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Hyeonjun was a laborer.
I studied quite a bit until high school, but I couldn’t even get into college. When his father, the only family member, passed away suddenly, there was nothing left for Hyeon-jun. I had to work right away. Since he didn’t have a driver’s license, let alone a license, there was little Hyun-joon could do. After wandering from one part-time job to another, he eventually drifted to the construction site. It’s because the guy who worked part-time at a meat restaurant seduced them.
“Hey, working hard makes a lot of money unexpectedly. If you work under a contract with one company, you can earn 120,000 won even if you can’t make it as a daily wage.”
“what? 120,000 won?”
At minimum wage, you must work 14 hours a day.
“Imagine that your hourly wage is 12,000 won. In addition, night pay and holiday pay are not negligible. The older brother I know earns 400 a month.”
Hyeonjun immediately jumped into the nogada board. Being a fresh young man in his twenties, it was easy to enter. The work was hard, but the pay was huge. At first, I didn’t spend money and collected like tenacity. I thought I had died for a few years, and I was thinking of saving money and going to college. Society was not kind to high school orphans.
But after less than a year, it started to fall apart. As soon as the money piled up, there were many things I wanted to do. I wanted to go on a trip that I hadn’t enjoyed as a child, and I wanted to hang out while drinking. I also wanted to pick up a car.
After three years, all that was left was a rented room and a car. I used up all of them while going out and having fun. It was fun to hang out. But in the future? Will you live like this for the rest of your life? A life where you can’t even go to college and go to the nogada board to earn a living day by day? How long can I do this job?
I woke up when the sun rose in the middle of the sky, and while holding my head aching from a hangover, I suddenly thought of this.
‘Why did my life turn out this way?’
Up until high school, I studied well, so everything seemed to be going well. Go to a good college, get a good job. But now, they are living without any countermeasures, covered in dust and iron powder from the construction site.
‘I’d rather disappear.’
It was a thought I had while suffering from a hangover and a sense of self-doubt. And Hyun-joon really disappeared from Earth. The first place Hyeon-jun woke up after being brought here was in prison. When I woke up shivering from the chill on the stone floor, I was inside a dark prison.
“Hey! Is anyone there?”
And they were beaten with excitement by people in armor. They banged and talked in strange language that Hyeon-jun had never heard before, but there was nothing he could do. As I later found out, it happened because he was lying in the middle of the city, a foreigner with no ID and no record of entering the city.
After enduring violence while surviving on such foul-smelling porridge, he was suddenly released after a month. He had no identity and no record, but he was released because he was an idiot who could not speak. At first, I thought I would die or be taken as a slave, but I was released because slavery was prohibited by law.
Then the painful times followed. Excluding swear words, there were only three other world languages that Hyeonjun knew how to speak.
‘What are you doing?’
‘Where are you from?’
‘How did you get in?’
Hyeon-joon became homeless and struggled to find work somehow. Fortunately, I was able to work at a bar before giving up my human dignity, but I ended up working unpaid to provide lodging. was virtually a slave. But there was nothing I could do.
After working all day, I ate the leftovers and slept in the corner of the warehouse. Hyeonjun was able to endure because he was able to learn to speak. I learned to speak so quickly that I was surprised even by myself. I learned to speak and write in just one month. The first thing he did was to denounce the damn owner. The crime was possession of a slave.
“You damn bastard! You fed, sheltered, and clothed a man who was about to starve to death on the street, and you repay the favor this way!”
Of course, the slave is Hyeon-jun himself. Investigators came in and turned the bar upside down, the bed in the corner of the warehouse, Hyun-jun’s clothes patched up like a mat, traces of eating discarded food and his body covered in scars, and the testimony of drunken men who have nothing to do but want to say a word, the owner is in prison. went.
Attention was drawn to the felony of possessing slaves, and a temple dedicated to Karios, the goddess of justice and protection, intervened. Hyeon-Jun still can’t forget the old priestess who scolded the owner with a stern face in the courtroom. Even the victim, Hyun-joon, was so frightened that he was careful to breathe. Due to the intervention of the temple, in addition to the money he deserved, he was able to receive a large amount of compensation and was issued an ID card. If it wasn’t for that, I would have been homeless again or deported.
God exists in this world. Priests use divine power, and often even gain special abilities. If he had gone to the temple from the beginning, he would have been guaranteed a minimum standard of living, but at that time he had become a slave because he did not know anything about it.
After becoming a true free man, I took a full day off. I ate well, washed up, and slept soundly. And I bought armor, sword, and shield with the compensation I received. The remaining money was used to ride a carriage to Bimareun here, and there were 3 fairy tales left. It’s money to spend just one night at an inn.
