You are stunned by Baran's offer, or command, you cannot imagine.
“Are you Baran, who just asked me how dangerous it was? ”
A nobleman would order a commoner to impersonate a nobleman. Are you sure you're in your right mind?
“Khh, what do you think? There's nothing wrong with taking care of Jansen. ”
Knock, knock.
The guard approaches the wagon while he is embarrassed with his mouth open. Looking out the window at him, you see a soldier standing fully armed with helmets and leather armor.
“Hello, I'm Smith, a white smith from Lunas Guard. ”
Looking at Smith and looking at Baran, Baran gestures at the window. Like I said, make it quick.
“Big time! Yeah, what's going on? ”
[Wow! Kaiyan, your voice has changed! It's annoying to hear!]
As he mimics Tarien's tone as much as possible, Rika, who was quiet, likes to clap with her front foot.
“Not only that, but it's the principle of inspecting a wagon, even if it doesn't have a family crest. I'm sorry, can you tell the family? ”
“Kmm... Tarien. Tarien de Cheniavin. ”
“Ah! A nobleman of the Erl Cheniavin family! It's an honor to meet you! You may now pass! ”
“Yes, thank you. ”
He was also a member of the eastern guard, so even a regular soldier knew the Cheniavin family.
In that sense, the more I know about the Cheniavin family, the more I think it's really great. That family was born into the same shithole in Tarien.
The wagon passing through the gate makes a rattling sound and moves toward the central square.
“Varane, I did what I was told... What are you going to do now?" ”
“Impersonate Taree until you meet Jansen. If he finds out I'm here now, he'll run. ”
“… I hope you know that I'm not responsible for anything that goes wrong. ”
“Khh, don't worry. ”
Where does confidence come from? If I make one mistake, things will go wrong. What do they believe in?
Baran claps his hands at Salmos, sitting to the right.
“The Jansen will not know you, so Lord Salmos will look after Kaiyan for three days. ”
“Yes, I understand. ”
“Kaiyan, whatever happens, Lord Salmos will protect you. Don't worry. Keep Jansen in custody." ”
‘Who protects whom. ’
It's true that Salmos smells strong, but he can't be stronger than me unless he's an error master.
Even if Jansen catches me, it's not my job to get out of one body.
“Are you going to act separately, then? ”
“We should. That's why we left the knights behind. ”
Baran left nine knights behind before he left Vratan. That's why Jansen knows their faces.
“Kaiyan, take it. ”
Baran reacquires the invitation from Jansen, whom I handed over. Baran and Ikran take out a small orb from his arms after receiving the paper.
“Then I'll come back in three days. ”
[Oh, that! Magic artifacts!]
Glug.
Baran and Ikrain are slowly disappearing, leaving a promise to come three days later.
Like Rieka said, that little orb seems to be an artifact. Involved in invisibility magic.
‘I'm carrying a curious item because I'm a nobleman. ’
When I try to feel the spirit of the missing Baryan and Icran, I feel the spirit in my little senses. The two of them open the door of the wagon slowly running and exit.
Even if Jansen's henchmen were watching us, they wouldn't have noticed us if we went out like that.
“Ha... I didn't mean to go to all this trouble. ”
“Did you say Kaiyan? Don't worry too much. Your life will be safe unless my sword is broken. ”
“Yes…. ”
The knight Salmos looked at me with a soft smile on his mouth. By the way.
This heterogeneity. ’
Looking at Salmos gives me a strange feeling of otherness. This is clearly not a sense of danger. So what does it feel like?
‘Salmos... He's suspicious. ’
He didn't ignore the senses instinctively conveyed, so he was able to stay here without dying. In that regard, Salmos felt very suspicious and strange.
Like a hunter hiding a knife behind a smiling face.
*
*
*
When I arrived in Lunas three days ago, Jansen's servant came to the luxurious inn where Salmos and I stayed.
“Greetings Tarien. I am Jared Lyon, a knight in the service of Jansen. It's an honor to meet you! ”
The article that referred to himself as Jared Lyon was an honest man with a very distinct feature.
‘If you were honest, you wouldn't have served Jansen. ’
“Yes, Sir Ryan. Then why are you here now? You knew I was in Lunas three days ago. ”
Unlike what I thought I would try to contact once before the appointment date, Jansen only sent his hand until today, the third day. If he really thought it was important to me, I wonder if he should have come when he found out he was in Lunas.
