Chapter 167 – 167. Black Market Expedition Recruitment
Lee Hoon, who handed me the bottle, took a shot of whiskey like a man.
Just now, that was Lee Hoon’s last manhood.
“Keuk…”
Palus passed out right after drinking the drink, but Lee Hoon survived even after drinking whiskey.
My guess is that Palus’ body was so badly disfigured that he passed out from the alcohol in his drink. He didn’t faint because of the potency of the sex change.
Anyway, Lee Hoon’s body began to change slowly.
“Quaaaaa!!!”
Lee Hoon, who was in the middle of the day, was reduced in height. His muscles were also rapidly giving out, and his lower leg was loose. Instead, his chest swelled. He also grew his hair rapidly, and gradually took on a girlish look.
“Ah…”
“How are you? How it feels to be a woman.”
“The bottom… Is light… You, you..!!! I can’t forgive… Never… Never forgive!!”
Lee Hoon shouted as he glared at me with teary eyes. His face, half hidden by his hair, was terribly feminine.
I said to Lee Hoon, waving the whiskey bottle.
“Uh? If you drink one more cup of this, will you become a man again? No?”
“Sorry.”
When Lee Hoon looked at the alcohol in the whiskey bottle, his face turned pale. And he immediately slammed his head on the table and apologized to me.
How dare a slave glar at his master? I can’t accept it.
‘Of course… It’s a waste of alcohol, so I have no intention of turning it back…’
Lee Hoon will live with hope anyway. Yeah, that’s it. And if he continues to live as a woman, he will get used to it someday. I decided to change the name so that he could get used to the female body more quickly.
“From now on, your name will not be Lee Hoon.”
“Well, then…”
“From now on, you will.. Um.. Lee Hyun-ah. Yes, it is Lee Hyun-ah. Got it?”
“Yes..”
“When other people ask, introduce yourself as Lee Hyun-ah. I will not forgive you if you reveal to Palus and others that you have been drinking. I need to quietly become Eunha’s friend. Rejection is not accepted. Answer.”
“Yes. Okay.. Hey… Are you really going to turn me back into a man later?”
“Cancer, of course not. Do you see me as such a heartless person?”
“Ah, no .. I heard that .. Is it Kang Eun-jung?
“That bastard came to kill me, so he paid a fair price. And recently, seeing her Kang Eun-jung, she seems to have risen completely?”
“Ah…”
Kang Eun-jung has now completely become a slave to the penis. It was quite shocking to see how many men were wearing them… Now I have to say that the Ha brothers find it difficult to approach Kang Eun-jung, who has become a female spider.
“For now, I’ve roughly told Jin-seong about the situation, so he’ll find a new job for me. Go see Jinseong.”
“Yes..”
At my banquet decree, Lee Hoon roughly tied up his baggy clothes and took care of them, then trudged out. His back looked very dark. At the same time, he seemed to have a heart that he would never break.
I quietly wished Lee Hoon to rest in peace.
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“So, I need to decide who will go to the black market with me.”
I called the girls together and spoke up. They say that they have to go to the black market to save Cheshire, and that this journey may end and is very dangerous.
No matter how much my girls love me, to be honest, there are no people who will follow me ignorantly even in the face of death… No, most of them will.
Anyway, I decided to listen to their opinions again this time. Rather than just choosing on my own, I always got better results when I put my head against them. To be honest, I’m not that smart, so I think it’s better to combine other people’s opinions as much as possible to create the best result.
“Um… It must be very dark in there, right?”
I nodded my head at Eunji’s question. It will be filthy dark because it is going down to the dark black market underground. It seems as if there is a pitch-black field that cannot be seen even an inch in front. She also said that without a light source she would have a hard time getting around.
“It will probably be very dark.”
“Oh… Then my brother’s skills will be useful…”
Eunji lays the groundwork to follow right away. She referred to my altered vision skill and her own prying gaze. However, Eunji’s plan was thwarted by Harin who came in right away.
“Wait, sister.”
“Huh? Harin, why?”
“I move well in the dark similarly.”
“Uh.. Is it?”
“Huh. And because I feel better than my older sister… Lord! Come with me!”
Veins stood on Eunji’s forehead at Harin’s active dash as she waved her tail and hugged me. At that moment, Mer held Harin by the scruff of her neck as if she was handling a baby puppy, and after sitting down, she expressed her opinion.
“Wait, since you said that there are likely to be a lot of deviants, shouldn’t someone with a high Will stat follow? Like.. Me.”
