Chapter 83 – Blade of the Demon (6)
Suma, Makio and Hinatsuru.
The three of them were standing side by side and looking at Seo-jun, as if they were close friends at this time as well.
‘Emotions felt are all different.’
Suma is curious.
Makio is wary.
Hinatsuru is suspicious.
The characters of the three came out very well.
Seojun lightly waved her hand toward them.
With as many smiles as possible, of course.
The response came right away.
Suma blushes, Makio frowns, and Hinatsuru falls into deep thought.
‘See you later.’
After greeting the three of them, Seo-jun followed the guide to the largest mansion in town.
***
The head of the shinobi village, the father of Uzui Tengen, had a private meeting with Seojun.
Well, even if it’s a private meeting, I can’t really say it’s a solo meeting because I can feel the presence of the ceiling or under the floor.
“So, what are we going to do with us outside?”
Widely.
‘Tenno Uzui’, who turned the smoking pipe, asked Seo-jun.
Seojun smiled and said.
“As you have been informed beforehand, it is to hire you guys.”
“It’s a job…”
Tenno Uzui narrowed his brows.
He didn’t like that offer very much. However, the current situation they were in was not too good to refuse.
Her very existence as a shinobi is as if it had ceased to exist around the Edo period.
Naturally, after the Edo shogunate, when the regional feudal system was completely established and the chaos of power gradually disappeared, regional powers no longer needed to do things like assassination or spying.
‘We have to revive the family.’
The current head of the Uzui family, the Tenno, thought.
No matter what happens, I will have to revive the family. He had never done anything for that. However, all of them failed, and it is currently in progress.
‘Is this an opportunity?’
The Tenno saw this as their chance.
However, there were so many corners that I was reluctant to accept blindly.
Above all, he vaguely noticed that everything Seojun said was not the truth. After thinking about it for a moment, he cautiously opened his mouth.
“I want to know why you want to hire us.”
“Intelligence and Combat.”
“Battle aside… It’s information You want a spy?”
“Similar. It may be a bit different from what you guys think.”
“Hmm?”
Seojun said to the puzzled Tenno.
“Goblin. We need information about goblins.”
“…”
The Tenno shut his mouth.
Originally, it is normal to express resentment, saying, “What nonsense?”
However, he knew that he had been active as a shinobi family for a long time. The fact that goblins that eat people actually exist in this country.
‘No way…’
And the fact that there are hunters who catch such goblins.
‘Is it a ghost squad?’
Demon Slayer.
Swordsmen who hunt goblins.
The Uzui family, who had been active as shinobi for a long time, also knew about them.
However, I never had any contact. It was because the field they walked in was completely different. Demons kill demons to protect people, and shinobi kill people to protect their master.
The two couldn’t mix just because of that.
“… Are you a demon slayer?”
“Okay.”
“Huh, how could the demon slaughterhouse…”
“Because you are experts in information gathering. We need information now. That’s a lot of it, and it’s accurate information.”
“Okay.”
The Tenno shook their heads at Seo Jun’s immediate reply.
My head is too complicated. No other leader in history would have ever had a more complex mind than he does now.
“… I need time to think.”
“However much.”
Seojun crossed his arms.
He was confident enough to wait.
Tick tock.
Time passed quickly.
After thinking about it for almost thirty minutes, the Tenno’s mouth slowly opened.
“Whoa, I get it. I accept the offer.”
But, he added.
“You should definitely be treated and compensated accordingly.”
“Of course. Dozens of small towns like this promise goods that can be revitalized.”
“… I want to be hot.”
Seojun and Tenno signed a contract on the spot.
“Let’s rest for a few days in this town.”
“Isn’t there anything to see?”
“We are going to collaborate in the future, wouldn’t it be nice if we got to know each other better?”
“That too… However, since there are no guests from outside, there are no accommodation facilities, so we have to rent someone else’s house and stay there.”
“Hmm.”
Seojun touched his chin for a moment.
However, he soon nodded his head.
