episode_0072
by fnovelpia
Black market.
A place where you can buy and sell things secretly without following the law.
This country may be the first to legally designate such a place.
From the moment it became legal, it was not correct to call this place a black market.
But people called this place a black market.
Because he was there.
Controlling the black market in the lawless zone with force alone.
A man who has gained all power through brute force.
King of the black market.
If he had no regard for status, he would have been a man with power that could rival that of the state at any moment.
and.
The black market also became legal.
It was because of this person’s one word: ‘Why is only the black market illegal? Make it legal starting today.’
That person was in front of me right now.
That too, is my friend’s father.
The king of the black market, Yacha, sitting on the throne as a vassal.
A cute looking creature with a large body and a scar on its left eye that was thought to be a monster.
I bowed my head to that aura.
Even a country that boasted in front of many people could not do so in front of him.
The body is telling me.
This guy is dangerous.
“daughter.”
“Yes, father.”
“You ran away because you didn’t want to be my successor, so you’re coming back on your own two feet.”
“gi, deep feelings…ugh…”
Her face turned pale, almost dark, under the yaksha’s glaring gaze.
“How shameless. No matter how much your appearance has changed, as long as you don’t hide your mother’s purple hair, I can find you anytime.”
“I’m sorry. I did something wrong. It’s all my, my fault.”
Yasha, who had lost her breath and eventually lost her mind, rubbed her hands and begged Yacha for an apology. The sight of her was so pitiful.
If you think about it, the reason Yasha came here was because of me. So this was clearly my fault.
Well, even if it wasn’t my fault.
“Hello.”
“What is it?”
He said the thing I hate the most.
I smiled at the Yacha. The Yacha glared at me with a look of displeasure.
When you see a strong person, prepare to run away.
A belief that has taken root within me.
However, it is different when it comes to someone who says he is my successor. Even if I cannot win, at least I will not kneel.
I stood up and met Yachawa’s gaze. He laughed at me as if I was being ridiculous.
“Don’t interfere, I’m taking care of family matters right now.”
“Didn’t I have some business to attend to?”
The Yasha did not answer. He simply looked at him again with a murderous look on his face, as if to say, ‘If you interfere again, I will kill you.’
But he was ignoring me so much. If I had been so easily scared by this kind of killing, I probably wouldn’t have been able to overcome so many things.
I stretched out my right hand and covered Yasha, who was terrified.
“What are you doing?”
“I don’t have a lot of time either.”
“This is a black market.”
“I know, I knew that, but I came in on my own.”
“Then you probably know what kind of place this is?”
The yakha’s murderous intent as he rose from his throne and approached me was stronger than before. However, I decided to face that veil-like murderous intent head on.
Of course, using a little bit of cheating.
[privilege) liberation]
“I know it’s a very contradictory place, legal but without laws.”
I raised my chin and looked straight into the Yacha’s eyes.
“That bastard is holding out against the captain’s will?”
“What the hell is this, mental strength?”
“Or maybe…you were that strong.”
The yaksha looked at his subordinates who were muttering.
“You guys over there.”
“Your Majesty!”
“It interferes with observation.”
“Sorry!”
The yaksha, who received the apple that felt completely weightless, looked at me again in silence. With an expression of anticipation on his face.
I sighed inwardly.
What can you expect from a guy like this?
Please just let me survive.
“What does the one on the right side of my throne look like?”
I looked at the man he was pointing at.
He was of an old age, holding a spear in his right hand. However, an aura that could not be ignored decorated his back.
“You don’t look like you want to fight.”
“Is that so? But he’s blind. How about we fight?”
“I don’t know what I gain from fighting.”
“Um…well, for fun, if you win, I’ll hand over this black market to you.”
“…”
It’s a radical proposal. What he means is, literally, that if I can just beat that old man, I can gain the power to beat the country.
Although I like high risk, high return.
I have long since lost interest in great power.
Well, even if I had, I have no intention of fighting that old man.
“I politely decline.”
“What is the reason?”
I told the yaksha the truth without lying when he asked me why I refused, without getting angry.
“Because the author looks strong.”
“I see. You can see it too.”
The yaksha sat back down on the throne with a satisfied expression on his face.
“I never thought my daughter would bring home such a big-time man.”
I bowed my head and expressed my gratitude without objecting to my expectations naturally rising even though I had not been shown anything.
“So you…”
“Logs Avance.”
“Okay. I’ll just call him a loser.”
“…”
“You look like you don’t like it.”
“No.”
“What else but a cowardly idiot would barge into the black market, disrupt the money-making here, and speak to me, the king of the black market, without any fear?”
The laughing Yacha immediately continued speaking.
“I like you. Come under me.”
At his suggestion, I closed my eyes as if I had given up.
‘Ah…I want to go home.’
Even though it was stamped, it was stamped firmly.
