A Secretly Capable Child Is Seeking For Her Dad - Chapter 148

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A Powerful Child Searches for Dad Episode 148

 

Tesedan Beronio.

 

The monster who formed 【Trevaga】 and put it at the top of the rankings in just one year.

 

Including Ripper, every mercenary in Talochium knew that name.

 

More precisely, they only knew the name.

 

Tesetan’s identity was not clear.

 

There was only a name, and nothing had been revealed about his age, hometown, or family relationships.

 

“He’s crazy in every way.”

 

Ripper habitually moved the thumb part of his gauntlet, making a clicking sound.

 

Across from him, Basto Paerix, rumored to be an executive of Agabert, was looking at him with a tense face.

 

“It would be good to prepare. Given that guy’s personality, it’s obvious he’ll try to cause trouble for Agabert.”

 

Ripper was visiting Jedo for the first time in a very long while.

 

He came to meet some nobles who had recently given him personal requests, and to exchange leftover cores at the Compensation Office.

 

But.

 

‘Well, we’re out of gold coins right now… only about ten small monster cores’ worth.’

 

There were no rewards left at the Compensation Office.

 

At first, he just thought it was absurd.

 

That was understandable, since Ripper had never once seen the Compensation Office run out of gold coins.

 

But after hearing Ornel’s words,

 

‘Agabert took over 40,000 gold in just the past few weeks! In just the past few weeks! The treasury didn’t just hit bottom, it’s completely empty!’

 

40,000 gold.

 

That was an amount that would allow a large mercenary group to live comfortably for a full year without working.

 

An amount that would be left over even after paying personal wages to all mercenary group members monthly.

 

But such an amount…

 

A measly six-member mercenary group took it all in just a few weeks?

 

Then suddenly, a story he had picked up at the border not long ago came to mind.

 

‘Agabert, you’ve met them before, haven’t you?’

 

The mercenaries at the border were all talking about the Commander King and his subordinates without exception.

 

‘Tesetan is really angry. He doesn’t seem to like Agabert rising up.’

 

Only then could Ripper guess what was happening in the Empire.

 

Tesetan was strong.

 

The strongest, who could face large monsters alone and end up with only minor scratches.

 

But that made one thing feel even stranger.

 

“That guy is single-minded. Fanatically single-minded. For someone so strong, he has no composure.”

 

Tesetan was obsessed with rankings to a strange degree.

 

As if conquering Mastones and slaying monsters was his only reason for living.

 

“There’s a lot of talk among mercenaries too. Usually when you reach a certain level, you settle down and become relaxed, but that guy never stops rampaging.”

 

Some people said this:

 

Maybe it was because of that personality that Tesetan could maintain his 1st place ranking.

 

But Ripper didn’t agree with that statement.

 

“That guy is just like a moth to flame. When someone appears who threatens his position, he charges like a rabid dog. Our 【Grim Reaper】 had quite a hard time once too.”

 

When 【Trevaga】 was rapidly climbing the rankings.

 

Every time Tesetan encountered Ripper, he would pick a fight without fail.

 

Saying they should fight over important requests, or to prepare to be pushed to the bottom.

 

There was no trace of common courtesy or procedure to be found.

 

Even back then it was the same.

 

He had simply extended his hand saying they should get along since they had gotten to know each other.

 

‘A handshake? Why should I shake hands with you?’

 

‘Hey. What’s with that attitude when we’re meeting for the first time…’

 

‘I didn’t become a mercenary to make personal friendships. If you’re going to slay monsters, then slay monsters. Leisurely extending your hand to a competitor. With a leader like this, no wonder your mercenary group is in this state.’

 

It was such an absurd attitude that even Ripper, who had been through everything, was left speechless.

 

It was so ridiculous that he couldn’t even get angry.

 

Afterward, Ripper thought carefully about what happened that day.

 

And he came to a simple conclusion.

 

That Tesetan had acted that way because he particularly looked down on him.

 

But that wasn’t it.

 

Tesetan took that similar attitude toward anyone who was a mercenary.

 

He always talked about words like ‘efficiency’, ‘goals’, and ‘competition’, and never engaged in friendship or personal contact.

 

“In short, he’s crazy. Anyway.”

 

Ripper shook his head and stared at Basto.

 

He placed his gauntleted hand on his waist.

