STGB Chapter 241

Episode 241 Junction (1)

There were a total of 12 knights dispatched as my bodyguards.

Eight of them stood guard outside the house, and three came inside to prepare for any unforeseen incidents.

The other one followed me wherever I went, even inside the house, and closely escorted me.

“Did you say Rayman Keplow?”

“Yes that’s right.”

A knight who responds politely no matter what he says.

It’s strange, but not incomprehensible.

Since he will soon receive a title, he must have treated him in advance.

‘In the Royal Knights, there must be quite a few knights with titles, but the fact that they sent all of them to these guys… I guess it’s fair to say that it’s considerate.’

First of all, deer antlers seem to be delicate people.

Well, I’ll have to find out more about it now.

“You said earlier that it was an order from the superior, but who exactly gave that order?”

Keplow answered my question.

“That… I don’t know, actually.”

I watched his expression carefully as he answered.

It’s not like I’m trying to get around it. After further inquiring, it seems that he was dispatched only after hearing the instructions from his superiors from his immediate supervisor.

‘Yes, if he had an idea, he must have tried to hide his identity.’

I’m a little sorry.

If the line had reached the royal family more, it might have reached the identity of the deer antlers with this…

‘…… No, wait a minute.’

Suddenly, a possibility flashed through my mind.

[You’re playing a hero in the middle of the day, right? It’s going to be so much fun to die as soon as you get your title of nobility. The prestige of the royal family will go down the drain!]

He said it in a voice so resentful that at the time, I thought it was just an emotional outburst.

[You can’t control your emotions, so you kindly warn the enemy, so you really don’t have a baby.]

In fact, the antlers also recognized the clown’s behavior like this.

But…

‘Could that bastard be aiming for this from the beginning?’

Perhaps, from the beginning, what the clown wanted was to dig up an idol of deer antlers. Of course

,

since the green light was on, the ‘assassin’ would definitely exist, but…

Also, this one makes more sense.

He was a clown who only got beaten up at the round table, but in fact, isn’t he also one of the giants of this world?

Even a ‘mistake’ is highly likely to contain an intention.

‘The deer antlers had that possibility in mind to some extent, so they must have sent the person as secretly as possible.’

Ha, there really aren’t any good kids.

While a sigh comes out naturally, it becomes a motivation to keep alert in the future.

For example, just look at it today.

If you overslept because you were sleepy, the deer antlers that reported this might have felt something strange.

“Come here, knight, and drink this.”

“It’s okay to receive private entertainment from civilians—”

“Ah, what kind of entertainment is this? I’m going to have a hard time protecting Bjorn.”

Misha served the car to the knights like a hostess.

Does he think that close escort is one of the services of conferring a title?

Well, maybe.

You don’t know anything about assassins.

“You said you were Rayman Keplow? I don’t know how long we’ll be together, but in the meantime, be comfortable.”

Mischa makes Keplow sit at the table and drink tea.

“…I’ll call you Carlstein-sama.”

“Hmm? It could just be Misha, but what the heck… if you want to call it that, there’s nothing you can do…” Soon

after, Misha borrowed my prestige, which was about to be awarded a title, and naturally brought out an honorific title for Keplow. paid

Of course, I don’t think that was intentional.

‘It must have happened that way.’

Anyway, Misha briefly introduced Erwen to Keplow and Einar, who was not present today.

“Can I call you Tersia-sama?”

“Uh uh… that’s…”

Erwen blurted out his words, as if it was awkward to hear the knight’s title of honor. Misha was there to help, as if she knew it was uncomfortable.

“What about Tersia-sama? Can’t you see she’s uncomfortable? Just call me Erwen.”

“Yes

yes!

A quick tidying up of names.

It was then.

smart.

Early in the morning there was another knock at the front door.

“Bjorn Yandel’s colleague has arrived.”

An article that informs visitors as if they were some kind of servant.

Is this why everyone hangs themselves on power?

“Who are your colleagues?”

“I am a wizard named Arua Raven.”

Soon after, Keplow asked my intention with his eyes, and I nodded.

That was enough.

profit.

The door opened by Keplow’s hand.

While sitting on the sofa, I raised one arm and greeted her gracefully.

“Oh come.”

It’s called Noblesse Barbarian Mode.

At that formal greeting, Raven let out a breath as if it were absurd.

