NOVEL NEXT Chapter 19 - Isn't This a Chastity Belt?
Tolla, the heart of the Argan Kingdom.
A territory where no one except priests and royalty can enter or leave.
There, the royal palace and numerous churches are built, nurturing many priests to explore the Argantolla Labyrinth.
Among them, the order known to have the most believers and priests.
“…So what is the reason you sought me out? Hallen Whiskey.”
A visitor came to Gemini Howl, the leader of the Gemini Order.
“Surely the exploration of Menz Parker ended as prophesied.”
“Yes, that’s right. Except for me, all four explorers met a terrible death.”
“Then why…”
Howl’s brow furrowed at the sudden thought.
“…Did you perhaps become attached to those fellows?”
“…Absolutely not. My faith in Gemini-nim remains unchanged.”
“Then why…”
“Howl-nim. First, this…”
Whiskey said this and handed Howl a rectangular card.
“Si…on? What is this?”
“…”
“Why a mere 1st class explorer’s ID card…”
“That man knew the secret of the 31st floor.”
“!!!”
Gemini’s pupils, which had been hazy as if proving his age, suddenly became clear.
His slow speech also changed in an instant.
“…Is he an irregular?”
“It seems so.”
“Speak clearly. Is he an irregular or not?”
At the leader’s firm question, Whiskey pondered for a moment and then.
“To be certain, we’d have to interrogate the person who provided the information, but considering she’s just a mere receptionist… Yes, I think we can be sure.”
“…Hmm.”
Howl’s brow furrowed upon hearing Whiskey’s answer.
“…Should we kill him or keep him alive?”
“…”
Whiskey, thinking it was a soliloquy, just bowed his head and waited for Howl’s answer.
“I’m asking you. What do you think?”
“…Me? I don’t have the authority for that, Leader.”
“You never know. Since you’re the one who informed me of this, you must know well all the miscellaneous surrounding circumstances that can’t be explained in words, right?”
“…”
“So answer me. Should I kill that guy or keep him alive?”
A smile appeared on Howl’s lips.
In contrast, Whiskey was wearing an indescribable expression.
After a moment of silence.
“…I think he should be killed as soon as he’s found.”
“Why?”
“It would be good if he could help us, but in the opposite case… the risk is too great.”
“…”
Howl’s expression hardened.
“…Tsk.”
Soon he clicked his tongue.
It seemed Whiskey’s answer didn’t please Howl.
“You’re no fun either. It’s like pouring holy water on the ground because you’re afraid of being targeted by monsters that have caught the scent.”
“…”
“You said it would be good if he could help, right? Then shouldn’t we try to bring him to our side by any means necessary first?”
“Leader, even so…”
“All problems that could arise from keeping that guy alive would be your responsibility, but if we kill him right away, it would have nothing to do with you at all. Isn’t that the easy-going thought behind your words, Whiskey?”
Howl hit Whiskey’s sore spot.
“…”
“Are you that afraid of responsibility, Whiskey?”
“…No, Howl-nim.”
“If not, then answer me again. Is this man called Sion worth recruiting or not?”
The answer was already decided.
Whiskey decided to say what the leader wanted to hear.
“…It might be worth trying.”
Despite the somewhat ambiguous answer, the leader seemed satisfied and nodded.
“Then it’s decided. You may go now. The next time we meet, I hope this irregular called Sion will be with you.”
Howl said this while waving Sion’s ID card.
“…Understood.”
Just as Whiskey was bowing his head and about to leave the room.
“Do your best, Whiskey. These days I don’t see anyone worthy of becoming a leader, but if this matter ends well, we might see one.”
The leader’s shocking statement.
“Ah, understood! I’ll work hard!”
Whiskey bowed his head with a smile on his lips and immediately left the room.
“…Indecisive bastard.”
As soon as Whiskey left the room, the leader immediately spewed out invective that he couldn’t hear.
Whiskey will never become the leader.
“More importantly, Sion was it…?”
Howl examined Sion’s ID card closely.
“…He’s quite handsome for a foreigner.”
With those words that anyone might leave, Howl threw Sion’s ID card into the drawer.
“…Pardon? What did you just say?”
“You, are you a vir-”
Siwon’s words couldn’t continue to the end.
Slap!
Unable to bear the shame, Seo Isu immediately slapped Siwon’s cheek with her delicate hand.
“Y-You pervert…! What are you saying…”
“…”
With his cheek slapped, Siwon just stood still with a hardened expression.
“You bitch!”
Unable to bear seeing his master being slapped by an unknown woman, Hassan stepped forward.
With a moderate level of kicking, Seo Isu fell to the ground.
“Kyaak!”
Hassan immediately grabbed her collar and lifted her up.
Naturally, Seo Isu’s shirt rode up, but no one was paying attention to that now.
“You fucking bitch, you forgot what Sion-nim gave you and slap him just for asking one question?”
“Kek, kekek…”
Hassan’s head turned towards Sion who was standing quietly behind.