‘By any chance... did you notice that I'm not Tarien? Well, then it doesn't make sense to send an undertaker. ’
“Haha, Jansen wanted to meet Tarien in advance, but it took him a while to prepare. I hope Tarien will understand this. ”
“Hmm... I'll see Jansen myself." ”
“Well, follow me, then. I'll take you to the meeting point. ”
A little suspicious is true, but there's nothing I can do about it now, so I followed Salmos and Ryan on the wagon he prepared.
As everyone boarded, the wagon moved slowly and stopped when the destination was not too far away or about 10 minutes away.
“Tarien, we're here. Follow me.”
Following Ryan, who opens the carriage door and walks ahead, he stops in front of a shabby house and points to the door.
“Right here. ”
“The meeting place is this shabby house? Are you trying to be funny with me? ”
This shabby house is where the noble children gather.
Jansen must be crazy or Ryan must be crazy. There is no reason for noble children of luxury and pride to gather in such a place.
“Haha, that's not it. If you come in, you'll understand. ”
Ryan leans forward, opens the door, and walks inside. Seeing that, Salmos opens his mouth as he stops and ponders.
“Tarien, why don't you go in first? ”
“Don't you worry about Sir Salmos? ”
“Haha, what are you worried about when I'm here? Let's go inside.”
If you don't go in there right now and notice with a smile, you can swing your fist.
I'm not going to hit you, but I slowly walked into a shabby building to proceed with what I had planned with Baran.
The inside of the building was as ugly as expected. It's a common house, if you ask me.
“Tarien, this way. Jansen will be waiting for you when you get in here. ”
Lyon, standing in front of a small door on the inside, points to the door.
“It's absurd to meet in a place like this. ”
When Ryan opened the door, grumbling and going inside, what he saw was...
Stairs?
Behind the small door is a staircase leading down to the basement. Looking back at Ryan in a daze, he points to the stairs with his hands as if nothing was wrong.
“If you go down to the basement, you'll see how much Jansen has prepared for this meeting. ”
“Hmm. Sir Salmos, let's go down. ”
I slowly walked down the stairs with Salmos.
It is a fact that lighting up the stairs as we go down is an artifact that produces a little light, not a torch. Dozens of them.
[Kaiyan! Some idiot put an artifact in this place! One would have been enough. How can you use so much?]
I agree with Rieka. I don't have this kind of money. Even a minor artifact would do at least dozens of gold per person, but would use them to light dozens of stairs.
A minute down the stairs, or at the end of the stairs, there was a small door just like the one above. A little different is that the door at the top was shabby, but the door at the bottom looked very luxurious.
Cramp.
Upon arriving at the door, the door opens by itself without knocking.
[Wow... I didn't expect such fools.]
‘I agree. ’
The interior that looks like an open door is glamorous in itself.
This kind of mansion is filled with glamour I've never seen before. The most surprising thing is that it's enormous enough to want to know how they built this space underground.
“Tarien? ”
“Oh, let's go in. ”
I breathed into Salmos' call and walked inside with my mouth closed. As I entered through the door, a familiar face appeared and greeted me.
“Welcome, Tarien. I had a lot of excuses the other day. I didn't think you'd come to my merchant guild as a mercenary. ”
‘Jansen……. ’
Unlike last time, he was making a cold impression on where he had sold his rich beard. You don't have to wear a mask anymore.
“Well, it was a matter of circumstance then... but the others...? ”
I look around, but I see no one but Jansen. His invitation said it was a gathering of noble children.
“Oh, the others will be here shortly. It's going to take some time for everyone to come from a long distance. This way, please.”
“Then……. ”
The moment Jansen made his way further in.
‘Knight-level? That's a lot. ’
The sense of the surroundings always made me feel like there were more than twenty knights hiding where Jansen was headed.
Of course, I might think it's just in case things happen, but the answer was quick when I thought about what it would feel like if I were really noble.
"You're not guarding the outside, you're hiding inside? Weird. '
If it was really Tarien, he'd be furious when he found out. And even if it was just in case, it's polite to let me know in advance.
“Lord Salmos, when is he coming? ”
You consciously ask Salmos in a very small voice.
