00419 9. The small daily life of a mercenary (2/2). ————————————————– ———————-=
Before the war, the Mercantile Clan had thirteen members.
‘Shin Sang-yong.’
However, one person died during the war.
‘Nam Da-eun, Woo Jung-min, Seon Yu-woon, Won Hye-soo, Park Hyun-woo, Cha So-rim, Sasha Felix.’
And after the war, seven new people were accepted.
In a short period of time, the number of people increased to close to 70% of the existing number. In other words, the total number of members of the current Mercantile Clan could be considered to be nineteen (the baby unicorn was intentionally excluded).
Of course, compared to large clans that number in the hundreds, this number is woefully insufficient. However, I don’t attach much importance to the number of people. Because Mercenary is a clan that pursues quality rather than quantity.
There is a saying that one is not envious of ten well-cultivated users. Rather than filling up the lack of staff with half-baked people, it is much better to accept users who show promise and promote them intensively. Or accept users who have already sprouted and bloomed.
In that sense, the Mercantile Clan was a small but unusual gathering of people. There are users who have already reached the top 10, secret and rare classes, and even users who have the potential to reach the top 10 in the future. The current Mercenary squad is so luxurious and brilliant that anyone can see it with their mouths open.
I also have no major complaints with the current squad. However, saying that there were no major complaints meant that there were small complaints. The dissatisfaction was not a dissatisfaction with the level of the clan members, but a dissatisfaction with their attitude.
‘Clan members do not look like clan members.’
This thought came to me not long ago at a meeting to decide whether or not to deal with Cha So-rim. Existing clan members expressed their opinions relatively freely, but recently joined clan members showed hesitation. Could it be said that it was almost like he was watching someone’s attention?
I know why, I know why. Most of the new members were indebted to me. In other words, as the Mercantile Company is looking out for convenience or circumstances, it will not be possible to ignore it at all.
However, if this situation continues, it will also be difficult. This is because there is a strong possibility that the structure within the clan will become strange in many ways. They must also be able to raise their voices to some extent so that they can live smoothly as clan members.
In fact, the reason why I suddenly feel worried is because these problems are of a nature that I cannot solve directly. Relationships with people are something you have to work on yourself, not because someone tells you to.
‘But I can’t stay still.’
Slurp. Soothing my bitter mouth with a sip of tea, I stretched as hard as I could. Suddenly, the sun rose in the sky. The sunlight shining through the window was cooling the room slightly.
What the mercantile industry needs now is unity. The priority was to reduce the distance felt between existing clan members and new clan members. It may be difficult to intervene directly, but you can help indirectly. In other words, it creates a situation where you can show off your abilities or provides an opportunity for you to become friends.
‘The only things that come to mind right now are exploration and festivals. Or take on a companion mission.’
There are many ways, but there aren’t many that come to mind right now. I laughed bitterly.
“Go Yeon-ju has gone too far with this… . “I’ll try to send it to you later.”
“High performance? “Who is that?”
“Slurp. Mercenary clan member. “I’m not there for a while right now because of work.”
I took a sip of tea. And then he calmly responded to the empty space. It was a voice that came out of nowhere, but in fact, I had already felt like I was popular.
“Right… . Anyway, it’s amazing. “Have you been noticing?”
As expected, the identity of the popular figure was Sasha Felix. Soon, I opened my mouth softly as I saw a vampire suddenly appear out of thin air.
“I guess I have something to say before that.”
“sorry.”
Sasha obediently bowed her head. I nodded my head and continued.
“The office is a room used for strictly personal purposes. “Next time, if you have anything to see, knock properly and come in.”
“I will keep this in mind. Please understand that I am not yet familiar with the human world. ah. Are there any other precautions? For example, the way you speak. yo. this.”
I laughed to myself. This is because it was quite funny to add awkward characters.
“The way you talk… . There’s no need to fix it. You only need to distinguish between private seats and vacant seats. “I guess that’s possible, right?”
Sasha tilted her head. She also seemed to be sniffing like a puppy, with her nose fluttering open.
I opened my mouth quietly.
“Okay, anyway. “What is there to see here?”
“iced coffee. “I came to say hello.”
“greeting?”
“I’m saying thank you. “I also have something to apologize for.”
“… That’s nonsense. huh?”
When I slightly raised my hand, I felt the teacup in my fingers become lighter. After putting it aside, I immediately continued speaking.
“If you are talking about a theft incident, you don’t have to apologize.”
“Is that so? haha. “It’s quite refreshing.”
“And your master has done enough to thank you, so there is no need.”
“Uh, uh. hmm. “Umm.”
Sasha stuttered. She says she doesn’t have to, so it looks like she doesn’t have anything else to say. However, seeing as he is still hesitant, it is clear that he has other business to attend to.
Sasha, who had been watching for a while, eventually cautiously opened the conversation.
“Si, actually I want to ask you something… .”
“… In the end, was that the purpose? Anyway, good. say it.”
