NOVEL NEXT chapter 33
33 – Childhood Friend Hero’s Journey (6) – Luna
Raina decided to include Mark as a member of the new warrior party.
So she was going through the process of releasing Mark.
“Guards. Pardon Mark.”
Raina went straight to the prison manager and asked for a pardon for Mark.
“Yeah…? What’s that all of a sudden?”
And the manager who heard that was startled.
Because it was such a sudden story.
“A sudden pardon?”
“Yes.”
“This is the first time…”
A very sudden pardon, to be honest, as a guard in charge of the dungeon, this was a very unexpected move.
There has never been a case where he asked for a pardon like this in the 10 years since he managed the dungeon.
The administrator was a bit hesitant because of this, but…
“Well, isn’t there any problem?”
“Yeah… That’s true.”
“Then, if you buy it, please proceed with the procedure.”
Anyway, if you’re asking if this is a problem, it wasn’t.
Because the hero always has the right to pardon.
But I hesitated because it was customary not to use it well, but in the end, there was no problem with Rina’s actions.
“Okay.”
Because of that, the manager nodded and went through the process of pardoning Mark.
In that way, the handcuffs that bound him were released, and he was finally able to come out of the dungeon.
“Ah… I hope it’s okay…”
Of course, the warden’s expression when he saw Mark was not very good.
Because it is undesirable to free a prisoner without any consultation…
In the first place, the fact that the warrior had the right to pardon was not intended to be used like this.
However, even so, the warden did not have the power to dissuade the hero.
Anyway, it was clear that the hero had the right to pardon, and he had to follow it.
In the end, he released Mark as the hero ordered.
“Whoa… That’s refreshing.”
Marc stretches his arms while breathing fresh air after a long time.
He smiled a bit relaxed for the first time in a while.
Finally, he was free from the dungeon that had bound him.
“That’s good.”
And then, Lina smiles at Mark like that.
Raina immediately headed for her next destination.
“So, warrior. Where are you going from now on?”
Mark also followed her and asked about her destination.
“Hmm… I’m going to go find the thief this time.”
She told me where she was going in the future.
“A thief?”
“Yes.. Mark, you may not have met, but there is a former member of the warrior party who is quite good.”
“Who is that?”
“The thief, Mer. He’s a pretty good fighter.”
Mer, a thief from the former warrior party. It was just to recruit her.
“Ohhh… Are you talking about that great cat-human thief?”
At Laina’s words, Marc responded as if he was surprised.
“Do you know Mer?”
“Yes, of course. I know that.”
Marc knows very well about Mer.
Ever since he was a general, her name has been quite famous.
As for why he was famous, he didn’t tell him in detail as he was in the position of a general.
Anyway, as long as you can hear the name, you can understand that it is of course great.
But…
“But… She heard that she was bad…”
At first glance, it wasn’t a good rumor at all.
Obviously, the skills are great, but…
He steals things from the same party members.
It was true that such rumors had been heard.
So I asked Rina slightly insinuatingly.
“Marc, don’t be too suspicious. She’s the woman who will be your companion from now on. Such doubts are unnecessary.”
Raina’s answer was firm.
“Contrary to popular belief, Mer is not a bad rogue.”
Raina has seen Mer in the past.
Before she joined the hero’s party, she had done her quest with her in the guild.
At that time, she worked with Raina and She Mer…
At that time, she felt that Mer was a really nice and kind thief.
“She’s kind of like my friend.”
In her world, it is said that she betrays her party members …
She is said to be a rare swindler…
And so on.
It’s full of bad rumors.
Even Alan was suspicious of such Mer, and she was imprisoned.
Raina knows Mer’s real face.
She was such a nice and friendly rogue.
She
She Of course, I heard that she tried to steal the riches of the warrior party, but…
That may not have been her true intention.
Perhaps Alan misunderstood her identity as a thief.
Rainah doesn’t know much about the incident.
It wasn’t even when Rina was a hero.
She couldn’t really help Mer back then, but it was different now.
Now, Raina was on Mer’s side.
So, Raina didn’t like it when Marc accused her of Mer without her proof.
“Ah… If the hero is like that…”
Marc immediately apologized to Raina.
She is sure she herself has been in prison for a long time, so she hasn’t heard the story of the world for a long time.
And she said it was natural for Rina to think she was wrong when she said that.
Certainly, Marc is not familiar with Mer.
I immediately agreed to Rina’s words.
“I’ll be arriving soon.”
The two of them were able to arrive at the prison where Mer was imprisoned while receiving such an apology from Mark.
It’s not the dungeon where Mark is imprisoned, but it’s a dungeon not too far away.
However, this place had a different feel from the dungeon where Mark was located.
If the dungeon with the mark is a dungeon on the relatively moderate side.
The dungeon where Mer is located is a pretty tough dungeon.
It was a type of dungeon where convicts were subjected to forced labor.
Raina and Marc arrived there anyway.
“Who are you?”
“Hero, Rina.”
“…!? This… Come this way.”
Likewise, in this prison, Raina handed over her certificate of bravery.
The guards who received this immediately guided Raina inside.
“Hey… What kind of tea do you like? The hero…?”
