SSS-Class Suicide Hunter Chapter 179

Episode 179 < Legacy of Giants. (3) >

3.

The place where the light leads is a place as gentle as the light.

A place that looks like a pure white blanket has been stretched all the way to the horizon.

Someone besides me was already there.

“oh?”

“Hmm.”

The two of us made eye contact.

The other person laughed softly with a cat-like mouth.

“Welcome back, Death King. It’s been exactly ten days. “There is no one more trustworthy than a young man who keeps his promises.”

The one who wins the tower’s gold coin. He was a merchant, a count.

The count was wearing traditional Indian clothing. Despite his enormous wealth, the count wore a plain, monochromatic sari. Should I say instead? Only the pattern on the fan the count was holding was gorgeous.

“thank you. Um, are the fairy children doing well?”

“Oh, don’t even talk about it. You’ve become completely shameless without even seeing your face!”

The Count fanned the scales. Gold leaf pattern. The arabesques sparkled and swayed.

“The fairy children have no concept of money, so I focused on teaching them money management. Whether they’re fairies or something else, they can’t live by eating only blades of grass, right? Hehe, then these guys fell in love with the taste of touching money. Now everything is judged solely on whether it makes money or not. Absolutely not!”

“…….”

The fate of the elves is also very strange.

Before returning, they reigned as a blood-crazed fighting race under the rule of the Flame Emperor, but now, under the guidance of the Count, they have evolved into misers.

Children resemble their parents.

“Didn’t you follow the Count’s teachings faithfully?”

“Uh huh. What does this person think of me? I’m just a person who views money as water. Big water. “It must fall as rainwater, flow as river water, and receive it as seawater.”

“In short, you spend money like water.”

“Oh my. That’s correct. “I can’t pretend to be proud in front of Death King.”

The Count chuckled over his fan.

“Anyway, when are the others going to come? “It seems like things have gotten a bit better these days and he’s lost his temper.”

what.

“Weren’t you always on good terms?”

“I just got burned. She used to be a best friend, so she made a fuss about the chair. After the Great Purge, it became quite desolate. “She’s been friends with me again since you came.”

“Hey.”

“Of course, there are people with whom I have always been good friends.”

Sister, chair.

‘There are a lot of twists and turns.’

Although he was confident that he had developed a good relationship with his fellow hunters, he was still in the dark about their past history. Heresy Questioner. It wasn’t long ago that I was able to hear about Bambolina’s childhood.

“ah. really.”

When I thought of the Heretic Questioner, it suddenly occurred to me.

“I heard the Holy Knight is dating someone. “Do you know who it is?”

“hmm? “Why do you ask that?”

“I’m a little curious. Paladins almost always wear helmets. I’m also curious if you wear a helmet when you go on a date with someone you’re dating… .”

“no way.”

The Count laughed as if it was fun.

“I don’t know about you, but that paladin is very careful about taking care of his hair. “When you take the helmet off, it’s amazing.”

“Uh, really?”

“Of course. It sways like a sun-soaked abyss. That’s the reason I wear a helmet in the first place….”

Pop!

It was then. While I was peeling the fish, I heard a funny sound. The Count and I turned our heads at the same time.

“Sorry sorry! “I was a little late because I was doing something related to TOP.”

The constellation [Princess Walking in a Mirage] appeared holding a pillow in her arms. For some reason, he seemed busy. “Whoa…” said the princess, wiping the sweat from her forehead.

“Let’s see.” ah. You cleared up to the 33rd floor. “Have you talked to each other?”

“A story? “We are waiting for our colleagues right now.”

“huh?”

The princess tilted her head.

“Why are you waiting? “Other children are waiting for you.”

“yes?”

“ah… . iced coffee. sorry. I didn’t explain this well enough. It’s been so long since I’ve been in charge of the stage that I keep forgetting things. really. When I ascended to the Constellation, my intelligence was nerfed too much. It’s almost like the main body in Zuraqua… .”

What are you talking about?

While receiving our blank stares, the princess snapped her fingers.

[The princess walking through the mirage announces the eliminated candidates from the 33rd floor stage.]

I looked back at the Count. At that moment, the Count was also looking at me. Are you a dropout? Didn’t everyone get through this stage without any dropouts?

The princess said.

“If you completely give up your hegemony or decline to the point where you can never aim for hegemony again, you will be eliminated. Simple, right? On the 32nd floor, the Sanwa tribe did that. On the 33rd floor this time… … .”

Top’s voice rang out.

[The person eliminated from the 33rd floor stage is the Count.]

I opened my eyes wide. The Count opened his mouth.

The tower announced as if it was hitting a nail harder than it already was.

[Notify everyone again.]

[The person eliminated from the 33rd floor stage is the Count.]

“Now, wait a minute! “That’s ridiculous!”

said the count.

I was so embarrassed that my cat ears stuck out from my head.

“Why are you saying I’m eliminated!?”

