Cursed Thrones
Chapter 37 - New Jobs

'Sruuugg! A sruuugg! Nruuugg!'

The scraping sound of the long wooden brush was heard echoing in this dark passageway. Not so high water channels seem to flow calmly.

Behind the wooden brush, there were two people wearing thin clothes. A lot of dirt and liquid that blot the clothes of both.

Not only that, a fairly thick cloth wrapped around the nose and mouth of both.

"Mess! Bwau Swekwawi! Kwenwapwa mwembwewswikwan wuinwi?" said a girl wearing only that thin shirt. Dirt smeared almost all over his body.

"Mwawu bwagwamwanwa lwagwi? Dwua mwingwu twak mwendwapwat pwekwerjwaan!" reply a young man who was also covered in dirt this aqueduct.

Today, both take jobs as sewer cleaners or underground drains in the city of Mapleford. Lifting as much trash as possible to prevent clogged drains.

A job with low pay and filled with dirt, certainly not popular among adventurers.

And even as the two were still busy lifting various garbage from the aqueduct....

'Pyoook!'

A dirty cloth washed away and wrapped around Cecilia's feet. Makes him scream loudly. Not out of fear, but out of disgust for all this.

'Damn, I just thought my adventure in another world was about to begin.... It turned out that I was back to being a labourer.' Brian thought in his heart.

Their work continues. From the rising of the sun, until the moon is high enough.

'Srruugg! Pyook!'

With clothes soaking wet, and bodies filled with dirt, Brian and Cecilia finally came out of the waterway. Back to ground level.

The dim moonlight illuminated the figure of the two who were so dirty and also smelly. Some of the townspeople who were around them immediately moved away.

But Brian and Cecilia don't care anymore.

"Come, take a shower and report it to the Guild" Brian said briefly.

Cecilia nodded her head. Walk towards a public bath in the city.

......***......

'Braak!'

Upon arrival at the Guild, Brian immediately placed a letter of proof of his work that had been signed by the local administrator.

Shows that he along with Cecilia has been working overtime from morning to night.

Adelle read the letter in an observant manner, not missing the slightest detail in it.

"Hmm. 47 garbage sacks.... A rapid increase. Maybe you guys are talented as garbage men?" adelle said as she put a stamp on the letter.

He then grabbed a drawer on his desk and took some money. Neatly, Adelle arranged the silver coins in a stacked manner. Each stack contained 10 silver coins.

"Don't joke. I'd rather risk my life to hunt Wyvern than this." Brian replied resentfully.

Cecilia who was next to him nodded with all her might.

"Is that so? Okay, 94 silver coins are tax deductible. There are 65 silver coins left. Go ahead." said Adelle, handing over the pile of silver coins.

With a deep breath, Brian accepted the coin. Split it in half for herself and also Cecilia.

And with the body that had been greatly exhausted, the two returned to the room.

During these two weeks, the two always booked different rooms. But considering their finances are already very thin, now Brian and Cecilia also live in the same room.

Instead, Brian bought a thin mattress so he could sleep on the floor.

Just entering the room, the two immediately threw their bodies into the bed.

"Eat it?" cecilia asked as she grabbed a boiled potato at the table.

"Later, I still don't want to eat." replied Brian who was still nauseous due to the smell of the aqueduct just now.

"Hmm, that's right."

With only the dim light from the lanterns on the walls of this room, the two of them had prepared to sleep. Rest their bodies for the next cleansing.

"Hey, Brian. Is this really the life we want?"

"What do you mean?" ask Brian back.

"I mean.... I know we can live safely here, under Vallenhein's name but...."

Brian immediately understood Cecilia's intentions. Of course, this is not a dream job. But how else?

With the incident of one of the priestesses of the devil worshipers, the holy order mobilized a massive army.

As a result, it was not just the followers of the hunted Demon King Hecate. But also the other monsters around him. What's more.... For free.

The movement of the holy order forces really made the entire region around Mapleford and Grenary very safe. The whole community is happy with all this too.

But adventurers accept the opposite. Their work is completely gone.

Even today Guilds were extremely quiet. Only a handful of adventurers were willing to do menial or lowly work for a small fee.

Theothers? Return to the village as a farmer or craftsman. Even their income was better than the current adventurers.

Of course the monster hunting mission still exists. But only high-level monsters were not yet known with certainty of its existence.

Like hunting Wyvern, or a loose imperial dragon. And that's also very difficult to do.

After thinking for a moment, Brian replied to a question from Cecilia.

"Tomorrow we'll take on the mission of hunting down Wyvern."

"You serious? But you're sure? The more I heard the story about Wyvern from Guild employees, the more hesitant I became to fight them."

Thas right. During these two weeks, Cecilia and Brian became increasingly familiar with Guild employees. Scrubbing various information from them.

Including about Wyvern.

The figure that is half of the dragon's offspring has a body length of up to 4 meters with wings connected to his arms.

Unlike the dragon that has wings on its back.

In exchange for a much smaller body than a dragon, as well as a lower power, Wyvern had a much more agile movement.

It is capable of flying with very complex manoeuvres. Even in a low and narrow place.

Indeed, Wyvern could not spurt fire like a dragon. But his flying speed far surpassed that of a dragon. Making the hunt very difficult.

And that too....

If they can find his hiding place.

"What if we invite others? Maybe our chances will be bigger?" ask Brian.

Cecilia also rose from her sleep. Looked at Brian on the floor.

"Other people? Hella?"

"Maybe? Having a healer on the team would be very useful right?"

Instantly, Brian thought of another person. Which would probably be very suitable for this hunting mission.

"Well, what about Jareth?"

With a cynical look, Cecilia also retorted.

"I doubt he'll come. Remember, he still needs to keep his shop to earn money right? To be able to bring his family left in town."

"Hmm, that's right. But maybe he has some advice on this?"

The discussion between the two continues. But one thing is certain, both have agreed to stop working as drain cleaners.

For both of them, it was better to die in glory.

Without realizing it, the fragment of Orlog's soul that was always inside Brian also heard everything.

'Huh.... What other suicide plans are these? Is it too much to ask for a peaceful life while I am gathering my own strength?'