Chapter 6 - Have I Been Abandoned?

Chapter 6 - Have I Been Abandoned?

"Hey, I think you're going to fight that slave trader?"

"Well, dryads are worth going back to. Let's break it down quickly."

Three thieves brought out large, rugged meat cleavers. Although their tone was frivolous, their attitude was by no means fledgling.

"Huh, huh."

White's hair stood on end because of the thieves' murder.

'Run away, please.'

Hayang prayed again and again in his heart. Three nasty thieves. The brutal murder of the slave traders was vividly portrayed in front of their eyes.

My parents, who once collapsed in the same way, looked overlapping.

'Don't die, please...'

But the slave trader seemed to have no intention of turning his back.

He snapped his head to free himself and questioned the dryad.

"Old man, it's going to get a little messy, is that okay?"

"It can't be helped. Please."

Pak!

The slave trader vigorously kicked the ground.

The thieves reacted a little late, probably not expecting his reaction.

But they were also pros at killing. These were people who had lived their entire lives in plunder. In an instant, he enters an angle to besiege the slave trader and brandishes his sword like a madman.

"Got it!"

A tongue-in-cheek thief.

Sreung!

A neat trace passes through his lower body.

Blood gushed out and screams rang out. Eucalyptus buds rose from the ground as the four men ran.

"What!!"

"Slave traders use swords?!"

It was natural for the bandits to panic. A slave trader is always a trader. It was common knowledge that he had no fighting power.

Even if there was, there was no way he would be able to cut things off while boasting such neat swordsmanship against a veteran thief.

The slave trader did not give the thieves a chance to reorganize their collapsed formations. In an instant, their bodies were connected by stabbing and slashing.

The time when boiling screams echoed in the valley was very brief.

In an instant, three corpses were left in the flower garden.

"Wicker-kun, aren't your skills better than before?"

"They weren't that strong. They were bounty criminals who couldn't catch even 7 murders because they were quick on their feet."

"That's good."

"I can't take all the bodies with me, so can I just cut off the head?"

"That's right. I will take care of the rest."

'Haaa...'

Hayangi, who watched the scene in hiding, leaned against the rock and sat down, sweeping his chest.

Did someone somewhere hear my prayers this time?

No, if it were a goddess who was kind enough to listen to the prayers of such a pitiful prisoner, she would have helped many times before.

The slave trader's overcoming of the crisis must have been purely thanks to his steady accumulation of efforts.

'But, anyway.'

Hayang was thankful that he did not die.

Unlike his parents who died covering him up to the end, he was just relieved that he could still thank him.

My heart is still hot

Her stunned chest craves oxygen for a while longer until her breathing calms down.Did not

In front of Whiteyi, the benevolent face of an old man with bark skin suddenly appeared.

"Whoa!"

To Hayang who screamed in surprise, the dryad held out a flower.

"All the scary things are over. It's okay with me."

Hayang slowly accepted the flower.

"Me, over there. He..."

"Wicker-kun has returned. He seems to have an affair with him."

"That..."

Dryad spoke affectionately to Whitey, who was mumbling.

"You are a good friend. You don't have to be so scared."

Hayang hesitated a little.

"... Why did he become a slave trader?"

"As you can see, I've always wanted to be a gardener."

The dryad glanced around his flower garden.

Hayang could see the job titled 〈 Alchemist 〉 written on his name tag.

"But the nameplate could not be changed. The alchemist was a 2 star and the gardener was a 1 star. Even though my time as an alchemist was a very short time in my life. There were many circumstances with him."

He wondered if there were as many things to the slave trader as he did to himself.

'... It's scary, but I want to ask.'

Hayang thought about that and accepted the flower the old man handed him.

***

"This is a reward for 4 quests and 3 bounties. Please check the amount."

"Has confirmed. Thank you."

I was busy today, and I was able to catch bounty criminals, so the money was good. Even the hole that took a few days off was filled up.

After all, the receptionist is businesslike and comfortable. I especially like the expressionless expression.

"Mr. Wicker."

I was about to leave because my errands were over, but the receptionist spoke to me.

"Did I miss something?"

"No, not that... It may be far-fetched, but looking at the completion rate of the quest, I think it will be enough for a C-class promotion."

Maybe someday you'll be aiming for the B rank. She added little.

It was the first time she had heard her opinion outside of work, so she was a little fresh.

If the promotion is fast, of course I'm good too. Even if you take the same quest, you get a bonus and you can complete more difficult quests.

I knew.

"Because the number of completed party quests is insufficient. It takes time to fill it up with solos."

I can't help it even if I go a little slow.

"If the party request is a problem..."

The receptionist girl hesitated a little before making a suggestion.

"It's okay if I go out with you when I'm off duty. First of all, I have a career as an adventurer."

I immediately waved my hand.

"I can't be a nuisance with a request from a receptionist who isn't even an active adventurer. It's okay."

The degree to which he handles business affairs in a clerical manner without raising other disputes is also very noble.

Now that I know what slave traders are like, I understand how difficult it can be.

There are no quests or goals, so there is a lot of time. You just have to try slowly.

