Chapter 105 – Jangbo-Do
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Thud- thud-
Inside the dark cave, when only footsteps echoed dryly, Ha-yeon whined.
“I’m a teacher—do you really have a long-distance travel plan?”
“There will be. The shape of the ant nest continues to change, but the roads disappear or are created, not the food warehouses.”
The food warehouse was made by selecting a large space that was easy to store food in other places. As such, moving the location does not happen in a dizzying manner.
Jangbo-do is discovered after 3 years. It was difficult to see that an event that would change the location of the food storage occurred during that time. Sintu knew that, so he hid the map in the food warehouse.
However, while Gaon answered Hayeon, he had some doubts about his own words. It’s a one-in-a-kind case, but there’s a possibility that there’s still an undiscovered food warehouse on the 5th floor.
Of course, even so, Gaon could not make sharp moves. I had no choice but to be patient and explore the food storage one by one.
‘Now there are 5 places left.’
This past week has been particularly busy. It was because of a request from the count’s family. In fact, encounters with mercenaries became quite frequent after meeting Milenia.
Although no conflict has occurred yet, Gaon had a hard time suppressing his rising selfishness whenever the men he occasionally encountered looked at Chorin and Hayeon insiniously.
You have the urge to poke out your eyes.
‘Still, it’s not that bad.’
It’s not that the eyes they see are good. It means that they can move more easily by going around and killing monsters.
The smaller the number of ants, the faster the search was possible. There was even a time when other mercenaries had already taken down a soldier ant guarding a food warehouse and made a bloodless incursion.
I tried to briefly review what happened in the past week, but Chorin awakened that warm feeling.
“Gaon, everyone is here. There is a food warehouse 300m in front.”
Chorin’s eyes, which usually sparkled with emerald light, were shining brightly as if they were radiating eye light, probably because they shared sight with Rinne.
Gaon shook his head, brushed off his thoughts, and gripped his spear tightly.
“Thank you for your effort.”
“Yes, fortunately there is nothing in front of the food warehouse. I think we should go right in.”
“I’m glad. Let’s go.”
If there are no guards, there is nothing to shy away from. Moving quickly and arriving in front of the food warehouse, Gaon could see the empty space as Chorin said. He scrutinized it with a sense of humor, but all he could find were traces that had passed hours before.
‘Looks like another mercenary cleaned up this place too.’
There were marks all over the cave floor that looked like they had been scratched by a sharp weapon. It must have been quite a fierce fight, and the formic acid of the soldier ants was also scattered here and there, giving off a sour smell.
After confirming safety, Gaon gestured to his party inside and entered the food storage. Inside, seeds and fruits of all kinds of plants were scattered. Gaon, who ignored them all and continued on, was able to find what he longed for in the deepest corner.
‘Tree roots!’
The thick tree roots that came down the wall continued to the floor and were gathered in one place. At first glance, it’s easy to overlook it, but Gaon saw it, and it gave him such strong conviction that it would make no sense if there was no Jang Bo-do here.
Gaon, who ran straight ahead, put an aura on his hand and quickly started digging the floor. He dug deep enough for a single person to enter in an instant, to the point where there was no human excavator, and took out a platinum box that shone brilliantly even in the dull dirt floor.
“This is it.”
A pattern of shadows that scatter like the wind. It was also a symbol of faith. Gaon thought about checking inside, but he thought of the two waiting outside and quickly grabbed them and went outside.
The two of them, who had been on guard, looked back at a sign, then opened their eyes wide when they saw the box Gaon was carrying. In particular, the eyes of Ha-yeon, who often whined about wanting to see the sun, shone brightly.
He nodded his head at the eyes facing him as if he was thinking right, and let out cheers.
“Oops! You can go out now! We can have sex!”
Gaon’s expression, which seemed to be excited thinking about the treasure he would find using Jangbodo, hardened.
The desire to go out so far was because I wanted to have sex… It was admirable that he endured it without revealing it, but he still couldn’t hide his somewhat despondent feeling.
Chorin, perhaps noticing Gaon’s condition, stopped Hayeon from jumping up and down.
“Ha, Ha Yeon-ah, be quiet… !”
“What, how are you! Anyway, because of the barrier, other people can’t hear it. Is her sister okay? Now I can go out and have sex with her master!”
“I-I’m good too, but you look too vulgar!”
It was rudeness that a grown woman could not handle for a grown woman to have sex outside. When she pointed out about him, she answered Ha-yeon firmly.
“Where is that! Stop if you don’t like it. I will do it alone.”
“I never said no!”
Cho-rin, who responded calmly in her own way, couldn’t keep her composure when Ha-yeon said that she would have sex alone. Eventually, the two started to argue while having sex.
‘Was this the wise man time?’
Long ago. It reminds me of memories from 20 years ago.
Back then, she often went through what is often referred to as sage time, in which she masturbated and blamed herself for her actions after all her defilements were washed away.
She thought it would be an emotion she would never taste again, but now that she is going through it again, the feeling is bound to be new.
… I didn’t need such a feeling.
“I knew I didn’t like it again. Her sister confused her.”
“When did I! Are you really going to get mad?”
“How are you going to punish me?”
“Ugh… !”
