CH 233

Duke, Please Repent! chapter 233

43. The Duke and the Demon of Darkness (8)

Eugenes came out every morning, lunch, and dinner through a hidden doorway in the dark side.

Her main job was to make contact with the duke's secret agent, who was waiting near the cave, and to receive information from the outside.

Serpens in the morning and afternoon

I've been to the dark streets twice.

Scorpion, whom he selected as a person of interest, had already vacated the store before we even entered the dark district.

After several days of monitoring and waiting, the Scorpion did not return.

'It's not that I ran away late at night because I couldn't eat Ji?'

It was a reasonable suspicion, but since the timing was the beginning, it was more likely that he was entangled with the demons.

Is it because there is no one to manage the dark district?

The dark district, which had its own rules, became a complete chaos.

Several times a day, the men trying to rob the pawnshop came, but they were robbed and ran away.

We couldn't get rid of them even if we caught them right away, so we left them alone to give away what we had.

Occasionally, customers slapped the price and drove them away.

- Knock, Knock, Knock, Knock.

Someone very politely opened the store door

knocked

it's the first time

A question arose as to whether there were still such polite people on this street.

But that's only for a short time.

'Where in the world is the guy who knocks on the sales witness shop door and comes in?'

I had a foreboding feeling that it would not be a normal toray.

Originally, in this behind-the-scenes world, those who speak and act politely are the most dangerous.

It means that you can afford it, and it means that if someone argues with you, you will be happy.

There is no such thing as a complete psycho.

I'm anxious, but if I don't answer, I may try to catch a tantrum.

Fortunately, Serpense and Eugene are both attached to the store, so there shouldn't be any problems.

"Yes, please come in."

I made up my mind and invited guests. The door to the store opened and the person who came in was Gu-myeon.

I think the tension can be relieved.

Hey~, who is this? You're our first customer!

Ah, how are you ?

As I greeted them warmly, the guests bowed their heads and greeted each other.

"Are you looking for something else to entrust?"

寰, I'm here to find you... .

You're coming to find your stuff, so why are you so nervous?

I smile and talk lightly

Now, the guest showed an awkward smile.

I wondered if I had disposed of things, so I took out the ruby brooch I had kept in my personal subspace pocket.

"Since it was 150,000 ass, can I give you 200,000 ass?"

"200,000?!"

Crazy, is this real?

It's only been a week and a half, but 1/3 of the principal is charged as interest.

not the interest of this world

'Have you ever won a lot of money by gambling after changing money?'

So, if it's a review, it's an understandable amount.

"Do you think your mother made a lot of money?"

Yes.

My prediction was correct. A guest who knows what morality is.

However, contrary to the positive answer, the customer's expression looked gloomy.

I must have been very scolded by my mother for accepting too little money last time.

"Ah! There is a guy in our certificate who can appraise jewels, and he said that if you sell it well at auction, you can get up to 4 million ass. The lowest price is about 3 million? Did you know the customers?"

"That, that I knew, I thought "

As I smiled shyly and said sorry, for some reason, the customer's face turned pale.

"Everyone, next time I'll come to find you again."

Eh? Why? Why aren't you visiting me now?

"I don't have enough money, a little a lot.

It seems like it, shudder! NS.

After saying those words, the customer ran out crying like the last time.

It is strange that he calls 200,000 first and runs out of money.

If you're just going, why the hell did you come... ?

You kicked it out.

I am?

Pointing at me with his index finger, I asked, Serpence nodded.

I can't agree with that. how much i

I greeted the guests warmly, but drove them away.

Shion, the flow of that conversation just seemed to say, 'If you want to get things back, give them at least 3 million arcs.'

I was bewildered, but this time, Euges uttered an absurd remark.

3 million is 20 times the principal.

Common sense, I wonder if that makes sense.

Where in the world is such a person?!

I just get lucky to apologize

It was just that, but I didn't know it would have been accepted that way.

Was business this difficult?

Solertia, a witness who runs a prosperous magic scroll shop in the capital, became respected.

And you took it out of your personal pocket.

Why?

"It's the same with me when Shion just declared that she would have it."

Then, after claiming that real jewelry is fake, I took it for a low price and said, 'This item belongs to me now. get it back

Would you be the person who said, 'If you want to, give me twenty times the money you received.'?

it's robbery A robber has appeared!

I was just saying that Serpens should keep it separate...

When he stared at the possessed Serpence, he took off the hood he was wearing and made a sad expression.

His handsome, good-looking face boasted a great appeal today, and I was thrilled.

"Am I even more embarrassed?!"

you use your face rudely this is half

it's chick

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After the day the customer who had entrusted the ruby brooch ran away crying, he never returned again.

Not only the guests, but the people themselves were completely cut off.

Not to mention the occasional unfamiliar customers, as well as the robbers who came to rob the pawnshop.

According to Serpens, the new

It is said that the owner of the pawnshop is rumored to be a bastard who is completely evil.

There are rumors that people who went in to the robbery had their emergency funds hidden in their panties also taken away from them when they went looking for them in a hurry.

Who on this street is as kind as us? To be honest, only us are good and the rest are all bad guys."

It's so ridiculous that it's almost nonsensical.

Eventually people will sell more

Rado found another pawnshop, and we left the store empty and lounging in the warehouse.

Except for Winston.

