Chapter 146 – 146. Even a Glass Cannon Is a Matter of Decoration

“One thousand coins? Call. I will buy it with Palus. Please give me the contract.”

“What? One-armed! You’re a blind man! You buy this!? He won’t be able to use it for a long time because his body is broken? What are you buying this bastard for? “

When I shouted that I would buy a one-armed warrior, the clown was suddenly taken aback and asked why he had made such a strange decision.

“What do you believe in? Your reaction. I chose it because of your babbling words as if not to buy it and the price that seemed to be deliberately lowered to the limit so that I wouldn’t recognize the value.”

I decided to buy it because of the reaction of the clown who always tried to fuck me. The moment he mentioned 10,000 coins, which is considered the lowest price of a slave, and the way he looked down on the one-armed warrior as if he would lose a lot if he bought it, I realized that the slave trader was bluffing me.

‘This is a must-buy. It might be an opportunity to buy a huge thing with 10,000 coins.’

Moreover, I didn’t like two of the other three candidates, and after comparing the other one with the one-armed warrior, I finally chose him.

‘First of all, the wild rose knight was gay enough to make me feel sick the moment I saw it, and I didn’t like a savage who didn’t know whether it was Ulatan or Zlatan…’

Like the Dragon Catcher, Mer, and Chesier, the true strong sprinkle the strong man’s incense. It means that my eyes are raised enough to recognize it. But those two didn’t show that much energy. However, a one-armed warrior… I felt the energy of such a strong man.

Then, the only remaining candidate is the toad woman.. To be honest, I was worried for a while. Although her words and actions were extremely slow, for some reason, the Toad Woman felt the atmosphere that she felt when she bought Hellus.

Aura that seems to be hiding this ability. At first, I thought Hellas was just an alchemist who knew how to take a little medicine. However, he was bigger than I could have imagined.

But even in that toad… I felt the energy of such a scholar, so I wondered if it was right to throw it away just because it was slow.

Still, I chose a one-armed warrior who would be my strength, not a toad that looked like a scholar, because there were Hellus and engineers in my base, and a jeweler would come in if they did well.

“Damn it… 10,000 coins… Can’t we change it to 80,000?”

A low-quality clown who suddenly tried to raise the price when I said I was buying a one-armed warrior. Cheshire, who had been silently waiting for my decision in the background, approached the clown and growled.

“Hey, don’t you know that once the price is disclosed, it’s a non-fulfillment? So you shouldn’t have been kidding around in the first place.”

“Damn it… You’re a bit salty. This is a problem between the customer and me, but why do you keep interfering…”

The Clown and Cheshire shouted at each other. If this continues, I thought that a real sword fight would happen, so I intervened to stop quickly.

“Whoa… God damn it… I get it. 10,000 coins.. This is the only time I’ve been caught like this.”

“It should have been right away. Juna! I did well!”

“Yes! Oh my god! The Goddess of Bargaining!”

I had a high five with Cheshire.

Since the clown mentioned 80,000 coins, it must mean that the actual price of the one-armed warrior was 80,000 coins. But I bought it for free with 10,000 coins, so I felt really good.

Cheshire and I spun around and jumped in joy as if mocking a foolish clown.

“Give me an autograph and leave…”

“Oh, wait a minute. Cheshire!”

“Huh!”

Cheshire took the contract from the clown, read it quickly, and handed it back to me.

“Nothing wrong!”

“Then sign right away!”

“Damn them… Fucking in pairs…”

“I will also buy clothes. Two thousand coins, right?”

“Yes… Yes. Take it all Damn you bastards.”

The clown, who seemed to have given up, took a moderately worn red jersey and threw it to the one-armed warrior. The one-armed warrior was skillfully dressed with only one arm, and judging from his appearance, I wondered if it had been a long time since he had been one-armed.

“Damn the cultist… Next time, I’ll only show you bad stock… Be prepared…”

“Yes~”

A slave trader who trembles with a voice full of resentment. I left the circus with Cheshire waving at the clown. With Cheshire by her side, there was nothing to be afraid of.

In the meantime, the one-armed warrior silently followed us. Basically, he seemed like a man without words.

“Thank you.. It was a hellish place.. But thanks to you, I was able to come out.”

After leaving the circus and looking for a door with a keyhole for a long time in the twisted alley, the one-armed warrior who was watching us silently bowed his head and thanked us.

“Huh?”

I asked back, surprised by his sudden greeting. Then, thinking that Palus had pointed out his tone, he explained in gibberish.

“Ah, this is the original tone of a small person.

It’s not easy to change the tone, and I thought it would be better to use a more comfortable tone, so I decided to just let it continue.

It’s like watching a historical drama and it’s unique.

“Uh… No. Just tell me what’s convenient for you.”

“Thank you… I’m glad you’re a benevolent owner…”

He thanked him like that, then shut his mouth again.

After that, we were able to find the door in almost 20 minutes. As we inserted the key into the white iron door, Cheshire and I hugged again.

“Then I’ll come back next week.”

“Huh. Then… You probably won’t be alone. I want to meet Juni’s other girls as soon as possible. Don’t get hurt You must come back safely!”

