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48 – Preparing for employment (1)

A day has passed.

I returned to the castle of the 7 lords and sat in the office.

I meant to organize my thoughts and also to deal with overdue work.

“Where should I look?”

Dripping.

I opened the cabinet of the table in my office and took out something.

A small glass flask contains a single shiny crystal.

This is the spiritual item I asked for from the Overlord.

These are the tears of the phoenix.

“I will use it in a useful way, Overlord.”

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He stuffed it into his bosom like a precious object.

With this, I will be able to become even stronger.

It was when I was humming while thinking about that.

– Smart.

Someone knocks on the door boldly.

“My lord, this is Luna.”

“Come in.”

As soon as I finished my words, the door opened wide.

“What are you looking for?”

Luna knew she was training and she was wearing armor.

She was gasping for breath as if she had come running, but when she heard her hair wet with sweat and the sound of her breathing, she felt strange.

“My lord… !”

“Tell me.”

“Excuse me, can I excuse you for a minute?”

She nodded her head nonchalantly.

Luna rushed towards me like a darting arrow and hugged me tightly.

Molkan.

“!”

My whole body froze in place like a stiff person.

What is the current situation?

Only the pupil moved slightly to the left and said.

“Luna?”

“… I felt like I was going to die during the two days I went to the banquet.”

‘Why is he like this?’

In case he goes out of his mind while I’m gone, I told Dermian that he could take action at any time.

But I didn’t think I was crazy when I saw that there were no other reports.

‘Did I eat something wrong?’

“I don’t even know why I’m doing this. I hadn’t seen the monarch for a while, but I was so anxious and afraid. What the hell is this feeling… ? Please let me know.”

Luna started hugging me tighter.

I am sweating profusely. How can I smell flowers instead of the smell of sweat?

Luna’s puffy chest hugs my face more and more.

If it’s a dream, I hope I don’t wake up for the rest of my life.

It doesn’t matter if you run out of breath like this.

“Please let me know. What is this feeling?”

“That emotion is love… “

[The attribute Spirit is applied.]

“… It seems that there is something wrong with the frontal lobe. It’s hot, so get out of here.”

I reached out to her and dropped her luna.

Then she looks at me like her puppy in the rain.

“The time I left the mansion was only two short days. But you said you felt like you were going crazy because you were anxious all this time?”

“That’s right. I was still anxious until I saw the monarch.”

I stroked my chin and thought.

‘Is it some kind of mental magic?’

If someone else had said this, I would have let it go through one ear.

However, since Luna says this, it seems difficult for her to let go easily.

I might have a back problem.

“How anxious is that?”

“It was to the point of running to the banquet hall to see the monarch…. If she hadn’t told Seina to chain her body, she would have done so.”

‘Is this a bit serious?’

Still, one good thing was that I knew an expert.

If you go to her, she will probably tell you what caused her.

“Don’t worry too much. Because there is a way.”

“Okay…. Sorry. It’s just because of me.”

“Never mind. Rather than that, get ready to go out. I have somewhere to go urgently.”

Luna looks at me with her dissatisfied face.

“Why is that?”

“Well, can’t we just hold on a little longer? I’m still anxious….”

“No.”

“Isn’t it?”

She slipped out of her office with her shoulders hanging down.

**

Rumble!

The wagon with poor ride quality rocked once.

I returned from the banquet hall and immediately headed for my next destination without taking a break.

“Hmm…. I mean, I still can’t get used to it.”

“That’s right. It’s like a very different person.”

Seina and Luna looked me up and down and exclaimed in admiration.

I smiled and lifted the necklace from around my neck.

“I told you. As long as you wear this necklace, you can change your appearance freely.”

In addition to Phoenix’s tears, Ariel gave her a necklace as a gift.

It was a mythical level item, but it was used like an overlord.

“I like the original Gerard much better…. Can’t we return to our original form?”

“Me too. I think the way I look now is too greasy.”

She shook her head and said firmly.

“We are not going to play now. You can’t relax.”

“Where are you going?”

“That’s right. You didn’t even tell me your destination.”

He cleared his throat and continued.

“I am going to meet the hero.”

“!”

At my words, Seina and Luna’s pupils widened greatly.

“… If you are a hero, you are what I think you are, right?”

“… It will be melted by divine power. Are you okay?”

“Luna, I am human. Divine power doesn’t work.”

“Oh, I did…. By the way, are you going to kill the hero?”

Luna covers her mouth with her wide eyes.

I let out a laugh.

‘Killing a warrior? I?’

It’s hard to deal with even one Luna right now.

To kill the warrior who fought a bloody battle with the overlord.

That was the same as saying that chimpanzees do calculus.

“It’s hard to feed the two of you, so I’m going to get a job.”

“… Is that really true?”

Seina grabbed her head with her guilty face.

“My, is it because I ate ten bowls a day for three meals a day? I’ll reduce it to five bowls from now on! So don’t side with humans!”

“All right. Because I have to suffer more.”

“Gerard….”

Seina made a moved expression. Luna chuckles beside her.

It’s good to relieve stress if you tease me like this sometimes.

“I can see why you changed the appearance.”

“… What?! Am I the only one who doesn’t know?”

“At the banquet, my face was all exposed. In order to get a job, you have to hide your identity thoroughly.”

If I’m right, there must have been some of the hero’s entourage among the key figures at this banquet.

They sent spies to the castle of the 7 Lords to get my information, but it was more strange that they didn’t do that.

“But… Shall the hero write the first monarch?”

“I have a perfect plan.”

I put on the ring.

There are no bosses in the world who don’t like talented people.

