Raon stood in front of Glenn’s door and narrowed his eyes.
‘Are you telling me a secret?’
The noise inside a moment ago has disappeared. It seems like someone set up a curtain to silence the sound.
‘Is it because of that person from a little while ago?’
As I came up here, I made eye contact with an old woman who appeared to be a black market executive, and it seems that the sound inside was blocked to hide the content of the conversation with her.
Tuk.
Just as I had clearly remembered the old woman’s face, the door opened and Roen came out. He was smiling his usual kind smile.
‘It’s a world of difference from back then.’
The cold-hearted assassin who had cornered the 10 Apostles with a single rapier had disappeared, leaving only the local old man wandering around the village.
“Are you feeling okay?”
“Thank you.”
Raon clenched and unclenched his fist and nodded.
“Thank goodness. “Please come in.”
Roen came to the side and made way.
“thank you.”
Raon nodded and went inside.
Rimmer was leaning against the wall and frowning, and Cheryl was smiling softly.
“See you, matriarch.”
I walked to the center and stood in front of Glenn. He had the same blunt face as when he was in the throne room before the head of the family.
No, as if there was something wrong with the old woman, her expression was stiffer than usual.
“What’s going on?”
Seeing that his voice was a little cracked, it seemed like his internal injuries had not fully recovered.
“I came to say thank you.”
“Thank you?”
“yes. “Thank you for saving my life.”
Raon knelt down and bowed his head. His gratitude was even greater because he didn’t expect him to come. When she saw Glenn, she remembered the time she had faced her death and her heart still trembled.
“It wasn’t for you.”
Glenn’s eyes turned cold, as if they contained winter.
“I just made the bastards pay for ignoring Sieghart.”
“100 million… .”
I don’t know why, but as soon as Glenn finished speaking, Rimmer suddenly slapped his forehead.
“Even so, it doesn’t change the fact that I survived thanks to the head of the family. Thank you for saving me and my colleagues.”
Because it was an answer that was somewhat expected, Raon bowed his head again with a faint smile.
“Raon Sieghardt. “You are conceited.”
Glenn’s pupils narrowed. A sharp energy wave, like her sword energy, penetrated her chest.
“That helplessness at that age. Definitely not a bad achievement. However, there are countless strong people above you. “They don’t regard me as young or talented.”
That is correct. I was overconfident in my own growth and moved without thinking back.
‘I rushed in too simply.’
I thought I could beat most apostles, and I actually cut down the 7 apostles, but the appearance of the 10 apostles and Merlin that followed was far beyond my expectations.
Since such monsters would destroy the plan itself, they had to create a hole and move from the beginning to escape.
“sorry.”
Raon bowed his head, accepting Glenn’s scolding.
“ha… .”
Cheryl let out an unusual sigh and turned around to look out the window.
“There will never be a miracle like this again.”
Glenn rested his chin and frowned. Her eyes took on a cooler glow.
“Don’t do anything that goes beyond your topic. “Interference without force is just a meaningless sacrifice.”
“Hmm.”
Roen covered his mouth and closed his eyes. She considered Glenn like heaven, and this was the first time she had seen him in her.
‘This is also true.’
I don’t know why the three suddenly acted like that, but Glenn was right. Jumping in to save others without enough power only means committing suicide together. Because there is nothing that can be achieved with just the mind.
“I will engrave the words of the matriarch in my bones.”
Raon took Glenn’s advice wholeheartedly and lowered his eyes.
‘So, is the head of the family okay?’
I saw him bleeding, and he didn’t look good right now, so I was a little worried.
“Matriarch, are your internal injuries okay?”
“Hmm, nothing to worry about.”
Glenn’s face hardened like a dried leaf. It seemed like her internal injuries had not healed yet.
“… Are you okay?”
“It’s not bad. “You will be able to return in about a week.”
“Did you forget what I said a moment ago?”
There was a heavy dignity in his voice. His shoulders trembled under the strong pressure.
“I told you not to be arrogant or go off topic. You died and came back to life. Make sure to rest until your body fully recovers!”
“Um, I understand.”
“still… .”
Glenn’s subdued voice sounded slightly trembling.
