chapter 10
10. Valendia (10)
The day Sasha rejected her offer, she looked at her with a curious look.
“Why do you want to enter the academy so much?”
“Because there is a purpose to be achieved.”
Crossing her arms, Sasha tilts her head.
“For what purpose?”
“I can’t tell you that.”
At the time of entering the academy, you wouldn’t believe it even if I told you that you had to defeat the demon lord of chaos, which was only known as a legend.
“Take more than that.”
She took out the amulet that she had put in her inventory for a while while changing clothes and put it in Sasha’s hand.
“Be careful not to lose it again.”
“Of course. Never. Never forget it again.”
Sasha smiled and put the handed amulet around her neck.
When I put it on her neck, the position of the amulet, which was slightly long enough for me to wear, covered the upper part of Sasha’s open breastbone.
Perhaps because of the amulet, the effect of making the gaze more naturally converge toward the chest was added.
“With this, the contract has been concluded safely.”
“No! To do it right, you have to sign the contract~. Shall we go and write it right away?”
She shook her head left and right at Sasha’s words.
“No, that’s tomorrow.”
“Hmm? Are you busy with anything?”
“Didn’t you find the belongings of your parents you’ve been looking for so much? Now, rather than signing a contract, you’ll need time to soak in those feelings.”
I already know the image of Sasha, who broke up with the player in Lu Yeonsi, holding her amulet and shedding tears as she recalled her parents.
Sasha will need that time now.
“…hahahaha.”
Sasha, who had been staring blankly at me, burst into laughter.
“Are you talking about the brother who made me angry with the amulet?”
“At that time, I didn’t know it was a keepsake from my parents. Then I’ll come back tomorrow.”
“Yes. See you tomorrow, oppa.”
After saying goodbye to Sasha, we headed to the inn.
***
After Sasha broke up with her Ishihan, she sat in her own office at Cat’s Trading Co. And thought of the man she met today, strangely enough, that she surprised herself over and over again.
After she arrives in Valendia, she is an oddball adventurer who goes out hunting bandits every day.
When she heard that the adventurer was walking around wearing her parents’ belongings that she had been looking for so much, Sasha immediately contacted her man.
At first, she thought of herself as a peddler and tried to pass it by.
She thought that since she had just been in Valendia, she could, and she lured her into a cafe and started her trade.
Sasha thought she would get the amulet back if her deal was sealed right on the spot.
But in reality, it was as if Sasha was coaxed by Sihan Lee on the spot.
‘It wasn’t like me. No matter how much she played with that amulet… I was so excited.’
She couldn’t control her emotions as she cried when she heard that the jewelry was removed from her amulet.
She’s been a trader and she’s been through a lot of deals and she’s built up her experience, which is really rare for Sasha.
The next thing that followed was a contract with the concept of investment, not simple money, after Sasha spoke about the past.
The more she talked, the more Sasha thought that Lee Si-han was not just an adventurer with good skills.
Above all, his words had power.
The power of words to make people believe.
When asked to prove it with half playfulness and half playfulness.
The words to believe in yourself shook Sasha’s heart.
‘At that time, I felt really strange that I could trust my older brother.’
I could feel her trustworthiness in his words, as if she had pierced her doubting heart.
And after arriving at Sanghoe, it was truly a series of surprises, whether or not it proved that Shihan Lee was an unusual person.
The fact that Lee Si-han has special abilities in sub-space.
Scars on the body that cannot be called normal.
And the spearmanship that Lee Si-han showed for 1 minute.
All three surprised Sasha.
A subspace ability that far exceeds the performance of a subspace ring.
If Lee Si-han hadn’t declared that he was going to the academy, he would have encouraged him to get a job at the high school.
Above all, the biggest charm was that Lee Si-han had that ability.
Scars that appear to have split diagonally across the body and multiple scars that appear to have been pierced by something on the stomach.
Each of those scars was a trace of a life-threatening wound.
‘He went through such a dangerous situation… It’s proof that he’s survived that crisis and is still alive.’
Sasha was convinced that the evidence was the fact that Sihan Lee was still alive and the spearmanship he showed off.
At first glance, a movement that appears to be swinging a spear at will.
But in Sasha’s eyes, it didn’t look like a normal spear move.
‘It wasn’t an ordinary move. Beautiful… tidy up… It was a movement that seemed to say that this is the handling of a spear.’
Sasha also learned martial arts to protect herself.
And as a person who took a step forward on the path of martial arts, Lee Si-han’s spearmanship was a perfect example without a single error.
That’s why you can be sure.
This contract will bring huge profits to the company.
Obviously, Sihan Lee will stand out in the academy, defeat any mighty monster, and bring rare and rare materials to the upper class.
Compared to the profit, just providing equipment is a small investment that stings my conscience.
‘If my brother wants something later, I’ll listen to him as much as I can. I can’t believe that such a lucky contract partner came rolling in with mementos.’
Sasha held the amulet around her neck and looked at it.
