< Chapter 15 - Intersection #3 >
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The Langebust Auction House had one special rule.
‘All participants must cover their faces with masks.’
Masks that allowed for some degree of facial recognition, such as partial masks, were not permitted. Only masks that covered the entire face were permitted.
Of course, it was possible to infer gender and age to some extent thanks to height and body type, but the presence of the mask still ensured a considerable degree of anonymity.
“Are you saying you’re selling something that you can’t buy without showing your face?”
“Well… there are quite a few things that are questionable. Even slaves are one example.”
In the Kingdom of Cailun, slavery was considered an old evil custom that was slowly disappearing.
Moreover, most of the slaves traded in Langewurst were not slaves for labor, but slaves for dirty and sordid purposes, such as toys for sexual play, test subjects for human experiments, and combat slaves for gladiator games.
“I want to save you quickly.”
Although Uther didn’t give any specific examples, Cordelia already knew that much.
I wanted to save Red Wind as soon as possible.
“It’ll be okay. I have enough money. Let’s just put in an offer and buy it right away without any unnecessary bidding wars.”
“Yeah, yeah, I get tired of competing for no reason.”
If the flow of the original story were to be followed, Red Wind would have been sold at this point.
It came back and was returned.
‘Either way, there are buyers.’
If there was unnecessary competition, not only would it tire you out like Cordelia said, but it could also attract unnecessary attention.
Since Uther and Cordelia were fugitives anyway, it was best to handle things as quietly as possible.
“Hmm, good. You tied it well today. It’s me after all.”
Cordelia, who was wearing Uther’s tie beautifully, smiled and praised herself, and Uther thanked her without saying a word and took out his mask.
They were white masks that covered the entire face without any pattern.
“I dyed my hair, so if I wear this, no one will recognize me.”
“I usually don’t wear pink dresses, but it was worth dyeing my hair.”
Cordelia, who had said something a bit strange, put on her mask and looked at Uther as if asking what was wrong, and Uther clapped his hands slightly.
“It suits you.”
“It doesn’t suit you at all when your whole face is covered.”
Cordelia answered with a giggle and took the lead as if to go quickly, and Uder looked at Cordelia’s back and was once again amazed.
‘It’s really pretty.’
Because I felt pretty even though I was wearing a mask that covered my entire face.
Cordelia was not a peerless beauty for nothing, and her aura and body were both beautiful.
“Of course I am a peerless boy.”
“What are you talking about all of a sudden?”
“A boost of confidence?”
“Come quickly, stop talking nonsense.”
“Yes, ma’am.”
Uther quickly answered, put on his own mask, and then caught up with Cordelia.
About ten minutes like that.
Entering the auction house right next to the casino, Yuder took a deep breath.
“Hmm… good, it smells.”
“What does it smell like?”
“The smell of treasure.”
Cordelia snorted at Uther’s remark, then sniffed in return, then blinked and said.
“Oh, really?”
“huh?”
“It smells like treasure.”
At Cordelia’s words, Uther became nervous without realizing it.
Because it was Cordelia’s words, none other than those of others.
“Where? What level is it? Is there a mythical one?”
“What the hell is that crazy guy talking about? He was just joking. How can a person smell treasure?”
“You are a beast.”
Cordelia opened her mouth wide to bite Uther at his remark, but it was impossible because of the mask covering her mouth.
“Anyway, let’s stop talking nonsense and start with the red wind.”
Of course I was planning on searching for treasure, but my top priority was to secure the Red Wind.
Uther nodded at Cordelia’s words and looked back at the auction house.
“The Langebust Auction House takes two main approaches.”
“Are you talking about a market trade and a proper bidding process?”
“Well… To be exact, I need to correct the terminology, but it’s roughly correct.”
Right before Uther and Cordelia’s eyes, items were displayed at regular intervals as if in an art gallery or museum.
‘If you write down a price for an item you want, after a certain amount of time, the item will be handed over to the person who bids the highest amount.’
It was a simple, clear, and fairly time-consuming auction method.
“You’re not going to participate in a proper auction, are you?”
“Oh, I don’t want to attract unnecessary attention. What if I find something I really want?”
The auction, where the host, who is often seen in movies, introduces the items for sale and prospective buyers each take part in a panel to bid, was scheduled to take place in two hours.
“Let’s buy everything we need before we leave the auction house.”
“If possible, how about getting rid of Langeboost altogether?”
“That’s it.”
The Count of Hresvelg was second to none, but Juder was concerned about the devil’s hand.
