Chapter 31

Chapter 31

31. Plan (1)

Benrik who was examining the brooch held it in one hand and headed to Lucian’s room.

‘When I asked like that he hid it tightly.’

Whatever the change of heart, he had no thought of taking the pocket money of the child who would soon leave.

“Hey, Lucian this─”

Yes? Benrik who was opening Lucian’s door and entering stopped. Because there was no one in the room.

What was there was only high-class fabric that had become a rag.

Come to think of it did he say there seems to be a person worth receiving help from.

‘Did he go to find that person?’

Well he will return soon. Benrik who passed it over lightly met Hodge coming up face to face while coming down the stairs.

“Hodge.”

“Benrik, going to the leader’s room? Jenkinson will also arrive soon.”

He just came down because there was nothing to do.

“Is there something?”

At Benrik’s question Hodge smiled broadly and took something out from his bosom. It was a palm-sized box with a luxurious pattern engraved.

“I received the reward from the adventurer guild.”

Ah, right. It was still before settlement. Benrik who nodded moved to the leader’s room together with Hodge.

“Ah Hodge, did you happen to see Lucian?” “Lucian, not in the room? I also just entered so I don’t know well.”

Hodge skillfully brewed tea then placed one in front of Benrik and held one in his own hand while sitting with his hips on the table and asked.

“Did you meet the count well and come?”

Well···? Well he doesn’t know if he met well, but he wrote and sent the letter to be sent to Logon Village on the spot, and also received something like an incentive.

Decisively at least the limbs were intact and life was attached.

“Yes, I went well and came.”

“The expression is strange, did something happen?”

Benrik explained the situation shortly along with a sigh.

Anyway it seems father and the count were acquaintances, and also the words that it seems a relationship that cannot be called a very good connection.

When he added the words that it seems father ate the count’s money and fled, Hodge rarely denied first and saw.

“Haha, surely he would have tried to do so. It won’t be.” “No, if it is Gerik···father he would do so and more.”

Hodge who was stroking his chin for a while said.

“You said 20 years ago right? Even if it is fact it is probably because the count turned a blind eye.” “He turned a blind eye to taking money and fleeing?” “Yes.”

Hodge who nodded talked about the count, no the Bromwood family’s ‘hawk’ existing throughout Bromwood.

The existence of the countless ‘hawks’ that flew without distinguishing the border between the Great Forest and the Grendel Duchy during the war in the old days and brought information of each force.

“Of course now they won’t be able to cross even the border like then, but still the things happening within this city they would be seeing through as clearly as the palm of the hand?”

Hodge who said so added the joke that if one puts one’s mind to it one would even be able to find out how many breads went out from the best-selling bakery in the great plaza.

Benrik recalled the checkpoint soldiers whose military discipline was tightly entered every time he saw them. Was the reason that? At the same time he firmly gave up the thought about enlistment.

Even if enlisting it is not Bromwood.

“So, don’t worry too much. Even if it is real he won’t tell you to repay. I have never met the count directly but I know to the extent that he is not such a person.”

It would be good if so···.

The gray heat haze around the count that did not disappear even until the moment of leaving the lord’s castle caught the mind.

Thinking about it it didn’t seem he thought that badly.

‘Rather it seemed he had favor.’

Or did Benrik misinterpret the gray heat haze? Is it not a crisis but something else?

Benrik whose head became more complicated.

“By the way what are you thinking of doing from now on?” “Yes?” “With this matter the probation period originally said has ended. I was wondering what you are thinking of doing.” “Did you know?” “Of course. If there is nothing particularly thought of one can extend.”

“Hmm, I─”

Then the leader’s room door opened and Jenkinson entered.

“Both of you were here.”

It was a face that looked very tired.

Somehow since arriving at Bromwood for the first time it seems hard to see an appearance with a relaxed face.

He who was walking in dragging his feet patted Benrik’s head with a rough hand.

“Did you eat dinner?” “Not yet, let’s go eat together.”

“Haha, shall we.”

It was the full-scale settlement time.

Even after removing the decimals here and there as many as 30 gold coins fell into Benrik’s hand.

At the large sum held for the first time in life Benrik’s expression became dazed.

“It seems too much. Hodge did you properly take care of the reward?” “Of course.”

Hodge who said so jingled the gold coins he took care of as his share.

Then it means the mercenary group and Jenkinson took almost none?

When Benrik looked at Jenkinson he shrugged his shoulders.

“Put it in the bank. Living one does not know where and how one will get hurt. Buy a few potions in advance.”

“I will take care of that myself.”

Finding Baan was Benrik but originally the condition of this request was set as a mercenary of Silver Badge or higher.

If one insists Benrik was not even an ungraded mercenary let alone Bronze Badge.

Because here in Bromwood the mercenary badge can in principle only be issued to those who have become of age.

That is if he had not borrowed the name of Jenkinson and the mercenary group he would not even have been able to receive the reward.

“Rules are there to be kept. Sympathy is also one or two times, looking at the situation because the age is young, looking at what is how. Are you going to keep doing so?”

At Benrik’s words Jenkinson wiped the forehead as if troubled.

