Chapter 225 – Dungeon Distress -3-

The legs stiffened by fear were undone by Alice’s throwing.

Roman’s legs didn’t stop until he left the dungeon.

Seeing only the back of Isolde, who was swiftly running in front of him, Roman ran like crazy.

It wasn’t until he came out of the waterfall and confirmed the reality that there was no Tau.

He bent down on his back and exhaled a breath that rose to the top of his neck.

“Hak-! Hoo-wook-!”

Wouldn’t the tau jump out of the cave even as he exhaled?

My head couldn’t get out of the dark entrance.

His breathing and mind returned, and as his back straightened, Roman realized that there was no one right next to him.

“…Hey, what about Alice?”

What came back to the question was Isolde’s bruise.

“You idiot…! Alice is gone, so the party is over! Once the report is over, it’s disbanded!”

Isolde nervously threw down the arrow she had fed to the string to shoot at Tau.

She closed her eyes tightly and bit her teeth, making a snapping sound.

As if that was the end of her feelings, he clicked her tongue and moved her feet around behind her without regret.

Moving non-stop, we arrived at the small adventurer’s branch of the territory.

When Isolde and Roman, who had rushed in with the momentum to break down the door, told them the truth, their interest in Alice, who had gone missing, took a back seat.

The adventurers of the territory and the staff of the guild seemed relieved to hear that the road for Tau to cross was cut off.

Although Isolde did not question the mood of her branch.

It was difficult for Roman to understand.

Isolde, who saw Roman’s face flushed with rage, grabbed her by the shoulder and showed her the reality of her.

“Isn’t that what being an adventurer is, of course? Alice is, after all, to them, an adventurer who moved to get a lot of money.”

“…”

“We adventurers are just consumables, so we understand and live.

When other adventurers are missing or dead.

It’s like when we pass it on without thinking.

Isolde blocked Roman’s speech.

“Anyway, since Alice, the leader, is like that… The party is over without question. It’s free to wait for Alice, who may come back due to luck.”

But when Isolde said that he would return to the capital, Roman worried and followed.

‘Capital! It would be different if it was a branch in the capital…!’

If it was there, wouldn’t it be possible to hear your story?

Roman, with a faint hope, got into the carriage with Isolde.

…

In the middle of the night, when the capital returns with their nails peeling from impatience, the guards are roaming around boasting torches.

He ignores Isolde who says something behind her back.

I ran to the brightly lit adventurer’s branch in the capital and met the male receptionist who was guarding his seat.

“If you were carrying a weapon, then the possibility that it is not a normal Tau is high. If Isoldenim’s opinion is gathered, then we will further revise the request.”

“Obviously different! I’ve seen the Tau before, but it’s the first time he handles weapons like that!”

Hearing his own earnest plea, the receptionist nods his head without even giving him a proper glance.

The long receptionist, who was scrawling a note on the subject, raised his glasses and asked a question.

“Have you seen the shape or color of the Tau’s mane? The horns were ornamented. The stone pillars may have been carved with objects of worship or symbols.”

What differentiates him from the receptionist of the territory that is the size of a fingernail is that he has specialized knowledge about monsters.

However, the conclusion itself was not different from the adventurer’s guild in the capital.

An act of trying to extract information about a request even after listening to one’s own story.

Roman’s voice went up in anger.

“Well, I don’t remember the exact appearance, but…! Anyway, the leader of our party has disappeared, so I want to get some help!”

The movements of the receptionist, who had experienced this situation over a hundred times while working at the capital branch, were natural.

It was the act of holding out a paper and a pen to write a request with a businesslike face that was not biased toward emotion.

Receptionist’s model guidelines and practices for the current situation.

“Adventurer. If you want to request a rescue or search, please fill out the form and submit it. If you want to make a nomination, we will select the number of people based on the amount.”

“···That!!”

“If you have any additional needs, we are always happy to answer them.”

Roman’s mouth, which was trying to protest against the cold attitude, was firmly shut.

The receptionist did not show awkward sympathy or sadness for the adventurer’s disappearance.

The feeling that even life is part of the job.

Looking at the stiff adventurer’s guild’s response, Roman felt the harsh reality.

“That place isn’t enough for a gold grade…! How much do I need to ask Chung-geum?”

“There are people who do the search for adventurers as a business.”

As if the receptionist had been waiting for him, Roman snatched the papers and read them.

A party where the leader is blue gold and the others are gold.

A splendid rescue career and a high success rate caught Roman’s eye.

‘If only these adventurers!’

You will definitely be able to find Alice.

Turning over the last page of the document, raising the corner of her mouth at the hope that is visible in front of her eyes.

