Wizard Stone - Chapter 688



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“It’s home!”

“I’m back!”

“I survived!”

The soldiers who saw the castle spoke with joy.

Roy also didn’t show it, but he was quite happy. Of course, not as much as he did when he got out of the Great Forest.

To be precise, I was happiest when I left the great forest and met up with the expedition team.

I couldn’t help but laugh at the thought that I could finally move on the easy road they had carved out.

Actually, I came here comfortably.

After coming out of the forest, I felt more at ease. Not only did I move along the road, but I also received a cart from a dwarf at the logging site to support it.

Since then, I have come this far without ever using light magic.

Before we knew it, the castle was right in front of us.

“What are you going to do when you stop by the Yeongjugwan and then go home?”

I need to wash it.

“After washing?”

I’m going to go to the orphanage. why?

“No, I’m just curious.”

The two men talked and headed toward the castle gate. The eyes of the people waiting in line to enter the castle naturally turned to one place.

That was it. I was a little worried about what might happen if there was a crowd of people, but that didn’t happen.

Some even looked at me with disapproval.

No, now that I see it, it’s not just a few. Quite a few people had unfriendly looks in their eyes.

Roy tried hard to hide his embarrassment.

I didn’t expect them to act like the mercenaries I saw on the expedition or in the logging area, but I never expected them to react like this.

The soldiers also looked at each other’s faces in confusion. It was something no one expected.

The group tried to ignore the gaze and quickly passed through the gate.

However, the situation was similar on the fortress side.

No, it was actually worse. There were more people and the streets were closer, so I could see their expressions much better.

Some of them had expressions that were beyond unfriendly and even hostile.

In the end, Roy, unable to contain his curiosity, approached the guard posted at the gate.

“Do you know why this is happening?”

“What are you talking about…?”

“Those eyes. Those eyes look as if they are looking at an occupying force. “Can’t you see?”

“······I do not know.”

“you?”

“Well, I’m doing well too…”

Roy glanced at the stuttering guard. Because he didn’t seem like he said he didn’t know because he really didn’t know.

“You really don’t know? really?”

“that is······.”

“It’s okay, just tell me. If you tell me now, I’ll take into account that you said you didn’t know. However, later I found out why and became convinced that you were lying…”

“Well, I’m not sure.”

“Are you not sure? So, I have an idea why it’s like that, but I’m not sure if it’s because of that?”

“Yes, yes.”

“Still, talk about it.”

Roy patted the guard on the shoulder and gently comforted him. Finally, the guard reluctantly opened his mouth.

The story that came out of the guard’s mouth was absurd.

“So this is all because of the Sun Bridge?”

“Tae, it’s not because of Taeyang Bridge….”

“okay. Not because of the Sun Church, but because of the Sun Church priests. Because a Sun Church priest is not a Sun Church priest. Right?”

“Yes, that’s right.”

“Ha, these fucking bastards…”

Roy cursed and shook his head. He couldn’t help but swear.

It’s a pity that it would have been better if they had brought dead people instead of preserving monsters in ice?

They’re still suffering in the cold forest?

Is this what you want to say during the sermon?

“As I said earlier…”

“know. “You’re saying you’re not sure?”

“Yes, yes.”

“Then we should check. You go and ask. “The three people over there right now.”

“yes?”

“Go and ask whether it is the Sun Bridge or not. Or should I go? If I don’t answer properly right now because I’m a little upset, I might get a little annoyed without even realizing it. “Still, should I go?”

“I’ll go, I’ll go.”

The guard walked over with a face that looked like he was about to cry.

Roy quietly watched the scene and at the same time wondered why such a rumor arose.

Specifically, I thought about how the Sun Bridge knew that they were putting ogres in ice.

The answer came surprisingly quickly.

It’s Pyrene. Before leaving, he sent a letter to Nop informing him that he was putting the ogre in ice, but the story probably leaked out at that time.

Be careful.

No, isn’t this a problem that can be handled with caution?

“what?”

“that is······.”

“All three are from the Sun Bridge, right?”

