77
Detective Aaron
“Do you feel a little more relaxed now?”
Zenta, who was in charge of number one among the three patrons of Hae-na’s bar, nodded to his friend’s muttering.
When Aaron returned, the mood returned to normal.
Hannah also returned to her former gentle aura, and Kanna, who had been expressionless, returned to her usual childish face.
‘That’s only until Aaron goes to work.’
“So what about tracking magic?”
“Hmm… That’s a bit more difficult. If you work harder, you’ll be able to learn it quickly.”
Zenta tried hard to clean while pretending not to hear the conversation between the wizard and Kanna that he could hear from the side.
Hannah came closer.
I was a little surprised, but fortunately, Hae-na had a smiling face.
“Zenta. Can you help me today? I have a lot to take care of.”
“Yes, of course, sir.”
“thank you-.”
At Hannah’s warm voice, Zenta nodded and put down the broom in his hand.
Zenta went out, pulling a cart full of stone statues from inside. Kanna was already sitting on the cart.
“Zenta.”
“Yes, Senior Kanna.”
When I answered politely, Kanna nodded her head and smiled. I could barely lower the corners of my mouth because she looked so cute. I had to be careful because I couldn’t hold it in last time and Kanna didn’t give me ice for several days.
A little later, Hana came out wrapped up tightly. Since there were so many people who were acting strange, she always wore clothes like that when she went out.
“Then, let’s go to area 4 first. Is the spot you found okay?”
“Yes, I understand.”
When Zenta pulled the cart, Kanna, who had been sitting there, jumped up and glared at the people around her. Of course, it wasn’t threatening at all, but the people passing by pretended to be scared and stepped aside.
“I think Zenta is the most honest. I’m thinking of appointing him as the manager of the new bar. Is that okay?”
“I will work hard if you just tell me to!”
Zenta nodded without hesitation. Despite her gentle appearance, Hannah was extremely resourceful and took exceptional care of her people, so there was no need to worry.
“Oh my, that’s a relief.”
After that, I headed to District 4 while chatting with Hana about this and that. Men approached me from time to time, but when Zenta made a face, I went back.
Because he was so gentle, Zenta squinted his eyes, worried that a fight might break out.
“Shouldn’t it be time for Zenta to get married now?”
“Yes? Yes.”
“Who would be a suitable woman···.”
Although it was an unconscious answer, Hannah seemed to be seriously contemplating it. After that, she asked him various questions, and Zenta answered as best he could.
“A cute girl who resembles a rabbit? Hmm… Was there such a girl…?”
By the time they reached Area 4, Zenta had heard several female names from Hannah.
“Here! Oh, let’s talk about that story with other people next time.”
“yes!”
Zenta nodded his head vigorously, feeling that somehow Hannah would really start a family with him.
The place they arrived at was a place where buildings had collapsed as if some monster had passed through. Zenta felt that the size of the large hole in the wall of the collapsed building was somehow familiar.
Kanna jumped down from the cart and walked ahead.
Hana followed behind, and Zenta was last.
“That’s why I said that Yeongjuseong would compensate me.”
“Really? No, the nobles are taking care of us? Does that make sense?”
“I heard that it wasn’t the lord but Nova who did it···.”
“Hey- Could it be that Nova···”
“hello?”
Hana interjected herself into the conversation between the men. The men were startled and stepped back.
“I’m thinking of opening a fancy Aaron Rabbit bar···.”
Hannah ignored him and gave him a quick nod.
Then the men opened their eyes wide and hurriedly looked around.
Hannah quickly took the initiative and led the conversation.
“But if you want to open a bar that big here, you’ll have to talk to Scarang. And these days, even District 6… Oh, that’s why it’s called Aaron’s Bar.”
“Yes, Aaron and umm···.”
Hannah pretended to be shy, covered her face with her hands and curled up into a ball.
“Ugh··· This··· How did this happen···.”
The men sighed softly and stepped back slightly, as if they were dealing with a noble lady, and put some distance between them. Hana, who had been looking around for a moment, nodded.
“But you know that I need permission from Nova, right?”
“Oh, I know. Thank you!”
Hannah, whose face was a little stiff, gave a small thank you and moved away. Kanna returned at Hannah’s gesture.
‘What were you doing?’
