Chapter 234 – Dark Society
Fixed an issue with Orca.
I found her and shared her honest conversation and her love.
But when one problem was solved, other problems popped up.
One of them is related to the Thieves Guild.
Not too long ago, the thieves’ guild was attacked by the White Goldan, the lower end organization of the Dark Society. And he was stripped very well.
Roxy says he did his best for them. He spent a lot of money, and Harold taught the members day and night.
But to me it just seemed like an excuse.
It was good that I matched the equipment with good ones.
If you have good equipment, you can cover the skill gap with your opponent to some extent.
But even that is of no use if the difference is too great.
The problem, I think, is that Harold taught the gang members. Roxy seems to trust him, but to be honest, Harold is weak.
To the extent that even me, who had just reached the silver rank, lost easily.
It is difficult for a disciple to surpass a master. Even if you get over it, it will take a long time.
This means that those who learned from Harold should try their best to reach the level just below Harold. That’s why I’m robbed by those baekgoldan or something.
“I should go and tell them to bring in at least a retired knight.”
“Yes?”
“Ah, it’s a joke. Rather, how far have we been talking?”
I said to the man kneeling in front of me. The man was in disarray, his face bloodied and his clothes torn here and there.
“Yeah… Hey, we even talked about selling drugs through the thieves’ guild again…”
“End?”
“…I will lower the unit selling price by 10%.”
“End?”
I looked at the man doing dagger tricks with one hand. The man’s eyes fluttered.
“…20%. I can’t lower it any further. Then there is nothing left.”
“Aren’t all the things lying face down over there your subordinates?”
I asked, pointing at the humans trapped here and there inside the building.
“Yes, it is, but…”
“Who among them is right below you?”
“Why is that…”
Damn!
Hit the man on the cheek The man shuddered and pointed at one of the lying humans.
“That guy… That guy is my subordinate right below me.”
“A subordinate right below you will know how this workshop works. No Rather, you know better than you do?”
The man’s complexion turned pale, as if he had understood my meaning correctly.
He exclaimed urgently.
“30%! I’ll lower it by 30%!”
“Now I can talk a little bit. Someone from the thieves’ guild will come soon? Talk to him.”
“…Yes.”
The man answered, stretching his shoulders weakly.
No matter how much it was for survival, I lowered the selling price by 30%…
My heart will be stuffy.
‘Yeah, why are you acting up all of a sudden?’
This is one of the workshops that lost the thieves guild after the appearance of the white bone group.
They said that they would not only manufacture medicines, but also distribute them.
The ambition was good, but the ability was not.
Distributing drugs without power in a world where the sword takes precedence over the law.
Thinking back on it, it’s just ridiculous.
I turned my back and left the workshop and headed to the thieves’ guild.
The Thieves Guild was more empty than before.
Since so many members of the organization died close to genocide, it had to be that way.
I went through the corridor where the blood stains were still there and opened the door to Roxy’s office.
“…Don’t you knock when you come in?”
“Bothered.”
“Is it bothersome to move your hands only a few times?”
“It’s natural because I came here to work. I’ve done everything you asked for. Some places have agreed to contracts on slightly better terms, so send Michelle and Harold to renew the contracts.”
“Did you do that in one day?”
“It wasn’t something to split over several days. Why? Any problem?”
“…No problem. I’ll send Michelle and Harold right away.”
“Okay.”
I took a teacup from the shelf in the office and poured the tea from the teapot in front of Roxy and took a sip.
Hmm… It smells good, but the taste isn’t great.
“Isn’t the mask stuffy? Do you just take it off?”
At Roxy’s words, I shook my head.
“There’s nothing good about knowing my true identity.”
As a silver level adventurer, I help the Thieves Guild.
It’s a good story to come up with useless gossip. Later, when the thieves’ guild is arrested for criminal acts, they may be dragged along.
So whenever I helped the Thieves Guild, I wore a hood and a black wolf mask.
“Everyone who knows will know it anyway, but isn’t it too new now?”
“Still, it’s a world apart from doing it openly.”
“Ha, yes. No matter how you act, it’s not my part-time job. Anything more to say? It seems like that when I see you drinking tea like this.”
