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52 – Mercenary Registration

Mercenaries.

Although it is called a mercenary, in fact, this job is closer to a solver.

It can be said that it is one of the most important jobs that cannot be missed in the current era.

In the era prior to the Demon God War, when monsters were close to being exterminated in the human realm, mercenaries who would do anything for money were not a very good idea….

From 700 years ago to 500 years ago, after a total of 200 years of Demon God War, the newly reorganized mercenary system…

In other words, it is no exaggeration to say that mercenaries today are very closely related to human life.

500 Years ago. Due to the Demon God War that lasted 200 years, mankind was in a hopeless situation with no future in sight.

Humanity, who intuitively sensed that the end of the human race was right in front of us,

As a last resort, to defeat the demon god, the root cause of the demon war. A ‘commando’ was organized.

Focused on five warriors, each one said to have reached the limit of mortals.

Hundreds of heroes.

Thousands of mines.

Composed of tens of thousands of superhumans, the commandos were the total power of mankind at the time…

I mean ‘Demon Expedition’.

Except for the minimum force to protect the human realm, the Demon Expedition Corps is virtually all of humanity’s power.

After the gruesome sacrifice of destroying more than 90% of the people who participated in the expedition, they succeeded in defeating the demon.

… However, defeating the Demon God did not mean that the monsters that filled the continent suddenly disappeared so that the horizon could not be seen.

The large army of monsters that went berserk after the demon was defeated followed their own instincts, and there were monsters attacking mankind and monsters fighting each other. Also, there were monsters that scattered all over the continent, avoiding humanity.

Humanity did its best to exterminate the remaining monsters, but…

There was no way that mankind, already devastated by pouring all their energy into defeating the demons, would be able to catch all the monsters.

In the end, the surviving monsters began building nests on continents untouched by mankind.

And that situation has continued to this day,

Unlike the past era when monsters were close to eradication, now it has become an era where you can often see monsters if you go out of the realm of human life.

An era where you can easily hear rumors about monsters attacking the merchant guilds that roam each city, or powerful monsters settling down near villages and devouring villagers.

In such an era, anyone can understand how essential a reliable means of force is as a mercenary.

Also, because a mercenary can be anyone who has not committed a crime, regardless of status.

A soldier who wants to gain experience in combat, a mage who wants to test his magic, a talented commoner who has awakened mana, and more.

Even now, countless people are joining the mercenary guild, accepting requests, and solving various incidents on the continent.

And since such incidents could not cover day and night, there was never a day when the lights of the mercenary guild went out.

***

‘Ah… Bored….’

Kitrin, the receptionist at the mercenary guild located in Karabog, muttered to herself.

Kitrin kept her chin on the desk that said “Mercenary Registration Window”, Staring blankly at the mercenaries chattering in the bar attached to the Mercenary Guild.

“Fuha! This Merchant escort quest was a complete raffle! I got 10 silver coins from fighting with the goblins a few times!”

“I see! There are rumors that there are strangely many orcs around here these days, but I’ve never seen them this time up here! hahahahaha! If I do this a few more times, I’ll be able to get the same level!”

There were also mercenaries who happily clinked glasses with party members saying that this quest was a hit.

“Hey, cheer up. No matter how many men you have, you’re a mercenary with only a quarter of the number of women. If you’re at your level, you’ll be able to get a boyfriend again!”

“……A girl like me who lost her boyfriend to a male party member? It’s impossible…. I lost my confidence…. Rather, it would have been much better if I had lost my boyfriend to another girl! Ahahahaha…!”

“…Homo or s*x.”

There was also a mercenary who comforted a colleague when something sad happened.

It’s a very lively sight, enough to excite the viewer without even realizing it…

‘Ah~ why did no one have free time besides me…. It’s a nighttime mess, and that’s also the mercenary registration window…. It would be less boring if I’d rather be busy….’

It was a familiar sight for Kitrin, a veteran who had experience as a mercenary and had already been a receptionist for 7 years.

She had no choice but to fight her crushing boredom head-on.

‘I don’t know if it’s a request at night like this, but there’s no way anyone would register as a mercenary…. I usually register during the day…. This should be suggested to the branch manager… ?’

Knock-

Kitrin’s gaze, which had sighed at her quiet window of her own, turned to the entrance of her guild, which began to open with a sound.

“…….”

Dubuck-

A single doll enters through the open door.

The doll was a tall, slender man with a black robe covering his physique.

A pure white snake that could feel the intelligence in its eyes was wrapped around its neck. In his hand, he held a staff with a crystal the size of a child’s fist.

