Chapter 50 – Warlock’s Request

“It’s a little disappointing that the crystal is broken.”

She fiddled with her wand for a while, feeling her emotions, and she opened her mouth. Until she opened her mouth—- the silence was really nothing more than a cushion of thorns.

“Ah, that’s…”

It was originally broken. It’s not my fault.
For some reason, I felt as if I was blaming myself, so I shrank.

“Huh-huh, are you scared? There’s no need for that. Aren’t you interrogating me?”
“Ah, yes.”

As if my worries were unfounded, she said with a kind smile. For some reason, his attitude and manner of speaking were so old-fashioned that I could hardly relax. Hearing his mouth open, he seems to be twice as old as me. How old are you?

If you see pointy ears, is it an elf? She said that elves normally live to be 300 years old, so if she was an elf, it wouldn’t be too strange if she was older than me. Rumor has it that they age when they have about 50 years left in their lives.

Well, maybe the elf is right. This unrealistic beauty was not supposed to be something people could have. Her beauty has the unique charm of those who have fallen into sorcery, and it must have come from the combination of elves and black magic.

“My name is Lisa Leongreen. Can you tell me your name?”

Introducing herself as Risha, the witch asked for my name.

…My Name? What was my name No, can I tell you your name before that? According to lore, witches can cast a curse on someone just by knowing their name.

Of course, this is a story between adventurers. It may not be credible since it is a story told by ignorant people who blindly believe in folk beliefs and believe absurd things to be true, but I thought that way out of anxiety.

“Oh, my name is Kim Geun-tae… No, Kat.”

I tried to make up an appropriate pseudonym to answer, but my true name came out of my mouth in an instant. True name Kim Geun-tae. My father made me to be a man like a big axe. It was an unidentified name with no meaning and no English.

My father had a terrible naming sense… Oh, damn it. Tears come out all of a sudden when I think of my dad… But what the hell was that? It’s like my mouth opened against my will…

“Yes, it’s called cut. Then it’s cut. Tell me how you got this item.”
“That is…”

I explained everything I knew to her as she asked. She went to the dungeon and slain the skeletons.

“That’s an interesting thing.”
“Is that so?”
“Well then, how much should I buy this for?”

Although the only thing I’m interested in is the price of this staff.

“The condition of the crystal is not so good, but it has quite good magic power…”

— Gulp.
I swallowed my saliva. I watched her face with half-expectation half-frightened eyes. To be honest, if you hit the price here, you have no choice but to sit down and cry.

She smiled and spread her palms.

“Will it be enough for five silver coins?”
“It seems like a really reasonable price! Beautiful witch!”

I jumped up from my seat like a spring and said. Indeed, they say that a pretty person has a beautiful heart, and he was the perfect person for him. I feel like I misunderstood her because of her preconceived notions of her so far. The strange feeling of fear that had suppressed my body just before had disappeared as if it had been washed away.

To misunderstand her because she looks a bit like a witch, I’m nothing less than racist scum. The discrimination I suffered like that, I was implicitly using it as the standard for judging the other person.

I regretted it.

“Of course, it’s a great welcome! No, rather, the fact that the witch bought my wand for such a large amount of money is like a big… Big. What a dick. Anyway, thank you very much!”

I was seized with the urge to dance for joy.

5 silver!

That would make the dungeon’s total revenue 8 silver and 16 copper! For that amount, you can change your sword to a new one and buy a gauntlet. Or you can take it to Karin to learn more useful skills. Even then, money remains. Fucking life, I can finally breathe!

“Is it that good? Whoa… It must be a fair price, but he’s a bright kid.”
“Keuhehe. The grace of the beautiful witch made me so bright. Come to think of it, isn’t it uncomfortable to call you a witch?”
“No, it doesn’t matter. Call me whatever you want.”
“How can you be so beautiful to the heart!”

Just looking at it, Risha was a truly lethal beauty. She has white skin and red eyes. Above all, that silver hair! To be honest, it’s a bit because her long ears don’t look human, but she has a transcendent beauty even considering that and her girlish appearance of her.

“And maybe…”

With a smile, I reverently accepted the five 1-silver coins that appeared out of nowhere and put them in her wallet.

“Can you please do me a favor?”
“Please?”

Lisa has said so. I don’t know what kind of request it is, but if it’s a request from a person with such a big distribution bar, there’s nothing wrong with accepting it.

“Yes, it’s a simple request. There aren’t many useful kids around here… It’s hard to find materials these days.”
“I can’t believe it. Are you saying that it’s difficult to get magical ingredients or something like that?”
“Yes.

