“Lord Budan. “I don’t have everything.”
Dorian stroked his stomach pouch and took a sip.
“So do you have a contract? doesn’t exist?”
He waved his hand asking Raon to hurry up if he was there.
“Oh, there is one.”
Dorian put his hand in his stomach pocket and fidgeted, and a stiff contract came out.
“I need a pen and a bookshelf.”
“There is that too, but… .”
He put his hand into his pocket again and took out a pen and a bookshelf.
“thanks.”
Raon smiled slightly as he received the pen and bookshelf.
“You know? “I don’t always have it all!”
“know.”
“It looks like you don’t believe me.”
Dorian licked his appetite, wiped the blood off the club he had left next to him, and put it back in his stomach pocket.
Onlookers once again expressed their admiration at the sight of the huge club fitting into the small stomach pocket.
“Wow… .”
“Sieghart is not an easy guy.”
“That’s right. From a young swordsman who defeats Inild to a swordsman so unique… .”
“Has the Northern Giant awakened from his sleep?”
“Well, if Sieghart moves, no one can stop him.”
Perhaps because the sight just shown was so surprising, all the onlookers forgot about Valkar and only talked about Sieghardt.
Raon quickly signed the contract while listening to the onlookers’ fuss.
‘I guess this is enough.’
The content was simple. Until the end of this mission, Salaman wrote that he must obey the instructions of the Gwangpungdan and must not use violence, profanity, or even informal language. Of course, he also wrote a section saying that excessive demands cannot be made to the point of risking one’s life on the part of the Gwangpungdan.
“Let’s see.”
“Did you really have to write a contract?”
Morel accepted the contract and frowned.
“Because it’s better to be sure about things.”
“Our deputy leader is not as excited as I am. “Should I be careful?”
Rimmer glanced at the contract and smiled.
“Are you bragging?”
“I’m proud. “Your student fell down with his teeth knocked out, but my student is standing there proudly.”
He pointed at Inild and Raon in turn and grinned.
“Keuuuuu… .”
Morel, who had been trying to maintain his composure, could not bear it and gritted his teeth. It seems that being compared to his student is a big shock to him.
“There is no problem with the contract. “Please sign it quickly.”
“noisy.”
Morel pushed Rimmer away by hitting his shoulder and looked around. He sighed as he looked at the crowd of over a hundred onlookers.
‘It’s like this… .’
I proposed a duel because I thought it would be an opportunity to flatten Sieghard’s nose, but I had no idea it would end up like this. The princess and Inild came out, and because she had said something, there was no way out.
“Whoa… .”
Morel looked at the contract again and then signed it.
“Look. “I was going to do it anyway.”
“Shut your mouth!”
“yeah!”
As Rimmer mocked Morel, Raon approached Princess Jaina and Inild. Inilde was still in a state of physical shock and the princess had not yet woken up due to her mental shock.
“Are you going to send me to a treatment center?”
“yes. Fortunately, there is a famous treatment center in the middle of the main street.”
Jatis carried Inild and pointed to a four-story building in the middle of the road. There was no wrinkle on his face, as if he had sincerely admitted defeat. He actually smiled, as if he was grateful that I spoke to him.
“okay. Bye.”
Raon nodded and took out two red pins from his pocket. He quickly moved his hands and inserted pins into the clothes of Inild and Princess Jaina.
“Hmm… .”
“Raon!”
As I was watching Enild and Princess Jaina going down on their backs, a piece of paper flew by.
“The signatures are ready!”
“Tsk.”
When I looked back, Rimmer was grinning, and Morel was kicking a stone on the floor with a shit-chewing expression on his face.
“I will never forget today’s humiliation.”
“yes. You can’t forget it. “Aren’t you the one who created that humiliation?”
“Ugh, you… .”
“Mr. Danju.”
Raon left Morel shaking his hand and handed the contract back to Rimmer.
“You must take care of the contract.”
“Oh, it’s annoying. “You take care of it.”
Rimmer did not accept the contract, but covered the back of his head with his clasped hands.
“Danju! “Isn’t it cruel that you won’t even sit at the table that Raon prepared for you!”
