ED:
“Kuwaaa, w-wait! I have something to say too! Listen to me!”
Ram Hwayeon and Bottleneck rushed in and grabbed Leeha.
“Where have you been? You left all the work to me! There’s a limit to your belief in me! Aren’t you going to learn your job?”
“You bastard, bastaaaaard! Damn bastard! Where’s the support? Where are you going to set up my blacksmith’s shop? Why didn’t you tell me that the city was destroyed!”
It took more than thirty minutes for their complaints to subside as they fired them like rapid-fire cannons and pulled both of Leeha’s arms as if they were trying to tear it apart.
“……Now that I think about it, I guess it’s a good thing we didn’t take Castle Dale.”
Looking at the scene, Kijung shook his head.
From the efficient operation of the city to the expansion of the outer walls of the city and the construction of water-based equipment to prepare for the reserves’ defense.
The three pieces that Leeha thought of were finally gathered.
Gaza City’s raid and post-recovery work were quite tumultuous. Enough to keep an eye on who, when, and how they entered.
Of course, Ram Hwayeon was acting as the deputy, and all access by suspicious personnel was blocked, but before that, one fact had to be examined.
Gaza City was a big city that was recognized by Ram Hwayeon.
And there were ‘luxury pubs’ in big cities.
***
“Euuung, as expected, he even called both Byeolcho and Hwahong.”
“Yes. It was as Oka-san predicted.”
“Tsk, that’s why I told him to make demon nobles run rampant in Fibiel as soon as possible. Because we can’t let those two come to Gaza City. Stupid Faust…… he can’t even eat the food that was prepared for him.”
Chiyou was talking to Sasuke with her arms crossed at a secret bar outside the high-end residential area of Gaza City, far from the usual ‘market’.
Of course, the owner was Chiyou.
“What are you going to do?”
“We have to watch the trend first. We need to know how each country will move after the conclusion of the peace treaty…… More than anything, I’m curious about what will happen here in Gaza City. Who is the NPC you bribed into the reserve?”
“That…… he died.”
“Phew, the Demon King’s agents did not help much. See if you can find a new one to grease with. As soon as possible.”
“Understood.”
Chiyou’s information gap can be said to be fortune among the misfortunes of Leeha.
There was no way that Leeha knew what Ram Hwayeon did not know. However, his sniper’s instinct stirred.
“- please do as I ask from each of you. I am going to the Pope.”
In the inner conference room, Leeha quietly opened his mouth. The atmosphere, which had calmed down, began to heat up again.
“T-the Pope? Hyung?”
“The Pope, what do you mean by that? Don’t you have to manage the city? How long do I have-”
“This guy! Are you saying you’re just going to play around while leaving me with the repair of the walls!”
Kijung, Ram Hwayeon, and Bottleneck tried to protest, but Leeha made them quiet by putting his index finger into his lips.
“Shh. That’s not it.”
They knew~! It wasn’t a normal atmosphere.
And when Leeha’s eyes and voice changed like this, everyone knew from experience that the flow of Middle Earth would change.
“The signing of the peace treaty has concluded, and according to the information from Byeolcho, the demon nobles are no longer rampaging in Fibiel. Minis cities have not been attacked since the attack on Gaza. What does that mean?”
It was the reason why Kijung only stored important locations in the crystal ball.
Because the quest to defend against demon nobles in Fibiel no longer appeared.
In addition, Faust and the chimeras, who had been raiding villages on the edge of Minis, had not moved in several days.
When he heard the news from Kijung and Ram Hwayeon, Leeha was certain.
“Bluebeard also found out that the peace treaty had been signed.”
“How would Bluebeard know?”
“It’s because there are users like Faust. Most importantly, wouldn’t it be correct to assume that there is someone dealing with information?”
Even if Faust or other users who joined the Demon King’s army didn’t know, there was no way that the ‘hidden hand’ wouldn’t know.
‘Then, how will Bluebeard move in the future?’
It was the point that Leeha’s instinct, the instinct of a sniper, found.
“They will come together at one point. All the demon nobles in Fibiel, chimeras that rampaged in Minis, and the Demon King’s agents.”
Gulp, either Ram Hwayeon or Kijung. Someone gulped.
It was also because they were able to anticipate Leeha’s words in advance.
