episode_0049

I sat down.

And in front of Helen, who introduced herself, I also briefly introduced myself.

“Hunter Xian.”

“Thank you for your time, Sian.”

“No need for compliments, let’s get to the point. Why did you come to see me?”

“There was an oracle from Hestia.”

“Hestia?”

“Yes. Didn’t Sian personally pray to Hestia?”

“……”

Yes, I prayed to her.

Please protect your family.

In fact, thanks to her miracle, Elin was able to be protected.

So, part of my heart was thanking her. But you’re trying to trick me like this?

“I never thought Shindo’s personal information would be leaked without permission. I believed she was the goddess of love and family, but I was disappointed.”

“If it was inconvenient, I apologize on your behalf as a servant of the goddess.”

Even though we were seeing each other for the first time today, Helen was very kind to me.

Even if I deliberately mention the name of the god she serves.

“What are you planning?”

When I couldn’t help but ask, Helen smiled kindly.

“There is no plan. I just hope that Xian can protect his own family, and further protect the families of the weak.”

“I don’t like talking back. I wish you could tell me directly.”

“Hestia nominated Cian as the hero to solve the ongoing winter.”

“Ha?”

I was appalled by the absurd fantasy-style forced conscription.

“What is the difference between what you are asking for and the forced conscription of peasants to a war started by nobles for their own self-interest?”

“Compensation will be paid properly.”

“We’re not discussing compensation. He suddenly comes to you and tells you strange things, saying he is an oracle, so who will obey him?”

“I understand it’s sudden. But no one can do it except Sian.”

“Well? Other than me, is there anyone on this wide continent with outstanding abilities?”

“None. There is a separate reason why Hestia singled out Xian.”

Going crazy.

The conversation is running parallel because of that religious guy.

“ That’s it, because I have no intention of following that so-called trust. Get out of this town.”

“No. The cold winter is over now, but we don’t know what kind of disaster will happen as time passes.”

“That’s none of my business.”

“If Xian doesn’t help us, there will be many casualties. Among them, there will be Sian’s family.”

“Hey.”

Angered by her rude words, I aimed the rovera at the nape of Helen’s neck.

“If you threaten me like that, do you think I’ll give a flat answer and follow through?”

“This is not a threat, it is a fact. It would not be surprising if this place, which is close to the north, falls within the scope of a disaster at any time.”

In my heart, I wanted to cut off her head, but seeing her speak confidently without giving in to her own life, it seemed like she had no plans, and at the same time, I felt that the current situation was not good.

“Phew… Yes, I lost.”

“Thank you for your understanding.”

“Thank you, please explain the situation.”

“Then let me show you this to help you understand.”

Helen, looking at my thoughts, took out something that looked like parchment from her pocket and tore it up in front of everyone. Then, miraculously, something like a video appeared.

Is this magic?

Is it like a scroll?

“Currently, a troll living in the snowy mountains has unlocked the legacy of one of the forgotten gods, ‘The One Who Walks the Deepest Bottom’. Due to the aftermath, winter has not ended from the north to the south.”

“Forgotten God?”

“These are external gods who were defeated by the twelve gods in the last war of the past gods.”

“Are there many such legacies?”

“No. Most of them have been recovered and sealed in our Holy Kingdom. However, all the lands that are not under the influence of the Holy Kingdom have not yet been recovered.”

“The northern snowy mountains are a representative example?”

“Yes.”

Helen explained it kindly, but it wasn’t particularly friendly.

“Then all I have to do is go into the snowy mountain and kill this guy?”

“It’s not that simple. If the inheritance has been unsealed, it must be sealed again.”

“How?”

“You need the of Oronak, the native god worshiped by the northern tribesmen in the past, and the one who defeated ‘the one who walks in the deepest depths’.”

“Then the help of the northern tribesmen is essential?”

“Yes, Hestia told us through an oracle. Cyan, with the help of the northern tribesmen, can hunt down the troll in question and seal the legacy.”

No, I know how to solve it, but can’t you just do it yourself?

Why are you trying to take me away for no reason?

‘wait for a sec.’

When I think about it again, Adari was correct to some extent about the contents of the oracle.

First of all, Vivian, who came here from the north by detouring through the snowy mountains, is currently next to me, and Sylvia, who can interpret with the northern tribesmen, is there. With their help, we will be able to obtain the cooperation of the northern tribesmen.

