Chapter 98 – 98. Promising a Reunion

I hugged Cheshire tightly. The sofa was not so big that one person could barely lie on it, but since they were hugging each other, it was worth lying down on.

It was uncomfortable, but Cheshire, who missed the warmth of people, was happy just being buried in my arms.

“No one has ever hugged me like this before. All the guys approaching were the ones who tried to eat me.”

“That.. You mean eating it, right?”

“Huh. Most of the people who live here are cannibals. I always had to keep my body hidden. There are many people who lick their lips just by looking at my skin.”

“It’s really… A fucking place.”

“Hehe.. Right?”

What kind of life did she live in the black market? She seems to have survived here since childhood… A child wandering around the black market. I can’t imagine.

‘What if I hadn’t met her…’

Maybe she roamed the black market and she died. Or maybe she made a strange contract with a slave dealer with a high probability. Then she was locked behind bars and she might have been screaming like that Korean woman. Of course, the evil spirits must have helped, but they must have suffered unbelievably.

But she said that she lived her whole life here without any guide… It’s amazing. She must have been clever and strong since childhood. When she imagined her childhood, she felt a little sad.

‘What on earth can I do to get Cheshire out of here?’

I wanted to get Cheshire out. For two reasons.

The first is that she felt her affection and attachment to her today by mixing her body. I don’t have sex with anyone. The number of women captured as slaves has easily exceeded twenty, but there is a reason why there are only eight members of my harem. Although I couldn’t subdue Cheshire and make her a slave… Today, I had a strong desire to covet her body and make it mine. She made her possessive as he continued to cum inside her.

And the second reason is to get rid of the black market guides. Anyone who completes the achievement and chooses a black chip as a reward will gain access to the black market. Maybe soon, not only me, but other players will be able to enter the black market. So I’m thinking of taking the guide away from those who will soon enter the black market. By monopolizing Cheshire, I’m driving all the latecomers into the abyss. You can call it a ladder kick.

‘If I hadn’t been Cheshire, she would have suffered. Cheshire has helped me a lot in many ways. If I monopolize her, other players who enter her black market will have a hard time. Or I’m going to search here.’

From my point of view, players like me are either enslaved or enemies to be killed. Therefore, those who could not be enslaved are always the targets to be vigilant and checked.

If those guys unknowingly creep into the black market and die, the risk factor naturally disappears.

Of course, they might become my slaves someday… But if they’re Awoken with the ability to enter the black market, they’re likely to be strong enemies that I won’t be able to easily capture. That’s why I thought it was safer and better to aim for reckless murder than stick to a head-to-head confrontation.

While I was thinking about that, I was petting her hair and ears, and Cheshire kissed my cheeks and lips and acted aegyo. She swayed merrily, her tail wrapping around my wrist as I stroked her hair.

“Haa… It’s so nice that our Jun is warm.”

“Is it so?”

Cheshire was in good shape with my warmth. After eating Nagaraja’s juice and the red orb Botamilli gave me, my body always felt warm. They seem to have made Cheshire’s preferred temperature.

“Excuse me. Juna, why don’t you just live here with me for the rest of your life?”

“Uh… Cheshire…”

Cheshire asked, leaving a kiss mark on the nape of my neck. I stroked her back and pondered over her answer. Even though she readily refuses, I’m sorry, and I’m too tired to answer that I know.

‘I’m sure living in the black market with Cheshire would be fun and happy in its own way. But that doesn’t mean I can abandon all the women who are waiting for me. I have to go back.’

Harin also turned her back on the grassland for me and returned to the rotten reality, but I cannot betray her. And I love the women waiting outside as much as Cheshire. There is no distinction between loving more and loving less.

‘Even though they were enslaved, they were the women who stayed by my side when I was having a hard time… How dare I dare to abandon them unkindly. I’m also a person with a fucking shame.’

Moreover, even if I really just stay here to live with Cheshire… I think Hwa-young or Eun-ji will find me until the end, so I have to go back unconditionally.

Both of them have a bit of a yandere temperament… Lately, Harin seems to be getting more and more obsessed with me. If I don’t go back, these women will come looking for me regardless of means and methods.

‘Moreover, the evil spirits who might want something from me… Won’t just sit back and watch me stay here. They will definitely interfere… The black market itself is dangerous, but the evil spirits will retaliate… There’s no answer.’

Just as Botamilli provoked the underground guards to lead me to his place last time, the evil spirits will surely do something if I choose to stay here with Cheshire.

Evil spirits will never want me to stop and stagnate. Maybe even destroy the black market. Or they might turn me into a puppet that represents their will by subordinating me completely.

If you betray the evil spirits, you will not die gracefully. When I thought about this, there was no option to stay with Cheshire from the beginning.

So I am very grateful for Cheshire’s proposal, but I have no choice but to reject it. She’d rather go in the direction of getting her out of her black market. I’m not left

“There are people waiting for me… And evil spirits are also waiting for me.”