“Before that, I will persuade the Pope to form a team to defeat Bluebeard. Before they all gather-”
Leeha took out the Black Bass. Normally, they would have moved after the fact was confirmed. However, not now. Now that Gaza City has been attacked, Leeha can no longer passively wait.
An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth.
“-We will hit them first. Very secretively.”
And it was only natural to pay blood with blood.
***
“Wait! That’s easy for you to say, but it’s hard to manage the city without you! It’s not like I can just do anything by being a proxy.”
“T-that rude woman is right. You bastard, repairing walls? Even if I try to take care of that, there’s no money! How will we fix it when she doesn’t even give us money to bring in materials and manpower?”
“What? What kind of city is this? Are you talking about money? How hard it must have been to recover this much on a meager income!”
Ram Hwayeon and Bottleneck growled at each other. This is what the two of them were fighting about before Leeha came. Bottleneck tried to claim his rights after he had done his duty, but it was not a situation where he could do so. A castle wall cannot be restored with a single hammer.
Ram Hwayeon also had something to say. Because Gaza City currently doesn’t have any income. They have used the remaining money from the safe to restore the most urgent roads, water and sewage, and the residences of the NPC residents. There was no room for a large budget to repair the walls.
“Since it’s hyung’s request, I can have some of our guild members defend the city…… we can help defend the city, but we cannot do it indefinitely. If it were only me, I would stay forever……
Kijung was also in the same position. Byeolcho’s executives who were close to Leeha will always help him, however, it didn’t mean that other members can always reside in Gaza City.
“You’re going to use Byeolcho? Hmm, then we can save the operating budget of the Knights Templar for a while. But, that’s what the guild master of Byeolcho said. Do you think it will cost less to recruit and train the Gaza Knights again?”
In the end, the Gaza Knights, who had suffered a blow close to destruction, had to be used to defend the city again, but the reality was that they had no money for that.
“Haaa……. How can it not work?”
“Do you think I’m a bank? I can’t print money either!”
“Keuuung……”
Listening to Ram Hwayeon’s explanation, Leeha wrapped his head. The operation needs to be fast and secretive.
‘In order to proceed while making the ‘informant’ and ‘hidden hand’ of this fact, we must move as quickly and carefully as possible……. Does it make sense that I am tied down by money?’
After all, in order to do all of these things simultaneously, Leeha must invest money. And fortunately, he had some money.
‘The Legendary items from Kuzgunak’sh’s lair”. If he sold it, he would have money as soon as possible. In other words, he could think of it as a long-term investment…
He couldn’t help but think about reality. There were also real estate items that his mother had already looked at. How should he do that? If these items were put into Gaza City, the plans in reality would be postponed.
It was not an easy choice for Leeha to make.
“Huuu…… Whether in reality or in-game, money is always an issue.”
“You’re stating the obvious. Do you think running a city would be easy? In order to make a bigger income- huh?!”
Waaaaaa—–
“Uhm what is this?”
“Magic?! Is it magic?!”
A bluish-green light emanated from the Gaza City reserve conference room.
It was a strange feeling that Leeha felt for the first time.
What floated where the light had disappeared was the bronze dragon hatchling, Blaugrun.
[Kyu!]
Blaugrun, who had disappeared somewhere, appeared next to Leeha using the ‘appearance’ magic.
“Dragon?!”
“Leeha-hyung? What is that in your shoulder?!”
“Oh! It’s the dragon that was hatched last time. Is it using magic already?”
Ram Hwayeon, Kijung, and Bottleneck looked at Blaugrun with their respective thoughts.
Leeha felt sorry again. He was planning to restore Gaza City and subjugate the Demon King’s minions, but he didn’t even notice that the dragon on his shoulder was gone ….
“Ah, Blaugrun-ssi. Where did you-”
[Kyuuuu-!]
Feeling sorry, Leeha raised his hand to stroke it once, but Blaugrun avoided Leeha’s hand.
“You’re avoiding my hand like that.”
[Kyuuu, kyu!]
Seeing Leeha’s disappointment and apologetic face, Blaugrun shook its head. As if saying it didn’t mean it.
[Kyuuuuu-!]
Blaugrun tightened his body and trembled as if he was taking a poop.
“Huh……? What is this-”
Shaaaa……
When the light shone again from the small creature’s body flapping in the air, the space in the center of the meeting room began to split.
