episode_0074

A dark inn with only a small lamp left.

Jeong Yu-sin observed Gallaheim with his arm around his shoulder.

He sent the Snub-nosed to the demon dismantling site. It was something worth reporting to Aldaine.

Since he decided to wait at the inn until Snub-nose came back, he had some time.

“Gallaheim, let’s talk honestly. You didn’t go to the eastern district, did you?”

“···Why do you think so?”

“It’s just a guess. I was wondering if you went there to do slave play?”

“…”

Gallaheim was silent.

In the meantime, he kept touching his nose.

Did I hit the nail on the head?

‘It’s hard to trust gnomes.’

I was about to get PTSD because of Ditto.

“I’m not going to interrogate you. Slave play? I like it too. Yes, yes. I think it’s a morally sound? healthy culture.”

“Is that so?”

Gallaheim slowly raised his head.

Jeong Yu-sin moved away from Gallaheim and leaned back in his chair.

“Please tell me honestly. Did you go to the eastern district? I think that’s the only place where you can do slave play.”

“···That’s right.”

I knew it.

I had expected it since I heard that the brothel was in the eastern district.

If there’s a suspicious place in the future, wouldn’t it be right to bet on the eastern district most of the time?

Jeong Yu-sin crossed his arms and opened his mouth.

“Did Oswald approach you?”

“···That’s right.”

I thought it was strangely perfect timing for Oswald to send signals. I guessed that information was leaking from somewhere.

If so.

Who is the person who can deliver my recent news?

It’s simple.

Except for Soline and Pyrion, who are engaged in priesthood, Gallaheim was the only one left.

“What did you say to Oswald?”

“···I didn’t say much. He just asked if Scar, you, were busy these days.”

“Hoo.”

Jeong Yu-sin leaned deeper into his chair.

“…”

Jeong Yu-sin stared at Gallaheim without saying a word.

Gallaheim twisted his body from side to side as if he was uncomfortable.

Should I kill him?

Or not?

Jeong Yu-sin tapped the table.

Tap. Tap. Tap.

Soon, Jeong Yu-sin opened his mouth.

“Gallaheim, it’s better to take off your mask.”

A calm voice flowed out.

“···Why?”

Gallaheim asked.

Jeong Yu-sin smiled a little because he was dumbfounded.

“Do you want to die?”

“···Okay.”

Gallaheim took off his nose mask.

Jeong Yu-sin put his face close. He met Gallaheim’s eyes at close range.

“Let me ask you again. Did Oswald only ask about my recent situation? Whether I’m busy or not?”

“···That’s right. He really only asked that.”

Gallaheim answered.

His nose did not grow longer.

‘Just this once.’

I’ll spare you.

I didn’t believe that a low-level searcher could resist a gangster executive.

“Okay. Is something going on in the eastern district these days?”

“I don’t know the details, but I heard that people who have turned into demons or animals have been disappearing these days. So there’s a chaotic atmosphere in the eastern district.”

“What about the brothel? I heard that Barbaroi is there.”

Gallaheim’s face turned pale. Not only that, but his body was trembling.

“That place is currently a demon nest. No one can enter. The smell of semen has filled the brothel alleys and sewers for a long time.”

‘Shit.’

Jeong Yu-sin got up from his seat.

“Wait a moment.”

“Okay.”

He went up to the second floor. He went into the room, put on his sword belt, and fixed his arming sword on his waist.

“Rin?”

There was no sound. He wondered if she was sleeping, so he slightly lifted the blanket, but Rin was not there.

I haven’t seen Rin for the past week.

She’s such a free spirit that I thought it was okay if she didn’t come back to the inn for a few days, but her absence was long.

‘Could it be?’

The rumor Gallaheim mentioned just now flashed through his mind.

Even if Ingrid had cast a secret magic spell, he couldn’t stop the uneasy feeling from creeping in.

‘It’s an unnecessary worry.’

Rin is a familiar of Ingrid of the Labyrinth Committee.

He suppressed his worries, left the room, and went down to the first floor.

Snub-nose, who had returned at some point, was standing there. He was holding clothes in his hand.

“Here’s the coat. Aldaine told me to bring it to you.”