“Oh, what are you doing?”

“A cup of tea?”

“With tea.”

Raven glanced at Keplow, who stood behind me like a bodyguard, and immediately sat down on the sofa across from me.

“So what’s the situation?”

“What do you see?”

“……Am I angry?”

What are you going to do if that little thing gets angry?

I answered quickly.

“The royal family sent knights as escorts to prevent anything from happening before the title was granted.”

“Well, that’s understandable. Mr. Yandel has surprisingly many enemies.”

Raven readily understands.

After all, it’s a well-known story in the city that the body collector won’t leave me alone.

Even large clans look down on them with disapproval.

But…

“Raven, my enemy is also your enemy.”

“…What are you saying all morning?”

Raven shows a low pressure, perhaps because it is morning, not the usual time of activity.

“Here’s the black tea. You know where the sugar is?”

Shortly after Misha made a cup of tea, Raven sipped it and moved his gaze to one place.

It was where Erwen was.

“Ah, hello. Mr. Raven…”

“Oh yeah… hello…”

The two of them are having an awkward conversation as their eyes meet.

I involuntarily tilted my head.

“Didn’t they call each other by their first names? I’m sure they did.”

“Mr. Yandel just stays alone.”

“…….”

Within a moment, I shut my mouth tightly, and Raven led the conversation like an elder.

“How are you today?”

“……It’s okay. You don’t have to worry about it.”

“I’ll do it if it’s comfortable for you. But are you going to stay here from now on?”

“Yeah… Fortunately, my sister gave me permission…”

“Hmm, is that so? It’s amazing.”

Their conversation continued with a few more words, and ended with Erwen returning to his room saying he was a little tired.

“…Hey, Mr. Keplow, will you still be standing there?”

“I’m used to this mission, so don’t mind me and have a nice conversation.”

“If that’s the case,”

he said, but Raven’s face was full of uncomfortable emotions.

He has no sign of opening his mouth first.

Therefore, since it would continue to be awkward like this, I decided to just ask what I was curious about.

“But what was that just about?”

“Can you please write it for me?”

“Erwen. You wouldn’t have been shy with her now.”

I felt it clearly in the conversation between the two.

Raven is having a really hard time with Erwen. And I don’t think it’s simply because Erwen recently lost a family member.

If so, what would be the reason?

“Is there something I don’t know about?”

“Ah, I’m only quick-witted in strange places.”

“So what’s the answer?”

Raven hesitated for a moment before opening his mouth with a sigh.

“It’s just a bit… I think it’s my fault.”

“Is it your fault?”

“Dwalky is the magic that wizards used. In fact, I can use it too.”

To sum up Raven’s words, it was simple.

When the Annihilator appeared, Raven had a hunch.

The truly overwhelming difference in skill as a wizard.

Unless you use ‘awakening’ magic, you won’t be able to overcome this crisis.

But…

“There was no problem with the spell or magic, but the chant didn’t come out at all.”

I understand.

It’s an easy magic that any wizard can use, but it’s not a magic that anyone can use.

“It was the moment I hesitated so much.”

The Annihilator’s magic was fired, and the magical stone walls Raven built were shattered helplessly.

And the result…

“Sometimes I think to myself in an empty laboratory. If I had used that magic right then, wouldn’t that sister have lived as well…”

I laughed bitterly.

I never dreamed that he would be thinking like this.

“The same goes for Mr. Yandel and the other members of our team. We were all in a situation where we would all die. But knowing that, I…” He keeps saying something

.

I cut myself off before the common pattern of self-loathing came into play.

“It’s okay. Stop talking. I’m sorry Erwen, but in the end, no one among us died, right?”

It might be a bit cold-hearted.

“It was.”

Raven nodded in recognition.

Whatever the case may be, since the time spent with Erwen and Daria was short, she could not be prioritized over her colleagues.

“But that result came about because Mr. Yandel did what I couldn’t do.”

“Haha, that’s right, am I not the leader?”

I laughed lightly and said in a joking tone.

However, Raven only let out another small sigh.

“Yes, that’s why…”

“Huh?”

“…I just meant that being so sentimental wasn’t like me.”

At those words, I unconsciously nodded my head.

Well, when I first met him, his image was completely different from now.

Anyway, as if I didn’t want to talk at length on this topic, Raven brought up another topic.

“Mr. Yandel, what are you going to do with Erwen?