“Subspace magic! The hatchling, the hatchling can use subspace magic!? It is indeed a dragon hatched from an easter egg!”
Bottleneck shouted in surprise, but the users didn’t know exactly what it meant. What was subspace magic? It was seconds later that they learned about the true nature of the magic.
“Oh, ohh-!”
“What is coming out!”
Something began to rumble, curl, and pour down the cracks in the space that was split like a zipper opening in the air
They were small!
Clang, clang, clang.
The users were able to know what object fell to the floor based on the sound. Sword, shield, armor, boots……. They were items that filled the central space of the meeting room.
“Oh……. This…
“What is this?! Heroic, heroic, heroic, heroic-”
“Equipment! The dragon brought you a present! Uwaah! You damn bastard, the dragon is paying its debt!”
As Bottleneck shouted with joy, Blaugrun made a joyful cry.
[Kyuu! Kyukyu!]
Then, the bronze dragon hatchling flapped its wings and sat on Leeha’s shoulder.
A bright voice and items fell out of thin air. Leeha also noticed.
“Surely……. Did you really bring these for me to use?”
[Kyu!]
“The three rewards I can choose-”
[Kyuuu?]
“Does it mean I could still choose? Then…… are these gifts? Literally?”
[Kyu! Kyu!]
Blaugrun nodded vigorously.
As Ram Hwayeon had already looked through, she confirmed that all of them were heroic-grade items. If he sold all of them, there would be no problems with Gaza City’s restoration project right away.
Leeha managed to calm his throbbing heart and hugged Blaugrun.
“Thanks.”
[Kyuuu.]
[It was nothing.]
Leeha seemed to have somehow heard Blaugrun’s adult voice.
“How about this?”
“Okay. Starting from restoring the walls, it will be too much to use as an emergency budget.”
“Okay! Kijeong-ah! Call the Byeolcho members as well. I will leave recruiting and training the Gaza Knights to you.”
Leeha put on his Black Bass as if he would leave immediately.
(To be continued…)
TL’s notes:
There might be confusion between the Demon King’s army and Demon King’s agents, the difference is the Demon King’s army pertains to the Demon King’s forces as a whole, while Demon King’s agents are the users who joined the Demon King’s army.
ED:
“Kuwaaa, w-wait! I have something to say too! Listen to me!”
Ram Hwayeon and Bottleneck rushed in and grabbed Leeha.
“Where have you been? You left all the work to me! There’s a limit to your belief in me! Aren’t you going to learn your job?”
“You bastard, bastaaaaard! Damn bastard! Where’s the support? Where are you going to set up my blacksmith’s shop? Why didn’t you tell me that the city was destroyed!”
It took more than thirty minutes for their complaints to subside as they fired them like rapid-fire cannons and pulled both of Leeha’s arms as if they were trying to tear it apart.
“……Now that I think about it, I guess it’s a good thing we didn’t take Castle Dale.”
Looking at the scene, Kijung shook his head.
From the efficient operation of the city to the expansion of the outer walls of the city and the construction of water-based equipment to prepare for the reserves’ defense.
The three pieces that Leeha thought of were finally gathered.
Gaza City’s raid and post-recovery work were quite tumultuous. Enough to keep an eye on who, when, and how they entered.
Of course, Ram Hwayeon was acting as the deputy, and all access by suspicious personnel was blocked, but before that, one fact had to be examined.
Gaza City was a big city that was recognized by Ram Hwayeon.
And there were ‘luxury pubs’ in big cities.
***
“Euuung, as expected, he even called both Byeolcho and Hwahong.”
“Yes. It was as Oka-san predicted.”
“Tsk, that’s why I told him to make demon nobles run rampant in Fibiel as soon as possible. Because we can’t let those two come to Gaza City. Stupid Faust…… he can’t even eat the food that was prepared for him.”
Chiyou was talking to Sasuke with her arms crossed at a secret bar outside the high-end residential area of Gaza City, far from the usual ‘market’.
Of course, the owner was Chiyou.
“What are you going to do?”
“We have to watch the trend first. We need to know how each country will move after the conclusion of the peace treaty…… More than anything, I’m curious about what will happen here in Gaza City. Who is the NPC you bribed into the reserve?”
“That…… he died.”
“Phew, the Demon King’s agents did not help much. See if you can find a new one to grease with. As soon as possible.”
“Understood.”
