episode_0015
by admin“The leader lost?”
“Monster, monster!”
Was Wolf the leader of this mercenary group?
The morale of the mercenaries dropped in an instant, and they all began to run away.
‘Well, if you weren’t the leader, your strength was questionable.’
I was lucky and won. If the sword he had was a little longer, it would have been me who died, not him.
“You want me to use that sword? He’s a guy who gives clever advice as well.”
I picked up Wolff’s sword that had fallen.
Although it did not have a blue aura like the one Wolf used, the white sword boasted the appearance that anyone could see as a famous sword.
“Then I will cut down your subordinates with this sword.”
The battle is not over yet.
Their leader died, and the demoralized mercenaries ran away, but there was a possibility of retaliation. And there were still mercenaries everywhere in the village, taking advantage of the absence of people to loot.
So it’s not over until you kill them all.
. . .
“What? Wolff is dead?”
Upon hearing the news that Leader Wolf had died, Aaron was so shocked that he could not control his body.
I couldn’t believe Wolff’s defeat that much.
Who is Wolf?
Although he was not officially selected as a knight due to his lowly birth status, he is one of the most powerful men in the empire.
If he had officially joined the Order, he would have received the title of knight, equivalent to the 4th rank.
He just didn’t join because of his free-spirited personality and dislike of rules, but he was a talented person who could do the job.
He lost like that? And that too to a villager in a remote corner of the country?
What kind of monster is here…
“Run away like this.”
“Yes? The others haven’t even come yet?”
“Throw away. They’re already tired of running away.”
It was like picking a beehive full of monsters. If you set out to save your subordinates for no reason, it would be like walking into the jaws of a monster.
“The Black Wolf mercenaries end today.”
“That can’t be possible… ”
In the view of his subordinates, Aaron’s judgment was extremely cold and premature. However, Aaron did not regret this decision.
Because my judgment has never been wrong.
But unfortunately
“As expected, there must be some people plotting things behind the scenes.”
The monster was not just a monster, it was a monster that hunted monsters.
There was no way such a hunter would miss an enemy invading his territory.
“That black Rovera?”
“Is the name of this sword Lovera?”
When he saw that Wolf had the magic sword Lobera made of mithril that he loved, Aaron realized that the man in front of him was the monster of the village and quickly opened his mouth.
“Listen to me for a moment, I have a lot of gold.”
Aaron tried to placate the man in front of him with the money he had saved for retirement, but the man had no intention of forgiving the enemy who had messed with his family.
Kwasik!
“Quaaaagh!”
Aaron, who had both his arms cut off, looked at the man in front of him with resentment.
“Why?! I have gold!”
“I didn’t ask?”
The man who looked at me strangely had no intention of continuing the conversation any further. I neatly cut off Aaron’s head with a lobera.
That day, the Black Wolf mercenaries were annihilated by a single monster.
. . .
The battle is over.
But the aftermath still leaves scars on the village.
The houses of more than half the village were burned down, and five of the 20 vigilantes were killed.
More than half of the young men in the village died in the war, and in this attack by the mercenaries, another number of young men in the village died.
It seemed obvious how much hardship the village chief and village elders were going through.
“A miracle, a miracle!”
But even so, the villagers cheered to the point of shedding tears.
This is because they lost less than the mercenary group.
‘Of course, with this many troops, it wouldn’t be surprising if the entire village were devastated.’
Even though there was a huge power difference, it was only halfway done, so it was a miracle, as everyone said.
“Cyan.”
“Yes. Village chief.”
“You are the hero of our village. Thank you so much.”
“He’s a hero… I don’t like unfamiliar names like that. And.”
I said while looking at the wounded vigilantes.
“Didn’t everyone overcome through hard work? Don’t drive me.”
“Puhahaha, as expected, I like you, Xian.”
Tom burst into laughter.
I certainly killed most of the mercenaries, but without the cooperation of the villagers, I wouldn’t have been able to protect them this far.
On the other hand, even if Wolff’s subordinates had only assisted him, he would not have been able to win.
That difference was the difference between victory and defeat.
“It’s good to be happy and sad, but let’s clean up after ourselves first.”
Still, if there was something lost, there was also something gained.
Perhaps because they were a wealthy mercenary group, each piece of equipment they had was quite valuable, and several of the mercenaries had gold coins.
“How about giving the gold coins to the families of the vigilantes who died in this battle?”
“That would be good.”
The village chief accepted my suggestion, and the villagers did not particularly tackle my opinion.
what? Am I the only one in this town? You guys can also say something. I’m the only one giving opinions.
“Ugh… Can I take a look at that sword?”
“Carlson, lie down like an injured person.”
Excluding minor injuries, the injured included Carlson, Johnson, and Leon.
Carlson was injured by Wolff, and Johnson was injured while protecting Carlson.
