Chapter 215 – A Bloody Funeral

〈 Han Yuseong 〉
Species: Human
Gender: Men
Age: 24
Height: 176
Weight: 76
[Muscle strength 18/25]
[Agility 20/30]
[Stamina 19/25]
[HP 36/100]
Residual Karma: 600
〈 Title 〉
〈 Skill 〉
-Four Martial Arts [Lv.4] [11.25%]
-Daedong Checkpoint Combat Swimming [Lv.1] [3.03%]
– Wolf’s Pact
-Manryu Returning God [Lv.3] [46.17%]
-Meeting in China [Lv.6] [32.78%]
-Tetrahedron Method [Lv.4] [2.31%]
-Hermit art of welcome door [Lv.4] [5.34%]
-Samadhi Evolution [Lv.1] [5.4%]
-Blood poisoning [Lv.1] [23.1%]
– No white poison
-Observer [Lv.1] [2.1%]
-Family

The proficiency of the skills displayed on the status window was considerably higher than the last time I saw them.

Again, it is best to go through a real battle once rather than simply practicing repeatedly.

‘Anyway, where should I spend the 600 karma?’

Should I invest in poison like last time?
No. If you drink unknown poison, your life may be in danger.
It’s not an exaggeration to say that I have no knowledge about poison.

‘There are no poison-related books in the library. Even if there is a book that tells you how to tell the difference between a medicinal herb and a poisonous one.’

Well, that would be natural.
It’s not a good idea to spread knowledge about poison to the civilian population. Especially for those who make assassination their business.

‘In other words, if you want to study poison, you have to learn it from someone who knows poison well.’

No one around me knew anything about poison.
Orca, the wizard, seems to know a little bit, but how much would he know if he did. Would be shallow.

‘Come to think of it, Orca came out of the Mage Tower, right? Maybe some of my acquaintances are knowledgeable about poison… Ah.’

While I was thinking about it, I remembered.
That the martial arts I am using belong to the Sichuan Tang family.
What is the Sichuan Dangga famous for?
Wasn’t it the family that kept its place with poison and secret techniques when other five great families made their name with their own special martial arts?

Perhaps among the skills related to Sichuan Dangga, there might be a skill that teaches poison knowledge.

I started looking for skills related to Sichuan Tanga in the shop. After searching for about an hour, I was able to find it.

-Pandemic 600 karma.

Understands ten thousand poisons and uses them as weapons.
This skill, which roughly means that, increases your understanding of poison once you learn it.
Without hesitation, I clicked buy.
Along with the familiar headache, the knowledge of poison entered my head.

‘…Is this all?’

Certainly, knowledge about poison increased, but it was nothing compared to the grandiose name of the end of poison.
I opened the status window and looked at the skill.
Then again.

-Pandemic disease [Lv.1] [0.00%]

This skill also had the same concept of proficiency as other skills.

Probably, the knowledge about poison increases as you increase your proficiency and level up.

“Haha..! Don’t… Stop…!”

A strange and earnest voice came from the front.
Oh I forgot
I stopped stroking Ariel’s pussy.
Ariel was leaning in my arms, her eyes wide open and her face looking like she might faint.

My right and left hands were on her pussy and breasts, respectively.

“Stop… Stop… Until when…”

The area between Ariel’s thighs was wet with so much vaginal fluid that even I was surprised.

This. I harassed her for an hour while browsing her status window.

I didn’t mean to do this, but it was so familiar that I didn’t recognize it.

Sval, what should I do with this?
…I’m being punished anyway, so should I just throw it away?

I moved the limp Ariel to the side of her bed. She was just about to get herself up and get out of bed.
My collar was caught.
When I turned around, Ariel couldn’t control herself, only her arms were forced to hold her collar.
She lifted her head and looked at me with her quivering eyes.

“Uh, where are you going…”

“The punishment is over, so I have to go back.”

“You’re going to put me in this state and just leave? Are you still a real person?”

Ariel’s eyes were filled with desperation.

“Just once… I won’t ask for more. Just once… Huh?”

For a moment, my heart was shaken by that earnestness. I wonder if it’ll be okay for once, but when I think of Ariel hitting her in the back that day, I get a fever.

I yanked Ariel’s hand away and left her room.

-Once aaaaan!!

A heartless scream came through the tightly closed door. But my steps did not stop and I came out of the house.
I leaned against the wall of the house, breathing in the cool morning air.

“Come with me if you have something to say.”

Only my voice echoed in the quiet dawn streets. The opponent did not reveal his appearance easily. Do you want to be invisible?

‘Then I shouldn’t have shown any signs.’

From the moment I left the adventure party, I felt that he was following me. A clumsy tailing that seemed to intentionally let him know that he was being followed. I tried to bully him on the way home, but he stuck to the end.