“······yes.”

Roy nodded as if he knew that would happen and sent the guard again.

The security kept checking and checking whether people were members of the Sun Church or not.

My suspicions became increasingly certain.

At this rate, I don’t think there’s any need to check further. I didn’t have time to check further anyway.

Before I knew it, I was in front of the Yeongjugwan.

As if they had already heard the news, quite a few people, including Pyrene, the lord’s wife, Simon, knights, and nobles, were waiting in the garden.

“Baronet.”

“My lord.”

“You had a hard time. “Irina, you too.”

Roy responded by slightly lowering his head along with Irina.

Normally I would have said it was no big deal, but this time the words didn’t come out.

The battle with the ogre was that difficult. He had never fought so fiercely in his life.

That made me even more angry. It was a little cooler than on the street earlier, but it couldn’t go on like this.

As soon as Roy finished praising his contributions, he opened his mouth.

“My lord.”

“Say it.”

“I heard a rumor on the way.”

“What rumor?”

Contrary to the question, Piren’s face was already hard. It meant that he already knew about the rumor.

Other people have similar reactions. Some even shook their heads left and right.

Roy pretended not to see them and opened his mouth again.

“It’s a pity that instead of preserving the ogre in ice, it would have been better if they had done that with the dead people. Those left behind will still be suffering in the cold forest. “There were rumors like this on the streets.”

“Is that true?”

“yes. It’s already spread throughout the castle. If I hadn’t brought it in ice, this rumor wouldn’t have started. I brought shame to the lord for my useless actions. sorry.”

After saying those words, Roy lowered his head as if he wanted to be punished.

Of course, I didn’t really do this to be punished. It was like some kind of play.

On the surface, it appears to be asking for forgiveness for making a mistake, but in reality, it is a play that makes people think that the Sun Church priest’s words are criticizing the lord.

And this play was a great success. It was a play that could not have failed in the first place.

From the moment it was performed in front of the audience, the play was already a success. From the moment the rumor was mentioned publicly, it became no longer an issue that could be ignored.

Now the Church of the Sun has publicly criticized the Lord.

The criticized lord sighed deeply.

“Baronet.”

“yes.”

“If you have any complaints, why don’t you tell me?”

“I told you about it.”

“No, when I’m alone with you. “What if I say that publicly?”

“Originally, I was going to do that, but I thought you might just want to move on.”

Roy glanced at Pyrene as if wondering if he was there. As expected, Piren did not deny it.

“That’s best. Because there is nothing good about fighting the Sun Church. Now there is no place in the kingdom that the sun does not reach.”

“That’s not necessarily true.”

Roy shook his head, thinking of the Great Forest. Because the trees were so numerous and large, at first little sunlight came through.

“And honestly, I was thinking about burning it all, but I held back. They looked at me as if they were looking at some kind of occupying force. “I came back after risking my life and they treated me like a murderer.”

“I’m sorry about that. “I never thought it would end up like this.”

“Who knew?”

“I’m glad you know. Anyway, this matter can no longer be ignored.”

“That’s what I hope.”

If I wanted it to go away, I wouldn’t have said it in the first place. Pyrene shook her head as Roy smiled in satisfaction.

“Don’t just like me. Because you cannot avoid punishment. “I can’t just ignore it once I have publicly admitted my mistake.”

“yes. “I will remain on probation until punishment comes.”

“Are you saying you want to relax at home while I suffer?”

“If you don’t want to do that, I will move it myself. “I will find those who insulted my lord, set them on fire, and find out who spread those rumors.”

“······Just stay home.”

Piren sighed and rubbed his forehead. Seeing him do that makes me feel a little pitiful.

Literally a little, just a little.

If you think about it, this all happened because of Pyrene. If we hadn’t been generous to the Sun Church from the beginning, this wouldn’t have happened.

In addition, Florence now had a gold mine. He became the lord of one of the wealthiest fiefdoms in the kingdom.

When I thought about it that way, I no longer felt pity at all.

“If you need my help, please call me anytime.”

