The Killer’s Otherworld - Chapter 48



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048. City of Mercenaries, Char (2)

“I see…….”

According to him, regardless of ability, everyone starts at F rank. You have to prove your skills by completing repeated requests to rank up. There are many ways to rank up, such as partying up with someone with a higher rank and completing difficult requests, but if you enter a rank that does not match your ability, you may end up taking on requests that are not suitable for you and your life may be in danger, so it is said that such people are rare.

The next day, Icarone and his party went to find the mercenary group early in the morning under the guidance of Jones.

The mercenary group does not have a private army, but is an administrative group that simply receives requests, distributes requests to mercenaries according to their ranks, and pays them. It is a place that strictly maintains neutrality, and does not receive or get involved in any requests related to wars between guilds.

There are less than a hundred people and everyone is focused on paperwork, so it is not a group with high military power. There are many cases where requests are made directly to the guild, but people who do not know the capabilities of each guild or mercenary and do not have connections with other countries or guilds place requests here. Then, the mercenary group members measure the difficulty of the request and give the request to the appropriate mercenary or guild, and when the request is completed, they take a 5% commission.

“Whoa~ It’s big~!”

“It’s wide.”

The mercenary group was a three-story building with an enormous area. The first floor was used to distribute requests from B-F rank mercenaries, the second floor was used as a reception room and a request space for A-rank and S-rank VIPs, known as the top class.

Ierie entered the room wearing cotton, while Iel entered wearing both a hood and cotton due to his unique hair color. It was a way to avoid being noticed and getting involved in unnecessary incidents in this mercenary city, which was already known for being rough.

Inside, there were ten windows like a bank window, and many people were waiting in line. There were also several groups of five or six people forming a party, and there was also someone wearing a fancy badge and standing with an arrogant expression.

Meanwhile, the place at the very end where it says “Mercenary Corps Registration” is completely empty. The person sitting there is looking at the other employees working next to him, then soon turns his head away and falls asleep, probably bored. Jones ran over there and shouted.

“Hey, Burun! We need to accept new recruits!”

The slumbering teller woke up in surprise. He frowned when he saw Jones, but his eyes changed strangely when he saw the Icarone group behind him. He was a man, so it was good that there were three beautiful women who looked unusual.

“Ahhh… Newbies? All four of them?”

“Yeah, hurry up.”

Burun, who was acting slowly even in front of Jones’s office, took out four documents from under the desk and handed them over.

“Write this down. Keep the pen next to you.”

The Icarone at the very front was Burun, who was blatantly glancing at the women without even looking at them. Iel frowned slightly and quickly turned her eyes to the documents.

The document should list the name, main weapon, monsters conquered solo, and monsters conquered in a party. The main purpose is to predict and review the skill level through the document before giving a request. However, it is said that even if you write that you are strong on the document, you will still receive an F rank. When Ikarone used an ogre for the monster conquered solo, Jones intervened and tried to dissuade him.

“Oh, not there. You should write the ones you caught as a party in the space below.”

At his words, Icarone raised her head and looked at Jones with a dry expression before returning her gaze to the documents. Then, in the column for monsters conquered by the party, she wrote ‘Werewolf Named Like’. Not only Jones, but even Burun, who kept glancing at the women, was slightly surprised. After all, anyone who could defeat an ogre solo would have to be at least B-rank or higher.

“Wow~ This person is stronger than I thought. I didn’t recognize him. Please take good care of me in the future.”

Icarone always felt that there was no sincerity in such exaggerated gestures of Jones. It was uncomfortable, but it was true that he helped her a lot, so she ignored it.

After seeing their reactions, Yiel wrote that the solo player was a troll, and the party player was an ogre. Yiri wrote that if she said wizard, there would be chaos, so she wrote priest as she had said before. Reina was a trainee priest. When she was given a medicine box, anyone could tell that she was a trainee priest.

Burun, who was skimming through the documents, stamped a large, round seal the size of his fist on the documents and held out his hand.

“Registration fee.”

“How much?”

At that moment, Jones whispered to Icarone with an expression that said he had forgotten.

“The registration fee is a bit expensive. It’s only paid once…….”

As soon as he finished speaking, Burun’s voice was heard.

“There are four of us, so 4 gold.”

“Ugh.”

“Ugh…… It’s expensive.”

Reina and Ierie were surprised. Icarone also wiggled her eyebrows and handed over 4 gold. Then, the man named Burun handed her a black badge. It was black with a silver plated F inside. Burun said while looking at Reina, who was touching it with only the letters sticking out.

“It’s real silver, so take good care of it so it doesn’t fall off.”

“Oh, I see.”

When your rank goes up, you return the original badge and receive a badge of the appropriate rank. It is a badge that proves that you are a mercenary of Sharr.

“Now, just show your badge at the next window and receive your request.”

Burun glanced at Ierie once and then looked away. It was more out of annoyance than interest.

Icarone’s party joined the other mercenaries lined up.

“Hey, pretty ones, did you come for a commission? Would you like this guy to help you?”

A large man with a black hood on his head. He was wearing a black fur vest that seemed to belong to a werewolf, and through it, you could see his solid muscles and small scars, indicating that he had been a mercenary for a long time.

Yiel sighed softly as she looked at Icarone, who was staring straight ahead even though she must have clearly heard the sound.

