Chapter 58 – Warlock’s Request

I went back to the city with Maurice in tatters. Throughout the walk, I whispered in his ear as if brainwashing that it was absolutely not me who harmed you, but the monsters. Every once in a while, when he came to his senses, I persistently asked him to guess who had hit him, and he never missed a single answer that the monster did it.

“I’m satisfied.”

Injection type education (physics) is so effective.
Realizing that Korea’s education system was not wrong, I was deeply moved and sang the national anthem.

“Mr. Maurice, can you walk alone now?”
“Ughhh…”

I let him go when it was time for him to become independent. He had become a complete rags-to-be. This is what happens because people live with a bad heart. Look at those teeth Will I be able to eat well tonight or later? He said his throat was grape juice, and that was it. Remembering the lesson of good and punishing evil, I had no doubt that he would become a new person in the future.

The sun was slowly going down. We arrived at the city while the sky was still orange. If it was a little later, the gates would have been closed.

A bored-looking guard stopped us.

“Why is he so hurt?”
“I was attacked by a group of monsters. I need a quick treatment.”
“I see? Then go in quickly.”

He passed through the gate without any trouble. It’s time to part. There was no need to settle the items separately because they could be divided into individual items. I was just about to part with the group.

“Goodbye Mr. Gibson. Mr. Maurice, say hello to your parents. If we see your face again because of something really bad, it’s your mother and father who will die, not you. Keep that in mind. And Mr. Cloudy, take care too. Don’t call me a stranger. The beaters may be twisted, so you must always be careful and live.”

I waved my hand and turned around. All that remains is to wash and sleep. There are now 4 quest items left. Goblin’s Bural (nokbural for short) and gremlin’s eyes. And you just need to take the corpse mushroom and limonia grass. I think I can finish it in a couple of days or three days.

“Hey, wait a minute.”
“To?”

Cloudy turned around and grabbed me. I turned to her. Does she have something to ask?

“Ah…”
“Do you have something to do?”

He has the affection of a stranger, so he is willing to help. Most of all, didn’t he arrange a peaceful solution to the Morris incident? Thanks to you, today is a good night’s sleep.

“So… Oh, that’s right. This leather. Can you tell me where to sell it? I’ve just been here, so I’m not used to things like that yet.”

She paused for a moment, then she said so. Scaled leather should be taken to a leather shop rather than a blacksmith. They’re all clustered around the blacksmith’s anyway.

“Because it’s leather, you can probably sell it to a store specializing in leather armor.”

I gestured to give directions.

“Hey, right? It’s over there. But shouldn’t you sell it anyway? Give me directions.”
“Umm… Well. Okay. Let me guide you.”

I’m not selling it because it’s a commissioned product.
Anyway, she seemed to need help, so I took the lead to guide her. Cloudy caught up beside her.

“Do you own a house? Do you live in this city?”
“No, I have a house because I don’t have money. I just live at an inn with the money I earn a day, rent a room for a week when I can afford it, and live there. Isn’t Mr. Cloudy similar?”
“Yes, yes. Me too.”

Cloudy was bored, so he asked me about this and that while walking. It was mainly about my identity his. As she came to her city alone, she would be glad to have a foreign colleague like me.

“But the way he speaks is polite. Is that also Mirkesha’s custom? It’s a bit novel. It’s like saying he learned it right somewhere, there aren’t many guys like that.”
“Personally, I think it’s common sense. Well, this world isn’t a world where common sense works… And I don’t use respectful words if I’m wrong, me too.”
“Huhuhu, that’s also true. Modern times seem a bit stiff.”

I caught a woman’s heart. She wants a friend of her I immediately corrected my tone about her.

“Ah, then you can call me Cloudy?”
“Yeah~.”
“Now we’ve arrived. There you go.”

We went straight into the leather store. The owner was organizing various business tools.

“Master, are you still doing business here?”
“Not yet. They’re closing soon.”

It seems that he came around the end of business. The shopkeeper looked tired, but he approached us as if he were accepting the last customer.

