episode_0036

People glared at Carlson with resentment and hatred in their eyes, but no one dared to step forward.

I squinted my eyes in puzzlement and observed their behavior closely. They seemed to be frightened by something, such as shaking their legs or constantly chattering their teeth.

“Huh… .”

Are you scared?

Behind the hatred in their eyes, there was a deep-rooted emotion called fear.

Clearly, they are still scared, even though Carlson’s limbs are practically cut off.

As I continued to think about how to understand them as much as possible, I was able to come up with a plausible hypothesis.

It’s like imprinting the concept of a master on an animal.

Carlson would also have instilled in them the concept of hierarchy through fear to make them absolutely obey his orders so that they would not dare to bite him.

‘He must have done it, he’s so scared.’

He tilted his head, resting his chin on his right hand.

‘What should I do…?’

Since I had already made up my mind before coming here, it wasn’t a worry that came to mind while I was immersed in self-loathing.

It’s just a worry that comes from the annoyance of, ‘Do I have to feed them all?’

As I was watching them, nodding my head here and there, the nameless man who had just handed Carlson over to me tapped me on the shoulder.

“Why are you calling?”

“Master, may I come down and take a look?”

“Nameless, you?”

Does Anonymous have any solution to this situation?

He looked at the nameless person with somewhat suspicious eyes.

“Yes, it is a bit rough, but if you allow me, Master, I will try to make progress.”

Hmm, that’s a rough method… .

Although it was a bit tricky, I nodded, thinking that even the nameless one had thoughts.

“Tsk, do whatever you want.”

“Yes, thank you.”

Nameless nodded slightly and jumped down straight away, heading towards the center of where people were gathered.

…

Carlson has been unconscious since my blood supply was cut off.

Perhaps to wake him up, the man grabbed a basket from somewhere and threw its contents at Carlson.

Carlson’s neat suit was covered in filth, making him look like the slum dwellers living there.

“Phew, what, kuluck! What is it.”

Hmm, was it because the shock was so great that his memory was blown away? Or was it because he was suddenly covered in excrement? Carlson kept coughing and looking around.

Myeong-un frowned slightly, perhaps not liking the sight of Carlson like that. He threw the basket in his hand somewhere and slowly walked towards Carlson.

“You still haven’t figured out the situation?”

Myeong-un bent down to his half-collapsed eye level and grabbed the back of his neck.

Immediately afterwards, an anonymous hand rose, and Carlson’s head snapped to the other side.

match-

“Suddenly what-!”

match-

“Who am I-”

match-

“Okay, wait a minute-”

match-

Myeong-eun waved his hand repeatedly with a cold gaze he had never seen before.

Until the will in his eyes was broken.

…

“I’m sorry. I’m sorry. I’m sorry.”

Carlson began to rub his hands together in a filthy manner, like a fly.

Only then did Anonymous let go of Carlson’s neck and look back at the residents of the slum.

“Do you know why you were scared and trembled over such a small guy?”

“You are powerless, you don’t have the strength to protect your loved ones.”

“So I was exploited by a guy worse than this bug.”

The residents of the slums reacted differently to the anonymous words.

Some people were angry at the anonymous words, and some nodded their heads at the anonymous words.

“But!”

The anonymous man slowly looked around at them, pointed to me on the roof, and opened his mouth.

…me?

“If you follow ‘my’ teacher from now on.”

“You will never have to bow down to such a piece of trash again.”

“You can never be humiliated again.”

“I can never again have to go through the horrible experience of seeing someone I love suffer.”

Anonymous pointed to Carlson.

“I’ll give you another chance to vent your hatred, but this time, please don’t disappoint the Master.”

After finishing speaking, the anonymous man turned around and jumped back onto the roof.

“Master, it’s over.”

Anonymous smiled brightly and sat down next to me, feeling refreshed.

On the other hand, my expression remains frozen.

How should I react to this anonymous, aggressive display?

… I don’t know.

I just nodded.

“… Yeah.”

…

“Kkaaah!!!!”

Carlson screamed at the top of his lungs.

Of course, I was the one who initiated this situation and allowed the nameless one to act wildly, but it was still very embarrassing to see it with my own eyes.