Jeong Yu-sin shook his head.

“It’s summer now, what kind of demon leather coat is that? I’ll die from the heat. Let’s go as we are.”

“Isn’t it dangerous?”

“Didn’t you say I won’t die?”

“I’m okay, but I’m worried about Scar.”

“What could happen?”

Jeong Yu-sin looked at his outfit.

A white linen shirt with rolled-up sleeves.

Brown cotton pants.

Workers with iron soles.

An arming sword dangling from his sword belt.

Jeong Yu-sin threw open the inn door.

“Gallaheim must know the location. Let’s go.”

“Yes.”

The three men left the inn and went out into the night streets.

They walked for about 2 hours and arrived at the checkpoint in the eastern district.

“It’s curfew.”

The guard stopped them. Snub-nose approached the guard and whispered in his ear.

The guard’s eyes widened.

“Oh…is that so. Pass.”

Gallaheim looked at Jeong Yu-sin and Snub-nose with surprised eyes.

“Did you think we couldn’t go?”

Jeong Yu-sin asked.

“I didn’t know the method was a head-on breakthrough.”

“What’s a head-on breakthrough? If you hit your head, it’s all a head-on breakthrough. Let’s go.”

They passed through the checkpoint and entered the eastern district.

It’s been a while since I’ve been here.

It was completely different from the quiet southern district.

The brightly lit streets were crowded with demons and people mixed together.

He walked down the street with Gallaheim in the lead.

Passing the street of shops selling suspicious items.

They passed the bar street with colorful lights flashing.

They walked for about 3 hours straight.

The number of demons and people gradually increased.

“Is this really the right way?”

“That’s right.”

The street that Jeong Yu-sin’s group had entered was clearly different from the gloomy shantytown deep in the outer area last time.

The buildings became higher and higher, and the lively music, laughter, and shouts also increased in proportion.

Jeong Yu-sin looked around.

Harpies were flying in the sky, scattering flyers.

A female rabbit beastman was wearing revealing clothes and soliciting passersby.

Elves with blank eyes were sprawled out in the alleys between the tall buildings, smoking something.

Jeong Yu-sin clicked his tongue.

‘The entertainment district I saw at the entrance was just a taste.’

This other street deep in the eastern district was full of souls craving pleasure.

The interesting thing is.

No one approached him.

A crocodile beastman soliciting customers approached, but when he saw Jeong Yu-sin, he quickly changed direction and grabbed another customer.

Also, an orc with long teeth swaggered and approached from the front, but when he saw Jeong Yu-sin, he was startled and moved aside.

Jeong Yu-sin frowned.

He hadn’t received such harsh treatment in the southern district or even at the eastern checkpoint.

“Why don’t they stick to us? It’s strange.”

“Well. Scar, you are, Barbaroi, aren’t you?”

Snub-nose scratched his head and answered.

“···I have nothing to say, but isn’t this too much? It’s like treating me like a plague.”

“They’ve been through a lot. You have to understand with a ‘broad’ mind.”

“Okay.”

He wasn’t the one who widened their holes. Isn’t it like getting slapped on the cheek for no reason and avoiding innocent people?

‘Tsk. Let’s understand. A startled heart at the sight of a turtle may be startled by the sight of a pot lid. Is the brothel a little closer from here?’

Jeong Yu-sin clicked his tongue inwardly and passed through the gradually splitting crowd.

After walking a little further, he saw an open space.

He saw a huge tent with colorful colors.

It was big enough to easily accommodate hundreds of people.

“That’s it.”

Gallaheim pointed with his finger.

“It just looks like a circus troupe.”

“Circus performances are mainly done by the Shadow Clowns Clan.”

There was a long line at the entrance of the tent. Demons, people, and animals were all there.

“Snub-nose, have you ever been there?”

“I’ve been there two or three times.”

“How is it?”

Snub-nose tilted his head.

“If you’re talking about the circus performance, I think it’s worth seeing.”

“Let’s go.”

The three men waited in a long line.

The line quickly shortened, and soon it was Jeong Yu-sin’s turn.

“It’s 1 silver coin.”

A human man with white powder on his face said.

