Chapter 44 (1/2)

Chapter 44: Ryker

Translator: Lei

Proofreader: Iine

'There's old and then there's this…'

I returned to the convert under the scrutinizing gazes Just looking at the huge covert outer wall taking up one part of Denfors er than most universities, but there were so many places in need of repair

'Even though I don't even have any money'

In the end, all my problems could be fixed with money

'Hm?'

After Count Pavess left, the soldiers loitering around also disappeared fro covert As I went inside, I saw quite a few people

'They've come Huhuhu' You couldn't call yourself a lump of simple desire, aka mercenary, if you didn't drool at such attractive bait 'One, two, oho! There's already a hundred of 'em?'

Unable to face the hangar where Bebeto was at, the gang roup

'Ara? That guy is…'

While I was looking at the ht my eye

'Isn't that the guildmaster?'

The slick-faced guildmaster who had answered me so apathetically at the Mercenary Guild was here too, standing at the head of the crowd

“Ah! H-He's here!”

As one of the mercenaries spotted me and yelled out, everyone turned in tandem to look at me

'My goodness, my cute little prey'

They probably thought of me as a pushover, but I saw them as prey

Clip clop

However I didn't reveal any ofto not see thear

I simply passed the mercenaries

“Stop right there, if you will”

Then I heard the guildmaster's quiet voice

'He's no ordinary fellow'

Not only did he have quite the ht in his voice The authority was palpable

“Did you mean me?”

'Argh, I can't get used to this no matter how much I do it'

If I had stayed in Korea, I would have been nothing more than a talkative, cheeky kid The ink hadn't yet dried onas o, I had been fightingher up

[TN: Koreans get their official identity card when they reach 17 years of age]

But now, I had beco blade at his hip At the saht on my shoulders was so heavy it could make you puke, which applied to even I

“What do you want to do?”

“Do what?” I said, feigning ignorance at the guildmaster's query

“It seeotten dementia Haha”

'Ara, would you take a look at him?'

The guild me in front of all these mercenaries

“Did you insult me just now?” I asked, my voice flat

“How could that be~ How could a ht with a baronet title? It was just that I wanted to know if you remembered what you promised”

The guildmaster, whose eyes were as blue as his hair, smiled with a hint of derision that contradicted his words

I descended softly from the horse

Hiss!

And gently unsheathed my sword

As I did so, the rim, they looked at each other in confusion

“How much?”

“Let us start with 1,000 Gold per month”

“After I check”

“Haha I will not decline”

From the uildmaster was no ordinary man of skill It seemed I needed to stomp him down nicely once

'Why is so to work under me?'

There was no doubt that the guildht the mercenaries here

There was no need to say much

Clclang

'Dual blades?'

What the guildsword or even a rapier, but tords of th

“For every 10 strikes of yours, o up by 1,000 Gold as a hazard fee”

Sizzzzle

The ed

'Master?'

Though he didn't even look 30, frouildmaster's swords came an Aura Blade that neared Master level

It was a surprise

“Here I come!”

Flash!+

As soon as he finished talking, a sword cut through space in no time

“Hup!”

There was no time to think

Before I knew it, tords were baring their vicious teeth towards my heart and lower body

Clclclang!

“Woooow!”

'My liege!'

Because of the swarm of

For soathered on the runway in the ars

Derval, as tense alongside the dispatched soldiers because of those ht of Kyre There was one knight and 20 soldiers here, but a hundred mercenaries was a force to fear And they were Nerman mercenaries at that, ere rumored to be far more skillful than mercs from other places They were rulary Derval couldn't let down his guard

He was looking warily at such e appeared

“It's dangerous!”

Because of the dense throng of e any drawn, he could tell that his liege was currently in danger

“Let us go!”

“Mm… To think that Mercenary Guildmaster Ryker came…”

At Derval's words, Knight Chase roan

“Is he a dangerous person?” asked Derval i was off

“I don't know for certain, but a few uildmaster position I heard ru called a Special Grade mercenary”

“S-Special Grade!”

The Special Grade label was attached only to Blade Masters or 6th Circlepeople who could receive a peerage frodom with their skills alone

“Let us go!”

Startled by the thought that this Ryker e, Derval left the hesitating Chase and hurriedly ran over

“Let's go!”

As Derval recklessly ran towards the ht Chase rallied the soldiers

His iven him an order

To do his very best to protect the rookie Skyknight

Schwing!

'Ah!'

I was facing dual swords for the first ti forfor my waist, as lithe as a fox's tail

Clang! Clang!

'They're full of strength!'

I thought the strength in each bloould be halved because they were dual swords, but the guildmaster's swords didn't feel like that at all Even as he sliced with his right hand, his left hand was thrusting

His swords were fast, precise, and full of power It was hard to counter

Slice

'damn!'

While I was frantically struggling to adjust, the armor on my chest was sliced The mithril alloy airplate was cut like butter

A steel sword's sharpness plus Aura Blade

I could die

I clenched my teeth

I could use ic, but I didn't want to do so

Use teeth to fight with teeth, and swords to fight with swords

I wanted to defeat the man in front of me with a sword

Rushhh Understanding my intent, my mana pitched and rolled

Flash!+

A blue Aura Blade so bright it blinded the eyes burst from my sword

“…Master!”

“Woah! It's a Master-level Aura Blade!”

As the Aura Blade ensconcedmercenaries

Unlike the uildmaster was not fazed He made a peculiar smile

His sword also sizzled as it took on the hue of deep blue water

'Hm?'

The guild back a little as he focused his blade

'A Master's special technique!'

I could feel it

That the guildmaster was about to release his finisher

'Jeez! Why do I have to put my life on the line all the time?! I don't even have life insurance!'

I didn't like this world's rule that strength was king even if it got dangerous Here on the Kallian Continent, if someone offended you, you'd have to draw your sword If you didn't like someone, you'd have to draw your sword Or perhaps you wanted to test someone's skills You'd Have To Draw Your Sword

I reallywatch

'I have to make my own move!'

The strongest sword art I could use wasn't my own skill, but the special technique of Hyneth's family

I wanted today to be the last ti someone else's technique to preserve my life

“Hup!” I heard a grunt from my opponent

'He's co!'