I took one last bite and rinsed my mouth with lukewarm water.

Until I finished eating the porridge, the people who came to me gathered in a corner and watched me with bated breath.

I felt like I was going to eat something because of how burdensome those gazes were.

water.

As I stretched my hand out to the side, I felt a soft touch.

I felt like I could hear the sound of ‘Kyuu’ in my ears.

little bit The hatchling licked my hand. Hatchling’s body trembled as if he was worried about me, and it felt like he was holding my hand tightly.

“Have you eaten? Then me and him… !”

“I have a lot to say with you… !”

“Laymond! body… !”

A sigh came out as they approached as they were afraid to put away the dishes.

My ears are already itching.

I want to rest.

“… .”

Alice, who was looking at me, jumped up.

She held a tray of plates in her left hand and with her right pushed the people approaching me out of the door.

“What, what are you doing?”

“for a moment… !”

they could resist.

There was no way that a sword master and a 7th circle mage could not withstand the strength of a weak woman compared to them.

Even so, there were some things I didn’t want to harm Ellis, and some things I realized my feelings belatedly.

“Please rest.”

Alice bowed her head and went outside.

I thanked her and lay down on the bed.

“What are you doing? Bocchan is still a patient. Are you sane or not?”

“No, it would have been if we had done it.”

“Oh, no, no, no. You are the one who has just woken up. Wait until you feel better.”

I let out a smile at Alice’s determined voice.

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Kyuwoo.

A hatchling appeared with a heavy feeling on top of the ship.

Then, with a disgruntled expression, he lifted his paw and patted my stomach.

I didn’t know why, so I was staring at it, so the hatchling didn’t like it so much.

dig-

A pure white light radiated from the hatchling’s body and covered my body.

“Are you treating me now?”

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Kwy!

Hatchling nodded as if he was right and examined my body.

Then, as if he finally liked it, he snorted and curled up on top of the boat.

That look is cute when he raises his hand and tries to touch his hair.

“Bah, you just have tremendous magic power!”

The door slammed open and the bloodshot-eyed Countess Skylar entered.

Hatchling was startled and hid himself.

“Where, where are you… ?”

“What is it?”

I turned my head around and stared at him, confused.

It was not difficult to guess that the enormous mana he was talking about belonged to Hatchling.

He was embarrassed because he couldn’t feel anything about the sudden disappearance of the hatchling.

I would have been more embarrassed that I was the only one in the place where the mana was felt.

“… Great.”

He felt my gaze and cleared his throat as he straightened his clothes.

“Are you feeling okay?”

“Not bad.”

“yes… .”

he scratches his cheek

He has a lot to say to me, but he is worried about how to organize it.

He rolled his eyes, gathered his thoughts, and carefully opened his mouth.

“Thank you for saving my daughter.”

“daughter… What?”

“ah. don’t you know The sorceress with you is my daughter, Beatrice.”

“Ah, I see.”

“You don’t look that surprised.”

“I was expecting it. As soon as he saw my face, he got very angry.”

What to expect, I knew from the beginning.

“is it. Well, after that incident, you guys didn’t get along.”

“… .”

that thing.

An incident in which Beatrice’s older brother, Zerion, became a vegetable.

Beatrice blamed me.

After that, they completely ignored me.

However, the heart of his father, if bigger, would have been bigger, but not small, but he didn’t seem to have much discomfort in dealing with me.

“… Is the Count all right?”

“What?”

“Didn’t Jerion become like that because of me?”

He laughed at my words.

“I was resentful at first. If you hadn’t been there, that child wouldn’t have become that way.”

“… .”

“It’s just a moment, and I don’t blame you. What happened then is no one’s fault. If I had to blame it, I would have to blame the orcs who appeared there.”

unexpectedly.

I thought he would resent me like Beatrice.

He smiled bitterly as if he had read my thoughts.

“I know that kid well. If the situation at that time were repeated at any time, he would have sacrificed himself to save you all the same.”

“… okay.”

“The reason I resented you was because your behavior, which came to life through the sacrifice of your son, was the worst. what… Even that has changed.”

He came over and patted me on the shoulder.

“I thank you. Thank you for saving my daughter. I will never forget this.”

“… .”

He nodded.

His eyes were much softer.

In any case, I am the benefactor who saved his daughter.

“And Reid… got caught To be honest, this surprised me a bit.”

“Oh, that was kind of lucky.”

“I caught the raid by luck… I want to have some of that luck too.”

He is silent for a moment.

After thinking about something for a while, he opened his mouth.

“How are you going to dispose of Reid? If you’re going to sell it, sell it to me. I’ll take care of it so you won’t be upset.”

His eyes were very bright as he said that.

By-products of the raid were very valuable.

For the wizard, an opportunity to cross the wall may be created.

If Reid’s corpse was divided into 5 servings, not many fell to Beatrice.

He’s a wizard too, so he probably doesn’t want to miss this opportunity.

