escaping the dark
“Master, let’s ask something.”
“What?”
“I’m going to go to the village by the river. Are there any nobles who say they’re going there?”
“Hmm, well. I don’t remember very well.”
He said it calmly and suddenly pretended to be busy even though he had nothing to do. Hyeonjun pushed the fairy tale he was holding in his hand.
“Ah, I remembered. I remembered.”
Then, naturally, I took the fairy tale. The movement was so smooth that Shosanna could not tell when she had taken it, even though she was watching.
“The lame Luke said he was going to the village by the river. He comes every day, so he’ll be back in a little while.”
“Thank you. Oh right.”
Hyeonjun greeted and turned around, then pointed at the corner of the table as if he had suddenly remembered.
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The corner of the old table was flattened by being crushed in the shape of a thumb, and a torrent of broken wood fell.
“Since we’ll be sitting over there, can you call for lame Luke when he comes?”
At Hyeon-jun’s soft smile, the innkeeper barely nodded with a stiff face.
“Yes, yes. sure.”
“Thank you.”
Hyeonjun patted the innkeeper on the shoulder and sat down in a corner.
“What, what did you do?”
He asked, puzzled by the innkeeper’s sudden change in attitude as he broke the desk from an angle Shosanna couldn’t see.
“I don’t know. Suddenly polite Why are you here?”
Shosanna looked suspiciously up and down Hyun-joon, but in the end he let out a sigh and sat down comfortably.
“I don’t know if that guy named Luke will make a request.”
“Maybe? Goblins have increased. They just said they were going, but they are not going, so aren’t they looking for an escort?”
“Oh, is that plausible?”
In fact, Hyeon-joon also said it without thinking. How do you know what a stranger is thinking?
The two drank beer while talking. After giving the innkeeper one fairy tale, it became five, and it was wrong to ride the wagon as a guest. While the innkeeper was talking over an oddly full beer glass, a man approached.
“Are you the adventurers who go to the village by the river?”
It was a man with red hair and a freckled face. The clothes were plain, but clean and completely unworn. One hand is holding a cane and standing crookedly.
“Right. Is that Luke? Oh, sit down.”
“So, I heard you are going to the village by the river.”
“I told the owner because I was wondering if there was a request on the way.”
Hyunjoon gulped down his beer. It’s a real f*cking beer. It’s like drinking money because it’s a waste.
“The number of goblins has increased recently. I killed a few on the road when I came here today.”
Shosanna, who had been quiet, helped a bit. Luke pursed his lips and said.
“Yeah, strangely, it has increased. Thanks to you, I am stranded.”
Then he tapped one of his uncomfortable legs with his cane.
“That’s why I was waiting for an adventurer to act as an escort. If I hadn’t given that damn bastard money for no reason, I would have come looking for him on my own.”
When Hyeon-jun glanced at the innkeeper, the innkeeper was startled as if he had been burned and ran into the kitchen.
“Seeing him do that, I’m sure he has the skills, but I only believe in what I saw with my own eyes.”
“So what do you want?”
Shosanna said a little impatiently. It was because Luke kept changing his words, and his heart became impatient.
“I’ll go outside and watch you two fight.”
“what! Is it necessary to do that?”
Shosanna exclaimed in surprise. Hyunjoon was also a little embarrassed. This guy is strangely obsessed with safety.
“If you have enough skills, I will hire 20 copper coins per person. If a battle takes place in the middle, you will pay an additional 10 fairy tales per battle.”
Shosanna shut up. They give too much for a day’s ride in a carriage. Even drinking beer, this is an offer that is hard to refuse for a party that has all three fairy tales.
“Good.”
At Hyeonjun’s words, Shosanna looked at Hyeonjun. There was a slight uneasiness in it. It was because of the skills that Hyunjoon showed today. Shosanna didn’t feel like she could show Luke anything while fighting Hyeon-jun. Even if it lasts for a long time, can it exceed 20 seconds?
“Instead, you should tell us first. What are you hiding?”
Luke kept his mouth shut. As time passed and he showed no sign of opening his mouth, Hyeon-joon slowly tilted his beer glass and said.
“Breaking your back is out of the question here. Where did you keep enduring in this small town?”
At Hyeonjun’s words, Luke muttered in a low voice.
“I’ll look at your skills first. The reward is one silver coin per person. There is no extra pay.”
Shosanna looked at Luke in surprise, then turned to Hyeonjun. Hyunjoon smiled and shrugged. It was Shosanna’s gesture to choose. Shosanna got confused. At first glance, it is an excessive reward for an F-class, and that means that there is a risk. Fight Hyun-joon there?
I looked at Hyeon-jun again, but now I’m leaning back in my chair, gazing at Shosanna. I hate it so much that I want to hit it with a shield.
“good. do it, do it Let’s go.”
Finally Shosanna closed her eyes and said. Although he had all sorts of worries and anxieties, he could not shake off the temptation of silver coins. Because she wants to do something for her parents.
“Instead, I will listen to the story and judge again. Don’t think we accepted the request.”
Shosanna let go of her threat, then jumped up and strode out of the inn. Hyeon-jun also got up and left the inn after her.
“Whoa…”
Left alone, Luke let out a deep sigh and stood up to follow, limping on his unbent legs.
Shosanna whispered to Hyun-joon who came out.
“Hey, what should I do?”
“what?”
“damn.”
When Shosanna burst into tears, Hyeonjun spoke softly.
“First of all, sorry. I am not ignoring you.”
Shosanna nodded. She, too, was well aware that Hyeon-jun was treating her with respect.
“If you attack me with all your might, I’ll take care of myself.”