 

“Since he’s that kind of guy, what wouldn’t he do to the first mercenary group that threatens his position? I’m telling you to stay alert. You’ll definitely be flustered when you first encounter that bastard.”

 

“Is he that unpredictable a person?”

 

Ripper nodded without a moment’s hesitation.

 

“He’s not just unpredictable, he’s dangerous. If you were just some ordinary mercenary group, I wouldn’t even say this. But you guys are…”

 

Ripper surveyed the interior of the mercenary group’s base, which resembled a noble’s mansion.

 

The spacious interior.

 

Luxurious decorations and expensive treasures hanging on the walls.

 

Despite not being established for long, Agabert had already achieved much.

 

According to Olek, it was faster than 【Trevaga】 at its peak.

 

“You really seem like the ones who could push Tesetan aside.”

 

Instead of answering, Basto nodded lightly.

 

“Thanks for the advice.”

 

Ripper waved his hand as if it was nothing.

 

Then as he was about to turn around, he discovered something and his eyes widened.

 

“Commander King. Were you inside?”

 

The Commander King, whom he thought was absent, was walking down from the 2nd floor stairs.

 

Ripper approached in that direction, feeling pleased.

 

“Is this the first time since we met in the Weapon District? Are there any aftereffects from being trapped in subspace…”

 

But for some reason, the Commander King stared at Ripper and puffed out her cheeks.

 

Then,

 

“…Commander King doesn’t talk to bad people. Doesn’t greet them either.”

 

“What?”

 

Tie made a “Hmph!” sound and walked right past Ripper.

 

“Bad words are bad! Calling other people crazy, calling them insane, that person is worse, worse!”

 

Tie stomped away and disappeared into the kitchen.

 

An incredulous breath escaped from Ripper’s mouth.

 

“I came to warn you to be careful…”

 

Ripper stared at the kitchen where Tie had disappeared with a bewildered face for a while.

 

Meanwhile, at the Oracadia Sanctuary on the North Continent.

 

“…What do you mean? The national commission that came in after 2 years is canceled?”

 

Tesetan, who had been sitting on the altar of the empty sanctuary, stood up from his seat.

 

Aleric let out a sigh.

 

Victor behind him, Livia, and all the other unit members had dark expressions.

 

“Unit leader. This is all because of that Commander King, isn’t it? Everything was going well…!”

 

Livia shouted as if feeling wronged.

 

Tesetan silently came down from the altar.

 

He looked at Aleric and asked in a lowered voice.

 

“I asked if we lost the national commission to Agabert.”

 

Aleric reluctantly answered.

 

“…That’s right. The association won’t acknowledge it, but that’s the most likely possibility.”

 

“The reason?”

 

“Over the past few weeks, Agabert has been conquering Mastones throughout the outskirts of Jedo—no, throughout the entire Empire—at a terrifying speed. They’re already ranked 4th, and because of that, attention has been drawn to them….”

 

“Hahaha.”

 

At that moment, Tesetan burst into laughter.

 

After briefly rubbing his eyes, his face was already burning with cold anger.

 

“This is ridiculous, isn’t it?”

 

Tesetan left Talochium immediately the day after meeting Valentis in the Weapon District.

 

There were several reasons.

 

The first was because seeing Valentis once again caused an inner turmoil that absolutely should not happen.

 

The second was,

 

“We came all the way here to get the Emperor’s attention. Some unit members even got injured….”

 

Due to the nature of the North Continent, this place had many areas where Mastones were clustered.

 

“Unit leader. That doesn’t mean the achievements our mercenary group built disappear. Even though they’ve been overshadowed by Agabert….”

 

“If they’re overshadowed, they’re meaningless.”

 

Tesetan hated clustered Mastones.

 

He had experienced losing his mother while leaving three clustered Mastones behind in the Talochium Wasteland.

 

But even so, the reason he came to the North Continent was to shorten time.

 

The only way for mercenaries to gain attention was to increase the number of conquests.

 

To do that, they had to shorten conquest time, and the best way to shorten conquest time was to find clustered Mastones.

 

Until recently, everything seemed to be going well.

 

Two days ago, contact came from the association after a very long time.

 

The message was to prepare for return home as there seemed to be a national commission to entrust to Trevaga.

 

But then,

 

“It’s canceled? Because of Agabert? Because of that weirdo, the Commander King?”

 

Tesetan’s eyes sank darkly and coldly.

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