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Artificially created fog.

There is something that dominates this place.

I can’t tell if it’s a monster, a person, or another living thing.

What was certain was that if the owner of this place was captured, the fog would disappear.

Catching the owner in this thick fog is difficult in itself.

It wasn’t much of a threat to us.

This is because the logic of power was not simply applied, but because it was the same place I experienced when I first set out on my journey.

‘I can’t forget it.’

It was my first trip, and it was the first crisis I faced after recruiting a wizard as my first companion for the journey ahead.

How much did I suffer from this fog back then?

I still remember it vividly.

‘There is no guarantee that they are exactly the same.’

I was able to know because I put everything together on the journey and felt the entire place with the sense that I have now become a transcendent person. This place is similar to back then, or at the same level.

‘Anyway, is it a coincidence?’

Like recruiting a wizard for the first time and going on a journey.

This time, I went on my first journey with the wizard and encountered him.

What kind of trick of fate is this?

I don’t know if this was inevitable or coincidental, but one thing was certain: something was there.

“Let’s finish it quickly first.”

It should not be swept away all at once.

So what remains?

Simple.

There was no need to sweep it away, just catch the owner of this place.

Although we struggled quite a bit in the beginning, there is a big difference between then and now.

At that time, I was a beginner who had not yet experienced the world properly.

He is now a veteran who has gone through a lot and completed his journey.

I squinted my eyes and felt my surroundings.

Starting with the direction of the wind, the subtle movements of leaves and the sounds of small insects.

And at the small noise that came between them, I immediately swung my sword.

The wind passes by and moves forward.

Not as if swinging a sword, but as if riding the wind at a speed that is fast but not slow.

The sword was swung towards the sky.

Suddenly.

pale and small

However, no one could have imagined the scene that would result.

dump!

The owner and monster of this fog.

After he died, the fog began to clear.

I stored my sword in the quickly disappearing fog and smiled at Hyria.

“This is enough, right?

“That’s enough. The causality did not waver. There is no problem.”

As she said that, she also smiled at me.

It was when they were smiling at each other like that.

The fog completely clears, and people who have wandered through the fog can be seen one by one.

They exclaimed with joy as the fog cleared.

Some people shed tears of joy at meeting their colleagues again after being separated from them.

Someone let out a roar of joy at finally being able to escape from this fog.

‘It’s really nothing special.’

Seeing these people so happy made me feel proud.

I turned my gaze to look at Hyria.

She nodded slightly as if she was thinking the same thing as me.

“Shall we go?”

“Yes.”

We walk among those who are happy.

It was something I had to do, of course, and I didn’t want to attract attention by being there.

After all, we no longer belong to this world and can no longer mingle here.

Even if we were once human and lived here, we are now clearly individual beings.

It shouldn’t have attracted attention.

Satisfied just watching them rejoice at being alive.

It was when I was trying to walk like that.

“Um, over there… !”

Someone is calling us.

I wondered if it was an illusion, but it wasn’t.

It was a voice clearly calling us, and we turned to hear it.

There were a man and a woman who had just been roaring with passionate joy.

The two looked at us awkwardly, and then the man asked cautiously.

“I wonder if… that… Is that correct?”

Are you asking what is right?

I asked, not knowing.

“What are you talking about?”

“That… The person who solved this fog.”

I couldn’t help but be a little surprised by the man’s words.

How could I know when I didn’t even show the slightest hint?

I had such a question, so I asked the man.

“How did you know?”

“That… I guess I have no choice but to know.”

I once again questioned the man’s words.

What does it mean to say that you have no choice but to know?

There are no traces, and he didn’t kill the Master of the Fog in plain sight of others.

But how can we possibly know that?

As I looked at him with that question in mind, the man pointed in one direction.

There, a monster with the appearance of a monster was lying down with a large sword.

But you won’t know from that alone…

‘Ah, I’m the only one with a sword.’

Only then did I understand why the man noticed.

I’m the only one here who uses a sword, so I can’t help but notice.

I smiled shyly.

Hiria looked at me and smiled and shook her head.

“I would like to say thank you… Thanks to you, I survived.”

The man bows his head deeply to me.

The woman also bowed her head to me.

The others there also looked at me and lowered their heads.

Everyone expressed their gratitude with one heart and one voice.

‘… ‘It shouldn’t be like this.’

It shouldn’t have attracted attention.

Since we are no longer part of the underworld, if we attract unnecessary attention, our fates will become intertwined and ruined.

But why?

When I saw the people who expressed their sincere gratitude to me, it didn’t turn out as I expected.

“… I didn’t really mean to do that.”

“Nevertheless, it is true that you saved us, so I wanted to say thank you. Whatever the intention… Because you saved us. really… Thank you again.”

I had no choice but to stand awkwardly as the man said those words.

I looked at Hiria and she shrugged, as if telling me to take care of it.

‘Even if you tell me to take care of it.’

Even I am locked in an inexplicable awkwardness in the current situation. What should I do?

I sighed as I realized that Hyria had no intention of helping me.

“Please don’t do this. Your feelings have been fully conveyed, so you don’t need to do anything more.”

“No! I need to do more!”

As he says that, the man lowers his head almost like he is bowing.

How did this happen?

I stood for a long time and received their greetings, barely able to contain the laughter that was about to escape.

***

Fog suddenly appeared.

The mercenary guild was abuzz with the news that the fog that had caused many missing people and caused even A-class mercenaries to run away and tremble had disappeared.

Let alone solving a request that even an A-class mercenary failed.

This is because two men and a woman who did not know where they came from received the request and solved it in less than an hour.

Everyone was curious about their identities, but no one found out.

As I said before, since they were a man and a woman who had no idea where they came from, nothing came out of the investigation.

There are two things I was able to find out about them.

One man wields a sword and is quite skilled.

Another thing is that the woman who walks with a man is so beautiful that it would be believed that she was modeled after God.

While many people are interested in the two unidentified men and women.

The story of those two also reached the ears of those in control of the mercenary guild.

“Ho? The two handsome men and women solved the problem related to the fog?”

A woman receiving and checking a booklet with a mischievous smile.

S-class mercenary Enr.

“… I want to meet you.”

A young man leaning against a tree and looking around the area with a blunt expression.

S-class mercenary Enfri.

“Hmm? I was trying to solve it, but someone already solved it! Wow! I won’t leave you alone!”

A man with bulging muscles and a fiery personality.

S-class mercenary Ramat.

Lastly, there is a cold beauty who exudes endless coldness, but that aura actually makes her face stand out.

Even S-class mercenary Cheryl.

The four people who raised the perception of mercenaries as a lowly class to a position that no one can ignore, and who are widely known to the world as strong men, were interested in the two who had newly made their names known.

In addition, many people are interested in this matter to the extent that anyone who works in mercenary-related work cannot be unaware of this.

The two, who could be said to be parties to the incident, were currently having a conversation about something with serious expressions.

“Can you erase everyone’s memories?”

“I’m feeling a bit overwhelmed right now… If we could somehow use a little more strength, it might be possible… ?”

“Then what happens?”

“The causality will be distorted here and there… ”

The two didn’t say anything for a moment.

Her and his gaze filled with endless worry.

They both sighed and spoke at the same time.

““What do we do now…? ””