Episode 27
I smiled shyly and said.
“I have no idea. Why don’t you go somewhere else and have another drink?”
“I heard you don’t even have a boyfriend? Does it make sense that a friend like you is still a bachelor? Believe me, a guy who’s eaten meat knows, and follow me. How pretty and charming the girls here are. If you spend one night with them, you’ll think of them every day, right?”
‘I’m sorry, but I’ve already experienced enough.’
I’m a newcomer to this field with a career that’s nothing short of fantasy.
It was even more strange that prostitution wasn’t illegal and that she didn’t like it because she had a body that was hotter than anyone else’s.
But I am determined not to indulge in pleasure until I achieve my goal.
“Thank you for caring about me, but it’s really okay. I’m going to stop drinking after this. If I have nowhere else to go, shall we go back to the Dragon’s Cup?”
Nick opened his eyes and looked at me.
“Well, you can say you don’t like it, but you can’t force it. At your age, it’s normal to ask to go first. Anyway, it’s unusual.”
Nick shook his head as if he didn’t understand.
Then, I looked toward the red light district to see if I still had any regrets.
Without thinking, I turned my head to follow Nick’s gaze.
however,
‘Isn’t that Alec?’
I saw a small child squatting down the street.
I could barely see his profile, but I was pretty sure it was Alec.
“Hey, I’m really sorry, but I have something urgent to do. I think it will take some time, so let’s have a drink later. I’m sorry.”
“What’s going on?”
“No big deal. See you later.”
I apologized to Nick and walked quickly towards Alec.
“Alec. Do you remember Mr. What are you doing here?”
Alec lifted his head and looked up at me.
Alec, seen up close, had a haggard face and a scruffy outfit.
When I smiled softly, Alec pursed his lower lip as if he was about to burst into tears.
However, he swallowed his saliva and then tightened his lips and said.
“Mister. Help my mom.”
“Hmm? What do you mean?”
“Bad people bully my mother all the time. Daddy help me. Then I’ll make a lot of money later and give it to you.”
I don’t know what’s going on, but it seemed clear that Laura was in a bad situation.
“Okay. I’ll help you. Let’s go to Mom.”
At that moment, Alec’s face widened.
I followed Alec into a building.
The exterior and interior were quite luxurious.
“Kid. I told you not to walk through the front door at this hour.”
“I’m here to see my mother.”
The grim-looking man scolded Alec.
I immediately asked the man.
“Is Laura here?”
“Laura? Ah. Are you talking about this little girl’s mother? Of course not. If you want to see her, pay one silver coin. If you want to stay with her all day, pay six silver coins.”
“Alec. Don’t worry, the uncle will be back, so wait.”
I stroked Alec’s hair and handed him a silver coin.
A man led me to a room.
When I opened the door, there was a naked woman sitting on the bed, looking at the wall.
Looking at her figure, Laura seemed to fit.
At the sound of the door closing, Laura touched her hair for a moment and turned around with a bright smile.
“Welcome. Come here…”
Laura, who checked my face, was speechless.
“Hello, Laura.”
“Ian, how is this…”
Laura put on a blank expression.
There were bruises on his face that were not covered by makeup.
“I was passing by and saw Alec, so I came to hear the story.”
“ah…”
We just looked at each other and didn’t say anything for a while.
It was Laura who spoke first.
“It’s embarrassing to meet you like this. Actually, I’m such a working woman. I’m sorry.”
“What do you have to be sorry for me?”
“I cheated on Mr. Ian. At that time, when I said I was a knitter, I was afraid that even Alec would look badly at me if I said I was doing this kind of work, so I hid it. But I really didn’t mean anything bad.”
“Yes. It’s okay. But what happened? Alec seems to be worried about Laura.”
“That’s actually…”
According to the story, after Laura arrived in Erita, she met a vicious pimp and was imprisoned there.
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When I first signed the contract, I decided to give them regular holidays, but until now, I have worked without taking a day off.
Laura tried to leave the brothel for breach of contract, but the pimp threatened her that she would no longer be able to work at Erita if she did.
Laura, who needs to raise money as soon as possible to pay for Alec’s school fees, had no choice but to follow the pimp’s words.
As the conversation continued, Laura told him about her past, as if her heart had been opened.
Laura was the son of a wealthy merchant.
One day my father had all his property confiscated and was taken to the border.
The mother could not overcome the gloomy reality and chose suicide.
Laura, who had nothing at a young age, could do nothing but sell herself.
I never thought I would be pregnant because I took fertility pills when I started working.
Then one day, Laura, who suddenly had Alec, cleaned up her meaningless life and worked hard to raise Alec properly.
Then, a few years ago, after learning that Alec had a talent for mana, he came to Erita, where he could earn a lot of money.
“You’ve worked hard.”
Laura’s eyes lit up at my words.
After a while, I spoke.
“Laura. You know the older brother I mentioned last time. He said he’ll be knighted this fall. When I talked about Alec, he said he’d decide after meeting him. If it’s okay with you, Laura-san, would you like to go to the village?”
“Really? It’s great.”
Laura clasped her hands together and smiled brightly.
Seeing them genuinely happy made me happy too.
However, Laura’s face suddenly darkened.
“Why is that?”
