The Red Bear Mercenary.
The Red Bear Mercenary.
“Well then, I’ll wake up the other party right away while you’re getting ready.”
“You don’t have to do that. I’m good enough on my own. Leave my party to sleep a little longer.”
***
Sagittarius Forgon, the leader of the ‘Red Bear’ mercenary corps with a total of over 100 members, was a kind of human who believed in instinctive intuition. And that faith saved his life many times.
Born into the deficit of a ruined aristocratic family, he received nothing from his parents except for two balls and a perfectly fine body. Of course, he was satisfied with that too. At least there was no problem with eating and packing.
Sajita lost her mother when she was fourteen. It was starvation. My father had long since frozen to death.
He left the dilapidated house with only the family seal his dying mother had given him. After some time, Sagitta Forgon became a mercenary.
One day, while rolling around on the floor and eating knives, he caught the eye of the former squad leader of the ‘Red Bear’ mercenary corps. That’s how he became a new member of the ‘Red Bear’ mercenary group.
He was quite good at martial arts. No, to be precise, he was the kind of human being called a genius.
Sagitta chose ‘spear’ and ‘shield’ as her weapons. Because he was a man who knew how to value his life.
15 years.
It was the time it took for Sagittarius to sit down as the next leader of the ‘Red Bear’ mercenary corps at the age of twenty-nine after the former squadron leader died of aggravated wounds sustained during the request.
Of course, the reason he took the position of leader was because he was the strongest in the mercenary corps, but precisely because of the Porgon family blood that runs through his body.
The blood of nobles, and the fact that both parents were full-fledged nobles, was a great advantage in the mercenary industry.
Huge mercenaries, like the ‘Red Bear’ mercenary corps, needed a high-cost request to cover the cost of maintenance, but usually the clients of such high-priced mercenaries were often aristocrats, and the aristocrats preferred mercenaries from aristocrats rather than talking to mercenaries from commoners. preferred to talk with
Naturally, according to the preference of the requester, the leaders of the giant mercenary corps were usually those who inherited the lineage of nobles. Even if there was a separate mercenary corps, the leader of the mercenary corps, which negotiated with nobles, was left to a person of noble blood.
Unfortunately, Sagittarius Forgon became the leader because there was no one to negotiate with the nobles rather than because he had captured the real power.
***
Boom!
Sagittarius, who hit the poor desk, growled.
“Damn you bastards.”
I was sent to go and do some reconnaissance a day early, but I couldn’t stand it, so I came here drunk and beaten. Although he was a mercenary himself, his teeth trembled at the disposition of the damn mercenaries. It wasn’t even this far when the former squad leader was alive.
He grinded his teeth until they made a crunching sound.
‘It’s all because of that Pelgwin!’
Due to the sudden death of the former squadron leader, the power of the mercenary corps naturally passed to the vice-captain Peguin. He might not have been a bad person to be the vice-captain, but he was too dissolute, bigoted, and even greedy to lead the mercenaries.
The ‘Red Bear’ mercenary team, naturally imbued with his atmosphere, became more like a ragtag group of bad guys than a huge mercenary group.
Sagittarius was confident in combat, but he was a sucker for the politics of ruling this kind of group. To be precise, because he spent most of his time training, he didn’t even have a meager friend in the mercenary group.
Sajita, who finally cooled down and buried himself in a chair in the temporary barracks, remembered this request.
This winter has been strangely peaceful. That meant that the mercenaries’ financial situation was rapidly deteriorating. The only ones worried about this were the leader himself and the mercenary’s finance manager.
I tried talking to Pelgwin several times, but Pelgwin replied with a carefree attitude.
“Spring! When spring arrives, don’t bother me like a little girl with a problem that will be solved on its own! It’s very natural that there are no requests in winter, so why don’t you make a fuss?”
After he finished his answer, Peguin grabbed his money bag and left, as always, to rub the girl’s ass.
When the mercenary corps’ financial situation was almost ruined, ‘Ilech’, who had a relationship with the squadron leader, proposed a high-priced request.
The content of the request was simple. To ask for the safe kidnapping of a silver-haired, golden-eyed woman. Even though he clearly knew that the silver-haired, golden-haired woman belonged to the Irmel family, Peguin quickly accepted the request and said he would know.