“I’m glad you’re safe.”
“ah… .”
I jerked my head up. Her mouth dropped open because she had never thought such words would come out of Glenn’s mouth.
However, Glenn’s expression was just as cold as before. She may have said it as a passing greeting, but the tip of her nose felt cold at the worry she was hearing from him for the first time.
“thank you.”
Raon bowed his head.
“Hmm.”
Glenn cleared his throat and sank his back into the chair.
“oh.”
“hmm!”
“Big.”
Rimer, Cheryl, and Roen, who were looking elsewhere, turned their heads at the same time and let out a low exclamation.
“If you don’t have anything more to say…” .”
“there is. “It may be an illusion, but it seems like the White Blood Cult leader and Tacheon escaped alive.”
Ras wouldn’t lie about something like that, so it’s true that the two are alive. I had to let Glenn know as quickly as possible.
“Know.”
Glenn nodded, not the least bit embarrassed.
“It was my mistake to try to eliminate them both at once. “I should have aimed for Taman, but I got greedy and a gap opened up.”
Contrary to expectations, he admitted his mistake and frowned. It was an annoyance directed at myself, not at others.
‘I really don’t know this person.’
The higher a person is, the more likely they are to avoid admitting mistakes and gloss over them.
Derus Robert was also a bandit who somehow passed his mistakes on to his subordinates, but Glenn naturally acknowledged his mistakes even though he was in a higher position than anyone else.
It was as surprising as his powerlessness.
“Is that what you wanted to talk about?”
“no. There is one more thing. To Martha… .”
Raon told Martha all the stories he had heard about the white blood cult leader and everything he had thought about.
“crazy!”
“Damn… .”
“Whoa… .”
It must have been a shock to everyone, as Rimmer gritted his teeth, Cheryl’s chin trembled, and Roen closed his eyes tightly.
“Hmm.”
Glenn also broke his cold expression and let out a low groan.
“How is Martha?”
“I fell asleep after eating.”
Martha believed that there was hope, and went to sleep after eating.
“ha.”
He sighed slowly and looked out the window at the sunlight streaming in.
“The first time I met the White Blood Cult leader was a young girl with red hair and blue eyes, and the second time was a woman in her 20s with blonde hair and violet eyes. As you think, the white blood cult leader can use the divorce technique to replace another person’s body.
“also… .”
“However, it is a little different from ordinary divorce techniques.”
“What does that mean?”
“Because divorce is a technique that involves entering another person’s body, you lose most of your power and cannot use all of your body’s abilities. But that monster’s divorce technique has no such drawbacks.”
Glenn’s eyes twisted. It seemed like anger toward the white blood cult leader was rising.
“As soon as the White Blood Cult uses the divorce technique and settles into a new body, he can use the same force and magic he originally had. “There are no restrictions.”
“under… .”
“But thanks to you, I feel like the secret has been somewhat solved.”
“yes?”
“An effect cannot occur without a cause. “The fact that she is wearing the same necklace as Martha probably means that there is some secret hidden there.”
Like Lars, he narrowed his eyes while talking about causality. It seemed that the powerful knew all the laws.
“Then is there any way to save Martha’s mother?”
“It is inherently impossible. but… .”
Glenn calmly lowered his eyes.
“If not only his military power but also his mental power is enough to overwhelm the white blood cult leader, then it doesn’t seem impossible.”
“okay.”
Raon clenched his fists. If Glenn says something like that, it means that it is not impossible at all. Of course, we have to subdue the white blood cult leader, so the possibility of that happening is very slim.
“Raon Sieghardt.”
“yes.”
“excellent.”
Glenn suddenly nodded his head in praise.
“If the secret of the White Blood Cult is revealed, more than half of it will be your fault. Good work.”
“Oh, no. I was just wondering if there was a way to help… .”
I just used my brain to comfort Martha and understand the situation. She deserved this kind of praise.
“It’s always right to think of your colleagues. “Don’t forget that feeling.”
“I’ll keep that in mind.”
“When Martha wakes up, you guys take good care of her. “When I return to her family, she will call the child.”
“yes.”
Raon nodded.
