Became an Academy Penetrating Spearman

4.Valendia(4)

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Rick, who was serving as a guard in Valendia, was frightened by the young man walking towards him.

‘Are you hunting bandits again?’

When I first saw him, I thought he was just a country boy who was elated for killing a goblin.

He only thought he was an optimistic young man who could get into the academy because he had barely caught a goblin.

But it wasn’t long before that thought was completely reversed.

The young man regularly went out of town and returned late in the evening.

When he returned, he always had a bright face, so he just thought that the ignorant country boy caught another goblin and liked it.

Then one day Rick heard a rumor.

Recently, a person who relentlessly hunts only bandits appeared every day.

There are over 20 bandits who have already been hunted.

Bandits make mountains their bases and raid people to extort money and take their lives.

I couldn’t leave such people unattended, so I took a request from the adventurer’s guild to defeat the bandits.

However, there were very few adventurers who took on the bandit extermination request.

Because the risk is great.

Bandits are a so-called force.

No matter how skilled you were at dealing with bandits, there was a high risk of retaliation if you did.

It was because bandits had their own information network, so they could know who had defeated them.

Furthermore, the bandits around here.

Rumors circulated that Belkendan’s Belken possessed the strength of an elite knight.

If you’re an ordinary adventurer, first of all, you won’t actively try to receive it.

Rather, it was more beneficial to deal with other monsters if you had the power to easily deal with bandits.

That’s why people were amazed at those who persistently hunted only bandits.

Why do you insist so much on bandits?

Don’t you know how precious your life is?

Are you confident or… Is there even such a story?

Every time I go home from work, the bar I stop by is buzzing with stories of bandit hunters hunting bandits.

And when the word about the bandit hunter’s appearance came out, Rick couldn’t believe it.

A young man with a ponytail whose left forelock is slightly exposed, who uses a spear as his main weapon.

As far as Rick knows, there’s only one person with that characteristic who works as a guard and always sees people passing through the door.

‘Could it be that young man? No, but….’

The day after Rick heard the rumor, he stopped the young man the moment he passed the gate.

“Hey.”

“Yes?”

“Are you going to hunt goblins again?”

“No.”

The young man answered casually.

“It’s a bandit.”

“Bandits? Have you ever caught bandits?”

“Yes, that’s right.”

Rick realized that the rumors were true.

‘Really this young man….’

“Why is that?”

“No, that’s… heh. Why are you catching bandits like that? Wouldn’t it be better to catch monsters?”

Around

, Rick advises that he prefers hunting monsters rather than hunting bandits, which are dangerous.

But the young man smiled at Rick and said casually.

“No, I prefer this one.”

A young man who says he prefers hunting bandits to hunting monsters.

Furthermore, when the young man said that it was better to kill humans than monsters, Rick felt terrified.

At the same time, Rick thought about what made the young man that way and came to a conclusion.

A young man who thought he was just a country boy full of confidence, but in reality.

‘Were your parents murdered by bandits?’

It’s not uncommon.

People don’t always come to the mountain.

When supplies run out, bandits break into nearby villages to steal goods and even take lives.

And in the process, there are also children who become orphans.

Rick thought the young man was that kind of person.

That’s why it’s better to kill bandits than kill monsters.

He’d be able to spit out those words casually.

‘It’s not something I can stop.’

A person who does not know the suffering of the person concerned cannot arbitrarily talk about a person who has vowed to take revenge.

That’s why Rick said to the young man.

“…Be careful.”

“…? Thank you.”

Looking at the young man’s back as he started to catch the bandit again, Rick prayed to the goddess.

‘I hope that young man can safely escape from revenge.’

***

Since he got the item he wanted, he returned to Valendia in a happy mood.

“You’re back, Shihan.”

“Yes, Mr. Rick”

When I returned, the guard, Mr. Rick, greeted me.

Recently, Mr. Rick has built a relationship of his own to the point of even making a statement.

It was the guard who laughed at me at first.

But lately he’s been telling me to be careful and respect your choice.

I think my impression of Rick changed after seeing him diligently go hunting for bandits.

‘From the point of view of Rick, the guard, I must be thankful for catching bandits.’

Walking around the city gave me a better idea of what the bandits of this world were like.