“…”

Roman’s eyes burned black when he saw the minimum commission fee.

Seeing Roman’s eyes, the receptionist handed out another document.

“If you are not comfortable with paying, there is also a gold grade party.”

…
…

He could not afford the price of a party made up of gold-grade adventurers by lowering it by one level.

‘Where did you get that much money…’

Force is the first thing to live in the world.

Second is money.

Money desperately needed while terribly resentful.

A quest where you have to call a party to a distant territory to deal with the weapon-wielding Tau and even search for people.

In order to move the blue gold adventurers who are good at everything.

Roman, who had lived in Edelman, needed an astronomical amount that he had never touched before.

In the end, they couldn’t even cross the primary barrier of money.

After emptying the pockets halfway through, get on the gate again, get into the wagon, and head to the manor.

Didn’t Alice come back while she was away in the capital?

With false expectations, I visited the adventurer’s guild in the territory again.

As soon as he hit the ground, his feet naturally headed for the waterfall.

Pong!

Return to the requested location and throw a torch into the collapsed hallway to feel the incredibly strong current.

“…”

I didn’t have the courage or the determination to jump into that place.

It is best to stay up all day shedding tears with a bonfire lit at the entrance.

When I sat in a dark cave under a waterfall and put the last firewood out of so many twigs.

Roman, whose eyes were swollen with tears and lost focus.

The reality that I vaguely believed that Alice would return was erased with a fading bonfire.

I started to think of realistic concerns.

*****

“Puha!”

The sound of vigorously spitting out water was not made by Alice.

Something huge rose from the water and landed on the ground showing off its composure.

“…?”

Alice, who was lying on the floor with her black cape rolled up, caught the male muscular naked body with a blank gaze.

A situation where a person came up through a strong current that would roll away rocks.

Alice wondered if what she was seeing with her eyes was an illusion from her tiredness and despair.

‘Is it a dream? Of course it must be a dream…?’

It’s absurd enough to believe that it’s an illusion or a dream, and the strange thing is.

It is true that the person who suddenly appeared out of the water is a face with a one-sided expression.

However.

‘Why doesn’t it disappear…?’

Even the expression on her face that changed the moment her gaze met her looking down was so clear that Alice’s heart started pounding.

“I thought someone was there. Why are you here?”

Looking at the face that I can’t understand.
Hearing her voice bewildered.

It didn’t take long for Alice to realize the reality.

“Uhhhhh! Ghhhhh!”

Alice, lying limp, wriggled and burst into tears.

Roman with a bewildered expression approached Alice.

“Your face is cut in half.”

“Hee-ying… Hehe!”

Having grasped the situation, Roman took out holy water and poured it over the black cape.

“I close my eyes.”

“…Sniff.”

After the extravagant body wash, her face was covered with dirt and tears.

Wet the holy water on a clean cloth I bought before leaving, wipe Alice’s face, and finish the holy face wash.

Roman, who threw the empty holy water bottle into the water, took out the potion.

“Can I drink it myself?”

Alice, who nodded slightly, raised her upper body carefully.

Like a potioned mini-baby bird, she eagerly gulps down the gushing liquid, moving her mouth.

As she emptied many potions of different types, Alice’s face turned red and the firearm returned to her eyes.

Even the feeling was welcome when the tingling pain arrived again in her ankle, which had not even been felt when touched.

Eyes groaning again.

Roman laughed when he saw the expression of holding back his lips, trying not to make a sound through crying.

“… I had a hard time. It’s okay now.”

The moment you hear the word ‘okay’.

As her suppressed emotions exploded, Alice stretched out her arms and clung to Roman.

“Huh! Thank you…! That’s right… I’m going to die…!”

“I would have been scared if I had been here alone. I would have cried too.”

Roman clung to his neck and patted Alice on the back as she cried sadly.

In this serious and touching situation.

The blood rushes to her lower leg and she flinches from the accumulated sexual desire that has not been resolved every day.

‘Ah··! Crazy.’

Alice’s body scent felt close to her was intense.

The girl’s voice dripping in her ears as she was randomly carried in her arms was strangely intoxicating.

“Hee-eeing…! Shut up…!”

At the same time as singing the national anthem of an unforgettable past life.

With her mouth mechanically comforting, she waited for Alice to calm down.

“…”

She burst into tears and when she stopped crying, her girlish spirit made her realize that she was being embraced by a male naked body.

The gaze unwittingly escapes the control of her master named Alice.

For a very short time, but

She turned to Roman’s lower body.

In an instant, her benefactor’s mouth opened as if she felt the direction her own gaze had moved.

“…Put some clothes on for a while.”

“Ah! That…! Yes…”