3 – Hayeon Baek-3
“Boss, I need to find a new house,”
“Go and come, because you can see the store by yourself.”
It was embarrassing to worry about how to get permission, but I took permission too easily.
The boss didn’t ask why I had to find a new house or what happened yesterday.
“thank you.”
I bowed my head, said hello, and left the store.
I have a lot to do today. I had to find a new house, and I had to move the things I had left in my old house.
‘It’s a little embarrassing, but I’m sure he’s still not near the house.’
To her, I was just a citizen living in a slum, so I wouldn’t be anywhere near home yet.
First of all, I went to a real estate on the outskirts of the city with the mindset of finding a house. No, strictly speaking, it’s a real estate street, but it’s on the outskirts of the city. Buildings in areas larger than downtown have so many different owners that there was a separate real estate street near the outskirts of the city.
It was also a place that was easy to catch the eye of people who did not know how to live on the outskirts of the city or who were barely saving money to enter the city, but fortunately I had someone I knew.
“Welcome, what is it? Aren’t you Lee Soo-hyun? How long has it been since you’ve been there? Are you looking for a house?”
The man who gets up from the sofa and greets me with a happy expression. His real name is Choi Si-hyeon, and I am quite close.
‘It’s not a friendship built through good work’
“Yes, I think I’ve saved up enough money now.”
“Yeah, a kid with a decent job shouldn’t stay in the slums. I thought it through, trust me, I’ll know it as the best place around here.”
I shook my head. Home is a place to sleep, but there was no need for it to be nice.
“No, just let me know which one is cheapest, preferably near the gun shop.”
“hahahaha, I knew it. I’ll try to find it as close as possible.”
The villa recommended by my brother could not be said to be very good even with empty words.
There was a lot of mold on the wallpaper in the villa that was all falling down, and the musty smell was vibrating.
I saw a bunch of cockroaches roaming around as if they were the owners of this place. It was clear that there was no soundproofing, as the thumping sounds from upstairs could be heard unfiltered.
‘Well, it’s unreasonable to ask for good facilities in a villa on the outskirts.’
As I approached the window, I could clearly see the blue sky and the bright sun. The windows were broken and there was nothing to cover, so the view was not so clear.
“How about it? I’d rather go somewhere else.”
“It’s nice. Here, close to the gunsmith, and the wind is cool.”
Possibly reading my will from my words, Shihyeon-hyung did not recommend any more.
“Ha, I see. This building belongs to me, so deposit 300,000 won each at the end of the month.”
“Isn’t it too expensive? It’s such a mess.”
“Hey, look around the villas. Is there another place this cheap? It’s not that expensive at 300,000 won.”
“Cut it down a little bit.”
“No! No way!”
I had no choice but to give up at the sight of him talking with his eyes lit.
“Couldn’t you shave a little bit?”
“Uh-huh, even if you know each other, you have to thoroughly deal with it.”
He put on a stern expression for a moment, but then relaxed.
“Then I’ll be gone? I can’t leave the property empty for too long.”
“Can I not write a contract or something?”
“Could I cheat on you? I want to live a long time.”
“You’re talking like I’m some kind of killer?”
The way he shrugged his shoulders lightly seemed to say, ‘Isn’t that right?’
‘When did you wash your hands… .’
“Anyway, I’m going. If there’s a problem, I’ll take care of it myself.”
There was only silence in the studio where my brother left.
‘Are you sure you did well?’
I moved house to avoid her who didn’t even know I was her brother. I didn’t think it was worth the money. Because it was money that I had been saving up without a place to spend it.
‘Was he anxious?’
Anxiety that he might have recognized me and pretended not to know me, wouldn’t it give me a moment of free time because he could put me in his grasp at any time?
Wasn’t she also letting me loose, just as the nobles of old had released rabbits for the joy of hunting?
‘You have to say something that makes sense.’
I cleared my thoughts and headed out the door.
I wanted to go back to the store in the morning, so I had to move my things quickly.
It was an unfamiliar street scene. Although it was on the outskirts of the city, the environment was much cleaner, and I didn’t see people hanging around on the streets. Although it was a little dirty, it was a street that felt like a place where people lived.
-Whoop whoop… whoop whoop
It seems that it is not a street where only people live.
I turned around and saw a large monkey glaring at me with red bloodshot eyes.
`Is it Devil Monkey?`
It was a monster that could be easily dealt with unless it was the one that appeared most often when the F-level gate exploded, and it was not an awakened person who had just awakened, but it was not an opponent that ordinary people could deal with. If you are not a person who uses monster firearms or is fairly well trained, you will probably become its prey in less than 3 minutes.
