Chapter 88: Destiny's Favored

"Hey! Hey! Help me, please!"

But the girls remained unmoved, looking at the bald man. They hesitated for a moment but then got up, only to abandon him as they ran. The bald man roared in rage as he saw them flee the store in haste.

"You bitches!"

"They didn't give a shit about you, did they?" YuWon shrugged.

The baldy turned. The arrogance in his eyes had long since left him.

"Brother! You saw them, right?" he mumbled. "I have other women like them. I got the variety, you know? As long as you let me leave, all of them will be yours!"

YuWon sighed and lowered the swords. The man must have thought he took the bait. Unfortunately for him, that wasn't the case.

"You dare offer your sluts to a married man?" YuWon cursed, stomping on the man's injured leg. "You're lucky they aren't here or they'd gouge your eyes out and play marbles with them."

"It's my fault, brother!" the bald guy cried in pain. "I'm sorry, I'm sorry!"

"Fine, I'll let you go," YuWon replied. "On the condition, you tell me where your base is."

The bald guy panicked. Although he acted like a big shot, he wasn't the boss of the base, but a pimp. He supplied girls to the actual boss before everything went to hell and used those connections to establish himself.

However, if he told YuWon about the base and he got to know about it, everything would turn to shit.

"..."

Without a word, YuWon lifted the sword and was about to crush the other man's leg when he baldy yelled back.

"I'll say everything I know!"

The baldy thought as long as he was alive, he could talk his way out of any hardship. If worse comes to worse, he could join YuWon and be his dog instead. Any kind of life was better than no life.

At those words, YuWon smiled.

"Good choice," he said. "Tell me everything and I might even take you in."

The baldy was like a dog. As long as YuWon tossed him a biscuit, he would tell him everything. Besides, if his words could solve the problems, then there was no need to dirty his swords.

I'm still going to kill him. I can't fail a contract after all. But he doesn't need to know.

The guy began babbling and sure enough, their base was close by. It wasn't close enough for YuWon to worry, but the place they chose as a base was quite... unique.

"You chose a nightclub as your base?" YuWon raised an eyebrow.

"Yeah... I mean we got girls, booze, and weapons, what else does one need?" the baldy smirked as if he wanted to sell YuWon the place. "The girls aren't bad either. Their plump—"

YuWon slightly increased the pressure on the man's leg, and he stopped.

— Luck: 999

Note: Due to the pendant's limitations, the owner cannot see the target's complete profile

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What the hell?

It was the first time YuWon had seen a three-digit stat, and that too on luck. In his awe, he dropped the Hojin, who fell on his ass and winced in pain.

"Ouch!"

But YuWon didn't show any concern. He was still taken aback by the luck the brat had. With all that luck, how could he end up in such a shitty situation?

Wait... could it be his luck that I was here?

As absurd as that thought was, YuWon knew it had to be the truth. Looking down at Hojin, YuWon shook his head and changed his demeanor.

"Are you hurt anywhere?"

"N-No," Hojin replied timidly.

"That's good," YuWon smiled, sighing in relief. "By the way, what's your name?"

"H-Hojin," the boy replied, glancing nervously around the store.

"So, what do you plan next?" YuWon said, turning around to hear the distant noise of the monsters.

"I-I don't know," he admitted. "But I don't want to bother you anymore. I can manage on my own."

Like hell you would.

YuWon cleared his throat before giving Hojin a once-over and shook his head.

"No offense, but you're not exactly built for this," he said. "One hit from an ogre and you'll be dead."

Hojin's cheeks flushed slightly in embarrassment, and he looked down, avoiding YuWon's gaze. The more YuWon talked with Hojin, the more useless the guy felt. But for the sake of his luck, YuWon couldn't let him go.

"I'll tell you what. I've got a base. It's relatively safe, and you can stay there until you figure out what you want to do."

Hojin hesitated for a moment, his hands fidgeting nervously. Finally, he nodded, still looking down.

"Okay... if it's not too much trouble."

YuWon smiled inwardly. Hojin was like a golden goose, but this time its owner wasn't a fool.

"Good choice," YuWon said, glancing over at the boy. "Just stick close, and you won't have to worry about a thing."