Chapter 81 - Escape (1/2)
Translator: MagicFishCat
Proof-reader: Girondono
“Could you please wait outside for a bit?”
“Yes.”
Romian then entered his room after hearing Soo Hyuk’s answer. Then as his back his disappeared into the room, a notification appeared in front of Soo Hyuk.
[You have completed the quest ‘Escort Romian!’]
Soo Hyuk smiled as he looked at the notification. Since he had completed the quest, it was now time to receive his reward.
‘The Secret Cave!’
He eager to knew exactly what kind of quest ‘The Secret Cave’ was. Reining in his excitement, Soo Hyuk wondered,
‘But should I finish this first?’
Soo Hyuk needed to raise his rank, but any quest received anywhere other than the Mercenary Agency wouldn’t count towards his rank.
‘Yeah, they could be connected.’
Soo Hyuk, who had been pondering for a short time, finally made his decision. There was a possibility that the ‘secret place’ in the special quest ‘Celta’s Inheritance’ wasn’t the Celta’s Secret Cave. However, there was still a higher chance that they were the same place.
Creak…
While he was locked in thought, Romian came out of his room. He was wearing a bag over his shoulder.
“Here you go.”
Romian said as he held out a pouch.
“This is the 210 gold.”
It was the payment for delivering the letter and escorting him to his room. Soo Hyuk first accepted the pouch from him.
“Thank you for all you’ve done.”
Then when Soo Hyuk received the pouch, Romian thanked him while bowing deeply. Meanwhile, Soo Hyuk couldn’t help but be worried at his reaction.
‘What? Is he not going to give me the quest?’
He had gotten the gold but not the linked quest yet, and the reaction that Romian was showing suggested that he was about to leave. Soo Hyuk checked Romian’s expression, then sighed in his mind.
‘It’s expected.’
Soo Hyuk could see Romian struggling to decide in his expression. Not wanting to waste anymore time, Soo Hyuk took the initiative.
“Do you need help with anything else?”
“Well I don’t have money so…”
“Ah…”
Soo Hyuk sighed in realisation at Romian’s answer. The reason for his struggle was because he didn’t have any money.
‘I can’t miss this just because of gold.’
He couldn’t miss this chance because of some gold. He hadn’t even accepted the quest for gold in the first place.
“If it’s about gold, don’t worry about it. I understand your situation.”
Soo Hyuk said with a smile.
* * *
The 2nd Commander’s Room.
“isn’t it weird?”
“Right, I thought that as well.”
Currently, the owner of the room and the 2nd Commander Konma, the 3rd Commander Cortek, and the 4th Commander Hellburn were having a discussio.
“You guys know that Romian isn’t the type of person to do that, right?”
Cortek said.
“Yeah, I actually think…”
Hellburn paused while nodding his head and stared at the other commanders before continuing,
“That it was a trap.”
“A trap?”
“What do mean by that?”
Konma and Cortek questioned Hellburn in response to his words.
“Well…”
Konma and Cortek strained their ears as Hellburn started his explanation.
“Two days ago, I saw a shocking sight.”
Hellburn frowned as he recalled the scene he saw two days ago.
“Heron and the first wife were hugging each other. In front of Heron’s room.”
Konma and Cortek felt their minds go blank at his words.
At that moment.
Tock Tock.
The three commanders flinched as the knocks rang out across the room then stared cautiously at the door.
“It’s me, Romian.”
Then they couldn’t help but flinch again when the visitor called out. How could Romian, who should be imprisoned, be outside their door?
Konma rose up from his seat and quickly opened the door. It was to check whether the visitor was Romian or not.
“…You!”
When he opened the door, Konma could see Romian outside, wearing a bitter smile. Romian then entered the room.
“Good. Hellburn and Cortek are here as well.”
Romian, who just discovered Hellburn and Cortek inside the room, started to talk.
“I’m planning to leave the corps for a while. It’ll probably be for a long time. And the scene you saw before was a misunderstanding. I’m not leaving because of that.”
* * *
[To the 7th Peak]
Romian is trying to go to Henkins’ home on the 7th Peak. Safely escort Romian there!
[Quest Reward: Quest – The Secret Cave]
Soo Hyuk didn’t say anything. He just stared at the quest with a frown.
‘Why did he give me this quest?’
He had believed that he would definitely get the quest ‘The Secret Cave’, but the quest he got from Romian wasn’t ‘The Secret Cave’. Instead, it was called ‘To the 7th Peak’.
He couldn’t refuse because he had already prmised Romian, and the quest reward was ‘The Secret Cave’ this time as well.
Creak…
At that moment.
“Thank you for waiting.”
Romian, who had gone to talk with other commanders, exited the room. Soo Hyuk closed the quest window and walking alongside Romian, headed towards the entrance.
“What should we do about the guard?”
Soo Hyuk asked Romian as they neared the gate. The guard stationed at the entrance wasn’t the man he met earlier, so it seemed like his shift had ended. The guard guarding the gate was someone he had never seen before.
“I think it’ll be okay to just walk out.”
Romian answered as he stared at the guard. So when they tried to walk out, the guard just greeted them and didn’t show other reactions like Romian’s predictions. And so, after escaping from the Copine Corps, Romian and Soo Hyuk headed for the Eastern Gate to get to the 7th Peak.
“Uh, wouldn’t it be better to travel during the day?”
Romian asked worriedly as they neared the Eastern Gate. His voice was full of anxiousness. It was understandable, as from an NPC’s perspective, travelling during the night when the mountains were crawling with monsters was considered extremely dangerous.
“No, it’s fine. You don’t have to worry.”