Episode 47. Dragon Claw (6)
Yuri tilted her head at Jerry’s murmur.
“A strange rumor?”
“hmm… Is it some kind of ghost story?”
“What?”
“The special sale items are renewed on the 1st of every month. But they say there is a special edition only for 10 minutes from midnight on January 1, one day out of the year.”
“A special edition? what else is that?”
“Special Bargain Store.”
“… Don’t you keep using weird abbreviations?”
“Originally, everyone calls it that. Anyway, it seems to be true that there will be a special edition on January 1st.”
“Then what is a ghost story? It’s just confirmed information.”
“Special editions, special editions, and items that can be purchased by year are different. however… … .”
“… … ?”
“On the special edition on January 1st… I heard that sales items exclusive to the first year are also coming up. That’s why I said it was a ghost story.”
“Why? Is that not okay?”
“The changing of dragons ends exactly at midnight on January 1st! Never in history has it been over before midnight. In addition, it takes a day to get from this forest of beginnings to the mainland of Cradle even if you take a black ship?”
“So, even if the first year does not set foot on the cradle mainland, it is January 2nd?”
“That’s it! In the case of the 2nd year, there are often those who give up on changing dragons and stay on the mainland, aiming for special editions, so it is understandable that there is a special edition exclusively for the 2nd year… 1st year exclusive sale items coming up? isn’t it weird And even… They say it’s cheap.”
“A special sale? Then, of course, I will sell it cheaply.”
“No, it’s not just about selling cheaply.”
“then?”
“Dozens or millions of points… They say they sell rare items that you wouldn’t even see normally for thousands or tens of thousands of points.”
“Does that make sense? Who the hell is that?”
“… I can’t even say that.”
“Come now?”
“Ah, anyway, it’s information rated as ‘upper’ in terms of accuracy. It is high-quality information that is too good to be simply dismissed as a ghost story.”
Jerry’s tone seemed to be evasive, and Yuri’s eyes flashed a little.
But he turned his back without saying anything.
“If that’s true, then you’re openly drugging in the cradle? Since you know you guys won’t be able to buy it anyway, is it a sign to watch while sucking your fingers?”
“Since Yoram is good at playing pranks, there is a good chance.”
Yuri nodded his head in sync with Jerry’s story.
Excited, Jerry snorted and vomited.
“There is no way he would have enough points to use the special edition for the reserve jockey.”
nod-.
“Even if there is a guy like that, how are you going to get to the mainland?”
nod – nod
“It’s not like I’m going to swim that far.”
Knock off — tilted.
Yuri’s head, which had been nodding insincerely in succession, stopped and tilted to the side.
‘what?’
I have ample points.
Who can swim to the cradle’s mainland?
‘that… … .’
is it me
“Honestly, Cradle tends to be a bit vicious… … .”
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Mumble-.
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Mumble-.
Jerry was talking nonstop, but Yuri, who was lost in thought, couldn’t hear it.
‘Is that really true?’
Listening to Jerry’s tone, it was clear that he had some certainty.
‘A little while ago… Didn’t you say [information rated as high accuracy]?’
From Jerry’s thoughtless words, Yuri gained a certainty.
‘That means someone classifies information.’
In other words, it must be said that there could be an organization within the cradle that exchanges information between riders or buys and sells information.
With that in mind, Jerry’s ‘special edition ghost story’ was believed to be somewhat credible.
Of course, that couldn’t be without worry.
‘It’s a special discount sale item for the first year who hasn’t even stepped on the mainland yet… … .’
From the moment I got my hands on information about it in the first place.
Collecting at least tens of thousands of points.
Furthermore, until midnight on the 1st of January to arrive on the mainland.
If he wasn’t himself, an ordinary reserve jockey, he wouldn’t have been able to accomplish even one of them properly.
‘Actually, even I wouldn’t have known about the special edition if this talkative senior hadn’t told me.’
Is it right to move hastily with information you came across by chance?
Can I leave the Forest of Beginnings before the exam is over?
What are the disadvantages of it?
Don’t just do weird things and wait patiently for the exam to end?
All sorts of thoughts ran through my head.
‘But the lure of the thrown bait is too strong to pass on… … .’
A chance to buy rare items worth hundreds of thousands or millions of points, which are hard to see normally, at unbeatable prices.
