Episode 34

There is no way to survive unless more than half of its neck is cut off.

I pushed Manfred, who had lost his strength, and stood up.

Looking at Manfred, red blood was pouring from the torn neck.

I moved to my seat and retrieved the silver sword and subspace pouch I had thrown earlier.

I went back to Mannfred and completely cut off his head with a true silver sword.

Although the cut section was rough, it looked like it had been cut with a sword at first glance because it was soaked in blood.

After searching Manfred’s body, a leather pouch was found.

I was expecting it to be a subspace item, but this time it was an ordinary pouch.

When he opened the pocket, the inside was full of gold coins.

While examining the contents, something unusual caught my eye.

‘What is this?’

I picked up the gray jewel that was buried among the gold coins.

Curiously, a small flame was burning inside the jewel.

I was curious about the unknown jewel.

I examined the gem for a while, but found nothing more than that it contained a spark.

Just in case, I injected mana into the jewel.

But then the jewel started to vibrate slightly and emit a gray glow.

Something has responded.

As more and more mana was poured into it, the brilliance grew thicker and the vibrations grew larger.

Then, suddenly, the atmosphere was about to explode.

‘I feel uneasy about something.’

I immediately stopped injecting mana because I was feeling sick.

I decided to find out the identity of the jewel later, so I put it in my pocket and hung it on the inside of my waist.

After collecting the loot, we went to Kate and Alana.

The condition of the two was miserable.

The blood that flowed from his mouth and nose was thick and dry on his crushed face.

I took out an advanced recovery potion and gave Kate and Alana little by little.

Recovery potions have a side effect of falling asleep when overdosed.

As Talia was waiting, the goal was to bring her to her senses rather than cure.

After a while, Kate and Alana wake up almost simultaneously.

“Kate!”

“Miss Alana, it’s okay now, so calm down.”

I briefly explained what had happened to Kate and Alana.

They were shocked to learn that I had killed Manfred.

But with the evidence of the decapitation right in front of her eyes, she couldn’t believe it.

After we packed up, we moved to Talia.

It was assumed that Louis and Stan were killed by Manfred.

If possible, I wanted to make a grave for them, but it was difficult to find them in this vast forest.

‘In my next life, please be born in a good environment and be happy.’

All I can do is a short congratulations.

Unfortunately, this was the life of a mercenary.

an hour later.

We were able to reunite with Talia.

“Mr. Ian! Guys!”

In the meantime, her face had turned haggard, perhaps because she was so worried.

“Mr. Ian. How did he come?”

“I blew his head off because I could see an opening to see if he was careless.”

“Ah… I’m so glad you’re all right.”

In battle, a moment’s carelessness can mean the difference between life and death.

However, that is only a story of equal skills, and it would be difficult to understand that an introductory warrior would win against a skilled warrior.

Even so, Talia didn’t ask for anything more.

Kate and Alana started treatment they had been putting off.

Like mercenaries who are always in danger of life, each of them prepared a high-grade potion.

In the case of Alana, fortunately, she only suffered a facial fracture, so she was able to heal with an advanced recovery potion.

The problem was Kate.

Attacked defenselessly, she had most of her front teeth missing.

In order to restore the lost body, the highest level recovery potion that heals internal injuries is basic, and the help of a high priest is also required.

“I need to move as soon as possible to treat Kate.”

Talia nodded at my words.

The shape of the soul corresponds to the shape of the body.

If the recovery of the damaged body is delayed like Mr. Herbert, the form of the soul changes to match the body, making it impossible to recover at all.

Therefore, the sooner the treatment, the better.

We moved to Erita without delay as soon as Kate and Alana woke up.

After moving while losing sleep, I was able to arrive in Erita in a week.

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Kate and Alana went to the temple where the priests were for treatment.

It will take at least 10 gold coins to purchase the highest quality recovery potion and receive the priest’s treatment.

After hearing the story, the cost of treatment was shared by everyone in Talia’s party.

Since he met me, he had made plenty of money, so there were no financial difficulties.

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Talia and I went to visit Uncle Kit.

In order to receive the auction price, it was necessary to accompany the broker.

“Ian! You’re here. Yesterday was the payment day, and you came right on time.”

“Yes. Has everything been okay?”

“Well, then. Thanks to you, we got along very well. More than that, do you know how much the magic stone was sold for?”

“Uh. Wouldn’t it have been sold for three hundred gold coins?”

“hahahaha. I expected that much at first too, but it turned out to be a bigger hit than I thought. The price jumped as the magic towers competed.”

It is convenient to think of the magic tower in the previous life, especially the defense industry.

Even in the Kingdom of Blanton, there were dozens of mage towers.

“So what’s the winning bid?”

“Don’t be surprised. That’s 380 gold coins. Recently, magic stones didn’t come out well at the auction, so I got a good price. If you’re okay with it, why don’t you go and collect the payment right now?”

“Yes. That’s what I’m here for, too. But before you go, could you dispose of the troll by-products first?”

“Okay. Of course I should.”

After trading by-products, we headed straight to the Mercenary Agency.

There seemed to be a lot of people at the Mercenary Office today.

I went to Serena and quietly told her that I had come to collect the payment.

Since the auction was conducted anonymously, there was no concern that the identity of the parties would be exposed as long as the parties were careful about their mouths.

Serena led us to the room where the magic stones were previously appraised.

“If you sign the paperwork here, I’ll pay the auction right away.”