“That won’t happen for a while. “The only time you can leave the house is when you have to use magic again to keep the ogre from melting.”

“I’m glad I can get out even then. But do you plan to keep it that way, Ogre?”

“I’m thinking about it. “I want to leave him in the permanent residence in that state because I feel it’s unfair that he was criticized, but I don’t think it will be easy.”

“What else is going on?”

“Yes. “I don’t know if you just arrived, but the line is quite long.”

“What line?”

“See for yourself.”

Piren told me to wait a moment and then went to the desk and brought something out.

“What is this?”

“It’s an envelope.”

“I know that. What I mean is, why is it empty inside?”

“That envelope is important. “Look at the names and see who sent it.”

Roy did as he was told and picked up an envelope to examine it. There was a surprising and familiar sign there.

“Is this by any chance from Stich School of Magic?”

“okay. “They asked me to donate it for research.”

“endowment? “That’s shameless.”

“Of course, I’m not really asking you to donate. It’s just a donation in appearance and you’ll have to pay for it separately. Anyway, that’s not the point. “Please check the other envelope.”

“Is there a more wonderful name than this?”

“See for yourself.”

Roy did as he was told and picked up another envelope.

“Magic Tower?”

“okay. Below that is the mercenary guild. “There are only three places where official requests have been made.”

“If it’s official, are there any unofficial requests?”

“of course. It was mainly nobles who contacted us informally. Among them are imperial nobles. Are you curious?”

“no.”

Roy shook his head quickly. I don’t know who contacted him, but he didn’t want to get involved.

Just looking at the names in front of me was burdensome enough.

“Are you going to sell it?”

“Like I said, I’m worried. Even if I sell it, I don’t know who to sell it to.”

“Why are you worrying about that?”

“Why worry? If I pick one place and sell it, won’t the rest be disappointed?”

“Why would they be disappointed that they couldn’t buy something because they didn’t have enough money?”

“Do you mean to sell it to the place that gives you the most money?”

“Of course.”

That’s the cleanest. Rather, if you hand it over to a place where you paid less, you may get a backlash.

“Isn’t it?”

“In principle, yes, but it’s not easy. In particular, the mercenary guild is involved in gold mining.”

“Oh, I see.”

Roy nodded in understanding. It certainly seems like it’s not an easy situation to sell just for money.

The officially requested Magic Tower School and Magic Tower were by no means places that could be taken lightly or ignored.

“But why do you live in the mercenary guild?”

“Why would you do that?”

“well. “It’s not something to study or dissect like other places…”

“It’s because of you. “To be exact, it’s because of you and Irina.”

“What do you mean?”

“They said it would be displayed at the guild under your and Irina’s name.”

“Whose will it be?”

Roy shook his head as if he was shocked. Are you saying that such an important matter can be carried out without permission?

“You don’t like it?”

“How can it be good for you to use my and Irina’s names as you please?”

“okay? Then I guess there’s no need for this either.”

Piren got up again and took something from the desk.

Roy knew at a glance what it was. That’s because it was a very familiar item.

It was a mercenary group.

However, the color was a little different from the existing one.

“By the way, it’s pure gold.”

“It’s not plating?”

“I heard that only you and Irina were made of pure gold. “It’s a symbol of being the first gold-plated mercenary.”

The first gold-plated mercenary.

“Can I listen to it?”

“You don’t need permission from me. “It’s already yours.”

“Even though you didn’t even sell the ogre body?”

“It has nothing to do with that. However, you will need to look into advice and training for wizards. Of course, that is not an obligation either.”

“You can do that much.”

I was going to do that anyway, regardless of the gold medal. From the moment she first heard the story, she thought it was something she had to do.

It wasn’t particularly difficult.

“Then it’s yours. “Please hand it over to me too.”

“All right.”

Roy answered and looked at the mercenary card.

heavy. It was so heavy that you could tell it was pure gold even without checking.

That alone was satisfactory enough.

The engraving of Roy Marton and Mercenary Wizard in the center was a bonus.

Ogre, it might not be a bad idea to sell it to the mercenary guild.

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