How to approach the rcenary King.
This information from the crown prince was extrely useful to Cale, who had been pondering that question.
However, he could see that Alberu’s expression was turning odd. Alberu Crossman only had one response to Cale, who said that his natural instincts as a trash were getting him excited.
“...Trash?”
Alberu slowly asked before laughing at Cale.
“Pwahaha-!”
Laughing at Cale.
“You’re saying sothing that would make the real trash in the world roll on the ground in laughter.”
Cale started to think.
He felt that Alberu’s extrely glib tongue that was great at complinting others was getting rougher and rougher with him as the day went by.
Pat. Pat.
Alberu patted Cale on the shoulder.
“Why don’t you just stick to being a slacker.”
Cale who could not say that he didn’t want to be a slacker, could only keep his mouth closed as Alberu shook his head at Cale’s reaction.
“They said you needed to et with the fake Dragon Slayer?”
The crown prince looked toward Eruhaben. It was the only thing Eruhaben had asked for while Cale was unconscious.
Cale slowly nodded his head.
“Yes, yes I do.”
The White Star.
He was said to be the final Dragon Slayer. The first thing Cale needed to do to learn about him was to et with Syrem, the fake Dragon Slayer and the Dragon half-blood.
Of course, the healing power for Eruhaben was more important than that.
Cale’s gaze turned back toward Eruhaben. Eruhaben shrugged his shoulders and started to speak.
“Can I answer your questions now?”
The questions about the Dragon Catcher household and about how to destroy a soul.
Cale and the others looked toward the ancient Dragon as if they were ready to listen. Even Alberu who had returned in the middle seed to have realized sothing important was about to happen as he sat on the bed. The ancient Dragon finally started to speak.
It was a story about the Dragon Catcher, the Dragon Slayers.
“The origin of the Dragon Slayer household is a unique one.”
Eruhaben started to talk about an ancient story that even he had heard from another ancient Dragon when he was younger.
“We can’t tell when it started, however, at so point, the strong humans of the continent gathered together to create a village.”
They did not know where this village was located.
However, this small village was said to be sowhere on the Western continent.
“Those strong individuals were kind of weird. They were people who focused on both ntal fortitude and physical strength.”
In simple terms, they were similar to martial artists.
“They are said to have really enjoyed sparring. So people say that these people who liked to spar gathered together to be able to spar against other strong individuals, but more importantly...”
More importantly?
Cale was waiting for Eruhaben who paused for suspense to continue speaking.
“It was because there was a human there who was as strong as Dragons. He was soone who could easily defeat the Whales, Lions, actually, all of the Beast people, as well as the Elves and the Dwarves.”
Cale started to speak.
“Was the Dragon Slayer that strong individual?”
“Yes.”
Eruhaben then added on.
“That person was the first Dragon Slayer.”
“...The first?”
“Yes.”
The ancient Dragon patted the young Dragon with a vicious gaze on the head before continuing to speak.
“That Dragon Slayer supposedly said the following. ‘I am the one who created the power to defeat Dragons.’ ”
He then added on.
“The first Dragon Slayer also said sothing else to the people of the village.”
That was the beginning.
“ ‘I will pass my powers on to the strongest individual.’ ”
Eruhaben closed his eyes and calmly continued to speak.
“A long ti passed after that and a couple of different households appeared in that village.”
The gathering of people connected by blood was said to be a household.
However, the first Dragon Slayer did not have any children.
Instead, he stayed with the other strong individuals of the village as sworn siblings, so as his subordinates, and so as his friends based on the bonds he had with them.
“Eventually, those different households together were called the Dragon Catcher household.”
Cale started to speak.
“That should an that the strongest person of that Dragon Catcher household would be the patriarch and the Dragon Slayer, right?”
“Correct.”
Cale’s expression turned odd.
The White Star had said that he had killed everyone in the Dragon Catcher household.
‘I am the patriarch of the Dragon Catcher household. I am also the one who destroyed the Dragon Catcher household.’
‘I killed everybody else other than myself.’
It ant that he had destroyed an entire village.
A village filled with strong individuals at that.
What could have been his reason for doing that?
Cale started to think about the things that the White Star wanted.
‘I can turn Cale into the Dragon Catcher. After that, I will finally be able to get the thing I’ve desired.’
That was what the White Star had said with a fatigued but greedy face.
‘It is to no longer be a treacher and be the ruler instead.’
