episode_0065
by fnovelpia“What the hell just happened… .”
Yuhwa, who was lying on Lin’s back, stared into space like she had lost her mind and muttered something incomprehensible.
I still don’t know why she’s suddenly acting like that or what happened.
I was in a daze as if I was dreaming, and when I came to, everything had been resolved.
Since he has done so many good deeds, perhaps Santa Claus has given him presents? Since it is a water nation, perhaps Rudolph is also a water person?
I calmed my mind by thinking along those lines.
“What do you think, Cheonho? Do you still have no intention of becoming our Lin’s teacher?”
Yuhwa’s blank pupils came into focus and she looked up at me.
“Are you telling me to go against the will of heaven… .”
“Rather than following the will of the invisible heavens, it is the morality that a human being should have to take care of the poor child right in front of him. Even I, a slave trader, know that.”
“In the end, countless innocent people will suffer. Don’t you care about the damage they will suffer?”
“Haha, all I can see is a future where everyone lives happily. I guess clairvoyance is not that great.”
“… … .”
Yuhwa closed her mouth and lowered her gaze.
It seems like he’s struggling to figure out what’s right.
Yuhwa, who had been thinking for a while, looks at me again.
“What do you want from me?”
“I’m just teaching Lin magic.”
“What if someone gets hurt by the gumiho’s misfortune?”
“I won’t let that happen, but I will take responsibility when it does. It’s the master’s job to cover up the slave’s mistakes.”
“… Good.”
Finally, words of agreement came out of Yuhwa.
The colors are vivid.
“Then… .”
“But there is a condition.”
what.
This uneasy feeling.
“What are the conditions?”
“The condition is that you pass the test I give you.”
“Ah.”
I was wondering why this wasn’t coming out.
I thought I would just skip it, but then I came back and it was a test.
“I don’t like it. I’m the leader right now, so why do I have to take the test?”
“If you don’t like it, there’s nothing I can do. I’ll send the nine-tailed fox to bite your neck. I’ve lived long enough, so I have no regrets about life anymore.”
Old people who talk like that are usually the most foolish. If you threaten them, they’ll probably back down and say, “I’ll give up everything, including the top and the magic! Just let me live!”
“I don’t know what they’re planning, but there must be a reason why they have to raise this child to be a gumiho. Then I guess I can’t say I’m the absolute one.”
no.
This old lady made up her mind.
The speed at which my head rolls is unusual, as if I was afraid that someone might say that I am Cheonho Yuhwa.
“Okay.”
I can’t even refuse this.
There’s no problem since this was the original plan anyway.
“Then won’t you let me go of this now?”
“What are you talking about? We need to write a contract.”
“Contract… ?”
“Hey~ Someone who already knows this is saying it again.”
Yuhwa looks at me with wavering eyes, but it’s no use.
Where is the verbal contract between merchants?
“I believe in slaves, but I don’t believe in people.”
I signed a contract.
The sight of the grandmother lying on the floor and signing the contract felt like elder abuse, so I felt uneasy, but I couldn’t help it.
If you believe, you might change your mind. Things just happened to work out well, so don’t expect luck to follow you again.
“Is this okay?”
Yuhwa handed over the contract.
It’s a contract made using her magic.
Any action that harms us is prohibited.
If you pass Yuhwa’s test, teach Rin magic.
Details will be provided upon re-signing upon passing the exam.
If you break the contract, you will be punished by heaven.
“That’s enough. Lin, let me go.”
“Grandma, if you do any more, I’ll snap your neck! I’ll break it! I know!”
Lin, who had been holding Yuhwa’s arm, stepped aside. He made a motion to slit her throat with his hand as Yuhwa stood up, shaking off the clouds.
Yuhwa looked at Lin with complicated eyes and then turned her gaze to me.
That was the best I could do.
Don’t look at me like that.
“So now it’s about the test. What exactly is the test?”
“I just want to check if you have the minimum qualifications to raise a gumiho.”
Qualified to raise a gumiho.
The test of oil painting.
“You’re a merchant too, right? Then why don’t you try to make a name for yourself as a merchant in Bestia?”
He was a tycoon.
***
“What, what? You mean you met Cheonho?”
“It just so happened.”
“How was it? As expected, you are young and beautiful.”
“No comment.”
We left Cheonsangru and had a small gathering.
It was Seira and Bolt.
Bolt kept asking about Yu-hwa’s identity, but I didn’t answer.
We don’t do evil things like injecting red medicine to destroy children’s innocence.
