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I took him with me as a deputy gunner and taught him well, but he ended up skipping it. Ah, that’s good enough. Anyway, even though we are both ronin, it is true that we are both independent students and have used them well while carrying them around.

Well, actually, it wasn’t that I really felt affection for those friends or anything like that. They were just friends who could rip off a lot of the training fee, but Yoo Yu-yeon stole it and sold it before the training fee was settled.

Then he completely wiped his mouth towards me, which is a behavior that has no morals whatsoever.

“So, I am asking you…”

“No.”

The reason I’ve kept quiet about something like that until now is not because I’m a fanatic. Because it’s to my advantage. Can there be a more powerful cause in the world than victims? A strong cause is very useful in making up for lack of strength.

I saved this as a card to refuse when Yoo Yu-yeon tries to force me.

I am a victim who has already been harmed twice by the Comrades in Arms issue.

But you’re trying to force the comrade group on me again? It’s possible because Yoo Sa-yeon is the best. However, if I find out that Yoo Yu-yeon preyed on her friends twice, Yu Yu-yeon will also be in a very difficult situation.

Yu Yu-yeon’s eyebrows rose.

“Hey, Hocheonan. I’m asking for you? Wow, this sticky guy, that happened a few years ago and you’re hearing about it now? At that time, I will compensate you with money.”

“No.”

Basically, requests are made with brokers. However, like now, it was not like there were matters for the order of the Sichuan people or big questions that Yu Yu-yeon asked directly. Every time, there was a fierce negotiation battle with Yoo Yu-yeon.

The fact that Yoo Yu-yeon speaks in such an intimate tone is not an act of showing internal intimacy, such as ‘Aren’t we just in this relationship?’ It’s just a sono state.

“No, it’s true! This is definitely not a bad story for you either.”

I shook my head resolutely.

Now he is glaring at me and speaking.

“There is no right of veto in this case. I know it’s because I’ll give you a really good price.”

I looked at Yu Yu-yeon for a moment. Yoo Yu-yeon was a woman who was prone to abuse of power, but at least she did not force herself. Rather than trying to force it from the front, I cheated and stole it from behind.

Now that I think about it, it’s even worse.

Yeah, I’ve never had any trouble with Gakjanju. I need to be disciplined today. I shouted, taking in as much breath as I could.

“Aaaa!!!”

silence.

Complete silence came to the guest house. Everyone, including middlemen and merchants, turned their attention to us. Yoo Yu-yeon was looking at me with cold eyes, but her legs were shaking, as if she had never expected such behavior.

“Sayeon Yu, have you ever thought about why I insist on paying in advance?”

“….Nothing.”

“Yes. I guess so. The reason I pay in advance is so that I don’t get requests like this. If you start worrying about tomorrow’s lodging expenses, you may end up accepting requests that you shouldn’t. Because I haven’t seen one or two people die like that.”

A person’s situation and environment affect judgment. The more difficult my situation becomes, the narrower my horizons become and the more I think in the short term. Discounts are just additional. The act of paying in advance is a means to preserve the ability to judge where to lie down.

The purpose of the pseudo-yeon is ultimately to make me receive a tribute to my comrades. It is unknown what benefit it will provide to Yu Yu-yeon, but pushing too hard like this will inevitably lead to trouble.

I don’t know, but if Yoo Yu-yeon pushes this hard, most things are impossible.

They take kickbacks from clans that need Sacheon ronin, and because ronin make good money, they pay crazy exorbitant fees and collect information from ronin in their spare time and use it as a means of making money. I don’t know, but I’m sure it will make as much profit as Yeongyangroo. Even though the scale is small, the net profit is huge.

And from Yoo Yu-yeon’s point of view, being in the top 10 is probably the goose that lays the golden egg. Since I needed gambling funds, I was able to complete difficult and large projects that others did not. It was a beautiful goose that would make money on its own if you just left it alone.

But just how big is it that we’re so anxious to rip open the goose’s stomach?

Again, Yu Yu-yeon knows me and I know Yu Yu-yeon.

The reason Yoo Yu-yeon didn’t say anything to me and just covered it up and pushed me forward was because she judged that there was no chance of persuading me if she spoke honestly. I guess that’s because they judged that I would foam at the mouth and cause an uproar when I heard about the request from the Comrades in Arms Team.

So, I have to show as much force and refuse as I can.

“I’ll say it again. I am. never. this time. Request. I accept it. No.”

There is no turning back now. Everyone on the first floor heard this declaration.

If Yoo Yu-yeon comes out strong here, the two of us will start a chicken race until one of us dies. Can you afford it? Of course I can’t handle it. But similar years are the same.

“Hocheonan, you will regret it.”

“Yes~ Gaekju is regretting now.”

Some ronin people burst into laughter with their skillful ventriloquism. Wow, it’s really like a Sichuan to hide and laugh like a ventriloquist. Risk management is deeply ingrained in our bones.

Yoo Yu-yeon’s eyes were all over the place, but it would be difficult to pinpoint a specific person. Pom was biting his lip as if he felt embarrassed.

I said, handing over the money bag again.

“Let’s get along well. Do you do business for a day or two? They can turn a blind eye to eating it in moderation, but if you ask them to risk their lives, they’ll be damned.”