I took a quick look at the place where Kanna had been and saw a large Aaron carved into the wall. Its size was strangely similar to the hole in the building.
The next place we visited was the square where the statue of the hero Deokgu was located.
What greeted them was a knight carrying an overturned iron bucket.
“Kuh!”
The knight who discovered them greeted them with strange words.
“Oh my, koo-k.”
Hannah, slightly surprised by that, answered quietly.
“Kuhh!!!”
Kanna, who seemed excited for some reason, saluted vigorously.
“Ohhh- There’s Kangu too! The contributions of the honorary members of Kangu to this statue will not be forgotten by our ‘Namaiyad’! Khuh!”
“Ku-hh!!!”
Kanna nodded her head vigorously with a serious expression on her face.
“Oh, these are them? As expected, they’re members of the Kangoo faction!”
“That’s right. It took so much effort to do this···.”
“I know! Do you think these stone statues containing the soul of the hero Deokgu just came out of nowhere? I know everything!”
“Kuh!”
“Yeah- kuh!”
Hannah emphasized that it wasn’t an easy task, acting tired. The knight sighed repeatedly and checked each statue.
“I’ll give you 50 more silver for 50 coppers each! This is worth it!”
He was really a knight, his spending was so generous.
At that, Hannah awkwardly let out a ‘Kuh-‘ sound, and Kanna, who was next to her, shook her head and shouted ‘Kuh!’ loudly.
“Since you are carrying on the legacy of the hero Deokgu, I will give you a special carriage.”
“This is truly… a masterful strategy!”
“Strategic strategy! Kuch!!”
“Kuh!”
The knight with the bucket and Kanna saluted, shouting ‘Kuh!’ in competition. Judging from the way Kanna’s cheeks were twitching, she seemed very excited.
‘But didn’t you say you were going to buy a new one because the tire was stiff?’
Zenta muttered to himself.
After finishing the transaction, I headed to Naeseong.
The guards guarding the inner gate stopped them.
“State your business and position.”
“I’m Hannah, who runs a bar in Oeseong. I came to meet with Nova about purchasing a building.”
“Nova? Is your appointment done?”
“It wasn’t a promise, but···.”
“I’m sorry, but Nova is not someone you can meet if you want to.”
While Hanna was feeling embarrassed, Kanna stepped forward with her back straight. Her steps were so confident that her shoulders shook with every step.
“What is this little brat?”
“Aaron’s daughter.”
Kanna declared, pointing at herself with her finger with a very confident expression. The corners of her mouth were twitching as if she was very excited.
“Aaron?! Aaron had a daughter? No···.”
“Is this the first time you’re hearing this?”
The two guards talked about something and then let them in. However, one guard stayed behind to keep watch.
dripping.
“Come in.”
A cold voice was heard from inside.
Hannah took a deep breath and opened the door and went in.
Zenta, who followed him in, held his breath the moment he saw the woman inside.
“Oh my, you don’t want to do business, do you?”
Nova, who had been arguing fiercely with Hannah, tilted his head and raised one corner of his mouth.
A heavy silence fell over him.
Even though neither of them were holding a sword, there was a sharp tension that made it seem like someone was going to cut them at any moment.
At that moment, Hannah took a deep breath.
Zenta gulped as he looked at Hannah’s back.
yet-.
“Sister Nova! Was I a bit sensitive back then? I was in a particularly bad mood that day. Sorry! Sorry!”
Hannah laughed heartily, making an awkward, slurred noise that didn’t suit her.
Nova snorted at that, but the corner of his other mouth went up as well.
***
‘Can I just leave it?’
I licked my lips as I thought about the dazzling snowstorm show of Kanna.
I don’t regret the gold I put in, but I felt strange because the child was dancing in a strange way and falling out.
‘Yeah… I heard she likes it.’
No, no matter what···.
“Captain, what’s bothering you?”
“No. What’s the matter?”
Snake Eye Grass shook her head vaguely at his question.
Anyway, all I wanted from Kanna was ice beer and air conditioning. Even if it was unnecessarily flashy, it still fulfilled its function faithfully.
‘No… no matter what… the gold…’
I shook my head to clear my mind.
“So those weird guys are in charge of the broken wall?”
“I am Namiyad. I will follow the path of the hero, following the will of the hero Deokgu···.”
“Do it in moderation.”
