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Werther could not move for a long time. Even after I managed to get up, I stumbled a few steps.

I asked, scratching my cheek.

“Are you okay?”

-shut up. Shut up and follow me.

The reaction was cold. Cerise and I walked quietly behind Werther.

-Leader!

A wolf ran towards Werther. The wolf that approached seemed ferocious when it saw me and Ceris.

-human? Why are you here?

-Because I brought you here, you idiot.

Werther struck his subordinate’s head with his front foot. It seems like he is venting his anger about something that happened earlier. The loyal subordinate who came running out of joy got hit for no reason and fell to the floor.

“Is he dead?”

-He’s not dead. He’s not that weak.

“Bite the bubbles?

-If I’m not dead, I’m not dead.

Werther looked at his subordinate as if he were pitiful. We moved again. It wasn’t long before we arrived at the base camp.

There was a tent pitched and traces of people, but there were no people there. There is no carriage.

“As expected, everyone has left.”

It seems there was no time to take care of miscellaneous things. I sighed and searched for something that could make money. Seris came to my side.

“I guess Kara went well..?”

“It will be so. If I’m worried, should I ask?”

“Yes? Ah… to the wolf?”

Cerise answered in an awkward voice. She believed it was me, but found it difficult to realize it.

Well, even if it were me, I think it would be absurd to say that an acquaintance could understand the sound of a dog barking.

He smiled and approached Werther. Werther said while looking around.

-It seems like all the humans have run away.

“I think so.”

-What do you plan to do now?

“We’ll talk about that later, but I want to ask you something first.”

I told her to gather her men. There, he will talk about Kara’s appearance and attire and ask if he has ever seen her.

-Awww!!

Werther granted my request. Other wolves began to gather at her howl.

I clicked ‘Wolf’s Pledge’ in the status window and entered.

Help received by Han Yu-seong: 0.1

‘This kind of request is 0.1. It’s a bit difficult to set a standard…’

Wouldn’t it be better if it was the amount of help I received when I killed someone?

I quenched my appetite and turned off the status window. Before we knew it, all of Werther’s men had arrived. The wolves surrounded Werther and spoke to him in a friendly manner.

‘It looks like you have a lot of connections.’

I waited until the wolves finished their conversation. It didn’t take long. Because Werther cut off the conversation appropriately and got to the point. She told my subordinates about Kara’s appearance and mannerisms that I had told her about.

-Have you ever seen such a person?

Most of the wolves shook their heads.

As I was trying to reassure him, a wolf stuck its head in and said.

-Captain, I saw it. Are you talking about the female with long brown hair, wearing leather armor, and holding a large sword?

For a moment, my expression hardened. I could barely resist reaching for the dagger. Werther glanced at me and asked his subordinate.

-So what happened to the female?

My fists were tightly packed.

-I ran away in a carriage. I remembered it because the big guy around that female was strong. Two of your compatriots died in an instant, right?

“Phew…”

There was a sigh of relief. It was a good thing I asked Varian. It seems like he’s been taking good care of me since I killed the captured bandit, so I asked him just out of curiosity.

‘I’ll have to buy you a drink next time.’

I told Cerise this news. She also sighed deeply, as if she was relieved. Werther approached me.

-What would you have done if the female had died?

Asking the obvious made me laugh out loud.

‘I have to kill them all.’

Since there is a status window, it is not impossible. It would take some time, and the ‘Wolf’s Pact’ would disappear, but it didn’t matter.

Kara is dead, does it matter?

‘That won’t happen, though.’

This story assumes that Kara is dead. It’s a useless story because Kara is safe.

When I didn’t answer, Werther didn’t ask any more questions about it. Instead, I asked something else.

-So what do you plan to do now? Isn’t the human city far from here?

“Uh, so please help me.”

-…I knew it would come out like that. Where did you say you guys came from?

“Kalita.”

Werther summoned two subordinate wolves. I gave an order to those guys.

