Episode 124
“This time, I’ll get a big piece of it.”
“yes?”
“Shouldn’t we just leave these verminous criminals alone? We should clean them up and raise money for our trip. Let’s get rid of them.”
Abelson looked reluctant at Choi Hyun-seok’s proposal, but soon agreed.
“all right…”
As Choi Hyun-seok said, they are like parasites that eat away at society.
A being that may be more harmful to humans than the demons.
She didn’t intend to catch and kill all the criminals in the world, but it didn’t suit her nature to ignore the criminals she saw in front of her.
“But we shouldn’t be too loud. We are just fugitives after all.”
“Of course.”
Abelson, who had said that, was now glaring at Renouf with a chilling aura.
“Speak.”
“…”
Renouf rolled his trembling eyes.
The mace that was stuck right next to him had gone through the wall.
Inside, old blood and flesh were visible, sticky and dried.
“No matter how much you threaten me, I will never…”
Abelson picked up the mace.
The moment her eyes shined fiercely.
“I will tell you!”
Renouf shouted urgently.
‘I really intend to smash your head in!’
The eyes were speaking.
That woman is seriously thinking of hitting her head on the head.
‘What the hell kind of a bitch are you!?’
A pretty and delicate noblewoman, just looking at her appearance
It’s Youngae.
I don’t think I’ve ever seen a mace in my entire life, but the power in that mace was beyond imagination.
It was a strength comparable to that of a knight who was called a human weapon.
“Tch…”
At that moment, Abelson clicked his tongue slightly and turned around.
‘You just felt sorry!? I saw it! I saw you feeling sorry!’
Reno felt like grabbing someone and screaming.
That nobleman
Yeong-ae is actually a psychopath!
Please believe me!
At that moment, Choi Hyun-seok, who had been watching, approached.
“Ah… no. Lady Alien. I’ll do it from here.”
I was so embarrassed that I almost called him Abelson.
The way she showed herself was shocking.
Abelson nodded with a blank expression and stepped back.
“Do as you wish.”
It was a voice so calm that it was hard to believe it was someone who had just been breaking down walls with a mace.
Choi Hyun-seok pulled himself together and stood in front of Reno.
Now it was time to begin negotiations in earnest.
“Don’t worry too much. If you just blow it, you’ll benefit too.”
“Excuse me?”
“of course!”
“What about me…?”
A look of anticipation appeared on Renouf’s face.
Choi Hyun-seok said with a smile.
“I’ll try to save you.”
Renouf had a gut feeling.
Even though I’m crazy, I’ve been caught by some really crazy guys.
***
“Renouf explained passionately.
These are the foolish nobles
Now that I knew I wasn’t a slacker, I had to desperately prove my usefulness in order to survive.
After hearing the whole story, Choi Hyun-seok nodded.
“To summarize, this is what it is. Here, the author, the Lord of Kiton, looks after a criminal organization. In return, he receives bribes.”
“yes!”
“The organization you belong to is the biggest among them. If you mess with them, even the lord who has cut off his money will not stay still.”
“you’re right!”
Renouf nodded repeatedly.
Choi Hyun-seok looked back at Abelson.
“Alien-nim. How much military power does this territory have?” “The number of soldiers varies greatly from territory to territory. However, if I were to estimate, there would be hundreds of soldiers, or at most, over a thousand. There would be around twenty or thirty knights.”
Choi Hyun-seok turned his gaze to Renouf again.
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“that’s right?”
“That’s right! There are about eight hundred soldiers and twenty-five knights in the Territory Knights!” “How strong are these knights?” “The level of each knight varies greatly…”
Choi Hyun-seok’s eyes narrowed.
Sensing that the situation was not good, Renouf quickly released other information.
“Instead, I know a little about Knight Commander Holkman!”
“Commander of the Knights?”
“Yes! He’s an old man that the lord brought in for a large sum of money. It’s said that he was quite famous on the battlefield when he was young. It’s rumored that he even defeated the Demon King’s army’s captain…” “Hmm, that’s right.” “He’s old now and not as strong as he used to be, but he’s still the strongest among the knights of the territory!”
