Only My Magic Levels Up - Chapter 116
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Episode 116 Reunion (4)
There didn’t seem to be any hostility on the surface, but you never know.
Galen, who had apologized, left the shop. He asked the coachman to lead him to the best inn in the city, and he headed somewhere on his own.
I feel sorry for Brother Bronn, but that wasn’t exactly a fancy inn. It was a bit too much for Elisa to stay in.
“You said you even worked as a mercenary because you were short on money.”
In the moving carriage, Elisha told the whole story.
“I think it was last winter. I met Sir Terti during a mission I received back then. We were hired on the same side and worked together on a mission for about two weeks.”
“Ah, what a coincidence.”
“Unlike a mercenary… … Ah, of course Galen is a mercenary too. Anyway, he is a person who is worthy of the title of sir. In both skill and attitude.”
“He’s a good person. I’ve only been with him for about a month… … .”
They say you can know the depth of ten feet of water, but you cannot know the heart of a one-foot person.
Unless they’re a really good con artist, after hanging out with them a few times, their personality will start to show through.
Whether he was out to subdue evil spirits or employed by the Narok family, Terti was consistent throughout.
Even though he had to go through a bit more, he didn’t show it and took good care of Galen, who was a rookie mercenary and inexperienced.
‘Come to think of it, I also heard rumors about the Eastern Frontier Zone through Terti.’
That’s where I met Lilia and got involved with the church, and the snowball continued to roll until it led me to where I am now.
Even though Terti himself did not intend it, he had a huge influence on Galen’s life.
“But if the Nigerte Mercenary Guild is pushing hard enough, wouldn’t other people’s evaluations be similar? Honest, talented, young, and—”
“yes?”
“yes?”
“Young? Does that mean you’re young for a mercenary of your rank?”
“I was just saying my age. I think I’m thirty-one or thirty-two.”
“… … I see.”
Elisa trailed off with a slightly shocked expression.
Galen apologized to Terti in his heart, as he could guess the reason.
Well, Terti himself has no interest in dressing up, so the original is fine, but if he puts in some effort, he could look like he’s in his late thirties, right? Or not.
“Anyway… … I first heard the rumor about Galen through Sir Terti.”
“yes?”
“While we were working together, the topic suddenly came up. He said he knew a wizard who was about the same age as me and had similar magic skills. I was listening without thinking much about it, and then Galen’s name came up. Of course, at the time, I thought he was someone with the same name.”
Somehow I felt like Elisa got the news too quickly.
The order was reversed. First, he heard Galen’s name from Terti, and then he investigated whether the rumor was true.
“But how can you be sure that it’s me? At best, you’ve probably heard a little bit about my appearance.”
“I didn’t, I’m sure. I was in that state right up until I met Galen in person.”
Elisha smiled self-deprecatingly at Galen’s question.
“I threw it out there as a last resort, like a gamble. If it wasn’t Galen but someone else with the same name… … it wouldn’t have been such a good situation.”
If it had been another Galen, he would have thought it was a request and gone a long way, but Elisa had no money.
The atmosphere must have been a mess because he got really angry that he was made to go for nothing. No, he probably didn’t even respond to the call in the first place.
“Anyway, you’re saying that you don’t have a strained relationship with Mr. Terti?”
“Rather, I feel grateful. If I hadn’t heard Galen’s name back then… … I don’t really want to imagine what would have happened by now.”
“I’m glad that you didn’t end up like that, Miss. You did me a favor. Okay.”
The carriage arrived in front of a luxurious building. Galen asked Lilia a favor.
“Can you please go in first and reserve a room for me?”
“What about you, brother?”
“I came out so-so, so I should go back and say hello.”
As he said that, Galen’s gaze briefly lingered on the carriage behind him, the carriage carrying the escorts.
Lilia immediately understood what he meant. She nodded and said.
“Please leave it to me.”
“Please.”
Soon the carriage set off again, with Galen alone on board.
* * *
Instead of leaving the unattractive escorts, leave Lilia with Elisa.
Galen returned alone to Brother Bronn’s shelter.
“I’m sorry. I was a bit confused earlier.”
“It’s okay. I don’t mind, but it’s better for you guys.”
Terti accepted Galen’s apple coolly. Freeman and Shaker grumbled side by side.
“Just by looking at it, you can tell that he’s not the type of person who would fit into our store.”
“It’s a bit burdensome to hang out together, I guess.”
“Even though we’ve worked together on missions, you can tell right away that she’s not a proper mercenary.”
Terti added. I know who you are talking about. Galen asked with a bitter smile.
“Was it so?”
“How could a woman who looks like a maid and has four silver warriors as her escort be a mercenary? Of course I would think she is a daughter of a noble family.”
“haha…….”
“Still, it’s fortunate that no reckless young master or young lady set out to experience being a mercenary. They did their job well and earnestly. However, I feel a little sorry about that part.”
“What are you talking about?”
“I think he came to see you after hearing my story… … It might have been an unwanted encounter for you.”
“Oh, not at all. We were acquaintances before.”
“I see. He showed interest when he heard your name, so that’s why.”
“I heard earlier that you, Galen, call that girl ‘young lady’?”
The shaker asked quietly. Galen nodded obediently.
“This is the person I served before becoming a mercenary.”
“… … I guess there’s something going on.”
A promising wizard like Galen was not born into a noble family, but was a ‘servant’ of the noble family, or the family readily allowed him to leave the family and become a mercenary.
If you dig deeper, there were more than a few questions, but since all three of them were veterans in the mercenary industry, they seemed not to ask too many questions.
Galen also changed the subject casually.
“Rather than that, tell me what’s been going on. How have you all been?”
“We’ve been doing well. What’s so special about working at the inn?”
“I’ve been doing well too. Thanks to you, Galen.”
