Chapter 178 – Everyday Life
‘What, what… Why did I pull out the dagger?’
Seeing the meteor’s dagger, Roxy didn’t show it on the outside, but on the inside, she was startled. Every time he sees the softly shining blade, he thinks of the trauma of the day.
‘Calm… I have to be calm.’
He said that even if he was taken to the beast’s den, he would live as long as he came to his senses. Roxy, calm down. Could it be that the sword was drawn for simple intimidation? You just have to not be afraid. Huh! You can do it Roxy!
“Why did you draw the knife?”
Alright, you said it well and casually. If he sees me not being scared, that guy will be embarrassed too.
The spirited Roxy looked at the meteor. He was coming towards her, swishing her dagger. No matter how you look at it, it wasn’t an embarrassing atmosphere.
“It’s just that… You seem more useless than I thought.”
The atmosphere is heavier than expected. Much more than the last time I had my palm pierced. Observing the crisis, Roxy’s heart began to beat. His blood flows rapidly and warms his body. It is the body’s response to react quickly to a crisis situation.
But unlike her beating heart, her voice was unwavering.
“So? It’s useless, so let me kill you?”
‘Please say no.’
“Uh.”
‘Fuck!’
What do we do? Should I call Harold right now? But if I called, Harold would die?
While thinking about it, a meteor arrived in front of her. A distance she could reach if she stretched out her arms. It means that with one gesture of Yoosung, she could say goodbye to Lee Seung forever.
Roxy raised her head to face the meteor. Her cold eyes looking down are frightening. But she shouldn’t be pushed out of the fight. She frowned at her slightly, just enough not to bother him.
“Looking at me like that doesn’t change anything. I’m the boss of the thieves’ guild. The profit and loss of the organization is the most important thing to me, and your request will only harm the organization.”
Right now, my life is precious, so I have to listen to Yooseong’s request.
However, that would hurt her status as the boss of her thieves’ guild, and many of her subordinates, including Michelle and Harold, would be disappointed in her.
Some of her cheeky bastards might look down on her.
If that happens in the back world where you live off your guts, it’s really over. The moment the thieves’ guild disintegrates, Roxy will be tormented for the rest of her life by the countless people she has a grudge against..!
For that reason, Roxy faced it fearlessly but bravely.
Bang!
Meteor slammed her dagger into Roxy’s desk. Startled, Roxy almost screamed, but endured with superhuman patience.
“Profit and loss? Okay, so let’s do this.”
Yooseong touched her table with both her hands. He lowers her head and looks at her with her fiercely open eyes. At that, Roxy gently lowered her hands under the table.
Her hands tremble in fear…
“What and how?”
“I’m going to be promoted to silver rank soon. When I reach the silver rank, I’ll look after your organization. Instead, you buy the information I want from the Information Guild.”
“…Promoting to a silver rank? Is it really?”
“I’m not stupid enough to lie to me soon enough. If you don’t believe me, find out for yourself.”
“He said he would look after the thieves guild…”
Roxy tapped the table with her index finger, lost in thought. A silver rank looks after the Thieves Guild. Not a bad story.
Right now, what is lacking in the Thieves Guild is force. Harold is present, but that alone is not enough. The last time a meteor invaded, I felt it properly.
When the number of members of the thief guild is too much, you can ask for help.
Not only that, but since it is silver grade, it must have some influence on Kalita’s adventurer’s guild. If a slum subjugation takes place under the leadership of the guild, you may be able to receive a word in advance.
The question is whether this pays off when compared to the risk of using the information guild…
“Answer?”
“Wait a minute. Payroll now…”
“Pay for yourself…”
Yooseong tapped the dagger stuck in the table. Roxy secretly swallowed her saliva.
“…The pay-and-go calculation seems to be right.”
“Looks like we can finally talk.”
Yoosung smiled and patted Roxy on the shoulder. He pulled out the dagger stuck in the table and put it back in the scabbard.
“Then I know that’s what happened.”
I turned my back and left Roxy’s office. Roxy stared at the closed door and murmured softly.
“…Okay. Anyway, as the organization grew, I needed someone to look after me. Just being the head of the guard wasn’t enough, but it worked out just fine. In addition, the information guild will have times when we need it as well as him, so there is no loss. Yes it’s good It’s an advantage.”
Roxy shook her head and took a sip of her tea. The tea was already cold. She got depressed for no reason, and when she made sure that no one was around, she fell on her table and wept.
* * *
Information Guild…
I didn’t know that such a thing really existed. If Roxy hadn’t mentioned it, she would have gone unnoticed. She wouldn’t have asked Roxy that kind of favor either.
‘He’s secretly judging the grave himself.’
