episode_0043

“Now, wait!”

‘You didn’t know this, did you?’

When he said he would use the power of God, his complexion began to turn extremely pale. As expected, he must be hiding something important.

“I just sealed it because you told me not to read my thoughts earlier because it would make me uncomfortable.”

“The goal this time is to make the other person uncomfortable, so it doesn’t matter.”

“I see. Let me take note. You just have to do it differently depending on the time.”

Take Deshade and go in front of him.

“I, I don’t know. You never know. I don’t know. I don’t know. I don’t know.”

The guy strongly denies it. In your head, you may be desperately trying to push the thoughts away.

However, the moment you think your thoughts can be read, your mind becomes more conscious of them.

When I caught him trying to look away and made eye contact with Deshade, I quickly figured it out.

“Hmm. I see.”

“What did you find out?”

“Yangji was promised a compensation that could never be mentioned. He replied that he would receive 20 living humans who were not registered as slaves in exchange for kidnapping me and bringing it to him. It looks like this wizard was thinking of using those humans for experiments.”

“You damn bastard.”

“How could you do something like that… God.”

“I am here.”

A swear word bursting out loud. Thistle also lets out a sigh, and Noan just gapes as if no words can come out.

‘A human was trying to use another human being as a lab rat.’

It’s terrible.

I thought only other races did that. However, the crazy person who uses humans for experiments, even if they are not from other races, is hidden even among us.

It’s a crazy world, so I thought there might be someone like that somewhere, but I still thought that people who did things like that were people who worshiped the devil somewhere.

It gives me goosebumps to think that the magician of the magic tower whose existence has been recognized by the kingdom, the magician of the magic tower that is commonly erected one by one in every village, was doing such a thing.

“Why are you human and not a slave?”

“… I think it’s probably to prevent it from being known to the outside world as much as possible. Slaves have a transaction contract and confirmation comes in from time to time. Even if you purchase slaves, if the customs officer stops by and there is no one there, you will be caught, and even if you hand them over, if you continue to buy more slaves than necessary, they will be suspicious. So, I think they wanted to receive kidnapped humans instead of procuring slaves who would one day be captured.”

“You’re such a meticulous bastard.”

“It’s such a scary thing. Why on earth do adults do things like this…”

Noan begins to shed tears at Thistle’s sharp guess.

No matter how big he is, or how brave he is when he fights, his mind has not yet grown.

After that, I asked various questions about the Immortal Agency, but it was confirmed to be true by the power of God, as to whether the relationship was really more than a simple contract.

‘I don’t think this is something that will just end.’

After some thought, I decided to hand him over to Hygenic directly.

There may be more similar colleagues in the Magic Tower, and if so, if you ask Hygenic, the head of the security force, to manage them directly, you will be able to prevent them from requesting help from outside to some extent.

“I was thinking of handing it over to the Magic Tower right away, but I guess things like this have happened frequently in the past. I might be able to get more information if I hand you over to the security forces.”

“… Good.”

‘It’s not something I can solve on my own even if I just figure it out.’

As promised, I told him that I was ostensibly handing him over to the security forces. The wizard will probably try to contact his connections as soon as he is imprisoned, but in reality, he will not be able to escape thanks to Hygenics.

Because of its scale, it must be considered that it has already exceeded my responsibility. The security forces are in charge of this type of work, so they will handle it better than me.

“For now, we will have to arrest him like this. Noan and Sisul also decide to get out of here.”

“It is a pity that the world would be a better place if things like this disappeared from the world. I hope things get done well.”

Noan goes around to erase any remaining magic circles, and Thistle and I roughly stop the bleeding and restrain the wizard who is still bleeding.

Next, as a bonus, I put my hand inside the guy’s robe and took out a pocket.

“Well, what are you doing?”

“Huh? I’m checking my belongings and picking up loot.”

1 gold and 1 dwarven coin.

This guy was also rich.

“…Hmph. I can’t believe I got caught by a bunch of buggers looking through other people’s pockets.”

