Chapter 149 – If 5 or More Humans Gather…(3)
[I am not from this world. In your terms, yes, a stranger.]
The teacher’s speech, which began in the central district of the abandoned city of Landfill, spread throughout the city.
[When other strangers joined the guild and enjoyed the freedom and rights of a human being, I had to be imprisoned by a goddess in the cage of Skyron, on the lowest level, even though I did not commit any crimes.]
His circumstances, which he had never known and never wanted to know, are conveyed through speakers connected throughout Landfill.
“Don’t lie! I’ve never heard of a prisoner who went into the cage once and came out again!”
[Yes, as the saying goes, a prisoner who is originally locked in a cage can never come out again. I appealed several times that I had never committed any crime and that it made sense to throw people into prison without trial, but no one listened to my words. I am a danger pointed out by the goddess of justice, and a stranger neglected by the representatives of the seven cities. So, I came out on my own.]
Despite someone’s sharp question that popped up in the middle of his speech, the teacher calmly answered and continued his story without showing any signs of being offended.
[Yes, my strength. It is the power that has awakened each of you to a special power. I proved my usefulness, and the representatives of the seven cities granted me conditional release, subject to various restrictions. How is it, isn’t it funny?]
The teacher’s voice that followed seemed to be laughing and crying somewhere, and at the same time it seemed angry and benevolent.
[I didn’t do anything in this fucking world, but with just one word from the goddess being, I was instantly branded as the worst criminal and her freedom was taken away. And the seven strongest noblemen in the world took me out of that place only after I knew that humans had the power to help them. With it hanging. All I did was come over to this world, which took away my rights and imposed only duties on me. You guys have been abandoned by someone in this world, but I am rejected by this world.]
His voice got stronger. His words sped up, his tones rose, his emotions intensified, but no one in this landfill could understand or misunderstand his words. The feelings he had and the pain he suffered aligned with the experiences of his listeners, and suddenly no other noise came from the central area of Landfill except the teacher’s voice.
The city, always full of tumult and loud noise, was engulfed in unexpected silence, and the only ripples spreading over the calm waters were his voice.
[There are countless restrictions on me, and the moment I break even one of the laws, I’m locked in the lowest floor of Skyron’s cage again, and I’m destined to never come out for the rest of my life. Do you know what I mean? If I break a single minor law in another country, with one tiny, completely unintentional mistake, which can only result in a small fine at most, I am again robbed of my freedom for the rest of my life! In addition, they set a limit on the property I could have so that I could not resist the violence and violence they inflicted, and to prevent me from doing anything suspicious, and they isolated me by not belonging to any group! When I saw all the absurd treaties they offered me in exchange for my freedom, I thought of this.]
I can’t stop listening to it No, I didn’t want to stop it. As if possessed by something, the empty eyes of the Landfill citizens who listened to him gradually came to life.
[Why did I have to go through this? What did I do wrong? Why did this happen to me?]
The anger in his voice gradually grew stronger with momentum. At some point, the citizens of Landfeel were also sympathizing with his feelings.
[What did I do?]
The emotions that the abandoned people had, which were already burnt out and left only ashes, met with the existence of the teacher and began to embrace the heat again.
[The only place for me was this city abandoned by everyone. So, I decided to love this city. I decided to join this abandoned city, because only this abandoned city, where the abandoned from other places gather, did not push me away, but accepted me! And I decided to embrace you guys who live in this city too. I will change this city It will change from a huge garbage dump unable to make a living without outside help to a city where people can live properly as people. To pay back those who abandoned us, ignored us, and scorned us, we will shape this city into a better place than any other! How are you guys?]
Emotions like strong waves came toward the citizens of Landfill.
[Will you just remain abandoned, or will you stand up and prove your worth?]
His words rekindle the cold heart.
[You who do not have the courage to rise again, come to me. I will take you by the hand and raise you up.]
Aine, a woman who had regained the strength and will to fight again after gaining a new arm, as well as the teacher’s regret, approached him.
[You who do not have the courage to go again, come to me. I will walk the road with you by your side.]
