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The waters of the river Styx flow majestically
020 –
“Fuck, I met some nice stalker bastards!”
“Hehehehe!”
I brought my fist down on the head of the guy whose jaw was shattered, a scar or something.
The fist, struck like an iron hammer, adds gravity and the weight of the protective gear to its killing power!
“Gek!”
The guy with his jaw broken and a sad expression on his face then banged his head on the floor, foaming at the mouth as he let out a final scream.
“What the heck!”
The swordsman reacted to it.
“You little bastard-!”
When the guy was about to swing his sword at me, I just backblowed him and broke his head as well.
puck-.
“!”
A guy who gets hit by a hard pole can’t even scream and just bangs his head on the mud floor. Even against an opponent wielding a blade, the difference in physical strength has a big effect.
Furthermore, if their defeat was due to their hesitation when they saw that their attacks were blocked by my protective gear and did not work, then it was a defeat.
Therefore, it can be said that my choice to buy expensive armor saved my life. This is why the equipment I wear on my body should be expensive.
“Fuck, you savage.”
Now all that’s left is the leader of the pack, a balding man, who doesn’t seem to be flustered even though his subordinates are helpless. I wonder if there’s something different about being a boss?
“Even if my subordinates are like that, you shouldn’t think that you can easily deal with this Lord Uter. I have the grace of light.”
My shoulders trembled at the mention of the holder of grace. God’s grace was bestowed upon such a gangster? The God of Light does not grant grace to just anyone.
“God of light and the sun! Give me strength! Your son Uther prays fervently!”
As he was reciting the prayer, the gray clouds that had been hanging all over the sky began to clear away, and bright sunlight began to shine upon the world.
Jiiing-.
And then a bright light reflected off the bastard’s half-naked forehead and attacked my eyes.
“Ugh-.”
It was a type of attack I had never expected, so I couldn’t help but reflexively frown and narrow my eyebrows. What the hell, a blind eye.
“You cowardly bald bastard!”
“This is the light of the sun god! The light of truth is something that a barbarian like you cannot even dare to look upon!”
“Fuck, you bald bastard! You’re a coward!”
“Oh, it’s not baldness, it’s the grace of light! Don’t you know how to say anything but baldness, you savage! And baldness is a symbol of strong male virility-.”
“Fuck, bald!”
“You little shit, get out of here!”
Taking advantage of the brief moment of blindness, I heard a loud thud as mud was kicked up, and I swung my fist in the direction of the sound. However, all I felt was a sensation of cutting through the air.
“Do you think you’ll get hit by that blind attack?”
“Fuck!”
It was so dazzling that I couldn’t control my vision. But I couldn’t allow the bastard to attack me.
So I continued to swing my fists and arms and legs wildly like an angry gorilla.
“Guaaaaak!”
“You are truly a ferocious warrior of the wilderness! But I am not one to be defeated by such clumsy skills, ugh-!”
puck-.
I felt a rather heavy blow from my hand. I swung my arm towards the sound and luckily I hit the bastard’s torso or head.
“Ugh-.”
I thought this dazzling madness would end after taking a heavy dose of medicine, but instead, it got even brighter, to the point where my eyes would hurt even if I closed them.
It was as if the sun had descended upon the earth. The form was ridiculous, but with this level of brightness, I could truly be proud of being blessed. Shit, isn’t this a total solar sphere?
“Nose, nosebleed? You little shit! I’ll kill you! Offer you up as a sacrifice to my twin swords!”
Jirit-.
I felt a chill run down the back of my neck as I heard the angry roar.
It was like my hardship sensor that had been trained for the past two years, going through all kinds of hardships and hardships. Judging from the fact that it was ringing every so often, it was clear that I was really about to get screwed.
I was out of breath from swinging my arms and legs around without thinking. My vision was completely blocked.
The moment when the witch Nemea’s words about being careful of the light come to mind. This is a do-or-die situation. What the hell do I do!
“Go, go, guys! Quickly! Help Hassan!”
Then, screams began to be heard from all directions, accompanied by fairly familiar voices.
“Eww, it stings! Something is biting me!”
“What the heck is going on! It’s so bright I can’t see anything!”
“What, what is it! B-It’s a bee! Where did the bee come from!?”