If the ghost story in this special edition is really true, it was a great opportunity for Yuri.
A chance that only Yuri, not anyone else, can enjoy.
Because of that thought, Yuri’s conflict grew longer and longer.
I’ve been thinking about it for a while.
‘… wait? What did that one-eyed man say?’
On the first day of the survival test, I remembered the five conditions the one-eyed man said.
[First, survive for a month. Only those who persevere will be reborn as the 50th horseman after removing the label of ‘preliminary’.]
[Second, killing among prospective riders is prohibited, but everything except murder is allowed.]
[Third, the dragon shield you possess is your life. A person whose dragon shield is damaged is considered a corpse.]
[Fourth, there is no opportunity for re-challenge. The worms filtered out here shouldn’t even look at the ground where the cradle is for the rest of their lives.]
[Lastly, fifth, assholes who want to give up, ring the bell there. Then I’ll safely return you to the house where your mom and dad will be waiting for you. Phehehe.]
And the last words he left.
[Remember, only those who survived until January 1st will be able to step on the true cradle land!]
One-Eye said exactly that and disappeared.
In other words, that is the only rule that Yoram gave to this Forest of Beginnings.
‘Nowhere did the one-eyed person say that he would be eliminated if he left the forest.’
There were only two conditions for dropping out.
Ringing the bell, or breaking the dragon plaque.
With that, Yuri’s troubles ended.
“It’s okay.”
After concluding, Yuri smiled and got up from her seat.
“Oops.”
Yuri thumps his numb thighs from squatting down while talking to Jerry.
Lightly loosening his legs and waist, he pulled out the sword he had left on the floor.
Sreureung-.
A sword body that sprinkled a soft white light appeared.
Jerry, who had been talking hard until then, finally came to contemplation when he saw it.
“What, what are you doing?!”
“… … .”
“You promised to let me go if I told you everything!”
You’ve got everything you need to get, so you’re trying to dispose of me?!
That thought was clearly visible on Jerry’s face.
Facing this, Yuri moved her sword without saying anything.
“Damn it!”
Jerry closed his eyes at the slowly approaching blade.
and.
Squeak-.
There was no expected pain.
Jerry slowly opened his eyes at the sound he heard from close by.
Yuri, who saw that, sighed and said.
“It’s scary.”
“… … .”
“Don’t move, stay still. Don’t mess around and wear beige.”
Creeping-.
Yuri’s white steel sword burrowed through the soil.
Jerry put on a slightly embarrassed expression when he saw the blade of the sword digging up the soil, busily coming and going around him.
“Huh, if you’re digging the soil, tell me in advance… scare people.”
Whether Jerry grumbled or not, Yuri moved nonstop.
By the time he dug a hole down to Jerry’s abdomen.
When the wooden string binding Jerry appeared, Yuri cut off a few strands and asked.
“But, what are you going to do if I free you, Mr. Cheri?”
The title “senpai” that was suddenly called by Yuri.
Then again, Jerry’s face was taken aback.
“Pu, if I let you go? that… uh… Should I also participate in the yongpae change? Because I have to earn points.”
“okay?”
At his answer, Yuri’s eyes took on a magical light.
But that spirit soon faded.
Yuri said casually.
“Then can I give you some good information?”
“information? What information?”
“Information about the reserve rider of the Yellow Dragon who has plenty of points.”
“… … ?”
“I can assure you that most of the yellow dragon troopers roaming this forest right now are just empty chaff. Perhaps all the other riders of the 49th class are making a fool of themselves?”
“How do you know that?”
At that question, Yuri stopped digging her hands for a moment and brought her point bag and slightly opened it.
A pale silver light that shone through as soon as the mouth of the bag was opened.
“Suck?!”
At a glance, Jerry’s pupils widened at the heavy pouch, which seemed to contain an unusual amount.
he asked in a bewildered voice.
“that is… Are all points?”
“uh.”
“Oh my God! how much is it all?”
“Well how much? curious?”
Nodding-.
Jerry nodded quickly, and Yuri said in a patronizing tone.
“Roughly… Shall we say that most of the points distributed to the reserve riders of the Hwangryongpae are contained here?”
“Most of the points distributed to the reserve riders of the Yellow Dragon Pavilion… … ?”
Of the 500 reserve jockeys who came in this time, roughly 450 of them were picked as Huangryongpae, and multiplied by 500?