It was best to cross the border before they found out.
“Okay, anyway, let’s go buy some red wind first.”
“It’s probably this way.”
Uder, who recalled the Langebust Auction House when he played as Red Wind in his head, took a cautious step forward, but soon led Cordelia with a confident attitude.
Basement 1.
A place with a darker, more humid, and more sedate atmosphere, unlike the bustling atmosphere of the first floor.
Inside glass cases placed at regular intervals, slaves for sale stood almost naked.
“I don’t like it.”
Cordelia let out a small whine and strode forward briskly, quickly reaching the place where the red wind was.
“Red Wind.”
She was visible to Yuder’s eyes too.
A girl from the Great Storm Tribe, sixteen years old this year.
As a being of Winter Elf blood, her pure white ivory skin and sky-blue hair reminiscent of the clear blue sky were very impressive.
Her long hair, which reached down to her buttocks, was tied up and hanging down, perhaps to make her long ears stand out.
Cordelia gritted her teeth as she looked at the iron chains tied around Red Wind’s thin ankles, and then looked at Red Wind’s face again.
Perhaps because they were trapped in a case where the outside could see inside but the inside could not see outside, their blue eyes were filled with a deep fear that could not be hidden even by anger or hostility.
“Let’s buy it right now.”
“Okay, so just calm down for a bit. Okay?”
“okay.”
Cordelia gave a short answer and looked up at the red wind again, while Uder immediately entered the purchase price in the bidding box next to the case.
“The auction house staff will be here now.”
Instead of responding to Uther’s words, Cordelia kept her mouth shut. It was because she wanted him to not cause unnecessary trouble.
Just a few seconds like that.
As expected, a neatly dressed auction house employee approached, just as Yuder had said.
“Oh, what an excellent choice. It is hard to find a beauty like this even among the northern barbarians. However, she is a bit fierce, so I would ask that you be careful about that.”
Uder quickly covered Cordelia’s face with his body as she reflexively tried to get angry at the auction house employee’s words, and said with a hearty laugh.
“The more fierce it is, the easier it is to tame it.”
“Haha, that’s right. That must be the taste of breeding.”
The smiling auction house employee handed over some documents, verified Yuder’s ability to pay, and spoke again.
“It will take some time to pack, so why don’t you take a look at other items in the meantime? You can come to the sales office on the first floor between now and the end of the auction, 20 minutes from now.”
“Yes, I will do that. Thank you for your kind guidance.”
“I am the one who thanks you. I hope you enjoy your shopping.”
As the employee bowed his head in greeting and gestured, the light in the case that had the red wind blowing inside went out.
It was probably going to take the red wind through the floor or the wall behind it.
“Okay, then shall we go too?”
“···okay.”
Uder grabbed Cordelia’s hand as she answered quietly and hurried up to the first floor.
“Ooh, good. Now that the transaction is done without any problems, let’s really enjoy the auction. There will be a lot of good items.”
When Uther spoke in a pretended cheerful voice, Cordelia pursed her lips a few times and then nodded.
I was angry because of the situation Red Wind was in, but it wasn’t because of Yuder. I couldn’t take my anger out on someone else.
“Since we’re here, let’s find the real treasure. I’ll just trust your instincts.”
As Uther spoke again, Cordelia also raised her voice in a rather lively manner to keep up the pace.
“Are you talking about something like a treasure that has an unappealing appearance that others don’t know its value for, but actually has incredible power, like the ones often seen in novels or comics?”
“That’s it.”
Of course, that wasn’t really common.
The auction house people weren’t stupid either.
No, rather, it was a group of experts.
But that was exactly the moment I thought that.
“Oh, isn’t that the judgment of heaven?”
“Oh, I see.”
Uder, who had answered absentmindedly without realizing it, soon opened his eyes wide. And so did Cordelia.
““Why is that here?!””
The two rotten things spoke almost simultaneously and approached the glass case with steps that were as inconspicuous as possible, but that made it seem as if they were in a hurry.
“I’m sure it’s before the seal is released.”
Cordelia blinked at Uther’s words. It wasn’t because of the heavenly judgment that suddenly appeared before her eyes.
Because Yuder spoke Korean instead of the continent’s common language.
“Korean… language?”
As it had been so long since she had spoken Korean, Cordelia spoke in a slightly awkward manner, and Uder nodded.
“Because I don’t want anyone to hear it.”
It was like when I first wrote a letter, I used Hangul as a password.
