Chapter 35

My Villains Episode 035

9-2. Request (2)

After thinking for a while, I sighed and shook my head.

“Sorry, but I have work to do right now.”

“...A thing to do?”

” yes.”

I pointed with my chin to the second floor of the Boat Horn Inn, which was scattering ashes.

“I have to avenge myself for this.”

“Revenge? Most of the bandits are already dead. The few who escaped will soon be caught.”

“They are just beggars hired for a few pennies. We have to deal with the people behind them.”

“Behind the scenes? Who are you talking about?”

I hesitated for a moment and looked at the captain of the guard.

You can’t judge by the appearance, but the guard commander is a soldier with an FM-like atmosphere.

Even in the game, since she was an NPC who was loyal only to the castle owner until she died, it is unlikely that she colluded with the back alley thugs.

“This is Ubar.”

To be honest, attacking Ubar was quite hesitant.

I barely read the text while playing The Dark World. Thanks to this, I was barely able to understand the overall flow of the scenario.

What if Ubar was attacked in this situation and the scenario was twisted and the sequence of events completely messed up?

My vague foreknowledge of the future will be completely useless.

But...

“Ubar? You mean a thug?”

“you’re right. I have to deal with him first.”

You can’t ignore Ubar’s threat and go down the sewers. You can’t make such an irresponsible choice.

Fifteen innocent people, including a little boy, died because of me. Revenge for them is also revenge, but it had to be prevented from causing another victim.

Isn’t it a situation where Daria or Ellen might get hurt next time? Rather than trembling with anxiety and guilt, it would have been a wiser choice to strike Ubar first from my side.

“If it is Uvar, I know it well. Why would he raid that poor inn?”

“To be precise, Ubar was targeting me.”

“You?”

The captain of the guard burst out laughing when I explained how he had taken care of Uvar’s men a few days ago.

“You did this for just that reason? Raid the inn to fix one of you? Sounds absurd. Uvar is a scumbag, but he’s not that reckless or stupid.”

“Isn’t it common for thugs to be obsessed with Eun-won?” “That’s about enough. Isn’t it like eating my own flesh to commit an accident like this in the city?”

...pretty convincing, isn’t it?

Come to think of it, I didn’t even kill Ubar’s men, did I? Why does he go so far for revenge?

“This is just an attack by a gang of hungry robbers. It’s a ridiculous speculation that you’re the owner of a thug.”

“...Those beggars say yes. Didn’t you see the corpses in front of the inn? Ubar’s operatives and his henchman, Poison, must have been lying there.” “Poison? You mean ‘cloaked poison’?”

“Yes, that’s right.”

The captain of the guard made a surprised expression for a moment, then frowned.

“He is Uvar’s hidden knife. Even in the guards, he barely knows his name. How did you, an outsider, recognize him? Could you kindly introduce yourself?”

...This is an unexpected reaction.

but. This is not the Republic of Korea in the 21st century, where gangsters are publicly wanted by putting pictures in the organization chart.

Still, when he became the captain of the guard, he seemed to know the faces of back alley thugs, but Poison must have been more secretive as an assassin.

“I overheard them talking to each other. And I guessed that it was poison when I saw that it used poison.”

“Hmm.”

Was it a little lax because it was an excuse that I came up with on the spot? It’s not very believable.

“What could it be? I heard your guess.”

The captain of the guard touched his beard for a moment and smiled wryly.

“But you seem to be misunderstanding something

.”

“...misunderstanding?”

“Yes, misunderstood. I thought I explained it in a way I could understand. Let me clarify again.”

The captain of the guard let out a deep sigh and continued.

“For now, you don’t have a choice.”

“What is that?”

“Did you really think you could refuse the Count’s request? You don’t know what’s going on in the city, right?”

“The Count, out of his own consideration, let mercenaries who are acquainted with you accompany you. If you succeed, you will also get riches. Isn’t this a reasonable suggestion?”

But that’s right. It’s obviously a dangerous and important request, but you’re forcibly entrusting it to an outsider?

The lord of the castle in the game seems to be an aristocrat who, though stupid, is thoughtful in his own way.

You don’t even have to worry about the wandering mercenary, is it?

My stomach twisted for no reason, so I asked bluntly.

“It’s an irresistible request. Is that why you said it was an order?”

“Please understand as much as the situation is the situation.”

The people of South Harbor think that the surface layer, the sewage system of the ancient empire, is everything.

