Cardboard Houses Do Not Tear

24 – Not Suspicious Signals More Suspicious

Worrying was like wine in an oak barrel. The moment you turn on the faucet with someone else’s hand, it comes out easily.

“A nomination has come in.”

“That sounds good.”

If she is a person of her level, she is well worth entering.

“What is the mission like?”

“It’s an upper escort. It is also above average level.”

“Is it mediocre by your squad leader’s standards, or is it just mediocre in a universal sense?”

“The latter.”

“……”

Something stinks.

After looking around her for a while, she quietly approached her.

“You don’t have to be specific. Please speak only up and down.”

The question was simple.

-When you look at the request form, how high was your level compared to your usual duties?

I don’t know how much the prianian squad leader has, but at least no one can ignore the estimate that comes from doing one thing over and over again.

After thinking it over for a while, she quietly replied, “Below.”

I need to talk a little more, but it’s a bit like a situation to continue talking here and now.

Looking at it objectively, it was a situation where we were talking while holding up a plate full of food like the elderly who came to a wedding ceremony in a parade ground on a moonlit night.

It’s a bit difficult to put food down because there is a dirt floor around.

I need to stop my daily bread from being contaminated by dust.

“That. If. It really has no intentions.”

“Tell me.”

The prianian squad leader was still looking at me.

“Would you like to come into my room for a minute?”

“Yes?”

There was no reaction that made her face turn red like a carrot, but there was still a bit of surprise in her expression.

He quickly went on a backstory.

“Don’t misunderstand and listen. Because there is no place to put the plate. Really.”

“…Then I will carry it.”

As she said that, the white arm of her outstretched hand was thinner than mine.

I’m sorry, but I wasn’t such a careless bastard.

“Then why don’t we go to the lobby and talk?”

“Okay.”

Prianian’s squad leader was more wary than I thought.

‘Ah.’

After about 7 seconds of thinking, I came up with a good idea.

Maybe it can solve other problems as well.

“Then let’s do this.”

After hearing my plan, the prianian squad leader said only one word and disappeared.

“Really, what is inside that makes me say this?”

***

Today, the regular nightmare time has returned.

Flowers bloom, birds sing, papers disappear.

On days like today…

‘f*ckers, that’s plagiarism.’

The nightmare has changed.

– It’s a normal week. Is this scan a little strange?

‘Yes?’

-Look, the order of the scanned files is also messed up. Did you f*ck this?

The black silhouette pointed to a computer with a usb plugged in.

The order of the scanned files in it was completely jumbled.

‘No, Chanki-hyung, until yesterday you were fine?’

-Hey, when was the f*cking lab’s computer okay? By the way, if the 9th generation is crazy, this is it. Ha, f*ck

Chan Ki-hyung, who was scratching his head, asked something different this time.

-But it’s a weekday.

‘Yes, bro.’

-70 Years of school history Did that go well? You had such a hard time taking pictures.

‘Before he came, Seongmin hyung said he would organize it.’

-No, after Seong-min got his master’s degree and escaped, someday, I’m looking for Seong-min. Oh, where did he put the photo files again?

Changi-hyung, who seemed to be making a call by picking up his cell phone, got up from his seat.

-Hey Pyeongju, look for that USB first. I smoke a cigarette and call Sungmin before coming.

‘Yes, bro.’

-Ah, come to think of it.

As he was about to open the door and go out into the black space, he looked back at me.

-By the way, what about your thesis?

‘Yes?’

He said he ruined it.

With your hands.

“Whoah f*ck!!!”

I stood up and looked around. He had to find the usb.

“Where are you, where are you, where are you f*cking.”

After searching for such a long time, I suddenly came to my senses.

Looking around, I saw that I was wearing a sweater and had Gambison on my body.

Instead of an electrically operated air conditioner, all I could see was a few holes through which cold air was blown in by itself.

This was Britian.

“Ha.”

I opened the plank door and came out.

The sky was still blue, the flowers were blooming, and the birds were chirping.

It was an unpleasant morning.

***

“Oh sh*t. I feel like my head is about to break Alright, so where are we going? I thought we were going to unwind.”

“I know when I see it. I was looking for a place to eat.”

Hearing those words, Vieri staggered away and said something dumbfounded.

“Damn it. I’ve never seen you spend money here. Be honest. How much have you saved up?”

There was nothing worse than talking about money to a gambler. I answered while walking away from the group of vagrants.

“You live. You madman.”

Then Vieri’s footsteps stopped. The moment he turned around, I brought out a word I had prepared in advance.

“I will help you reconcile with Miss Mary.”

“Do you need some bread to dip in, okay?”

His foot turned in the right direction again. I said with a smile at the unexpected additional income.

“Yes.”

