A little while later.
After Loton, who had been spouting insults about Lartania, was dragged away by other knights.
“Whew-”
A low sigh escaped the Emperor of the Empire as the question from a knight assisting her reached her ears.
“Are you not planning to visit Lartania?”
“Lartania, you say.”
The Emperor muttered with a peculiar expression, absentmindedly stroking her chin.
For a while, she pondered sothing seriously, her expression inscrutable, making it impossible to discern her thoughts, before she finally replied.
“I’m not planning to visit, and I won’t summon them either.”
“…Is that so?”
The knight responded in a tone that suggested he didn’t fully understand, and the Emperor replied,
“Yes, there’s no point in visiting an ally who doesn’t need help. Besides, we’re not really in a position to help right now anyway.”
The knight nodded firmly, as if he instantly understood her intent.
Indeed, as she said, the Empire wasn’t in a position to help anyone at the mont.
“I have misspoken.”
The Emperor briefly looked at the knight who had bowed his head.
“…I hope our ally continues to grow well.”
She murmured softly, her peculiar expression replaced by a gentle smile.
Even after explaining the dangers of the Hamr of Enhancent and its absurdly low success rate to Shadra, who still refused to give up, Kim Hyunwoo reluctantly handed her the Hamr. He realized that the heroes within the territory needed so education about the Hamr, so he gathered them.
Thus, five heroes stood before Kim Hyunwoo.
Elena, Lani, Shadra, River, Mila.
But as soon as he saw the five heroes, Kim Hyunwoo quickly figured out which ones needed to be educated about the Hamr of Enhancent.
First, he sent Lani back, who, with a bit of cream on her cheek as if she had been making cream buns, tilted her head in confusion, not knowing why she had been summoned.
Likewise, he sent River back, who also seed unsure why she had been called, though her eyes showed a subtle mix of curiosity and expectation.
That left three.
“…I’m here to talk about the Hamr of Enhancent…”
As soon as Kim Hyunwoo began speaking, the heroes imdiately reacted.
Elena subtly averted her gaze and began fiddling with her pigtails nervously.
Shadra, who had been begging to buy the Hamr of Enhancent just monts ago, now wore a sullen expression.
Mila, who had fully taken on the role of rcenary Guild branch leader and was still diligently training the soldiers, looked embarrassed for a mont, then quickly cleared her throat and corrected her expression. Ꞧã
“…Is there anyone here who hasn’t bought the Hamr of Enhancent?”
Kim Hyunwoo asked cautiously.
As expected, no one spoke up, and Kim Hyunwoo began his explanation.
He talked about the appallingly low success rate of the Hamr of Enhancent and how enhancent could be a fleeting dream.
“But, it…does make you stronger, right?”
As soon as Elena asked this after his explanation, Kim Hyunwoo nodded.
“That’s right. Just to be clear, I’m not calling you out or trying to criticize you for this.”
From Kim Hyunwoo’s perspective, there was no reason to stop the heroes from using their own ans to enhance their combat power.
Nevertheless, Kim Hyunwoo had gathered the heroes to at least make sure they understood the minimal chances of success with the Hamr of Enhancent.
Additionally.
“From now on, if you want to buy the Hamr of Enhancent, co talk to . I’ll give it to the heroes of Lartania at cost.”
Even Kim Hyunwoo had no intention of overcharging the heroes of Lartania, so he made this announcent.
“Then I’ll take ten thousand right away-!”
“But the limit is one thousand per person. Maybe more if production increases, but not for now.”
Kim Hyunwoo ended his speech, curbing Shadra’s enthusiasm.
And about two weeks after Kim Hyunwoo had dealt with the Hamr of Enhancent situation.
A ★★★ hero, 'Golden Witch' has entered the territory.
[The Tienus rchant Group has arrived in the territory!]
Adria had arrived in the territory.
About an hour after the notification window appeared before Kim Hyunwoo, he t Adria, who ca to his office holding two wooden boxes.
“It’s been a while.”
“Indeed. I wanted to stop by earlier, but it took longer than expected to procure the items you requested.”
Adria said this as she handed the two wooden boxes to Kim Hyunwoo.
“This is-”
“It’s the items you ntioned. Yggdrasil’s Branch and Eldra’s Warmth.”
At her words, Kim Hyunwoo nodded in gratitude to Adria and then carefully opened the box.
Yggdrasil's Branch
Grade: ??
¤ A branch from Yggdrasil, known as the World Tree
¤ While the Continent does not have a World Tree, branches like these can occasionally be obtained from monsters that cross over from other worlds
Eldra's Warmth
Grade: ??
¤ A crystal containing the warmth of Eldra, a being from another world
¤ The crystal continuously emits a faint warmth and will remain intact unless subjected to a special process
A notification window appeared as soon as the box was opened.
Kim Hyunwoo read the notification and, after confirming the presence of the ornate branch and small gemstone, closed the box and spoke.
“These were hard to get, so thank you for obtaining them so quickly.”
“Don’t ntion it. Besides, I’ll be charging the full price-”
Adria said this with a bright smile, and Kim Hyunwoo nodded as if it was only natural.