Raising the adventurer level in the first place does not mean that the name tag will change immediately.

How else to change nameplateShould be found in

"... All right."

The receptionist lady had a slightly regretful expression on her face.

At that time, a guild guard approached us and alerted us.

"Do you have a problem?"

A guard staring at my nameplate. The receptionist reacted immediately.

"Oh no! I made a mistake..."

The guard looked at me suspiciously.

Well, I'm used to this situation.

Most of the time, it's the slave trader's fault when things get too long.

There would be nothing better if there were more.

Today, I decided to leave the guild because I had to pay well and visit the shopping mall. I nodded lightly to the receptionist and said hello.

After a while, the bag was heavy with coins.

There were a few more items in the bag, one of which was a bundle of dead insects from old Kelian.

I only subdued the thieves because they were bounties, but since they saved my life anyway, I gave them to me, saying that I wanted to give them in return.

It was said that it was a nutritious food that was good for the body, but it was an item I didn't remember and the guild didn't handle it, so I thought of asking what it was at a specialty store in the shopping district.

"My God, it's the larva of a blue-blue cliff butterfly! Five marinas?! Please sell me!"

〈 Rick, the magic ingredient merchant, 〉 rolled his eyes as soon as he saw them.

"Is it rare?"

"It's rare. It is an item that goes into the Magic Tower. There seems to be one spell that requires this ingredient to be included in a higher enchantment."

It was the first time I heard about it. Actually, it was 13 years before the original work, and magic and materials may still be under development. It may be that more primitive materials are needed.

"Selling is a bit like that. Because it was a gift."

"I'll give you 2 gold for five."

Hmm. It was stronger than I thought. It was almost a week's worth of commission.

I'm sorry to old Kelly, but I have no intention of eating bugs.

"Let's do it with 5 gold."

"Yes? No matter how rare it is, I don't go that far."

"Then take it back. I got it as a side dish."

"Su, you're not drinking?! Wait a minute!"

The merchant stamped his feet and made a hasty offer.

"I'll give you 3 gold, 3 gold."

"4 gold and 50 silver."

"3 gold and 50 silver!"

"Please spend a little more."

"Oh my."

Eventually, the merchant bent down and took out four gold coins from the depths of the jar and set them down in front of me.

"Four gold. I can't afford more than this. You decide with this."

Then, I thought I would have more than doubled it if I had paid for the first deposit.

Originally, the business was done shamelessly, but it seems that the conscience has been given away.

"So be it."

It was an unexpected bonus. I was about to pick up four gold coins to my satisfaction, but the merchant added 40 more silver coins.

"What is it?"

"You have to trust each other. It is a sign of my last name, wishing you good deals in the future."

From the look on his single-minded face, it seemed that he had no other intentions.

Then a message appeared on my status bar.

―――—

Achievement Achievement: First transaction successful!

Skill [Sales price increase by 10%] Has been unlocked.

The slave trader's job level has risen to 2.

――――

Hmm.

Are slave traders still classified under the merchant job category anyway?

There was no slave trader in the original work, so of course it wasn't written on the wiki, so I didn't know the skill tree or how to raise it.

The wiki on the side of my ability reflects the information of the current world, so there is information, but the level is still low, so I can't read it.

Judging from this situation, it is presumed that the [Terminate Slave Contract] Skill can be learned through normal merchant activities.

A little bow was visible.

"Please visit us again next time."

The magic goods dealer didn't mind the extra 10 percent he paid me at all.

It seems to be a characteristic of the skill.

It's great to be able to get an extra 10 percent on every transaction for granted.

There was a possibility that he could get rid of the adventurers and work as a merchant. Is there a way to change the nameplate there?

First of all, I decided to take it slow and left the store.

"Yes, let's buy it first."

Now that I have a lot of money, I want to buy many things.

***

"Such a thing... I'm glad you weren't hurt."

Black was worried about White.

The three trudged back to their home, the mill.

"He was not a slave trader. He might be a better person than normal humans..."

Hayang was speechless.

Geum-i's heart was shaken when even Ha-yang talked about it. Yellow was the only one who seemed unconcerned.

"... Ah."

The sun was going down. The night in the forest came quickly. A rumbling sound echoed in the stomach of the three at the same time.

"... You are late."

Have I been abandoned?

Hayang involuntarily felt that way.

Even though he solved it quickly, it was true that he was in danger today because of himself.

He did not trust him and even tailed him. He figured out the truth and took it for granted even though he fell out of love.

White's eyes caught the pebbles he had left in the morning. He inadvertently held it in his hand.

It was cold.

What did he say It's warm and makes me feel good when I wear this.

What he said must be true. But without him, I don't know how to use it. He shouldn't have been scared and should have listened to him a little longer.

"... Black."

Hayang endured the feeling of welling up in tears. No, he wanted to put up with it.

It wasn't easy.

Is it because I'm hungry?

Is it because you're scared?

Or is it because I'm sorry?

I wanted to check it out, so I wanted to see that person again.

And then.

―It's sweet.

The door is open.