episode_0117

“I was a little worried when I heard you were following me, but may I ask what you are doing?”

Is it because I followed my companions better than I thought?

As soon as he arrived at the destination, the driver showed his curiosity towards me.

You must have been wondering why this bastard was following me all the way here.

“I’m retired now, but I spent some time as a mercenary.”

The perception of mercenaries is generally not good, but I think it is a past that is quite useful in this situation.

As expected, the knight was convinced that he was a mercenary.

“As expected, he had a very well-trained body, so I thought he might be from that group, but I was right.”

“It’s not a great skill.”

While confirming the curiosity of the article.

“I checked. It’s them.”

“You haven’t run away yet. That’s a blessing in disguise.”

The driver and the teachers were having a conversation as if checking the location of the criminals.

Fortunately, it appears that the testimony given by the captors turned out to be true.

“It seems like the impression is correct.”

“Has the hostage location been secured?”

“I can’t see it. I guess I’ll have to go in and find it myself.”

“I will do it!”

Ariando stepped in front of those planning the strategy and spoke.

“I have secrets.”

You can go inside and find out where your child is.

“No. It’s too dangerous.”

Rebecca immediately said she couldn’t do it and cut her off, but Ariando continued to ask her to take on the job, saying she was the best person for the job.

“You’ve already seen that I did it well once. Trust me in my abilities. All I have to do is check and come out. Isn’t it safe as long as you don’t get caught?”

Unlike the teacher who was against the student entering the enemy camp first, the knights were hesitant because they knew Ariando’s ability.

“It is true that other than Miss Arianne, there is no way to confirm the location of the child without being detected.”

“Look! Is there no one else who can do it?”

“Are you proud of asking your child to rely on you?”

The teachers naturally frowned at the knights’ behavior.

“Isn’t the child’s life at stake?”

Although the driver was embarrassed by the teacher’s sharp glare, he steadfastly insisted that the work be entrusted to Ariando.

“Haa~”

As the knights took Ariando’s side, the teachers could not just stand against him.

Anyone could see that Ariando’s entry was the right choice.

That’s how Ariando’s infiltration was decided.

“If something is even slightly strange, you should run away right away. Don’t overdo it just because you’re dealing with it.”

“yes!”

“You and that child are equally important to us. I’m asking you not to put your life in danger to save that child’s life.”

“My life is important to me too. Keep that in mind!”

Before Ariando went inside, I put weights on her body.

“be careful.”

“yes!”

Ariando thanked me with his eyes and entered the enemy camp using stealth.

The place to infiltrate was to enter through a vent, and the teacher and the knights had chosen the safest place after considering the safest place.

I waited anxiously for 20 minutes to see what was going on inside.

Ariando returned safely after scouting inside.

“Yay~! I’m here.”

“are you okay?”

“Didn’t you catch me?”

“Yes! I didn’t get caught. See, I said I could do it?”

Ariando said while sticking out her belly cutely.

“But there are a lot of plants inside.”

“plant?”

“Yes, they are farming here? I was so shocked to see that. I don’t understand what they were thinking.”

The knight who heard Ariando’s words asked with a straight face.

“…were the fruits of that plant red by any chance?”

“Huh? Yes, that’s right.”

“Somehow! I understand why you kidnapped Narrell.”

“What is that fruit?”

“You don’t need to know. Just know that it’s bad.”

“Can I be an awakened person?”

“How did you…? You knew that.”

The driver was embarrassed because the students seemed to know all about it.

The teacher said with a small sigh.

“Nowadays, I learn through classes. There are times when I get into trouble for not knowing.”

“Oh my… that’s the worst case.”

What they are talking about is a so-called medicine that only works on awakened people.

Ordinary people die if they take it.

However, the awakened people were able to endure because they had much superior physical abilities than the commoners.

No, it’s not holding on, it’s going crazy.

This is because the powerful effect of products made from fruit is the stimulation of dopamine secretion.

The reason I know this is not because it comes from a game scenario.

‘I saw it while I was a mercenary.’

An awakened person who ruined his life by getting drunk on ‘that’.

Why not?

Of course there is.

If the truth was revealed, he would be expelled from aristocratic society, and the only thing an awakened person could do to make a living without a place to go was as a mercenary.

In the end, we have to catch another monster.

If you take a peek into their lives, you will see that they are both crazy and unfair.

This was to prove that no matter how much an awakened person falls into the abyss, they live better than commoners.

‘Catch a monster, earn a lump sum, take it, and when you run out of money, you catch a monster, earn a lump sum, and spend it.’

Normally, if you live like that, you have to live worse than a commoner, but the awakened person’s fraudulent physical ability creates an abnormal situation.

‘My body doesn’t break down easily. ‘He lived well despite taking such strong drugs.’

When I asked him if it was possible to get so drunk and sober and die from a monster, he smiled brightly and said that he was living like this because his goal was to die like that.

In the end, he was killed by a monster while having fun doing whatever he wanted.

The lives of nobles and commoners are so differentiated.

‘How did that guy come to mind, tsk.’

