171 – The Green Forest’s Shaman (1)
Despite being less than a year old, Lartania had grown into a thriving territory thanks to its unprecedented form as a labyrinth city.
Of course, since it had only been a year, the number of residents was not as high as in other kingdoms’ capitals or well-established territories, but the reason why Lartania had a larger floating population than other territories was because of the mercenaries.
Currently, thanks to the labyrinth city, which was an irresistible sweet honey for mercenaries, the number of mercenaries residing in Lartania now easily surpassed the number of residents.
And thanks to the number of mercenaries who outnumbered the residents, there were now many shops in Lartania.
From basic blacksmiths and potion shops that mercenaries absolutely needed, to combat-related shops.
Many shops have sprung up, including material shops that sell various other items and materials found in the labyrinth.
And as shops that were absolutely essential to mercenaries sprang up, various other types of shops began to emerge one by one.
For example, a shop that sells slightly perverted potions, or a shop that sells items that can be used for slightly secretive luxuries.
In addition to these, many shops were created that were not based on necessity but rather on hobbies.
Of course, many of those hobby-based shops are niche shops that can’t accommodate the majority of customers, but the reason why such shops are being built in Lartania is because of Lartania’s fluidity.
No matter how geeky a hobby is, if the floating population is this large, there will definitely be one or two people who enjoy that hobby, and by that logic, business will be good enough.
And Sharian was one of the merchants who quickly closed down her business in the Kalan Kingdom and settled here after seeing Lartania’s glittering floating population.
To be more precise, she was not a general merchant, but a clothing merchant who made and sold her own clothes.
However, the reason why people call her shop unusual, despite being a clothing store, is because the items Sharian sells are very geeky adult clothing.
And just like that, Sharian’s eyes widened in surprise as she looked at the woman in front of her… no, the Captain of the Guard of Lartania, Elena.
“…So, you’re not here for an inspection… but to buy something?”
“Yes.”
At Elena’s reply, Sharian began to seriously consider why such high-ranking individuals kept visiting this shop that was often frequented by mercenaries.
‘I’m sure one of Kallan’s Five Swords came to buy clothes last time… why is it the Captain of the Guard this time…’
Of course, Sharian had no complaints about Kallan’s Five Swords buying clothes.
Rather, they paid more cleanly than mercenaries and even gave her bonuses.
However, Sharian wondered why a woman, not a man, would buy clothes that she honestly thought were vulgar.
At least, there were very few cases where a woman came to buy the clothes she had made so far, and most of them were men who bought them to pester women to wear them on a special day.
“…Do, do you not have any?”
“Yes? Ah… no! We do.”
But that thought was short-lived, and Sharian quickly regained her senses at Elena’s next words.
‘There’s no reason to think about why someone is buying something. Just sell the clothes.’
She equipped herself with the mind of a merchant and began to entertain her with an extremely commercial smile.
“Well, first of all, I understand the story, but what kind of clothes are you looking for specifically?”
“What kind of clothes…?”
“Yes, as you can see, we have a lot of clothes here right now. If you could tell me what you want, I think I can select clothes that suit your taste.”
As Elena began to think seriously, Sharian added.
“Oh, or if you tell me the other person’s taste, I can also select something that suits their taste.”
At her words, Elena exclaimed, “Ah,” and then said,
“…First of all, something a little spicy… would be nice.”
“Yes.”
“…Animal… would be good.”
“Yes, and then?”
“That… the area of the fabric is as small as possible…”
Sharian nodded repeatedly at Elena’s voice, which was getting smaller and smaller, and thought.
‘What a maniacal taste.’
Of course, she was barely making ends meet thanks to people with such maniacal tastes.
‘…By the way, I didn’t know the Captain of the Guard had a boyfriend.’
Sharian recalled the nickname of the Captain of the Guard, “Iron Blood,” who was famous for running to the scene of a fight without hesitation and imposing martial law, and showed her the clothes that met her request.
“How about this?”
“This is…”
“Literally animalistic and with as little surface area as possible.”
“…Why is there a hole here?”
“That’s the way it is.”
“Then what’s the point of wearing clothes…”
“It’s a dress that suits a maniacal taste.”
Seeing Elena’s eyes trembling, Sharian said, holding up another piece of clothing.
