Chapter 72 – Later Story – Rick (1)
“Oh, fuck. It was fucking hard, isn’t it, Menix?”
“Huh? Uh…I did. But I’m glad you got through it well.”
“It’s thanks to Rick for applying to the right place. Thank you for looking after me earlier. Rick.”
“I told you not to overdo it, Lance. Next time, I won’t save you.”
“Ah…Yes. Sorry, Rick.”
“No. Nice work Lance. Rick don’t talk too much like that.”
“Yes, yes ma’am. Let’s do it. Do you have a question?”
“Now, everyone, let’s stop talking and go get the reward. It’s getting late, so I’ll pay it off quickly and go to bed.”
At Menix’s words, all the party members nodded and followed him. Neria gave me one look at me with a stern expression and then walked away shaking her chubby buttocks, and kind-hearted Lance gave me another wink and thanked me. It’s been less than three months since we’ve been together, but I thought as I looked at the party members I had become quite close with.
Sick bastards.
All of them were stupid and naive assholes. Stupid Lance, who is so nice that even if you shoot an arrow roughly over his shoulder, he will thank you and cling to you. Neria, a prostitute who pretends to be stern, but gets ashamed of herself at the slightest teasing. And even Hogu Menix, who volunteers to take on the role of leader under the pressure of useless responsibility.
They were the worst and best party members. If you asked if you would entrust your life to these idiots in case of emergency, you would shake your head, but since it was so easy to cheat, it was the best party to go out with in moderation. Still, it’s not that I don’t have a lot of skills, so I left most of the work, and I was able to easily steal money by shooting a few arrows from behind.
In addition, rewards are unconditionally equally distributed regardless of contribution. That was the most attractive thing about this asshole party. If I did nothing but play and eat, I would of course be kicked out of the party, but these guys were idiots who didn’t even know I was playing, so there was no such thing, so it was practically a dream party.
If I had to add one more thing to that, that bitch Neria. She’s a mercenary, so she doesn’t dress up, so she looks plain at first glance, but if you look closely, she’s pretty good. If I could just fuck that bitch it would be perfect. I think if I twist it a little more, it will work somehow. If you do anything…
“Okay, then I’ll settle it.”
Then, I heard a very sweet word from Menix. How much do you want to eat this time? It was a fairly difficult request, so I didn’t know if I could earn enough to play and eat for a month. If you don’t have a hat, you should borrow some from Lance. No matter how much money she borrowed, after a few weeks, she was a guy who would forget quickly, so it was very convenient.
“Aren’t you going to share the same this time anyway? Share it yourself.”
“Um…Yes, but this time it’s a little different.”
“What? Different? What the fuck are you talking about?”
I was startled by Menix’s sudden declaration and spit out curses. But he smiled softly at me and tapped him on the shoulder.
“Don’t get excited Rick. It’s nothing else. You contributed so much to this request that I want to take care of it a little more. Don’t worry about Lance and Neria. They’re taking my share out of it. Is that okay?”
“Huh? No… It doesn’t matter if you’re willing to do that…”
“I’m fine. Rick almost saved my life. Congratulations, Rick.”
“Uh…Uh? Uh…”
I nodded and looked at Menix. He was still making eye contact with me and smiling.
What is this.
…
Do you have any luck like this?
The corner of his mouth went up unbearably. And. I knew they were hogu bastards, but I didn’t expect them to be like this. It felt like my loyalty to the party was increasing. Dog pups. If that’s the case, we’ll just hang out together. I felt so good that I wanted to scream. Oh my god. Oh God. Bless the low intelligence of these pups!
“Ha…Haha. Finally getting my credit recognized. Thanks Menix. Hey, this feels really good, doesn’t it?”
“Nice Rick. Congratulations.
“No. To some extent, it’s because of your incompetence. Oh, I feel good. Shall I make my own for today’s meal? How about Neria? Would you like to have a drink with me?”
“What? But…”
I hurriedly approached Neria and asked in a calm voice. Then the whore raged at her, blushing as she bounced. Ha ha, I can’t stand it Unconditionally pick up today. Must.
But then Menix came between us, she said.
