episode_0017

17. It looks good.

The current study gallery was the largest among the galleries.

As a result, writing was being created very quickly.

And among them, quite a few users were disturbing the hero.

-(Strongest Genius): Hero, didn’t you eat breakfast this morning? Is it because of the fish? Phew.

-(Strongest Genius): Today again, the hero shouted at the rest of the students. I thought he was a complete old fashioned.

-(Strongest Genius): Did you see the saint’s face looking at the warrior? It was an expression of complete disgust. Could it be that the hero is dragging him forcibly?

In particular, the user called Strongest Genius disturbed him the most. He even spread rumors.

And that even touches a saint.

It was a situation where he couldn’t help but be angry.

Moreover, if only one person, the strongest genius, had written something like that, it would have been overlooked somehow.

But the problem was that that wasn’t the case.

-(Academy’s Most Beautiful Woman): I saw it too. The saint’s expression was dark throughout the class. I think it’s because I’m sitting next to the hero.

-(Fish Hero): Could it be that the hero is threatening?

-(Raven’s Stone Fist): Haha! Actually, the saintess has another man she likes. However, it can be seen that they are forced to go together because of the hero.

-(Strongest Genius): Stone Fist. Really?

-(Raven’s Stone Fist): Yes! The saint actually likes me. But the hero is not allowing it!

Countless rumors were spreading within the community. Of course, it was bound to be very fatal for the warrior.

The problem was that the facts were subtly mixed up.

‘Could it be that rock fist is Jace Allen?’

The way he spoke was a little different from Jace Allen.

However, writing and speaking were bound to be different.

Of course, I wasn’t sure.

That’s why I wasn’t coming forward.

‘Ugh… Jace Allen. ‘What a piece of shit!’

A fight between him and Jace Allen would create a whole new level of turmoil.

It was a battle between the 3rd awakeners.

Many buildings will collapse and people will be killed or injured.

Of course, even he couldn’t cause such a fuss carelessly.

You will be expelled from the academy immediately.

‘All you have to do is fight properly…!’

Of course, he was confident he would win.

It was natural. He was possibly the strongest man in the world. He wasn’t sure, but he thought so.

Of course, the Mercenary King was no match for him.

But since I don’t really get a chance to fight…

It was just sad.

It was then.

A post has been posted once again.

And when he saw that article, he jumped up from his seat.

-(Strongest Genius): Ah, but do you know that? Is the mercenary king actually stronger than the warrior?

-(Academy’s Most Beautiful Woman): Really?

(Strongest Genius:): Yes. That’s why the hero keeps worrying about the mercenary king. I’m scared.

“This bastard…!!”

Even if I could tolerate everything else, it was hard to tolerate being worse than that guy, Jace Allen.

He immediately tore the paper to pieces.

Jjiik-!!

The anger did not subside.

I felt like I wouldn’t be able to sleep like this.

He tore up all the paper and shouted loudly. I was so angry that I couldn’t stand it.

“Aaaa-!!”

If someone who knew the hero saw him, he would be surprised.

It is said that voices of anger rang out loud in the house of the warrior Franz.

However, it was so soundproofed and so far away that no one could hear it.

Ah, but one person was lucky enough to hear it.

At that moment, it was Jace Allen who was opening the window. He was also the person the warrior hated the most.

“Sigh.”

For some reason, there was a nice smile on his face.

***

Trier Mercenary Guild.

In the past, this was a place where only flies flew.

But at some point, things completely changed.

The entire branch was full of people.

Busy and crowded.

It looked 180 degrees different from before.

“Ji, the real mercenary king…!”

“Huh…! I can’t believe I saw the mercenary king in person…!”

“Isn’t the branch manager here a joke?”

I looked at the mercenary branch full of people and made a strange expression.

Because it was so different from the past.

Not long ago, a branch that was on the verge of bankruptcy was revived in an instant.

Of course, my name as a mercenary king could be said to have had a big role in this.

As evidence, the majority of the personnel were mercenaries.

And everyone was looking at me with respect.

In fact, I was highly respected in the mercenary industry. As a mercenary, he rarely joined a warrior party, and entered the difficult Royal Academy as the top student.

It was even more strange not to be respected by the mercenaries.

‘Wow, I see quite a few clients too.’

When mercenaries gathered, clients who wanted to hire them also gathered.

“Huh…! You’re really a mercenary king, right?! With a branch like this, you can leave it to us with peace of mind!”

“I see a lot of excellent mercenaries!”

Thanks to this, the Trier branch was truly a success.

My presence alone saved the failing mercenary branch.