“It remains. It’s related to the management of the thieves’ guild.”
I confided in Roxy about what I was thinking about at work.
Thinking of Harold.
When I finished talking, Roxy’s brow was slightly furrowed.
Apparently, he didn’t like my suggestion.
Are you saving your subordinates?
An unexpected look.
I thought you were the kind of person who would throw it away if you thought you didn’t need it.
“I heard your story well. The gossip about my men is a bit jarring, but it makes sense. Even after joining the Dark Society, I can’t rely only on you for the powerless part.”
“Then, are you going to put it into action right away?”
Roxy shook her head.
“I’d like to, but it’s impossible right now.”
“The reason is?”
“The first reason is that there are no gang members to train right now. How do you train when there are not enough guys to earn money?”
“That will be resolved with time. Second is?”
“I do not have money. Even if you’re retired, a knight is a knight. The bridge of the nose will pierce the sky, but it will take a lot of money to break it. But we’re running out of money to repair the damage we did some time ago.”
“Are there any more?”
“Of course. Although this is the last one. Where can I find good retirement articles? If you become a knight with decent skills, you should already be able to eat well and live well without worrying about old age.”
Well, that’s why it’s impossible for the time being. Roxy concluded that.
I scratched my chin and thought for a while before saying.
“I don’t know about the first, but I can solve the second and third problems.”
* * *
After talking with Roxy, I returned home.
It was as soon as I opened the front door.
“Yooseong, have you been?”
Seris opened the door and jumped out of her hood and began to take off my coat.
“…Yes, I’m back.”
“Are you tired from working? Come this way. I’ll give you a shoulder massage.”
“…No. You don’t have to rub your shoulders.”
“Is it so? Oh, would you like to wash? I will wash it for you.”
“I will wash myself.”
“Then I’ll cook for you to eat right after you wash up.”
“…Huh. Please.”
“Yes!”
Seris smiled and headed for the furnace. I sighed and headed to the bathroom.
Didn’t I tell you that when I solved the Orca’s problem before, the problem ‘s’ came pouring in?
The remaining one is a problem related to Seris.
The day I made her love with her orca, I stayed up all night with her. It wasn’t until the next morning that I returned home, and I couldn’t help but be stunned by the situation unfolding before my eyes.
-Yoosung, you’re late.
Even though it was definitely time to sleep, Seris greeted me while awake.
I could tell by looking at the eyes.
She stayed up all night
She walked over to me, who was speechless, and took off my coat and said,
-Are you tired? Shall I give you a shoulder massage?
Then he really rubbed his shoulders.
“…I thought you were very angry at the time.”
I was also nervous that he would try to shrug my shoulders.
But that didn’t happen and she was really honest about my shoulder.
Anyway, it has been since that day.
That’s why Seris keeps trying to cling to her like a puppy. I wanted to go with them somehow, both inside and outside the house.
‘I think the words I said that day were the problem…’
I’m crazy Why did you say that?
I could have made it a little softer though. Her worries about the Orca have slowed her down…
“…I don’t know. It will get better with time.”
Like most things, I decided to believe that this time would be weak.
After wiping her body with her towel, she came out into the living room and could see Ceris humming her and making her food. Shaking her hips twitching is what makes her feel good today.
Maybe it won’t take as long as you think.
I have such hope.
I smiled and walked around her house looking for Maria. But Maria was not at home. Not only Maria, but also Kara and Ariel.
“Seris.”
“Yes, Mr. Yooseong?”
“Do you know where Maria is?”
Her ass stopped twitching.
Even the hum of her humming.
A heavy silence reigned in the house.
“…Why Maria?”
Seris said without looking back.
“Oh, no. I just have something to say…”
“Is it important? Enough to skip meals?”
“Yes..? No, not to that extent. You can eat rice Eat.”
“Yes? Whatever it is, nothing is more important than filling your stomach. Yoosung, sit down. I’ll give you steward.”
Seris smiled again and handed over the stew. Then he sat across from me and watched me eat.
It wasn’t until after the meal that we heard that Maria, along with Kara and Ariel, had gone to the market to buy her groceries.
… She seems to have to find a way to get Seris back as soon as possible.