“i get it. But before I say anything, let me tell you something about myself. I can assure you that you deserve to hear the identity of this body.”
“Thank you so much for that. “I’m on the verge of tears.”
“haha. Even tears. Anyway, I am the natural successor of Felix, who achieved brilliant glory in the past, so to speak… .”
Growling.
At that moment, a boiling sound rang out from Sasha’s stomach. The vampire quickly lowered his gaze and stared at me. He seemed completely taken aback by the sudden attack of the market.
“Kick. Grumble. That’s a pretty weird name. “It’s very unique.”
“Oh, no! “My name is not Growl!”
Growling!
Although he shouted in anger, Sasha’s stomach betrayed its owner once again. And even louder.
“good night. Growling. “Keep talking.”
“profit!”
Sasha Felix looks angry. I giggled, got up, and went straight to the door. The vampire was still standing and only turned his head to look at me.
“Where are you going? “My story is not over yet!”
“Let’s go out.”
“Yes?”
“Let’s go to the restaurant. I’m hungry too. “You can talk while eating.”
Sasha Felix closed his eyes with a blank face. Then she nodded her head hesitantly and turned her body. Soon she could hear someone clearing her throat behind her as she slowly walked out the door.
Sasha Felix was a vampire who liked chatting more than expected. As she made her way to the restaurant, she continued to babble, but in reality she was bragging about how worthy a vampire she was.
So, as someone who likes simple summaries, most of it was something I could listen to with one ear and pass through with the other. Because Sasha’s identity has been confirmed with the third eye before. I responded appropriately and walked down the stairs.
As we reached the first floor, the continuous chatter suddenly stopped. Then, you can hear him taking a breath, which makes him seem a little tired.
Eventually, as I entered the lobby, I saw familiar faces and stopped for a moment. On the round sofa, Vivien and Nam Da-eun were sitting together, watching something intently. That wasn’t all. From time to time, they even look at each other and smile deeply.
“Clan Lord. What do you do? I’m hungry.”
“wait for a sec.”
After briefly asking for forgiveness from the whining vampire, I stared at them quietly. At that time, Nam Da-eun suddenly burst into light laughter. Looking at the smile on her lips, I could tell that she was truly happy. The sight of the two of them was so nice that my worries from earlier were blown away all at once.
Suddenly, I remembered what Nam Da-eun said to me when I joined.
‘I want to make a new start at Mercantilery.’
When I thought back to that time, I felt happy and grateful.
I’ll say it again, if you want to improve your relationships with people, you have to become the subject yourself.
Nam Da-eun said she wanted to make a fresh start and that she would try her best, but the truth was that I was worried, knowingly or unknowingly. Because even before the war, she had been deeply hurt and pained by her memories of her tramp.
But isn’t being able to smile that brightly after just a few months proof that you really worked hard? I know how difficult it is to take off the mask that others have put on me and step out on my own, so I wanted to at least praise what I see now.
“Oh, don’t say anything. He secretly likes things like this. really.”
“yes? Him? Eh~i. No way.”
“Really? I won. hey. This is a secret. He also touched my butt secretly in the past. ah. Should I say I hit it?”
“oh. Oh my. “Really, sister?”
So when I got closer, I felt happy. The two of them raised their heads in surprise, probably because they heard footsteps.
“Vivien. User Nam Da-eun.”
“Uh, huh? Gi, Kim Soo-hyun?”
“Clan Lord?!”
Judging by the strange ending, I think he was quite surprised. Then they looked at each other once and then quickly looked at me.
Gulp!
For some reason, the neck of the two women moved at the same time. What did you do that makes you drool?
Vivien quickly hid something behind her back and smiled awkwardly.
“Ho, ho, ho. Anyway, what’s going on here? “Staying in the office all the time.”
“rice. I’m going to have lunch with Sasha Felix. ah. “What about two?”
When I asked them if they wanted to do it together if they hadn’t done it yet, they both shook their heads.
“no. We’re okay. “I already ate it.”
“Ahaha. Lunch today was really delicious. Clan Lord, enjoy your meal too.”
For an instant, I felt my eyes narrow. Because I had a strong feeling that something was fishy.
“But what were you doing? “You look quite happy.”
“Uh, huh? By the way, Kim Soo-hyun!”
The moment he continued speaking, tilting his head slightly to the side, Vivian suddenly stood up and blocked his view. Then, she buries herself in my arms and hugs her arms. Why is he like this all of a sudden?
“Kim Soo-hyun, Kim Soo-hyun! Now that I think about it, a lot of clan members have come in these days, right? yes?”
“yes. But why is that?”
“Actually, I was talking about the clan members who came in recently. How about we have a festival tonight? Congratulations and get to know each other again. huh? “Good idea, right?”
“It’s a festival.”
I felt momentarily puzzled by the unexpected words. It’s not that the festival was unexpected, but that it came out of Vivien’s mouth was unexpected.