“If there is an empty lot in the village, give it to me. I will make a temporary shelter there and use it.”
“… Hmm. I see.”
Seeing the Tenno nod, Seo-Jun stood up.
“Then I’ll be looking around the town. Tell me when you’re ready.”
Drooling.
Seo-joon, who had just left the room, hesitated.
Then, looking back as if he had remembered something, he said to the Tenno.
“Oh, and I hope you refrain from overusing normal people in the future. Even if it’s like this, there’s a shortage of manpower. It’s better to have at least one more hand. You know what I mean? Good job then.”
“…”
The Tenno stared blankly behind Seo-jun, who disappeared without saying that.
Soon, his brows slowly narrowed.
‘Have you been watching us from before? So secretly that we, the shinobi, can’t notice?’
The Tenno have forced their children to train with incredible intensity in order to revitalize their families.
The three who couldn’t stand it died already. It’s been quite a while, but knowing that means that you’ve been watching him for a long time.
‘I guess I was playing on the palm of my hand from the beginning.’
Ha ha, the Tenno let out a helpless laugh.
***
“Everything is there.”
For a village tucked away in the corner of a rural mountain, there was surprisingly everything there was.
At least, it was the sound of making sure that the role as a village was clear.
‘Oh, there’s a hot spring too?’
Lucky.
Shall we unwind here today?
As Seo-joon thought about it, he wandered around the village and gazed at him.
‘Please show a lot of interest.’
Well, that’s understandable enough.
He was probably the first guest to visit their village.
So, Seo-joon walked around the inside of the popul village and remembered roughly where it was and what the topography was like.
Then I met a familiar face.
It was Suma.
“Hi?”
“To?! Me, there…”
As Seo-Jun approaches and greets her, she, who was walking in her path, trembles.
The bewilderment was evident in both of her eyes. Seo-joon sprayed her with a pheromone of safety to reassure her.
It was then.
“Hey you! What are you doing to Suma now!!”
Tata that!!
Makio, who ran quickly, blocked Seo-jun and Suma.
She sent a look full of wariness to Seo-jun. At that, Seo-jun smiled bitterly and took a step back as if to announce that he was harmless.
“Calm down. I just wanted to ask for her guidance.”
“Hey, do you know how to be fooled by that?”
Makio snorted at her.
Whether or not, Seo-jun sprayed his own pheromone. His pheromones had a fairly rapid onset of action.
At this distance, the effect takes place in a matter of seconds.
“… After, done. Don’t approach it for nothing, watch it calmly and then go back.”
Look at that.
It’s a little softer than the first.
“We’re going to be cooperating soon, aren’t you being too thorny?”
“… Cooperation?”
Makio tilts his head.
Seo-joon smiled and briefly summarized the events at Du-ryeong’s house.
Then Makio’s expression subtly changed.
“That word is true… ?”
“Okay. Your head will tell you soon?”
“… Ah.”
Embarrassment shows in Makio’s eyes.
She said in a voice that soon crawled out of her restlessness.
“… Mi-sorry.”
She shook her body.
The real power of this village is the Uzui family.
Other than that, all shinobi are their chess pieces. That’s why, if they were caught saying harsh words to a guest of the Uzui family, it was certain that they would be treated harshly under the guise of training.
“It’s okay. I wasn’t too upset.”
Seojun laughed and shook his hand.
Makio asked him in a jolly manner.
“Me, really?”
“Okay. Rather, I want you guys to ask for some guidance.”
At those words, Makio’s expression brightened.
At first, I was wary of him because he was an outsider, but when we started talking to him, he seemed to be a better person than I thought.
“Ah, yes! Let me guide you! Right Suma?”
“Eh… Me too?”
Glance.
Suma looking at Seojun.
He was just smiling brightly.
Even so, it was a very plausible appearance, so Suma immediately nodded his head instead of answering.
That’s how Makio and Suma guided Seo-jun.
“…”
Hinatsuru cautiously followed them.
