Episode 094
“You really grew that yourself?”
Salko asked with a mixture of surprise and curiosity.
He was a student at the Blue Dragon Tower, and a boy from the Wardanaz family, one of the great families of the empire.
I can’t believe that such a boy grew such fresh, tasty, shiny, and delicious potatoes himself.
I couldn’t believe it when I heard it.
“okay. “I raised it myself.”
Lee Han nodded gently.
Other Black Turtle Tower students who were watching came out.
“It’s true that Wodanaz raised it himself, Tutanta.”
“I even received a treat last time! “It was really delicious!”
“I see. “What did you pay for?”
Salko asked his friends.
Then the Black Turtle Tower students stopped.
…I just ate it…
“Could it be that you got it without anything in return??”
Salko said, rolling his eyes. The students at Black Turtle Tower were frightened by the violent look as if they were about to swing a hammer at any moment.
The family motto of the Tutanta family was simple.
-If you don’t work, you shouldn’t eat either.
Even if you were a top friend, if you got something for free without working, it was an unforgivable evil act.
This is what conscienceless nobles and knights would do!
“Uh… uh… no…”
Lee Han, who could not see anything, came forward.
“I treated you in return for helping me.”
“!”
The Black Turtle Tower students looked at Lee Han with impressed expressions.
‘Wardanaz…!’
“that’s right! “I did!”
“We helped Wardanaz!”
Salko’s expression relaxed at those words.
“Thank goodness. “I was worried that you guys might have done something like taking advantage of others without getting anything in return.”
“That can’t be possible. Salko.”
“The word I hate the most is inaction schema. Salko.”
“okay. i get it.”
Lee Han asked Salko who was about to walk.
“Would you like me to take a potato?”
The reason Lee Han asked Salko was simple.
First of all, everyone liked the potatoes grown in the garden. Even the princess praised it highly.
Of course, contrary to what his followers say these days, Lee Han was suspicious that whatever the princess ate was delicious…
And earlier, Salko was looking very intently at the potatoes in Lee Han’s basket.
You either loved potatoes or you had an enmity with potatoes.
“…no. I’m fine. “I don’t have anything to pay you right now.”
“It’s okay to just accept it.”
“Don’t insult me. Wardanaz. “The dwarves of the Tutanta family do nothing and are not attacked by enemies.”
‘But you’re an elf…’
Before Lee Han could speak, Salko hurried away. It’s as if if you look at a potato for a long time, you might be tempted by it.
* * *
“Times are hard for thieves like me.”
Ratford, who met Lee Han, nodded and explained what had happened.
Originally, Black Turtle Tower students had a variety of backgrounds, so they had a strong tendency to gather together and play separately.
However, as time passes, there are bound to be people who stand out.
Tutanta Salko was that kind of dwarf, no, elf.
Thanks to his excellent magic skills and rock-solid sense of responsibility, the number of friends who followed Tutanta increased.
‘Why is Nilia…’
Lee Han suddenly felt sorry for Nilia.
Nilia also gave a lot to the students of Black Turtle Tower, but although the students at Black Turtle Tower liked Nilia, they did not trust her as a leader and follow her.
It was the exact opposite of Salchow.
‘Is there a difference between a dark elf and an elf? no. I don’t think it’s because of that.’
In any case, Salko’s followers increased, and at the same time, the black market operated by Black Turtle Tower grew in size.
Students from Blue Dragon Tower and White Tiger Tower who heard the rumors also came and started exchanging various materials.
Then the problems slowly increased.
-Why does this take five loaves?
-You can’t do this here!
-Hey, this coffee is fake! Give me my bread!
-I heard you can’t refund what you’ve already purchased! And you said it was fake coffee made from dandelions in the first place!
As other top students came and went, problems were bound to increase.
However, it was difficult for Black Turtle Tower students to respond strongly when friction arose with other tower students.
The opponent is from a great noble family or a knight family.
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So the students at Black Turtle Tower asked Salko, who was their most trustworthy, not Nylia.
After much deliberation, Salchow decided to accept it, but instead strongly urged him to follow his rules.
-If you want other top guys to follow my rules, you have to follow them first!
-okay. Tutanta!
-Of course I have to follow your rules!
-Remember, if you don’t work first, you shouldn’t eat.
-Good rule!
-Something that other top guys will never be able to protect?
-Similarly, stolen goods are prohibited.
-……
-……
-Why are you doing that? Is there a problem?
-doesn’t exist! doesn’t exist!
Of course there were complaints, but it was true that other problems disappeared thanks to Salchow’s growling.
After hearing the entire explanation, Lee Han was indignant.
“Anyway, it’s the same that good people suffer because of a few true believers. “It’s because of the White Tiger Tower guys that thieves like you and me are starving to death.”
“That’s right.”
Ratford nodded strongly in agreement.
“It must be difficult. Ratford. “Then what are you doing?”
“ah. I’m fine. “Stolen goods are secretly sold.”
Lee Han was slightly impressed by Ratford’s calm words. He wasn’t a professional thief for nothing.
Doing black market things again within the black market…
“Of course, because we couldn’t do it openly, the scale was greatly reduced. “I’m doing something else instead.”
“?”
Ratford pointed to one side of the black market. Some Black Turtle Tower students were sitting doing something else instead of doing business.
“Hey, look at this carefully. Among the three cards, there is an emperor card. “I’ll turn it over and mix it… If you find it, it’s twice as much.”