Leon was shooting an arrow from a watchtower when he was shot by mercenaries and was injured in the shoulder.
“First, everyone take this. It’s a potion.”
“This precious thing to us? I can’t accept it.”
Carlson seemed to notice and didn’t try to take it, but a man named Johnson had already taken it.
“Johnson… ”
“Oh, wasn’t this given to you?”
“Yes, because I’m giving it to you. Get it.”
“But we cannot accept this precious thing shamelessly.”
“It’s okay. Because the village chief paid the price with the village capital. And what is there to be shameless about? I got hurt while fighting for the village.”
“Keuheuk… If you say so, I will use it well.”
Carlson, who received the potion, was looking at me with a restless expression.
To be exact, my eyes were not on me, but on Lobera, who had received it as a gift from Wolff.
As a prosecutor, he seems to be very interested in famous swords.
“Will this guy’s body be stored separately?”
“Yes, he’s an unpredictable guy.”
All the bodies of the mercenaries were burned.
Because I don’t want to be tempted by wild animals or monsters because of the corpse. It was annoying, but I burned it all down.
However, Wolff’s body was not burned.
“If you look at his skills, he is not an average guy. Perhaps he is the child of a nobleman or the disciple of a famous knight.”
“Is that so?”
“Because there is a possibility of revenge from his acquaintances. At least the corpse must be intact, so that we can at least have a cause to prevent revenge.”
“I understand. We will preservative it and keep it from rotting.”
“Yes, please.”
After leaving Wolf’s body in the hands of a temporary undertaker, I headed to my family.
. . .
“Honey!”
As soon as Chloe saw me, she ran over and fell into my arms.
“Are you okay? Where did you get hurt? ”
“None.”
Although there were injuries suffered by Wolf, he did not bother to tell his wife, who was worried.
I don’t want her to suffer for no reason.
Chloe, if you’re suffering, I’m suffering too.
“Thank you. Honey.”
“Well, I was just doing what I had to do as the head of the household.”
“I know. But knowing that, I feel so sorry for you. I can’t do anything.”
“It’s not like that. Chloe, I was able to win thanks to you.”
If it were me before I got married, the first time I encountered a strong person like Wolf, I would never fight.
I would have hunted him after fully understanding his personality, habits, and even features.
In that sense, the battle a little while ago was like a gamble to me.
However, the reason I was able to win despite this was because I had the tenacity to win.
Because I knew that my family and Chloe would be in danger if I ran away, I was able to fight Wolff and win without running away.
“I love you Chloe.”
“I love you too.”
As if she knew what I was thinking, Chloe kissed me without saying any more.
Exchanging saliva with her breath, I felt alive again today.
. . .
next day.
A meeting was held in the village again.
The topic was about helping families who lost their homes and who is responsible for children who died in this battle and became widows or orphans.
The former was decided quickly.
Maybe it’s because it’s winter soon anyway, but everyone is relaxed and there’s a lot of extra work.
The problem was the latter. Because it is not easy to increase the number of family members to be responsible for, the villagers did not easily raise their hands and just looked at each other.
“Hey Khan, aren’t those kids actually your relatives?”
“Yekki, this rotten guy? What about you?”
“Humhum, there are a lot of children in our family.”
When we don’t want to take responsibility for each other. Carlson raised his hand and said:
“I will take responsibility.”
“You? Aren’t those children related to you by blood?”
“Yes. But the children’s father died because of my instructions. Strictly speaking, I am also responsible. I will take responsibility for raising my children.”
For a moment, Carlson looked great.
This is a true leader!
I respect you!
“If that is what you mean, I understand. So, finally, what should we do with Garum’s wife, Elsia, and his daughter, Elin?
They were the lame man’s wife and daughter, the mother and daughter I saved.
Did that guy named Garum run away?
“Elsia… That woman is so pretty.”
“Yes, because she was the second most beautiful woman in town after Sylvia.”
“It would be good if you didn’t have that damn personality.”
The village men seemed more disgusted than having to take responsibility for the orphaned children.
Unable to contain my curiosity, I asked Tom next to me.
“Why is this happening?”
“Ah, don’t you know Elthea? After Sylvia, she was the most beautiful woman in the village.”
“I have met him before. She’s definitely a beauty, but I’m surprised that men’s reactions are strangely repulsive.”
“Haha, I can’t help it. Unlike Sylvia, who was as kind-hearted as her appearance, Elthea’s personality was vicious.”
“Yes?”
I felt a slight sense of disconnect from Tom’s words.
Because the woman I saw named Elthea didn’t look like that at all.
“Maybe it’s because Elthea’s father is a merchant, so she always weighed the bottom line and made many people tired.”
“I see.”
I listened to Tom’s words with one ear and let them go with the other. Because this story has nothing to do with me anyway.
Until then.
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