“They should be at the entrance by now. ”
“Is Lord Ichrane coming alone? ”
“I'd like to, but the Shadow Knights will be here any minute. You'll be fine. ”
"The Shadow Knights. ’
I don't know how strong they are, but if you name them Knights, there are a lot of them. Even if there are twenty knights on the inside, there is a good chance that this will go according to Baran's plan.
‘Yes, you did well on your own. ’
Varando will know how important this opportunity is, but he must have been thoroughly prepared, unless he was an idiot.
I got rid of the thought of messing with my head and approached with a smile as I looked back at Jansen with a calm mind.
“Tarien, thank you so much for coming. I thought Tarien wouldn't come here. ”
“What do you mean. We made a promise, but we have to keep it. ”
“I see. But it wasn't Mr. Kaiyan who promised me back then, wasn't it? So I didn't think he would come. I came to you with a gift of this magnitude, Puhaha! ”
“ ……. ”
Jansen's expression hardens as he watches the fireworks explode.
When did he find out? Did you and Tarien meet in person in the meantime? Or did they leak from the Vratan mercenary site? It can't be, and they don't have a reason to, because my offer wasn't bad either.
Then how the hell did he find out who I am? And a big gift.
“No way…. ”
Many thoughts that were mixed together in my head were made in sequence.
“... Did you lure Varane? ”
“Hehe, you sneak up on the nobleman's name on a mercenary subject. Well, it doesn't matter if Baran's dead now. ”
‘But... why? ’
The question is, why didn't you run away?
If you listen to him, I think he's going to kill Baran.He's not coming alone. The Shadow Knights that Salmos mentioned will be here any minute. How are we going to cope with them?
Kuaang!
“Oh, here comes the protagonist. ”
Looking back, the fancy door is smashed in front of you, and Baran and Icran stand back with their swords drawn.
Baran slowly steps over the broken door.
“Jansen, you're hiding in a place like this. He's a fucking rat. ”
“Khh, don't worry. There's no reason for that today. ”
“Of course. I'll kill you today." Let's get this fight over with. Jansen. ”
“Shouldn't we be watching who dies? Kuhaha!”
“... You've gone completely mad. Lord Salmos, defeat Jansen. ”
When Baran gives the order to Salmos, he draws his sword and, at that moment, his senses flutter like crazy.
You are stunned by Baran's offer, or command, you cannot imagine.
“Are you Baran, who just asked me how dangerous it was? ”
A nobleman would order a commoner to impersonate a nobleman. Are you sure you're in your right mind?
“Khh, what do you think? There's nothing wrong with taking care of Jansen. ”
Knock, knock.
The guard approaches the wagon while he is embarrassed with his mouth open. Looking out the window at him, you see a soldier standing fully armed with helmets and leather armor.
“Hello, I'm Smith, a white smith from Lunas Guard. ”
Looking at Smith and looking at Baran, Baran gestures at the window. Like I said, make it quick.
“Big time! Yeah, what's going on? ”
[Wow! Kaiyan, your voice has changed! It's annoying to hear!]
As he mimics Tarien's tone as much as possible, Rika, who was quiet, likes to clap with her front foot.
“Not only that, but it's the principle of inspecting a wagon, even if it doesn't have a family crest. I'm sorry, can you tell the family? ”
“Kmm... Tarien. Tarien de Cheniavin. ”
“Ah! A nobleman of the Erl Cheniavin family! It's an honor to meet you! You may now pass! ”
“Yes, thank you. ”
He was also a member of the eastern guard, so even a regular soldier knew the Cheniavin family.
In that sense, the more I know about the Cheniavin family, the more I think it's really great. That family was born into the same shithole in Tarien.
The wagon passing through the gate makes a rattling sound and moves toward the central square.
“Varane, I did what I was told... What are you going to do now?" ”
“Impersonate Taree until you meet Jansen. If he finds out I'm here now, he'll run. ”
“… I hope you know that I'm not responsible for anything that goes wrong. ”
“Khh, don't worry. ”
Where does confidence come from? If I make one mistake, things will go wrong. What do they believe in?
Baran claps his hands at Salmos, sitting to the right.
“The Jansen will not know you, so Lord Salmos will look after Kaiyan for three days. ”
“Yes, I understand. ”
“Kaiyan, whatever happens, Lord Salmos will protect you. Don't worry. Keep Jansen in custody." ”
‘Who protects whom. ’
It's true that Salmos smells strong, but he can't be stronger than me unless he's an error master.