“go away.”

“What, what? Hahahaha! Did I hear wrong, pretty?”

“Get out.”

“Hahaha! This is a rare and pretty girl. Yeah, yeah~ She’s more attractive that way. Let’s see if her face is worthy of that.”

Despite Yiel’s harsh words, the man approached her and tried to lift the cotton batting. Feeling contempt for the rough hands, she grabbed the handle of the sword.

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At that moment, someone came between Yiel and the man.

“Oh, isn’t this Belf from the Enka Guild?”

It was Jones, with his yellow hair and sly face. The man called Belf spoke to him with a serious expression.

“What the heck, a rat?”

“You little rat, huh~. Haha, I also have a name called Jones~.”

“I don’t know, get out of the way.”

At Belf’s words, Jones’ face hardened for a moment. But then he smiled brightly again as if nothing had happened and spoke to him.

“Ah, these are the people I brought with me~. Right now, I have to get my first mission, so I’ll make sure to arrange a place for you to party with Belf later.”

Belf hesitated at the mention of the first mission. This was because the first mission you receive after registering as a mercenary cannot be a party with Belf, who is a B-rank, in order to more accurately measure your abilities.

“First mission? I see. Do it quickly. I’m curious about that proud face…….”

“Yes, yes~, don’t worry~.”

Seeing Belf turn around, wondering if he had come to receive a request, Jones looked forward again. His expression was stiff, unlike when he had faced Belf.

Soon it was Icarone’s turn. The man sitting at the window had a sharp expression and a neatly arranged appearance, giving off the impression of a perfectionist. He raised his eyes slightly, glanced at Icarone, and held out his hand.

Icarone belatedly remembered what Burun had said when registering and handed over his badge.

“Four F-rank members… This is a rare party. Please wait a moment.”

“Oh, here, here, me too.”

The one who quickly handed over the C-rank badge was none other than Jones. When Icarone looked at him at his unexpected action, he came closer and whispered.

“There are almost no requests that can be received by F-rank players. Even if you do receive one, it’ll probably be a request that you have to complete dozens of times to move up to the next rank. If I join, they’ll give you a higher-ranked request. Shouldn’t you quickly raise it to C-rank?”

I don’t want the number of people to increase, but if what he says is true, there is no need to worry.

When Icarone nodded, Jones turned his head with a satisfied expression and spoke to the man at the window.

“Sian~ If possible, please give me a request that will help me rank up.”

At Jones’s words, the sharp-faced man called Cian glanced up at him with his eyes just like before and went back to shuffling through his documents without saying anything.

-chin.

“This is a C-rank subjugation request.”

“Punishment?”

Jones was slightly surprised and quickly picked up the documents that Cian had given him.

Requests are divided into general, subjugation, and conquest requests. Requests that can be completed with five or fewer people are called general requests, requests that require more people are called subjugation requests, and requests to kill named beings that have been residing in a specific location for a long time are called conquest requests.

The quest given by Sian is to subdue a group of over 100 orcs that appeared in the Belkrit Mountains in the southeast. It was classified as a C-rank because there was a possibility that they would be accompanied by named or ogres. The number of people is limited to 40. Since the reward is fixed, the number of people that the party that initially took on this quest wants and the number of people that the staff at the counter adjusted considering the difficulty of the quest.

“How many people have registered?”

“If you register now, we will close at 38 people.”

Jones nodded and looked at Icarone, asking for final permission. Icarone answered without even reading the document he handed her.

“I don’t accept it.”

“You’re so cool, hyung, haha.”

The expedition force departed two days later.

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That night, on the first floor of the inn where Icarone and his party were staying. Jones was alone, sipping a flat beer and looking around. Then, when someone sat down in front of him, he pretended to be surprised and shrugged his shoulders.

“Oh my, why did Icarone come to see me?”

Icarone stared at him with hardened eyes as he saw Jones asking in his usual sly tone.

“Why, why is it like this?”

“I believe that there is no such thing as unmerited favor. What is the real reason?”

At first, I thought he was acting like a man who had a romantic interest in Yiel and Ierie. Or maybe he was trying to scam a beginner who was visiting Shar for the first time or to collect a guide fee.

However, they did not ask for anything in return, and after spending some time with them and observing them, I realized that their interest in them was not sincere. It was a very subtle difference, but it seemed that way to Icarone, who had the habit of observing.

For a moment, Jones’ eyes lit up at his question. Then, he looked into his eyes for a moment, wiped away his sly expression, and answered in a small voice.

“As expected…… You’re sharp. Since you’re looking at me with such a scary expression, I guess I should just tell you the truth? I’m actually curious about Lady Icarone. Of course, I’m curious about those beautiful ladies too. Usually, when they come here, most people can’t hide their anxiety or try to look strong by bragging. I have an eye that can tell the difference between truth and bragging. But you and your group didn’t show any of that. I guess you could say that you have the composure that only the truly strong can have? Those people always end up in big trouble. That’s why I just want to get to know them better before anyone else. I don’t really have anything else to do.”

“Is that all?”

Jones answered, tilting his head to one side without changing his expression.

“Yes. Is it not enough?”

“no.”

Icarone jumped up from his seat and went up to the second floor without looking back. Jones, who had been watching him until he completely disappeared, stroked his chin.

“Hmm…… This makes me look forward to it even more……”

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