I’m Here to End This Fight - Chapter 445



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Episode 445. Teslan (2)
One afternoon, two weeks after leaving Bulyeoseong.

“Ugh, it’s over!”

“I’m finally out!”

Arin and Julia hugged each other and shouted in joy as they looked at the flat terrain and the crimson sunset that had finally appeared.

“I was sick of it… … .”

“Black… bugs… I hate them… … .”

Because Yuri had to take the stolen dragon bone and took a slightly longer route, it ended up taking quite a while to get out of the forest.

Sweltering humidity.

Poisonous insects and snakes that stick to you without rest, day or night.

Even though I had acquired the survival supplies used by the Goljok, the forest environment that felt like walking on water was a terrible memory that I never wanted to experience again.

“Haa… I’ll live.”

“I can finally breathe properly.”

“hungry.”

As we left the lush forest, the stifling tropical heat now felt like a cool autumn breeze.

As the wind blew, Theresia, Gunther, and Poppy also looked much better.

The group’s eyes, which had become brighter, turned towards Yuri.

And Teresia asked on behalf of everyone.

“Where are you going to move?”

Everyone knew what was going to happen.

Going straight to the territory of the Yum tribe.

Julia added a question to Teresia’s question.

“Where do you plan to go to the Sahel Desert?”

At their continued questions, Yuri looked at Poppy and opened her mouth.

“Ask him where he’s going, he’ll decide.”

Everyone nodded slightly at those words.

“Well… there was Poppy.”

“The way to the Yum territory is probably well known to the Yum people.”

The great Sahel desert, known to be the territory of the Yum people.

The Great Desert, which spreads widely across the northeastern part of the continent, was about the size of two or three administrative districts combined.

Finding the Yum territory in that vast land would be nearly impossible unless you were of the same tribe.

So it was the right decision to leave the future travel schedule to Poppy.

And at that glass’s choice, Poppy pounded her chest twice and snorted.

“hungry!”

Those confident eyes were an expression that anyone could see, telling him to leave it to her.

At this, Teresia snickered and asked Poppy.

“So where do you plan on going next, Acting Captain?”

Poppy shouted confidently at her playful question.

“hungry!”

At that shout, everyone’s gaze naturally turned to Arin.

She opened her mouth at the urging gaze telling her to hurry up and translate.

“I’m going to the Tesla administrative district.”

Julia tilted her head as if she didn’t quite understand the answer.

“Teslan? Do you really have to go all the way up there? Why not just go straight from the Frompel District to the Li-Sahel Desert?”

Because the Sahel Desert engulfs the northeastern part of the continent, there were several administrative districts adjacent to it.

The northern part of the Prompel administrative district where they currently reside also fell into that category.

However, the Teslan administrative district that Poppy mentioned is located above the Frompel administrative district.

That’s why I was just curious as to why it was necessary to go all the way to the Teslan administrative district.

“hungry.”

“Isn’t it okay to go straight from the Frompel administrative district to the Sahel desert?”

This time, Teresia asked a question in response to Poppy’s reply.

“Then why do you go all the way up there?”

“hungry.”

Arin suddenly let out an exclamation after hearing Poppy’s answer.

“aha!”

“what?”

“I heard you’re planning to get rid of the stuff you brought with you before entering the Sahel Desert?”

“What did you bring? That thing?”

Teresia’s gaze fell on the large backpacks carried by Poppy, Arin, and Gunther.

A bunch of odds and ends that I’ve been working hard to bring back from the realm of the Goljok.

It certainly seemed impossible to carry that much and cross the vast Sahel desert.

And Gunther also nodded with a bright face at Arin’s interpretation.

“Come to think of it, there was something like that in the Teslan administrative district.”

“that?”

“It’s a rose auction.”

“…rose auction?”

It was Yuri who answered Teresia, who frowned and searched her memory as if she had heard it somewhere before.

“The Rose Auction of the Teslan Governorate, the White Whale Auction of the Niger Governorate, and the Silver Dragon Auction of the Enlighten Governorate. They are one of the three largest auctions in the world, symbolizing the east, west, and center of the continent.”

“iced coffee!”

As Teresia nodded as if she had just remembered, Yuri rubbed his chin and became lost in thought.

‘Not a bad plan.’

Once you enter the Sahel Desert in earnest, you may end up wandering around for quite some time.

It would have been difficult to carry around food and water, so it was necessary to minimize unnecessary luggage.

‘If possible, I should also dispose of some of the Dragonbone and turn it into cash.’

In that sense, there was no better place to sell Dragonborn at a fair price than the Rose Auction.

Yuri nodded, having reached that conclusion.

“Okay, let’s go to the Teslan administrative district. But before that… … .”

Everyone’s attention was focused on Yuri, whose voice trailed off slightly.

At this he smiled faintly.

“Let’s go save BbungBbung.”

His smile made the crowd look as if it was coming.

And the next day.

Yuri and his party rented a large cart from a nearby village and quickly began to move north toward the Teslan administrative district.

* * *

A month and five days have passed.

Rhodes, a border city bordering the Sahel Desert.

Despite its harsh environment, Rhodes was one of the main tourist destinations representing the eastern part of the continent.

Hot and dry climate.

However, it is a unique temperature environment where the temperature difference between day and night is not that great.

So the people of Rhodes stayed home during the day to avoid the hot sun, and became active mainly at night.

Besides, it is natural to wear light clothing because of the hot weather.

A strange sight, with half-naked people wandering around at night.

A city that shines beautifully in crimson when darkness falls, with lanterns of various colours turning on.

Because of this, Rhodes has long been a tourist destination known for its splendid night view.