Even if Jansen catches me, it's not my job to get out of one body.
“Are you going to act separately, then? ”
“We should. That's why we left the knights behind. ”
Baran left nine knights behind before he left Vratan. That's why Jansen knows their faces.
“Kaiyan, take it. ”
Baran reacquires the invitation from Jansen, whom I handed over. Baran and Ikran take out a small orb from his arms after receiving the paper.
“Then I'll come back in three days. ”
[Oh, that! Magic artifacts!]
Glug.
Baran and Ikrain are slowly disappearing, leaving a promise to come three days later.
Like Rieka said, that little orb seems to be an artifact. Involved in invisibility magic.
‘I'm carrying a curious item because I'm a nobleman. ’
When I try to feel the spirit of the missing Baryan and Icran, I feel the spirit in my little senses. The two of them open the door of the wagon slowly running and exit.
Even if Jansen's henchmen were watching us, they wouldn't have noticed us if we went out like that.
“Ha... I didn't mean to go to all this trouble. ”
“Did you say Kaiyan? Don't worry too much. Your life will be safe unless my sword is broken. ”
“Yes…. ”
The knight Salmos looked at me with a soft smile on his mouth. By the way.
This heterogeneity. ’
Looking at Salmos gives me a strange feeling of otherness. This is clearly not a sense of danger. So what does it feel like?
‘Salmos... He's suspicious. ’
He didn't ignore the senses instinctively conveyed, so he was able to stay here without dying. In that regard, Salmos felt very suspicious and strange.
Like a hunter hiding a knife behind a smiling face.
*
*
*
When I arrived in Lunas three days ago, Jansen's servant came to the luxurious inn where Salmos and I stayed.
“Greetings Tarien. I am Jared Lyon, a knight in the service of Jansen. It's an honor to meet you! ”
The article that referred to himself as Jared Lyon was an honest man with a very distinct feature.
‘If you were honest, you wouldn't have served Jansen. ’
“Yes, Sir Ryan. Then why are you here now? You knew I was in Lunas three days ago. ”
Unlike what I thought I would try to contact once before the appointment date, Jansen only sent his hand until today, the third day. If he really thought it was important to me, I wonder if he should have come when he found out he was in Lunas.
‘By any chance... did you notice that I'm not Tarien? Well, then it doesn't make sense to send an undertaker. ’
“Haha, Jansen wanted to meet Tarien in advance, but it took him a while to prepare. I hope Tarien will understand this. ”
“Hmm... I'll see Jansen myself." ”
“Well, follow me, then. I'll take you to the meeting point. ”
A little suspicious is true, but there's nothing I can do about it now, so I followed Salmos and Ryan on the wagon he prepared.
As everyone boarded, the wagon moved slowly and stopped when the destination was not too far away or about 10 minutes away.
“Tarien, we're here. Follow me.”
Following Ryan, who opens the carriage door and walks ahead, he stops in front of a shabby house and points to the door.
“Right here. ”
“The meeting place is this shabby house? Are you trying to be funny with me? ”
This shabby house is where the noble children gather.
Jansen must be crazy or Ryan must be crazy. There is no reason for noble children of luxury and pride to gather in such a place.
“Haha, that's not it. If you come in, you'll understand. ”
Ryan leans forward, opens the door, and walks inside. Seeing that, Salmos opens his mouth as he stops and ponders.
“Tarien, why don't you go in first? ”
“Don't you worry about Sir Salmos? ”
“Haha, what are you worried about when I'm here? Let's go inside.”
If you don't go in there right now and notice with a smile, you can swing your fist.
I'm not going to hit you, but I slowly walked into a shabby building to proceed with what I had planned with Baran.
The inside of the building was as ugly as expected. It's a common house, if you ask me.
“Tarien, this way. Jansen will be waiting for you when you get in here. ”
Lyon, standing in front of a small door on the inside, points to the door.
“It's absurd to meet in a place like this. ”
When Ryan opened the door, grumbling and going inside, what he saw was...
Stairs?
Behind the small door is a staircase leading down to the basement. Looking back at Ryan in a daze, he points to the stairs with his hands as if nothing was wrong.
“If you go down to the basement, you'll see how much Jansen has prepared for this meeting. ”
“Hmm. Sir Salmos, let's go down. ”
I slowly walked down the stairs with Salmos.
