Chapter 34 – Port City (10)
Jagoro sashimi should be eaten with soy sauce and wasabi…
Then, while thinking about it, Roden put the cut squid sashimi on a plate that looked appetizing.
The appearance was similar to that of squid, but I didn’t know how it tasted, so I made only one sashimi for a test, so the amount was quite small.
Roden, who picked up three layers of sashimi at once with chopsticks made from nearby tree branches, dipped it in the special sauce sold in the port city, slowly moved it to his molars and chewed it boldly.
Chewy!
Hmm… That’s squid.
When I tasted it myself, it was not just the appearance, it was the real squid.
And the taste of the sauce was subtly tart and spicy than Roden had hoped for, but it was fine as it was.
After tasting the squid sashimi once more, Roden invited his twin sister and Loxia to try the squid sashimi, who were watching him.
“Umm, I’ve never eaten anything raw, so I’m a little hesitant.”
“Seeing that Mr. Roden eats well, it doesn’t look like there’s a problem…”
For most humans, the concept of eating something raw is unusual.
In the eyes of the twin sisters, Roden eating the flesh of an unfamiliar creature seemed quite unfamiliar.
“I’m going to eat first!”
At that moment, it was Roxia who raised her hand.
When she lived in the slums, she ate food scraps that looked much worse than this several times, so Roxia was surprisingly wild, and had absolute trust in the owner.
Stepping up to Roden’s nose, she grabbed a handful of squid sashimi using a fork, then dipped it in her sauce and pushed it into her mouth as if imitating her master’s actions.
Roxia’s eyes twinkled as she spoke discreetly.
“Ummm…! It’s chewy! Moreover, compared to the meat I’ve eaten so far, I feel that it has a very fresh taste. Try it too, sisters.”
“Well, then we can only take one bite…”
Watching Roxia eat so happily, her twin sisters then each took a plate and carefully tasted her.
“Ohhh clothes?!”
“Delicious…”
At first, they seemed to be quite reluctant to eat it raw, but when they ate it, they seemed to like it quite a bit.
Soon after, the plate was emptied cleanly, and Roden put the squid on the cutting board. After confirming that the taste was just right, he planned to make raw sashimi with all the leftovers.
Weird… I’m sure the squid is delicious, and the sauce is okay, but something is lacking… What? I even brought a drink… ．
Roden, who had been thinking for a long time whether she was lacking something while repeating her previous process a little bit, raised her head and muttered.
“Ah… There are no vegetables to eat.”
Roden realized, albeit belatedly, that he had forgotten the vegetables to wrap the squid sashimi with, and just in time, Marill, who was right next to him watching him trimming, followed what Roden muttered.
“Do you need vegetables?”
“It’s not absolutely necessary, but it feels so much better to have vegetables to wrap with the sashimi.”
“Then I’ll buy them. Tell me what vegetables you need.”
“No, I didn’t mean that, so it’s okay.”
“The other kids helped me with the cooking with magic, but I was secretly concerned because I didn’t do much. I’ll be right back.”
Having said that, Roden, who refused again, simply told Marill what vegetables he needed to buy and how much he needed.
As usual, Merim tried to accompany her as it was a bit dangerous to wander the port city alone at night, but this time, Roxia said she wanted to follow Maril, and she insisted on her rare stubbornness.
“I want to look around a bit on the way with Marill.”
“Really? All right. On the way, don’t fall for Marill, and if possible, hold her hand tightly and cover her.”
“Yes!”
Huhu, without us like this, only Master and Merim unnie would be left, right?
Loxia, who knew the relationship between her master and her teacher, decided to follow Marill to a nearby market in the hope that the two would spend a happy time, even if it was for a short time.
Just before going down from her guesthouse, Roxia, who told Marill to wait for a while, went into her quarters and brought her small backpack.
“Loxia, what’s in it?”
“It contains the talisman her uncle told me to carry with me whenever I move separately.”
“Oh, it seems that Mr. Roden cares for Roxia very much.”
“Ehehe…”
After listening to Maril’s words, Roxia’s face became sloppy and she put on a cone-shaped hat given to her by her teacher to cover her loose face.
“Don’t worry her uncle. Let’s go quickly.”
“Yes, Sister Marill.”
Marill and Loxia, each carrying a sword, shield, and wand in preparation for the odds, started walking to the market holding hands.
Roden and Merim, who waved their hands at the back of the two people to be careful, decided to make the squid sashimi again until they returned.
“Oh, it’s supposed to rain all day tomorrow, starting shortly after morning. That’s quite a lot.”
Roden, who was preparing the squid, spoke as if he had suddenly remembered it.
“Seeing that you know quite a bit, you must have checked it with that compass?”
Merim, a curious wizard, had asked me a few months ago what the artifact he had obtained on the day he was helped by Roden in the dungeon was, and he easily showed me the compass and briefly explained what it was for.
Investigation result. The compass-shaped artifact obtained at the time was a fairly convenient item that could predict the next day’s weather.
“Yeah. Tomorrow you have to stay at the inn, so Marill, you’ll convince me.”
“Okay. Oppa. By the way, after eating maeuntang and sashimi earlier, I was strangely craving for alcohol… Is this normal?”