“There is nothing wrong with doing it. “More than when I was an instructor.”
“Ugh… .”
Seeing Buren and Marta’s cold eyes, Rimmer slightly shook his shoulders and tried to take the contract.
“no. “It would be better for me to have it.”
Raon shook his head and put the contract in his arms.
“If Danju keeps it, he will sell it over there, so I can’t do that.”
If you look at Limer until now, if you give him a few gold coins, it is not a contract, and the grandfather of the contract is also the person who will sell it.
“let’s go. “With all this chaos, the market must have finished preparing.”
Raon opened the door to City Hall and went inside. Gwangpungdan and Salaman, now servants, sighed and followed suit.
“ah… .”
Rimmer, who was left alone in front of City Hall, looked at his empty hands and his eyes trembled.
“shit! “There was a way to sell the contract!”
* * *
A basement filled with sticky, red liquid on the floor. The faint moans of people came from the iron cages lined up on both sides of the hallway.
I wonder if he’s 14 years old now. A red-haired girl with a young face passes through that fishy hallway. I opened the door at the end of the hallway, humming as if I was enjoying the sobbing in the cage.
In a room with a refreshing atmosphere that did not seem to be underground, a gentle-looking old man with flowing gray hair was sitting in a chair, reading a book.
“Sighard and Valkar arrived as scheduled.”
The girl sat down at the desk, talking to the old man as if they were friends.
“It’s the exact day. “How are you prepared?”
The old man asked without looking at the girl, with his eyes focused on the book.
“What are you asking? “I drank half of it and kept the other half.”
“The Apostle will come soon. “Make sure to calculate it so that there are no disruptions in movement.”
“okay. But something interesting happened.”
The red-haired girl spread her small hands and continued.
“As soon as Sieghart and Valkar arrived, they had a duel.”
“duel?”
“I don’t know why they fought, but Sieghart’s young swordsman and Inilde got into a fight.”
“I guess Inild won.”
“no.”
Hearing no, the old man’s eyes turned to the girl for the first time.
“Sieghardt’s young swordsman was truly overwhelming. “I hit them all with a club, not a sword.”
“hmm? A club? “What are you talking about?”
“That blonde kid there… .”
The girl told me everything, including the battle between Raon and Inild and the bet that took place afterwards.
“Celine.”
The old man narrowed his eyes and called out to the girl.
“Do some research on that young prosecutor.”
“why? “I’m leaving soon anyway.”
“We and Sieghardt have no choice but to keep clashing. If he’s going to be a powerful enemy in the future, we should find out about him in advance. And if you get the chance… .”
“You mean to kill me?”
A girl called Celine put her two fingers together and slit her throat.
“If there is Limer or Morel, don’t approach them, just gather information. Make sure he only moves when he’s alone. Unless you’re a master, you won’t be able to detect your magic. “It won’t be difficult.”
“That’s easy.”
She smiled, sweeping her face with beauty and cuteness.
“I wonder what Sieghardt’s blood tastes like.”
“Haven’t you eaten a lot?”
“That kid is different. Talent is talent, but his face is also strikingly handsome.”
“Hmph, it’s useless.”
The old man clicked his tongue and shook his head.
“So, did you say that the princess and Inilde collapsed?”
“okay. “I fainted and had to be taken to the healing room.”
“Hmm… .”
The old man scratched his chin and smiled slightly.
“This could kill two birds with one stone.”
* * *
Porvan’s mayor, Oyst, had a good appearance and gave him confidence. However, he had an anxious look as sweat continued to drip down his face.
“Well, welcome back.”
Owist moistened the sweat from his forehead with a handkerchief and nodded.
“This is Porvan’s Mayor Owist.”
“It’s called Rimmer of the Sieghardt Frenzy.”
Rimmer greeted me with a gentle smile.
“Please sit down.”
Following the mayor’s gesture, Rimer sat in the center, and the rest stood behind.
“It’s truly an honor to see Sieghart’s lightsaber… .”
“I may be good at it, but the mission is urgent, so let’s get straight to the point. “Please explain.”