“I don’t know what you don’t know, but the moment you attacked us, you treated us like bandits. If you do it the way it is supposed to, you will be summarily executed, but you should be thankful if you save your life right now.”

“That’s right. I am not a beggar. Looting is the legitimate right of the victor.”

“Even if I say that, is it okay for a priest to say something like that?”

“… It doesn’t matter because I’m speaking as an adventurer, not a priest.”

Even if I put an iron plate on my face, Thistle, who doesn’t have a single penny, angrily retorts.

I looked back at Deshade to see if this was okay, and the answer came back saying it was okay.

“I allow most actions of my followers as long as they do not take the lives of those who do not resist. Oh, the wizard has one more pocket. There is also a pocket on the inside of the robe.”

“Thank you.”

Thanks to my clairvoyance, I found another pocket.

Did you say that your arms are bent inward? If even rookie Deshade says something like that, it can be said to be an indulgence.

‘It doesn’t matter because I’m a new public figure.’

This time, 4 dwarven coins.

As expected, it is quite salty. However, I became curious about carrying so many ancient coins rather than gold coins.

“But what do you guys use this for?”

Even though gold coins are commonly circulated in the city, I have never seen dwarven coins used anywhere.

In terms of gold, it is worth 10 gold, but even when exchanging large sums of money between nobles, they always exchanged gold coins and did not use this.

But the wizard did not answer.

“There is no reason to tell you.”

‘That’s very uncooperative.’

He seems completely upset about having his pockets emptied. Deshade approaches the wizard again and reads his thoughts.

“It is said that dwarves’ coins are made from ore that flows through precious magical power easily to prevent counterfeiting. So it seems to be used as a magic ingredient now.”

“Geugeuggeukgeuk…”

Thanks to Deshade, I got the information easily. The guy looks like he’s trying to make it the most uncomfortable.

‘good. This is the end.’

“ character. Now let’s go back for real.”

“Let’s do that.”

“I also want to go back quickly and rest. Brother.”

Together with Noan, he rolls a large rock and blocks the hole in the goblin’s den.

‘If I do it this way, it won’t go in or pop out this way again.’

After that, he approached the dead wizard’s body.

“… I’ll wear this.”

Although I felt dirty, I had no choice but to put it on my shoulder.

Thistle is extremely exhausted. It doesn’t look good to have the priest carry the body, but having Deshade carry it seems like Thistle will be a bit glaring, and I feel a bit sorry for having Noan carry it.

‘Ugh, yes. I should listen.’

So we finished and went back to the city.

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“This is true. I’ve been involved in something incredibly embarrassing.”

“Sorry for being busy.”

“No, no matter who sees it, it’s our business, so there’s nothing to be sorry about. In fact, I’m thankful that I came right here instead of going to the magic tower.”

The wizard was escorted to the security forces and handed over to Hygenic.

When Noan said he had to send a letter to the Magic Tower, he said he would come back quickly and went out with the letter.

By the way, everyone is moving around so bustlingly today that I’m a little curious as to when I’ll be able to see people at their leisure again.

“It is not uncommon for wizards to commit crimes, but these serious cases are often handled by the magic tower on their own, making it difficult to get to the core. Anyway, I would like to thank you as well as the priest.”

Hygenic bows lightly. I may be grateful, but it is an incredible thing for him to carelessly show this level of respect to me, a lower-ranking person, in the presence of other subordinates.

After that, Hygenic’s attention turned directly to Deshade.

“So. This way?”

“Yes. This is Deshade.”

“Nice to meet you. Young Executor. It’s called Deshade.”

“Nice to meet you. However, he is not an executive officer, but is just the head of the security forces office.”

“Hmm. To me, they all look the same, whether they are kings, chieftains, bailiffs, or heads of affairs. But let me respect you. Because I want to be friends with humans.”

“You can call me whatever you want.”

Hygenics answers while sweating like rain.

When you think of God, it is easy to think of him as being very solemn and looking down on humans.

Hygenics may have been nervous about having a god in front of him, but to me, it looked as if an old man had invaded the company just to have a look around.

“Then, since the handover is over, let’s go. I did everything I saw.”

