Chapter 74 – Encounters

#074.

“Karma is 2000..”

It felt less compared to hitting hit and run day and night for a month.

But..

“Haa.. Now, even if you catch a Warrior, you only give 5?”

The hurdles became too high for Karma.

I miss the old days when I killed normal monsters and gave them 5 each.

“Oh, my swordsmanship is improving, but it’s still the same…”

Obviously, the swordsmanship itself has progressed.

However, the most important stage itself is not being raised.

After lamenting for a while, I briefly washed my face and went down to the first floor.

Then, the two who had come earlier and were waiting were greeted.

“Lie. It’s here.”
“I have already ordered food. Sit down!”

I thanked Mark and Lina for their words and sat down.

“Thank you. But what’s up today? You look good.”

Looking at Lina, who was smiling brightly, I asked, and Mark smiled awkwardly.

“That’s it. Um… That’s it.”
“What will it be?”

When I asked what he was saying without context, Lina rubbed her stomach gently.

“That’s… I think I’m pregnant. My period stopped.”
“…Already? No… I heard you’re opening an inn!?”

When I shouted in surprise, all eyes gathered around me.

She briefly bowed her head to apologize and then said,

“If you are pregnant, what are you going to do with the inn? She can’t do it alone.”
“Um… It’s still three more months before the inn can be built anyway, so you’ll just have to find it slowly. If it doesn’t work, I can do it myself. After using the aura, my stamina has improved.”

Seeing Mark talking as if it was a simple matter, I buried myself deeply into the backrest.

“Well, I guess… So you’re already pregnant. I don’t care. It’s because Mark and Lina are going through a hard time.”
“Are you okay. Lie. You don’t have to worry too much.”
“Is that easy? I can’t help either. I’m busy these days.”

I drew a line in advance, wondering if he was trying to pamper me, and Mark grinned and met Lina’s gaze before placing a piece of paper on the table.

“What is it?”
“It is said that a martial arts competition will be held in the Magria estate located between the Marquis of Yurinas and the Count of Dyckers. How about participating?”
“Me?”

Once I accepted the paper and asked, Mark went on to explain.

“They say that only those aged 15 to 20 can participate. They say the winning prize is a technical book.. How is it?”
“Technical book!!”

Looking closely at the paper, it was clearly written that a description was given to the idol product.

There was a knighthood or something next to it, but it wasn’t a part-time job.

‘There is a possibility..’

If there is no age limit, there are few people under the age of 20 who have reached the same level as me.

And the odds of such a person being around here and participating in the tournament are even slimmer.

“They said the competition will be held from the beginning of January. It will take a few weeks to go, so why don’t we go right away and prepare in advance?”

It’s definitely not a problem to go in advance now.

In case of heavy snowfall, the road may be blocked.

“Lie. How about getting greedy now too? Your talent is too precious to be a mercenary.”

Even Lina helped Mark and encouraged me to participate in the competition.

‘It’s not bad…’

Certainly, hunting monsters has reached a plateau these days, and swordsmanship is not increasing.

Maybe through the martial arts competition, wouldn’t it be possible to raise the level?

After calculating for a while, I hit the table! Jumped up and stood up

“I have to go.”

As soon as I made that decision, I immediately said hello to Mark and Lina..

“The food is out.”

As I was about to do it, I saw that the meal had been served and sat down again.

Haha! You should eat well and go.”

With a big laugh, Mark patted me on the shoulder and started eating.

After finishing the meal so quietly, he said.

“Mark Lina. Thank you. Thanks to that, I have adjusted well.”
“What. Did we really live thanks to you? It would have been a big deal without you.”

Lina laughed bitterly, as if she remembered the crisis of NTR.

Mark said while gently stroking Lina’s back.

“Okay. We are truly grateful. I wish you good results.”
“Sure. I will win and come back.”
“Don’t wait.”

After talking like that, we left the inn.

Mark and Lina follow, saying they will pick you up all the way to the carriage waiting area.

‘I’m lucky.’

I think I met a lot of good people after coming to this world.

‘No… Isn’t it just luck?’

But now that I think about it, I don’t think I was that lucky.

Damn it because I have the ability to resurrect, actually I’ve already died 3 times.

It seems that there is definitely a trade-off.

“Lie. Then we’ll just see you off here.”

When I raised my head at Mark’s words, I saw the carriage waiting area.

After looking there for a while, I faced Mark and Lina.

“Then I will go. See you in about two months.”
“Huh! Lie. Cheer up!”
“Bye.”

