My Disciples Know That I Am Strong

Episode 1. Gathering warriors (13)

Attention is focused on me. This mask is properly impeding recognition, right?

“What is that person?”

“How much money do you have?”

“To be able to pay 1,100 gold casually would have to be a fairly high rank among nobles.”

It’s a useless delusion, but now even their eyes could be a psychological warfare.

The most I could bet was 1,300 gold.

The 100 gold was just a bluff bet.

I was the cornerstone to instill pressure that I have more money than you.

It would never have worked if he hadn’t spent the money to buy slaves, but now he’s spent around 3,000 gold.

Thanks to the extravagance created by arrogance, it is now possible to engage in psychological warfare.

He glares at me and holds up a sign.

“1,110 Gold!”

“1,200 Gold.”

I raise the price to come, but the unit of the auction price I raise is different.

“This bastard…… !”

He growls at me. My body trembled with hostility, but my whole body did not react.

A skill that even an S-class adventurer can’t defeat.

At this point, I can’t even laugh because I’m so ridiculous.

“Kuu! This bastard!”

You have no money? I know everything.

“1,250!”

“1,300.”

I grinned as if to keep looking up.

At the time I was perplexed by the expression I had made without knowing it, Taeyang Geum stood up.

“Is this bastard smiling at me?!”

I was ready to run at any moment. It was then.

“Bidder No. 21! Violent acts are prohibited inside the auction house!”

“Shut up! That bastard is now-“

People wearing goblin masks quickly gathered around him who couldn’t kill his excitement.

“To make a fuss here is to cause great trouble to ‘him’. Calm down.”

It’s a different feeling than the pressure you press with great force.

It was a creepy sensation rising from the tips of my toes. A bleak feeling freezes the auction house.

“… f*ck! See you when it’s over.”

The provocation was successful.

I don’t know if it was excitement or lack of money, but he never raised the sign again.

I was relieved inwardly.

For me, 1,300 gold was my limit, and if I raised more than that, I might have to sell another artifact.

‘Whew, it’s a relief.’

“Kuh. Is that just about it?”

Muttered with a hard snort.

Oops, it’s my snout…….

My muzzle ruined everything that could have gone well.

I thought it would be like this, so I prepared it with artifacts, but in reality, there was no development of fighting S-class adventurers in the game.

It wasn’t a hardcore and down-to-earth game to the extent that it developed to match an S-class adventurer from the beginning.

But thanks to my skill, it seemed like it would be a hardcore game.

“That bastard. I want to follow-“

“Would you like to take the slave immediately, Bidder No. 87?”

The auctioneer interrupts him and asks me quickly.

“Yes.”

The goal has been achieved. There was no reason to be here any longer.

“Is that so? Then, please follow the instructions and go to the back of the pulpit.”

The goblin mask approaching me before I knew it said, “Let’s go.” He said softly.

I got up from my seat. He put on his hood deeply and followed the mask.

It was then.

Geumsun also rises from his seat.

“I want to stop too. Let’s settle things.”

“…… What kind of whim would you be?”

“Never mind. I’ll pay for all the slave bids, so bring them to me right now.”

“I will. Instead, please do not damage Wirang’s generosity.”

Please make sure there is no damage.

This was what the auctioneer was saying with the expectation that he and I were going to fight.

To be honest, I was expecting it too.

I can’t stand it since it left scratches on his pride.

So what do we do now?

It’s early in the game, am I going to die? Will you forgive me if I cry?

“…… I’ll tear you limb from limb.”

He spits fearful words toward me.

Yes. This will kill me for sure f*ck.

Even when I accidentally killed a person, I was released with only 50 gold. I wonder if an S-class adventurer doesn’t have that much gold?

If I had the status of an aristocrat, there would have been room for compromise, but since I was a commoner living in a village, there was no distance.

A sigh comes out.

As I was thinking about how to overcome this situation, I came up with a creative idea.

Now that this has happened, how about spewing out a life force at him?