“Sion-nim, right now…”
At the same time, Siwon’s fist bloomed in Hassan’s abdomen.
Thwack!
“Agh!”
At Siwon’s beating, Hassan’s hand holding Seo Isu’s collar let go.
“You bastard, who told you to interfere? Don’t you get lost?”
“Agh! Si-Sion-nim. I just…”
“I’ll handle this myself, so stay back there. If you don’t want to die.”
“…Understood.”
Hassan sent a slightly resentful look, but Siwon didn’t care about this and immediately approached Seo Isu.
“…”
A moment of silence.
“Ju-Just now, you-”
Seo Isu’s words couldn’t continue either.
Slap!
Because Siwon slapped Seo Isu’s cheek.
“…”
With her left cheek reddened, Seo Isu made an expression that seemed angry, but.
“Don’t get too cocky. This isn’t the Korea you knew.”
In a voice only audible to Seo Isu, Siwon muttered this and turned his back.
“Y-You. So you are also…”
“Be quiet and follow me. Before I change my mind. If you want to die, stay there.”
“…”
Seo Isu didn’t say anything more.
She just followed behind Siwon’s back.
‘Damn it, of all people, why her….’
Meanwhile, Siwon sighed inwardly.
There are many other good NPCs, so why was a woman who hasn’t even settled into society chosen as the owner of the holy sword?
‘…Still, if I raise her well, it might not be bad.’
She knows nothing about the holy sword or heroes.
If I persuade her well, she could become quite a good companion… no, slave.
As in modern society, making her a slave disguised as a companion.
‘It’s better than Hassan or that damn Abdul who openly make slaves. And…’
When Siwon turned his head, Seo Isu furrowed her brow.
“…What?”
It seems she’s being very wary, probably because he slapped her cheek earlier, but.
‘…If I don’t fix that rotten mental state, she won’t survive here.’
It was all necessary.
After thinking so, walking a bit more.
“Um, I’m sorry, but…”
Seo Isu called Siwon from behind.
“If you’re sorry, don’t speak.”
“Do you have anything I can wear? It’s too breezy down there right now…”
‘…I said don’t speak.’
It seemed she didn’t understand words well.
“Here.”
Nevertheless, Siwon showed mercy.
Originally, one should properly combine whip and carrot for slaves.
“…No, I asked for something to wear.”
In Siwon’s hand was the holy sword he had held up to Seo Isu earlier.
“Hold it once. You probably won’t feel breezy down there anymore.”
“…”
Although she felt an inexplicable uneasiness.
“…Alright.”
In the end, Seo Isu gripped the sword.
“?!”
Light began to pour out from the holy sword.
As if a Sai** Moon character was transforming, yellow light enveloped Seo Isu’s body.
“Si-Sion-nim?! What in the world is this…”
Hassan also turned his head at the sudden yellow light, but.
“Be quiet and look ahead.”
“…”
Hassan followed Siwon’s words.
A moment later.
“Wh-What is this?”
Seo Isu appeared, looking no different from before.
“No, it doesn’t seem like anything has changed… Wait a minute.”
Seo Isu lifted her white shirt.
Unlike before, yellow armor was covering her lower body.
“Well, I guess it’s not breezy anymore.”
“…Isn’t this a chastity belt?”
“…”
Behavior befitting the holy sword.
It was a regrettable thing.
“No, this… it doesn’t seem to come off, what should I do?”
Seo Isu put her hand on her waist and tried to remove the chastity belt, but it didn’t budge at all.
“You can’t take that off easily.”
“No, then how do I pee…”
Unlike other chastity belts, the armor of the holy sword worn by Seo Isu didn’t allow any holes.
“That will open on its own…”
Siwon couldn’t finish his sentence.
The reason for not allowing even holes.
It occurred to him that perhaps this crazy holy sword might even drink her urine.
“Th-This… what should I do?”
She was destined to hold the holy sword anyway.
He decided to comfort her with some moderate consolation.
“…At least it’s not breezy. Have a drink.”
“What? No, how can you say that now…”
Seo Isu’s words, which were shooting back at Siwon’s nonsensical words, suddenly trailed off.
“Hii, hiiek?!”
Soon, Seo Isu sat down on the spot in shock.
“…What’s wrong?”
“Th-The sword… I can hear some strange man’s voice coming from it!”
An ominous feeling.
Siwon asked with furrowed brows.
“…What is it saying?”
“It’s saying all men are just wolf bastards, so hurry up and kill them…”
“This crazy holy sword bastard.”
Siwon muttered quietly.
“Pardon? What did you just…”
“No, it’s nothing. More than that, does it say anything else?”
“W-Well.”
“?”
“Especially you, it says you look like a gigolo so it doesn’t like you, and wants to kill you first…”
“…”
It seems there’s a problem with this holy sword’s eyes.
Where else can you find a man as manly as me?
“Give me that sword for a moment.”
It seems this guy needs some treatment.