episode_0017

Anyway, I have no choice but to do morning business. Chae Jin seemed quite dissatisfied with me not practicing Tai Chi, but he couldn’t give up his job.

“Oh my? Is this delicious?”

Still, it was bothersome to keep looking at it, so I fed it some island gunpowder.

She still had a sullen face, but after taking a bite, her eyes widened.

“You are quite good at cooking.”

“This is what it is.”

“Guest guest. Sale of island cannons has ended!”

“Really? Now go and rest.”

The Jeomsoys who were assigned to the morning business go into their lodgings to get some more rest. While watching this, I sat in front of Chaejin.

“Does it fit your mouth?”

“Keuhum. Although it is a low-quality dish that does not suit my taste as a great disciple of Moon Wol-jeong. But why does this stick to my mouth like this?”

Moonwoljeong is a large sect different from Hongseongmun. It is divided into external and internal hospitals and accepts students from outside, and does not feel any burden when it comes to accepting donations.

Although they are literally the same political faction, they have the exact opposite inclination to Hong Seong-moon.

As such, the taste of Chaejin, Moonwoljeong’s great disciple, could not have been higher-end, and no matter how you looked at it, it would have been strange for Seomhwapo, a cheap dish, to fit easily into one’s mouth.

“Sometimes something like this catches my eye. In particular, island fire is also a meal for workers to survive until lunch.”

“So?”

“Isn’t it natural to have no appetite in the morning when you have to go to work? So I made the taste a little stronger.”

Of course, there are some people who won’t like eating something like this in the morning. Those people would take care of themselves, so I didn’t have to worry about them.

“Hmm. It would be nice to serve breakfast like this at Munwoljeong. Yum.”

I take another big bite. I held the island canvas with both hands and ate the hot bok choy soup.

She, who was quietly mumbling, downed two large island bags and drank all the soup with her mouth full, so I took the empty plates in front of her.

“Then I’ll finish washing the dishes and then do some work.”

“Yes. I ate well… no! Hey! You guest janju! Doesn’t Chae practice tai chi?”

“I have my own life too.”

“Hmm. I also have my own pride. You’re learning from me, but shouldn’t you learn the basics within a month?”

“Does that mean you shouldn’t work?”

“Uh. It’s not that though.”

“I’m not a martial artist, so don’t push me too hard. Rather than that. What is that outfit?”

“Huh? What do you think of my outfit?”

Puzzled, Chaejin looked around at her top and loose skirt. okay. There was nothing particularly strange.

The problem is that Chaejin is the one wearing it.

“Where are Moonwoljeong’s proud clothes going?”

To be honest, it was fun to see a woman with a nice body wearing only tights.

“I washed it. You can’t just keep wearing that, right?”

This is reality, and in reality, you can’t always wear the same clothes. He said it as if it was completely obvious, so I didn’t have anything to say.

“I see. I understand. But are you still planning on staying here today?”

“Ah. I’m worried. Actually, I was looking for some work.”

I picked up the plate and headed to the kitchen, Chaejin following behind me. It seems he was bored.

She was talking loudly while standing behind me in the kitchen washing dishes.

“I didn’t know it would last this long. So I didn’t bring much money.”

“……”

“…Why aren’t you saying anything? I guess you didn’t think I came here ignorantly?”

Do you use mind reading…

“chi. I didn’t come here without any thoughts. If I failed to provoke Hongryeon, I planned to stay and monopolize the requests.”

She unwrapped the thick blanket from her shoulders and sat down on a chair in the kitchen. Then, he places a blanket over his legs to cover them, then gently lifts them and brings them together and embraces them with his arms.

Her slightly sagged shoulders seemed to reveal her sullenness.

“But this neighborhood… they don’t entrust requests to warriors… What kind of peaceful neighborhood is this?”

“Because there is a sacred mountain in Seomhwachon, monsters do not appear often, and because of Hong Seong-mun’s reputation, most of the evil factions do not come in. Also, we tend to do things on our own.”

“That’s right… If I had known it was a place like this, I would have brought plenty of travel expenses.”

