Chapter 51 – Chapter 3: Deseo and Dienbus – 3
I asked the man who was kicked out of the dorm with me.
“Do you know a job that pays a lot of money?”
He answered right away without much hesitation.
“Then of course it’s a port. Because there is a lot of logistics coming in, there is always a shortage of workers. You can make a lot of money by playing there, but the problem is that it is so difficult and dangerous that even men avoid it. “I guess it’s not a place for a young lady, right?”
“Thank you.”
“What. “You said it as a joke, but are you really going to the port?”
“Because I need money.”
“Oh my. What a funny girl. Well, take care of it.”
Early in the morning he headed to the port.
People were standing in line waiting for work.
Naturally, I joined them and listened to the story.
There were various works at the port.
They said I could choose what I wanted to do.
Without hesitation, I participated in the highest paying ‘unloading work’.
It is said to have the highest remuneration, but the number of applicants was the lowest.
In the end, about five people came in, including me.
The supervisor looked at me with a puzzled expression.
“What is that girl over there?”
“I also came to work.”
“What? “Don’t be funny and get out.”
“Why? “Can’t I work?”
“Do you know where this place is and come crawling in? What kind of boat work does a woman do? Don’t you know the unwritten rule?”
“It’s not like getting on a boat. “It’s unloading work.”
“… Huh. That’s right, but do you know how difficult and dangerous this work is?”
Everyone I worked with had big shoulders and a big body.
There were many minor wounds on the body.
It will take a lot of effort and be dangerous.
“It doesn’t matter.”
“Under. Is that so? “Don’t rush and run away later.”
People laughed.
Unloading work has begun.
As I heard, it was quite a difficult and arduous task.
I had to carry the items off the ship to the warehouse, but the boxes were too heavy and there were a lot of them for me to lift alone.
Afterward, I felt dazed and my back hurt like it was going to break.
I gritted my teeth and carried the box to the end.
The supervisor muttered next to him.
“That’s a toxic bitch…” .”
Not only that, but all the men in the port were busy looking at me.
It seemed so fascinating to see a woman working on a boat.
After eating the apple and piece of bread provided for lunch, I go back to work.
When I came to my senses, it was already sunset.
“Ha-ha-ha-.”
I didn’t even have the energy to stand up.
The supervisor handed out daily wages, saying that today’s logistics had been completed successfully.
Five gold coins. It was 5 gold.
The people who worked together smiled brightly, saying that they had hit the jackpot for the first time in a long time.
Originally, it seemed like I was receiving about 3 gold per day.
The guys said it was all thanks to me and told me to follow them to the bar because they would give me a treat.
I refused.
Because I wanted to rest for a little while longer.
I was so hungry that I ate too much at the restaurant.
I ate whatever I wanted and spent 80 silver.
And I spent 50 silver on a quiet regular room, not a noisy shared dorm.
There was nothing better than a regular room. I just closed my eyes.
I fell asleep as if I was fainting, and woke up to the sound of a rough pounding on the door.
Bang bang bang!
“Come out quickly!”
“…”
Now I have become accustomed to the manager’s torch.
Without saying anything, I left the dorm and touched her waist.
My whole body hurts.
Like when running away from bandits.
There was no pain anywhere, including my arms, legs, and back.
I was walking to the port to go to work again.
Suddenly I felt so sick that I collapsed on the side of the road.
“This… No.”
I opened my pocket.
10 gold 20 silver.
No. You can never earn 1,000 gold this way.
Before that, my body will break first.
More money… I need money.
The rare goods merchant said he bought Dienbus for 3,000 gold.
How did that person have 3,000 gold?
Maybe you know how to make money?
Instead of working at the port that day, I first visited a rare goods dealer.
“How to make a lot of money?”
“Yes.”
The merchant smiled and waved his hand without saying a word.
I’m sick of it.
1 gold was thrown.
“Hey. Are you kidding me? “Can I have this?”
“How much do you want?”
“You have to give me 10 gold, so I can buy a bottle of alcohol.”
10 gold is all…
As long as the secret that the merchant is teaching is authentic. It doesn’t matter.
I emptied my pockets and handed it over.
“You have quite a clever mind, don’t you? Because they came to me and asked ‘the secret to making good money at Deseo’. Kyakyakya! Actually, I have a lot of money. But I don’t want to play noble, and fishing is so fun that I live in this shabby warehouse.”
“I’m not interested in your story, so let’s get to the point.”
“You’re so hasty. Let’s see. Are you a ‘virgin’?”
“… Yes?”
He crossed his arms and looked at my body closely.
“Are you a virgin? “Please answer because it’s important.”
“That… Why?”
“Write it. Quickly.”
“Virgin… “It is.”
“Good. Then it will be much easier.”
The merchant said in an excited voice.
“A young and fresh lady is a ‘virgin’… And from my perspective, as I was once the best customer in the red-light district, a beauty like yours makes me the highest quality among prostitutes, right?”
“… What are you talking about!”
“Well, what is it? Why are you angry?”
“Are you crazy? Are you telling me to sell my body?”
“Then?”
Instead, he opened his eyes and asked back, as if he couldn’t understand me.