An existence that even raids villages when supplies are scarce.

Of course, his impression must have changed after he got rid of those pesky guys.

‘Come to think of it, I asked if I didn’t catch monsters at first.’

At that time, I honestly said that bandits are better because they make better money.

‘Perhaps it made a good impression on me then.’

From that day on, every time we passed the door, we would say a few words.

“You look good today. Did anything good happen?”

“Yes, I found what I was looking for.”

“What did you want?”

“The bandit had it… I was looking for it all the time.”

“…Yes.”

Suddenly, Mr. Rick’s face darkened.

Why are you like that?

“Was it valuable?”

If it’s precious, it’s precious.

Because it’s an important item that will be very helpful in future activities.

Well, even if I explained it to Rick, he wouldn’t understand anyway, and there was no reason to tell him, so he nodded and answered briefly.

“Yes. Thanks to you, I can move forward.”

“Ah, that’s how it was….That’s good, Shihan.”

Mr. Rick put his hand on my shoulder.

“Yes, go forward. And… Don’t insist on bandits any longer.”

“Oh, yes.”

You don’t have to hunt bandits anymore to make more money if things go well, so there’s no need to insist.

But why is it suddenly being told not to insist on bandits?

‘Well, it’s nothing to worry about.’

“Then let’s go in.”

“Yes. If you are now, I’m sure you’ll be able to get along well at the academy.”

“Yes, thank you.”

To pass the academy exam without questioning and cheering for you.

I think you made a better impression on Rick than I thought.

I broke up with Mr. Rick and immediately went to the adventurer’s guild reception.

In Lucidia Phantasm, the guild reception desk is no different from a job agency.

It was very convenient to be able to process reports directly through Daisy without going into the building one by one.

It was only in the game, though, that it was arranged to talk right away after clearing the daily quest.

According to Daisy, if you want to get detailed information about monsters and consulting about requests, go to the building connected to the reception desk.

It is said that you can go to the Adventurer’s Guild Headquarters and consult with the counselor or find information in the data room.

‘I don’t really need monster info since I already know all the monster info.’

This is not to say that he is not a deceased person who has been selling Rupan for more than 10 years for no reason.

“Lee Shihan-nim, this is…!”

Daisy opened her eyes wide when she saw the bandit officer’s hood I took out.

“Did you kill the bandit leader?”

“Yes.”

“You’re amazing.”

A voice of pure admiration was delivered.

‘I’m sure that’s right.’

When we first met, he was just a normal villager and had only a spear.

But now we have at least some standard equipment.

The spear was also changed from a normal spear to a slightly better one, and a set of sturdy leather equipment worn by ordinary adventurers was prepared.

Looking at it objectively, he is a decent adventurer.

But Daisy knows me dressed as a villager.

It’s surprising that the man who brought the goblin magic stone hunted down a bandit leader in two weeks.

Even in the game, the bandit officers were enemies with a higher level than the goblins.

After completing the money transfer, Daisy spoke cautiously.

“Hey… Sihan Lee? I know that Sihan Lee is strong enough to catch a bandit leader. But I recommend that you refrain from bandits for the time being. There is a high possibility that the bandits will target Lee Sihan and retaliate.”

Since I caught even the executive, I have become a person of interest to the bandits, so I am advice to be careful.

‘Ah, that’s what Mr. Rick said not to insist on.’

In the first place, the reason I kept holding on for two weeks was in the hope that the item I wanted might be found.

I have already secured enough money to stay comfortably in Valendia until the day I go to the academy.

“Okay. I’m going to stop catching bandits from today anyway.”

“Is that so? It’s fortunate. Mr. Lee Si-han, may a brilliant light shine on you!”

As usual, I finished the money at the guild and sold the farmed equipment at the smithy.

After returning to the inn and entering the room, I opened my inventory and saw the items I had acquired today.

“Whoop, whoop.”

Seeing the item, which is not an exaggeration to say that it was really good, made me laugh.

“This… will give me money.”

The item I wanted so much.

An amulet with a pattern of a sitting cat and a blue gem embedded in the cat’s eyes.

Item Name: Sasha’s Treasure

A key item that connects me with money.

I put the amulet I took out around my neck and left the inn and wandered the streets.

From now on, it’s fishing time.