‘thank god.’
I was worried that people would think negatively of Martha because she was the daughter of a white blood cult leader, but Glenn was just worried about her. She was a cold yet humane person.
“Let’s just go out now.”
Glenn waved his hand as if he were swatting away a fly, as usual.
“yes.”
Raon nodded and stood up.
“thanked. and… .”
I wanted to say something to Glenn, who gave me sharp yet humane advice, but I couldn’t think of anything. The only thing that came to mind was the scene a while ago with blood flowing from his mouth.
“Oh, you must live a long time.”
After spitting out those words, Raon left the room as if running away.
“oh my! Living a long life, that’s what you’re talking about here! In my opinion, that guy is the problem too!”
Rimmer looked at the door Raon left through and sighed.
“I feel bad, but I got along with you today. Ah, it’s frustrating.”
Cheryl sighed and sighed.
“Won’t it get better little by little?”
Roen patted Rimmer and Cheryl on the shoulders, saying we should understand.
“Ugh… .”
The three people raised their heads at the groaning noise they heard in front of them.
Glenn was clutching his left breast and biting his lip.
“Huh!”
“Go, matriarch?”
“Maybe it’s an internal injury!”
He looked up as Rimmer, Cheryl, and Roen approached Glenn in surprise. His lips were trembling.
“Living long… .”
Glenn looked at the door with thrilled eyes.
“Your thoughts about Martha are the same, aren’t you so pure and kind?”
“…….”
The gazes of the three people hardened once again.
* * *
Raon returned to his lodgings, settled down, and operated the ring of fire. As the ring resonated, the excruciating pain throughout his body subsided, and his body’s recovery accelerated.
‘It’s definitely different.’
Manhwagongdo and Glacia are excellent exercises, but Ring of Fire is especially special among them. I could feel the ruptured blood vessels and torn skin regenerating little by little.
Gooooooo!
When I was immersed in the practice and recovering the four mana circuits, forgetting about time, I heard people approaching the front door.
smart.
The sound of steps was followed by a knock and Dorian’s voice.
“Lord Budan. “A guest has arrived!”
I opened my eyes when I heard that I was a guest. I felt two people standing behind Dorian.
‘Are there any guests coming?’
Raon stood up and opened the door.
“Your complexion has improved a bit.”
Two women approached from behind the grinning Dorian. The person in front was the old woman who had come out of Glenn’s room, and the person standing next to her was Denning Rose, the head of the black market’s Gran Seville branch.
“Haaa… .”
Denning Rose covered her mouth, lost her balance, and hit her shoulder against the wall.
“What a relief. really… .”
She clutched her chest and bit her lip.
“Branch manager?”
“Do not worry. “When I saw Lord Budan alive, I lost strength.”
The old woman patted Denning Rose on the back and smiled softly.
“hmm… .”
Raon nodded slightly, looking at Denning Rose who was breathing lightly with her eyes closed.
‘I said you had a hard time.’
When listening to the story of Gwangpungdan, the story of Denning Rose came up. He said he had been using black market agents all night to find Eden’s branch, but it seemed like the tension had finally eased.
“thank you. “Thanks to you, I was able to survive.”
Raon bowed his head as if to bow to Denning Rose.
“no.”
Denning Rose shook his head. Seeing how he regained his composure in an instant and his calm eyes changed, it was clear that he was no ordinary intelligence dealer.
“If it weren’t for Lord Budan, I would have died after being toyed with by the seven apostles.”
She smiled slightly, saying she was just repaying the favor.
“But this person… .”
Raon saw the old woman holding Denning Rose’s shoulder tightly. As expected, it was clear that he was a black market executive, seeing the branch manager treated like that.
“nice to see you. “My name is Roselyn and I am running a black market.”
The old woman greeted me with an elegant posture like a noblewoman.
“Black market stocks?”
It was said that it was not a black market branch, but that it operated a black market. In other words, this old woman was the owner of the black market that spread across the continent.
“yes. Unsurprisingly, I am in charge of the black market.”
She smiled as if it was no big deal.
“Oh, I’m late to say hello. “My name is Raon Sieghardt, the Stormtrooper.”
