Capítulo 105: Episode 105: Attack (1)
"business? "What business?"
"Oh, you too. "It's a thousand gold pieces."
Ah, it's a thousand pieces.
Cheongeumdang does not provide admission tickets to anyone.
You must be talented enough to please King Mangeum, perform a task comparable to that, or achieve something that can save the world from destruction like Jeong Eun-taek.
Yes. Although he just seems like a miserly old man with a bad temper, Jung Eun-taek is said to have saved the world once 20 years ago.
'I don't know what they did, but anyway, the setting is like that, so what can I say?'
In any case, the ticket to Cheongeumdang itself is such a rare item. It's a world where you can somehow make money if you have a real estate agent's license, and there are a lot of things you can do with it.
"You know I didn't get tickets to Cheongeumdang to run errands, right?"
"Hey, you mean errands? "I am a person who can do more interesting things than that."
Tudor smiled very charmingly as he said those words. It's such a wonderful smile that anyone with a weak mentality would go crazy just from that smile.
wait? What different things can Tudor do?
Tudor is the best broker in Paju and a witch who has been around for hundreds of years.
There may be a lot you can do.
"I can roughly guess what it is, but they don't take people."
"Ugh, it's because I'm such an introvert. "Are you sure you're not going to do it?"
Ugh, that was really it.
Cheongeumdang is a store where curses are purchased.
And Tudor can place curses on others.
What if Tudor puts a curse on someone and starts a business of taking that person to the Heavenly Golden Temple?
You could go beyond making money and become the founder of a new religion.
But I don't have time to do such leisurely things.
"Well, there's no way he would do something like that."
"I'm glad you noticed."
"But if you ever feel like going to the Thousand Geumdang, let me know at any time. "Now you can honestly live without worrying about money, right?"
That's right.
Even if you don't participate in Tudor's evil plan, there are many ways to make a fortune.
All you have to do is collect a bunch of difficult-to-treat cursed items scattered around Paju and bring them to Cheongeumdang.
"I don't plan on going that often."
Honestly, it is a place with too many uncertain elements.
I feel uncomfortable that King Mangeum has evil intentions towards me, and I also feel uneasy that I don't know what Seo Cheon-seul is thinking.
Maybe just twice if I go to Cheongeumdang in the future?
Once when I solved the task related to the Sain True Sword, and the other time... … .
'Because of Park Gwang-rim, I have to go back within about a month.'
If possible, it would be better to go at a time when you can take other things with you.
"Is it roughly finished? You heard roughly what happened from the professor, right? "I think I should go home now."
"what? Are you going in already? "Isn't it too quick to come back after just two weeks?"
"The problem is the time period of just two weeks. I can't wait to get home and check the boiler and air conditioner. It looks like they left the window open. "You have to give me dog food too."
"Oh, I can say anything now. when are you coming?"
"well? "Why don't I stop by next week to clean up the house and do something else?"
"Oh, no! "You have so much to do."
"Is there anything special?"
"You saw it fifteen days ago, right? "It's even more chaotic now."
"It looks like you have a lot to order, huh? "Come back in three days."
"Huh, okay. Three days later! Exactly three days later. "I'll be choosing what to order him in the meantime."
"As I said earlier, I won't be going to Cheongeumdang for a while."
"Tsk tsk tsk. Isn't that too much? "How did I get this ticket? I have to spend it all!"
"… … "If this is something that can be used just like it is known to the public, would the old man at Geumchon Pawnshop live so quietly?"
"Oh, is that it?"
No, I don't know either.
I was just saying what came to mind, but now that I say it, it feels strange.
Why doesn't Jeong Eun-taek, who loves money so much, use Cheongeumdang often?
Considering Geumchon Pawnshop's position and location, they must have already been implementing the plan to 'purchase cursed items floating around Paju and dispose of them at Cheongeumdang!'
Anyway, the conversation with Tudor ended appropriately at this point.
When I first came to Vasilisa, it was very late. It is now dark enough that there are no cars outside.
I decided to use the quickest way to get back to the mansion starving. You dial one of the few numbers saved on your smartphone.
A short beep, and a leisurely voice.
- Yay~! What's going on?
"Are you working today?"
- Do you want a ride? I'm in Geumchon-dong right now, where are you?
"It's Geumchon."
I didn't have to wait long before a white SUV with the Paju Call Van logo arrived.
"Yay~! "What have you been doing all this time?"
This is Jang Hyeon-deok, a blond young gangster with a lively smile on his face.
"I went on a business trip somewhere because of Tudor."
"Aha, business trip."
"Let's go home first."
"Are you going to such a dangerous place at this late in the day?"
"… … "It's my house."
"There's a ghost!"
"I've almost cleaned everything up now. "There are no ghosts or anything."
Now that I think about it, I don't know what happened while I was away.
Something might come out, but there's no need to confess that fact.
Even though the car started and steadily began to move towards the haunted house, Jang Hyeon-deok's grumbling continued for a long time.
"Ugh, there's nothing I can do about it. "If not me, who will take care of the wizard?"
"Yes, yes, you are the only one. It's touching."
"Aren't you answering too insincerely?"
"There is too much to wish for."
The grumbling could barely be calmed, but Jang Hyeon-deok's chatter continued endlessly after that.
In fact, for the past few days, I have been suspecting that Jang Hyun-deok is not driving to make money, but rather is doing this business to chat with customers who are trapped in the car and cannot escape.
