Chapter 8 – Chapter 1 – How Fortune Tellers Live
Sulshi (戌時) is when the day ends and people finish their work, relieve fatigue, and begin preparing for the next morning, which will be repeated again.
The tavern was just as noisy as any other day.
The sound of laughing and chatting while drinking, those who can’t control their emotions due to drunkenness and start fighting, and the audience cheering and hugging them.
And even the gambling table where those who laugh and cry are divided.
“I saw it! I saw it!! I won this right?!”
“Oops, I lost again.”
“Kuhaha! I’m going to play again today, the fortuneteller man!”
The man who was dealing with me patted me on the shoulder and stood up from her seat.
I got used to it, but mahjong is still difficult.
I’d rather be a bit familiar with poker or blackjack that I’ve played a few times on Earth, but there’s no way there’s such a thing in Moorim.
– Tuk tuk
“Huh, did you lose today? How come you’ve never seen a winning day.”
“Sometimes, if you’re lucky, you win. The odds of winning seem to be around 20%.”
“Hey, is there anything left?”
“Are you trying to make money gambling? You do it for fun.”
I drank a drink that I had pre-ordered.
You can feel the strong alcohol piercing your esophagus and going down to your stomach.
“Nice..”
Really this is life
After enjoying all kinds of cultures on the Internet on Earth, I fell into this kind of world and was stuck in the mountains for 10 years, so my current life was like heaven.
“But that older brother… I have a question… You are a fortune teller, so why do you lose every time?”
“Does it seem strange that a fortune teller who can see the future can only read the number of gambling tables?”
“Honestly, I’m a little skeptical.”
-Quiet
Suddenly, the surrounding atmosphere became quiet.
Huh, is it something to hold your breath like this just because you’re curious about that again?
– Sluruk
Well, nothing special
“Then you will be punished.”
It’s just something I do because I want to live long.
My goal is to live a long, long life and continue to enjoy this fun life.
I don’t want to put out the fire by being greedy for nothing.
“If I really wanted to make money, I wouldn’t be running a fortune teller, but I would have been robbing fortunes and treasures. It’s all like this for a reason. There’s a reason~. Even a juggler has his own troubles~.”
“..Well. Well, we’re not the parties.”
“It’s a punishment…”
At my words, a muffled sound came from around me.
– Sluruk
I wondered what it was, but when I asked, it was just that.
“Originally, the gods of heaven and earth pre-determine the owner of a gift or treasure. Isn’t there a saying that fortune only comes to those who are prepared? You are sensitive.”
“…”
-Gulp
The sound of swallowing came from all around.
Probably everyone has a lot on their mind.
There will be people who expect that they will become the owner of Giyeon, and there will be people who were greedy for Kiyeon for no reason, and then got scared after hearing what I said.
-Pissik
“Now, now. Why are you creating such a heavy atmosphere at a fun bar? Everyone just enjoy what you’re doing. Don’t be swayed too much by the words of a sorcerer.”
I raised the glass above my head to freshen up the atmosphere.
I was worried if he didn’t respond, but fortunately, some drunkards I’ve become friends with while hanging out in Seomyeon raised their glasses together.
“Cheers-!”
Ah. I didn’t know it at first either, but when you shout a toast in midfield, you really have to empty the glass.
-Thud!
“Big–!”
How can life be so enjoyable?
Could it be that you will be punished later?
“There’s meat…And alcohol…This is the main meat training…”
“Hyung, if you’re going to have a Juicy Training, you have to have a woman as well.”
“Woman…”
It’s been half a year since she came out to Gangho, but he hasn’t hugged a woman yet.
You can hug as much as you want to hug. She had earned enough money and could afford to hire two or three prostitutes at a time.
“..I don’t really think about that.”
Still, I didn’t really think about doing that.
Is it because of the rejection of women who sell their bodies?
No. Even if you think so, there were quite a few opportunities to hug a woman until now.
As much as they spend every day drinking and gambling, when the atmosphere is ripe, flirtation naturally comes and goes between men and women.
Been here a few times too. Those women who can be evaluated as attractive enough when viewed objectively.
However, I only have memories of rejecting them all.
“…”
– Sluruk
Why does the eccentric woman’s face come to mind at this moment?
I escaped after 10 years at most, and I’m having a good time and enjoying myself.
‘Aha.’
It must be because she is so used to the look that her eyes are raised.
But. She has been seeing such a woman every day for 10 years, so her eyes can’t be ordinary eyes.
