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Sting. Sting.
A round moon hangs in the sky, and the low sound of insects chirping can be heard near the campsite. Under the beautifully starry night sky, I was sitting on the wide grass burning tobacco.
In fact, now was the time for me to go on alert. However, when I was changing shifts, I asked for a brief understanding from the users I was also working with and left separately. Because I had something else to do.
I took a deep breath of tobacco and looked to one side. In front of her was Go Yeon-joo, who was standing upright, and a man who was kneeling in front of her. His attitude as he looked up at Go Yeon-ju seemed somewhat weak. His face was indescribably haggard, and his eyes were light gray and had a dull look.
“So, you’re saying that all but two of the eight people are blaming Baek Seo-yeon right now?”
“I don’t know much about resentment because no one shows it outwardly. But sometimes it seems like they are dissatisfied. “Me too.”
“Okay, okay. It would be so sad to be caught in a tracking squad and not be able to loot it. yes? “Then what is the relationship between those two and Baek Seo-yeon?”
“yes. This is Lee Hae-in and Lee Ga-in. It is known that Lee Hae-in and Lee Ga-in have been together since the Rites of Passage, and Baek Seo-yeon herself made Lee Ga-in a vagabond. I don’t know the details, but the two had a close relationship that could be said to be Baek Seo-yeon’s confidants. Although he is said to have a slightly unusual personality among vagabonds, he follows… .”
Go Yeon-ju smiled with satisfaction and slowly turned her face to look at me. I nodded once and she blinked her eyes a couple of times and waved her hand lightly. Then the man’s eyes regained their original shine and he immediately put his head down on the floor. It must have been quite difficult to hear her rough nasal voice up to here.
“Thank you for your hard work. “I’ll leave that guy here and go first.”
“What about Suhyeon?”
“I’ll just take what I need for a little while and follow you.”
Go Yeon-ju tilted her head for a moment, but then quickly turned around and started walking away. The man was still shaking his shoulders. I glanced at him once and walked towards the camp.
The campsite was quiet in the dark. The watch guard guarding the campsite glanced back, but then turned his attention back to the campfire as if confirming that it was me. I could hear snoring from time to time, but I was careful not to wake my companions and took care of the necessary things. A bowl of leftover animal meat stew from tonight’s dinner, a bottle of clean water, and a bottle of healing potion. Finally, it was time to gather all the necessary things and head to the place where the watchdogs were gathered.
“I want to go too.”
A young voice grabbed my collar. The main character of the voice was an assassin girl who played well with Ansol. She must have been a little bored standing alone, and boredom appeared on the girl’s face reflected in her campfire. I immediately refused.
“no.”
“why.”
“You are still young.”
After the vagrants were taken prisoner, the night watch was changed to three shifts of four people each. However, since something special was going to happen today, the tramps were separated. However, it was not possible to limit the watchdog to only one side, and at least one person was needed to guard the camp. And one of them, an assassin girl, won.
“They’ll send the vagrant watchers over here soon, so play with them.”
“no. Those people are no fun. “I’m going too.”
“If I keep throwing tantrums, you won’t let me play with Ansol from now on?”
“Chi, it’s shameful.”
The assassin girl stood up with a solemn look on her face, but sat down again with this one word. Eventually, I thought it was quite cute that she was looking at me with a pouty face. I smiled to myself and activated my third eye.
< User Information (Player Status) >
1. Name: Goo Ye-ji (1st year)
2. Class: Assassin (Normal, Assassin, Runner)
3. Jinmyeong · Nationality: Still an innocent girl · Republic of Korea
4. s*x: Female (15)
5. Tendency: Neutral · Good (True · Good)
[Strength 52] [Durability 65] [Dexterity 81] [Stamina 63] [Magic Power 67] [Luck 58]
(There are 4 ability points remaining.)
‘It’s been a year… . It’s pretty good.’
“Si. Just ignore me. “I hate you, brother.”
Listening to the girl full of resentment, I immediately turned around and walked towards the fallen tramp. He was still on the ground, unable to raise his head. In fact, he was exhausted as he had been harassed by users for well over two weeks.
“wake up.”
I was about to kick the bum in the head, but then changed my mind and grabbed his arm to help him get up. He got up right away. The tramp seemed to be surprised that he was holding his arm, so he blinked his eyes three or four times and then began to wrinkle his nose. It seemed like he smelled the warm meat stew. I pretended to eat a large piece of meat on a spoon and glanced at him.
“Would you like a bite?”
The tramp urgently lowered his head. Since this is something that has happened so far, a rejection reaction will naturally arise. But he didn’t miss the gulp of his neck, so he brought the spoon close to his mouth.