“Is this a gift from mom and dad to me?”
Even if you look at the amulet and try to keep smiling at the unexpected windfall.
Sasha’s eyes were reddening at the sight of her parents who had returned to her mind and the thrill of finally getting her belongings back.
“Oh, that’s true.”
Holding her amulet, Sasha recalled what Ishihan had said to her.
– Right now, rather than signing a contract, you will need time to soak in that feeling.
“Ha, ha ha… What you said… You’re really right.”
When she looked at the amulet she had retrieved in her office where she was alone, the memories of her parents who had passed away overflowed from Sasha’s heart and did not stop.
Tears form in Sasha’s eyes as she longs for the past, the sadness that the same time will never come again, and the joy that her memories with her parents have returned.
Sasha leaned over, holding her amulet tightly.
“Mom… Dad… Thank you.”
Gratitude for her belated gift, towards her parents in heaven.
***
The next day.
After the meal, I decided to go to the Cats store and sign a contract with Sasha.
The place where the contract is written is Sasha’s office.
“Okay~ Then, please sign for me, oppa~.”
Sasha, smiling brightly with the amulet hanging around her neck, received the contract and reviewed it right away.
“Hmm…”
As a result of reading the contract, it was not different from what I initially wanted from Sasha.
“Ah, it’s not a very long contract. Is it necessary to read it like that?”
“Checking the contract is the most important thing.”
“That makes sense.”
“There is something I would like you to add.”
“What is it?”
“I’m planning to find a colleague to act with after entering the academy. So, I want to ask for equipment support from my colleague when I visit.”
“Aha! Well, that’s about it! I’d like to say, but… Most of the people who go to the academy are high-ranking people, right? It’s troublesome if you blindly ask for something that our company doesn’t have.”
“Don’t worry. I’m thinking of hiring someone who doesn’t make such stupid demands. In the first place, the sons of high nobles will be provided with equipment in their own house.”
Probably.
Who would send their children away empty-handed?
“So the offer won’t be so outrageous.”
“That’s also true. Then, first of all, add a provision for that~.”
After receiving her contract again, Sasha picks up her pen and adds the contents of her contract.
“Is there anything else you’d like to add?”
“No.”
In the first place, most of the money is for equipment.
Food expenses can be covered by catching bandits or catching monsters and selling materials.
After filling in the additional clauses, I signed the contract and the contract between Sasha and I was established.
“This is it! Please take good care of me, oppa.”
“Yes.”
Sasha took my hand and shook it loudly.
“If you need anything other than the contents of the contract, please let me know! Since oppa and I are in a relationship, I’ll listen to anything!”
Oh.
It’s a very harsh word, but I’m just trying to figure it out.
In this case, it is better to slightly bounce than to blindly say a wish.
“Apart from the contract, we’re not particularly close, right?”
“Ah. I’m sorry to say that, oppa~. Oppa and I didn’t just sign a contract, we signed a special contract that we’ve never done with anyone else.”
You are not wrong.
I will confidently bring expensive materials to Cats Co., So no one but me will ask for an exclusive contract.
They said it depends on how you say it.
“The favor will be accepted. If there is anything else to ask of you, I will tell you.”
“Okay! Oh, have you had breakfast?”
“Yes.”
“Then how about a snack? The snacks at our store are pretty good too?”
You don’t have to refuse to give me something to eat.
“Let’s eat it.”
After a while, an employee of Cats Co. Brought tea and cookies.
The sweetness of the cookies alleviates the astringent taste unique to tea.
“Delicious.”
“Right~.”
Around the time of eating the second cookie.
The one that stayed inside of me.
While playing Rupan, the little curiosity that most users were doing was inflated.
The contract was completed safely, and the relationship with Sasha is also good.
The only thing left is to leave on the day the academy’s entrance exam will be held.
So to speak, it was like leisure time.
So, when I came to a situation where I was leisurely drinking tea and chewing cookies in a desolate environment where only bandits hunted every day, my thoughts and curiosity that had been suppressed so far came out.
‘Because it’s Sasha, if I ask about this, he’ll answer without hesitation.’
Besides, if it’s the concept I’m working on right now, I can confidently ask.
In order to overcome the harsh situation of having to catch the boss of chaos.
A little bit of fun is also necessary for mental care.
“Come to think of it, I’ve been curious about something ever since I met you.”
“Are you curious? Oh~ Are you really curious about me? Oh, I don’t have a boyfriend!”
I know that.
In the first place, there is no way that a character who appears as a gacha character in a character trading game can date someone, right?
“That’s not what I’m curious about.”
“Hmm? Then what is it?”
In games, it is understandable to a certain extent that it is designed to extract money.
However, this is a place where the characters are alive even if they are in the game.
So.
“Why are you unbuttoning your clothes and exposing your breastbone?”
You can directly hear the origin of the costume from the person in charge.
Even if you can already infer a rough answer, you can hear it directly from the character.
As a user, I can’t stand this.