episode_0075
by fnovelpia
“That’s why I survived.”
Logs, who had a bandage wrapped around his right hand that had not fully healed, finished speaking like that.
The yaksha responded to those words with a hollow laugh.
“Are you saying that in that brief moment when the bullet was fired from the gun that was no different from new, the gun suddenly exploded for no reason due to a surge of mana, and you survived?”
“To be exact, the mana contained in the gun and bullets went wild. ”
“…Are you asking me to believe that?”
“So the guy next to you is testifying on your behalf.”
Yacha looked at Gzula, who was shaking all over and nodding his head vigorously, but his suspicions about him did not go away.
Logs noticed this and raised his right hand, which was dripping with blood.
“Can’t this right hand also be used as evidence?”
“…I can’t believe it, but the evidence is clear, so you win the bet.”
“As expected of the king of the black market, you are cool.”
“But, are you really a priest?”
Logs’ pupils shook slightly at Yacha’s question.
‘Did you get caught?’
Yacha is the king of the black market.
It would not be an exaggeration to say that everything related to the black market was related to him.
There was no way that a person like that wouldn’t sense my black magic.
I rolled my eyes.
In that situation, if I hadn’t used the release, I wouldn’t have been able to talk to Yacha this much.
I have no regrets about using black magic.
But I despaired that he hadn’t thought of an excuse after using it.
I was only thinking about using Gzla, but I didn’t think of the most important excuse.
Think about it now?
but…
I was confident that I could hide my expression, but I wasn’t confident that my acting would go undetected.
Then tell me the truth?
But does a yaksha have the right to keep a secret?
Honestly, if I didn’t know the nature of the Yacha, I would have lied and taken risks.
But I saw it.
In order to save Gzula, of course, there were a few troubles, but he accepted my offer.
I’m talking about the smile he gave me when Yasha was crying in my arms.
Interest can never be a good person.
But I wasn’t a good enough person to be able to curse him.
So there was only one thing I could judge.
Compared to that bastard who used his son for money and ruined his son’s life, Yacha wasn’t such a bad guy.
I have no right to care what happens in the black market. I don’t want to care as long as it doesn’t harm me.
So, I think that developing a good relationship with Yacha now will help me in my future life.
“Why is there no answer?”
“There seem to be too many people around.”
The yaksha nodded as if he understood my answer and spoke to his subordinates standing around him.
“Everyone, get out.”
““Okay.””
Tadadot!
At the king’s command, all the men in the room started to run out the door with their feet on fire.
I also said to Yasha, who was sitting next to me.
“Yasha, you go out for a moment too.”
“…Why?”
“I’m going to talk about something important from now on.”
“…Don’t do anything dangerous again. Got it?”
“I’m a kid.”
“…”
What, why isn’t there an answer?
“Be careful.”
Yasha left the room just like that.
It was sad not to hear an answer, but I wonder if there are people who find this face pitiful.
Now, only Yacha and I were left in this large room.
I sat on an ordinary chair, and the Yacha sat on a throne, looking at each other’s faces.
In the midst of the silence, I asked the yaksha first.
“Why did you doubt that I was a priest?”
“I’ve survived on the black market for decades, so how can I not read even a single human sign? From you… To be honest, I feel an aura that can only be felt in the dark.”
“…”
I don’t know where that shade is though.
The Yacha has already figured out that I have black magic.
“Well, I just wondered if a weakling who couldn’t even properly heal a wound like that was really worthy of being a priest.”
At his words, I looked at my right hand.
Even after time passed, the bandage was still dyed red from the blood that didn’t stop flowing. It was even worse right after the rupture…
It was only thanks to this ‘heal’ that this level of treatment was possible. Who puts black magic into bullets used in games!
Even that murderer fought without putting any black magic into his sword.
Since I wasn’t the type of person to be criticized like that, I lowered my head to hide my angry expression.
“If you live in the black market for a long time, you will naturally become suspicious of everything. Especially, your family has a significantly smaller number of clergy compared to other clergy families, so don’t feel too bad about it.”
I shrugged at his words.
“I feel bad about having such doubts.”
“So what’s the answer?”
“First of all, let me tell you the truth. I am a priest. I am just immature compared to other priests.”
“Was the rumor about the priest being a loser true?”
“I won’t deny it.”
“…”
The yaksha was silent at my answer. And after a few minutes, he opened his mouth.
“You told me your secret, so I’ll tell you mine.”
“Okay.”
“My job is an emotional intelligence expert.”
“…”
“What is it?”
“No, sorry. I have bad hearing, so I heard the gladiator as the appraiser for a moment.”
“You heard right. My job is an emotional intelligence agent.”
“…”
“I fully understand your question. This world is a world where 90% of jobs and 10% of efforts determine everything. But keep in mind, that 10% is enough to change the world.”
“…”
I was surprised by his words, but I couldn’t be surprised.
I am also a person who uses a sword in my profession as a priest. If I am surprised by his words, Yacha will quickly realize my own contradiction.
Still, I wanted to ask. Unlike me who has memories of my past life, he…
“How did you meet that possibility?”
“Satisfied?”
“Yes, how did you fulfill that 10% possibility?”
One answer from Yacha will greatly change my growth potential.
I opened my ears with anticipation and focused on his voice.
‘I won’t miss a single word.’
Yacha was puzzled by Logs’ actions, but soon figured out what they meant.
“I see, do you think I’ve fulfilled that potential through my efforts?”
“If not…what else is there?”
“We can’t get a good education like the nobles. So how can we make the effort?”
