Labyrinth City Mesugaki Pawn Shop

39. The Saint (2)

“Goodbye.”

An adventurer with her hair bald walked out of the pawnshop, holding her bag of silver coins and ecstatic.

What he sold was an unknown gold coin.

When going around the labyrinth, unexpectedly valuable items are often found deep inside, but the man brought them thinking that this was also of that kind.

A faintly visible figure of a woman holding a shield and a harpoon, and even a child drawn beneath her.

On the opposite side of her, a woman’s profile was drawn.

It was a gold coin of unknown origin, but gold was gold, and I thought I could easily get 80% of the price of imperial gold coins of the same weight.

It actually happened.

The owner of the pawnshop confirmed that it was pure gold through a simple magic and exchanged it for imperial silver without saying anything, and the man went out satisfied.

“Huh, Yami~”

Yan carefully touched the gold coin the man had given him.

This wasn’t just a gold coin of unknown origin.

I never imagined that I would get this gold coin of freedom from the Empire issued to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the existence of the Empire.

It was one of the main collections of high-ranking nobles as a luxury item, and the price was not simply the value of a single gold coin, but was priced at 1,400 times the gold coin of the same empire.

Even considering the degree of damage on the outside, it was a commemorative coin that could be easily received for 1000 gold coins.

The real value of the coin is not the gold surrounded by the outside, but the magic circuit engraved inside the gold coin.

Needless to say, it was a genuine product, something that should be sent to the Mage Tower branch for certification even today.

“If I send it before lunch, it will be processed by the day after tomorrow… What a pity!”

I called Einheri who had gone to the back of the store to throw out the garbage, but for some reason there was no answer. It must have been more than 5 minutes.

“An idiot who can’t even throw away the garbage quickly♡ I can’t help it. Devguru, come and see.”

“Take-chee-it.”

Devgrew, the mouse, slithered down Yan’s arm on the nape of his neck and went out toward the back door.

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The unique magic based on the Witch’s Familiar contract simply unfolded and the field of view changed.

“Take-chee-it♡”

Devgru, who had crept in through the crack in the door, witnessed after a while that Einheri was with someone.

“-Chjiit?”

It was a familiar face with blue hair and a plain coat.

“The commander of the Knights Templar?”

His face stiffened slightly.

Yesterday, perhaps that warning was not enough, he almost jumped out of his seat in a fit of anger, wanting to secretly intimidate Einheri while he wasn’t looking.

Until you hear the next words.

“Saint Rusalka… Secret… I want to see you…”

A saint?

Jan’s eyes furrowed at the name of the saintess who suddenly popped out.

“Why is her name mentioned?”

I was engulfed in doubt for a while, and soon Einheri turned around and came back, so I hurriedly cut off the connection.

“It’s crappy♡ Cleaning so slow even after turning back the time-“

“Boss? Devgru was out alone?”

Einheri, who had been staring at Devguru the previous morning with an expression of disapproval rather than being close to Devguru, came in holding it with both hands.

What the hell is going on.

Just two days ago, even on the first day, seeing Dev Gru on his shoulder, it was lame to roll on the floor, calling him a reverse idiot.

Jan’s mind was spinning around at the ridiculous sight of a person being transformed overnight.

“Is it okay to touch Devguru…?”

“Ah, what. There were even worse things. Besides, it’s clean, isn’t it?”

The way Ein Harry put Dev Gru on her table, saying it was nothing to her, was so different from what she thought.

A bastard who can’t even touch a mouse♡ That’s the maximum effort~? Absolutely the lowest ♡

…I tried to say the same thing, but to no avail.

“It’s not a crap… Ugh…”

The crap she knew was gone.

There must have been something.

Heojeop changed, the holy sword changed, and even the commander of the Knights Templar secretly contacted while the suspicion that he had turned back time was further amplified.

But Yan knew even better that turning back time was impossible.

Because she was the one who took over Hayden’s research.

Yan changed his course in the direction of enjoying the maximum effect with the minimum payment rather than the reversal of entropy early on, and was able to achieve his own results.

The polio vaccine she obtained was also a valuable result.

But her witch’s intuition echoed towards Einheri, who was now in front of her, and was vehemently claiming that he had turned back time.

Everything pointed to it, but ironically, her magic denied it.

[Did you turn back time?]

[Oh no]

-Truth

“Hey, what are you doing outside?”

“Yes? Oh, it takes some time to take out the garbage. Because there was no separate collection.”

Now, without blinking an eye, even a lie…!

There must have been some big problem with Heo-cheop.