“Yes. Anyway, Knight Adolf took care of the gang and the collapsed side. Thanks to him, our work has been reduced.”
Ugh···.
Snake Eyes answered with a mischievous grin.
It was good for the outer wall guards to have less work to do, but they couldn’t help feeling embarrassed.
“okay.”
He nodded, got up, and headed to the captain’s room.
The captain, who had been lying down as usual, saw me and his face brightened. I sprinkled him with the ice I had brought, like feeding pigeons, and he ate it like a fat pigeon.
After that, I went out on patrol while hearing useless compliments like, “After all, there’s no one better than Captain Aaron. I told you, everyone else is shit except Captain Aaron.”
“Stay on your way. I’m going to the synagogue.”
“Yes, I’ll be in District 5. Good luck.”
I sent the pool out on patrol first and then headed to the synagogue.
Since I used up all the potions I had, I had to fill them up in advance.
Around the synagogue, there were still monks who had their souls sucked out, but there were fewer of them than before.
‘I guess they all went to get treatment.’
When I went inside, the chapel had been cleared of all the chairs and patients were lying in their place.
The air was thick with the scent of blood and an unpleasant smell. Around them, monks were busily moving about, applying something or praying.
After taking a quick look, it didn’t seem like there was anything serious.
‘If it was serious, we would all have died.’
It’s been a few days since that happened.
“Ah, Honorary Monk.”
I was greeted by Monk Ains, whose clothes were unusually stained with blood.
“This one feels like an NPC too.”
“yes?”
“Oh, no. I came here to buy some potions at an employee discount.”
“···Huh? Ah, potion.”
Ains, with his eyes wide open, hesitated for a moment before nodding. Soon, he followed Monk Ains to the potion room.
The potion room was locked, as if it was not being used.
Ains leisurely let him go and led him inside.
“During this incident, we consumed so many potions that we couldn’t check the quantity… We did request additional supplies from the parish, but we don’t know when they will arrive.”
Ains looked at me with a worried expression and spoke slyly.
Monk Ains-!
At that moment, someone called out to Eins from afar.
“Don’t take too many, just three…”
Monk Ains turned around and muttered in a small voice as if giving a warning.
I opened my eyes wide, pretending not to know what was going on. Then Ains muttered again, “Just three,” and left.
‘I got caught.’
Looking at the fact that there wasn’t much to say, it seemed like the manufacturing cost was cheap.
The potion room was similar in form to a pharmacy. It was divided in half by a luxurious wooden table in the middle, and the potions were placed behind it.
I quickly closed the door and went over to the potion. As my strength increased, my movements became much lighter.
‘I wonder what will taste good.’
They all tasted the same anyway, but I chose four bottles that were clean and sat down on the chair. No, I tried to sit down.
Nod-.
“Kid- Shit!”
I was so surprised that I couldn’t help but curse. The desk was spacious, so the space underneath it was also wide, and Lung-gyeop was crouching there.
‘Why is he here?’
The old man nodded when he saw me. He nodded quickly several times, so I guess he was expressing that he was happy to see me.
When I nodded in response, only then did he stop nodding.
‘I guess he has no intention of coming out.’
I thought about it for a moment, then pulled my chair back slightly and sat down.
I observed the crouching lungs, calming my surprised heart. Judging from the cream on the corner of his mouth, he seemed to have had a rather satisfying time.
‘···It was clearly locked, how did you get in?’
It was a strange thing. The lung was staring at me with its black eyes.
I looked into Lunggyeop’s eyes and slowly blinked very widely. Lunggyeop opened his eyes as if surprised and looked away.
‘It’s not working.’
The atmosphere was uncomfortable, but I just thought of it as a giant stray cat and let it go. The silence that had descended like that was broken by the monk Ains who returned in a hurry.
“···Your Honorary Monk! The Abbot of Brighton is looking for you!!”
Ains shouted in a more urgent voice than before.
‘Did an accident happen?’
At that moment, the old man below flapped his hands.
The crouching creature, as if it were trying to create some space, gestured for me to come in with an urgent look on its face.
‘How am I supposed to get into that narrow space…’
“The devil has appeared in Cassidy!! There’s chaos in the square···.”
Ains shouted again.
thud-!
The sergeant who was about to jump up at the devil’s story hit his head on the desk and stopped. He grimaced slightly as if in pain and slowly crawled out. It wasn’t a very good sight.
