219 – My name is…(4)
Dark back alley.
A man was running.
His age may be around his mid-30s, but he has a stocky physique, sleepy eyes, and hair that is as curly as seaweed, and his appearance is that of an adult male that can often be found in the empire.
but,
His unusual past made him special.
From a criminal organization.
The experience of having a wanted notice posted on the main street.
The man who used to be called Pickpocket Jackson played with his legs so desperately that I was worried that his heart would explode.
The place the busy runner arrived at was a three-story gray-white building. It was an ordinary multi-family house no different from any other building, but the person who lived there was a woman who was more special than anyone else.
Thump thump thump thump-
With an urgent knock, a small window opened and sharp eyes appeared.
“…who are you?”
“Minette! It’s me!”
“Jackson? What’s going on out here at night?”
After seeing her face turn white, the woman opened the door and let Jackson in.
Their only connection was that they met at a flower shop and a fruit shop a few months ago, and bringing a man from outside the house into their home was, to put it mildly, a dangerous thing.
Minnette didn’t think Jackson was a bad person. On the contrary, even though she was wary, she even showed kindness by giving him a cup of water while he was out of breath.
“I have to leave this place.”
“…What do you mean? I have to leave this place?”
“There is no time to explain in detail. I will explain everything once we leave Lien. Just take your valuables.”
It cannot be said that criminals are being exterminated. Although it was unrequited love, Jackson was not a man courageous enough to show shameful things to the person he loved.
“uh…”
“hurry!”
“Ah, okay. I’ll go up and come back soon.”
Jackson sighed in relief as he watched Minette hurriedly climb the wooden stairs.
And the heavy feeling of the hand in your arms.
[VIVLE]
Jackson opened the scriptures, recalling his experience of repentance 10 years ago.
‘Almighty Father in heaven, the karma of past foolish times has returned. I will not deny the sins I committed in the past. I will be punished as I deserve. I will not hesitate to go to hell. However, please make sure that the time I go to hell is not like today.’
The hard scriptures ate up the sweat from his hands, but he could not do anything about the anxiety in his heart.
This is because of a sinister rumor that started floating around the streets some time ago.
‘The new emperor has begun a clean-up.’
It is not unusual to publicly execute prisoners on New Year’s Day to drive out negativity and bring good energy, but I think this time it was severe.
As someone with a similar criminal history, I didn’t sympathize with him, but from the moment I saw the corpse holding the severed head and the wanted badge, I felt something was wrong.
Enough to make even Jackson, who prides himself on getting rid of it a long time ago, tremble.
The new emperor’s actions stimulate such primal fear that if I don’t leave Lien right away, my anxiety won’t go away…
“I’m ready.”
At that time, Minette came down from upstairs holding a bundle. Jackson smiled happily and took her hand, just as he was about to carefully open the door he had just entered.
Sigh-
Minette took his hand. Jackson was startled because his grip was stronger than expected.
“W-what is it?”
“There’s a back door.”
“…what?”
“Aren’t you being chased by someone right now? Then the door you just came through is dangerous.”
Minette grabbed Jackson’s wrist and dragged him somewhere. Jackson silently followed behind, guided by his strong grip.
‘You’re secretly strong… I didn’t know.’
So I walked down the stairs to the basement. Minette walked down the dark road well. Jackson stretched out his feet, using the pulling force in front as a guide.
For a moment, a fishy smell entered his nasal passages, but Jackson didn’t care. I can only assume it’s a moderately musty or fishy sewage smell. There was no time to care.
“We’ve arrived. Thanks to Jackson. Thank you.”
“Thank you…”
Jackson scratched the back of his head in gratitude from the woman he liked, and the moment Minette caught sight of the secret door leading outside.
Kang-!
Sparks flew from the steel door. The moonlight leaked out as if a hole had just been struck.
Squeak- Squeak-
Sparks continued to fly. A horrifying sound echoed through the basement and, against Minette’s will, the steel door ripped in two.
Sparkling golden eyes. Jackson’s legs were trembling as a tingling rush of life poured out.
When on earth did your tail get stepped on?
I’m not even on the wanted list?
How on earth did you find out about this place?
“……”
Questions quickly pass through Minette’s mind. However, time is running out to resolve the question here and now. Can’t you fight against a monster that tears down an iron door with your bare hands?
“I will at least listen to your will.”
The monster’s chilling voice echoed through the basement.
“Yu, a will! What on earth are you talking about…?”
Suddenly, Jackson felt a hot energy. The feeling of your stomach loosening and someone pushing you hard from behind.
Jackson felt a long floating sensation, realized that he was being flown against the monster against his will, and heard the sound of running getting smaller and smaller.
“Are you okay?”
Lucia accepted Jackson who flew in and checked on his well-being. When I looked at the condition, the lower body seemed to have lost strength, as if I could not move my legs.
“What… what is it?”
Jackson still didn’t understand the situation and asked the girl who was taking off her clothes. Lucia pulled out the dagger stuck in her back and sprinkled the potion she had received from Siron.
“I couldn’t move quickly because I felt like they were holding me hostage, but I’m glad I did.”
Pong-
Pong Pong-
Lucia ignited the lighter that made a sound she liked from Siron and lit the cigarette she received from Siron.
“Hold on to this. It’s a pain-relieving medicine, and it will be used as first aid.”
“…”
Jackson didn’t have the energy to argue further and took a puff on his cigarette. All he wants is for everything that happened now to be a dream.
Lucia placed Jackson on a flat surface and entered the building without hesitation.