Eruhaben sighed and continued on as Cale was thinking.
“I had mistakenly thought you were from that household. It had been so long ago that I thought you were the last remaining person from that household.”
Cale asked back.
“Then what does it an that he is a treacher?”
The Dragon Slayer wanted to be the ruler instead of the treacher.
Cale was curious about the aning behind that.
‘Was it sothing important enough to keep reincarnating for?’
Cale could see Eruhaben’s face filling with loneliness.
“Nature deed the Dragon Catcher to be the treacher.”
The treacher. It did not sound good at all.
“It was an existence that could kill Dragons, the strongest beings in the world, and, mm.”
Eruhaben debated for a mont before continuing on.
“We need to stop by the World Tree on our way back from the Eastern continent. I only heard this information from soone else, so I don’t know how much of it is accurate, but the World Tree should know the truth.”
The World Tree at the northern part of the Western continent.
They needed to go visit it once again.
“Anyway, Dragon Catchers are people whose lifespan, physical abilities, and skills have all gone beyond human limits to make them so strong.”
He then quickly added on.
“Furthermore, it is a power that only humans can have.”
Cale started to process the information he had about the Dragon Catcher.
A human who managed to overco their limits finally managed to get his hands on enough strength to even kill Dragons, who were said to be the strongest in the world.
‘...What a headache.’
They had to defeat soone who had that power for the past 1,000 years.
He could already feel a migraine forming in his head. Eruhaben said sothing else in order to lift the mood that had fallen very dark.
“Ah, it is also said that the Dragon Lord’s only friend was the Dragon Catcher.”
“...Is that so?”
“Yes. Of course, they are said to fight with each other a lot while saying that they were going to kill each other.”
The Dragon Lord was the leader of the Dragons.
The Dragon Slayer was soone who could kill Dragons.
But the two of them were friends? It was an odd relationship that seed plausible but not at the sa ti.
“Well, it has been a while since the Dragon Lord disappeared, so I can’t tell for sure either.”
Eruhaben shrugged his shoulders. He then peeked toward Raon.
However, he heard soone asking him a question at that mont.
“What does it an to destroy soone’s soul?”
Eruhaben looked toward Choi Han who asked that question before slowly starting to answer.
“Their soul, their entire existence, will disappear.”
Nothing else needed to be said.
Silence filled the room for a mont.
However, that silence was quickly broken. Cale placed the plate of steak in his hand down on the bed before getting up.
“Let’s go for now.”
Shouldn’t they first et with that lunatic rcenary King first?
They were bound to arrive at their destination if they took one step at a ti.
* * *
Paaaaat-
Cale blinked at the teleportation magic circle’s bright light.
Hope and Adventure Loving Inn.
He saw the walls of the room that he was quite familiar with now. Cale started to think as the light disappeared and his sight slowly started to co back.
‘It’s been a while since we ca he-’
However, he could not finish that thought.
“Ugh!”
Cale could not help but gasp for breath. Sothing had charged over and slamd into Cale’s leg.
“eeeeow.”
Cale lowered his head.
“eeeeow.”
“eow.”
A red kitten had jumped at Cale’s leg and was rubbing his face on it. He was also tapping on Cale’s foot with his front paw.
“......”
The silver kitten who ca over without saying anything stopped one step away from Cale and just stared.
Cale picked up the red kitten Hong with a stoic expression.
He was still a kitten, but he was quite heavy after fattening up.
On also jumped into his arms when he opened it up for her. He then heard Hong’s voice.
“You’re stupid!”
“He’s right. My little bro is right.”
“You really are smart! The weak human is an idiot from ti to ti!”
‘Haaaa.’
Cale could only sigh at the children averaging nine-years-old speaking at the sa ti. He then flinched after looking forward.
“...Young master-nim.”
He could see Ron standing there with a benign smile on his face.
But he was fidgeting with his dagger as he stood there.
‘Why did this old man get even more vicious while I haven’t seen him?’
Cale’s pupils started to shake. His servant Ron had a way of making him cower in fear each ti.
“I heard that the last two weeks have been difficult for you, young master-nim.”
Cale looked away from Ron.
It sounded as if Ron, On, and Hong had all heard about how he had lost consciousness for two weeks.
‘It is fine for Ron to know, however, who the hell told such useless things to children like On and Hong?’
Cale started to frown and looked toward the group that ca with him.