Choi Hyun-seok nodded.
At this point, I have a rough estimate.
‘It won’t be particularly difficult.’
The strongest figure in the territory, the Knight Commander, is stronger than the Grand Captain.
I don’t know how strong he is, but from what he says, he’s probably not hero-level.
Besides, he said he was old and frail, so he could definitely win in his current state.
‘Come to think of it, Hemis said something like that a while ago.’
Hemis said.
Among all the humans and demons on this continent right now, there are probably no more than a thousand beings stronger than Choi Hyun-seok.
At first glance, it may not seem like a lot, but considering the overall population, it was a very small number.
Numerically speaking, it is less than 0.0001%.
Even most of them are located near the border of the devil where most of the fighting takes place.
At this point, it was difficult for Choi Hyun-seok to face someone stronger than himself even if he wanted to.
‘The question is how to handle things quietly…’
Choi Hyun-seok stroked his chin and became lost in thought.
What he’s trying to do now is close to turning the territory upside down.
It was inevitable that a commotion would arise.
I will be careful not to reveal my identity, but if the incident gets bigger, no one knows what kind of unexpected situation will arise.
“Alien. Wait a minute…”
Choi Hyun-seok took Abelson to the corner.
“What should I do? Things seem like they’re going to get worse…”
If Abelson opposed it, Choi Hyun-seok had no intention of taking action.
It will end at the level of just taking a moderate amount of money and quickly escaping Keaton.
However, Abelson’s reaction was completely unexpected.
“Kill them all.”
For a moment, Choi Hyun-seok doubted his ears.
“yes…?”
“Ahem, ahem! We can’t just leave this group of thugs alone. They deserve to be punished.”
“Yeah…”
I had a feeling that something had changed in Abelson’s personality, but I pushed the thought out of my head.
Once a decision is made, there is no time to think about anything else.
You must move immediately without hesitation.
“Okay. Let’s go find the money first!”
***
Renouf stopped in front of a tavern.
“Is this the right place?”
Choi Hyun-seok looked at Renouf with a puzzled face.
When I asked him to guide me to the organization’s base, he brought me to a fancy bar.
“This is the right place!”
“It’s just a bar, isn’t it?” “There’s a secret passage leading down to the basement. That’s where our organization’s headquarters is.”
“aha.”
Choi Hyun-seok nodded and stared at Renouf.
“…”
Renouf also stared at Choi Hyun-seok quietly.
There is an exchange of glances for about 10 seconds.
Choi Hyun-seok frowned.
“What are you doing?”
“yes?”
“Should I take the lead?”
“Oh, I understand!”
Renouf opened the tavern door with a sad face.
‘Let’s wait and see…’
I have no choice but to follow it now, but things will change soon.
Kiton is a city of mercenaries.
Even the largest criminal organization in Kiton would naturally have a mercenary guild involved.
‘There are high-ranking mercenaries stationed at headquarters. No matter how great this knight is, he can never win alone.’
As the organization was large in size, the number of people stationed at headquarters was enormous.
Among them, there were even mercenaries who reached the gold rank.
Even if the knight standing behind was strong, it was definitely not a force that could be handled alone.
“Come on in.”
As I entered the store, a man who appeared to be a bartender greeted me.
The balding, muscular man recognized Renouf and smiled brightly.
“Oh, isn’t it Reno?” “Haha… It’s been a while.” “Who are those behind you? Are they guests?”
Renouf nodded at the bald man’s question.
“Yes. They are very precious people.” “Precious people…..”
For a moment the bald man’s eyes narrow.
At the same time, the tavern became quiet and the people inside turned their gazes to Choi Hyun-seok and Abelson.
“Then I should treat you as an honored guest.” Ssrrrrung-!
The sound of sharp blades being stabbed could be heard throughout the tavern.
Choi Hyun-seok chuckled.
“Do they treat guests with a knife here?”