“I have a Scale Wolf hide, can you accept it? I caught it today, so it’s fresh.”
“What? Scale Wolf? Give it to me right now.”
“Cloudy. Give me yours. I’m not selling it.”
“Yes why?”
“It’s a request. The head and dick you took earlier are yours.”

Cloudy handed over the two skins to the owner of the leather shop.

“Oh… The leather is in good condition. I’ll buy it for 50 copper.”
“Oops, owner, can’t you just hit 5 more coppers? You did a really neat job.”
“Come at the end of business hours and then use it.”

It’s a bargain, damn it.
Cloudy, who was looking at my face with a strange expression, asked the owner.

“55 Cooper, isn’t it?”
“Uh… Here’s 55 coppers.”
“Thank you.”

The owner looked at Cloudy’s face in her and immediately raised 5 coppers while shrinking. Wow, that’s why Shiva’s face is a gangster. All men are weak to beauty. But my face is just a gangster. Shit.

When I left the store, the sun was completely gone. I said hello to her

“Go in well. It’s like manners to ask for help, but honestly, I think you’re hundreds of times stronger than me, so I’ll skip it.”
“Here, Kat.”

She’s a woman who can write a whopping starburst stream (important). Someone like me is a true strongman who would cut me off even if a truck attacked me. Quite a few wizards wondered if her sword would drop their throats before they could cast their spells.

“Didn’t I say I’m not very familiar with this city yet?”
“It was. I was like that at first too.”
“So I want you to tell me a little bit more… Why don’t we go in there and talk? I’ve got money, so I’ll shoot.”

There was a bar where Cloudy pointed.
Now, is this going to feed me free alcohol (important)?

“No, you’re going to shoot me a drink?”
“Why, don’t you like it?”
“Welcome to Shiva!”

I suddenly started to feel better. The best free thing in the world is free alcohol. I haven’t been able to drink alcohol lately, so good luck!

We entered the bar and took a seat in the corner. Personally, I prefer the counter where it’s easier to order, but Cloudy said he liked the corner. Soon after, she ordered two large beers.

“Hey, I got all the drinks. Thank you so much.”
“What, did you earn 5 coppers more thanks to that just now?”
“That’s just you…”

The waiter brought out beer in tall, beautiful wooden glasses. Bubbles were overflowing.

“It’s because of your beauty.”
“Are you flattering me for buying you a drink?”
“I’m 100 percent serious. I’m not lying.”

I was a bit shy when I said it, but I think it’s okay when I see you smiling. I toasted her and her and drank her beer in one gulp. As the cold carbonic acid squeezed through my throat, the tension naturally increased.

“Kya!”

When I drank about half of it, I exclaimed. The alcohol that went into the liver was so good. However, Cloudy emptied the large cup at once, as if he had as much alcohol as his skills her.

“Ummm, can I get you another drink?”
“I haven’t finished drinking yet.”
“Drink quickly. I’ll order yours too.”

I accepted and drank as much as it was given. Perhaps it was a custom in Cloudy’s country, she seemed to have the idea that once alcohol came out, she had to drink it right away on the spot. She’s a bad drinker.

“Oh, Shiba. It’s not that I can’t drink anymore, I’m just full…”
“Yes? I’m still fine.”

After drinking her fifth beer in one go, Cloudy took off her hood. Then her pale purple hair began to flow from the inside. I was drawn to her hair, which shimmered as if it had been sprinkled with amethyst powder.

Pale purple hair combined with brown skin… Somehow, it seemed like a clean scent was wafting out. I took a deep breath at the unexpected beauty. Indeed. With this level of beauty, it is understandable that she wears a hood inside out. Being pretty has its advantages, but at the same time it also brings troublesome things.

“Yes why?”
“Uh, uh. No. My hair color is a bit.”
“A little?”
“No, kinda. Do I have to say that… It’s pretty like the color of amethyst. Seeing how it sparkles makes my eyes go wild. I think it will suit you very well. It’s a really beautiful color.”
“It’s beautiful? Huhu, that’s a relief.”
“Relief?”
“Nothing.”