“Of course. I’ll definitely pay, so just let know the amount.”
After hearing the price from Adria, Kim Hyunwoo decided to pay it without any haggling and soon engaged in so light conversation with her.
“By the way, where exactly do you plan to use these items you acquired?”
This conversation arose during their chat.
“You an the branch and the crystal?”
“Yes, last ti I heard you were going to use them to break a curse, but as far as I know, neither of these materials are directly related to curses.”
Adria said this with a slight laugh, asking if she had delved too deeply, but Kim Hyunwoo waved his hand dismissively.
“No, since you acquired the items for , I can at least tell you this much.”
He explained what kind of curse he intended to break with the materials he had acquired.
“So, it’s a curse related to…love, is that right?”
“That’s right. I didn’t know either, but they told I had such a curse.”
“Is there really such a curse?”
“I’m not sure about the details either, but it seems like it exists. In fact, I’ve definitely felt it a few tis recently.”
As Kim Hyunwoo spoke, Adria seed about to make a serious expression, but then she realized sothing and nodded several tis as she spoke.
“Indeed…that makes sense.”
“Sorry?”
“Oh, no, I just thought of sothing suddenly.”
Adria said this with a sowhat awkward laugh and then asked.
“My Lord, when do you plan to break that curse?”
“…Well, since I’ve gathered all the materials, I plan to try breaking it today. There’s no reason to delay now that everything’s ready.”
“I see…today, huh…”
At Kim Hyunwoo’s words, Adria nodded with a aningful expression.
At that mont.
“…!”
Giral, who had been eavesdropping as usual from outside Lartania’s hill, couldn’t help but widen his eyes in shock at the ntion of a curse he was hearing about for the first ti.
Until now, whenever he t with rchants, a barrier had always been erected to prevent anyone outside from knowing what was going on inside, so this was truly the first ti he was hearing such information.
Stunned by the revelation, Giral imdiately started running towards where the Red Eyes were to deliver this news.
So ti ago.
“…!”
Since that incident with Giral, she had beco very awkward around him and had been watching the Lord of Lartania’s castle from a completely different location, when suddenly, Loriel’s blank expression shifted.
‘Wait, if that’s the case-!’
She quickly realized sothing.
She realized that her Master, who had been depressed and staring blankly at the ground ever since that day, now had a new opportunity.
So, without hesitation, she left the area.
When no one was left on the hill overlooking Lartania.
In what was once the Norba Kingdom – now just a grueso barrier, no longer worthy of being called a kingdom.
“Finally-”
The Hero King, having endured terrible pain and consud all the barriers, began to move towards Lartania territory with determined eyes.
,
A little while later.
After Loton, who had been spouting insults about Lartania, was dragged away by other knights.
“Whew-”
A low sigh escaped the Emperor of the Empire as the question from a knight assisting her reached her ears.
“Are you not planning to visit Lartania?”
“Lartania, you say.”
The Emperor muttered with a peculiar expression, absentmindedly stroking her chin.
For a while, she pondered sothing seriously, her expression inscrutable, making it impossible to discern her thoughts, before she finally replied.
“I’m not planning to visit, and I won’t summon them either.”
“…Is that so?”
The knight responded in a tone that suggested he didn’t fully understand, and the Emperor replied,
“Yes, there’s no point in visiting an ally who doesn’t need help. Besides, we’re not really in a position to help right now anyway.”
The knight nodded firmly, as if he instantly understood her intent.
Indeed, as she said, the Empire wasn’t in a position to help anyone at the mont.
“I have misspoken.”
The Emperor briefly looked at the knight who had bowed his head.
“…I hope our ally continues to grow well.”
She murmured softly, her peculiar expression replaced by a gentle smile.
Even after explaining the dangers of the Hamr of Enhancent and its absurdly low success rate to Shadra, who still refused to give up, Kim Hyunwoo reluctantly handed her the Hamr. He realized that the heroes within the territory needed so education about the Hamr, so he gathered them.
Thus, five heroes stood before Kim Hyunwoo.
Elena, Lani, Shadra, River, Mila.
But as soon as he saw the five heroes, Kim Hyunwoo quickly figured out which ones needed to be educated about the Hamr of Enhancent.
First, he sent Lani back, who, with a bit of cream on her cheek as if she had been making cream buns, tilted her head in confusion, not knowing why she had been summoned.
Likewise, he sent River back, who also seed unsure why she had been called, though her eyes showed a subtle mix of curiosity and expectation.
That left three.
“…I’m here to talk about the Hamr of Enhancent…”
As soon as Kim Hyunwoo began speaking, the heroes imdiately reacted.
Elena subtly averted her gaze and began fiddling with her pigtails nervously.
Shadra, who had been begging to buy the Hamr of Enhancent just monts ago, now wore a sullen expression.
Mila, who had fully taken on the role of rcenary Guild branch leader and was still diligently training the soldiers, looked embarrassed for a mont, then quickly cleared her throat and corrected her expression.
“…Is there anyone here who hasn’t bought the Hamr of Enhancent?”
Kim Hyunwoo asked cautiously.
As expected, no one spoke up, and Kim Hyunwoo began his explanation.
