Cardboard Houses Do Not Tear

22 – A day as usual

The lobby has been crowded with people for the first time in a while. It was because many people were injured in the Battle of Yeongji.

“So, there are no rooms today? It’s not that none of them are gone, are they all gone?”

“That’s right.”

And the room had already been crowded for a long time.

“Hey you bastards! Do you know who my dad is? Leave this baby dragak !! “

“Who is that person again?”

“Drunk.”

“It was that bastard, not that person. You’ve worked hard.”

A guy like that comes once or twice a month.

After taking my eyes off the drunkard being dragged out the front door, I looked back at the kilt on the counter.

And then, with a smile, he went back to the main topic.

“Kilt, I saved you a lot-“

“You know I saved your life, right? But why didn’t you repay the favor like this, so why did the Hwaran mercenaries-‘”

Baro began copying my tone, waving his bandaged arm.

This is why I don’t like quick-witted bastards.

“You seem to know everything, so let’s skip it and start with the main topic. Give me your room, you bastard.”

“That? Me? Why?”

“Oh my God. It lasts until the third bed.”

“No matter what you say, no empty room will come out. Didn’t you already share everything?”

“No, if they were as good at winning red eyes as they were at winning occupancy rights, the name would have been changed to the Hwaruan Double Mercenaries rather than the Hwaruan Mercenaries.”

“What can I do? If I twist, I should have settled down early in the morning.”

“It’s not like I’m here for some evening. You’re not asking some mortician to tip you off when someone dies, right?”

Kilt shook his head.

“If I had that money, I would have used it to buy alcohol a long time ago. Why waste money on something like that?”

“Asshole. You can have a drink with the funeral director.”

“Hey, are you really a genius?”

As he said that, he scratched his head with his bandaged right hand, and when he saw the screamer, he could only sigh.

Yes. You can’t do that

“Anyway, if a room is vacant, give it back. If it wasn’t for me, you’re a bastard who would have had alcohol on your tombstone a long time ago, rather than getting it down your throat.”

“You say the right thing, but it’s unlucky.”

I passed the kilt with a smile and tried to sit down again, but stood up again as if I had remembered something.

“Hey. But I mean.”

“What else?”

“What is your relationship with the prianian squad leader who came this time?”

When I heard that one word, the noisy lobby became quiet. And I felt something behind my back.

The flying flies were gathering quietly without making a sound.

That’s also very nasty, so ‘only I can’t tell’ sick puppies.

“What kind of relationship? No relationship.”

That’s why I roughly waved my hand away and told the truth.

“That sucks. Aye. Are you like that?”

The kilt intervened again.

“On the first day, there are more than 5 people who were beaten back by the squad leader after harassing them, does it make sense that nothing is wrong with you?”

“No, aren’t these crazy criminals?”

“There’s not a single person here who hasn’t committed murder, so what bullsh*t.”

“Ah.”

I kept my mouth shut.

“Anyway, Mr. G-House, Mr. G-House, only for you. It’s like this.”

“They call you Mr. Bloom as well.”

Kilt, who heard that, said dumbfounded.

“Hey. If talking to you feels like bath water, talking to me is f*cking deep well water. The difference between heaven and earth. I don’t even want you to call me brother.”

“Crazy man. How big is the age difference between you and the squad leader?”

“Seven is not that much of a difference. And since I’m older than you, how can you curse like that?”

Yes, I bet you are.

When I closed my mouth like that, the flying flies, whose mouths were as light as wings this time, began to buzz.

Hey, don’t do that, just tell me.

What’s between us, in case you want to tell someone else?

Seeing the familiar sound of dogs, it may not be flies, but rather dogs.

Not a dog, but a real dog.

And one of the bastards stepped out. It was Zach, whom he had become friends with after returning the dagger.

“Hey, hey. You know our mercenary corps has a minimum squad of two, right? But never once did that happen. Do you know why?”

“Why do you do that again? Really. Of course there’s nothing the two of us can do-“

“No. There is one thing we can do.”

After he cut off his words, he came a little closer and spoke quietly.

“Because passion can fly.”

In silence, even muttering sounds like a high voice.

Cheers rang out, and annoyance rose momentarily.

You really do this with nothing?

“No, we really have nothing to do with each other?”

It was a mistake.

“Huh? ‘We’?”

A kid pulled the fishing line. Then they started biting like a group of sharks because they wanted it to be this time.

“I’ve never seen a bastard say things like that and then end up with nothing.”

“You must not be in a relationship yet.”

“Sure, then. Not yet.”

“I saw you last time, the two of you standing alone at the parade ground-“

Huh? Tell me that

“Come to think of it, Vieri went out somewhere the other day carrying something packaged.”

I willingly decided to pass the bomb on the last guy I talked to, Vieri.

The asshole has lines. If she said that now, it would turn into fake news in no time.

It wasn’t enough for the honor of the squad leader.

“I had a handprint on my cheek after coming back and forth. Judging by the small hands, I think it was a woman.”

The low voice managed to turn the direction of the conversation.

The topic of discussion this time was ‘Who did Vieri give to and what did she get slapped on the cheek’.

The waves of people who surrounded me gathered around Vieri like an ebb tide.

I am willing. I decided not to keep his secret.

Absolutely not because ten days ago, when someone came down from the counter, they sold me out.

Innocently, it was for the purpose of cheering for his pure love.

“And I know what he’s packing.”

Attention was focused. Despair began to well up in Vieri’s eyes.