For some reason, my heart was pounding. Maybe it was because of the alcohol, but when I heard her laugh, I felt like my body flinched. I was able to treat her casually until just now, but now looking at her face her is a bit of a burden. I was a little intimidated because Cloudy was a beauty outside the norm.

“Uh.”

In the meantime, I noticed something strange.
Her ears her were pointed.

“Hey. You’re home…”

Pointy ears?
Elf?

“Ears? Ah, I’m half dark elf. Look.”

Cloudy put her hands back in a ponytail and showed her own ears her. She could see the nape of her neck her exposed and her long pointed ears, typical of elves, stretched out to the sides. And there were three gold earrings on each ear.

“You, were you a Dark Elf? No, Shiva, no, I heard you’re somehow unrealistically beautiful…!”

I asked, startedled.
Suddenly, the atmosphere elf’s body stiffened.

“Is it unrealistically beautiful? Huhu, is this the first time you’ve heard that? You’re actually a half-dark elf. Thank you for the compliment. You speak well.”

Dark Elves are a combative race with advanced killing skills. During the great war, Dark Elf guerrillas annihilated a village, and Dark Elf assassins killed all noble families and stripped them of their skins.

Different races.

Non-human heterogeneous people are people who do not know what they are thinking and living. They look similar to humans, but in many cases, their lives, cultures, values, and morals are all different.

There is an impression that elves are overbearing and arrogant, but it is true. This is because the elves regard humans as little more than talking beasts. Likewise, if the Dark Elves are known for being cruel, it may be because they are actually cruel.

I was starting to get scared.

It was a separate story from beauty. When I realized that she was of a different race than me, I started to feel uneasy.

“You’re blatantly wary? That’s not going to happen. I liked you quite a bit.”
“What’s the boundary… No, I was a little nervous. I’m sorry about that. I can’t do that. Can I buy the snacks as an apology?”

But at the same time, I thought it was rude to have such thoughts. I immediately apologized.

“Well, I don’t need to apologize… Well, okay. If you feel that way, you can just drink more alcohol than buy me snacks. In my hometown, a man shouldn’t refuse a drink a woman buys. “
“That’s right? Then let’s do that.”

We worked until late at night. Unlike me, whose face gradually gets hotter and dizzy, she looked perfectly fine. Maybe it was because he was a dark elf, but his drinking capacity his was different from mine.

“Keuuuuu, it’s been a while since I drank this much.”

I said while holding my forehead. Slowly the world began to turn.

“What? Are you drunk already? Tsk, a boy shouldn’t be like that. Drink more, more.”
“What’s wrong with getting drunk? I’m fine.”
“Yes? Then you can drink more.”

Cloudy was resting on his chin and watching my face. She kept offering me a drink with a smile on her face. I bluffed that I was in front of a woman in the pasture, and I accepted the offer and drank it.

“Your face has a lot of scars. How did you get so injured?”
“When I was in F-level… Hehe! I rolled a lot when I had no skills or anything or anything… I lived in Krasheim for two or three years, and the first 12 years were hell itself… “
“What happened?”
“Various.. Hibbit! Oh, wait a minute. Hiccup.”
“It’s okay?”
“It’s okay. I’m still fine. What happened… Then I was literally a dog beggar… I couldn’t guarantee whether I’d be alive the next day or not… But it’s sad that I’ m like that, even I’m a barbarian and I’ve lived without all sorts of disputes… Keuuu… Ah, Shiva, I’m so dizzy… My head is going to break…”

She banged his head on the table. It was so hard to speak. It feels like the inside of my brain vibrates every time I breathe.

“Hmm… Is this enough?”

Cloudy came to my side and lifted me up. I leaned over her and continued talking to her.

“Right now, I’ve got my gear properly set up, and I’ve taken off my beggar looks, so it’s okay. Back then, it’s really…”
“Yes, yes. It must have been hard. Let’s get up now. It looks hard, but I’d like to rest somewhere for a while.”

Her mind her went blank as she felt her body heat her.