She looked like an ugly woman to most women on the street.
Anyway, she’s been out there, but nothing helps.
I can’t believe you interfered with my life like this even after I entered lung training.
“…”
Very little
Very little but
Today, it seemed that the lonely bed would feel cold.
.
.
.
-Stagger
“Uh. After all, expensive alcohol is different.”
Did I mention the name of the drink is Yeo Ah Hong?
Originally, it was said that it was expensive, so it was not often served in bars, but when I heard that it came in this time, it tasted different from normal Takju.
If it hadn’t been for the silver yuan bao that the volcanic woman gave me today, she was probably so expensive that I couldn’t have bought it either.
‘Where did that man get that from?’
Even if it is that expensive, there will be few people to sell it to unless you are a stockholder like me who doesn’t save money.
Maybe he thought of me and saved me in the first place.
“Life is so much fun.”
It’s also fun to listen to the stories of customers while watching the store. It’s also fun to see the customer’s reaction after watching it.
The fun of making money, the fun of drinking, the fun of watching what happens at a bar, and the thrill of gambling.
It’s repeating the same, but it was literally my perfect day routine.
So, I wanted to live longer.
In this dangerous world. Live to the fullest I want to live again and continue to enjoy this pleasure.
‘He believes me quite naively…’
Lies for that
I haven’t learned a single weapon. A weak juggler who has no confidence in defeating an ordinary person must remain unnoticed by the strong in order to survive in this world.
As civilly as possible. So as not to feel something of special value. You have to live like that.
‘Is there an owner pre-determined by Heaven and Earth for treasures and treasures? Heavenly fortune only comes to those who are prepared?’
It’s a lie.
In the end, a gift is a gift and a treasure is a treasure. It just sits there, and only those who find it have it.
This is just a move to prevent those who are looking for a chance or treasure from approaching me.
At least as far as I know, there are no restrictions like that.
It’s not the intention of ‘if I can’t have it, others can’t have it’.
If the fact that I can tell others the location of a fortune or a treasure is known, then I won’t be able to remain a ‘little brave fortune teller’ anymore.
It’s a lie to prevent that.
Acting to survive
Shaanxi’s “Faceless golden demon” Had to be such a person.
You shouldn’t have a lot of money. You will think I made money with my skills.
Shouldn’t be strong You will think that I have found a chance with my abilities.
Well, actually, it’s all excuses.
In the end, they say that you shouldn’t have a lot of money after drinking alcohol every day at a bar to enjoy life and blowing your money away from gambling.
They say that you shouldn’t be strong because you haven’t exercised properly because your Danjeon is broken and your body isn’t good.
After all, no matter how much money or military power I accumulate in this world,
In front of the ‘real’ ones, it would be no different than a child’s joke.
‘..Well, isn’t it because life is fun?’
Master. This Buddhist disciple is enjoying the outside world well.
There are much more things to enjoy than when I was in the mountains, and there are a lot of people, so it’s fun.
But tonight is a night where I miss Master for some reason.
..How are you?
* * *
-10 years ago-
[Hey… Master…? Where can I sleep?]
[Ah. Come to think of it, there is only one futon at home.]
[…Yes?]
[Sorry, ahaha. Originally, I went down because of other errands, and I took you out unplanned, so I didn’t prepare in advance. What. Anyway, the size of the blanket seems to be enough for two people to cover, so just come over here. Let’s cover it together.]
[…
[Why is that? Do you really think leisure is targeting your body?]
[…
[Don’t get me wrong. In Yeo’s eyes, do you feel like fermented soybeans that fell from the rooftop?]
It was really nonsense
Perhaps then she saw her overpowering good looks and thought it could be.
If it’s that pretty, maybe I really feel that way too.
I think I thought so.
[It’s time to go to bed, so I’ll warm up the blanket in advance.]
[Do so.]
And after so many years
[Master. Now I’m already a jihak, but I don’t think I’ll keep using the same blanket as a woman. Originally, as there is a saying that male and female seven years old are equal..]
[Then, chop firewood yourself or hunt animals. I’ll sell mine and buy you a blanket.]
[…
Flowing…
[Master. I’m having nightmares these days. It was a dream in which someone tied me behind my back and groped me, but I’m afraid it might be an ominous sign.]
[It’s a ghost. You will never refuse and you will have to stay still.]
Flowing…
..No matter how much I think about it, running away seems to have been the right choice.