I’m Not That Kind of Talent - Chapter 62

62. Sweeping (1)

“The Count said so?”

“yes.”

“Okay, good job. You can leave now.”

Remember sat down, hiding his rapidly racing mind with his usual expression.

He was trying to convey through himself something that could have been conveyed directly to the Knights or Lord Lien.

Remember is a capable butler and his master is a hero of the empire. He could immediately tell what Honorary Count Hart was giving instructions.

There’s no way someone who went through war would spread the word through such an inefficient method for no reason.

So, his respected master is telling him to watch over a man named Dan.

‘There’s no way we’d let an outsider stay without any reason.’

This is probably to keep a close watch on suspected enemies.

There is sufficient evidence. At first glance, the saying ‘Teach only swordsmanship’ may seem like a worry that members of the Murderous Knights might try to drug Dan, but if you dig deeper, it can be interpreted to mean not to teach anything more than swordsmanship.

In other words, it could be an enemy, so be cautious.

‘As the hero’s butler, I should make sure the owner doesn’t waste his attention on places like this.’

That is the duty of a deacon.

The old butler, who looked extremely ordinary, slowly stood up.

***

“So… to be more precise, you want to become stronger in a short period of time? It’s not that you want to learn swordsmanship.”

“yes.”

“Then we’re perfect. We’re lucky. If it were any other knightly order, it wouldn’t have been possible.”

General knights learn ‘swordsmanship’ through systematic training and education. That’s why those who pick up the sword late are unable to become as strong as they intended.

Cleter, who was sitting on a tree stump in a corner of the gym, tapped the seat next to me. As he watched Dan obediently approach him, he spoke slowly.

“Do you know about our knights?”

“The Order of the Murderous Knights… A very strong order…”

“They know how to flatter children. Well, we are famous. It is true that we are somewhat strong. Then, most of us are ordinary people who were forcibly conscripted, and even from the poor. What is it?”

“I… didn’t know that.”

“Really? This is a pretty famous story. You might not know it. Anyway, what I want to say is this. We were ordinary people at first who didn’t know anything. And it was too late for adults to learn the sword.”

“That’s right! See that guy over there in particular? He’s 46 years old this year. He was 36 when he was drafted!”

“…Milan….”

Kletter wiped his face. For some reason, this guy said he was quiet, but it looks like he won’t last long.

I thought about kicking him out for a moment, but it was obvious that it would only make it louder and stickier, so I gave up and looked back at Dan. Milan’s words must have impressed him, as he muttered quietly, ‘Forty-six…’

“So…”

“…How.”

“huh?”

“How did you become so strong?”

“Well… actually, there’s no reason.”

Cleter slowly spoke, sitting back and looking into space as if reminiscing about the past. No, I tried to spit it out.

If it weren’t for Milan who intervened first.

“First of all, all the weak ones were defeated during the war.”

“Milan!”

“Why? That’s right.”

At first, they stood at the forefront as meat shields. Although there were words and instructions from Deon Hardt, who was the captain at the time, all those who could not abandon their humanity and did not follow his instructions eventually died.

Of course, Cleter didn’t mean to say this either. I was just trying to make things a little more mellow, but I never thought this bastard would attack a player.

He took a deep breath and started listing the rest of the reasons with an expression of giving up.

“And that’s because after the war, those who had a place to return to left. Don’t you think that number is small for a knighthood that was once a ‘unit’? The only people left here now are those who are not afraid of death.”

People who have a place to return to and something to protect will take care of themselves. They say there was only one way out on the battlefield and that I had no choice but to pretend I wasn’t afraid of death, but there was no need to do that now that everything was over.

Therefore, those who had regrets about life naturally left the Order and returned to their daily lives.

Of course, there were many who returned because they could not overcome the aftereffects of the war, but the reason for the majority of those who returned was simply because they had ‘no longer had a place to return to or anything to protect’ in the long period of eight years.

Now that I think about it, it’s funny.

During the war, I was shaking so much because I was afraid of dying, but now I am shaking like this because I want to die.

‘Well, let’s say it’s different because it was because he said he would never die during the war even if he actually died.’

Cleter’s face, which had been laughing while thinking that, hardened for a moment.

I said I was anxious from the beginning, but Milan, this damn bastard—

“And the last reason is because we are wimps.”

“…A drug addict?”

“Yes, I may have said it in a grandiose way, but in the end, we are half-penny who cannot properly kill a person without medicine. In that sense…” “

…?”

“Do you want to try one?”

“Milan!!”

There was no need to shout.

Almost at the same time as Cleter raised his voice, he shouted! Milan fell into the distance with a cheerful sound. The person occupying the spot where he originally stood is none other than general manager Lien Reiner.

Instead of saying something, she trudged up to Milan, stepped on his chest, and looked down at him with cold eyes.

Soon, a cold voice flowed from between open lips.

“I never thought you would actually recommend medicine. Are you crazy?”

“Ouch, ouch… I’m sick, leader. I’m dying…! Kahak!”

“It’s the leader, not the leader.”

“Everyone, Captain! Captain!”

“okay.”

“I’m dying!”

Tsk, Lien clicked his tongue and slowly bit his foot. Milan, who was coughing and breathing heavily as if he had been waiting for her, looked at her as if it was too much.

