Haroon

Harun, separated from the three of you, hurries to the Training Camp. I found a way to get Bell's money for what she wants, and it felt good to fly away with the incredible goal of an ancient dungeon.

The ascent to the Hookran Bong was severe and dangerous, but I was able to arrive on foot in a few hours.

Harun was able to see the original camp after he had cooled off the sweat flowing near the pole.

“Are they still there? ”

Harun, who was looking at the training camp controlled by the Red Eagle Knights of the late Schleyman, decided not to bypass it, but to go there once. The rumor that a jewelry mine had already been discovered west of the Hookran Mountains would have spread, so it was likely that those who belonged to the user had already obtained the information and headed there.

Harun was careful on his way to the Training Camp and noticed that the trail down from the ridge to the camp is well paved.

‘At this rate, many people moved regularly. ’

The path that used to be full of grass now seemed to be a smooth path. Harun kills him and goes down.

Harun finally descends to the point where the entrance to the camp is visible, and he sees a happy face. You can see the Hook Knights' unique armor. It used to be worn by a half-masonry. It had a red jacquard head pattern engraved on its chest.

The Hook Knights must have taken over the camp again for some reason.

The knight guarding Harun's front door, who appeared naturally, recognized him.

“Oh my! You're the commander of the storm troopers, aren't you? ”

“Hahaha! That's right. I'm on my way back. ”

The name was not a ginger, but it was definitely a face in memory. The knight with an unfamiliar face belonged to the younger axis.

“We've been waiting for you and many of the Knights and the storm troopers. Ah! The thundering mercenaries are now training for monster hunting down in the valley. First, meet the Birkhoff at the headquarters. ”

A proud knight who treats mercenaries like nothing else, but he had no conscience at all. It felt good to be recognized by the storm troopers.

“Thank you. Well done, then. ”

“I'm sure you're all here in the middle of a meeting. I can't guide you without people. Oh, come on! You already know the inside, don't you? ”

Of course I know. I infiltrated them to escape this training ground.

“Yes, well done. ”

Harun makes his way to the headquarters through a vast camp that exposed dry skin in the intense sunlight. It was the building that rescued the Knights' Head, including the Bird of Birth.

The doors of the HQ building were wide open. It's like welcoming him.

On the long indoor table were the Knights' leaders, and the heat spread out as if they were talking about something serious.

“We need to move, too. ”

“That's right. We can't just wait for the Empress to do her job. ”

“But I can't move until my orders come through. ”

The knights were making strong claims, and the half-mason was sweating and blocking them. The hall turns its head out as if it were in trouble. It finds Harun. She was still attending the meeting.

“Captain Harun! ”

The hall rises from its seat screaming and sprints to the entrance. The hall, which just ran straight into Harun's arms, barely stopped right in front of Harun and greeted him with a happy face.

“Finally. I was worried because I didn't have any news. I told the crew not to worry, but I keep having bad ideas... ”

Sort of? Harun suddenly felt a strange emotion that had never been experienced, twisting his whole body. I felt strangely overwhelmed by just welcoming myself out of a good mood or gratitude. Instead of talking, I looked down at the white neck of the hall with a red face, and with the heat, a tingling sensation pierced my entire body like lightning.

“Well, I'm sorry to bother you. We have some work to do, so we're running a little late. ”

Even Harun's stuttering face is slightly feverish. But that discomfort did not last long. It was not people who would long for their strange senses to come and go between them and their awkward encounters.

“Hahaha! Good to have you back. ”

The bastard came out and greeted Harun as if his son had left the house. The chieftains of the Knights following him were also happy faces.

“I'm a little late. ”

“Come on in. I was frustrated because I couldn't hear the world's news. ”

Harun follows the bird into the headquarters. The jerk sits him right next to his seat.

“What happened? I almost passed through here. ”

“Haha! I was able to take back this place when the Redeagle Knights left for the Gem Mine. They went down to the southwest about a full month ago, and it looks like the story of the knights who had been to Taust for a while is that they went to the Gem Mine. ”

Baron Holio cleared Harun's curiosity.

“Yes, I think so. Right now, the world is buzzing with stories of a confirmed gem mine in the Midwest of the Hookran Mountains. The Golden Battle party is gathering here, not just the smallest of us. ”

Harun has spoken, and the Knights' captains, including the half-breed, are bewildered. They found a gem mine in the Hookran Mountains, assuming the Red Eagle Knights who were occupying the area had left in search of the gem mine, but they didn't know any other details.