Baine, the teacher’s escort and the man who had gained new legs and was able to stand on his feet again, approached him.
[I will give weapons to those who do not have the means to fight the enemy. I will give armor to those who have no way to protect themselves. I will give a destination to those who have lost their way and are wandering. I’ll give you what you need. Instead, you guys help me. So that I can help you, you help me.]
A person who does not have the courage to walk on the right path while wandering on a dark road with no vision.
A person who couldn’t escape from the loss of something precious and only looked back at the past.
Those who fail at what they set out to do and get frustrated, give up trying to rise again and sit down.
A person who didn’t even have a chance to pursue his dream.
And, other than that, those who just lived in this abandoned city for various reasons and circumstances.
Without wishing for anything again, the residents of Landfill, who had been immersed in lethargy for some time, were enveloped in strange heat and were ardently calling out a person’s name.
*
“”Waaaaa!!””
“…Huh, this is true.”
Amid the cheering residents of Landfill, a person hid in a dark back alley, hiding his face in a white robe that was pressed down deeply. After looking around for a while to see if there was anyone else, he took out a communication machine called Suma… Blah blah that he had obtained from Metaverse City and requested communication with a pre-stored number. The connection sound did not last long, and communication was established.
‘Oh, it looks like he’s finally adapted to newspaper stuff.’
“Damn it, fuck it. I had no choice but to use it to avoid eavesdropping on Eleista’s magical communication network, because I have no intention of relying on this strange piece of metal.”
‘Still, if I adapt, it’s quite comfortable?’
“Okay, let me tell you the main point.”
The man let out a deep sigh and shook her head.
“The teacher in question is now giving a speech in the central district of Landfill. And he immediately gained the enthusiastic support of the citizens of Landfill. Can you hear this? Do you believe it when the people of Landfill call out his name? “
‘Huh, those helpless scumbags cheering for someone so fervently? That teacher seems to have good skills in dealing with people.’
“Don’t even talk. Based on his experience, he made the citizens sympathize with him, and he won people over by appealing to their emotions rather than persuading them with logic. He’s the type of person who can read people’s emotions and use them. Besides, there’s something strange in his voice. Because of magic, people’s emotions were quickly amplified and sympathized with them. Just seeing them cheering, it’s no different from a pseudo-religion on a slightly larger scale. That’s enough to scare me a bit.”
‘Hmm… So, what about the existence of the teacher in question? Can I recruit them?’
The man in the white robe clicked on the other person’s words and shook her head.
“Recruitment impossible.”
‘Hmm, why?’
“His skill with people and his mysticism are certainly useful… But he has restrictions placed on him by the representatives of the seven cities. That’s a big stumbling block. Even if he becomes our ally, he can’t act because of those restrictions. The chances are very small. Besides, the analysis of how his powers manifest has not yet been completed, so right now is not the time. And we already know that we are behind what happened at the Eastern Pier a few days ago. , The gaze directed at us will never be nice. Perhaps it would be fortunate if they didn’t blow their heads first when they met.”
‘Oh, that’s a bit unfortunate. It would be better to have them as allies, but if that requires too much sacrifice, you have no choice but to give up boldly. It’s not like we’re the only option. Still, it’s true that I’m very sorry. For us, who have to avoid Eleista’s eyes, we need an ally with high influence and a social position that he dares not touch.’
“In the end, the problem is Regus, that guy. I told him not to move unless he figured it out for sure, but he acted alone and made things a hassle. How many times has this been already! Even if it hadn’t been for that, Sensei’s recruitment would have been much more likely.”
Regus. A member of the organization they both belong to, the Guardian of Mystery, and the person who instigated the betrayal of Karun, a former member of the Red Lantern Society. He is the most active as a mysterious guardian, but contrary to his overflowing enthusiasm, the success rate of his work itself is not that high. On the contrary, there were times when things went well for no reason when Legus came out, so there were not only two people who were dissatisfied with Legus like this man.
‘Maybe the sixth?’
