Becoming a Hunter in a Dark Fantasy - Chapter 103
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Episode 103: What Happened on the Airship
“So, let me summarize what the butler said… … .”
Gail said, pressing her forehead as if her skull was in pain.
“You’re saying that while you were cleaning, you suddenly heard a loud noise and when you came to the conference room, Nero was dead and Yana was nowhere to be found on the airship? And based on the circumstances, the culprit who caused this incident is Hakeida?”
“That’s right. How is it that you understood everything so well the first time, Gale?”
Gail suddenly got angry at what Narhan said with a smile.
Narhan, who was accustomed to ignoring Gale’s protests, continued to speak.
“Can’t you see it? I collected and moved Nero’s body… …but I couldn’t completely erase the bloodstains that covered the conference room.”
“… … .”
“I looked it up and found that three emergency escape bottles were missing. It seems that after Hake killed Nero, he kidnapped Yana and escaped the airship.”
However, the Spero members did not immediately accept Narhan’s report. Instead, they exchanged glances with each other in embarrassment.
It was a reaction that was clearly different from usual.
– Found a group of monsters 500m down. Most of them are low-level, but a couple of them are expected to be mid-level.
While living on the airship, the three of them got to know how capable and versatile Narhan Perdik was.
When they often go down to defeat monsters in the name of practical experience, they also gather relevant information and pass it on.
It also pointed out the points of improvement in the strategy taken by the three people. All of them were very accurate.
-If you experience any inconvenience during your life on the ship, please contact me immediately.
Even the lyrics of the entire song were written by Narhan Perdik.
As Elwin’s closest aide, he is expected to be given more important duties.
Among the three, not a single person doubted Narhan Perdik’s competence.
If you doubt the state of your personality that is quietly bursting out, you might not know.
“Nooooo! Haa… … Listen, butler. Does that make sense?”
But this time, things were different.
“Yana is right here in front of us?”
“……yes?”
Gail muttered in a voice that seemed bewildered. Narhan also looked embarrassed.
As I listened quietly, I realized that it was the truth.
“Sorry, Nar.”
At that moment, Elwin, who had been quiet the whole time, opened his mouth.
As he did so, he raised his hand and made a gesture as if he was grasping the air.
Wow!
Then, with a sensation like glass breaking, the illusion covering Narhan’s retina disappeared.
He blinked his hazel eyes blankly.
“……ah?”
Inside the conference room, it was a mess, but the bloodstains he had seen were nowhere to be found.
And on the sofa in one corner of the conference room.
“Um. Hello, Narhan.”
There, Yana was sitting neatly, as if there was no problem.
“What the heck is this… … .”
Narhan muttered in confusion. How surprised he was by the sudden murder scene.
Covering up the question of ‘Why?’, he ran around everywhere to find Yana inside the airship.
‘Yana Bartwell is someone Elwin needs for his purposes. She must be kept alive at all costs.’
Only for his master.
‘… … No way? On purpose?’
But it was inevitable that soon a certain thought would arise.
At that moment, Elwin tapped his excited shoulder and calmed him down. Then he said.
“Let me explain, Nar. Here’s how it all happened… … .”
After hearing the details of the incident, Narhan regained his original attitude surprisingly quickly.
“Hake-nim’s unique magic was… illusion….”
“That’s right. Anyone can be fooled as long as the conditions are met.”
“Using that to fool my eyes, Nero used his own magic to disguise himself as Yana. And the two of you… … .”
Elwin said with shining eyes.
“I infiltrated Depicio Station. Those guys definitely need Yana.”
Before those crazy guys can do anything else, we’ve taken the initiative.
‘Because it would be troublesome if we commit another Mediale invasion.’
Of course, they were a little late, and they ended up invading the Bateville castle.
“I didn’t mean to trick you, Nar. I just didn’t have time to explain it to you.”
“… … .”
The shadows cast on Narhan’s face became darker under the bright light.
Calix, who was quietly watching the conversation between the two, suddenly had an idea.
A delicate concern that Narhan might have become upset.
‘Of course, the master-servant relationship between the two is strong and will remain unchanged.’
Calix’s blue gaze darted between Elwin and Narhan. A faint tension seeped into his eyes.
I couldn’t guess how the obedient Narhan would react.
‘Seeing the corpse of someone you know, and being betrayed by someone you know… … is not something you can easily forget.’
Anyone who feels that they have been neglected or tested by the lord they trusted is bound to feel even a little bit of disappointment or betrayal.
Even if there were unavoidable circumstances, isn’t it natural for people to feel offended?
“I understand.”
But contrary to Calix’s expectations, Narhan spoke more refreshingly.
“I have a stubborn and single-minded nature, so I don’t believe anyone’s words on matters that aren’t directly ordered by Lord Elwin.”
“Right? Nar, if you are aware of your own shortcomings, why don’t you fix them?”
“I will do my best if it is your order, Master… … but I cannot guarantee the results.”
“Okay then. I won’t force you to do anything difficult.”
“Thank you for your consideration.”
Calix was inwardly embarrassed by the conversation that continued so smoothly and amicably.
Looking at Calix like that, Gale clicked his tongue inwardly. He had not realized Narhan’s true nature until now.
“Who would call you a master? You’re so stereotypical, aren’t you~?”
Gale smiled, her usual grumpy grin. Calix frowned reflexively.
“… … What? What are you talking about? You damn mercenary, explain properly. Shouldn’t I have told you not to call me Master?”
“If you ask nicely, there’s nothing I can’t tell you~! Now, tell me, Master Prodigal Son. How do you ask someone else to tell you something they don’t know?”
“Ugh… … ! Speak, say, oh… … .”
