## Chapter 204 – The Plum Blossom Swordsman Reincarnated Into The Baek Family
“You bitches… Don’t tell me. Did the Lord of Thebra send you?”
The Senif Merchant Guild he operated had incurred several grudges. However, they didn’t have the capacity to send such skilled individuals.
What came to Holf’s mind was something he had done recently. It was the act of using his connections to check the rapidly growing Korea Merchant Guild in the Thebra territory.
Although it was something he did with other merchant guilds, it was Holf’s Senif Merchant Guild that took the lead in checking the Korea Merchant Guild.
“……”
Yuria looked down at Holf without a word. Her inorganic blue eyes sent shivers down his spine.
Holf realized that his words were correct. Holf was a greedy person, but he wasn’t stupid. If he were stupid, he wouldn’t have been able to grow the Senif Merchant Guild.
The one behind the Korea Merchant Guild was the Lord of Thebra. It was a fact that everyone who knew, knew. From the beginning, there were rumors that the Lord of Thebra had personally bestowed the name Korea, so there was no way they weren’t related.
“That brat from Thebra has crossed the line! Count Slaweid will judge you and that brat and put you on the guillotine!”
“You are the one who crossed the line.”
The shadow wriggled. The shadow moved like a living liquid and wrapped around Holf’s body.
“Wh-what is this! Let go!”
Holf twitched his body. There was nothing he could do without arms and legs.
At first, it was nothing. It felt like he was wearing uncomfortable clothes. However, the black shadow slowly began to tighten around Holf’s body.
“Aaaaaaaah!”
Holf soon screamed. His body felt like it was about to explode, but it didn’t, and it was just giving him pain.
After torturing Holf for almost five minutes, Yuria soon waved her hand. The shadow shrank, compressing Holf’s fat body. It was Holf’s end.
Soon, as the shadow disappeared, compressed flesh, internal organs, and blood began to come out, forming a puddle.
“Cheysi. I’m sorry for taking away your job.”
“……No. It doesn’t matter. It wasn’t a pleasant task to chop that guy into pieces. If the head maid could vent her anger with just that… then that’s enough.”
Cheysi put her greatsword back on her back and turned her body.
“Where are you going?”
Yuria asked her.
“The mission is over, so I have to go back to the mansion.”
“The mission is not over yet.”
“……Was there another mission? I didn’t hear about it?”
“We have to take what we need. Everything here is the master’s property.”
“……Are you telling me to take off the corpses’ clothes and look for money?”
“You don’t have to go that far. However, we have to take the armor and swords they have. According to the master, the value of iron will increase several times later.”
“……Okay. Is that all I have to do?”
“Yes. Just collect the iron and bring it to me.”
Cheysi moved. She collected the armor and weapons of the mercenaries who had fallen on the floor.
“There’s a money pouch. Head maid! Can I take the money?”
Even if the mercenaries had money, it was mostly just small change, so Yuria nodded.
“It’s okay. ……Are you short on pay?”
“No. The pay the master gives is more than enough. But it’s always good to have more money.”
While Cheysi was looting the dead bodies’ possessions, Yuria looked at the carriages.
There were various items, from luxury goods such as jewels and art pieces to animal hides and food. Yuria checked all the items and put them into her shadow.
And then she found a box deep inside the carriage. Unlike other boxes, it had luxurious decorations and was wrapped in cloth.
Judging by how it was stored, this box was likely for a gift.
Yuria opened the box without hesitation.
‘This is….’
They were familiar items.
They were the items that the Korea Merchant Guild was currently selling. To be precise, they were the items that Sung Yujin had brought from reality.
There were spices such as pepper, seasonings such as sugar and salt, and canned tuna. There were also pure white paper, plastic toothbrushes, and cola.
The possibility of hoarding was low. The Korea Merchant Guild was continuously supplying goods.
Then it must be for personal use or to give as a gift to someone.
To give as a gift to Count Slaweid? Would Count Slaweid really like it?
Another name came to Yuria’s mind.
