The Returner Wants Complete Victory

15 – 015. City at the Bottom

“You can stay here today.”

As the sun was setting, Seongho Kim took me to an inn.

“I’m not allowed to say anything by contract.”

“yes?”

“Oh, no. “I’m speechless.”

I kept repeating the same words like a parrot all day, and those words came out without me even realizing it.

It was okay until I started talking with the lord and Baektapju and the powerful mercenary leaders, including Chae Yoon.

But where did all these people come from after that?

A knight from the Dog Dung Order, a wizard from the Horse Dung Magic Corps, somewhere from the Inspection Bureau… Holy sh*t.

How many times are you asking the same thing?

If you are from the same country, please share information among yourself. uh?

In fact, at the temple where I was most nervous, no one came out and even the neighborhood mutts came rushing in and asking me various questions, but by the middle of it, I couldn’t even remember what facial expressions I was making or how I was answering.

Seeing me like that, Kim Seong-ho smiled kindly and said,

“hahahaha. You must be very tired. Still, didn’t you have a decent income?”

It was as he said.

First of all, Rookwood confirmed it, but handed over the wand he was holding, saying he was sorry for using mental magic.

Rachel gave her a gold coin, saying they wanted to maintain a good relationship in the future, and Seongho Kim, who was in front of me here, also gave me a few intermediate potions as a thank you for the day.

“yes… . That’s right… .”

But that’s it, being tired is being tired.

Even then, the beggars who came in late did not give anything and just asked about this and that.

“… You must be really tired. “You’d better go in and get some rest.”

“thank you… .”

“Miss Seo Eun-ha and Kwon Bo-kyung are staying in room 3 on the 2nd floor. Jinwoo can use room 4. “We have taken care of the meal and hotel expenses until tomorrow morning, so you don’t have to worry about it.”

“Oh, thank you. “I will definitely repay you later when I have the chance.”

With your lives.

… When I say it like this, does it sound like some kind of trash?

“The offer we gave you is still valid, so you can come back at any time if you change your mind.”

Seongho Kim said with a sad look on his face as I was about to enter the inn.

As I had already expressed my refusal, this time I simply smiled in response.

Prominent mercenary leaders, including Chae Yoon, Derek, and Rachel, have all expressed their intention to recruit me.

Rachel even promised the vice-leader position from the beginning, and other mercenary groups also offered the minimum executive position.

It was an unconventional offer to make to a girl who couldn’t even properly complete the tutorial due to an accident, but considering what I showed her, it was also a natural thing to do.

I was worried that I would be checked if I stood out for no reason, but what I showed at that time was so overwhelming that I think I decided that it would be better to maintain a friendly relationship rather than build an angle.

In some ways, I think things went better thanks to Raven showing up.

“By the way, compensation for ending the tutorial early will be delivered through the mission window in the future. A greater reward than if we had proceeded as is… “I would like to tell you that I will give it to you, but I don’t know if it’s Jinwoo.”

Seongho Kim said with an awkward smile as if he was sorry.

It seemed like he was saying this keeping in mind that he had found 20 status-boosting pills and even caught a lycanthrope in two days.

In some ways, I lost money because the tutorial ended early.

But there are no major complaints.

If you think about it, I was the reason it ended early, so if you’re dissatisfied with this, you have no conscience.

I waved my hand as if it was okay.

“What. “I am satisfied with the free allocation points that should have come as survival compensation.”

“That much will definitely be guaranteed.”

After finishing speaking, Seongho Kim smiled and lowered his head.

“I hope we can meet again in the future when we have a chance. “Then rest.”

“Me too.”

I bowed slightly in greeting, then opened the inn door and entered.

Is this how office workers feel when they leave work?

As I opened the door to the inn and entered, I suddenly felt my fatigue disappear.

As if it had never happened before, my mind became clear and my body felt energized.

The first floor of the inn was a restaurant, and even though it was dinner time, most of the tables were empty, creating a quiet atmosphere.

Where are the kids?

It’s dinner time so it’s worth coming down.

I looked closely and found Eunha and Bokyung eating something like rabbits in the corner of the restaurant.

I don’t know where they got it, but both of them had changed their clothes, and I felt very fortunate.

In particular, Eunha was hiding in a trash can, so the smell was a bit… .

“uh? senior!”

At that time, Bo-kyung made eye contact with me and waved her hand wildly.

When I saw that, I couldn’t help but smile.

As I approached, Bo-kyung asked me how I was doing with a worried expression.

“Are you feeling okay?”

“I’m fine.”

After answering appropriately, I sat down and frowned as soon as I saw what the kids were eating.

For a moment, I started nagging as if I were possessed by a mother with an immature child.

“No, I’m not eating anything, I’m just eating peanuts.”

“Ahahahaha. That’s because I don’t have an appetite… .”

When I heard that, I shouted so loudly that even the kitchen could hear.

“aunt! “Here are three pieces of pork soup!”

“Is there pork soup here?”

Bo-kyung’s eyes widened as she saw me looking for pork soup in another world.

Maybe it’s because he has a lot of facial expressions, but his reactions are good.

“Haven’t you guys been here since yesterday? “What did you eat yesterday?”

“uh… . Stew on rye bread… .”

“Are you on a trip to a fantasy world?”

Bo-kyung’s face turned red at my words and she pursed her lips.

Seeing that Seo Eun-ha was acting the other way, it seems like she got caught up in the atmosphere and joined the Rye Bread & Stew Club.

I chuckled looking at that.

“Outside this city, the atmosphere is similar to what you described, but not here.”

In the first place, this inn itself was probably owned by Vegetable Group.

What would happen if you just throw the chicks into the world after the tutorial is over?

Everyone is in a state of ‘So what do we do now?’