And I am a hunter.

If you were properly prepared, you could catch at least one troll.

If Hestia understood this to some extent, her oracle was not necessarily wrong.

However, there was one major obstacle.

“The cold in the snowy mountains is harsher than you thought. It’s not at a level where we can easily discuss hunting.”

Perhaps because of God’s legacy that Helen talks about, the temperature on the snowy mountain is beyond imagination. Vivian, a northerner, said she could freeze to death, so she said everything.

“You don’t have to worry about that. I will solve it with Hestia’s miracle.”

“Miracle?”

“It is classified as the miracle of family protection and the miracle of birth control that Sian received from Hestia.”

“Ah, um… I see.”

Clara, who was next to me, looked at me intently when I heard that it was a miracle of birth control.

Damn Hestia. Please be considerate of Shindo’s privacy.

Embarrassed, I cleared my throat to change the subject and asked Helen another question.

“Khuup, if I fulfill the trust, what will you reward me?”

“The rewards that can be given by the Holy Kingdom include 10 platinum coins, a viscount-level title, and a treasure from the Holy Kingdom.”

My mouth dropped open at Helen’s words, but I managed to stop it.

Platinum coin.

You’re giving me 10 pieces of it, worth 100 times the amount of gold coins?

Considering that three gold coins were a farmer’s profit for a year, it was a huge amount.

‘I don’t know the secrets of the Holy Kingdom, but it must be something on the level of Lobera.’

But there was one thing that bothered me.

“Give me a title?”

“Yes.”

“Is that possible? This is definitely the territory of the Empire of Astyren, and although I am a free citizen, I am a citizen of Astyren. I don’t think a hegemonic empire will recognize titles from other countries.”

“It looks like you don’t know much about our Holy Kingdom”

“I’m not particularly interested in other people’s countries.”

“It’s not someone else’s country. Our Holy Kingdom is the only country recognized in the Empire of Astyrene according to the oath of the first emperor, and the Pope, the leader of the Holy Kingdom, is a direct descendant of the first emperor.”

“???”

“In other words, the will of our Holy Kingdom is the will of the imperial family, and our twelve apostles, acting according to the will of the Pope, represent the choice of the imperial family.”

“……”

I thought he was a tall guy, but he was taller than I thought. So much so that my stomach feels cold.

Anyone in their right mind would watch what they say from now on, but ironically, I wasn’t in my right mind.

“If you’re such an amazing person, can’t you just solve it yourself? Why are you mistreating someone so innocent?”

“Sorry. But the world is more confusing than you thought, Sian. You can’t pour all your manpower into one disaster.”

Helen bowed her head in response to my scolding and said, It looks like the situation over there is worse than I thought. To the point where they have to rely on people like me.

‘As expected, the initiative lies with me.’

In the current situation, I couldn’t hastily refuse their request.

It may be that he is not a formidable opponent to confront such a being in front of such a high eye, but as he said, the fact that Rugeron Village is not actually safe is also effective.

“Phew… I can’t help it. For the sake of my family, I will follow the trust.”

“Thank you for your choice, Sian.”

Taking refuge with my family was one option, but taking my pregnant wife and leaving far away in a strange climate was also burdensome.

In that case, it wouldn’t be a bad idea to join hands with a group to solve the current problem.

Because I was promised compensation for this and that. For me, it was the best scenario.

‘Considering the power I have, I don’t think I’ll ever wipe my mouth after work like a moth.’

However, I did not intend to receive only what was offered.

“I can get one in advance.”

“Do you pay in advance? What do you want?”

“Skill.”

“Technology?”

“Yes, I would like to learn about Aurors from your knight commander.”

“Cian, haven’t you acquired Aura?”

“Okay. What’s the problem?”

“No, it’s just amazing. Despite not having acquired Aura, I was chosen by the goddess… Maybe Sian is more special than I thought.”

“Okay, is my suggestion possible?”

“It is possible. However, the time we can currently give is only 3 days. It is dangerous to delay further than that.”

“That’s enough.”

I was good at learning things in my last life too.

Of course, it depends on the skill of the teacher, but it was easy to steal knowledge from someone who was an expert in a field.

My father doesn’t call me a genius for nothing.

So, with great enthusiasm, I tried to learn Auror skills from the female knight I saw earlier.

“It seems that the warrior has a constitution that makes it impossible to acquire Aura.”

“???”

No, what the fuck?!