“···Inquisitor Joanna? Honorary Monk?”
Ains narrowed his eyes and looked back and forth between me and Lungeup.
The sergeant went behind and took out a greatsword from somewhere. Where did he hide that big thing?
The great sword-wielding soldier returned to his usual expressionless face and nodded his head vigorously.
A sharp stance, an emotionless face, a greatsword as big as his body, and shining silver armor. If someone who doesn’t know him sees him, he’ll look like a great heretic inquisitor, but…
The crown of my head that had hit the desk bulged slightly.
‘This is really a waste.’
I nodded, hiding my true feelings.
***
The place we arrived at after following Ains was the square.
There were quite a few people gathered in the square, and they were all cursing someone with voices full of hatred. I made my way to the center with a little force.
“It’s simple. Tie them to a chair and throw them into the lake. You’ll know who the devil is. If they’re innocent, they’ll sink to the bottom. If they’re unclean, nature will reject them and they’ll float up.”
The Parsi inquisitor spoke with an annoyed look on his face.
“That’s nonsense! Then wouldn’t there be innocent victims?”
“There’s nothing we can do! If we leave the demon alone like this, it will only lead to greater damage! Get out of the way! Anything more than this is an abuse of authority!”
The abbot was raising his voice and fighting. In front of him, a woman and two men were tied up tightly with ropes and were shaking.
‘Did three of you come out as devil suspects?’
I roughly figured out the situation by looking at the atmosphere.
“You can make me jump over a hot iron plate, or you can test me with a needle, so don’t bother me anymore.”
“You’re going to use a blunt needle that won’t draw a single drop of blood even if you stab it deeply! And then you’re going to call all three of them devils! That’s absolutely not possible!”
Although the abbot vehemently opposed it, the onlookers also sympathized with the Parsi inquisitor. They pointed at the three as if they were devils and cursed them.
‘Anyway, if you have a devil, you’ll have a seizure… ignorant medieval bastards.’
These ignorant medieval bastards would surely kill all three of them if left alone. I, a modern man, had to use my intelligence to stop their barbarism.
I stepped forward, my tongue clicking at the barbaric medieval methods pouring out.
“for a moment.”
I stepped forward with a solemn expression. The lungs followed behind me.
The noisy atmosphere cooled down in an instant with my appearance.
“Honorary Monk Aaron.”
The abbot stood in front of me with a look on his face as if he was in trouble.
“Aaron···.”
“Aaron is coming… Oh my – we’re all dead.”
The three suspects began to cry.
‘Ignorant bastards.’
I ignored him and stopped the Parsi inquisitor, wondering how the medieval ones could possibly understand modern people.
“What are you doing now?”
“Let’s calm down and think about it calmly.”
“It is the exclusive right of the Inquisitor to pursue evil. To interfere with this is to block the will of the sect…”
The guy who had been talking for a long time suddenly closed his mouth. When I followed his gaze, I saw a strangely arrogant look on his face.
‘Oh, he was my senior.’
When I nodded to the sage, he followed behind me. Then the Parsi inquisitor stepped back with a disgusted look on his face.
“Aaron, Honorary Monk! Even if it’s important to catch the demon, we can’t create innocent victims! First, calm down and…”
The abbot grabbed me with a more urgent expression than when he was dealing with Parsi.
‘Why is this chaos…’
I nodded and thought about how to solve it. No matter where I sent them, it was clear that all three would die according to the medieval method of proving their innocence by dying if they were humans, while those who were demons would survive and die painfully. So I had to choose them on my own.
“This case will be handled by me and the Inquisitor Joanna. I am an honorary monk, a guard leader, and an honorary secretary, so I believe I am qualified to take on the task.”
I made a slight gesture and the reaper stood behind me. The Parsi inquisitor, who was about to say something in protest, shut his mouth tightly and stepped back.
“Emeritus Aaron. Innocent victims should never occur. If an innocent person dies due to a wrongful judgment, there is no difference between that and the devil…”
The abbot spoke to me at length, his face even more serious than when he had stopped Parsi earlier.
“Okay, I’m an expert at this. I’ve read three mystery novels.”
“I don’t know what you’re talking about, but at least the innocent victim···.”
I left the abbot’s uneasy words behind and stood in front of the suspects. The suspects were shedding tears and despairing.
