How to Live as a Knight After the Ending - Chapter 113



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Episode 113. The Wolf I Picked Up (1)

Islow Burbok.

He was a very positional person.

In the distant past, when Tirna was called the City of Opportunity, he, a northern barbarian, heard the rumor and came to Tirna.

However, even in Tirna, prejudice and discrimination against northerners existed.

The Norse are barbaric.

Northerners still live in the old days.

They just fight each other without any progress.

It may seem like prejudice, but it wasn’t wrong.

Even in a world that is changing rapidly as science advances, the North is the only place that has not been affected by the grace of change.

Some northerners had to adapt to the world and change themselves, but most northerners did not.

They were still savage and predatory and wanted to live as before.

As a result, the public perception of the area was bound to be negative, and northerners who felt disgusted by it left their hometown and settled elsewhere.

Tirna was the city where most of these northerners gathered.

And Islow Burbok was a man who started from the bottom of Tirna and built an organization.

Although he was now old, fat and ugly, drunk on the spot, no one denied his achievements.

‘Why on earth did someone like that come here?’

Ossian also knew about Islowe from hearing stories about him.

I heard that he has now practically left the management of the organization to the board of directors and is living a leisurely life.

Just by looking at his body, you could tell that he was the type of person who rarely went out.

That’s why he came to the entrance of the ruins with a group of people.

Perhaps because of his flashy appearance, other people’s attention was drawn to him, but soon, as the North Blinders members set up camp, they turned their attention away and retreated.

“Boss. What brings you here… … .”

After finishing his hug with Isella, Balud approached Islow and asked.

Baluddo also seemed quite surprised that the boss had appeared here.

“Director Balud. Can I come here?”

Islow frowned as if he was in a bad mood.

Balud bowed his head modestly.

“No.”

Islow, who had been staring at Balud like that, immediately smiled brightly.

“Hahaha. Just kidding, just kidding! Why would I do that on a happy day like today? Our Balud director did something great for us.”

“no.”

“Cheer up. You deserve it today. Hehe. Yes, this is the kind of person I trust.”

Islow patted Balud on the shoulder.

Isella, who was listening to those words from the side, asked with shining eyes.

“Dad. So now you admit it?”

“Isella. I don’t have time to talk about that right now, so let’s talk about it later.”

“Next time again! Why do you keep putting it off!”

Isella shouted in anger, as if this wasn’t the first or second time this had happened.

“Balud proved it again! Even your father saw it!”

“He doesn’t have a proper business yet. He needs to have one before he can be called a director. Why don’t you know that?”

“Same old excuses! Aren’t you sick of it? If you don’t like it, just say no!”

Before the conversation between the two women became excessive, Balud stepped forward first.

“Miss, I’m fine.”

“Balud… … !”

“It’s because I’m still lacking. I also agree with what the boss says.”

“You are really… … !”

Isella bit her lips tightly and then quickly left.

Ossian could only watch the scene.

Illua lightly tapped Ossian from the side.

“Hey, I think we saw something we shouldn’t have seen.”

“Hmm, well. It’s like a complicated family history.”

“Is this something you can just brush off as a complicated family matter?”

Anyone who looks at it can tell that it’s a story about an executive who falls in love with the boss’s daughter.

Balud is indeed a capable man, so it wouldn’t be impossible for him to marry his daughter.

‘The problem is that it doesn’t look like that at all.’

Ossian could feel it.

Islow’s gaze secretly looking at Balud.

Although he speaks with a smile, there is a subtle negative emotion hidden between his eyes.

‘The daughter truly loves Balud, and Balud, in turn, believes that if she works hard, she can be recognized. However, Islow doesn’t seem to have any such intentions.’

But knowing that didn’t mean Ossian could give Balud any advice.

Although we explored the ruins together today and became a little closer, talking about such personal matters is clearly crossing the line.

This was something that Balud had to take care of himself.

At least that’s what Ossian thought.