Harun did not want to state that he was guiding the gem mine. It may be known later, but I've just heard the opinions of some knights who went to the Gem Mine. If I'm wrong, I have to lead the Hook Knights there, but it's too dangerous.

If you think of the formidable Rump Orcs that were incalculable, so are the Iron Snakes, they should never go there. If they are wrongfully exterminated there, Briella and Debron will be no more.

“Knowledgeable sources tell us that there are a wide range of unidentified monsters that use powerful poisons nearby. There are also Orcs with horns all over Hookran. Orcs are about twice as powerful as Orcs for regular warriors, and the force of the battlefield leading five is stronger than Exports. Our storm troopers have dealt with them on their way here before, but we can't defeat them normally. There are hundreds of thousands of them. Because of this, some knights have already entered Fuchran and over 3,000 foreigners' guilds have been slaughtered. ”

“Really, Commander Harun? ”

Half of Birch is surprised and asks for confirmation again.

“Yes, I'm sure. Foreigners are widely known for their ability to resurrect, although their skills decrease greatly every time they die. ”

Harun said the Knights' leaders' faces changed calmly. Neither did they know the existence of Rump Orcs. The north side of this training camp is where the Wyvern lives in bulk, so Rump Orcs can't be found easily, but you can see them a little further south.

In the early days of setting up camp here, I experienced a lot of casualties for those Demon Orcs. But I was sick to death of hundreds of thousands of them. Even another unknown monster around the mine didn't inspire me.

“Phew, like the boss said, we should wait here a while longer. ”

Baron Milson's words, one of the deputy commanders, were powerless. In the meantime, Baron Holio, the opposing deputy commander, and his commander, Baron Seban, were persuading him and the chief knights.

“But do you know which knights were killed? ”

“Yes, three of the Knights of the Ceorige, classified as the Five, Alson of the Eight, and Mendoza, supporting the Seven. ”

Harun asked the question of the seminal writer and told the story as he saw on the broadcast.

“There's no reason to form such a powerful force. ”

The half-caste speaks to himself strangely. Baron Holio tilts his head, shining his eyes.

“I see. I don't see any Knights of the First Palace with the most powerful force. There's an Earl Putorin in their camp who has territory nearby. ”

“Not only that. Earl Milan, classified as the Empress Faction, is two days' ride from the man-made Taught. They wouldn't miss it for the world. Something doesn't feel right. ”

Harun listened to their stories and was convinced that something was wrong.

Well, are you? ’

That's right. The forces classified as strong will target an ancient dungeon on the land of serenity, not here. It was clear that the estramorwn had sent a guild formed by the chosen group and a squadron of knights had been sent to the outpost.

At that moment, Harun could sense that the information guilds were involved in this.

“Anyway, if it wasn't for your information, we could have suffered a serious loss of power. In fact, a lot of knights were just starting to think about going to the Gem Mine. I was distracted by Briela's orders, but I couldn't ignore the knights' loyalty. I was thinking about it. If you hadn't come or were late, you could have gone to the Gem Mine. I was just trying to get enough funding. I didn't know it was that bad. ”

The Birthday of the Half Birthday was also quite conflicting.

“I am confident in our knights' skills, but I would have suffered terrible damage if I had been there with armor and weapons and all that. ”

The half-caste sighs of relief as he speaks. The leaders were also cold sweating on their foreheads as if they were the same emotions as the birds.

“Still, picking up a few gems in that gem mine will help our faction make a fortune playing the Golden Battle. ”

“I see.”

But in the end, the greedy ones never let go.

‘Phew, what is the title of Emperor……. ’

Harun sighs as he sees their reactions.

Harun could feel their intense desire for the advancement deep in his heart of believing he was loyal.

Or how many people died because of the Golden Battle, which was packed with loyalty to the state troops?

With periodic Golden Battles, I thought that the Imperial Empire or the Senate might have effectively controlled and controlled the desires of nobles who might be able to nurture a larger appetite.

Even if the master who serves him becomes emperor, he will change from a commoner to a noble and from a lower noble to a higher noble, so that society can flow dynamically without stagnation.

However, the lives of most commoners and peasants have been avoided day by day due to repeated Golden Battles.

