Episode 668 Wins Heart (12)
Jingjing jjing.
Every time the pocket full of silver coins sway, a sense of satisfaction rises.
Without even trying to hide his wide open face, Ray shook his leather pouch.
“What do you want to eat? I’ll buy you anything if you tell me.”
Challang-
Of course, the heavier the pocket, the better.
After suffering quite a bit, Ete, who keenly felt the value of money, said with a sledgehammer.
“Vegetable soup is enough for me.”
“Heh heh. okay. You mean meat-packed vegetable soup? That must be very appetizing.”
“…”
He wasn’t listening to himself anymore.
Ray chose the largest and most expensive-looking inn nearby and entered.
Even at first glance, antique wooden beams and all kinds of hanging ornaments enhance the dignity of the inn.
Besides, let’s look around.
The clothes of those who dine in the store are unusual.
“There are more nobles than I thought?”
This town is close to the border.
I wonder in my heart that aristocratic children are lined up in a village near the border, as if it were a royal city.
As soon as they sat down, a neatly dressed clerk approached.
“welcome.”
The clerk, who had been rubbing his hands together, skimmed through Ray’s attire.
It is a face that doubts whether it can be calculated.
In response, Ray openly put a bag of silver coins on the table.
“Oh, it’s heavy.”
Chararak-!
Seeing the flowing silver coins, the clerk opened his mouth wide.
‘oh my god! How much is that all?’
Since it is a famous inn, it is visited by the sons of nobles from nearby, but few guests bring such a large amount of money.
Naturally, the clerk’s attitude changed.
“I didn’t know you were precious! Excuse me!”
“This is the most expensive one. Don’t even think about saving it, bring it all.”
“yes! I will colonel you right away!”
Grab the stick today!
The clerk rushed to the kitchen.
Ete cautiously asked if she was worried because she had cooked the food without any countermeasures.
“Can I do this?”
“The ghosts that died after eating are also beautiful. Don’t worry and eat as much as you want.”
“But…”
“It’s not long until the territory, so you can use this much. If you buy food with the remaining money, there will be money left over.”
Only then did Ete feel relieved.
“Then I will eat hard!”
We looked around the tables before the food was served.
I don’t know if anything happened, but more than half were nobles.
No matter how expensive the inn looked, it was strange that there were so many nobles lined up.
Shortly thereafter, a clerk appeared with a plate of food, and Ray hinted at it.
“Are there a lot of nobles from before?”
“Oh, you are a foreigner.”
The clerk who was putting the dishes down said.
“Today is the day the White Guards visit the village. Since they are the young heroes of Celia, they are attracting attention.”
If it’s Baekwidan…
they must be young beggars who were begging for food in the forest.
“What else am I saying?”
“ha ha ha. Those who are said to be among the 100 members of the White Guards in the kingdom. Probably they all have good looks and are nice people.”
Do you like the flavor? Besides, he’s a good friend?
The bandits had to be re-evaluated if those who had been threatening them for not getting enough food were good people.
Ray snorted.
“I heard they were only narrow-minded people?”
He was so narrow-minded that he even found himself in a bizarre situation where two or three would argue with one person.
did you hear what he said?
The sons and daughters of the nobles sitting at the table around them all glared at Ray.
Some of them even showed outright hostility.
Ray, now used to receiving hostility and murder, easily let it go.
The clerk seemed perplexed.
“The White Guard is an object of envy. If you carelessly say something bad, you will be very angry.”
I’ve already been through a lot of anger.
From priests whose swords precede conversations to crazy wizards who ask for mana.
It is surprising that all of them are members of the White Guard.
Could it be that King Celia only gathered geeks?
natural question.
The moment you bring the tableware to the dish that has just come out.
Ray’s face crumpled at the strange scent that stimulated his nose.
Before Ete’s utensils even touched the food, Ray suddenly threw the dishes on the floor.
Wow Chang-!
The cooking plate was broken and food was scattered.
The sudden sudden action draws the attention of everyone around, including the clerk.
“Why are you like that?”
said quietly to the restless clerk.
“It’s poison. I forbade you to eat well-cooked food. Call the chef immediately.”
His words caused an uproar around him.
The children of the nobles, who were just bringing food to their mouths, threw the tableware away.
“Dog!”
“Food is poisonous!”
The clerk was also taken aback by the untimely disturbance.
“It’s poison too! It can’t be!”
From the outside, it looks appetizing, but it’s poisonous.
I’m embarrassed because this has never happened before.
Ray quickly looked around.
There are many people eating food.
None appeared to be poisoned.
Does that mean that only his food was poisonous?
‘no. It would be more correct to assume that everyone is addicted now.’