He planned to take over the work that Hong Seong-moon should have done and solve it himself, and use that as an excuse to provoke Hongryeon, but that ended up being completely out of the question.

As a result, Chaejin became sullen again.

“Let’s do some research and come back.”

“I should have done that. Did you ever think it would last this long? Thanks to this, my travel expenses are continuing to decrease. If Yoo, the host, hadn’t accepted my offer, I might have really had to stay overnight.”

“Hmm…”

“Ah. Come to think of it, Yu Gaekjanju. You say it’s local maintenance for Seomhwachon? They say he’s the richest person in this town.”

“That’s right.”

“Are you planning on hiring a bodyguard for a while? A wonderful, strong and beautiful bodyguard who protects your property and life. Not two nyang of gold per day, but only 1 nyang of gold per day!”

“It’s so damn expensive.”

If Chae-jin stays here and fights the Sanghyeuldan, I will give him a piece of gold. You can give as much as you want.

But what she wants is a showdown with Hongryeon.

When that was over, I would leave without any regrets, so her offer wasn’t particularly attractive.

“Huh?! That Wolgwang is also Chaejin. Compared to my skills, it’s really cheap?!”

“Still, I’m not interested.”

“Well, then 50 nyang of silver?”

If I had to pay 50 nyang a day to hire him, I just wouldn’t go out.

After finishing washing the dishes, I dried my hands with a towel. Now I have to go up and organize the books and check the items to be brought into the store.

“10 eunja! ah! Cheap price! Unbeatable price!”

It’s really noisy.

I turned my eyes to Chaejin and she smiled expectantly.

“The special room I’m staying in now costs 300 people per night. How about not charging that fee? I will cover the admission fee separately…”

“Oh my god! Wol Gwang-do, the great disciple of the prestigious political faction Moon Wol-jeong and a female martial arts expert, is going to hire Chae-jin to work for Eunja Seok-nyang?!”

“If you don’t like it, don’t drink it.”

I turned around. Actually, I don’t really need a bodyguard.

As I told Chaejin earlier, Seomhwachon is located near Hongseongsan Mountain, a sacred mountain, so monsters do not appear often.

Even if they do appear, they only appear infrequently on the outskirts of the village, and the monsters that appear are rarely that strong.

And because it is a village where the famous name of Hong Seong-moon is located, many of the Sapas do not come out.

The wire wave came last time, but since then it hasn’t even shined.

So, I made quite a concession just by not charging accommodation fees.

I turned around without regret, and her white hand squeezed my shoulder.

“No, who said no? That’s because I’m grateful. Uhuhu.”

What kind of Udyr-level attitude change is this?

“Uh… What’s the point? I don’t even have to pay for food…?”

Chaejin spoke hesitantly with a red face. Chaejin also made a concession in her own way… I think it would be better for me to join hands at this level as well.

“As long as it’s not expensive.”

“Good! Transaction completed! Well then, please take care of me in the future~! Employer!”

Is it because the problem I was worried about has been resolved? Chaejin smiled cheerfully and held out her hand to me. By holding hands, even though it is verbal, it proves that there has been a contract.

“There’s nothing else to say later, right?”

“Let’s do that.”

I held hands with her.

and.

“Nari! Nari!”

“What’s the fuss?”

“You should go to the field!”

“Hmm?”

As I tilted my head, the servant who came running reported in an urgent tone.

“A dog dog has appeared!”

Dog too.

A dog-like monster with blue fur and the ferocity of a wolf, who preys on people.

While Sonachal is one of the monsters that can be easily seen in the bright moon of heaven and often appears in secret places, Taogyeon is a monster that can often be encountered outside.

Of course, if you have a certain level of skill, the monster that is not that difficult to catch is the dog dog.

They are only a threat at the level of a ghost or a low-level bandit that can easily be encountered while moving in the mountains.

Still, there is one reason to make such a fuss.

This was because most of the dog dogs moved like subordinates of a mid-level monster called Mabok.

When I went to the field, there were already quite a few government soldiers there.

“Yu’s guests. Welcome.”