He talked about the appallingly low success rate of the Hamr of Enhancent and how enhancent could be a fleeting dream.
“But, it…does make you stronger, right?”
As soon as Elena asked this after his explanation, Kim Hyunwoo nodded.
“That’s right. Just to be clear, I’m not calling you out or trying to criticize you for this.”
From Kim Hyunwoo’s perspective, there was no reason to stop the heroes from using their own ans to enhance their combat power.
Nevertheless, Kim Hyunwoo had gathered the heroes to at least make sure they understood the minimal chances of success with the Hamr of Enhancent.
Additionally.
“From now on, if you want to buy the Hamr of Enhancent, co talk to . I’ll give it to the heroes of Lartania at cost.”
Even Kim Hyunwoo had no intention of overcharging the heroes of Lartania, so he made this announcent.
“Then I’ll take ten thousand right away-!”
“But the limit is one thousand per person. Maybe more if production increases, but not for now.”
Kim Hyunwoo ended his speech, curbing Shadra’s enthusiasm.
And about two weeks after Kim Hyunwoo had dealt with the Hamr of Enhancent situation.
A ★★★ hero, 'Golden Witch' has entered the territory.
[The Tienus rchant Group has arrived in the territory!]
Adria had arrived in the territory.
About an hour after the notification window appeared before Kim Hyunwoo, he t Adria, who ca to his office holding two wooden boxes.
“It’s been a while.”
“Indeed. I wanted to stop by earlier, but it took longer than expected to procure the items you requested.”
Adria said this as she handed the two wooden boxes to Kim Hyunwoo.
“This is-”
“It’s the items you ntioned. Yggdrasil’s Branch and Eldra’s Warmth.”
At her words, Kim Hyunwoo nodded in gratitude to Adria and then carefully opened the box.
Yggdrasil's Branch
Grade: ??
¤ A branch from Yggdrasil, known as the World Tree
¤ While the Continent does not have a World Tree, branches like these can occasionally be obtained from monsters that cross over from other worlds
Eldra's Warmth
Grade: ??
¤ A crystal containing the warmth of Eldra, a being from another world
¤ The crystal continuously emits a faint warmth and will remain intact unless subjected to a special process
A notification window appeared as soon as the box was opened.
Kim Hyunwoo read the notification and, after confirming the presence of the ornate branch and small gemstone, closed the box and spoke.
“These were hard to get, so thank you for obtaining them so quickly.”
“Don’t ntion it. Besides, I’ll be charging the full price-”
Adria said this with a bright smile, and Kim Hyunwoo nodded as if it was only natural.
“Of course. I’ll definitely pay, so just let know the amount.”
After hearing the price from Adria, Kim Hyunwoo decided to pay it without any haggling and soon engaged in so light conversation with her.
“By the way, where exactly do you plan to use these items you acquired?”
This conversation arose during their chat.
“You an the branch and the crystal?”
“Yes, last ti I heard you were going to use them to break a curse, but as far as I know, neither of these materials are directly related to curses.”
Adria said this with a slight laugh, asking if she had delved too deeply, but Kim Hyunwoo waved his hand dismissively.
“No, since you acquired the items for , I can at least tell you this much.”
He explained what kind of curse he intended to break with the materials he had acquired.
“So, it’s a curse related to…love, is that right?”
“That’s right. I didn’t know either, but they told I had such a curse.”
“Is there really such a curse?”
“I’m not sure about the details either, but it seems like it exists. In fact, I’ve definitely felt it a few tis recently.”
As Kim Hyunwoo spoke, Adria seed about to make a serious expression, but then she realized sothing and nodded several tis as she spoke.
“Indeed…that makes sense.”
“Sorry?”
“Oh, no, I just thought of sothing suddenly.”
Adria said this with a sowhat awkward laugh and then asked.
“My Lord, when do you plan to break that curse?”
“…Well, since I’ve gathered all the materials, I plan to try breaking it today. There’s no reason to delay now that everything’s ready.”
“I see…today, huh…”
At Kim Hyunwoo’s words, Adria nodded with a aningful expression.
At that mont.
“…!”
Giral, who had been eavesdropping as usual from outside Lartania’s hill, couldn’t help but widen his eyes in shock at the ntion of a curse he was hearing about for the first ti.
Until now, whenever he t with rchants, a barrier had always been erected to prevent anyone outside from knowing what was going on inside, so this was truly the first ti he was hearing such information.
Stunned by the revelation, Giral imdiately started running towards where the Red Eyes were to deliver this news.
So ti ago.
“…!”
Since that incident with Giral, she had beco very awkward around him and had been watching the Lord of Lartania’s castle from a completely different location, when suddenly, Loriel’s blank expression shifted.
‘Wait, if that’s the case-!’
She quickly realized sothing.
She realized that her Master, who had been depressed and staring blankly at the ground ever since that day, now had a new opportunity.
So, without hesitation, she left the area.
When no one was left on the hill overlooking Lartania.
In what was once the Norba Kingdom – now just a grueso barrier, no longer worthy of being called a kingdom.
“Finally-”
The Hero King, having endured terrible pain and consud all the barriers, began to move towards Lartania territory with determined eyes.
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