Reincarnated Dragon Goes to the Academy!

Chapter 104 : A Lucky Day (1)

Before leaving Citata, Captain Alek stopped by the mercenary guild to see if there were any requests worth taking.

"Huh? How much is the reward for this?"

Captain Alek's eyes widened as he looked at the urgent request posted on the wall.

-From Citata to the imperial palace. Transporting 2 people.-

"Let's see... that's... 10 gold."

The road from Citata to the imperial palace was not very dangerous, so most request fees were cheap, but this was a pretty good amount.

"Ooh. We'll take this."

Alek thought it was a windfall. It was a request that another mercenary guild would have snatched up if he had been a little later.

"Do as you please."

"Where should we go?"

"It says to wait at the checkpoint entrance until nine in the morning. You can go and pick them up now! Right."

"Thank you."

"Yes, sign here... and after deducting the 1 gold commission, you'll receive 9 gold."

As he said he would take the request, the man handed over a file and had him sign it, then quickly deducted the commission and placed 9 gold in Alek's hand.

"Here you go."

Alek received a small ticket with a mark indicating that the contract had been made.

"Yes, then I wish you good luck."

"Yes! Thank you!"

Alek, who had left the guild, felt so good that he could fly at the unexpected windfall.

"Khuk... with this, I can stay at a decent inn in the capital, can't I?"

Since he had already received the pay for the members from the Resurrection Cult, he would be able to stay and drink at a good inn with the separately received request fee.

"Now, then, shall we go!"

***

The item that the Resurrection Cult had requested to be transported was much smaller than expected.

He didn't know what was in the small box that fit lightly on his palm, but to give such a large request fee for such a small item!

This was also a huge windfall.

"Captain. Is that all?"

The members also tilted their heads as they looked at the size of the requested item.

"That's right. Ah, and let's take two more people."

"Huh? Two more people?"

"Right. I went to the mercenary guild just in case, and there was a 10-gold request!"

The distance from Citata to the imperial palace was a distance that could be covered in one night and two days.

And it was a journey with not much danger, but 10 gold. It was no different from a huge windfall.

"Ooh... 10 gold!"

"Right! And they said they're only going to the imperial palace."

And the route also matched perfectly.

Most of the cases were to go past the imperial palace to another town or next to it, but it was perfect that they were only going to the imperial palace.

"Wow... what a windfall?"

"Then how much did the Resurrection Cult give you?"

"Ahem... I wasn't going to tell you in advance because you'd get excited..."

The captain's mouth was on the verge of opening and closing.

"Ah! Captain! Don't do that and tell us!"

At Alek's reaction, the members stomped their feet and urged him.

"...50 gold."

"F-fifty gold!?"

The members' mouths dropped open at the amount.

50 gold! And to give such a large amount for moving one small item, it was one of two things.

Either it was a dangerous item, or it was a really precious item.

But in the case of an item requested by a religious organization, the latter was mostly the case.

"Right!"

"Wow! I think we're really lucky this month, aren't we?"

The members also knew that fact, so their hearts began to flutter even more.

An easy journey, a small item that just needed not to be lost, and two people.

The biggest variable in this journey would be the people.

"That's what I'm saying. The last request, and if we do all this and that this month... we'll have earned at least 100 gold each!"

Valteri, who was counting on his fingers, was the youngest of the members.

But his skills were amazing.

"Sament! Help me with this!"

The members, who had mostly finished preparing to leave, were checking one last time to see if they had missed anything.

"I think we're all set."

"Now, let's go! They said to come by nine, so if we go now, it'll be just right."

When he glanced at the clock, the hands were pointing to 8:40.

If they left now, they would be able to pick up the clients on time and leave.

"Thanks to Sament, we're leaving after staying well in a good house."

The members, in preparation for leaving early in the morning, had said their goodbyes to the people of the county the day before.

"Oh, brother. How is this thanks to me?"

The members, who were leaving the county estate behind, licked their lips as if they were sad to leave behind the generous hospitality they had received at the county estate.

"When we come next time, let's bring something to treat them with!"

"Let's do that!"

***

Not long after driving the carriage, two people wearing robes stood at the entrance of the checkpoint.

"Are you the ones going to the imperial palace?"

It was common for people who entrusted requests to the mercenary guild to wear robes to hide their identity.

That's why the mercenary guild members also thought they were one of those people.

"That's right."

As the man wearing a robe answered briefly, the captain nodded his head.

"Show me the ticket."

As he asked to see the ticket to confirm that he was the client, the man rummaged through his pocket and took out a ticket.

"Yes, that's right. Here's ours."

As Alek also took out a ticket from his pocket and showed it, the man nodded his head.

"I've confirmed it."

"Get in."

As he opened the door of the carriage, the two of them carefully got into the carriage.

As the two people got into the carriage, the inside of the carriage was excessively quiet.

From here, they would have to go for a whole day to reach the middle town.

"It'll take a while to get to Oriha village, so you can sleep a little. Have you two eaten?"

Sament, who couldn't stand the excessive silence, finally opened his mouth.

"Yes."

"I don't know what your circumstances are, but you don't have to be so stiff. We're people who value money, not people."

Sament tried to speak in a bluffing tone in the awkward atmosphere.

"..."

"Hey. I know what you mean, so let's just go without minding each other."

But when they didn't answer, Sament, who had become a little sulky, turned his head away.

How long had they been running in silence like that.

