50. Question (1)
Oliver, Cant, and Kingfist, all covered in slime, descended into the trash can.
I didn’t know how long it had stayed, but it was so greasy and smelly that I had to throw away my clothes even though it was a beggar.
But right now it wasn’t a big deal.
The smell of the sewer beneath the ground was far worse than the smell of Oliver, Cant, and Kingfist.
Slowly starting to get a headache from a sore nose, Oliver loosened his sensitive nose.
The smell was still bad, but much better than before.
At least it didn’t look like it would break my head.
“Oh, my God…. I’ll never see another secret sewer like this.”
Cant speak as if familiar. Oliver asked.
“Is there another place like this?”
“uh···. Even though Landa suffered a major collapse in the past, it is a city with a deep history. It was also an outpost of the ancient empire and has served as an important city or stronghold ever since. As a result, it was developed under the ground over a long period of time. From ancient sewers to medieval sewers to modern sewers. Two out of three.”
“Five····.”
“So it is said that there is a city under the city in Landa. Usually used by gangs, solvers, and giants in the back world.”
“Well·····. Don’t beggars use it? It smells bad, but it’s warm and looks good to use, right?”
“Good point. But nevertheless, beggars don’t write well. Most of the sewers are connected to each other, so if you don’t do it you’ll end up with a vicious group. It’s not a big deal on earth for a beggar to die, but it’s not even a trivial thing under the ground.”
“ah····. By the way, a gang of moles are using this place?”
“·····. Either he’s out of his mind or he has something to believe in.”
“Is it reliable?”
“Well····. They either have more self-confidence or have a bigger stomach.”
“okay.”
Oliver and Cant have a give-and-take conversation.
At that moment, King Fist, following from behind, intervened.
“Wait a minute····. Oliver, you-!”
“Yes?”
“How do you know there is a secret passage here?”
“Uh, can I tell you later? I’m going to tell you a little bit now…”
“No, answer me now. You are so worthy.”
“Uh, that’s…”
Confused Oliver. Then, Cant said.
“For now, we’ll talk about that later.”
“cant?”
“The important thing now is to save the harmonica. How did you not find it?”
“No, no matter what…”
King Fist tried to argue with Cant, but as soon as his eyes met, he shut his mouth and bowed his head.
I could see the rage boiling with him, and it looked like it was going to explode at any moment.
“Oliver. Can you tell where the harmonica is now?”
Oliver nodded.
I loosened the sensitive nose because of the smell, but since it came this far, there was no problem.
Oliver focused his attention on his eyes.
With him, the warlock’s vision became even stronger, revealing a number of emotions that glowed in the dark.
Ten adults, twenty children… It was deep in the sewer.
“It’s over there.”
“after···. Good luck.”
“By the way, there are other people besides children.”
Others. He must have been the kidnapper of the children.
Cant said as he expected, fixing the quarter staff.
“I do not care. guide as quietly as possible.”
Oliver nodded and began walking cautiously.
There was darkness everywhere, but it was no problem for Oliver, who moved through the warlock’s sight.
Cant followed well as if he was familiar with it, but surprisingly, King Fist had a hard time following him.
Are you not used to the darkness?
“Oh, I don’t mind.”
The king’s fist whispered low.
His face showed annoyance and shame, but strangely, his emotions showed a serpent-like cunning rather than such a light.
It’s like having a different opinion.
However, Cant didn’t notice this, so he ordered Oliver to keep going, and Oliver went into the sewer as instructed.
jerk. jerk. jerk.
As the emotions drew closer, a faint sound of footsteps could be heard.
Cant grabbed Oliver’s shoulder and stopped, then put a finger to his mouth.
The sound of footsteps soon became clear, and there was even the sound of words.
“ah····. shit shit. How long do I have to watch them?”
“Why the fuck? You can make money by watching the kids. What a hard thing.”
“I get annoyed when kids cry. My head is ringing…”
“So you were scared before? Moderately lost… You were also scolded by Mr. Henry. Is the product spoiled?”
“I didn’t hit much. Aren’t children raised by beating them? Above all else, I just hate being in this stinky place.”
“め.あ. Isn’t it too bad?”
“That’s what you’re used to.”
“Oh, stop whining. Anyway, this is salty… But, by the way, where are you going to sell those bastards? I don’t need the parrot kid anymore. No matter how much me, I want to stop cutting off a child’s arm.”
“Well? Maybe you’re trying to sell it to a factory or farm? Are the girls a brothel?”
“Ouch! It’s a big deal. They don’t have very good faces, but they can’t go anywhere.”
With those words, I started to laugh at them.
He seemed very accustomed to this, and perhaps that’s why he was careless.
Oliver looked at cant.
His emotions stirred with disgust and anger. But it was calm and not indiscriminate.
He quietly placed a finger on his lips and pulled out a knife from his bosom. Quarter staff took a long time
Then he lowered his body low like a cat and approached it slowly and silently.
As quiet as a beast,
After a certain distance got closer, Cant slashed the quarterstaff and stabbed one of them deep in the neck. He pierced the other man’s neck in embarrassment.
“By…!”
Human life is surprisingly boring.
The stabbed man opened his eyes and tried to resist.
But Cant didn’t panic, twisted the knife to the end, and immediately shoved the knife into the back of the other beggar.
A movement that is as natural and unstoppable as flowing water.
What was even more surprising was that even after killing two people at the same time, not a single scream escaped.
It wasn’t that difficult to use black magic, but to do that with your bare body.
