Chapter 69 – 068 Village – Leheel
The village of Lehill, on the way to Wayford, seemed to understand why Yulkam was called a village rather than a village.
Around the river flowing from west to east, there are over 300 households and a population of more than 1,000.
The main road was paved with wide gravel, and Lehill, with its rugged stone mountains and wide paddy fields, fields, and forests around it, could be called a village based on Yulkam.
‘The clothes the residents are wearing are also neat.’
Most of the residents of Yulkam wore clothes that were sewn together at the parted parts, but there are very few people like that here.
The house is also cleaner than Yulkam. In Yulkam, most of the log houses were built by simply trimming whole logs, but in Leheel, there were houses built with processed wood in earnest and occasional stone structures.
= Hwanin. Then we will sell the goods. Please rest in your room.=
Before entering the village, Susa, who was asked by Hwanin to call her by name, naturally said Hwanin’s name and bowed her head.
“Please go.”
Hwan-in and Susa stay at an inn in a two-story log house with a slightly classic yet modern feel.
Susa went straight to her regular customer with Brillit, who still had the aftereffects of the sparring, and Hwanin went into the room Susa held with Issilite, who trudged along like a zombie.
The inn room also had a taste no different from that of modern times by Hwanin standards.
Perhaps the log was just an element to decorate the exterior, but the interior feels like a neat wooden mansion with the processed dark brown wood grain intact.
Upon entering through a slightly narrow entrance, the interior of about 5 pyeong is revealed.
On the left wall, there was a bunk bed that seemed to have been carved out of one wall.
The bed, which seems to have been peeled off and processed smoothly, connects the upper and lower floors with a vintage ladder made of small logs.
“Hmm.”
I thought it was a bunk bed, but the second floor was a place to put luggage.
Check out the first-floor bed with a straw mattress covered in a clean cloth, open a large iron chest and check the empty interior, and look at the candle lantern on the table.
Que? Coo. Kuruk.
The emergency rations walk around on the carpet to see if they like the texture of the carpet on the floor, then sit down on their stomachs and let out a satisfied cry.
Hwanin also set up an ink-colored spear, unwrapped the stone ax from her waist, and placed it on the table, then sat down on her chair and looked at Isilite, who was standing in the distance.
“…….”
=…….=
‘Were we the first customers?’
The guard post and the guards at the entrance to Lehill Village didn’t seem to know Isilite at all.
It was a reaction that could not come out if he had stolen even once.
“Isilite.”
=Why…… Yes.=
Hwanin stared at Isilite for a while, who tried to speak her language but changed it to her honorific.
“Why are you following me?”
= That’s right…… Because there is no one else to cling to except you…….=
“It’s the first time I’ve seen a mixed type that I’ve been sucked into by you. I can’t be sure if I can attain Buddhahood or purify myself.”
= It doesn’t matter. It’s a hundred times better than wandering around alone without a destination……. Until death…… I’m going after the spirit master. No, I’ll be chasing you.=
“Do you think I would allow that?”
In the moment of Hwanin’s reply, which felt extremely annoying, Isilite perfectly understood her own situation.
Although she is a professional who has awakened as a sword warrior, she is confident in the spirit master in front of her, but she is a mana existence.
Rather, it is a cumbersome and annoying lump of baggage clinging to the mixture. Besides, isn’t he the thief who tried to rob him?
When his situation was changed, he had no reason to let himself live.
It’s a situation where you have nothing to say even if you’re taken to a dark place and get stabbed.
I thought he was just a spirit master, but he has formidable martial arts skills. Unknown attacks are a bonus.
No matter how confident he is in his physical defense, if he is hit with an ax repeatedly, his flesh will rot and his bones will break.
If you stick together 1:1, your neck will be broken like a tree being axed by a woodcutter.
Sensing her fear eating away at her heart, Isilite threw away her pride and Nabal and knelt down in front of Hwanin and hit her head.
Thump, thump!
= I was wrong! Sorry! I’ll do anything you ask, so please just save my life!=
“…….”
=Sorry! Sorry! Sorry! Sorry…… !=
“Noisy.”
At the emotionless voice that seemed to freeze her heart, Isilite shuddered as she hit her head.
The fear that a stone ax would strike at the nape of one’s neck at any moment.
The silence lengthens. As the resulting fear took over her brain and paralyzed her reason little by little, her ghostly voice descended like a celestial light and tickled Isilite’s ears.
“I told you yesterday. She can serve 20 years.”
= Yes, yes! We will serve you for free! If you lick her toes too, I’ll lick them! =
“How can you believe that? You are a rogue There is no guarantee that you will not betray.”
My heart ached again. Her instincts vehemently warn her that she must be good at answering this question.
In fact, she was Isilite, who had even thought about it.
Imagine working for about 2-3 years and then escaping at night.
She, of course, had no intention of hurting her. If she did, she might be haunted again and cursed by her soul.
Desperately rolling her head, Isilite remembered two ways she could give her faith to her phantom before long.
Dependent occult contract.
And a unilateral subordination occult contract.
If the former case creates a relationship between an employer and a servant, the latter creates a relationship between a master and a slave.