After Talia and I signed, Serena handed us a cloth bag she had prepared.

When I lifted the bag, it was quite heavy.

“We distributed according to the share ratio written on the certificate, so check it out.”

Talia and I opened the cloth bags to check the amount.

There were so many gold coins that I had to pour them out on the table and count them one by one.

The total amount was 186 gold coins and 20 silver coins.

“It fits perfectly.”

“By the way, Mr. Ian, if you’re worried about keeping the amount of money, how about entrusting it to the Mercenary Agency?”

“I think I’ll be fine. Thanks for caring.”

The Mercenary Agency also received a fixed storage fee and kept the money.

However, I had already decided on where to use the money, so there was no reason to deposit it even while paying storage fees.

After finishing our business, we left the mercenary office with a good laugh.

Before that, Serena delivered a letter addressed to me.

When I checked the sender, it was Richard’s brother.

After parting with Uncle Kit, I went straight to the inn.

After staying for a long time, I felt like I was at home.

As usual, I asked the inn staff for bath water.

After washing away the grime attached to the body, the bath water was replaced.

I opened the letter while taking a leisurely half-body bath.

Most of the content was about Laura and Alec.

Laura and Alec arrived safely in town.

As expected, Richard’s older brother accepted Alec as his squire.

It was said that Alec had long arms and legs and was very athletic, probably because he resembled a good-natured mother.

In addition, he had the same patience as an adult, so his future growth was expected.

With Uncle Harbert’s consideration, Laura got a job as an employee at the permanent residence.

I felt proud when the relationship with me produced good results.

After the bath ablution.

I sat down at the table with a clear mind.

There was a subspace pouch on the table.

‘You’re making such a windfall. After all, people have to live kindly.’

It is a world where all sorts of mysteries exist, but subspace magic items are treasures that are not easily accessible.

It was because they did not sell to anyone apart from the price.

The entrance to the subspace pouch was tied with a thin leather strap and was heavily wrinkled.

When I loosened the leather strap and opened the opening as much as possible, it became a circle with a diameter of more than two spans.

Even though the sunlight coming through the window frame brightly lit the room, the inside of the pocket looked dark as if it contained the night sky.

‘What did you hear?’

With a throbbing heart, he put his arms in his pockets.

As I stirred my arms, I felt something touch my hand.

I took out the contents inside to pick it up.

Various objects piled up on the table.

After clearing away the useless items, there were about 40 gold coins on the table, a small dagger, several bottles of potion, and a single jewel similar to the one in Manfred’s pocket.

He picked up his dagger and pulled it out of its scabbard.

A silvery glow shone from the blade reflected in the sunlight.

It was a dagger made of true silver.

However, compared to the true silver sword that Uncle Harbert gave me, the luster was paler, and it looked like it was mixed with other metals.

I put down the dagger and checked the potion.

As for potions, there were two bottles of the highest quality recovery potion and the highest quality healing potion available on the market.

The size and appearance of the potion were almost the same regardless of the mage tower, so it was not difficult to distinguish the grades.

Finally, I looked at the unknown jewel.

Unlike Mannfred’s, this jewel contained something like snow crystals inside.

‘What the hell is this? Judging from the shape and color, it looks like an intermediate magic stone. There’s something strange inside.’

I thought of someone I might ask about jewelry.

The first people that came to mind were Kitt and Eva.

After putting down the jewels, I started putting all the things I was carrying into the subspace pockets.

From armor to shields and maces.

The weight of the pocket did not change even though it contained well over 100 kg of items.

To check the capacity of the subspace pocket, I went outside and brought a bag of large stones.

As I put the stones in one by one, at some point it didn’t go in anymore as if it was blocked by the wall.

‘This should be enough for two large backpacks.’

It seemed that there would be no inconvenience in carrying luggage in the future if there was a subspace pocket.

‘I heard that subspace items have a volume limit regardless of weight. It looks real.’

When I was young, I remembered a story about subspace items I heard from a mercenary passing through the village.

At that time, I only thought of listening to interesting stories, but it was so useful.

Also, knowledge is power.

‘Didn’t I say you can’t put living things in?’

It is said that living things cannot live in subspace.

In the first place, even if it was difficult to put a living creature into it, even if it had only the cognitive ability of a small animal, it was impossible to store it if it refused to enter the subspace.

That’s it for checking the subspace pouch.

After working hard for almost a month, I decided to take a break now.

While taking the stone outside, he threw away Simon’s trinkets as well.

I went back to the inn room and lay down on the bed.

It was still broad daylight, but I thought of taking a deep breath.

Sleeping after the trip was always sweet.

As I lay down on the soft bed, thoughts filled my head.

‘Now that I have about two hundred and fifty gold coins…’

Even after deducting the settlement money from his brothers, he still had over 130 gold coins left.

I was worried about what to do with the extra money.

‘First of all, mana is not in a hurry.’

Even if it is a low-level mana simbeop, you have to give 100 gold coins to learn it.

Assuming that sooner or later you will reach proficiency.

In order to challenge the next level, the Master, you must learn at least the intermediate mana simbeop.

Basically, 1000 gold coins are required to receive intermediate mana simbeop.

It is difficult to earn that much money right away, so I plan to collect money step by step after becoming skilled.

In conclusion, the most efficient way to spend money now is to buy equipment.

‘Let’s think about what to buy after the older brothers move.’

I stopped my thoughts and closed my eyes to get some sleep.

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