You can’t survive in Proa just based on the explanation you heard on the first day.

So, after the tutorial is over, the mercenary group must provide you with an inn where you can stay for 2-3 days, and spend about a day explaining the world like a lecture.

Why were chimeras created, and why are they at war with humans?

How many countries remain on the Proa Continent, and what systems do they have?

How can I make money, etc.

We are instilled with the ‘common sense’ necessary to live in this world.

And after completing the basic training, each mercenary group offers recruitment, mainly to those who excelled in the tutorial, and this entire process usually ends on the first day.

In other words, the people still remaining in the inn are all stragglers who were not chosen by the city’s mercenary group.

Where do those who are left behind go?

“Oh, hello.”

There was no food, so I was just chewing peanuts when a man hesitantly approached me.

“Well, that day, that… “It’s him, right?”

He can’t say what he wants to say clearly.

“What is that day and what is he?”

“Well, when those monsters were killing people, that… .”

“yes that’s right.”

I was curious about what would happen if I kept pretending I didn’t know what would happen, but my frustration outweighed that.

I’m planning on starting tomorrow, so I have a lot to talk about with the kids, but I don’t want to waste time.

“Seeing as you’re still here, you’re riding a carriage too, right?! Could you come with us… .”

“No, I’m not interested.”

The man mustered up the courage to raise his voice, but I firmly cut him off.

“Don’t do that… !”

“Don’t stick around and get out.”

When I spoke a little loudly, the man hissed, took a step back, and returned to the table he was originally at.

Then, the group started muttering something in low voices, and it seemed as if they were cursing me as they glanced in this direction.

When I saw that, rather than being angry, I was rather happy that I had found a good teaching material.

Now, how much did we talk about?

okay. Where do those who are left behind go?

They head straight to the border city adjacent to the former imperial territory, which is now the land of the Chimeras.

“We will take the carriage to Kirnyu tomorrow.”

The true front line, closer to the enemy lines than the Emur, which is classified as the front line.

A city at the bottom where those who have been left behind struggle to somehow seize opportunities.

A land of opportunity, but also a land of outlaws.

“You really have to be careful about your every move there. This is a town where power is law. So—.”

I paused and looked at the table glancing in our direction.

A woman who made eye contact with me hurriedly averted her gaze.

“If you do something like that there and you get into trouble, you could really end up in trouble.”

I finished my sentence with an evil smile.

I said it loudly on purpose, so everyone in this restaurant probably heard me.

This was some kind of warning.

A warning not to follow and try to beg for nothing.

“A tutorial is literally just a tutorial. “From now on, this is the main game, so keep your head straight.”

Bo-kyung swallowed her saliva nervously, and Eun-ha also looked deep in thought.

Still, I thought it was fortunate that he didn’t look excited like an adventurer going on a trip.

“Tomorrow morning, I will first get my weapons and armor set up in this city. Because the quality here is good. And then a horse-drawn carriage ride for lunch… .”

“Now—! “Three bowls of hot pork soup came out!”

While we were talking, rice came out and we decided to eat it first.

If you want to start rolling tomorrow, you need to eat well now.

No matter how hard I work, I will have to work hard to get what I want from that dirty gutter.

*

Pretty spacious room.

The large room, which looked like an office somewhere, had a cluttered atmosphere with objects and people scattered all over the place.

What’s a little unique is that more than half of the people in this room are already dead.

There were nearly twenty people, but only seven of them were alive and moving.

There was hardened blood on the walls, as if there had been a fierce battle, and a weapons flag with its owner’s name rolling on the floor.

Then I heard someone running.

bang!

“Brothers, this is breaking news!”

Then all seven heads turned towards the door.

A young-looking man who opened the door and came in shouted loudly, but quickly shrank back when he received the men’s gaze.

The men started giggling and laughing as if they thought the youngest’s reaction was cute.

“What breaking news? “You’re saying the chicks will come here tomorrow in a carriage?”

“Was this rider Korean? “It’s been a while since I came from this neighborhood.”

“Ah, I hope a lot of pretty girls come!”

“You asshole, are pretty girls interested in you?”

“Baby, even if you’re not interested, what if you hang out here for about three days? You’re bound to find a cozy enclosure! A strong man who can protect me!”

“You are a moldy wooden fence. “If it’s a pretty girl, the princes who built the castle wall over there are going to meet them.”

Their conversation started with low-level jokes and continued into obscenities, and the youngest, who brought big news, waited at the door with an awkward expression for the conversation to stop.

“Youngest, so what news are you talking about?”

At that time, the man who was quietly feeding blood to the long sword in the center raised his head and asked a question.

The man with deep dark circles, a typical symptom of drug addicts, gave off a strangely scary atmosphere, perhaps because of his sunken eyes.

“Yes, old! “It is said that among the new recruits coming tomorrow, there is one who defeated Raven!”

“what?”

The answer came from the side.

One of the men who had been giggling while saying “I’ll f*ck you” just a moment ago frowned and asked back.

“Wasn’t that a rumor?”

“No. I heard that Emur was really upset because of that yesterday. The Lord of the White Tower is coming, the Knights of the White Night are coming, and the Ensis Magic Corps are also coming… .”

“Okay, why would such an amazing person come here? “If you’re that talented, shouldn’t the locals have recruited you in advance?”

“I don’t know. Brother Jongsu is worried that the emurs are trying to eat here now… . Anyway, the eldest brothers are all gathered together now. “We’re in a complete emergency right now because of that guy.”

Hearing those words, the man sitting in the center and feeding blood to his blade slowly stood up.

The corpse in front of him had turned into a dried-out mummy-like figure.

“Don’t think about it. “We just have to do what we’re told.”

One by one, they stood up and followed the man.

They all had killer eyes.