Pirkan, who was looking out the window, pointed somewhere with his hand.

"Huh? Captain. Isn't that a goblin?"

"Huh? That's right? Why is there a goblin?"

As he turned his eyes at Pirkan's words, a group of goblins was walking down the road.

He didn't know if they were looking for prey or just moving, but now that he had found them, he couldn't just pass by.

Because.

"Wow! Today is a really lucky day! Captain! Let's catch that and go!"

"We should!"

Goblins were a very easy prey for the members.

And since goblin bones were a pretty good medicinal ingredient, they were also traded at a high price.

"Stop the carriage!"

The members' hearts fluttered at the appearance of a huge prey that could even earn them some pocket money in the middle of a boring time.

"Sament! Drive them this way!"

The members, who had jumped out of the carriage at a fast speed, began to move in an orderly fashion.

-Keeek! Eeek!

As Sament began to drive the goblins, the other members also took out their swords from their scabbards and got into a battle stance.

"Hey! Try not to damage the leather as much as possible! Huh!?"

"We're not amateurs!"

-Swish! Pat!

Valteri, who had run out quickly, took out a dagger from his bosom and threw it.

-Keeek! Eek!!

"Khuk! What a shame!"

The dagger that Valteri had thrown had narrowly grazed the goblin's neck and had passed by.

"You idiot. Watch carefully!"

-Swish!

As Kimo, who had taken a position on the carriage, drew his bow, the arrow accurately pierced the goblin's scalp.

-Kee... ek... ek...

Not long after, the corpses of the goblins that were lying on the floor began to pile up quickly.

"Wow! This is easy."

The expressions of the members who were carefully loading the piled-up goblin corpses onto the cargo bed were bright.

"No, captain! Is it okay to be this lucky? I've passed this road so many times, but this is the first time I've seen a goblin!?"

"That's what I'm saying. We must be destined for something."

The members' faces were full of smiles.

"Hey, customers. Thank you for waiting. We have to do this kind of side job to make a living."

As the member who had returned to the carriage said a simple apology, the man wearing a robe waved his hand slightly.

"It's okay."

"Thank you for understanding. Let's go a little further and have lunch."

"..."

"If you're uncomfortable eating together, there's jerky and other things here, so you can eat them."

The captain tapped the box containing the food for the customers who seemed reluctant to take off their robes.

"Thank you."

As the man who had answered briefly tapped the shoulder of the other person sitting next to him, the other person wearing a robe nodded his head slightly.

"Now, then. Let's go again!"

***

"What do you mean?"

"Sister and brother are not here."

Lucas frowned slightly at Nella's words, who had come to his room.

"Hmm... couldn't they have gone out to the square or something?"

"Sister? Without me?"

Nella's words were right. Pola always had Nella by her side wherever she went.

As if she were a clone.

"That's true. They're not at the mansion either?"

"Yes. I also asked the Naias."

Nella had also thoroughly searched for their traces before she had come to Lucas.

But even when she had asked the Naias, Nella and Skir were nowhere to be seen.

"But... the Naias said that sister and brother went out early in the morning."

Nella, who was hesitating and opening her mouth.

"Early in the morning?"

"Yes. And they were even wearing black robes."

"Phew..."

At Nella's words, Lucas instinctively felt that they were up to something.

"Okay. Don't worry too much."

"Yes..."

Lucas first calmed Nella down.

As Nella left the room, Lucas, who had let out a deep sigh, picked up the crystal ball that was placed in a corner of the room.

"...How annoying."

Where in the world could Pola and Skir have gone, even wearing black robes?

Even though he knew that this was the best he could do for now, he couldn't help but feel annoyed.

Lucas, who had hesitated several times, breathed magic into the crystal ball, and a faint light came out of the crystal ball and disappeared repeatedly.

"Pick up... pick up..."

But the crystal ball only emitted a meaningless light, and the person he wanted did not appear at all.

"Phew... pick up..."

Lucas, who was breathing magic into it once more.

As a faint light came out a few more times, a figure finally appeared.

-What is it?

The person who had appeared in the crystal ball was Aman.

But Aman, who was answering with a sullen attitude and expression, as if he were uncomfortable.

"Skir and Pola have disappeared."

Lucas continued to speak, not caring about his attitude.

-Hmph. So?

Aman, who had puffed out his cheeks, glared at him.

"Are you still sulking?"

-Sulking!? Where do you see me sulking!?

"Right, I'm sorry. I shouldn't have done that to you. I was having a hard time then too."

Lucas knew that a quick apology was the answer at times like this.

But as soon as the words of apology came out of Lucas's mouth, Aman disappeared from the crystal ball.

"...What?"

It was then.

"Are you really sorry?"

Aman, who had disappeared from the crystal ball, had teleported to the room where Lucas was standing.

"What a surprise! Right, I'm sorry!"

He had been in such a hurry that he hadn't even cut off the connection with the crystal ball.

"Hmph. Since the Lord has apologized... well, you said Skir and Pola have disappeared?"

Aman, who was shrugging his shoulders as if he were being generous.

"Right. I need to find the kids."

"...Are you asking for a favor?"

Aman, as if he wouldn't miss this opportunity, quickly drew out the words of a request from Lucas.

"...Right, I'm asking for a favor."

Lucas, who had let out a small sigh and had 'asked for a favor', gritted his teeth inwardly.

'You sly blue lizard bastard...!'

(End of Chapter)