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“Aren’t kobolds monsters with dog heads?”

I’ve seen it a few times in games. These dogs had a human body and were not very well armed, but they were weak and were treated like random mobs.

“That’s right. They are bigger than goblins and slightly more intelligent. This time, there was a request to subdue kobolds. Don’t you want to try it together?”

Patrick said, putting down his glass of ale.

‘A request to subdue kobolds…’

It’s perfect for those of us who are just starting out as adventurers by catching goblins. Since it is a subjugation quest, it is also suitable for earning karma.

But there was a bit of a problem.

“It’s fine for me, but there are only three of us beginners… Do you mind?”

This is a really good offer for us.

It’s really only good for us.

While Patrick is a veteran with 10 years of experience, we are a trio of beginners. If we think about common sense, there was no reason for him to take us to the request.

‘Are you trying to harm me or use me for something?’

If so where?

I thought about it, but couldn’t find an answer.

Patrick has a family and a solid source of income as an adventurer. This means that there is no reason to take risks to make a little money.

Even if you take the risk, it’s strange that it comes in the form of a request. If we disappear after receiving a request, he will be the first to be suspected, and his career will also be ruined.

Patrick must have sensed the concern in my voice and laughed heartily.

“Why are you so worried? I’m just saying that because my senior wants to see the skills of his junior, who is doing well these days.”

“I would even say that I am doing well… I am just taking baby steps.”

“Hehe, you know what? When you said you were going to an abandoned castle, we made a bet. It was about how many days I would fall over.”

Patrick said, leaning back in his chair.

“Do you play things like that?”

“Anything is fun if it involves money. Anyway, the others walked in two or three days. Where do you think I walked?”

“Where did you call it?”

Patrick grinned.

“I bet that it wouldn’t fall over! The other guys laughed and said they were thankful they lost their money. Today, I am coming back after laughing at you.”

“Congratulations. How much did you earn?”

Patrick spread three fingers.

“I earned 3 silver. I still remember the rotten expressions on their faces when they paid the money.”

Patrick smiled cheerfully and took a sip of his ale.

I said softly to him,

“Well, since you earned 3 silver thanks to me, let’s have Patrick shoot today…”

“That and this are different.”

Patrick ate his soup and looked away.

The senior person is petty.

* * *

When I parted ways with Patrick and came out of the guild, the sun had already set and the sky was dark. When I returned to the inn, I saw Seris and Kara waiting for me.

“Oppa, why are you here now!”

Kara said, putting her hands on her hips and puffing out her cheeks.

“Sorry something happened suddenly.”

“I thought I was starving to death waiting for you. Let’s order something first. I’ll get angry later.”

Kara sat down first and Cerise sat next to her.

‘Wouldn’t you be angry if I told you that I came back after eating?’

I also quietly sat across from Seris.

“Oppa, sit here, not there. Here.”

Kara said, tapping the person across from her.

I wondered what the difference was, but she sat down the way she wanted. Kara smiled, showing her teeth as if she was satisfied.

‘Okay, as long as you like it, that’s fine.’

We ordered food and talked.

“Oppa, we saved someone. Didn’t you say there would be compensation for that?”

“300 Cooper. They say they will give it to you once they confirm that it is the person.”

“Is it 300 coppers each?!”

Both Seris and Kara were surprised. Our usual daily income was 5 to 7 copper, so it was worth it.

“Wow! oh my god! If you divide it into thirds, it’s 100 copper per person? Oh yea! If I get paid, I have to order smoked grill!”

Kara said with a bright face. Last time, I wanted smoked grilled food, so I couldn’t order it because it was expensive, and I guess I was very disappointed.

“Kara, you should use whatever money you have left to pay back Yoosung.”

“Ah… well, you can pay it back later if you succeed…”

Kara’s face was filled with embarrassment, as if she hadn’t thought about the money she had borrowed. Then Cerise became a strict older sister and admonished Kara.

