Haccid lifted his eyes at the question. Although he was groaning in pain a second ago, now he seemed fine.
âSoo Hyuk?â
âYes, it is me.â
âHow are you hereâŚ?â
âI came to rescue you.â
âI seeâŚâ
Haccid said and then let out a deep sigh.
âThank you.â
Was it because he calmed down after the sight? Or was it the effects of âHealâ? Haccidâs voice became more vigorous.
âNo problem. Can you stand up?â
âThe chainsâŚâ
The reply faded out towards the end, and Haccid lowered his gaze. Soo Hyuk followed Haccidâs gaze and saw chains binding Haccidâs legs.
âOh, it hasnât come off yet.â
In the drop window that appeared after Soo Hyuk killed the three men, an entry was called âa key for the chains.â Soo Hyuk pressed confirm and received the drops and took out the key to free Haccid.
âHold on a second.â
The chains fell off a few seconds later.
Was it because Haccid was chained for too long? Soo Hyuk cast two more heals on Haccid, but Haccid still couldnât move his legs naturally.
âHeal.â
Soo Hyuk cast Heal once more.
A white glow covered Haccidâs body once again, and Haccid made a relaxed expression. After the light disappeared, Haccid stood up and moved around to check his body.
âI think Iâd be able to move around by myself now.â
âThe effects of Heal seem to be better than I thought.â
In the usersâ perspective, Heal only recovers health, but it has a much more significant effect on NPCs.
âLetâs go.â
Soo Hyuk brought Haccid out of the prison chamber and went back to the first floor.
Soo Hyuk checked around the mansion before he left, and once he left the main door, a notification popped up.
[Quest âKidnapped Haccidâ has been completed.]
âI wonder what the rewards will be.â
The rewards for this quest were question marks.
âSince it doesnât seem to be automatically given, I probably need to receive it from someone.â
That was the only notification, so it was not a quest that was rewarded automatically. That means Soo Hyuk had to receive the reward directly from Haccid.
Soo Hyuk turned around to check Haccid. Although he was walking fine, he seemed to be struggling a bit.
Looking at Haccidâs condition, Soo Hyuk did not expect to receive the reward right now, and he felt perplexed to bring up the topic.
âExcuse me, Soo Hyuk.â
âYes?â
âMay I ask where we are headed?â
Soo Hyuk replied Haccidâs question with a smile,
âTo where Romian is.â
***
Ross, who warped back to Parville Merchantsâ Corps, stood still after arrival. He just stood there looking ahead.
âThis is impossible.â
The Red Wolves were assaulted, and a magician named Garrett was involved, but Ross didnât expect Garrett to have done that all by himself. A squad of red wolves couldnât be beaten by one magician. Thatâs why he led Garrett to the prison; to capture him.
But Garret turned out to be much stronger than he anticipated. His casting speed and magical power were on a completely different level than the magicians he knew.
âGarrettâŚâ
Ross mumbled Garrettâs name, and once he regained his composure, he walked out of the magic circle.
Ross headed straight towards Raidenâs room. Raiden was the head of the family leading Parville Merchantsâ Corps and also the boss of the corps.
âCommander, is that you?â
On his way to Raidenâs room, Ross met a man with a giant figure.
âVice Commander.â
Ross was talking to the vice commander of the red wolves, Kerom.
Kerom checked his surroundings to see whether anyone was present, and then asked,
âHave you already finished what you left to do?â
Kerom also didnât know what Ross left to do exactly, but he knew it wasnât for training.
Ross didnât reply to Keromâs question, What could he say in this situation? Instead, he let out a wry smile.
ââŚ?â
Kerom made a perplexed expression after seeing Rossâ smile.
âGather the members in the corps for me⌠All of them.â
âExcuse me? Everyone?â
Ross nodded his head.
âI have something important to say.â
Although he had others to tell what happened, he had to tell the remaining red wolves first.
âI understand.â
Ross passed Kerom and continued his way to Raidenâs room.
After a few steps, Ross arrived in front of Raidenâs room and stopped.
âMaster!â
In front of the door stood the chief butler, Casillas. Seeing him there, Ross knew Raiden was inside the room.
âDid you finish your training already?â asked Casillas.
âIâve come to see my older brotherâŚâ
Ross couldnât reply to Casillasâ question. Training wasnât their main goal. Even if it wasnât, if he had achieved his original goal, he would have answered right away, but he failed utterly.