“That’s good. Then, would you two go to the tavern first? I’ll pay off with Rick and follow you. How is it?”
No, why is this dog suddenly beating candles? As I looked at Menix with a frown, I heard Neria’s quick reply from behind.
“Ah…Yes! Then I will! Lance. Let’s go.”
“Huh? Yes. Yes.”
“Ah…Ah, wait. Wait, we can go together…”
“No. Let’s talk Rick. We have a lot to talk about.”
I tried to grab them, but Menix grabbed my arm and held on, so I couldn’t help but watch them leave. When our steps receded and we were left alone in an empty hallway, Menix leaned his back against the wall and untied my arm. I glared at him fiercely and sighed.
“Damn it. What are you talking about, Menix?”
“Well… Don’t rush Rick. Take this first.”
“Huh? Ah, this reward. What is it? But it seems like a lot? Was it this big?”
“I told you. Your share is a little too much. Because you’ve been through a lot.”
My plan went awry, but when I saw the thick money bag he gave me, I felt like I was getting angry right away. I smiled, feeling the pleasant weight of my pockets.
“Haha. I didn’t expect it to be like this, though. Thank you bastard.”
“Thank you. It’s already been three months since we’ve been together. Rather, it’s too late to take care of you.”
“It’s okay if you know now.”
“In a way, I’m very grateful that you came to our party. Honestly, compared to our level, you’re so much better than us. Sometimes, it’s to the point of being burdensome.”
“Ah, what kind of words.”
Haha. Baby I like this Well, even the fact that I’m teasing you from behind would be a very gracious thing for you guys. Still, you should feel grateful for being together. I felt uncontrollably better now, and I put my arm around his shoulder to show friendliness.
“So, Rick…”
However, Menix got out of my arms and suddenly opened his mouth in a serious voice. And, after hesitating for a while, he spat out a word.
“Now how about finding another party?”
…
…
“…What?”
At the sudden declaration, I couldn’t even swear and stared blankly at him. Menix nodded her head slightly and opened her mouth again.
“Your skills are too wasteful to be in our party. Since you think so yourself, I wonder if it’s time to move to another party.”
“No, no, I don’t intend to do that. Menix. Of course, it’s true that I have good skills, but that doesn’t mean I can’t abandon my party members.”
“No Rick. What you’ve done so far is already more than enough. I can’t hold you back anymore.”
“What are you talking about? Holding on to my ankles. In fact, you guys were useful enough. So…”
“It’s okay. You can leave. And the truth is…”
Menix looked me in the eye and she slurred her words slightly. Then she said, raising her head as if she had made up her mind.
“You don’t seem to fit in with our party.”
“What?”
“Actually, it’s my fault. I only recruited you after hearing that you were a good archer. But that wasn’t the case. I should have recruited party members after considering various things like your fighting style and personality in the first place. It has resulted in a decrease in combat power.”
“No fuck…”
In the midst of the continuing story, I eventually spit out swear words. Why is this crazy bastard doing this all of a sudden? Why, why is she, why is she all of a sudden fucking?
Still, I tried hard to keep my composure. There was nothing good about getting angry here.
“No… Menix. That’s your only thought. You guys never got in my way, and we did quite well, didn’t we?”
“No Rick.”
“What the hell, what the hell. You thought to yourself…”
“It’s already been agreed upon by all party members.”
“What the fuck?”
“Lance agrees. He thinks it’s… Not good for you to be at our party.”
“Lance? He said that?”
“Yes. Rick. Everyone in the party agreed. Lance, Neria, and me.”
Menix’s words fell heavily on my head. I was speechless and threw my hands down. An aura of futility spread throughout his body.
“That’s it Rick. I’m sorry. But I’m sure you’ll do well anywhere.”
“…Now.”
However, the empty heart soon faded, and in its place, anger began to burn little by little.
I clenched my fists and looked at him. And he threw a word with a clear intent to kill, not to live in his voice.
“Are you trying to kick me out of the party?”
I thought I would flinch. If it was the Hogu Menix I knew, I thought, of course, I would be scared. But he calmly nodded his head and replied.
“Okay.”
“What the fuck…”
“So find another party ASAP, Rick.”
