Cardboard Houses Do Not Tear

84 – Thin Thin Favor (Lehu with a little bit of reward-related description added!)

After packing up, let’s go to the military gate. Stood with

The carriage with one horse tied to it had a ceiling wrapped in white cloth, and it looked quite spacious inside.

Instead of sticking out the number colon he was holding in his hand, he opened his mouth.

“By the benevolent direction of the Earl of Barrington, I have come to deliver a reward to you.”

The young attendant, who indirectly shows that he is such a great person by speaking very harshly with a hard face, recited what he had already heard.

You will receive 4 silver for 3 people and a medium-sized wagon pulled by a warhorse, and inside the wagon there are several sets of clothes and a little food, so be grateful.

Especially, the alcohol inside is a specialty of this territory, so I should thank the Count. Etc.

The way he listed TMI to such an extent that I didn’t know whether I came here to receive a reward or to receive an honorable mention was utterly disgusting.

The attendant, who had been reciting ‘100 reasons to be grateful to Count Barrington’ for such a long time, gasped.

“…Do you understand what I mean?”

Even if the compensation is rough, it must mean that you should take this and move on.

Then Priest Rien said with a bright smile.

“I don’t know-“

“I understand everything!!”

I shouted so loud that her voice was drowned out.

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“As expected, the attitude of a servant serving Count Berrington is spirited. Then can we help now?”

“I don’t know what that spirit is, but it’s great that you fully understand it.”

After hearing my words, the servant finally opened his face and held out his head.

Seeing that appearance as if he had done something he hadn’t had to do, I had to suppress the twinge of lust that almost burst out in an instant.

Damn it, I’ll give you the paper first so you can hear it while signing.

***

Dagdak, dagdak.

Aside from the occasional bird chirping, the sound of horses hoofs could be heard along the quiet country road.

The grass growing thickly in the field was repeatedly being pulled by a sudden wind and returning again.

Those who can be seen as black dots in the distance were assaulting the land with agricultural tools to pluck fruit from the field.

We were fed up with the constant spectacle, so we decided to have a conversation as Priest Rien suggested.

However, it was only the two of them who actually talked.

“So, you two are going down south?”

“Yes.”

In response to the lively voice coming from behind, another voice came from behind.

That voice that whispers a little more, and yet penetrates the ear.

Because there was only one person behind me except Priest Rien, I could tell without looking back.

“As I said before, I was going down south. With Mr. Ghouse.”

“Aha, so sudden! Just Mr. Prianian!”

“Well, as Priest Rien knows, quitting the mercenary corps is not easy.”

The two of them focused on leaving the mercenary corps and going to the south, and they didn’t get away from that.

“But why are you going down with Mr. Prianian?”

“Of course, Mr. G-House asked me to go with him, so I followed him.”

‘Maybe I did that.’

But I don’t think that’s important to the two of them.

“It’s just that Mr. Prianian has a pretty sudden side!”

“As I live, everything is sudden, meeting, parting, traveling. Just as Priest Rien knows well.”

“Everything in the world is made possible by the touch of the sun god! As if we met!”

It was a conversation like mild taste 4 drones, but I decided to listen vaguely to the conversation.

Because getting in between them would be like showing off oneself.

The conversation between the two did not end even while observing the stones on the road and chasing away Tinkerbell flying in front of them.

Rather than feeling alienated, it was rather nice. Should I say it feels like leaving the radio on while driving?

I was always the center of the topic that came from behind my back.

“But I didn’t think Mr. G-House would be staying in the North. As Priest Rien knows, Mr. Ghouse is very talented. In many ways.”

“That’s right!”

There were several clattering sounds, as if nodding in agreement, and Priest Rien asked again.

“So, where in the south are you going? As far as I know there is no area called the South in Britian!”

“Oh, that’s-“

Before Miss Prianian answered.

I answered her by loosening the reins.

“I am going to Colchen, the city where there is a university. Priest Rien.”

“University?”

In that voice, I could even hear the feeling that I hadn’t expected it at all.

Priest Rien, who was speechless for a moment, muttered softly.

“Even though you look young, isn’t it a bit late for you to walk the path of learning?”

Ah. That’s the sea I agree with.

I don’t like the Master of Masters in another world.

But Miss Prianian knows why I am going to college, so why don’t you explain it instead?

“Still, as long as Mr. G-House is good enough. …By the way, how old is G-House?”

But she seemed to be thinking about something else, so it was my turn to explain myself.

“Hey, Jiwoo-“

“Priest, I am not going to study.”

“So, are you looking for something?”

I nodded, and steered the horse to the right of the fork in the reins.

“Similar.”

“Hmm, the colchen of the south.”

As she said that, she handed me an apple from behind.

“In the morning-“

“Apologies. I will eat well, Priest Rien.”

While I received it and chewed the apple, I felt someone staring at me from behind.

I can feel the gaze, but I can’t understand the emotions inside, so I decided to ask about the matter.