âHmmâŚâ
The chief butler wasnât a position anyone could get. Noticing that Ross avoided answering his question, Casillas realized something undesirable has happened.
âIâm sorry, but there is a guest in the room at the moment.â
âA guest?â
Casillas blocked Ross, who was trying to head in.
âYes. They are discussing an important matter. Master has ordered me to prevent anyone from entering. Anyone, no matter what reason.â
âWho the hell cameâŚâ
Ross frowned as he mumbled. He was wondering who came for Raiden to order that.
âCan you tell me who it is?â
âI am sorry.â
Casillas shook his head.
âIt seems the guest is really someone important.â
Ross had a higher identity than Parville Merchantsâ Corpsâ armed groupâs commander; It was the brother of Raiden, the Merchantsâ Corpâs boss.
Ross had a high position with the identities of the commander and the brother of the boss. But even yet, Casillas did not tell him who came, so it had to be a really important person.
âI wonder who it is.â
Ross was even more curious. What kind of guest did it have to be?
âIt was also my first time Iâve met this person.â
Ross was surprised at Casillasâ words.
âEven you, the chief butler, has never seen the person?â
The guest was someone even Ross couldnât go in and disturb. Ross thought the chief butler should know someone important as that.
âYes, that is so.â
Casillas nodded.
Ross was lost for words. He kept his mouth shut and thought while staring at the door.
âFor real, though, who is it?â
Since Casillas doesnât know, the guest isnât a royalty or noble. It wasnât possible for Casillas to not know a royalty or noble.
âAre you planning to wait here?â Casillas asked Ross.
âYes, I have an urgent matter.â
Ross nodded. He was planning to wait, and above all, he was curious to know who would come out of the room.
A few moments later, the door opened.
Ross saw a man coming out of the door while wondering who would the important guest be and what they would be talking about.
ââŚâ
But the person who came out was someone he knew.
âBrother?â
It was Raiden.
âRoss?â
Raiden was surprised to see Ross.
âWhat are you here for? Are you already done with your work?â
âAbout thatâŚâ
âHmm, come inside. We will continue the talk inside.â
Through Rossâs response, Raiden roughly grasped what happened and headed back inside with Ross following in.
âWhat?â
After getting inside, Ross scanned the room and was surprised to see no one there.
âWhy is no one in here?â
Raiden came out of the door, which means the guest hasnât left yet. Thus, the guest should still be in the room, but no one else was in the room.
âThere should be someone in hereâŚâ
Casillas said there was a guest in the room, and there was no chance that Casillas made a mistake.
âBrother.â
Ross sat at the opposite side of Raiden and asked.
âI heard you had a guest.â
â⌠Youâve heard from the chief butler, havenât you?â
âYes.â
âYou will know one day. For now, keep your curiosity in place.â
Hearing this, Ross decided to let it go. If Ross continued to show his interest in the guest, Raiden would have told him, but that would bother Raiden. He wasnât curious to the point to bother Raiden just to figure out who it was.
âOkay, sure.â
Ross answered and immediately let go of his curiosity. Hearing Rossâ answer, Raiden made a satisfied smile and said
âAlright then, letâs talk. What happened, and why did you come back so early?â
Raiden was also one of the people who knew Rossâs real goal. No matter how secretly Ross wanted to move, he couldnât keep it a secret to Raiden.
Raiden was the absolute authority of Parville Merchantsâ Corps. Ross didnât want to be misunderstood by the highest authority in the corps.
âIâve failed,â said Ross with a depressed face.
âIâve lost all the red wolves I brought with me.â
âWhat?â
Raiden was surprised by Rossâs words. Even though he only took new recruits, how could he lose them all?
âWhat in the world happened?â
âThere was a guy, no, it was a group of people who were after the treasures.â
Ross thought about Garrett. Garrett was strong for sure, but he didnât think Garrett was strong enough to defeat all of the red wolves. So he assumed Garrett had others with him.
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âWell, thatâs normal. They are the treasures of the great thief Kelta.â Raiden nodded his head to show it was understandable.
âAnd do you know where this group belongs to?â
âFor now, I only know there was a magician named Garrett.â
âGarrett?â
âYes, Iâve sent Carten, so more information will come shortly.â