The Lazy Genius of the Duke - Chapter 32



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The Lazy Genius of the Duke’s Family (32)

A man’s jealousy is ugly (2)

“Um, that… Benio?”

Kendall looked at Benio with a very cautious expression. I thought he was just a swordsman since he was recommended by Professor Chutney, but he was an Auror user.

Even though he was the branch manager, mercenaries speak with their skills. That’s why Kendall couldn’t speak rudely to Benio, who might even receive an S-rank.

“Just take it easy.”

Benio, on the other hand, didn’t really care about Kendall’s attitude. What Benio was interested in wasn’t being treated like royalty here.

“Is that so?”

“Because you’re the branch manager. I’m still a rookie and don’t even have a mercenary badge.”

Auror users are always S-rank. This is because Auror itself is the exclusive domain of the talented. Even if Benio had no actual combat experience, the moment he developed Auror, he was a potential S-rank mercenary.

“But I didn’t know there would be so few people in the mercenary guild.”

“Oh, that.”

Kendall nodded. It occurred to him that a potential S-class mercenary had arrived at a time when he was already short on manpower.

“The requests have suddenly started to skyrocket a few days ago. They’re nothing special, but there aren’t many mercenaries who use this place as their base.”

“okay.”

Benio nodded. It’s fortunate that there are many requests. Benio spoke to Kendall once more.

“Please give me something expensive.”

“Because it’s expensive….”

Kendall fingered one of the commissions. There was one commission he was worried about because it didn’t fit the level of the Academy branch’s mercenaries, who were mostly C- or B-class mercenaries.

At least A grade.

However, since the price of one A-class mercenary is expensive, it was a level that only nobles could do.

“There is one.”

“How much is it?”

“100 gold.”

100 gold. It’s not a small amount of money. The living expenses of a common household are around 10 gold per month, so it’s a lot of money.

“Good.”

When Benio smiled, Kendall pretended to be relieved. It was not a difficult request for Benio, who was doing his first job as a mercenary.

“It’s a job that involves transporting goods.”

“What is it?”

“I don’t know what the requested item is. Instead, the reason there is a 100 gold fee is because the item needs to be delivered to Dudek Estate, which is two days away from here.”

“Dudek? Are you talking about the Dudek on Dudek Mountain?”

“Yes. The fee is set at 100 gold because you may encounter monsters along the way.”

Dudek Estate was a estate at the entrance of the Dudek Mountain, which has the same name. According to mythology, the reason Dudek Mountain is dark gray is because the god-killer Krodilla, who can even kill gods, sleeps beneath the mountain range.

The reason why Dudek Mountain is ashen compared to other mountains is because instead of the green trees commonly seen in other places, there are magic trees that grow there that feed on magic energy, which makes Dudek Mountain have a much higher distribution of monsters than other places.

It is a monster that gathers after being fascinated by the magic energy emitted by the growing tree, and thanks to this, it is known that the monsters of Dudek Mountain have a high probability of holding magic stones.

Magic stone.

It is a small mineral substance that is created inside a monster’s body by mixing the monster’s power and magic. It is known that monsters holding magic stones are more violent and use unique abilities compared to other monsters.

Usually, one in ten thousand monsters would have a magic stone, but the monsters in Dudek Mountain had twice the probability of having one in five thousand.

“If there are no mercenaries here, couldn’t the mercenaries from Dudekyeong come?”

Kendall nodded at Benio’s point.

“It’s not like that doesn’t happen. It’s said that there are over five hundred mercenaries who use Dudekryeong as their base.”

Since Dudek Ridge was located right next to Dudek Mountain, the number of mercenaries held by the Dudek branch was in the hundreds.

The reason was that magic stone was a mineral that was always in short supply but in high demand.

For wizards and alchemists, magic stones are one of the essential materials.

This is because magic stones are always included in almost all items created by wizards and alchemists.

Magic stones are essential because they contain mana and are born inside monsters, and they are necessary for magic circles and magical items to be activated.

So it is natural that mercenaries flock to Dudek Mountain, where there are more monsters holding magic stones.

This is because requests come in periodically through the Magic Tower or the Alchemist’s Guild.

“But there’s no one there who wants to come here either. There are many who think it’s better to just catch monsters during that time.”

“okay.”

They don’t want to come over there. On the other hand, there’s no one here. Then it makes sense. Benio nodded willingly.

“I will take on that request.”

“Is that okay?”

It’s two days.

This is the first commission for a man who has only ever held a sword at the academy. And there is no senior mercenary to take him aside and teach him the know-how.

It’s no wonder Kendall was worried, since he even brought a letter of recommendation from Professor Chutney. But Benio thought it was better.

‘It’d just be annoying. And it’s a monster.’

In addition to humans, there were other creatures living here called monsters. And their violence was known to be even greater than that of the Demonic Cult or Blood Cult that Benio had personally seen.

Waste of God.

The Creator who created humans and monsters considered humans to be lovely, while monsters were considered ugly and were abandoned by God. Monsters are called God’s failures, or waste products.

‘They said they attack and eat humans.’

In the Central Plains, aside from humans, there were no other things to be concerned about except wild beasts.

Wild beasts like tigers, bears, and wolves.

Although it is said that sometimes things called spirits appear, it is so rare that it can be considered a coincidence.

He also wanted to experience monsters other than humans, and since he could solve all of this with one request, it would be like killing three birds with one stone, or more than that, for Benio.