Both procedures and casts can only be performed by administrators at the city level, and the information is shared with the entire city.
Since it is a secret technique that is known to those who know and unknown to those who do not know, Isilite thought that she could not be known if she was a lofty soul…… I was worried.
Are you talking about the former or the latter?
To bring out the latter, I am afraid of Hwanin’s unknown personality and his sometimes cold voice like ice.
Her body trembles spontaneously when she thinks of the possibility of being taken advantage of and then abandoned without being cleansed, and the possibility that the end of her 20 years of service will be her disposal.
However, if you talk about the former, when you learn the information about the latter, you may be charged with guilt…….
Isilite felt that she was about to die of anger and resentment as to why this had happened to her.
When she died, she wanted to enter the garden of the gods, so she lived an honest life, really avoiding innocent people and meaningless killings, but why!
‘You mean the cost of stealing to survive as a child came back like this? If that’s the case, it’s really too much…….’
Isilite said she was on the verge of tears, but she held it back and said in a trembling voice.
=There is also a unilateral subordinate esoteric contract that can be done by the city administrator. You can do that…….=
Hwanin kept his mouth shut at the system he had never heard of.
An administrative officer, an institution that administers government. The esoteric contract there? Looking at the secret arts, it seems to be a magical contract, but if it is a subordination contract, is it similar to enslavement?
This seems like a problem to discuss with Susa.
Smart smart
[Hwanin. This is Susa. May I come in?]
“Come in.”
Haha. Thanks to Hwanin-nim, the Grenier fur that I was able to obtain has sold at a high price! The product was also sold at a good price, so I’ll give it a shot today…… ?=
Susa, who happily visited the illusionist’s room, saw Isilite kneeling in front of her illusionist, and blinked at her.
‘Hmm. Has she finally realized where she is? It’s not that her hair is so bad.’
Susa read that it wasn’t a big deal from Hwanin’s expression and gently grabbed his arm and led him.
=Come on, I’ll give you a shot today too. Come down. The meals at the inn here and the stage of the dancers are wonderful. If you are late, there will be no seats.=
Susa, along with the porter and escort, came down to the first floor with Hwanin, read that he wanted to ask something, and ordered two tables.
= Wouldn’t it be more comfortable for you guys to sit separately? Eat whatever you want there. Alcohol is not allowed.=
= Ooh! Susa-sama is the best!=
=Thank you!!=
Susa sent three porters and two escorts separately, and the three of them, Hwanin and Brillet, occupied a table, called the waitress, and began ordering food in abundance.
In the meantime, Hwanin looked around the hall on the first floor, where the atmosphere was like a dinner show.
The large space of about 200 pyeong was packed with dozens of tables, and on one side of the wall was a stage about 3m high.
The empty table quickly fills up as soon as Susa and Hwanin take their seats, as if it were not an empty word to say that there will be no seats if they arrive late.
In an instant, a delicious smell began to vibrate while hundreds of people swarmed and made noisy white noise.
=Oh, the food is served!=
The food that started coming out after a while was delicious enough to understand Susa’s behavior as she rubbed her hands in anticipation.
The main dish is the grilled bird with sweet and sour sauce, followed by an endless array of fruit and vegetable dishes.
That wasn’t all. After a while, the orchestra started playing a piece, and the four stringed and percussion instruments played a little unusual, but very cheerful and upbeat music, heating up the atmosphere.
In the heated atmosphere that had been completed, a loud cheer suddenly erupted, and the moment he turned around to the stage, Hwanin doubted his eyes.
‘Can-can dance?’
Young and pretty girls like K-pop idols were dancing in perfect order, similar to a cancan, wearing skirts 20cm above the knee and sensuous waitress uniforms with large cuts in their breasts, exposing most of their upper breasts.
The cheers and whistles of the men resonate loudly whenever the women’s feet rise and their underwear, which has a small area, is exposed.
Every time her breasts protrude from her clothes and sway from the maids’ violent movements, the heat heats up.
Hwanin looked at the table full of food with a serious face.
The main dish, a bird, resembles a roast turkey stuffed with fruits and vegetables in some country.
This is similar to egg rolls and that is similar to steamed eggs. It’s a salad, so it’s nothing strange since you go to any country, but this…….
‘Miso? Plus, it’s a pickled dish that’s similar to a sauercrust, and this looks like a side dish.’
Hwanin’s gaze returned to the ladies dancing on the stage.
The underwear that was exposed whenever the legs were wide apart was not the pumpkin pants-like underwear worn by the wives and children of Yulkam Village, but palm-sized thongs or thongs that barely covered the genitals.
Furthermore, the cat garter that was tying her thighs tight and the shoes shining red like patent leather shoes.
=Hwanin?=
Hearing Susa’s voice, I turned to him and saw a worried expression on his face.
= Do you not like places like this? If you don’t like it, there’s a separate room in the back, so go there…….=
“No. I like the lively, fun atmosphere.”
= Yes…….=
“Really. I was just a little surprised to see a culture I didn’t expect to see here.”