Rimmer tapped the table, saying that we should start by talking about the mission.
“Oh, I understand. Since Porvan is a place where we make a living through trade and tourism, we tend to have more disappearances than other regions. However, the number has gradually increased since three months ago, and over 100 people have been reported missing in the past two weeks.”
Even though Porvan is not a small city, it is unusual for more than 100 people to be reported missing in two weeks. Since there were many people who did not trust City Hall, it was possible that the actual number of disappearances was higher than that.
“To investigate, we deployed disguised city guards, mercenaries, and even knights, but the disappearances continued as if they were laughing at us, and even the mercenaries and knights we deployed disappeared.”
Owist wiped the sweat dripping down his cheeks and muttered, asking for something to be resolved.
“But considering there were so many disappearances, the atmosphere in the city wasn’t that bad?”
Rimer opened his mouth as he looked at the city visible from outside the mayor’s office. As he said, there was not much of a shadow in Porvan that I saw today.
“Because we didn’t inform you about your disappearance.”
“What do you mean?”
Burren, who had been quiet, narrowed his eyes and came forward.
“Ma, as I said, we are a city that survives on trade and tourism. “If there was a rumor that disappearances were rapidly increasing, tourists and merchants would not come, so we didn’t inform them.”
Owist also seemed to know that this was a problem and sweated twice as much. He almost looked like he had been rained on.
“Does that make sense! “Shouldn’t we reduce the damage by reporting quickly?”
“There is nothing we can do about it because if the city finds out about the disappearance, the damage will be suffered not by just a few people but by the entire city.”
“Damn it! “There’s nothing I can do about it!”
“Burren, Martha.”
When Marta, as well as Burren, was about to argue, Raon raised his hand and blocked their view.
“Danju is talking.”
“How can you put up with this!”
“When you think of Porvan, tourism comes to mind, so it is easy to imprint the image of the city. “If there is talk of mass disappearances, tourists will go to other tourist destinations, and trade volume will decrease accordingly.”
Raon spoke in a calm voice so that not only the two people but also others could hear.
“Then, as the mayor said, the damage will spread to the entire city. Rather than disappearing, there may be a large number of people losing their jobs and starving to death. Moreover, there is no guarantee that the disappearance will disappear even if you report it. “If they are crazy enough to take 100 people for two weeks, they will kidnap them even if it means breaking down the door.”
If they can kidnap over 100 people in two weeks, they are monsters that have already shed their human skin. If people do not come forward after reporting the disappearance, they may take the people hiding in the house with them.
“If you care about the citizens of the city, it is best to handle this case quickly.”
“That’s correct!”
As soon as Raon finished speaking, Owist stood up and clapped.
“If this incident spreads throughout the city, it will lead to a series of incidents that are incomparable to disappearances! “Well, there are so many substitutes in our city!”
He looked at Raon with eyes filled with admiration.
“Who the hell is that person? Sat, your insight is unusual.”
“Keuhum, he is the deputy leader of our Gwangpungdan and my student. “It’s normal.”
Rimmer cleared his throat and pointed at himself.
“You were Light Sword’s disciple. “The intelligence is somehow surprising.”
Owist looked at Raon and nodded his head loudly.
‘That’s amazing.’
It’s an idea that anyone can think of if given time, but to reach such depth in such a short moment, the insight of the man named Raon far surpassed that of the criminal, even if he didn’t know his power.
“Have you learned anything about them?”
“They don’t care about day or night. It doesn’t matter if there are people around or not. Just like a thief steals things, he kidnaps people without anyone knowing. So much so that it almost felt like it had disappeared. So no one knows how disappearances occur.”
“What is the level of force of the mercenaries and knights who went missing while investigating?”
“The mercenaries were low-level experts, and the knights were mid-level and high-level experts.”
Owist sighed as if he still didn’t understand.
“The expert senior has gone missing… .”
“I was surprised too.”
“Well, is there any more information than that? “I saw their lack of education, their appearance, and their clothes.”
“sorry. “There is no one.”
“I’m sure they’re not an ordinary human trafficker.”