Perhaps because it is the local maintenance of Seomhwachon, the officers pretend to know me. After receiving their greetings, I turned my eyes to the three ugly blue-furred monsters lying in the field.

“It’s a shame because there were officers patrolling. Otherwise, it would have been very dangerous.”

No matter how weak the dog dogs are, even if there are three of them, they can easily eat one or two farmers.

In particular, this area was on the outskirts of town and there were not many people, so it must have been really dangerous.

“That’s an interesting thing. I never thought a dog would appear here.”

“What’s even more surprising is that there were also traces of horseback riding. However, it seems that Mabok retreated without attacking.”

When I went with an officer to a place far away from the field, there were quite a few large footprints there.

It’s a tiger’s footprint.

I looked down at it and nodded.

“What do you plan to do at the government office?”

“Mmm. It’s a bit dangerous for monsters to come out even though Hongseong Mountain is there… I’m planning to strengthen patrols for now. However… I’m concerned about Mabok.”

Mabok, a monster with a tiger body and a human face, is difficult to solve with just one or two government soldiers.

If you are not a person who has learned proper martial arts, you may end up suffering.

“I have made a request to Hong Seong-moon.”

“Well done. Then, I will have to prepare the reward for subjugating Mabok separately.”

“Hmm? Why the guest?”

Chaejin, who followed me, asked curiously and I shrugged my shoulders.

“That’s because this is my land.”

“Oh… how old are you…?”

“Please look around on the spot.”

Chaejin spun around in a circle.

“All the rice paddies and fields I can see are my land.”

“He was really rich?!”

Stay local. Not everyone does it.

Actually, I also possessed Yuwol and was a bit surprised by his wealth.

That’s not what’s important.

“Anyway, please take care of me.”

“…Huh? Why?”

“Why? This land is mine, it is my property.”

“…eh.”

Chaejin’s puzzled face hardened and I smiled.

“Ha. haha. Yeah, that’s right. As a great disciple of the prestigious political sect Moon Woljeong, I have to keep my promise… well, I have to keep it. Ahaha… Ahhahahaha…”

My voice is shaking.

Who did that? Life is about timing. What should I do when something like this happens right after signing the contract?

Just think of this as a good experience in life and move on.

Still, seeing him trembling and feeling so wronged, as if he was about to shed tears at any moment, made me feel a little weak because I too am a person with blood and tears.

“If you catch Mabok, I will give you two gold coins as a reward.”

That alone brought the light back to Chaejin’s face.

“Oh! As expected, you are a great employer!”

Of course, she was hired as my escort, not just to catch Mabok, but my property. So, we made it a condition that those who work on this land would also be protected.

However, Chaejin still showed a vague attitude.

“Hehehe! of course. I am the great disciple and daughter of the prestigious Moonwoljeong sect, a historic and prestigious political sect. Protecting the weak is a natural thing to do!!”

You’re so shameless about a topic that made me almost shed tears just now because it was so unfair.

And if you’re going to go out shamelessly, hide your blush.

But saying it would only lower morale, so I decided to just keep quiet.

“Is it true that a dog dog appeared?”

It was then. A familiar voice was heard from behind.

When I looked there, I saw three girls wearing similar uniforms.

They were all familiar faces.

Hyeon Ryu, Hee Yoo.

And Sayoon.

…uh? Why are you here?

“Huh? Aren’t you the housekeeper? And next to it…”

Sayun seemed to not know, and Ryu Hyeon seemed to know Chaejin.

Is that why? She narrowed her eyes and looked at Chaejin and asked.

“What’s going on here at Munwoljeong?”

Sharp tone.

Considering the relationship between Hong Seong-moon and Moon Wol-jeong, should this be considered a very good response?

Perhaps because he knew this, Chaejin did not pay attention to Ryuhyeon’s attitude and responded indifferently.

“Oh my? As a great disciple of the prestigious sect Moon Woljeong, helping the common people is a natural thing to do, right? And… I’m not even a stranger to Master Yoo. Right?”

Well, it’s not wrong.

Because it is difficult to view the relationship between employer and employee as strangers.