## Chapter 365 – Collection
I was at a loss for words when asked what I was doing.
To be specific, Liztina had been spouting all sorts of nonsense and trying to take off my pants just moments ago, and due to some reason, the initiative had shifted to me, and I was in the middle of taking off my own pants to reveal a hair nude, no, my penis.
What the hell is going on?
ㅡStare.
A strange atmosphere flowed between Liztina and me for a moment. After some time passed in that state, she was the first to speak.
“Li, Lizette! Coming in here without permission again! How many times have I told you not to come in when the door is locked!”
“Then why lock the door? Anyway, what is it? What were you doing here with this bastard?”
“We weren’t doing anything!”
“Ugh, shut up. Don’t get angry.”
Lizette, sounding annoyed, was wearing the red cheongsam uniform with gold embroidery, like when I first saw her, instead of the back-alley casual wear with 90% exposure I had seen the other day.
Is she wearing the uniform because she’s working?
Anyway, Lizette was staring at me, so I awkwardly greeted her.
“Hey, nice to see you. How have you been? Long time no see.”
“Yeah, welcome, you thug. But what brings you here?”
“Nothing much. I was going to ask you to go to the slums with me today, but the guild leader called me.”
“Really? What did she call you for?”
“Since we’ve had some things happen. She called me to talk about that. Isn’t that right, Guild Leader?”
Passing the baton, the quick-witted Liztina took over.
“Y, yes! That’s why I called him!”
Lizette seemed suspicious, but she didn’t say anything else, perhaps because she couldn’t be bothered to think about it. But why did she break down the door in the first place?
“If that’s the case, then never mind. More importantly, sister. I can’t find the settlement data you did earlier.”
“Ask Mariel.”
“I came to you because I can’t find her right now.”
“I sent her on an errand earlier. You’ll just have to wait a bit. No, did you break down the door because of that? How many times have I told you to be more patient?”
It seemed like they were talking about guild-related matters, and I felt awkward. I couldn’t be a part of this kind of situation. I gave her a look, and Liztina sighed and said,
“Haa, then you can go back now.”
That’s what I was waiting for.
I had originally planned to go to the slums with Lizette to get revenge, but now it didn’t matter. It seemed like she was working today, so I didn’t want to bother her.
Originally, I was going to go with her, shake down some money, have an in-depth conversation about how to create such a protection racket, and then propose that we become bosses together.
But how could I say such things in front of the guild leader?
I’ll give up for today.
“Yes. Goodbye, and stay healthy. I’ll be going now.”
“…Wait.”
Anyway, I politely bowed and picked up my torn sword belt, and she let out a “wait,” as if she had something to say.
Why, what is it?
“Let’s meet again next time.”
Thunder from a clear sky.
This woman…! Is she planning to see this through to the end!
“Yes? Next time? Is, is there something else to do?”
“Then wouldn’t there be? Anyway, next time… if we have the chance… Aish, never mind! Just get out of here! I feel like my head is going to explode!”
But it seemed like she was letting me go for now, so I decided to get out quickly.
“Anyway, Lizette! Let’s do that next time!”
“Uh, well… it’s something I have to do, so I’ll go if I have the time. What did you do to tear that belt?”
“Huh? Belt?”
Your guild leader forcibly tore the belt to look at my stuff.
Damn it.
I have to buy a new belt too. It’s cut in half, so I don’t think it can be recycled. First, I detached the pouch and canteen and stuffed them into the pockets on my thighs. I guess I can just carry the knife in its sheath… I’ll have to throw away the belt.
As I was about to make an excuse, Liztina spoke first.
“Li, Lizette? More importantly, what about the settlement issue?”
“What? We have to pay the kids’ salaries. Why are you asking the obvious…”
“ㅡThen goodbye!”
And with that, I escaped from the guild.
I shouldn’t come this way again.
“You little shit.”
I really did something crazy.
No, in the first place, what happened today was beyond my common sense. I can’t believe she was so embarrassed to show her half-naked body that she tried to take off my pants.
I can’t even begin to imagine where she learned to think that way. I guess there’s no one normal among people who throw punches.
