Chapter 113 – 113 – Anger, Conversation
[Keep in mind. Cheonmushinism does not tolerate fights taking place inside guesthouses. If those women come out, we will surround them!]
[Of course, it is equally dangerous to spark sparks from the outside in. Because the leader of the Protestant religion is right there! Those who use memorization should be careful about the direction of the window because they don’t want to die!]
Sounds that can only be heard by those who have mastered the inner skills come and go in a hurry. Along with him, heavily armed men and women were crowding around the guesthouse. Quietly, secretly.
And they all looked shabby, as if they had been beaten somewhere.
That’s because it actually came from being severely squeezed somewhere in the wasteland. It’s not just the outside that’s bruised and broken.
Although they were warriors who had made a name for themselves in their respective bases, their pride had been hurt deep down.
[Damn bitches. It shows that a wild beast is dangerous only when it is injured -]
Growling.
[-Shit.]
Besides, I was hungry.
As someone’s stomach vibrated without even noticing, the warriors recalled with a gloomy expression.
Their target, the extermination party, would be resting comfortably in their guest room by now. And the dinner they will be enjoying.
[If you receive the bounty from the Church of Cheonmu, you can eat only the most expensive dishes, whether duck or pork, to your heart’s content for the rest of your life]
[Shut up, Hongsalgwi. I’m getting hungrier!]
[···Let’s not be weak. If those bitches are willing to fight for patience, then accept it! If the lodging fee runs out, you will have no choice but to be kicked out!]
If you had the money, you could go into the guest house and keep a close watch on them, but no one bothered to mention that fact.
Right now, they were literally strangers. Because the Special Monster Extermination and Removal Party party took away all of their supplies.
They left only enough water and food to return home, and the women kept the rest or burned it with dragon fire. A measure to show mercy without killing, but to scare and prevent further pursuit.
However, in the end, the warriors decided to waste the little food they had by lying in ambush for several days.
It was closer to desperation than foolishness. Because they had no place to return to in the first place.
It was they who boasted that it didn’t take much effort to win over young, clueless girls and that they would soon make the group they belonged to rich.
So, if you go back empty-handed, their clan lord, a rival from a neighboring clan, or a debt collector who visits every day will question you with a deep smile. Something like, ‘Is that why you didn’t get that easy bounty?’
Ilryu pays for failure with face, but Yeoryu loses everything the moment he slips. We have to somehow return with results.
Therefore, since it has been confirmed that this is a tiger that can never be caught alone…
‘Damn. Who knew it would be so difficult to catch one fit porter? After all, there is no empty money in this world.’
‘Everyone except me is a bunch of idiots who don’t want to deal with each other, but it makes sense to join forces.’
‘Of course, the one who becomes the owner of the bounty in the end should be me!’
The warriors, ready to stab each other at any time, tried to suppress their hunger and laid a solid ambush. Eliminating odors, wearing wasteland-colored cloth, and imitating parts of the terrain.
And all I could think about was the porter’s bounty, which was rising through the roof.
Does heaven help those who work hard? The warriors soon got what they wanted.
Not long after the ambush, one of the women’s group came running out of the guesthouse.
[Should I attack you?]
[It’s a concerted attack. Three, two, one-]
“Don’t say that!”
It may not have been shouted as a warning, but it was an effective warning. As they said, the joint attack was a complete mess.
The young woman, who had been screaming and tearing at her bandana, suddenly kicked a nearby rock. Very hard. As if she was dissatisfied with the fact that her own feet were fine.
But it wasn’t the woman’s foot that broke. Half of the rock was broken into pieces and turned into pebbles. And the other half flew in the sky as lightly as a leather ball.
The soldiers who were watching in ambush imagined what it would have been like if the person who had been kicked was not the rock but themselves.
And then they silently put back their weapons that they had taken out. In addition, the camouflage cloth was covered a little more carefully.
‘···Now that I think about it, if we attack now, they might be watching through the window and get a feel for it.’
‘They might have sent just one person on purpose to see if there was an ambush. Let’s wait and see.’
‘Guys. However···.’
‘I told you to shut up, Hongsalgwi!’
‘···Is he crying?’
The ambushers’ eyes turned to the hooded woman.
Even though I wandered through the wilderness, my soft skin was probably in my twenties after a lot of work. In the shadow of the hood, bright red, swollen eye rims can be seen between the bangs.
“A weakling bastard tricked me into doing this. I took advantage of it for whatever I wanted, right? I knew it clearly!”
He kicks a few more rocks and suddenly stops. And then he squats down, cupping her face as if he is remorseful. A girlish emotional gesture that does not match her murderous physical abilities.
“Well, anyway, it was a bad thing from the beginning. What did I expect? From the beginning, I threatened that bastard’s life, and he dropped a mace on my head! How can something that started that way end well! “
[···Is there anyone among us who hit that Tigris’ head with a mace?]
[Not me.]
[I don’t know who he is, but he’s a good guy.]
Most of the ambushers who were watching worked hard to understand the situation.
Have I suffered a broken heart? Was there some internal strife? It’s clear that he was hired as an escort for the target, but did he get upset because the commission fee was taken?
Some people even began to have strange thoughts because their judgment was clouded. It seems that their struggle to overcome the difficulties was indeed difficult. After being chased and chased, he was forced into a remote guest house and felt that he could not escape, so he reached his emotional limit.
