The Regressed Mercenary’s Machinations Chapter 688

Episode 688: Should I Give You a Chance? (3)

King of mercenaries.

If it were normal, I would have laughed at the other person to my heart’s content, because it was impossible.

A king of mercenaries? Is that even possible? There has never been such a person in history.

If I hadn’t lost the fight, I would have thrown a punch at him and told him to stop talking nonsense.

however…….

Why did I suddenly feel sad at those absurd words?

Tyran looked at Yulien with a blank expression.

‘iced coffee…….’

I had similar thoughts when I was young.

The nobles exploited people under the pretext of the devil’s kingdom, and those who refused to be exploited turned into robbers.

In the end, those without power lived without dreams or hope, just suffering. No, it was a world where even those people tried to eat each other.

There were a few decent lords, but they were too few in number. And they were quickly eaten up by other lords.

‘If I had the power… … .’

When I was young, I thought that even if I became strong, I shouldn’t live like that.

But what about now? He’s become a noble’s dog and is eating other nobles. The resolution he made as a child has long since disappeared.

They only coveted greater power and wealth. It was natural, since all powerful people lived that way.

But someone stronger than him is saying that he will save the world. He is saying that he will lead all the mercenaries in the world.

Of course, I still thought it was a pipe dream.

but…….

If there was a man with those unwavering eyes, wouldn’t he be able to change the world, even just a little?

Tyran shook his head violently. Then he glared at Yulien and growled.

“You’re a young mercenary with big dreams. No matter how much of a dream it is, you have to say something that can be achieved to make it seem plausible. Who are you kidding?”

“… … .”

Tyran sighed. Even if he ignored the nonsense about saving the world, it was clear that he had lost the fight.

Many mercenaries watched the duel. It would only hurt their pride to act ugly here.

“I lost. I will join the Yulien Mercenary Corps as promised. So, either save the world or become the Mercenary King, whichever you choose.”

He was not petty because he had strong pride. It was a shame to have to give up his ambitions, but he decided to dream a new dream.

“Well, it may be impossible, but it would be rewarding.”

Yulien smiled at Tyran’s reaction.

He untied the rope around his wrist and extended his hand to Tyrone.

Tyran, who had been looking at Yulien’s hand for a moment, grabbed it and stood up.

Then the members of the Yulien mercenary corps shouted loudly.

“Yaaaah! The captain won!”

“Captain, you’re the best! You’re the man who will become the King of Mercenaries!”

“The Julian Mercenaries are the strongest!”

Everyone was in chaos. Tyran, who was thought to be the strongest, was defeated by their own leader.

The sight of him fighting fiercely while his entire body was covered in wounds was also very impressive. I also realized anew that he could fight with great intensity without using mana.

Osvald shouted loudly with a moved expression.

“That guy Osval! I will follow you, Captain, for the rest of my life!”

“Wow!”

The shouts of the Yulien mercenaries continued without ceasing. The armored lions looked at Tyran with bewildered expressions.

To them, Tyran was the strongest and invincible. They were full of pride in following such a leader.

But he lost the duel. It was hard to believe that the mercenary group would disband after just one duel.

Tyran said to everyone with a slightly regretful expression.

“I lost the duel. As promised, the Ironclad Lions will disband and join the Yulien Mercenaries. Those who don’t like that, leave.”

You can take down a mercenary group as a whole, but you can’t stop individual members from leaving. That’s the principle of the mercenary world.

Mercenary groups that are close to criminal organizations do not easily accept withdrawal, but at least the Iron Lions were not one of those mercenary groups.

Only then did the Iron Lions accept reality.

There was no way that the proud Tyran would do something so ugly as deny the result of the showdown and go back on the agreement. I had that much faith.

“I… will join you.”

Vice-captain Zark spoke first. Then, the other members of the Iron Lions all decided to join the Yulien Mercenaries.

After all, it is much better for them to remain in a large mercenary group rather than going somewhere else and starting over.

As expected of simple mercenaries, the work was quickly completed. The members of the Yulien mercenary corps shouted in excitement.

“Wow! We are now the biggest mercenary group!”

“Captain Julian is the best!”

“How did you grow so fast! Hahahaha!”

Amidst such cheers, only Giselle was looking at Julian with a blank expression.

