episode_0247

After Thalia appeared, the bar heated up.

Instead of talking to each other, people were stealing glances at Thalia.

“I didn’t know you were an acquaintance of the commander!”

“I knew you were a great person, but maybe you were more than I imagined…?”

“What on earth is going on between you two?”

“Haha, don’t worry about what he says.”

Everyone was looking at Thalia, to the point where one wondered if this was the hardships of being famous.

I was worried that the people sitting with me might not feel pressured by their gaze because their situations were different.

“It’s late, shall we just go in?”

“You don’t have to do that because of me. “I was just hungry too.”

But Thalia seemed to know what I was worried about, so she raised her hand and calmly ordered.

“I guess I should have a drink too. “I’ve been missing you since I haven’t had time to drink with you in a while.”

“Then let’s get off to a leisurely start tomorrow.”

“okay.”

The food I ordered was served, and as time passed, the inside of the store returned to being as noisy as before.

But I knew that everyone was keeping a close eye on us as they talked.

“Anyway, if you feel so uncomfortable, I wonder if I should have left the seat. “Everyone, please be comfortable.”

“Spread it out, it’s comfortable.”

“yes!”

“Oh, it’s very comfortable. haha.”

We had been eating and chatting just a little while ago, but it seemed like everyone had sobered up.

“Let’s have a drink each.”

In the end, I offered a drink to change the mood.

Everyone drank stiffly, but after one or two drinks, the alcohol came back, and it was only then that they were able to move their tongues smoothly.

“I knew our benefactor was amazing. Huh~ We didn’t do anything rude, right?”

“I was curious for some reason. “Do you think it’s annoying that he doesn’t seem like the kind of person to hang out with people like us?”

From the moment Thalia pretended to know me, it seemed like I had become a noble from a great family that those people couldn’t touch.

“It’s not like that.”

“How dare I refuse the offer… .”

“I told you all along that I was going to do it!”

“proposal?”

And Thalia was curious about the proposal I made to them.

“It’s nothing special, I just want to buy more land.”

“On the front lines?”

“yes.”

“Hmm, so you needed people to entrust the land to you?”

“Yes.”

“If you ask Erintina for something like that, she will do it well.”

“He’s still taking care of my work for me, but I don’t think it’s a good idea to ask for something personal. “There’s nothing I can’t do on my own.”

“Don’t overdo it. “You still have a lot of work to do.”

“In the end, this is something I did for the good of me. “It’s not that big of a deal.”

If I were to say right now that everyone should buy land because land prices on the front lines will rise, how many people would take that seriously?

Even Thalia, the supreme commander here, laughed at my words at first.

At least I showed her something, and she trusted Erintina because she knew what she was doing.

‘But you won’t know forever. After a few months, people will start to notice.’

With the purification solution, it is now possible to reclaim the contaminated land, but no one can imagine the results in detail.

Aren’t the nobles who have the least chance to think about how they can take over the cleaned up contaminated land?

There was still time for the nobility to realize the importance of the front lines.

“Excuse me for not saying anything, but is it really possible to do business on the front lines?”

“It’s a possibility… It’s a bit mischievous of you to ask me that.”

“ah! sorry. If you were rude…”

“No, it’s okay. But I don’t think I can answer your question. “It’s because I’m in a position where I can say it’s okay to do business on the front line, but I’m also in a position where I’m not allowed to do business.”

It wasn’t something to ask the front-line commander.

Thalia can’t say no here, can she?

“sorry!! “He’s immature…”

Belatedly, the group made excuses while breaking out in a cold sweat.

“that’s right. “You can just ignore what he said.”

“At least, I hope that the front line will become much more active and developed than it is now. “There won’t be a big problem if you answer this much.”

“Oh, of course. I am truly sorry and thank you.”

“Actually, since the monster wave broke out, the ecosystem in the contaminated area has become so strange that I was a bit anxious. Today too, I almost died because of an unexpected situation. “It seems like the risk has suddenly become too high.”

Thalia seemed to know that too, and this time she answered quite seriously.

“It is true that the ecosystem changed because of the monster wave, but the work done by the military may also have been a factor. “Because we often go deep into the depths to hunt monsters, the monsters are unable to settle down.”

“Oh~! That might also be the cause. “We hadn’t even thought about that.”