I don’t know what it was, but it seemed like there was a commotion here and there, taking advantage of the snow cover, and among the screams was the bald guy I was dealing with.
Booooow-.
However, the sound of a helicopter propeller rings in my ears without fail. Of course, there is no such thing as a propeller in this world, so it must be one and the same.
“Fuck, Luna! It’s so fucking hot! They’re shooting at me too!”
It’s so damn hot. I’ve already experienced the day before, with little creatures clinging to my body, biting and stinging me. Who would have thought it would happen again in a day!
“Sorry Hassan! I said I’d help you!”
“Fucked! Oh, it’s coming into my clothes!”
It was when I was writhing in stinging pain.
“Oh, shit, some weird sorcery! I can’t lose to this kind of punishment! Die, wizard!”
“Ugh!”
Crack-. Thud.
A familiar girl’s scream was heard along with the roar of an angry man.
And then there’s the sound of something solid breaking, followed by the sound of something fairly heavy falling to the floor.
In the midst of my confusion, I could tell that Luna had been hit by the bald guy. It was definitely the sound of a person’s pot breaking.
Even though we had only known each other for a day, she was a pretty girl who still talked to me.
And she was the one who had a hint that I might be able to break the new curse called the Oath of Styx that I was suffering from. And she’s dying like this? This is fucking frustrating.
But there was a moment when I just frowned because there was no other clever plan.
Swish-.
The dazzling light source begins to slowly lose its power.
When I opened my eyes briefly, the sun that had been floating in the sky was once again obscured by gray clouds, and its rays of light were becoming thinner.
Only then did I see the situation clearly.
Bees buzzing around here and there and people running away.
And Luna, lying on the ground with her huge mask shattered, and the bald man standing in front of her with his twin swords raised high.
“Hey, fuck, you bald bastard.”
“Shit, shit, the duration is over already!”
“What a strange scheme. Get out of here, you idiot!”
I kicked my leg and punched the bastard in the head with all my might.
The man, hit squarely in the jaw, loses strength in his knees like a bowling pin falling over and falls headfirst to the floor.
“Gueeek-.”
“You little brat, you’re causing trouble.”
“Here… Almighty God of Light, protect me with your eternal light, guide me with your splendid wisdom, and protect me from the hands of death and the hosts of enemies-! And, of Light… .”
“Give up.”
“…what?”
The shadow created by my large body. I can feel the man’s eyes, hidden by the shadow, looking up at me with a frown.
“There is no light here.”
“under….”
I again struck the guy’s head with my fist as he sighed and bled profusely.
puck-!
“Gek-.”
*
“Hatsan, here, I found two coppers in your pocket-!”
Luna and I scavenged the pockets of the stalker bastards we had taken down for anything useful and money. All we got was about 10 coppers between the three of us and three knives.
“Fuck, they’re fucking beggars.”
Me spitting on the floor.
Still, it was a good harvest to have acquired three swords. I had gotten my armor, but I didn’t have money to buy weapons, so the only thing I had was a dagger with a blade.
The axe is so rusty and has no teeth that it seems unusable, so I decide to just throw it away.
Anyway, I put the 10 coppers in my pocket and tied the knife and scabbard I had taken to the belt around my waist.
With this, I have become the swordsman Hassan of the Samgeomryu! I feel like my fighting power has increased tremendously.
Of course, I have never learned anything like swordsmanship, and I can only swing a sword around ignorantly. But I am fully aware of the power of the sword.
Even if there is no situation where you have to pull this out and swing it, the intimidating feeling of just wearing it in the sword case is beneficial in many ways.
Since I brought three, I can sell two of them if necessary.
“Ka, just don’t take the sword… , That, that’s the capital of my business-. Each sword is worth 5 silver…”
The bald man pleaded with me, still conscious despite having been hit with a fist like that.
He certainly seems to be strong enough to be the leader of a gang of gangsters.
“Without that, I’ll starve to death….”
When I saw the bastard’s weak appearance, I almost lost my mind and stopped.
“This guy is still conscious!”
Luna, who had been screaming, picked up a nearby boulder and struck the man’s head with it. With a thud, the whites of his eyes were revealed, and the man completely lost consciousness and fell down.
He hits a person’s head with a rock without hesitation. This is definitely not normal.
Shit, he’s not dead, right? Even so, killing someone in the city is a bit risky.