The territories belonging to the majority of the nobles, with the exception of some of the predecessors belonging to the title and Senate, were being plundered from all but grain so that they could live without dying because of the lords who wanted to raise money to prepare for the Golden Battle.

Fortunately, there has been an ever-growing imbalance of less than half the men's sex ratio over 1,000 years, with periodic warfare involving men over 15 years of age compelled for Golden Battles.

In addition, due to the fear of death, the desertion of territory was severe in areas other than the territory of several nobles belonging to the imperial decree or Senate.

Therefore, it is strictly forbidden by imperial law to move illegally into the territory of the nobles belonging to the title or Senate. Despite the harsh penalties such as immediate execution or demotion to slavery when caught, ordinary people fled to areas where the threat of occupation or monsters existed. The peasants were also frequently running away from the desperate territory risking their lives.

In fact, one of the main quests of the mercenaries was to find these deserted villages and hand them over to the lord. This pioneering village is not yet known in detail to the entire empire.

Harun, who was momentarily distracted by his own thoughts, placed a backpack on the table.

“I don't know what the food situation is here, so I bought some. 50 sacks of flour, 20 meats of cattle, and dried vegetables. ”

Harun's words brighten people's faces, including his own.

“Oh, my God! It's hard to keep track of food nowadays, so I'm taking up my crew's training time to hunt. Good. ”

“Commander Harun, thank you. Thanks to you, I was relieved of worries. ”

“Hahaha! It's been hard to eat proper bread, but thanks to Commander Harun, I've lived. ”

Harun was pleased to see those who welcomed the food. Even knights can't live without it.

“I was thinking about taking the pelts I collected and going to Castle Town. Thank you so much."

“Glad you could help. ”

“Hahaha! How can I repay you for saving our lives and disguises?" ”

The atmosphere of the Knights' top brass brightened quickly because they worried a lot about internal food.

“How are you feeling? ”

“Yes, thanks to your concern. ”

Harun was walking around the camp after lunch with the hall. The hall stares at Harun with a heavy gaze, whether he really cared a lot.

“The crew's doing well. Their skills are as consistent as the ferocity of their training, so they are no longer outmatched by battling knights or fighting monsters. So I wonder what the secret to training is. These days, our knights also follow their crew into the valley to train. ”

“You did?”

Harun recalls a pleasant smile. I could see how focused the crew was on their training.

“I've trained a lot since I was a kid, but I've never seen anyone do this much work. I admire you and the Knights' superiors, too. ”

“Hahaha! A mercenary can only believe in his strong body and skill, so he's training to live and die." They're mercenaries like us, with no backgrounds and no backers, so we just have to work hard. because I know it will save his life. ”

“Oh, I'm disappointed to hear you say that. Briela and Devron believe in Captain Harun and the Gust Mercenaries. We Hooks are your brothers, too. I do, too."

He said with a grumpy expression that the hall was afraid. From her, Harun's heart was shaken with the breeding of a mature woman. I was able to smell a captivating aroma from her that I had never felt before.

Harun takes in the scent deep and closes his eyes. My body felt sweet and a little dizzy as if it were floating.

‘Phew, I guess women are really something. Who would have imagined there would be such a thing as an ice hole? ’

Harun breathes deeply into the strange fragrance that flows from her, and pulls out what he has prepared in his chest.

“That's right. For a moment, I forgot that the Hook Knights are the strongest brothers of our gale mercenaries. I'll be careful going forward, and this is a gift. ”

“Gift?”

The eyes of the hall were wide open and very cute. The face of the hall, looking at what he had taken out with excited eyes, turned red because of the cold sunlight.

“A bracelet blessed with beauty. I bought it because it's amazing, but it's so beautiful. ”

Harun took out a bracelet from Castle Taust. A rare item that has the beauty benefits of removing constipation, improving skin and preventing fine lines from forming. It was not very popular with users, but it was a rare item that was not available to NPC women.

Harun was lucky to look at the market and was able to buy it at a relatively cheap price from the user who had obtained it.

The user is excited that this item came out of the hunt for musk foxes is rare, but the business is not cool. This item was merely an ornament for the users, not to raise Mana, but to have no blessing or healing effect.

He opened the substrate against the users for several days, but eventually handed this item over to Harun for only 20 gold. Perhaps 50 gold would have been enough if this item had been placed in an Empire auction.

The bracelet was engraved with delicate and elaborate symbols, and small manna stones made of semijewels were embedded like a grain, making it impossible to take your eyes off its appearance.

