episode_0132

The Slaves eradication operation was not widely known to the public. The fact that there were slave traders engaging in human trafficking in the center of the empire was quietly brought to an end on the grounds that it was detrimental to the status of the empire.

For this reason, no major rewards were given to the knights or cadets who participated in Operation Gehenna. The reason for giving the award could not be announced for the preceding reasons, so it was not possible to create an opportunity to praise the meritorious work.

Of course, Seraphina, who had a knack for manipulating people, did not wipe her mouth and say that she had done a good job. Since ancient times, the most important thing when hiring people was to peddle rice fields.

If an honorable award could not be given, a material reward was given instead to the knights, and gold coins were given to the academy cadets in the form of special stores and academic support to indicate that they had performed well in field training.

Some knights and cadets, who were disappointed that the sweep operation was not officially announced, were delighted to receive the reward given by Serafina.

Of course, I am human.

Gilbert, who accomplished the absurd feat of cutting a giant soldier in half, received a bag of gold coins that was heavier than others. Since I opened my eyes to this world, I have never struggled financially, but when it comes to money, the more money, the better.

Since the sword happened to be broken, I thought I could use this money to go to Gwendolyn and ask her to make a sword. Since I had the Tears of the Moon that I got from the Wild Rose Obitus branch manager, it seemed like a good idea to make a final level sword.

The best sword in Tactical Combat was Imperion, the sword of the Lion King, but it was currently impossible for Gilbert to obtain that sword.

The Imperion was an heirloom from Ian’s family, the Rheinbarrel family, and he, who was currently selected as the successor, possessed it.

Normally, you would have to complete a complicated quest to get it, but in reality, this guy owned it without any such thing. that

Thanks to this, Ian was already able to obtain Precia by the time the scenario was halfway through.

That’s not important though.

Whether or not he met Precia and experienced explosive growth was of no concern to him anymore. Ian was already missing from the plan he had made, and it was filled with people who could replace him.

Even if he came to his senses and grew up now, there was no need to make plans again to include him.

While Gilbert was speaking, he submitted a request to go out and left the academy to meet Gwendolyn.

I hadn’t been to see her for quite some time, and I figured she would have become a well-known swordsman by now.

According to the news I sometimes hear from the Countess of Hart, everyone is impressed by the quality of the swords she supplies.

It was quite a sight to see Dorothy wondering where on earth she found such a sword.

– Oh, what kind of bastard is cutting in line!

-Do you don’t come back there?

A lot of people were camped out near Gwendolyn’s shabby store. It looked like they were mercenaries with swords stuck on their backs or waists.

For some reason, they, who thought of order as little more than the tears of ants, were steadily lining up in front of Gwendolyn’s store.

Now that I think about it, Gwendolyn, who hated crowded stores, was a person who would never sell a sword unless there was a line like that.

Since nobility was no exception, many difficult situations occurred.

Of course, all of that was solved by her natural swordsmanship skills.

Gwendolyn’s influence was enormous, as there was talk in social circles about whether she had a sword or not.

In the end, he was someone who caught the eye of Seraphina, who was greedy for talent, and went to the imperial palace, so there was no need to say more.

Rather, when should I wait for that?

Gilbert made an embarrassed face.

I never thought that Gwendolyn’s weapon shop would already become famous.

With his full support, he thought it was only a matter of time before he became famous, but he didn’t expect it to happen this quickly. Apparently, a rumor had spread that they were making periodic deliveries to Heartbag Artists.

Should I come back later?

Gilbert scratched his head and tried to estimate the approximate time.

No matter how I looked at it, it seemed like the day’s business would be over with about half of the line. It was a disappointment for Gilbert, who had applied for a short outing.

In the end, he decided to come next time and turned around, leaving his regret behind.

“Gilbert?!”

By chance, Gwendolyn, who had opened the door to receive the next customer, spotted a familiar figure in the distance and called out Gilbert’s name and waved.

He was quietly waiting for the next opportunity, but when he heard Gwendolyn’s call, he slowly turned around.

“Business ends today! It’s over!”

“What? Do you know how long we are waiting now?”

“Why do I need to know that? A more important guest has arrived, so everyone go back!”

Gwendolyn made a bewildered expression and shouted firmly at the mercenary who was questioning her. Once she decided, it seemed like her personality would not change even if the sky were in two directions.

“We are guests! But is it even possible to be treated like this? Do you know how long I’m waiting here?!”

“So? If you don’t want to buy it, just don’t buy it! And there is no sword worth selling to them!”

Gilbert sighed. It was obvious that problems would arise even if we just returned.

Although he was reluctant, he approached Gwendolyn while receiving glares from the mercenaries.

“Gilbert, please wait a moment. I’ll sort it out soon!”

“There is no need for that. Do what you have to do.”

“Gilbert is here. Does that matter? You are my benefactor!”

“But it is not right to treat guests who come to see your sword. Take responsibility as a prosecutor.”

“That’s…”

Gwendolyn looked at the long line of customers waiting in line as Gilbert spoke. I was so excited when I heard the sound of responsibility as a swordsman.

The most important thing for a swordsman was to make a great sword, but a sword only takes on meaning when it is held in a person’s hand.

In that case, the swordsman’s job would be to hand the sword to the right person.

Gwendolyn calmed down and shouted.

“100 more bags! After that, the weapon shop will be closed. It would be right to show the sword to everyone waiting in line, but there is currently no such quantity available at the weapon shop.”

“Damn, I should have come sooner.”

“I was here yesterday too.”

Complaints broke out here and there, but the mercenaries who were lining up at the back began to return when they heard that there was no supply.

She didn’t suddenly close the weapon store, and there was nothing they could do about the fact that there was no stock.

“Please wait a moment. I’ll sort it out soon!”

Gwendolyn quickly entered the weapon shop and began recommending appropriate weapons to those who came to purchase swords.

Gilbert watched the line quickly shrink and took a seat on a chair outside the store. Since it had already come to this, I wanted to at least check my future plans.

Several thoughts flashed in his mind and then subsided.

The upcoming main scenarios were categorized by risk, and the main scenarios that were unlikely to happen were put to a corner.

Most of those scenarios were main scenarios that only Ian could experience, so Gilbert didn’t have to worry about them.

Is there quite a lot left?

Just the main scenario I came up with was enough to fill a piece of parchment.

This damn Tactical Combat had a very long play time because the scenario volume was large.

It was said that if you played all the scenarios regularly, you would easily get hundreds of hours, so it was not impossible to understand that there were a lot of main scenarios left.

However, it was just a headache for Gilbert, who had to clear all of them in real life. Even if you simply played the game, it would take hundreds of hours.

Among them, there may be some scenarios that will not happen, but having to overcome so many scenarios gave me a lot of pressure.

His goal was to return to the original world.

Right now, I couldn’t find any clues to go back, so I was inertically clearing the main scenario, but I didn’t have enough time to clear this many numbers.

This was not a game world, but a real world.

Even though half a year had passed since he woke up here, he could count the number of main scenarios he had cleared on one hand.

But how long does it take to overcome so many scenarios?

Just by simple calculation, it was well over ten years.

Of course, unless there was some other clever way, Gilbert planned to clear the main scenario even if it took more than ten years. Because he wasn’t the type of person who thought the problem in front of him was difficult.

But when you spend that long time clearing all the main scenarios.

Even then, if you can’t return to the original world.

Will I be able to endure it even then?

Gilbert could not relax his stern expression.

Somehow I felt like I knew the answer to that question.