Bimarun is a fairly large city for being on the periphery of the Southern Kingdom, and is home to an adventurer’s guild. I was thinking of making a living as an adventurer here. Since I had my ID, I confidently passed through the castle gate and registered at the adventurer’s guild.
F grade. It is the lowest class that goes to run errands or catch monsters such as goblins. And Hyeonjun immediately received a request to kill the goblins. Kill a goblin in the forest near the city and bring back the left ear. 2 fairy tales per ear. It was originally one, but it is said that it was recently uploaded. Even if you catch two of them, you can spend a night at an inn and still have a fairy tale left. It is a permanent request that anyone can do at any time. When I applied, I was told to go with three people the next morning. It is the least consideration not to go alone and die.
After sleeping at the inn for one night, I met three F-class people in a crowded guild from the morning, and it’s obvious that he’s a ragtag. In fact, Hyun-joon was not in a position to say anything else. This is because his body was damaged from imprisonment and slavery, and he lost all his flesh and muscles.
Then I entered the forest, and the situation has reached now.
“Aww! help me!”
“I knew it would turn out like this ever since that madman jumped out!”
At first glance, he seemed to be from a farmer, but he was strangely confident and led the way. When he saw the goblin group, he shouted and ran. Obviously, Hyeon-jun with a shield and a short man stood in front, and that farmer with a longsword and a child with a spear decided to push in from the side, but it was like that.
Anchovies and dwarfs from slaves, farmers and children. It was a miracle dream team.
For Hyeon-jun, the farmer is dying. It’s his fault, but he can’t let it die. When a party member dies, the rating drops. Hyun-joon’s morality has become dull due to his life in prison and slavery for the past two months. Evaluation has become more important than people dying.
“Bastard!”
cried the dwarf as they hurriedly ran. Hyeonjun immediately followed. The tension of the first battle has long since disappeared in an absurd situation.
It’s not like 6 goblins are chewing and biting around the farmer like a carp rushing at feed. The dwarf slammed the farmer’s distracted goblin on the shiny back of the head with his shield and swung his sword at the other goblin.
“Kyik! Hey!”
The goblin hit by the shield collapsed helplessly, and the goblins retreated from the sword they wielded. Hyeon-joon, seeing the goblins’ attention on the dwarf, rushed at the other guy. how to fight would you know!
“Suck!”
I attached the shield to my body and crashed into it. The goblin, who was only 140 tall, fell out at once. It bounced off so lightly that I thought, and I lost my balance. On top of that, my foot got caught in the goddamn farmer’s leg.
“100 million!”
Hearing the farmer’s scream, he rolled over on the floor and swung his sword randomly as he stood up. If you get surrounded in a downed state like a farmer, you’re going to get into a boring situation.
Pak!
“Queek!”
Luckily, a goblin got caught in the sword he wielded. I took a picture of my thighs shallowly. He hurriedly backed away, waving his sword. The one who was hit by the knife fell to the floor and struggled, then stood up with a loud scream. The farmer peeked out to see if he was going to wake up, and he was still there, lying on the floor with his arms protecting his head.
“Wake up, you asshole!”
Hyeon-jun shouted, kicking the farmer’s feet, not holding back the anger rising from his belly.
“omg!”
The farmer is startled and puts his arm away and looks around. Then, he rolls across the floor and runs behind Hyeon-jun. Even with a knife! In the meantime, it’s even more angry that he’s not seriously injured and is fine. Since the goblins were bare-handed, all they could do was bite, bite, and scratch, but this damn guy was wearing a sturdy Gambison that even protected his arms, and as soon as he fell, he threw away his sword to protect his head, so there was no damage at all.
“Stand next to me!”
Hyeonjun came to his senses at the dwarf’s words and stood next to him. It’s the first time I’ve ever wielded a knife in my life. Even when I was a student, I never fought. Still, I know how important formation is because I’ve seen it in games and novels.
When the goblins retreated a little, the dwarf stabbed the first goblin he knocked down with his shield and stabbed the goblin to death. No matter how you look at it, he knows how to fight, but I wonder why he’s an F rank.
“Do what you said first!”
“uh!”
Great answer, but no other answer. Hyeon-jun turns his head and peeks behind him through the obstructive helmet, the farmer is running away and the kid with the spear is frozen solid.
“hey! There is only you and me!”
There was no honor. It’s not a situation like that, and it’s because they’re all low-class F-class people, so they let go of the conversation.
“Oh, that’s it!”