The scruffy hall touches the bracelet with trembling hands, and soon it pulls its hand back.

“Uhh... Can you fill it yourself?" ”

“Ah!”

Harun does not know that he should wear it when giving her this gift, but quickly replied and held the hall's hand.

Burr.

A slight tremor comes from her grasp. Clumsy, I was about to feel weird too. Harun had no experience of this, but he closed his eyes and filled her fine white wrists with bracelets.

The hall gazes at the bracelet on its wrist as if it were possessed.

“This bracelet is breathtaking. Thank you so much.I... I've never received a gift from a man before. ”

The look of the hall speaking in a shy and trembling voice looked strangely beautiful, looking down at the bracelet without lifting your face to see you. I'd like to ask her if the hall she's been traveling with is the one she's been in for a while.

While saying that, her long neck turned pink, and her eyes were strongly irritated.

“I'm glad you like it. ”

Harun is anxious because the hall he received after giving the gift seems to be responding so sensitively, and this is uncomfortable. He looked at the bracelet and the eye of the hall looked at him was filled with emotion. For the first time, the beautiful face of the hall that I had never seen as a woman was deep in my heart.

"What's wrong with me? Not to Belle, not to the hall. I think I'm losing my mind. ’

Harun was captivated by a strange heart flutter he had never felt before.

It's the same reaction I felt against the once again grown bell. Immediately, my heart jumped like crazy and my whole body ran up like a fire pit. My lips felt like they were dry and burning. I wanted to stay together and stay close. It even caught my eye.

Although he was embarrassed by strange emotions, Harun did not dislike this feeling that felt so sweet for some reason. It's just embarrassing. Harun had no one around him to ask for advice, and he didn't even know what his feelings were, and he didn't know how to behave when this happened.

“Huyu.”

Harun sighs carefully so that the hall doesn't notice. I was afraid Hall would notice me in this strange state.

“Farewell. ”

Harun hurriedly leaves. I no longer knew what I would do if I were here with the hall. The hall that was looking back at you was strongly conscious whether you felt any affection for NPC.

“Stir…. ”

Harun closes his eyes and runs to the lodge where the crew is staying, as if he were crawling into the hall.

“Whoo!”

Harun's body, who held his breath in front of the house, ran up as if he had never breathed. It was definitely strange to see sweat flowing through my body without before.

What have I done to NPC? ’

Harun scolded himself and entered the inn. I was worried that the crew coming back for lunch soon might have been sneaking around. I felt like the crew would make fun of me in no time. Somehow, in the strange feeling of the hall looking at you from afar, Harun's face flashes red while looking back a few times.

The crew returned to their quarters after lunch.

“Commander!”

The five members of Tino's company opened their doors to Harun.

“You're late. I was worried. ”

“Nice to meet you, Tino. I've been a little busy. A lot has happened since the gem mine was found here in the Hookran Mountains. It took a lot of time to get things done. ”

“I'm glad you're doing well. ”

Tino greets him with a soft smile. I felt like I had to talk deeply later about what was good.

“Hahaha! Philippe, how are you? ”

“Of course. The commander didn't look so rough, either. ”

Philipp jokes with a scorched face. Philipp finds it hard to find time to find out if his training has been effective.

“I thought the commander didn't come and run. ”

“Idiot! Why are you running away? I didn't get any of my medical bills. ”

Zitan and Latrina greet him with a joke. The two of them were as relaxed as Philip.

“I thought you had the master's money for leather. I'm sorry about that, but I thought you'd gone far without completely decoding us. I can barely do my part right now. ”

Shirine, too, seems to have been working hard on her training now that she's feeling quite invincible.

“It feels good to have everyone working so hard. Thank you all.”

Harun decides to distribute the money for the leather first. I felt rewarded for my hard work because I thought the crew would like it.

“First, I'll distribute the money for the leather. All the hides were worth 5,000 gold. The monster hides of Fuchran here are twice or three times more expensive than other fats. Shirine was so good at butchering and taking care of it, she got a very high price. ”

The 5,000 gold words made the crew's eyes round. Except for Tino, they were the children of a sizable group of mercenaries, but they had never touched them.

