Albrecht's Chronicles

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The next morning Albrecht woke up frowning. There was no hangover, but it seemed far away to get used to the camp. However, it was unusual to wake up at a time when the sun had already reached its head, not at dawn. Albrecht thought he should refrain from drinking.

When I woke up and saw the people, I felt something strange. At that moment, Benchel approaches with a smile and serves water.

“Honey water. It's good for hangovers. ”

Albrecht nods and tries to take it. But Elena and Anna came next to him and said,

“He's a friend of ours. ”

Albrecht suddenly looks at them and asks, "What's all this nonsense?" They appear to have taken a splendid stance. Albrecht looks around. Benzel is just expressionless, and the hookers in the distance are staring at Elena and Anna. I felt a sense of roughly how things were going.

Albrecht says Elena and Anna are cute.

“We're already friends. I don't really need to talk about friends. Friends are friends. But if you want the right answer, let's be friends. ”

The girls smile brightly, then harden their faces, and Anna says.

“Well, can I ask you a favor as a friend? ”

“What?”

“Don't drink that. ”

Albrecht smiled and said. It was like a kid's prank.

“Why?”

“It's dirty.”

You turn around and look at Benzel. He just smiles as Albrecht makes eye contact.

Albrecht said without drinking honey water.

“I have to take it back. ”

Benzel still smiles and returns home with honey water without a word.

Elena and Anna sit next to you. Elena passes the water, saying cautiously.

“You have to be careful. I've seen a lot of cases where no matter how strong a person is, he gets really drunk. ”

Albrecht nods.

“You're right. I have to be careful.”

Elena was glad to see Albrecht take kindly, but was a little surprised at the same time. Nobles and knights hated advice. Especially when it comes to women. So I was prepared to say something in case Albrecht was upset.

Albrecht, whom Elena had seen for a few days, was a bit, quite unusual when he heard her talking to Diego.

Even though he had just come out of the world after living in the countryside, I didn't know whether to say he was naive or innocent. I thought I could do that because I was young, but I wasn't stupid.

After leaving, the overwhelming beasts and charisma emitted during the fight were not at all likely to be able to get close, but were usually kind and pure. It seemed like a completely different dimension from the nobles and knights he had seen in Lucretia at the time.

Albrecht is drinking water, and Anna is beside him.

“Hey, do you know what happened last night? ”

Albrecht finished drinking water and looked at Anna and said,

“I don't know, but this morning, it's a little awkward. Haha.”

When Albrecht said that he didn't think it was a big deal, Elena was worried.

“If you're involved with the City Merchant Guild or the Thief Guild, you need to stay alert. I don't think Benzel is just a pimp. The pimps themselves are the business of the thieves' guilds. ”

“Thief guild?”

“They call themselves vigilantes, but they call themselves thieves. It's in every city. Quite a big Thief Guild can wipe out an entire city. ”

Elena sits in the carriage car and continues to talk to Benzel, nagging at the whores.

“All kinds of criminal businesses such as pickpocketing, hitting and burglary, mainly gambling, prostitution, alcohol and slavery, and pickpocketing, hitting and robbing small businesses for small businesses (?). There are even formal trades. Relationships with the Merchants Guild tend to symbiotize and fight to dominate each other. Then one side works, the other side works, and then they divide again......”

Elena was a full-time member of the large merchant guild, operated by the Merchants Guild during her time in Lucretia, and apparently she had quite a ring to it.

What surprised Albrecht a little bit when he heard Elena's explanation was that he thought the world would be simple because it was a fairly underdeveloped society, but it wasn't.

However, because there was no vocabulary and no system, everything was more blatant than the modern world of capitalism. So everything was out of control.

But Albrecht remembered something as he listened to Elena's explanation.

“Just a gangster. ”

“Yes? Joe...... Width? ”

Elena confounded the unfamiliar word and reacted.

“Organized violence. Haha.”

“Th... like this. But isn't that the same with the lords? ”

Elena wanted to say something. As Albrecht becomes accustomed and comfortable, he makes a mistake. I wanted to apologize quickly, but Albrecht said.

“That's the difference between a big thief and a small thief. For now.”

After seeing Albrecht's gentle positivity, Elena faints for a moment. No matter how good the personality was, I wanted the nobleman to do this.

“Well, I made a mistake anyway. I'm sorry."

“No, you're right. ”

At that moment, I saw Diego return with Martina, practicing her sword in the nearby forest and taking off her veil. It was still dry, but I gained a lot of weight compared to when I first saw it. It looked pretty shabby.

Diego approaches Albrecht, pointing his thumb to one side.

“Let's go over there and talk. I need to talk to you. ”

Albrecht rises from his seat. Elena, Martina and Anna are with you. Benzel watches them from afar.

Diego briefly talked about what happened last night.

