The Strange Adventure of a Broke Mercenary-Chapter 316: From An Invitation To Joining Forces (3)

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Chapter 316: From An Invitation To Joining Forces (3)

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After the meeting with Yuri, Loren and Lapis paid a visit to the clinic. The purpose was to check up on Gula, who was undergoing treatment.

Loren had been a patient at the clinic until he regained consciousness, so the practitioners working there immediately showed him to Gulaโ€™s room when they saw his face and heard him mention Gulaโ€™s name.

โ€œWe are very sorry to tell you this, butโ€ฆ We think itโ€™s time for you to take that large mister away.โ€

โ€œIโ€™m really sorry about this, but something happens on our side, and we may have to ask you to look after him for a little while longer.โ€

โ€œWeโ€™re not sure how this will affect the other patientsโ€ฆโ€

โ€œWe understand. It may be a waste of time, but weโ€™ll talk to him properly this time.โ€

As the young female practitioner nervously discussed this with Loren and Lapis while leading them to Gulaโ€™s room, Loren wondered how hard he needed to hit Luxuria with his greatsword in order to make him tone down his behaviors a little bit.

In the hospital room, to which Loren and Lapis were taken, they found Gula wrapped in a comforter on clean sheets, breathing heavily in her sleep.

Looking only at her sleeping form, Gula was a beautiful woman with very well-defined features, and her proportions were so perfect that even through the quilt, one could see how stunning she was.

As soon as Loren thought that he wished she would stay sleeping forever, Gula breathed out a puff of pitch black smoke. The smell of something burning filled the room, and Lapis, frowning, walked over to the window and opened the slightly-ajar window fully, then began to fan the room with her hand, trying to drive the smell out of the room.

The fire from the Evil God of Wrath that had attacked Loren and his friends was still burning in the stomach of Gulaโ€™s authority, and no one knew its location.

By this time, Loren did not know whether to be afraid of the authority of the Evil God of Wrath, which kept burning for such a long time, or to be amazed at how stuffed the stomach of Gulaโ€™s authority was that it could keep burning for this long. But since this was what kept Gula in such bad shape, it was no laughing matter.

โ€œHey, Gula. Can you get up?โ€

Loren said in a subdued voice as he walked up to the bed. Gula opened her eyes a crack, then sat up when she saw that Loren was calling out to her.

Loren gestured that she could stay lying, but Gula waved her hand as if to say she was fine.

โ€œWhatโ€™s the matter?โ€

โ€œFirst of all, howโ€™s your stomach?โ€

โ€œIโ€™ve gotta real bad case of heartburn.โ€

Gula held her hand over her chest and frowned, black smoke leaking out of her mouth again.

If she had been a human being, it would not have been possible for her to survive, since the fire was still burning inside her body.

It was such a strange phenomenon that even the medical practitioners were puzzled by it, and Loren was concerned that Gulaโ€™s true identity might be revealed. However, since the examination showed that her body wasnโ€™t burning from inside, they were able to argue away the phenomenon as being caused by some force that no one understood at the moment.

โ€œNothing bad. Weโ€™ve been asked to do a little something, and we were thinking of asking you to go with us.โ€

Loren was thinking of asking Gula to accompany them on Yuriโ€™s commission. Lapis believed that she and Loren could manage it, but Loren thought that no matter how powerful Lapis was, he was just a mercenary, and the more people they could mobilize with would be the better.

โ€œI might be able to if I push myself, but whatโ€™s wrong?โ€

โ€œWell, Iโ€™ll explain while you take this.โ€

Loren reached into his jacket and pulled out an ornately decorated glass bottle that looked expensive. Inside the clear bottle was some kind of liquid.

โ€œIs it medicine? But there is no such thing as a medicine that can cure my illness, is there? No medicine can put down Wrathโ€™s fire. It would have to be some kind of elixir.โ€

โ€œIt is an elixir.โ€

Loren replied casually, and Gula looked at the bottle in Lorenโ€™s hand with a surprised look on her face.

The bottle was something Loren had requested from Yuri as a necessary expense for this commission. Apparently, this valuable medicine, which cost one gold coin a bottle, was within the reach of a General of the Imperial Army, and Yuri was willing to give it to Loren upon his request.

โ€œCan you manage with this? If not, Iโ€™ll get a few more from the Commanderโ€™s.โ€

โ€œYou got them from him? I might be able to make do with something on the level of an elixir.โ€

With these words, Gula took the bottle containing the elixir from Loren, pulled out the stopper, and gulped down the contents without hesitation.

As Loren and Lapis watched to see how effective the elixir would be, Gula, who had kept her eyes closed for some time, finally exhaled a long, thin breath of white smoke from her mouth and opened her eyes to look at them. f(r)eenovelkiss

โ€œAlrighty. Now Iโ€™m good to go.โ€

โ€œAre you sure youโ€™re okay? If youโ€™re having a hard time, even just a little, Iโ€™ll tell the Commander and heโ€™ll give us a few more bottles.โ€

โ€œIโ€™m fine. Besides, this is expensive, isnโ€™t it? I canโ€™t drink it without feeling like Iโ€™m adding to your debt, Loren.โ€

โ€œItโ€™s a pretty little thing compared to all the debts Iโ€™m saddled with.โ€

โ€œThatโ€™s not something to be proud of, okay?โ€

Judging from Gulaโ€™s jab at him, she seemed to be really okay, so Loren nodded.

