Grave Keeper of the Fallen Kingdom

At the same time as the order, black-clad assailants rushed into the carriage.

“Stop it!”

Acro didn’t just save money.

There were only five knight-level escorts and ten semi-knight-level escorts.

visor! visor! visor!

In an instant, the sound of sword fighting begins to echo in all directions.

And in the meantime, the two people stare at each other.

The leader, holding a sword on his back, descended the slope and threw a sword at Ren, scattering blue flashes.

Ting!!

The pressure rushed in with a harsh metallic sound.

“Keugh!”

Perhaps it was to hide his identity, or because he was covering his face, he couldn’t check the status window, but the power confrontation was a defeat.

‘It’s not at the level of a senior knight.’

After a few workshops in a short period of time, I could tell.

After seeing the skills of many people and estimating them with the status window, now I can roughly feel my skills even if I exchange a few workshops.

‘At most, it must be the upper level.’

There is nothing difficult about that.

“It’s quite good!”

You can hear the embarrassment in the other person’s voice.

It must be because the opponent’s swordsmanship, which he thought was a rumor, was more broken than he thought, but Ren was still only showing half of his ability.

After hitting and kicking a few times, the day was drawing to a close.

As the light gradually faded and the dark night began to descend, a smile began to form on Ren’s lips.

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Gwisul – Shadow Walk

Surprised by Ren’s completely different gait, the opponent backs away.

As if it had become a ghost, I could not see my steps more and more.

‘Arzen uses this kind of footwork?’

It feels like dealing with an assassin and a thief.

As the light gradually faded, my body began to tremble in fear of not knowing where the opponent’s sword might enter.

Shu Shu Shuk-

When only the sound of the wind cut through the air and his sword was lost.

hooked!

“Hey… … .”

The man’s stomach was pierced.

Cheak-!

As the sword was pulled out, blood flowed out.

Ren’s expression, hidden in the darkness, is only vaguely visible.

However, it was clear that what was contained in it was ridicule.

“Rumors… , Rather, it was reduced.”

Blood flowed between the quivering pupils and the fingers that blocked the abdomen.

He lost his sword and trudged forward, collapsing and rolling on the floor.

‘I’ll die soon.’

Ren cut down all the still-fighting raiders to finish the situation.

Because the attackers were more skilled than expected, the escorts suffered a lot of damage.

He was really determined and hired mercenaries.

If it wasn’t for the magic, Ren wouldn’t have been able to sort things out so easily.

“ha… … , Mr. Ren. thank you.”

Acro hurriedly ran over and said hello to Ren.

“Bring him back!”

The man who had been dragged to the floor by Acro’s command couldn’t come to his senses as if he would pass out, and then coughed up blood and died.

After taking off his mask, Acro’s face instantly changed to that of a demon.

“A person from the top of Arcane.”

“The Arcane Merchant?”

“yes. It’s a guild that is competing with us in Red Pill. But it’s an unwritten rule to directly injure each other’s upper ranks… … !”

Anger flashed in his eyes as he clenched his fists and shivered.

Ren flinched at the atmosphere as if he would run to the top of Arcane and overthrow it at any moment.

“Thank you for your help. I will properly pay for this.”

“It’s okay to just get on the way up.”

“no. If we didn’t, our upper class could be ruined. Moreover, thanks to Ren-nim’s help, not only did the guild survive, but we also had a chance to give the Arcane guild a big blow.”

Acro was already steadily sharpening the blade of revenge while repeatedly worrying about how to deliver a critical hit to the upper ranks of Arcane.

“I will reward you properly when I arrive in Cormir.”

“I get off halfway through.”

“hmm… … , If that business doesn’t take too long, our upstream will go via there. I heard it’s not too far from Cormir.”

“Is that okay? The schedule will be long.”

“it’s okay. If you go with us to Cormir after work, we will buy it for you until that time, and we will take care of all the expenses for the way back.”

Ren nodded his head at the warmer-than-expected support.

Acro seemed to be in a fairly important position at the top. Seeing that you can exercise your authority on the spot like this.

“hahahahaha, you must have been surprised, but I know that ordinary merchants only want to save money, but if you don’t know how to use it when you use it, you will lose a lot.”

“You mean now is the time to write?”

“yes. At least I think so.”

A determined look in his eyes, as if he was sure to win Ren’s favor.

From the outside, Ren seems considerably younger than himself, but Acro doesn’t seem to mind at all.

‘Are you a person without prejudice?’

It’s not bad. Everyone makes mistakes in judgment.

It was regrettable that he did not invest more money in this uptrend and did not properly prepare for Arcane, but these were great as merchants.

It wouldn’t be bad to make friends with someone like this.

Red Pill is not a small city, and if the company called Arcane is staggered by this incident, you can eat that much pie at this ‘Full Gather’ company.

‘If you eat too much and pretend, it’s a bowl of that much, and on the contrary, if you can’t take care of yourself timidly because you’re scared, there’s no need to continue the relationship. However, if you eat enough and digest properly… … .’

Full Gather will soon become a large top of the Red Pill.

If so, you can get a sponsor with a pretty useful background.

“great. Acro General Manager. I hope to go along well.”

A smile spreads across Acro’s lips at Ren’s words.

“I hope we can have a good relationship.”

“hahahahaha, me too.”

