“Good grief, what kinda escort job is this damn hard? Any way I look at it, reckon I oughta get a little more hazard pay for this.”
“Ha. You already took three times the usual fee and you’re still saying that? Greedy bastard.”
“Now, now, my lord, take a look. Ain’t a single one of my boys come out of this without getting hurt. You really ain’t gonna give us anything extra after all that?”
At the sight of the grinning man, the mage known as the Atoning Fairy furrowed his brow.
Regardless of how obvious the man’s intentions were, it was also true that the mercenaries had suffered heavy losses.
“I’ll pay you an additional fee the moment we reach the Magic Tower. Not a coin more.”
“Well now, much obliged. Be sure to call us again when you’re heading back, y’hear?”
“Piss off.”
The Fairy let his irritation spill freely across both his expression and his voice as he entered the city before anyone else.
The soldiers guarding the entrance approached to verify his identity, but stopped when he tossed his identification token toward them first.
“Ugh, look at the state of these streets. How am I supposed to deploy a barrier properly like this?”
While the soldiers carefully inspected the token, he took in the cityscape visible from the entrance.
Each time he moved, the flowers blooming here and there among his hair swayed gently.
“Um, the verification is complete…….”
“Then hurry up and give it back. Why are you all so damn slow?”
“Now, employer, you…