episode_0370

Haengsu walks up to Jemmy Drucker and stares straight into his eyes.

“······Have you finally gone crazy?”

“I never thought the day would come when I would hear a story like this from my faithful servant.”

Jemmy Drucker just laughed it off.

Thanks to this, a deep wrinkle appeared between Haengsu’s eyebrows.

“Doing business with snowy barbarians is a disgrace to the Golden Lord!”

“More money will come in.”

“Is money the problem now?!”

“A merchant has nothing but money. You probably don’t know that, right?”

“What do you mean by going east in the first place?! There are no sidewalks there! The wheels of the carriage will break and the horses will soon tire from the cold! After going east?! Winter is coming soon to the North!”

“Are you saying we will freeze to death?”

“Do I just freeze to death?! You might get eaten! I don’t know what the author advised, but you’re so blinded by such trivial things that you’re putting the members of the upper tier in danger?!”

wow.

This is all logically correct.

Jemmy Drucker looks at me.

“You can say it.”

It wasn’t that important of a secret anyway.

The servant had already discovered my identity, and even Shir and Seth had noticed something about me. The eyes of the upper level members and mercenaries are all turned towards this direction.

Among them were Jesse, Merson, and Sterry.

Towards me, to be exact. It is a place where there is no privacy. They must have known that I was doing ridiculous things.

“Fourteen years ago, I was just one of hundreds of hangers-on on Golden Road.”

It was just something I said in passing.

I never thought that that casual meeting would turn out like this.

“At the time, the evaluation of the reversal medicine was not as good as it is now. The temple said that buying it was like buying someone else’s life, and that it was an act that went against the established providence and made the servant angry. It’s nonsense now, but it used to be. Everyone treated us like animals!”

“A time when differences of opinion were rampant and it was impossible to know what was right and what was wrong. I had seen the saint in District 1 when I followed Dragonia to make a deal. You all probably know about saints.”

Any member of the top tier would not be unaware of the greatest achievements of Jemmy Drucker, who reigns as Golden Road’s second-in-command. It is because of his achievements that Golden Road earned the nickname “Time Selling Merchant.”

“At that time, what the saint said to me was very simple. He told me to buy up all the medicine I could take because I didn’t plan on taking it anymore. I couldn’t understand it at all. So I asked the saint.”

“The saint said that he does not want humanity’s medical science to deteriorate.”

“What is the result of following those words? The Golden Lord’s size increased several times. It was futile. I thought money ruled the world. But I learned that for those who truly rule the world, merchants’ money play was nothing.”

“The saint is the one who came to fulfill the will of the servant. This includes saving a saint and saving humans suffering from the Black Death. I wasn’t that great. I just followed the big idea.”

As the story seemed to be moving away, people’s eyebrows began to wrinkle.

“Dobang. What do you want to say?”

“Oh, Evan. Still don’t understand? Look at the wolf pattern on his fingers, his black hair and blue eyes.”

Haengsu looked at my movements, and soon he opened his eyes and started glaring at me. The suspicion towards me was filled with confidence and turned into anger.

“Oh my god, I’m so crazy. I will inherit this commercial district!”

After looking into the interest method, it seems like he thinks I am a fraud.

“Isn’t it too much to conclude that he is crazy?”

As Dantalian’s power flowed out intensely, the eyes of the people who had turned to the monk opened wide and turned to me.

“I will prove later that I am Dantalian’s agent. First, please listen to Jemmy Drucker’s story until the end.”

As I quickly let go of the intimidation, Jemmy Drucker gave me a friendly look.

“You may think that I am an ardent follower of religion.

But I am not forcing faith on you.

Before I am a believer, I am a shepherd who leads you.

I have a mission to lead you to pastures and fill your bellies.

From the moment I sat down here, I have never once abandoned that mindset.

What I believe in is that we follow those above us and that will enrich our ships. It’s gold! I believe in money!”

─Truth.

Wow… It’s not that you trust me, it’s that you follow me because you think that if you serve me, you’ll fall apart? Of course, the junk will fall.

“I will not accept any condition unless it benefits our company or guarantees your safety. That was my philosophy for 17 years. Evan, am I wrong?”

Haengsu shakes his head.

“···No.”

“If someone points a finger at us, is this something to be ashamed of? All you have to do is speak to them confidently. We have followed the example of Dantalian, who saved the world, and fulfilled our servant’s wishes!”

‘That’s not the servant’s will.’

Curing the Black Death was just the will of Jules and me.

The person who should have entered that coffin must have been Amor, not Shir.

I just picked up what I spilled.

This is simply my curiosity and recklessness.

However, people didn’t seem to think that way.

The torrent of strange emotions made my face burn.

“The barbarians of the snowfield have a treasure called snowweed given to them by a servant. A creature that eats it will have the power to overcome the extreme cold. It’s like a healing medicine! That’s their secret to survival, and it’s what we buy. Have you ever thought how many lives this could save?!”

“Vinitra, do you have that snowflake now?”

Vinitra, who had been watching Jemmy Dricker’s speech indifferently, removes a leather pouch from her waist and holds it out to me.

“···Here it is.”

thank god.

Because if it wasn’t there, I would have been really in trouble.

“I think we need to show them what Seolcho is and what kind of power it has. Do you mind if I spend just a few coins?”

“Sure. The effect lasts for about a week with just one leaf.”

“Thank you.”

The eyes of the upper level members who were listening to the story turned to the leather pouch handed to Vinitra.