“···It is not sympathy, because if leaving the mercenary group one does not know what will happen ahead, no wait what did you say? Continue? Those words···.” “Yes, I am not going anywhere.”

Benrik said casually while counting the gold coins and placing them in front of Jenkinson’s desk.

“I am saying I will continue to remain in the mercenary group.”

“···Haha, if you do so I am of course greatly welcome.” “So from now on don’t give such conveniences.” “Yes, I will do so.”

Of course, it was not that all the people of Jenkinson’s mercenary group look at Benrik favorably.

Benrik was a protruding awl, and a protruding awl is a law that unintentionally stabs someone.

If such favor continues noise will certainly come out.

“I sincerely welcome the joining of the mercenary group, Benrik.” “Welcome, Benrik. You are the youngest of our mercenary group.”

At that the child smiled broadly.

“Then shall we go eat dinner, call Matthew and Bram too, I will treat.”

***

─Kiyaaaak! “···!”

Gerik who kicked the magical beast charging at the child while dripping poison distorted his face fiercely.

“Are you a fool?” “······.” “How is it over a year, and you can’t catch one rabbit cub alone? Is what is attached below the shoulder not a hand but a foot? If you swing you die you know?”

Already over a year has passed, with this when will he do one person’s share. At this rate even if he dies in the gap he himself does not see there would be nothing to say.

‘I should put Jerik in a bit early.’

The third Jerik is also the same that the head is bad and hard to use, but even if attaching the bad things the possibility of living even a bit would increase wouldn’t it.

Gerik who finished organizing scolded again as if unable to understand.

“Why do you have strength but not use it, not answering?” “Magical energy, if magical energy is felt the body does not move well.”

“Don’t talk back, if you don’t want to die.” “······.” “Handle it.” “···Yes.”

Gerik overlapped the first son who became independent a while ago over Yerik who was walking toward the dead poison fang rabbit dragging his feet.

Benrik ate a lot so otherwise, he was really useful. If only the strength was good he would have surpassed Gerik himself··· he wouldn’t have been able to, but he might have been able to chase the tip of his foot.

‘One hand is fast.’

The skill of processing the magical beast corpse is not inferior to Benrik who rolled for years. Then this guy would be good to send to the tanner village.

Gerik said to the child while planning the not distant future.

“Helping is the last this. Preserve your own life yourself.”

The father and son who finished hunting returned to the village.

“Honey!”

On the face of Gerik’s wife, Erina a worry-free smile flower bloomed for the first time in a long time.

Mistaking that as a signal Gerik slightly opened his mouth.

“Hmm. Tonight the two of us cozily─” “A letter came from Benrik!”

Realizing that the smiling smile is not directed at himself Gerik’s expression darkened sharply.

By the way a letter.

He is not a personality to send such a thing resembling himself, did Oswald say something? Anyway because Erina’s expression was bright for the first time in a long time Gerik’s heart also became a degree more comfortable.

“What was written?” “Hoho, it is a secret. Ah, there is yours too!”

Erina held out a reddish envelope that would be used in a duel arena instead of the neat colored letter held in the hand.

“Did two letters come?” “It was not a carrier pigeon but a really huge hawk came. How big it was, at first I thought it was a magical beast. You would also have been surprised if you saw it.”

A hawk instead of a carrier pigeon?

‘Peculiar.’

Gerik who was thinking suddenly felt a sense of déjà vu that this fact is somehow not unfamiliar.

Then Erina poked Gerik’s side and said.

“You have to tell me later what is written?”

Erina said so and moved diligently to take care of the children’s meals. The children who saw the mother going in and out of the kitchen shone their eyes like jackals.

“Did you not open it?” “It was written absolutely not to open?”

Indeed, on the outside of the reddish letter paper the characters of prohibition of opening other than oneself were fiercely written.

Because malice was clearly felt from the letters written by pressing tightly Gerik chuckled.

‘Cheeky bastard.’

─Tear

The letter was a total of two sheets.

One was content about Silvan Bromwood and the debt and the other one─

“······.”

Gerik who confirmed the content hardened stiffly.

‘Why is he like that again?’

Yerik who found Gerik standing while glaring as if to pierce the letter with his eyes strange slightly stuck out his head and looked into the letter and was startled.

‘···!’

Harsh words that cannot even be imagined as words to parents were plastered.

It was roughly the same as the words Yerik had swallowed only inside for nearly 1 year.

Seeing Gerik standing like a wooden stone and hardened a fearful heart surged on one hand and he felt an unprecedented joy.

A feeling as if the resentment that had only been accumulating without a place to be resolved is resolved···.

‘Kuk···. Benrik···.’

Yerik felt respect for the older brother that he had never felt even once in his life welling up vigorously.

By the way it was not that he did not know he was a bit turned from early on but to the extent of being crazy enough to drive twin curses at Gerik.

When Yerik was admiring Erina who finished meal preparation quietly approached and showed curiosity.

“What is written?” “It is nothing.”

Gerik roughly relaxed the facial muscles and glossed over. And after pondering for a while he asked.

“···Come to think of it was the tax collector coming around next month?” “Since he came in the summer two years ago that is so?”

“I should send a letter that there is no need to come.”

Anyway he should go down the mountain range and come for the first time in a long time.

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