But in fact, there is a deep crypt under it.

As he obtained information from the talkative guard guarding the sewer system, he confirmed that the sewer system of the ancient empire stretched all the way to the 4th basement level.

Then the crypt would start on the 5th or 6th floor underground.

And the secret passage to the outside is always located on the first floor of the crypt.

“The terrain suddenly changed, so I don’t know exactly how many floors to say. Should it be on the 5th basement level?”

Seeing that the captain of the guard’s excited eyes shook greatly, he must have been right.

After struggling for a moment, he let out a sigh as if he had lost and let his shoulders droop.

“Whoa, yes. I’m well aware that you and your party... can make drastic choices. Now tell me what you want. I will listen to the best of my authority.” done. I was worried that our attitude might be a little excessive, but fortunately we got some concessions. It seems that the situation in the city is more urgent than I thought.

Well, by the way... What is the authority of the captain of the guard?

“...I will hit Ubar, so please support me. After I deal with them, I will go down to the sewers.”

“The Count wants you to start doing this right away. No time to waste wandering the back alleys.”

“Then can you subdue Ubar from the guards while I work?”

“We can’t put our men in danger without hard evidence. Besides, didn’t I tell you that the reason I asked you in the first place was because I didn’t have enough troops?”

Damn what the hell are you gonna do?

As I was about to retaliate, the chief of the guard jumped at me.

“How about this? I will definitely protect you while on the ground.”

“...What kind of small grain is that?”

“Aren’t you worried that Ubar will attack again? While we’re on the surface, we’ll make sure you’re not threatened by them. Yes, if you do your job well and the situation improves, I will definitely investigate this raid and take revenge on Ubar.”

At first glance, it seems okay, but...

Wait a minute.

“Don’t let the thugs set it up and properly investigate the raid? Isn’t that what the guards should do?”

“...that’s right.”

this gentleman. Where are you trying to fill it with words?

“Don’t play with words like that- yeah. Please protect the boat horned inn here.”

“An inn?”

“yes. It’s also where I’ll be staying, and wasn’t there a raid today? I can’t let the little people get hurt.”

At my words, the captain of the guard nodded calmly.

“Um, I see. Then, let’s double the patrolling in the area.”

“No, not to that extent. Please keep the soldiers stationed. Well, about twenty people should be enough.”

“twenty? That is too much.”

Afterwards, a similar process of bargaining ensued, and we reached an agreement to use the Baeggo-dong Inn as a temporary patrol post.

Twelve soldiers will be stationed at the Hornet’s Inn until the threat of Uvar is completely eliminated.

In addition, the headquarters of the guards planned to send six shifts every two hours to patrol the area around the inn.

hmm. With this, I won’t have to worry about being attacked while sleeping. The thugs won’t attack the guard post unless they’re crazy.

“Then write the contract.”

“...a contract?”

what is this reaction

Could it be that he tried not to write a contract while taking on such an important request? It’s a big deal.

Ignoring the guard’s reaction, I divided the parchment given to me by Ellen into three parts and started writing things.

I don’t know much about contracts in this world... but wouldn’t it be okay to use it like a service request?

“Simply put only the most important points.”

“Do you know how to write?”

“Yeah what. What should be included-hmm down payment, remuneration, safety guarantee after death, information related to the support of the secret guard...” In

my mind, I wanted to fill the parchment full, but it might go against the castle owner, so let’s just do this. . It’s a bit embarrassing to see the guard chief’s expression become strange.

“I think this should be enough.”

“O uh ”

After looking through the completed contract, the guard frowned as if he had a headache, so he expressed his doubts.

“But why is the contract three? Wouldn’t it be fine if you had one and I had one?”

“for a moment. I thought Seongju-nim was the employer, not the guard captain.”

“Ah, yes. That’s right. The Count will hire you.”

“Yes? The Count and I plan to share one copy and entrust the other to the notary and church.”

“Notarization?”

The captain of the guard muttered that and opened his mouth as if he was dumbfounded.

“yes. Notarized. Uh, do churches not notarize things like mercenary contracts?”

“...Well, if you donate properly, there’s nothing that can’t be done.”

“Then no problem. ruler. Hurry up and check it out and get the Count’s seal.”

“I see.”

The captain of the guard with a bewildered expression accepted the roll of parchment. Then, as I was about to turn around, he suddenly asked me a question.

“But you. Are you really a mercenary?”

I smiled slightly and shrugged my shoulders.