[Act 4] Karma

Is this Hero for Real? chapter 11

[Act 4] Karma

Espresso.

A fairy woman named 'pretty spring rain' in the ancient language of fairy was receiving a primitive treatment.

"I almost ran out of medication. Please be a little more patient."

The medicine applied by the village pharmacist only relieved the pain of the wound that had occurred before.

The scars all over her body cannot be erased by magic. Dignity cut out with her ears...

"Are you okay?"

"Are you okay?"

"Sorry, I'm sorry."

Only the miracle of a saint who raises the dead can restore her body to its original state.

But that's a vain hope.

This is because there is no way for the only two noble saints in the world to perform a miracle on a fairy who is not a member of the royal family.

"Calm down. Don't worry, we will definitely catch that person."

Espresso did not thank the pharmacist who quietly left the room.

The main culprit that ruined her body is the village chief Crimson, but the residents who have only watched so far are no different.

maybe an accomplice

When things go wrong, I might wipe my mouth and pretend I didn't know...

smart.

"… Who are you?"

Esop Lesso trembled at the sound of a knock that awakened his thoughts.

Even now, when I close my eyes, the sight of the village chief entering through the basement door is dazzling.

"Espresso. It's me."

"Come in."

Espresso allowed a colleague to visit.

We haven't known each other since our hometown. It's just the result of a sense of camaraderie that was created while sharing the pain in that terrible basement.

In addition to this fairy, there were many other people who could be called companions. There were more in the past, but everyone was teased like a toy by the village chief, and then one by one they left her side.

"I think the mercenaries in town missed him."

"Why are you talking about that?"

"Because he was the one who saved us…"

"It is a human problem. We don't have to worry about it."

"But he saved us from the village chief's beast…"

At the timid objection of a colleague, Espresso sharply asked a question.

"Then what about the princess's dagger that that human possessed?"

"Well, that's…"

She shouted confidently to her hesitant colleague.

"Do you want to be fooled again?! Humans are incredible beasts...!"

"Espresso. But he saved us... "

"So you keep your mouth shut? Did we tell him to kill him? Animals are biting each other."

"It's a beast…"

She lost her beloved husband right in front of her eyes, but she doesn't hate all humans like Espresso does.

However, all the fairies including her turned away from the benefactor.

There is only one reason.

"Espresso. Is that dagger really the Lord's property?"

"Yeah. I'm sure. I'm not like this now, but in the past, I was selected based on my looks and worked in the royal palace. Thanks to this, I had many opportunities to see the princess. So believe me."

"Yes…" "Are you still anxious? Then remember the conversation he had with the village chief."

"I said he killed the princess and took the dagger..."

" that's right."

Espresso was satisfied with the appearance of his colleague who finally agreed.

right then,

bang-!

The door swung open and a skinny fairy entered the room.

Espresso must have been in bad shape, but it was nothing compared to the fairy who had just entered.

"Espresso! What the hell is this!"

"Elder Celebreth. Are you all right?"

"Answer to the question- ugh...!"

The fairy, who moved by force, barely managed to hold on to the wall just before it collapsed like a straw.

Celebrity.

They are a royal family of fairies who use the name 'sacred sun' in ancient language.

A toy that the village chief Crimson especially loved because it had an infinite lifespan, even if it was a collateral.

So it was also the fairy who had been imprisoned there for the longest time.

"Calm down, Elder."

"Calm?! I'm telling you to calm down in this situation - ugh..."

"I am safe now. It will be over once you inform the home country."

The humans in this town are also suspicious.

When Espresso returns to his home country, he plans to file a complaint against this village.

For the real end.

"What is over! Nothing is over! nothing...!"

"calm down."

"… He freed Donna because he was able to escape on his own."

"I was aiming for the indefinite lifespan of the Elder. Calm down your anger and think calmly."

"Huh...!"

Leaning against the cold wall, Celebreth closed her eyes and recalled the situation at the time.

Kang Kang-soo, who was helpless by the black magic of the village chief Crimson, used 'contract violation'.

Dark magic contract.

If you do not do this, you will lose as much as the price you received.

It may not be a big deal, but the greater the price received, the greater the risk.

Like the village chief Crimson who lost an 'infinite life span' due to breach of contract.

"Elder?"

"Did you know that the benefactor used the black magic contract?"

"Yeah. It is said that a mercenary named Misara, whom that person had bet on as a condition of the contract, has disappeared and has yet to return. Isn't he embarrassed?"

Celebreth was speechless.

The village chief Crimson, who was induced to break the contract, underestimated Kang's life and killed himself.

I wanted to say this...

"Elder Celebreth. Are you calming down now?"

"… Poor Espresso."

"Yes?"

"The image of the pretty maid who ran around innocently in the royal palace still haunts me… It's sad that it seems to be a remnant of her past now."

"You… you don't know my heart. The despair and humiliation I felt… !"

"I will. How do you know that I am not you?"

Celebreth slowly opened her heavy eyes that were still closed. And then he sighed.

"Things must have been so amazing while I was sleeping…"

"Sleep again, Elder. When you wake up, it will all be over."

"Yes. I guess so. If you can comfortably close your eyes. I am going to find him from now on."

"Wow, Elder...?!"

To the fairies, an 'elder' is an adult who deserves respect.

This is because their wisdom, which is like a living history book, wisely guides their people.

Of course, some elders hear 'clogged old man', but Celebrity wasn't.

What if she walks around with a weakened body and dies?

Only clogged old people are welcome.

"If you meet again, don't call me an elder. It's an overkill for an old man who gets excited easily."

Celebreth stumbled and left the room, leaving his people behind.

