Vol 5 Chapter 7 (1/2)

Chapter 7

Editor: Starbuck11

The sun had already sunk on the horizon The fortified toas filled with the hustle bustle of nightlife, and a those, one man was buried in the countless paper works

Celebrating the success of the previous mission, voices of the clan’s members can be heard downstairs

It was a big job given by the guild as an urgent request which they had not done after a long while

The job was the subjugation of that big centipede creature They hadminor injuries

It was no wonder that the members raised a voice of celebration

(They see)

Rick who heard the noises could only sht envy

Currently, themeat excitedly in the inn they had borrowed especially for today’s celebration

After being satisfied to soht street In order to suppress the feeling of exaltation after surviving a life and death situation, most of the men would seek a woman’s soft warm body

Such was an instinctive desire for hus

Rick hiot froues

However, from Rick’s standpoint now, he had no freedo man anymore

As the head of the clan, he needed to finish the paperwork

Rick who had finally reached the last bundle of paper filled with bills frohed deeply

“Good, this is the last one…”

A heavy fatigue that he had never felt when he fought against monsters assaulted his body

Rick’s nature was that of a warrior He was the type of o to the front line and wear armors on his body

Drown in the ene with the God of death With his skills and a little bit of luck, he had survived many battles with the only weapon on his hands

For such brave man, this kind of paperas more painful than that of a battlefield

Although it was soot used to it

(I’ve never thought that it would be like this… Had I known, I would not have readily accepted when father retired and asked me to take over the clan…)

Although it was so inevitable, every tihed deeply

He was just an orphan froht in a war and lost both of his parents The man who picked up little Rick and looked after him was Donovan, the former head of this clan

To

be honest, Rick was not exactly sure why Donovan picked him

Whether it was for the convenient labor force, or because Donovan felt so from Rick’s eyes, or maybe it was just a whim… Rick never knew the reason

However, regardless of the purpose, Donovan raised him as a warrior Soently, and before long, he was like a father to Rick

It was five years ago that Donovan decided to retire fro business At that time, he was already more than 60 years old, and for that reason, ht of him as a father

Of course, despite being old, his ability ell known Thus it was possible for hi if he wanted to

His martial arts comprehension and Prana absorption had beco ones

But he had overwhel body

If Donovan asked for it, any country would give him a captain rank in their army

For what reason such Donovan decided to retire from the adventurer’s work ? Rick himself never heard of it

However, after beco the head of the clan, Rick somehow could understand the reason…

(Well, I guess it was natural for him to feel fed up…)

Meaning that a person should not just be strong, but also need some brains

It cost money to keep a clan

Income and expenditure

Profits and expenses

If one were to work as a solo adventurer or , but Rick had a few roup called “Cloud of the Azure Sky”, thus it won’t do if he only did siimmicks…

Beyond battles, there was the need to take care of other essentials such as weapon maintenance and supplies And since his clan didn’t have a base, they needed to stay at an inn or forced to camp outside

If soe, and if it was diagnosed as so impossible to recover, it was necessary for him to cover a reasonable amount of money in accordance to the person years of service and achievements

Of course, such things were not hts and concept of e developed

But that didn’tdidn’t exist either…

When it co, there was not much of a difference between the torlds

And also what one needs to do as necessary

When people recognized the need, then they must act in response

Although it was not recognized by law, Rick had to do soation

Donovan, the forh he also realized

realized that he was not suitable for desk work

(Well, I don’t think I’m suitable either…)

Rick floated a bitter s at the mountain of documents stacked on the desk

It was hard for an aotiate with merchants

Although in the end he would be swindled to some extent, it would be bad if he would be had too much

Although he could be assertive when in negotiation, still seven out of ten times he would still end up swindled

The position of the head who had to perforotiations only seemed to be a very ill-suited role for rick

Or rather, for Rick now, there was also other stuff he needed to think about other than negotiations with those merchants

(Besides, there were h money for now, should we leave Rozeria ?)

Despite choosing the battlefield as an occupation, adventurers and mercenaries still could not escape the authority of a country or of influential persons The uild, the ained soations

If towns or villages were being attacked by monsters, they would work as normal adventurers or mercenaries, but it was not that irrelevant for adventurers to get roped in and involved in a here the city they had chosen as a base is engulfed in a conflict

All the more if one were to have friendly relations with the influential people

That hy most mercenaries and adventurers devoted the Because they understood that soht decide whether or not they could survive tomorrow

(Princess Lupis… No, I guess she’s a Queen now?)

Rick had been to the royal capital only once At that ti that, he could only smile wryly

She was someone who loved her people and respected justice Everyone would agree, that Lupis Rozerianus was loved by her people