ALL NOVEL chapter 7
7 – Lucia
Ever since the day Edwin showed the application, more and more applications have flowed into the palace.
In case the former warriors party would apply like last time, Edwin gave the selected applications after checking more carefully in the first round, but
I didn’t even look at it.
There was no guarantee that the new warrior party would not use me and throw it away like the former warrior party did.
Above all, I didn’t have the confidence to trust them.
Edwin was not necessarily such a bad person and he tried to convince me over and over again,
This isn’t just a problem for me, it was a problem for those who wanted to join the warrior party.
If you look at the applications, most of them were descendants of aristocratic families or royalty…
Right.. Honor.. Fame and career..
Basically, when a party of warriors becomes a hero, they are called heroes, unlike their names.
No matter what kingdom, empire, or race, to them, a party of warriors was like a hero who saved the world.
In the case of nobles who valued honor and gained a title through achievement, it was also worth risking their lives to join the warriors’ party.
Saint Emilia also defeated the demon king with a party of warriors, and with the reputation she gained there, she was able to become the crown prince’s wife and the next empress.
The wizard and princess Lydia had a commoner mother while her father was an emperor, so her warrior party was very important to her, even for her poor background.
By becoming a party of warriors and defeating the demon king, she was able to gain enough fame to change her origin, and thanks to that, she was able to marry the king of Jeremiah, a neighboring kingdom.
Finally, the elf Illuen…
Due to the nature of the elves, who traditionally choose only queens, as a princess, what she needed was the honor of her warrior party.
Even though she too lacks skills for her elves, she gave false love and allowed her body to somehow survive the warrior party, but it seemed that she hadn’t ascended to the position of queen yet.
Since all of the former party members have the same characteristics…
In order to cover their status and skills, like the women of the red light district, they gave false love and gave their bodies, and gained real benefits from it…
Since the warrior party itself was structured like that, I had no confidence in running this party.
“What? You want to become an adventurer?”
“Yes.”
When I explained my reasoning to Edwin, he looked at me with a puzzled face.
“No, what kind of adventurer are you all of a sudden…? Surely it doesn’t mean that we are going to catch the demon king with an adventurer’s party right now?”
“Anyway, you know very well that all the specs written on the application form for the warrior party are lies.”
“No matter how much…”
Edwin, who was about to say something, suddenly remembered the former warrior party and sat back down quietly.
Because they, former warriors, had completely different skills from the specifications in the application form…
“It doesn’t mean that I will continue to be an adventurer. At least my party members want to be selected after seeing their personality and skills. So, for the time being, I will be working privately.”
“Hmm…”
Perhaps this is a difficult request for Edwin.
In a situation like this where the Demon King’s army is disturbing the world, there were things that had to be shown to neighboring countries, but
Internally, it was more important to announce the activities of the warriors so that the people could feel at ease.
“What.. Okay. Do what is comfortable for you.”
“Thank you.”
“Thank you, I’m grateful that you said you would save a party member.”
I was thinking of fighting alone without a party last night,
After Edwin persistently asked for a favor mixed with threats, we finally decided to select a party member.
Of course…
Because I knew better than anyone that I needed a party myself…
“By the way, among the adventurers, are there any skilled enough to join the hero’s party?”
As Edwin said…
It is highly unlikely that adventurers who hunt monsters for a living received systematic education like the children of noble families.
However,
Due to the nature of the application form for the warrior party, which is mainly applied by nobles and royalty, there must be some talented people who could not apply due to family circumstances or class.
And even if they had the same skills, they couldn’t ignore the practical experience they’ve accumulated over the years as adventurers…
A typical example was the case of Illuen, an elf who was one of the former warrior party members.
When she first joined her party of warriors and entered the dungeon, she unknowingly drank stagnant water. Due to her upset stomach, the entire party had to wait in the dungeon for three days.
Is that all?
When she went to look for an artifact in the snowy mountains, the princess Lydia, who was surprised to see the monster Yeti appeared, threw her magic and caused an avalanche, and she almost died and came back to life…
Smart!
It was while Edwin and I were talking about the new warrior party.
“Your Majesty! It’s a big deal!”
“What’s going on?”
“This is the news that the Horon Kingdom has been invaded by the Demon King’s Army!”
“What!?”
It was an adjacent country to the south of the Kingdom of Argen, and quite close to the center of the continent where the demon army appeared.