“I’m sorry, but it seems difficult to sell. It’s not that I’m short of money. Regarding the distribution, I will speak with Miss Beatrice again tomorrow. I am tired today.”

“ah. right. I’m sorry. I’ll go out.”

At my words, Countess Skyla is startled and goes outside.

I looked at the door slowly closing and closed my eyes.

***

The corpses of Reid and Basilisk are piled up in the courtyard of the rented inn.

“This should be enough.”

The body was divided and distributed to each person.

The mercenary king and Count Skylar are quietly watching.

It was shocking in many ways to see materials that could not be easily obtained anywhere in the world roll around the ground casually.

He put the by-products of the raid and basilisk in a huge sack and entrusted it to Beatrice.

“I will ask you to take good care of me until the end.”

“… uh.”

I didn’t have enough subspace pockets, and there was no magician who could use subspace magic, so I made a request to her.

I want you to transport me to Count Millennium.

When he said he was going to make a similar case, Count Skylar refused.

He said that the price he paid for saving his daughter was not enough.

“Are you going right away?”

As I prepared to leave the city, the mercenary king approached me with a look of regret.

“Yes. I have been out for too long.”

“Hmm… .”

Mercenary King.

There are so many modifiers that mean him.

And most of those modifiers weren’t good.

Crazy Dog, Crazy Guy, Berserker, Crazy Sword Master, etc…

The mercenary king is crazy about martial arts.

If you want to be strong, you will fight, and if you lose, ask for sparring until you win.

It is thanks to that personality that he became a sword master, but it can be said that those who are marked by him are the worst.

“Sorry. I thought I found a suitable partner.”

It was he who had not been able to find a suitable opponent recently.

It seems to have been taken by him.

If you don’t handle it well here, it will be quite annoying.

“I said Raymond Millennium.”

The sight of him muttering my name is so creepy.

“I’ll have to visit sometime.”

“what did you say?”

“Well? no. nothing. Goodbye.”

what?

It’s very embarrassing.

I feel like I haven’t heard something I shouldn’t have missed.

“bye! Come again next time!”

“Why don’t you team up with me next time? I can treat you well!”

As he left the city, mercenaries cheered and shouted from all sides.

I wonder if my appearance in front of the gate left a deep impression on them, and they looked sad that they couldn’t let me go.

‘I will never come here again.’

I came to stop the monster wave for no reason and almost died dozens of times.

I have absolutely no desire to come back to this place.

“egg plant.”

Count Skyla calls them to her side.

He stretched out his hand and began chanting magic.

A bright light radiates out.

“Warp!”

vision reversed.

“Who are you!”

A sharp spear suddenly came in front of me.

Reflexively, I grabbed the window and twisted it.

“Hup!”

The man whose spear had been stolen unexpectedly looked at me in embarrassment.

‘Did they come in the same room?’

On the chest of the man who aimed his spear at me, there was a spell book crest with golden wings, meaning Millennium.

Judging by the copper-colored spear drawn under the magic book, it was a sentry in charge of the entrance to the city.

‘Magic is convenient.’

I admired the convenience of the magic that made it so much easier to move than the spear pointed at me.

“Huh… Heo-eok… !”

Unlike me, Count Skyla was breathing heavily.

It was not an easy task to move several people to this far at the same time, even if it was a single person.

It was also something I would never have done had it not been for my kindness.

Taking her eyes off him, she spoke to the man who was still riding the ice.

“I can’t come to my senses. Aren’t you on the road?”

“to… Yes?”

“Looking at this state of mind, I need to re-discipline.”

“who… ?”

The sentry looked at me and tilted his head.

Before I could say anything, I saw knights running from inside the city.

“insect!”

The knights lined up in front of me put their fists on their chests and bowed their heads.

While I didn’t see it, I felt much better to see that the discipline was properly held.

“We will see you from now on.”

It’s nice that I’m here, but how do they know I’m here?

I know Alice hasn’t been in touch either.

“I contacted you.”

At Count Skylar’s words, the situation was grasped.

If he was in touch, the quick response of the knights would be understandable.

“The Count is waiting for you.”

“okay.”

Leaving behind the knights who were looking at me strangely, I stepped inside with a confident step.

“Brother Raymond!”

“Hasn’t the atmosphere changed?”

“Who is next to him?”

“Quiet. That is Countess Skyla!”

“Hup! But why is such a person with the young master?”

It was upsetting.

At the sound of my return, all the people of the count’s family gathered.

Upon entering the lord’s castle, Count Millennium, who had his vassals behind him, greeted me.

“You’re here.”

“I’m home. father.”

He nodded as I bowed my head.

“You are here too.”

“Long time no see. Archmage.”

Next to me, Count Skyla got down on one knee and bowed her head.

“Stop doing that and come inside. Raymond, there are many things I want to say to you.”

“Yes.”

I nodded obediently and followed him.