‘You’re good at acting.’
I looked around at the three of them carefully.
All three of their faces looked familiar.
The man on the far left was a herbal medicine vendor, the other man was a peddler, and the woman was the owner of a general store.
All three had frightened faces, making it difficult to tell them apart based on their expressions alone. I sniffed at them, but all I could smell was a peculiar medieval stench.
There was no urge or sweet smell that I felt when I saw the naked old man called Master.
‘There’s no handprint? You must be a strong demon.’
I collected my thoughts as I glanced at the suspects with sharp eyes.
Just in case, he pulled out his sword and stabbed the suspects in the left chest with the tip. As expected, all three were flabby, with no handprints.
‘A servant.’
I had a feeling it wouldn’t be easy.
Every time the suspects stabbed him, he cried out loud as if his heart was being stabbed. The audience screamed in shock.
‘That’s a joke···.’
He clicked his tongue slightly and put the sword back in.
“So what happened… no, what happened?”
I asked the Parsi.
“Um… A corpse was found, its blood sucked out. These three are the people who were around there.”
The Parsi inquisitor, who had been pondering for a moment, glanced behind me and opened his mouth.
‘A corpse with its blood sucked?’
I got the first clue in my head.
The original completion of the mystery was to complete it by combining the clues scattered like a puzzle.
“Honorary Monk Aaron.”
Parsi called me over.
However, his gaze was looking behind me.
I glanced behind him and saw the old man with a very serious expression on his face.
“yes.”
“These are traces of those belonging to the ‘black blood’.”
“You mean black blood?”
“Yes, they are an unholy organization that has been active in the eastern part of the Empire recently. If left alone, they are so powerful that one can grow into three. If we don’t deal with the three right away, even Cassidyk will be in danger.”
Parsi’s face was very serious. I nodded, rolling the word ‘black blood’ on my lips.
It was the second puzzle piece.
“This is a very serious matter. I understand the abbot’s intentions, but if we let this slip by, Castle Cassidy will quickly become filled with impious people.”
Seeing him emphasize it again, it seemed like the ‘black blood’ guys were quite threatening.
‘How long has it been since we caught those bastards again···.’
I looked down at the three of them, who were shivering and clicking their tongues in the endless Middle Ages.
‘That sounds good.’
I nodded, thinking of a pretty good interrogation method.
“It’s okay. I have a way of judging.”
After thinking it over, I declared with a wise face that knew the answer.
Again a brief silence fell.
“What is this… judgment method?”
The abbot asked in a sullen voice.
The ignorant medieval bastards were concentrating.
After a moment of silence, I opened my mouth.
“Just crack your head open.”
I declared firmly.
That···that uncivilized···.
I heard an annoying sound from somewhere and turned my head, but it soon became quiet. The people in the audience looked at me with tired eyes and whispered quietly.
The opinions of the uncivilized medieval people were of little consequence, so they were lightly ignored.
“That… Honorary Monk Aaron. I understand your sincere faith… but only through a proper judgment can the honor of the dead be preserved.”
“That’s right! Honorary Monk Aaron. It is of the utmost importance that no innocent victims are created. I know your usual behavior, but these are residents!”
The abbot and the Parsi inquisitor, who had been arguing loudly until just now, suddenly joined their voices.
‘Uncivilized medieval bastards.’
I clicked my tongue and shook my head.
***
‘Why is this happening to me···.’
The herbalist looked around, shivering.
The place where Dun was taken was a damp and smelly detention room of the outer guard.
I survived, but was dragged into the basement by the scoundrel Aaron. I couldn’t tell if I should consider this a blessing or not.
‘No, but he’s Aaron after all…’
Of course, he was a rough-and-tumble man who would throw punches and speak foul whenever he got the chance, but he was not the type of person to commit evil deeds, but rather someone who would go a little beyond moderation.
The phrase Aaron had used, “Just crack open your head,” was clearly a metaphor.
‘···I guess so?’
Even though he knew him, he was still nervous because of his ferocious appearance and the emotionless gaze that had been looking down at him earlier.
‘It’ll be okay. I didn’t do anything.’
Dun continued to mutter and tried to suppress his trembling body.
at that time.
Gyaaaaaaahh …
Phew-.
