Episode 123
37. Shadow in the Back Alley (2)
As I have mentioned many times, there is no ‘Rogue’ class externally in Paradise Academia.
But unofficially, a back alley faction is taking over the class.
For this reason, there are three strong men who descend like a legend in this back alley.
Firefist Chemil from Paldo.
Champion Capone Badger.
The last one is Baek Soo (百手) Namgung Yeongho.
They were all one of the bosses who once ruled the back alleys.
Among them, the predecessor of the ‘hunting guild’ and the person who was active until the most recent was Namgoong Young-ho.
In fact, unlike Chemil or Capone King, Youngho Namgoong appears as the last of the back alley faction.
That means it’s not just a fancy extra.
“Isn’t it just when you look at your surname and surname? Youngho hyung is like a benefactor to me.”
At that word, the harsh atmosphere that had been a while ago softened even more.
However, the Golden Sun did not easily pass on my words.
“You bastard, it looks like you got some strange information from an information merchant. Namgoong Young-ho is not a name that your little kid will say!”
‘I knew it wouldn’t be easy.’
Still, if an organization had that many people, it was only natural that the bones were thick.
No matter how much a back alley is full of bad guys, there are always good guys.
But I am also the type to prepare thoroughly.
“The day I met Youngho hyung like fate was a cold windy day like today…”
I laid out the scenario I had made in advance in my head.
“So from that day on, I became a friend of loyalty to Young-ho. It was because of his words that I was able to visit the back alleys as soon as I entered Nakwon School.”
At the lie I said so casually, even Camilla just pulled my sleeve and stared at me.
“Are you… really?”
In order to completely deceive the enemy, wouldn’t it be said to deceive the allies as well?
I nodded lightly to Camilla.
Not surprisingly, the flock of sheepdogs begins to visibly shake.
“It’s not like it’s usually a gang that’s not scared even though you know it’s a hunting guild.”
“Verdon said that from the beginning he was very good at navigating the back alleys.”
“Brother, if this is true…”
The squeaking sound grew louder, and sweat dripped down Golden Sun’s forehead.
“Mam, what did Namgoong Young-ho’s tattoo look like and where is it? If you were his brother-in-law, of course you would know!”
I could easily recall his body that I saw in the main episode.
“A phoenix with his head turned to the right. On his left arm, the number of criminals he hunted was written in ancient characters. Bows, arrows, and daggers are engraved on his legs.”
If you go back and forth in the back alleys, you will see a lot of tattoo bugs.
There are very few NPCs with large and magnificent tattoos like Namgung Yeongho.
An unforgettable pattern.
As I spoke confidently, the Golden Sun clenched its teeth.
“Well then, finally! What your brother said the day he left this island. You know that, you know?”
He seems to be getting a little scared.
The last card Golden Sun pulled out was certainly not a high-ranking official of the hunting guild, or it was a fact that could not be known without hearing from the owner.
There was a high probability that even the Swallow of the Information Guild did not know this.
But this time, he doesn’t hesitate.
Who am I?
‘Paradise Accademia Remains.’
I never dreamed that being a gamer would be helpful.
I looked straight at the Golden Sun and exhaled seriously.
“Keep your friends close, your enemies closer.”
“Haw!!!”
When he confidently said the correct answer, Golden Sun’s mouth widened.
The murmur grows louder and louder from the flock of sheep-heads.
At about the same time, their heads fell to the floor.
“I’m really sorry for not seeing you!!!”
I figured it would be like this too.
In order to maintain a subtle balance between the forces in the back alleys, the same forces have a very vertical relationship.
But suddenly, someone named Namgoong Young-ho, the first guild leader of the hunting guild, appeared?
Even those who rushed at me as if to kill me a while ago had no choice but to bow their heads.
【Is this what you meant when you said you would break it?】
‘Of course.’
It seems that Lioner is also absurd.
【You are crazy.】
‘This is the power of the player. The difference in information power.’
Looks like something straight out of a gangster movie.
I answered the Lioner inwardly, and smiled contentedly.
“Please… forgive my rudeness!”
Golden Sun is also a hunting guild to the last. If you do, you will only have a middle manager position.
Even if he has his own power, he’s barely that much.
The figure that had been terribly threatening to the last minute was nowhere to be seen, and the Golden Sun trembled in fear.
“If it’s a hunting guild method, isn’t the price for rudeness celibacy?”
“……!!”
Words that tremble even when I say them.
Golden Sun also understands the meaning, and his face turns pale.
“Come on, mercy! I’ll treat you like an older brother for the rest of my life!!”
“I’m joking. There’s no point in killing you right now. The most important value in the back alley is the pursuit of profit, isn’t it?”
“Thank you so much for your generous forgiveness, brother!!!”
“okay.”
I waved my hands leisurely, and looked at the two assholes who stood in the way of Camilla.
“Once there, you two. Get away from my friends.”
“Yes, brother!!”
The assholes who were extremely rigid at my words move in unison.
Then Camilla looked at me with a puzzled expression.
‘By the way, he’s been strangely involved since the last time he was in the underground village.’
I turned my head back to the Golden Sun, thinking that I should briefly explain the whole story on my way back to the dorm.
“Golden Sun, do you think you know why I’m here?”
A word thrown like a test.
He seemed to have come to his senses, and answered with a shaky tail.
“Mam, is Namgoong Young-ho coming back?”
“That’s the correct answer, too. But first of all, there’s something my brother entrusted to me.”
I slowly approached the Golden Sun and continued speaking.