As a result, it was a good thing for me.
Thanks to Roxy, information is available whenever it is needed. I won’t be able to use it often, but when I really need it, it’s enough to dig up big information one by one.
When the problem was solved, I felt a sense of liberation, as if a hole that had been blocked had been opened.
Liet’s interrogation must be over, I’m going to sleep all day today.
When she entered the inn room with such thoughts, Ariel, who was sleeping face down on the bed, caught her eye. Celis and Kara were not in the room.
‘Where did you go?’
I shook Ariel awake to find out the whereabouts of Seris and Kara.
“Ariel, wake up.”
“Umm… I hate… Just a little…”
Ariel tossed and turned to avoid my touch, and later curled up with the blanket over her.
Her…
Someone came from working day and night for two weeks in a row now, and they said they would sleep late on the subject of playing and eating from morning to evening?
I was upset and pulled Ariel’s blanket off. I slapped her defenselessly exposed ass like glutinous rice cake.
“Wow?!”
Ariel jerked her body up like a frightened cat. Looking around her, she spotted me and narrowed her eyes.
“What are you doing?!”
“Whatever you’re doing is waking up an elf who won’t wake up.”
“You can wake me up in the normal way! Why do you hit me, hit me on the butt?!”
“Then get up before I hit you. Why are you sleeping all this time in the first place?”
“Does anyone know how to sleep because they want to stay asleep? Are you waiting for those two women to bring you? But since he didn’t come even after waiting for a long time, he didn’t lie down on the bed and fall asleep for a while!”
“Take me? Where?”
“A new house, of course!”
“Ah.”
I remembered.
The other day morning, Ceris said she had finally found a house to move into and asked if she could buy it. She was tired at the time, so she gave her rough nod. After all, she bought it.
“If that’s the case, you should have told me earlier.”
“What… What? I’m sleeping, what can I say! You’re wrong! Apologize quickly!”
“Uh. Sorry.”
“Properly, with a sorry heart!”
“Noisy and quick guidance. You said you stayed for that? You can’t do it if you don’t want to. I can write orders.”
A compulsory command that can be used on the slave Ariel.
Ariel said it was strange to feel her body move on its own, and she hated forced commands. She seems to have become a doll or something.
“Profit…! Bad…”
Ariel shook her fists as if she was really unfair and angry. If I wasn’t the owner, I feel like I’d hit it.
But what? I am the owner
If you didn’t want to end up like this, you shouldn’t have messed with me in the first place.
“Stop being angry and guide me quickly. Guide.”
A tap on her shoulder made Ariel reluctantly lead her outside. I walked after her.
She left the inn and walked along the main road. People who used to be sparse quickly become crowded.
“What do you really see me as? I am not a toy.”
It’s been a while since she left the inn, but Ariel was still muttering with a sullen expression. It looks like her back end will be severe, but in fact, she loosens up if you feed her something delicious for dinner. She is a simpler elf than you think.
As I was laughing, I heard a buzz around me.
-That, isn’t that an elf?
– Are you seeing elves for the first time? What are you so surprised about?
– Of course, first time! When did you pretend to be proud of yourself?
-I’ve seen a lot. That elf is famous around here. I’m the slave of the man over there, and we often go out together.
-Okay? It’s me, it’s been a while since I came back to Kalita, so I didn’t know. But I’ve only heard about elves through rumors, so it’s no joke. It’s full of front and back…
All the passers-by cast their eyes at Ariel. It was something that happened to her often, so she didn’t have much to be surprised about.
Those who just secretly bumped shoulders and tried to talk. Those guys were a bit of a problem.
The first is because it is an annoying waste of time.
The second is because Ariel glares at them with deathly eyes.
They say they’re holding back because of me now, but it wouldn’t be strange if it exploded once in a while. Perhaps the spirits may cause accidents in my absence.
So, those that cross the line should be cut appropriately.
I quickly joined Ariel’s side. Thanks to that, the guy who was about to bump Ariel’s shoulder collided with me head-on.
“Evil!”
The guy fell down, stamping his ass ungainly.
“I’m sorry. Are you okay?”
I stretched out my hand towards him. He frowned, and he took my hand and stood up.
“Look straight ahead… Aww!”
I only gave a little strength to the hand that was holding it. That alone made the boy frown in pain. With his other hand, he struggles to release his gripped hand.
However, there was no way I would let him go. By the time the wrinkles on his face were in full bloom, he whispered into his ear.
“If you want to hit it, check out the other girls on the side of the road. Don’t just touch someone else’s and bleed.”
After a short warning, the guy shook his head vigorously as if he understood.
I should have done this.