*
The secret door, in case of an emergency, was blocked. Therefore, the next route Minette chose was an underground passage that also served as a sewage facility.
Heo-eok- Heo-eok-
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Every time I took a deep breath, a disgusting smell filled my lungs, and water mixed with sewage splashed up to my waist every time I stretched out my feet. During my long time as an infiltrator, I had never encountered much rough work, so I kept wondering why I was doing this sh*t.
No, there was definitely a reason for this.
It had been five years since she had been away from the battle while serving as a emissary to the Grand Elder, and her rusty intuition was still warning her that the danger had not gone away. Like this, you shouldn’t stop even for a moment. My instinct cries out.
Quad deud deuk-
The wall in front was shattered as if it were exploding, and a clenched fist came out through it.
-Why does it appear after breaking an intact wall? Just follow along normally.
-I wanted to give it a try. And who cares? It’s not like I’m asking anyway.
Because it was a place with high humidity, the dust that was flying around cleared up quickly.
“You’re such a b*tch. Why are you running away to such a dirty place?”
“…”
“You know that you will be tortured ten times as much.”
Siron blinked as he compared the wanted notice with the face in front of him.
“Hey. Your face is different? And why is it blonde? Did you dye your hair?”
Unlike the ugly woman depicted in the wanted book, the woman in front of me was so beautiful that one might think it was unexpected.
[Isn’t it because it wasn’t a portrait drawn, but rather a collection of eyewitness testimonies? There is a prejudice that barbarians are ugly.]
As if that was the case, Siron walked trotting through the darkness.
“Where is your hometown?”
“…grew up in an orphanage in the Cologne region.”
The cold footsteps tightened her heart, but Minette gathered her strength and answered. After listening to the conversation just now, I thought that if I did well, I would be able to get out of this situation.
However, clumsy lies did not work on Siron.
[You’re lying.]
“A vulgar, dirty barbarian slut.”
“…What are you talking about?”
[I was furious.]
Excuses that didn’t even lie to oneself were of no help.
Minette stared into the eyes that were shining even in the darkness.
A rumor that has recently spread throughout the empire.
‘The emperor ordered the extermination of criminals who had been postponed.’
But rumors are just rumors. As Sileia’s espionage, she knows the truth.
‘A happy day was ruined, and the angry emperor unleashed the hunting dogs.’
Minette took out a dagger from her pocket and got into a fighting stance. Since there is nowhere to run, I can only hope for the death of an honorable warrior.
“…Come on, hounds of the emperor.”
‘Ugh. What is the sense of choosing words?’
Shiron’s shoulders trembled at the cringe-inducing words he suddenly heard. I wanted to scratch the itchy spot right away, but I decided not to spare it considering that Lucia, who sent me to the expected location, missed it.
Siron, concentrating on his goal, put his hand into his arms.
I wanted to take out the holy sword, but this is a narrow sewer. There was no need to risk the walls being pierced by a sharp slash and filth bursting out, so the place where his hand stopped was the black dagger. Long ago, a high-strength item that Hugo gave as a gift.
bang-
I kicked off the filth and jumped in at once. Minette wrapped a dark blue sword around her dagger and swung it.
kaka kakak-
Dozens of battles take place in a narrow space. Minette’s teeth clenched as if she was struggling. Siron’s expression was extremely relaxed.
The battle continued, and the wall where the sword passed through made a deep dent and collapsed.
‘what?’
A question that arises because I have devoted my entire life to nothingness. Minette was so dumbfounded that she broke into a cold sweat.
The more the blades touched each other, the more painful the wound became, but there was nothing other than hard metal in the sensation of touching the tip of the knife.
Despite hundreds of attacks, Minette was unable to inflict any damage on the man.
The dagger he swung did not even pass by. The difference in skills is too big. It’s not at that level. A frontal view of accelerated thinking and boiling speculation.
The man seemed to have predicted the dagger’s path, and simply placed the dagger on the end of the path.
A grinning, mocking face stared at Minette beyond the blades fluttering like a storm.
-You know that you will be tortured ten times as much.
Minette held her breath as her wounds continued to increase.
“Where are your heads?”
Siron asked leisurely, pressing Minette. The sight of a woman using evil words beyond the rapid exchange of words is pitiful.
“If you answer me, I will spare your life.”
“You are such a dirty, emperor’s dog that you betray and encourage others!”
“…You’re a loser too.”
Hwaak – Siron heated up the mana of Danjeon. The magic of flame dwells in the dagger. In order to accelerate like this and take off the head in one go, I cast [Barbarian Slash], which has a significantly different power.
“Barbarian Slash.”
I didn’t forget to shout out the name of the technology.
But something strange happened. The dagger imbued with the magic of flame was supposed to cut off the barbarian’s head, but it could not. Rather, the targeted person was several steps away from Siron.
“The head you were looking for is here.”
A familiar face appeared.
“But what if you’re not a barbarian?”
A white shirt is visible between the skirt with rough side slits and the overcoat that is violently opened. The eyes, which had a bright red glow above them, radiated anger.
“Call me a savage one more time. You son of a b*tch. I’ll kill you.”
The tiger crawled to its feet. Or, the sewage, full of smelly filth, was the tiger’s den.
Whatever it is, it’s good. Siron was happy that he could save himself some trouble, and was relieved that he had met his goal earlier than expected.
Siron threw the dagger into the air. The spinning dagger fell to the ground. At the same time,
“What do you say, you barbarian?”
Pisik-
A smile filled with provocation came to mind.