Chapter 246 – The Drug Dealer
“Thank you for your effort.”
A black-haired woman wearing a cotton thread handed Seo-jun a teacup.
A steaming cup full of hot steam.
A faint sunlight seeps through the tent.
The side of the face of the man sitting across from him shines white.
The dark-haired woman looked at the man’s face and swallowed.
Her sharp nose and straight eyebrows. Black pupils inside the torn eyes. The snow-white skin and chiseled jawline were unrealistic.
Aside from being a handsome man who looked like he was carved out of pieces, a dangerous energy flowed through him.
Sitting next to Seo-jun was the lumpy brother who had headed to the demon cave together.
Although his older brother had always been taciturn, his younger brother had none of the usual noisy atmosphere.
It is to be silent until Seo-joon brings up the story.
I knew how proud the two brothers were. He had that much skill- The two brothers were given an attractive woman once a week.
Her older brother’s insistence on her made her weekly troubles. The walls were also bizarre, so every child he faced shook his head. I just don’t want to deal with that guy.
Those two brothers were hard to deal with, even for her who had a considerable presence in her village.
Those two men are looking at that man right now.
She didn’t even drink the teacup in front of her – she was only looking at that man.
The sunlight filtering through the bamboo poles that blocked the entrance to the tent. The man who had been looking at it from a distance turned around. It was only then that I found the teacup in front of me and reached out and grabbed it.
The man’s nostrils widened, and white steam was sucked into the man’s nostrils.
The man raised an eyebrow. He is handsome But he doesn’t come all the way. It’s cool. The air was very calm.
“It smells good. Still.”
“···Yes?”
The woman responded with a calm smile, but she couldn’t help the slight trembling of the corners of her mouth. She rolled her eyes and looked at Brother Lump-Beak – beads of sweat were dripping down her temples.
They are also in a state of tension. Why···? The woman glanced at the man again.
Hurulup-
The man took a sip of the tea and swallowed it in one gulp. He then tore the corners of his mouth and grinned. The woman involuntarily nervously twitched her fingers.
The teacup was set down violently, causing the tea in the cup to splash around and wet the floor.
The escorts sitting across the cloth tried to move, but the woman clenched her fists.
It was a signal not to step out. Not yet.
The woman clasped her hands in her lap and waited for her words to come out of the man’s mouth.
“Is there any reward?”
“···Yes?”
“I saved the village from danger, but I thought I shouldn’t have received something-.”
The man’s words were very rude – but not wrong.
“…Of course I have to do it. He risked his life and went to the devil’s cave, so he deserved it…”
“Would it be enough for 100 gold coins?”
“…”
The woman closed her mouth and stared into the man’s face.
She didn’t seem to be joking. The teacup draws thin steam here and there.
The woman answered.
“It is an outrageous amount.”
“Ha- that can’t be. Aren’t you guys drug dealers?”
As soon as the man finished speaking, the guards from beyond the cloth rushed in with their spears and pointed them at the man’s neck. It had been such an instant that the man could not even react.
But the man grinned as he looked at the tip of the spear that threatened to stab him in the neck.
How can you be so relaxed even before death…
The escorts look at the woman as if asking whether to kill or not. Her hand still clenched into a fist—she asked.
“How did you know that-.”
“How can you not know that the smell of the medicine is making your nose run out? I rode very well this time. My throat is stuffy and I’m about to choke.”
“…”
The woman stared at the man’s face through her veil.
Do you believe in something-?
If he was thinking of trying to get the Lumpy Brothers on his side by revealing that he had used drugs, he was very wrong.
It’s a fact they already know. They, of course – some of the village’s important people knew that she was using her medicine to hold the village’s center.
Yes, this is a necessary evil.
To save the village, to protect the village from crisis.
The man mumbles
“I saw a peddler wearing a cotton thread in the village I stopped by on the way. But well, he was a leper and was welcomed by people. A leper mixes with people…? Is this something strange? Yes?”