It would be impossible to do this otherwise!

To solve a problem, you have to recognize what the problem is, and I didn’t want to do stupid things like cutting the affected area without knowing it.

I came up with a method.

“Oh, I have something to send to the Mage Tower this morning. Do you want to go?”

“Yes, I’ll be back soon.”

“No, no, you can go slowly. You can go and tell the receptionist that you want the coin certified in the pawnshop’s name. And today is the end of work with that, it’s the pawnshop’s anniversary

“Huh? Really?”

“Did you not know about turning back time? Finish it quickly and go for a walk outside with those slow legs like a goblin♡”

It’s a lie.

There are still more than 6 months left until the foundation anniversary.

However, I was able to check one thing with this.

Judging from Einheri’s reaction and expression, it wasn’t a lie.

The point at which time went back was only a day or so, maybe much less than that.

If you’ve come back from a farther future, there’s no way you’ll be fooled by such a simple pun.

I put the coin I had just bought into a small leather pouch the size of my palm and carefully cast a tracking spell on it.

In the pocket, not the coin.

“Ah, while I’m gone, I’ll ask Heiden-nim if he accepted me as a disciple…”

The name of Hayden, who had no way of knowing, was coming up in my self-talk without even realizing it.

What on earth had happened that Heojeop had changed like this overnight?

“I’ll be back.”

As soon as Einheri came out, she gave Devgru a signal.

“I’m secretly chasing you, you must never get caught.”

“Jjiik-!”

He fed a piece of cheese to Devgrew, who nodded, and turned the open sign at the entrance of the pawnshop upside down.

Today’s business ends with this.

“Today’s daytime! Let’s go hunting…”

Yan raised his eyesight with a solemn face.

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“Ah! Hayden-sama left early in the morning. He said he will be away for about a week. Can I contact you separately?”

When I heard about the reception area, it seemed that someone had moved to the headquarters of the Mage Tower.

Apparently, the request went well.

Maybe in the future we will see Legarete who has become a real witch?

“Tteoksang coin… I invested in the initial stage…!”

It was an extremely reliable investment.

After quickly completing the certification application for the coin, there was someone waiting in front of the Mage Tower.

It was Raffy Midnight, a cold-looking beauty so beautiful that all passers-by looked back.

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“You came out right away.”

Where the hell did it start, or did it follow? Since when?

“I have been following you since the pawnshop.”

But I didn’t feel it at all. Is this a stalker…?

“By the way, wasn’t it dinnertime when we decided to meet?”

“Originally, I was planning to wait outside until then.”

Living alone with a saintess might be something she shouldn’t have done, but Rafi Midnight’s oath changed her mind.

“I swear to the goddess that there will be no harm. If that happens, I will give my life to protect it.”

At the same time as he said that, the silver dust that was scattered over Raffy’s head, it had been a long time since.

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゜・。゜ ・・゜ ・ 。。 ゜・。 。 ゜。・゜ ❅。 ❅・。・。 ゜・ 。゜ ・

。。゜・。 ❅゜ ゜ ・ 。゜・❆゜ ・。❅゜❅ ゜・ 。 ❅゜ ゜ ・。゜ ・・❆

-Be alone with the saint.

Feeling like sh*t is a bonus.

I still didn’t understand what the saintess was thinking when she wanted to meet me.

“It was supposed to be in the evening… Well, I think it wouldn’t matter if I went for a while now since I’m done with work.”

The current time shown on the clock hanging outside the Magic Tower is 10:32, and the story is said to end soon, so shouldn’t it be finished before lunchtime?

There is also a prior agreement with Yerica and Floren for lunch today.

“Then let’s go.”

Raffy Midnight took the lead, slightly ahead.

′′ Jji-jit…!”

“Huh?”

I turned around at the sound of something strange, but there was nothing.

“Have you missed something?”

“No. It’s just… I feel weird. Let’s go.”

For some reason, I had a bad feeling that something was stuck to my back like a leech, but there was nothing, so I couldn’t do anything.

I just have to shake myself off and go on my way.

After passing the alley, I saw the church branch in the distance.

The pure white building, shining pure white even from a distance, was sacred no matter who saw it.

Come to think of it, I haven’t been anywhere near the church since I came here.

…I’ve never met a priest.

Sure, that might be a little odd.

I thought about it for a while and thought something was wrong.

She didn’t go all the way to the front, she was the one who fell into her side road before she knew it.

“Huh…? Isn’t this all the way?”

When I pointed to her church branch, she shook her head.

“The saintess should be somewhere else by now.”

