All Warriors Are My Disciples

31. The Secret Merchant

As promised, Lily did a great job.

To the city guards and knights who came to find out the truth.

Lily smoothly released the words she had prepared so far.

Because there was something unusual about it, and I felt something very thick and thick.

She wandered around carefully and was able to locate the abode of demon worshipers.

And there they rescued those seriously injured by fanaticism.

Those seriously injured were mercenaries of their own.

Family members were captured by demon worshippers, and ran single-handedly to rescue them.

In the end, he dealt with all of them and saved his family, but in the end he suffered serious injuries.

I rescued them, and after being treated like this, I was able to emerge in a normal state.

This is what Lily had to say about this case.

– … Demon worshipers are really vicious. It is said to bring peace, but they threatened death as a weapon and forced them to become their puppets. –

The one-eyed woman, who had both her family and her own life saved, moved as Lily wanted.

In the city-side survey, and beyond.

I spread the story with a nuance that made the demon worshipers a problem as much as possible.

Unsurprisingly, neither Lily nor the one-eyed woman were silent about the intermediate level monsters.

If you dig up to that part, Iris and I will naturally be revealed.

In addition to that, it overlapped with the magic stone issue, so it was clear that it would be noisy for no reason.

“Something seems very easy for people to follow.”

“That’s because Lily has a high social reputation. The other students are all on the same side, but they don’t treat everyone as well as Lily or have an overwhelmingly good reputation.”

It’s like Garam, and so are the other disciples.

The ability is definitely excellent, but there are parts where the screws are slightly missing.

Just like Garam, who is so submissive to me, becomes a snarky prisoner in front of others.

Other disciples would also reveal the part where the screw was missing to everyone except me.

Because of this, the evaluations are slightly different as a natural result.

Some say Garam is a very good, brave and wise warrior of the sword.

Someone else used to call him extremely arrogant and sharp-edged.

On the other hand, Lily is equally well-received by everyone.

A perfect saintess herself who has no flaws and spreads hope to everyone.

As a hero of the divine, he only shows an appearance worthy of his name, an existence that is like an angel beyond a hero.

“I am a little jealous. That kind of person is my senior. My sister-in-law.”

“Good posture.”

“… Yes?”

Maybe I told you not to sound stupid.

I wonder if he thought he would be scolded for something similar.

Iris says ‘Eh?’ And she lets out a rather stupid sigh.

“Didn’t you say you were jealous?”

“Yes. Obviously so….”

“Good posture.”

“… Why?”

“There are people who view the emotion of jealousy as unconditionally bad. I also thought so at one time. By the way, Iris. Come to think of it, she wasn’t necessarily bad. How does that jealousy change? Does it turn into hatred for myself? Or does it turn into hostility toward others? Otherwise.”

If not, will it be an important step forward?

Depending on the parts, the direction of the jealousy goes differently.

Is it a foundation for full-fledged growth?

Or will you hold on to my ankles and become stagnant mud?

Does it become a swamp that tries to eat him or others?

“If you can get something there, that jealousy, Lily, will accept it. So do the other disciples, and so will I. Because of that, Iris, if you can grow further.”

“….”

“These are my students and your sisters. It’s okay to think a little silly like that. However, jealousy just ends with jealousy. Or you just don’t have to go to the case of self-loathing or belittling others.”

I too was jealous of Master at one time.

Obviously I received the privilege, but I made the same effort as Master said.

Why is it that I cannot reach you and Master can reach you?

When I think about it now, there was a time when I had such a foolish mind.

One day I was so ashamed of it that I told Master the truth.

Then Master smiled broadly and said,

You can be jealous. So, as long as I can chase after you, I don’t care how jealous you are.

“… Sometimes when I go there, Master, it seems a bit strange.”

“It wasn’t just sometimes, it was weird originally, disciple.”

“It’s even weirder that you speak so confidently!”

At Iris’s words, I laughed involuntarily.

If you get into this ridiculous situation and it doesn’t get weird, then that’s just weird.

Not long ago, I used to shout ‘I want to leave!’ As I went to work every day.

The only pleasure was a madman who played a game where you had to make it happen.

When I came to my senses, I was immersed in the game world, and I was raising those characters as disciples.

But if it doesn’t get weird, it won’t really get weird.

“By the way, Master. Where are you going?”

“Why? Are you curious?”

“Of course. The one who made this city completely noisy right now is none other than Master. Sister Lily takes care of all of that, and in the meantime, Master is walking around the city very confidently.”

“You wouldn’t believe me if I said it was just a walk, right?”

“Of course. Master said it was a walk, but I gathered herbs, chopped firewood, and cleaned. You morbidly hate wasting your time if there is no purpose to it.”