It was an all-or-nothing strategy, but I was sure that if it was a life-saving strategy that made even the knights afraid, it would work well for S-class adventurers.

I thought that if I did well, I wouldn’t even be able to compete with him, and he might give up.

“After!”

I took a deep breath.

“Huh? Why do you suddenly stop?”

I ignored the guide’s words and turned my head away. While making eye contact with him, I tightened my eyes.

[Skill [Survival] Is activated.]

At the same time he backed away in amazement, goblin masks were approaching me and holding out their swords.

“What are you doing?”

It was a voice full of anger at first glance.

I didn’t even blink. When did these people come? I didn’t even see it.

“…… It was a reward.”

“You mean something in return?”

“It is a reward for revealing to live towards me.”

“Please take your slave and leave immediately! Fighting is never permitted here.”

Is it possible for you to pull out your sword and hold it against me?

I wanted to argue with my heart, but as a weakling among weaklings, there was no resistance I could do. Other than just nodding my head.

‘I’ll leave as you said, so please put your sword away first, right?’

“Take it away.”

The goblins looked at each other and slowly withdrew their swords. I turned and headed behind the tent.

* * *

His name is Incuro, a blonde tanned muscle man.

He was an S-class adventurer, with only seven on the Physis continent.

Because of his tyrannical personality that overturns everything if things don’t go his way, and his lustful side, where he drools at the sight of women, he was a person who was liked and disliked by many.

However, that was part of being a human being, and there were no likes or dislikes about his strength.

Most of the people in the empire know about his ability to kill countless demons so far.

But he was nervous about a man who hadn’t even wrestled with a sword.

Grabbing him by the shoulders and feeling the pressure of forcing him to kneel, he reflexively kicked him backwards.

‘I… I was scared…… ? To a guy who looks so skinny?!’

Inkuro was indignant.

‘I wasn’t nervous even in front of that snarky Knight Commander or the same S-class adventurer, to that guy?!’

He involuntarily opens his tightly clenched hands. His palms were sweaty.

It wasn’t even a second that I felt alive from Prause. Even so, Incuro’s whole body convulsed and broke out in a cold sweat.

It was because his body reacted faster than his accident.

The Incuro believes that instinct and senses are important in battle, and thanks to that sense, they have been able to escape from many dangers.

And now again the body was sending signals to him.

The moment he fights, he will surely die.

‘Was there a guy like that in the empire? Where was he hiding?’

Recalling the inexplicable spirit he had felt momentarily, he picked his breath.

‘Even the same S class can’t radiate this level of spirit. This much is the commander of the demons’ corps… No, I should be at least the Demon King.’

Demon King. The king of demons.

The word absolute is never awkward.

Thinking of him, I swallow.

‘Even so-‘

“If I let it go like this, my anger won’t go away.”

His pride wouldn’t allow him to be frightened by a guy who hadn’t even competed.

Everyone in the auction house tensed up at the magical power gushing from him.

“Tease your anger. He is not here.”

“Where are you?!”

Explodes in anger. The auctioneer sighed and pointed over the tent.

“I went to get the slaves that were sold. You will go back.”

“I will go too!”

“Please take your time.”

“Why?”

“Because we cannot permit acts of violence here.”

He took a deep breath to calm his excitement.

‘Don’t go far. Even if they run away, they will search the entire empire, find them and kill them.’

* * *

“Would it work? I hope it works.”

Still, I thought it was a bit sticky. I don’t feel like living at all, can you tell?

Scratching his head, he headed for the slave depot. Next to me, a warrior wearing a restraining gear was following me helplessly.

The place he arrived at through his guidance was a space with a strange scent.

“Welcome.”

A woman’s voice came from inside the goblin’s mask.

“This is where the slave brand is renewed and paid. Is the money ready?”

“No problem.”

I put the money bag down.

At the heavy sound, the goblins look at each other and raise the corners of their mouths.

“Then excuse me.”

The goblin who took the money bag pours gold coins into an unknown device. Storm water poured into the device, and it began to move.