“I spent 1,400 gold on your underwear, your potions, your medicine, your supplies, and your food. Since we don't have the same ratio of seafood as leather for each crew, we decided to split the remaining 3,600 gold equally. Since there's six of us, we can have 600 gold each. ”

Harun gave his share of the 100 gold Misrill coins. The men who received the 600 gold coins trembled with silence and hold hands. So was Tino, who had been a mercenary. Everyone had never made such a huge sum in such a short time, so it was hard to say.

“I never thought I'd make this much money. ”

Suddenly, the sobbing earthquake, who was otherwise terrified, bowed his head and told him if his eyes were damp.

“I see. I've only been a mercenary for three months now, and I can't believe I'm getting this much money. I'm gonna have to rethink this whole mercenary thing. ”

Philippe was also heavily guarded. After all, it was the first money he made, and it was much more than I had ever imagined. Since it was the price of the sweat and hardship I received as a mercenary, the perspective of looking at it couldn't be the same as before.

Harun has a strange thought as he listens to Philip.

“Me, too. I wonder if this will make the mercenaries better." ”

Latrina's words tell me that the feeling was not strange. Harun looks at Shirine.

“But you're a knight. If I get formally sworn in later, I'm a semi-noble. He's nothing compared to the mercenaries the world is pointing at behind. You can make as much money as you want when you become a knight. ”

Shirine laughs at Latrina with a serious look as if she had already become a knight.

“Wait! What do you mean, knights? ”

Harun's words quickly changed the faces of the crew. Especially Tino, who only saw Harun's eyes with such an embarrassing face.

“We've all been advised by the Master of the Knights. ”

Philip replied with a fair face.

“So?”

Harun's face is hard. It was unthinkable.

“Of course, everyone accepted the offer. The commander didn't get an offer either? ”

Harun takes a deep breath. It was a sudden, violent heartbeat. I had a rough idea what was going on. While we were saving the Hooke Knights and living with them, the half bird would have made such a proposition by watching their skills grow.

The Knights of Hook are shorthanded. Not only did they train diligently, but the young storm troopers who appeared to be advancing could have made such a dramatic offer.

In fact, Shirine and Tino's skills are not only insufficient to become a knight, but they are unlikely to develop, but they cannot offer such offerings to only three others. They were saved by the gale mercenaries. Moreover, Tino has a long history with Debron, so he couldn't resist.

Tino turns his back on his embarrassment.

“Is that why you made that decision without my permission? ”

Harun's words plummeted, and the atmosphere of the room sank.

“It could be an honorable knight. Who could resist doing something so cruel that you have to eat homelessness and be a target of interest to anyone, rather than being fingered or attacked by mercenaries? Besides, what kind of mercenaries are we talking about, six mercenaries, and what authority does the commander have to keep us from making these decisions? ”

Harun's attitude toward Philip, who opens his opinions so confidently, was overwhelming.

“Yes, that's right! Think about the first time you built a mercenary. We have to do what the commander says because of the antidote. Besides, it's only my first quest. If you think about it now, the commander took on a life-threatening quest because he insisted on it. ”

Syrine's words cut her flesh like a butcher. At first, Harun hated it a lot, but he cared a lot about it while living together, and it was painful as if he was dead.

“I'm not complaining, but I've had a hard time. I did all the heavy lifting, I did all the hard work. ”

“I have complaints, but I was unable to pay for the guard or the antidote, so shut up. ”

The atmosphere has shifted from Zitan to Latrina. Harun takes a big inhale and closes his eyes as the clumsy situation unfolds.

"I'm so pathetic that you told me what to do with these guys! ’

You're betrayed by this? Harun was so heartbroken. On the other hand, he didn't save money to improve his crew and gave up his level up to increase their practical abilities. Now, come on, the bullying is collapsing.

“I'm sorry, boss. ”

At the end, however, Tino's apology was a little comforting. Tino's situation was so clear that Harun had no feelings for him.??? Tino's future of living a free life was unfortunate. He was already over the age of middle-aged.

They don't know how hard it is to live a knight. It is a knight born after a thorough training process for the state troops since childhood. For them, the Lord's command is absolute.

I don't know about the time of peace, but the time of the Golden Battle was literally the time when my life was at stake like a lantern in the wind. The Huckran Knights are intermediate between the Mind Knights and the Rangers, but when there is a battle, the knights charge forward in heavy armor, such as plate mail, towards the enemy. Even though it was much better, it was hard for two women who lacked the strength or cowardice like the earthquake.

Except for Philip, four people are not qualified to be knights no matter what they think. If so, it would certainly be used for other uses, but it was not guaranteed to be a knight.