Chiyou’s information gap can be said to be fortune among the misfortunes of Leeha.
There was no way that Leeha knew what Ram Hwayeon did not know. However, his sniper’s instinct stirred.
“- please do as I ask from each of you. I am going to the Pope.”
In the inner conference room, Leeha quietly opened his mouth. The atmosphere, which had calmed down, began to heat up again.
“T-the Pope? Hyung?”
“The Pope, what do you mean by that? Don’t you have to manage the city? How long do I have-”
“This guy! Are you saying you’re just going to play around while leaving me with the repair of the walls!”
Kijung, Ram Hwayeon, and Bottleneck tried to protest, but Leeha made them quiet by putting his index finger into his lips.
“Shh. That’s not it.”
They knew~! It wasn’t a normal atmosphere.
And when Leeha’s eyes and voice changed like this, everyone knew from experience that the flow of Middle Earth would change.
“The signing of the peace treaty has concluded, and according to the information from Byeolcho, the demon nobles are no longer rampaging in Fibiel. Minis cities have not been attacked since the attack on Gaza. What does that mean?”
It was the reason why Kijung only stored important locations in the crystal ball.
Because the quest to defend against demon nobles in Fibiel no longer appeared.
In addition, Faust and the chimeras, who had been raiding villages on the edge of Minis, had not moved in several days.
When he heard the news from Kijung and Ram Hwayeon, Leeha was certain.
“Bluebeard also found out that the peace treaty had been signed.”
“How would Bluebeard know?”
“It’s because there are users like Faust. Most importantly, wouldn’t it be correct to assume that there is someone dealing with information?”
Even if Faust or other users who joined the Demon King’s army didn’t know, there was no way that the ‘hidden hand’ wouldn’t know.
‘Then, how will Bluebeard move in the future?’
It was the point that Leeha’s instinct, the instinct of a sniper, found.
“They will come together at one point. All the demon nobles in Fibiel, chimeras that rampaged in Minis, and the Demon King’s agents.”
Gulp, either Ram Hwayeon or Kijung. Someone gulped.
It was also because they were able to anticipate Leeha’s words in advance.
“Before that, I will persuade the Pope to form a team to defeat Bluebeard. Before they all gather-”
Leeha took out the Black Bass. Normally, they would have moved after the fact was confirmed. However, not now. Now that Gaza City has been attacked, Leeha can no longer passively wait.
An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth.
“-We will hit them first. Very secretively.”
And it was only natural to pay blood with blood.
***
“Wait! That’s easy for you to say, but it’s hard to manage the city without you! It’s not like I can just do anything by being a proxy.”
“T-that rude woman is right. You bastard, repairing walls? Even if I try to take care of that, there’s no money! How will we fix it when she doesn’t even give us money to bring in materials and manpower?”
“What? What kind of city is this? Are you talking about money? How hard it must have been to recover this much on a meager income!”
Ram Hwayeon and Bottleneck growled at each other. This is what the two of them were fighting about before Leeha came. Bottleneck tried to claim his rights after he had done his duty, but it was not a situation where he could do so. A castle wall cannot be restored with a single hammer.
Ram Hwayeon also had something to say. Because Gaza City currently doesn’t have any income. They have used the remaining money from the safe to restore the most urgent roads, water and sewage, and the residences of the NPC residents. There was no room for a large budget to repair the walls.
“Since it’s hyung’s request, I can have some of our guild members defend the city…… we can help defend the city, but we cannot do it indefinitely. If it were only me, I would stay forever……
Kijung was also in the same position. Byeolcho’s executives who were close to Leeha will always help him, however, it didn’t mean that other members can always reside in Gaza City.
“You’re going to use Byeolcho? Hmm, then we can save the operating budget of the Knights Templar for a while. But, that’s what the guild master of Byeolcho said. Do you think it will cost less to recruit and train the Gaza Knights again?”
In the end, the Gaza Knights, who had suffered a blow close to destruction, had to be used to defend the city again, but the reality was that they had no money for that.
“Haaa……. How can it not work?”
“Do you think I’m a bank? I can’t print money either!”
“Keuuung……”
Listening to Ram Hwayeon’s explanation, Leeha wrapped his head. The operation needs to be fast and secretive.
‘In order to proceed while making the ‘informant’ and ‘hidden hand’ of this fact, we must move as quickly and carefully as possible……. Does it make sense that I am tied down by money?’