“Extremely normal. While I’m talking about it, take out the liquor and juice beforehand so we can drink together when they get back.”
“Hehe… This is this, should I just drink Roxia’s juice? I’ll just make her drink it too.
“…I’m proud of it.”
Roden and Merim began to spend time alone while preparing the dishes until the two of them returned from the market, chatting or kissing lightly.
* * *
Bang!
“Boss!!!”
At that time, as usual, the one-eyed member of the organization, who opened her door without permission to visit Petro, who was swinging her fist at the prostitute who couldn’t resist and relieved her sadistic desire, gave an urgent voice.
She threatened to tear her to pieces if she interfered with her own time, so the pig intuitively sensed that something had happened and wiped the blood off her fist and asked what the situation was.
“It’s an assault! Not only the Butts, but also the Gurdofans are uniting and attacking here!”
“Fuck you! All of a sudden, on a day like today? Do these bastards attack me when I’m bored?!”
“There is…”
Since you’re selling medicine here and there in a port city without even the slightest morals, other organizations must be looking for an opportunity to rip you off the collar. You greedy pig!
One-Eye wanted to madly say the words that popped into her head for a moment, but she knew that if she put those words into her mouth, they would turn into fish food for her in an instant, so she brought up another word.
“…Didn’t you select talented people a while ago and send them separately? It looks like they even leaked that information while they were waiting. That’s why they are attacking now.”
“I forgot… No, Shahbat is waiting at the door, right?”
“Yes!”
“Then, it doesn’t matter whoever comes in. Tell our kids who are blocking the outside, don’t bother blocking those who are trying to get in here.”
As soon as he received the instruction, the one-eyed one-eyed began to move quickly, and Petro, who was roughly dressed in her clothes, staggered out of the room and looked at Shahbat, who was leaning his back against the wall in front of the door.
“You’ve heard everything there, right? It’s time for work.”
“According to the terms of the contract, we will eliminate all intruders who enter this building.”
… After a while, the gang of rival organizations that had invaded Changgwan called Petrog while spitting out curses.
“You fucking, greedy pig who doesn’t even know morals! Come out right now!”
“Today, I’ll put a candle in your belly!”
There are seven of them. Considering that they invaded the other side’s hideout, it may seem like a small number, but… They are just the right number of people to fight in a small building, and they are elites who have gone through all the battles in their own way.
They swung their weapons wildly and smashed objects in front of them.
“Even before, I had the feeling that the idiots would just let me through, wasn’t it because of my mood?”
“Come to think of it, there are rumors that the pig hired an escort who was wearing a strange costume.”
“Ha, no matter how much you fly and crawl, let’s see. As long as it gets caught in my hands…”
I love you.
At that moment, two discs secretly flew from a dark space and entered more than half of the head of the intruder standing on either side, and the two died without knowing it.
“These bastards… Why are you suddenly falling over… Huh?”
“They both have strange disks stuck in their heads! It was the work of the mercenary hired by the pig!”
When two people were killed in an instant by a mysterious throwing weapon, the remaining intruders raised their weapons and leaned their backs on each other, further strengthening their alertness.
“…That’s not a disk, it’s a weapon called a chakram.”
Shih!
With a low voice, above the head of the intruder holding the hammer, a green figure appeared from the ceiling and thrust a strange weapon at the top of his head.
“Three.”
“What?!”
The intruders, who took a step back from the center at the sight of a man protruding from an unexpected place, finally saw the mercenary with their own eyes.
It was an exotic mercenary equipped with a turban covering his head, a cloth covering his mouth, green greaves that felt like snake scales, and a three-pronged dagger called jamadar in both hands.
“You goofy bastard!!!”
Three people were killed in an instant by an unknown mercenary, but the situation was still 4 to 1. The intruders who quickly regained their composure swung their weapons at the enemy, Shahbat.
However, Shahbat, who evaded the attacks from four directions in succession with a snake-like movement, approached the intruder who swung the weapon first and stabbed the intruder’s neck.
Without stopping with it, he stepped on his corpse’s body and leaped into the air, striking the intruder’s head on the other side and landing spectacularly.
“Four, five.”
There were seven intruders just a few minutes ago, but in an instant, only two remained.
“Really, they only know simple attacks that rely on strength. All the swordsmen in this country have no skill.”
By the way, my client… No, that pig guy gets a lot of grudges here and there. Thanks to that, there are plenty of opportunities to accumulate bloody combat training, which is good for me.
“Aaaaa!!!!”
The two remaining intruders attacked simultaneously from both sides with flushed faces, perhaps because of the provocation that Shahbat had muttered, or because they had fallen into a panic.
Instead of dodging this time, one side blocked the attack with a three-pronged blade, and the other side used a kick to break the trajectory. Shakhbat fired another kick and stabbed the intruder in the temple with a small sword hidden in his shoe.
“Six.”
Shakhbat, who cut off the head of the last intruder who had subdued him by crossing the jamadars in both hands, muttered the word ‘seven’ and walked to the side of the client who was waiting at the end of the hallway.
“Did you see it there?
“Hehe, let’s do that. Good job.”
Petrog, who watched the scene of Shahbat fighting, thought that he was very good at signing a contract with this mercenary.
Uhhh… This bastard is more than enough for his money. With him alone, no organization would dare touch him.
