episode_0026

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Seris’s talent test results

Seris’ race is human.

However, it has physical abilities that are not appropriate for the human race.

It is clear that he has an excellent pedigree.

He had above-average qualities not only in physical ability but also in other areas.

I am a person who can do anything.

If you have to choose, it would be wise to use your best physical ability.

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After reading all of the differential text, I read the last sentence again.

-It is wise to utilize your best physical abilities.

‘As expected, a tank would be best.’

I’m glad I don’t have to change positions. She’s just gotten used to it, so if she changes it again, it’ll be hard for her to get used to it.

‘What kind of martial arts skills should I use?’

Seris’s weapons are a shield and a one-handed sword. And the martial arts based on one-handed swords…

‘There are too many.’

There are so many that it’s overwhelming.

It’s easier to find a martial arts weapon rather than a one-handed sword base. I think I need to think a little more about it.

“What is this? What does it say?”

Seris revealed her face with an expression that showed something strange. But she couldn’t read, so she looked from the scroll to me. It seemed like he wanted me to explain.

“I read my fortune using palmistry. Congratulations, you are Dae-gil.”

I said it roughly. She tilted her head with a confused face.

“Daegil?”

“It means you will be very lucky this year.”

“You say you’re lucky..?”

Seris stared at me intently. Then he muttered softly.

“I see…”

“What’s wrong?”

“Oh, it’s nothing!”

Cerise waved her hand saying it was nothing. I thought I knew roughly what he was thinking, so I didn’t ask any further questions.

“Bland. Okay, you must be tired, so go in now.”

An order was given to Seris to congratulate her. But she didn’t leave. He spoke to me with bright eyes.

“I also have something I would like to ask of Yoosung.”

“Please?”

It was unexpected.

Seris usually doesn’t want to owe me anything. Even if I lost, I tried to repay it somehow. That’s why I was curious about what kind of request she would make.

“Yes, this is the letter you read at my house the other day. Could you please read it to me again?”

For a moment, his expression hardened. I hurriedly composed my expression, but Seris had already seen it. Her complexion darkened a little.

“…I’m sorry. You must have been tired, but I was only thinking about myself. I will go back to my room now. Take a good rest.”

Seris bowed slightly and put on her mask. And I tried to leave the room in a hurry. I said quickly before she opened the door and walked out.

“I’ll read it to you.”

“Yes?”

“I will read it to you, so bring it.”

“Oh, no. You don’t have to…”

“That’s it. It’s not that difficult. You did my favor too, right?”

“That’s just fortune telling…”

“Even if I read it to you, that’s true. Bring it when they say they will.”

“Yes…”

Cerise opened the door and left the room. Unlike before, the mood was a little happier. She came back into the room holding the parchment, and I read it to her like I did last time.

“Huh? Wasn’t the content a little different there?”

“Um… I see. Sorry, I read it wrong.”

I had a hard time remembering what I made up last time.

* * *

“Well then, good night.”

“You too, get some rest. I’ll go get the sword tomorrow morning, so take it with you.”

“Why black?”

“The blade was damaged because you used it like a blunt weapon. I have to go to the blacksmith shop and get some work done.”

“I understand. Then…”

Seris came out of Yoosung’s room and gently closed the door. And went into her room. Perhaps because it was a little late, Kara was lying in bed sleeping.

She took off her mask and laid down next to Kara carefully so as not to wake her. I closed my eyes to fall asleep.

But I couldn’t sleep. It’s because I remembered being held in Yoosung’s arms earlier.

“Ugh..!”

Seris covered her burning face with both hands.

‘Why did Yoosung suddenly do something like that..!’

The embrace of a man I felt for the first time. The feeling of that time kept coming back to me. A firm chest, sturdy shoulders, and protruding neck neck that are different from those of a woman. It was so clear.

And above all,

-I’m always on your side.

Those last kind words struck her heart.

‘You probably didn’t get caught…?’