“Even if that bastard didn’t do things on his own, I think he could have built a friendly relationship somehow…”
Of course, I couldn’t just throw it away. The Mystery Guardians were very few in number, and the manpower of each member was very valuable. The success rate of the work is not good, but there were no members of the organization that were so motivated. It was still at an acceptable level. Yes, so far.
“For now, it seems impossible to do more than this, so I will soon return from here. Since I have finished taking care of what Legus did, and I have come to the conclusion that it is difficult to recruit Mr. Legus.”
‘Do it.’
After coming to a conclusion, the two soon finished the communication with their own slogans.
‘All the mysteries of the world are in our hands.’
“All the mysteries of the world are in our hands.”
Click, dou… Doo… Doo…
After turning off the disconnected communications device, the man took another object from his bosom. What he took out was a piece of white chalk and a doorknob. He drew the shape of a door on the wall with chalk and placed the handle he had on the door handle where it should be. After a while, when the man pulled the handle on the door, the door drawn on the wall opened and opened the passage to his living quarters. Before crossing the aisle, the man removed the handle of the door again, and after the man moved beyond the door, the closed door slowly returned to the white graffiti on the wall.
From that day on, the mysterious guardians completely withdrew their hands from the abandoned city of Landfill.
*
“Damn it…”
Vilgames.
One of the representatives of the seven cities, and the king of the Old Man, one of only two of the seven. He glared at the guild master’s letter that came to him, but soon couldn’t suppress his emotions and tore the letter to shreds.
“Damn it… Jeong Si-woo, that goddamn stranger kid…! You dare to use Jim like this…?!”
The only interest of the golden king, Vilgames, was the accumulation of wealth, and there was no place as suitable as Metaverse City, the city of innovation, and Magistos, the kingdom of magic. So, for a long time, Bilgames took the role of a stepping stone between the two cities and continued to accumulate wealth, but that long-lasting stable income came to an end just a few days ago.
The trigger was, of course, the guild master, that kid.
A request to stop exporting trade to Magistos so that Eleista cannot do other things for a while.
If the regular contract with the Magistos Kingdom is suddenly unilaterally terminated by this side, not only the penalty for the cancellation, but also the long-term damage caused by the destruction of the long-established relationship of trust. It was a request that he couldn’t dare to ask for if he had anything on his mind, but the guild master said that he would compensate for the damage caused by it.
Desperado’s adventurers’ guild’s own military power and economic power were insignificant, but guild master Jeong Si-woo’s individual military power was not something that could be ignored. Therefore, instead of destroying the contract with Magistos, Vilgames wanted to establish a continuous exchange with the strongest man in Atipia. Breaking the deal with Magistus is obviously a huge loss, but he judged that if he became an ally of the strongest being in this world, he would benefit even more, so he accepted his unreasonable request at the cost of many losses for him. .
However, the results were the worst.
I don’t know what the heck the kid saw at Land Pill, but he changed his attitude like flipping the palm of his hand overnight. Compensation for the damage caused by complying with his unreasonable demands was only the amount of the penalty to be handed over to Magistos, and no further progress was made in the relationship.
It was a kind of investment because he wanted the strongest man to support him, but that expectation was betrayed. The strongest man wanted to positively review the relationship he wanted until Bilgames agreed to his request, but after she dealt with it, she ignored everything except for the compensation she mentioned herself. That bastard used him and ate him. Realizing the fact, veins sprouted from Vilgames’ head.
No matter how much I thought I wasn’t the kind of person who would do such tricks in diplomatic relations… It’s not like anyone else, but one of the same seven representatives, playing a joke like this…
Wow Jangchang! In the end, when he couldn’t hold back his boiling anger and overturned the table, the maids who served him flinched and shuddered, lest they catch fire.
“Fu… It’s an order.”
Bilgamesh gritted his teeth and gave orders to his soldiers who were waiting.
“Go to Landfill. Find out what the hell that bastard saw and dare to do such a thing against Jim, and report everything.”
And so another of the representatives of the seven cities turned his attention to the abandoned city’s new master.
