organizer, bought it directly at a value one thousand times the starting price.
That was the reason Kichi went to the Oak Auction.
“These guys hid so deeply that it didn’t suit them.”
For the orcs who were trading commissions, the amount would not have been a problem.
In the first place, the amount of gold floating in the underworld is beyond imagination. It wouldn’t be strange since the Arcana Continent had more dirty gold coins than honorable ones.
It’s understandable why it’s so well hidden.
‘There’s no reason to step out.’
Orcs were already rich and had enough ability to keep their wealth. Moreover, there was no reason to go out to protect the Arcana continent. It was also a wise decision to build an underground city.
Except for one thing.
“But touching that hair was a mistake.”
Kkaak-
mine was not very noticeable in appearance.
If it weren’t for the green-skinned orcs guarding the mine entrance.
Kitsch tried to approach him immediately, but hesitated.
I need to refrain from making a fuss right now…?
Bubbly.
It was a popular chuckle that is hard to hear in a fairly remote area. Kichi turned his head to where he felt the presence and was surprised. Why is a person like that walking around this town alone…?
A face covered with a veil.
A long white garment.
That was the look of a priest.
From the fact that her face is covered, it’s clear that she is a sister from the church…
Is she fearless or is her faith overly devout?
Wandering around the Arcana continent like this alone.
Kitsch immediately shook his head.
‘Of course I’m not in a position to care.’
Kichi raised the dagger in his hand.
“Since I, who is thin, weak, drunk and overly emotional, have to enter a mine full of vicious and promiscuous orcs alone.”
A joke that the shadow mercenaries wouldn’t even laugh at if they heard it.
Kitsch’s remarks were not persuasive.
Of course, it seemed that he had no intention of persuading Kitsch.
trudge.
There is no infiltration.
It was a kitsch that openly approached the mine.
“!!”
The orcs who stood guard reacted immediately.
Clap!
Raising his weapon, he checked Kitsch’s face and asked in surprise.
“Um… aren’t you the leader of the Shadow Mercenary Corps, Kichi?”
With utmost respect.
It is said that they were Orcs who took control of the world behind the Arcana Continent.
The shadow mercenaries went beyond the stage of the underworld and had a great influence on the sun. Kichi, the leader of such a shadow mercenary, was approaching them with a dagger.
The sweet words are bound to come out.
“Sorry. Its appearance was noticeably different from before, and I did not immediately recognize it. I apologize again!”
“You mean I got old while I didn’t see you?”
“Oh no! It’s just that your hair is getting shorter…!”
“Ding. That too is wrong.”
“…!!”
You’re not feeling well.
It won’t do any good to mix things up any more.
Let’s start with the dragon.
The orcs quickly lowered their weapons and opened their mouths.
“If I have something to say, I will tell it to the superiors right away!”
“Tell Ulrich that there is something you are looking for.”
“Currently, the auction is closed…. If it’s Kichi-nim’s request, Ulrich-nim will surely understand. I will tell you the story right away.”
“Ah, can you add something?”
“of course.”
“He said he couldn’t give you even a penny of gold coins for some reason.”
“…maybe you’re short of money?”
“No, it’s because of his pride.”
…what is pride?
At Kichi’s words, the orc’s complexion seemed to become even bluer.
Orcs themselves.
They were the only beings who believed in gold coins.
Even though he brought back the goods, he couldn’t give me even a penny of gold coins.
It was only then that Kichi seemed to know why he had raised his weapon.
‘Ulrich, the small old man can’t stay still…’
The orc soldier tightly closed his eyes.
‘Damn it, it’s going to be bloody.’
*
Goddess Church.
Belongs to the tribe of Goddess Advent.
Saint Freyza.
Fraza did not stop toward the source of darkness.
The landscape of the empire was unfamiliar.
Probably because it’s been a long time.
But Fraza’s empty eyes were not focused on anything. Just taking steps to purify the darkness that covered the Arcana continent and the immeasurable sadness in the name of the goddess.