‘Was he the type of person who liked festivals?’
no. Vivian was interested in the festival, but it was limited to the food. In other words, he was never the type of person to speak up first.
“and. festival. sounds fun. “I also want to participate.”
Before we know it, Nam Da-eun, who has changed her seat, adds a chuimsa.
I scratched my head for a moment and then shook my head.
“It’s a good idea, though. “I can’t do it tonight.”
“why?”
“Because there is no high performance. You’re working alone in another city. But what would they think if we held a festival ourselves?”
“Oh~. That’s right. sorry. I didn’t think of that. Yo ho ho ho. Well, then… . Do you have any other plans?”
Vivien smiled shyly. Looking at her, I shrugged her shoulders. It’s because from earlier I felt like the conversation was going out the window. Seeing as he was trying to change the subject, it seemed like he wasn’t happy that I was involved.
‘Let’s quit.’
So I thought it would be better to leave at this point. If I stayed any longer, it would only seem like they were flirting, and I didn’t want to disturb their relationship. She also couldn’t keep Sasha Felix going.
“The schedule is… . It’ll probably happen soon. “I will notify you when the time comes, so I am always prepared and waiting.”
“Ohh. “I’m really looking forward to that.”
“Anyway, I’m going to go to the restaurant. “Can you please stop?”
Vivien quickly got off and sat back down. And he looked very relieved as he let out a weak sigh.
“Okay then.”
Finally, just as I was about to walk slowly, I turned around again.
“ah. Come to think of it… . “I have something to say to Geomhu as well.”
Then the two women who were touching each other’s shoulders opened their eyes and stared at me.
I watched Nam Da-eun for a while and then opened my mouth in a serious voice.
“Nam Da-eun? It was really nice to see him doing this with Vivian. “I hope to see you more often in the future.”
Although it was a little strange, it was said with some kind of encouragement.
“yes?”
At that moment, Nam Da-eun asked in a curious tone. Then she seemed a little embarrassed as her eyes twitched slightly. That was the moment when she raised her eyes to ask why.
“S-sorry.”
Nam Da-eun suddenly lowers her head. Then she continues her words in a crawling voice. This time it was my turn to wonder.
“yes? “What are you sorry about?”
“Ah, ahaha. no. I understand very well what you mean. “I will be very careful to never show myself like this in the future.”
Geomhu answered with a very hurt expression, then ran like the wind and disappeared before my eyes.
As I was blinking blankly, I heard the sound of Vivien getting up. She reflexively turned her head and saw that her cheeks were puffed out, unlike before.
I quickly opened my mouth.
“Vivien? “Why is Nam Da-eun acting like that all of a sudden?”
Vivien did not answer right away. Instead, he stuck out his lower lip and glanced at me with all his might, and then he opened his mouth in a sullen tone.
“Kim Soohyun. too bad.”
“Uh, huh? No what… .”
“it’s okay! Of course, I know that Go Yeon-ju is working hard, but… . Still, there’s nothing like that, right? We work hard too… . Black!”
“Oh, no… . Rain, Vivien?”
Vivien turned around and walked in the direction where Nam Da-eun had disappeared.
As I watched her disappear into the distance, I finally realized that I had made a mistake. It was a mistake to mention Go Yeon-ju. I meant it with all my heart, but the two said, “Go Yeon-ju is working hard, but the two of you are playing leisurely. It was accepted as “just do it in moderation.”
‘shit. This is why I didn’t say anything I normally wouldn’t.’
Also, his usual behavior of keeping his clan members close may have played a role. Belated regret came to me and I bit my lip.
“Ohh. On the surface, it may seem like a compliment, but if you think about it differently, it could be taken as sarcasm. I learned something good. Clan Lord.”
Do you know what’s inside me or not? Sasha Felix nods her head wildly. I sighed quietly as I heard the unintentional confirmed kill.
When I think of Nam Da-eun smiling earlier, my shoulders droop for some reason.
‘I am… . just… .’
It was nice to see… . I just wanted to tell you that your smile is pretty, so please show it often… .
—————————= Review of the work ——————– ——-=
1. I will go to the ski resort from December 26th (Thursday) to December 27th (Friday). Therefore, we will be closed on the 27th (Friday) and the 28th (Saturday). _(__)_
2. Number 9 was a part of Kim Soo-hyun’s daily life inside the mercantile store. From the next episode, number 10, the final episode of the side story, will begin, mainly centered on Kim Soo-hyun and his clan members. Although I can’t use all of the spin-offs, I chose to overlap as much as possible.
3. In number 10, we plan to serialize this episode in a way that alleviates Kim Soo-hyun’s worries to some extent. In other words, there are some parts that are narrated from the perspective of the clan members. Also, a response(?) is scheduled with one person, and a flag retrieval(?) is scheduled with the other person. The yes part contains explicit expressions. Therefore, as some people may find it unpleasant, we will insert a separate warning when publishing the series. 🙂
fantasy,