โ€œI, for one, would be very happy to see Lorenโ€™s debt increaseโ€ฆ But it certainly doesnโ€™t seem to make much sense to add one more gold coin to it now, does it?โ€

โ€œYou are so merciless, Lapis-chan. And using such expensive medicine to ask me to go with you, what did you take on, and from where?โ€

Loren began by telling Gula, who was smiling wryly, that the leader of the mercenary group he used to belong to was now a general in the Empire, and then went on to explain the discussion they had with Yuri.

Yuriโ€™s commission to Loren and his team was to obtain the means to fight against a being who called herself the โ€˜Evil god of Wrathโ€™.

Yuri said that there was a cave further north from the town where Loren and his group were currently residing, and that there was something inside that would help them fight the Evil God of Wrath. Yuri then added that Loren was the only one he could ask to do this, but Loren could not understand why.

It was also unclear where Yuri had obtained the information about the existence of such a thing, but the Yuri Loren knew was not the type of person who would say things without meaning it. So Loren believed that there really was something in there, and that Yuri had some kind of reason to commission Loren and his team.

โ€œThatโ€™s why we had to go on a trip.โ€

โ€œI see. So you want me to accompany you on that trip.โ€

Loren nodded to Gula, who got out of bed.

โ€œBecause more people are always better, of course.โ€

โ€œAlthough I would be more excited by the idea of being on the road with Loren alone, but I agree that more people are better.โ€

โ€œWhat, it seems that Lapis-chan doesnโ€™t give me much of a welcome.โ€

Gula said with a laugh, and Lapis silently cast her eyes down without denying or confirming.

โ€œIโ€™m good. What about Luxuria?โ€

Gula asked, stretching lightly as if to check her own condition, and both Loren and Lapis showed their reluctance at the same time.

They both wanted to leave him behind if possible, but as they had been told by the nurses earlier, the clinic wanted them to take Luxuria back as soon as possible. They understood that it was not possible to leave him at the clinic forever, so leaving him behind was not a good option.

โ€œWeโ€™ll have to check up on himโ€ฆ Though I donโ€™t want to.โ€

โ€œItโ€™s a tough call, but heโ€™s a guy I have a certain amount of faith in as an asset.โ€

โ€œIf we weigh the advantages and disadvantages on a scale, I think the disadvantages will be heavier. I wonder why he was not consumed by Miss Wrathโ€™s flames?โ€

Lapis mumbled to herself that she wished he had been reduced to ashes. Loren nodded his head repeatedly in agreement, and Gula laughed as she watched them.

โ€œLuxuria is one of the toughest ones amongst us. Well, the toughest of all must be the lazy guy.โ€

โ€œIโ€™m surprised heโ€™s tougher.โ€

Loren tilted his head at Gulaโ€™s words. This was something he struggled to imagine from the name โ€˜Slothโ€™. Sloth, to begin with, gave the impression of not doing anything as much as possible. Loren wondered what Slothโ€™s authority was, and Gula gave a simple explanation.

โ€œIf Sloth wants to, he will have full resistance to all attributes, plus a defense so strong that even if a dragon steps on him, he will be unharmed. In return, he must not move at all.โ€

โ€œSo he can be a superior flesh wall?โ€

โ€œThe only way he can use his authority to its full potential is to lie completely flat, so he canโ€™t be used as a shield. Thereโ€™s another heinous effect that more than makes up for it, but whatever.โ€

Gula said as she bent her body, then her elbows, and clenched her fists. She must have felt stiff after sleeping for so long.

โ€œIโ€™m good enough to help you. As soon as we are ready, letโ€™s head for that cave or whatever it is. Iโ€™ll ask Luxuria about it, and you two make preparations for departure, all right?โ€

โ€œI heard that the Commander is taking care of all the preparations for departure and the arrangements for supplies. As soon as we are ready to go, all we have to do is pick up our supplies and transportation at the north gate of this city.โ€

Yuri was not sloppy about making preparations. It seemed that he had already arranged for those things before he approached Loren and Lapis. Everything was ready, and all they had to do was go to the designated place with only their own personal belongings.

โ€œWho is this Yuri, ex-commander?โ€

โ€œTo me, heโ€™s just a kind old man.โ€

โ€œI donโ€™t think heโ€™s just an old man.โ€

โ€œHeโ€™s an old man who used to be the leader of a mercenary group.โ€

Lapis and Gula looked at each other as Loren seemed not to care much about the situation. The man had come up with a countermeasure against Wrath immediately, knew of the existence of a cave that no one else knew about, and was already prepared for departure when he approached them with a job offer. Both of them thought that this was no mere old manโ€™s work, but it was also true that Lorenโ€™s comment of โ€˜Itโ€™s just how the Commander isโ€™ seemed strangely persuasive.

โ€œWell, is this alright?โ€

โ€œIโ€™m sure weโ€™ll have to look into him sooner or later, but for now, I think itโ€™s alright.โ€

When Gula, who seemed to be feeling somewhat uneasy, asked Lapis, she answered without thinking too deeply and shrugged her shoulders.

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