Sagittarius tried to express his dissenting opinion, but when he remembered the miserable financial situation of the mercenaries, he finally swallowed the words that came out of his throat.
The client specified the place where the woman’s party would be, and the place was very close to the place where they were stationed. Of course, that’s why they commissioned us.
So, Sajita selected a few quick-footed people and sent out scouting in advance, and those bloody drunk bastards were beaten up like idiots and caught by the village vigilantes.
However, one of the many gods might have helped, and one of the idiots who was handed over to the vigilante through a show of force said that he had clearly seen the woman who beat them and fanned them, with silver hair and golden eyes.
It was a good thing. It was because I got a good cause to confirm the location of the target and bring her out. But even though it was obviously a good thing, Sajita was uneasy.
“Ha ha. Something is sinister.”
After receiving this request, the bed continued to be disturbed and he had no appetite. Just like he did the day before the leader he admired died.
One of the mercenaries entered while lifting the fabric of the temporary barracks.
“Sajita! I came with only one priest, no woman! I told Pelgwyn, so he told me to tell you directly instead of him?”
He was obviously the nominal leader, but nobody called him. It was familiar. Sagittarius gathered his armaments and rose from his seat.
“Where’s the priest? Surely you’re not arguing for nothing? Everyone has said that, but that priest is no ordinary priest…”
“Aah! Let go of this! Let go of this!!!!”
Along with screams, there was the sound of swords being drawn all at once.
damn it cubs. Did you fall asleep while explaining the request and finally have an accident? Sagittarius quickly ran out of the barracks with vague anxiety.
The priest in white was holding a mercenary with one hand while smiling benevolently. And that’s just by holding on to the face. However, Sajita tried to calm the situation before admiring its strength.
“Hey! Everybody put a knife! Put a knife!”
Judging from his strength, it was clear that the man was priest Marnak, who was famous as the antagonist of evil spirits. If even half of the rumors were true, it would have been terribly stupid for them to clash so haphazardly now.
The excited mercenaries did not easily follow Sagitta’s orders. Sagittarius ran wildly through the snow and jumped between the mercenaries and Marnak.
“Put the knife in now!”
At the cry of Sajita, who gritted his teeth and growled, the mercenaries finally inserted their swords. Now it was time to settle the priest’s affairs. Sagittarius spoke in the most friendly voice he could.
“Is your name Marnak by any chance?”
Marnak smiled and replied.
“yes.”
Seeing the mercenary struggling with his face still caught, Sagitta spoke cautiously.
“Priest Marnak. By any chance, could you release the one you’re holding in your hand?”
Glancing at the mercenary who was still holding on with a smile, Marnak lightly let go of his hand. The mercenary who had his butt on the floor tried to shout something with his face flushed.
Fuck!
Sagittarius kicked the mercenary in the jaw. Suddenly, the mercenary who was struck in the jaw passed out.
“Someone come and get him. Hurry up!”
As the stunned mercenary dragged along, Sagitta slowly observed Marnak.
Black hair, quite common in the North, and a good-looking look. However, the two terribly black eyes were not very common even in the North. Marnak met Sagitta’s eyes and smiled softly at him.
Sagittarius seemed to see the dark green concentrate in Marnak’s eyes, which were bent for an instant. A dark green concentrate filled with goosebumps.
I was anxious. I was terribly anxious.
After a moment of silence, it was Marnak who spoke first.
“I want to meet the leader of this mercenary.”
Surprised by the soft voice, Sajita responded quickly.
“I am Sajita, the leader of the ‘Red Bear’ mercenary group.”
Marnak said with a kind smile.
“Oh, is that so? It’s just fine. My party has business, right? I’d like to talk to you a little bit. The person who greeted me earlier was a person who really enjoyed showing off his strength, so I had to use a little energy, but I bought this. It’s really fortunate that Captain Ta seems to be a person with whom I can communicate well.”
Did you use a little strength to lift a sturdy man by holding only his head like a toy? Sajita gulped and opened her mouth quickly.
“First, let’s go to my barracks and talk. The barracks you see over there are my barracks. If you go in first and wait, I’ll bring you something to treat.”
The politeness that came out when talking to aristocratic clients came out of nowhere. Marnak nodded lightly and walked slowly towards Sagitta’s barracks. Looking at Marnak’s back, Sagittarius quickly summoned one of the mercenaries and whispered.