“Ahem, hem! I don’t know anything about this!”
Raon was fidgeting while his big round eyes were trying their best to avoid Cale’s gaze.
‘It was you.’
Cale let out a sigh.
Raon must have contacted On and Hong who were pretty much his family out of frustration.
“Ay.”
The room door almost slamd open as Cale sighed.
“Hello, young master-nim.”
Beacrox opened the door in his chef uniform and made eye contact with Cale. Cale flinched at Beacrox who was standing there with a kitchen knife.
Beacrox looked around at Cale, Raon, and Eruhaben before comnting after looking at Choi Han.
“All of you look so thin.”
He then closed the door again as he said one more sentence.
“I don’t care whether or not you co to eat.”
‘...Why is he talking in such a tone?’
Cale beca shocked. He looked around. Raon was now chubby even if Eruhaben and himself were skinny.
“...Choi Han, you lost so weight too?”
“No, Cale-nim.”
Cale started to frown. Raon interjected at that mont.
“Choi Han, I think you’ve started to eat less ever since we fought with that super crazy White Star!”
Cale stared at Choi Han. Choi Han slowly avoided his gaze.
“I will eat a lot.”
“I trust you.”
Choi Han flinched at that response, but Cale had already turned around to look toward Ron. Ron gently started to speak.
“How about you eat first after coming such a far way?”
“Yes.”
Click.
The door opened and Raon activated his invisibility magic.
The inn consisted of three floors. Cale felt sothing odd once he stepped out into the hallway.
“...There are no guests on the third floor?”
He thought the inn would be doing well, but the third floor was empty. Ron answered back as Cale stood there with a disappointed expression on his face.
“I kept the third floor empty for a week after hearing that you would be arriving, young master-nim.”
‘...But we need to make money. He didn’t need to do that for .’
However, Cale did not say anything as Ron had done it on his behalf. Ron asked as he walked in front of them.
“You ca to et the rcenary King?”
“Yes. Do you think you can quickly figure out where the rcenary King is located right now?”
He needed to et the rcenary King as quickly as possible. Cale observed Ron peeking at the still pale Eruhaben.
“Young master-nim.”
Ron had an odd smile on his face.
“A lot of the rcenaries Guild’s branches are being attacked right now. Arm is said to be responsible for these attacks.”
Cale nodded his head at this fact that he already knew was true.
The White Star was said to be aiming for the rcenaries Guild after all. That ant that he would need to attack the rcenaries Guild’s branches.
“That is why the rcenaries Guild is said to be investigating each attacked branch while preparing for war against Arm.”
It was a battle between the organization that had control of the underworld and the rcenaries Guild.
Just thinking about it made it sound like a big ordeal. Cale’s expression turned serious. He felt as if he might accidentally get drawn into sothing big.
Ron said sothing unexpected at that mont.
“The rcenary King is supposedly leading those investigation teams to visit the attacked branch locations. We received information a few days ago that he would soon visit the first attacked branch.”
‘Oh?’
That was good information to have.
“Where is the first attacked branch?”
The first location that Arm had attacked the rcenaries Guild. Where would that location be?
Cale felt sothing odd after asking the question.
It was because the corners of Ron’s lips were twitching. His benign smile had disappeared.
“Young master-nim, you should know where it is. You should rember the incident that happened near the beginning of the year when Arm openly attacked the rcenaries Guild.”
‘...No way.’
A mory passed through Cale’s mind.
“...That incident?”
The inn was located in Leeb-An City, a free city in the Eastern continent.
The branch of the rcenaries Guild in Leeb-An City had been attacked.
“...You are talking about what I did?”
Cale recalled how he had pretended to be Arm and attacked the rcenaries Guild’s branch in Leeb-An City.
– Human! We looted the rcenaries Guild branch’s leader’s safe!
‘Oh right.
We looted that safe.’
“...You’re joking, right?”
Cale could see Ron starting to smile.
“Young master-nim, it is no joke. There are rumors that he is headed to Leeb-An City to investigate.”
“... Uhh, mm.”
Cale was quiet for a mont before he started to speak again.
“Good.”
‘There’s no way they’ll figure out it was and not Arm that looted the branch.’
Cale decided to relax.
“Indeed, young master-nim. It is perfect.”
Ron’s benign smile filled his face. Cale felt iffy for so odd reason, however, he could not think much about it.