I let go of the hand I was holding. The boy hurriedly left, holding his hand.
“It’s not a child, it’s a power struggle? It’s childish anyway.”
I turned around to see Ariel with a pathetic expression on her face.
Look at this Who is this for now?
I was about to say something, but I held back. There were a lot of stares around me, and my body was too tired to nag again.
That’s why the twisted heart in my chest was let go with a sigh.
“You told me last time. Stay by my side when I’m out and about.”
“What? No! Why am I standing next to you!”
“Well, do you keep bothering me… Ha, come here.”
I grabbed Ariel’s arm and pulled her to my side. I wrapped my arms around Ariel’s waist to catch her as she tried to escape.
“What, what are you doing?!”
“Stay still. I am tired now.”
After that, after she argued for a while, Ariel gave up on loosening my hand.
“It’s disgusting. It feels like a bug crawling.”
Although he purses his lips and grunts.
Anyway, he really doesn’t have any flab. Does all the weight go to the chest and hips?
She stroked Ariel’s belly gently, but she still didn’t feel like she was losing weight.
“This, this pervert human… As expected, this was the purpose…!”
Ariel, who dyed her ears red, pricked them.
“What is the purpose? If that’s what you mean, touch it openly.”
“Ah! Don’t touch my chest!”
“How are you? It’s mine.”
“Why is that yours?!”
“Why is it mine? Yeah… Ah, there’s Seris. What is he holding?”
It seems that he arrived before he knew it, as he was joking around with Ariel. I saw Seris carrying something large on her back.
Is that a closet?
I took her hand off Ariel’s waist and went over to Ceris.
“Seris.”
“Ah, Yoosung! Are you here?”
“Uh. I’m here, but what’s in the closet on my back?”
“This one? Most of the furniture in the new house is old. So while I bought the house, I’m also going to buy some furniture.”
“Okay? Is the money okay?”
“It’s okay because Kara and I have collected things.”
“Then I’m glad. Is there any other furniture that needs to be moved? I will help you too.”
“Really? Then could you move some of the furniture in the cart over there?”
I turned her head in the direction Celis pointed. A cart is parked by the roadside. The cart was densely packed with wooden furniture.
“…Did you buy all of that?”
“Yes!”
“…Why?”
“Yes? That’s our first home. I have to do this.”
Seris said as if it were natural.
…Yes, it is understandable given the meaning of home in Seris’ mind.
I grabbed Ariel as she sneakily ran away into the house.
“Where are you going to run to? You help too.”
“Me, I’m weak, so I won’t be of any help.”
“If you’re not going to work, you’re going to starve tonight.”
“…I didn’t say no.”
After that, Ariel whimpered and moved the table.
* * *
I moved the furniture and cleaned the house, and the sun was falling before I knew it. We had a light dinner and went to bed.
There were three rooms in the new house, me, Kara, and Ceris in one room and Ariel in another.
To be honest, it was a shame to give Ariel a room, but I decided to give in to Ariel’s strong protests.
“Yoosung, how do you like the new bed you bought?”
“Is it good because it’s wide, brother?”
Seris and Kara came close to each other from both sides and asked. Certainly, the new bed was so wide and soft that it was incomparable to the one at the inn. To the point where I wondered if maybe five of us could sleep together.
‘This is enough to mean that I went through a lot of trouble installing it.’
It was time to lie down on the soft bed and try to fall asleep. Something climbed up my thigh. When I checked it, it was Seris and Kara’s palm.
“Mr. Yooseong… To commemorate the purchase of a new house… Huh?”
“Brother…”
The enchanting voices of two beautiful women tickled my ears. I slapped the backs of the two people on my thighs with my palms and knocked them off.
They look bewildered.
I said emphatically.
“I have a date tomorrow, so I have to go to bed early.”
Their expressions became more mysterious.
“Did we have a date tomorrow?”
“No, not with you, but with someone else.”
I had a date with Ann tomorrow. He said he would give me the answer to the request I asked the other day after the date was over.
“Yes…? Who, who?”
Seris grabbed my sleeve and asked urgently.
“You have to find out for yourself. Wasn’t that a promise?”
“No… That’s the case… The date… You didn’t even go on a date with us…”
“So, isn’t that a little bit worse? He said he was excited about being taken away. I think you’ve been deprived of your date.”
“No, how far-fetched is that?!”
“I don’t know. I have to sleep Don’t wake me up.”
I covered the blanket and lay down. As Kara came into her arms, he hugged her and closed her eyes.
“Yoosung? Mr. Yooseong?!”
Seris tried to wake him up by shaking him, but he ignored it. It sounds like you’re crying because your voice is watery… But that’s the path you chose.