He turned his back and walked away before I could say anything more. I spat out a harsh curse at the motherfucker’s back.
“Dog fuck Menix!”
“Oh, and Rick.”
Then he stopped his steps for a moment and looked back at me. Are you trying to reverse your decision? I had a small hope, but nothing good like that happened.
“Stop swearing and stop flirting with girls unnecessarily. If it wasn’t for that, we might have been able to be together longer.”
“What a fucking dog!”
I let out all my emotions and screamed, but sooner than that, he closed the door and disappeared. I looked at his back in vain and lowered my head.
I still couldn’t sort out my feelings about what had happened so suddenly. Is this what really happened now? That I was kicked out of that asshole hoggo party? I? Is this me?
No matter how much I denied it, nothing changed. I wondered if there was something that could turn this situation around, but there was none. Listening to it, it seems like it was something they had been discussing among themselves for a long time, but there was no way to undo it now, and they had a reputation as a sincere party as much as their hogu-like personalities, so there was nothing that could be touched externally.
I thought over and over again on the spot, but nothing sharp came to mind. The anger burning in his heart only grew. In that situation, there was only one thing I could say.
“…Fuck.”
“Aww…”
Fuck.
“Ahhhhh… You fucking bitches…”
My head is dizzy. The alcohol he drank and the cigarette he chewed and swallowed bubbling inside. It’s not the first time I’ve been cleaned up at a party, but the fact that I was kicked out unilaterally by those assholes is so bitter.
“These fuckin’ bastards… Idiots who would’ve been left behind if I wasn’t here…”
Bitches who don’t even know grace. Do you dare to throw me at the subject of weak bugs? Fuck, fuck, fuck these bastards who can’t even get a handful!
“Do you think you guys can do well without me? Do you think you can do well!”
Bang!
In the end, I couldn’t win my anger and kicked a rock on the ground roughly. However, the stone was embedded deeper than expected, so instead of flying away, I almost broke my toe, and I let out an unsightly scream.
“Aww!!!”
The pain of breaking bones spread in an instant with the sound of wood-duk. I sat down on the spot, shed tears, struggled and screamed in humiliation and pain.
“Fuck…Fuck…!”
However, thanks to that, the drunken mind was awakened and a rational thought came to me. I breathed out quietly, and then, I judged the situation coolly and came to a rational conclusion.
Ha…
…
…
Will I kill them all?
It was tantamount to proving that I was a loser. Kill them all, or at least make a fool. If rumors spread that their party completely disintegrated after I fell in, my stock price would naturally go up, and even if it aroused suspicion that I killed them, that was fine. There will be no more people who will rebel against me.
And in the meantime, that Neria. It’s better if you eat until that year.
Suddenly, a smile spread across his lips. I felt better when I imagined Neria screaming and being eaten in front of the corpses of Menix and Lance. Okay. Let’s kill them all When they leave for their next mission, they sneak in and kill them all. Okay. That would be nice
“…Okay. Let’s do that.”
Thinking that, I was about to stand up when suddenly, as fate would have it, a piece of paper on the wall fell off. Is it because of the aftermath of my struggle earlier? Normally, I would have ignored it, but I picked up the paper as if possessed. And I found that phrase that I will never forget for the rest of my life.
Recruiting party members.
Party Leader Leo.
1 priest, 1 archer.
Personnel capable of covert action preferred.
…
If it’s Leo.
Maybe that famous Leo?
I blankly stared at the little piece of paper. The paper, which had nothing written on it to the point of futility, looked all the more like a poster written by the real Leo. Leo, who has certain skills, but is ruthless and cold-hearted. The legendary swordsman who was said to be unable even to catch up with the capital’s knights in terms of swordsmanship.
He. Are you recruiting party members?
My first thought was ‘don’t even dream’. Don’t even dream, Rick. It’s true that I have my own skills and I’m confident in the secret actions written on the posters, but it’s not enough to be with that Leo. Don’t waste your time, just ignore it and leave.
However, the thought that followed was ‘but maybe’. No. Still, in case you don’t know Honestly, have you ever seen a better archer than me? And, is it really a coincidence that I found this poster at this time? Could this be its own destiny?
