My Demons - Chapter 11



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4. South Harbor (2)

Fortunately, Ellen came down to the first floor not long after, and I had a chance to excuse myself.

Even when I explained that I had misunderstood the culture, Ellen looked at me like I was crazy.

However, he soon thought, ‘Well, he’s a guy who doesn’t know much about the monetary system, so it’s only natural…’ … ‘ He muttered and nodded as if he understood.

Now, wouldn’t my image to Ellen be that of a stupid pervert?

•••Rotten.

“Now, give me all the money you have.”

When I knocked on the neatly cleared table and spoke, Ellen gave me a disapproving look.

“Is this really necessary?”

“Isn’t it obvious? “If you want to do anything, you have to have the funds ready.”

“O uh…”

—M •

Do you really doubt me? The voice rises naturally out of a sense of injustice.

“Hey, the money I spent to save you was five silver coins! “If I were a fraudster, would I have spent that much money?”

“Why is that so much money… .”

“… Oh, this is real.”

What on earth did he do wrong to be so mean? If I could hit just one real person hard, I would have no wish.

Ellen flinches for a moment as she sees my face rotting away. Then, with her lips pouting, she took out a bag from a small sling bag slung over her shoulder and handed it to her.

I frowned because my pocket was lighter than I thought.

“Is this it?”

Looking at the quietly glaring expression, I guess this is it. I feel like I’m being ripped off from my nephew. Be thrilled.

However, the pleasure was short-lived. I opened the pocket, frowned, and asked again.

“Is this really it?”

“uh. “That’s it.”

All that came out of his pocket was two silver coins and twenty pennies.

“no….”

What on earth is this guy used for? What should I do with a guy who can’t use magic, doesn’t have much money, and doesn’t have a weapon?

The guy must have read my pitiful gaze and flinched.

“•••Well, what are you looking at?”

“What on earth were you thinking?

“Are you here?”

“Why are you fighting again?”

As he frowned, I rested my chin and asked.

“No, it’s not an argument – ​​I’m curious, I’m curious. Did you plan to continue traveling with this money?”

“Of course that’s not enough. “There are many places to find work.”

“job?”

“huh. Things like exorcising monsters or escorting.”

Ha, look at your confident expression.

Even though the support of his only companion is not enough, he cannot even use spells and his neck is stiff.

I’m suddenly upset.

“Aha, are you like a mercenary?”

“Yes, that’s right.”

“Wow, that’s cool.”

I nodded as if I understood and continued.

“But you can’t even use magic?”

Ellen’s expression became a little clouded.

“that… Because I know how to handle all items with magic inherent in them… .”

“okay? “I heard someone gave you a magic wand to use?”

Of course, a staff with skills was not a very common item.

Even if it’s just a wand that can use flame arrows 30 times… I’m not sure, but wouldn’t a few gold coins be worth it?

“•••That’s not true.”

The guy’s gaze fell to the floor.

I kept making sarcastic remarks to the top of his head.

“right? Then maybe something, swordsmanship or spear

Have you learned how to drink? Or a bow?”

“I don’t think that’s true, but what do you believe and are so confident? “I’m curious.”

As Ellen lowered her head and pursed her lips, I belatedly wondered if it had been a bit harsh.

I said, hiding my annoyance and returning the guy’s money bag.

“Now, you keep this. With emergency gold.”

Ellen whined and answered in a shaky voice.

“… no it’s okay. “Buy what you need with it.”

“I said it was done. It’s only a few pennies, so what can you use it for? I do not need.”

As soon as I finished speaking, another teardrop ran down Ellen’s cheek.

“Uh… uh, are you crying?”

“•••Shut up, idiot.”

The guy barely let out a tearful voice and covered his face with his arms.

… … under.

Seungsu Kim, you pathetic human being. I can’t even pay for a night’s sleep.

If the game I was missing was XA Three Kingdoms, Ellen’s loyalty would have been 0.

He must have betrayed me out of spite or carried away treasure or a castle.

Still, I wouldn’t have cared much.

because? Ellen would have been a general with less than 100 points of military power, leadership, intelligence, political power, and charm.

But this was a dark world.