= Oh, is that so? It’s like hearing that the origin of that stage is the culture of a country far away. Was that the culture of your country?=
To be precise, it’s a French culture.
Hwanin nodded his head with a moderately puzzled face and took a bite of his cabbage cutlet.
“…….”
It’s slightly different in salty and slightly sour taste, but it’s definitely similar to an outside dish. Soybean paste must also have been made with soybean paste (fermented soybean paste).
Whoaaaaa-!!
Another cheer erupted, and I looked toward the stage, wanting something.
Unlike earlier, there was only one woman standing on stage in a thin dress with light green hair hanging down.
= Oh! Was it Galutien’s turn today?=
‘Well? Homecoming……. Right. Is that woman a Fleur?’
She looked closely and her ears were pointy and long. She has a small face and delicate features, and she is even slender, so she is a woman who meets all the requirements for beauty.
After a while, the quiet hall was filled with a woman’s falsetto.
The lyrics were a common love song, but her voice was so clear and pure, and the octave was high. At the climax of her song, Hwanin felt as if her clogged heart was being opened.
‘I’ve never been to a dinner show, but if I did, I’d feel like this.’
Hwanin, who had calmed her confused mind thanks to her Fleur woman’s song, forgot about her doubts and quietly enjoyed her food.
After the early evening stage, while her musicians played softly, Hwanin appropriately accepted Susa’s admiration and continued her story.
“Did you say Galutien? Your voice is really beautiful.”
= Right?! I was able to see the Fleurs a few times due to my job, and their voices were really soft and sweet like an oriole. Among them, Galutien is unique. I’d love to hear that voice every day if possible…….=
Galutien 2-3 times a month. She was a Susa who couldn’t hide her regret, saying that she would go on stage when she felt like it, and that a peddler like her could only be seen with a lot of luck.
While continuing her story while playing her accompaniment, when most of the food on her table was gone, Hwanin explained why her Isilite was in her room.
= Huh. She first mentioned that she had a unilateral subordination occult contract? It must have been really shitty.=
“Is that such a sure reason for arrest?”
=Of course. A unilateral contract of subordination is just a fancy word, in reality it is a slave contract. Once a contract is entered into, it is difficult to break it. That’s why she manages directly from the administrator. =
When an application for a subordinate occult contract is submitted, the administrative officer selects a person in charge, first confirms that normal communication has occurred between them, investigates whether there has been any occult interference in the process, and finally draws up the contract and concludes the contract only when both parties agree to the terms of the contract. Can proceed
The cost of conducting the contract is about the same as the living expenses of ordinary people for a year, and the cost is paid in advance, and even if the contract is canceled in the middle, the cost is not returned.
“What if I violate the terms of the contract?”
=If you violate the terms of the contract, whether intentionally or unintentionally, a serious penalty will fall. In some cases, you may be cursed with phase power and unable to use your abilities for a certain period of time, or lose your job and become physically crippled. In serious cases, it could be life-threatening.=
Susa explained that this is the case for those with jobs, and if an ordinary person violates the contract, he will immediately die from the reverse flow of qi and blood.
Hwanin frowned as the penalty was worse than expected, so Susa added quickly.
=Oh, this is the case of a normal subordination contract. In a unilateral subordination contract, for example, if Hwanin is A and Isilite is E, only E will be penalized. Instead, the verification process is complicated.=
“Is that so? Then it will be fine.”
If the subject of the contract was a general magician, he would have wondered if it was a fraud, but if the administrative agency was in charge of managing it, he could believe it.
= If Hwanin-nim had said that he would just pick up that woman, I would have followed her around and stopped her for days and days. =
“Is that so?”
= Wasn’t he the boss who led the thieves? As a result of sharing a few words of conversation, it is true that I am not the type of person who calmly deceives others, but it is true that I have doubts if I can trust him
Susa, who nodded at her words, glanced at his stairs and said to Hwanin with a congratulatory smile.
=But if you make a subordinate contract, the usage is endless. Her body looked particularly strong, so if her Hwanin-nim’s skills were good, it would be okay to use her as her shield. Oh, have you thought about the terms of the contract?=
“I plan to set up a double-triple safety device to prevent betrayal. Other than that, nothing else.”
Susa expressed concern, even if it was small, at the conditions that were too soft to back down.
=If you think about the character of the leader of the thieves, I think it would be better to control food, clothing and shelter…….=
“Won’t you lose your motivation if you tie it too tight? I intend to use it as a porter, but I want to refrain from bringing danger to myself, such as inviting a monster by following it unmotivatedly.”
Susa nodded her head, indeed, at the story that she was thinking of putting a small carrot in the contract so that she would have some motivation.
Although he sometimes makes cold-hearted judgments, the spirit master was a master who mistakenly thought that a good person was a poem.
Other people would just squeeze out the oil like extracting oil from the marrow, but to think of the slave’s will.
In fact, he was Susa, who thought that he could prevent suicide by taking advantage of the mixed reaction, but he did not speak out because he was afraid that his impression would deteriorate.
=Isilite will have a very generous masterhaha.=
It is questionable whether the parties would think so.