“Do you know what makes a woman who can’t do hard work the only thing that makes her superior to a man? That means you can sell that pitiful body! Men give all the money they earn through hard work to get a girl. How ignorant is this? “You have the right to take advantage of those stupid men just because you were born a woman.”
It was shocking, insulting, and vulgar.
He chuckled and touched his pants.
“I don’t know if it was bad luck or luck, but I was catching a shark, and it took my dick and went away. But after becoming a eunuch, I became rich. Because I no longer have to spend a ton of money on girls like you. Giggling…”
I didn’t pay 10 gold to hear this disgusting sound.
“… Hey. “If you don’t want to get kicked which hurts more than being bitten by a shark, wouldn’t it be better to tip first?”
“Ah, good. Those calculating eyes. I am slowly becoming like the people of Deseo.”
The merchant smiled vulgarly and spun his body around.
“Deseo, the city of desire, has many perverts worthy of its name. In particular, among those perverts, there are some perverts who only identify ‘virgins’. So virgins have a very high commercial value. Although, of course, she has to assume that the girl is pretty and young. Giggling…”
A stubby finger pointed to my body.
“But you meet all the conditions. She’s young, she’s a virgin, and she has top-notch beauty… The asking price will be at least 300 gold.”
“Four, three hundred…”
For 300 gold…
About half of 1,000 gold.
The money you can get only after doing the difficult unloading work 100 times.
You can get it all at once?
If you say it wasn’t tempting… It must be a lie.
But I didn’t want to do that.
I didn’t even want to think about selling my virginity.
It’s a body I’ve kept for Ritz my whole life.
Really… I really wouldn’t know if that was the only way left.
I wanted to find another possible way.
“No. “That much.”
“Why?”
“Jeon… “Someone is engaged.”
“What’s wrong with that? He says he won’t marry you unless you are a virgin? You are not a noble nor a person from the past. Are there still people like that these days?”
“My body is becoming dirty!”
“Under! This lady is so… “It’s still a long way off.”
He rested his chin on his forehead and sighed.
“When did it become an old-fashioned culture? Is your body dirty? We don’t pay any attention to that kind of thing here. The only thing that determines whether something is dirty or clean is ‘money’. No matter how pretty a girl is, if she doesn’t have money, she’s a dirty bitch. Even if you have been running a brothel for over 10 years, as long as you have a lot of money, she is a gay city that calls you a beautiful and clean wife. “What’s the problem with the large joints?”
“… “Do you really mean that?”
“Then, is this body going to take money and talk nonsense? If you don’t believe me, go find someone else.”
Even if I die, I can’t do that.
He confidently lifted her chin and placed his hand on her chest.
“I’m from a place called Brisden. Yes that’s right. As you said, he is a person with old-fashioned thoughts. So, for the sake of my loved one, I never want to use this body carelessly.”
“You cherish a virgin for love! It’s a tradition that brings tears to my eyes. Ugh- if I were you, I would run to the brothel right now and realize a profit of 1,000 gold in just a week.”
“Let’s talk about something else.”
“Tch. Good. Then, let me tell you about a typical high-paying day job.”
I had a feeling that I would finally be able to hear good information.
The merchant dabbed his hands and turned over his old notebook.
“Hmm, this might be okay. “Try working at a bar at night.”
“A bar?”
“There’s a place called ‘De Clácio Bar.’ It’s a restaurant that sells alcoholic beverages from all over the world. This is a place where many of the richest people in Deseo visit. All you have to do is join rich people, dance with them, talk with them, and give them drinks. I heard that some kids get tips of 30 gold a day if they do well.”
“30 gold?!”
“How is it. It’s a ‘relatively’ healthy workplace, so they don’t ask you to sleep or do anything strange. “I’m just fawning over them to make them feel better.”
“… Then there is no reason to refuse.”
If you work hard for a month, you get 900 gold.
It may take some time, but for now, it was the most realistic way to obtain 1,000 gold.
If you want to work more hours, you can cover it by working a second job during the day.
There were many choices in many ways.
“What do I need to work at that bar?”
“Is there anything else you need? All you have to do is have a pretty face. If it were you, you would pass in one shot.”
“Thank you for letting me know.”
“Tsk tsk tsk…” .”
Suddenly the merchant laughed unpleasantly.
“But you… From what I see, it looks like you won’t be able to escape Deseo and will die within a week.”
It was a creepy voice.
Like a fortune-teller’s horrifying prediction of death.
I’m going to die in 7 days?
I couldn’t understand why they were suddenly saying ominous things after teaching me a lot about how to make money.
However, it didn’t seem like it was meant as a joke.
Because the merchant was looking at me with serious eyes.
“Me?”
“Haha… Should I bet? Ah, if I die anyway, I won’t be able to take the stake.”
“Let’s try it. Am I going to die? Because ‘that will never’ happen!”
Defeating the bear.
Survived a surprise attack by bandits.
I crossed the huge Charrak Mountains and came to Deseo.
But is it even possible to say that he would die within this city, not outside Deseo?
In the first place, I had no intention of dying.
No matter what crisis comes, we will survive.
As it has been until now.
“Kkkk…”
I left the warehouse leaving the unpleasant laughter behind.