“Please eat first as I’m sure Beacrox has already prepared everything for you.”
‘Beacrox’s food is really good.’
Cale looked toward Eruhaben who was nodding his head and headed down to the first floor.
“Oh.”
The smile on Cale’s face grew larger and larger as he headed down.
“Oh.”
The ancient Dragon let out a gasp of admiration as well.
– Human! We might beco rich! There are so many guests! I think we will make a lot of money!
There were no vacant rooms on the second floor while the first floor was full of guests right now. Cale had a bright smile on his face for the first ti in a while.
He could feel the money starting to pile up.
It was at that mont.
Cale flinched after looking around the first floor.
He had felt an odd sensation after looking at people on one of the tables.
It was a person who was sitting there in a robe that was covering all the way up to his head. There was another man sitting in front of him.
Cale’s expression turned odd after looking at that person.
“...Ron.”
Cale called out to Ron while maintaining his gaze on that person.
The first floor of the inn.
A handso man with a refreshing face was sitting at a corner table while drinking a lot of alcohol. He was drinking as if it was his job to drink.
“Young master-nim.”
Ron was smiling when Cale turned his head back toward him.
“He ca to investigate.”
Ron was smiling as if he had known all along.
“Those guests arrived yesterday.”
“Ah.”
‘Is that blue-haired man perhaps-
“Raon.”
Cale quietly called his Dragon who was an expert as identifying people. Raon quickly inford him as if he was trying to live up to Cale’s unstated expectations.
– Human! The robed man in front of the alcoholic is a highest-grade mage!
However, it was not information about the man who was chugging booze.
However, Choi Han unexpectedly ca over and whispered to him.
“Cale-nim.”
“Hmm?”
Choi Han was looking at the blue-haired man. Cale looked toward that man as well.
“He is a sword master.”
‘...He must be the rcenary King.
What are the chances?’
Ron started to explain as if he understood Cale’s thoughts. He quietly whispered to Cale.
“A large-scale inn that recently opened in Leeb-An City. Leeb-An City’s underworld was a ss starting the day that inn opened. Wouldn’t that be enough reason to co investigate that inn?”
It was at that mont.
The alcoholic jerked his head.
‘Hmm?!’
Cale made eye contact with the alcoholic.
He couldn’t help but flinch at the sudden developnt. {N•o•v•e•l•i•g•h•t} It was because he needed to develop a good relationship with the rcenary King. Wouldn’t that be the only way to easily get him to hand over the healing power?
The blue-haired man started to speak.
“Huh?”
He tilted his head before jumping up. He then quickly walked over to Cale.
‘What the...?’
Cale was starting to beco nervous.
He could tell that the blue-haired man was walking toward him. It was because the blue-haired man continued to stare at him.
The blue-haired man welcod Cale with open arms as the two of them stood in front of each other.
“Friend!”
‘What?’
Cale hugged the man back in shock. The blue-haired man, the rcenary King Bud Illis, started to speak in a happy voice.
“Nice to et you!”
‘...Hmm, I don’t know what is going on, but was I already friends with this guy?’
Cale could see the rcenary King’s face quickly turn into a scowl once they stopped hugging.
“Hmm?”
‘Now what?’
The rcenary King fumbled around a bit before pulling out a pair of glasses as Cale stood in shock. He then put on the glasses before starting to speak again.
He was still speaking in a cheerful voice.
“Oh, you’re not my friend.”
‘...This bastard......’
Cale felt himself starting to get annoyed for so reason. However, rcenary King Bud Illis smiled brightly as he continued to speak.
“But I can sll it.”
‘Sll? Sll what?’
Cale, who was acting like a good person to develop as good of a relationship as possible with Bud Illis, couldn’t help but start to frown.
‘Toonka, the forr bandit leader of Mount Leeb, all of them said the sa thing. Why do they all say that they can sll sothing? Do I sll like a strong person or sothing?’
The rcenary King continued to speak to Cale who was getting annoyed.
“You sll like an alcoholic!”
“...Ho.”
The man who reeked of alcohol but seed fine didn’t care about Cale’s reaction as he continued to speak in a refreshing manner.
“In that case...”
Cale saw a hand move in front of him.
The rcenary King was asking to shake his hand. He cheerfully added on as well.
“Nice to et you, friend!”
‘...He really is a lunatic.’
Cale could not help but admire the fact that crown prince Alberu had provided him with such accurate information.
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