It was not a branch, but rather a place where I turned and entered from the alley.

If buildings in the style related to the church stood out in the streets in the past, now this place is the epitome of modernity.

Is there a saint in a place like this?

After walking a bit more, the place where Raffy stopped was none other than a huge building that exceeded the 10th floor.

An ominous feeling was piercing my brain.

“aaa!”

The intermittent screams that came from inside the building were both joyous and terrifying despair.

Gulp.

I muttered, slowly stroking the nameplate on the wall in front of the building.

“Tulip Exchange…”

[Haarlem Central Tulip Exchange]

“Let’s go inside.”

I felt it the moment I pulled down the doorknob and entered.

It was a building engulfed by human greed and madness.

In the midst of people flocking here and there after leaving the stall, and desires swirling along the number board that changes every second, there was a woman who did not fit in with this place at all.

“Can’t it be?”

She looked at Raffy with trembling eyes.

However, there seemed to be no change.

“Yes, he is…”

Her woman raised her hand with all her might and shouted her wish.

“Ottoman Governor Tulip Bulb Horse Beekeeping Horo s*x Departure!!!”

“This is Saint Rusalka.”

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“Ko-eok, Ottoman Governor Buljang is so sweet~ I still don’t know what black cow is? If you’re short and your deposit sucks, f*ck it~”

Looking at the saintess fanning her while waving her bag of gold coins, I couldn’t tell whether I had come to see her saintess or her crazy gambler.

No, where do you see that is a saint? Sitpal, the prostitute of Jugael.

Rusalka, apparently not satisfied with the money she had just earned, headed to her stall and smiled at the operator, placing additional orders.

“Leverage…50 Times intersection… You know?”

I couldn’t even say anything when I watched him from the side, who did not hesitate to even trade leveraged futures.

“50 Times the final offering of 1 million church members in the labyrinth city! We boarded the 100th floor! Everyone follow me! Gold coins are copied even if you play long!”

I don’t know if it’s real or not, but even a long bet with an offering that can’t be attempted unless it’s corrupted.

“Goddess Nemesis, pick it up!”

[Quest Completed]

-Be alone with the saint.

Oh, please.

**********

It took about 20 minutes for the mad commotion to end.

An hour-long lunch break for lunch, it took less than a minute for the packed people to rush out.

“Ahahahaha… I’m sorry, I’m showing my embarrassing side.”

Where did Jugal’s prodigal daughter go? The one in front of me right now was the saintess herself, showing an infinitely benevolent appearance.

From the long blue hair flowing down her chest to the cross-shaped seal stamped on her forehead, she clearly indicated that she was a saint.

As soon as I met her eyes, I went blank and even star-shaped pupils that seemed to be sucked in …..

Pair!

He slapped himself on the cheek and shook his head.

What are you doing like an idiot?

“Hmm, you really are a strange person. It’s different from what the Goddess said.”

Rusalka took a step closer to me and held out her hand.

“Mr. Einheri, the reason why I wanted to meet you personally like this is because the oracle of the goddess came down. However, because the contents of the oracle were so disrespectful, the upper echelons of the church had no choice but to seek them out for such a crime.”

No, what the hell did I do… Was it a ridiculous oracle?

But before that, there was something to check.

“Could you find out who the subject of the trust is?”

There were two goddesses I knew.

Theia, the blonde goddess who was said to be playing as a pinch hitter.

The Caught Goddess Nemesis I hit her head twice.

Depending on which of the two, the contents must have been different.

“Of course she is the goddess Nemesis.”

“Then Goddess Theia…?”

“Go!”

A loud sound erupted from her small mouth and swept around her.

Even though I plugged her ears, I couldn’t help but frown because it echoed in her head.

“Where is the name of such an evil god?!”

“An evil god…?”

What is this?

No matter how you think about it, Theia is a good god and Nemesis is an evil god…?

“I was mistaken, the words of the goddess Nemesis, there is nothing else. Are you repeating your evil deeds?”

Hey f*ck you!

How did pressing the attack key twice in the game get wrapped up like that!

This b*tch Nemesis is a complete evil god!

”However, the Goddess is the one who tries to embrace even such a sinner. Hear her sinner Einheri, if she leads her lowly and foolish body and accomplishes the twelve tasks given by the church, she will be forgiven for her sins.”

There was no bullsh*t like this.

“Can I also say something? Is Goddess listening now?”

“Raise it, Goddess is always watching over us.”

At those words, I smiled broadly and raised my middle finger toward the saintess.

“Catch the sh*t.”