3. Meeting the Hero (4)
While they were talking, Deus and Alex passed through the gate of Zoryx Castle.
Although it was an ordinary castle, it was the largest castle in the northeastern region of the continent.
It wasn’t the best, but it was definitely a second-class place, so it was a place that fit Deus’s dream.
“How are you, my lord? “It is a surname chosen by the subordinates.”
“Like it. 1 store.”
“Hurray! But is there anything good that comes from collecting stores?”
“If you collect 100 points, I will return you to the Seven Dukes.”
“Did I really get cut?”
“Did you think it was a joke?”
“ That’s right,
“Quickly find out about the company.” But can we buy a store with the money we have?”
“I have to find out. “I have quite a bit of jewelry that I took from the castle back then, so I think it might work out somehow if I sell it.”
“Then, should we at least get an inn first
? Of course…
“I’ll get the top floor penthouse.”
“Good, good, now I finally feel like a butler.”
Alex stopped the carriage in front of a hotel called the Golden Crown. This was the most expensive hotel in the area.
“By the way, my lord.”
“why?”
“Aren’t you spending too much if you want to live the life of the top 2 percent? Speaking of this golden crown,
it is a top-class hotel that can only be used by the royal family, nobles, and merchants. “It’s a penthouse in there too.”
“butler.”
“Yes, my lord.”
“You still don’t understand what I’m saying.”
“There are many shortcomings.”
“I’m saying I want to be seen as the top 2 percent, but I really have no intention of living like that. What’s the point of becoming a warrior’s companion? “Isn’t that because if you stand out too much, your identity might be discovered?”
“ah! Soha, I finally realized it. Then, it would be even better if the merchant gets a small one, but
has a large space in the basement.”
“That’s right. “The house is also built underground larger than above ground.”
“It will truly be a deep dark place watched from the darkness of the world.”
“Yeah, that’s it. “A deep dark blanket.”
“What are you going to do next?”
“What next?”
“After it becomes dark.”
“What are you doing? “I just live like that.”
“Did you quit being a demon lord just to live like that?”
“Then why not?”
“Haa… Don’t you feel strange? My lord has half the world in his hands. There are millions of warriors who will give up their lives on the battlefield if you give the order right now. “Are you going to abandon them and live a mediocre life, keeping up with ordinary warriors?”
“Look at this guy. It just sums up the countless lives living in the world with one word. Then you will be punished. Life sparkles no matter how insignificant it is. “There is only one for each person.”
“These are words that would be suppressed if the nameless man standing at the front of the assault force heard them.”
“Go and get a room.”
“Yes, my lord.”
Alex stood in front of the counter of the Golden Crown.
Because he was wearing a neat butler’s attire, he did not suffer the humiliation of being kicked out of the entrance, but he was not treated well.
I thought it was because of the carriage outside.
A wagon, no matter how high-end it is, is just a wagon
.
The hotel manager said, bowing politely.
“Welcome to the Golden Crown. This is the Joe Ricks branch of Golden Trump, the best hotel chain in the Kingdom of Gelon. We are doing our best to make the travel of the upper class more enjoyable with the best service and the best interior design. What service do you want?”
Alex smiled slightly.
Although he was temporarily cut off, he did not receive the reputation of the Seven Dukes of the Demon World for free.
Her beautiful appearance and refreshing smile refreshed the hearts of those who saw her.
The women who were doing chores at the counter blushed when he smiled.
“I would like to stay at this hotel.”
“Home home.”
The manager once again looked at the carriage stopped outside.
“Which room do you want?”
“The penthouse, please. “Because the owner is picky.”
“Hmm.”
The manager cleared his throat again.
There was a lot of attention that said it was impossible for you guys.
“It’s one gold coin per night, including tax and service charge. How many days would you like to stay?”
“Then let’s just reserve it for one week.”
As soon as Alex finished speaking, he took out a bag of gold coins from his pocket. One by one, gold coins were placed in front of the counter’s settlement machine.
The adjuster was a kind of scale. It had a built-in precision mechanical device
that displayed the number of gold coins in numbers .
If the content is insufficient or the weight is not correct, an error message is displayed, so most merchants who make transactions over a certain level use a settlement machine.
“That’s right.”
The manager looked at Alex and the carriage in confusion.
The women’s gaze towards this handsome but also rich butler also became more intense.
The manager looked to the side and said.
“Holy bitch.”
“It’s jade. “Beech tree.”
“Holy bitch! “Take care of yourself.”
“Yes, manager.”
Was it around 14?
A boy rushed over and bowed his head to Alex.
The moment Alex saw him, he felt something like a shiver.
Holy Beech Holly Jade.
It was clearly one of the warrior’s castles.
However, judging from his work as a hotel bellboy, Blood’s purity seemed to be very low.
Should I say he is a hero in name only?
He probably already fell out of the warrior race around his grandfather’s generation.
Even so, the blood of a warrior is the blood of a warrior.
The moment Alex saw him, 100 tentacles opened their eyes at once.
“Please come this way. Would you like to leave your luggage?”
“It’s not much of a burden, but please.”
“Speak comfortably. “Because I’m a bell boy.”
“I’m a butler too haha.” Alex
headed to the carriage with the Holly Beach family child.
The owner was sprawled out in the backseat.
Alex spoke to Deus after loading two luggage boxes onto the bellboy’s tray.