Rimmer scratched his chin and frowned.
“In fact, human traffickers are also causing more trouble. “It’s a headache in many ways.”
Owist pressed his temples and sighed.
“This is not normal. “There’s a chance it could be five.”
“Oh, come on?”
When Rimmer mentioned the word Oma, the mayor’s cheeks trembled.
“Please, please solve it! If you can solve this, we will give you everything you want as a reward, not to mention the request fee! please!”
Owyst lowered his head. He continued to talk about the city as a whole rather than his own well-being. Contrary to his appearance, he seemed to be a person who only thought about the city.
“Remember that I will do whatever you want.”
Rimmer stood up with a grin.
“let’s go!”
He opened the door to the mayor’s office and went out.
“Well, then why did the Salaman people come back?”
The mayor tilted his head when he saw Morel and the wizards standing behind Raon.
“Never mind.”
Raon continued, pointing to Salaman.
“Because you are our servant.”
“Huh! “What is that!”
Owist stood up, startled. I thought Morel was going to make a fuss, but he didn’t move and just trembled.
“Well, there’s no need to call me a servant.”
“Don’t you?”
Raon tilted his head, copying Morel’s words.
“Isn’t it… .”
Morel looked into space, sighed deeply, and then continued speaking.
“There’s no need to… .”
“Like I said, I like certainty.”
Raon grinned and pointed to the open door.
“Let’s go out. Danju will be waiting below.”
He patted Morel on the shoulder and left the mayor’s office.
“Whoa… .”
Morel took a slow breath. He glared at Oyst, spitting out blazing heat.
“Huh!”
Owist swallowed dry saliva when he saw those eyes.
‘If you say it, it means you will be killed.’
Morel left the mayor’s office with a look in his eyes that threatened to burn his entire body if he told anyone about today’s events.
“Ugh!”
“Ugh!”
“shit… .”
“What is this!”
The other wizards followed behind Morel, gritting their teeth or biting their lips.
“Huh! “Huh!”
In the mayor’s office, where he was left alone, Owist’s legs gave out and he slumped down in a chair.
“What on earth is… .”
* * *
Gwangpungdan and Salaman came out of the mayor’s office and gathered in front of Rimmer.
“As you heard, the reason behind the disappearance has not been revealed. “There are people who have rough guesses, but you can’t say anything hastily.”
Rimmer continued speaking with his back turned.
“Even expert prosecutors have disappeared, so personal action is absolutely prohibited. “We move in groups of three, including two Gwangpungdans and one Salaman, depending on the number of people.”
“yes!”
“No complaints about Morel?”
“… … .”
Morel nodded without answering, probably out of pride.
“You have to answer.”
Raon gestured to Morel.
“Okay, ah, I understand.”
“i get it?”
“Okay… All right.”
“It’s good.”
Raon raised his hand to Rimmer as if to continue.
“Puhahahaha! Morel! “Wow, my stomach hurts!”
Rimmer laughed as he looked at Morel, and told Raon to form a group, saying he was losing strength. It was clear that she passed it on because it was annoying.
“Ha, really… .”
Raon shook his head and formed an appropriate group so that each person’s skills would be balanced.
“The investigation begins with this order. Me and Morel will wait nearby. Come back here every three hours and report on our progress. “Don’t try to solve the problem, start by reporting.”
With those words, Rimmer handed over the silent flutes he had given him as a trainee, one by one.
“I have something to give you too.”
Raon took out red pins one by one from his pocket and inserted them into the Gwangpungdan member’s clothes.
“What is this?”
Buren narrowed his eyes as he looked at the red pin on his clothes.
“It’s a clothes pin made of fine stone.”
Raon continued speaking while attaching a clothespin to Runan, who blinked.
“I can determine your location because of my aura. “Never take it out.”
This clothespin is a piece of equipment made at the request of Vulkan, and is an item that can determine the location of the manga ball as it contains the aura of the manga ball. It hasn’t been completely overhauled yet, but now I feel like I have to use it even if it’s an unfinished product.
“Tsk, well, something like this… .”