“You look nice. ”

Harun sighs. I was really worried about the future of the crew who did not know their abilities or vessels rather than the anger of betraying themselves so easily.

Harun unpacks the items he bought for his crew without a word. The undergarments and regular clothing required by the crew, as well as household items and gifts. There was also a bundle of jerky that was bought separately for a good meal.

You pull out the defense gear made of food, potions and Rump Orc hide. It was no longer necessary for them. I didn't think I had to give it up. And finally, I took four of the antidotes from old Gatz and placed them in front of them.

“The antidote formulated this time is excellent at eliminating all the poison that is left in your body at once. The antidote you have taken will only leave you with a small amount of poison, so do not use it in advance and take it when you become symptomatic or addicted. ”

The crew looks a little dim, looking at the antidote and the carefully prepared items for themselves.

Harun refused to become a knight, unlike they expected. Through Harun's attitude of explaining and asking several more times for themselves, he was able to confirm from the beginning that he had no interest in the knights.

Harun said a few more words to each of them and did the last thing. You untied the magical bracelet, a symbol of the mercenary commander, and painted gold on the crew list with the tip of the scepter. It was a sign that the relationship with them was over.

When Harun got up from his seat, he left his last words behind, not carrying his backpack.

“I prefer a mercenary to leave the world free, rather than a knight who lives and dies at the Lord's command. I may get a finger out of respect from people, but my freedom is the most precious thing I can give you. I've heard a lot about you while living together, but I'm very disappointed. I said I would, but I'm so sad and angry that I found out that I have no authority or proper recognition, but I have to respect the will of the crew. Please be careful and be the best knight you can be. ”

“Commander! We should still have a farewell party, right? ”

Shirine grabbed his sleeve as if trying to create an atmosphere, but it can't work.

“The shorter the breakup, the better! Don't lose your beginner's mind, I hope you'll be a wonderful knight as hard as you've been practicing. ”

Harun looks you in the eye one by one and walks toward the door.

Tino can't even make a sound and starts to shed tears. Harun, who knew exactly what he was going through, felt sorry for him, but he had already made his decision.

“Good day, Tino. It was a short time, but I had a lot of fun living together. I want you to be careful and be with your wife and child the next time you see them. ”

“Grrr! Commander! ”

Tino's voice is full of tears, and all he can say is, "I'm a commander." I was born as a slave and struggled my whole life, but now that I've finally regained my freedom, it breaks my heart to see Tino sealed up again because of someone's greed.

I opened the door roughly like I was about to tear it open and came out.

In front of the door, there is a hall.

“Hey, boss! I wanted to help... ”

The hall doesn't seem to have thought this would happen. Perhaps she was strongly advocating the recruitment of the crew to the bastard of the third generation. It would have been in the best interest of Haroon and the storm troopers.

But the situation completely slipped her mind. Harun's face is stained with contempt and remorse, as she never thought she would leave this resolutely.

“I'm busy. I have to leave early. Please be careful and take care of your business. It must be hard to help the Empress even with the loss of her crew. The knights say mercenaries are used by mercenaries... Phew, goodbye. ”

Harun, who was unable to see the hall anymore because of his complex mind, showed a messenger walking skill as he walked towards the front door. My heart ached so much, I just wanted to get out of here quickly.

Harun was okay when he was with the crew, but he was heartbroken when he opened the door. Two knights see him walking through the door carrying a backpack with a sword, trying to talk to him, but they see a severely stiff face and rush inside.

‘Dammit! I didn't want to give you up because I didn't want to be betrayed again. ’

I cried without knowing it. I had no choice but to blame myself for being unknowingly compassionate. It's been a long time since I knew it was useless to blame others.

As Harun tries to pass through the open field into the forest, you hear a voice calling out to him from behind.

“Ha-Louun!”

Turning around, the hall is rushing towards you. I heard the news. Behind her, Count Half, Baron Hollio and Baron Milson follow in swift footsteps.

I wanted to ignore her and avoid messenger walking, but I stopped because of my feelings for her.

“Captain, wait a minute. ”

Harun takes a big breath and stares straight at the hall.

“What's going on? ”

Her face is always cold, but she gasps as she runs to her chin, her face flashing red.

“I... I didn't mean to. I wasn't trying to steal the mercenaries. I only heard them say their dream was a knight, so I was trying to make their dream come true because I heard our closest knights say their dream was a knight. ”

The hall trembles without even looking at Harun's face. I understood roughly what was going on.