The expression on the vegetable’s face, which had seemed serious, darkened even more. He bent down and narrowed the distance between us.
“Have you ever lived a life where you could die if you weren’t careful about your surroundings even for a moment, whether you were eating, working, or sleeping?”
I shook my head.
“If such days continue, people will have no choice but to change, even if they don’t like it. People have always had a strong survival instinct.”
“…is that the answer?”
Yacha burst into laughter at the sight of Logs looking disappointed with his answer.
“Don’t be too disappointed. There are pros and cons to both those who have gone down one path for a long time and those who have gone down many paths shallowly.”
“That’s the truth of the world…”
“I didn’t see it that way, but you can be serious when you’re serious.”
“I’m human too.”
“Then I should answer seriously too. You loser.”
“Yes.”
“Fuse black magic and mana.”
I understood what he was saying, but I couldn’t help but have great doubts about whether it was actually possible.
Whether it is theoretically possible or practically possible.
Either way, if it’s possible, I’ll try.
I will do it.
The yaksha stood up from his seat as if he had no more to say and extended his hand to me.
“Be careful.”
“How does a person with an injured hand shake hands?”
“Don’t joke around. You’re such a badass when it comes to threats.”
At his words, I hastily changed the subject.
“What will Yasha do?”
“Yasha? Now that you’ve made up your mind, shouldn’t you force that flower of talent to bloom?”
“But we don’t have time.”
“Don’t worry about it. I’ll have it back to the Academy by this Saturday.”
“That means…”
“How many teachers would care if a commoner skips class for a few days? But just in case, I guess I’ll have to do something myself after a long time.”
“Please try to resolve this through dialogue as much as possible.”
“Don’t ignore me too much.”
“Then please take care of it.”
So I took the Yacha’s hand. And.
“It hurts!!”
Unbearable pain was transmitted through the nerves to the brain.
***
As I was leaving the black market and returning to the academy, I saw Yasha in my head.
-Logs! What the heck! How could you do this to me!!
-…You’re saying that you can’t win if you don’t do this? If you ask me to do it…
-…I’ll study hard to find out.
Yasha is the type who doesn’t hide his emotions at all. If he doesn’t like something, he doesn’t, if he likes something, he likes it, and if he wants to cry, he cries.
If you just listen to the description, there’s no such thing as a newborn baby, but I think that’s also one of her charms.
anyway.
I thought Yasha, who had that kind of personality, would cry if I left him alone at first, so I even thought about comforting him in advance.
Fortunately, Yasha accepted my story obediently.
And there was one new thing I learned about Yasha.
This means that Yasha has just as strong a competitive spirit as Sarah.
‘I knew you wanted to win so badly.’
Logs smiled, completely forgetting that he was the one who had told Yasha to defeat the Ten Warriors.
‘I saw that passion and I think I should put in some effort too.’
Of course, it’s 7pm now.
I guess it’s okay to work hard starting tomorrow.
Honestly, right now, all I wanted to do was go back quickly and eat something.
Food? I forgot something important…
It doesn’t matter.
I raised my right hand.
‘It can’t get any worse than this.’
The bandage had now turned so red that it was hard to tell it was even a bandage, and blood was dripping from it.
‘It’s not my place to say this, but…’
You’ve let me in and out in this condition.
I sneaked through the academy grounds, avoiding the cadets’ gaze, and arrived at the dormitory, sighing.
‘Ha… I was bluffing while breaking the crystal ball.’
You’re getting hurt by trusting the status window.
[Luck is not just a matter of probability]
[That means, no matter how lucky you are, it’s not 100 percent after all]
[And you survived against an 83.33% chance of death]
[I think I should be grateful for that]
‘Calm down, I’m joking.’
[…I didn’t know]
‘You’re being unnecessarily serious.’
Squeak…
[A tremendous killing intent is detected right in front of you]
‘Here?’
Why…ah.
-I’ll be there by 6 o’clock.
The words I had said in the past echoed back to me, but before I could respond to them.
Ilya came and stood in front of me.
“I’m really sorry…!”
“I was worried!!”
“Huh?”
“You said you’d be here at 6, but if you come this late, then of course I should be worried!”
I couldn’t help but smile at her genuine concern, even though I thought she would be angry.
“Thank you.”
“What did you do well that makes you laugh.”
“Still, nothing happened. Don’t worry too much.”
“I know I don’t have to worry because I’ll be in the academy…but I’m worried…Hey!! What the heck are you doing.”
I hid my hand from Ilya, who was speechless when he saw the ‘bandage’ tied around my hand.
“You fell.”
Ilya approached me with a serious expression and grabbed my hidden arm.
“How did you get this wound from falling!”
“It’s true.”
“The heel didn’t work? Did you hold it in all the way here?”
“I told you it’s okay. I’m just worried too much, Ilya.”
“…If you’re not going to tell me, then that’s fine!”
Ilya turned his back with a frown at the continued excuses.
I spoke to her to try to cheer her up.
“Don’t be so angry.”
“I’m not angry!”
“Then where are you going?”
“I’m going with medicine and bandages. What, I guess I can’t do this kind of thing?”
I burst out laughing at her worrying about me when I was already angry enough.
“No way, thank you Ilya.”
Ilya stopped walking at my thanks, turned his head, and looked into my eyes.
“If you think I’m so grateful…buy me something delicious next time.”
“Yeah.”
“Then it’s solved. Then let’s get back to the main topic and be honest. Where have you been?”
“Cancer…Market.”
“Hey you crazy bastard!!!”
That day, Logs’ screams spread throughout the dormitory.
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