“Speaking of which, I think it's best to meet someone named Rutger, according to Benzel. I'm afraid I can't stay with you until you dispose of the jewels...... But even if you refuse, I don't resent it. ”

Diego is depressed. After yesterday's conversation with Benzel, he feels frustrated that he is powerless. He relied solely on Albrecht. I thought that even though I was a friend, I was not willing to do it.

Wanting a free escort for more than a month goes beyond asking a friend. It was shameless, not asking a friend for favors.

Albrecht thought. In the beginning, I thought I was doing myself a favor by escorting them to the city and throwing them jewels. And I tried to.

The question was whether to do more favors. I liked Diego. I haven't met many people since I left the territory, but Diego certainly seemed like a good man. Is there a lot of people like this in the world? I didn't know.

I was not interested in wealth. I thought that was enough if it was good or bad. I would follow my father's teachings, but only to the extent that I could afford it. What happens when you have to risk your life? At least we won't be cowards when we get there.

Anyway, when I thought about it, I started to enter the winter in November. When I was homeless, I couldn't get out of the way in winter. Like Mother said, it would be better to stay in the city during the winter and go to Penbach in March next year.

I didn't know how long Diego was staying at Lloyd Beck, but I wanted to stay with him for a while. Albrecht decided and said,

“Fine. I'll stay with you until you get rid of the jewels. ”

Albrecht speaks, and Diego's group looks brighter.

“Thank you so much. Seriously, I'm lucky to be friends with you more than jewelry. ”

Diego was serious. He cursed the jewels in isolation, regretting thousands of times. I blamed myself for that at the same time. Then I met the nobleman and was about to get my freedom and get my hands on the jewelry. However, my eyes do not turn to jewelry as they used to. Diego became someone who knew what was really important.

Albrecht slaps Diego on the shoulder with a smile.

“Then what are you hesitating about? Let's ask him what Rutger looks like. ”

After speaking, Albrecht approaches Benzel. Diego is stunned by Albrecht's unruly behavior.

“Huh? Now, wait a minute. ”

Albrecht approaches Benchel and asks.

“So what kind of guy is Rutger? ”

Benzel looks at Diego behind Albrecht and smiles.

“What's the rush? I'll tell you about it on the way. ”

Benzel had people get ready to start. You hand over the entire wagon to Diego's party. It seemed like he was doing favors outside to prevent unnecessary fights, but he was naturally trying to keep it away from Albrecht.

The courtesan carriage is in front of her, followed by Diego and the woman's carriage. The group heads east along the large river, the Buzzer River, which flows into the eastern sea, starting from the west side of the northern and central borders.

Albrecht is riding in front of you, and Benzel walks side-by-side and talks about Rutger.

“Rutger is the head of the vigilante who guards the citizens of Lloyd Beck City. ”

I understand Albrecht is the tyrant in Lloyd Becky's Night's Watch.

“Maybe you need money to run vigilantes, so you have a business that offers entertainment to citizens, and some people don't deserve it. ”

Albrecht laughed.

“Just be honest. What a bunch of vigilantes. They're just playing around. Those women in the back, aren't they slaves from the North? ”

Benchel expressively said, "I don't understand English."

“Slavery? What do you mean? ”

“No? Then why did the pimp come all this way? ”

“Haha. You must be mistaken. The women in the back are Lloyd Becky's free folk. It's not slavery. There was a big fight between the kings in the North this time, and one traveled a long way, and one followed the troops and came back. ”

Merchants followed the armies of this era. Merchants followed me around selling weapons, prostitutes, liquor, clothing, and other items, although there were supplies, not being able to carry various items except for food.

The goods he sells along with the army made him many times more profitable. For example, if the prostitute's armory was originally one silver coin, she could get up to five silver coins when she followed the army.

Of course, I had to give a lot of wealth to get permission from the commander, and I was as risky as the merchant who deals with spear knives.

Benzel glances at the wagon behind him, and says to Albrecht,

“I think a young man named Diego misinformed the knight. He seemed pretty smart to me, but he didn't have much experience. I don't think you should believe me right away. ”

“That's my job. ”

Benzel thought there was nothing urgent. It was because all the fighting bastards he had seen had never seen anyone drink or like a girl. Albrecht didn't seem to know the woman, but he was confident that he would keep her away from Diego by offering all sorts of entertainment.

Benchel said with a mean smile.

“Of course. I was out of line. ”

The group makes their way to the destination shortly, skipping lunch and continuing on foot.

Albrecht went along the Buzzer River and saw an endless field of wheat. Even though the harvest had already ended and was far from beautiful, I was bored with seeing wheat fields so small that even self-sufficient in Calteren.

As I walked through the wheat fields, I saw Lloyd Becky () from afar. Suddenly, the bright yellow sun shines behind the party's back, causing the shadows to point to their destination.

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