There is nothing impossible if you collect simple magic ingredients. In my F-rank days, I wandered around the forest and picked up magical herbs, medicinal herbs, and magic mushrooms countless times. If you have that knowledge, you have it.

“Ah, by the way, I don’t mind turning down the witch’s request, but it’s because I’m not that useful… I’m rather afraid of disappointing the witch…”

Being polite, I replied. Her momentum her is good, but if she takes on her job and causes her failure, it will disappoint her. It felt very reluctant.

“Oh, there’s nothing to be humble about.”
“There’s no such thing as humility…”
“You killed five people.”

Yes?

“Isn’t that enough skill? A warrior’s competence is expressed in the number of kills. That’s enough to trust him.”

Yes?

Five?

No, wait a minute

One two. Three.

And four, and finally five.

Five.

How…?

“Are you surprised? Ah, it’s nothing. Did you say you knew Karin? If so, I think we can become friends. Would you like to do the witch’s favor?”

I could only nod my head as if possessed, leaving that creepy question behind. Now that I think about it, I might have been possessed by some kind of magic. It was a dream-like meeting, but the five new silver coins in the wallet were the clear truth.

I came to my senses and was in the alley outside the black magic shop.

“How long is it…”

In my hand was a piece of paper with a list of magic ingredients written in old-fashioned handwriting.

At this point, refusal seems impossible. Come to think of it, I forgot to say my regards to Karin. It would be better to gather the ingredients and go back.

“Well, since I said I’d give you the money properly, it shouldn’t matter.”

It’s a little embarrassing, but I have a new job, so it’s good to move right away. Of course, it wasn’t a quest that went through an adventurer’s guild, so it wouldn’t be reflected in the performance, but the important thing was money, not things like that. I am a man who has the confidence to be promoted to D-class adventurer at any time.

I was about to leave that alley. It was when I folded the paper without much thought and put it in my pocket and tried to call Mr. Seol Woo-do’s compass.

“Ah! Brothers, that bastard! That black bastard over there!”
“Here’s this bastard again.”

A man with a topped look, as if he had seen it somewhere, pointed at me and shouted. Wait a minute, let me guess who I am.

“Ah. The bastard who took the knife away from me earlier.”

Two men were following him behind his back. It looks like this motherfucking bastard has a grudge against me and has called her friends her. I looked at them coldly. One carried a short club, the other carried one of his hatchets her.

“So… Did you bring your friends?”

My tension was at its peak. If there were two guys with weapons, they might have to fight for their lives. I glanced back. Seeing that no one was there, it seemed that they were not under siege.

Will it bounce backwards like this? No, I don’t know the geography of this alley. And if you think there might be more of their friends… You’d better break through.

“You said you extorted my brother’s money?”
“Ah, that’s it? That bastard suddenly started a fight, so I accepted it as a means of reconciliation.”

The man with the club, who put a lot of strength on his shoulder his, said.

“I’m so sorry for arguing in the first place… Do you know that extortion is illegal? If you extort money just because you quarreled a little, why is there a law and why is there a city guard? I’ll forgive you, but I want you to return it. .”

He proudly said things that weren’t even funny to see if he had the talent of a stand-up comedian.

“With alimony, of course.”

Looking at the talking tails, they were typical thugs who had been subjected to this type of blackmail countless times. But these bastards can’t see my equipment? Have you lost your cowardice, or do you have a corner to believe in…

I think it’s simply stupid.
They’re stupid, so they’ll live like this. I’m similar too

“If you don’t want to return it, you have no choice but to use force.”

They picked up their tools. Do you think two can beat me?

As I always say, one can never defeat the many. But that’s a story when the armed status is equal. Unlike the guys with their tops uncovered and holding short weapons, I’m wearing armor and, above all, I’m holding a proper sword. Victory or defeat in battle depends not only on the number of heads, but also on the individual’s strength and equipment.

And since I haven’t left the alley yet, even if they both attack at the same time, I won’t be surrounded. Another important factor in a fight is the terrain.

I drew my knife
Above all, it was a different world that would fall to the bottom once it looked funny.

“These back alley robbers… Have you ever seen a proper inspection?”

The adventurers who switched their business to murder robbery were quite tough opponents. When the cubs, who had been running around outside the castle walls to catch monsters from the original body, realized that there was nothing as valuable as human blood, they transformed into true predators.

But they weren’t thieves robbing backstreets. They do not go outside the walls because they are afraid of monsters. I don’t risk my life because I don’t want to fight. That is why they roam around in the back alleys, targeting the poor and robbing them of their money.

Those guys can never beat me.

“From what I see, you guys are not even F-level, let alone E-level. When you say pretty words, put down everything you own and go away. If you don’t do it, you’ll all be exhausted here.”