211th
Newspaper Villain
211 ? Newspaper Villain #3
“Hassan, I don’t know what to do.”
On the way back after meeting the alchemist.
Luna’s voice was still uncertain. Like she said, she must be worried because she doesn’t know what to do.
For Luna, who had just become an adult, this might have been an overwhelming task. It was a high mountain to climb.
Once we get past this, we will achieve another big growth.
If you fall down without being able to get over it, it will hurt a lot.
As I was thinking about how hard it would be for Luna’s snow-white knees to get hurt, Luna spoke with a slightly sighed voice.
“I thought I just had to work hard on my own. I didn’t know I would end up worrying about things like this.”
“That’s right. I guess just because you make a lot of money doesn’t mean only good things will happen.”
Rather than suggesting any solutions, I decided to just sympathize with Luna’s suffering.
In the end, it was my fault for hiding the story from Luna that things had gotten this bad, so I thought there was nothing worse than giving her all sorts of advice.
But I wonder if I also have a male-specific instinct to solve problems.
Rather than just sympathizing, I had a strong feeling that I wanted to offer advice like, “Why don’t you do it like this, like this, and like this?”
For example, that is the true identity of the alchemist Bainas.
Luna didn’t seem to notice, but I’m pretty sure that Vinas was the potion master who had been gossiping about Luna.
“So, Luna, what are you going to do? Are you going to go under that woman named Vinas and become an apprentice?”
“No, then you have to live at that older sister’s house for five years. It might have been okay before you set up the workshop, but it’s a bit difficult to do that now.”
“Then you’ll have to reveal the recipe. Is that okay? Other people might see yours and copy it or something.”
“Hmm-. I don’t know. I think I need to think about it for a bit tonight.”
That’s all I can tell you.
Telling Luna, who was confused, that the reporter who fed her water was Bainas, felt a little too much.
It’s not even confirmed yet.
So we had dinner at a nearby inn and returned to the cabin. Luna, exhausted from walking around all day, went to bed early.
Luna seemed to be quite stressed, as she was sleeping like she hadn’t slept in days, even though it was an evening when the moon had just begun to rise.
“Keungkeung, take good care of the house.”
Woof woof!
I went back out of the cabin, leaving Luna sleeping behind.
The path I’m taking is the one I just took back with Luna, heading towards Baina’s laboratory on Nammun Street.
Meet the woman and have a talk.
Of course, the material for negotiation could be either a tongue or a club. Therefore, I did not forget to wear armor such as gauntlets, breastplates, and leggings, because I did not know what would happen.
In fact, there is no better means of communication in this world than a stick.
Still, most problems are solved by swinging a club.
Thud, thud.
It felt a little strange to be walking alone again along the path I had been walking with Luna. However, my heart was already filled with anger, so I didn’t hesitate in my steps.
Trying to ruin Luna’s life with useless accusations. Luna and I almost ended up having a grudge against each other because of that.
There is no way I can forgive something like this.
And so, on a night when two moons rose, I returned to Vinas’ laboratory.
I was wondering what to do if there was no Vinas.
Judging from the lively atmosphere emanating from the lab that had been in disarray earlier, it was assumed that the alchemist Bainas was also using this place as a lab and his own residence.
So I was half-confident that we would be able to meet.
In fact, the lights were on inside the lab and white smoke was continuously rising from the chimney.
Inside, the sound of things rustling here and there continues to flow.
dripping.
I took a deep breath to control my emotions and knocked on the door. After waiting for a while, I heard a woman’s voice from inside.
“Who are you? I’m done with business today, you know-.”
“Here it is. The Samaritan who came earlier.”
“Samaritan-? Ahh-.”
Suddenly.
Finally, the door opened and Vinas’ face was revealed, sweat dripping down his face.
Her short, blue hair was also soaked in sweat and matted, as if she had just been distilling ingredients in a hot furnace.
“Did you leave something behind? What’s going on?”
Swish.
Vinas buttoning up his coat. He must be feeling a little uneasy about a large, dark-skinned man coming to a house where a woman lives alone.
Normally, I would have tried to impress people with how harmless I am by deliberately showing them my foolish side.
Since I didn’t really have a good reason for coming here today, I thought it would be better to keep that tension.
This makes the woman feel the tension that the man in front of her might change and attack her at any time.
“What’s going on?”
When I didn’t say anything, Vinas asked again, perhaps feeling a little impatient. I responded in a calm voice, neither low nor high.
“I came here to tell you something. It’s about Luna becoming your apprentice.”
“Really? Are you here instead of Luna? Are you saying Luna will do it?”
Alchemist Bainas, who had been tense for a while, showed a positive expression as he listened to the story he had told to get into the cabin.
“Then can we go inside and talk?”
“Yes, it is. I was just making a potion, so it might be humid and hot.”
“I don’t care about that.”
Soon the door opens completely and Vinas turns his back to me and goes into the lab.
Now that the Thieves’ Guild has disappeared, the security of Sodomora is gradually improving, but I wonder if it is okay to allow an unidentified man into a house where a woman lives alone.
Of course, this is the alchemist’s house.
A dungeon filled with all sorts of explosive objects and traps that you don’t know what kind of traps are set up. You probably have the confidence that you can protect yourself in this place.
I followed her onto the sofa and looked around at the hot pink and fluorescent liquids boiling in their respective lamps.
I don’t know what it is, but it looks like something that would be quite painful if put on the body.
“So, Luna wants to do it? Well, that’s good for Luna too. Rather than starting a workshop from scratch, it’s better to gradually build up your career under someone who has a reputation.”
“Is that so?”
