Chapter 16 – Repayment
‘That crazy bastard!’
Sigh!
When Jun saw the tip of the sword pointed at Harry, he could no longer just watch the situation.
He quickly made his way through the grass and jumped straight at Frank.
“Okay! That’s how it should come out!”
Jun’s eyes glow blue with anger.
Frank felt his heart pounding as he faced those two eyes, but he tried not to notice and greeted him with a bright smile as if he was truly happy.
However, he did not retract the tip of the sword pointed at Harry.
“Why are your eyes so fierce! Stop! And smile! “You bastard!”
Frank brought the trembling tip of the knife close to Harry’s thigh, as if he was going to stab him at any moment.
It was to stop Jun and gain an advantage.
He probably knows why he does that, but he has no choice but to stop.
I don’t know why, but he really cared for Harry, who everyone avoided, calling him dull and immature.
But…
Crash!
“Uh, uh. “Stop!”
Contrary to Frank’s expectations, June did not stop his charge.
Rather, the speed was further increased.
Did I go crazy with anger? What is it?
‘Thank goodness it’s as expected.’
Contrary to Frank’s thoughts, Jun was completely normal.
His actions went as planned, with the expectation that Frank would take Harry hostage and threaten him, but would not be able to stab him in the end.
The prediction could have been wrong, but Jun was confident.
That guy is still an inexperienced 14-year-old kid, and if he had been prepared to stab Harry, Harry would have suffered a knife wound long ago.
If he hadn’t appeared as is, he would have trembled and stabbed as a provocation, but now that he was so nervous due to his appearance, his entire mind would be focused on himself, so he wouldn’t have time to do so.
And even if you really did stab Harry in the thigh, all you had to do was treat the wound after the fight and offer him a sincere apology.
It may be heartbreaking, but it was much better than being unilaterally violated by that guy.
“You damn bastard!”
When June got right in front of him, Frank hurriedly swung his sword diagonally upward from Harry’s thigh.
There was a lot of hesitation, and it was a sloppy cut.
It was so bad that the fist I normally swing seemed to be more threatening than this.
In a world that had slowed down due to the activation applied before leaving the grass, Jun trusted Fortuna’s buff and lightly placed his fist on the sword’s face.
The moment the blade touched the skin, Jun quickly used his fist to raise the blade upward.
Frank’s sword floated upward so easily.
As a result, Frank’s stomach was clearly exposed.
Instead of throwing oatmeal at Frank, June decided to give him pear bread as a gift instead of pheasant.
Puck! Kuok!
Frank, who expressed his happiness by making strange groans, stepped back as if he didn’t need any more.
There is no need to decline since I can give you a lot of gifts.
Jun followed up and tried to keep giving gifts to his friend who refused.
However, the jealous twins blocked Jun’s path, as if asking him to give it to them instead of giving it to him.
“Stop it!”
The older brother of the twins rushed at Seo Jun with the shield he was holding in his hand.
This was also a poor shield charge.
“Whoop!”
Jun exhaled the breath from his lungs and quickly made a half turn with his body becoming lighter and more flexible.
The twin brother narrowly passes in front of Jun.
When the side of his twin brother’s head was right in front of him, Jun threw a jab one at a time with both fists he was lightly holding.
The fists stretched out in an instant, like a flash of lightning, hitting the side of the twin brother’s head one after another.
“Wow!”
Cradangtang!
The shock may have been transmitted to the semicircular canal, but the twin brother was unable to keep his balance and fell forward as he was rushing.
Jun looked down at the guy with emotionless eyes and immediately turned his head towards his younger brother, who was trembling with a crossbow pointed at him.
“Oh, don’t come. “I’ll shoot you when you come!”
Good!
Jun ignored the warning and took a step forward toward him.
Coming soon! With a sound, the bolt loaded in the crossbow was fired.
Jun, who knew exactly where the crossbow was aimed through spatial sensitivity, easily dodged the bolt by opening his upper body just a little.
Jun, who equally punched his younger brother, was dumbfounded by the fact that the situation ended so easily and quickly that it was meaningless compared to how nervous he was.
However, seeing Fortuna’s still serious expression, she quickly approached Harry who was lying on the floor.
I was planning to take care of him and then quickly leave this place.
“Harry, are you okay?”
“Ju, Jun. ··Do it.”
“What? “What?”
“It’s still dangerous!”
“June! Behind!”
The moment Harry and Fortuna shouted loudly, Jun, who felt a chill in his back, immediately hugged Harry and rolled to the side.
Puck! Puck!
A bolt from somewhere hit the spot where he and Harry had been just moments ago, and he trembled as if it was a waste.
“Hey, I didn’t get it right. Only then can you do mercenary work properly? Huh?”
“Tch! That guy is quick. “It’s not my fault.”
Two strong men coming out of the grass.
They were crude, but practical, and meticulously armed, so they were definitely mercenaries.
Standing between the two men was a fat man who had followed the imprisoned village chief to Remumuni a week ago.
Jun asked him, laughing as if he was dumbfounded.
“I was wondering where those guys got the weapons from. Did you give them to the fat guy?”
“Okay. They begged to be included too. Well, in the end, I didn’t get what I paid for. Anyway, orphans are useless.”
“I don’t think you’ll be of much use either. Rather, it should have been a hindrance. Be honest. “The reason you showed up later than those guys is because you climb the mountain slower, right?”
“Shut up! It’s not like that! It’s all because it has meaning!”
The fat guy was squealing and going crazy.
Jun didn’t want to see that so much, so he took his eyes off the guy and looked at the two men who looked like mercenaries.