“I had a contract with a pimp. I have to pay twenty gold coins as a penalty to get out. I don’t have that much money.”
“Don’t worry, I’ll solve that problem.”
I reassured Laura and left the window.
Beating the pimp and bringing Laura out isn’t the end of it.
If that happens, I will end up going to prison and Laura going back to Changgwan.
In times like these, it was best to rely on power and the law.
There is only one person I can lean on right now.
It’s only sister Eva.
I met Sister Eva and told her about Laura’s work and asked for help.
Sister Eva was very angry and led the members to the Changgwan.
The pimp was struck by lightning.
To be precise, he paid the price for his sins.
Sister Eva found out that there were several women in the same situation as Laura, and handed over the owner of the window to the guards for confinement and intimidation.
Of course, Laura was able to leave the window without paying any penalty.
Not only that, but the duduk also came out with damage compensation.
“Laura. If Alec becomes Richard’s squire, be sure to deliver the letter I gave you to Uncle Harbert. He’ll probably help you settle down.”
Laura has decided to settle in our village.
To test Alec’s talent, I taught him the Yorick mana sim method.
I thought I would pass it on only once, so if I didn’t have the talent, I wouldn’t be able to get the Simbeop anyway.
Surprisingly, Alec imprinted the Simbeop on the first try.
To put it bluntly, he was more talented than Richard’s brother.
Laura has a strong yet gentle personality.
Raised under Laura’s discipline, it was not thought that Alec’s character would be bad.
It was almost a given that Alec would become Richard’s squire.
After taking care of Laura’s business.
I stayed at an inn and practiced mana simbeop.
But for some reason, the training speed gained momentum, albeit weakly.
‘Is it because I did a good deed?’
Whatever the reason, it was a good thing for me.
After 15 days had passed since returning to Erita.
Our expedition went on a long journey again.
Arriving at the troll habitat, we found the troll in 5 days and succeeded in hunting it.
The party looked very happy, perhaps because all three trips were successful without fuss.
On the way back to Erita.
When they reached the outskirts of the troll habitat, Wilmot stopped the group.
And after a while, everyone cheered.
As if even the goddess of luck was with them, they found a dead troll again.
Everyone said in unison that they would not know if they left the circle and returned empty-handed, but they had never heard of a troll picked up like this for free.
The word beginner’s luck is used everywhere, so the party seemed to consider me the cause of their luck.
“Mr. Ian, I’ll clean it up for you, so just shave the spine in moderation.”
“Yes. Thalia.”
I decided to bone the troll’s spine myself.
I was confident to some extent because I had already seen the bone-bone process several times.
I took out the dagger I had purchased for a silver coin at Mr. Harper’s forge.
The dagger had a blade length of about 30 cm and was a high-quality product made through forging.
Generally, the price of a cast dagger was around 10 copper coins.
The sharp blade gently pierced the troll’s back.
I carefully lowered the dagger so as not to damage the troll’s bones, concentrating on the feeling of the blade.
Another knife cut revealed ligaments attached just above the spine.
In order to separate the flesh from the spine, he pulled the troll’s back and inserted a dagger deep into the gap.
It was then.
hard.
The troll’s head vibrated weakly and a small sound was heard.
‘what?’
In preparation for any uninvited guests, the party stood a little away from me and was vigilant in all directions.
hard. hard.
The sound gradually got louder.
‘Something is strange.’
He had a bad feeling and was about to turn his head to call Wilmot.
Agjak.
The back of the troll’s head shattered and something came out and charged me.
I quickly pulled my upper body back and looked at the flying object.
‘Hornet?’
No matter how big a wasp is, it can’t do as much as an adult’s forearm.
It was clear that he was a demonized insect.
First of all, I raised my mana and kicked the ground with the mind to avoid it.
However, the wasp flew at a speed that exceeded my expectations.
He thrust his ass forward with a sharp spit and charged into my chest.
“Ugh!”
At that moment, I felt a strong pain like being stabbed with an iron skewer.
I grabbed the wasp clinging to my chest and smashed it to the ground.
At the same time, I slammed the dagger I grabbed into the man’s head.
Kang!
How hard is the wasp’s head?
Even though it was powerful enough to pierce an iron plate at once, the dagger only pierced a finger.
However, as much as the fatal part was attacked, the wasp turned over with its wings trembling as if it were shocked.
Only then did the party, who noticed the situation, scream and ran to me.
“It’s a monster!”
“Mister Ian!”
“Nimiral!”
The party hit the wasp struggling on the floor with its extended weapon.
Kirik.
After a while.
With a strange sound, the wasp’s body turned to ashes and was scattered in the wind.
A white jewel shimmered through the scattering ashes.
‘I can’t breathe.’
In the meantime, I was suffering from shortness of breath with severe dizziness.
“Healing potion in the bag…”
Thalia quickly brought out a healing potion and fed it to me.
As I struggled to swallow a couple of sips, the pain lessened and the swollen airway began to subside.
“Ouch!”
But suddenly, my throat was so choked that I couldn’t breathe, and severe dizziness came over me.
The symptoms became worse than before, perhaps because the healing potion had further stimulated the stinger’s toxicity.
I really thought I would die if I stayed like this.
‘I have to go to the sub-dimension.’
In my fading mind, I summoned a pocket watch and moved to the sub-dimension.