"Do you know that the current situation is becoming very turbulent these days?"
"Current situation? "Are you talking about politics this time?"
"no no. "Other than that, it's the situation in a dark neighborhood."
Night, darkness, underground, the back world, back alleys, the other side of everyday life, mythical events, the hand beyond the veil, the time of the solvers, the realm of monsters, etc... … Everyone says it differently, but ultimately it means the same thing.
Surreal events involving Cthulhu mythical beings.
Or insane people who decided to be directly involved in the incident.
"I saw a week ago that Vasilisa was full of troubleshooters, right?"
"15 days ago? Ugh. These days, it seems like a completely different neighborhood even after just one day?"
To be honest, it only happened a few hours ago to me, but it's been a full day.
"What about yesterday? Some people say they saw a very large bat or strange bird flying over Unjeong Station."
"okay? "Now that I think about it, solvers are busy, so you must be doing well too, right?"
"Haha, honestly, that's true. Because I am a very conscientious transporter. Thanks to this, I became a little busier. So that's it. I hope the wizard doesn't misunderstand me by saying this, but what does it even mean... … ."
Is he twisting his words like that again to make something embarrassing?
"What?"
"If the time is right like now, I can come from anywhere, but if something is not right, I may not be able to come."
I was nervous for no reason. It was no big deal.
"okay. "If you're not here, I'll call someone else."
"Ah, you know that this isn't really because I want to treat the wizard poorly, right? I'll give you the contact information of people I know later. "If you say my name, you will be nice to me."
"No, I just want to go out on the days when it's you. "I can't do anything without you."
"Ugh, what kind of crazy sound is that?"
Jang Hyeon-deok laughed awkwardly, and I also accepted his laughter in moderation.
No, you or some other security taxi driver in Paju would call a taxi so often for such trivial matters?
"But the Triad doesn't award knights?"
"Triad?"
"Yes, the Triad. "I heard you're on friendly terms with one of the bosses there?"
"Who says they treat each other well?"
"Huh? weird. There were a lot of rumors, right? One of the bosses of the Triad... … Was it Chengdu?"
"Cheongho?"
"Oh, that's right. Cheongho, Cheongho. What's your name like? Are you saying you're close friends with that guy? "Some people in Vasilisa say that you will soon become an official of the Triad."
Come to think of it, Park Kwang-rim said something similar to that a while ago, right? But what kind of rumor spread like that?
"no. "It's just nonsense."
"Huh? Otherwise, why-."
I tapped Jang Hyeon-deok on the shoulder and said,
"Hey, wait a minute. "Slow down."
"yes? Ah yes."
Even if it looks like this, Jang Hyeon-deok is a professional.
I had to panic for a moment, but then he glanced at me and immediately slowed down carefully.
"There's something strange around."
"Ahh! Ghost? Another ghost?!"
Jang Hyeon-deok was so embarrassed that he almost lost his grip on the steering wheel. Although there was no accident... … .
"hey! Next best! Next best!"
"Oh, yes!"
Leaving the lane wasn't the problem, I almost ended up hitting the guardrail just now.
The vehicle suddenly shakes violently as if about to make a U-turn.
My body was instantly tilted to the left, then to the right, and then shook wildly as if I were a piece of ice in a shaker.
Ugh, my back hurts... … . The word professional means cancellation.
"Not a ghost… … . "In this town, people are actually more dangerous than ghosts."
This area is a neighborhood with nothing special except for a 150-year-old haunted house waiting at the end.
Maybe it's broad daylight, but no one would accidentally set foot in this area this late at night.
But there are 50 large magical forces gathered together?
"Turn off the light first, then move forward a little further."
"All right. But wizard, this is… … ."
"okay. From now on, it will be a battle rate, not a regular rate. "For now, move forward."
"yes."
Jang Hyeon-deok moved the car according to my instructions.
[Remote Detection]
[Transparent object detection]
[Trap detection]
[Magic power detection]
[Curse detection]
I expanded my perception and confirmed the details of the magical powers I felt.
The form of this magical power is, of course, human.
The weapons each person is holding.
Magical power developed through long training.
Humans with murderous intentions are gathering around my mansion, holding their breath.
"You're not just a wanderer. "Are they problem solvers?"
"A fixer? Oh, isn't this wizard's house being attacked because they thought it was an abandoned house?"
"… … ."
I want to punch him, but it might really be that kind of incident.
This is because the gathered humans are concentrating their murderous intent in one direction.
The direction they are looking at is the starving mansion. It's my home.
'Oh, what else? 'Is it a random encounter?'
This is the price that must be borne by those who own a special residence.
Just as I took the mansion from Heo Ju, other NPCs may also try to take my mansion.
And one more thing. I sensed a special object.
It is an item imbued with magical power originating from the being of the abyss. They seem to be similar to the ghoul magicians we saw before.
'At least a cult member. 'They are not sane people.'
The one in the lead among them begins to raise his magic power.
Hey, what is that guy doing?
Fiercely burning aggressive magic power.
That bastard, are you preparing an attack spell against my house?
"It's an attack."
If it comes out clearly like this, I feel at ease.
"Jang Hyeon-deok, step on the accelerator."
"What are you going to do?!"
"What are you doing? "How did I get this house? I have to protect it."
"Please protect my Bungbung too!"
"I got it, ok!"
Buwaaaaaa!
I can hear the car speeding up. I prepared the spell as I opened the window.
I don't know what he's planning to do to my house, but he's sure to win.
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