“KARA Even if you cannot repay the borrowed money all at once, you must show your sincerity to repay it. If you don’t show that sincerity here, what will Yoosung think of you from now on…”

“Ahh! I can’t hear you~ I can’t hear you~”

Kara covered her ears. Seris used her strength to free Kara’s arm and continued to lecture her.

“Ah! okay! I got it!!”

Even though Kara struggled to understand, the admonition did not stop. Rather, it continued endlessly, as if I was now going to do something I hadn’t been able to do for a while.

I laughed a little while looking at that.

‘Still, I killed the goblin and I didn’t feel down.’

I felt glad that Seris was back to her old self. But to that extent, that daytime expression flashed before my eyes.

‘But we should still talk.’

It would be difficult if a small rice cake was left unattended and grew big.

“Oppa, are you smiling now? Is it funny that I get scolded?!”

“Yes. Very.”

“Profit!”

“Don’t change Kara’s words. What are you…”

“Kyaaaak!!”

* * *

“Kobold?”

“Yes, it’s a dog-headed monster. They say they settled in a mine in a village. So it looks like a subjugation request came in. I decided to do it with Mr. Patrick’s party.”

“Oh! Now we can finally do something like adventurers!”

Kara said as she scooped up some soup.

“Eat or talk, just do one thing.”

“Then, do you want to eat?”

Kara focused on the soup again. I laughed and got up from my seat.

“I decided to work with Mr. Patrick the morning after tomorrow. Let’s take a break tomorrow and do some maintenance. And Seris.”

“Yes?”

“Do you want to stop by my room later? I have a little something to talk about.”

“With your sister? What’s the story?”

Kara, who had declared that she would focus on the soup, raised her head and asked.

“You said you would focus on eating?”

“What are you talking about? Am I not allowed to listen?”

“It’s not that you shouldn’t listen…”

I glanced at Seris.

If I told her why I was calling her here, she could have come prepared with all kinds of excuses.

“I’ll tell you later.”

“Oppa!”

Kara glared with a pouty face.

“Enjoy your meal.”

I ignored it and went up to the room.

* * *

Before Cerise came, I finished a light exercise and looked around the store window.

‘First of all, I decided to learn most of the skills from the Sacheondangmun.’

To be honest, I was shocked when I first discovered the Heavenly Demon Divine Technique.

Heavenly Demon God’s Skill

Isn’t this a martial art used by the peak of ten million demonic cultists?

It’s a talent and a skill, so wouldn’t it be okay to just learn this? I had that thought.

Until I discovered the caveat.

-Caution, if a person who does not have the qualities of a Supreme King rises to the extreme level of the Heavenly Demon Divine Gong, he or she may die due to the twisting of energy and blood along with the evil spirit.

It was said that if one does not possess the qualities of a supreme king, one’s limitations are clear.

I wondered if I had the qualities to be a king, and if I did, the talent discriminator would have told me.

In the process of looking for other martial artists out of disappointment, I discovered something else.

-Heavenly Demon Lord Hwangbo (天魔君皇步) 4000 Karma

-Heavenly Demon Hoeryong Strike (天魔回龍擊) 5000 Karma

-10000 karma of the great annihilation of heavenly demons

The moment I saw this, the Heavenly Demon God Gong disappeared from my mind.

‘I thought because it was a Heavenly Demon God’s skill, it included plant food as well.’

It was the same concept of mental law as Jahashingong of the Hwasan School.

I had no choice but to follow the talent discriminator’s instructions and select the martial artists most related to thieves.

And what was judged to be suitable for that was the martial arts of Sacheondangmun.

This is because Tangga’s martial arts were most similar to hit-and-run thieves, as they used poison and memorization.

Usually, Tang family martial arts are undervalued and weakly expressed in martial arts magazines, but this is possible because it is a novel.

In reality, how many people can there be who are either 100,000 poison or 1000,000 poisonless?

Of course, there may be people who are resistant to poison. However, since I will not only learn the martial arts of the Tang family and will mix them appropriately, there will be no major problems.

Since the skills were roughly determined, I clicked on the miscellaneous window in the store.