“So, how can I help you with your order? Guests?”

“Uh, uh uh.”

Miss Mary’s face was filled with annoyance as she heard Vieri’s stutter.

“Could you be a little more clear, sir?”

It was like when the whole team of five men asked to sit down for a while.

“It’s my first time here, please give me two pieces of that stew and a piece of bread. He will give you the money.”

After she nodded and she disappeared, Vieri growled lowly at me.

“What are you going to do? You crazy bastard!”

I responded calmly.

“Then did you intend to kneel down and apologize in a place full of people, idiot? That backfires.”

Even I won’t move until someone apologizes in a crowded place! If I did, I would want to make her unable to move forever, but that Miss Mary would be appalled.

Actually, the best thing for a service worker is to buy food and go quietly, but if you did, this f*cking billhook could fly into my head.

“Do this. After I get the stew and the bread, I’ll just disappear. You-“

After suggesting what I thought was the best way, I went up the stairs with Miss Mary, who had been serving, taking her plate and a piece of bread.

Room 201, which hadn’t been in a while, was still reserved under the name of the Prianian squad leader.

Hwaran cuts it every few months, so it doesn’t matter if I use it.

Is there really any value in coaxing Vieri into pretending to come with him?

With that in mind, I knocked on the door.

Knock, knock.

I felt a presence on the other side, and I recited the phrase I promised yesterday.

The door opened with a click.

Prianian Squad Leader asked, looking at the stew I was holding.

“What is this?”

I replied.

“This is the fee I will eat.”

It’s also pretty expensive.

After looking at her with strange eyes for a moment, she went inside first and sat down on the bed.

The cross-legged prianian squad leader in leather pants handed me a piece of paper.

“Is this a nomination letter?”

She hadn’t signed a contract yet.

“Right.”

After asking for your understanding for a while, I continued reading the request form.

The name of the top is Lepian, and the top is alumni Lee Ha.

There are provisions to prevent mercenaries from going anywhere, so pass.

Transportation is secret, and the distance is about 3 days round trip.

The size is 10 people?

“Why are there so few merchants here? Still requesting the rank of squad leader?”

“That’s a bit unsettling.”

“Hmm, by the way, I’ll have some stew. Eat this before it gets cold, says Miss Mary below.”

Priyanian Squad Leader nodded and said.

“Should I say that being too standard is weird? I can’t say exactly, but something-“

“It must be that I feel spiritual anxiety or something like that. I understand.”

I replied while eating a stew full of spicy tomato flavor.

“By the way. As always, everything has a causal relationship. Even with lightning falling from the sky.”

Her eyes widened slightly.

I picked up the bowl of stew and poured it into my mouth.

“Of course, my anxiety could be a simple illusion. But I’m worried about something…”

I felt red tomatoes everywhere in my eyes, nose and mouth, and after feeling the aftertaste for a while, I opened my mouth.

“Captain Prianian.”

“Yes.”

After eating the stew clean by sweeping the wooden bowl with the bread, he looked her straight in the eyes and asked.

‘Did I touch something wrong?’

“Looks like I can help.”

This is what Hwaran said, and there is a reason why the leader of the Prianian squad is acting like that.

And the reason why Hwaran attached me to the Prianian squad leader must have been related to her anxiety.

“…What about the price?”

She asked, swallowing her saliva for a moment. Why are you like that?

“No, just use it as a guard. If you want to f*ck me there, the squad leader told me to cut it, so I cut it. Isn’t it okay?”

“But it’s a bit of a drag to involve others in uneasy affairs without any reward.”

Surely, that is the right decision.

“Commander Priyanian. To be honest, we have nothing to do with each other.”

“……”

“Use it in moderation. I will get paid after I do it anyway.”

If the nominated mercenary acts as a guard in the nomination quest, the cost is deducted from the target’s pay.

In the end, I’m not working for free, I’m just temporarily hired by the prianian squad leader.

“If you’re going to pamper yourself, pamper it in moderation. When you throw it away, don’t throw it away too much. That’s fine.”

“…You don’t know what to do. Requests always hide hidden traps.”

Let’s sell our worries. I smiled and asked her.

“Are you going to catch a dragon instead of a guild escort?”

“That’s not it.”

“That’s it.”

I said to her, who was still looking at me with her mysterious blue eyes, with a smile on her face.

“Isn’t it natural for mercenaries to work for money?”

Because there is no free happiness anywhere.

“……”

It felt like the atmosphere in the room suddenly became somber.

I have summarized what I said earlier.

“Please cut your hand one less time and extend your hand one more time. I will receive the money as much as the industry rules, so there is no need to give more.”

She didn’t say anything. So I have completed my requirements.

“That’s enough for me. Captain Prianian.”