I’m Here to End This Fight - Chapter 385



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Episode 385. Request for designation (3)

After hearing Ben’s story, Yuri paused for a moment before opening her mouth.

“Can you keep it a secret that Julia asked me to do this?”

“Yes, that’s right.”

“Why?”

“I can’t tell you that. And I don’t think there’s any particular problem with the conditions, right?”

“Well, that’s true.”

Yuri nodded slightly.

In addition to confidentiality agreements regarding the content of a request, it was quite common in the mercenary industry to impose conditions on the client’s confidentiality.

‘However, in cases like this, there is a high possibility that the request will be something shady.’

What made it even more concerning was that it was none other than Julia who had set such conditions.

“hmm…….”

Yuri snorted softly and tapped the table with her fingers.

“So, let’s summarize. First, the conditions for the request are to keep the request and the client confidential, and the request is to join the eastern camp and fight? Whether the eastern camp wins or loses, it doesn’t really matter? Is that all?”

“That is an accurate summary.”

“That’s fun.”

Yuri smiled slightly.

But soon his eyes turned sharp.

“Let’s talk openly.”

“What… are you talking about?”

“Whether we win or lose, it doesn’t matter whether the war is won or lost, right?”

“… … .”

“In the Singh family… no, at least Julia would have made a rough estimate of who would win this war?”

“… … ?!”

Yuri looked at Ben with interest, resting her chin on her hand as she saw his eyes slightly shake.

“Are you losing?”

“… … .”

“The East.”

A tone of speech that seems to be floating.

But somehow, Ben’s eyes shook more than before at the question filled with confidence.

At this, Yuri was once again convinced that her guess was correct.

Meanwhile, Ben sighed softly at the strange gaze that fell on him and opened his mouth with difficulty.

“Huh, I can’t say for sure that the Eastern Alliance will lose. However… the general analysis of the Sing family is that it is highly likely.”

If the Sing family, known as the family of wise men, had analyzed it that way, the defeat of the Eastern Alliance would have been a foregone conclusion.

Knowing this, Yuri couldn’t help but be curious.

“You’re sending our mercenary group to a battlefield where they have no choice but to lose? Why?”

“that…….”

Before Ben could say anything, Yuri found the answer first.

“Aha, killing time?”

“… … ?!”

“Sending us to a battlefield where we’re going to lose, and saying that we don’t have to put in the effort to win. What is this, is this a perfect estimate? They’re just telling us to go and help out, so that the war doesn’t end too quickly.”

“… … .”

Ben was left speechless.

‘Huh… What is this? I don’t need to explain it further.’

I had originally planned to give some explanation about this mission anyway.

But to find out more information than I was trying to explain through just a few short conversations.

‘Are these really the people Julia chose?’

To be honest, I was half in doubt when Julia sent herself to them.

A mercenary group with only four members, including the leader.

Even the faces of the people were so young that it felt childish.

So I wondered if it was okay to leave this request to them.

‘It seems that Julia, who is picky about people, didn’t choose them for nothing.’

A look of admiration crossed Ben’s face.

That was when.

“Let me ask you just one thing.”

“Please speak.”

“What exactly does Julia want? To simply stall for time and prolong this war? Or for the Eastern Alliance to win this war?”

“… … .”

Ben looked at the glass without saying a word.

At this point, he too began to get curious.

It remains to be seen how far the interest can go.

So rather than giving an answer, it posed a question.

“Which side do you think, Captain?”

“The latter.”

“Why?”

“Because the Singh family is based in the Belgrade administrative district, in the east.”

Ben nodded with a faint smile at Yuri’s story.

Does that mean Yuri’s answer is wrong?

But the smile on his face wasn’t a mocking smile, but a smile that seemed somehow bitter.

“I think you’ve misunderstood something. The Sing family did not participate in this war.”

“… Really? You’re not part of the Eastern Union?”

“Yes.”

“Hmm… … .”

Yuri looked at Ben with a face that said she didn’t quite understand.

The Sing family is not even part of the Eastern Alliance, so why are they asking me for this?

Why on earth?

It was not easy to guess what Julia’s intentions were.

Ben nodded this time as Yuri’s gaze continued as if trying to dig into his inner thoughts.

“You may have misunderstood, but what you said is correct.”

“What is this?”

“What Lady Julia wants is the victory of the Eastern Union.”

“… … .”

Yuri’s eyebrows gathered.

‘What is this?’

As of now, no matter how much I thought about it, I couldn’t easily figure out why Julia had entrusted them with this request.

Ben smiled at the silent Yuri.

“You don’t need to worry about that part, do you? After all, regardless of whether the Eastern Alliance wins or loses, as long as we help them, the Sowol Mercenaries will do their job.”

“That’s true.”

That was right.

Although they didn’t know why Julia had asked them to do it, the request itself wasn’t as difficult as they thought.

Even though they were joining a faction that was expected to lose, it was a request that they didn’t necessarily need to take off their shoes and join.

‘They say that if you help out just a little bit, you can get the reward for the request… … .’

Yuri asked, taking her chin off her fist.

“What about the commission fee?”

“It’s 300 gold. 20% of it will be given as a deposit and down payment, and the remaining balance will be paid after the war ends.”

“Not bad.”

No, it wasn’t bad, it was rather groundbreaking.

300 gold is enough to hire a mid-sized mercenary group for a month.

It was a very generous sum to hire a four-man mercenary band that had yet to build up a proper reputation.

‘But the period is until the end of the war… … .’