The man grinned and grabbed the teacup. Then, with a relaxed mug, he took another bite of the teacup. No – not a mouthful. He gulped down until the glass ran out.
The woman’s eyes flickered through the cotton thread.
If you drink that all at once, even if the symptoms of poisoning come, you will come back firmly. Breathing will be rapid and proper doctor judgment will be impossible-.
However, the man did not show any reaction.
With the back of his hand, he stole the tea water from his mouth, looking no different from before drinking it.
“You guys have been selling drugs to the nearby villages. Right?”
Yes, the man was indeed right.
Stagnant water must rot. The village was already on the path of decline long before the demons appeared. Even in order to keep the village running smoothly- circulation was absolutely necessary.
That’s why I chose the drug dealer.
Those who buy drugs don’t care who they are dealing with.
Whether the opponent is a butcher, a sailor, or a leper–it doesn’t matter. As long as I can buy the medicine at my price, that’s enough. Once addicted – buy even if the price goes up.
But I didn’t know that the tail would be caught. I thought it was going on in secret… Anyway, the important thing was what that man wanted.
“So what you want is-“
“I told you. 100 gold coins.”
The man said it calmly, as if he had no concessions.
Do you know that the spear blade casts a shadow on your neck…? Or is it just pretending to be nonchalant – bluffing?
“It’s not like we don’t have anything, but if we give it all, it’s a huge financial burden on our side.”
“I don’t mean no. Then change the conditions.”
The man closed his eyes and smiled.
“200 gold coins.”
Hey, you bastard…!
Among her escorts, a particularly loyal woman swung at her head with her spear at the words of her man. But she said yes. She should have rather stabbed her throat with the blade of her spear straight away.
The man ducked his head forward to avoid the window bar—and grabbed the collar of the other escort who was trying to catch him from the other side—and turned him over.
Boom-!
The woman fell over, raising dust on her floor, crunching her body like a worm.
The woman who swung her lance turned her eyes away and swung her lance. Like a wasp that raises and stings her stinger – spear blades tear through the air.
However, the man avoided her woman’s attack like water flowing without a smile on his lips. Wait a minute – a man who strikes the blade of his hand and splits the spearhead in half.
“···Uh?”
She looked bewildered as the woman held her spearhead, which had been cut in half.
Ujik- The man’s fist hit the woman’s ribs.
Whoops-! The woman flew off and rolled to one corner of the tent.
The other escorts from behind drew their weapons and approached.
Even more so, the people guarding the entrance gathered one by one. A good six escorts gathered indoors. In addition, the lump-beaked brothers stood up with a dagger hidden in their waistband.
The man stood without a weapon, looked around and whistled.
“Is this all? This shouldn’t work…?”
At the man’s words- the women wow! I screamed and tried to run, but…
“Please stop it!”
At the woman’s shout, she stood tall and stopped.
“… I don’t want to sacrifice more than this. I’ll give you 100 gold coins.”
The man let out a giggle and shook his head.
“You said 200.”
“How about 150?”
“Three hundred.”
The woman’s expression distorted to the extent that it could be clearly seen even through the cotton thread.
The woman landed on the floor and rose slowly. She straightened her back and shook her head as if she couldn’t be a woman.
“That’s what you did.”
Kill-.
As soon as the woman finished speaking, a cold blade touched the nape of her neck.
“···What!”
Giggling – the familiar sound of dreary laughter.
“Always watch your back, lady.”
Brother Lump’s drew his weapon and aimed it at her neck and heart.
Drop your weapon!
The escorts’ hesitation at the hump’s shout caused them to drop their weapons one by one.
The man stood with his back to the sun, looked around, and he grinned.
Snake-like laughter. White teeth were visible through the blooming smile.
The man shrugged.
“Pseudos like yours end when the center of gravity collapses.”
After that, the man approached the woman and thrust his fist into her abdomen.
Keuheouk…!
With the sound of drumming, vomit poured onto the floor. The man forcibly lifted the wet cotton thread from vomiting.
The man who checked the woman’s face licked my lips and said.
“Bingo.”