“Huh? What are you saying? I can’t hear you very well! And isn’t it too rude of you to ask for favors? Where did you sell all the things you learned from home education?”
Gale couldn’t continue speaking and lifted the trembling Calix.
Calix’s hand suddenly moved to the scabbard, as if his judgment had been distorted.
“Let’s do that.”
But then Sercia intervened appropriately and stopped the fight.
“Mr. Gale, please don’t provoke Mr. Calix on purpose. Are you a pervert who enjoys seeing others get angry?”
“Excuse me, Miss? Can you stop turning normal people into perverts?”
Sersia ignored it.
“Mr. Calix, don’t respond to such obvious provocations. You keep reacting, so you get excited and start making a scene like that.”
“… … I have no face.”
“Haa. Please be careful. Don’t get me involved.”
With a deep sigh, the two of them flinched at the same time at the sight of such pitiful things.
As the days passed, the two people’s positions within Sersia were sinking to the bottom. As if to prove this, her gaze was colder and more frigid than the eternal snow.
“Ugh, ugh!”
“… … Ahem.”
The two of them cleared their throats. It was because Sercia, who was younger than them, had been making a remark, and they felt embarrassed for no reason.
“When there are just the two of you, I don’t care if you fight or grab each other by the collar. I don’t really want to get involved. But here I am and there are other people too.”
Then Sercia pointed behind them with her finger. Gale and Calix turned their creaking heads and looked back.
“Are you two fighting again?”
“I think I told you that fighting inside the airship is prohibited except in the training grounds… … .”
There was Elwin, staring blankly, who had stopped talking, and Narhan, smiling with his eyes closed.
The two people, who were sweating profusely from an inexplicable sense of pressure, quickly turned their gaze away and pretended not to know anything.
“… … Oh my.”
Elwin sighed with a helpless expression.
“You all worked hard today. You must be tired because you had to move on a forced march right after coming out of the tunnel. Let’s go back and get some rest.”
Then he ordered Spero to disperse. The three naturally saluted.
It doesn’t seem like it’s been that long since I started working as a hunter, but I’m already used to hunter-style greetings and etiquette.
“… … Ah, Yana-san. Can I talk to you for a moment?”
“Yes, Llewin. Of course. I also wanted to ask you something.”
“Shall we move and talk?”
“great.”
Yana nodded and went out first. Before following her, Elwin looked back at Narhan.
“Bring His Majesty the Carrier. Be polite. And prepare what I told you before.”
“Yes, I will follow your orders.”
Soon, Elwin and Narhan also left the conference room.
Only then could Gale and Calix breathe a sigh of relief.
“Oh my! Surprise! I almost got yelled at in the middle of the night again.”
“… … Isn’t it all your fault?”
“What are you saying?”
When Calix was about to say something to Gale, who was scratching her head nonchalantly, he got angry.
“Can we stop for today? I don’t want to bother you any more.”
Sercia, who noticed the signs of bickering again, used her magic to distance the two of them.
“Mr. Gale, would you mind continuing what you were trying to say earlier?”
“Huh? What?”
“I was curious too. Why did Mr. Narhan let it slide like it was nothing? If it were me… … I think I would have felt a little disappointed.”
Then Gail glanced at her with a strange look and muttered.
“Not only the young master, but also the young lady is quite… … .”
I’ve been living a ‘normal’ life.
I kind of figured out that there were a lot of stories here and there.
Yet the two of them could see that they had not fallen to the very bottom of the floor, to the bottom of the abyss.
Because I didn’t notice Narhan’s abnormality.
“Well, it’s better not to know this, but if you really want to know, I’ll tell you.”
Narhan’s feelings for Elwin cannot be discussed without mentioning loyalty.
Like the loyal subjects of the Kingdom of Batavil who laid down their lives and sacrificed their lives to protect their king.
His loyalty is utmost and pure.
Also, everyone who saw him could tell that Narhan truly respected and admired Elwin through his every word and action. It was that clear.
But that’s not all.
“Fanatic, fanatic. The butler is that blind to a brat.”
Sercia and Calix felt both convinced and puzzled after hearing Gale’s answer.
“Fanatic… … Well, looking at Mr. Narhan’s actions, I think I finally understand. That excessive faith, at first glance, seems like fanaticism.”
“Hmm. I agree. Sometimes I wonder why he’s so dedicated.”
This was because they had already experienced many fanatics.
“That doesn’t mean Mr. Narhan is as crazy as any of the fanatics I’ve seen.”
“Ah. And what’s the problem with that? I don’t want anyone to rely so heavily on someone who is a top-class hunter.”
Calix suddenly thought of his hometown.
The Kingdom of Arad, where half of the population passionately admires the special hunter of the Qing Dynasty, Salakia.
“No, is that because you guys haven’t seen the real exhaust? Those things that spin around so calmly aren’t spinning 180 degrees, they’re spinning 360 degrees! They may look sane, but those types are the least sane… … !!”
Although Gail shouted in frustration, the two men turned around resolutely, not believing it at all.
“Stop talking nonsense… … That’s enough. This was a pointless argument. I should take a break now. I’ll go in first.”
“Me too. Good dreams, everyone.”
Only Gail, who was left alone, beat her chest as if she felt wronged.
“Ahh! I’m so frustrated!”
But that doesn’t mean that only Gale could reveal the truth. There were truths in the world that had to remain secret.
‘Butler, perhaps… … .’
As a Gale Garib, the owner of light attribute magic power, I feel and realize certain facts with even greater sensitivity.
‘I’m trying to hide it as best I can, but… I can still feel that creepy and evil presence. It’s just like when I met Zeraph Gnaud in Molga and the Labyrinth.’
Narhan Ferdic was the owner of dark attribute magic powers that were only permitted to the ‘Dark Cult’.