“Ugh, the fairies have given up their hegemony. Since you are in charge of the fairy tribe, you are automatically eliminated. “I know you want to feel resentful, but I also have to follow the rules… I’m sorry.”

“That doesn’t make sense! The fairies stayed quiet throughout this stage! It did not actively participate in the war and did not expend much of its power. “How could you be eliminated!”

“What happened was… . hmm. bothered! “See for yourself.”

Grumpy.

As expected, a funny sound rang out and an image appeared in the air. Could it be that all of these sound effects are decided by the constellation? Then you really hit the nail on the head.

-Hmm.

In the video, several fairies were gathered together. Like elves, they all had long ears.

-The designated tribe has become a monster.

-I heard it as a legend, but I never thought it was a real monster. It’s more than you can imagine.

The fairy elders moved their big ears and whispered.

-I thought the general lied because he didn’t want to take responsibility, but that wasn’t the case.

-oh my god. Did you plant ganja in the expeditionary force? Like a traitor.

-The one who didn’t plant it is a fool. What if a general on an expedition suddenly turns around and points his sword at us? I know you all planted ganja too. Don’t be so pretentious.

-That’s right.

-That is correct.

-You can’t unconditionally trust them as they are of the same race. Our faith is too expensive and our existence too precious to do that.

-Such cute guys. In our barracks, we didn’t do the warfare that the commanders told us to do, but only did espionage. This is why it is natural for a sacred expedition or anything else to fail.

hmm.

What can I say?

It’s far from the noble conversation between elves that I imagined… .

-What should I do? The money spent so far to organize the allied forces is not worth it.

-I tried to get my money’s worth by using the Sanwa tribe as slaves.

-It’s not the time to worry about what’s worth. The fact that the designated tribe has become the loser is itself a problem. They put a lot of effort into taking control of the Saegi tribe for hundreds of years, but some random bastards created a mess. It is time to reconsider our grand strategy.

uh.

I looked at the Count in confusion.

“Sangryeonju… . no way… .”

I didn’t think there was any way something like a multi-ethnic alliance could arise on its own. if?

The Count was equally embarrassed.

“Joe, I just taught the kids how to manage money.”

“It’s not about making money, it’s about making money. How did you teach them so that they grew up in darkness… ?”

“I didn’t mean to! Didn’t I tell you! They say the kids have grown strangely. No, rather, this is a species secret. It’s a secret. Why did you carelessly show it to the Death King!”

The count got angry at the princess.

Unbelievable.

While I was raising the designated tribe with a pure heart, Sangryunju was looking for economic victory behind the scenes. If you hadn’t seen this video, you wouldn’t have known until you cleared the 40th floor.

‘and. Come to think of it, I also followed Sangryeonju’s advice and moved, right?’

At a time when the designated tribes were clashing with the multi-ethnic coalition, the count gave me advice. [Negotiate in a way that is beneficial to all races]. I followed that advice and entered Uburka’s dream.

in other words.

“The Count tried to make money through trade on his own… . When and how did the Saegi tribe take control? “You look like a ghost.”

“damn. It’s not about taking control, it’s about mutual cooperation. Isn’t it difficult for the Saegi people to live in the water and build ships for trade? On the other hand, the fairies live in the forest and are masters of wood… .”

“oh my god. “Did you trade salt by transporting it on a ship made by the elves?”

“To be exact, I lent it to you.”

The Count groaned.

“All the trade ships driven by the Saegi tribe are owned by the Fairy tribe. You pay a boat tax every time you go back and forth. And all ships rented from the fairies are required to dock only at ports operated by the fairies… .”

“Eh. “How is that?”

“If you dock at a port belonging to the Fairy Tribe, the ship tax is discounted by 30%. As a bonus, repair service was provided for free… .”

“Wow.”

“And the Saegi people can swim through waterways, but they can’t actually supply salt to water villages or cities. “The fairies were in charge of this.”

“If you take an elf ship and use an elf port, you will of course use an elf wagon. If the Saegi tribe worked hard to make salt and transport it to the port… I guess the elves in the middle are playing around with distribution margins? “The harder the Saegi clan works, the more money the elves earn for free?”

“That’s it.”

I opened my mouth.

What is it.

It’s a very vicious business tactic.

“Sangryeonju, really… really… … “It’s real.”

“In order to make a lot of money, you have to dominate the platform!”

The Count was furious.

“I just taught my children the obvious truth. “More than anything, I don’t want to be looked at like that by you, who raised the designated tribe into ignorant muscle pigs!”

“no. I just raised my children strongly so that they would not go anywhere and get beaten up. “It means a pure heart.”

“Innocence froze to death and was twisted into a mummy. “Then I just told the children the truth about the world so that they don’t have to go somewhere and work hard!”

“A child needs to work hard to grow up properly!”

“her. If you struggle, life will only be difficult. What kind of bullshit is this!”

“Children these days are narrow-minded because of parents like Sangryeonju!”

“Children are mentally ill these days because of parents like Death King!”

“Oh, this guy is really a salty idiot.”

“You really live up to your name.”