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-Food ingredients

-portion

-clothes

-Elixir

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There was a variety of things in the general store, from food to elixirs. I clicked on the elixir window among them.

“200 karma for the summoning group, 500 karma for the summoning group… Why is there no such thing as perennial snow ginseng?”

It would be nice to have at least thousand-year-old ginseng. I quenched my appetite with regret.

It was while I was looking around the store window. There was a knock on the door.

-Yuseong, it’s me.

When I opened the latch, Seris, wearing casual clothes and a rabbit mask, came into the room. She was feeling a little restless for some reason.

“What’s wrong?”

“Oh, no. What did you call me for instead?”

“Let’s sit down and talk.”

Cerise and I sat on the bed and faced each other. Before we started talking, I took off her rabbit mask myself. This is to see her reaction during the conversation.

As she took off the mask, her eyes fluttered.

“Why the mask..?”

“It’s uncomfortable.”

“Well, that’s right.”

She suddenly tensed and straightened her back.

“Why are you suddenly nervous? It’s not like I’m eating it.”

“Eat it…? Hike?!”

Seris blushed and stepped back. Then he wrapped his arms around me, and I was dumbfounded.

“No, I don’t mean that… Sigh, where did you learn that word?”

“While eating…”

I think I heard the people sitting next to me or other customers talking. For some reason, Kara keeps using strange words.

‘Should we move the inn…’

Later, when I save up money, I will move to a place with better quality than here.

“Seris.”

I set the mood to begin the actual conversation. As my mood became more serious, Cerise’s face also became serious.

“I’m talking about what happened during the day today. Why did you do that?”

I flinch.

Her body trembled. The eyes began to tremble aimlessly.

“Me, it’s a daytime job?”

“When you killed the goblin. Why did you rush in so quickly?”

“Well, that is…”

Seris rolled her eyes. I’m sure he’s thinking of an excuse. I held her hand so as not to give her time to do so.

“Mr. Yoosung..?”

“Seris, if you are having a hard time, I would like you to tell me. You have to tell me so I can help you.”

“Well, that is…”

“Otherwise, you don’t want to talk to me?”

“It’s not like that!”

When I pretended to be disappointed and lowered my voice, she was shocked and shouted. Her hand holding my hand gained strength.

Cerise looked at me while holding my hand tightly, and then pursed her lips and then lowered her head.

“…I’m sorry. I can’t speak.”

She said as if muttering softly. Seeing that, I gave up asking more. If you ask more questions in this atmosphere, it could actually have the opposite effect.

I have no choice but to wait for Seris to speak first someday.

Still, I need to get at least the minimum amount of insurance. I gently laid her head on my chest.

“Ah…”

He stroked her head gently.

“I understand. Since you said it’s difficult to talk, I won’t ask any more questions. Instead, please know this one thing.”

“What..?”

Cerys leaned against my chest and just slightly raised her head.

If you move just a little, your noses will touch.

I made eye contact with her and smiled.

“I’m always on your side.”

Cerise’s face blushed a little, a lot.

* * *

“Okay, then I’ll just go!”

Seris, perhaps embarrassed by what had happened earlier, tried to leave the room in a hurry. I grabbed her arm.

“Wait a minute.”

“Why, why..?”

“Why are you going in such a hurry? I have a favor to ask you, so please wait a moment.”

“Yes, yes..? Please?”

I sat her down again and took out the talent detector I had hidden.

I received it after clearing the sub-quest last time. I didn’t have the right time to write it, so I kept it aside, but it would be better to write it now.

Since Seris also has a status window, you have to decide which martial skill to learn.

I opened the scroll and pointed to a picture of a palm.

“Seris, would you like to touch this?”

“Yes?”

She tilted her head and raised her hand without saying anything.

Jiing

The cross section of the scroll glowed and letters began to appear.

“Huh? Huh?! Hey, why is this like this?!”

“Stay still.”

He caught Seris, who was startled and tried to pull away.

After a while, the blinding light faded and the letters became visible. I read Cerise’s talent identification article.