Price of Management

“Kuhahaha! Here you are, 5,000 Redina heads! ”

Berhan, the leader of the Blue Wolf Mercenaries, shouts cheerfully.

“Let's kill him!”

“5,000 Redina! ”

“Wa-ha-ha!”

The 45 men who followed also raised their spirits by shouting whales.

But it was then.

- Hello, idiots.

A golden object that protrudes from the ground. It was a strange creature wearing a 12-year-old girl's figure and a helmet and a shovel as tall as her own.

It was gnome.

“What, what?! Aaaaah!"

A stunned servant falls off the horse after losing his balance.

“Boss, that's the spirit. ”

Deputy director Mack, Verhan's servant, calmly said.

Berhan continues to ride his horse and stares at Noonum as if it were fun.

“Hey, cute spirit girl. Is there something you want to tell us? ”

- Yeah, dumbass.

Cripple.

A slight tendon rises from Berhan's forehead and dissipates.

“Hey, Rat Bell Spirit. I can't believe I'm talking... ”

- Shut up and listen, you idiot. My dad wants me to ask who you guys are chasing.

“Huh-huh-huh, just know that we are the Blue Wolf mercenaries. ”

- Okay, but if he keeps coming after us, he's gonna have to kill them all. So don't come after me. Idiots.

Berhan and his men are full of energy. Don't you think it's a terrible habit to talk so naively when you're only 12 years old?

Berhan grins and picks up the Battle Axe.

“Do you want me to tell you my answer? ”

The Battle Axe is filled with bluish errors, and it begins to roam fearlessly.

- No, I don't.

“Huh?"

Berhan shakes his head as he tries to swing the Battle Axe at Noum.

- If he warned you not to stop, don't answer him. Just hit him and come back.

And Norm shovels his shovel to the ground.

At that moment, a large hole 5 meters deep was dug in the road ahead of them.

“Ugh?! ”

Berhan pulls the pin up, reflexively.

Hee-hee-hee!

The horse screams and jumps. I was able to jump over the pit. But not the men who followed.

“Ahhhh!”

“Stay away! Khh! ”

“What, what?! ”

Five of your men fall into the pit or the horse's foot falls into the pit by mistake.

It was when Norm tried to shovel again.

“Damn it, Water Cutter! ”

Mack points his finger at the gnome and shouts a magical starter. A blade of water flies towards Noonum.

- Oh, dear.

The gnome jumps to the sky in surprise. The blade of water slithers underfoot.

- Then get ready, you idiots.

Then the gnome disappeared.

* * *

- We talked about this, Dad.

“Yeah, I saw that, too. Our gnome did a great job! ”

- Heh heh, I did good.

Norm laughs as he laughs.

“But who are they again? ”

- Blue Wolf mercenaries.

“What? Bluewolf mercenaries? ”

Where did you hear that name? In a bad way, of course.

Patrick, who was in the carriage seat, cried out in surprise.

“I've heard of it. They're filthy people who get paid to do whatever they want. When they don't have a job, they're like thieves. ”

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

I just remembered that.

They chose all the bad things to do. Was their leader's name Berhan? He is the commander of a legitimate mercenary squad registered in the Mercenary Guild and is also the leader of the Bandits.

The reason he survived without being subdued for a long time is because his boss, Verhan, was quite strong.

The punitive side also had to take some damage, so even the lords couldn't touch it and pretended not to see it.

Moreover, the Blue Wolf Mercenaries took care of the dirty work of the great nobles. From the giant's point of view, they were quite useful, so there was a side that was left without subjugation.

But their orders didn't last long.

After the Horn Empire conquered the Kingdom of Ledon, the man appointed as governor subjugated all Bluewolf mercenaries as an appeasement.

The remains captured were all publicly burned.

By the way, the governor is Louis Concern. Man's fate is strange.

Anyway, the important thing in this situation... ….

“Didn't he sound like a mid-level Expert to you? ”

“This is bad. Will it be okay? ”

“Ah. When I went to the Horn Empire, I faced many Experts to come. No problem.”

If there's an advantage to me, it's the difference in experience.

Most people struggle with my attacks because I've never fought a Spirit Master before.

On the other hand, I have a lot of experience fighting knights. I fought the strong, like my father or brother Rick. I know how to cook strong knights.

The loud hoofbeats are getting closer.

Already a greeting for Norm (?) The Blue Wolf mercenaries, who lost six of their comrades without a fight, are experiencing a tremendous amount of aggravation.

As we got closer to 100 meters, the tall furry ogre in the lead shouted at the whale.

