00303 Vagabond’s Tears ———————————————- ————————–=
“How did you talk well?”
When I went back into the jewelry store after receiving a notification from Kim Han-byeol, I was able to see the old man with a gentle smile on his face. Judging from the fact that he nods his head once or twice every now and then, he seems to be quite satisfied.
The old man smiled happily and opened his mouth in a calm voice.
“hmm. It was the most fun I’ve had in a while. “In particular, the sight of fully bringing out the power of the jewel was a highlight.”
“I also received a lot of lessons. “I think you have a really extensive knowledge of jewelry.”
The old man and Kim Han-byeol were in the process of painting each other’s faces with gold. They were actually out for less than an hour, but they seemed to have become quite friendly during that time.
‘It seems like they are a good match for each other.’
Since it wasn’t a bad thing at all, I was able to respond with a gentle smile.
As I sat down in the still warm chair, I glanced at the window. As the dim light fell, it seemed like night would come soon. Since I wanted to leave today if possible, I thought it would be better to talk quickly.
“Anyway, I have kept my promise. then… . What do you plan to do now?”
“huh? “What does that mean?”
“It’s obvious that you’re pretending not to know. “I want to hear that answer again.”
“hmm… .”
It may sound a little shameless, but I still had my own thoughts. And that thought turned into confidence when I saw the records on the shelves when I first came here. The old man’s face also became serious, as if he sensed the sincerity in my tone.
As some time passed, I was able to see the old man slowly becoming more open to speaking.
“To be honest, it is true that I was a little taken aback by your suggestion at that time.”
“But you said you wanted to live out the rest of your life quietly.”
“yes. And that feeling has not changed even now. But… .”
Up to this point, the answer was the same as then. However, seeing as he has not finished speaking yet, it is too early to be disappointed.
I quietly focused on what was to come next.
“that… . Thanks to you, I was able to have a conversation with Jewel’s wife. And I was able to feel many things while talking about jewelry.”
“Kim Han-byeol probably learned a lot.”
“under… . Honestly, I don’t know how to say it. So, I’m not sure what you think. I’m thankful for the attention given to this old man… . It’s burdensome… . that… . After talking about it, I think there might be something I can do to help… . Of course, last time I said I just wanted to be quiet… .”
Gibberish.
The sharp side he showed when appraising jewelry before had gone, and his words were becoming incoherent and disorganized. She tilted her head for a moment because it was not typical of her, but soon she was able to understand the old man’s feelings.
The old man was feeling sorry now. The situation between the Mercenary of the past and the Mercenary of today were so different that they were incomparable. In other words, it seemed like he felt embarrassed about accepting the request now that he had a solid foundation, even though he had rejected it at the time.
‘In a way, you also have a pure side.’
I smiled lightly and opened my mouth softly.
“Personally, I respect your thoughts. I want to end the rest of my life in a quiet place. I guess I can’t force them to change that. But wouldn’t it be possible to make some concessions?”
“concession? What does that mean out of the blue?”
“I am not asking you to participate in future expeditions or expeditions. To put it simply, you can think of it as just moving your residence. I heard you say earlier that there aren’t many customers and that it’s boring… . If you come to Mercenary, at least you won’t be bored. “There are many things that need your help.”
“Hmm… .”
This concludes what I have to say. The mats were laid as they were supposed to be, so all that was left was the old man’s answer.
“then… .”
“yes.”
“Why are you saying that… . Hmm. Anyway, is there an empty room in your clan house?”
It must have been so difficult for the old man to say this one thing, as he turned his gaze elsewhere and kept clearing his throat. Anyway, I gladly answered, feeling that I had finally succeeded.
“There are too many empty rooms.”
“Hmm! Right.”
“Welcome to the Mercantile Clan.”
I could hear clan members clapping next to me. When I held out my right hand, the old man finally looked back at me. The old man’s face, who made eye contact with mine, was filled with a deep sense of embarrassment.
“… Thank you. And I’m sorry.”
The old man muttered softly and immediately held my hand. It was a hand full of wrinkles, but it was a hand that showed a lot of age. Eventually, the old man took his hand away and looked around the inside of the jewelry store with sad eyes.
“Hehe. It’s going to take a long time to sort this out. Well, it’s small anyway, so it should be sorted out quickly. then… .”
“Young Master. “How about we do it right away while we’re at it?”
