Chapter 243 – Chapter 12 – Transactions
Perhaps the Heavenly Demon had already spoken to me, so I was able to receive guidance from the Heavenly Demon right away.
Because Socheon, who followed her, had such a distinctive appearance, her true identity was discovered, and she was put on guard, but as if she had received a message from Cheonma, the guard was lifted, and she was able to follow along.
However, since I was the only one allowed to go to Cheonma’s room, Socheon had to wait in the next room.
“It hasn’t been that long. I didn’t expect it to come so quickly.”
In the end, this time, I ended up treating Cheonma alone in his room.
“I remember there’s still quite a bit of deadline until half a year, but you’re in quite a hurry. It’s good for me, but is there something going on?”
“… I’m coming to see a close friend. What reason would I have to come to meet him?”
“Hmm.”
When the Cheonma heard my words, he put his hand to his mouth and smiled slightly.
“I thought she said that she hates lying?”
-Spooky!
In an instant, the surrounding air sank.
‘Wow, this is crazy.’
Come to think of it, the last time she came to visit, she said she hated lying, but she had forgotten this.
I was already caught lying when I said I was ugly and when I said I saw it in the future, but I lied again.
I think I said it as a threat, saying it was my last chance, but I stepped on the trap card from the beginning.
“Well, it’s not something I don’t want to hear, so let’s just see it as part of social life. Don’t be so scared.”
… Fortunately, it seemed like they were willing to pay attention this time.
‘Whew…’
She almost broke down before she said anything.
No, honestly, if you dismiss such simple social communication methods as lies, how can you really live?
I was glad that there seemed to be at least some flexibility, but I felt like I needed to be more careful in the future.
“So. What brought you here? I was thinking you would come for half a year.”
… I decided to just be honest in case the same thing happened to me if I repeated it for no reason.
“… There is something I would like your help with.”
“Hoo?”
“My teacher fell while fighting against a blood cult not long ago…”
After that, I explained to her about her teacher’s situation.
The teacher has been contaminated with demonic energy, and since the teacher is vulnerable to energy pollution, if he cannot separate the demonic energy, his life is in danger.
And the method I found to remove the demonic energy from the teacher is said to be a characteristic of being attracted to a larger demon.
“So, all she has to do is remove the demonic energy that invaded her teacher?”
“… Yes.”
“It’s not that difficult. Just as you said, demons are attracted to a greater energy, so the main woman will be able to get them out.”
Should I say I am fortunate?
It seemed that the Heavenly Demon also knew about that characteristic.
If this happened, conversation would be easier.
“Then you must have brought the terms of the deal as well.”
“…”
It’s okay. It was expected.
In the first place, the world must give something in order to receive something.
This could have been honest and better than trying to eat it raw while mentioning that we knew each other for no reason.
Because it was something I was prepared to do anyway.
… Still, it would be nice if I could solve it without going as far as I thought…
“… You probably don’t need the money.”
“Does the main woman look so needy that she has to move her body to earn her gold?”
“… I meant it as a joke.”
I wasn’t expecting this anyway.
Even if I were given hundreds of millions of dollars, I wouldn’t move even one step outside the room.
Then, the next thing to think about is alcohol, which we can definitely say that Cheonma is interested in.
“How about some rare liquor?”
“If I could really get alcohol that my wife has never drunk before, I would consider it, but would I be able to get it? Not only is she not moving out, but it’s been a long time since I tasted most of the world’s alcohol that has been accumulated in the warehouse of our school.”
“… No.”
I didn’t have many expectations for this either.
If you really search the entire central plain, you may be able to save it, but there is no guarantee that you will be able to find it before Master is completely eroded.
In the end, I have to suggest something else.
“Let’s make this the last opportunity to stab you.”
“… Yes?”
“Why are you surprised? Does the merchant who owns the goods accept infinite negotiations? Three times is a reasonable number to stab. Moreover, she is not even a merchant.”
“Ah.”
She changed her sitting position and assumed a prone position with her arms resting on her chin.
A gesture that makes you feel like you’re just going to lie down if you can’t negotiate any further.
It seemed like he had caught on to me poking around at something that didn’t really matter.
Or perhaps my patience has reached its limit.
As I was determined, I tried to offer her the bargaining chip I had originally prepared, but
“…”
– Pyeokkeuk…
Even though it was something I had already decided to do before I came, words did not come out easily.