While talking to Yoosung, Seris endured the fact that his eyes kept going to his chest. If Yoosung had noticed that…

“Ugh!!!”

Cerise covered her face with a pillow and rolled over. Be careful not to touch Kara.

After I calmed down a little, I hugged the pillow to my chest and thought.

‘How long will days like this continue…’

The more Yooseong’s kind words warmed her up, the more scared she became. If he gets tired of them and leaves…

It seemed like a sense of loss that could not be compared to before was coming.

She turned her gaze to the chain mail on the table.

‘It’s not enough to do my part. I have to be helpful to Yoosung.’

Don’t let him leave. Even if you feel like leaving, keep it in your sight.

She closed her eyes with that promise.

“Sister.”

“Kya?! I’m surprised… Kara, weren’t you sleeping?”

“What did you and your brother talk about?”

“Huh..? Uh… what did we talk about…”

Cerys was about to tell the truth but stopped. If I kept saying it like that, I thought Kara would worry. She eventually decided to gloss over it.

“There was just nothing to talk about. He was talking about fortune telling.”

“…Really?”

It was a somewhat weak voice. Seris wanted to check Kara’s expression, but it was impossible because Kara was lying on her back.

She decided to just hug Kara.

“…”

The night deepened.

* * *

The morning of the day I was supposed to receive the kobold request dawned. I got up and went down to the inn’s well to take a quick shower.

“Hmm?”

But near the well, Kara was swinging a wooden sword. For quite some time, sweat had formed on her face and neck.

“Kara.”

I approached her.

“Oppa? Why did you come here?”

“I came to take a shower. But since when have you been like that?”

“Me? Probably around the time the sun rose?”

“Really? That’s great. I exercise from the morning.”

“Did I do well?”

“Good job.”

It seemed like he wanted praise, so I gave it to him. But Kara stuck her head out with a look on her face that said something was missing. I smiled and patted my head.

“…Kara, come here.”

“Huh? Uh, uh, I’ll go with my feet for a moment.”

I dragged Kara to the well. He lowered Kara’s head, took a large bowl of water, and sprinkled it on her head.

“Ahh! It’s cold!!”

“Stay still. My head is very sweaty…”

“Si, I hate it! I’ll take care of it later… Wow! Oh, don’t put your hand in my head! Don’t rub it with your fingers..!”

“Stay still. I don’t even have shampoo, so I have to do something like this.”

Later, when I save up some money, I should at least buy some soap.

“Ugh… I can’t get married anymore…”

“To that extent.”

* * *

After finishing preparations, we arrived at the meeting place. Perhaps because I came out early, I couldn’t see Patrick. We stood still and waited.

“Kobold subjugation… sounds fun. Right, brother?”

Kara grabbed my sleeve and shook me. It was fun to stick a knife into a kobold’s head… I prayed that Kara would grow up properly.

After some time, Patrick and his group arrived at the agreed upon location.

‘Mr. Patrick, two strangers, a man and a woman, and… Mr. Belita?’

It was a bit surprising to see her together. Patrick said he knew her, but he never thought they would be close enough to work together.

“Are you already here? I’m sorry I made you wait.”

Patrick said, putting his hand on the back of his head. I smiled and waved my hand.

“No. We came early. ”

“Thank you for saying that. Are the friends next to you your colleagues?”

“Yes, that’s right.”

I introduced Sister Cerise to Patrick and his group. After our introduction, Patrick and his group continued their introduction.

“My name is Patrick. The main weapons are a shield and an axe. I’ll take charge of the lineman, so don’t worry too much.”

Patrick grinned and tapped his shield.

“I’m Andrew. My Excalibur cuts any enemy in half! Just in case, I’m telling you that you shouldn’t fall in love with my wonderful appearance? Because I own the body.”

Andrew wiped his nose. He continued to stutter after that. Almost all of it was self-bragging.

“Stop talking and come out. You feel uncomfortable.”

The orange-haired woman slapped Andrew on the back. She was a rather beautiful woman.