I should just keep this a secret. If I told Karin, it would only make things worse, and I don’t know what kind of reaction would come.
If she came to cause trouble, claiming it was revenge for her husband, it would cause problems in many ways.
“…Chun Ma?”
“No, shit, Mariel?”
As I came down the stairs and crossed the training grounds under the scorching gaze, Mariel was walking towards me from the opposite side, carrying a box.
“Is your conversation with the guild leader over?”
“Yeah, you little shit. Live well.”
“Uh… you too, live well.”
“And take this.”
Perfect timing.
Let’s dump this on Mariel.
“What is this? Isn’t this a torn belt?”
“Yeah.”
“Wa, wait! I don’t need it! Isn’t it garbage!”
“Goodbye.”
I said goodbye and left the guild. The enraged Mariel shouted something, but it wasn’t something I needed to pay attention to.
It’s still midday.
I don’t have any special plans today, so I’m free. I wondered if I should go see Lisha-nim and started walking towards the slums.
Come to think of it, I could try to force some money out of the slum dwellers on the way.
The only reason I need Lizette is to learn how to create a protection racket. Even if I go around extorting and assaulting people, the slum dwellers are inherently poor, so the hourly wage won’t be very good.
It’s literally pocket money level.
But Lizette has elevated this to the realm of business. I don’t know how, but I have to acknowledge her skills, as she has risen to the position of senior instructor.
Thinking that, I entered the dark alley of the slums.
The beggars are already scattered everywhere. ㅡSwish. I immediately drew my sword and cleared my throat.
“Ah, aah.”
ㅡFlinch.
Then the slum dwellers, who had been hanging their heads like they were dead, trembled and looked at my face. Let’s see, which one of these bastards ganged up on me back then?
I’m going to identify them now.
“ㅡShall we go to Jongno?”
The song I’m going to sing now is…
Seol Woon-do’s Compass.
“Shall we go to Myeongdong? Or shall we go to Cheongnyangni?”
A dreamlike, beautiful song emanates from my cleared throat.
How beautiful is this song.
However, the slum dwellers, who are no different from twisted human trash, are inherently like demons, so they were immediately horrified by this heavenly song and jumped up.
“Th, this… murderous melody!!! It’s appeared!!!!!”
“The Murder Bard has appeared!!!!!!!!!!!!!”
“It’s that guy!! Run away!!!!!!!!!!!!!”
ㅡRumble!
And then they started running away like crazy.
“Found them.”
Those guys who recognized me were the ones who ganged up on me. ㅡWhoosh! There’s no need to look. I immediately jumped at the fleeing people and chased after the wealthy one who was wearing a shirt, not just half-naked.
“From now on, the game of tag of death with Kim Kat starts!!!!”
“Wh, why me! Don’t come near meeeeee!!”
The targeted wealthy slum dweller was running away with tears in his eyes. That’s the problem with being extravagant like that. Everyone else is running around shirtless, but he’s the only one wearing a shirt?
This kind of guy is the worst.
“Kim Kat Drop Kiiiiiiiiick!!!!!”
“ㅡCough!”
When I flew a dropkick with a sword, as always, my foot was perfectly embedded in his back, and a sickening sound erupted. He stretched out his arms and flew far away, rolling.
“Hehehe, you bastards dared to try to kill me and were sleeping with your feet stretched out.”
“Ugh…! Cough! Please save me!”
“You want to live?”
“Yes! I’m sorry! Please save me!”
“Then give me everything you have.”
“…”
ㅡFumble, fumble.
The slum dweller, who was almost foaming at the mouth, put his hand into his pants and started fumbling around.
What is this guy doing?
Is he thinking of jerking off one last time before he dies?
It’s a bit fucked up, but I liked his tenacity to satisfy his desires until the very end. Yeah, these are the guys who survive in this crazy world.
I started to feel warm.
“He, here… This is all my fortune.”
But what do you know, he took out two copper coins. I was shocked as if I had been hit in the back of the head by this unexpected situation.
“What? You weren’t jerking off?”
“Yes? What are you talking about?”
“You little shit… You dare disappoint me!!!!!”
