Chapter 114 – The Rose Candle Inn
Ian asked with a bewildered face as he finished the soup.
“Ah, so you’re saying you can get the mercenary plaque tomorrow and go to measure your armor? Are we really mercenaries now?”
“Okay, starting tomorrow I’ll be a bit busy.”
“Wow, that’s strange…? To say we are mercenaries…”
The three looked at each other.
It’s been a while since he left town, and he’s already become a mercenary.
What kind of request will be made in the future, and what else will happen-. It is an anxious yet full of anticipation.
But Monica pointed at herself and asked.
“Brother···. Then, what about me…?”
No wonder she expressed her doubts.
Monica was a girl who had never wielded a proper laundry stick, let alone a weapon.
Growing up as a golden jade leaf in a mill house from a young age- How many times must you have experienced harsh things? At most, she must have caught a rampaging rat in the mill-.
But since she was on the road, she couldn’t just cling to the backs of the group and scream. If that was the case, she wouldn’t have brought her in the first place.
Monica knew that too. She was willing to do whatever Seo-joon asked him to do, and in fact, she brought her because she showed such will.
“Starting tomorrow, Monica, you will practice together.”
At Seo-jun’s words- the party looked back at Monica.
A slender country girl with no muscles at all is training…
Her husband, Ian, as well as Lily, who was jealous of her, noticed her worried about her. Nothing else, she had a child in her womb.
Either that or not-, Seo-joon tore the soft white bread he was holding in his hand and dipped it into the soup and put it in his mouth- he continued.
“I saw the shield and the sword. As received tomorrow, it is a special training. Be prepared.”
Shield, sword… Special training…
Monica mumbles Seo-jun’s words over and over again. She seemed a bit nervous, but her eyes lit up as she clenched her fists as if to encourage her.
However, Ian, who was repeatedly scooping and putting down the spoon, carefully brought her words out.
“I, brother… But Monica is not even single, so wouldn’t it be too much for her to practice…? Should something dangerous happen-, I, I can protect you…”
Even as Ian spoke, he glanced at Seo-jun.
Even when deciding how to treat his wife, the way he looked at Seo-joon’s eyes- proved that their relationship was not normal for anyone to see.
To that extent, he was trained by Seo-joon.
A carrot named pleasure and a whip named corporal punishment. It is engraved to the bone. Keep an eye on Seojun-. Fear him and beware-. Follow him faithfully…
Seojun shook his head resolutely, as if he had nothing to think about.
“No, no. If that’s the case, I wouldn’t have brought them from the village in the first place. It was Monica who insisted on following us. We are now mercenaries. In the future, all kinds of dangers will come to us. Whenever that happens, Ian, will you protect him…? Can you guess yes, then… Please answer me when you say something.”
When Seo-jun put a crooked smile on the corner of his mouth and glanced sideways at Lily and Monica, Ian’s face became contemplative. For some reason, I felt like I knew what the words would come out of Seo-jun’s mouth-.
Indeed, after wiping the soup from his mouth with his fingers, Seo-joon sucked it up and finally asked the question- made Ian very difficult.
“Let’s take a simple example-. Let’s say Monica and Lily fell into the water at the same time-. That’s right, because both of them can’t swim. It’s perfect. So, what are you going to do then…? It is a situation where only one of the two can be saved. Don’t say bullshit about me saving one person.”
At Seo-joon’s words, Ian felt the burden of silence- couldn’t come up with any answer-. Lily and Monica bowed their heads and looked at them from the side of their eyes.
Seo-jun took a sip of water, wiped his snout, and continued.
“Let’s be frank. I can’t always be by your side-. What if I’m already dead from an attack by some bastards…? So what if only you guys were left…? You should always be able to think the worst, Ian… Don’t dismiss what I’m saying as just a wild fantasy. Someday – for sure… That will happen. An attack by a gang of bandits was as easy as twisting a child’s ankle—a dangerous task. It really will happen without a break-.”
Seojun’s words were like a prophecy.