“Yes?”
“Right now. My clan members and I will help you. “How about leaving the building alone for now, taking only the necessary things and going to Monica?”
The old man must have thought my request was quite unexpected, so he opened his eyes wide and looked up at me.
*
The day quickly became dark. It became dark everywhere and a cold wind blew. The sky was full of dark clouds, and the air was unpleasantly sticky for no reason. Almost as if it were predicting rain.
just as expected. Then, one or two raindrops began to dot the humid ground. The number of dots increased exponentially, quickly turning the damp ground into mud.
Wow! Wow!
“Umm… . “f*ck.”
The sound of rain was getting stronger little by little. At that time, a man crouching in a corner of the street suddenly stood up. He looked up at the sky with his sleepy eyes and sighed sadly.
“oh my… . Hyungchan, Hyungchan. “Why doesn’t anything happen to you like this?”
The man who called himself Hyeong-chan stood there in despair for a while in the rain. But as the raindrops began to mark his clothes and wet his insides, he began to walk quietly.
The clothes Hyeong-chan wore were shabby, and their appearance was extremely shabby. He wandered around aimlessly to avoid the rain, but he just wandered here and there as if he couldn’t find a suitable place.
Eventually, when Hyeong-chan looked like a rat soaked in water from the pouring rain, he passed a street crowded with entertainment districts. Even though it was the middle of the night, lights were on everywhere in the bar, and there was a lot of noise coming from inside.
The street of the tavern was filled with the aroma of delicious food. Hyeongchan stroked his growling stomach and wrinkled his nose.
Jump up!
As I was wrinkling my nose in front of a bar that had the strongest smell of food, the door suddenly opened wide and two men and women appeared. They glanced at Hyeong-chan, then quickly passed by and started talking.
“brother. “Where should we go?”
“Last time there. “There’s a place you said you wanted to visit.”
“there? Really~? “It’s really expensive there.”
“don’t worry. My income today is pretty good. Anyway, let’s go quickly before it rains.”
“Ouch! “Oppa, pervert~!”
The man answered in an arrogant voice. Soon, her hand, which was placed on her feminine shoulder, dug inside her and subtly grabbed her breast, causing her to scream softly and twist her body. However, it was clear that she was a flower of the night who worked as a pr****ute, as she smiled softly and fawned over him.
Hyeongchan looked at the two disappearing into the distance with envious eyes for a while and then bit his lip.
“f*ck… . It’s good to sell it. Some people don’t have money to sleep in cheap inns, but some people are bitches… . under… .”
Hyeong-chan snooped around the streets and bars where they had disappeared for a while. But he soon realized that nothing would fall from his stay here, and he started trudging aimlessly again.
How long did it take to walk like that? Hyeongchan suddenly stopped walking as the raindrops poured down more and more heavily. He raised his head and looked ahead. Ahead was a shabby gate and old castle wall. Around the castle walls, people with similar behavior to Hyeongchan were squatting here and there.
Hyeongchan looked at the gate this time. Two guards were guarding the castle gate on both sides while being hit by heavy rain. He clicked his tongue and then sighed, probably realizing his own situation.
It was then
ping!
Suddenly, a harsh sound came from somewhere and tore through the air.
ping!
“Oops!”
“Kak!”
Hyeong-chan frowned slightly at the successive sounds, but suddenly raised his head the moment he heard a single scream.
“What, what? Suddenly what… .”
I turned my head here and there, but everything was the same. Even the raindrops falling hard. Users who were sheltering from the rain on the castle wall. And the guard guarding the castle gate… .
“uh?”
Hyeong-chan’s eyes widened as he looked at the castle gate. The guards had been steadfastly guarding the castle gate just a moment ago, but before we knew it, they had collapsed on the floor and were motionless. An arrow was stuck in each of their necks, and the blood that flowed out was mixing with the rainwater and slowly spreading.
I just took my eyes off it for a moment, and the situation was so different. Hyeongchan rubbed his eyes once or twice at the reality that seemed like a lie. And that was the moment when he opened his eyes wide and looked at the gate again.
ping!
Once again, an arrow flew. Hyeongchan followed his instinct and quickly tilted his upper body to the side. A beam of cold light passed by the back of his neck. He turned his head to where the arrow came from.
It was near the castle gate. And beyond the castle gate, countless shadows that had not been visible until a moment ago were decreasing the distance by the minute.
