episode_0093

When I returned to my dorm, I immediately looked for Karen.

I thought he would be in his room, but surprisingly, he was playing cards among the female adventurers.

I wondered if Karen knew how to do something like that, but as soon as I saw her cornered expression, I nodded, ‘Of course.’

I crept closer and put my hand on Karen’s shoulder.

“Karen.”

“Hi!”

My shoulders shake once with a single scream.

“I’m here.”

“Now, baby?”

Karen turned around, looked at my face, and sighed.

“You were surprised… .”

“Sorry. When I saw him concentrating, I wanted to tease him without realizing it.”

“I really can’t stop you.”

Karen shook her head excitedly.

“Anyway, what kind of card game is this? Have you ever tried it?”

Sorry about Karen, but she doesn’t really like cards.

In other words, it feels like a dishonest hustler who flows into the gambling scene without knowing what to do and becomes prey for the gamblers.

Regardless of the fact that I read a lot of books and was knowledgeable, I didn’t think I would be good at this type of brain battle.

Moreover, if you don’t know, it’s a gamble that you have no choice but to lose.

Karen said in a hushed voice.

“I’ve tried it a few times before… .”

I think I might have tried it with Chloe. But he must be a complete idiot for something like this.

I glanced at the table lined with cards. Aside from the cards, there were coins piled up in the center of the table.

Should I say that too? There’s no way an adventurer would play cards without risking money.

However, the amount was not large, perhaps because it was purely for entertainment purposes.

I wondered if these bitches were planning to rob Karen, but that didn’t seem to be the case.

“Don’t bet too much money. Let’s abandon the idea of just going after the main shrine. Because you might lose more because of that thought.”

“Ugh, yes. From the beginning, I was planning on taking it in moderation and then falling out.”

The expression on his face seemed suspicious for some reason, but since I said this, there shouldn’t be a big problem.

“After all, the only person who scolds his wife for gambling is the husband.”

At someone’s words, the adventurers giggled while holding cards in their hands.

A middle-aged female adventurer suddenly started talking.

“I also got scolded harshly when I was visiting a gambling house. I was about to throw the dice when someone hit me on the back. I’m not kidding, it hurt so much that it took me out of my mind.

I look back and say, ‘What a year.’ Isn’t my wife looking down at me with a goblin-like face?”

She continued, her body trembling.

“I was more scared than when I met a wild boar in the mountains when I was young. I was really bored.

From that day on, I haven’t even been to the gambling house. I didn’t even look at it unless I was betting a small amount of money like I am now.”

“That was a very wise choice. I’m saying this because I have a lot of affection, but you shouldn’t even touch the card. This face shows everything. Very good to shake off.”

A loud laugh erupted at the words of one adventurer.

The middle-aged adventurer got angry and said, “You bastard”, but suddenly he looked at Karen with a serious expression.

“Don’t get too caught up in things like this. Because it only takes a moment for your life to be ruined. One year, I lost all my money on dice and got into debt so much that no one lent me any more money.

There was only one way for a person pushed to the edge to save money. That bitch went all the way to the slums to borrow money, and no matter what the other person tried to trick her into, she ended up gambling there with the money she had just borrowed.”

So you know what happened? She leaned forward and lowered her voice.

“I also heard it through rumors, but she disappeared without anyone noticing, and her husband was also taken away and became a prostitute. Rumor has it that he dealt with at least fifteen people a day.

Then, like his wife, he ended up going missing. I heard that someone actually saw him in the slums, but I don’t know if it’s true. However, the chastity of the past was nowhere to be seen, and there was a prodigal son who tried to seduce everyone.”

The middle-aged adventurer said, “This is an unpleasant story”, and took out dried beef jerky from his pocket and chewed it.

Karen swallowed dryly at the sincere advice from the experienced veteran adventurer.

“No matter how tight money is, don’t snoop around in the slums. It’s a dangerous place to begin with, but it becomes even more dangerous once you’re in debt. It would be better to steal money from an inn and get taken away by the guards.”

I nodded repeatedly behind Karen. It was not good to be associated with the slums.

It’s not something I can say, but I was lucky in that regard.

According to Cindy, she was the most moderate among the other bosses.

Of course, there was no guarantee that what was being said was true, but there was no reason not to believe it.

If she was a villain to the core, I wouldn’t be standing here so unharmed.

Karen took the advice seriously. In fact, as a native of Quien, she probably knows more about the dangers of slums than I do.

“I’ll keep that in mind. Thank you for your valuable words.”

Karen left the table after finishing the game she was playing.

Perhaps because he was thinking of getting a kick out of it at the end, he made a bold move that was not typical of his personality, but in the end, he was easily defeated.