Acro puts insurance on the lineage of Arjen, who reached the level of a high-ranking knight at a young age, and Ren puts insurance on the future of the middle ranks who seized a fairly good opportunity.

It is not a relationship based on trust.

A temporary relationship created by each other considering the benefits of this relationship and matching it.

It can go wrong and grow apart at any time, but it can also become deeper and more sticky.

The two held hands while hiding each other’s feelings, and to some extent anticipating such feelings for each other.

“Then I’ll go in and get some rest.”

“Yes, please rest in peace.”

Ren entered the wagon and Acro summoned the company’s staff to dispose of the bodies and collect evidence of the Arcane Merchant’s raid, then started the ascent again.

The foot of the mountain arrived after another full day of driving.

At night, the corps decided to rest for a while, and only Ren and the others moved separately and headed for the grave where Joel Holmmels was.

“It’s spooky because it’s night.”

“Here.”

After climbing up the slope for a long time and going through a thicket of trees, Joel’s grave, which was built by Ren, appeared.

“here… , Is it your brother’s grave?”

“okay.”

Adeline’s eyes twinkled.

She trudged in front of the grave and sat down, clutching at the weeds that had just grown and bowing her head.

And Joel appeared in it.

– Adeline… , is it really Adeline?

With his eyes wide open in disbelief, he caresses Adeline’s rough skin and then looks at Ren.

– thanks.

“what.”

[You have solved the sub-quest – My brother’s regards.]

[Receive 「Reward – Strength +1, Stamina +1.1」

Strength and stamina rose.

Ren ignored the message and looked at the two figures.

Adeline, unable to see Joel, turned her gaze to Ren.

“Joel is crying too.”

“Oh!”

Adeline starts to cry.

Joel also looked at her and cried.

“How come… , How did this happen?”

– Sorry. i really… … . sorry… … .

Ren didn’t write the mandate, but he carefully conveyed to Adeline every single thing Joel said.

What happened in the past and how did this happen? Adeline wonders what kind of life he lived after he was gone.

The relationship between the siblings lasted for quite a long time, and Ren, too, had to remain there.

Francis and Rayman went back and fell asleep halfway through.

It wasn’t until dawn that Adeline got up from her seat.

“Thank you very much. Mr. Ren.”

She thanked him from the bottom of her heart.

“I want to repay this favor… … , As you can see, I don’t have much… … .”

“If you don’t have anything, you have to make up for it with your body.”

“I’ll do anything if I can! My strength alone is really amazing!”

“Yes, so there is someone I would like to introduce to you. Wanna meet?”

“yes. If Ren introduces you, he must be a really nice person, right?”

At those words, Ren said while touching his chin as if he was troubled.

“hmm… … , I don’t know if he’s a good person yet. A lot of words.”

“… … yes?”

“no. But what about this tomb?”

“If it’s okay, can we move to Decane where Ren is? If you follow me, I will take care of everything! No, leave all the chores to me!”

“Can I not go back to the village?”

She shook her head vigorously after hesitating as if she was a little troubled by the story of the village.

“The chief and villagers will be worried, but you can send a letter of regards. It’s right to follow the person who made me meet my brother like this.”

“Yes, I understand.”

Ren and Adeline retrieved Joel’s body, brought a large bag to the top of the corpse, and loaded it into the wagon.

The ascendant arrived safely in Cormir, and Acro saved a separate procession for Ren.

“thank you.”

“no. I’m sorry I can only do this.”

“Are you going back to Red Pill?”

“yes. I’m thinking of leaving around the day after tomorrow. As soon as we arrive, we will have to hit Arcane, so we must be fully prepared.”

“hmm… … , I think a little different.”

He tilts his head at Ren’s question.

“I think you’d better leave as soon as you finish your work today.”

“You mean today? The schedule is too tight for that. Besides, it’s too dangerous to set off at night.” If there is no report after the raid, they will be fully prepared.”

“I know that, but wouldn’t it be better if they prepared it? I’ve already broken the unwritten rule… … .”

“What would you do if you wanted to keep your mouth shut one more time?”

“… … you mean one more time? no way.”

He rolled his eyes as if he hadn’t thought of that, and was lost in thought.

“That is impossible. Those who attacked us are too many troops in Arcane. In such a short time, it is impossible to gather more troops and overdo it-.”

“What if there is such a way?”

The power of the upper tier is money, and it is a long-standing tradition to do anything to protect it.

Isn’t Arcane already the biggest tier in Red Pill?

‘I mean it’s uneasy.’

Even the Brilliant Royal Family was infiltrated by black magicians.

Is it different from red pill?

Ren thought that if he had been a black star, he would have been in a relationship with Arcane, the most influential guild in Red Pill.

‘It might be overthinking, but there’s nothing wrong with being careful.’

“Do you know what kind of powers are behind Arcane?”

“There must be some acquaintances… … , that is the same for us.”

“Everything at the top has a reason. What if a super talented person is helping them as a helper? Sometimes it happens that you think it’s too much. There’s nothing wrong with being careful, right?”

Acro, who was deep in thought, bit his lower lip and nodded.

“That is correct.”

At the same time, he started digging through the papers.

“I can’t see you off. sorry.”

“no. I wish you luck.”

It just takes a long time to decide.

After that, there was no hesitation whatsoever.

‘I can’t say it’s perfect, but I can see the quality.’

Whatever the outcome, I did everything I could.

Ren left the guild, still hoping that Acro would win.