‘The wizard’s handover has been completed, so there is no need to stay.’

“Ah. Then do it. The priest needs to rest now too.”

‘For sure, Thistle will be the hardest.’

As Hygenic said, we are soul patients and have some stamina left, but Thistle looked incredibly tired, probably because she was rolling around all over the place to avoid magic.

Thistle is dozing off with his claymore while listening to Deshade’s words.

‘Then I guess there’s no place to sleep.’

Seeing Thistle dozing off while standing, I started to worry about what the dorm would be like today.

“Priest, are you going to the adventurer’s guild? You should get compensation too.”

What I did today was a request with a reward to build goblins, so if I go, I’ll get some money.

Thistle answered without dozing off.

“…Yes? Oh, that’s right. okay. The reward for subjugating goblins will be about 10 silver, so if I receive it, I think it will be resolved within a day or so.”

‘Goblin subjugation costs 10 silver.’

I think it’s too salty. No matter how common and common it is for beginner adventurers, it is money that disappears after eating and sleeping for a day.

I thought that if things continued like this, tomorrow would be difficult again.

“Since we have money, let’s share it here.”

‘I have three gold coins from the wizards, so I guess we can divide them one by one.’

Dwarven coins are saved for Peria. You can exchange it, but although it is easy to sell, it may be difficult to obtain it later.

In the first place, one of the ingredients, Fairy Garden fruit, is completely lottery-based, so you don’t know how much you have to pour in to succeed. So it’s good to have it.

‘You can give me presbyopia when I return from an errand.’

I took out 1 gold from my pocket and gave it to Thistle, who accepted it politely with both hands.

“Thank you. With this, I can help Deshade for a while.”

‘Oh, that’s right. From now on, I won’t be alone.’

Now that I think about it, Thistle has a duty to look after Deshade from now on.

I don’t know if he will eat food, but since he is the god he serves, it will be his duty as a priest to not let him sleep on the street.

“What. Wouldn’t it be natural for the three of us to share it? Because everyone worked hard. And from what I can see, God, he seems to be doing well even if I loose it roughly, so I don’t think I need to worry too much about it.”

Seeing Deshade constantly talking to busy-looking people here and there, I don’t think there’s much to worry about.

However, Thistle seems to be anxious and tightens the hand holding the weapon.

“Still, there was a kidnapping attempt like today, so I won’t be able to relax easily.”

“That’s right…”

What Thistle says makes sense. As soon as the wizard arrived, Hygenics was the first to do a background check. The wizard who attacked us was, to our horror, a research fellow at the Magic Tower in this city.

There might be more of them elsewhere in the city.

Hygenic listened to our conversation and made a suggestion.

“Hmm. Then, can you take care of it for me? Not from us, but from the military. If possible, a department that includes you might be a good idea.”

“In the supply world?”

“Yes. Now that all the knights have left, and I also think that a nearby wizard was part of such an organization, the number of trustworthy people that suddenly come to mind is drastically reduced. I think I can trust you guys.”

Hygenic points with his thumb at the magic tower visible through the window at the back.

Well, even if the Thistles find a place to stay right now, there is no guarantee that they won’t be attacked just because it’s inside the village.

After saying that, Hygenic comes close to me and whispers quietly.

“Also, since I also have to hunt down spies, I think it would be difficult to blindly leave it to my children.”

“That’s right.”

‘I also had some personal business to attend to, but it’s okay.’

It’s not a bad suggestion.

I also wanted to ask Deshade about the soul’s body, so if you have a good reason, I’d welcome it.

“And isn’t he the first god to appear in recent times? I think that if you show us this favor in advance, both your superiors and I will receive a good evaluation from the higher-ups when the main unit returns. You think so too, right?”

Hygenic speaks quietly so as not to be heard by Thistle, who is starting to doze off in earnest.

It appears that he acts by thoroughly calculating the benefits until the very end.

‘Indeed, that was my idea.’

I think he’s a pretty good match for me. It would be beneficial if Enin receives positive reviews.

“It’s not bad. Then, I think we will share accommodations and go back and forth with the supply department. Please write a reason.”

