episode_0018

“Do you really have to go to another city? I’m starting to get used to working at a bar…”

When they almost reached the carriage, Kara woke up and said, Kara had no memory of last night. I thought I might be weak to sleep, but I never thought it would be that bad.

“Yes. I have to go.”

“So why should I go?”

“That’s a secret.”

I ruffled Kara’s hair, puffing out her cheeks, and walked to the carriage owner.

“Want to ride?”

“How much does it cost to get to Kalita?”

“As far as Kalita… 15 copper would be enough.”

I handed 15 coppers to the carriage owner.

“Departure will follow when the upper part leaves. Because it’s safer that way. If you have anything to do, just go and come back.”

I told Sister Seris to wait in the carriage and headed to the guard barracks. It was to find Gedric’s sword that was left behind when entering the city.

If you wanted to wear a sword longer than a dagger in the city, you had to pay a separate tax, so you had no choice but to leave it there.

“Are you sure you’re leaving the city? Just know that if you possess a sword without paying taxes, it is a serious crime.”

After receiving a stern warning from the guard, I took my sword and came out.

“Brother, come quickly. The top will be leaving soon.”

The carriage owner motioned for me to come quickly. I jumped and got into the carriage.

After a while the carriage departed.

* * *

“All you have to do is give me 5 coppers.”

“No. Then I’m so sorry. Please accept it.”

Seris gave 10 copper for the carriage. Considering Seris’s financial situation, I tried to accept only a little, but she didn’t seem to like it. I was so persistent that I just got it.

“arrived. Get off.”

We got off the carriage.

After traveling for a day and several hours, we arrived at Kalita.

“Ugh…”

Cerise stroked her butt. The carriage seat was hard, and the road was like an off-road rather than a modern paved road, so it was a pain in the ass.

“Uh…?”

She was stroking her buttocks and then stiffened when she saw me. A situation where she and I are facing each other. I said something to avoid being awkward.

“It’s okay. I was like that at first too.”

“…Yes.”

She slowly lowered her hands from her hips and lowered her head. I couldn’t see the face because of the cloth, but I could guess what kind of face it was.

Feeling embarrassed, I turned my attention to Kara. She was admiring the walls of Kalita.

“Oppa, the walls here are higher than the city before?”

“Because it’s a bigger city.”

As I have heard, the owner of Kalita has a higher rank than the owner of Bahran, and his territory is vast. So of course Kalita is bigger than Bahran.

“First of all, I’m tired from the carriage today, so let’s get some rest.”

We went straight to find an inn. Kara regretted not being able to see the city, but agreed when she saw Cerise’s tired appearance.

We searched the streets, found a cheap inn, and ordered a light meal.

“Let’s go register for the adventurer’s guild tomorrow.”

He said as he dipped bread into the soup. Cerys and Kara opened their eyes wide. I understand. Because it’s a bit abrupt.

But there was something I felt keenly after fighting Alvis.

‘I was so relaxed.’

I acted leisurely, intoxicated by the sweetness of new possibilities and the right to wish.

It wasn’t bad in the end, but you never know when something could happen. Maybe someone much stronger than Alvis will come against me.

To prepare for that time, we need to become stronger as soon as possible. There is no time to discuss Kara’s independence or anything like that.

“Really? Uh… but I don’t have any money…”

“I’ll lend it to you. It’s okay because it’s not support.”

“Huh..? Is that so?”

Kara gave a confused look.

“There is no need for Yoosung to do that. I’ll lend it to Kara.”

Cerise waved her hand. As expected, it seemed like a burden to her. I smiled kindly.

“No, I’m not giving it, I’m lending it. Kara will succeed and pay it all back. Right?”

“Of course!”

Kara answered confidently. Seris looked at Kara with vague eyes.

* * *

After finishing the meal, Sister Cerise and Yoosung decided to go up to their respective rooms to rest. Seris and Kara took one shot, and Yoosung took the next room.

