Chapter 48

"Chimera?"

Baron's eyes widened hearing the report . Rudy carefully explained to Baron what kind of things ocurred in the forest that day . As he heard the story Baron examined Lee Sungmin .

Even though he subjugated a ogre chimera single-handedly, Lee Sungmin body didn't show sign of a single injury .

To be honest, Baron didn't thought it was possible for Lee Sungmin to subjugate a ogre by himself . Even as a so called no class expert . Even if his talent was genuine, he thought he would be lacking in an actual battle .

That is why Rudy was sent together . But according to the story he heard Rudy didn't interfere, could Lee Sungmin have subjugated an ogre chimera alone? Baron, gazing at Lee Sungmin face, opened his mouth,

" . . . I was wrong about you . "

"Huh?"

Baron's surprising words made Lee Sungmin tilt his head . Baron rubbed his nose with his hand while frowning his forehead .

"Originally, after you came back from the ogre subjugation, i intented to give you a S-Rank . But since it is a ogre chimera . . . "

"There shouldn't be any problem raising it to SS-Rank, right?"

Rudy, who was listening, gave his opinion . At that words Baron let out a sight while saying,

"I can't grant a SS-Rank so easily . "

"Subjugating a ogre chimera single-handedly should be enough to receive a SS-Rank . "

"This isn't a matter i can decide on my own . "

Baron took a glance at Lee sungmin as he said so .

"Of course the results themselves are sufficient to be given a SS-Rank . However, it is unprecedent to be appointed as a SS-Rank as soon as you join the mercenary guild . So, the matter of granting a SS-Rank, isn't something i can decide on my own . "

"I don't mind . "

Lee Sungmin opened his mouth,

"I expected to be assigned a S-Rank from the start so i don't have any complaints . It won't be a problem raising my rank with the achievements i will accumulate from now on . "

"Thank you for understanding . "

Baron bowed his head . Upon becoming a SS-Rank one can receive a lot of benefits, but few could see the hardwork necessary to reach the SS-Rank . It was necessary a lot of accomplishments to raise one's mercenary rank and Lee Sungmin too knew that . Despite an ogre chimera being a strong monster this sort of instant rise to SS-Rank is a sight Baron seldom see .

"If it is like that for now let's raise it to S-Rank as planned . And then maybe . . . "

Baron nodded his head after hesitating for a second .

"As Rudy said, subjugating a ogre chimera is worth enough merits to ascend to SS-Rank . It is just that because of many small reasons i can't upgrade your rank in the moment . "

"I know . "

"I feel sorry that is the case . Since it is like that . . . I know! You don't have a place to stay, right? Although we have lodgings in the 4th floor, that itself has many downsides . In that case, I am gonna present you a house . "

"Excuse me?"

"It is a one story . Opportunely this one is currently empty . "

"Opportunely? it is just that no one else wants to touch that useless property you are responsible for . "

Rudy provocative remarks sent Baron in a coughing fit .

"Why are saying unnecessary things?"

"I just wanted to bring it up . "

"You!"

Baron once again coughed and looked at Lee Sungmin,

"Cough . . . It is a pretty good house . A good location . Even though it is said it can't be sold, if you consider the current prices, it would be quite expensive . . . But you can use it if you like .

"Thank you . "

Lee Sungmin didn't have the kind of personality who refused to accept favors . And that too right when he was thinking he needed a house . Even though the mercenary guild's lodgings aren't bad it would be good to have some private training space .

"Don't tell me you will take part of the reward as payment for the house?"

"Do i look like a person who lacks common sense?"

Rudy words destroyed Baron's noble image . Baron opened his desk drawer .

"The reward the villages presented for the ogre subjugation was 30 Million Erie . Originally a commision for a monster like a ogre should be at least 40 million . . . Fortunely the request was accepted given our need to verify your skills . Normally, i would have ignored it .

It was just like Lee Sungmin thought . That is why he didn't recall hearing any story featuring a ogre chimera in his past life . It seems like in his previous life the comission for a ogre submission was ignored .

"As A S-Rank mercenary the guild will be taking a 10% fee from the reward . . . And to Rudy . . . "

"I am okay with not getting anything . I didn't do anything in the end . Just take it as me watching a good spectacle . "

Rudy laughted while waving his hand . In that case Lee Sungmin reward amounted to 27 millions Erie . Baron readily gave Lee Sungmin a cheque in that value .

"You can use this cheque anywhere in Eria . Despite that don't carry it while wandering around . It would be easier to deposit it in a bank and make a card . "

"Thank you . "

Looking down at the check Lee Sungmin felt some complicated emotions . This is an unrealistic amount . 27 million Erie . Lee Sungmin saw many commissions worth 1 million Erie in his time as a C-Rank mercenary . Despite that he never accepted that sort of request . There were too many mercenaries and too few requests . There were a lot of C-Ranks mercenaries in the company Lee Sungmin belonged to . That being the case he never could receive one of those .

And commissions aren't always easy and comfortable . Therefore all his earned money was wasted drinking alcohol and buying women .

There was a time where he thought about raising money . Collect money, practice better martial skills and learn magic . Hoping: 'Can i not change my circumstances if i do so?' . Of course, that didn't happen in the end . Savings? Conservation? Those things weren't part of a mercenary lifestyle .