It is a fact that lighting up the stairs as we go down is an artifact that produces a little light, not a torch. Dozens of them.
[Kaiyan! Some idiot put an artifact in this place! One would have been enough. How can you use so much?]
I agree with Rieka. I don't have this kind of money. Even a minor artifact would do at least dozens of gold per person, but would use them to light dozens of stairs.
A minute down the stairs, or at the end of the stairs, there was a small door just like the one above. A little different is that the door at the top was shabby, but the door at the bottom looked very luxurious.
Cramp.
Upon arriving at the door, the door opens by itself without knocking.
[Wow... I didn't expect such fools.]
‘I agree. ’
The interior that looks like an open door is glamorous in itself.
This kind of mansion is filled with glamour I've never seen before. The most surprising thing is that it's enormous enough to want to know how they built this space underground.
“Tarien? ”
“Oh, let's go in. ”
I breathed into Salmos' call and walked inside with my mouth closed. As I entered through the door, a familiar face appeared and greeted me.
“Welcome, Tarien. I had a lot of excuses the other day. I didn't think you'd come to my merchant guild as a mercenary. ”
‘Jansen……. ’
Unlike last time, he was making a cold impression on where he had sold his rich beard. You don't have to wear a mask anymore.
“Well, it was a matter of circumstance then... but the others...? ”
I look around, but I see no one but Jansen. His invitation said it was a gathering of noble children.
“Oh, the others will be here shortly. It's going to take some time for everyone to come from a long distance. This way, please.”
“Then……. ”
The moment Jansen made his way further in.
‘Knight-level? That's a lot. ’
The sense of the surroundings always made me feel like there were more than twenty knights hiding where Jansen was headed.
Of course, I might think it's just in case things happen, but the answer was quick when I thought about what it would feel like if I were really noble.
"You're not guarding the outside, you're hiding inside? Weird. '
If it was really Tarien, he'd be furious when he found out. And even if it was just in case, it's polite to let me know in advance.
“Lord Salmos, when is he coming? ”
You consciously ask Salmos in a very small voice.
“They should be at the entrance by now. ”
“Is Lord Ichrane coming alone? ”
“I'd like to, but the Shadow Knights will be here any minute. You'll be fine. ”
"The Shadow Knights. ’
I don't know how strong they are, but if you name them Knights, there are a lot of them. Even if there are twenty knights on the inside, there is a good chance that this will go according to Baran's plan.
‘Yes, you did well on your own. ’
Varando will know how important this opportunity is, but he must have been thoroughly prepared, unless he was an idiot.
I got rid of the thought of messing with my head and approached with a smile as I looked back at Jansen with a calm mind.
“Tarien, thank you so much for coming. I thought Tarien wouldn't come here. ”
“What do you mean. We made a promise, but we have to keep it. ”
“I see. But it wasn't Mr. Kaiyan who promised me back then, wasn't it? So I didn't think he would come. I came to you with a gift of this magnitude, Puhaha! ”
“ ……. ”
Jansen's expression hardens as he watches the fireworks explode.
When did he find out? Did you and Tarien meet in person in the meantime? Or did they leak from the Vratan mercenary site? It can't be, and they don't have a reason to, because my offer wasn't bad either.
Then how the hell did he find out who I am? And a big gift.
“No way…. ”
Many thoughts that were mixed together in my head were made in sequence.
“... Did you lure Varane? ”
“Hehe, you sneak up on the nobleman's name on a mercenary subject. Well, it doesn't matter if Baran's dead now. ”
‘But... why? ’
The question is, why didn't you run away?
If you listen to him, I think he's going to kill Baran.He's not coming alone. The Shadow Knights that Salmos mentioned will be here any minute. How are we going to cope with them?
Kuaang!
“Oh, here comes the protagonist. ”
Looking back, the fancy door is smashed in front of you, and Baran and Icran stand back with their swords drawn.
Baran slowly steps over the broken door.
“Jansen, you're hiding in a place like this. He's a fucking rat. ”
“Khh, don't worry. There's no reason for that today. ”
“Of course. I'll kill you today." Let's get this fight over with. Jansen. ”
“Shouldn't we be watching who dies? Kuhaha!”
“... You've gone completely mad. Lord Salmos, defeat Jansen. ”
When Baran gives the order to Salmos, he draws his sword and, at that moment, his senses flutter like crazy.