“Aaaack!!!!”
In the end, I had no choice but to impulsively take his money and inflict merciless violence. In addition, his entire fortune was not 2 coppers, but 4 coppers. In conclusion, he was deceiving me, so it was justifiable violence.
“Something’s wrong…”
ㅡAaaaaack!!
ㅡKaaaaack!!!
ㅡThe Murder Bard has appearedaaaaaaa!!!!!
In that way, I headed to Lisha-nim’s shop, beating up all the slum dwellers I encountered and getting all the money back. After beating up a few guys, I quickly had a whopping 10 coppers in my pocket.
If I do a little more, I can buy a decent sword belt.
“Something’s wrong.”
But something is strange.
I feel more angry than usual. Well… is it natural? It’s right to be angry when I see the beggar bastards who ganged up on me.
“Well, all’s well that ends well.”
In the end, my one-day chivalrous act ended with a total income of 12 coppers, and I arrived at Lisha-nim’s shop. This is like my home now.
So I didn’t even knock and just went inside.
“Lisha-nim.”
“You’re here?”
Lisha-nim, in her small mode as usual, greeted me. She had a bright smile on her face, and she reached out and hugged me naturally.
“Hehe, I’ve been waiting for you… But what should I do? I don’t think I can transform you today.”
“Oh. Did something happen?”
“I’ve been using quite a bit of magic recently for research. I’m really sorry.”
“Is that so? It’s okay, don’t worry about it.”
Well, I do have that purpose, but I won’t be dissatisfied if I can’t do that. It’s good just to see Lisha-nim’s face.
“Hehe, thank you for thinking that way.”
I talked to Lisha-nim about this and that and got a meal. I was hungry, so I felt satisfied eating homemade food.
“By the way, is it impossible to get any more of those heretical items that you’ve been getting for a long time?”
“Ah, that.”
The heretical items with evil patterns drawn on them.
They were mostly ominous objects with evil magic, and whenever I got such objects, I would bring them to Lisha-nim.
The pattern that I had seen so many times with Elise… I think the last time I saw it was on the chest of the pure white giant who was with the Eternal Life Order priests and ghouls.
Since then, I haven’t been able to see those heretic-related guys.
They’re different from the followers of Ejatz.
I estimate that they probably have similar techniques to necromancers. The place where the Eternal Life Order guys were hiding underground, the place where they were digging the tunnel. There were ghouls there too.
“Unfortunately, I haven’t been able to see them since then. The ones we defeated during the holy war were completely different guys. But if I ever get one, I’ll definitely give it to Lisha-nim.”
“Hehe, I’ll just have to wait patiently.”
“Is it something you need now?”
“It would be helpful if I had it… but it’s not urgent, so don’t feel pressured.”
I wonder where these heretic bastards are hiding.
I nodded and finished my meal. After that, we hugged each other and talked, and then I came out because she had to do business.
Let’s go back now.
When I returned to the dorm, neither of them had returned yet. As usual, I stood in front of the Alraune’s flowerpot as Winia instructed and jerked off, scattering semen on the flower.
ㅡTwitch.
“Ugh, shit. Flower job.”
This is my daily routine.
Come to think of it, the Alraune has grown quite a bit. The petals seem to be more numerous too. It’s growing rapidly because I’m raising it as Winia told me to.
Even though all I did was jerk off, I felt a sense of accomplishment. This must be the mindset of people who grow plants.
After that, I opened the window wide as usual and did a high-intensity bodyweight workout for a long time while wearing only my underwear to train my body, and then I washed myself.
Around that time, Winia and Claudia returned.
“Kat, you’re here already?”
“I didn’t have anything to do today.”
I greeted them and took their clothes off.
Looking at Claudia, she seemed to have gone shopping or something, as her bag was bulging. I also received Winia’s staff and hat and hung them on the wall. After putting away the luggage, Winia, who had taken off her top, said.
“Blackie, did you give Alraune her meal?”
“I just gave it to her.”
“Good job.”
Is that the first thing you ask?
“That’s right, Blackie. I got a job.”
“Oh, what is it?”
“Let’s go catch trolls.”
Trolls?
