Sure enough, they are demons.
After a brief inspection of the body of the arrogant guy in front of me, I discovered a horrifying fact.
"This guy has no money." After groping for a long time, he finally came to this regrettable conclusion.
And it seemed like there was really nothing valuable besides the small hand crossbow.
This demon clan is living a miserable life and has no money at all. I thought I could take advantage of this opportunity to obtain some demon clan coins through legitimate defense to reduce my debt.
"Why are you messing with me?" I sighed, dragging the corpse of the demon below and ran into the nearby woods.
Dig a hole, bury some soil, and count one, two, three, four, five...
It's a pity that nothing grows here.
After filling in the hole, a voice sounded from behind me.
"What are you doing?"
Got the grass!
Someone came just after doing something bad? !
Oh no, it’s late at night, the advantage is in the woods, could it be said——
He turned his head tremblingly and found that the person behind him was the mercenary lady he met in the fortress today.
Probably mercenaries.
"... Why do you all like to stand behind others at night? Do you know how scary it is for a person to walk alone at night and hear sounds from behind?"
The mercenary lady was silent for a moment and said, "I'm sorry."
It's a good attitude to admit my mistakes. I thought I would prepare three philosophical questions when I came up.
Who are you and what are you doing there.
Please just ignore the two questions that follow.
After a while, probably feeling that the atmosphere was a bit stiff after not speaking for so long, she asked softly: "What are you doing...?"
I asked anyway.
"Go home." I said matter-of-factly, "I came to the fortress just to buy some things. I have to go back early in order to catch up with the business. Don't you see where all my carriages are?"
The mercenary girl frowned and said, "Then now -"
"Urgent urination." I said awkwardly, "To put it simply...well, the road was a little bumpy, and you will understand."
I've already risked my life so much, why don't you worry about such trivial matters?
But such rhetoric probably fooled her.
She was silent for a moment, then said, "I'm sorry."
"Hey, what's the point of being sorry? It's really strange to see people walking in the woods at night. It's a good thing to ask. Just remember in the future, don't ask people behind their backs to scare people." I pretended not to care at all. , trying to draw her attention away from the area I had just filled in but not covered up, "Hey, why are you here at night?"
The mercenary girl was a little panicked, and finally shook her head and said, "I came out because of a mission. Someone saw a large number of magic wolves in this place at night, so my mission is to come out and see the situation."
“Oh, isn’t that a chore?
But that's probably enough.
Anyway, I don't plan to pursue it any further.
I had already caused enough trouble, and I had no intention of causing any more trouble, so I cautiously put away my curiosity in front of this female mercenary who obviously had some secrets.
Of course, this is what most people do when they encounter this kind of thing.
I waved my hand, intending to end the conversation and return to the carriage, but the mercenary lady stopped me again and asked, "Do you know where Weika Village is?"
Hehe, girl, you just stopped me at night to ask for directions.
However, there is a name in the mercenary lady’s question that I want to take note of.
Vika Village.
If I'm right——
There seems to be a name written on the first stone at the east end of the village.
"Hey, isn't that my village?"
The mercenary lady's expression became strange.
"Are you from Weika Village?"
As if she didn't hear clearly, the mercenary lady repeated the facts I told her.
"Yes, I open a hotel there. You can find out by asking around."
I don’t know why, but when I said the words, I suddenly felt that something was wrong.
The expression of the girl in front of her changed from indifference to surprise, and finally everything became clear.
"You are the owner of the hotel. What a coincidence."
Come on, this conversation seems a bit familiar.
I started to regret it a little bit.
No, how could I be so mean-mouthed and show off whatever identity I have?
The mercenary lady smiled calmly: "This is probably God's will. Since you are a hotel owner who is on his way, I wonder if you are interested in picking up someone who is about to become your customer? I will pay for the fare." I will pay it forward."
I don’t want to!
For a moment, I actually had the urge to get into the carriage, turn around and run away.
My current situation in the hotel can be described as a chaotic chaos of demons. If something really happened, I would have to dig a hole in the back and bury someone.
but!
but--
She had just witnessed the scene of my crime. Although I used my superb tricking skills to get past it, this girl must have come back to her senses as soon as I ran away.
How will I explain it then?
My identity and home address have been exposed. Can I tell her that I am actually a powerful sweeping monk who lives in seclusion on the border of the demons all year round to fight against the demons?
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It doesn't seem impossible.
But it was only a matter of time before she came to the hotel. If she really told her and spread the word, it would be over.
I sighed and said, "Come up here, I'll give you a ride."
Who made me slip up and tell the truth?
I hope that when Kellas gets up tomorrow morning, she won't let this female mercenary notice anything with her bluster.
In line with the principle of not causing trouble, I didn't talk much during the journey. Apart from asking each other for basic information, there was no other communication.
The mercenary lady's name is Binelle, which is a very elegant name.
Then this name probably confirmed what I was thinking.
Not an ordinary person.
This name smells like a Mary Sue. Ordinary civilians would not name their children with such a weird pronunciation.
Most civilians in this world have very simple names.
There are many names like Doug and Aikeseth.
To put it simply, names like dog and ax that can be seen everywhere in life are equivalent to Li Ergou and Zhang Tiedan on the earth.
And Binelle is a coined word.
At least in my understanding of Imperial Language, there is no word that can directly correspond to her name.
Of course, this could also be a fake name.
But I would rather believe that "Silver Hand" is her name than that a female mercenary could use such a convoluted name as a pseudonym.
This is not like those singers in Lao Modu. They have to have a nice stage name. It is already a miracle that a mercenary can even give himself a nice name. Who cares about this!