“… … .”
The tramp didn’t take the bait right away. However, she was looking back and forth between me and the spoon with a conflicted look on her face.
In that state, there was quiet silence. After checking the tramp’s condition with my third eye, I calmly opened my mouth.
“Are you not going to eat it?”
And it was the moment when I was about to withdraw my hand again. The tramp squeezed his eyes shut and bit down on his spoon. Soon, an indescribable expression began to appear on his face. Should I say it was a joy or a thrill to have eaten proper food for the first time in a long time? After all, Go Yeon-ju’s cooking skills were outstanding, and he deserved it since he gave her just enough to eat and drink so that she wouldn’t die.
“Let’s go when you’ve finished eating. “Back to its original position.”
“… Thank you.”
I burst out laughing at the tramp’s answer and then turned to where the watchmen were.
Thank you. I suddenly wondered if this was really something I should be thankful for.
*
After walking for about 5 minutes, a vacant lot and lights began to appear in front of me. In the vacant lot, eight tramps were lined up on their knees. Not being able to eat properly, not being able to sleep properly, and being harassed by users, it was a very sad situation. Except that the other person is a bum.
I haven’t touched any of the tramps since I exploded the magic circuit. To be precise, should we say that the users’ actions were neglected?
Baek Seo-yeon was one of the vagrants who became famous in the first episode, but she was also a bitch who was directly or indirectly related to me. She knew her personality and characteristics to some extent, and she made her plans accordingly. That is why she has tolerated the users’ actions so far. There is no need to stop me from taking actions that are consistent with my plan.
Anyway, now it was time to start the first step of the plan.
“Su-hyun. You are here. But that… . stew? “Why did you bring it?”
As we entered the vacant lot, Go Yeon-ju pretended to know. I nodded slightly and let the tramp in.
Users were not taking any particular action. Perhaps it was because of Go Yeon-joo that he seemed to be paying attention. As the tramps kneeling in a row set down dishes and water in front of them, everyone’s attention immediately focused. I turned for a moment and looked at the users. They all had puzzled expressions on their faces, as if they sensed something strange about my behavior.
I calmly opened my mouth with the strong message that I would not accept any objections.
“Today, only me and Go Yeon-ju will be watching the vagabonds. “Everyone else, please return to the campsite and keep watch.”
There are currently 4 users here. Among them, there were a total of two people except me and Ko Yeon-ju. One-armed user, raped female priest. The two of them turned around with sullen faces, probably feeling regretful that they couldn’t bother the tramp properly today. At that time, something occurred to me and I caught one of the people walking away.
“Hold on a moment, priest.”
“yes yes?”
“Priest, would you please stay here for a moment?”
“… … ?”
The female priest had a blank expression on her face, but then nodded hesitantly and turned away. Eventually, after confirming that the one-armed user was returning to the camp alone and lonely, I slowly looked around. The son-in-law was quiet. Special guest and helper Ko Yeon-joo. A priest just in case. And 9 vagabonds. The stage has been set.
I secretly wet my lips and stood in front of the tramps. They all looked up at me with pale faces. It was the moment when I was just about to open my mouth.
“Stop doing stupid things.”
A cold voice stopped me from speaking. When I turned my gaze to the source of the sound, I saw Baek Seo-yeon glaring sharply at me.
“It’s the same thing. “What are you telling me to stop doing?”
Baek Seo-yeon looked at the stew and water in front of her and spoke calmly.
“I know what you do with one person every night. If you’re trying to placate us with food, you’d better stop. Because I will never follow your words. “You devilish bastard.”
“That’s your opinion. And the devil. That’s a bit harsh. “I don’t particularly remember touching you.”
“under. You killed your colleague and destroyed the magic circuit, right? “What’s wrong with the subject who is the one who got us into this situation?”
I didn’t answer right away. Instead, he took out a piece of tobacco from his pocket and took a bite.
“That’s so funny. You were the ones who attacked the city in the first place, and you were the ones who chased after it. And you were taken prisoner. “Tell me why I shouldn’t have killed the enemy and destroyed the magic circuit to transport the prisoners in this situation.”
“… … .”
Baek Seo-yeon didn’t respond and just glared at me with a deathly look in her eyes. But she wasn’t particularly uncomfortable. Because humans are inherently animals that are good at self-justification.
“Well, I just didn’t touch it, but there was something I just ignored. And every night, I asked the Shadow Queen to dig up information. You tramps think it’s okay to do something like that. “Personally.”