Turn over the three cards, shuffle them around, and if you find the emperor card, double the amount you bet.
…It’s gambling!
“Is gambling okay?”
“Tutanta doesn’t like gambling, but he even allows it. “If you ban something like that, there will be so much dissatisfaction.”
In terms of the percentage of criminals, the Black Turtle Tower had the highest number.
People from the thieves guild, gambling guild, etc. usually enter the Black Turtle Tower.
Salko also knew this, so he turned a blind eye to it, saying that spending money like that is hard work.
In addition to card matching gambling, there were various contents such as chess betting, lock picking (this seemed to be Ratford’s job), etc.
‘What adventurer’s guild is this?’
“Ugh! My bread!! “My 3-day supply of bread!!”
“I-I’m sorry. “I mixed it fairly slowly…”
The White Tiger Tower student ripped out his head and screamed. It seemed like he had lost his fortune.
“Do not give up. Dukema. I was unlucky this time. “Let’s do it one more time!”
“It’s not that difficult! “It will work this time!”
Lee Han looked at the other person. It was a face I had seen before.
It was Ymirg, a half-giant I had met in Professor Mortum’s black magic class.
Lee Han was strangely impressed.
‘If it’s a giant, the opponent will definitely let down its guard.’
Anyone could see that Ymirg’s huge hands seemed clumsy and slow.
But Lee Han could see clearly.
Imirg is showing some tricks while shuffling the cards.
‘you are good.’
As it is a world with magic, it was easy to think that magic, which relies on skill and technique, has no place.
However, there are people who learn these manual techniques.
They were the gamblers of the gambling guild.
If you try to cheat with magic, there is a high chance of getting caught, so it is best to use pure manual skills to win.
Lee Han guessed that Ymirg was from a gambling guild.
“Never compete with Ymirg.”
Ratford seemed to have misunderstood Lee Han’s gaze and gave advice.
Even Ratford, who has some skill with his hands, has never won against Ymirg.
To that extent, he was an unrivaled expert within the Black Turtle Tower.
“I’m not really interested in gambling. Ratford. “I was just watching it because it was fun.”
Lee Han clenched and unclenched his fists. Then his coin disappeared. Ratford said in surprise.
“As expected, Wardanaz! “I thought you had the makings of an excellent thief, but I guess it wasn’t for nothing!”
“It’s embarrassing if other people hear it, so lower your voice.”
It was even more embarrassing to receive such an enthusiastic response for a simple coin trick.
“no. Wardanaz. If you have such skills, Wardanaz, you are worthy of a place next to me.”
“……”
Lee Han was intrigued for a moment.
It sounded plausible.
‘Was it just for this moment that I practiced in my spare time?’
To extort bread and meat from the pockets of White Tiger Tower students…
“But I belong to a different tower.”
“I will speak well. “I have several friends who are indebted to Wardanaz, so it will be okay.”
But before Ratford could get up, Salko appeared from behind.
Behind Salco, the Black Turtle Tower students I mentioned earlier were standing like criminals.
“Wardanaz. “When I asked again, I heard that my friends here got it for nothing.”
‘No, those kind of mouthy guys.’
Lee Han cursed at the Black Turtle Tower students.
If you’re going to take it off, you have to hold it until the end. You can’t even do that.
Lee Han was different. I was confident that I would hold out until the end of the world.
“I couldn’t help it. “Our family motto is ‘Give food to the hungry.’”
Lee Han’s appearance had the power to make him sound serious even when he was talking bullshit.
The students who were listening nodded in understanding without realizing it.
indeed!
For some reason, I thought Wardanaz was good at feeding other friends…
“I’m not blaming you. Wardanaz. Because it’s not your fault. I came here to apologize for my friends’ mistakes. “It was an irresponsible act that only lazy nobles or violent knights would do.”
Salko bowed his head and apologized. The Black Turtle Tower friends also noticed and lowered their heads.
Then other TOP students waiting outside the black market protested.
“You are speaking too harshly!”
“What a lazy nobleman! “I’m saying that because I don’t know how difficult life is as a noble!”
“Do you know how heavy the honor and responsibility we bear as knights?!”
‘Although they are friends from the same tower, they are truly unlucky.’
Lee Han almost took Salko’s side for a moment.
These shameless and conscienceless bastards…
Salko pretended not to hear anything and ignored it.
“I want to make you pay for what you eat, but my friends don’t have that much right now.”
“There’s nothing to worry about.”
The Blue Dragon Tower friends kept a ledger and recorded every silver coin, but they had no intention of doing the same to the Black Turtle Tower students.
“no. I will pay instead.”
“!”
Lee Han was surprised.
I will pay for you.
‘The Tutanta family must have a lot of money.’
Since they were from a famous masonry guild family in the empire, there was no way they didn’t have money.
Lee Han wondered how much to order for the tomato and vegetable stew last time.
“I heard a rumor that you are walking around the school at night. “Is it true?”
“I don’t know what crazy rumor you’ve heard, but it’s a complete lie.”
“……”
“……”
The students of Blue Dragon Tower and White Tiger Tower who were listening outside the black market were dumbfounded.
‘Did you put an iron plate on that kid’s face…?’
‘I guess the Wardanaz family also teaches emotional training methods.’
Despite Lee Han’s denial, Salco steadfastly said what he had to say.
“There is some helpful information there.”
“!”