It’s not long before the gold coins come out in order.

“A total of 1,336 gold coins.”

I got back 36 gold coins. I feel like I’ve become a real noob.

“Okay, the payment has been received. I will renew the slavery stigma.”

“No. Don’t renew, just remove.”

“Yes? But… ….”

“I am a slave bought with money. It would be my freedom no matter what.”

When I showed a little displeasure, the goblins flinched. The two made eye contact and nodded.

“Okay. I will proceed with that.”

Stick the slaves according to the same procedure as the slave traders.

She bit her lower lip in pain from the process of removing her stigma from her chest.

“Kheueup!”

As if there was a trauma from being hit every time he screamed, he endured moaning with all his might.

In that way, the slave brand safely disappeared, and even the restraining spheres that filled her neck and limbs were removed.

It was a complete liberation.

“What is your name?”

“…… A slave has no name.”

She replied indifferently.

“The slave brand was just released. The restraints that restrained your body are gone. If you still consider yourself a slave, you will be a slave for the rest of your life.”

She makes eye contact with me for the first time. I spoke calmly again.

“Say your name.”

“…… Maria…… It is.”

Maria. It matches the name of the third hero.

The third hero, a girl who will become the future archmage.

A rare magician who can wipe out tens of thousands of armies with a single gesture has finally landed in my hands.

I finally got them all together. I’m impressed. This.

If I had been able to show my emotions, I would have been jumping around and full of joy.

With this, it could be said that the first step was successfully taken.

“I see. I will remember it.”

“… ….”

“Then, the procedure is all over, so let’s go.”

“Thank you for your visit. I hope to see you again at the 4th Slave Auction.”

I glanced at the goblins bent down towards me, then moved on without answering. Maria looked around and followed me.

She seems to be aware that it was me who bought her.

“Maria.”

“… Yes.”

“From now on, I will go to the inn where I am staying. Follow me.”

“… ….”

She didn’t answer. The stigma of being a slave must have been lifted, and he might be thinking about running away.

“Do you want to run away?”

“Oh, no. That never…….”

I hurriedly deny whether it was a true song.

“You are too young to run away. Use me until you are old enough to escape safely.”

“Yes?”

I said no more.

I took off the robe and draped it over her body. It would be dragging on as long as it didn’t fit her height, but I couldn’t let her walk around in rags.

“Let’s go.”

“…… Yes.”

As I opened the back door of the auction house and went out, the guide held out a sword to me. She was the ‘unbreakable glory of the past’ that was entrusted to her.

“Have you had a good time?”

“Yes.”

I answered while wearing a sword on my waist.

“Please visit us again next time.”

I don’t answer this time either.

Do you come back here because I’m crazy?

Now that I’ve gathered all the heroes, all I had to do was return to Sekul and raise them. There was no more suffering.

Wilang’s tolerance opens the back door and goes out.

As soon as we left, the chilly night air enveloped us. When the fresh air entered my lungs, it felt like my mind was also clear.

“This way.”

It was the moment I took a step in the direction of the inn. I heard the voice of a man I didn’t want to hear.

“Where are you going?”

“…… Why are you here?”

I said while looking at the S-class adventurer Incuro.

“Did you dare to send me to live?”

His favorite greatsword, Zweihender, was in his hand. I awkwardly scratched the back of my neck.

I barely took the first step, but they’re trying to kill me again. This manga.

“I’ll kill you right here.”

I sighed.

Frightened by Incuro’s spirit, Maria quietly hides behind me. She looked at her quietly and rummaged in her inside pockets.

“Take this and stay away.”

“… ….”

Her lifeless gaze turns to Jerky. Immediately and obediently bite off the tip of the jerky.

“Jerky is high in calories, so it’s perfect for a weak kid like you.”

I said that and drew my sword.

“Finish it before I finish it.”

[Equipped with 「Unbreakable Glory of the Past」.

[The skill 「Absolute Defense」 Can be used temporarily.]