Anyway, it was absurd to let a child grow up to be the main culprit in ruining other people’s lives.

“You bastards…! You’re letting them raise that?!”

Something happened that should not have happened to Narrell, who was still young.

“Anyway, I was worried that it would be difficult to find, but fortunately, I was able to confirm the child’s location.”

“Thank God. Is the child okay?”

“It looks like he went through a lot of trouble. The expression on his face was so bad.”

He was caught by criminals and made to grow mulberry in such a place, but it is impossible for him to put on a good face.

“I wanted to save you quickly.”

“Of course you will. Don’t worry.”

The knight comforted Ariando, who was sad.

“How many people were watching?”

“Uh… Surprisingly, there was only one person watching the child. I think they may have let their guard down. So, what do you think about me rescuing the child first?”

“Of course not.”

Rebecca intervened and struck down Ariando’s greed with a single blow.

“That’s right. It’s impossible for Miss Ariando to handle it alone. It’s dangerous.”

“Then we will assist Ariando.”

“You mean the students? That’s even more unacceptable.”

The driver seems reluctant as if he is still trustworthy.

Shine said confidently.

“It seems like you don’t believe us because you haven’t seen our abilities, but even though they look like this, they are people who have been called geniuses since they were young. You shouldn’t think of them as just other ordinary students.”

In the end, the rescue operation was planned for quite some time.

It was concluded that the students would be responsible for rescuing Narrell, and the driver and teacher would be responsible for stopping the kidnappers.

Instead, they planned to go in first and draw attention while the students sneak in and take the child away.

“The fact that Nayrel did not use his abilities to escape even though he was well awake means that there is a strong awakened person out there. Everyone, please stay alert and be alert.”

“We will now begin a rescue operation.”

Is the rescue finally starting?

I took a step forward before those trying to start the rescue operation moved.

“Oh, wait a minute.”

It didn’t suit my temperament to do nothing like this.

“What’s going on?”

It wouldn’t be right to follow them right away, and all I can do right now is…

“Everyone, please take this. Here, you all take this. Teachers too.”

“uh…?”

The kids who recognized the object first spoke.

“Isn’t this what you sell at your store?”

“It’s better than that. So use them all. Please use them all. It’s a buff scroll.”

All kinds of buff scrolls that help in battle.

Providing this was the only thing I could do for them right now.

Although he was hesitant, he obediently accepted what I gave him and started using it.

“It’s amazing, your body… is so light.”

“I remember fighting when I was in the military.”

“You mean this is money-making? It must be very expensive.”

“It seems that only elite units in the military receive it.”

Knights and teachers exclaimed in exclamation at their increased physical abilities using scrolls.

Most of them were recalling memories from their past military service.

When you enlist and fight in the military, you receive these types of buff scrolls, and it was no different from fighting while putting money on your body.

In the first place, it is difficult to obtain these items personally.

So, after I was discharged from the military, I rarely had the opportunity to apply scrolls like this.

This is especially true for knights who deal with people rather than monsters.

“With a body like this, I don’t think there’s anything I can’t do.”

“That’s right. I think it’s almost doubled in strength.”

“Thank you very much for your cooperation.”

“I think you must have spent a lot of money… thank you.”

The drivers and teachers once again left thank you notes on the scrolls I handed out.

“Now let’s get moving too.”

“Let’s do that.”

The knights and teachers surround the enemy’s hideout, taking charge of each escape route to prevent the kidnappers from escaping.

A few minutes after they disappeared, the students cautiously followed them and disappeared into the enemy’s hideout.

I thought blankly as I looked at the place that quickly became empty.

‘Would it have been less frustrating if I followed along?’

I think I started complaining after becoming an awakened person.

Now you come?

What difference will it make if I awaken now?

It’s not like I can catch the monster.

My position ended up being similar to what it is now.

A secondary role that provides useful items in battle and strengthens equipment in normal times.

“……”

I’m obviously doing well, so why am I so annoyed?

“It’ll be okay.”

Did he know what I was thinking?

Fran quietly came next to me and held my hand.

I can feel the warmth from Fran’s clasped hands.

“We strengthened the relics, but are you wasting your abilities?”

“It’s not about wasting it, it’s about using it usefully.”

“You shouldn’t use it on a normal person, but on knights or teachers who will return from battle soon.”

“Thanks to you, my abilities have grown a lot. To the point where I don’t have any problems using my abilities in private.”

Fran pressed his body closer to my arm.

“But don’t use too much of your power on a guy who is just playing around and not doing anything. It’s a waste.”

“It’s not a waste at all.”

Fran was being strangely stubborn.

Well… I guess he does that because he cares about me in his own way.

“Did it look strange?”

“It just seemed like he thought he was left alone. I felt like I should make sure he wasn’t lonely because I was by his side.”

“It’s nice to be able to rest comfortably and safely, but being lonely is a damn thing.”

Somehow, I felt regret that I had been too complacent.

My stomach felt tight, as if I was feeling sick.

For the first time, it occurred to me that my plans needed a change.