“… It’s a bit scary because you know so much.”

Then Iris let out a sigh and hurriedly covered her lips.

I wonder if that guy was stalking me again while I was careless.

Coming to think of it, I’m a little more comfortable, but I’ve never been completely careless.

Sometimes I wonder how Iris knows so much detail.

“Big! Anyway! Where are you going, Master!”

“I’m going to buy you a present.”

“… To?”

“You said you came to buy a present.”

“… Eh?”

Of course, I expected such a reaction.

I’ve never given her anything like a present before.

If you try, catch some big bugs, tell them to close their eyes, and stick them in front of you.

Otherwise, all I had to do was drag a bunch of monsters in and claim them as gifts.

Everyone went through hardships to raise our youngest son strong.

And Iris overcame all of them with a very faithful ‘Wooaaa!!’.

“… Master. What are you going to do again?”

“This time for real.”

“That word is exactly the 503rd time.”

“This time, I’m not joking around, I’m really, really, really going to give you a present, disciple.”

“You know that is the 137th word, right?”

“Since when did this master become a living witness of unbelief? It really hurts.”

“That’s the 89th time.”

Because I listened to the number directly, I played around with it a little too much.

This wasn’t my intention, but I think I’ll have to avoid it from now on.

“… Hearing that, you must have cheated a lot.”

“I’m glad you know! Do you know that my heart fluttered every day when I said it was a gift?!”

“Wouldn’t it be nice to be excited?”

“At first, I was excited and excited. My heart was pounding at the thought of what heinous things he would do later on and today, Master!”

“Hmm, hearing that, I definitely think that I worked really hard on disciple training.”

At my words, Iris put on a puzzled expression.

Are you serious? Since I asked back, I proudly replied, “Uh.” Ehyo, I let out a sigh.

“… So. What are you going to surprise me with today?”

“With this.”

What I presented was the magic stone that the mid-level monster that Iris dealt with yesterday spit out.

But since Iris will be seeing magic stones for the first time, she can’t help but tilt her head….

“Is it a magic stone?”

“… Wait for a sec. How do you know this Have I never shown you?”

“Yes? Just… In the city where I used to live. I heard you talking about it once before.”

“Ah. There was a blacksmith there that used magic stones to maintain equipment.”

It’s difficult to catch intermediate level monsters, but it’s not impossible at all.

Even if only 10 or so skilled mercenaries gather, they can catch enough without death.

That’s why I was able to find a blacksmith’s shop that processes the magic stones that the monster spit out after looking around a bit.

“Are you going to the blacksmith then?”

“I originally intended to do that, but there are times when it’s better to buy it than to make it.”

“Yes? What do you mean?”

“Don’t talk nonsense, hurry up and follow me, disciple. If you waste time for no reason, you will be wasting your time.”

The reason why I urge Iris so much.

This is because the secret merchants in the game that appear randomly are actually implemented.

The identity of the secret merchant is none other than a goblin.

Originally, it was just a low-level monster, but a monster with intelligence.

Even youngsters who have just become mercenaries are easy to catch.

Among those goblins, there are those who somehow ended up living in human society.

Of course, a normal life is a bit difficult, and I live by selling things in the corner instead.

The main items are those collected while walking in deep forests or steep cliffs that are difficult for people to access.

So in this world, when you say goblin merchant, you just think of it as someone who sells grass.

Originally, there is a great guy among those little guys.

According to the setting, the ancient kingdoms disappeared and new countries and cities were established after that.

Somewhere deep in the mountains, objects from those ancient kingdoms also remained.

Others don’t know which goblins sell rare items.

At first glance, they are all green, small monsters.

I’m the only one who can notice that, so maybe this is a user perk.

“Master. But are you really buying presents?”

“That’s right. Can I come all the way here and play a joke?”

“… Can I really trust you?”

“At that point, think about it beforehand. What would be good?”

“What are you talking about?”

“Do you want a weapon like a sword? Or do you want armor? Either that or you need something else. You have to think about it in advance so you can go and choose right away. My disciple.”

Perhaps, of course, we should talk about weapons.

You must have felt the need for a strong blow while fighting intermediate level monsters.

Since I am still lacking in confidence, I will have to borrow strength elsewhere.

I thought Iris would think so.

“Then me.”

Secret merchants don’t sell weapons well, but they don’t sell at all.

The goblins used to sweep everything that could turn out to be money.

Among them, treasured swords from ancient kingdoms were mixed in, but looking at it that way, the possibility was high enough.

Iris’ physical abilities are decent, so it’s better to be aggressive rather than defensive….

“A ring.”

“… Uh?”

“Please buy me a ring! Similar to what Master gave to Master Tae!”

“….”

Should I just hit one?