“Are you the Lord of the Rat Spirit?! ”

That's Verhan. Wow, he's got a big voice.

I shouted without losing, too.

“You gorilla! I'm not the owner, I'm the father! ”

“What? Gorillas?! I'll send you to hell with your spirit! ”

The Bluewolf mercenaries were faster on horseback than the wagons. 100 meters, 80 meters, 60 meters, 40 meters... The distance has become narrower.

And it was about 30 meters away.

“Wounded!”

-Yeah.

Wounded, who read my mind, began to make tons of water spheres and shoot.

Quack, quack!

A dozen spears of water begin to join the legs of a Blue Wolf mercenary's horse.

“Huff!”

“Ahhhh!”

Men rolling around with horses with broken neck bones or broken limbs. It doesn't matter if they die or not. Just don't let them chase you on horseback.

Well, I wish I was dead. What are they doing alive?

“Boss! I'm in charge! ”

“Yes, I'm on it, Mac! ”

The guy called Mac is in the lead.

- Dad, he's a wizard. He attacked me with a knife in the water.

Norm told me.

“Oh, yeah? You're attacking my little gnome, aren't you? ”

Beat him up!

Still, I can't believe you're a wizard. I have to take care of it first.

“Woundee, put all 20 Waterspheres into him. ”

- Yeah!

Wundine has made 20 spears of water. Mack's face hardened with tension. How dare you torture my daughter? Take your punishment.

Dozens of water spheres pour into Mac in one fell swoop.

“Ugh, Shield! Shield! ”

Mack opens the shield three times in a row. The basic defensive enchantment, the shield, is layered in triplicates and appears to have a level of 3 circles.

Bang, bang, bang! Boom!

“Damn it! Shield! Shield!”

Water Sphere joins the shield to destroy it. With each passing moment, Mac grips his teeth and continues to extend the shield.

But that's not what I was after.

While Mac was distracted by the water sphere, I gradually approached the Earth Hand.

“Now!”

I whipped my right hand to catch it.

With the gesture of my hand, Earth Hand grabbed the front leg of the horse on the Mac.

Kiheeheeheeheeheeheehee!

“Khhhhh!”

As the horse flips over, Mac flies into the air screaming. All right, let's just roll around and die or pass out.

But the Mage, Mack, was relentless.

“Fly!”

Instead of rolling the ground, Mac flies with flying magic and rides in the back seat of his boss, Verhan.

The other guys approached the wagon while I was fighting Mack. Damn, I'm busy!

“Noum, Trap! ”

- Yeah!

There's a hole five meters deep in front of them at the crack of dawn.

“Trap! Trap! ”

You continue to set traps and lay traps.

The group approaches the wagon and falls into a trap. I think I got about twelve. Instead, my spiritual affinity decreased.

But in the meantime, Berhan and Mac approach the wagon. I hurried Wounded to open the water-speed, but Mack blocked it with the shield.

“Uhh!”

Berhan surprisingly managed to jump off a horse and hang on to the wagon. Ugh, how did you get so fast with that big?!

“Khhh! Time to die! ”

“Don't be ridiculous! Water Sphere!”

Wounded makes water spheres as fast as they can.

Bang, bang!

“It's pathetic!”

He swings the Battle Axe and knocks out all the water spheres.

Damn, it was hard to deal with Expert when you were this close.

Moreover, the ground would have blocked the way to Earth Wall and spread its gap, but now it's on a running wagon.

“Salamander!”

- Heheh heh! Lots of guys to burn!

As soon as the Salamander is summoned, the flames start blazing like demons.

“Ugh! There are all kinds of different spirits!" ”

Berhan swings an error-filled battle ax to block the fire.

During that time, I tried to catch Verhan with Earth's hand. But this time, his sorcerer Mack stands in the way.

“Ice Arrow! ”

Three arrows of ice are shot at the Salamander.

Cheers! Cheers!

- It hurts! It hurts!

On the ice erode, the right salamander cries out in pain.

“Son of a bitch?! ”

Seeing the sore salamander, I felt a fiery fury in my eyes.

“Earth Wall! ”

I built a barrier of dirt right in front of Mac on a horse. How dare you hit my son? Die!

“Ugh! Aaaah! ”

Kuaang!

Mack lunges through the wall of dirt with his horse. A wall of dirt spills out excellently. The horse is foamed and fainted, and Mac is also unconscious and lying on the ground.

Hmph. I hurt my son's salamander.

“You son of a bitch! How dare you!”

I guess they were angry, too.