Mer’s words were reasonable. Unless it’s a special case like me, the will stat will have a lot of impact on dealing with the two tribes. However, I have an item that surpasses my stats.
“Mer, I don’t think I need to worry about that.”
At Mer’s opinion, I took out the cognitive impairment goggles from my bag and showed them. This is a special item sold to me, saying that I might need a peddler when I went into the Tremor Mansion last time. If you wear this, your sanity will not decrease even if you see an enemy attacking you with a mental attack.
Apparently, as an apostle of evil spirits, I had no problem talking to or making eye contact with the Yi tribe, but the other players seemed to lose their sanity in real time just by witnessing them.
For example, the decisive reason why Bayou gave me amnestics was that I was shocked to see these people and couldn’t show my usual skills.
“The person who will enter with me will be able to protect their mind to some extent by wearing this.”
“Oh..!”
“Still, it’s very dangerous…Because demon species will probably crawl out in droves…”
Aram, who had been yawning as if he was sleepy at the word devil, opened his eyes.
“Devil..?”
“Huh. Sounds like Cheshire is in a situation where his soul is pawned by the devil.”
“I see… That’s right. Then I’d better go.”
“Yes. As for the devil, Aram is in charge of you…”
Aram, who is in charge of the demons, smiled and chewed gum. Then, he stroked the hair of Areumie, her younger sister who was sleeping in the seat next to her.
Areum is training like crazy with Palus these days, so she sleeps like this whenever she has a little free time. She didn’t intend to take her anyway as she was undergoing hell training to Palus, so she decided to leave her sleeping or not.
The path to becoming a sword master was long and arduous.
“Hmm, sure. Aram looks suitable.”
Hee-seon noona, who had followed the missing people’s forest once and ranked second in the expedition qualification, nodded her head as if she had no objection to A-ram’s going.
“I think that is good too. I don’t think it’s going to be much help even if I go to bed with my older brother.”
“Me too.”
And Joo-ha and Eun-ha, who were trimming sweet potato stalks in the seat next to her, agreed in the same way.
“Hey, Juha.. I’m sorry for saying something different.. By any chance tonight… Are you seasoning sweet potato stems with sweet potato rice?”
“Then is there anything else? Just in case… If you don’t like it, tell me.”
“Uh… No. All Juha food is delicious.. Haha..”
The sweet potato stems that Juha is trimming… These days, Juha learns to cook from Heeseon noona, and she lives in the fun of cooking. Farming and cooking are her hobbies… It’s hard to believe it’s a hobby for a woman in her twenties, but she was satisfied enough.
In particular, she found Hajinseong where she bought flour, potato starch, and corn flour, and she really liked it. She even made North Korean food, which was a little bland, for me. Eunha, who is her sister, is completely far from Yori, but because Juha is the eldest daughter, she is good at cooking.
Moreover, she comes from living in North Korea, where ingredients are scarce, and she cooks and feeds strange food with nothing special. Her cooking skills seemed to be a bit higher on Juha’s side than Heeseon’s older sister.
Anyway, since I’ve been eating only sweet potatoes lately, I’ve been bitten.
‘I don’t want to give you something like that…’
The reason sweet potatoes are on the table for three meals a day after I return home is actually because of me.
She left the bag of random seeds she bought from the peddler last time to Heesun noona, and that became the root of the problem.
In the random seed bag, there were sweet potato seeds from another world that were clearly not from Earth, and after Jo Joo-hye, a plant farmer, successfully nurtured them in a few days, sweet potatoes are coming up on the table every day.
For your reference, today, Heesun noona, a druid, was diligently farming sweet potatoes with Joo In-hye, a plant farmer, and Juha, a nine-tailed fox who was interested in farming. It’s not a big deal, but it grows a lot, so the food supply is really good…
Sweet potato and March don’t seem to be in season for some reason… For now, it’s growing well, so I’m satisfied. Sweet potatoes grow well on their own, but I can’t refuse just because I’m bitten.
I decided to be grateful for the very fact that I could eat so much in these damn dark times.
At that time, Hwayoung, who had been listening to her story while nodding her head, said in a tone of regret.
“Joy. Must be a demon. Too bad. I wanted to go with you this time.”
“Hehe. Sorry. Let’s go together next time, Hwayoung.”
“It must be. Be sure to take it with you when you go to the bottom of the abyss or to meet the dark king. Promise.”
“Yes.. Promise.”