Soon after I finished hugging Cheshire, I went through the door. There were about two minutes left before the black market closed.

******

“Oh… Older brother… It looks like a new colleague.”

“Uh… He, his eyes and arms…”

Everyone who greeted Palus showed a similar reaction. All seemed unable to understand Joon’s decision.

It was quite understandable that Jo Joon, who had been persecuting the disabled until now, brought a one-armed disabled man with a long cut in one of his eyes.

Some people thought that this sudden change in him had finally become strange. Mainly hajinseong.

“Uh… But you bought it cheaply?”

“Yes.”

When Cho Joon brought Palus to the principal’s office on the first floor and was waiting for the other girls to gather, Kang Hwa-young, who came first, couldn’t hold back his curiosity and asked Jojun the price of Palus.

When she asked how much she paid for it, Jo Joon felt like a child getting scolded by her mother for buying a strange cheap toy from a stationery store.

At that time, Palus, who had been silently seeing and feeling the other people’s trembling reactions, politely opened his mouth to Jo Joon.

“This.. It seems that everyone is not happy with the small person.”

“Um.. That’s because I haven’t seen anything.. That’s right.”

In fact, Jo Joon hadn’t properly judged how strong Palus was. It’s just that he only saw the energy he felt and brought him. After reading Jo Joon’s expression, Palus thought.

‘It is difficult to gain trust from the beginning. Moreover, it was a life that had already been pointed at countless times… What is this much…’

Palus briefly recalled the distant past. He remembers the faces of those who pointed at him and those days when he wandered the streets.

He lost an eye in infancy and lost an arm in a fit of rivalry when he was about to begin his prime. So he was used to it. The belittling reaction and contempt of others always followed Palus throughout his life.

‘Human beings.. Are originally such creatures.. So it is a bit difficult… No matter what I say, it’s useless. I have no choice but to show it myself.’

Parers knows that it is quicker to convince people to show them once. Although his internal wounds made it difficult to move, he decided to demonstrate himself only a little bit to solidify his position.

“Lord. Can you lend me a sword?”

“Oh, hold on.”

At the serious words of Pal-Us, Jo-Jun handed over the sword he was wearing to him.

“Thank you. So let’s go outside for a while. It’s dangerous to show something inside a building…”

“Is that… Like that?”

Soon Harin Seong and Areum Han, who came to the principal’s office, joined them and went out to the playground.

“Then..”

Palus skillfully drew his sword with one hand. The movement was so smooth that Jo Joon, who was watching Palus closely, thought that his movement was like a sword dance.

To the point where you even wondered if the return sword belonged to that man from the beginning… With just the action of pulling out the sword, Jo Joon realized that his choice was not wrong.

It was enough to make Jo Joon, a dark-eyed ignorant of swords, tremble, so Han Ah-reum, a sword dancer who was watching from the side, even slightly opened her mouth.

“Whoa.. The small person’s body… Is not in a state where it can show so much. So… Just a little… I’ll just show you a demonstration…”

The voice of Palus, who was holding the sword, had an inexplicable sharpness to it. Everyone who was watching him nodded his head, overwhelmed by the atmosphere.

“Then. I will begin.”

Spurt.

A tingling flesh spread to the surroundings.

“Ugh..!”

Ganghwa-young, who asked him if she was worth it, got down on one knee. It was difficult for Ganghwa-young to stand properly in front of an overwhelming life that weighed down his status as a vampire. It was because Palus was spewing more life, especially to Ganghwa-young.

“This is crazy…!”

Joon also staggered and looked at him. Seong Harin quickly helped Joon. She lived with the beasts of the blue moon for several months, and she was tolerable.

‘As expected… It was a hit…!’

Joon-joon admired inwardly. It was to the point that the soil of the exerciser was slightly lifted into the air by the enormous energy radiating from Palus.

‘I wish I could have shown you this…’

Palus, who confirmed the owner’s satisfied expression, was about to end the demonstration. Now that I’ve shown this much, I think my confidence in myself has increased…

“What are you!!”

At that moment, she felt a strange change and jumped from her rooftop. As she jumped down, she saw Joon staggering, Seong Ha-rin who hid him behind him, Ganghwa-yeong who was already sitting on the floor, and Han Ah-reum who fell backwards.

She had no idea what the situation was. Hearing that Jo-Jun had just returned, she was about to go down to the principal’s office, so Mer only guessed that the black one-armed man was a slave.

‘By the way.. Why.. No way.. Did slavery get released?! Yes… If you’re that strong… It’s worth it… This is dangerous…’

It wasn’t a situation where there was stock in front and back. In Mer’s judgment, her one-armed swordsman was a very dangerous foe. A dangerous enemy must be quickly excluded from the owner.

Above all, for some reason, she decided that her enslavement had been freed and that her master was under attack, so she thought she needed to restrain her Palus.

Since protecting her master, even if she gets scolded later, was her first principle of action, she brandished her scythe without hesitation.

And she also judged that if she was an opponent who could show that level of murder, she would be able to block her own scythe.

“Hurya!!!”

“Uh?”