“Master, please get off the carriage.”
“Did you find a room?”
“Yes, my lord.”
“Okay then, let’s go.”
A steam elevator was operating up to the highest floor of the hotel on the 6th floor.
Naturally, the bellboy
was not available, so the Hollybeach family boy had to carry two trunks up the stairs.
When the elevator doors opened again, the boy barely made it to the front of the elevator, panting.
“This way.”
There were only two penthouses.
Among them, the one Alex got was the name Sunrise.
Looking at the fact that the opposite room was the ‘Sunset’ room, I thought it was named that way simply because it was on the east side.
Alex said while Deus was looking around.
“Do you like it?”
“Well, okay.”
“You should like it. “It’s 1 gold per night.”
“7 gold in a week?”
“There are no such things as long-term stay discounts.”
“What are you worried about when you have so much money? “Once the goods arrive and you start selling them, you can earn up to a thousand gold in no time.”
“That’s true.”
The bellboy of the Hollybitch family
was standing blankly carrying luggage.
Then, when it seemed like their conversation was over, he opened his mouth.
“Where should I put my luggage?”
“Please put it over here.”
Alex responded, throwing him a silver coin.
“This is a tip.”
“You don’t have to give me this much…
Deus blurted out.
“Then why don’t you give it back?”
” that.
“Are you from a family of warriors?”
Deus asked while looking at him muttering.
“Yes old. “This is the Holly Beach family.” The warrior’s family was named after a combination of ‘Holy’, meaning sacred, and the name of a tree.
The hollyfer I met a few days ago also means sacred fir tree, and the bellboy’s name also means sacred beech tree.
“Aren’t most of the warrior families managed by the Hero Management Department?”
“Yes, my lord. “They provide generous pensions and provide the best support.”
“But why is he a bell boy?”
“I guess it’s fallen. Haven’t we already entered the 4th generation? Those who are far from pureblood are treated poorly until the next race begins.”
“Wow, that’s cruel.”
“Isn’t competition the driving force of growth?”
“In the case of blood, one plus one does not equal two.”
“That’s true, but if the numbers are low for about three times in a row, you’re bound to be discarded.” The Holly Beach bellboy
bowed his head as
the two people talked .
“Then let’s go.”
He said this in a dead voice and turned around.
Alex said to Deus.
“Aren’t you being too cruel in front of the parties involved? “There’s nothing you can say so blatantly, right?”
“Did I say it to myself? “You did it too.” Deus immediately turned his head to the bell boy.
“You come here for a moment.”
“yes?”
“What are the numbers?”
“I… haven’t measured it yet.”
“why?”
“The measurement fee is…
“Ah, do you get paid for that too?”
“We give it to you for free once you graduate from high school, but if you want to do it before then, you have to pay.”
“It’s so shameful.” Alex said.
“The Military Affairs Department is also an organization that receives budget and operates.”
“Anyway, little one, sit here.” Deus sat down on the sofa and
gestured to the other side.
The boy brought his knees together and placed his hands on them.
“There’s nothing that hardens like that. “You feel like I’m bothering you.”
The boy slightly moved his knees apart.
“What are you doing this for?”
“Don’t you need a friend?”
“yes?”
“If you’re a warrior, you have to go on adventures. “Why are you working as a bell boy here?”
“Both my father and grandfather had provincial ranks. However, just because he was a great-grandfather,
his blood level was not particularly high…
Alex nodded.
“That’s enough to cut off support. For a warrior, pureblood determines everything.”
“Are you saying everything is blood?”
“Isn’t it the same with the Demon King? Just as the son of the devil becomes the devil, the one who inherits the most blood from the warriors becomes the hero.”
“Isn’t individual effort or something meaningless?”
“Because anyone can make an effort.”
The boy’s head bowed even further at Alex’s firm words.
“What is your name?”
Deus asked.
“This is Zeke. Zeke van Holywitsch.”
“I will ask you one last question. “Don’t you need a friend?”
Zeke raised his eyes and saw Deus.
The very moment he looked deep into his gaze, Zeke’s blood suddenly boiled.
I didn’t know where such courage suddenly arose from.
Even if there was a demon lord in front of me, I didn’t think I would be scared. I felt like I could stab him in the neck if I had a weapon in my hand.
Zeke fell to his knees on the floor.
He said with tears streaming down his face.
“I want to become a warrior…”
“Okay then, here’s the contract. Alex!”
“Yes, my lord.”
“Bring a pen and paper.”
“All right.”
Deus placed a piece of paper on the table in front of the sofa and wrote a contract.
Contract
A: Deus
B: Zeke van Holy Bitch
1. B welcomes A as a warrior’s companion.
2. Party B must absolutely obey Party A’s orders.
3. Person B cannot end the colleague relationship until Person A wishes to do so.
4. Person A
shall share the glory and wealth of adventure with Person B as much as Person A desires while B is a colleague.
It was an ambiguous contract whether to call this a colleague or a slave.
Still, Zeke liked the fourth condition.
Glory and wealth!
The luxury of living as a bell boy, something he would never enjoy until the day he dies of old age, was about to unfold before his eyes.
“Are you going to sign the contract?”
“Yes, yes!”
“Don’t look at the contract lightly.
It will follow you around until the day you die
.”
Deus laughed, recalling the omitted words that followed.
-The label of a hero who made a contract with a demon.