-Take these two to Kalita and come back.

-what? Captain, are you serious?!

-no! Why do I hate humans…

Sigh! Sigh! Werther hit both of them on the head. The two wolves cried while rubbing the hit spot.

-Anyway, he won’t listen when I say it.

When Werther clicked his tongue, the wolves who were hit spoke as if they felt unfair.

-But I really don’t like having humans on my back…

-That’s too much, boss…

-what?

Werther raised his front paw. The two birds wailed and retreated. Werther sighed.

-You said it was Han Yu-seong, right? Ride on these guys’ backs.

“Thank you.”

Seris climbed on the wolf’s back. I searched the base camp further. There was nothing in particular worth money. In the meantime, it seems like I packed everything I needed to take. Putting my regrets aside, I climbed onto the wolf’s back.

Werther said before leaving.

-As I said, when the time is right, I will come visit you personally. Always leave some time on the night of the full moon.

full moon?

“If it’s a full moon, it’s a full moon. Are you by any chance a werewolf or something?”

-what? Do I look like such a low-level person?

Werther frowned. He spoke in a cold voice that could not be compared to before.

“I’m sorry if you felt bad. I did it because I didn’t know.”

-…Whew. done. Let’s go.

The wolves carrying Seris and I started running. It was faster than expected. We had to cling to its back by its fur.

“Seris, how are you? Is it worth holding on?”

“Yes! It’s okay!”

Her voice was a little excited. I thought he would be scared, but he was surprisingly good at riding it. I decided to follow her lead and enjoy the moment. The experience of riding a wolf is not something that can be easily achieved.

‘It might get easier later.’

I thought of Werther.

I succeeded in moving on naturally about the oath. All that’s left is to do Werther a favor when he comes. If you do that, you’ll get a giant pet wolf for free.

‘Should I order a custom saddle?’

If it were that big, my sisters and I might be able to ride together.

I looked forward to the future.

* * *

Arrived near Kalita. Cerise and I got off the wolf’s back.

“Thank you.”

-joy! It was just a request from the captain.

The wolf turned his head. I chuckled and patted the guy on the back.

“When you get back, say hello to your captain.”

-under! why me?

“If you don’t like it, that’s okay.”

-You didn’t say you didn’t like it?

“What are you going to do?”

-under!

The wolf turned its head and dragged its companion back. Seris and I looked at the back for a while and then walked towards Kalita.

I showed my adventure card to the guard checking and went in.

“I’m tired…”

“Because I was always hanging on the wolf’s back. Let’s go in and rest.”

We went back to the inn. We talked while walking, but we didn’t bring up what happened in the cave. It’s like a taboo word.

‘Because they were both insane.’

What is atmosphere…

When we arrived at the inn, we went up the stairs.

“What is Kara doing?”

“Maybe he’s sleeping. Because you must be very tired.”

Cerise opened the door. I also went in together to see Kara.

“Kara?”

Kara was kneeling on the bed, putting her hands together and praying. When she heard our voices, she suddenly turned around. The expression brightens and then becomes slightly distorted.

“Oppa! Sister!”

Kara cried and ran towards the two of us. I hugged him and rubbed his face.

“Thank you, Mom, Dad, and Yurmia. Thank you so much!”

She cried and kept saying thank you.

“Kara…”

Seris seemed moved and hugged Kara tightly. Although Kara looked suffocated, she just kept repeating, ‘Thank you.’

I put my hand on Kara’s head. I stroked it gently.

* * *

The day I returned to Kalita, I rested well in bed. The next morning, I went into the adventurer’s guild.

“Oh my! Mr. Han Yu-seong, you are safe!”

The receptionist, Orr, clapped his hands and made a fuss.

“I didn’t see any of the people who came back in the carriage, so I thought they had gone.”

“Going away?”

Orr pointed upward with his index finger.

“Sky!”

“Ah, yes…”

“Haha, just kidding. I’m glad you came back safely. How did you come back? I heard it was very dangerous!”