After looking at the two for a while, I turned around and walked to the carriage waiting area.

‘I will become a knight!’

Previously, his eyes were sold on technical books, but knighthood isn’t bad either.

From what I’ve felt over the past few months, you have to be of high status to meet a pretty woman.

‘Gazuaaa!!’

Thinking of the beautiful girl I will meet in the near future, I moved forward vigorously.

***

Rattle-

The carriage stopped in front of the castle gate.

“You can do it here, uncle.”
“Yes. Thank you Please call me next time.”

I don’t think we need to go in here together, so I handed over the money and got off the carriage.

“Whiyu~ There are a lot of people..”

After all, it must be said that it was a martial arts competition, and there was a long line from the gate.

There were many people with various weapons, but there were also quite a few people who looked like merchants or nobles.

After looking around for a while, I immediately stood in line.

I stood in line and looked up blankly at the sky when I heard two voices from the front.

It was a fat man with a sword on his waist, an anchovy and a bow on his back.

The anchovy opened its mouth.

“Hey. How is the contest going? Aren’t there too many people for a tournament?”
“As far as I know, I’ve heard that they filter once in a deathmatch format.”

At the fat man’s answer, the anchovy nodded and touched the sword at his waist.

“That’s right. Count Magria would appreciate my red dragon swordsmanship, right? Whoop..”
Hehe… It’s a pity, but my green dragon won’t be able to match my archery skills. I’m sorry.”

The two seemed to be spewing out some useful information, but soon began to fall into delusions.

Hearing what the red dragon said, he turned his head.

‘They were just assholes.’

I felt that the two of them were at a level where I couldn’t even use them.

It was just funny when they talked about dragons.

The problem is that they are all over the place.

‘Because of this, I’ll filter it out.’

Thanks to that, things got boring.

As I spent time looking around to see if there was anyone I should be wary of, the line noticeably decreased.

Yet..

“Next!”

When the person in front passed the gate, the guard called me.

“Here is the mercenary card.”
“Um.. Class C? Pass!”

The guard, who tilted his head for a moment, passed at once as if he thought it would not be a problem.

As I entered, I saw a crowded crowd.

“Ugh… I have nowhere to set foot.”

Not only humans, but also elves and dwarves were mixed in the street, and it was breathtaking just to look at it.

At this level, it would be too late to fill out the application form today.

It would be better to visit early tomorrow morning.

‘I’ll have to get an inn.’

I’m worried that there won’t be enough inns.

Taat!

So I kicked off the ground and jumped onto the roof of a nearby building.

When I climbed up like that, I saw people like me stepping on the roof of a building and moving.

‘These people are competitors..’

If it’s too late, it will.

If you have the ability to climb on the roof, of course you will.

The guys below don’t even have the ability to do that, which means they’re weak.

“There are wizards too.”

Wizards are very rare among mercenaries, and the Frencia family is a master of swordsmanship, so I haven’t seen many wizards.

In the first place, he was busy learning swordsmanship and attacking Eris and Nia.

Fortunately, since the martial arts tournament is being held now, there will be no fights with wizards, but you never know when you will.

I’ve met goblin shamans and orc shamans a few times by chance while receiving annihilation requests, but I’ve never experienced combat properly because I killed them all at once with an empty sword.

‘I’ll have to find out about wizards sometime…’

It would be better to prepare in advance, even for the future.

“See.”

As I moved while adjusting my future schedule, I arrived at the downtown area before I knew it.

Widely!

He immediately jumped off the roof and into a nearby inn.

Then a woman in her mid-thirties ran up to greet me.

“Welcome~ Are you here for lodging?”
“Yes. Do you have a room available?”

When she asked the woman who came running right away, she said with a puzzled expression.

“All single rooms are gone, and only two rooms remain. Besides, I have to share with someone else, would that be okay?”
“Yes. It’s okay.”

If he looked down on me and played tricks, I could turn it into karma, so I nodded my head willingly.

“Yes. So 4 silver. Here is the key.”
“It has become expensive.”
“Haha.. Yes. There are too many people…”

Doubling the price?

It was clear that there would be people making a fuss over this.

However, there was a lot of money he had saved from the Frencia family and a lot of money he had accumulated while working as a mercenary, so he paid the price and went up the stairs without much complaint.

“Room 212…”

I saw the number written on the key and hurried my steps.

Smart-

‘Isn’t there?’

“Come in!”