The gruesome sound of a hammer striking flesh echoed right next to her, accompanied by a long scream that was clearly a woman’s.
The sound was so vivid and terrifying that Dunn felt like peeing just by hearing it. However, Aaron hated dirty things so much that he gritted his teeth and held it in.
Dunn was terrified, yet relieved. Judging from the sound just now, it seemed like the devil had been revealed.
It was now clear that he would be released.
Just then the iron door creaked open.
“Ah… Aaron! Is it all over now?!”
He was so delighted by this that he forgot that he was tied up and tried to get up, but fell forward with a thud.
“Oh, that’s right.”
A scratchy, thick voice was heard, befitting a basement.
At the murderousness in that voice, Dunn somehow managed to raise his head by putting strength into his back.
Aaron came in through the door.
Aaron was holding a large hammer dripping with red blood. There were red marks all over his body and a face that looked somewhat apologetic.
It was ominous.
No, it was so chilling that even the word ominous wouldn’t be enough.
Aaron approached with long strides.
Soon Aaron crouched down right in front of Dunn and aimed his hammer at Dunn’s head.
“Stay still. If you move, you’ll get hurt.”
“Why…? Why! I clearly screamed just now….”
“Oh, so that’s what happened.”
After a shaky voice, Aaron’s hand pressed down on Dun’s shoulder. The strength in that hand was so strong that even though he desperately exerted strength, it didn’t move at all.
“I… I’m not! Aaron! I’m not really!!”
“I know. I know. Oh no! If you move, you’ll get hurt.”
Dunn struggled somehow, but was held down by Aaron’s hand and couldn’t move at all.
Aaron’s emotionless eyes looking down at her, his arms as thick as logs, blood and flesh dripping from his shiny hammer.
Dunn felt a vivid, symbolic death.
“You crazy little punk!! Not me!! Aaaah!!”
A bloodcurdling sound as the air is torn apart.
The hammer is getting closer and closer.
‘You loser Aaron!!’
Dunn shut his eyes tightly.
***
“This isn’t it either.”
I gently pushed the guy who passed out while peeing.
The bastard fell over with a thud.
‘But what the hell is that crazy, punk kid? I saved him from being beaten, and now this ignorant medieval guy…’
I moved to the side slightly and kicked the guy’s arm with my foot. When I got up, it was so painful that I moved my right arm for a while.
‘There’s one left.’
I muttered softly as I released my hand.
It wasn’t a complicated plan. I just wanted to set the mood and then they would come running out on their own if there was a threat to their lives.
I don’t know much about demons, so I’m not sure if this method will work, but I’ll give it a try and if it doesn’t work, I can think about the next step.
By now, the story would have reached Yeongju, and things could have gotten a bit more difficult.
‘But there’s one left.’
I sprinkled the pig’s blood that I had stored in a water bottle on my hammer and armor. The scent of blood rose and my mind instantly sharpened.
I nodded to the servant behind me. The servant opened the door and I followed him into the next room.
The last one was a peddler. I felt quite uneasy because he was the guy I sometimes gave fruit to.
‘Because it might not be the case.’
He nodded slightly and entered the room.
I deliberately scrunched up my face and walked with long, broad steps. I inhaled deeply and inflated my body to make my presence more noticeable.
‘The reaction is a bit different.’
However, unlike the previous two men and women, his reaction was subtle. Rather than being scared, his expression seemed to be holding back something.
“Ugh… is it over?! That means even if I don’t say it!!”
I didn’t bother answering and just walked briskly. I tensed up the muscles in my arms as if I was going to swing the hammer at any moment and observed the guy.
He was an ordinary man. He was a middle-aged man with thick arms, but a bulging belly, as he was a peddler. His eyes were a little bloodshot, but that wasn’t a particularly notable feature.
“Why… why are you doing this! Aaron! Even the apples I gave you….”
The guy was shaking, but unlike the guy before, he didn’t wet his pants. It was too early to jump to conclusions. It could just be that he had a bigger bladder and a better sense of hygiene.
I grabbed the bastard by the shoulders and pinned him to the ground.
The power to rebel against the peddlers was quite strong.
“I’m sorry. That’s how it turned out.”
“Ah… Aaron! It’s me, Deniran! Deniran! The Deniran who gave you the apples!!”
“Yeah. I remember.”
Deniran.
