Broke Mercenary Chapter 99

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Ch. 99: Auction at Exam Site

 

“Thank you so much. I was worried that you would keep complaining and eventually say that you wouldn’t do it.”

Ivy, a receptionist girl at the guild, said with a smile on her face.

After talking with Lapis and deciding to take the exam the night before, when he told Ivy that, she let out a sigh of relief and smiled brightly.

Wanting to strike the iron while it was hot, Ivy took Loren and Lapis to a training ground near the guild where the exam was to take place.

“I’m also thankful that you responded so quickly. I thought it would take a bit more time.”

What Ivy was worried about were things that would’ve happened if Loren let Lapis do all the negotiating.

In that point, Ivy’s decision to approach Loren when he was alone was the best one, and Loren was impressed, thinking that she was indeed someone who had dealt with many kinds of adventurers through her job, but he guessed that it wouldn’t make her happy even if he told her that.

It would mean that her prediction that things could’ve been a lot messier was correct, after all.

“What would the exam be like?”

Lapis asked Ivy casually, not mentioning that she was thinking about doing everything Ivy was worried about.

Loren was about to wonder why a priestess of the Knowledge god like Lapis didn’t know that, but he immediately stopped himself, realizing that his image of priests of the Knowledge god was being poisoned by her.

There was no way a priest of the Knowledge god would know everything, and Lapis was just abnormal, so he knew that this natural expectation wasn’t a good thing.

“Let’s see. There’s no written exam. If there was, most people wouldn’t be able to leave copper rank.”

Unable to write.

Or read, or in some cases, there were adventurers who couldn’t do either, and that was a lot of people.

If there was a written exam for such adventurers, even getting to iron rank would be a difficult challenge.

For the higher ranks, there were written exams, but that was because to become a high ranking adventurer, you would need knowledge and intelligence as well as skill.

“So the exam is practical. You would be doing a practice match with a proctor that the guild provides.”

“Would Lapis be doing the same?”

To Ivy, it sounded like Loren was worried that priests, who weren’t really meant for combat, would have to take the same type of exam.

But in fact, Loren was worried about the proctor who would be going against Lapis, since she was a demon and was easily more powerful than he was.

If Lapis went overboard and twisted off parts of her opponent, it would be apparent that she was skilled enough, but the proctor would be in a pitiful state.

“It’s waived for priests and magicians. Instead, we have them show us a spell.”

The guild’s training ground was a large one-story building near it.

Inside was bare ground, and adventurers could go there to practice combat and magic.

Almost anyone could use it if they were a part of the guild, so it was used to train new adventurers or practice moving with new members, as well as experienced adventurers training novices.

Hot blooded adventurers didn’t use the facility much, so it was mostly used for rank-up exams.

“That’s going to be easy, but what about Loren’s opponent?”

Lapis looked slightly disappointed.

A short time before during their last two jobs, Lapis had regained both her arms out of her limbs and eyes that her parents had taken from her and replaced with prosthetics.

After that, she didn’t have a chance to test them out in combat, so she had been hoping to do so, but Loren was relieved that the opportunity didn’t present itself.

“Of course, we have information that Loren is a skilled swordsman, so we’ve prepared someone good.”

In a comical fashion, Ivy pointed to a person waiting in the training ground.

The man with a slime yet trained figure and red hair, opened his eyes wide in surprise when he saw Loren, and started looking between him and Ivy repeatedly.

“It’s new ace among the iron rank adventurers, Klaus!”

“Wait a second! My opponent for the mock battle is Loren!?”

As Klaus started panicking, a wondering face appeared on Ivy’s face.

As Loren guessed that she had somehow tricked Klaus into becoming a proctor without explaining everything, the conversation between the two proved that he was right.

“You didn’t tell me about this! I would’ve declined if I knew he was my opponent!”

“But I promised you that I’ll spend a night with you if you agreed to become a proctor and beat your opponent, didn’t I?”

“That’s what you said!”