The symptoms of the poison are not yet known.
when he is lost in thought
The clerk brought out the chef.
Even at first glance, the chef, who is quite large, asks with a tired face.
“Is it true that there is poison?”
It seems that he is afraid of being caught by the guards.
Ray shook his head and said.
“Do not worry. It’s like poison from outside.”
“Yes?”“If the chef were the culprit, he wouldn’t be so bold as to openly poison his restaurant.”
Ray ate the leftover scraps of food on the table.
As expected, a weak miasma spread throughout the body.
It doesn’t have a spicy taste and there are no abnormalities in the body, so it seems to be far from a paralysis poison or a neurotoxin.
That moment.
It was only a fleeting moment, but the mana load became frustrating.
As if trying to suppress mana.
The fine mana rod was pressed back by something.
Ray easily purged the remaining miasma from his body.
“This poison is…”
The poison that suppresses mana.
For what purpose?
Ray suddenly thought of ‘Baekwidan’.
Come to think of it, did Baekwidan say that they were visiting this village?
If it were them, they would surely find an inn to satisfy their hunger, and since they had a fairly high nose, they would definitely try to stay at the most expensive and largest inn.
‘You tried to kill the white guards.’
I can think of a few people who would do such a thing.
It was probably done with the intention of cutting off the buds since Celia started to oppose them in earnest.
Ray quietly called the clerk.
“The fact that the poison spread was thoroughly hidden. If it gets into someone’s ears, that’ll end this inn.”
gulp-!
The chef and the clerk nodded stiffly.
“What do we do…”
Ray calmly answered the chef’s words.
“The cooking utensils must have been poisoned. It’s not life-threatening poison, so I cook it as it is.”
“yes? You mean poison?”
“does not matter. Because everyone here was poisoned in the first place.”
“Huh!”
There are over 50 people here alone.
However, if the power is poisoned, this is not a problem that can be overlooked.
“The culprit is bold enough to poison the best inn in town. When we find out that food is poisonous, we don’t know what will happen. If you still want to live, try to keep it a secret.”
“yes!”
“I will make the staff mute.”
“great. Please finish the next day well.”
As he spoke, Ray rose from his seat.
The chef and the clerk looked at him anxiously.
“Where are you going?”
“I have to hide and watch. You never know when and where the culprit will appear.”
Mealtime, which should have been fun, was ruined because of a guy I didn’t even know.
It’s been a long time since I’ve been thinking of spending a lot of silver coins and enjoying a proper dish.
He was the one who interfered with one of his few happiness, so if he caught it, he would be thoroughly harassed.
Ray relaxed his expression and trembled.
“Hey, I guess I was mistaken. It wasn’t poison.”
He deliberately speaks in a loud voice, as if everyone could hear him.
Then, the chef and the clerk also agreed as if they understood his intentions.
“Poison at the inn. I’m afraid to spread false rumors. Please be careful in the future.”
“I will not charge for food. Please leave.”
When I asked politely, Ray left the inn with a wink in his eyes.
* * *
The children of the nobles, who were watching, frowned.
“You mean it’s not poison?”
“I was just surprised. Well, there’s no way the poison will go away in a big inn like this.”
“I don’t mind. It’s embarrassing for me to have only listened to a child’s words.”
Everyone cursed at Ray’s back as he left.
A faded, worn-out robe.
It was not difficult to curse at someone who seemed to have no title or property, as would be the case if he was a noble.
Laying on a deep hood, Ray came out with Ete.
Ete, who came out of the inn, had a somewhat displeased face.
She knows who Ray is.
A saint chosen by God.
In the world, he is even revered as a hero who defeated the crises of various kingdoms.
He couldn’t hide his displeasure as the sons of rural aristocrats were openly ignoring him.
“It’s too much! It’s true that it’s poisonous…!”
“calm down.”
“But you are angry! If it wasn’t for my brother, they would have eaten without even knowing it was poisonous!”
He kicks the ground with his small feet as if his anger is not running out.
Ray stroked Ete’s head.
“I already remembered the face.”
“…”
“If we meet again, we’ll have to chew on it.”
Athena’s speech stopped.
It was.
I forgot about it for a while, but the person in front of me was an amazing guy.
He was a guy with an idealistic tendency to sleep at night only when he returned tenfold if he suffered, so there was no way he would just let this happen.
‘Could I be traveling with a dangerous person?’
Such thoughts ran through her head, but Ete struggled to shake them off.
It can’t be.
He is also a national hero.
Even after saying that, isn’t it still moving for them in the end?
‘okay. He must have said that on purpose because I was angry.’
The little girl’s heart was making Ray a hero again.