No matter how I try to open her mouth, all that comes out is a small ‘ah’ sound.
Any more words could not come out of her throat, as if something was blocking it.
“Why are you so hesitating? I think you probably know what I want too.”
“That.”
However, I was speechless for a moment
“Shouldn’t we save the teacher?”
– Flinch
-Quuk.
At her Heavenly Demon’s words, she eventually tightened her hands on her knees and took a deep breath.
“… I’ll give it to you.”
In the end, she had no choice but to say those words.
The moment I uttered this short word felt like an eternity.
Every time she spits out one syllable, her whole body screams to stop.
And only after spitting out the last syllable did I lose all my strength and a feeling of exhaustion swept over my body, as if it were all over.
You can’t pick up words that have already been spoken.
“… Hoo.”
When I saw Cheonma’s curious expression, my body naturally flinched, but if I collapsed here, it would be neither oatmeal nor rice.
I tried to keep my posture from collapsing by squeezing my strength into a body that looked like it was going to collapse at any moment.
“What do you mean by giving you?”
“…”
The appearance of Cheonma, who was acting condescendingly at the subject who seemed to already know everything, caught my eye.
Yes.
We have already come this far.
There is no place to retreat from here.
“… It’s just as you said.”
-Sreuk
He lowered the cap of the cloak he was wearing, exposing his face, then stretched out his arms and fell to the ground.
“If you ask me to read your fortune for Protestantism, I will read your fortune. If you need a drinking companion, I will become a drinking companion. And…”
“And?”
“… If you want my body, I will give it to you as you wish.”
– Softly
I knew it.
This is a situation where I am crawling into my own grave.
But I couldn’t help it.
Because I had to crawl into the grave to save my teacher.
My body was already screaming and shaking about what would happen in the future, but I suppressed my body’s resistance.
In the current situation, having the body take initiative didn’t help anything.
“In short, it meant that I could do whatever I wanted with you.”
“… Yes.”
Even at this moment, somewhere in my body, I heard a voice telling me to say no, but I suppressed it again.
And I don’t know if I should call this fortunate
“If they could offer such good conditions, why did they only offer such poor conditions for the first two?”
Cheonma seemed to really like this proposal.
Because he had a rare expression of genuine fondness.
“… What would you like to do?”
“Okay, I’ll accept the deal. So, where is your teacher? Is she one of the women I saw back then? If so, we have to go to Shaanxi.”
“There is no need to move your body directly in the heaven of Shinism, you can do it with this bead.”
“Hmm?”
I handed her teacher’s fox bead to her as she stood up as if she was going to heal her teacher right away.
“… What about this bead?”
“It’s like the Master’s alter ego. If you just drive out the demonic energy here, Master will regain strength. This place is too remote to bring even Master.”
“Hmm.”
The Cheonma took her bead from me and started looking around for a while.
I understood that too.
It looks so pretty that I haven’t been playing with it since I was in the mountains for no reason.
“I was confused because it looked a little different, but it’s the same bead you took out last time. I mistook it for a night pearl at the time, but I guess it was your teacher’s.”
“… Ah. Yes. That’s right.”
Now that I think about it, I already showed it to you last time.
It was because of this bead that I went directly into the heavenly realm and there was an uproar.
‘…’
-Bjijilbijijil
When I thought about what happened back then, cold sweat broke out on my back.
I still get chills down my spine when I think about what would have happened if I hadn’t come out at that time.
“Hmm. The blue color is the energy originally contained in the bead, and the dark red color is the energy that said it was contaminated?”
“Yes.”
“I didn’t know it at the time, but the energy contained in the bead was very pure and abundant. I wonder how much energy is contained in this small bead.”
-Shocked
For a moment, I was startled by Cheonma’s words and looked at her face.
Now that I think about it, this was a fox bead containing the energy of the teacher’s training.
It is said that the nine-tailed fox has collected energy for 1,000 years, but what value is that energy?
If it’s a demonic religion that worships power, there’s a good chance it could covet the teacher’s energy.
“Inhale.”
-Shrug
“Okay, I think it’s done. Take it with you.”
“Eh.”
-Tuk
It absorbed something black so easily that it was worthless to worry about just a moment ago, and returned the bead to me.
