Chapter 24: Approaching (Asking for a Subscription ~ Asking for a Monthly Pass ~)
Gerrard. Hans.
Hanse Harbour.
Jason took a breath, and he instantly understood why the sheriff of Hans Harbor was so respectful of his cousin.
Because......
The entire Hanse harbor should have belonged to this cousin.
Or rather, this cousin owns a considerable part of the Hans harbor.
Looking at those followers again, Jason had more than three times the perception of ordinary people, telling him that the strength of these followers was not weaker than the 'Dark Keeper' he had seen in Tauer.
Denise, on the other hand, was completely oblivious to these details.
It just responds to Gerald.
"Hello, I'm Denise."
"It's a pleasure to be at your wedding."
"Just call me Denis."
After finishing speaking, he showed a smile full of vitality.
There was no stage fright, and there was nothing to be embarrassed about.
For the deceased girl like Erha, how can there be any cowardice and recognition of life?
It was only worried that Jason would leave it alone for the wedding, and now that it had received an invitation from the wedding host, it didn't have to worry about it anymore.
Thinking of this, Denise couldn't help but turn her head smugly and stuck out her tongue at Jason.
Jason chose to ignore this.
Gerald was envious.
"You have such a good relationship with Denise."
As he spoke, Gerald beckoned to his followers behind him.
"Go get a carriage for Denise."
Gerald commanded.
A moment later, a black carriage drawn by four white horses appeared, the carriage was tall and spacious, and the four horses pulling the carriage did not have a single stray hair.
"Denise, you go and get in the carriage."
"Jason and I rode forward."
Before Gerald could finish speaking, Denise took the box and ran to the carriage in a hurry.
In the face of Gerald's invitation, Jason shook his head and refused.
"I don't know how to ride a horse."
Jason said calmly.
In his opinion, such things do not need to be hidden.
It's better to speak up than to be found out later.
Gerald was stunned for a moment, then thought of his cousin's tragic experience, and couldn't help but pat Jason on the shoulder again.
This time there was no force.
Just tap.
"Don't worry."
"Riding a horse will soon be learned!"
"I'll take the time to teach you."
As he spoke, Gerald walked with Jason to the carriage.
The carriage started slowly, under the guard of the retinue.
Sitting in the carriage, Denise looked around curiously, not changing at all because of more Gerald, still going his own way, and only when Jason's gaze swept over, he would sit there honestly, and when Jason looked away, he was full of curiosity again.
"You...... How's it going? ”
Sitting across from Jason, Gerald spoke with some hesitation.
"Me?"
"It's fine."
"I can't remember most of the things, though."
Jason gave an ambiguous answer, not wanting Gerard to ask him about the past, and added.
Sure enough, Gerald stopped asking.
Looking at Jason, there was more guilt.
"I'm sorry, I lied in my letter."
"My mother and I always knew where you were, but we couldn't get you."
"The previous Hanse harbor was not peaceful."
Gerald spoke again.
The words were a little vague, but there was a deep apology in the words of the explanation.
Jason can't tell if it's real or not.
I could only nod.
"It's okay."
Jason replied.
"Have you forgiven me?"
Cousin Gerald looked at Jason with delight.
There is no way to experience it.
How can there be forgiveness?
Thinking to himself, Jason nodded again.
"Great!"
"Jason, you know what?"
"What worries me the most is that you won't forgive me, and now I'm finally relieved!"
Gerald laughed, then shook his head suddenly.
"No, no, no, I'm so insincere, what do you want?"
"As long as I can do it, I will satisfy you."
Gerald made a promise.
Jason subconsciously wanted to refuse.
However, when the words of rejection came to his lips, they became.
"Is it true that there are rumored sea monsters in Hanse Harbor?"
Denise, who had no interest in the conversation, was immediately attracted to attention.
"Yes, yes, yes!"
"Sea monster!"
Denise's eyes almost lit up.
It looked at Gerard expectantly, and said to itself, "I left home because of the sea monster...... No, I did leave a letter detailing how I came to Jason. ”
Jason glanced at Denise and looked away from the latter's frustrated gaze.
Compared to Denise, he cares more about the authenticity of the sea monster.
Is there anything more convenient than asking the local authorities about rumors?
Naturally......
The local authorities are also interested in those rumors!
"Jason, you really haven't changed."
"Just like when I was a kid, I'm still so interested in monsters."
"I, I haven't changed!"
Gerald looked at Jason with anticipation in his eyes and couldn't help but smile.
Maybe the memory is gone.
But something doesn't change!
Joy rose in Gerrard's heart, he hadn't been so happy in a long time.
However, when discussing the monster, Gerald restrained his smile and said in a serious manner:
"It's true!"
Then, after he sat up straight, he slowly spoke:
"I've checked the information, and I've sent people to investigate, and the Hans sea monster has been in existence for more than two hundred years."
"And in the last 10 years, at least 16 people have seen the sea monster definitely."
"After my summary, whenever there is a summer storm, that sea monster has the highest probability of appearing!"
"Summer?"
Denise looked disappointed.
Jason too.
There may be a way to stay in a dungeon world longer, but it won't be easy.
As far as he knew, the only possibility was to change the main quest.
And the risk of changing the main quest?
At 'Lorde', Jason has already experienced it.
Near-miss alive!
He won't try it until he's hungry enough.
So......
"Are there any other monsters near Hans Harbor?"
Jason asked.
"There have been quite a few."
"But most of them were hunted by me!"
"Their corpses were disposed of and placed in the manor's collection room as trophies."
"Jason, do you want to see it?"
"I can show you around my collection."
Gerald invited.
"Of course."
Jason didn't refuse.
On the way after that, all the topics of the two revolved around monsters, and Denise listened with relish, not only did not get bored at all, but also participated in them from time to time.
When it comes to monsters, Denise knows quite a bit.
Don't think it's for nothing with the pocket money it saves.
This made Gerald's eyes flash with envy again.
"Denis, you can come to my collection room with Jason after dinner."
Gerald extended the invitation.
"Good! All right! ”
Denise nodded repeatedly.
Just as Gerald was about to continue talking to Jason about monsters, there was a knock on the carriage -
Knock, knock.
"My lord, something happened."
"It's up to you to take care of it yourself."
Gerald frowned.
Jason turned his head straight and looked behind him through the window.
Over there......
A group of cavalry in Union uniforms was rapidly approaching.