In fact, didn’t the joke he muttered when the mercenaries first appeared in the village actually happened-. It’s a ridiculous story about capturing villagers and selling them as slaves.
In fact, they were in one line with the bandits, and if Seojun hadn’t warned him in advance-, Ian might have been attacked and killed by two mercenaries in the middle of the mountain.
The village is… Burned, men killed, virgins raped. He could also have been captured to sell as a slave. Rather, a cruel future might have been waiting for him to the point where he would rather die.
Bumpy…
Seojun, who was tapping the table with the back of his hand, continued.
“Yes. Back to the point. What are you going to do, Ian? Please answer. Monica and Lily. What if you could only save one of the two people…? Who will you choose? Who will you save and who will you let die…?”
The advice Seo-joon gave earlier was obviously beneficial to them.
It was a story that was enough to alert those who had just come to Seoul from the village.
But to be honest, what Seo-joon asked now-, even though it was nicely packaged, it was just a prank that could be seen underneath.
And the meaning hidden in it was – just a scam – and alienation again.
Ian couldn’t answer anything – his pupils trembled.
Lily and Monica…
If I gave one of them a glance—I was afraid it would give off the nuance of giving up on the other person… He couldn’t even raise his head, just staring at the bowl of soup and shaking his legs.
Bang-!
Eventually Lily, impatient, slammed the table. She glares at Seo-joon as if she is genuinely angry and sighs.
“Is it fun to joke around like that…? You bad bastard…”
“Uh, Lee, Lily…!”
Lily hadn’t yet emptied half of her soup bowl, but she jumped up from her seat and climbed her steps. Embarrassed, Ian tried to climb up quickly, but Monica grabbed him.
“Brother···. To be honest, my older brother was talking a lot just now…”
Even Monica, who had furrowed her eyebrows, looked like she had to say something.
No···. It wasn’t that, it was a warning to see Seo-joon and go up first. Ian will be holding on to him-.
Seojun sighed and shook his head.
Yes, this time I was a bit harsh- Seo-joon muttered that and got up from his seat.
“You guys finish eating and come up slowly. I’ll be talking to Lily.”
“Yeah.”
“Yes, bro…”
He patted Ian on the back and didn’t forget to emphasize the reason he had just brought up the story.
“Anyway, Ian. My concern is sincere. Think carefully.”
“···Yeah.”
Hearing Ian’s answer-, Seo-joon patted his back- and comforted him again, and slowly went up the stairs.
After passing through several rooms where I could hear the creaking sound of the bed shaking, I arrived at the innermost room.
When I opened the door and entered, Lily was already covered in a blanket and lying down.
As soon as Seo-joon entered, she screamed wack.
“Go away…! Just tell it to go away…!”
Why is that bitch being so sharp-, being irritated to the fullest-. Seojun knew very well.
That bitch wasn’t angry that Seo-joon asked such a revealing question. It wasn’t because I asked childish questions like whether I like my mother or my father.
Rather, it was because Ian hesitated without choosing himself-.
Or the fear that Ian will eventually choose her Monica over him-.
It’s just that he was scared.
Seo-joon hurriedly approached the bed she was lying on. Then Lily, screaming at him to get out of bed, puts her middle finger in the blanket and holds it out to Seo-jun.
Seo-joon moved the blanket that covered her body aside and jumped on top of her waist.
“Oh, don’t come up! You bastard…! Fuck off! Get out of here…!”
Seo-joon grabbed Lily’s fists as they moved near her face, and held them so that they could be lifted over her head. Then he licked her teary cheeks with his tongue.
“Sirreooooo! Thuat…! Ha, don’t do it! More dirty! It’s terrible…!”
His hand groped her chest and gently tickled where the nipple was located.
Unable to know what Seo-joon’s hand was going to do, she immediately bit her lip. As if waiting, Seo-jun pinched and twisted her areola with her index finger.
“Ugh uh uh uh uh…!”
Lily’s back jumped up, her toes curled up, and then her calves trembled.