“I’m thinking about it.”

“Then what about the labyrinth? Are you going to enter?”

“I’m going to watch it for now. If it continues like this, it will be difficult to enter after all.”

“……That’s right.”

“So, is that all you’re here for today?”

“No, I have other business. I have something to tell Mr. Yandel.”

It was a warning that no news is good news, so Raven’s words were enough to activate my anxiety sensor.

“I decided to take lessons from Pevrosk.”

“What? You’re not saying you’re going to leave the team for a while just because you’re taking classes, right?”

“Yes? It can’t be. Why did you think that?”

Because that happened a few times.

“But what do you learn in class? You must have a school, right?”

“Because you can’t learn royal magic from the Artemion school.

Oh boy, as a reward this time, I got the right to learn royal magic.

“I wished there was someone who could lay the groundwork for me, but luckily Pevrosk-sama agreed.”

Afterwards, Raven said that for the time being, she would stay in a lodging near the royal palace, not the Mage Tower, and told her to come find her there if there was anything she needed to contact.

“This is the end of the business. I’ll go now. See you then.”

Raven, as if he had really come to say this, left as soon as he finished drinking the tea that Misha had given him.

***

May 18th.

Team Apple Narak, excluding Raven, visited the palace again.

There are still two days left until the awarding of the title, but I was told to come and decide in advance what I will receive as a reward?

‘Well, it would be much better to give it in a place where everyone can see it.’

There was no banquet, so there was no need to dress up as formally as last time.

Well, it’s the same as not being able to wear equipment, so I did wear neat everyday clothes.

“Oh Yandel! Are you today too?”

Upon entering the palace, the explorers I knew first pretended to know. Like me, they were the ones whose reward payment date was set today.

‘They’ve been calling me sequentially since a few days ago.’

The monetary compensation was already paid in bulk, but those who got the opportunity to choose the essence or equipment needed time to wait for a waiting table.

“Bjorn! Then we’ll go first!”

After arriving at the palace, he was separated from his colleagues.

That’s right, because these guys get different rewards from me.

“It’s just the two of us left…….”

The waiting room where the escort knight, the guide of the royal family, and Erwenman were seated.

“Mister… can I accept this?”

“If you don’t get it, who will get it? Be confident. It’s not a friendly place to give rewards to people who don’t have merit.”

“But…”

He said this after coming all the way here.

“You have to become stronger. You and I too. That way we won’t lose anything.”

“……Yes, that’s right.”

Erwen nodded as if resolute.

As we were making small talk, another guide arrived and took Erwen away.

A Gintama report containing a 4th grade essence or an equivalent item.

‘If there is a marriage report for this guy, I’ll start with the graduation essence first…

‘

It’s not like there isn’t a Bow Fairy Core Essence among rank 4 essences, but I could have fed them with just one rank higher.

‘Even if it’s not this time, I’ll eat it someday. It’s about time to go up to the 6th floor.’

I struggled to shake off my regrets.

After receiving this reward, the power will increase significantly. Therefore, there was no need to go round and round on the 5th floor for a build-up period.

The problem is the Noark pups.

Looking at what the royal family members are doing, it seems that they also have a countermeasure.

“I will take Bjorn Yandel this way.”

As I was sitting still and organizing my thoughts, my dedicated guide arrived and led me to the Golden Marriage Report.

It was a basement with no windows.

However, there was no feeling of darkness at all because there were bright lights everywhere.

No, rather, it was so splendid that I didn’t even think it was underground.

‘Looking at what they’ve come down, it looks like there could be more than 5 floors below ground… The construction technology in this world has also developed to a strange degree.’

As soon as I arrived at my destination, an article with great momentum greeted me. By the way, there was also a wizard next to me. He gave me a simple guide.

The time limit is 3 hours.

You can choose one essence or item you want, and the main content was to be careful as you could be punished severely if you tried to steal something or damaged the item.

‘That’s bloody.’

After the explanation was over, the huge iron door opened smoothly as if moving in zero gravity.

And…

“Oh wow…”

I was greeted by the thousands of essences on display in the glass tubes contained in the test tubes.

Essences that are on the same level as ‘Ogres’.

Even though I could only take one thing with me, the corners of my mouth curled long without realizing it.

‘So it looks like he used some kind of cheat key.’

It’s time to get stronger