At that moment, Ossian’s eyes met Islow’s.

Islow glanced at Ossian, then quickly approached Illua with a smiling face.

His steps seemed quite unsteady, perhaps because he was so big that he had difficulty moving. I thought to myself, how dare he walk.

“Oh. Nice to meet you. Are you the explorer we went on this expedition with?”

“Oh, yes. My name is Illua, an archaeologist.”

“Yes, yes. So that’s the daughter of the famous Andrew. Thanks. Thanks to you, our North Blinders can save face.”

“Oh, no. I just did what I had to do. In fact, I ended up getting more help from Mr. Balud.”

Illua drew the line clearly, although embarrassed.

From her perspective, Islow didn’t seem all that friendly. She was just saying that for show.

It was they who immediately sent his father to the hospital.

I know in my head that it’s a factional fight, but it’s hard to feel good about being caught up in it.

“What are you?”

Islow’s gaze turned to Ossian.

Those words had touched Ossian’s nerves. If he was by Illua’s side, he would know that she had hired him.

However, Ossian responded calmly to the attitude of treating him as if he were inferior.

“It’s Ossian.”

“hmm?”

Islow’s expression changed subtly for a moment.

A reaction that said, “I never thought someone would speak informally to me so openly.”

Islow’s men glared at Ossian with fierce expressions.

Despite his awesome presence, Ossian’s face remained expressionless.

The look of “what can I do if you guys stare at me” was a bonus.

Just as someone was about to get angry at that sight, Islow laughed.

“Haha. You’re bold. Surely you won’t say you don’t know who I am?”

“Don’t you know that you’re dragging people around like this?”

“I don’t hate brave people. But if they aren’t backed up by ability, it’s not courage, it’s just recklessness.”

Islow’s eyes held a sharp, strange look.

I thought he was just an old man who had grown old and been relegated to the back room, but he still had traces of his legendary past.

“Well, it looks like you’re not trying to show off, and you seem pretty confident. But you’d better be careful. If you’re too upright, you’ll end up breaking.”

Islow finished his speech, which was a mixture of warning and advice, and got into the vehicle he had come in.

Everyone bowed to Islow’s car and saw him off.

Balud approached Ossian, who was left behind, and questioned him.

“Are you crazy? If you talk to your boss like that, do you think your throat will be okay?”

“You looked so frustrated that I said something on your behalf, so why are you getting angry?”

Balud was momentarily speechless at Ossian’s words that hit the nail on the head.

“… … Anyway, it’s fortunate that the boss got away with it, otherwise we would have been in big trouble.”

“Yeah. Let’s call it that. Is that better?”

“What are you talking about?”

“It seems like the young lady is quite upset. Shouldn’t we go and cheer her up?”

“… … .”

Balud sighed, seemingly complicated.

“… … This is my job. So don’t interfere or anything.”

“I see. I was too meddling.”

Ossian nodded, saying he understood.

Even if he doesn’t say anything, Balud is probably aware of this fact.

I decided to stop here because there was nothing to be gained by provoking someone who was upset.

“Okay, see you next time.”

“I hope I never see you again.”

Balud spoke bluntly, but his eyes and expression did not.

“But if I get the chance later, I’ll buy you a drink. Maybe a gift on the way.”

“It looks like Vendetta hasn’t given up. By the way, I don’t drink unless it’s expensive.”

“I don’t deal in cheap stuff either.”

Balud waved his hand slightly to tell them to go, and Ossian waved similarly as he left.

Yes, this is the perfect amount of distance between people from the underworld.

*

Violet Fox was in a festive mood when Ossian returned successfully.

Ronan, Dioranne, Lorraine, and even Serene.

Everyone congratulated Ossian.

“Not only did you explore the ruins, but you even came back successful! So what did you get from there?”

Lorraine’s reaction in particular was the most intense.

“That was your true intention.”

“Hey, I was just curious. Why are you going that far?”

“Thanks to my hard work, I was able to obtain three relics.”

