Chapter 622
Yi-Han realized his mistake.
Come to think of it, if it was a criminal, they should catch them.
As the famous imperial saying goes, 'Only two types of people live in the north, knights and criminals', the north was full of criminals who had fled there.
Being vast, harsh, and sparsely populated, it was perfect as a hideout.
Catching these criminals was also one of the duties of knight families.
"Maybe Miss Jicklin would be satisfied if we catch a criminal?"
"Wake up from that dream. My sister wouldn't be satisfied with something like that."
"..."
Yi-Han grumbled inwardly.
'Isn't her standard too strict?'
"But is there a way to confirm their identity? Can we just attack?"
Just because the spirit said they seemed like a criminal didn't necessarily mean they were really a criminal.
Since spirits instinctively sense the evil in others, even if someone felt like a criminal, they might not be one under imperial law.
"Of course not. Does this look like Einroguard to you?"
Jijel spoke as if it was out of the question.
Unlike Einroguard, outside they couldn't just launch an attack without confirming the situation.
"Then?"
"We need to approach and confirm their identity."
"That's a shame. If it were Einroguard, we could just attack."
Jijel nodded unconsciously and then hesitated.
'What am I thinking?!'
She suddenly felt that she had become too accustomed to Einroguard.
***
"The north is really a godforsaken land."
"Shh. Be quiet."
The mercenaries cursed as they saw their exhaled breath turn into white vapor.
Even for mercenaries who roamed all over the empire, the cold of the north was not easy to adapt to. Especially if it was the north in winter.
"Are you complaining even about moving your mouth now?"
"Stupid fool."
"What? Who are you calling stupid? Want to clash and warm up our blood a bit?"
"Don't let your guard down just because it's quiet around. Monsters can appear anytime in the north."
The other mercenaries flinched at the words of a mercenary who had been to the north a few times.
Hearing that, the quietness of the surroundings suddenly felt ominous, like the calm before a storm.
"...It doesn't look like anything would come out around here. It's all just snow and ice."
"You can't see it because you're not a local. Anyway, stop chattering. Whether it's monsters, knights, or patrollers, there's nothing good about drawing attention." Ꞧ
The mercenaries glanced at the client following behind.
As mercenaries who would take any mission as long as gold coins were given, they had accepted this mission too, but they were also curious about the client's identity.
What circumstances could there be to gather mercenaries so urgently, scattering gold coins, and head north?
They must have committed a few crimes that violated imperial law, like the mercenaries here, but beyond that, they couldn't guess.
"Shit, it's knights!!"
"Control your expression. Control your expression! Sir. Stay still. We'll answer."
The client, who had pulled their robe down low, nodded.
The mercenaries adjusted their clothes with tense faces.
In the north, one couldn't let their guard down even in shabby and remote places. There were occasionally knights who came out on patrol like this.
They absolutely couldn't let their guard down even if it was just one or two. There was a high possibility that other knights were waiting nearby.
'Fortunately...'
'They're young ones.'
The mercenaries breathed a sigh of relief seeing that the approaching knights were very young.
They could play around with ones like that.
"Si-sir knights. What brings you here?"
The mercenary at the front spoke, acting scared. His acting was so convincing that even the other mercenaries were impressed.
'That guy. There's a reason he's expensive.'
'It wasn't a bluff that he solved dozens of missions.'
A mercenary's skill was proven by the missions they had solved.
The fact that he had survived while solving over dozens of missions meant that this mercenary was no ordinary person.
He couldn't have endured like that without outstanding abilities.
Perhaps fooled by this acting, the young knight greeted them gently.
"Ah. It's nothing much. There are just so many monsters in this area. We came like this wondering if you needed any help."
"Oh my, is that so? Thank you so much."
The mercenary bowed, greeting them. He looked genuinely moved to anyone who saw.
"To think that noble knights would care about lowly ones like us..."
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