Although the crew is unlimited in possibility and rapid development, the rest of them are still rookies, with the exception of Philip. Accepting such men as knights immediately was either the favor of the hall or the connection between Debron and Queen Briella.

Harun was emotionally very unpleasant, but rationally, he didn't want to blame Hall or Birch. Judging by the Hall's words, they must have done it in good faith.

That is, they also showed considerable favour. There was no intention of ignoring or forcibly absorbing the storm troops.

But thanks to them, the pursuit of freedom has cost all its crew. Except for the bells and the essence of reality, I will only lose precious beings in the game that I used to rely on. I was mixed up with the four-man horror story, but I heard all the good things I hated while traveling together.

“Your father wants to join the Knights named Hook as well. It's official. You're good enough. Even the Empress has a special relationship with Devron and has saved my life, so no one will object to the Captain joining the Knights. ”

Harun closes his eyes. They thought they'd become knights by now, but they were really just beginner knights. It seemed to have been quite the opposite.

‘They're not going to be easy. ’

The hatred that was trying to coagulate suddenly melted away. They come from mercenaries who are pinned down by knights. It was better to be from the commoners. Traditionally, the mercenary and the knight were the same. I could see the archipelago the crew would face.

“I am a man born incapable of redemption. I want to live freely on my own terms. ”

“Ha, but mercenaries don't get treated like people. ”

The hall said with a sad face.

“I have no value for other people's eyes. We all pursue different things and value different things. Not everyone likes to eat delicious food in good clothes and be encouraged by others. I can live with happiness and satisfaction as long as I can do what I want to do with my free will without getting cold water and roasted rye bread. ”

It was another form of life that Harun had always dreamed of becoming strong.

“Princess Briella and Devron need Captain Harun. They only have weak powers like ours. The commander has an amazing ability that is still undisclosed. Help us, please! ”

Harun takes a deep breath. I can now fully understand why Hall did such a favor to his crew. Their recruitment was a pre-work to draw themselves in. The hall would have judged itself to be so much so.

Harun speaks slowly and in a clear tone to suppress his rising feelings like lava.

“I don't know if I've learned much, but I've heard that you have to have virtue above all in order to become a business. In that way, Princess Briella is very virtuous. There are plenty of servants like Hall and Birch. ”

Harun pauses and takes a deep breath.

“But in order to win the Golden Battle, you'll need a lot of talent in a variety of fields. We may need mercenaries, assassins, and even logs to do the dirty work that knights can't, starting with a blacksmith who can't make weapons. In that respect, knights will do what knights do, and if they need the strength of mercenaries like me, they will. ”

Harun pauses and takes a deep breath.

“Actually, I already made a promise to Devron. that very soon we will be raising a group of mercenaries to join the trade. But the plan went wrong from the start. I trusted the men who raised all kinds of balls to be the cornerstones of the mercenaries later, but they were fascinated by the position of knights. The fundamental frustration with people stopped me from even wanting to raise mercenaries anymore. Of course, if there's anything I can do to help you later, I'll help you. But I'm sure I can't help you as much as Devron wanted me to. Give my regards. Forgive me for not being able to say hello to the knights I'm related to. Goodbye, then.”

Harun turns his back and walks slowly into the forest. But no one can stop him now. Late regret turns into tears and pours down the hall's face.

“Perhaps we were too hasty. There's no way Devron wouldn't recognize that kind of person. He's already done it. Commander Harun is absolutely right. The strength of the knights is not enough to make a name for yourself. We're gonna need all kinds of talent, like he said. Phew, what a mistake. It is entirely my fault that I took the recruits as novice knights and disbanded the mercenaries without inquiring into the details. Hooray! You've definitely lost a good talent. How are you going to meet the princess and Devron later? ”

Half of Birch now heads down toward the place where he disappeared completely and turns back empty-handed. Baron Holio, who was pursuing the matter with the hall, followed it with a gloomy face.

The hall wept and watched Harun's lost forest without fail. I felt regret and guilt when I was late. The trade was also generous, but the atrocious heartache that Harun had already taken was vomiting crimson blood.

She hopes that Harun won't fall for her dreams later. He wants to be the kind of person who gets a ball and a title and is recognized by everyone. That's why I was proactive in Baron Holio's proposal.

What do we do now? ’