“Relics?! Three of them?!”

Lorraine’s eyes grew wide.

Could it be that the currency symbols drawn in her eyes were just an illusion?

“What is it? What is it? Show me!”

At this point, Ronan should have stopped Lorraine, but he was also curious about the artifact that Ossian had brought.

Ossian had nothing to hide, so he just showed what he had brought.

“One is a talisman, another is a bracelet, and the rest are shields.”

Ossian put the shield in the storage bracelet and took it out to show off its performance.

Everyone who saw that sight exclaimed in admiration. Lorraine’s reaction was especially intense.

“Ah, a subspace storage item!”

“Do you know?”

“That’s really expensive!”

Lorraine’s standard was money.

But seriously, in Tirna, the standards for measuring things in money were quite accurate.

Especially for portable storage items like this, the value was quite high.

Especially when you consider that things like pockets imbued with space magic are being sold for huge sums of money at auctions.

“If you take one of those to an auction house and sell it, how much would you get for it?”

Dioranne asked, seemingly out of pure curiosity.

I never really thought about Ossian either. It was something I brought to use in the first place.

Then Lorraine said with a serious face.

It was a bonus that he was wearing glasses that he didn’t know where he got them from.

“Since it’s a bracelet imbued with magic discovered at an ancient ruin, it’s bound to be more expensive than a pouch made with a simple magic tool. Furthermore, unlike a pouch that you take out yourself, it uses an automatic summoning method, so even if you take into account its smaller capacity, considering the uniqueness of the bracelet itself, it’s worth at least 3 billion! However, this is the minimum bid at the auction house, and if it’s a magician, they’ll probably try to figure out this principle, so they’ll be even more curious and try to pay more. In that case, as an additional fee… … .”

Everyone’s faces turned weary at the sight of Lorraine quickly completing her calculations in her head.

Even Ronan shook his head as if his bones were sore.

“Sometimes I feel scared when I see Lorraine like this.”

“If it’s really about money, you’re like a ghost.”

But no one pointed out Lorraine’s assessment.

Although he was afraid of Lorraine’s money-obsessed behavior, he acknowledged her calculations.

“I brought it to use, but I didn’t realize it would be as expensive as I thought.”

Ossian muttered, staring at the bracelet he was wearing.

This is that much money.

I hope Terence finds out later and doesn’t throw a tantrum to change it.

As I was thinking such pointless thoughts, raindrops fell with a thud outside.

“Oh, it’s raining.”

“Oh, oh, oh. The radio forecast said it would be clear, but it seems like the Tirna Meteorological Office isn’t something to be trusted.”

The rain poured down quite heavily.

Pedestrians wandering outside the windows moved hurriedly, perhaps because they had forgotten to bring umbrellas.

Cloudy sky.

The raindrops that fell mixed with the polluted air of Tirna were harmful to the human body.

The 30s area would be better, but the 40s area would be a total mess.

That area has the worst pollution, and in some places, the area itself is polluted.

“What about Anna? She said she was going to the market.”

Dioran said to Seren’s concern.

“But you took an umbrella with you when you went out? I think it’ll be okay. You don’t have to worry.”

“But the weather is bad. What if something happens on the way?”

“What could happen if you go shopping around here?”

I guess so?

As everyone was talking, the door opened with a creaking sound.

The first thing that catches the eye is Ena’s trademark red hooded cloak.

She came inside, folding her umbrella full of raindrops. She didn’t even close the door, and her expression was strange.

“Uh… … Everyone. I picked up a person on my way here. Is that okay?”

People? Who on earth did you bring?

At that moment when everyone was wondering, Enaga grabbed the hand of the person waiting near the entrance and led him inside.

She was a white-haired woman, soaked in rain and looking miserable.

The moment he saw that sight, Ossian immediately drew the sword at his waist.

“Why are you here?”

Even though he wasn’t wearing armor, Ossian could tell.

That guy was a guardian who escaped from the ruins.