As a fugitive and a redundant person, Ellen could do nothing in South Harbor, where she knew no one.

No matter how much we behave like dogs, we saved each other’s lives, so from Ellen’s point of view, I would be better than someone she met in person.

And I couldn’t help but care about Ellen. He is my only companion right now, and he is destined to become a very powerful archmage someday.

“Ugh, keungheung.”

“I… … I have boiled duck eggs. Would you like some? “It’s so delicious.”

“Shut up.”

“okay. “It would be better that way, right?” So Ellen cried, but she couldn’t leave the inn, and I tried my best to comfort her, even though I wanted to run away right away.

Of course, the reason I wanted to run away was because I felt ashamed of myself for acting childishly and inappropriately for my age.

I thought Ellen was a dog because she cried so much, but I can assure you that she was absolutely not.

“•••But how long are you going to cry?”

“Shut up *sniff*, please.”

•••Not really.

Anyway, thanks to the many conflicts that occurred in a short period of time, I was able to get a rough idea of ​​Ellen’s personality.

High self-esteem and low self-esteem.

This is a common type of personality in modern society, and it wasn’t that difficult to deal with. If you are a little more careful in the future, you will be able to avoid unnecessary friction.

Ellen wiped her face with her sleeve and showed the same angry expression as before.

good. I was worried that it might go into stupid mode, but I’m glad that wasn’t the case.

“Hmm, then the money we have… … “It’s four silver pieces and forty coins.”

“•••what? “What about the money I gave you?”

“huh? “Yes, that’s four silver coins and forty coins in total?”

“Wait a minute, then you… .”

Ellen pulled up her twisted mouth and made a strange expression.

“Why are you making such a fuss when you have the same amount of money as me?”

“What bullshit? Of course, I paid with your money.”

“•••what? why? Collect all the money you have

“Didn’t you mean to do it?”

He’s saying he’s going to be in big trouble.

The government’s rule is for couples to put the same amount into their date bank accounts and match their party money payments, but they are making differences in how they use party funds? This is an unexpected rumor.

“Of course, public funds should be paid equally.”

“Public money?”

“okay. The money raised now is public funds, communal funds. With this, we can buy things we jointly need. “Isn’t this how it’s supposed to be done?” At my casual question, Ellen narrowed her brows and slightly tilted her head as if she was confused.

“•••is it?”

“okay. Originally, I was going to just write each letter after a while, but you were crying and crying like a bitch… .”

“stop. “Shut up, I understand.”

“huh.”

Tsk, I don’t know anything about the world. Well, when have you ever met someone as faithful to principles as me?

“Anyway, we have to prepare our future plans with this public money.”

“Do you have a plan?”

Ellen gives me a suspicious look. hmm… I need to establish my authority as the party leader as soon as possible.

“okay. “I’m going down to the sewer.”

“sewer?”

The guy’s face was completely distorted.

Her eyes are swollen and her face looks like she’s been hit somewhere. You look great.

“Why a sewer?”

“Why not… The sea is blocked, and it’s dangerous outside the city gates. So where do you go?”

“still… .”

South Harbor was a city that had existed since the ancient empire ruled Middleworld, before the Milan Kingdom was established.

It is presumed that the cities of the ancient empire had a considerable level of water and sewerage facilities, but up to now, only the sewerage facilities have maintained their form.

Therefore, South Harbor also had a sewer system of considerable size and depth.

“Whew. “What are you going to do in the sewer?”

“They say there’s a lot of work that can be done in the sewer. There is also a mission to exterminate ratmen given by Seongju, rescuing missing people, arresting bounty criminals, and collecting slime body fluids… .”

After the fall of the ancient empire, not many cities managed their sewers properly.

Understandably, sewage management required its own administrative system and considerable manpower.

And since skipping it a few times didn’t immediately cause any major problems, it was easy for it to get pushed back in priority.

As a result, new residents began nesting in the untouched sewers.

Various beasts and monsters were the main characters.

In this way, the sewer became a dungeon-like space and a nuisance to the city. It was natural that there was a lot of work involved.

But there was another real reason we had to go to the sewer.