Since Hwayoung, a vampire, had nothing to do with the devil, she put her little finger on me and pledged the next time as if she was sorry. She has a somber expression, but still smiles quickly when I stroke her hair.
“Yewon, don’t you have any opinions? Anything you want to say?”
The story was slowly coming to an end, so I spoke to Yewon, who was listening to the story while quietly stroking Helgen in a corner. Because Yewon is a good kid to approach first.
“I’m fine, brother. We’re just talking all the time, but.. Safely.. Come quickly?”
“Okay. I’ll see you as soon as possible.”
“Hehe.. That’s enough for me..”
Yewon is also very nice. Most of all, he seems preoccupied with carrying and raising the dragon Helgen, which has become almost the size of a cat these days.
For reference, Yewon put the seal of Ragal, which can transform into a dragon, around her neck. In the sense of writing if it’s dangerous while I’m out. He’s never written yet, but I’m sure he’ll have something to write about someday.
“Well then, this expedition will go with Aram…”
“Uh… Now, wait! Me too… I can exorcise the evil ones too!”
Then Sora raised her hand. At that moment, A-ram glared at So-ra fiercely, but she passed her gaze away as if So-ra didn’t care at all.
In our group, which has now had a large influx of Japanese, all Japanese support Sora. Sora can be called the head of the Japanese gang.
Of course, it’s just a reed in front of Aram, who wields an excellent means of communication with one hand. Anyway, with the confidence that he was the leader of the Japanese, Sora dared to challenge Aram.
I am in an ambiguous position to pick up and listen to anyone’s side. Knowing that if I intervened in their political or spirit fights, there would be real bloodshed, so I had no choice but to mediate as much as possible so that they would not fight.
“Uh.. Over there. It’s Sora…”
“Brother! I can even create barriers! Make light too! Healing is possible! It’s useful!”
“Uh… It’s Sora. First of all, it’s grammatical to write ‘eyo’ and ‘da’ separately at the end..”
“Hmm.. Jun. Can I see that Nanase is now… Challenging me? Okay. Right. It is true that the oldest among us will go. I will accept that challenge.”
“For a moment. Aram. Once you calm down he’s young If it turns into a power struggle for no reason… It won’t work. Right? Oh oh! Mer! Sit down. No. Mer, don’t come with a scythe. Wait.”
I was busy trying to stop Sora and Aram, who seemed like they were about to have a duel, get stuck between them.
However, the atmosphere flowed strangely, and everyone started saying, “If you win a duel, you can go with Jo Jun,” And Eunji and Hwayoung, as well as the calm Mer, took out their weapons and prepared for battle.
“Everybody has been learning some skills from that one-armed woman lately… Are you saying you want to attack me? Dare?”
“Sister Mer. You’d better not be too conceited. It won’t come off as easily as before…”
“Um, um… I’m Supporto Indes…?”
“Nanase is out!”
Things got twisted. In a situation where everyone was talking well and good, the fire suddenly caught on. The girls, who were already being trained by Palus, strangely felt a fighting spirit against Mer, who was proud of being the strongest. At that time, Mer picked up her scythe as if she were going to use force first, so it might be that everyone thought they wanted to fight…
‘Chew.. What to do..’
Just as I was perplexed and at a loss for what to do, the door to the principal’s office, where we were staying, burst open and Ayla, the jeweler, burst in.
“Hey Aim. This… Huh? Everyone is gathered here.”
“Ah..! Ayla..!”
I clung to the powerless doll. She listened carefully to what I had to say, then nodded her head in response.
“Hmm. The duel is known. The basement of the black market. I must go too.”
“Huh?”
“Didn’t you say you were looking for a soul?”
“That’s right.”
“Then. I will definitely need you.”
At Ayla’s words, she actually pushed her weapon towards Aram and Mer, who she thought would follow. At that moment, a blue crystal formed in Ayla’s hand and scattered their mana.
“Both of you calm down. If I turn off the power… It’s because I’m dealing with things. Just turn it off, put it in your bag and carry it.”
“What, what? Will that work?”
“It’s an expedient. It is said that only 2 people can enter.. I am half an object. It will be fine. I also visited the black market often. I know Cheshire too.”
“Then…”
Ayla won’t be included in the number of people if the power is turned off…
If so… If we could take Ayla by an expedient, the three of us, including Ayla, could enter the black market.
Mer and Aram went up the back mountain. It seemed that he was thinking of making a decision.
