Becoming a Hunter in a Dark Fantasy - Chapter 134



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Episode 134: The Kingdom of Goddard

“Is this Goddard?”

Sersia looked around. The place they had arrived was Goddard’s capital, Dasti.

It was completely different from the pastoral atmosphere of Bateville.

“It feels a bit urban.”

The Western Continent, Ocasus. Like the cities made of iron and guns.

“Sigh,” Elwin said as he passed by Sercia’s side.

“The city-states of the Western Continent are what the current Kingdom of Goddard is trying to emulate.”

“Ah! I see! But, Elwin, what are you looking for?”

Sercia asked Elwin, who kept acting like a troublemaker.

I found it strange that he was constantly looking around and checking the time on his watch, which was something he didn’t normally do.

“Um. I had someone I was supposed to meet here. He didn’t show up.”

I stood there for 30 minutes. It could have been only 30 minutes, or it could have been 30 minutes.

But it was strange that ‘that person’ was late without prior notice.

“Isn’t it just a little late?”

“I’m a very strict person when it comes to keeping appointments. There’s no way that would happen.”

“Some unavoidable circumstances may have arisen on the way here.”

“I see… … .”

Then suddenly I felt eyes on me. I raised my head and the curious gazes quickly dispersed.

“aha.”

Here stood the members of the Spero group, excluding Narhan.

In the afternoon, when there were many people coming and going in the square, it was easy to see that the handsome men and beautiful women gathered together were drawing attention.

‘Not to mention Sercia and Calix. And Gale, well, he’s not bad looking since he’s the main character. … … Maybe he had to disguise himself.’

Elwin was someone who did not fit into the mold of handsome men and beautiful women.

“I can’t just stand here forever. Let’s move for now. Let’s have lunch somewhere nearby.”

“Oh! Can we go to a tavern? A place where we can eat too!”

Gale, who had been in a coma since landing on Goddard, was very pleased.

“Only one bottle of alcohol is allowed.”

“That alone is enough to make me feel grateful! The butler didn’t even let me touch him on the airship!”

“Huh. They say that a person who is drunk is no use even for medicine. That saying is exactly right.”

“If you have any complaints, don’t drink it, Your Majesty.”

“… … A glass of wine in the afternoon is a medicinal drink.”

Elwin chuckled as he watched Gale and Calix walk ahead while muttering. He spoke to Sercia, who was clicking her tongue as if she was watching Dumb and Dumber.

“Miss Sercia. Please release the magic power very lightly, so that only a trace remains. So that you can see the magic trace and follow us.”

“Yes? It’s possible, but… … is that okay?”

Sercia was puzzled. The faint traces of magical power that remained easily evaporated into the air.

‘Even if you are a magic user specializing in detection, it would be difficult to distinguish between the surrounding magics.’

But Elwin said with confidence.

“Of course. The person we’re trying to meet has a very sensitive sense of smell.”

Ah, like a clover.

“Let’s go. We’ll miss Gale and Mr. Calix.”

“Oh, yes!”

And a little distance away.

“… … .”

There was a gaze watching them from hidden in a dark alley.

The person who had been watching until Elwin and his party had gone so far that their shadows were no longer visible soon began stamping his feet and muttering excitedly.

“… … Finally, we met!”

Dark blonde hair poked out from between the fluttering robes.

The man who was standing tall behind her as if guarding her asked.

“Can I not chase after you?”

“Ah, that’s right. Let’s follow.”

Her purple eyes curved into a look of joy.

“It’s been two years since we last met, my darling!”

Meanwhile, Elwin and the Spero members entered the tavern.

“This is a famous restaurant in this neighborhood.”

“Oh, but what about that mark…?”

The signboard of the tavern, located in a good location, had a picture of a magpie holding a clover in its beak.

“It looks like Clover and Magpie have completed their merger. This is the tavern run by Clover.”

“Wow. That’s amazing. There’s a branch in a foreign country?”

“Well, it’s Clover Trading Company. At least in the Northern Continent, there’s no place Clover Trading Company doesn’t reach.”

Daughter-

The clerk called out cheerfully.

“Welcome!”

Elwin’s gaze quickly scanned the clerk’s attire. He smiled broadly after checking the name tag on his chest.

[Clover Company, Goddard Kingdom Branch Manager, Hans Clover]

High-ranking management level in the company. That’s a good thing.

“How many minutes are you here?”

“There are four people. But two more people are scheduled to arrive later.”

“Then please guide me inside… … .”

Elwin approached the branch manager naturally and took out the Nexion to show him.

Above Nexion’s screen was the symbol of Spero, a roaring golden dragon.

“that……!”

The branch manager’s eyes quickly scanned Elwin and his group, then he slightly lowered his head.

And then I whispered softly so only they could hear.

?

“Let’s go to the top floor. I’ll take you to the VIP room.”

Unlike the first and second floors, which were noisy and bustling with people, the third floor was quiet.

There were only four people sitting at the table.

Soon after, a table full of delicious-looking food appeared.

“If you need anything or have any inconveniences, please call me anytime. Enjoy your meal.”

The branch manager bowed politely and left. He was showing the utmost courtesy.

Gail, who had been dumbfounded the whole time, whispered.