In the meantime, the body that was lying down was steadily being raised to avoid being stepped on again.

At that cute yet scandalous behavior, Lien snorted once and looked away. It wouldn’t be a bad idea to educate that irreverent bastard a little more, but now she had a clear purpose for coming here.

And I don’t have to say anything now…

“Cleter.”

“Yes, Captain.”

“Get ready.”

“Ah…! Yep!”

“Now, wait a minute! Captain! No, Captain! Aren’t you picking someone to go on a mission? But why is he the only one…?! I’m bored too!”

As expected, I thought I would ask. Lien chuckled at the expected question.

She responded kindly with a sly look on her face, with a bit of cheerfulness and exhilaration, as if she had been waiting.

“Because the lord told me to select 10 ‘normal’ people.”

“Ah… damn it!”

There will be no rebuttal again.

Lien couldn’t hide his absurdity and burst into laughter, but then his expression changed and he looked at a nearby tree.

I’ve been confused since I arrived here, but now I know for sure.

“Please come out.”

There was no answer, but she was still confident. A business-like voice continued without any pitch.

“How long did you plan to just watch? The person you personally brought almost took the medicine, but you stayed silent.”

“…What power does an old man have to stop the young men? And before I could stop him, didn’t Lord Lien stop him first?”

Clutter took a deep breath. Milan also seemed surprised and said, ‘Huh? ‘Huh?’ I made a dumb sound.

Still, since they had suffered on the battlefield for eight years, they were well-versed in detecting signs, but they did not notice anything at all.

I always thought he was not an ordinary butler, but I never thought he would be like this….

Lien, who completely ignored the reactions of his subordinates, opened his mouth to Remember.

“What brings you here?”

“I came to deliver a message from the Count. One…”

She noticed Remember’s gaze and spoke to the members.

“Take Dan and leave the place for a while.”

***

“Sorry, I’m late.”

“it’s okay.”

Okay, so I was only a few minutes late.

Lien came to visit me shortly after I finished my cup of tea.

There wasn’t a clear time given in the first place, and I drank my tea quickly, so it can’t be said that it was particularly late, but that doesn’t seem to be the case from Lien’s perspective.

“I’m really sorry. What can I say…” “It

‘s really okay. There must have been a reason. For example, I was told to teach swordsmanship, and there was an article who recommended medicine first, so I gave him a little training…” “Oh, how did you do that

? …!”

What was it real? I took a picture?!

By the way, if it’s late for that reason, it’s not something to apologize for. Rather, you should be praised.

“Good job.”

“yes?”

“Did Dan take his medicine?”

“no.”

“Then you did very well.”

Lien prevented another crazy person from appearing in the world!

I contributed to peace on the continent, but it was too late. I emphasized it again with sincerity. Well done.

“Then let’s go now.”

I turned my gaze and scanned the faces of those standing in front of me. Mad Dogs, Lien, and Shaman Lan.

Well, it seems like no one is missing. But the number seems a bit high.

It is said that slums have little influx of new people. That’s how familiar each other’s faces are, so when a new person comes in, they will recognize it right away.

It might be just one or two people, but if new faces suddenly flock to a place like that, wouldn’t the news quickly spread there?

“…I guess we’ll have to split up and go…”

“It’s a hassle to avoid getting caught, but I think it’s safer to group them in groups of two or three.”

I agree. Those three are a bit dangerous too. Wouldn’t the two of you be safe?

But the problem is….

“Who doesn’t know the geography of this place?”

“….”

“….”

There was no answer.

what? There’s no way you couldn’t hear me. Is there really no one who doesn’t know?

Oh, that’s ridiculous….

“Nothing.”

“…hmm?”

“We are all from around here….”

“Considering the circumstances, we only recruited people from the poor in this area.”

A proud voice overlapped the voice calmly laying out the facts.

As expected, Lien. He’s competent. I have a lot of talented people.

‘I wish I didn’t have to go to that Injae-bok Demon World…’

I quickly dismissed the sad thought and nodded roughly.

“Then the knights pair up and take different routes. The gathering place is near Salvation Bridge. If you don’t know the location, ask Lord Lien and gather in a place where you won’t be caught.”

“yes!”

“Lord Lien and the shaman are moving with me.”

“All right.”

I watched them scatter in different directions and then quickly took a step back.

I feel like I can move a little leisurely, but I can’t do that when I think of Cruel.

Where is he and what is he doing now? Surely he didn’t move faster than me?

Maybe we should have gone together instead. No, but still…

….

It wasn’t long before we arrived at our destination.

I wonder if it was a lie that they were from this area. All the knights arrived before me, even though they moved in different directions – one team even went back in the direction they came from.

I knew that a large percentage of the members of the Murderous Knights came from poor backgrounds, but I never thought there would be so many poor people from the same area rather than different regions.

“Ah, that’s because this slum is the largest.”

“So, when it came to recruiting troops, the empire started from here.”

“Unless they were very old or very young, all men were taken away, but thanks to this, the size has decreased a lot. There used to be more people.”

Does this mean the scale has decreased? I can’t even imagine what it was like before.

“Anyway, can I just charge now?”

“Guys, let’s take some medicine!”

“…That’s not it, so put the medicine down.”