“…Would you like to see something else?”
“…”
With those words, about 20 minutes passed.
“Whew…”
Elena came out of the store after buying a set of clothes. At Shalian’s store, the bunny costume that didn’t cover important areas was temporarily out of stock…
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While Elena was buying clothes that even Shaldra and River didn’t know about, the Hero King – Charles, was also lost in thought in his room.
“…”
In fact, she had never once thought about her relationship with Kim Hyun-woo progressing any further than this.
More precisely, until she went to the Demon Realm to seek his forgiveness even once more, her goal was to be forgiven by Kim Hyun-woo and return to their previous relationship.
In other words, now that she had achieved her goal, the Hero King should have been happy.
She should have been happy.
“…”
Regrettably, the current Hero King wasn’t very happy.
Of course, at the very beginning, when she was accepted by Kim Hyun-woo again, she felt happy.
After all, that was all she had in mind in the first place.
However, as she began to learn one by one that Kim Hyun-woo had spent his first night with other heroes, she gradually felt her happiness fading away.
In the first place, the reason why Charles thought that ‘being forgiven’ was the ultimate goal in her relationship with Kim Hyun-woo was because she didn’t think that their broken relationship would progress any further.
However, contrary to her thoughts, the other heroes’ relationships with Kim Hyun-woo were progressing further than that.
As if the line she had cautiously drawn had been meaningless from the start.
That’s why.
‘Me too, me too-‘
Before long, a new hope and desire began to fill the Hero King’s eyes.
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Like that, a few days had passed since Lynn had her first night with Kim Hyun-woo, and now there was only one more day until the package ended and the dungeon was completely reset.
“Whew…”
—
Territory of Lartania.
Territory Development: 6241
Territory Population
[Humans: 51244]
[Beastmen: 1082]
Secondary Buildings
[Magic Engineering Research Institute]
-Subordinate Buildings-
[Engineering Power Plant]
[Magic Weapon Research Institute]
[Magic Refinery]
Owned Buildings
[Lord’s Castle LV4] [Under Construction] 99%
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[City Walls LV5]
[Residential Area LV7↑ ＞＞＞ Upgrading 0%]
[Blacksmith Lv7↑ ＞＞＞ Upgrading 0%]
[Barracks Lv7↑ ＞＞＞ Upgrading 0%]
[Tavern Lv7↑ ＞＞＞ Upgrading 0%]
[Market Lv5]
[Lumber Mill Lv7↑ ＞＞＞ Upgrading 0%]
[Restaurant Lv5]
[Tannery Lv7↑ ＞＞＞ Upgrading 0%]
[Stone Workshop Lv6 ＞＞＞ Upgrading 44%]
[Trading Post Lv6 ＞＞＞ Upgrading 75%]
[2nd Wall Lv5]
[Inn Lv6 ＞＞＞ Upgrading 34%]
[Administration District Lv5 ＞＞＞ Upgrading 66%]
[Paved Road Lv5]
[3rd Wall] [Under Construction 85%]
External Buildings
[Mercenary Guild Lv1]
[Mage Tower Branch Lv1]
[Blacksmith Guild Branch Lv1]
Owned Troops
-Regular Soldiers 1,000
-Swordsmen 500
-Guards 700
-Apprentice Knights 200
-Beastmen 1,084
—-
Kim Hyun-woo let out a sigh as he looked at most of the buildings that were almost Level 7, satisfied with how fast things were progressing.
The reason was because of the heroes’ courtship, which had started to become a bit more blatant these days.
Perhaps because the news had spread that he had already slept with two other heroes, the heroes were now openly courting Kim Hyun-woo.
It was as if they were making a bet on who would get to him first.
And Kim Hyun-woo, who had already fallen twice, was starting to wonder if it wouldn’t be better to just give in.
—-
★★★ Hero ‘Sorceress of Gold’ has entered the territory.
—-
[★★★ Hero ‘Tiinus’ (He) has arrived at the Laritania Territory!]
Tiinus’ group had returned to the Laritania Territory quite quickly this time.
And then.
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“…Kill me…”
Adria started to cry, shedding the tears of an office worker whose overtime had just begun, as she watched Salryong wail after hearing some words that an informant had told him as soon as he returned to Laritania.