“Currently, an official request for support has been received from our kingdom, and all adventurer guilds in neighboring countries are in a state of emergency request.”
It was a request for support from the kingdom of Argen, but it was actually a request to send a warrior.
“The hero is going into private activities from today. Therefore, tell them that they will send reinforcements in their country.”
“Yes! Your majesty.”
I’m sure the demon lord knows that I’ll be here.
Even so, invading Horon was like a challenge to me…
“Kalos, what are you going to do?”
“First of all, I have to participate as an adventurer. I’ll tell Horon Kingdom well when this job is over so I don’t have any diplomatic problems.”
Perhaps it would be embarrassing for Edwin.
Just yesterday, there was extensive publicity that the hero was in the kingdom of Argen.
If I said that I couldn’t apply because of my non-public activities, it wouldn’t make sense.
“Don’t worry about politics or diplomacy, take care of yourself and yourselves.”
Edwin came up to me as if nothing was wrong, gave him a few pats on the shoulder, and left the drawing room.
I also had to go back to my room to prepare for departure to Horon Kingdom.
*****
“Wow…”
All adventurers from not only the kingdom but also neighboring countries flocked to Lexen Territory, located in the southern part of Horon Kingdom.
The adventurer’s guild in the Lexen Territory was crowded with adventurers.
“I… I’m trying to find a spare party seat…”
The adventurers guild’s reception desk was also crowded with adventurers looking for a party.
As the monsters flocking to the Demon King’s Army attack in groups, the adventurers also formed a party and decided to fight against them.
“Your name?”
“Lucia.”
“Are you an elf?”
“Ah.. No. I am a half elf.”
“Then you must be an archer. Let’s just stay…”
“Ah… No! I am a spirit sergeant!”
“Yes?”
Her teller asked her again after she said that she was an elemental magician, and Lucia repeated the same thing to her again.
“I am a spirit sergeant.”
“Hmm… let’s just stay…”
The teller was scratching his head with the hand holding his pen and sighing in agony…
Because no party needs a Elementalist.
In the first place, Elementalists have too many overlapping positions with wizards, and while wizards help the party by spreading various magics with various attributes,
As elementals have only one attribute and cannot use simple healing magic like wizards,
Everyone preferred magicians rather than spiritists.
“There are few parties that want a Elementalist. Could you please wait a bit?”
“Yes…”
The teller went somewhere with a book with a list of parties and was talking to a man who appeared to be a prosecutor.
After a while, she returned with the man to the window.
“Hello here. This is the party leader Lucia-sama will enter.”
“Ah.. Hello!”
Lucia bowed to the party leader, the swordsman, who had accepted her as an elemental sage, and he scratched the back of his head shyly and greeted the same way.
“Hello. My name is Carl, the leader.”
“My name is Lucia!”
“The rest of the party is gathered at the inn across the street. Shall we go there?”
“Yes!!”
Looking at the clothes he was wearing or the shabby leather armor, he looked like an ordinary adventurer, but when he looked at his actions and walking posture, Lucia kept staring in awe at the figure of the sword walking confidently like a knight of a kingdom.
“Why? What did you put on my face?”
“Oh no!”
It’s because she doesn’t receive well at parties. She has been working as an adventurer for a long time and has met many people.
She had never met anyone like Carl.
Unlike normal adventurers, speaking in an archaic way of speaking that is not crude or crude, Lucia had a strange feeling for her sword.
She didn’t know exactly whether she was just curious or she was attached.
“Ah! There he is.”
Karl waved to a man and a woman who appeared to be members of the same party, and guided Lucia.
Lucia had to keep her senses alert and nervous about the reactions of her party members who saw her as a Elementalist.
“Hello. Lucia, who became a new party member starting today.”
“Hello.”
They were saying hello, but their eyes were staring at the new party member’s attire.
I was making all sorts of guesses, starting with the outfit, to find out just what her job was.
“Ah… Hello.. My name is Lucia. Her job is a psychic.”
“…..”
“…..”
The reaction of the two party members…
Karl didn’t seem to know much about why they did it, but Lucia could guess why the two of them did it.
“Hey.. Carl? Can I talk to you for a second?”
“Yes.”
The two approached Carl, not Lucia, and she took him and disappeared somewhere.
Lucia must have been in this situation often, she sat down with her face as if nothing was wrong without even panicking, and she was waiting for them to return.