Since only Uther and Cordelia could understand Korean in the Pleiades, it could be said to be a perfect counterintelligence measure.
“Ah, it feels awkward and unfamiliar. Anyway, it is heavenly judgment, for sure.”
“I was wondering where you were wandering before the seal was released, and you were here.”
Yuder, who was newly impressed, thought about the setting of the heavenly judgment.
“Heavenly judgment.”
A hundred swords forged by Auriel, the Archangel of Judgement, one of the four archangels of Heaven, counterparts to the five overlords of Hell, for her warriors.
As a sword forged by the Archangel himself, its performance as a sword itself was amazing, but its true value as a heavenly judgment was something else.
‘Judgment Day.’
The name of the ultimate skill that is inherent in the Heavenly Judgment and can only be unleashed through the Heavenly Judgment.
Although there were some differences in power and range depending on the caster’s ability, in any case, when used, the day of judgment came as the name suggests.
Countless blades of light pour down from the sky like rain.
It was a technique that did not cause any damage to the beings belonging to heaven, but it would not be an exaggeration to say that it rained death from the sky to beings that were at odds with heaven, such as demons and undead.
“Due to the war between heaven and hell that has lasted for a long time, most of the one hundred swords were destroyed, leaving only a few remaining······.”
“And here’s one of them.”
Cordelia and Uther swallowed at the same time.
“It’s fortunate that it’s sealed. It seems they recognized it as just a relic for display.”
“You must buy this.”
The Heavenly Judgement currently before my eyes was sealed, so it was nothing more than a slightly flashy sword for show, as Yuder had said.
The blade was blunt, almost like a club, and the decorations were so ornate that it became a hindrance to use.
“But if you break the seal, it’ll be different.”
“That’s right, and only celestial beings can break that seal.”
Celestial being.
angel.
And what that means is.
“Cordelia can break the seal.”
Of course, it was a story that took place after he returned to his ancestors and awakened as an angel, but the fact that it could be solved was important.
“Haaak haaak, I want to buy it quickly. I’ll buy it and hug it and sleep with it every night.”
Uther, who wholeheartedly agreed with Cordelia’s words, quickly looked back at the bidding board.
There was no immediate purchase price, but without hesitation, I entered an amount twice the original purchase price. To others, it was just an ordinary sword for display, so no one would challenge this amount.
“Let’s quickly look around other places. I feel like there really is something more.”
“Yeah, it really does smell like treasure.”
Cordelia sniffed around, as if she had really gotten the hang of it, and headed in a certain direction as if she were possessed.
And about an hour later.
“The cursed reaper’s clothes, the ancient emblem, and even the sword of the Eastern warrior.”
Cordelia laughed heartily behind her mask, and Uther hugged her tightly.
“We hit the jackpot.”
“That’s right, Dad. We’re going to hit the jackpot!”
Cordelia also hugged Uther and was delighted.
Because it was really a hit.
The clothes of the cursed reaper were, as the name suggests, cursed clothes.
However, if the curse was lifted, it could be used as a god of death’s clothing, and the effects of the god of death’s clothing were as follows.
‘A person wearing the clothes of a god of death will exude the aura of a god of death. Those who attack a person wearing the clothes of a god of death will be cursed by a god of death.’
In short, it meant that it was a defensive equipment that caused a weak peer effect in a wide area and also placed a debuff on attackers.
It was a flowing robe that would look perfect on Cordelia.
‘It also goes well with witchcraft.’
Because they were associated with the powers of hell, whether they were witches, reapers, or demons.
“The ancient sentence is an item necessary for returning to one’s ancestors… and the sword of the Eastern warrior is also really good.”
What Yuder held in his hand was a kind of longsword, much longer than a normal longsword.
As the name suggests, it was an item from the fantasy Eastern Continent that existed beyond the continent where the Kingdom of Cailun was located. Although the sword itself had outstanding performance, the fact that it contained an ultimate skill like Angel’s Judgement was important.
“Blood wolf hell.”
As its name suggests, it was a powerful slashing technique. Later on, it was a technique that would not be used even if given, but at this point in the early stages of the scenario, it was a technique that was not only good, but excessive.
“It’s really great, most of them are cursed or sealed, so the price is cheap.”
“Yeah, I bought all this and still have money left over.”
The clothes of the god of death were cursed, and the ancient text was a kind of puzzle that could not function unless it was solved properly. The sword of the Eastern warrior was also sealed, so a ritual to release the seal was needed.
“Youtuber, can you do it?”
“Of course, ma’am.”