“…”
Eventually, a familiar landscape came into view.
The capital of the empire was Antonium.
Fraza put her hands together at that point and prayed.
“I have reached this point with the guidance of the goddess.”
Fraza took a deep breath.
The darkness seemed to have begun in Antonium.
Antonium must not be all right.
The emotions that flowed from the darkness were not at a level that a normal human could handle. The people of Antonium, who would have been exposed to a deeper sadness at a closer distance, by now…
Freyza continued.
“Goddess, take care of the poor.”
Freyza firmly gripped the pendant engraved with the octagonal pattern that symbolizes the Goddess Church. The moment you get close to Antonium, you can’t be sure where the source of darkness will attack you. I had to be prepared to judge at any time.
But it was a strange thing.
“Open the door!”
A booming voice is heard from the citadel of Antonium.
It was the voice of a guard.
I don’t feel the slightest bit of sadness or exhaustion.
“Aren’t you a sister of the Goddess Church? Are you wandering the continent alone now that even Muon is not intact? Anyway, I’m glad you’re okay!”
Fraza entered the Antonium under the guidance of the guards.
and faced
The landscape of Antonium, which is so different from what was expected, that a sense of distance is felt.
“Maybe it’s because you’re from the village, but you don’t know the world.”
“Well, if it’s a village, it must be a village, right? If it’s not enough…”
“No no! It’s not lacking, but where are the people in the world who give gold coins for food for three people! I’m sure you came from the west side of the continent… where did you say you came from?”
“This is Maxima’s estate.”
“Yes Maxima! I don’t know where it is, but I’m really envious of the local merchants. what is a month Even if we do business there for two days, ordinary people like us can earn enough to eat and play for the rest of our lives.”
It is buzzing beyond vibrancy.
It is not difficult to see the appearance of an outsider who is not a resident of Antonium.
It was no different from the Antonium that Fraza remembered from the past.
rather.
“Anyway, there is no change for the gold coins now or in the future. just go for now Still, I can give you a silver coin back. Will you come back then when the gold coin is back to the silver coin?”
“Isn’t that traumatic? It can cause trouble…”
“What can’t be! Even my dog would laugh if I told you that the knights who wear armor made of gold because they don’t have enough gold coins are only paying for food?”
A strangely gentle aura passed over me.
It was hard to believe that there was an infinitely deep darkness.
But Fraza could not afford to find out why.
“…!”
‘Cause we’re starting to get closer
‘Cause I’m starting to get on my feet
the source of that darkness.
Kwok—
Frayza held the pendant in doubt.
Eventually, he faced the darkness.
The form didn’t catch my eye properly.
It was because of the veil covering her eyes.
But for some reason, the source of darkness must have revealed itself.
Rather, the sound of people cheering is heard.
Freyza muttered.
“Goddess, please do not lead me into temptation.”
Do not lead me into confusion before judgment.
raised a prayer
Soon the pendant turns into the goddess’s mace.
The source of that darkness that will one day plunge the continent into deep sorrow.
I had to judge in the name of the goddess.
why…?
The pendant was the same.
The power of the goddess did not dwell.
The goddess did not answer the prayer.
Fraza peered through the veil at the source of the darkness with trembling eyes.
No, to say the darkness itself.
A man who emits an excessively brilliant light.
.
.
.
Unfortunately.
to your goddess.
You think you like me more than you do?
[Friendship with the religious Goddess has reached its maximum.]
– “I don’t believe in God.”
– “Because there is no hard evidence that it exists.”
– “But there is also no hard evidence that God does not exist.”
-“Because an insignificant devil cannot serve as evidence.”
It’s grandiosely revealing the fact that it’s a religion.
Muon update that led the Holy Knights of the Goddess Church with sophistry.
A summary of my actions.
The number of views on Netube for the highlight video is a whopping 2.14 billion.
‘I wonder if it’s a pay-as-you-go, but…’
Anyway, that shame is starting to be rewarded like this…!