It was a pretty cool scene.
“Can you help me clean up?”
King Fist approached Cant’s request and hid the body out of sight.
The group moved forward again.
The deeper you go, the more magical stone lamps light up.
It was difficult to move due to the crowds, but Cant clenched his fists at the right place and ordered him to hide.
Then he pulled his gaze away and looked straight ahead.
There were blackjacks, beggars armed with clubs, and children crouching to one side, trembling in fear.
“Damn it….”
Cant looked at it and muttered lowly.
“Why? cant.”
“There’s a harmonica over there.”
Wangfist asked, looking straight ahead like Cant.
“·····. The number of people is quite large, what are you going to do?”
“Well···.”
“Now that there are so few of us, wouldn’t it be better to go out and call other people?”
“Well····. No, I don’t know what will happen on the way out. Already, I killed two on the way today. We have to do it here and now.”
“Ha, but-”
“-I’ll go ahead and grab your attention. You and Oliver slip over there and escape with the harmonica. Let the other children run away too.”
“Other children?”
“Yeah, even if not all of them escape, a lot of them might escape……. Can you do it?”
“····Yes. You can.”
“Then please do.”
With those words, Cant leaned forward with the knife as before, and walked forward.
Then he threw the knife at the unwary beggars, and surprisingly, the knife pierced the beggar’s neck with just one shot.
“·····!”
“what?”
“····yes?”
perplexed beggars.
Cant didn’t miss the momentum and went straight into the middle of the beggar and started wielding the quarter staff.
He did not simply wield a wooden stick, but had a standardized technique, and Oliver, an outsider, seemed very skilled and detailed.
Both ends of the quarterstaff were both weapons and shields, slashing and pushing back enemies approaching.
“Damn it! Where all of a sudden…!”
“Encircle! Look around!”
“Fuck you do it! Damn this bastard, Keek-!”
Enemy beggars also wielded their clubs and resisted, but compared to Cant’s quarterstaff, they lacked length and skill, so they could not take advantage of numbers at all.
Whenever he was surrounded, Cant invariably swung his quarterstaff loudly to break the siege and started knocking down the beggars one after another.
Even though he was alone, he overwhelms many enemies, and that was at that time.
bang-!
A gunshot rang out, and everyone’s eyes turned to the direction of the gunshot.
A beggar wearing a fedora appeared.
“That’s it.”
When the gun appeared, the beggars around Cant ran away.
He was afraid that he might be right.
“Well····. ah! I remember. He was the one who was beaten by me a while ago.”
The fedora beggar was furious as Cant’s provocation had scratched the sore spot exactly.
He shouted, swinging his gun like a knife.
“under···! Pretend to be strong until the very end. Let’s see if it can be done even if there is a hole in the body? hem?!”
“why? will you shoot? Looking at his lifting posture, it seems he doesn’t even know how to shoot properly…? are you okay? Would you be more embarrassed? Did you get hit by an old man with a limp while holding a gun?”
Cant slowly closed the distance with those words, as the fedora beggar pointed to the back of Cant and said:
“Oh, don’t worry about that. There is a corner where everyone believes.”
meaningful remarks.
Cant felt strange and looked back.
At that moment, Oliver’s eyes met.
To be more precise, Oliver was captured by the Fist of the King.
“What is this…”
The fedora beggar whispered mockingly.
“It’s a little off plan, but it doesn’t matter… I thought you all had assholes under you, but it’s not. I had friends who could speak. A friend who can see the future.”
Cant asked, looking at the Fist that betrayed him.
“·······. Why are you doing this?”
“cant···. Thank you for taking me away, but that doesn’t mean you have to take care of the beggars for the rest of your life!? I don’t want to be a beggar with you for the rest of my life… Whatever you do, you’ll get out of the beggar! So drop your weapon.”
King Fist shouted at Cant as if threatened.
His evil voice resounded in the sewer, and Cant looked at it without saying a word and then slowly closed his eyes.
Then, in a surprisingly fragile but pretty light, he dropped the quarterstaff he was holding to the floor.
‘·········. why?’
bang-! Whoops….
The sound of laughter erupted one by one along with the lonely sound of the quarter staff falling.
“Pu ha ha ha ha… You bastard, you put down a real weapon for a useless beggar!”
“I know···. If you die, it’s all over. I know that? Your gang must be over by now! The original plan was there.”
“cancer! Our friends have already gone!”
Oliver looked at the scene without saying a word.
The one who gave up his weapon because of him and the kidnapper who laughed at him like that.
To be honest, Oliver felt the same way as the kidnappers.
It didn’t make sense to Oliver for Cant to drop his weapon.
What does it mean to be exposed to danger for someone who has nothing to do with you…? No, should I rather say so?
He was the one who helped Oliver and put him in his beggars without any intentions.
Consistent but incomprehensible self-sacrificing attitude. Altruism…. Oliver frantically wanted to know why at this moment.
“Fuck…. Personally, I’d like to bully her for a few days, but I’m also busy. So just look around.”
The fedora beggar came a few steps closer and pointed the gun at him. I pulled the trigger with him.
bang–!
“·····. yes?”
Everyone made a squeaky noise.
Looking at the mysterious black curtain that appeared suddenly and protected Cant.
Then, someone said.
“I’m sorry, but there is something I want to ask him.”
Everyone looked in the direction of the sound.
There, there were King Fist pierced by black spikes, dead, and Oliver standing calmly in front of it.
Everyone looked at him without saying a word. trembling in fear.