Marta clicked her tongue, but didn’t stop her from putting on the clothespin, as if she didn’t completely hate it.
“Our assistant manager is thoroughly prepared… .”
“It will be deducted from Gwangpungdan’s public funds, so be prepared.”
“Hmm… .”
Rimmer did not answer, but turned his head.
“Okay then, let’s go. “If you witness a disappearance or see a suspicious person, report it immediately.”
“yes!”
“All right!”
The temporary group consisting of only Gwangpungdan and Sala responded loudly and began moving to their designated areas.
“Do you think you can find it?”
Morel asked, coming next to Rimmer.
“It must be difficult.”
Rimmer chuckled and shook his head.
“Since Sieghardt and Valkar have clearly shown that they are here, unless they are empty-headed, they will be cautious. but… .”
“but?”
“If it’s one of the Ohma as we expected, it might set a big fire and run away.”
“Umm… .”
Morel frowned, as if he thought that might be the case.
“A similar thing happened in our area. “As soon as I volunteered, the disappearance case disappeared like a ghost.”
“Is that why you came here?”
“okay. Because I thought I could catch the tail. “But it’s all ruined because of you guys.”
Morel let out a rough breath.
“But what on earth is Raon, your disciple, doing? Aside from his military power, he even knows how to use his head… .”
When Raon read Owist’s thoughts in the mayor’s office, curse words almost came out of his voice.
A guy named Raon had a knack for creating surprises the more you saw him.
“I can’t believe that guy is a collateral… .”
“Ah, I remembered a place to go.”
Rimmer waved his hand, stopping Morel from speaking.
“You know how to listen silently, right? “Please check on the kids here to see if they have any problems.”
“Rimer!”
Morel screamed, but Rimer suddenly became the wind and disappeared.
“Holy shit!”
Morel gritted his teeth as he looked at the place where Rimmer had disappeared.
“Whether you are a teacher or a student, you have gone out of your way to make people angry!”
* * *
Raon took Dorian and Jatis and headed to the outskirts of the city.
“You can rest.”
I told Jatis, who suffered internal and external injuries, to rest and not overdo it, but he followed me until the end, saying he had to get the numbers right.
“it’s okay. “It’s just an honor to go with Raon.”
Although they had only sparred once, Jatis looked at Raon with a look in his eyes as if he had met a gift.
“I never thought I would be amazed by the swordsmanship of someone younger than me. “The swordsmanship combined with extreme effort and talent gave me goosebumps.”
“Jatis, seeing as you changed your posture so quickly, you may be able to climb higher.”
“Hey, there’s no need for you to paint my face when I haven’t even received a sword.”
“I’m serious.”
Raon shook his head. Considering Jatis’ personality and the nature of his swordsmanship, he was likely to grow faster as he got older.
“I’m just grateful you said that.”
Jatis blushed and lowered his head. Despite his swordsmanship skills, he felt immature.
“You two over there? “I’m there too?”
Dorian came to the side, stroking his stomach pouch, but Raon and Jatis were talking only about swordsmanship.
“But isn’t this the area we need to search?”
Jatis swallowed dryly as he looked around the gradually darkening alley.
“yes. no.”
“But why here…” .”
“Because we don’t have much information.”
Raon said there was not enough information to solve the problem and twirled his fingers.
“In essence, information like this should be looked down, not up.”
He walked through the dirty, dark alley without hesitation as if he had been here before.
“Hmm, I hope you’re okay… .”
Jatis frowned as he looked at the bloody glass shards on the floor.
“You just have to follow along.”
Dorian came to the side, putting a cookie in his mouth that he didn’t know where he got it from.
“If you follow that person, things will take care of themselves. It’s a little scary, but… .”
He shook his shoulders as if he was scared and followed Raon.
“hmm… .”
Jatis looked at Raon’s back and wiggled his fingers. He had clashed swords with many knights in the kingdom, but this was the first time he had been impressed.
Raon’s sword contained something beyond strength and skill.
‘I want to see that sword again.’
He chased after Raon, trampling on the shards of glass that had been causing hesitation.