“I just thought it was because of the monster wave…”

“So when will we return to a normal ecosystem like before?”

Everyone’s eyes were on Thalia, hoping for a positive answer to come out of her mouth.

but.

“It’s a pity, but this area will continue to be like this.”

“yes?! Continue?”

Unfortunately, the words that came out of her mouth were the worst answer for the clueless monster hunters.

“Yes, if things become more promiscuous than they are now, they will become more promiscuous and nothing will get better. “The military will constantly use its power to kill monsters.”

“Why, why? “You haven’t been actively hunting until now.”

“If we keep the status quo like before and only catch visible monsters, a monster wave will explode again someday. “The military must eliminate the root cause to ensure the safety of the country.”

“… … .”

“… … .”

The question of how those who hunt monsters make a living seemed to be rising in their throats, but they seemed to be holding it in.

What if I say something wrong and Thalia criticizes me for having impure intentions?

It was a smart move.

“In that respect, it would be better for you both to accept Suhan’s suggestion. In the future, if the situation on the front line gets worse than this, it will not change. “Make a wise choice before you endure with mediocre skills and are swept away by an enemy you cannot handle.”

She heard everything about what happened to me today, so she knew that continuing to hunt with them would mean throwing away her life.

What Thalia said was more effective than what I suggested.

Even people who seemed completely uninterested seemed to be reconsidering my offer.

It seems that words are accepted differently depending on who says them.

“But I have a real question.”

At that time, the woman who I had rescued from the cave, probably drunk, asked a question with a red face and the smell of alcohol.

“Any questions? “Tell me as much as you want.”

“What kind of relationship are you two?”

“!!!!”

Whether the group was shocked or not, the drunk woman was brave.

Thalia smiled at the woman’s question.

“we? Are you curious?”

“Can’t you tell just by looking at it? Why do you ask that! Please stop. you are drunk sorry. He seems very drunk. “I will take you in.”

“no!! “I’m not drunk!”

“Well, no. It’s okay, just leave it alone. “I think you have enough to be curious about.”

Thalia’s meaningful expression turns towards me.

I was very innocent when I made eye contact with her, so I shrugged my shoulders, trying to keep an innocent expression that meant I didn’t know anything.

Really, I was innocent and wronged.

But my appeal of innocence didn’t seem to work for Thalia, so she twisted my thighs with her fingernails.

I closed my eyes and swallowed the pain down my throat.

“I have many relationships with this friend. “If there is a word that can be expressed most simply, it would be…”

“I guess..?”

“I think they might be lovers.”

For some reason, everyone in the store screamed at Thalia’s bombshell remark.

“Nonsense!”

There are people who deny it.

“Wow!”

Some people admire it.

And among them, Dewin.

“Can I treat you as my older brother?”

He looked 10 years older than me and asked if I could call him brother.

I politely declined his offer and drank what was in my glass in one gulp.

“What do you think? Don’t we get along quite well?”

Thalia asked, as if she was excited by the response from people, she hugged my arm and laid her head on my shoulder.

Wow-!!!

Congratulations! It suits you so well!

Sigh! You were my first love…!

In many ways, it was a moment when the atmosphere in the bar heated up.

* * *

The drinking party lasted a lot longer than expected.

Even though we chatted a little while drinking, I still seemed to be having a hard time with Thalia, so I had no choice but to sit down with her first.

Instead of going to the military, Thalia and I came up to the accommodation we hastily found and tried to talk in front of people about what we couldn’t do.

“Lie down here.”

Pangpang-

He patted the seat next to me and said,

“Get up and take a shower.”

Thalia, who had just washed up, gave me a cold glare.

“… “It’s annoying.”

“hurry.”

I had no choice but to go to the bathroom, splash some water, and come out.

Before going out for a drink, I had to wash off the monster blood on my body, so I was able to do it roughly since I had already washed thoroughly.

After washing up, I immediately jumped into bed and Thalia dried her hair and came into the seat next to me.

I gave her an arm pillow, and she skillfully placed her head there.

And then we started talking quietly.

“Aren’t you bothered today? “I think he was embarrassed to suddenly have to sit down with strangers.”

“No way. “It was fun.”

In fact, Thalia enjoyed being around other people.

“Actually, I think I was the one who was embarrassed. “I didn’t know I would be drinking with people I met for the first time today.”