Jeong Yu-sin took out 3 silver coins from his pocket and handed them over.

The man took the money and handed over a bracelet.

“This is a bracelet to confirm you are a customer. Please don’t lose it.”

“Yes.”

As soon as he entered the tent, he felt a hot heat.

The performance hadn’t even started yet, but the excitement of the people touched his skin.

It wasn’t difficult to find a seat. Because even if Jeong Yu-sin just approached, they would be horrified and give way.

“Excuse me…is this seat taken?”

“Heok…! Please sit down!”

A pig beastman sitting in the front seat jumped up and ran away.

“Tsk tsk. That’s too much, isn’t it?”

Jeong Yu-sin muttered, looking at the pig beastman’s twitching butt.

“…”

Jeong Yu-sin crossed his arms and looked at the empty stage.

He came here for work, but he had expectations.

At that time.

A pot-bellied human walked onto the stage. He had white powder on his face and was wearing a ridiculous hat.

“Ladies and gentlemen! Thank you for coming today!”

The man took off his hat and bowed deeply.

“Waaaaaaaah!!!”

“Show us quickly!!!”

People in the audience shouted in unison.

Jeong Yu-sin didn’t release his arms and looked around at the people.

Gallaheim and Snub-nose, who were sitting on both sides, were also pretending not to be, but they were excited.

“Well! The first act is…Slime Tower!”

A lion beastman with powder on his face walked out. About 10 slimes followed him.

‘What is it?’

The slimes wriggled up the high stairs.

The lion beastman put his foot on a unicycle and started riding.

Doo doo doo doo doong!!!

One of the performance staff members beat the drum. The tension gradually increased.

And.

The slime jumped off the high pole.

Hug.

The lion beastman rode the unicycle and skillfully caught the slime.

“Waaaaaaaah!!!”

People cheered.

Slimes fell one by one from the high pole.

The interesting thing was that they changed into various shapes as they fell.

Star. Heart. Dragon. Pig. Cow.

There were various shapes. Looking at the details, it wasn’t something they had done once or twice.

“Waaaaaaaah!!! Amazing!!!”

The slimes stuck to the lion’s head and arms, transforming into different shapes.

When one of the slimes covered the lion beastman’s eyes, the cheers grew even louder.

The last slime took the shape of a teddy bear and fell with a thud.

Coolung.

The last one fell safely on the lion’s head.

“Waaaaaaaah!!!”

Clap clap clap clap!!!

People stood up and applauded and whistled enthusiastically.

Jeong Yu-sin also stood up and clapped his hands.

“A teddy bear came out here?! Wow, that’s awesome! This place is good!!!”

He felt the gazes of Snub-nose and Gallaheim and sat back down in his seat.

The performance continued after that.

A hunchbacked goblin and a beautiful elf doing precarious trapeze acts in the air.

A blue-skinned troll magician came on stage and manipulated flames to create all sorts of illusions.

The formed flames flew freely over the audience seats.

Dragon, wyvern, eagle, sparrow, swallow.

Jeong Yu-sin stared blankly at the illusions swimming in the air.

Other people were the same.

When the troll magician waved his staff once, the flames that had been flapping their wings disappeared with a flick.

“Woaaaaaaah!!!”

When the troll magician’s performance ended, thunderous applause echoed through the circus tent.

As time went by, the audience’s shouts and cheers grew louder and louder.

Lastly.

Axe throwing was left.

The performance staff set up thick boards on the stage.

An orc with his eyes covered with a cloth stood on the stage, holding an axe.

A fat man came out in front of the stage and opened his mouth.

“Lastly, a fearsome warrior! The Orc’s Axe Throwing performance is left!!! It splits in half with just a touch!!! Who is the brave challenger?! It’s right now!!!”

Doo doo doo doo doo.

The sound of drums echoed through the performance hall.

The fat man pointed to one place.

Jeong Yu-sin stood up from his seat again.

“Rin?!”

A white mouse wearing a small hat was standing confidently on two feet.

“Squeak!”

“Waaaaaaaah!!!”

The audience’s cheers echoed loudly through the circus tent.

‘Why are you here?!’

Jeong Yu-sin’s mouth dropped open.