…
If. If I kill all the menics without anyone knowing.
Wouldn’t Leo also recognize my skills and accept me as a party member?
“Oh my God.”
The moment I thought about it, I laughed. No, he burst into a hearty laugh. God, everything fits just right. What could be a more perfect plan than this? Take revenge, and use it as a stepping stone to jump on the path to success. With that Leo, I can really be famous. Only this time, you can really succeed.
“Yes. This is it.”
I felt a lot of plans being made in my head. Okay, let’s go and talk to Leo first. I need to check if it’s really Leo. Okay. That would be nice
“Keuheuk…Keuhuh…”
I clutched the paper tightly in my hand, giggling to myself like a madman. Looking down, it was written in small letters where Leo was staying. Good. Let’s go.
I couldn’t stand the rising joy and looked up at the sky. The bright moon was shining very blue in the black sky. On such a pleasant moonlit night, two legendary mercenaries meet for the first time.
It was a really amazing story.
I started walking happily. I had a feeling that everything would work out.
Thud. Thud. Thud.
“Leo…! No… Leo-san! I came here after seeing the recruitment announcement!”
I called out his name in a cheerful voice. Of course, I felt a little nervous, but well, this is fine for being drunk.
“I came here after seeing the recruitment announcement! Open the door!”
But no matter how many times I knocked on the door, there was no answer. Sleep. Or, perhaps, was the seat empty? I was a little disappointed and knocked on the door several times after that. But still there was no answer.
“Well…Yes, damn it. It can’t all work out at once.”
Even so, I shrugged my shoulders, thinking as positively as possible. Originally, great encounters require waiting.
“Whoa…”
Well then, should we plan to crush our old colleagues? Thinking so, I leisurely turned around. The spirit of alcohol that had not yet woken up came up and soaked my head pleasantly.
That buck that buck
Then someone’s footsteps were heard. Are you Leo? I raised my head toward the darkened hallway with a little hope.
That buck that buck
“Uh…”
The light was dim, so I looked at it for a while, frowning, and only then did I see a black silhouette coming towards me. However, when I confirmed that the shadow’s body shape was closer to that of a woman than a man, I quickly lost interest and went back to thinking.
Hmm. Shall we go and lie down for a while? Lie down and think over your plans, then come back the next morning to see them. It would be nice to wake up early after a long time. There must be people besides me who want to be Leo’s party members.
That buck that buck
Or should I leave a note? It didn’t seem like a bad idea either. I looked around to see if I could write anything.
That buck that buck
Widely.
…
The sound of footsteps that had been heard then stopped not far away. When I instinctively raised my head, the shadow from earlier was standing there looking at me.
“What the fuck.”
It was clear that the other person was a woman, so I spat out swear words without hesitation. But even though the mysterious woman must have heard my voice, she stared intently at me.
“What is it? Do you have business?”
“…”
She didn’t answer just look at me
“…”
What. A drunk woman Then, pretending to take me to the room, let’s walk around a bit. If you’re lucky, you might even get a taste.
“Hey boy. Maybe something…”
Took.
I was about to say something, but when something fell from her body, I shut her mouth again. When I looked down, I saw something like a large backpack on the floor. She looked at me and reached her hand towards her backpack.
Rustle rustle.
“…”
Then, she opened the door of her rucksack a little and cast her gaze back at me.
“What… What… The fuck…”
Suddenly, she felt goosebumps all over her body. After seeing the first person he saw, he put down his backpack, opened the entrance, and looked there again. It was clearly not the behavior of a normal person. Rather…
…Should I say it was the action of a contractor with a target in front of him?
“What the fuck…!”
I then stepped back a bit. But behind his back was a tightly closed door to the room. When my back hit the wall, I raised my voice in a little panic.
“Who are you.”
“…”
Still no answer. I looked for a bow and arrow that should have been on my waist, but there was no way the things I left at the inn would magically return. I finally clenched my fists and shouted again.
“Who are you?”
“…”
She still didn’t move. Only her long, red hair swayed slightly. I finally gritted my teeth and screamed.
“Who the fuck are you!!!”