I paused for a moment and watched the tramps’ reactions. One interesting thing is that I could see a feeling of anticipation in some of them.
The vagabonds have suffered harsh hardships until now. For nearly three weeks, I was unable to sleep and was abused by users. Food and water were rationed to a minimum. The devastation was accelerated by polluting my mind with the temptations in my eyes every night. And they must be feeling anxious at every moment because of the fact that there is not much time left in the city.
In such a situation, the position of the highest authority who could decide the treatment of vagabonds was prepared here and now. I, who had not shown the slightest interest until now, gave off a subtle nuance. In other words, the vagabonds probably harbor the thought that they might be able to survive.
“But I heard something different recently. They say that even among vagabonds, there are those with special circumstances. For example, if you were kidnapped or became a vagabond for some reason… .”
“pooh. I’m playing. So, are you going to save the lives of those who have such circumstances?”
“Baek Seo-yeon. “I’m not finished talking yet.”
“Oh yeah? sorry. But let me just add one thing. f*ck that bullshit. Who is inside your black face… .”
“shut up.”
It was that moment. As soon as my words fell, Baek Seo-yeon’s shadow stood up and immediately sealed her mouth.
“From now on, if you interfere without my permission, you will die.”
Eventually, I could see the vagabonds flinching as I filled their eyes and sprayed them with flesh. I slowly relaxed my life and stared at the vagabonds who were currently dissatisfied with Baek Seo-yeon. Their eyes were infinitely sunken, unlike before.
“Listen carefully. I am not saying that I will look into the situation. I don’t care about your situation, but that doesn’t make the sin go away. As soon as I return to the city, I plan to put you all on trial according to the rules.”
“… … .”
“But there are probably some people who feel even the slightest bit unfair. Or, there may be vagabonds who want to regain user status and start over. “Anyway, I’m going to give it a chance.”
There was silence for a moment. Oh, it wasn’t exactly silence. I could hear Baek Seo-yeon trying to say something.
“then… . Are you saying you will save my life?”
It was then. A tired, cautious voice was heard asking. When I turned my head, I saw a man who had just eaten a spoonful of stew. I could hear Baek Seo-yeon muttering next to me, but I didn’t care. It’s important from now on. Rather than coaxing people with clumsy words, you should open up possibilities by telling them as much of the truth as possible.
With everyone’s eyes focused on me and the man, I slowly shook my head.
“Unfortunately, I can’t guarantee that. As I said before, I intend to put you all on trial.”
“Uhm… .”
“Before that, let me introduce myself first. I am Soohyun Kim, Lord of the Mercenary Clan. And over there is Go Yeon-ju, the Queen of Shadows. Have you ever heard of it?”
“yes. “I’ve heard of both of you.”
The tramp’s tone changed to a definite honorific. I was confident in my heart and spoke calmly.
“But if you change your mind, there is no way out. To put it bluntly, I plan to defend as much as possible only those vagabonds who have changed their minds. “Me and the Shadow Queen, just the two of us.”
“then… .”
“After that, it’s entirely up to you. “If there are unfair circumstances, it will be revealed, and if there is a crime, you will have to give enough credit to cover up the crime.”
“If it’s a ball… . “Are you telling me to sell information?”
“think carefully. Most of the information about this war has already been found out. But I don’t think we have it all figured out. That’s Baek Seo-yeon over there. Needless to say, she’s executed… . No, I’d be happy if I just got executed. Anyway, you guys are not like that. Are you going to go and be tortured to your heart’s content and die while only spitting out information through mental manipulation, or are you going to turn around and grab a lifeline, making sure that you have just spit out information, voluntarily or otherwise? Oh, it’s hard to call it a service, but it guarantees a relatively normal captive life until you arrive in the city. and… .”
I paused and then added one more word in a low voice.
“You may feel it yourself, but the magic circuit will still be alive. “It may take some time, but if you rely on the power of the temple, you can fully recover.”
“Now, just a moment… .”
“That’s all I have to say. There won’t be any more talk about this… . Anyway, decide. Either commit suicide like this, suffer and suffer a dog’s death, or… .”
I paused for a moment and held the already cold bowl of stew and bottled water forward a little more.
“Listen to me and eat.”
It was then. The man who first spoke to me jumped forward and, without any hesitation, slammed his head into the bowl. Soon, Baek Seo-yeon looked at him with disbelief as he began to eat the stew greedily, and the other tramps stared with eyes filled with complicated feelings. And I said, looking at the scene with a feeling of satisfaction.
“Is there more?”
“… … .”
“Not if there isn’t one. then… .”
“Now, just a moment!”