“Well, somehow I came back. To be honest, I don’t even know how I bought it.”

“What is that~”

She covered her mouth and smiled slightly. He didn’t try to inquire further, as if he had read my intention. Instead, he informed me about a request to subdue bandits.

“As Mr. Han Yu-seong knows, the punitive force quickly withdrew due to the sudden appearance of wolves, right? So it became difficult to keep track of who killed how many bandits.”

“Is that so?”

Well, originally, the tally was supposed to be done as soon as the subjugation was over. Even if we do it now, it will be difficult to get an accurate count because of the lies. I crossed my arms and sighed.

“But don’t be too disappointed. Because the Raynald family decided to give an acceptable compensation.”

“If it is acceptable?”

“We decided to pay 3 silver to each adventurer who returned alive!”

Or said in a lively voice, as if to be happy.

“Is it okay to give that much?”

“Because it’s the Raynald family! They say they will spend money rather than tarnish their family name because of unnecessary fuss. Well, honestly, 3 silver is a lot of money to us, but to them…”

The face that had been bright just a moment ago now had a dejected expression. Every time I see him, I think he is a person whose mood changes very quickly.

“Anyway, 3 silver will be paid to Han Yu-seong, Seris, and Kara. Please visit with the two of you next time!”

“Can’t I just take it? Anyway, it’s right next door.”

“No. It’s not that I don’t trust Han Yu-seong, but that’s the rule. Please come together next time. Or, should I give Han Yu-seong his share first?”

I shook my head.

“No, we will come and get it together next time.”

I thought it would be better that way. I said hello to Or and parted ways. Today, like yesterday, I planned to rest without making any requests. Because I had a hard time the day before yesterday.

But on the way back, I saw some familiar faces.

‘Uncle Patrick and Belita, Andrew and Joey?’

After thinking for a bit, I approached them. Since I was here, I was thinking of just saying hello and leaving.

“Hello?”

“Hmm? Ah, it’s you.”

“What is it? I thought I was behind, but I came back alive?”

Belita grinned and tried to hit me on the back. As I turned around to avoid it, someone grabbed my arm. It was Andrew and Joey.

“Mr. Andrew? Mr. Joy?”

“Haha! Since I came back safely, I should get some survival bread!”

“No, what’s the point about that..”

Wow!

My back throbbed with a clicking sound. It’s a pain I haven’t felt in a long time. I never wanted to feel that again.

As soon as I got my back, Andrew and Joey returned to their seats as if they had never done so before. Belita giggled and emptied her drink.

I glared at them one by one and tried to walk away again. However, it was discovered that Patrick’s face was dead.

“Patrick, why is the pressure so low?”

“Hmm? Ah… that…”

“You know Mary, right? She said she broke up with her boyfriend.”

Instead of Patrick, who was acting awkwardly, Belita answered.

‘Mary is Uncle Patrick’s daughter.’

Why is Patrick dying because of that?

“Uh… Then wouldn’t you like it? Mr. Patrick hated your daughter’s lover.”

“Bereavement.”

“…Yes? Then…”

When I looked at Patrick with a puzzled expression, he waved his hand.

“My daughter is healthy. He’s the one who died. Well, I don’t know if he’s dead or not, but since he went missing on a mission… there’s no hope.”

Patrick let out a heavy sigh and drank his ale.

“Because of that, Mary, she wouldn’t come out of the room.”

“Ah…”

“Do you know anything? I heard that the request he went missing is the same as the one you received.”

“Suppression of bandits?”

“Uh, that’s right.”

I narrowed my brows and looked back on my memories. Nothing in particular came to mind. When I shook my head, Belita leaned back in her chair.

“Is that so… Ugh, this shit ends up going out before the festival…”

“Festival? What festival is there this time?”

“Uh, it’s the Marquis’s daughter’s birthday soon, isn’t it? That’s it.”