'The money i worked hard for years . . . A S-Rank could receive in one time!'

Even though this was surreal this was reality . Lee Sungmin put the check he received inside his inner chest pocket .

"The mansion Location . . . "

"If you can draw a rough map i will find it . "

" . . . Will that be okay? The path is long and pretty complicated . Behengeru isn't small . "

"It is all right . "

This is the city he lived the longest in his past live . It almost didn't change, he can find it with a simple map . Baron scratched his cheek, pulled a pen and paper, and not long later passed over a rough map drawing to Lee Sungmin .

"Here it is . Those are the Keys . "

Lee Sungmin received the keys and map from Baron and got out of the room . Baron moved his sight from the closed door and shifted it in Rudy direction .

"How was it?"

"I believe it is better to see with one's own eyes rather than saying . "

"Then show me . "

With that words Lude pulled his chair and sat in front of Baron . Baron took the staff placed in his back and, while moving his lips slightly, stretched his other hand laying it a top Rudy head .

" . . . Ugh . "

Baron, who was looking through Rudy memories, let scape a small groan . Letting down the staff he was holding he let out a sigh .

"Certainly . His hability doesn't belong to the S-Rank . "

"Didn't i say that? It would be better to just raise him to SS-Rank . "

"I am gonna make a suggestion . "

Baron replied . Even though he was Behengeru's mercenary guild current branch manager Baron isn't the highest authority here . There are a lot of mercenaries on Behengeru . A guild branch manager has the role of managing and not ruling over them, on contrary, the influence of the heads of some mercenary groups might surpass Baron's as a branch manager .

"Xeon is going to be eager!"

Baron Mumbled in a small voice .

The house Baron handed out to Lee Sungmin was too big for someone living alone . It was a house with a spacious first floor, high walls, and it wasn't as far away from the mercenary guild as it was described . After unlocking the gate with his keys the first thing that caught Lee Sungmin's attention upon entering was the frontal garden .

Even though it it wasn't receiving the correct management and the weeds were overgrown Lee Sungmin didn't mind . It wasn't a problem for him wheter the weeds continued to grow . After all, Lee Sungmin had no intention of managing a garden .

'It is really big . '

It was his first time living in this sort of house . Many things as a S-Rank didn't feel real . But he would get used to it soon .

Even though it was a little bit too open, Lee Sungmin felt satisfied with the emergence of a personal space . If everything goes well here was where he would practice his spear techniques everyday in the future . But, before that, Lee Sungmin opened his interdimensional pocket .

The spare spear he used to carry was most likely going to have to be discarded after the ogre subjugation this time . It was not a big loss . The only reason Lee Sungmin could afford to use that spear was exactly because it was an inferior weapon who could be easily obtained anywhere .

'Fortunely i received some money . '

For the time being there was nothing else requiring his money . Although he had thought about using his hard earned money to purchase potions and martials arts, he didn't have enough to buy a potion . Nor was he willing to purchase martial arts . He still hadn't trained Endless Nine Skies and Amethist Cloud to an acceptable level . Spear techiniques, cultivation techniques, movement techniques . It isn't right to desire other techniques when the most important is focusing on the 3 skills he currently owns .

"Neville . "

Lee Sungmin quietly called out to Neville . And like that Neville's body emerged from Lee Sungmin shadow . Neville greeted Lee Sungmin while nodding his head slightly,

"How may i help you?"

"I need a weapon . "

"Do you want to buy one? Or have one crafted instead?"

"Which one is better?"

Lee Sungmin gritted his teeth . To that words Neville replied while smiling beamingly,

"Each one has it pros and cons . If you want to purchase you can get the best goods with the correct price . But would it suit you? To use a weapon it should feel correct in your hands . A good weapon that doesn't feel right in your hand will inevitably not be approppriate . "

"In that case let's try the crafting option first . "

"How much budget do you possess?"

"27 Million Erie . "

"Not that much . "

Neville replied . That words sent Lee Sungmin mind reeling . 27 millions Erie were not even worth being mentioned .

"Our brokered blacksmiths are all the most skilled available . Therefore the prices have no choice but be expensive . "

"Is there no way to adjust that?"

"That is not difficult . You can lower you sight a little, or instead . . . You can put aside your pride . "

" . . . Pride?"

Neville words made Lee Sungmin tilt his head . Neville laughed as he said,

"Aren't artisans like that? Stubborn and with strong pride . Therefore there are many who have rash personalities . Like i said before, the blacksmiths we mediate are all the one possessing the most skill . . . But skill isn't proportional to character . "

"That is not an issue as long as their skills are real . "

"Please wait a moment . "

Finishing saying that Neville disappeared inside Lee Sungmin's shadow . Even though the money he received was completely used he didn't regret it .

Although Lee Sungmin also wielded the spear in his past life the ones he used in his former days were inferior weapons . As a C Rank mercenary his weapons were always like that . Thinking: 'Be it good or bad weapons there was no problem if all you had you do was stab someone a couple times with it' . He ended spending the money that should be used upgrading and maintaning his weapons, thinking it was more profitable using it on better drinks or embracing more expensive women .

But it was different now . He would fulfill that old desire .

The desire of holding a good weapon for once .