*
I looked down in wonder. The stew and water bottles that had been filled were emptied cleanly without any need for separate washing. When I turn my head to the side, I see a man smoking a cigarette with a relieved look on his face, and a female tramp who later walks out. The woman had a lot of stew on her mouth and was swallowing the water that Go Yeon-joo was giving her.
In the end, there were a total of two people who fell for my words. The remaining seven people were still in their places. A few people looked like they were in cold weather, but they hadn’t come forward yet, perhaps because they were aware of Baek Seo-yeon, who was making crazy noises.
This is still not enough. To be honest, I let his words shine, but I planned to kill them all later. The information coming from Baek Seo-yeon was more valuable than the information from a hundred such vagabonds. But we know all too well how self-centered she is, so it’s hard to break her spirit in the usual way. So, I decided to implement the second plan.
“Go Yeon-ju. Baek Seo-yeon, please relax for a moment.”
“Hey you stupid bastards! Are you fooled by something that doesn’t seem like anything? How did you guys… !”
“Block it again.”
“town! Eup! “Eup-eup-eup!”
I left my seat and stood up. Then, he stepped back, created enough space, and opened his mouth to Go Yeon-ju.
“Go Yeon-ju. “What is the food and water situation now?”
“Both are insufficient. They say that food can be supplied, but I think drinking water needs to be secured within the near future.”
“Then you might need to reduce your mouth intake a little. Since two people came over anyway, I don’t think there’s any need for the others… .”
I spoke deliberately and glanced at the tramps.
“Go Yeon-ju. “I need you to lend me some strength.”
“I’ll lend you as much as I want. Instead, you have to pay it back with interest.”
“how?”
“In bed.”
I shook my head at Go Yeon-ju’s forgettable s*xual jokes. She laughed and came towards me and asked.
“How may I help you?”
“I’m thinking of playing a simple game.”
“A game?”
“You will see. “First, tie the legs of those two people tightly and place them in the space in front of you.”
Go Yeon-ju tilted her head, but soon followed my orders faithfully. Soon, two women were caught in the shadows and placed between me and the tramps, each with their legs tied. One was Lee Ga-in, known as Baek Seo-yeon’s confidant, and the other was a woman who responded to my words.
“What happens next?”
“This is enough. Please stay that way until the game ends.”
After speaking, I immediately pulled out the Sun and Moon God Sword. Then he crossed between the two women and approached the kneeling vagrants. The sun and moon god sword caught the moonlight and gave off a cold light, illuminating the faces of the remaining five people. I placed my hand on the shoulder of a random man among them.
“Listen carefully. You are the female team on the left over there.”
“W-what… . Uh, uh!”
Sigh!
When he was lightly stabbed in the stomach, the man fell forward with a loud scream. I quickly moved on to the next batter, Lee Hae-in.
“You’re the female team on the right.”
“ah… !”
Sigh!
Lee Hae-in was stabbed in the abdomen with a knife and opened his mouth, gasping and spitting out blood.
After putting away the knife, I took out the healing potion I had prepared in advance. And after shaking it so that everyone could see, it softly opened its mouth.
“The content of the game is battle royale. “You two will fight from now on.”
“W-what.”
“Fight. If you win, I’ll spare this bum. If you win, I will spare this tramp’s life.”
I pointed to the man and Lee Hae-in respectively and then looked at Baek Seo-yeon.
“Ugh! Ugh! Eupeup!”
Baek Seo-yeon’s eyes were sparkling brightly. After putting the potion back into my pocket, I spoke slowly.
“For your information, if they are both in this state, they will both die within 10 minutes. “If we fight and win, one of us will live, or both of us will die.”
Baek Seo-yeon suddenly stood up, seemingly unable to bear it any longer. However, it seemed like Go Yeon-ju was showing his skill by quickly sinking back into his seat.
“Ugh! “Uuuuuuuup!”
And Lee Ga-in and the rest of the female tramps were just looking at each other with expressions on their faces that didn’t know what to do.
—————————= Review of the work ——————– ——-=
Oh, I’m so sorry. I tried to somehow write and upload the reunion part by 1 o’clock, but I failed to control the length again. When I looked at the plot, it seemed possible, but when I actually started writing, why did this happen… . I am truly sorry for not being able to keep my promise this time. First, I will change the subtitle of this part. I’m really, really sorry. We hope for the readers’ understanding. _(__)_
P.S. We will take a day off for Ripple and combine it in the next session. It’s my mother’s birthday today, so I came home late because I went out to eat. She writes so frantically that her head spins. ㅜ.ㅠ
fantasy,