“Kill him!”
“Well, I’m glad you came to the right place.”
Flies were flying in from all directions.
Choi Hyun-seok avoided the attack by taking appropriate steps.
Honestly, it wouldn’t have been a problem if it was just right, but I thought it would feel bad.
Phew!
Dodge the giant axe and throw it by grabbing its scruff.
Boom!
The flying member smashed the table and chair and fainted.
Phew! Kuung!
Choi Hyun-seok threw away any organization members he could get his hands on.
It would have been fine to knock him down with a fist like usual, but throwing him like this also felt good.
“S-save me…!”
Kwajik!
Choi Hyun-seok continued to throw the members of his organization while trying to ignore the murderous sounds coming from behind.
Even if it was thrown lightly, it would not be possible to avoid serious injury because the force was so overwhelming.
Maybe I could just die.
Choi Hyun-seok didn’t really care.
His heart was not generous enough to take care of the human rights of criminals who committed murder as if it were a meal.
Boom! Bam!
I keep hearing the sound of something breaking.
Finally, only the bald muscle and Reno were left in the hall.
The bald man stepped back and thrust his sword.
The tip of the sword was vibrating like an aspen tree.
“Who are you!? Do you think you’ll get away with this!? Do you know who we are!?” “Who are you? You’re just a bunch of criminals.”
Choi Hyun-seok walked slowly toward the bald man.
“There’s a passage leading to the underground here? Where is it?”
“How about that…?”
For a moment the bald man glared at Renouf.
Renouf glanced away.
“Reno! Do you think you can survive after betraying me!? Don’t even think about dying gracefully! I’ll tear your limbs off!”
The bald man shouted with a red face.
Choi Hyun-seok quietly placed his hand on the man’s shoulder.
“Is it time for you to worry about others now?”
“…”
“You just want to guide me? You want to guide me right?” “Joe, I can’t betray the organization!”
The bald muscle roared.
That was his last.
Kwajik-!
Abelson, who had come close, smashed the bald man’s head with a mace.
“Alien…?”
“We don’t have time. There’s no point in dragging out the fuss.” “Yes… that’s right…”
Abelson turned his gaze to look at Renouf.
“Please guide me.”
“Yes! I’ll go right now!”
Renouf smiled desperately and ran towards the underground passage.
***
“Valentine. Don’t you think you’re being a bit noisy today?” “Leave it alone. You’ll probably get drunk and start a fight again.”
“I see.”
“Dorp. You worry too much. Where in Kiton would a madman come from to invade here?”
“Yeah, that’s true.”
Valen and Dorf were mercenaries belonging to the guild.
There are six ranks of mercenaries, in order: Oriharicon – Mithril – Gold – Silver – Iron – Copper.
Among them, Valen and Dorf were among the strongest mercenaries, ranking within the top 5% of all mercenaries at gold level.
Since he had skills comparable to those of a knight of the highest rank, he was treated differently.
Why are these people guarding something as simple as a criminal organization?
The reason was simple.
Because it makes sense.
There was no reason to turn it down, since simply sitting and guarding the passage would bring in the same amount of money as completing a normal quest.
Moreover, since this criminal organization was backed by the lord, there was no trouble.
Residents – Crime Syndicates – Mercenary Guilds.
Everyone is in cahoots to suck the lifeblood of the city called Kiton.
“Brother Valen. Brother Dorf. I think you should go out.”
Besides, mercenaries and criminals surprisingly got along well.
Since many mercenaries did not care whether their work was legal or illegal as long as they made money, the public perception of them was that they were no different from high-ranking criminals.
“What’s going on?”
“Didn’t the kids break up in a group earlier?” “Oh! Did you catch that kid?” “That’s… I found him myself.”
“what…?”
At that moment, Valen blinked his eyes.
Boom-!
The door broke open and the gang members flew in.
The next person to appear was a large man wearing crimson armor.
Choi Hyun-seok shouted.
“I came to get your money!”
It was the appearance of a professional money collector.