A faint aura energy was felt in both of them.
It seemed like it would be a tough fight.
The fat man, who noticed that Jun was looking at the mercenaries, smiled and said.
“Hehe. I told you so. Let’s wait and see, you’ll regret it. “Today is that day.”
“You’re so disgusting too. “You’re going to throw this shit at me for only getting hit once.”
“That’s not all! You! You put the blame on my dad! “I know everything!”
“Covering up sin. “The crime committed was revealed.”
“Do not lie! “My dad couldn’t have done that!”
“You idiot, think about it. He couldn’t have done that, otherwise he would have been released long ago.”
The facts were thrust right in front of his nose, but the fat man spit out his teeth and denied the reality, saying it couldn’t be true.
Nevertheless, Jun continued to push the guy with facts.
It was to restore my physical condition even a little more.
However, the mercenaries who were watching the situation did not follow suit.
They probably thought that it would only delay time any longer, so they left him behind and approached Jun.
Of course, he didn’t approach me just to say hello.
Sereung~
Two swords pulled out with a chilling sound.
The mercenary who shot the crossbow pulled out a short sword, and the mercenary who struck him pulled out a bastard sword.
“… Mercenaries, how much money did that guy give you? “I have a lot of money, so can’t I give up on that guy’s request?”
“It is a very harsh opinion, but it is rejected.”
“A very high-ranking person from Remumuni is behind that fat guy. If it weren’t for that, I wouldn’t have received this request.”
The mercenary holding the bastard sword looked shocked for a moment, but then shook his head.
The mercenary holding the short sword gave a sour expression as if they didn’t want to do this and explained why they were here.
Revealing the client is one of the actions that mercenaries are not allowed to do without the client’s permission, but seeing as they did not follow this, it seemed like they really disliked this request.
Well, I think there are other reasons as well.
It seems like they are trying to shift the resentment towards themselves onto the client, but is it simply an illusion?
“That’s right, damn it. They say that if you kill someone with stigmata, you will have bad luck for the rest of your life.”
“Is that all? They say the fairy next to that little girl is a lucky fairy who is obsessed with religion. If you kill a baby, it will be more than just bad luck, it will bring you misfortune.”
“Damn, damn! Why do I have to be indebted to those guys?”
“You couldn’t help it. If we didn’t have that money, would we have been able to acquire Auror practice? Huh? Don’t regret anything now and just focus on your work.”
The mercenaries, who had an open conversation full of intentions, composed themselves and slowly aimed their swords at Jun.
Seeing that the tip of the sword was not shaking, it seemed like there was no way to avoid the fight.
Fortuna must have thought so too, as she stopped treating Harry and approached June.
“June. This time, I will participate too.”
“Are you okay? The opponent is an auror user.”
“Are you ignoring me? I told you last time. “The slayer of Lumen is this body.”
“Haha. It did. Then let me ask you a favor. Harry, you need to hide in a safe place until the fight is over. “Understand, right?”
“… Huh. “I’m sorry, I’m just a burden.”
“I’m the one who should be sorry. I’m really sorry. “For getting caught up in something like this.”
With those words, Jun and Fortuna rushed at the mercenaries.
Harry looked at their backs with tears in his eyes, and then, thinking that he no longer wanted to be a burden, he quickly turned his back and ran into the grass.
“…”
Someone secretly followed behind him.
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Visor! Chang!
“Shit! These guys are no joke!”
“I know!”
“Jun!”
“Attack!”
The battle between Jun and Fortuna and the mercenaries proceeded evenly, with neither side gaining the upper hand.
Jun was heavily attacked by mercenaries, but with Activation and Fortuna’s support, he barely withstood their attacks.
Fortuna was busy supporting Jun and couldn’t attack to her heart’s content.
She occasionally threw a punch, but the mercenaries, who were caught off guard in the beginning and had a big nose injury, were completely wary of her attack and were unable to inflict effective damage.
The mercenaries did their best to kill their target, Jun.
However, they couldn’t do that because Jun saw through their attacks as if they were clearly visible and dodged them with simple yet optimal movements.
Moreover, due to the fairy’s attack, movement was restricted and damage was gradually accumulating.
If things continue like this, the battle will end in their defeat.
The mercenaries who judged that way gritted their teeth and brought out the power of the Aurors to the limit.
It was then.
“June! Stop!”
Frank’s evil voice was heard.
The three people and one fairy distanced themselves from each other to understand the situation, as if they had made a promise.
Then, while being wary of each other, we carefully turned our heads towards the direction from which the voice came.
“Fuck, really.”
A swear word leaked from Jun’s mouth.
In the distance, Frank was standing under a tree overlooking the wide lake, which was his designated seat.
He was stretching out his hand toward the lake, and the outstretched hand was holding Harry’s collar, whose body was half over the slope.
“Jun, you know. All the fish that live in this lake are dangerous. “If you don’t want to see Harry become food for fish, then don’t move.”
Unlike before, Jun couldn’t bear to go against those words.
I felt mercenaries approaching from behind.
Yet he didn’t move at all.
“June! What are you doing! “Move quickly!”
“…”
“You said you were going to live with me! It’s mine now! Then move quickly!”
“… I’m sorry, I’m sorry.”
“You bastard! “Hmph!”
Fortuna bursts into tears at Jun’s apology.
When the wrong person started crying, Jun smiled bitterly.
His apology was not directed to her.
“No, it’s okay.”
Harry smiled lonelyly.
As if you want to play more but feel bad that you can’t.
And then I said goodbye.
Like going to bed after a fun day.
“Hello.”
See you tomorrow.
The words that always followed afterward were not heard this time.