Since it was a game played with small amounts of money, the amount lost was not large, but the person involved seemed somewhat shocked.

“I’ll never do it again… .”

“Well thought out.”

Even though I lost money, I gained valuable insight, so wouldn’t that be a benefit in the end?

Of course, I didn’t say this out loud.

To cool off from the heat of the game and talk, we left the hotel and walked around the area.

“Today is better than I thought… You came early.”

“Yes. We talked for a bit and came right after eating.”

“Aren’t you sad?”

“Not so much. This is enough.”

All you had to do was get a tattoo on your body. Hera would have been satisfied with this.

… Of course, I can’t explain it to Karen like this.

“And you will probably meet him at least once in your life.”

Once you complete your training and officially become a Holy Knight, you will definitely want to be assigned to Quien.

If that really happens, we’ll be practically neighbors, and even if we end up in a different area, I think I’ll meet Hera again someday.

It was a tough relationship, so there was no way it would break like this.

“Well, I have a question… .”

Karen said hesitantly.

“Any questions? What is it?”

“That… .”

Karen hesitated, unable to open her mouth easily.

“What is it? I’m curious.”

“So… There is a woman named Hera that I met today.”

“Yes. Why is he?”

“… Have you done a lot with that person in the past?”

“Huh?”

The thought stopped at an unexpected question.

“You did a lot, what does that mean-”

“Sex… I mean.”

It was difficult to understand the intent of the question. To blame me?

Probably not. Not only had I already confessed more than that, but Karen had also accepted it.

There was no reason to change his attitude now, and he wasn’t that type of person.

“Uh, whatever. I did. I’m not sure if I did a lot.”

First of all, I spoke honestly, but my expressions were vague.

“Did you do more than me?”

Ugh, why on earth are you asking that?

No matter how much I revealed my past, this conversation was burdensome.

I don’t feel unfair because it’s all my karma, but I’m just sad that I can’t make any excuses.

Even if I lied, it didn’t seem like it would work. Karen seems to be already half-convinced.

“Better than Karen… There are many. Because we’ve known each other for a long time.”

I added hastily.

“Still, it’s probably not as much as you think. I’m not even dating him. I did it sometimes, sometimes.”

… This is a lie. Hera is probably the woman I have spent the most time with.

Hera was so passionate about the sword that she could be called a training fanatic, and her skills matched that.

Since you have skills, it is a predetermined process that will attract the attention of the lord. And the lord would issue Ethan vouchers to knights he liked.

At the time, there was a solitary room in the knights’ dormitory exclusively for reward sex with me, and Hera came in and out often enough to make other colleagues jealous.

The knight commander and Hera are probably the most users.

Hera, well, it’s the same as what I said before, and the knight commander must have been very upset about losing to a pale young man, so he tried to beat me, even on the bed.

Although he is about the same age as my mother, the tightness is quite good, so I adjusted it to what the knight commander wanted.

Without holding back a moan, ‘I can never beat the leader’s pussy.’ When I heard the same line, I was very excited. He was pounding on top of me to the point where I was worried that he was going to hurt my waist.

She must have liked the sight of a subordinate with better skills than anyone else under her, so much so that she devoted herself to training her lower body to a suspicious degree.

The Knight Commander and Hera did that more often than the others.

As time passed, war broke out with the Empire, and I was conscripted along with several knights, including Hera.

In a situation where we depended on each other, we mixed together like slugs. I did it with other unit members, but the number of times I did it with Hera was by far the most overwhelming.

… No, now is not the time to think about this.

It’s good to reminisce, but the situation wasn’t appropriate.

“It’s all an old story. It’s a thing of the past. I have no intention of living as obscenely as I used to. I fell in love with a certain woman.”

I intentionally created a light mood by tapping Karen with my elbow.

“For me, my bride-to-be is the best. Hera is a precious companion, but Karen is the only woman I love. It’s true.”

“I know. I believe it.”

Karen stopped walking and looked at me.

Karen seemed to be trying to say something,

“… … .”

In the end, I kept my mouth shut.

Then, he changed his complexion and changed the topic of conversation.

“What did you decide to do with the sparring? You decided to spar with the orc named Maya again.”

“Huh? Oh, I’ll have to tell the manager today. I don’t know when we can meet because the other person also has to meet their schedule.”

“I see.”

The conversation stopped and there was a moment of awkward silence.

“Was it sincere when you confessed to your brother?”

Karen immediately said that.

“Confession? Who- Ah.”

It seemed like he was talking about Maya.

“Well. Only you know that. Maybe he’s the type to stab someone if they think he looks strong.”

“… … .”

Karen was silent again. He looked like he was worried.