I wiped my face with my hand.

Watching this is just too mentally exhausting.

I guess I’ll have to rest until the situation is over.

“… Call me when you’re done.”

“Yes, Master.”

I patted the nameless shoulder that would suffer in the future, went into the empty hotel room, and threw myself on the bed.

…

After lying in bed for a while, Moo-myeong knocked on the door.

“Master, it’s all over.”

already?!

I put the strawberry in my hand straight into my mouth, chewed it quickly, and swallowed it.

Gulp-

“Come in.”

“Yes.”

Anonymous opened the door and came in, stared at my lips for a long time, and then snickered.

What, why are you laughing?

I frowned, feeling very uncomfortable about something.

Anyway, that’s not what’s important.

“So…what did Carlson do?”

“As the Master said, his body was buried in a suitable place and no tombstone was erected.”

I nodded my head,

“Well done, are the people there?”

“Yes, there were about 3 defectors, but the rest are still holding their positions.”

There are fewer people than you might think who leave after seeing that sight.

Hmm, that’s a relief.

“Then, let’s go.”

As I head outside the tavern, about ten people are looking at me with determined expressions.

Hmm, it’s more burdensome than I thought… .

Should I tell him to go back now?

As I was biting my lip, seriously contemplating whether I should tell him to go back, Moo-myeong came in front of me holding a small wooden box.

Why this all of a sudden?

“… What is it?”

At my question, Anonymous smiled proudly.

“The Master found it difficult to see the faces of the people, so he brought a stepping stone.”

What,

“… stepping stone?”

Did Anonymous think that my troubled expression was because of my height?

… I should definitely be grateful to the anonymous person for his consideration, but I feel bad for some reason.

Still, I couldn’t refuse the anonymous sincerity, so I sighed and stepped onto the step, and several people made a sound like air was being sucked out.

I turned my head and looked at them, but they just stared into space and whistled awkwardly.

This clueless nameless person is always smiling happily, so I can’t say anything to him.

My face feels hot for no reason.

No, I’m your teacher and your leader. Is it okay for you to treat me like this?

… thoughts filled my head, but I didn’t have the courage to say them out loud.

He opened his mouth while repeatedly fanning his flushed face with his hand.

Well, originally I was planning on giving a really cool speech or something… .

Since I couldn’t think of anything suitable, I decided to ask a question.

“If you have any questions, please ask.”

As I finished speaking and was looking around to get a question, the young man with the same red hair raised his hand.

Hmm, I see it often.

When I nodded my head slightly as if to ask a question, he opened his mouth hesitantly.

“Excuse me, my brother isn’t here… Is my brother excluded from this place?”

“I will protect your family too, so don’t worry about that.”

“, thank you.”

“What, no next questions?”

Perhaps because they had been asked the question before, this time many people raised their hands.

I looked around them slowly, nodding my chin at the brown-haired woman who had let out a small laugh when I had stepped onto the step earlier.

“If you don’t mind, can you tell me what kind of place we’re going to this time?”

Contrary to my expectations that he would ask strange questions, he surprisingly asked questions that got to the heart of the matter.

But since this is also important, I decided to postpone the answer since I planned to explain it later.

“Hmm, I’ll tell you at the end after I’ve answered all your questions. Do you have any other questions?”

The woman scratched the back of her head, giggled, and continued talking.

“Oh, yes! Then what is your name?”

“Ah, you didn’t tell me your name. My name is Cheonharang.”

“Aha… Then can I call you Cheonharangnim?”

Just as I was about to open my mouth to say so, Myeong took a step forward and shouted loudly.

“You dare call ‘my’ teacher by his name. It’s a hundred years too early.”

Something, I had a strange feeling that the word ‘my’ was strangely emphasized whenever he called me, but I decided to ignore it since it wasn’t something to worry about.

The anonymous opened his mouth again.

“Call me Cheonma-nim.”

?

“Anonymous?”

What does that mean?

Anonymous tilted his head with a blank expression.

“Huh? Wasn’t it already decided?”

If there’s a mouse hole, I want to crawl into it.