Hyeon-jun’s words hurt Shosanna’s pride a little, but she tried to hide it and took out an axe. Of course, the cover of the ax head was still covered. Hyeonjun also raised his one-handed sword with its scabbard.
“Are you okay without a shield?”
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Hyeonjun calmly nodded at Shosanna’s words. At this point, Shosanna also had a problem. The heart that I will feed you a room burns roaringly.
When Luke came out and stood at a distance, Shosanna spoke.
“Goes.”
And ran at once. She can’t move as agilely and delicately like Barnes or Hyun-jun, but she has strength to match her physique. Its weight is heavy and the power radiating from its strong muscles is powerful. I have so much muscle mass that my endurance is low.
humming!
Hyeonjun took a step closer to the ax that was being swung diagonally and pushed the knife.
right!
The ax handle and scabbard collided and made a sound. The sword bounced sideways with force. Hyeon-jun was able to end the fight at once, but he took a step back and swung his sword. Shosanna blocked the knife with the ax handle, hooked the blade, and jerked it sideways before punching Hyeon-jun, who was cleanly emptied from his chin to his body.
“Ugh!”
Hyunjoon screamed in surprise. But it didn’t even touch. This is because the moment Shosanna swung her fist, she was caught in the axe and threw herself along the drawn sword. Hyeonjun, who was bitten, shouted.
“hey! I’m really going to hit it!”
“I’m going to hit it.”
“what?”
Shosanna held out her ax and charged. I plan on blocking the knife, clinging to it and knocking it over, and then wrestling. She was well aware of how strong her power was. Even a strong man can easily be subdued by climbing on it, bending his arms, and tightening his neck.
In fact, several bullies in her hometown fainted while peeing like that. Speaking of Shosanna of Dirt, everyone from a spitting bully to a condescending guard has become humble. Even the village girls used to threaten to call Shosanna if the men messed around. Thanks to this, among the many village girls, no one hated Shosanna. Only her parents sighed, worrying about their daughter’s marriage.
“Ugh!”
I was able to dodge her rush and attack from the side, but Hyeon-joon’s body, which was blocked from the front to show Luke, was pushed back and the center of gravity floated. Hyeon-joon believed in his physical ability and did it, but he overlooked one thing. Shosanna’s terrifying grappling skills.
The skills that had been hidden unintentionally while killing goblins were poured out at once. The moment Hyun-joon’s center of gravity floated, Shosanna let go of the ax and ran low as if brushing the floor. He grabbed his hamstrings with both hands and rammed them with his shoulders. Both hands were lifted at once, pulling Hyeonjun so tightly that he couldn’t move.
thud!
“omg!”
As they collided with tremendous force and lifted their hamstrings, there was no way they could survive. When I slammed my back into the floor, only air came out of the shock and I couldn’t make a sound. But even in the midst of this, Hyeon-jun moved flexibly enough to look bizarre, barely lifting his left leg and raising his knee to push Shosanna away. Thanks to inhumanly enhanced reflexes. Thanks to that, I was able to stop entering the mount. And thanks to the strengthening of the body, breathing was restored in an instant. When the mount was blocked, Shosanna immediately turned to the side, thrusting her arm into Hyeon-jun’s groin and gripping him tightly. It is a side control.
“Aww!”
Hyeon-joon was frightened and bounced his body at once. His upper body swung at an angle that was almost impossible for humans, barely avoiding Shosanna. Then Shosanna turned to the side and got up, barely rolling to the side in the slight slack.
“What crazy!”
“Sorry.”
Shosanna licked her lips at the words she shouted while barely swallowing her curse words. If Hyun-Jun’s body had not possessed durability and flexibility that transcended human beings, he would have been stuck in a choke with his arms crushed and his legs struggling.
“Are you crazy!”
“To attack with all your might.”
Shosanna crept closer, lowering her stance. Shosanna let go of the axe, but Hyeonjun also dropped the knife as he fell. It’s because even if you hold on to it in that situation, it will only get in the way.
Hyeonjun moved carefully and prepared. Now I was thinking of dealing with it without being vigilant. Shosanna can’t match Hyeon-jun’s agility and flexibility. If Hyeon-joon doesn’t respond, he will lose his hand. Shosanna knows it well, but she didn’t give up and moved on.
Shosanna didn’t rush as before, but rather kept her distance, lowering her stance, aiming for an opening. Hyeon-joon, with his sharpened senses, accurately stabbed Shosanna in the gap between her steps and breathing. Shosanna, who was caught off guard, rushed in a low stance, but Hyeon-jun’s elastic body jumped over Shosanna’s low stance and landed. Then he quickly picked up a knife and pointed it at Shosanna.
“surrender.”
“sh*t!”
Shosanna calmly surrendered the moment Hyeon-jun raised his sword. Hyeon-joon won, but in a feeling of loss, he put the knife back on his belt and shook himself nervously.
“Leave yourself alone.”
“It’s dangerous, so let’s stick with our bare hands.”
“Oh, really.”
Shosanna strode over and picked up an axe. Hyeon-jun took a step back to avoid Shosanna without realizing it. If Hyun-joon treats him with sincerity, the fight won’t work out, but scary things are scary. Hyun-jun realized the fear of grappling only after experiencing it physically. If it wasn’t for the strengthening of the body, the moment I fell for the first time, I would have been unable to use my hands.
‘Come to think of it, even medieval knights grappled.’
Knights of the Middle Earth also learned grappling as a basis. In addition, mixed martial arts cannot exist without grappling. Hyeon-jun thought about the combat skill sub-item in the store and organized his thoughts.
“So what?”
Luke limped closer to Shosanna’s question after clearing up her slightly rough breathing.
“Go in. I will tell you a story.”