And the guards tried to treat the unexpected hero a bit more, but…
“I don’t have to say much. I want to meet Mer.”
There was no need for Raina, who had already been treated like that in the prison where Mark was.
Rather than wasting time like that, Raina hastened to visit her.
“Yes…! I see.”
And after a while, the guard immediately arranged a visit.
A guard immediately runs out of the room.
He brought Mer in less than five minutes.
“Uh…? Rina?”
Meeting Laina after a long time, Mer.
Mer, a slender body-type cat-human with bobbed purple hair.
Mer immediately showed tears as she was embraced by Raina.
The reason why she showed tears like this.
“Raina. Just because you came, does that mean Alan came too? Alan… Where is Alan…? Please tell Alan well. I’m sorry…”
Of course, it was all because of Alan.
Mer turned her head and started looking for Allan.
Perhaps the fact that her fiancée Rina came means that Alan also came…
She had to ask Allan for forgiveness.
She was caught trying to steal Alan’s money, she was imprisoned after being beaten badly by Alan.
She was confined in a stuffy prison for several years, and that was the only way she could get out.
So she tried to apologize to Allan, who might be somewhere…
“Huh…? But Alan isn’t there?”
Strangely, Alan was invisible to her.
So Mer couldn’t help but feel her strangeness.
“There is no Alan.”
“But you said that the hero was coming to visit you?”
It was Mer who had heard the guards say that the hero had arrived.
She pretended to be as pitiful as she could, so she deliberately showed her tears.
Tried to arouse her sympathy.
But there were no heroes, only Raina.
Mer couldn’t understand this situation at all, but…
“I am a warrior.”
She could roughly understand the situation.
It was said that Raina was a hero.
“Ugh… Really?”
Here, Mer was slightly shocked by this fact, but…
She was immediately surprised by what she said.
“Yes… So, Mer. I want to release you and take you to the warriors’ party.”
“…?”
What Laina said was that she would include Mer in the hero’s party.
Of course, being released in the process is a bonus.
“…”
Mer had no choice but to roll her head quickly in this situation.
Why the hell is Rina saying this to herself?
At first she doubted. She told Allan that if she knew what she had done, she’d never say anything like that.
However, when she looked at Rina, she didn’t look like she was lying.
‘It doesn’t seem like a trap…’
Mer is a thief who cheats and steals, and because of that, she has the ability to understand people’s personalities well.
Of course, Mer knows Laina’s personality very well.
The Raina she saw was a very straightforward and slightly silly woman.
So she was close with her in order to take advantage of it someday…
Such a Rina, she sells herself a trap or something…?
That made no sense.
She knows very well that Raina doesn’t have that ability.
Above all, there was no reason to do so.
That is, in the end, everything Rina said was the truth.
But I’m still not sure about anything.
I couldn’t help but hesitate because of this, but…
“Mer… What are you thinking?”
“Uh…? Ah… No…! Thank you so much… But, where is Alan…?”
“That man isn’t there. He’s broken up.”
“Break off marriage…!?”
The story of Laina and Alan breaking up their marriage.
Hearing that story, Mer was able to get a feel for it.
‘This… Is a great opportunity?’
The fact that this situation is going very well for you.
And Mer wasn’t going to miss this opportunity.
“You broke up your engagement…”
“So, Mer. Can you lend me your strength? We’re going to defeat the demon king…!”
“Of course…! I’ll make sure I can defeat you…! Rina.”
“Thank you…!”
Mer held Rina’s hand with a very naive and cute expression and nodded her head.
Laina also accepted this.
“Okay…! Wait a minute then. I’ll release you soon.”
“Yes…!”
Rina goes straight back to the guards.
Looking at Laina like that, Mer drew a smile on her lips.
‘Raina is a warrior…’
She remembers stealing Alan’s money in the past and getting beaten up.
So after she was imprisoned, she had no choice but to reflect properly.
However, that reflection was not her fault for stealing.
‘I can never steal against Alan… But I think Raina will be easy.’
It was just a reflection that she had met the wrong person.
Her opponent was Allan, so she was caught stealing herself.
She was the kind of girl that no one else would have caught.
‘I’ll brush it off properly this time.’
Mer was in a very good mood after meeting Laina.
“Okay…! I also got a thief.”
And without knowing Mer, Raina was genuinely delighted.
Having gathered two of her excellent colleagues, Raina was very satisfied with her smooth progress.
But she still wasn’t satisfied either.
“Next is the wizard…”
We need to find the most needed mage in the party…
About this part, Raina couldn’t help but hesitate a little.
She’s honest, compared to her dead Elina, she doesn’t exist a wizard of her level or better than her.
No, to be honest, it’s hard to find even a wizard of ‘Elina class’.
She also admits that Elina’s magical skills are amazing.
She just died because she was caught off guard by the Demon King…
Anyway, because of that, Raina couldn’t help but hesitate about who to recruit…
“As expected, that child is the only one, right?”
Still, she did have one decent wizard.
“She is the daughter of the mage lord who is currently at the academy.”
You’re still young, but…
A wizard with a high level of talent.
“Luna.”
Recruiting Luna was Raina’s next goal.