They say the guys started the fight first, but if a murder occurs in the city, they will be harshly interrogated by the guards.
I have no connections or money, so I am anxious because I might end up in prison.
So I put my hands on the necks of the sagging punks, to check if they had a pulse or were breathing-.
“Look at that! He’s trying to confirm the kill! He’s trying to strangle me!”
“No, that’s to skin the face! Samaritans are said to skin the faces of those they’ve defeated!”
Some onlookers who had not moved despite the swarm of bees’ movements soon stopped their actions when they heard whispering. No matter what I do, I will be misunderstood.
Clank, clank.
“What’s the fuss about?”
Soon the commotion was put to an end by the arrival of city guards wearing red armor, round shields, and swords.
“No, I mean, those guys were the ones who started the fight. They were swinging their knives around. Anyway, they’re just bad guys. Daphne’s stalker is also one of those guys. Yes.”
“hmm-.”
I had to explain to the city guards that my actions were not an overreaction but self-defense, and I was in a lot of pain. Even if I committed the same crime, the law is stricter on me, a black-haired beast.
“Those guys are well-known thugs around here.”
“I saw those kids start a fight too! I had to close my eyes because it was so bright. I told you, they were really annoying on the street!”
Fortunately, the onlookers nearby spoke up to defend him, so he was able to avoid being dragged off to jail.
In this world without surveillance cameras, the testimonies of bystanders have a very high influence. Sometimes it is poisonous, and sometimes it is beneficial.
A simple duel within the city. That was the end of the matter.
“According to the laws of the gods and the royal code, those who lose a duel are imprisoned.”
“And, savage, do not make unnecessary noise. Unlike the disorderly wilderness, the laws of the gods are watching over you everywhere.”
“Hey, let go of this! I am the son of the sun god, Uther-! I am a person blessed by the sun god!!”
“Your father runs a lumber shop at the north gate, kid. Follow me quietly!”
The guards were dragging away three men with ropes tied to them. As I watched their backs, my legs started to tremble.
It was also the return of my body’s senses that had been excited by the rise in adrenaline. The horrible word “prison” scared me.
If you lose a duel, you go to jail. In this world where criminals’ human rights are not even considered, going to jail is no different from immediate death.
“after-.”
Anyway, the incident ended well. Even though I had to deal with three men with blades at the same time, I was able to get through it without getting cut or stabbed anywhere. I can only say it was a stroke of luck.
The fists that hit the people still stung and the stinging from the bee stings on my body, but I fought three armed thugs so I guess it was a cheap shot.
“Hassan, you know I didn’t do that on purpose, right? The bees don’t know who’s on their side… and my voodoo skills aren’t good enough to completely control the beasts yet…”
Luna stutters as she watches me. It seems like he remembers me screaming when I was stung by the bee he released.
“Thanks to you, I survived, man.”
“Oh, really? Right? That’s what it is, isn’t it?”
I thanked the guy obediently. If Luna hadn’t shown up at the perfect time to buy me time when I was hit by the Sun Circle’s eyepatch, I might have been dragged away by those guards.
Maybe it was a corpse.
“The bees, if I sold them, I would have gotten 20 coppers. I’m sad that I have to keep releasing the bees I caught yesterday and today. And my amulet mask broke too… .”
Luna frowned as she looked at the wooden fragments that had fallen to the ground. The wooden mask was so damaged that it was no longer recognizable, having been stepped on and crushed by people since it was shattered.
I remember it being such a precious item that he tried to protect his mask before his body even when he was attacked and beaten by goblins. It seems he was quite sad when it was broken.
I thought about giving Luna the 10 coppers I had taken from the robbers. But since my nose was three inches long, I decided to just bury it in my pocket. There was no need to give her something she didn’t even ask for.
So, I changed the subject and spoke to Luna, who was crying, to change the mood.
“But how did you get here?”
“Oh, I was looking for you. I stopped by the guild and then the inn, but they said you had already vacated the room. I went back to the guild and heard you went to the library, and I thought I heard your voice in the park near the library-.”
Luna explains in detail what happened to her.
“Anyway, you were looking for me?”
“Yeah, we decided to have a baby together today. We even swore an oath on the River Styx. Don’t you remember?”
Tiyong-.
“Ah, I think I remember.”