What is your plan?
Are you doing that because you want something from me?

Came home to find out.
With the intention of tailing him in reverse if he goes back.
But even after I returned home, I could still feel his presence.

Even after coming out, it continues.

‘When you appear in front of me, ask about the purpose…’

If he doesn’t show up, catch him and cut him off.

I waited impatiently for him to show up.
It was a time when I wondered if I should go to bed soon.
The guy who insisted on hiding came out of the alley between the houses.

Because of the hood, you can’t see his face from this distance. Looking at the body wrapped in a robe, it must be a woman.

“For what purpose?”

Went straight to the point.
There’s no point in wasting time. Either way, the outcome is either kill or save.
It will depend on the guy’s answer.

The guy didn’t answer my question.
Instead, he lowered the hood that covered his face. That alone was enough to make me reach for the dagger.

When I lowered the hood, what I saw was long, blue hair covering one eye.

The person who followed me was Riett, an executive of the Red Riding Hood bandits. He was told that he had escaped. Then I’m going to live quietly somewhere in the mountains, what will happen to me?

‘Is revenge worth thinking about?’

I put strength into the fingers holding the dagger.
Player win.
First, throw a dagger to cover the sight, then quickly cling to it and deal with it.
Her whip is finicky, but she just doesn’t give it any distance.

But something unexpected happened.
Didn’t Riett suddenly raise both hands when he was about to throw the dagger?
As if he had no intention of fighting.

“What trick is this again?”

“It means what you see. I don’t want to fight you I didn’t come here for that.”

“How can I believe that?”

“Didn’t they attack you no matter how many times they had the opportunity to come this far?”

“Don’t you know best that that is not the reason? What is a surprise attack with such an open presence?”

“What, did you know?”

Liet made a surprised expression.
What is that response

“Could it be that you were really following? Didn’t you openly reveal your presence?”

Liette scratched the back of his head with an embarrassed expression.

“I tried my best, but it didn’t seem to work for you.”

“I couldn’t have imagined it. I can’t imagine what that poor tailing did with sincerity.”

“…Does the sarcastic end there?”

“Oh sorry. I was really surprised. I never dreamed that a talented person like you would follow me like that.”

“…”

“Anyway. Why did you chase after me while following me even though I escaped?”

“I was just trying to warn you. But looking at your attitude, I wonder if you came here for nothing.”

“What, are you being sarcastic over something like that? It’s not a kid…”

Liet frowned.
Why what? Are you going to try it?
When I put my hand on the dagger again, Liette sighed.

“Yeah… I know that you hate me.”

“It’s enough to know.”

“…”

This time, I try to stare with an axe eye.
I didn’t mind. Because I don’t have a big heart enough to match the feelings of a woman who was once my enemy.
Riett, as if giving up, loosened the ax eye.

“So a warning? What do you want to say?”

The joke ends here.
Now let’s get to the real point. Then Liet’s expression became more serious than before.

“Allen, a silver-ranked adventurer from the Red Heart Adventure Corps. Know?”

“Of course you know. But why is he?”

“Watch out for that guy. Because he’s a suspicious guy. He must be hiding something.”

“…Do you doubt the members of the adventure team who come to you right away and say the same thing? Should I believe you when you say that?”

When I said it in an absurd manner, Riett immediately replied as if he knew that.

“It was him who got her out of jail.”

* * *

A few days passed, and the promised time for sparring arrived.
The time is early in the morning. The place is the adventure team gymnasium.
After properly preparing, I went into the gymnasium and saw Orca and Allen who had already arrived.

“I’m here?”

The orca found me and walked over to talk to me. She seemed to have said several things besides greetings, but I couldn’t hear them properly.
The words Liet had said that night replayed in my mind.

– This guy had no ties to our bandits. But they got me out of jail. In addition, he seemed to know what was going to happen in Danyak and Crommore. I think it’s probably… There seems to be a connection with the cult, but this is just my guess, and you’ll find out the details yourself.

After Liette said that, he left, saying that staying in one place for too long was dangerous.
When asked why he said this to me, he only gave an ambiguous answer of “Just”.

I turned my head to stare at Allen at a distance.

Silver Rank Adventurer Allen.
She is a swordsman who is said to be a genius, and has experience in subjugating single-person.
She is favored by many with her handsome face, and is particularly favored by the adventure captain, Siegfried, who has noticed his skills.
A favor that would make Orca, his daughter, jealous.

How could such a mother-in-law have a relationship with a cult?
Why?

“I think I’m ready soon. Shall we start sparring?”

Allen stood at one end of the arena.

I also stood on the other side, and the sparring began with my questions unresolved.