“You are a friend I can communicate well with. Sigh. good. I’ll write it right away. The officer remaining at the temporary command center is my junior, so he will probably understand right away and take good care of me.”

Happy smiles after taking care of the practicalities.

As we looked into each other’s eyes like that, laughter kept coming out.

At that time, Noan came back from the magic tower, found us giggling softly, and spoke to us.

“Are you talking about something important?”

“No. It’s a story for adults.”

It wasn’t an honest story for Noan, so it was a bit awkward to tell him.

“It’s a story for adults. I think I’m an adult as well, but I’d like to know.”

Noan, who respects becoming an adult, actually has twinkling eyes.

I don’t know if he’s trying to look more mature, but it’s a little embarrassing because he suddenly starts striking dozens of poses that show off his muscles.

‘hmm. Is it counterproductive? ‘How do I separate them?’

‘You do your best!’

He looked back at Hygenic, but as if he couldn’t think of any other excuse, he instead gave me a look that passed it on to me.

‘Then you can’t do it.’

“Yes. If you were a man, you could talk about things like this.”

“What kind of story is this?”

“Uh… Well, yeah. I was talking about the priest.”

After looking around for a while, he looked at Thistle and said.

It’s a story I’m only trying to gloss over, but Thistle looked like she was on the verge of falling sleepily to the side of the chair, but she was starting to lie down and her legs were showing through the nun’s robe.

People around me also start to glance as they pass by.

“Was it that kind of story? Because that kind of thing is a bit awkward.”

Noan blushes and looks back at Thistle, unable to take his face off.

As expected, if you look at his age, you can’t take your eyes off him, probably because he’s in puberty.

…

‘But it seems like the clothes are getting higher and higher.’

Thistle’s breathing gradually became more even, and he put his hand away from the claymore, and was now on the verge of completely lying down on the bench.

Regular breathing.

The body nods and gradually tilts.

Take a breath and lean slightly.

As you exhale, your clothes gradually rise.

Cum… Cum…

Even though it’s a noisy office, I’m concentrating and it feels like I can hear my breathing right next to my ear.

The sound of breathing that draws people in like a metronome.

A steady BPM that lets you swim into your dreams.

Before we knew it, we had quietly fallen into hypnosis.

A world that feels like a space just for Thistle and us.

Only the exposed white legs are reflected in the sunlight and appear realistic.

“““…”””

As the three men suddenly fell silent and were looking at Thistle, a female soldier wearing glasses quickly took a nearby blanket and covered Thistle with it.

“What are you doing?”

We are guilty of the extremely sharp gaze staring at us, so we stand up and make big movements for no reason.

“ugh. huh? ah. Nope. I was just thinking about the future for a moment.”

“Yes. Of course. Then, I would like to ask for the documents right away.”

“Yes. I will write it right away.”

I quickly turn around, Hygenic fills out the documents, and I wake Thistle up and explain what happens next.

“Thank you for your consideration.”

Thistle seemed to have completely fallen into a deep sleep and was unable to come out of his drowsiness even as he listened to the explanation.

“Would you like me to help you?”

“Oh, no. It’s okay.”

I waited for Thistle to wake up and went to call Deshade.

“Deshade, let’s go.”

“Hmm? I guess it’s already time for that.”

Deshade caught a hairless soldier doing office work and asked him why he had no hair.

“Don’t do that. Why do you want to make fun of a poor person?”

“I didn’t mean to make fun of you. I approached you thinking that if it was an illness, I could cure it.”

“Yes?”

I was surprised. Even in modern times, people are talking about curing what is considered an incurable disease.

“Can that be fixed?”

“No. When I asked about the history, it seemed like it was hereditary. Then it is impossible.”

Apparently, hair loss is an incurable disease even in this world.

“… That’s such a shame. If that were to happen, there would be a lot of believers.”

It is certainly.

“Is that so? It’s a bit of a shame.”

“Anyway, we have decided to take care of you for the time being, so please be kind to us.”

“Thank you so much for that. Then I’ll take care of you.”

We returned to the supply area after that.