If he says one word, he will attack me.

“By the way, Vieri.”

Thinking that, I slowly backed away and opened my mouth.

“Wasn’t black lingerie too much?”

“Hey you bastard!”

His fist was buried in the crowd.

“Uh huh. Where do you get your hands from?”

“That’s why you got slapped.”

“You should also know how to be a little softer. If you only choose soft underwear, you can use it.”

“The bastard you just said jump out!! ASI, this dog bastard! “

The mercenaries, who had killed at least one or two people in the lobby, gently subdued his outstretched hand and began interrogating him.

And there were countless blessings that came from behind, and I opened the front door with speculation spilling over my ears.

“Thanks, Vieri.”

Live in good health there.

Did they say that a gentleman’s revenge is not too late even after 10 years?

After taking revenge 10 days ago, the air outside felt refreshing.

Damn it.

***

I headed for a pile of stones in the corner of the parade ground and a wooden stake.

It was a good time to train as no one would bother until he was freed.

It was a simple exercise in which you had to grab hold of the stone firmly, cross the parade ground, and then come back.

I like the way you lift it over your head and put it down, but that’s for later.

After spinning three times, put it down for a while, rest, pick it up again, and walk.

Repeat it five times.

When I took off my Gambison first, I felt the heat that had risen in my head, which had been so hot from what just happened, cool down.

Thanks to Vieri, the training ground is empty. When choosing a stone, there was no need to be noticed for choosing a stone for a long time.

So, first, I picked a medium-sized rock to warm up.

“Huh.”

I put it on the bottom of the rock as much as possible, lifted it up as if wrapping it with my upper body, and placed it on my shoulder.

When you pick up a stone, all thoughts disappear.

That’s why it was fun, and that’s why it was scary.

“After.”

One step.

One step.

As I kept walking, my wandering thoughts disappeared and only the desperate desire to reach my destination filled up.

Kung. As soon as I put the stone down, thoughts started popping up again in my mind, which had suddenly become empty as much as its weight.

Reflexively, I was seized with the urge to pick up the stone again.

But for a mercenary, the body, like the mind, was the greatest asset.

I didn’t want to let go of my wobbly limbs, so I sat down on the biggest rock and looked towards the house.

It seemed that Vieri had finally confessed that they were coming out in groups of threes and threes.

Poor guy, how many weeks will you be teased this time?

I saw some of my mercenary friends who had settled down and smoked cigarettes.

One or two people who saw me waved their hands. It means come this way.

I just wanted to rest.

With a rough wave of their hands, they created a chimney of people who gathered in a circle again.

The hum came all the way here riding on the white smoke.

Hmm, the lady who was stewing at the inn was the main character.

While I was sitting like that, a wind blew from somewhere.

Then the tree began to serve not only as a shade but also as a small landscape.

Sararak, Saralarak. And slowly, like a lullaby, the leaves sweep away.

Gambison, wet with sweat and dust, did not move.

My eyes were shaking.

I want to lie down and sleep. I thought so.

The wide stone was also suitable for lying down. I gritted my teeth and resisted from the Suma.

It’s because nightmares don’t allow even a short sleep.

I didn’t want to eat this peaceful afternoon like a dog.

In a world where you could be stabbed to death tomorrow, you can’t even take a break.

Suddenly, I felt very lonely. But it was fine as usual.

I got off the stone and walked towards the stake. The slightly tight pants were unpleasant.

Now that I put down my thoughts, it was time to overcome the fatigue.

With that in mind, I set my posture and ran.

It was an ordinary day.

“Mr. G-House?”

Until someone called me.

And there was only one person in this mercenary group who called me that.

When I turned my head, Miss Priyanian in a white dress, no, the squad leader was walking towards me.

That dress suits you really well.

“Were you in training?”

Standing in front of her, she asked, running her hand through her windblown hair.

I felt a bit embarrassed when I said it was training, but I nodded.

“Oh, yes.”

“You work hard.”

“If I don’t do it, I will die. As the squad leader knows.”

“I came to ask you something.”

“Yes.”

As usual, she brought out the business briefly.

It was just a simple question, no big deal.

Just like last time.

So it was easy to answer.

“Is that enough?”

“Yes.”

“Goodbye.”

She went without looking back.

After seeing off the prianian squad leader, I headed back to the stake.

In the meantime, I felt a sting in the side of my head, so when I turned my head, I saw mercenaries who were smoking cigarettes and looking this way.

With his mouth wide open.

“f*ck.”

The timing was wrong.

The last time the squad leader came to ask me something, he came while he was at the parade ground and was misunderstood by Vieri as well.

“Look! f*ck like that, but not in any relationship?”

And in front of them, Vieri was jumping and pointing at me.

Prianian’s squad leader was quietly walking towards the main building as if he hadn’t heard anything.

His steps were very calm, not responding to Vieri’s voice reverberating through the parade ground.

As if he knew nothing.

As she disappeared, her crowd came.

Caught in anger for no reason, they wanted only one thing.

It was an explanation for deception.

And among them, Guilford was seen.

In his eyes, I saw a thirst for alcohol rather than the truth, and the moment I saw that, there was only one thing I could do for them.

“If you bring alcohol and snacks, they will tell you a story.”

If it’s going to happen anyway, make the game bigger.

That was all.

I will only tell you the truth, and since they know the truth, it is the only way we can all help each other.

As a bonus, you can fill your stomach for free.

This is killing two birds with one stone.