Chapter 94 – Are You a Hypocrite?
As I was about to stab the slave trader in the neck, Fade grabbed my hand.
“What are you doing?”
“Whether I am a dirty person or a clean person has nothing to do with saving people’s lives.”
“⋯⋯.”
“Of course, you could call it hypocrisy. It’s okay to say it’s self-satisfaction. But at least I have no intention of living so mercilessly as to pretend not to know even the people within my reach.”
“If this man wakes up and takes your life or stabs you in the back, you will regret not killing him when you had the chance.”
“Because of an uncertain future, there is no reason not to save the people you need to save now.”
“If those words were for saving a good person, it would have been really cool.”
I’m annoyed because she’s a persistent woman. I get angry at the way he tries to be clean on the subject of being a dirty and dirty human being just like me.
It’s an obsession. This woman is just wearing her stilts. She has no logic and no rules.
“Aren’t you misunderstanding what you need to save? This man is like a parasite gnawing away at society. Then killing him could save more people in the future. You can save more lives just like you chose on a sinking ship.”
“You keep giving the same answer. No one knows the future that hasn’t happened yet. A person who has returned from the borders of death may change and become completely different.”
“People are not rewriting.”
People don’t change just because they die and come back to life. Like me, this man will stick to his way of life.
The place Fade’s hand touched was unpleasant.
“Get your hands off me.”
“But.”
“I won’t kill you, so put your hands away.”
With Fade in her snowball fight, she reluctantly released her hand and took a step back.
“If this man commits a crime even after he comes back to life, then you are the same as the man and his accomplice. No, because of you, innocent people will be sacrificed.”
“Well, you’ll only know that day…”
“I’m really looking forward to seeing what kind of expression you will make when that day comes. It’s natalie Roin. Let’s go back.”
If you’re that stubborn, I’ll confirm you, you’re wrong. It is the fate of a human who has become dirty once and cannot stop the inertia and has no choice but to continue to become dirty.
She returned her dagger to Roin and left the Fade’s house.
Thomas shuddered and began to follow.
I’m going to go watch Germi’s fiancé, Parasi, so it’s difficult if this bastard follows.
“I have nothing to do with you now, so go away.”
“Ah, yes…”
At my words, Thomas turned around and left the area. He looked at it for a moment, then looked at Natalia and Roin, who were beside him.
The people who are definitely on my side right now. My girls.
“What do you guys think?”
“Yes?”
“Like what?”
“Do you think that people who have been committing crimes will be able to change their lives, saying that, as Fade said, you should save people who are within reach?”
In response to my question, the two gave a mysterious expression for a moment.
Natalia was the first to speak.
“Um, if you’re not a bad person, wouldn’t it be okay for me to save you as long as I don’t lose money? Ah, but in the case of Mr. Fade, he himself helps at a loss, so I don’t think it’s normal.”
“I agree too.”
“Then what about people can change?”
“I think I can change.”
Natalya responded immediately. That appearance of her surprised her, so when she looked at her, she hugged my arm and replied with a bashful smile.
“Love, just as Hansung changed me from thinking I was going to die. Is it? If there is such a thing, I think it can change.”
“⋯⋯.”
It wasn’t love I just changed Natalia’s thoughts to suit my taste and to make it easier for me to use. I only made you depend on me when you gave up on everything and tried to let go.
However, if that is also a change, as she said, she was definitely changed by me.
⋯⋯.
But Natalia would be a special case.
People don’t change easily. Good people like Natalya change easily, but bad people like me don’t. No, it can’t be changed Everyone eventually changes for the worse.
Because white paper is easy to stain. It is impossible to stop the spread of already buried filth.
Those who have once tasted the easy way, the sweetness, cannot stay away from it.
At least that’s what I think.
“What about Roin?”
“Um… Well, wouldn’t it be different for each person? There are people who change easily and there are people who do not change easily. Ahaha, that’s a very difficult story. I don’t know because I’ve never really thought about it.”
Roin smiled shyly and scratched the back of her head.
The story that each person is different is that, then, is it a story that there are certain people who will be criminals and those who will be heroes from birth?
Is it the same in the end no matter how much one resists that fate through individual efforts?
No matter how long I thought about it, I couldn’t come up with an answer.
“Tsk, I’m in a bad mood because of that woman. Let’s go find Germi’s weakness.”
“Yeah, this way.”
It’s just complicated in my head these days.
I just have to live my life doing what I want to do.
To live comfortably, I cheat those who can be deceived, and use what is available.