The rose auction was a famous event held at Rhodes, starting out as a tourist attraction and now boasting a reputation as one of the world’s top three auctions.

Of course, the Rose Auction House has had its ups and downs before it builds up that reputation.

And today.

The rose auction house was once again in turmoil due to a huge commotion.

“No! Why is that not possible!”

The epicenter of the commotion.

There was a young man with black hair banging on the desk, throwing a tantrum.

On the other hand, the middle-aged woman with bronze skin sitting in front of him answered with eyes that did not waver at all.

“Well, what can’t be done is what can’t be done.”

The black-haired young man, Yuri, immediately tilted his head at the woman’s flat tone.

“Oh, really?”

He immediately turned around and pointed at me.

“Those things are like bone-crushing weapons, so kneel down and receive them!”

Arin, Gunther, and Poppy were singled out for the bullying.

They had been pretending to be friends with Yuri and standing at a distance, but at the sudden designation, they took a step back, giving off an air of ‘We don’t know people like that, we’re not part of the group!’

On the other hand, whether my friends say so or not.

Yuri listened to the argument with a face that still seemed unconvinced.

“You accept theirs, but why don’t you accept mine?”

“We’ve been talking about the same thing for an hour now?”

“That’s the same for me too? If I’ve said this much, shouldn’t you accept it?”

The eyes of Yuri and the receptionist met in midair.

Phagecic-!

Just as sparks flew between their gazes.

The woman spoke in a strong tone, as if she could never tolerate it.

“Items that have not been verified cannot participate in the auction.”

“I’m telling you, this is a real exhaust that doesn’t even need to be verified!”

“well.”

The corners of the woman’s mouth twisted slightly.

“What a miner once brought back as a dragon heart was nothing more than a slightly larger crystal. The dragon skull that a merchant confidently brought back was nothing more than a fake made by gluing together several cow skulls.”

“Unlike those things, is this real?”

“At that time, all the miners and merchants insisted that their items were genuine.”

“Hey, I really can’t trust what people say.”

Yuri grumbled and looked at the dragon bone on the table.

One month and five days.

After moving north without stopping, Yuri and her group arrived at Rhodes.

Luckily, they found out that tonight was the night of the auction, so they headed straight to the auction house without even unpacking.

And the auction house reception area was in an uproar due to the Goljoje junk that Arin, Gunther, and Poppy had put up for sale.

To Yuri, it was just a bunch of junk from the Gols, but to others, it was just a bunch of Gols’ luxury items.

After a brief procedure to determine the authenticity of the Goljokje items.

The junk the three people brought disappeared with great care.

However, the problem was with Yuri’s turn.

[…what did you say?]

[Dragon Bone.]

[Dragon Bone? So this is… the bone of the legendary dragon?]

[of course!]

A chunk of dragon bone the size of a child’s fist that Yuri confidently took out.

The expression on the face of the receptionist who saw this became rotten and corrupted.

[…okay.]

In fact, it had to be that way.

A creature from the distant past that now appears only in storybooks.

If you say you brought the bones of a dragon whose existence is not even certain, who would easily believe it?

So the receptionist insisted that they would never accept the glass items until they had been verified.

And Yuri understood that part too.

You can’t sell unverified items, right?

The only problem he has is the method of verification.

“The only one who can confirm whether the item you brought is a real dragon or not is the Gol tribe. If you wish, I can hire a Gol tribe craftsman for you. However, I hope you know that it may take quite some time to hire him.”

At the receptionist’s words, Yuri picked up the Dragon Bone.

“it’s okay.”

The receptionist saw Yuri carrying the red dragon bone.

The thought of ‘Well, then, that’s right’ flashed through her eyes.

As she believed that Dragonborn was fake, she thought that Yuri was intentionally avoiding verification.

But this thought was only half true.

It is true that Yuri is deliberately avoiding verification.

However, the reason was that the Goljok were called in for verification.

‘The Goljok are a bit dangerous.’

Even if the Dragon Bone were to be put up for auction, there was no time in the Sleepless Castle to check whether it was real or fake.

By the time that rumor reached the sleepy city, a lot of time would have already passed.

No, since they are a reclusive tribe to begin with, the possibility of hearing that rumor would be low.

Because of this, Yuri could very openly think about putting the goods up for auction.

But the moment the Gols see this, everything goes wrong.

Maybe later, but there was no need to take such a risk and give up the Dragon Bone now.

‘I guess I’ll just have to keep it safe for now.’

Yuri, who collected the Dragon Bone, looking forward to the next one.

He laughed at the receptionist.

“Hey, ma’am. You need to develop your eye for things.”

The manager did not back down and just smiled and answered.

“Even though it looks like this, I am still a first-class appraiser at our auction house. Sir.”

“I don’t know how you became a first-class person with that kind of vision.”

“Thank you for the advice. I will work harder in the future.”

Yuri muttered as she quickly turned around at the sight of her eyes smiling but telling him to get out.

“Well, the auction house isn’t just here. There’s a white whale and a silver dragon, too.”

“I hope that the appraisers at those two auction houses have better eyesight than mine.”

“Tch, just wait and see. You’ll regret it.”

“Yes, I understand. Then, goodbye.”

A sentimental statement that was not supported by a single word.

She didn’t even get up and just saw Yuri off with a fake smile.

At this moment, Yuri pouts and turns around to leave.

“Our emotional counselor has made a big mistake.”

A voice interrupted out of nowhere.

“The words that the man in front of you says will make you regret it are words that should not be taken lightly.”

Everyone’s attention turned to this.

“No one has ever had a good experience after letting it slide and ignoring it.”

There was a young man with purple hair swept back, smiling brightly.