“Oh, it hurts Joy…”

“I hit you because it hurt. I’m sorry, guys. You had a hard time listening to Andrew’s book, right? I will apologize on your behalf.”

“Hey Joy!”

“What!”

Joey frowned and glared at Andrew. Andrew crumpled in surprise.

“I love you…”

“…Me too.”

The two people shyly held hands. There was a sweet atmosphere between the two.

What the fuck…

“Shudder moderately and get out of the way.”

Belita passed between the two. The two hands that were naturally touching were broken. Joey protested.

“Bellita, what are you doing! It’s been a while since I was in a good mood!”

“Fuck the atmosphere, just stay in bed.”

Belita coolly raised her middle finger and walked towards us. Cerys and Kara stiffened. It must have reminded me of the time when I was trying to join the team.

“Bellita. Did you see it last time? The weapon is, as you can see, a one-handed sword.”

Her short introduction ended. Seris and Kara were shocked for a moment and quickly answered.

“Yes, yes! Please take care of me!”

“Me too..!”

I was laughing a little at the ridiculousness of that when Patrick poked me with his elbow.

“So which of those two is the child you were talking about?”

“What are you going to do?”

“Uh-huh, man, I’m the party leader, so you should know. Shouldn’t unexpected behavior be prevented?”

Patrick said in a serious tone. I thought about it carefully and it turned out to be true. As the party leader, he had to be responsible for the safety of party members, and Seris’ unexpected behavior could be a bit dangerous.

“There’s a woman wearing a rabbit mask.”

“Ah, I see. But why are you wearing a mask? Is there something going on?”

Patrick asked. It was an extremely natural question. It’s natural to feel suspicious if you cover your normal face with a mask.

I knew something like this would happen and I thought of my answer in advance.

“Because it’s ugly. That’s a lot too. It’s a trauma, so please don’t ask directly.”

“Oh my…”

Patrick looked at Seris with pitiful eyes.

* * *

The carriage shook and shook. Thanks to this, I was able to hit my butt on a hard chair once again.

‘Ah fucking bones.’

I hit a bone. Instead of throbbing like usual, there was a sharp pain. I cursed under my breath as I endured it.

‘Cars aren’t expensive for nothing.’

In the past, I often scoffed at why those pieces of scrap metal were so expensive, but after riding the carriage, my thoughts changed.

Once I got a feel for this shitty ride, I couldn’t help but change. The road was not paved, so it was full of pebbles and stones, and the wheels were wooden wheels, not rubber tires. There were even hard wooden chairs instead of soft leather seats.

It’s not some sort of trinity.

As I was suppressing my sigh, Patrick opened his mouth.

“As you all know, today’s request is to subdue kobolds. They say kobolds came from a village that made a living through mining. That too in the mines.”

“A kobold appeared in the mine… It’s worth requesting urgently.”

Andrew said. Belita’s brow furrowed.

“Hey, the man said.”

“Uh… sorry. Mr. Patrick.”

Andrew scratched the back of his head and lowered his head. Patrick laughed and waved his hand.

“No, it’s okay. Then keep talking. The subjugation request fee is 3 silver.”

“3Silver..!”

Cerise covered her mouth in surprise. I could see her eyes shining through the small holes in the mask.

“It’s a reasonable price for subjugating about 10 kobolds. Now, let’s talk about distribution.”

Patrick pointed at Belita with his thumb.

“Me and Belita have 60 Cooper, Andrew, Joy, and Han Yu-seong have 40 Cooper, and Kara and Cerise each have 30 Cooper. It’s decided based on each person’s level. Since it does not violate the distribution principles set by the guild, we will not receive any complaints.”

Patrick said firmly. He looked a little different from the usual sly man.

‘That guy changes like that whenever money is involved.’

I glanced sideways. Because there was a person next to me who was sensitive to money.

“Uh…”

Seris was both happy and sullen.

‘How do we do that at the same time?’

It was amazing.

About an hour later, the carriage stopped.

“It looks like it has arrived. Come down.”