“You’re the one who said that a copper rank adventurer was no match for you so I should wait with the key to my room, right?”

“Ugh…”

As Klaus was at a loss for words, Loren and Lapis’ cold glares pierced into him.

“Klaus, you’re the leader of a harem party including Ange as well as a knight and a priestess, but have you been hitting on guild girls as well?”

“It’s one’s personal preference so it’s not something I can say about. But women will be the death of you, you know that?”

“T-that’s my private life, so it’s none of your business.”

Klaus responded to their cold words without hesitation.

Giving up, knowing that he probably wouldn’t change his ways unless he experienced a life-threatening experience, Loren asked Ivy.

“In any case, I just need to fight him and beat him to a pulp, right?”

“Yes, please destroy him so that he can’t move his legs and waist properly.”

“What!? Wait a second! Lying isn’t good!”

As Ivy said something quite violent with a smile on her face, Klaus quickly stopped her.

When Loren nudged him to explain, Klaus started explaining the rules to the exam, glancing at Ivy to keep her mouth shut.

“Winning or losing doesn’t matter in general. If you lose badly, you would lose points, but if you manage to fight decently, there’s no problem. If the exam was based on victory or defeat, since it’s against a copper rank and an iron rank, most adventurers won’t be able to pass.”

There weren’t many adventurers that were skilled swordsmen like Loren was, so a copper rank adventurer with more skill and experience than iron adventurers were very rare.

Then it would’ve been obvious after a bit of thought that the mock battle wouldn’t be based on victory, but for some reason, Ivy seemed to want Loren to crush Klaus.

“Can I ask what the circumstances are?”

“Well, that person over there has been hitting on every guild girl that caught his eye.”

As Lapis put her arm around Ivy’s shoulder and leaned in towards her and asked her in a small voice, Ivy replied in a hushed voice as well.

“No matter how many times we warn him he doesn’t show signs of improving, and sometimes new girls that don’t know about him almost fall for him, so we’ve decided that this can’t keep going on.”

“So, you ended up becoming the bait and luring Klaus out here, am I correct?”

“Yes. I used the condition I mentioned before to do so.”

At Ivy’s clear confession that she tricked Klaus, Loren started to feel sorry for him.

Klaus’ attitude was indeed a problem, but he couldn’t help but feel that there would’ve been a better way without having to trick him.

“But no matter how you tricked him, a promise is still effective as a promise, am I correct?”

“Well, yes, but with Loren’s skill…”

“If victory or loss doesn’t matter, he can lose on purpose if he wants to.”

At the words Lapis said with a smile, Klaus and Ivy’s expressions froze.

Realizing what was going to happen, Loren dropped his shoulders and sighed.

“So, the two of you. Let’s start the bidding, shall we? The good will be the right to decide if Loren will fight seriously or go easy and lose at a good time.”

“Wait a minute Lapis! That’s cheating, isn’t it!?”

As Ivy started panicking, Lapis said calmly.

“Cheating? What do you mean? Winning doesn’t matter, and the progress is what’s important, right? And it’s not like I’ve asked you to pass Loren unfairly. It’s about whether he beats up the proctor to a pulp or give up at a good time. That’s it.”

“Your pride as a swordsman won’t let you lose on purpose, right?”

“Strictly speaking, I’m a mercenary, not a swordsman, so I don’t care as long as it’s going to mean money in my pocket.”

If it were a fight to the death, it would be a different story, but what they were about to do was a mock battle, which victory or loss didn’t matter.

So, Loren thought that going on board with Lapis’ plan to get a bit of pocket money wouldn’t be bad.

His answer was unexpected to both Klaus and Ivy, as Klaus’ face loosened while Ivy, still stiff, looked at Lapis’ face awkwardly.

“So, now that we’ve gotten Loren’s approval. How much can you pay?”

At Lapis straightforward question, Klaus and Ivy quickly took out their wallets from their pockets and started looking through them.