“Seris, can you follow me for a moment? I have something to tell you.”

Yoosung called Seris aside. Seris was puzzled and followed Yooseong into his room.

Seris sat side by side on the bed with Yoosung.

“What do you mean?”

Cerise asked a little nervously. Yoosung, who is sitting on the bed, is in a serious mood, and she and Yoosung are the only ones in the room. It was hard not to be nervous.

Yoosung opened his mouth. Seris swallowed her saliva and waited for his answer.

“Are you not interested in becoming an adventurer?”

“…Yes?”

I completely lost my pulse.

Yoosung, seeing Seris’ expression, tilted his head.

“Why do you look so lethargic?”

“I thought Yoosung was talking about something important…”

“Are you nervous?”

“Honestly, I did a little bit.”

“What did you think I was going to say?”

“…Yes?”

‘So I was nervous because I knew what Yoosung was going to say?’

As for Cerise, there was nothing that came to mind even about her. Yoosung looked at her squirming and smiled and continued speaking.

“So what about my story? Do you want to join us as an adventurer?”

Seris hesitated and then spoke softly.

“…Can I do well?”

“Huh?”

“…Why are you surprised, Yoosung?”

“No, I knew you would refuse and I prepared something to persuade you. But your reaction doesn’t seem to be as reluctant as I thought. Is it because of Kara?”

“…Yes.”

Seris nodded. That wasn’t everything, but there was no need to say it.

Yoosung stared at her blankly. Just when Seris felt a little burdened, Yoosung smiled and said.

“Okay, I understand. And I asked you earlier if you thought you could do well, right? I think you will do well. That’s why I suggested it.”

“Is that so?”

When Seris was skeptical, Yoosung decided to boost her confidence by praising her.

“Yes. Above all, you are very strong, right? For an adventurer, that’s a huge advantage.”

“Well, right…?”

Yoosung continued to praise. Cerise’s confidence began to fill up quickly, and she later waved her hand to cover the corners of her mouth that were rising.

“So, are you going to register as an adventurer tomorrow?”

“Yes. I will.”

Seris parted ways with Yoosung with a bright smile on her face. She went into her room and took off the cloth covering her face.

Along with the feeling of openness, the compliments Yoosung had given me earlier came to mind. The corners of Cerise’s mouth kept rising.

“Hehe…”

“Sister, why are you smiling all of a sudden?”

“Wow! It’s a surprise. What should I do if Kara suddenly approaches me? You were surprised.”

Seris scolded Kara. However, Kara glared at Seris with narrowed eyes.

“What on earth did you talk about with your brother that made you look like that?”

“I didn’t say much.”

“Really? Then can you tell me what you talked about?”

Seris felt a little offended by Kara’s suspicious attitude, but she told her about the conversation she had with Yoosung.

Kara’s eyes widened after hearing the story.

“You’re thinking of becoming an adventurer too? They said they never did it before.”

“I did it because I was worried about you. Are you happy too? Because I got to do it with my sister.”

“Yes… I’m happy.”

Kara said with a shocked face. Cerise looked at her face and narrowed her eyes.

“What’s wrong? Kara, you were the one who asked my sister to go on an adventure with you last time, right?”

“Because I didn’t know you would really do it…”

Kara muttered softly. When Seris asked, Kara shook her head.

“No. Sister, I’m tired so I’ll sleep.”

“Kara? You said you wanted to see the city earlier?”

“That was before. Not now.”

Kara lay down on the bed and closed her eyes. Seris shook it, but there was no response.

Cerise glared at Kara and lay down next to her.

While holding Kara tightly.

“Oh, don’t do that, sister. It’s frustrating.”

“I don’t like it. I will do it.”

“Ah, a real sister!”

“Heung!”

* * *

The next morning, I headed to the adventurer’s guild with Sister Seris. Since it was a city I didn’t know much about, I barely arrived by asking passers-by for directions.