‘King of Mercenaries?’

Is that mine?

Although he gave Julian daily mental training(?) to become the center of the world, he did not teach him to become the king of mercenaries.

Because Julian was the world’s savior, not a mercenary.

Still, it seemed that Julian had set a goal for himself to become the center of the world. Thinking about it that way, it wasn’t so bad.

Jiselle smiled brightly.

‘The more you set your own goals, the stronger the law becomes.’

He was the one who would eventually leave. He didn’t know how long he could deceive the world and stay in this era, but as Astion’s realm rose, the time of separation inevitably drew closer.

In the midst of all this, Julian finally set a goal for himself. There was no way he wouldn’t be happy about it.

‘Yes, you should be the mercenary king of this era. That’s a very good thing too.’

I was going to establish a foundation by working as a mercenary anyway. If I was going to do it anyway, it would be good to become the most influential mercenary in the world.

“Julian! Julian!”

The mercenaries continued to call out Yulien’s name. Yulien smiled a little embarrassedly, then his legs gave out and he collapsed.

I lost so much blood that I felt dizzy.

“Julian!”

Deneve ran over in surprise. She healed Yulien with a worried expression, emitting divine power wildly.

“Are you okay? Are you really okay?”

“Don’t worry too much, it’s okay.”

“Are you sure you’re okay? Your whole body is covered in wounds!”

“I told you it’s okay.”

Only Deneb was crying, while Yulien was still smiling. A strange atmosphere was passing between the two.

Deneb took good care of people even in normal times. So I thought it would always be like that… … But when Yulien was in danger or hurt, something felt different.

Jiselle looked at the two of them with a suspicious look as that thought came to her mind again.

‘Oh, that’s really weird? Oh, really?’

The answer came to his mind. Astion had now gained some ground and was able to pop out more than before.

– You didn’t know? Even though we were together for two years?

‘What don’t you know?’

– You two like each other.

‘Wow… Really?’

Astion, who had been silent for a moment, spoke in a voice that seemed bewildered.

― … … You really didn’t know.

‘… … Since when has it been like this?’

― Since when? It’s been like that since a long time ago.

‘Since long ago?’

– Yes. It’s been like that since I was little. Deneb took great care of Yulien.

Astion briefly told them about their childhood.

The story goes that Yulien, who was an orphan, was like a scorned child in the village. The person who always took care of Yulien was none other than Deneb.

– Think about it. Even if Yulien is a fool, would a kid who suffered as a child and was even beaten in the back of the head by the townspeople think he would save the world? It’s fortunate that he doesn’t become twisted.

‘Hmm… … .’

― Every time he was about to go astray, Deneb caught him. That’s why Yulien was able to grow up properly.

‘Then what about Deneb?’

– I don’t know. He’s been like that since birth. He’s just a good human. Maybe that’s why he’s awakened to divine power? Kyle even said that the Star of the Guardians protects Deneb.

‘Hmm… … .’

In short, it means that the reason Yulienne has that kind of personality is largely thanks to Deneb.

‘Is that why you started having such grand dreams about saving the world?’

– That’s… … because of me.

‘ah.’

― Originally, let’s just help people and live well. Let’s not let people like us suffer and have a hard time. Well, that’s about it…

‘You said that a possessed person, a prophet or something, came in and saved the world, and what happened?’

― Yes, that’s why I talked to you so much and because of the knowledge I gave you, you became stronger and your dreams got bigger.

‘aha…….’

I kind of understood it. Astion had been blowing a lot of wind into the kids who originally had ordinary(?) dreams, and their dreams had become grandiose.

But that lofty goal was actually achieved by a group of country kids.

In some ways, it was a strange thing. It seemed as if there really was a huge flow that humans could not understand.

While Giselle was thinking about such high-level concerns, Astion clicked his tongue and said.

– No, but can’t you tell just by looking at it? How could you not know that? Haven’t you ever been in a relationship?

‘… … .’

– Be honest.

Jiselle made an excuse urgently.

‘… … I had a fiance. I was different from you little brats. I was an adult, you could say?’

Even though they were trying to kill each other, they were still together. Of course, such excuses would not work on Astion, who was quick-witted.

– No, I mean, have you ever been in a proper relationship?