‘Hmm…. It’s a common-looking robe, but if you look closely, you can feel the luxury… At least B grade? The staff doesn’t even reach Rob, but the price seems quite expensive…. Is the snake around your neck your familiar? I don’t like reptiles, but he looks pretty cute.’

Kitrin is a mercenary specializing in exploration in the past. Inadvertently, as was his old habit, he began observing strangers.

‘… Is it the mage of the mage tower? Or a young boy who came to work as a mercenary for training in an aristocratic family? But I can’t seem to find an escort nearby….’

With common sense, it would be difficult for an ordinary commoner to obtain such a high-grade item, but Kitrin thought that the man had a high-ranking status.

Dubuck-

At that time, the man who took a quick look around began approaching Kitrin’s window with a somewhat ‘familiar’ atmosphere.

‘… What. When people who first saw the mercenary guild came, it was obvious that they were looking around curiously, but… Doesn’t it look like that at all? Looking rather familiar, is it just a mercenary from another region? … Huh? Then why are you coming to the mercenary registration desk?’

Kitrin, who was slightly confused by Rob’s behavior, which seemed familiar to the mercenary guild, corrected his posture as he saw the man in Rob approaching.

“Welcome~ You’re the first person I’ve seen. If you’re a mercenary from another region, register at the window over there… Huh?”

Kit Rin greeted the man who approached her, then saw the man’s face hidden by the robe and tilted her head slightly.

The man in the robe had beautiful, shiny gray hair and was wearing a white mask that covered all of her face except for her eye sockets.

“…Why is that?”

“…Ah, no. Sorry. I was thinking of something else for a while…”

Kitrin was a little dazed, but came to her senses when she heard the strange voice of her man’s age.

‘… Why did I feel strange for a moment? ‘It’s a bit sharp, but it’s a normal impression, right?’

Thinking that her drowsiness hadn’t gone away yet, Kit Rin shook her head slightly from side to side.

“This is the window for registering new mercenaries and providing information, so if you are a mercenary from another region, go to the window over there…”

“…No, I came to register as a new mercenary.”

“…Ah. I’m sorry, I’m used to it for some reason, so stop… Then please wait for a while~ …ssssscha!”

Tak-

Kitrin took out the crystal ball from under the window and placed it on the desk.

“First of all, in order to register as a mercenary, you need to register your magic pattern in this orb. Since it doubles as a mercenary’s duplicate registration confirmation and a criminal’s confirmation, you must complete this procedure before you can register as a mercenary.”

“…….”

“If you can use magic, give some magic to the crystal ball. If you can’t use magic, drop a drop of blood into the crystal ball. There is no such thing as not being registered.”

The man quietly placed her hand on the crystal ball.

Ugh-

“…Oh.”

Involuntary admiration. The mana management ability of the man was so neat.

To the extent that he didn’t even know he was using magic unless the man’s magical pattern appeared in the crystal ball.

Kitrin gave the man a look of admiration, then looked down at the crystal ball.

‘… Hmm. It’s a magic pattern that hasn’t been registered anywhere. So, I’m not a nobleman or a mage of the Mage Tower, and I’m not even a student at an academy somewhere…. Where did you learn magic from an eccentric wizard hiding in the mountains? Are the robes and wands like the master’s keepsakes? …… Well, unless you’re a criminal, there’s no reason for me to care.’

Not just this crystal orb, but all magic pattern orbs are connected to the Imperial Palace’s information storage,

If you have registered your magic pattern anywhere on the continent, you can check it elsewhere.

Basically, magic checkers are installed in major facilities, so it is not an exaggeration to say that everyone has registered their magic pattern, unless they have never been to a city-level territory in their lives.

Among those who don’t know about magic, there are people who ask what happens when a criminal changes his magic pattern and becomes active again…

‘That’s ‘impossible’, so you don’t have to worry about it. If that’s possible, it’s said that he handles magic better than the Archmage, but there’s no way there’s such a person, right? … If there is, there is no need to commit a crime. If he had that much talent, he’d be anxious to take him from place to place, and he’d listen to pretty much anything.’

Kitrin dismissed the absurd worries of the taste awakener that suddenly popped into his mind, confirmed that the magic pattern had been registered in the crystal ball, and spoke to the man in the robe.

“Yes, registration is complete! Finally, if you register your name, your mercenary registration will be completed. Could you tell me your name?”

“…….”

The man who was silent at Kitrin’s question, opened his mouth a few seconds later.

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