“Hey, kid. What the heck is going on? What did you do to suddenly act so humble? You were normal when you first came into the store!”

“Haha. Mr. Aajen and Mr. Nonoen did me a favor before.”

For Spero only, all Clover Company facilities can be used for free.

“I heard that ordinary clerks don’t know, but managers and above are given training on this.”

“Wow. Your distribution skills are really amazing!”

“Right? Actually, it would have been more comfortable to be guided if you had come wearing the Sphero cloak.”

But if all four of them are wearing the same cloak, they stand out.

‘Because Spero is gradually becoming famous.’

You need to be careful. The Familiar organization members pretend not to care about Hunters, but they are quite aware of them.

“It’s all free?!”

Then Gail suddenly shouted.

The eyes that had been opened to the limit had a strange madness.

“Ugh! Then how much alcohol can I drink in a day… …!! Why didn’t you tell me sooner!? Ugh, what a shame!!”

An optical illusion was even seen that resembled money. Calix sighed.

“I guess I did that because I thought you might do this.”

“What, why, what!! It’s free, so isn’t that obvious? Even you, Young Master, don’t have anything right now, so how can you act so arrogantly?”

“Huh. There is a folk tale that has been passed down in our Arad for a long time. It is about an old man named Skaruji who was greedy for free stuff and lost his long hair.”

“… … What is that nonsense?”

Gail was dumbfounded. What kind of correlation could there be between those two?

Calix, who was cutting the steak elegantly, pointed at Gale with his fork. He laughed.

“If you only like free stuff, you’ll lose your head in no time.”

“Isn’t that what you wished for? Spewing out bad words. You really have a bad temper!”

But, behind Gale, who is frowning, an unknown person secretly approaches him slowly.

The eyes of the Spero members, except for Gale, turned behind him.

Gail, who was giving a long speech, didn’t notice yet.

“It’s not that I like free stuff. It’s that free stuff likes me! Because… … !”

“Hello, honey!”

And then bam!

The person who approached secretly hugged Gail’s waist.

“… … !”

In an instant, Gale froze.

I heard the voice of someone I hated meeting more than anyone else, an eerily familiar one!

“……hey?”

Calix, sensing something strange, called Gale.

Only then did Gale let out a gasp. In an instant, his face turned whiter than the snow.

Gail turned her head as if she was about to make a creaking sound.

“Da, dadadada, you!?”

The person there was a woman with dark saturation blonde hair.

The purple eyes curved gently.

“You didn’t want to see me? My darling!”

“Wow, wow, Your Highness the Princess!?”

Alyxa de Goddard.

She was the first princess in the line of succession to the Kingdom of Goddard.

“It’s been a while, Gail. My honey! You’ve grown so much in the time since I last saw you.”

“Is that so? Could you please stay away from me, me, me…?”

“Hahaha. You don’t have to be so shy.”

On one side, there was an onslaught of affection, while on the other side, there was a barrage of hate.

“Ugh.”

“What is this… what is happening?”

While Calix and Sersia were at a loss as to what to do, Elwin stepped forward.

“Are you Her Royal Highness Princess Goddard?”

“Hmm. That’s true.”

“I am Lwin Regisel, the vice-captain of Spero who contacted you earlier.”

Elwin greeted the princess by lightly kissing the back of her hand.

“But we are still eating, so could you please wait a moment?”

“That’s not true.”

Elwin called the branch manager and took her to another room.

After a while, Elwin and his party entered where Princess Goddard was.

“You’re quite early. You could have taken your time enjoying your meal. I’m the one who was unintentionally late.”

“No. I dare not keep the princess waiting. The meal is almost finished. Please do not worry about it.”

This is because he was taught from a young age by the Black Special Hunter that this is the etiquette for treating royalty, especially princesses.

“I’m sorry. I was trying to get there on time for our appointment… … but we were chased along the way. It took a while for us to get separated.”

“Pursuit.”

“Ah. Annoyingly, it looks like he’s already smelled it.”

Even in the Goddard royal family, the underground arena and the dark forces connected to it were a headache.

So when Elwin and Spero secretly contacted me, I didn’t hesitate and took their hand.

“What happened to my written request?”

“Of course. I prepared it as written in the cooperation letter I sent you earlier.”

Then, Alikosa proudly took out a few tickets from his bosom and showed them to me.

“These are tickets to enter the underground arena. A total of six. Enough for you, me, and my subordinates to infiltrate.”

Elwin’s eyes lit up at the princess who was whining about how difficult it was to save her.

“I heard the underground arena opens once a month. When exactly is that? I know it’s next week.”

I’ve left about a week to spare for preliminary research.

But Princess Alicosa shook her head in sorrow.

“It’s tonight.”

“… … !”

“A notice was suddenly sent to the participants. The scheduled date was brought forward.”

The princess’s voice became low.

“I don’t know why. It’s just… … .”

“It’s clear that something is going on inside.”

Perhaps the order came from the Familia leadership.

Elwin unconsciously clenched his fist.

Although Nono was one of the highest executives in Familia, there was a leadership that oversaw Familia above him.

The first son, Primo. The second son, Secondo. And… … .

Familia’s boss, Capo.

‘Argus.’

Elwin’s eyes flashed with helpless hatred.