‘… … .’

Jiselle was speechless at the cowardly fact attack. Dark added a word from the side.

― The master has never done such a thing! Because he only likes to fight! I saw it all, he was alone since he was in his mother’s womb!

Dark has seen all the memories before his regression. Surprisingly, the number of relationships that Jiselle had, despite being so successful, was 0.

‘… … .’

With Dark there, Giselle couldn’t even lie.

Astion and Dark teased Giselle as if they had finally caught the bug.

― Puhahaha! So you don’t know even if you look at it from the side! There are things you can’t do, too!

― You know how to eat and fight all day long! The master knows how a woman feels? Huh?

‘… … .’

Jiselle felt wronged. To be honest, he had too much work to do.

Before the return, I had to get revenge, and after the return, I had to do everything I could to stop the Duke and the Salvation Church.

I thought all my work was over, but now I’ve come to a different era. I have to raise Yulien quickly, because I don’t know when I’ll be kicked out of this world.

So there’s no way I’d have time for something like love. How dare you tease me without even knowing the deep meaning behind it!

‘I… …was so busy that I didn’t have time to date.’

– Hey, excuses are good too. Just be honest and say you couldn’t do it.

– Master, that’s a cowardly excuse. If you don’t have time, why don’t you just cut down on the time you spend training and fighting?

Jiselle is a genius in strategy and tactics. He doesn’t fight at a disadvantage. So I didn’t talk to him any further and locked the two in a space of will.

― Aaaah! What the! This is my body! Don’t lock me up!

― Kkiyaaaaak! Let me go! I was wrong!

It was finally a little quieter. Taking a deep breath to calm her anger, Jiselle asked Kyle.

“Do you know what they both like?”

“Huh? Why? Didn’t you already know? It’s been like this since long ago?”

“… … No, actually, I knew that too.”

I was the only one who didn’t know. The whole world knew.

I just didn’t notice because I was so busy. It’s not that I didn’t notice because I wasn’t aware of that kind of thing.

“Hmm… … . Well, I guess it doesn’t matter.”

If the two of them like each other, who would stop them? Rather, it wouldn’t be a bad thing since they would actively try to protect each other.

People become stronger when they try to protect someone. Wasn’t that the case with Giselle herself?

So, there is no need to worry too much.

Yulien and Tyran were rushed to the treatment room. They had mostly recovered from their injuries thanks to the potions that Giselle had, but they had lost a lot of blood, so they needed to recuperate for a few days.

The two merged mercenary groups were awkward at first, but they quickly became close.

Since they were destined to be together in the future anyway, and the executives of the mercenary group were so strong, there was no rejection or contempt for each other.

Meanwhile, the executives of the Yulien Mercenary Corps held meetings to decide on the mercenary corps’ organization and how to proceed in the future.

When the system was somewhat organized, Tyran said.

“We had already discussed participating in the upcoming territory battle with Count Crest. We will soon receive an official request, so what do you plan to do?”

Jiselle answered with an indifferent expression.

“It doesn’t matter since it was before the contract was signed. Even if the contract had been signed, there was no reason to carry it out since the Iron Lions had already been disbanded.”

“The Earl of Crest won’t stay still. He’ll try to take us with him somehow to bolster his forces.”

“What if you don’t stay still? Are you going to fight us? Then we’ll accept it.”

“… … .”

Tyrone was speechless for a moment.

Earl Crest was the most powerful lord in the region. There was no mercenary who would not come when he called.

But this guy is saying that he’ll fight him if he gets hurt. How fearless is he?

Giselle snickered at Tyran’s slightly stiff expression and said.

“It would be better if we started the fight there first.”

“Better… better?”

“Yeah. If we want to raise our mercenary group with Baron Nordhill, war is the best way. We don’t have much time, so we want to proceed quickly, but if they give us a pretext first, it would be a great opportunity.”

If you take over the county that boasts the greatest power in the region, it won’t take long for it to expand into the kingdom.

If that happens, Yulien can become the center of this kingdom in one breath.

Jiselle truly thought so. It was a golden opportunity to shorten the time.

But Giselle’s curious answer sounded different to Tyrone.

‘Is he really crazy?’

Tyran began to think that he had joined the Yulien Mercenaries for nothing.