“What’s wrong with Gongja Kim?”

“Isn’t the name full of scholarly character?”

“This is crazy.”

The princess evaluated our bickering.

“You guys are kind of funny… . I also think of my mom and that’s it… .”

Amidst the debate over the philosophy of children’s education, the hologram video went smoothly.

-Should the Allied Forces’ blade be pointed at the designated tribe this time?

-no. The cost-effectiveness is very poor. The Sanwa tribe had a shrine, but what do the designated tribes have? What’s the point of eating a settlement full of mud?

-I heard that mud is so good for your skin… .

-I hope you get better, pretty girl. I’m not interested.

-I won’t surrender.

The fairy elders blinked.

The Count and I also remained silent.

-hmm?

-Let’s surrender. You can’t win by fighting, and you don’t get anything from winning. There is nothing to gain by spending money, and there is nothing good to gain. No matter what you do, it’s a losing business. It’s Nagari. I have to sell it cheaply.

-Did it turn? Are you going to close down the business?

-This means laying a new mat.

The elf elder said.

– Offer the country to a designated tribe and become a vassal state. Instead, ask for protection.

-dependency?

-protect?

-All the ships and ports we own are under the control of the designated tribe. The entire continent is scared of the designated tribe. If we sail and trade under the flag of the designated tribe, it will be much safer than it is now. They will be happy to be the first to volunteer as vassals, and as much as they like us, they will trust us. You can use the name and force of a designated tribe almost for free. It’s a good escort.

The elders were troubled.

-Are you saying you should beat your head on your own? .

-Anyway, the cheaper you go, the more expensive it becomes.

-Your pride is a bit hurt.

-It’s enough if you get the maximum amount back. Isn’t it just a matter of making money anyway?

-That is correct.

-Pay tribute to designated tribes every year. If I tell you that 10% of the profits will be taken from you, you will be happy.

-10% me? Isn’t it too strong?

-You can say it’s 10% when in fact you only give 1%. Okay. Among our species, there is no fool who can’t even handle a double ledger.

-That’s also true.

I’ve never heard of elves using double ledgers in my life, but it seemed like common sense to them.

The elders spoke briefly.

-okay. Don’t surrender.

-All you can do is become a vassal state.

-What do designated tribes like? soil? I wonder if he would like it if I offered him gold-dusted soil.

-On what grounds would it be plausible to surrender?

-After listening to the stories of Ganja, I realized that they are very ignorant. We’re in love with your awesome muscles, and we want to live in a land where your muscles are bulging. Look, we have some money, but if we pity you and say, “Where are the muscles?”, we’ll get eaten.

-Really? Is it really that ignorant?

-It’s truly amazing that such an ignorant race exists, but the more ignorant they are, the easier it will be for us to stick in straws, so let’s just thank the heavens.

-thank you. Great cat.

-thank you.

-Today too, under the care of the guardian spirit, we eat the tiger fish.

-Let us earn free money tomorrow just like today, and let the workers use straws as long as they can. Ship tax, land tax, logistics tax, distribution tax, warehouse tax, and all other names, let us suck all the honey. thank you

The elders drew a pattern in the air. It seems to be a holy name unique to the fairy tribe. The sight of them bowing their heads at the same time each day was quite sacred.

“…….”

I was silent.

“…….”

As expected, the count had no choice but to remain silent.

“huh. So they surrendered.”

The princess smiled brightly.

“They really have no interest in hegemony. They say you’ll be happy as long as you make money. sincerely. They say they will live forever as parasites for the designated tribe and suck honey… hmm. Since they voluntarily gave up their hegemony, they were eliminated. “Do you have any questions?”

“I’m dissatisfied!”

“sorry. “I don’t accept complaints.”

[The Count fails to clear the stage.]

[The Count is eliminated from the stage!]

“This is unreasonable!!”

The Count’s new form became blurred.

It will probably be transferred to the first floor like that.

“It does not make sense! I just taught you how to enjoy life, so why give up your supremacy! authority! Power is the final destination of wealth, so why!”

“Fairies originally have little greed. Haven’t we learned the joy of making money and no longer need everything else? “I guess like you said, I just want to suck on honey.”

“Death, Death King!”

The Count extended his hand to me.

“Help me! Protest with me! “I can’t understand being eliminated like this!”

hmm.

Uhmmm.

“I’m sorry, Sangryeonju. But honestly, I think it’s a good thing to be self-employed. It’s not that I’m being mean to you by calling me a scholar, it’s just that… .”

“no!”

The Count screamed and disappeared, enveloped in light.

The only trace left was the desperate scream, which echoed for a while.

Paaaaat-.

The next moment, the Sword Saint, Black Dragon Master, Viper, and Holy Knight were summoned.

The Black Dragon Master looked around.

“… There was a bit of a wait this time too. Death King, what happened?”

I shook my head.

“Nothing happened. ruler. “Let’s move on to the next stage.”

I will never forget your ridiculous elimination. count.

Make a lot of money.

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