I’m a Rookie, but I’m an Experienced Professional - Chapter 26

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Chapter 26

“….”

Callix Crowbell stopped mid-approach and stood there, looking down at me with bewildered eyes.

“Ah, I’m sorry. It’s just that the smell of blood on you is so terrible….”

It was an excuse I came up with in a hurry, but it wasn’t a complete lie.

The monster’s blood smelled like rotten onions.

“That doesn’t seem like something to say to someone who saved you.”

“You’re right. Haha. I’m really sorry.”

When I apologized repeatedly, Callix Crowbell shrugged his shoulders.

‘But where is Bram Gus?’

I wondered if he had been attacked by the monster, but fortunately he was hiding behind some nearby trees.

“Are you hurt anywhere?”

When Callix asked, I shook my head.

“No.”

When I tried to stand up by putting strength in my feet, I felt a sharp pain around my ankle.

“Ah!”

I let out a single scream and collapsed back to the ground. Looking now, my ankle was swollen.

“Looks like you hurt your ankle.”

“…I think I sprained it a little.”

There shouldn’t be anything wrong with the bone.

After catching my breath, I tried to stand up again, but Callix Crowbell extended his hand.

Was he telling me to grab it and stand up? Despite his appearance, he has a gentle side….

“Eek!”

When his hands went under my waist and below my knees, I screamed for a different reason.

In an instant, my vision shook as my body floated up into the air.

It was the so-called princess carry.

“What, what are you doing!”

“You hurt your ankle and seemed to have trouble walking, so I thought I’d help support you.”

“This isn’t supporting!”

People are going to stare at us strangely!

Sure enough, Bram Gus was looking at us with wide eyes.

The reactions of other workers hiding nearby were similar.

My face burned hot under the blatantly pouring gazes.

“Please put me down!”

“You’re heavy, so stay still.”

“Then just put me down!”

“No.”

Callix Crowbell actually pulled me deeper into his embrace as he spoke.

“This is punishment for saying I smelled earlier, so stay quietly in my arms.”

No, that wasn’t about you smelling, but about the terrible smell of blood…!

It was absurd, but the more I struggled, the tighter he held me, so I had no choice but to stay still.

* * *

Callix Crowbell not only brought Eileen in a princess carry, but also called his personal physician to treat her.

Moreover, when she returned to the hunters’ village, he provided a carriage.

“I don’t think the Lord has ever cared this much about a subordinate….”

“Right. He’s someone who wouldn’t even glance when anyone got hurt….”

Everyone who saw this whispered among themselves.

Noah Roheim was equally surprised.

It had been almost 10 years since he became Callix’s aide, but this was the first time he’d seen such behavior.

“Are you interested in Miss Eileen?”

When he went in to report, he asked directly.

Callix, who was reading a report, raised his eyebrows.

“What nonsense is that?”

“It’s the first time I’ve seen you take care of someone this much, so I’m asking. I wondered if you might be interested.”

“I am interested.”

Callix answered indifferently and returned his gaze to the documents.

“She’s a unique type I’ve never seen before. In many ways.”

“That sounds more like curiosity than interest.”

“Aren’t they the same thing?”

It seemed to make sense when he put it that way, so Noah nodded.

“So you don’t see Miss Eileen as a woman?”

“Who’s seeing who as a woman?”

Callix chuckled as if it was ridiculous and shook his head.

“Then please clarify that it’s not the case. People are misunderstanding the relationship between you and Miss Eileen because of what happened today.”

“Leave it be. It’s better not to react to such things.”

“You might not mind, but it could be a problem for Miss Eileen.”

“Do I need to worry about every little thing like that?”

“Not really.”

The Lord definitely has no feelings for Miss Eileen.

Noah clicked his tongue inwardly, feeling even more sorry for Eileen.

“The reason worms appeared in the outskirts is because they dug the ground?”

The conversation that had briefly gone off track returned to the main topic.

“Yes. The worms’ habitat is near the river, and they seemed to attack because they were angry at the workers digging and making noise.”

“The problem seems to be that the worms’ habitat is near Belheim.”

