CH 141

Chapter 141: The Eternal Rest in The Eternal Winter

I went to the inn where Kwonter and his mercenaries were staying. I’ve heard it before, so it was easy to find. Coincidentally, Kwonter was inside.

“Umm.. did you finally break up?”

And those were his first words. Then…

“Ah, you’re getting along very well!”

What a bastard. Come to think of it, he didn’t tell me even though Sigren overheard the conversation that day.

“What? An animal bigger than a squirrel? You should have given me a better description. Because of that, we have a great fight!”

Kwonter shrugged his shoulders. “Getting involved in affairc between lovers could hurts my head.”

Hearing that insensitive casual tone made me don’t even want to complain anymore.

So I nodded generously.

“Well, okay. I came to make a request today.”

At the same time, large men rushed down the stairs. 

“Uh, the captain is with a woman.”

“Woah, you’re right.”

Looking at the reaction, it seemed like they are the mercenaries under Kwonter.

“His lover?”

Kwonter answered calmly.

“You’d better watch your mouth. If you say something wrong, you’d loose your head.”

A death sentence. Did he say that because I’m dating the prince right now?

The mercenaries giggled as a grouped. 

“Eyy, Captain, how could you say that!”

I grinned. “You’d better listen to Kwonter.”

Even if it was not the death penalty, I could turn them into an instant lightning-bold roast if they use their mouth the wrong way.

“As expected, even his lover is just like him, full of determination. Her face is shaped like a beautiful grown-up girl, it turned out she doesn’t look like that—”

“I’m a client.”

“Oh, are you?”

A mercenary stretched his head, “Do you know how expensive we are?”

“That’s right, there are quite a few arrogant shits asking for a request, and then they immediately turned their feet.”

“Right! It looks like the captain hasn’t even accepted the request yet, so there’s no need to be so overbearing already—”

“Oh my, right! I forgot the down payment.”

No need to hear more. Boom! I put the heavy money bag on the table.

“….”

The pocket of the money opened slightly, and the gold coins and jewels that sparkle shook. 

“I’ll correct you.”

I raised my chin and spoke proudly.

“I’m a ‘rich and powerful’ client.”

It seemed that they were not so stupid that they could not grasp the situation, befitting those under Kwonter. 

“We apologized. We do not know. Shall we call you, Miss?”

Kwonter sighed when he saw his men become the slaves of money in a moment.

***

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As a result, Kwonter accepted the request.

“To buy the entire mercenary group… what is nobility?”

It was a position that I was sick of it, but right now I can’t help but be satisfied that I had this position as a useful weapon.

“How long is the request period?”

“Until I find the Duke.”

Sigren didn’t like Kwonter very much, but it seemed that he has no intention of denying the act that Kwonter was helpful.

“What happened in the past?”

“….”

Seeing that he didn’t deny it, it seemed that there was something.

“It was nothing.”

Really?

Let’s ask him later then. 

Anyway, I hurriedly set up a party as quickly as I could and set off straight to Heilon.

***

I returned to Heilon after a long time. It felt like coming back to my hometown. I didn’t like winter because of the cold. However, when the familiar smell of winter brushed off the tip of my nose, I felt relieved for some reason.

“Miss!”

Jeron came out to meet me with a bright face. 

“Jeron.”

“I’m glad you look healthy.”

“Jeron too.”

We didn’t have time to say hello for a long time. So we went right into the briefing.

Jeron opened his mouth with his serious face.

“Without preamble, the dragon appeared.”

“Is it one of the three remaining?”

“No, two.”

What?!?!

“Certainly Abel didn’t go to catch them,” Sigren asked instead of me, who was dumbfounded.

Two at the same time are absolutely impossible.

“No, he didn’t go to catch them. To be precise, he went to invesitage.”

The detailed summary was as follows.

Two dragons appeared on the side of the mountains surrounding Heilon. Perhaps because of that, the number of monster attacks also increased exponentially. So, while continuing to focus on Heilon’s defense, Abel decided to investigate much further.

“In addition to that, there was a report from the scouting party that the two dragons were fighting.”

“Why are they fighting?”

“Aren’t they on the same side?” Sigren muttered.

“…”

On the contrary, I have a point in my mind.

“Sigren, did the dragon you caught have intelligence by any chance?”

“No, it wasn’t that different from dealing with monsters. Except it’s ridiculously strong.”

As expected, it was maybe that.

“Fiona? What’s the matter?”

“No, nothing.”

I turned the subject.

“Jeron, how about the defense of the walls?”

“It’s a close call.”

“Could you hold out until Sigren and I find the Duke?”

“We have to.”

That was a very pleasant answer.

“Also, please arrange the mercenaries I brought. That’s right. They’re quite an elite… right, elite. Probably.”

Jeron gave a short laugh.

“I know well about the mercenaries corps led by the mercenary king. Don’t worry, we’ll be fine, miss.”

Oh right, it was said that Kownter once stayed in Heilon.

“Okay, then let’s organize the Duke’s travel route on a map.”

It’s been a few days since he went missing. 

After we estimated the remaining amount of food taken by the investigation team, it didn’t look good.

I’d like to believe he was alive. This was Abel’s life. But our analysis is already giving a cold answer. 

“What about the number of people do you want to bring along?”

“As few as possible.”

A search was still a search, but there were two dragons. The more troops we brought, the more attention we got. In addition, it was clear that there would be casualties. 

And if Abel died….

It was not that I cursed him, but in the current situation, if we were lucky, we were more likely to find his body. 

I hate to think of this, but I can’t risk many soldiers’ lives to find the bodies of Abel and the others.

I really hate myself for thinking like this. 

However, the life and death of the people of Heilon come and go depending on my judgment. 

I smiled hard.

“Don’t worry. If I find any traces or if I am in danger, I will immediately send a signal with my magic. Doing so will save you even more time. Please tell the soldiers guarding the castle wall to always keep an eyes on the sky over the northern mountains.”

Jeron let out a big sigh.

“All right. As soon as we see a signal, we will send more people.”

“I’ll live it to you.”