Loren whispered to Lapis, humming as she looked on with a smile.

“Are you serious about this?”

“I’m not sure. I’m pretty interested in seeing Ivy cry after getting her room key taken though.”

“What’s my share?”

“How about seven to three, with Loren getting seven?”

“Not bad. Count me in.”

Loren wasn’t going to go with it if Lapis took the larger share or if it was exactly half.

But since she immediately responded with him getting the large share, it meant that Lapis was interested in where this would go and didn’t care about the money.

Loren didn’t have a reason to miss a three-way opportunity to satisfy Lapis’ curiosity, rake Klaus over some coals, and show Ivy what happens when she tries to use someone conveniently.

“Alright, the two of you. Let’s start piling up what’s in your wallets, shall we?”

Seeing Ivy and Klaus making bids in front of Lapis, who had an innocent yet crooked smile on her face, which made it hard to believe she was actually a priestess, Loren stifled a yawn, thinking that it would be a while before the exam would start.

 

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58 thoughts on “Broke Mercenary Chapter 99”

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  5. “The good will be the right to decide if Loren will fight seriously or go easy and lose at a good time.”

    Probably “the winning bid will have to the right to decide if Loren will fight seriously or go easy and lose at a good time.”

    Perfect time to make money, plus Loren does not really care about pride and honor. Survival and Gold seem to be his main criteria.

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  6. Ivy really chose the wrong person to try to trick, Lapis is gonna leave her crying either way xD via empty wallet or having to honor her promise to Klaus xD

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      2. it’s been awhile since I read this… but I think I remember Loren qualifying his skills as a swordsman.
        you don’t see it in this chapter, cause he knows he can defeat klaus. But he once claimed that his strength and endurance is what makes him decent, it’s not his swordplay.
        so I don’t think he thinks small of himself, he knows SKILLED people defeat strong monsters everyday, he’s just a human swordsman with characteristics of a monster
        it’s kinda kool if you think about it. other adventures play rock paper scissors vs the strength of monsters, Loren beats them at their own game

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    2. There are hints that Loren was a very famous (legendary) mercenary. If they were true, he is easily a gold or higher tier. Remember the 1st job, Loren was stronger than a whole silver party (or maybe 2, as another was wiped out)

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  13. Thanks for the chapter!
    And i still thought Klaus had a 180 change, hope him and that scheming guild girl gets taught a lesson

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  15. Well, if loren loses on purpose and ivy is forced to keep her promise spending the night with klaus, this will be good hentai plot ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

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  17. Kinda surprising for the receptionist to screw up so badly. Maybe she does want this D, but too proud to ask.

    And while I realize that the (semen) demon is angry with Ivy for going behind her back to Guts, it’s weird to see her helping Klaus to get some.

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  18. Thanks for the chapter!

    Bid wars? Hohoho this is good. I can’t wait for the next chapter.

    Also congratulations on passing!

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  20. “Unable to write.
    Or read, or in some cases, there were adventurers who couldn’t do either”

    this sounds like there’s people that despite being unable to read are able to write…

    thanks for the chapter

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    2. Do remember that some adventurers/mercenary only knows their name.
      Even in Mushoku Tensei, Ghyslaine only knows how to write her name. Also in Ascendance of the bookworm, the FL’s father can only read a few words and all documents are thrown to the soldier ex mechant guy.

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  22. I smell some kind of blackmail in here.
    Whoever win the bid lapis will get new material for blackmail klaus XD
    Guild girl win lapis get the money and can threatening klaus said he was trying to sleep with the guild girl that’s another source of money for lapis and klaus can’t complain about that.
    Klaus win lapis get the money and can ask for the huss money about keep silent about it.
    Lapis the best

    Thank you for the chapter

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  23. Thanks for the chapter Kaoto! Heh, her business sense is as keen as ever, sharp enough to cut up her foes with.