“I’ve already instructed monster scholars to investigate in detail. Until then, it would be better to suspend the drainage construction.”

“If we suspend it now, we won’t be able to finish the drainage construction before the autumn rains.”

Noah Roheim expressed his agreement through silence.

“I’d like to hear what that woman thinks.”

“You mean Miss Eileen? She just returned to the hunters’ village…shall I call her back?”

I expected him to say yes immediately, but surprisingly, Callix hesitated.

Then, there was a knock.

“My Lord, Master Rael has arrived.”

As soon as he heard the name, Callix Crowbell’s brow furrowed.

“Why is that bastard here again?”

“He probably came because he’s close to you. You two were Academy classmates.”

“We only attended together for about a year.”

Callix clicked his tongue and told them to let him in.

Noah Roheim withdrew, and Raellion Silvert took his place.

“What brings you here this time?”

Instead of answering, Rael sat down on the sofa.

“Give me coffee. Sugar too, please.”

He wanted to kick him out immediately, but he couldn’t since he was receiving help from the Magic Tower in various ways.

‘Damn cursed relationship.’

Callix clicked his tongue inwardly and told a servant to bring coffee and sugar.

After drinking coffee with plenty of sugar, his previously unfocused eyes regained some clarity.

“Now tell me what you came for. If it’s for something useless like last time, I’ll kick you out immediately.”

“I came about the worm.”

Calix’s hand, which had been reaching for his coffee cup, stopped.

It had been barely half a day since the Worm appeared.

Many people in Belheim still didn’t know about it.

But for Rael, who lived in the distant Magic Tower, to know about it…

“Did the Worm appear because of you?”

When Calix asked fiercely, Rael blinked his eyes wide.

“No. I came to tell you that a Worm would appear soon. My dream told me so.”

Rael had such abundant mana that he became the master of the Magic Tower at a young age, and perhaps because of this, he often had prophetic dreams.

“But judging by your reaction, it seems it already appeared. That’s strange.”

Rael tilted his head in confusion.

“In my dream, it appeared after the autumn rains, so why did it come out already?”

“…It didn’t seem like a Worm appeared back then either.”

Calix muttered as if talking to himself and pressed his furrowed brow.

Rael, who had been watching him while sipping his sweet coffee, asked.

“You sometimes talk like someone who’s experienced the future. Do you also have prophetic dreams?”

“…No.”

Calix took a sip of coffee and smiled more bitterly than the drink as he spoke.

“I had nightmares.”

* * *

“Eileen, there are rumors that you have that kind of relationship with the Lord… Is it not true?”

Sigh, how many times has this been now.

Without adding even a bit of exaggeration, it seemed like thirty people had asked me this between yesterday and today.

“I said it’s not true.”

I was so annoyed that I answered curtly.

Then Hanson wrinkled his nose.

“If it’s not true, then it’s not true. Why are you getting angry? That makes it even more suspicious.”

“It’s really not true, so don’t think strange thoughts.”

“But yesterday, they said the Lord carefully carried you when you were injured by the Worm attack.”

Carefully my ass.

Even if I told them he did it to get revenge because I said he smelled, they wouldn’t believe me.

“And he even gave you a carriage, telling you to go home safely.”

“I injured my leg.”

I lifted my bandaged foot so Hanson could see it clearly. Fortunately, there was nothing wrong with the bone and only the ligament was stretched.

“It’s because I’m an important person for this construction project. If something happened to me, the construction couldn’t proceed.”

“Come on, no way. The Lord isn’t that kind of person.”

Just a while ago you were saying there’s no one like our Lord, and now you’ve changed your mind.

“And I heard the drainage construction is temporarily suspended?”

“What? What do you mean by that?”

When I met the Lord yesterday, there was no such talk.

“You claim to be an important person for this construction, but you don’t even know that?”

Hanson clicked his tongue and continued.

“The Worm has made its habitat near the river, so construction is suspended until that’s dealt with.”

I don’t know when that will be, but it won’t be finished overnight.

Then we absolutely can’t meet the deadline before the autumn rains, and my wish voucher will be gone too!

“I need to go see the Lord right now!”

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