“Ms. Priyanian. If it’s stuffy, would you like to get some fresh air?”

“…It’s okay. Mr. Ghouse.”

I’m glad. It’s not urgent.

The wagon was quiet again, and the country road began to widen in front of a wide village.

The village of Miley, where Priest Rien was brought, was still quiet and peaceful.

A chicken pecking at the ground in front of the village, and a child lying on a rock next to it watching an ant crawling on the ground.

Even wooden wooden horses that are built outside and slowly heated over time.

When I told him that it was a place that never changed, Priest Rien seemed to agree.

“That’s the charm of this town! Would you say it’s like sunlight?”

At the parable of Priest Lien, Miss Prianian quietly expressed her feelings.

“It’s sunlight, does that mean it’s always there? Rien priest?”

“You are always the same, so whenever you meet again, it is not unfamiliar and it can also mean that it is good, just Mr. Prianian!”

After answering that, Priest Rien stretched out his hand again and pointed in the direction of the church.

“You can go over there, mercenary!”

When the carriage was stopped in front of the cathedral, Priest Rien got off the carriage and went inside.

After a while. Coming out of the cathedral, she held out her pocket to me.

“Now, take it!”

“What is this?”

Inside it were ten shiny apples.

“It’s an apple! Eat it every morning starting tomorrow!”

Priest Rien said with a smile.

“Because it’s an apple for breakfast!”

I took the apple and took it in her pocket.

“Thank you.”

“And just for Mr. Prianian…”

She held out a small bottle to Miss Prianian.

“What is this?”

“It is holy water. No one knows what you will meet on the road. Think of it as a reward for handing over the dagger last time!”

“…Priest Rien.”

“You don’t have to look at me that way! Because Mr. Prianian also helped me!”

Priest Rien, who answered Miss Priyanian, looked at me and said.

“And mercenary, could you give me a minute?”

I nodded.

There must be a reason for saying this.

After moving her seat, Priest Rien said shyly.

“Sorry, I still have work to do, and even though I said I would help, there’s nothing I can do right now!”

“It’s okay. Priest Rien didn’t even know about it.”

“By the way.”

Suddenly, she grabbed my right hand.

“Priest Rien?”

“You haven’t taken off the gloves I mentioned last time, have you?”

Raising her hand on the back of her hand like a dog raising her front paw, Priest Lien said to me.

“You said your hand hurts for sure!”

“Because you said yesterday.”

“Oh, that’s right. I’ve had so much work in a few days!”

She laughed as if she was embarrassed by that, then opened her mouth again.

“You still have to take off your gloves a little bit every day!”

“Because your hands are rotten?”

“No, for the sake of the mercenary!”

I think they both mean the same thing.

With those words, Priest Rien removed her hand.

“Anyway, this is the end!”

“For the sake of setting the mood, you speak quite briefly.”

“Something must be saved for later!”

As she responded, she held out a piece of paper.

“And there are things you shouldn’t save!”

It looks like it was scribbled very quickly, but it’s a straight handwriting, as if it were written with a ruler.

The name of a certain building and a message to someone were written in the letters, as if the exam students were looking at it.

I received the paper.

“What is this?”

“Someone I know runs an inn in Colchen, and that’s the location! If you pass this on, I might be able to get it a little cheaper!”

Why do I receive so many presents today?

“Thank you. Priest Rien.”

“I haven’t paid the down payment to the G-House mercenary yet. Isn’t it?”

Receiving my thanks, she smiled softly.

“I don’t have anything to offer right now, so you can think of it as a down payment!”

I smiled and said at the sight of him regretting the breakup.

“I like money.”

“Yes?”

“What Priest Rien gave me is a favor. We haven’t agreed on how much down payment we’ll get yet, but at least what we’ve done isn’t a small favor.”

And since you just received 1 silver and 33 coppers (duty free), where would you like to eat them raw?

Still, there was no need to keep pecking at it, so if I was going to receive the paper anyway, I decided to wrap it up a bit.

“However, as a famous merchant said, ‘It’s junk to some people, it’s like a treasure to me’, for us who don’t know where to stay in Colchen right away, this thin, thin favor is invaluable.”

A sudden thought came to me after I said that, so I tried to smile as brightly as possible.

Like she told me to smile last night.

But I guess the favor I showed her wasn’t worth it.

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“Looking at the thin corners of your mouth, you still can’t smile!”

“It’s only been a day, but isn’t it better than yesterday? Tomorrow will be better. It’ll be a little slow since there’s no one to teach you.”

“……”

Priest Rien was speechless, and I continued.

The next time you see it, it’s a debtor’s relationship, so you should replace the one word asking for money to be as classy and polite as possible.

“So I’ll show you the rest later, so let’s exchange it for the down payment. Because mercenaries don’t work only out of favor, they do it with money.”

At that, she smiled brightly.

“Then I’ll give you the rest later!”

As if responding to laughter with laughter.