“You might have to sleep out, so take food and equipment with you.”

“ah.”

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Homelessness.

It wasn’t all that unfamiliar to Benio. As a prisoner of the Emperor of Heavenly Demons, Benio had to sleep on the floor for ten years while watching him destroy the martial arts world.

‘It’s not difficult, but it would be easier if you had some equipment.’

So Benio decided to use Kendall Chance.

“Can I borrow some camping gear?”

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“Dudek, dudek.”

Benio quietly placed his hand on his heart. Then, surprisingly, he felt his heart beating slightly. It was fluttering.

“Is this your first time going outside the academy?”

It was the first time for the original Benio to go out somewhere alone. Benio stopped by the market and bought beef jerky and drinking water with the money he received from Kendall, and put them in his backpack.

chuck!

Benio, armed with leather armor, camping gear, and food borrowed from the mercenary branch, lined up to pass through the walls that broadly surrounded the academy.

Since both people leaving and coming in had to pass through security checkpoints, the line slowly shortened, and finally it was Benio’s turn.

“Are you a student?”

“yes.”

In order for Benio to leave the Academy branch, he needed to wear a badge proving that he was a cadet. This was so that he would not be considered to have left without permission.

When he was watching people coming and going, the gaze of the security guard who used to be sharp softened. In a way, Benio was his junior.

And the knight easily recognized Benio’s face.

‘Bennio Kepler.’

There was a strange light in his eyes. It wasn’t that he didn’t have ears, so he recognized that he was the subject of the hottest rumor in the Academy recently.

Auror user.

Of course, it wasn’t long before Marquis Meyer’s Lumen Meyer became an Aura user and was the center of all attention.

‘A genius swordsman born in the Kepler family.’

He was also aware of Benio’s notoriety, of course. No, Benio’s notoriety was not limited to him; it was a rumor that had spread throughout the social circles of the empire.

This is because the rumor was spread by those who were jealous of the Kepler family, so everyone knew about it.

But the disgrace of that family became a genius in swordsmanship.

“Can I pass now?”

“Yes, good luck.”

“thank you.”

Benio, carrying his pack on his back, walked briskly along the road, passing the knight. It would have been much faster to ride a horse, but few mercenaries rode horses.

Above all, it was not a very wise idea to lead a horse to Dudek.

‘griffin.’

This is because Griffin, one of the monsters at the top of the food chain of Dudek Mountain, lives there. Since Griffin’s favorite food is horses, if you lead a horse, there is a 100% chance that Griffin will appear.

‘I said it was a cunning monster that was no good to deal with.’

Even Benio would have a hard time taking on a flying monster as his first opponent. That’s why he said that most of the mounts that go into his deck are not horses.

The problem is that there is no way to get another vehicle like that from the Academy.

So, a distance that takes two days in heaven means two days on foot. It’s like making a fuss because of a griffin when you could have done it in half a day on horseback.

And so Benio’s first day came to an end. As the sun disappeared overhead, darkness quickly descended upon the surroundings.

Benio found a place to camp before the sun had completely set, and settled down in a suitable spot. There was a stream running nearby, so it was easy to get drinking water.

Cheek!

Benio, who had skillfully gathered dry branches to make a fire and fallen leaves to make a soft sleeping place, had a satisfied expression on his face.

Whatever I did, it had to be better than being dragged around as a prisoner. When I think back to sleeping naked in the night dew and even in the middle of winter, this was no different from a palace.

“It’s comfortable to come out.”

Benio laid down on a blanket spread over the fallen leaves. The rustling sound and crackling of the firewood seemed to ease Benio’s mind.

More than anything, I felt most relieved that I didn’t have to worry about what others thought while acting as Benio.

Since Benio himself was a dog, it wasn’t difficult to act, and it wasn’t difficult to show him changing, but it seems he still felt some psychological burden, worried that he might be suspected.

It’s nice to see you become so peaceful once you leave the academy.

Benio placed the jerky on the campfire, took out something like a kettle, filled it with dried grains and water, and began to boil it.

When the porridge commonly eaten at camping was ready, Benio put the beef jerky in it, softened it, and ate it. After finishing a delicious meal, he collapsed back onto the blanket.

The feeling of being alone under the night sky.

It wasn’t bad.

“If only there weren’t any uninvited guests.”

Benio sat up from his lying position. The surroundings had already become so dark that not a single light could be seen. The Academy was bright even at night because there were magic lights everywhere, but there was no way that there would be magic lights in this kind of place.

And this darkness often invites uninvited guests.

“It’s so obvious. The sound of bugs has stopped.”

The sound of insects that had been heard around them suddenly stopped. This was evidence that the attacker was hiding in the darkness.

Sniff sniff.

“It smells too. These guys don’t even know the basics of a surprise attack, do they?”

A stench that could never fly from a human was carried by the wind. What an attacker who couldn’t even read the direction of the wind properly.

Benio’s eyes grew cold. It was because he felt that he had to pay for disturbing this rare moment of peace.

“Come out.”

Kieek!

The bushes swayed, and a green-skinned monster the size of a child leapt out and swung its dagger at Benio.

Goblin.

The corners of Benio’s mouth went up as a monster with a familiar appearance appeared.

“Exercising after a meal wouldn’t be bad.”

Hurrruk!

As soon as Benio finished speaking, a hot sensation began to emanate from him.

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