‘…Metis Magic Tower.’
It was the magic tower in the city of Slaweid.
The Senif Merchant Guild also buys salt, dried fish jerky, and seafood that can maintain its freshness for a long time due to preservation magic from the Metis Magic Tower and sells them in other regions.
It was highly likely that the Metis Magic Tower had asked Holf to bring the items from the Korea Merchant Guild. As the Metis Magic Tower, they would want to analyze the items of the Korea Merchant Guild, which had recently been receiving excellent reviews.
Yuria thought for a moment and put the box into her shadow.
“Head maid! What about the horses? They’re expensive, should we take them?”
Cheysi’s husky voice rang out.
Yuria came out of the carriage and said to Cheysi.
“If we take the horses, we might be tracked. Kill them all.”
After taking all the items, Yuria erased their traces and returned to the mansion in the Thebra territory with Amanda and Cheysi.
***
“Haa. Haah… Ugh!”
I was straddling the muscular Cheysi on the bed, shaking my hips. My right hand was caressing her washboard abs. Cheysi did hard training every day, so her pussy was tight.
“……We have successfully dealt with Holf, the owner of the Senif Merchant Guild.”
Yuria, who was next to the bed, calmly reported what had happened this morning.
I listened to Yuria’s report while pounding my dick into Cheysi’s pussy.
“Not only Count Slaweid but also the Metis Magic Tower is involved?”
“There is no definite evidence, but it is highly likely.”
“Haa! Haa! Haaang!”
I grabbed Cheysi’s twitching pelvis with both hands, ejaculated, and pulled out my dick. My semen flowed down from her clean, hairless pussy.
Slap!
I slapped Cheysi’s firm butt with my palm, sat on the edge of the bed, and took the cold water that Yuria handed me and gulped it down.
“Kuh. Cold water after sex is the best.”
I cooled my heated body with cold water and asked Yuria.
“All sorts of things are acting up. It would be difficult to assassinate the head of the Metis Magic Tower, right?”
“Yes. Count Slaweid has increased the city’s security level. If I step in, the assassination can be successful, but it will provoke Count Slaweid.”
If Count Slaweid rushed in without thinking, we would be in trouble too. I gave up on assassinating the head of the magic tower. What was important now was to grow the Korea Merchant Guild.
“What about the guys who were checking the Korea Merchant Guild?”
“This warning has worked properly. They will be quiet for a while.”
“Really? That’s a relief.”
I got up from the bed and put my arm around Yuria’s shoulder.
“I’m going to the bathhouse now. How about you join me, Yuria?”
“Yes. With pleasure. I will wash you, master.”
“Then I’ll wash Yuria’s body. Like we used to. It’s been a while, so I’m looking forward to it.”
***
In the conference room of the Metis Magic Tower, the head of the tower, Mobit, and other magicians were gathered.
Mobit stroked his white beard that reached his chest and looked at the dozens of items placed on the desk.
These items were all sold by the Korea Merchant Guild. There were the same items, but they were obtained through different merchant guilds.
“The analysis results are not good. There isn’t a single one that is properly analyzed.”
As Mobit muttered, the magicians nearby looked at each other. In the end, it was the vice-head of the tower, Haljid, who stepped forward. Haljid was the only one here who could speak to Mobit without hesitation.
“Head of the tower. We have thoroughly analyzed these items. However, we could not find out where they came from at all. Especially in the case of cola and coffee, they are foods that have never existed in this world.”
Mobit reached out his hand. There was a transparent bottle containing a black liquid, a drink called cola. This bottle was also quite unique. It wasn’t glass, but the inside was transparent, and if you applied force, the shape would be distorted but not broken.
“What kind of magic was used to make this bottle?”
“……There was no magical reaction at all. It is highly likely that it was not made with magic.”
“Not magic? Then what is this? You said it was made of something called plastic?”
“I don’t know. Plastic does not exist in this world.”
“It doesn’t exist in this world? What nonsense! It’s right in front of my eyes! It’s not that it doesn’t exist in this world, it’s that you guys couldn’t find it! Do you guys call yourselves magicians?!”