Cheshire didn’t say anything in response. Like someone enduring her grief, she buried her face in my arms and shook her head. She must have already known that neither she nor her wish could come true.

“Yeah, I knew you would say that. Trying to monopolize you alone… Must be greed. Are you okay.”

“Sorry.”

“Don’t apologize. ‘Cause I feel like I’m being abandoned Just come see me whenever you have time. I will always be waiting here.”

“Okay.”

I asked her insinuating her spirit and her mind was not good.

“Here, Cheshire.”

“Huh..?”

“Here… How to get out of the black market. Won’t you let me know?”

At that question, Cheshire shook her head. Then she let out a deep sigh.

“Whoa… That’s not okay. It’s too dangerous. And I already knew that my wish wouldn’t come true. It’s just… Because your arms are so warm… I couldn’t come to my senses for a while. Don’t mind too much don’t be burdened Forget my words.”

As expected, Cheshire was not going to tell me how. However, I have no intention of backing down either. What the hell is that way to hide it so tightly?

“Don’t do that… Tell me. Is it because I’m too weak? If you don’t tell me, you’ll know that you don’t trust me.”

“Haa… That’s right. You are weak You have to be stronger. In order for me to get out of here… I have to attack the underground of the black market.”

“The basement… The basement.”

The black market basement. This is the place that the warning sign warned you to never enter. It’s also a place teeming with monsters from the Underground Guard who almost killed me with insane quantities.

“Yeah.. There are monster babies running around. Infested with mad psycho fanatics and demons… It’s a terrible place. Go in there I need to find a piece of my soul Otherwise… I can’t go out.”

“A fragment of the soul..”

Now I know why she doesn’t want to talk. If you have to attack the basement floor… It’s really impossible with the current level and equipment. I wonder if I can attack if I become as strong as the dragon slayer Zeke. Moreover, a place with demons… Is her soul held by the demons?

“Moreover, I don’t know how wide the basement is, but finding a piece of my soul is like finding a needle in the sand. So don’t think anything strange and give up, Jun-ah. Let’s just be content with seeing each other once a week.”

As she said, it’s an unbelievable difficulty. I nodded and hugged Cheshire. So we spent some time. However, the given time itself was too short, so it wasn’t long before the alarm Cheshire had set went off.

“Whoa. Ruler! Then let’s go again!”

Cheshire, blushing as if she had shed tears in my arms, stood up from her seat as if nothing had happened, rubbing her eyes. When the alarm went off, she smiled cheerfully again. She probably doesn’t want to leave crying.

I also smiled at her because I understood her feelings. If you get out of the forest of the missing quickly next week, you can come again. Even if I can’t come, I can definitely come to see you next week.

We hurriedly took off our clothes and put them back on. Then Cheshire grabbed my hand and teleported to the central plaza.

She seemed to be able to move anywhere as long as it was her dwelling.

When we returned to the pet hotel where we left Hellus at the entrance of the central plaza, Hellas greeted us screaming.

“Ugh!! Come!! At las!! Get me out of this crazy place right now!!! Please!! Please!!”

He slammed the bars and shouted. The one-eyed employee shook his head and frowned at him to take him away quickly.

“Uhhhhh… Damn it… This place is crazy… It’s full of crazy people…”

I was a little uncomfortable when the old man hugged me with tears dripping down his eyes, but he seemed to have suffered a lot mentally while being a spectacle among the Yi tribe.

“No, calm down! Everyone is looking at you.”

“Huh…”

“Uh… Let’s get out of here quickly with the old man. Get more attention and services will come. It’s interfering with business…”

“Ah, yes.”

We moved to the Twisted Alley, leading the Hellus old man who was crying bitterly. As soon as I arrived, I shouted to the old man and gave a strong command.

“You madman! Stop crying! This is an order!”

“Heeup.. Heeup..”

“Whoa.. You crazy old man. What the hell did you see?”

“Pets… They say they are pet people… But… Why the hell do they eat them… Pets aren’t edible! I don’t understand… I don’t understand!! Now… You see all the crazy things that many demons are doing… Don’t you feel anything?”

“Uh… It’s a bit disgusting, isn’t it?”

“Impression is that sweet? You too… Must be out of your mind… FUCK!! This place is strange!!”

It seems that I need to check the SAN value. It seems that cannibalism took place right in front of my eyes… I couldn’t see the scene, so I don’t even sympathize with it… I’m just going to faint and drag it away.

[It looks troubled.]

‘Ah.. Mr. Botamilli..’

After leaving Cheshire’s room, the evil spirits started noticing their eyes again. Among them, Botamilli’s gaze was particularly strong. Since the black market was close to where Botamilli was sealed, her presence seemed to have grown even more.

[Cultist. Offer the memory of that human to me.]

‘Yes? Is that possible?’

[If it is close to me, it is possible.]

[Moreover, memory… I am the god of oblivion.]