I’m sure the warriors will beg you to be their teammates.

**

Under a clear sky without clouds.

A woman wearing a robe entered the old church built of smooth stone.

“Lin! Are you here?”

“Yes, how are you feeling?”

“It has improved a lot. I think in just a little while I will be able to fully recover.”

Hero Marilyn raised her arms and showed off her biceps.

She had none of her muscles, of course.

“Did you find out about the Seven Lords?”

“Yeah, I’m here to tell you that anyway.”

“Are you really human as rumored?”

Lynn shook her head.

“Geoffrey confirmed it with his own two eyes at the banquet three days ago. No doubt.”

“What’s special?”

“… They say he is a very strong man. They had a sparring with the 1st lord at the banquet, but they overpowered him without moving a single step.”

One of Marilyn’s eyebrows went up.

“That’s about it… ?”

The 1st monarch was one of the mighty monarchs who were on equal footing with the new star.

Having the ability to overwhelm such monsters is not good news.

“… Yeah, that’s a big deal I thought the power of the demons was weakened thanks to the disappearance of the previous 7 lords. I don’t think it’s just like that.”

Rin’s expression darkened.

Marilyn peeks out and she slowly raises her body.

“Don’t worry Rin. Whoever your opponent is… Because I will destroy all the demons. The first victim will be the 7th Army.”

“It’s reassuring, but don’t overdo it. You are not fighting alone. We just need to replenish that much power.”

At Lin’s words, Marilyn shook her head.

“It’s easy to say, it’s not easy to get reliable power. In the meantime, we were very lucky that we were able to get good colleagues.”

“Don’t worry, I have a good eye for people. You don’t think about anything else and focus on healing. Got it?”

Lynn pushed Marilyn’s hair back with her soft smile.

“Yes, let’s cheer up each other.”

“Of course.”

“Until the demons are annihilated.”

“Until the demons are annihilated.”

The two spoke in unison and made faces full of determination.

**

“As a result of the evaluation, there is nothing wrong.”

“Good job.”

A general store full of antiques.

I took a gold coin out of my pocket and handed it to the appraiser.

“If there is something you want to appraise, come back anytime. People like you are always welcome.”

As the appraiser clicks the button on the temporal side, the magnifying glass in her eye rises above her head.

I waved my hand appropriately and ran out of the store.

“Have you finished your work, Gerard?”

After exiting the store, Seina and Luna, who were waiting in front of the entrance, asked with a curious expression.

“The necklace says there is no such thing as a tracking device.”

“Really? Great. However… Why are you suddenly doing this test? Anxious.”

“Because it’s embarrassing. More than that, you must be clear about your surroundings, right?”

“Yeah, if I smell something suspicious, I’ll tell you right away.”

‘For now, I’m relieved.’

If you cast any magic, there will always be traces.

It was convenient when I thought of cigarette packs.

Even if you put a pack of cigarettes in your pocket, don’t traces of tobacco leaves remain?

It was the same with magic.

‘If I put a tracking spell or something on it, it would really hurt me.’

Right now Ariel doesn’t fully trust me.

There was also the possibility of a tracking magic or a person following him.

Well, it doesn’t really matter if they watch my actions, but it doesn’t feel bad to think that someone is watching what I do.

I stopped by this place to get rid of the awkwardness because of this.

“Then, keep moving.”

We got out of the alley and walked through the city of Gruyères.

Gruyere is located right in the middle of the continent, so transportation is quite developed. Maybe that’s why it was also called the sacred place of adventurers.

“Here.”

I broke through the crowds and entered the old building.

“Oh my God, are these all strings?”

Seina let out a short exclamation.

That’s right, people are standing in a line like a famous restaurant in Itaewon.

“Because adventurers are a popular job.”

The yolo people living in romance existed everywhere, whether in the Middle Ages or in modern times.

Do you do that knowing what you will be like in the future?

A guy the size of a heart pea like me wouldn’t have dared.

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“Next minute.”

How long has it been?

It’s our turn.

“I came to register as an adventurer.”

“Sign here.”

A woman who appears to be an adventurer’s guild employee looks us up and down once and gestures roughly.

His voice was so dry that it was difficult to tell whether it was a human or a robot.

“Are all three of you registering?”

“Yes.”

“Three gold.”

I laughed out loud at the absurd amount.

“Hey, who are you trying to fool? I know it’s three shillings.”

“Inflation rate. If you don’t want to register as an adventurer, go back. Can you see the line behind you?”

The woman says, rubbing her ear as if it’s annoying.

When I glanced back, people were lined up like dogs.

‘b*tch like a dog….’

I put 3 gold on the table, barely suppressing the feeling of wanting to give it a shot.

Rather than wasting money, I hated being ignored.

‘Damn it, shouldn’t I have caught at least one troll?’

There are two ways to register as an adventurer.

1. Prove your ability by bringing a monster corpse to the guild.

2. Just push with money.

I chose number 2 because it was annoying as well as the movement, but it was a moment of regret.

“I got 3 gold. You can sign below and receive a request of the grade you want. By the way, the grade of adventurers who register for the first time is FF.”

A female employee who speaks like a part-timer without a soul in Korea.

We didn’t even read it, we roughly checked the plan and even signed it.

“I’m done.”

“I checked. For FF level, you must do one request every three weeks.”

As the female employee said that, she placed a number of requests with FF-grade letters on the top of the information desk.

“You can choose the quest you want.”

“I have decided.”

“Yes, yes, which one? A goblin request?”

“A SS-class echidna.”

The woman’s pupils dilate greatly.

“…Yes?”