I was sure it wasn’t there, so I shouted and opened the door with the key and entered.

Then, a slender silhouette appeared in front of her eyes.

The back of her wearing only her underwear is truly desirable.

‘Oh..’

As I was watching her eyes twinkle in anticipation of what she would look like, the woman turned around.

And..

“Kwaaaaa

He sat down, covering his chest as flat as a sheer cliff with his hand.

“Oh, sorry. He didn’t answer when I called.”
“I, get out! Get out!”
“Yes. Call me when you’re all dressed.”

Rattle!

As I opened the door, I heard a thud from inside.

And after a few minutes, the door opened gently.

“You..”
“Please get out of the way. Let me lay down your load.”
“Ugh..!”

The woman frowned at the nonchalant answer and gnashed her teeth.

‘It was an elf?’

Now I see that the woman’s ears are pointed.

She wasn’t quite as long as Reina, but she definitely had her ears long enough to show off.

She went into the room with that impression floating on one side of her mind and put down her luggage on the empty bed.

Even if it was luggage, all the important things were put in the inventory, so at most a few clothes.

But a grunting voice came from behind.

“What the hell is this inn doing!? A man and a woman in one room.”

She sure was weird.

Anyway, men and women are different.

‘Is it real?’

Well, for me, it wasn’t bad because it was eye candy.

Her breasts were small, but her back was beautiful, befitting an elf.

“What mistakes have you made? Move your room.”

I said it without thinking, but the elf girl twitched one eyebrow and landed on the bed! She sat down

“Why me? If you want to move, you move.”
“I don’t care.”

The elf woman pouted her lips at those words, then brought a chair and put it between them.

“Don’t fall over.”
“Yes~”

Small tits can’t even give my cock a slight movement.

Of course, I wasn’t interested in the elf girl at all, so she sat down on the bed, responding calmly.

Then she immediately closed her eyes and performed Exceed.

How much time has passed like that?

When I opened my eyes, the sunset was setting, and the room was gradually turning orange from the window.

‘I need to eat some rice.’

As soon as I got off the bed, I felt the gaze of the elf woman glancing at me.

“Do you have anything to say?”
“Huh~ You’re young, but you handle Aura quite well, right?”

She seemed to have itched her mouth quite a bit, and she was afraid to speak.

“Yes. Well.. I have a talent.”

When she openly blamed her outstanding talent, the elf girl laughed and said:

“Aren’t you often told that you are unlucky?”
“Not at all? But do you want to go eat? It’s almost evening time.”
“Huh~ Are you flirting with me now?”

She shook her head resolutely at her smiling face as if her eyes were looking.

“I was just saying it out of courtesy. Not if you don’t like it.”

I turned around and grabbed her doorknob, and the elf woman hurriedly stood up.

“Ah… Ah! I don’t have to recommend it more than once. Go with me!”

As we head to the first floor with the elf girl following us, the attention of the men is focused.

Seeing her elf girl, as if familiar, she calmly descended her steps and sat down at her table.

As we sat across from him, the elf immediately held out her menu board.

“What do you want to eat?”
“Aren’t you more vigilant than I thought?”

I thought about it a while ago, but it feels like I’m treating someone I met for the first time very comfortably.

Even if I die, I come back to life and my sixth sense is quiet.

To my question, she replied as if being an elf was no big deal.

“Because you are safe.”
“Hmm?”

I tilted her head and urged her to answer, but the elf woman didn’t open her mouth any more.

‘Is it a unique skill..?’

Apparently, the elf girl has a skill similar to my sixth sense.

Power is probably on par with me.

As for age, when I grabbed her shoulder earlier, she was a little over 130 years old.

‘This is a bit like that…’

The status bar is a useful ability, but it also informs you of unwanted information.

Fortunately, the elf girl is on the same level as me, so I don’t see many of them.

“But what is your name? I say Vienna.”
“Vienna..”

The feeling of hunger intensified as I remembered the food of my hometown.

“It’s Vienna, not Vienna.”
“Yes. Vienna. I am Lai.”
“Okay. Please take good care of me. I hope you don’t have any strange thoughts. It will be difficult because I am pretty.”

She saw me in the rain in her narcissism and put a dagger in it, perhaps because of her high self-esteem.

“No. I like girls with big breasts.”
“You you..! Do you talk like that casually?”
“It’s not like that with a girl you’re interested in.”
“…Is that so? Okay.”

She didn’t speak to me for a while, perhaps because her sarcasm was offended by the way she openly drew a line against the rain.