Yoo Yu-yeon took out my money bag.

“You will not be accepted in advance!”

“Oh, that’s right.”

I decided not to worry about this matter. It’s not a pity because we’ve maintained a good relationship with Yusa Yeon for some time, but if we miss the break-even timing because we don’t want sunk costs, the only thing waiting for us is water from the Han River.

Because my danger sensor was ringing just as fiercely as when the enemy laner came in from the front with a minion, and from behind, the jungler released a messenger and the opponent’s supporter came in with a grab.

While I was climbing up to the second floor without any hesitation, someone’s murderous gaze pierced the back of my head, but I completely ignored it.

*** ***

I underestimated the situation.

In the morning, I was warming up and having a bowl of somen or somen when someone sat down in front of me. Although she was wearing loose-fitting military uniform, she was a beautiful woman with prominent breasts and a loose waist.

Although the face cannot be recognized because the person is wearing a mask, or rather, a mask, the inner brain decision panel is pressing the green light, which is an absolute beauty, just by looking at the exposed outline of the face.

She was a woman who seemed to have the power to turn women passing by on the street into snails and the ability to turn even a pile of straw into fashion.

The problem was that such a woman was wearing black lips.

If she had been a female Sichuan ronin before she had a body like this, there was no way I wouldn’t have heard a rumor about her, so this woman was almost certainly a newcomer. As I remembered Yoo Sa-yeon, who had been so forceful yesterday, I naturally came to the conclusion that this woman in front of me was trying to get me.

So you’re saying you’re just going to push it in and watch it now?

“Oh~ Ho, you’re popular.”

“As expected, I achieved success with enlightenment!”

“Oh, I’m in a bad mood today, so don’t talk to me.”

The people around me started giggling and teasing me. There is no way these ronin people who are thirsty for chewing food would not know about the duel between second-rate warrior VS Gaekjanju. I can feel the eyes of the ronin looking at me and the masked girl with interest.

The good news is that the theory of Hocheonan’s enlightenment is slowing down for a while due to this provocative duel news. Whether it’s superstitions or provocative rumors, when a new wind blows, the old ones easily disappear.

First of all, the most important task was to deal with this masked woman in front of us.

Isn’t she so beautiful that her reputation would go up even if she just stayed next to her and breathed without doing anything?

I was already anxious to death because of Yeo Il-ye’s reputation, but if I became this woman’s comrade, it would be like a guaranteed death.

I slowly emptied my noodles, completely ignoring the other person, and as always, I approached the side where the brokers had laid out their seats. The woman followed me and slowly got up.

But the treatment of these guys is different from usual.

This body, Hocheonan. The man any broker would want to work with. I am second-class in terms of skill, but I am first-class as a ronin. In any case, whether brokers are strong or weak, all they have to do is handle the request properly.

My ability to carry out requests has already been sufficiently proven to brokers over the past 7 years.

Normally, when intermediaries ask me to do this or that, I usually choose the best request among them.

In particular, since there are rumors of a hidden master hiding his identity these days, my quest popularity has to be extremely high.

But are the brokers just looking at each other? After exchanging glances among themselves, the normally obnoxious pot-bellied guy cleared his throat as if he had decided to wear a gun belt.

“Hmm, hmm. Hocheonan, how about taking care of the gangsters in Gyeongmun-ro today? I guess I’ll need two people…I think the women’s cooperative behind there will be fine!”

Oh yeah. Are they going to make it a fait accompli regardless of my will? That mysterious masked girl just follows me around and the brokers unconditionally give me requests. Well, if this is the case, isn’t it practically the same as a comrade-in-arms team? Is it like this?

“No request.”

“No, you. What do you mean…I understand how you feel, but you still have to eat to live…”

“Ha. What can I do when I’m angry? From today onwards, I will live as an unemployed person without any requests, so everyone should know that and stop coming with requests.”

I lay down on the spot.

Then, I pressed down on my black lips and closed my eyes.

You don’t know what a strike is, you uncivilized midfielders.

Come and have a taste.

*** ***

Day 1 of strike. As I was rolling around at the entrance to the first floor, Yoo Yu-yeon appeared and claimed that it was blocking the way, so I laid down on the table so as not to block the path. Yu Yu-yeon was at a loss for words and huffed.

2nd day of strike. I piled up martial arts magazines in the yard and started lounging around and reading them. The masked girl seemed embarrassed, but stayed in her seat without opening her mouth. I thought the sparks flying out of Yoo Yu-yeon’s eyes could kill me, but since she must have a reason for wanting me this much, she probably won’t be able to kill me. In case he lost his temper, I held up Yeo Il-ye’s silver medal and shook it, and it was refreshing to see him grinding his teeth.

Third day of strike. I drank a bowl of alcohol in the morning and took a good nap. Is this a vacation? I worked hard to fulfill the request, but it wouldn’t be a bad idea to play and eat like this. Sleep during the day and sleep at night.

4th day of strike. The brokers held onto their pants and asked for help. So I just took off my pants and went up to the room.

5th day of strike. I cheekily received somen with half the usual amount of ingredients and was drinking it when the masked girl opened her mouth.

“How long are you going to be like this?”