I swung the hammer with all my might, muttering the guy’s name. I originally planned to stop right in front of the guy’s forehead, but…
The guy’s skin turned pale in an instant, and he displayed incredible strength. It was enough to push my hand away. No matter how I looked at it, it didn’t suit the pot-bellied peddler.
There are long growing canines there.
‘You were a vampire.’
The guy squirmed, but couldn’t get out of my grasp.
Boom! The hammer hit the guy’s forehead with all its might.
The boy’s pale forehead sunken in.
Kkaaaak!
The guy opened his mouth wide and let out a bizarre scream.
At that moment, his neck twisted strangely and he tried to bite my arm that was holding his shoulder. He was a guy with a bad mouth.
Bam!
The squatting man next to me drove his mace into the guy’s head. The guy’s head snapped back and the tips of his molars scraped my shoulder blade.
As the sergeant lifted his mace, I slammed the hammer into him.
The continuous rhythm and breathing were so perfect that it reminded me of a rice cake mill.
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
“Kwaaah! Black blood… Black blood will come for you!!”
Before he could even fight back, his head just exploded.
The guy who had been continuously spewing red blood finally started spewing black blood.
‘Denilan. Apple.’
I muttered the words and nervously wiped the blood from my hands.
At that moment, Lung-gyeop and his eyes met.
“Power cooperation.”
He nodded, muttering in a voice that was barely audible.
‘···I said it was strategic cooperation.’
I was a little tired, so I nodded without bothering to point it out.
Boom! Boom!
‘How long has it been since I caught an old man? This time, it’s a black piranha.’
He muttered as he watched the sledgehammer continue to swing its mace even though it was already in pieces.
– It rolled in on its own even if you just sit still. You’ve got a good grasp of the ground.
I didn’t want to agree with the guy’s opinion, but it was true that the devil kept appearing like a course meal.
– Don’t speak with the corners of your mouth down.
‘hmm···.’
At that moment, Lung-gyeop and his eyes met.
Lunggyup nodded, his eyes slightly wide, and swung his mace even more vigorously.
***
[The report is too late. Swallows.]
“There were circumstances. The story must have gone there too.”
[I know. A huge darkness appeared. What about the object?]
“He who receives Mana’s love is safe.”
[Is it true that there is someone who truly receives Mana’s love?]
“That’s for sure. Unfortunately.”
[What does that mean, it’s a pity? Is there something wrong?]
“That’s stupid. That’s really stupid.”
[Swallows. I know you’re smart, but please report objectively. If you write such swear words in your report…]
“No, I’m telling you, you’re really stupid. It’s because you can’t see it.”
[When you were on the rooftop, didn’t you get your lectures cut short because the students called you stupid? Swallows, is there anyone among you who isn’t stupid?]
Swallows swallowed the answer that was on the tip of his tongue. It wasn’t time yet.
[Anyway, did you secure the items? I heard you were even giving private lessons.]
“Even if we extract it, it’s useless. The efficiency is so low that we can’t even extract a single magic stone.”
[This time, a new announcement was made at the Gray Tower about ‘The One Who Receives Mana’s Love’.]
‘Gray Tower?’
Swallows frowned.
Of all the magic towers, the one with the least knowledge and the least known was the Gray Magic Tower. They were the ones who committed strange acts in the name of preventing the ‘end’ and neglected their research on magic.
The other magicians of the Magic Tower did not recognize the Gray Magic Tower as a Magic Tower. They simply called it a weirdo and avoided it.
“Those weirdos? What announcement?”
[It is said that the lifespan of those who receive Mana’s love is up to 20 years.]
“Hmm… It’s nothing new.”
The amount of mana contained in Yeong-ae’s body was too much for a human to handle. It would not have been strange at all if she had died young.
[There are a few more announcements, mostly about the attributes of those who are loved by Mana···.]
“Wait a minute. But isn’t Vivian the only one on the continent who is loved by Mana right now? You’d need a pretty detailed sample to study it, but who on earth announced it?”
[The next gray tower. He is a new man, but there is little information about him. It’s as if he fell from the sky.]
‘Well, if you belong to the Gray Tower…’
Swallows’ head became complicated as various scenarios came to mind.
[Ah, there’s one thing special about it. It’s one-armed. And its name is···.]
After a moment of silence.
[It was Hans.]
A short speech followed.