That was when Yuder answered with a smile.
“But Yuder.”
“huh?”
“You… are you going to keep going with the martial arts?”
“Kwon-gak-sul?”
“Oh, right now we’re fighting mainly with fists.”
Cordelia’s comment made Uther reflect on himself again.
As she said, Yuder’s current weapons were the Thunderclap and Thunderfist, which he unleashed with both fists, and the Holy Cross Guardians’ Divine Fist.
“How about switching to a sword this time? Landius is a swordsman too.”
Even though he showed such a shocking appearance, Landius was still a prosecutor after all.
According to him, it seems that he uses his sword in times of real crisis.
Moreover, Yuder was the son of Count Bayer, one of the Ten Swordsmen of the Kingdom of Cailun.
Most of the Bayer family’s martial arts were swordsmen, and most of the treasures passed down were sword-related.
In other words, the argument was that if you wanted to inherit a family tree, it was right to use a sword.
“Hmm… Is that so? In the original work, Yuder used a sword, a spear, and a fist.”
“Because it’s a thousand and one.”
A genius who is good at anything he does with his body.
In the original, Juder was a multiplayer who could handle virtually every weapon in existence, just like Maximilian.
“Yes, Cordelia, you’re right. Now that I’ve obtained the Eastern Warrior’s Sword, I guess I should start taking the swordsman route.”
“Okay, okay. If it’s a sword, it’ll be easy to change items.”
Because the most frequently appearing weapon in the Heroes series was the sword.
Isn’t the judgment of heaven a sword right now?
After thinking about Cordelia’s words for a moment, Uther said:
“Hey, Cordelia.”
“huh?”
“You… don’t you want to learn martial arts?”
“Taekwondo?”
“Oh, martial arts. If you’re going to do it, maybe a little swordsmanship.”
There were two people who had already destroyed the original.
In that case, is there no need for the growth route to necessarily follow the original?
The current Cordelia has a fighting sense that can only be described as crazy, something that the original Cordelia did not have.
Close combat, which was impossible for the original Cordelia and was essentially sealed for balance purposes, may now be possible for the current Cordelia.
“Uh… I’m learning the nine-thousand-nine-words method too?”
“No, that’s impossible. It’s a martial art that can only be learned by someone with insane muscles like the Heavenly Sword or Master Landius.”
Now that I’ve opened the door, I can tell.
The Nine Heavenly Gate was a divine skill developed solely for the Heavenly Martial Arts. If you weren’t an iron man like Landius, you wouldn’t be able to overcome the burden of the Nine Heavenly Gate and your body would be ruined.
“Since the Twenty-Four Steps of the Wind and the Nine Heavenly Gates are related, let’s exclude them from the list of candidates for now. I will teach you the Bayer Count’s method. It will be helpful.”
“Swordsmanship too?”
“Becoming the Swordsman Cordelia. Isn’t that great?”
Cordelia thought about it for a moment at Uther’s words, and then smiled bashfully.
And Uther thought as he looked at Cordelia like that.
‘It really feels like I’m playing Princess Maker.’
Of course, even for Cordelia, who possessed an insane fighting spirit, it was impossible for her to grow into a professional swordsman like Lucas.
This is because the internal energy of a warrior and the magical power of a wizard are similar yet different.
Even if she could master basic techniques and ordinary martial arts, even Cordelia would not be able to properly master the martial arts of ascension.
So for now, let’s focus on magic.
With the wizard as the main character, you can add martial arts and swordsmanship to grow into a ‘wizard capable of close combat.’
“Honey, I will make sure that your father catches the god of war.”
“Yes, Dad. I only trust you.”
In any case, these two people were the rotten water of Hero Chronicles 2.
Character growth was, above all, enjoyable.
“Okay, then let’s go quickly. I’ll tell you the advance and retreat routes and the endings of the Bayer Count’s secret technique, the Whirlwind.”
“Yes, Dad. Let’s go quickly.”
Get stronger.
It also becomes stronger by using methods that could not be used in the original.
The two excited rotten creatures quickly left the auction house after taking the Heavenly Judgement, the Death God’s Clothes, the Ancient Seal, and the Eastern Warrior’s Sword.
And then again twenty minutes later.
When the two people arrived at their accommodation, one thing occurred to them at the same time.
““Red Wind!””
The reason I went to the auction house in the first place.
The two people, who had completely forgotten about her existence due to the unexpected jackpot, quickly returned the way they came.
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< Chapter 15 - Intersection #3 > End
