Acquired the EX-class attribute ‘Transcendence Copy’

63 – Men’s Shop

The ‘Man’s Street’ located in the 10th Ward of the Royal Road.

This rugged alley, where no one without talent could enter, was feared even by vagrants who had nothing to lose. At the far end of this alley, there is a shop with a tough name called ‘Assholes’. It is a tavern that sells hard liquor and greasy food that those who have tomorrow can never drink.

This shop was the most famous shop on Sanai Street. It’s not just because of that stupid name.

‘Mercenary’s Shelter’

It was a noble name that high-ranking people called ‘idiots’. Perhaps because of the owner’s enthusiasm to only accept customers with the same name as the store, nine out of ten people using this store were mercenaries.

That’s not just a mercenary either. Only top-notch veteran mercenaries who have gone through all major battles before and after battle can use these ‘assholes’. This is because this store is too rough for newbies who have just entered the mercenary industry.

“Ha ha ha! So I’m there….”

“You’re screwing again. How long do I have to listen to your unrestrained martial arts?”

“Hey~! Owner! Rum tastes strange, did you drink water?”

“Oops. His taste is better than that of a sailor. How did you know that?”

“What the f*ck! Such cheap rum on a good day like today! Hey! Bring the liquor stored in the basement warehouse! Today I shoot! Don’t even think about going back to your senses!”

“hahahaha! After all, it is the ‘Messerschmitt of bombing’! When it comes to bombshell wine, no one will follow him!”

“Hey. Is your wallet okay?”

“Keuheuk! This body has succeeded in the B-class request! Are you going to do something stupid like worrying about money!?”

The bald man who shot the strong liquor in the glass in an instant put the jingling bag of silver coins on the table. Numerous mercenaries in the store looked at the bald man with envy.

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Among those mercenaries, there was a small mercenary who didn’t fit the store. His name, sipping beer in the corner of the store, was Cain.

“Coward Cain. I got it today. Because I can drink a man’s drink instead of that piss-tasting beer.”

The mercenaries at the table around Cain laughed at him with a grin. It was a familiar sight.

“I’m done drinking. I don’t like it.”

“Kkeuk! A jerk. Alcohol is a mercenary’s friend. Among the mercenaries who abstain from alcohol, I have never seen a successful one.”

However, the end of a drunken mercenary is usually the same. Alcohol breaks down the spirit and eats away at the body. The moment that stops growth, that person ends up as a mercenary. There are countless mercenaries who have been forced to retire from the industry like that. Most of them were forced to retire in the name of “Off the job” In the field.

“Why is that bastard here?”

“Looks like that, he’s a C-class mercenary.”

“Class C? Higher than me? Crazy. Did you suck the dick of an association official?”

“Nandl, do you understand? There are guys like this and guys like that in the world.”

Cain ignored the gossip unfolding before his eyes. There is only one reason why he dares to come to this stinky tavern. To get a good request.

Most of the mercenary requests are arranged through the mercenary guild. However, the mercenary guild is full of thieves obsessed with blind money, so the fee is not a joke. In particular, the more advanced the request, the more expensive the fee becomes exponentially. This is why mercenaries receive guilds outside the market when their level rises to a certain extent.

In that respect, these ‘assholes’ were the best place to receive high-level commissions. Everyone knows that there are a lot of talented veteran mercenaries. If 90% of the customers who come to these assholes are mercenaries, the remaining 10% are customers who entrust requests.

‘Did you hit the ball today?’

As Cain was about to get up from her seat after paying attention, he heard the sound of the tavern door opening.

With my daughter! With my daughter!

At the same time the chime hung on the door rings, the eyes of several mercenaries are directed towards the entrance of the store. To greet people in the same industry with a big smile, and to be courteous to clients.

However, the person who opened the door and came in was a pair of a type I hadn’t seen before in these ‘assholes’.

“John. Where is this? I think the name of the store is a bit odd….”

A clear, sweet voice emanates from the woman’s side, which is not suitable for this rough bar. She is a beautiful woman that the rough men of this street would drool over and see. It is rather suitable for men to have a slightly wild wild feel rather than a bright look.

“This place is called the mercenary’s shelter. The atmosphere is no joke.”

The female side was also great, but the male side was more spectacle. He is a man with such a perfect appearance that I wonder if there is anyone like him in the world. A man who seems impossible to describe in writing with the shallow knowledge of a mercenary.

After this, when I saw blonde hair and red eyes, I thought that man would come to mind subconsciously.

Two men and women who don’t fit in with the mercenary world at all.

However, they are too young to be called customers here.

‘Assholes’ is a place where veteran mercenaries gather. The amount of the request was at least starting with silver coins. In other words, unless they were nobles, such children could not even issue a request.