“swimming. “You avoided that?”
“You idiot. I can’t hit a guy like that… .”
“Things like that happen, too. Anyway, here we go again.”
Hyeongchan reflexively stopped moving. Spread out here and there, people who were thought to be similar to themselves were standing up one by one. Soon, hearing the sound of countless footsteps mixed with the sound of rain coming from all directions, he slowly, very slowly turned his head towards the castle wall. There was a user there, aiming a crossbow at him.
“Aaaah!”
Hyeongchan screamed and turned around. And seeing him running in a hurry, the user, or rather the tramp, aimed straight at his back.
“What are you doing? Why don’t you shoot quickly?”
“ah. Just wait a moment. You broke through the door anyway, right? “Then we should start herding now.”
“Just shoot first. The signal… . Oh, it doesn’t really matter?”
“yes. “What I’m saying is that I will deal with it both ways.”
At his colleague’s urging, the tramp raised his crossbow high in the sky with a smile on his face. Then, his arms seemed to tremble as if he was gathering his magic power, and then he let out a powerful shout and fired an arrow from his crossbow.
“bout!”
Awesome!
Eventually, the arrow that shot out from the crossbow turned into dozens of rays of light and stretched into the air.
The ray of light that rose toward the sky stopped moving for a moment in the air. Then, it began descending rapidly toward the ground, drawing a gentle curve.
Bang bang bang!
And the moment the beam hit the ground, a loud roar sounded and a huge amount of muddy water splashed around the street.
*
“Young Master. “I think it’s roughly sorted out now.”
“I guess so. “You worked hard.”
“It would have been faster if I just put it in a bag.”
“Don’t talk nonsense. Anyway, now I just need to pack my bags, so please wake up the child who is sleeping there.”
When I spoke in a tired voice as I looked at the sack carefully divided into jewels, the old man grumbled in a grumpy voice.
Before I knew it, about three hours had passed since I arrived at Mule. The old man seemed a little taken aback when I told him to go right away, but fortunately he nodded his head. There was no problem as the building was owned by the old man, and all that was left were the jewels that filled the interior and the old man’s personal luggage. Although they said they would organize everything as quickly as possible, it was still something that had to be tolerated as it was a single store, so a certain amount of time was spent.
“This was all sorted out as quickly as possible in the first place… . What’s so urgent… .”
“grandfather. “Where should I put this?”
“Oh, I guess I’ll give that to you.”
“brother. “What about this?”
“Yekki! How dare a woman of such stature speak so carelessly… !”
“Karr.”
Although he kept complaining throughout the cleaning process, it was the old man who actually took the lead in organizing the luggage. He seemed so happy that he even whistled occasionally.
After laughing out loud while listening to Go Yeon-ju teasing the old man, I walked towards Ansol.
Ansol was sleeping soundly in a corner of the jewelry store. He breathes out her breath and sometimes even smells her in his sleep.
“Color~. Color~. Kkkkkkkah… .”
“Ansol.”
“hmm… . licking… . Hehehe… .”
“… … .”
After watching Ansol sleep for a while, I nudged Phil, who looked cute. Then she fluttered her nose for a moment, then suddenly stuck out her tongue and licked her finger as it prodded her philtrum. I was startled and quickly took her hand away. Then, she wiped the saliva off her fingers and gently shook her ansole.
“Ugh… ?”
“Ansol. wake up. “I plan to leave soon.”
“Ugh… . Brother… ?”
“Okay, okay.”
Ansol suddenly opened his eyes, made eye contact with me, and without hesitation took me into my arms. Feeling her cute hands squeezing my back, I also patted Ansol’s back.
“But how old is the woman being held by the clan lord?”
“why?”
“Looking at you, you seem to be quite young… . It’s because I feel sorry for being dragged into this place. It felt like I was seeing my granddaughter… .”
“Twenty years old.”
“What?”
I smiled bitterly as I heard the old man speak.
Anyway, I thought that I should stop accepting it at this point, and I was about to loosen the hand that was tightly holding my back.
“Yes… .”
“Ansol?”
“Brother… .”
“why are you like this?”
My hands don’t relax. No, Ansol’s hands were shaking. She felt something strange about him and was about to lower her head to check her face.
Kwa-kwa-kwa-kwa-kwak!
At that moment, a loud roar from afar reached my ears.
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