Jerry muttered to himself and finished the rough calculations.
It was a substantial amount, no, if you could get it, you wouldn’t have to worry about points for a while.
‘If only that… … .’
There was a little greed in Jerry’s eyes.
‘But can I steal that point from this guy?’
With such thoughts, greed disappeared as if washed away.
Jerry asked in a calm voice.
“How did you collect them?”
“I can’t tell you that far. So, are you interested in my information?”
“I’m interested, but… … .”
Honestly, how could I not be interested?
If that statement was true, it meant that there was a high probability that even if he worked hard, he would be fooled.
In addition, the reserve jockeys with points were called Hwangryongpae.
‘Even if not all reserve riders are like this guy… I mean, I don’t mind touching the Golden Dragon and White Dragon.’
After being brutally beaten by Yuri, the initial confidence disappeared.
Jerry thought it would be better to aim for the Yellow Dragon or the Silver Dragon than to mess with the Gold or White Dragon.
Yuri’s proposal was very appealing to him.
However, the problem is… … .
“… why? Are you going to give it away for free? why?”
It was that idiot who made that suggestion.
Jerry, who knows nothing else, takes pride in his ability to see people accurately.
To him, that guy wasn’t a man with pure intentions.
There’s no way a guy like that would give out information for free.
Yuri shrugged at Jerry’s suspicious glance.
“Of course it’s not free.”
“… What do you want?”
“not a big deal. Just one simple request from me later? Just listen.”
“Okay… … .”
When asked for a favor, Jerry tried to answer, ‘It’s okay, I won’t do it’ without hesitation.
It was never a good choice to be in debt to a madman whose intentions were not pure.
Originally, the shorter the relationship with the madman, the better.
Because of this, Jerry was determined to refuse.
If only he hadn’t heard a single word that Yuri threw.
“Three.”
“… … ?”
“There are a total of three reserve riders for the Yellow Dragon Pavilion that I will tell you about?”
“… … ?!”
“Probably, if they collect points, the amount will be quite large. Enough four digits?”
“… … !”
Jerry’s eyes widened.
‘Three? Four-digit points?’
It was a pretty big temptation.
‘That’s at least 1,000 points… If I catch those three quickly and rob the other reserve riders for the rest of the time, the money will be pretty good, right?’
I was already caught by Yuri and wasted quite a bit of time being interrogated.
Even if you move diligently from now on, you don’t know how many points you will collect.
‘What if… … ?’
Is this a simple request from a madman?
Or is it an opportunity to collect four-digit points efficiently and reliably?
When Jerry’s troubles were about to get longer, Yuri’s soft voice was heard.
“Unnecessarily long worries are just filling other people’s point pockets.”
“… … ?!”
“If we don’t move quickly, the other 49 will strike first, right? Tick tock-.”
Originally, when selling goods at a store, nothing clouded a buyer’s judgment as much as the phrase ‘deadline imminent, sale ending soon!’
Jerry became desperate at the sound Yuri made with his mouth.
“aaagh!”
Woodeuk- Pudeudeuk-.
Passasac-.
As he screamed and applied force, the string that had been slightly cut in the glass was torn off.
At the same time, the arm buried in the soil was pulled out.
Jerry put his hand toward the glass, eyes glistening.
“good night! Your offer to trade… I will accept it!”
Yuri smiled broadly as he held the muddy hand in front of me.
“It’s a wise choice, senior!”
* * *
Iron gruck-.
The moment the pocket floated in the air landed in the palm of his hand, Jerry’s flashbacks to the past ended.
He left the stray Eric behind him and moved again.
“This is the second.”
I had already robbed another guy before I met Eric, and I was able to get some pretty salty points from him too.
If you add them all together, you can easily pass 2,000 points already.
At this, Jerry gave a satisfied smile.
‘Honestly, I thought I might have been scammed by that bastard… … .’
The story Yuri told me about the reserve rider of the Hwangryongpae with many points was true.
Jerry is unaware that Yuri has headed south.
He stared in the direction of Yuri’s hideout and said with a slightly apologetic tone.
“Even if you have a damn personality… Was he a trustworthy guy?”
* * *
“… Is our naive senior Jeri trying to hit hard?”
Having succeeded in getting rid of Thearesia, Yuri muttered as she looked up at the sky.