As Botamilli had said, I decided to offer an hour’s worth of recent memories of old Hellas. She put her hand on his head and used the distorted scales. To her surprise, Hellas couldn’t remember anything that had happened in an hour.

After such a short commotion, we wandered around the twisted alley looking for the door.

“Here! I found it!”

“Oh..!”

Cheshire wandered around and quickly found a door with a keyhole leading out of the black market.

“I have to go to the forest of the missing next week… So I might not be able to come…”

“Are you okay. I’ll be waiting for you. Don’t die Will you come back alive and well? Got it? Because I will be waiting for you.”

“Yes. I will definitely come to see you again.”

Because she and I were wearing masks, we couldn’t even kiss goodbye. We just bumped our masks together like rubbing each other’s faces.

Left alone in the twisted alley, I went through the door watching Cheshire waving slightly. She vowed to cross this gate with her one day.

*****

“Come!!”

“Brother!!”

The women who were waiting for me warmly welcomed me when I opened the door and came out.

“Uh? Who is that inspiration?”

“You are a new slave. Are you here, master?”

“Yes, you came back safely. And this old man is Hellus. Say alchemist.”

“Uh.. Kheum. Nice to meet you Beautiful ladies… I’m a second-class alchemist at the Alchemy Workshop. It’s called Hellus.”

He slapped the back of the head of an old man who was blaming his voice just because he was in front of women. The woman was in good shape, all on an old inspirational theme.

“Brother.. That.. Birth control pills..”

“Oh, I saved you. It won’t matter if you cum now.”

“And..!”

Harin was put into my arms. Seeing her wagging her tail like a puppy on her arm made her proud.

“Sniff.. Umm..? But brother Sniff sniff.. What is this smell..?”

“Uh?”

“This… The smell of another beast… Oppa… Who did you come to play with?”

“Oh, no. That’s not…”

Harin looks up at me and sniffs my body. It’s frightening because the pupils are vertically elongated like the eyes of a beast…

“Certainly… This smell…”

Soon, Hwayoung, who was standing next to her, also hugged me and started sniffing her. She just sticks her nose in my cock and sniffs her.

“Huh… It smells like semen… Brother? Did you come to fight with Unnyeon?”

“Here, Hwayoung. Not that.”

“Sniff… Wait a minute. Hwayoung, this smells like a cat.”

“It’s a thief cat… Who it is… Oppa, tell me quickly.”

They grabbed me and forced me to ask.

Harin is not my slave, so her orders do not work, and Hwayeong, who has already dedicated her body and soul to me to carve the eummun, has become equal to me in return. They still follow my orders, but they are in a different state than normal slaves.

Anyway, pushed by the two people’s annoyance, I explained the events in the black market in turn.

“Hmm… I met a new girl in a place where we weren’t.”

“For a moment. Don’t push yourself too hard. Cheshire is a woman you can trust.”

At that time, Mer fired a supporting shot at me. Because she was helped by Merdo Cheshire.

Mer gave me a small wink of hers.

“Hmm… Next time, let’s go in together. I want to see that stray cat too.”

“Uh… Hwayoung. That person.. Is stronger than Mer..”

“Yes? Keuheum.. I should send Eunji unnie first.”

When Cheshire said that she was inexhaustibly strong, she couldn’t help it.

“But what about the rest of the kids?”

“Eunji unnie, Yewon unnie, and Heesun unnie are all three of them standing guard on the rooftop.”

“Aha.. What about Aram and Areum?”

“They are both sleeping.”

“Um… They both sleep a lot.”

I led four people up to the roof. Then he took Hellus and showed him a small field planted with vital plants.

“Huh.. This is.. Vitality plant. The quality isn’t very good. I think I can make enough healing potions.”

“Okay? Do you need any other ingredients?”

“Um… You do need clean water and salt, etc. And there must be a flask and a brazier. You’ll need a bigger pot too. And again…”

“Wait for a sec. I can’t remember everything. Take note memo.”

I asked Hellas to make a note of the necessary items. To check and save later. However, no one recognized what Hellas wrote. Except for Mer.

The script used by Hellus is an archaic language that was used in England a long time ago. It was said to be a dead language that has almost disappeared. Since they are slaves, they seem to be able to communicate, but they do not understand each other through text messages. Because Hellus didn’t know Korean.

After all, no one other than Mer could recognize his letters. However, it was impossible to keep Mer, a high-class manpower, next to old Hellas, so he decided to just take Hellus’s words and find an enemy archivist.

“Sumin.”

“Yes. Did you call me?”

“Uh. That’s why this inspiration is an alchemist… Can you take care of it?”

“Uh.. Yes.. I see.”

I entrusted Sumin as inspiration for Hellus. These days, two more of the same mage class have appeared, and life seems to be quite relaxed, so he gave me a job. Because you can’t let slaves play.

Without saying a word, Sumin took out a notebook and a ballpoint pen from her arms and wrote down what Hellus said.

Then Hellas joined our group and another day or so passed.

Sunday has finally arrived to enter the forest of the missing.