“I heard that your guild leader disappeared this time. And the deputy guild leader and the hostess are having a conflict?”
“Yes, that’s right!”
I fiddled with the pockets I took from Swallow today.
In fact, the reason I couldn’t find the main shrine was because I got information about the situation of the Golden Sun and the current hunting guild, in addition to being wanted by the craftsman.
“And you are the hostess.”
“Hey, how do you do that?!”
“What should I do? Don’t you know that the words of the night are held and heard by the birds, and the words of the day are heard by birds?”
I took a gold coin from my fiddling pocket and bounced it into the air.
ping! And the golden sun snatches the coins flying in a curved line.
“If you go on like this, you know that the power structure in the back alleys will be shaken. Unless there is a central point there, the hunting guild will collapse.”
“you’re right!!”
Golden Sun nodded vigorously.
There was no more doubt in his eyes.
‘Hah, even thinking about it, it’s amazing how you talk~.’
The seasonings are gone.
So now it was time to get serious.
I walked over to him and put my hand on his shoulder and whispered.
“You and me, let’s do something together.”
* * *
“Then let’s go in, bro!!”
“Yeah. Instead, even if we meet later, don’t say hello like this. There’s nothing good about attracting attention.”
“I’ll keep that in mind, bro!!!”
I left behind the thugs who politely bowed my head, and left the alley with Camila.
When it became a street where they could no longer be seen, I looked at Camilla’s expression first.
“Camilla, are you okay?”
It seemed that she still didn’t fully understand the situation.
His eyes were wide open and his small mouth was open blankly.
“Camilla? Are you okay?”
When asked again, her head creaked and came back.
“Sanwoo, you… what? Is what I just said true? What’s your relationship with those thugs!!”
Wadada- A roommate who pours out questions.
I shrugged casually towards that Camilla.
“I saw you for the first time today.”
“What!?”
“Really. I saw it for the first time today.”
“Look straight into my eyes.”
Camila’s scarlet eyes looked like they were going to pierce, but there was nothing she could do because she was only telling the truth.
“Jin, is it true…?”
“Yeah. Don’t you believe me?”
“No, it’s not… because you have a history…”
“I’ve been walking around the back alleys. I had a bit of an argument there today. Have you ever heard of back alleys?”
Camilla nodded slowly at my words.
“It really did exist. I thought it was an urban legend.”
“Would you like to go take a look later?”
“No, it’s fine.”
Camila answered firmly without worrying for 0.1 second.
Well, today’s experience may have been too much. Suddenly being surrounded by strong men couldn’t have been a pleasant experience.
“Uhhh… Sanu, you really are.”
Camilla put her hand on her forehead and sighed deeply.
“I don’t even know if I know. Is he good at lying, or is he strong at improvisation…. That Namgung, Namgoong Minsu? What the hell is that person talking about?”
“Not Namgoong Minsu, but Namgoong Youngho.”
“Whatever happened! Wasn’t that person invented too?”
“Of course not. There’s no way you can be deceived by the person who made it up.”
“under.”
I answered with a smile at Camila, who shook her head.
“This is your roommate’s intelligence. You can see as much as you know, right?”
* * *
Alluringly painted red lips.
White smoke gushed out through the cracks.
A scent of hallucinations that will surely be enchanted by those who smell it for the first time.
A handful of scent envelopes the air every time you tickle the long teddy bear.
Inside, a red-haired woman gently crossed her long legs.
Hunting guild leader, Galloper’s wife and guild hostess ‘Carjo’.
She has been under a lot of stress lately.
It is not enough that her husband disappeared overnight.
It was because of the fight for the position of the guild leader, which is currently vacant.
The deputy leader of the guild, ‘Waldor,’ was getting stronger day by day.
If this state continues, the structure of the three major powers that maintained the balance of the back alleys will likely collapse.
If that happens, it will only be a matter of time before the back alleys that once had their own rules become a mess.
Not only that.
In the fight, the hunting guild that lost its owner is literally a weakling.
As long as their weaknesses were exposed in the back alleys that only pursue each other’s profit, it was inevitable for them to become other people’s prey.
Even Karjo, who has a strong personality and is assertive, doesn’t go anywhere.
This situation was very difficult for me to bear with my sane mind.
“Where did he go…”
The disappearance of her husband, Galloper, who became the starting point of all the incidents.
Carjo remembered the most suspicious days of that day.
-I will be back. If anything happens, please take care of the guild.
If you knew something was about to happen, why didn’t you tell yourself?
She, too, was once a legendary bounty hunter who reigned supreme.
Now that he has aged and settled down, he is called Madame.
He was confident that he wouldn’t be able to get along with anyone as much as he had a single force.
“Uh-huh…”
There was deep concern in the sighs she exhaled.
what the hell is the answer
What’s going on in the back alley right now?
Even Karjo, the owner of the hunting guild, did not dare to know.
The moment Karjoo was engulfed in worry and slowly closed his eyes.
Woodang!
A loud noise was heard from outside. Maybe there was a fight?
But before she could get up, someone broke into the office.
A gold necklace hanging from the neck.
It was his subordinate, Golden Sun.
His face was drenched in sweat, and he seemed oddly excited.
“What’s going on?”
“Huh, huh… Madam! There is something you must listen to.”
Carzo’s eyes narrowed.
Could it be that the vice guild chief heard the opposition in earnest?
She grabbed the sword she had placed on the desk.
However, the news from the Golden Sun was completely unexpected.
“Namgoong Young-ho’s brother-in-law has appeared! He, and! He promises to give us strength!”