“yes?”
“You, you’re golden, right? I heard about it through the combination.”
The news of receiving a gold rank from the Abaca Mercenary Guild was also relayed to the Nigerte Mercenary Guild, which had received a silver rank.
Galen’s official status was, for one, a ‘Silver of Nigerte and Gold of Abaca’ level mercenary.
“Until the summer, you were definitely, to be honest, a little bit younger than me.”
“That’s right.”
“But when I heard the news delivered in the winter, it suddenly turned into gold. How absurd I must have been.”
Terti let out an exaggerated sigh.
“I guess I was really out of my mind at that time. You, who was much younger than me, had become gold, but I was intoxicated by the words that I was a reserve gold. That’s what I thought. So I suffered through it for about half a year.”
“You punk, your tongue is long.”
“Why are you so hesitant about bragging about yourself?”
Freeman and Shaker gave him innocent reprimands. Terti coughed and immediately took out his mercenary card from his bosom.
“Well, the bottom line is that I also became gold a while ago.”
“oh.”
Galen’s eyes widened slightly.
While I was living in the Northeastern Archdiocese, I encountered gold one after another as if it were some kind of extra, and I even saw many jewels, so I lost all interest.
In fact, gold was a super elite. If you compare a prestigious family to a small country, it is a national treasure.
It was an even more remarkable event for a man with a humble background as a mercenary to become a gold medalist in his early thirties.
It was a joy to see a good person succeed, Galen said sincerely.
“Congratulations!”
“Hehehe, thank you. And congratulations to you too, Galen, even though it’s a bit late.”
Terti smiled brightly.
Galen was not oblivious to the point of making the atmosphere awkward by bringing up the topic of jewels at this timing.
Additional updates were exchanged in a friendly atmosphere.
It’s simple, like what region was involved in what request and what interesting things happened.
After a while,
“Then, Mr. Terti, do you have nothing special to do right now?”
“There’s one thing that’s not good about gold. Its price has become too high.”
“It’s hard to hire them right away.”
“It seems like the union doesn’t want to recommend cheap and easy requests either. Well, they’ve invested a lot in me so far, so it’s only natural that they want to get their money back.”
“then…….”
Galen, who had been pondering, opened his mouth.
“Mr. Freeman, Mr. Shaker. Excuse me, but can I talk to you alone for a moment? It’s about work.”
“I see. Should I just give you a room?”
“Then I would be even more grateful.”
Freeman readily lent them the key to the empty room. The two moved into their seats.
Terti, who had closed the door and sat down, asked immediately.
“It’s about work. Do you have any requests to work on together?”
“It’s a little different. I’m in a situation where I’m thinking of hiring Mr. Terti.”
“you?”
“Of course, I will pay you a proper salary.”
“At least the client doesn’t have to worry about washing his mouth. I haven’t heard what the request is yet, though.”
“I’m thinking of eradicating one of the assassination squads.”
“… … Did I mishear you?”
Galen’s attitude was so calm that Terti had to doubt his own hearing for a moment.
“I’m not asking Terti Cider to storm the Assassins’ stronghold.”
“Really? I was surprised.”
“I’ll do that.”
“… … .”
“I needed a trustworthy escort at that time.”
“… … No, isn’t escorting you as you invade the same thing as invading yourself?”
“Oh, the person being escorted is not me. It’s Miss Elisa.”
“… … ?”
Terti’s confused expression quickly regained its composure as expected of a veteran mercenary. Those who are slow at calculating won’t be able to eat mercenary food for long.
“First of all, Galen.”
“Please speak.”
“I believe you are aware of the dangers of interfering with the Assassins.”
“Of course I know.”
“Why would you mess with the Assassins then?”
“Let’s call it a personal grudge. It must be resolved.”
“… … It doesn’t matter whether I accept it or not.”
“I didn’t even know Mr. Terti was here. It was a spontaneous decision to hire him. But if I didn’t trust him, I wouldn’t have made the offer in the first place.”
“What mercenary would seriously accept a request to go fight an assassination squad?”
Terti grumbled.
“You mean I’m going to escort Princess Elisa instead of you?”
“To put it simply, I don’t trust the current escorts. Be it their skills or their loyalty.”
“… … I don’t know where it is, but it seems like a complicated family.”
“Considerably so. Anyway, if Mr. Terti could protect the young lady, I would feel much more at ease than I do now.”
Originally I was thinking of attaching Lilia.
If Terti takes on the task, Lilia can be sent into battle.
If the assassins were all gathered together nicely, Galen could kill them all by himself, but that’s not possible.
It would be much easier if Lilia assisted.
If Terti had still been silver, he would not have made such a risky request, but if he was gold, he could trust him.
“And, you don’t really need to worry about the aftereffects, right?”
“Huh? Why?”
“Why don’t we just kill them all?”
“… … Well, that’s true.”
“If we just blow up the central part, even if a few survivors survive, will they dream of revenge?”
“Assassins aren’t exactly the most loyal of men. But if you’re going to do what I say, I need to know exactly where the Assassins are based. Is there a way to find them?”
“I have a few methods in mind, but I haven’t decided which one I’ll use yet.”
“Can I hear it?”
“If you accept the request. You are still an outsider.”
“I will accept it.”
“It’s so refreshing.”
“If I had refused and the Assassins hadn’t attacked them, I would have refused. They’re going to attack anyway, so how could I just sit back and watch?”
Although he was complaining with his mouth, I could feel the affection in Terti’s words.
“thank you.”
“Listen. Since I am an insider, I have to stop them if they use strange methods.”
“Well, the first thing I’m thinking about now is… … Did you see that there was a priest among the group earlier?”
“I saw it.”
“This is a method that came up while talking to her.”
Galen said with a grin.
“He wants me to kill him.”
“… … What?”