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  25. Thanks for the translations 🙂 almost 100 chapters 😛

    When I saw the title I thought adventurers were going to be bidding on who gets to fight the MC, glad I was wrong 😛

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  26. I wonder if there is a God/Goddess of Merchant (Scam/Con-Art), Lapis would fit in that congregation, heck, she would be its pope!

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  31. Wooo hoooo! Chapter 99! Only one more for the great milestone! Thanks for the translation, as always.

    Ha, knew it, there had to be some sort of hidden motive. I was completely off on the who and the what, though.

    …Lapis is doing Lapis things again. And Loren is complicit. Hilarious.

    Hope he properly thrashes Klaus, though. There’s being a Harem idiot, and then there’s being an uncontrollable manslut hornball. One is annoying but somewhat acceptable if the cards are played right, the other is just disgusting. I sincerely hope he gets some magic/demon STD at some point that causes his knob to nearly rot off. Painfully.

    Lapis will probably get all of Ivy’s future wages for a promise to bring Klaus’s party to the beating grounds. Because I’m pretty sure she’s gonna lose the “auction” – Klaus would probably pawn off his entire equipment for a night with Ivy, even if that meant helplessly getting beaten black and blue by Loren (because that’s gonna happen either way, let’s be honest – and he knows that).

    So there’s only the oddly convenient “Lapis ultra deluxe premium emergency service” to save her from her doom. Because, what Loren can’t achieve, Ange and the others surely will. Even if he wins the key, Klaus will have to give it back once his party members enter the scene.

    Might backfire for Lapis, though. Ivy might decide to “motivate” Loren by offering him her key as well when Lapis is away or otherwise preoccupied. She’d need to be at her wits end at that point, but in a choice between the omnifucker prettyboy and the rather honest muscular dude she might just take a truly desperate leap of faith.

    There could be worse fates than embracing (and obviously later planning to marry) a somewhat upstanding guy like Loren who could be coaxed to “take responsibility”. A hundred times better than being just one of Klaus’s countless faceless conquests. Plus, suspension bridge effect and all: She’s up shit creek without a paddle and in serious danger in all sorts of ways, so that potential hero figure might just look verrrrrrry dependable… even though he’s part of the ruse.

    Now I kinda want that to happen. Lapis gains a ton of money and gets her entertainment, Loren pays back some more of his debt, and yet, Lapis has a feeling of impending crisis because the guild marm has made advances on her “property”. Winning the battle, yet… possibly losing the war. Something to grow as a person from.

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  33. – Klaus thought he was gonna get laid for free. Normies should explode.
    – Ivy thought she could use Loren for free in front of Lapis. Yare yare daze…

    They chewed more than they could swallow and one of them is gonna end up with no money while they other is gonna end up with his body/her pussy beaten to a pulp.

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  34. – Klaus, you’re the leader of a harm party including Ange as well as a knight and a magician

    Shouldn’t it be “Ange as well as a knight and a priest”? Ange was the name of the magician.

    Also, it looks like the author of this series has come out of his hiatus! He just posted a brand new chapter yesterday starting a new arc. Yay! no more hiatus.

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  35. Thank you for the chapters as always. This is probably one of the most amusing ones you’ve translated so far.

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  39. While hilarious I do hope Ivy wins. Or Loren just “ties” on purpose. just because that would be pretty slimy for klaus, bad for ivy, and kind of make me like the two MCs less. I love the mercanary and weird priestess combo absolutely. I just don’t want them to be a part of something sexually slimey.
    Though i guess Loren could also crush bits and then lose so he could’nt “operate” that night and null v oid the situation

    Klaus needs a real beating. but I don’t really enjoy the idea of that night adventure

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  40. Thanks again for another wonderfull chapter. ‘Yes, please destroy him so that he can’t move his legs and waist properly’ – This girl is a strong advocate of the glorious movement Riajuu explode!!!!!!!!!

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  44. I’m confused about why everyone thought Klaus had changed attitude-towards-women-wise when it was directly stated in the novel that he wouldn’t change.

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