This was a condition that could be either advantageous or disadvantageous depending on how the war unfolded.

‘Well, even so, as long as the war doesn’t last more than half a year, it’s definitely beneficial to us.’

I was already thinking of looking for a commission related to this war, and at that moment, I received a pretty good commission from Julia.

It wouldn’t have been strange to immediately shout, “Okay, sign the contract!”, but Yuri thought about it carefully.

Something has been tickling my mind for a while now, but I can’t seem to remember it.

“How about you accept my request?”

Just as Yuri’s thoughts were starting to deepen, Ben urged her on.

and.

‘ah!’

Just then, Yuri was able to pull out what had been tickling her mind.

He answered in a soft voice, crossing his legs slightly.

“If you change the contract slightly, I will accept it right away.”

“Um… You mean the contents of the contract? Honestly, I still think it’s a pretty generous request?”

“Oh, let me correct that. Let’s add to the content instead of changing it.”

“So what’s the content… … ?”

“If Julia’s goal is for the Eastern Alliance to win this war anyway… … .”

A figure passes through Yuri’s slightly opened eyes.

“If our Sowol Mercenary Corps makes a great contribution to that goal, we will give them additional rewards according to their contribution.”

Ben’s pupils shook again at what Yuri said.

***

“Welcome.”

Teresia entered deep into the camp, guided by the sentries.

The one who welcomed her was a middle-aged man with a large build.

“I am Uli, in charge of the Jikli family.”

A man who exudes an aura that overwhelms the crowd just by standing still.

Teresia bowed her head slightly towards him.

“Thank you for welcoming me. I am Theresia Winchester.

“Nice to meet you. So, how did you… bring him the answer?”

“yes?”

Teresia blinked after hearing this unexpected story.

At the same time, she quickly analyzed the situation.

‘Haa… Aunt.’

A cheerful voice flashed through Teresia’s head as she realized what the problem was in an instant.

[I’ll tell you everything, so you go first!]

You clearly said that you would prepare everything before leaving, but in the end, nothing was prepared.

‘I should have checked in advance.’

To put it nicely, a free-spirited personality.

To put it badly, he is a person without a plan.

It was my own fault for believing that person in the first place.

Uli tilted his head as he watched Teresia barely swallowing the sigh that threatened to burst out again.

“Is there a problem?”

“… No. I’m just a little tired.”

Teresia shook her head.

It would be better to let it go naturally rather than just talking and making a fuss.

“Oh, it looks like you’ve been poisoned. I’d like to quickly arrange a place for you to stay, but there’s an answer I really want to hear, so please join us for a little conversation.”

“No problem.”

“Then since you said you were tired, I’ll ask right away… … .”

Uli Jikli asked with somewhat nervous eyes.

“So what answer did he give?”

“You promised to help.”

As soon as Teresia finished speaking, Uli’s expression changed brightly.

“Haha! That’s nice to hear! But that person… … .”

Teresia calmly replied to his gaze, which seemed to ask where he had gone and why she was alone.

“He has some work to do right now, so he can’t join us right now.”

“So when do you think you’ll arrive?”

“I can’t give you an exact date, but he will come on time.”

“hmm…….”

He let out a resounding sigh.

Then he let out a sigh.

“I hate to sound weak, but the situation is not so easy. If ‘he’ were to come down from the Central Mountains, the battle line we’ve built with great effort would collapse in an instant.”

Teresia’s expression hardened slightly at the word ‘that’ mentioned by Uli.

But that was only for a moment.

She said, returning to her calm demeanor again.

“He is fully aware of the situation, so you don’t have to worry.”

“If you say so… I’ll believe you.”

“Thank you for your understanding.”

“Haha, you came from far away to help, so I can’t be petty. But I heard you said you participated as a mercenary?”

“Yes.”

“Don’t do that. I’ll make room for you somewhere nice, so join me there.”

“No. Since I participated as a mercenary, I will join the mercenary unit.”

“What kind of nonsense are you talking about! How can I let the young lady of the Winchester family spend time with those rough mercenaries! If I do that, I won’t have the face to face him!”

“It’s really okay… … .”

Teresia tried to refuse, but the Woolley family cut her off.

“Don’t be so stubborn. No, this is an order. If you want to participate in this war, you must follow my orders with full authority, right?”

“… … .”

“It seems like your purpose in participating in this war is to gain experience, and the unit you’re joining will be more than enough to gain experience.”

Teresia swallowed a sigh at Uli Giclee’s strong recommendation.

Even though she wanted to reject him again, she had no reason to reject him anymore since he said it like that.

‘I must be a burden to that person.’

No, to be more precise, it’s the presence of the ‘aunt’ that will come later that will be a burden.

If anything were to happen to him before he came, Uli Jikli would be entirely responsible.

‘Haa… Aunt.’

I thought the story was over and was just going to say goodbye and leave, but I got a stern warning.

Teresia swallowed another sigh and nodded helplessly.

“…All right.”

“Good decision!”

Uli’s expression brightened at Teresia’s approval.

***

A large cart carrying three people was running along the wide road.

They were Yuri and his party who had just left the port city of Belgrade.

This time, the one pulling the cart is Arin, who lost in rock-paper-scissors.

She tied her long hair into a bun and put an arrow in it, and she pulled the cart diligently, grumbling all the time.

Looking at the back of Arin’s head, Yuri muttered softly.

“Hmm… So the reason Belgrade was split in two was because of those Green Hood bandits?”

He stroked his chin and thought back to the story Ben Giannis had told him.