‘Well, because I introduced you to a good talent.’

The request fee was paid somewhat cheaply. So, feeling sorry, I met Robin here a few times.

‘Because we can’t keep meeting at the academy.’

Then, the rumor spread that it was a branch that the Mercenary King frequented, and it became a huge success.

Naturally, Lena and her father thanked me over and over again.

The two of them even shed tears, and it seemed like the sadness they had been experiencing was quite great.

‘They said they would use the request I entrusted as a signal for resurrection… and it was a great success.’

I smiled slightly. It didn’t feel bad.

It was then.

Sneaky.

I felt a familiar presence that I had felt before. It seemed like someone was secretly approaching the mercenary guild.

Even if no one else knows, I could feel it.

‘You’re here.’

I stood up.

Then we headed to the secret location that Lena and her daughter had prepared.

To be exact, it was a place inside the second floor.

Soon, as I went deeper into the second floor, I could see a man who had just arrived.

It was Robin, covering his entire body with a robe.

“Sorry for being late.”

He repeatedly bowed his head to me. Anyone who sees it will think that it is a master-slave relationship.

‘Well…is it similar?’

Still, I was a kind(?) owner.

I smiled at him.

“That’s it. It’s a little late… but it’s okay. You’re late because of the work I gave you.”

“Hmph…! Sorry, sorry!!”

I said it was definitely okay. But he became thoughtful and started begging me.

It was such a ridiculous sight.

‘No, my reputation isn’t this bad…’

It seemed like it was because of a rumor that had spread widely.

Currently, my pseudonym, Marco, has become quite famous.

I robbed that thieves guild alone. It was even more strange that the rumor didn’t spread.

Thanks to this, the childish title of dark wizard was born.

However, just because it was childish didn’t mean it didn’t spread notoriety.

Rather, strange rumors spread freely.

‘Why did the rumor spread that I kill people as a hobby?’

I certainly didn’t kill a single person in the thieves guild.

But before we knew it, the rumor had spread that he was a wizard without blood or tears.

It was so absurd.

It seemed like Robin was even more scared because of this. Even though he knew my real identity, he was strangely scared.

It seemed like he was secretly very scared.

“Ugh, anyway, let’s talk about work.”

“Yes, yes!”

I just moved on with an expression that said there was nothing I could do. And then we started having a full-fledged conversation.

“Have you finished all the work you assigned?”

“Yes! I finished everything.”

“Good job.”

I had entrusted him with distributing magic papers.

It took too much time for me to do it all. So, I entrusted the job to him, who could freely(?) enter the academy.

Plus, he was an excellent thief. This is evident from the fact that they have been secretly distributing magic papers without being detected until now.

“What magic paper is left now?”

“That… nothing at all.”

“I knew that would happen.”

The community achieved unprecedented success. There was no one at the academy who didn’t know about the community.

Rather, he said that he had to pay a lot of money to get magic paper.

In addition, due to the great success of the community, the reputation of the warrior was also able to be lowered considerably.

In fact, I could say it was much more successful than I thought.

But nothing can have only advantages.

The community was very expensive to maintain. Additionally, due to the unprecedented success, the magic paper was consumed faster than I expected.

To put it simply, we were short of money.

The reward money received from the Thieves Guild was not even close.

“What do you mean…?”

“Okay, robbing another organization… No, I have to file it.”

His face turned white at my words.

The Thieves Guild was one of the weakest in the Trier underworld. It could be seen that it was maintained because they did not know where it was hiding.

But other places were different.

It was huge in scale and overflowing with all kinds of experts.

That’s why his face turned white.

But soon his face returned to its original state.

“Yeah, right. He’s a great wizard.”

It seemed like he was firmly believing the wrong information.

In fact, my pure combat magic skills were only at the level of a 2nd Awakening.

I wasn’t sure because I rarely fought using only magic.

But that’s roughly it.

And at the level of the 2nd awakened, it could be said that it would be quite difficult to dominate the underworld of Trier.

‘Because right now, many of the second awakeners are hiding in the underworld.’

It wasn’t for nothing that the kingdom had the largest underground world.

But I was confident.

‘Because I’m different from an ordinary 2nd Awakening.’

Anyway, it was nice that I didn’t have to bother persuading him.

I just let him believe he was the Archmage.

“So what do you think would be the best next goal?”

I asked his opinion.

He was a fairly skilled thief. He also knew a lot about Trier.

“My, am I?”

“Yes, you should go together too. Say it once.”

“That…”

He had a worried look on his face.

He then said the name of an organization.

“Cha, Chang Gwan looks good.”