The atmosphere became tense at Mobit’s shout.
“……I’m sorry, head of the tower.”
Mobit closed his eyes and then opened them again.
“I’m sorry, Haljid. I was too angry. I guess I can’t control my emotions well because I’m old. Please understand.”
“It’s alright.”
“Then, did you find out what this item called a can is made of?”
“I consulted with a famous alchemist and found out. It is said to be similar to a mineral called bauxite.”
“What is the price of that mineral called bauxite?”
“……Bauxite is a rare mineral and costs close to 6 million ner per kilogram.”
“They use that expensive thing as a container for drinks?”
Haljid avoided Mobit’s gaze. Even he thought it was a bit strange.
“It seems that the Korea Merchant Guild has the secret of alchemy.”
“Huh…. Really? Then what about salt?”
More than anything else, information about salt was important.
This was because one of the main products of the Metis Magic Tower was salt. The Metis Magic Tower turns seawater into salt and sells it at a lower price than salt from other rock salt mines. Still, it was expensive for the common people.
However, the Korea Merchant Guild was selling salt at a lower price than the Metis Magic Tower. Then was the quality of the Korea Merchant Guild’s salt low? No. It was the opposite. There were no impurities in the salt they sold, and the taste was also excellent.
“Salt is also not made with magic. If it were made with magic, there should be traces of mana left, but there are none at all.”
“Is it rock salt?”
“It’s solar salt.”
“Was there a salt farm in Thebra?”
“No. It’s not salt produced from the nearby sea.”
“What do you know?”
“……I’m sorry. I will analyze it more thoroughly. Just give me a little time….”
“That’s enough. Judging by your looks, it will take at least a few months for the analysis to come out. I’d rather meet the head of the Korea Merchant Guild directly… no, I should meet the Lord of Thebra who is said to have developed these things.”
Haljid was flustered by Mobit’s words.
“Head of the tower! Count Slaweid might misunderstand.”
At those words, Mobit chuckled.
“Haljid. You’re mistaken. Count Slaweid is not our superior. He’s just a business partner.”
“Don’t tell me…. Are you thinking of abandoning the city of Slaweid?”
“Abandon? Was the city of Slaweid ours? The reason we are in this city now is because this city is profitable. If Thebra becomes more profitable than this city, we can go to Thebra at any time. Don’t forget, Haljid. We are not Count Slaweid’s subordinates, but the magicians of the Metis Magic Tower!”
“…Yes. I will not forget.”
***
“Master. A letter has arrived from the Metis Magic Tower.”
“A letter?”
I took the letter that Yuria handed me and tore open the envelope. I quickly read the words written in neat cursive.
Soon, my face frowned.
“Damn it. This guy writes so much. Does he not know how to summarize in three lines?”
There were more flowery words than the main point in the letter. If the main point was 20%, the other 80% was flowery words. This was because it was a letter sent to a noble. The nobles of this world think it is a virtue to attach a lot of fancy words to a letter.
I roughly read the letter and put it on the table.
“Master. May I read the letter?”
“Yeah. It’s okay.”
“Thank you.”
Yuria quickly read the letter. She read all three pages of the letter in less than 10 seconds and organized the letter.
“It says that the head of the Metis Magic Tower wants to meet you, master. Shall we schedule a meeting?”
“No. Why would I meet that old man? Tell him to get lost.”
“I will write a letter of refusal and send it.”
I roughly nodded.
The magic tower was a group that moved for profit, so their purpose was obvious. Not now, but later, it wasn’t the time to meet with the magic tower.
“More than that, I heard that Kyle entered the Goldway Academy?”
“Yes. He is said to have been admitted as a special student in the swordsmanship department.”
“Hehe. Is it finally time? Yuria, we have to go to the Goldway Academy.”
“Yes. I will arrange a ship right away.”
A deep smile appeared on my face.
It was time to steal the heroine and the opportunity from the original story.