Raon bowed his head to Roselyn.
‘It’s too much… . That can’t be possible.’
The person who made the black market the size it is today is the current black market owner, Roselyn, who is in front of us. These were just words of humility for her as she held all the power of the black market in her hands.
“Please come in first.”
Since I couldn’t leave them standing in front of the door, I called the two people inside and sat them in front of the table.
“Dorian. Sorry, but please bring me some tea… .”
“yep.”
Dorian answered but did not leave.
“Oh, it’s here.”
He took out three teacups and a kettle from his stomach pocket. When I put red tea leaves in the kettle, the kettle suddenly started boiling and emitting steam.
Cheeeeeek!
A heavy yet elegant scent of tea flowed from the kettle, warming the room.
‘anyway.’
Raon chuckled. These are pockets and tools that are always fascinating to look at. It’s been a while since I was amazed.
“It’s Benjar green tea. “Dry it well and it will smell good.”
Dorian grinned as if he were a butler and poured tea into the three people’s teacups.
“This person is not from an ordinary family either.”
Roselyn smiled softly as she looked at Dorian’s stomach pouch. She took a sip of her tea and put down one of her wooden gloves from her arms.
“This… .”
“It’s Woobo’s best medicine.”
“Ubo’s white medicine? Why is this… .”
“This is a gift to Lord Budan.”
Raon’s mouth dropped open. Woobo is an expert in making elixirs called Yakseon. The white medicine he manufactures is a healing medicine that can even revive the dead, but I had no idea that he would give such a precious item as a gift.
“Why are you doing this to me?” .”
“We were also responsible for Lord Budan being kidnapped. “Instead of providing help, I only received help in return, so it would be appropriate to show this level of sincerity.”
She held out the wooden armor containing the white medicine.
‘hmm… .’
Raon saw Roseline, not Baekyak. Calm eyes. He had clear eyes without any selflessness, but he couldn’t believe it.
I slightly turned my eyes and looked at Denning Rose. She didn’t react at all, looking at her white medicine as if it was a normal thing for her to do.
‘The two reactions are a little different.’
If Roselyn passed Uvo’s hundred medicines after seeing the head of the family, Glenn, and not herself, it felt like Denning Rose was really worried and gave the medicine.
However, both of them seemed to think that this much should be given.
“thank you.”
Raon lowered his head, grabbed the wooden armor, and brought it to the front. Although it was light, I felt a heavy warmth.
“Of course we should do that.”
Roselyn waved her hand lightly and took a sip of tea.
“The tea tastes good.”
“thank you!”
Dorian grinned, holding the kettle.
-Do you mean it’s delicious? You should try it too!
Lars, unable to understand the atmosphere, joined in and pointed to the teacup.
‘It doesn’t suit you.’
-That is for the king to decide!
‘Whoa…’ .’
I sighed and took a sip of tea.
-Tsk! It’s so annoying
Lars clicked his tongue and entered the ice flower bracelet. This isn’t like raising a child, it’s ridiculous.
“Then let’s move on.”
Roselyn put down her teacup and smiled.
“If next time… .”
“You didn’t tell this child what the reward would be for completing the mission. No, I didn’t have the chance. “He said he would do anything, so he should keep his promise.”
“ah… .”
I said that, and I actually thought about asking for it. He just couldn’t get the words out of his mouth.
“it’s okay.”
Raon slowly shook his head.
“I heard that the entire black market worked hard to rescue me. I helped and was helped, so anything more is too much.”
It’s true. Excessive greed can be poisonous. Now that everyone had survived, there was nothing more to ask for.
‘If you take that, you have no conscience.’
If he had ended up dealing with the 7 Apostles in Gran Seville, he would have received the promised compensation and information, but the situation took a turn for the worse and he also received help from the black market. I don’t know if it’s the original conservative. It was not right to make additional demands.
“This child is the head of the Black Market branch and one of my successors.”
Roselyn stroked Denning Rose’s head.
“Even though we are not an organization as fundamental as Sieghardt, we cannot go against what our successor says.”
She looked straight at Raon and smiled slightly.
“Tell me what you want.”