“That’s how I started out. Everyone starts out that way. And that’s true. Of course, I don’t take just anyone as an apprentice. I give Luna a special opportunity because she’s like my younger sister. If it weren’t for me, Luna might have had to close up shop.”
Vinas was babbling away without being asked, apparently excited by the story.
Her glasses were fogged up so I couldn’t see her eyes, but I thought they were wide open.
I asked.
“So, you slandered Luna? To corner her and pretend to lower the rope.”
“…Huh? What is that?”
“Nerzy. Potion Master.”
“What are you talking about all of a sudden? I don’t know what you’re talking about all of a sudden. Have you been drinking?”
The corners of his mouth tremble faintly beneath his foggy glasses.
I can sense that he is flustered, but it is difficult to distinguish whether this is because he is flustered from hearing a story that he really does not understand, or because his identity has been revealed.
Is there no such thing as the grace to discern lies?
I said what I had in mind, thinking that it would be nice to have some kind of magic or magical artifact.
“You’re the alchemist and potion master who wrote the article that defamed Luna.”
“Ha, now I get it. You’re trying to bring me down with some baseless conspiracy?”
“You were the one who made the groundless conspiracy. And I am speaking based on my own evidence.”
I tapped my leather jacket with my fingers.
“That stinky potion you sprayed on me earlier. Isn’t that something similar to Luna’s stamina elixir? The ingredients you see around there are roughly the same.”
“yes?”
“Luna’s elixir has a peculiar smell. It’s like a strange burnt smell. Aren’t you trying to make it by imitating that? That’s why you slandered Luna.”
“Yes, I did take a little bit of Luna’s stamina boost. But what does that have to do with slandering Luna?”
“Maybe he wanted to get rid of the original and become the original himself. Or maybe he didn’t like the idea of Luna, who hadn’t even been an apprentice, becoming famous as a product.”
“That’s funny. That’s funny, Mr. Hassan of Samaria. I thought you were an adventurer who slays monsters, but you can also do interesting deductions like the information dealers in the back alleys.”
“no?”
“If that’s true, what are you going to do? Are you going to beat me with that thick club? There’s a song called Samaritan’s Club that’s popular. Are you going to let me taste that too?”
“It depends on what you do. Issue a correction and apologize to Luna. Then we won’t have to blush anymore.”
“Hehe, that can’t be. That’s just how this industry is. They can’t tolerate new growth outside the guild walls. Alchemists are mostly timid, closeted researchers. They’re sensitive about their own rice bowls.”
“Do you admit that you did it?”
“Anyway, it was only a matter of time before I got caught. If they investigated my relationship with the Red Potion Company, it would be revealed right away. In fact, Luna probably knows too. She has a good sense. I guess she just gave up halfway.”
“… .”
Luna already knew. I hadn’t thought of that.
Was Luna deliberately pretending not to know because she was thinking about her relationship with this woman? If that’s the case, then I didn’t know that I was doing something that was beyond my authority.
After all, Luna’s business is Luna’s business.
As I was briefly contemplating such things, Vinas spoke through his foggy glasses.
“If you can just convince me and move on, everyone can be happy. Luna is happy that she has the opportunity to officially join the Alchemist’s Guild without having to reveal her recipe. I’m happy that I won’t be pressured to develop new products anymore. And you-”
Bainas suddenly got up.
She slowly walked towards me and sat on my lap.
“You don’t seem to be doing well. Let’s just make a deal tonight-.”
Swish, swish.
Soon, something like a gray robe that had been hanging from Vinas’ shoulders flowed down to my knees, revealing my bland body like that of a child.
“What are you doing now?”
“Men, all like this kind of thing. Especially adventurers, they earn money for this, risk their lives, and even fight monsters for this, right?”
“No.”
“You may say that, but your body is honest.”
Swish, swish.
Vinas’s hands run down my stomach, touching my pelvis and thighs.
But I could clearly see the confusion in her shallow eyes behind her frosted glasses, even from up close.
“How is it? The body is honest.”
“This can’t be happening, this can’t be happening? Are you a eunuch?”
“What the hell?”
“Otherwise, this Vinas-nim wouldn’t be so evasive when it comes to having sex! Are you a eunuch? Or are you impotent?”
Where did the somewhat sly attitude he had been showing until just now go? Vinas was saying some words that really pierced my heart.
Of course, this is a ridiculous accusation. I am not a swindler. Rather, I have had trouble with things that stand up at any time.
“Why aren’t you standing?”
It was Vinas who asked as if he didn’t know English, but in fact the reason was simple. There was absolutely no sexual attraction to be found in her body.
Even the nymph Paranoi had a freshness and fleshiness that made her feel like she was starting to get wet. But this woman named Bainas was so skinny and round that it made me feel bad for her.
This might be of some use to some people, at least not to me.
Also, I promised myself to live without lying or hiding anything from Luna, so committing adultery in a place like this would be a huge shame.
“Get out of here, you ugly duckling.”
I pushed away Vinas, who was climbing on top of me. Vinas screamed and rolled on the floor.
“You hit me just now? You barged into the alchemist’s lab alone, and you’re so confident? This is my web. This is my dungeon! I can make a bronze adventurer like you disappear if I want!”
“Wow, that’s scary. But I don’t know who came alone.”
Swish.
I moved my hands while sitting on the sofa.
Then, bones start to rise from jars scattered all over the place, perhaps from the ingredients that had been prepared to make Luna’s stamina potion.
“What, what is it? What is it, what is it? What is this!?”
I spoke calmly to Vinas, who was at a loss at what to do.
“This is not your dungeon. This is my temple.”
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