“hey! I’m fighting for the first time today, are you okay!”
“Variety! All right, goblins! Stay by my side!”
“uh!”
Hyeonjun and the dwarf moved forward, screaming needlessly. Hyeon-joon’s heart was filled with courage, perhaps because the dwarf had said something wonderful.
As soon as the distance got closer, the goblin, who had been slapped on the thigh by Hyeonjun, jumped out by itself, rolled forward, then jumped up and charged. It wasn’t that he suddenly gained courage like Hyeon-jun, it was because the other goblins pushed him with their feet.
“Hey hey hey!”
Tung!
Hearing a cry close to a scream, the dwarf leisurely took him away with his shield. Then, taking a step forward, he thrust his knife into the staggering goblin’s stomach and kicked it away. Blood pours out as the knife is drawn.
Hyeon-jun also caught up and stood by the dwarf. Now there are only 4 goblins. From Hyun-joon’s point of view, it seems worth trying.
“Don’t be alarmed. A monster is a monster.”
How did the dwarf know? Hyeon-jun regained his composure and moved forward in pace with the dwarf. When the injured goblin was killed at once, the goblins spread widely to the left and right and charged. One at the front, Hyun-jun’s left and the dwarf’s right.
“calm down. All you have to do is block it.”
Hyeonjun raised his shield to block the goblins from turning left and extended his sword to block the goblins from the front. I’m dying to care about both sides. The goblin clinging to the shield shuddered, and as soon as he stumbled, another one charged at him.
“sh*t!”
The dwarf told me to just block it, but it couldn’t be easy against the two in the first battle. In the midst of this, Hyeon-jun made a cool decision and quickly let go of the shield. While the shield and goblins were rolling together, I stabbed the other with a knife.
The goblin dug in using its small stature. The head is in the right place.
“OMG!”
“Turn it off!”
A spirit comes out in a row. I hit my knees with all my might. The goblin’s head snapped and the back of its head reached its back. He broke his neck and died instantly. I saw a goblin rolling around with a shield without even having time to check. Get up and try to pounce.
“Suck!”
He braced his stomach and swung his sword. The handle is short, but I held it with my left hand and swung it with a full swing.
puck!
“Keeek!”
“That really screams like a beggar!”
It’s a matter of course, but it didn’t cut like a cartoon. The blade shattered his collarbone and got caught in his ribs. It was a clumsy attack, like a blunt weapon or an axe. Hyeon-jun kicked the goblin in the stomach, recalling the dwarf pulling out his sword while kicking the goblin in the stomach.
puck!
“Queek!”
I felt sorry for him even when I kicked him, but he didn’t push me away with the sole of my foot, but rather hit me with the tip of my foot. I could feel the goblin’s protruding belly sinking in. He leaned over in shock, but the knife did not come off. Hyeonjun hit the guy in the stomach again.
puck!
“ぅ!”
Only then did the goblin fall back. Hyeon-jun kicked so hard that he lost his balance for a moment and stumbled. Fortunately, I didn’t fall. It was the moment when I looked back to check on the dwarf, calming my breath.
“hey! behind!”
I looked back urgently at the sudden cry of the dwarf, and saw a goblin with a dangling shoulder running at it with blood bubbles in its mouth. It is terrifyingly feral, with its lungs ripped open and filled with blood, and it rushes in terrible pain.
After the battle started, the goblins fell down and died, so I was careless. However, goblins are not monsters to be taken lightly. Compared to humans, there is a big difference in weight class, but goblins hunt in groups and have good skills. Even an adult man would die if two or three goblins clung to him and attacked him without proper combat skills. The farmer was able to escape unscathed thanks to the strong Gambison and the dwarf’s quick response. If it had been 10 seconds later, the ears and nose would have disappeared.
Hyeonjun was flustered and recklessly swung his knife. Luckily, the tip of the sword passed through the goblin’s throat. Hyeon-joon also fell into his power because he swung it in an awkward position. As soon as he fell to the floor, Hyeon-joon jumped up, grabbed his thumping chest and aimed his sword at the goblin. As if the knife had gone in quite deeply, froths of blood poured out of his throat. Even in that state, he struggled and struggled. The back of my neck feels cold at the sight of that obstinate appearance.
“hahahaha.”
Hyeonjun approached the goblin, breathing heavily in surprise. He pushed his trembling arm away with his foot and slapped his neck. Hyeon-joon, exhausted, sat down to avoid the blood on the floor.
“Don’t be careless.”
“I didn’t know you would run into it like that.”
Tring!
At that time, a strange sound was heard in Hyunjoon’s ears as he was catching his breath.