Kalita’s adventurer’s guild was larger than Bahran’s guild. I dragged the two people who wanted to admire me again and went inside.

“What’s going on?”

A receptionist wearing the same clothes as the receptionist we saw at Bahran greeted us at the reception desk.

When I told her I was here to register as an adventurer, she handed me three documents.

“3Can I not pay silver?”

“3 Silver?”

“Bahran says you have to pay 3 silver to register.”

“Ah.”

The receptionist laughed.

“Have you ever stopped by a guild in another city?”

“Yes. It was Bahran.”

“You said that there, right? That’s because not everyone can accept it. It’s the minimum ID, something like that.”

“Huh? How did you know that?”

Kara said curiously. The receptionist answered in a mocking voice.

“It is a feature of the branch that there is no adventure team. Since there is no adventure corps, reliability is low, and we are struggling to raise that reliability somehow. How easy is that? I assure you, it’s all meaningless nonsense.”

“Adventure party? What is your adventure club?”

The receptionist laughed as if she had been waiting for Kara’s question.

“The adventure group is an adventurer group created by adventurers of gold level or higher. Since it is usually operated systematically once created, there is a big difference between a guild with an adventure corps and a guild without.”

After that, the receptionist continued talking.

Kalita also has an adventure corps, and because of that, competition for jobs in guilds is strong, and I barely managed to get into one…

In the end, it was self-boasting.

I pretended to give a vague answer and read the document handed to me.

-Even if an adventurer dies while carrying out a quest, the guild is not responsible.

-The guild deducts 20% of the commission from the amount presented by the client.

There was some reasonable content written, etc.

However, while reading through the document, I found one phrase that bothered me.

-If there is an external threat to the city, it can be mobilized by the lord.

Doesn’t this mean that it could be used for the lord’s personal benefit?

I asked the receptionist who was chatting with Sister Cerise, showing the phrase I had just read.

“Can you read?”

“Yes? Ah yes. I know how to read.”

“Really? Well, our guild is recruiting a secretary. Why don’t you apply there? It’s much more stable than an ordinary adventurer.”

The receptionist clapped her hands and made a fuss.

“It’s okay. Even though I know how to read, I can’t write.”

“I know how to read, but I can’t write..?”

The receptionist looked puzzled.

Well, even if I think about it, it’s strange. A person who knows how to read doesn’t know how to write.

But when I wrote it, it just became Hangul, so people couldn’t recognize it.

“It’s okay. If you know how to read, it won’t take long to learn how to write. Then…”

Even if I wanted to, I couldn’t learn because the text appeared entirely in Korean.

“Well, what I asked more than that…”

“Oh, look at my mind. That was the phrase here, right? Let’s see…”

The receptionist carefully read the phrase I pointed to. And he smiled as if he understood.

“This part is definitely yours… Is your name by any chance?”

“This is Han Yu-seong.”

“Han Yu-seong should be concerned. In fact, something like that happens. But at least in Kalita you don’t have to worry about that.”

“How is it?”

“As I said before, our guild has an adventure corps.”

The receptionist explained in a voice full of pride.

“In the adventure corps, they not only manage their adventurers, but also protest against the lord’s unreasonable demands.”

“Is that possible? An adventurer complaining to a noble?”

“If you were an ordinary adventurer, this would be absurd. But if it’s gold grade, it’s a different story. No matter how noble you are, you cannot treat a gold-level adventurer carelessly.”

“Oh…”

That was my first time hearing this story. Is it because Bahran had no gold rating?

I turned to Cerise.

‘They say you have to be gold level to remove the cloth from that face.’

I laughed out loud at the unrealistic story. It was a goal I had to reach someday, but it felt so far away.

I think it will be a long time until Seris reveals her bare face to the world.

“So don’t worry, just sign!”

The receptionist spoke energetically. But none of us moved our hands. The receptionist looked at us in confusion.

“We don’t know how to write.”

“Ah.”

The receptionist had an epiphany.