"A certain god sneaks away from the scene"

"A god asks Asa if he is alive."

"You can see it."

There were no gnolls to cushion the impact this time, but instead a thick forest lay beneath the cliff.

Would you say I was lucky?

It was good that he saved the rough terrain in his mind from time to time while searching for a human village.

"□□□ □?"

□?

The mercenaries who have persistently pursued me from the inn in the village.

They could not understand the conversation at all, but they quickly gave up and withdrew as they could not find me, who was hidden in the thick forest.

"… It was dangerous." Humans have a distinctly different strategy than when dealing with simple gnolls.

If the guards who made friends with money had not opened the entrance to the village, they would have been caught.

Even after that, there were a few dizzying moments.

『Some god advises you to look at your ass』

ass? Ugh!"

A thick and hard branch was lodged in my hip, which I thought had landed safely.

I almost died?

If I had made a mistake, I would have met a truly humiliating end.

"A certain god looks very pathetic"

"Stop it! This is a secret even to the grave…"

"meat! Meat!"

"Meat on the tree! meat!"

"meat! Come down!"

As soon as I leave the village, the Nolls greet me with warm greetings.

It is ironic indeed that it is much more reliable than humans and fairies who have attacked it.

"...Ah! Yes."

Still, there was something I wanted to ask these guys.

All they need is a blue cutter and tattered leather clothes from a hasty run, but only a few gnolls.

Am I pretty cocky too? Fantasy newbie topic still staying at level 1.

"meat ! Go- kuek?!" I jumped off the tree without warning and slapped my knee on the top of the tree.

It's not over yet.

"Go- keep?!"

After stepping on the shoulder of the falling Gnoll and standing up again, he slapped the face of his friend next to him with his left arm and elbow...

"Human Go- Aww?!"

At the same time, with the blue cutter held in his right hand, he lightly clenched another friend's throat.

dump! dump! dump!

The situation ended without even giving them a chance to shout 'Meat!' again.

Three is easy, right?

"A certain god looks at Ah Sa with his eyes wide open."

"Iknow, right. I definitely feel more agile than before."

Even though I still have the dang-bae I've been with since middle school, when I started to focus on my studies.

I couldn't understand English.

Have you ever leveled up without me seeing it?

[Name] Kang Kang-soo

[Level] 1

[Blessing] Asa F

[Curse] Brave

[Dividend] 3.43

Unfortunately, nothing has changed.

No, there was only one.

"Oh my God. What is this dividend in the status window? The numbers keep going up little by little."

"I scoff at what god doesn't know dividends"

"You have to know."

What do I mean by 'dividend'?

It is the multiplier of the expected return that can be earned by betting money on stocks, speculation, or horse racing.

『He gives special advice that the higher a certain god is, the better.』

"Thank you so much."

It's not sarcastic, it's sincere. This is the first time Asa Shin has provided fantasy information.

Anyway,

"Oh, meat?" She was bewildered by the fact that she was still alive.

yes it is Because these guys have no concept of capture. But I am not.

"There is something I want to ask you."

"Talking meat?!"

"I want you to give me an answer. Am I in a state of extreme madness at the fairies?"

"Fairy meat?"

"Yes. Fairy meat." I am so weak right now.

It seems unlikely that he will be able to take revenge even if he becomes level 2 by diligently collecting experience.

So I pondered and found a plausible solution.

"Fairy meat. give me?"

"Yes."

"Five! Talking Meat! question! question! Ask a question! Fairy Meat! hurry!"

He began to get excited when he heard that he would give him the fairy's meat.

"Calm down."

I banged my head hard to calm him down.

Tight!

"Oh, it hurts! Bad meat!"

Ignoring Gnoll's growling protest by grabbing his head, I started asking questions.

"The swordsmanship of the Gnoll that makes your hands turn red. How do you use it?"

solution i found.

I want to learn the powerful attack that the village chief used last time.

It's a 'Gnoll swordsmanship' that can only be used by gnolls, so if it's difficult, you can imitate it. At least I will be stronger than I am now.

"Red meat?"

"flaw ,,

"Fresh is good!"

It seemed like he didn't know.

I was disappointed to hear Nol's erratic answer, but I don't think the mayor lied to me in that situation.

Gnoll's sword.

There is too little information.

As I recalled the situation at the time, I mentioned another characteristic.

"Your eyes are red."

"know! know!"

I meant to ask this from the beginning!

The expression 'swordsmanship' the village chief spoke of may be from a human point of view.

"What do you call it?"

"The power of meat!"

"Yeah, that's right."

It's a really fun name. I was ashamed that I imagined a cool name with the sensibility of being a junior in high school.

"If it's a lie, there is no fairy meat."

"Really! Fairy Meat! hurry!"

Gnoll is very clumsy at lying. So it must be true

If the 'noll swordsmanship' used by the village chief before his death is real, the following is simple.

"How do you use the power of meat?"

"Lots of meat!"

"A lot of?"

"You can be full!"

"Hmm… "

People don't turn red when they're full.

So, is it the swordsmanship of the gnoll?

However, the village chief used the 'power of meat' at any time he wanted without eating anything.

After that, I was exhausted while rapidly draining my strength.

"meat! Fairy Meat! hurry!"

"… You look hungry."

"meat! promise! meat!"

I promised to give this gnoll some fairy meat, but my question is not over yet. So invalid...

"Some gods nail a promise to be precious"

"Uh-huh! I want to see the power of meat, what do you usually eat?"

"meat!"

"sorry. That was a stupid question."

Gnoll's sword.

the power of meat.

Information is still lacking.

Let's study the ecology of the Gnoll for a smooth revenge.

Is this Hero for Real? chapter 11