The battle of words between the two came to an end even while Gaon was alone in his thoughts. This time, Chorin could not defeat Hayeon, who was armed with shamelessness. Seeing her speechless and dissatisfied, she sighed and approached, pulling them both into her arms.
“Both calm down. If you keep doing this, you don’t know what will happen when you go back? Ha-yeon, if you keep fighting, I know you’ll get scolded at night. Okay?”
Ha-yeon’s expression was mysterious. She feels like she doesn’t know if this is bad or she’s good, but no matter how much she thinks this isn’t it, she slowly nods her head.
“… All right.”
“All right then. First, find a reasonably safe place and check her box. Chorin will get scolded if you keep doing that. All right?”
“Yes…”
From the moment Chorin was held in her arms, she seemed to have let go of her anger. Or maybe she wasn’t angry in the first place. This series of squabbles has now solidified as a half-play on each other.
Thinking that there was no problem, Gaon let go of the two and moved the location.
After about 10 minutes, Gaon found an empty room of ants that had already been subjugated.
All eyes were on the brilliant platinum box. What more do you need to say at this moment? Gaon opened the lid to reveal the inside.
“What? This…”
“Is it bleeding?”
Hayeon and Chorin said that with slightly surprised expressions.
Inside were five sheets of finely folded paper, all of which had red handprints on them. It seemed that they were in such a hurry that they couldn’t clean the blood properly and sealed it in a hurry.
‘The preservation magic is on.’
As with each piece of paper, this Oricalquim box also had double storage magic. That’s why the bloodstains on the outside have already been erased over a long period of time, but they remain on the inside.
Upon closer examination, the paper was all in good condition. It looked clean and undamaged, as if it had been put there yesterday, to the point where one wondered if it was really something Shintu had hidden hundreds of years ago.
Gaon glanced at Hayeon, who tilted his head, and carefully unfolded the paper.
“And! The map is very detailed.”
“Iknow, right. Everything is recorded from the 1st floor to the 7th floor.”
The destinations on Chapter 5 of the map were all hideouts where Sintu’s legacy was buried. However, the routes to get there were all different. The map, which was recorded in consideration of the possibility of the road changing or collapsing, gives confidence that if you follow it as it is, you will be able to reach it.
After checking all five cards, Gaon folded only the remaining four cards except for one, put them back in the box, and handed them to Chorin.
“Chorin, please keep it in her subspace pouch.”
“Yes! But what about that one?”
Even as he received the box and put it in her subspace pocket, Chorin couldn’t contain her curiosity and pointed at the map in Gaon’s hand.
Gaon looked closely at the map and said.
“I plan to follow the route recorded on the map for a few days from now to see if I can use it properly. That way, we can use it to trade with the black merchant.”
“Eh? A deal?”
Hayeon showed a puzzled expression. It doesn’t seem to make sense that she would bother to sell her hard-earned Jang Bodo to a black dealer. Chorin next to him was also looking at him as if he needed an explanation.
Gaon briefly told the two of them about the return battle. However, at the time, he was moved by the trust and tolerance of the two of them, so he could not tell in detail about his next move.
He said that before setting off for Barrymore, he had to find Jang Bodo in the anthill, but he said nothing about how to use it.
As he was about to talk about his next plan, Gaon opened his mouth by folding the map again.
“Ha-yeon, you must have heard it before. I will act to prevent the world from perishing in the future.”
“Yes! So, I thought I would get good equipment by using Jang Bo-do.”
“Yeah, that would be normal. But as you know, I ate everything in my previous life. Thanks to that, everyone except me died. I don’t think so in this lifetime. I plan on distributing it so that it can go back to others as well.”
“Ah…”
Hayeon’s sigh continued for a long time. Saying that you will share what you have gained through such hard work with others is bound to make you feel a great sense of loss.
He tries not to show off as much as possible, but Gaon, feeling sorry for his face that cannot be hidden, raises his hand and strokes his head.
“Sorry.”
Ha-yeon, who was staring at the floor trying not to show her face, was startled by Ga-on’s apology and raised her head.
“Oh, no. Why is Master apologizing? You don’t have to. You don’t need that weapon! That’s right. Even rubella can make you stronger. Right? All I need is Master!”
I felt sorry for the smile on his face, saying that he was fine. Thinking that this was enough, Gaon lowered his hand and said in a playful way.
“I am glad that you understand. But I never said that Ha-yeon would not give you a weapon.”
“Yes… ?”
“I said I would sell Jangbodo. I never said I wouldn’t raid the hideout.”
“Eh? I mean, I’ll sell groceries, but I’ll keep the treasures in the hideout, right? What is that! It’s a total scam!”
“That’s right. I’m going to cheat from now on.”
It is foolish to commit fraud in a transaction with a black dealer. This is because there are wanted multiples from Lucipeon, who has influence over the entire empire. You will probably be chased by assassins until you die.
However, that does not happen in Gaon’s plan. This is because he intends to sell jangbodo to others by using them as an intermediary bridge, rather than directly dealing with the dark merchants.
Even the contents of the transaction are only limited to shopping, so even if the hiding place has been robbed in advance, there is nothing to lose to the seller and broker in the end. On the contrary, if the brokerage fee secures its share, Lucipheon will be satisfied with that.
Gaon grinned as he imagined what would happen in the future. It’s going to be a little fun from now on.