After all, in order to do all of these things simultaneously, Leeha must invest money. And fortunately, he had some money.
‘The Legendary items from Kuzgunak’sh’s lair”. If he sold it, he would have money as soon as possible. In other words, he could think of it as a long-term investment…
He couldn’t help but think about reality. There were also real estate items that his mother had already looked at. How should he do that? If these items were put into Gaza City, the plans in reality would be postponed.
It was not an easy choice for Leeha to make.
“Huuu…… Whether in reality or in-game, money is always an issue.”
“You’re stating the obvious. Do you think running a city would be easy? In order to make a bigger income- huh?!”
Waaaaaa—–
“Uhm what is this?”
“Magic?! Is it magic?!”
A bluish-green light emanated from the Gaza City reserve conference room.
It was a strange feeling that Leeha felt for the first time.
What floated where the light had disappeared was the bronze dragon hatchling, Blaugrun.
[Kyu!]
Blaugrun, who had disappeared somewhere, appeared next to Leeha using the ‘appearance’ magic.
“Dragon?!”
“Leeha-hyung? What is that in your shoulder?!”
“Oh! It’s the dragon that was hatched last time. Is it using magic already?”
Ram Hwayeon, Kijung, and Bottleneck looked at Blaugrun with their respective thoughts.
Leeha felt sorry again. He was planning to restore Gaza City and subjugate the Demon King’s minions, but he didn’t even notice that the dragon on his shoulder was gone ….
“Ah, Blaugrun-ssi. Where did you-”
[Kyuuuu-!]
Feeling sorry, Leeha raised his hand to stroke it once, but Blaugrun avoided Leeha’s hand.
“You’re avoiding my hand like that.”
[Kyuuu, kyu!]
Seeing Leeha’s disappointment and apologetic face, Blaugrun shook its head. As if saying it didn’t mean it.
[Kyuuuuu-!]
Blaugrun tightened his body and trembled as if he was taking a poop.
“Huh……? What is this-”
Shaaaa……
When the light shone again from the small creature’s body flapping in the air, the space in the center of the meeting room began to split.
“Subspace magic! The hatchling, the hatchling can use subspace magic!? It is indeed a dragon hatched from an easter egg!”
Bottleneck shouted in surprise, but the users didn’t know exactly what it meant. What was subspace magic? It was seconds later that they learned about the true nature of the magic.
“Oh, ohh-!”
“What is coming out!”
Something began to rumble, curl, and pour down the cracks in the space that was split like a zipper opening in the air
They were small!
Clang, clang, clang.
The users were able to know what object fell to the floor based on the sound. Sword, shield, armor, boots……. They were items that filled the central space of the meeting room.
“Oh……. This…
“What is this?! Heroic, heroic, heroic, heroic-”
“Equipment! The dragon brought you a present! Uwaah! You damn bastard, the dragon is paying its debt!”
As Bottleneck shouted with joy, Blaugrun made a joyful cry.
[Kyuu! Kyukyu!]
Then, the bronze dragon hatchling flapped its wings and sat on Leeha’s shoulder.
A bright voice and items fell out of thin air. Leeha also noticed.
“Surely……. Did you really bring these for me to use?”
[Kyu!]
“The three rewards I can choose-”
[Kyuuu?]
“Does it mean I could still choose? Then…… are these gifts? Literally?”
[Kyu! Kyu!]
Blaugrun nodded vigorously.
As Ram Hwayeon had already looked through, she confirmed that all of them were heroic-grade items. If he sold all of them, there would be no problems with Gaza City’s restoration project right away.
Leeha managed to calm his throbbing heart and hugged Blaugrun.
“Thanks.”
[Kyuuu.]
[It was nothing.]
Leeha seemed to have somehow heard Blaugrun’s adult voice.
“How about this?”
“Okay. Starting from restoring the walls, it will be too much to use as an emergency budget.”
“Okay! Kijeong-ah! Call the Byeolcho members as well. I will leave recruiting and training the Gaza Knights to you.”
Leeha put on his Black Bass as if he would leave immediately.
(To be continued…)
TL’s notes:
There might be confusion between the Demon King’s army and Demon King’s agents, the difference is the Demon King’s army pertains to the Demon King’s forces as a whole, while Demon King’s agents are the users who joined the Demon King’s army.