“Put the bow-handlers on standby.”
There were about 20 people in the Red Bear Mercenary Corps who knew how to properly handle a bow. They were fragments of the old glory that the Red Bear Mercenaries had raised during their heyday.
‘No matter how strong that priest is, as long as he’s human, he’ll be able to overwhelm him with 20 arrows.’
He was doing what he had to do as a leader, but to be honest, Sagittarius just wanted to get rid of this request here.
“What the hell is Pelgwin doing now?”
The mercenary shrugged and replied.
“Are you sleeping again after waking up? I drank too much yesterday.”
Sagitta managed to suppress the swearing that came out and spoke in a low voice.
“Wake up right away. After waking up, explain everything well. Got it?”
“Do I have to wake him up? You can just take care of it on your own, Sajita. What are you so afraid of when you’re only one?”
“Shut up and do as you say.”
At the angry growl, the mercenary slightly shrugged his shoulders and nodded.
“I get it. I get it. Stop fucking your temper. Why the hell are you doing that? Huh?”
After staring at the mercenary, Sajita silently moved on to grab a drink and snacks. He was about to try to solve it by talking to a priest named Marnak as much as possible.
As he entered the barracks with drinks and snacks, Marnak, who was sitting comfortably, greeted him.
“Are you here?”
“yes.”
Sajita put the snacks and wine on the table and poured Marnak a glass first. Marnak took one look at the full glass and gently set it down on the table.
“I don’t enjoy alcohol very much, so I will only accept your sincerity.”
“Is that so?”
Are you careful that you may have burned something? Sajita quickly poured the alcohol into her glass and passed it down her throat without leaving a single drop. He believed that this would be enough to prove he hadn’t drunk anything.
I glanced at Marnak’s cup, but the priest was still looking at me with a smile on his face. Sagittarius gave up on making the conversation smoother with alcohol. Marnak’s mouth opened slowly.
“I heard that you wanted to see us because of a small quarrel yesterday.”
“that is···.”
what to do Get straight to the point? Or wait a little longer and hint that our goal is the silver-haired and golden-haired woman? I really hate fighting that priest.
‘Fuck!’
Sagitta was not used to dealing with people like this in the first place. I was used to breaking people’s heads. Originally, Peguin was in charge of this task, but today, I knew that they would definitely come, but I ended up getting drunk and dragging myself to sleep?
Just when Sajita was hesitating, unable to do anything about it, the curtains in the barracks were removed and a giant with a full beard came in. It was a pelguin.
“Oh, it hurts me. I really crave something spicy. The priest over there. Your name is Marnac?”
Marnak nodded.
“That’s right.”
“Isn’t there a woman in your party with silver hair and golden eyes?”
“That’s right too.”
“It’s great. Priest brother. If you want to live and see the sun tomorrow, just hand her over gently. Priest brother doesn’t want to die right now…”
“Joe…”
Before Sajita could even scream, the sound of cool metal and meat being cut resonated throughout the barracks.
“Aaaaaaaaa!!!”
The severed Peelguin’s thick arm rolled on the floor. Sajita’s back was wet with cold sweat. can i win That priest really cut off a man’s arm without hesitation. As if you are very familiar with this kind of thing.
Marnak looked at Sagittarius with a smile.
“Well, it was strange, but it was so strange. I don’t think I remember saying my name, but you and this person called me by my name in a very friendly way. Like someone who knew I was in this town beforehand.”
The mercenaries who heard Peguin’s screams began to move.
“Pelguin’s arm has been cut off! Arm yourself and run to the Sagittarius barracks right now! You bastards! Let’s destroy that priest who doesn’t understand the subject! I’m going first!”
The neck of the mercenary who ran into the barracks screaming vigorously rolled on the floor. After lightly slapping one head, Marnak glanced at Sagittarius, who was standing there blankly, trampled on the head of the grunting pelguin on the floor, and thrust the froststeel sword into his throat.
“Who are you? The one who instigated us to follow us.”
Peguin shouted in a pitiful voice.
“Do, help me! Sagittarius!”
At that cry, Sajita reflexively took out his spear and shield and held it. Then, when his eyes met Marnak’s black eyes, he stiffened like a frog standing in front of a snake.
Unable to do this or that, Sagitta closed her eyes tightly and muttered a single word that came from her heart.
“Fuck…”