“So what happened? Did you help me?”
“No, I took the test.”
“What if it’s a test?”
“He told me to try to succeed in business in Bestia. He said he would help me if I passed the test.”
[Yuhwa’s Test: Do business and gain Yuhwa’s approval.]
Time limit: 30 days
Reward: Assistance with Yuhwa.
If it were a game, a phrase like the above would have appeared.
Why is business a test of oil painting? It may seem out of the blue, but in a way, it’s strange that it’s not like this. After all, it’s a tycoon game at its core.
If you run a store and earn a certain amount of profit and fame within a limited time, you will succeed.
-You can learn a lot from looking at a merchant. Things like ability, wit, improvisation, and interpersonal skills. What’s more, if a nine-tailed fox is by your side, it won’t be as easy as usual. The purpose of the test is to see if you have the ability to overcome any adversity.
It was for this exact reason.
Tycoon with Lynn in the game was more difficult than usual.
Because of the nature of tycoons, which have to roll like cogs, if there’s a problem in one area, everything else is affected, but with Lin, three or four cogs break.
All the things that happen are happening.
-Your expression looks unsure. If you don’t want to do it, you don’t have to. Of course, you’ll fail the test.
-No, I will. Just smooth out the wrinkles and wait.
It’s my main field.
Even though I was provoked, I absolutely cannot back down.
“But suddenly, business? Without any capital, it is nearly impossible to gain Cheonho’s approval in just 30 days. And you… .”
“Because we’re human. It won’t be easy.”
The Suin people are averse to humans.
But it doesn’t necessarily have to look good to Sooin.
“I’m thinking of starting a business in District 6.”
“6 You mean Edenbar in District 6. Most of the humans in Bestia certainly reside in Edenbar.”
Just as there is a Chinatown in Korea and a Koreatown in the United States, there is a place in the Suin Kingdom of Bestia where the Indo-Korean people live together.
The main customer base I should be targeting is not the people, but the human race. I do business targeting the human race.
“Sayra, the street cat people were a pain in the ass, right?”
“Yes, but why all of a sudden?”
“They will play a big role this time.”
The foundation was created as soon as I arrived at Bestia.
A race whose actions invite fists.
But a species that avoided extinction thanks to their cuteness.
“I’m going to make a cat cafe.”
***
“Are you telling us to do the work?”
I headed straight to the back alley where the cat people lived.
I shared the situation with them, but their response was cold. It was natural for unemployed people who spent all day playing and eating to reject the idea of being told to work.
“You were the one who said you didn’t have to do anything when we first signed the contract, you human. This is a breach of contract.”
The hairy wheel hits the nail on the head with its talk of contracts.
I thought all he knew how to do was groom and eat fish, but he’s actually pretty good at it.
“That’s right. I clearly said that when I signed the contract. I didn’t have to do anything.”
“So… .”
“But the contract is already terminated, right? Then, whatever I ask for cannot be considered a breach of contract. What I am proposing is a deal.”
Mirabelle’s messenger broke the cat people’s chains.
The contract is a one-time thing.
Renewal of contract is not possible.
I know because I experimented with it when I signed my first slave contract, wondering if I could copy the points. That’s why I’m very careful when I free my main slave.
Because once you liberate it, it ends there.
This time Mirabelle’s case is strange.
That means they are no longer my slaves. But even though they are not slaves, I still provide them with a steady supply of fish.
“If you don’t want to, you don’t have to do it. I’m not obligated to give you any more fish. I’m not a volunteer or anything.”
“How can something so fatal be like that!”
“That’s right! If you start something, take full responsibility for it!”
The cat people are screaming. They are the ones who have been eating comfortably without having to risk their lives to steal.
Animals that have found comfort in the company of humans can never return to the wild. They have become too comfortable.
Drive a wedge in there.
“Responsibility? I will. But I can’t take all the seats. Only the first 10 people.”
Are the cat people here all in their thirties?
Twenty of these are eliminated.
“Don’t cross it! It’s a trap!”
“That’s right! Let’s show our loyalty!”
Cat people united in unity.
“I forgot to tell you, but if you work at my store, you get three full meals a day with fish and lodging─”
“Meow!”
“You traitor! Don’t you have any pride in being a street cat people?!”
“Where is the pride in street cat people? Those who protect their pride are all dead!”
An internal schism arose among the cat people.
If a crack, no matter how small, appears in unity, it only takes a moment for everything else to fall apart.
“Okay, one spot is already taken. Next. Nine people to work at my store. Hands.”
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