For a moment, her arm was so numb that she couldn’t concentrate. Her eyes met Mer as she jumped with a scythe from above.

‘Um… What is that..?’

Palus did not even think of avoiding the image of a fallen angel falling from the sky. Suddenly, a huge scythe landed on his head.

“Ah! Mer! For a moment!!!”

By the time Jo Joon shouted at Mer, it was already too late.

-Bang!!!

“Oops..!!!”

“Kuaaa!!!”

To his embarrassment, Pal-Eus couldn’t escape and had to take Mer’s scythe as it was.

“Cool…”

A trickle of blood flowed from Palus’ mouth. At the same time, Jo Joon grabbed Mer’s arm as she was about to take another hit.

“Mer! Wait for a sec!!”

“Huh? Master?”

“I was just demonstrating! I wasn’t being attacked!! Stop!!”

“Ah..”

Mer immediately fell away from Palus. Soon after, she heard everything from Jo Joon and approached Palus, who was bowing down, to apologize.

“Oh, it’s too strong to live.

“That.. Gwa, it’s okay.. So.. Kuheuk…”

Palus was very tired just by demonstrating.

He suffered a sharp drop in condition due to Mer’s scythe, and finally vomited blood from her mouth.

As blood flowed non-stop from his mouth, Ah-reum, who barely stood up and looked at the situation, exclaimed in fright.

“Kyaaaaa!!! Brother!! That old man is bleeding!!”

“What, what! Hey!! Palus!!! Come on!! Ugh!! Fuck!!”

“Kuaaaaa”

Jo Joon was so surprised that he used the rising flesh at Palus, and at that moment, Palus screamed and went into a seizure.

“Hey, this is what it is. Boo, I thought I could get that much…”

“Mer sister!! What have you done!”

“Oh no! Me, I didn’t mean to do that..! Oh, how unfair!!”

In the meantime, not knowing what to do with Palus who was coughing up blood, Mer started a gibberish self-defense, and Ganghwa-yeong scolded Mer.

Afterwards, Palus passed out completely and was carried on Harin’s back to Hellus’ workshop.

******

“Hmm… Your body is messed up… Of course, that’s not Mer-nim’s fault… Huh… You’re a human born so weak…”

“What?”

“Oh, I was talking to myself. This man was born with a body that should have died before he was 10 years old.”

“What are you talking about? You look at least 30 years old… I think the terms and conditions have expired right away?”

“So this man is a man who defied fate. It must be a state that has far exceeded the given lifespan. The internal organs are also in a mess… All the veins are twisted… He can’t wield a sword with a body like this… What is holding him back…”

“Her…”

Palus was receiving intensive healing from clerics Hitomi and Cha Ji-tae. Hellas, who was examining his physical condition closely, evaluated that he should have died right away to be a normal human being.

“Oh… Fuck…”

I felt that I had been beaten by a slave trader. Somehow it was cheap… I thought everyone was really dying…

While I was lamenting like that, Palus, who had come to his senses, stood up and spoke to me.

“Kuhuk.. Big.. Big.. Lord..”

“Uh… Are you awake?”

“As the congressman said… I am a broken body.”

“Yeah.. It seemed like that. Ha…”

“But don’t be too discouraged.”

“Huh? No. Don’t be discouraged! This can be happen. Because it was only a coin!! This can be happen!!!”

When I showed a feeling of disappointment that I couldn’t hide, Palus was taken aback and quickly continued.

“Three times a day!”

“What?”

“Up to three times a day… I can wield the sword with all my heart…”

“Three sincere swings? Are you kidding me right now?”

“Oh no! You didn’t even see my lord! I am strong! Few can block my sword more than three times!”

“Uh.. It seems strong…”

Certainly, it seemed like he was very good at one skill. Because it’s a glass cannon…

“And the true value of a dwarf is not in direct combat…”

“Then?”

“Little man… He has delved into swordsmanship a bit… So he has the knowledge to teach him swordsmanship. So… I will train disciples. Then I wonder if the price of the meal will be enough..”

“Student..?”

“Yes… Up to ten people… Can teach at the same time. And one.. I will select a talented student who I will focus on and give private lessons… Then… My favorite student will probably be able to become a sword master.”

In addition to turning up to ten non-Awakened into swordsmanship-related Awakeners… It turns your favorite student into a Sword Master?

‘As long as she’s a sword dancer.. She’ll have enough talent.’

Of course, the sword master must be one of my women. And Ah-Reum, who had a sword-related job, seemed the most suitable.

‘There’s no way Ah-reum would be like that, but I’m a little nervous about being alone with a guy…’

I secretly thought to myself that I should feed Palus the ‘Confused You’, the gender-converting Scotch whiskey I bought from a drug dealer.

“I wish you well in the future. Parers.”

“Please take good care of me too, lord.”

I smiled and shook his hand. Even though it’s a serious glass cannon… It’s good if you can transform it into a female body and use it as a swordsman.

‘Later, if Hellus’ experiment succeeds… I just need to make the machine’s hand and organs.’

I smiled brightly at Palus and called Hellus aside.

Now it was his turn to show him the animals he had smuggled from the poachers.