[I feel sorry for you.]
[···What if I feel sorry? Can you at least bring me a handkerchief so I can blow my nose?]
[No, I just feel sorry for you, you idiot!]
No matter how infamous the Tigris is, getting injured or killed by the enemy during a mission often happens.
The entire Hwanhwa song does not stand up and take revenge on such a trivial sacrifice. It’s not because they don’t have the strength to take revenge, but because there’s a tendency to overlook it as the victim’s weakness.
[So how much of a burden will it be? Even though she is a race born as a warrior, she is only a girl who has now reached the age of maturity-]
“Just now, who is it?”
The white-haired Tigris paused.
“What are you guys?”
A cold goosebump that gives me goosebumps. The warriors felt cold in the middle of the day and froze. Being able to see through Jeoneumsul means a difference in level.
And that halting gesture, bright red face, and venomous eyes…
[It looks like he was angry because he showed his shameful side.]
[···If you heard that, what are you planning to do, Hongsalgwi?]
“This…Profit…!”
[···I heard it.]
Only then did the warriors remember something they should have done a long time ago. For example···.
If the Tigris realizes that there are eyes watching, how much energy will it invest in eliminating witnesses and alleviating embarrassment?
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After the uncomfortable meal, the leader called me into a carriage parked in a corner of the wasteland.
And I got a glimpse of my future through the window of that carriage. Outside, in the wasteland near the inn, through the warriors of the East soaring high into the sky due to Garam’s violence.
Their screams, obviously ambushed near the guesthouse and swept away in anger, seem to foreshadow something that will definitely happen to me.
No, it’s probably more than that. If I make such a fuss just because I showed the sadness of a broken heart, what on earth will happen to me?
“The truth is, these days, I am seriously feeling the weight of what I have done.”
“Stumbling upon the tricks that the weak desperately try to use to survive. This is something that will inevitably happen if you are born as a strong Tigris.”
The head of the church, a father with a daughter, nodded his head solemnly.
“Garam will be okay. He’s a strong kid. I’ll scold him well.”
The eerie sound of rocks crunching and collapsing. The leader spoke after a short interval.
“First, wait for the anger to subside. From experience, there is no use in talking now.”
“I’m sorry for using Garam and for hurting you.”
“Of course I should be sorry. If you have children someday, I’ll probably understand, but the truth is, I still want to turn you into a mess.”
However, that graveness did not seem to be forgiveness. The religious leader casually said something scary.
And he added with a sigh:
“If only it weren’t for the fact that my responsibility was greater than yours. My wife was the one who ordered me to put a bounty on you in the first place. You were the one who was scared by that fact and tempted Garam. But in the end, you obeyed her words to put a bounty on you. “I am the one who followed and forced you into a situation where you had to use Garam.”
The leader looked around the spacious space inside the carriage, sat down on his chair, and gestured to his subordinates.
Then the three guards, covered in black uniforms and masks, began tying the religious pole with strong ropes.
This is embarrassing.
“This is a rope called Gyoryongrok that can never be untied by force. It’s something I usually use for my wife, but today I’ll have to use it myself.
“···Sir?”
“You don’t have to run away. You won’t be tied up. This is a reasonable step toward conversation. I promised Eshen I wouldn’t harm you.”
I swallowed my saliva and swallowed my words as well. ‘Rather, I was worried that the daughter and father would have similar tastes’, instead of upsetting the cult leader, it just went down my gullet.
Today, I will have to use the rope that used to restrain my wife in front of a cross-dressing man. If you hear it wrong, you will misunderstand.
As if reading what I was about to say from my expression, the leader added in a harder tone.
“When I say that I use it with my wife, I mean that I use it when we have a conversation where there is a possibility of conflict between the couple. So that Hwa-ryeon, who is several times stronger than me, doesn’t get angry and hurt me.”
“Aha.”
“What I mean is, if you don’t do this, I might be foolish enough to attack you.”
“If I say anything, the leader will be so angry that he will attack me… I think you understand.”
“It’s not just Eshen. Tell me every single detail. What you’ve experienced and seen since you joined Eshen’s organization until today. The Protestant intelligence network was clearly watching you as you became closer to Eshen, but there were no ships or suspects in the enemy group. “We don’t know what happened on base.”
“Okay.”
“Especially regarding that ‘threat to all’, the more information we share, the safer we will be able to deal with it.”
A threat to everyone. A strange bastard who attacks his opponent regardless of whether he is a dragon, a king, or a porter.
Gunther Waldenhardt. And the motherfucker of many other names.
I swallowed my saliva. It seems that the cult leader did not call me to interrogate or intimidate me.
Of course, if you want to hear a 100% honest story from me, your father will be a little upset.
“Before we begin, I would like to clear up one misunderstanding.”
“Something?”
“Garam was the one who had his eyes on me and suggested a date, and the one who said he wouldn’t hire me unless we went on a date. It’s not that I seduced Garam first.”
The priest’s chair shook. It seemed like it was fixed to the floor.
“If I had known she was a minor in the first place, I wouldn’t have even bothered to search her.”
This time the entire carriage, which was quite large, shook. The sect’s guards looked at each other a little worried.
The leader, who was gritting his teeth with a lot of strength in his forearms, barely took a deep breath and raised his head.
“It was a wise decision to tie him up with a rope.”