“Hmm….”

The hostess frowns at the couple who splashed cold water on the atmosphere of the store heated by the Messerschmitt bombing.

In the head of that owner, there are all the faces of the noble family members of the royal capital. He is both a bar owner and a mercenary commission manager. Knowing potential customers was a natural thing for him.

The reason why the host makes such an impression is that he couldn’t figure out the identity of the two guests.

In other words, there is a high probability that he will not be a rich boy who will entrust a request to rough men.

In place of the host, who was so impressed, another mercenary shouted.

“Isn’t that guy John?”

“Ah! Right. That appearance that seems to imitate God. I’ve only heard rumors, but I think John is right?”

The identity of the man was revealed unexpectedly quickly.

John Baker.

A ruthless rookie who was born as a commoner and made the achievement of being the head of the academy.

He was as famous for his dazzling looks as for his skills.

Cain had also heard the rumor. Although this was the first time I had ever seen her face.

“Is that kid really the head of the academy? If you’re the head of the academy, don’t you immediately feel full on the field?”

“Hmm. Did you sell your face to get the top spot? You don’t look strong.”

“Who is the woman next to you? Is she a girlfriend? Big. Will I live alone because I’m sad?”

“It’s not ‘Is this your girlfriend?’ It’s ‘What number of girlfriends are you?'”

When the identity of the male side was revealed, the mercenaries in the store started talking loudly. Knowing that the other person was not a ‘nobleman’, there was no need to be polite.

“Hmm~! This is not a place for your babies who smell of milk.”

A mercenary with a shaggy beard, ‘Gatling of rapid fire’ stepped out in front of them and said.

A commoner, not an aristocrat, and a young man who has just entered the academy.

Of course, I wouldn’t have come here for a request. Because the ransom of idiots is too high for a commoner to ask for a request.

It’s not that there hasn’t been a young man with this kind of hot-blooded spirit. In order to confirm the reputation of the assholes, there were still many children who came to visit without controlling their blood. Sometimes there were real assholes who believed in the reputation of the academy and cursed mercenaries trained in battle.

Gatling, the patron of the assholes, served as the gatekeeper of this place whenever that happened. A whopping B-class mercenary, he was a skilled man who could not let even the knights be vigilant in the field.

“Kids. Go back to your mom and eat some more milk before the older brothers do this.”

Turning to Gatling, who said so with tears in his eyes, Johann Baker opened his mouth.

“I’m sick of wet. I got enough from your mother last night.”

The face of Gatling, who was tearing up at John’s answer, turned red like a peach.

“Ha ha ha! Gatling that bastard! You ate one! Even the rapid-fire Gatling is old!”

“As expected, the head of the academy. I don’t know your skills, but I can say that I’m the best in terms of guts!”

A partner is insulted face-to-face, but the mercenaries in the store, far from being angry, knock on the table and laugh with an expression that will kill them for fun. Such great spectacles are not easy to see. So, I have to clap.

“This is not an ordinary guest. Hey! There, this way!”

The owner also pounded on the bar table in front of him to see if he liked the gutsy customer.

“John. Are you okay?”

The woman looked around and said with a worried expression, but Yohan calmly moved on.

“What would you like to order? Unfortunately, non-alcohol is not available. No alcohol, no food, no place to follow our shop around here.”

“Please give me the ultimate gourmet burger.”

“What?”

“One of the ultimate gourmet burgers.”

“Loud! I can’t hear you! Are you thinking of ordering from this guy’s shop with that kind of ant crawling sound!?”

“Ultimate!!! Gourmet Burger!!! Set please!!!”

“Okay! Very lively!!! Give that bastard one of those ‘cheeps’!”

Lir, who came to the shop led by Yohan’s hand, couldn’t keep up with this otherworldly tension at all.

“What is this?”

Whether or not Lire did it, the atmosphere in her tavern quickly shifted to Johann’s. The mercenaries who were sipping solo were surprised by his phenomenal stage control.

“Oh my God. Ordering the ultimate gourmet burger set so confidently….”

“You are a real man. Because he looks like a parasitic brother.”

Cain’s eyes sparkled just like the other mercenaries. It was unlikely that such a hero would have visited here simply out of interest. Perhaps, it is clear that there is another purpose.

“Here comes the ultimate gourmet set! A photo card of the wizards of the Mage Tower in collaboration with our store is enclosed. Self-proclaimed men were like children who hesitantly ordered when no one was around, but this is the first time for someone like you. He is the real man I have ever seen.”

Yohan didn’t even look at the meal that was served, he opened his mouth while looking around at the mercenaries in the store who were paying attention to him.

“I have come to entrust you with a request.”