It is common for Awakeners to meet and die from monsters in these outlying areas because they do not meticulously find and kill all the monsters pouring out of the gate.
‘It’s too short of a bullet.’
Since I was working at a gunsmith, I carried around a handgun for monsters. It was quite expensive, but it wasn’t too much of a burden because I bought it with 100 monthly installments as an employee’s preference.
The problem is the price of bullets, which are filthy expensive for a subject that can’t be used again once used.
-Ukkiyyyyyyyyyyyyyy!!
Devil Monkey ran at me as if he had lost his temper.
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No, didn’t monsters originally have reason?
“Give me some time to think.”
A fist wrapped in thick leather passed in front of my eyes.
‘He’s a guy who doesn’t even have money… .’
The meat is tough and cannot be eaten, and the hide smells disgusting and cannot be used. It was clear that the bonus would not come out even if I, not an Awakener, caught the monster. No matter how you think about it, it was a losing business.
‘I can’t even run away.’
It was only when I was young that monsters overflowed around me, so I just had to fight and run away, but these days, we have to wait until the dungeon gate explodes to see monsters.
-Ukkiyeee!!!
Seeing me dodging like a rat, Devil Monkey screamed loudly as if he was angry.
Well, suddenly being kicked out of the country, I’m hungry and having a hard time, but I’m going to have a good time because I can’t catch a guy called prey.
‘But I’m more pissed off?’
I took out the dagger that was hanging from my waist.
-Seureung
Although it had been used for a long time, it was still shining brightly.
-Hook! Kwajik!!
-Ukkiyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy!!!!
“Shut up because your breath stinks.”
-Kwajik!!
When I put the knife in my mouth, I became a little quiet. I drew the dagger carefully so as not to splatter blood on my clothes.
My shoulders were a little sore, probably from moving my body for the first time in a long time.
“Did I just have to use a gun…”
Seeing the Devil Monkey’s blood on the dagger, I wondered how to clean it.
As a makeshift method, I brushed it off a few times and put it in the scabbard.
I have to clean it right after work.
I left Devil Monkey’s corpse and headed to the slums. Originally, if you find a dead body of a monster, it is a rule to report it to the guards, but even if I do not report it, someone will report it, so there is no need to waste time reporting it.
Walking at a brisk pace, it was only a matter of time before we reached the border area.
“Aren’t you Suhyeon? What are you doing here at this time? You usually leave work after midnight, don’t you?”
“I have a little while.”
Had I walked five steps past the boundary? An unknown anxiety swept through my body.
‘What time is it?’
Looking at the sun, it was not yet noon. I stiffly turned around and returned to the border area.
“You have work, are you done already?”
“Wasn’t Myeong-hyeon hyung on the morning shift?!”
The border area shift is divided into morning and afternoon shifts, with the morning shift between midnight and noon and the afternoon shift between noon and midnight.
Considering that it was past 12 o’clock when I got off work, it means that the person on duty in the border area should be Myeong-hyeon’s older brother.
“Ah, originally, Myeonghyeon was right, but the guards called me and I went there.”
As I stood still, he opened his mouth to make it clear that it had nothing to do with him.
“I was called suddenly, so I don’t know the details.”
It felt like the back of my neck was getting cold. Anxiety welled up in the depths of my heart.
My brain set off an alarm. All my senses screamed. that something unusual is happening,
`Boss!`
Why did you think that way? It was like a delusion that the president might be in danger.
Myeonghyeon hyung could have gone to the guard because he did something wrong. Or it could be that he was assigned to the guard because he did a good job. The thought was erased the moment it came to mind. You have to assume the worst and act.
I ran without thinking. As I ran and ran, I saw a familiar sign.
-Our gunsmith
I was relieved to see that it was no different than usual.
‘Yeah, there’s no way something could happen all of a sudden.’
I was so anxious that I couldn’t even move my luggage.
It’s a waste of time to come to the entrance and go back to move your luggage, so let’s move it later when we get off work.
When I opened the door and entered the store, I heard a soft voice that I shouldn’t have heard here.
“Hmm, you’re here sooner than I thought.”
When I opened the door, what I saw was Baek Ha-yeon sitting on the sofa like a queen, and the boss at the counter looking out for Baek Ha-yeon while manicuring a gun.
“What? Without sitting down?”
Her smiling face was full of mischief as if she knew everything.