I will live selfishly only for myself.
As we were making such a promise, the old man entered one side of the alley and pointed with his finger at a house on a relatively wide street corner.
“That’s Germi’s house.”
“What about Parasi? Do you two live together?”
“Huh. It seemed so.”
“Mmm…”
I have an appointment with Elina in the evening, so I can’t stay here for long. You can just watch it until the sun goes down.
While hiding at the entrance of an alley to watch Germi’s house, a middle school student, a kid with her hair shaved, who looked to be about 15 years old, opened the door and entered Germi’s house.
“Um, what is that? Are you my son?”
“No, it doesn’t look alike, does it?”
“Why is the bastard entering Germi’s house? Is she a sister? No, you weren’t a prisoner, were you?”
In a moment, I saw another kid on the other side of the alley.
A boy of the same age as the boy who just entered Germi’s house, a familiar appearance as if he had seen it somewhere. Luxurious clothes⋯.
That’s Thermia’s son!
“Are you Ted? What is that bastard doing over there?”
“Do you know me?”
“That’s the son of someone I know.”
“Hmm…”
He carefully observed what Tedra was doing.
She stood at the door, took a deep breath, and Tedra began knocking on her door.
“Parasi, I’m here.”
Parasi! Call Parasi now!
The door of Germi’s house opened and what appeared inside was… The tight bastard who entered earlier!
That bastard is Germi’s fiancé?! What the hell kind of nonsense is this!!
I thought that Germi’s fiancée would of course be a grown man, and in his specific image, he would be a thin and tall man.
Somehow, shattering my expectations, a bad-tempered kid with a shaved head crawled out.
A bastard who looks like a high-ranking goblin like that monopolizes Germi, right? I don’t see anything like that.
I like Germi, so I’ll take it.
“Tedra, are you ready?”
“Huh. I got them all. Would you like to go check it out?”
“Okay, let’s go.”
The two started walking back the way they had come.
As she stared blankly at her, the old man next to her stabbed her in the side.
“Shouldn’t I follow you?”
“Ah, yes. That’s right. Let’s follow it.”
It’s so absurd that the accident comes to a standstill. It is inevitable to be surprised when an unexpected person appears in an unexpected place.
What have you prepared?
Hiding in the alley of her alley, I followed Parasi and Tedra and entered a slightly wider alleyway.
“It’s a fairly wide street over there, so I think you’d better wear a hood.”
“Huh. Let’s follow it.”
She pulled the hood over her face and stepped into the street.
I was surprised at how crowded it was.
If there were simply a lot of people, I wouldn’t have been so surprised, but the important thing was what kind of solicitation the crowds were doing.
Naked women, men walking the streets admiring them, and the acrid smell of cheap incense.
“This is…”
“It’s a brothel…”
The backs of Parasi and Tedra can be seen through the crowded crowd.
“There it is. Let’s follow.”
“Yes.”
Why did those bastards come here? To buy a woman?
Tedra is the son of a wealthy family, so even if it is legal, Parasi also has Germi, so why are you coming here?
I watched Parasi and Tedra enter the alley on the left and observed them from the side of the road. In order not to look suspicious, I stood in front of the brothel where the prostitute was soliciting customers and looked sideways.
“Oh, my handsome brother. I’ll do it for you cheap~ while playing~”
A prostitute approached, wearing a lot of makeup to hide the wrinkles on her face.
This fuckin’ old bitch!
“Don’t disturb me and go away.”
“Oh? It’s like a star! She said she was standing in front of my store!”
Ignoring the prostitute, he entered the alley and overheard Tedra and Farasi talking.
“The 5 gold I asked for here. Can I live with this?”
“Cheuk, of course it’s full and overflowing. Did your father use some strength?”
“Huh. I heard you stole money from the store without your mother knowing.”
“You have a sense of investing. With this money, you can buy some girls from slave traders and make a lot of money if you roll a spear.”
“Hey, I’m glad. Oh, if you buy a woman, can I try it before I roll it to the window?”
“Of course, what are good friends? In the first place, I can live thanks to your house’s money. I was thinking of giving it a try.”
“I heard there’s a girl you like and cling to?”
“You never say no until you get married. Anyway, just leave it to me.”
“Even if I have money, I don’t know how. I wouldn’t have dreamed of doing this without you. How easy it is to make money.”
5 gold, roughly 50 million won in Korean currency. Thermia’s money, that is. It’s my money!!!
How dare these bastards take 5 gold like my blood!