“I’m going to take care of those little things for a while and find a way out of the city.” Naturally, the sewer had multiple water inlet and outlet points, and all of these outlets were located outside the city.

If you were careful of monsters and criminals in the sewers, you would be able to break through the siege and get out of the city.

“Hmm. Come to think of it, I think I’ve heard that many cities use sewers as secret passages… …

“That’s right. So we have to prepare with the idea of ​​attacking the sewer system.” Ellen listened to me, thought about it for a moment, and then tilted her head.

“But are you sure there will be a secret passage in this city? “It’s your first time here too.”

“There will be. clearly.”

“Hmm… Well, I get it. So, what are you going to do now?”

“wait for a sec.”

I took out a piece of cloth from my pocket. Ellen’s eyes widened when she saw the writing written on a piece of cloth the size of two palms of her hand.

“What is it?”

“huh? It’s no big deal. “I just roughly wrote down what I heard from Daria earlier.”

“… Daria? Crop year?”

“I told you not to use words like that.”

I frowned and warned her, but Ellen just shrugged and didn’t say anything in return. What’s wrong with her being such a no-nonsense bastard?

“First, we need to buy supplies. I’ll plan on a day trip if possible, so there’s no need for tents or blankets, right? I have the whetstone and tinder… … Leather canteen, lantern, oil, torch, rope, climbing hook, telescope… Silver Phil

There won’t be any. It would be hard to get it in the first place. Well, an alien monster might appear, so I need a crowbar and a shovel. It would be nice to have a glass bottle for collecting, and a map… “Can I save it?”

“… What does a monster have to do with a crowbar? And, do you need that much?”

“of course! “Is this even a good selection?”

“There are too many. “There are only two of us, so it’s foolish to carry that much luggage.”

Is this bastard ignoring my adventure knowledge accumulated through playing TRPGs?

Well, it’s negligible.

“Is it a bit much? “I think I can lift it enough.”

“It’s good to be well prepared, but… If you are carrying too much luggage, it is difficult to respond to sudden situations. “Wouldn’t the sewer system be especially dangerous because visibility is limited?”

…That’s correct.

Ellen, I ignored her because she was an idiot who couldn’t even use magic, but it was quite plausible to say that she had gained some experience during her time on the run.

“The underpass was made entirely of stones and bricks, so what are shovels and crowbars for? And there are stairs, so you don’t need a climbing hook. I have a glass bottle for collecting… “It would be better to buy enough dry food.”

Ellen said that and crossed off the items I didn’t need from the list of supplies I had written.

“If this is enough… “You can probably get it all for less than a silver coin.”

“Okay, then this is it for now.

do.”

“first? Is there anything else?”

“of course. “You’re going to have to buy equipment.”

“equipment? What equipment?”

I took out another piece of cloth and showed it to Ellen and explained.

“Then the remaining public funds are…” Oh, let’s set aside forty coins for lodging and food expenses. Since I have three silver coins left, I need to buy a pair of leather boots and a pair of gloves. I think it would be nice to get boots with studs, and gloves with chains attached.”

“what? Why are you buying your stuff with public money? “You have money set aside!”

I shook my head with a stern face and said.

“You have to buy a helmet and shin pads with that money. “If there are any left, I will buy vambraces.”

“… “You conscienceless bastard, are you the only one who cares about me even though I have a strong body?”

“then?”

He’s saying something strange again.

“Aren’t you going to be in the back anyway, no, providing rear support?” “Even though… .” His face is full of dissatisfaction. I can’t help it.

“If I have any money left, I’ll buy you at least a headgear.”

There probably won’t be any left.

“Is that the end?”

“huh. then? You can’t believe it… .”

I threatened him with a stern expression.

“Are you going to wear armor and act as a meat shield?”

“That’s not it… .”

“Then don’t say anything and hide behind my back. Don’t talk nonsense. Do you understand?”

I was worried that he would rebel out of pride, but surprisingly, he just kept his mouth shut and nodded.

Do you respect my authority as party leader? This is why leaders must always communicate.

Anyway, the more I talked to Ellen, the more my plan became more concrete.

Hmm, it feels good somehow?