Eugene and Serpence went out several times a day Is it because Winston didn't?

If you don't move, is your body itchy or are you worried about muscle loss?

In any case, Winston worked out by himself in a corner of the warehouse every day.

But how can a person only exercise all day?

Winston, who said he doesn't like snacks, got bored and ate the cheese crackers I had given him one by one during his break.

Eugene lay down on the bed, turning the bookshelf with one hand, and holding a cookie with citron jam in the other hand, bit by bit.

Shaking his legs, he is having a very relaxing time.

"Because I'm doing this the other day, doesn't it seem like the last hope of the continent, where I grew up by hiding in an underground holy place to defeat the demons?"

I think the book you are reading is like that.

Aside from the fact that we are going to overthrow the very underground holy land of Am Hokga, it seems too easy for us to be the last hope of the continent.

Especially the Serpens...

Serpence, who had no work to do, had all the documents he had brought to work confiscated and wandered around the warehouse for a while.

I'm worried about the safety of this place because I've been away for a long time, and I'm thinking of doing origami.

I see Winston's eyes.

Well, take it like that.

Heo Yeon-gee kept coming and going in front of me, so it got a little crazy.

I lure him with a snack to keep him in place, and put him on the bed.

Serpens told him how to eat and drink in bed, but I seduced him by waving a chocolate bar and telling him to be careful, and he gave in.

'It's packaged, so you don't have to worry about getting it on your hands, maybe that's what you were thinking.'

It was a very stupid idea.

The chocolate bar became a small bite-sized biscuit and a cookie.

Cookies start with a fluffy madeleine, go through sabre cookies, and finally pastries.

His upright sitting posture also gradually collapsed.

Placing a pillow on his back, Serpens gradually leaned back and began to slide down.

And now.

He was lying on his side with his head crooked, and in a bad posture, he chewed the citron jam cookie that Euges gave him.

are leaning

The person who thoroughly washed and changed clothes before going to bed was no longer there.

" Why are you looking at me like that?"

It's just nice to see.

Seeing my happy smile, Serpens got up and sat down.

Tomorrow is auction day.

It was a warning to keep your mind straight as you don't know when a problem might arise.

Compared to before entering the dark district

Those were the words I didn't want to hear from the guy who had become the most indolent.

Has that already happened?!

"The thief is numb," Euges asked, screaming as he closed the book in surprise.

Serpens looked at her with a pitiful expression, rubbing his fingers over the plate of cookies to shake off the crumbs.

He looked at him with the eyes of Eugesu astonished.

"But isn't it too quiet to say that tomorrow is the execution day?"

I looked up at Serpens while lying on the bed and asked a question, and he shook his head.

I don't know because you're staying here all the time, but it's not enough to say that it's a mess right now.

''How?

Ummm... more than when I first came here?

It's not something to be taken lightly.

I closed the novel I was reading, got up from my seat, and sat cross-legged.

Winston also stopped training. Wiping his sweat, he went to his bed and sat on the edge of it.

At that time, the three powers were in balance, but now they are divided into large and small groups and are fighting for the right. The area is reorganized every day, so it doesn't even make sense to investigate.

"The manager is gone, but so quickly?"

"It means that there is someone who encourages you."

The only people who will benefit from doing that are the demons.

greed and the struggle to satisfy it. The murderous intent that appears in the process and the resulting corpse.

There is no better material than that to summon a demon.

It's so cluttered, do people come to the dark side to buy something they don't know what it is?

They say it's sacred stone. It's also of high purity.

In response to Serpence's answer, his hand unconsciously turned toward his chest.

At most, the sacred stone received as a gift was hidden in the subspace pocket and never taken out because someone might sense the divine power.

Why is such a thing coming up in the dark auction house? do people believe that? It can't be used for anything other than what it was originally created for.

Because it is.

I looked at Serpens with eyes that needed a detailed explanation.

"All sacred stones must have a clear purpose and purpose.

It's not a vague idea of wanting to protect people, it's a specific person. Or, only the desire to protect certain objects can be contained in the sacred stone. If the goal is to maintain the barrier that protects the area, the producer must have a strong attachment to the area.

what you already know.

If it were possible to protect the unspecified majority, the sacred stone would have become the main product of the denomination.

Therefore, there are cases in which the purpose of the sacred stone is lost before all the divine power contained in it is exhausted. For example, ... the number of people targeted

In case of death or death.

Why is he looking at me while saying that?

My heart is pounding because it sounds like someone is trying to save my life.

'Wait a minute. In the beginning, the demons were always aiming, weren't they?'

It was a no-brainer.

They're money-blind bastards, Serpens will take care of that.

"Uh, um is that so?"

If you lose your purpose, you will no longer be able to fill your divine power with the death of the maker.

All sacred stones that have been collected are collected from the church and offered to the god Luxmea according to a set ceremony."

Gathering away all those pretty sacred stones.

There is no such thing as a complete greedy person.

The problem is the sacred stone that has the remaining divine power. The sacred stone that no longer consumes the divine power will have eternal beauty.

Oh, now I understand! Even if it's not, it's an incredibly rare and special gem, but it's even more pure, so you'd want to have it even more.

You want to enjoy that beautiful figure alone every day, right?"

"Why? No?"

No. You are right.

For some reason, Serpens had a shaky expression on his face.