“You probably know how poor heating is in the northern part of the country. You can survive a week with just one leaf. Isn’t there anyone who doesn’t know how valuable that thing is?”

When I handed out the leather bag to Jemmy Drucker, who was looking around the crowd, he suddenly started taking off his clothes.

“I will find out the performance of this thing called Seolcho right now. Evan. Take it off too. Anyone who doubts this thing or my decision, take off your clothes. If there is a problem with the product, we will not do business with you.”

Soon, several mercenaries and members of the upper tier began to take off their clothes.

From simple curiosity to anger.

I have various emotions.

Jemmy Drucker, Evan, four members of the upper division, and two mercenaries took off their clothes in the bitter cold and walked towards this place, shivering.

‘it’s crazy.’

His eyes were burning with straight-forward confidence.

Jemmy Drucker’s speech was truly dangerous.

If I hadn’t awakened to the power, Jemmy Drucker might have been pierced by a bolt right then and there.

There were actually people who had that intention.

I took out eight crumpled pieces of snowweed that were stuffed into a leather pouch.

It was a pure white leaf that resembled a laurel tree.

Jemmy Dreeker took out the snowflake and distributed it to those who were suspicious, and then put some in his own mouth.

Everyone is tense and watches the subject’s reaction.

How much time has passed?

“···It’s not cold.”

One of the top members let out a stupid voice and looked at his body in all directions.

He buries his feet in the snow, then sprinkles snow on himself, and then looks at the people as if he doesn’t understand.

“Evan. Are you cold?”

“···It’s not cold.”

Can you become immune to cold just by eating?

This is truly a ridiculous solution.

“It is a way to pioneer a new commercial route. Return time may be later than scheduled. But this ascension will be a great first step for humanity to dominate winter!”

Eyes burning with a sense of duty sweep across the audience.

“Can you trust and follow me, the representative of the servant beside you? ”

Haengsu looked at me in response to Jemmy Drucker’s question.

There is still a trace of anxiety on that perplexed face.

“If he is really Dantalian’s representative, I will follow him.”

A word from Haengsu.

Only then did everyone’s eyes turn to me.

“Now, let me make it simple for you to understand.”

How will they react?

The corners of his mouth are already starting to curl up.

“First of all, we need your cooperation. I will ask a question and count for 3 seconds, so please answer together after 3 seconds.”

After scanning the crowd, he opened his mouth.

“What language do you hear me speaking?”

People’s expressions fell as they were asked questions that they did not understand.

It’s a natural reaction. Because my power was suppressing my unconscious mind so that I could not become aware of that fact. But it is different now that the unconscious has been broken.

“3, 2, 1.”

“””Hosot language.””” “””Horus language.””” “”◦@ ◦Dverg language.””” “””Common language.””” “””Elven language.”◦@ ◦”

Other languages burst out in clamor.

People look at each other with wide eyes, and then they look at me.

“Isn’t it written in the slave travelogue? About my abilities.”

* * * * * *

The carriage was extremely awkward.

“Umm… Are you here now?”

“Yes.”

Only Anne, who has now woken up from sleep, welcomes me without shame.

“Of course I knew he wasn’t an ordinary person…”

Sterry felt betrayed by me.

He is an unusual person. I don’t know where on earth I felt betrayed, and I don’t know why he was looking at me like that.

“Well, is that algebraic?”

“Anne. I think it would be better to give up on that insidious man.”

“Yes?”

As Steri hugs Anne to her chest, she looks at me and opens her mouth.

“I am the representative of the famous Dantalian.”

“What is that?”

“It is the companion of the white wolf that dominates the South.”

“White wolf…? Suddenly, I don’t know what you’re talking about.”

“For more details, please hear from that man directly.”

Anne stares at me after hearing Steri’s words.

What are you saying?

“Didn’t you say you’re dating someone?”

Of course, that’s not Shir.

Anne nods.

“That’s right. Sister, is White Wolf such an amazing person?”

I don’t know what on earth she wanted me to agree with, but Anne had to know something to agree with me. Sterry couldn’t control his anger and eventually looked away. Was he angry at me for lying about my identity?

“I’m not that great of a person. I just hope you can treat me as comfortably as before.”

“···I want to ask you something.”

Jesse is looking this way.

The eyes are extremely serious.

The serious atmosphere made me feel sick to my stomach.

“How on earth did you end up dating the white wolf?”

“···Yes?”

“No, the ball is Jong-ae Lee’s leader, right? I’m curious.”

Jesse’s eyes roll back and he avoids my gaze.

what? Is this all you’re curious about?

“······The white wolf crawled into my bed first.”

“Kyaaa!!!”

Jesse smiles and glances at Merson.

what? Are you implying that you’re going to crawl into Merson?

Steri glares at me.

“Why was the Great Wall blown down?”

No comment.

It was Merson who asked the next question.

“Have you ever talked to a servant?”

“Yes. All of them are gloomy and incomprehensible. Just like a person.”

“Why did you blow up Heindeer?”

No comment.

“Ah, the reason Lee was able to see me was because he was Dantalian’s agent?”

“Yes. That’s the way it is.”

“Why didn’t you kill Harold?”

No comment…

Steri, holding Anne to his chest, was looking at me with a truly curious expression.

“If the Duke had killed Harold, Habstenburg would not have been in the same situation as it is now.”

Of course, sarcastic remarks quickly broke out.

This was something that deserved ridicule.

“There will be good news soon.”

It’s too late to pick it up now, but the king will definitely die by my hands.

“Please be patient until then.”