I couldn’t come up with any answer when faced with this ridiculous choice between rejecting him and being killed by him, or accepting and being buried by society.
As I was weighing in my head how to die without pain, a voice was heard from the noisy crowd.
“What are you talking about, Your Majesty!”
He was the man who dumped everything on me today.
“Your Majesty! That bastard made me like this! What do you mean by accepting me!”
That bastard was the one who made me like this…
If I get out alive, I’ll hit you first.
“How dare you complain to me?”
“But didn’t you say you would kill me!”
‘Wait a minute… isn’t this my chance?’
“At first I was just going to kill him, but after seeing his attitude I changed my mind.”
As soon as the yaksha finished speaking, I stood in front of the disgruntled man.
“Yachya-sama.”
“What is it?”
“Would you like to make a suggestion?”
“Tell me.”
The faces of the surrounding subordinates were filled with shock at the Yacha’s words that he would listen to my proposal.
“If you accept me so easily, your subordinates will be very dissatisfied. I hope you can fight with me to eliminate the seeds of dissatisfaction.”
“You have a point, but the interest is a burden to the fighting side.”
“Then I will compete with Interest’s specialty. Whatever it is.”
“…You may have to risk your life.”
“I’ll bet as much as you want.”
“If that’s what you want.”
The Yacha burst into laughter and gave orders to his subordinates around him.
“Open Basement Room 2.”
The subordinates were confused by the instructions. And they were not the only ones who were confused.
“Room 2!?…Logs, no! Hurry up and apologize and say no! Hurry up!!”
I could tell that this was a dangerous place, seeing that even Yasha, who was hiding behind me and shivering, was reacting like this. However, no matter how dangerous this escape route was in front of me,
All other escape routes except this door have already collapsed.
And at this high risk, it was easier than beating that old man.
“Waiting for you, Yasha.”
“No, Logs, seriously, no! I tricked you, but please believe me on this!”
I placed my hand on Yasha’s head as he cried.
Since yesterday, I have been able to naturally raise my hand above Yasha’s head.
Is it because it has such a puppy-like charm?
I’m not saying it’s dog-like at all. I just think it has a cute charm.
I clung close to Yasha and brought my mouth close to her ear.
“It’s not that I don’t trust you. This is how I can save you and me. ”
“I’m okay, so you too…”
“I don’t know what you think the outcome will be, but you should be rooting for me?”
“…”
I felt so sorry for Yasha, who had to follow me here because of my stubbornness.
Still, I was so grateful to Yasha for genuinely worrying about me.
So now it’s my turn.
“Don’t worry too much. I’m strong.”
“Is that right in this situation?”
“Yeah. Right.”
Yasha reached out to the disappearing Logs, but the arm fell limply again.
This was because Yasha had no reason to stop Logs, who had already helped him several times.
The yaksha’s thunderous voice filled the room.
“Then the game will go to Gzilla’s specialty, Prosi Roulette!”
“Yes!”
‘…What is that?’
Wasn’t it gambling with poker or dice?
The yaksha burst into laughter after seeing my bewildered face.
“You bet so well without even knowing this basic gambling.”
“I learned that gambling is something you learn by getting hit.”
“As expected, you’re a loser.”
“Thank you.”
“Bring me the shotgun!”
At Yacha’s direction, one of his subordinates hurriedly took a pistol and a bullet from a drawer.
‘This is a magic gun.’
In this world, there exists a gun called a magic gun.
However, people who use magic guns are quite rare in this world.
The enormous price of a single bullet.
A noise so loud that a surprise attack is impossible.
And above all, it is weaker than a bow.
This was actually a sentence I saw when I was reading a book about magic guns.
The feeling I got when I saw this sentence when I still had the common sense of my previous life.
This is a joke.
I couldn’t easily believe that a gun, arguably the most powerful weapon a human could wield, was being denied here.
However, in this world, unlike in the previous life, there was something called mana.
People could use that mana to strengthen their bodies or use magic.
Of course, since there is magic, there is also a need to spend a lot of money on guns to protect yourself.
In front of skilled knights, the musket was just a weapon that was loud enough to indicate location.
That’s why people started using bows more, as they could destroy walls and make surprise attacks at the same time if they were reinforced.
But I still wonder if it isn’t too much of an exaggeration.
After seeing the seniors, I kept my mouth shut.
So I checked the gun my subordinate had brought. And the gun in his hand was an ordinary, plain revolver.
Well, I guess it’ll be okay if I just hit the target.
It was Yacha who corrected my lazy thoughts.
“Now let’s start the game of death!!”
oh—!
“I was bored these days because there are no stupid people!!”
“Actually, I’ve been waiting for this day, Your Majesty!”
“Wow…what a thrilling gamble this is!”
‘Ah…it wasn’t just a simple gamble.’
Sorry, Yasha.
I didn’t know I would actually risk my life.
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