The Paladin Owns the Relic

241 – Hayden and Marker (10)

The owner of the underground arena is dead.

The death of a monarch who ruled an area of Night City. Night City, which was divided into 7 realms, was greatly shaken.

The word without feet spread quickly. By the end of the day, most of the informants in the underworld had heard the news.

But there was one piece of information that even they couldn’t get.

“Who the hell…”

Who the hell killed one of the 7 masters of Night City?

There were many who witnessed the truth of that night. However, no information could be taken away from them.

Everyone shut their mouths like honeydew mutes. Kidnapping and torturing one of them yielded nothing.

Struggling with pain, he ended up biting his tongue and committing suicide.

I was morbidly afraid to speak the truth out of my mouth, as if my memory itself was banned. I checked to see if something related to magic was interfering, but it was a completely unknown kind of power.

“If things go like this…”

An underground arena, one of the most famous entertainment courses in Night City.

The attention of the intelligence dealers was not on the one who killed one of the seven lords, but on who would occupy it.

And surprisingly, the new person who took over the underground arena was an unexpected person.

“I earn. Bastards.”

The thief queen of Calvid, the great thief.

The owner of a force expanding from the northern part of the Empire to the entire Empire suddenly collapsed in Night City.

. . .

“Ka, why is Calvid’s queen of thieves…?”

“Bunny.”

“Hey. Ruler…!”

She was about to scream when she suddenly lowered her voice.

“Can’t I call you Zahard…?”

“No.”

“That’s right. Whew. What’s your name?”

“Vincent.”

“It really doesn’t suit you.”

Bunny stretched out my cheek.

“You mean. Your church headquarters…you know how much money goes into it, right?”

“Of course not. If I’m the owner and you don’t know, that’s even weirder, right?”

“Did you give me so much support money in that state? You… Have you been eating?”

“Of course I pack a lunch and carry it around.”

I pretended and proudly raised my thumb.

“My strength is being able to make delicious food with cheap ingredients!”

“…What the hell is a guy with a ‘house’ like that… No…”

Bernie sighed. Bounced the abacus.

“I will eat here as I said before.”

“Containment must be a bit harsh.”

“Have you forgotten who I am? It’s Bunny, the queen of the bandits. My opponent is the famous Night City, but I have to take a huge loss to push me alone. It’s like dealing with a thief and intelligence group called ‘Kalvid’ that has spread throughout the empire.”

“Are you sure?”

“What is safe? To the subject who called me to do everything and take care of the back.”

“It’s because I believe.”

“I decide the profit distribution rate in exchange for trust.”

Bunny whistled.

“The underground arena will operate similarly as before. The money coming in will be the same. The main customer base was not harmed at all, and the lower classes of Night City who always bet money were not hurt.”

“Is there a possibility that there will be no customers for a while due to the rumor that the owner has changed?”

“There are bound to be more customers coming to the new store. If we make a big blow at this point, the business might be better than before.”

Bernie suddenly raised his head.

“…But can I continue to live here?”

“Why?”

“No, you go around claiming to be a paladin. This is a bit of a strange neighborhood… It’s a place full of guys who bet money on people’s lives?”

“You didn’t bring it by force, did you come in voluntarily?”

“Of course, most of the fighters are like that… but don’t you feel a bit repulsive?”

“What?”

I shrugged.

“It’s weirder when I can’t argue with them about their choices.”

“It’s a paladin.”

“A holy knight who protects the weak. Why am I protecting an adult who can make his own choices?”

“Don’t just talk softly.”

Bernie clicked his tongue. Finished the last calculation.

“Anyway, the headquarters of the Church of Dusk is currently costing a lot of money. Not only are we cleaning the area, but we’re repairing all the broken machines, so it’s no longer worth the money. So considering that… Let’s split the profit 5:5. How is it?”

“6:4.”

“…No. f*ck. That’s too much We’ll do the operation, and we’ll do the maintenance too, right? The strength of this day…”

“You guys should do 6.”

“……”

Bernie smiled broadly.

“Thank you!”

“f*ck.”

Has the underground arena issue been resolved for now? I just ate it because it was a waste to empty it…

I don’t know if it’s a good thing. Well, somehow This is also a time when you need multiple sources of steady income.

Let’s see.

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Then shall we go back to our main job?

. . .

“You…What the hell are you doing?”

Jade Marker asked suspiciously.

“Are you an academy assistant?”

“So the identity before that…!”

“Is it important?”

“Important!”

Jade burst into anger.

“Your skill is already a professor…No, maybe even surpassed that! It’s not normal!”

“If you tried so hard but couldn’t overcome it, that would be even weirder.”

“Effort…?”

“Yes. Effort.”

Isla Hayden revealed this. She flogged her right arm, which had become fine, in the air.

“You there! Let’s stick with one more game! Please!”

“……”

Her eyes met Isabella, and she let out a sigh. She glanced at me as if she was fed up.

It contains life. I immediately shook her head.

“You can’t kill me.”

“…Yeah.”

I thought as I held Isla Hayden by the scruff of her neck.

Anyway, this guy seemed to be the most picky. Literally like a beast. He is a guy who goes crazy with his instincts and his fists speak before words.

I guess you need to concentrate even during lectures.

“Anyway, Jade Marker. I kept my promise.”

“But…!”

“Is it really that important who I am? It was I who set you free. So who should I follow?”

“…It is you.”

”That’s right. You’re saying only the right thing about a narrow-eyed subject.”

I pulled Ayla by the scruff of her neck. She passed out and didn’t see my strength. She just continued to pounce on Isabella, who knocked her out.

Catching the scruff of the neck is also the limit. She suppressed the desire to faint and smiled softly.

“Isla Hayden.”

“What!”

“Your blood is hot, and the more you fight, the hotter it gets, right?”

It’s because of the berserker characteristics. Isla Hayden was one of the most important NPCs.

A warrior who usually takes two routes.

One is to walk the path of a mercenary who can control his anger as a barbaric knight…

The other one is to face a miserable end in being torn to death as a berserker.

“Right! But why! I don’t want to fight because you look insincere!”

“Ah, Isla!”

“Why are you again?! Can’t you see I’m busy?!”

“Then he dies!!”

“…What?”

I shook my head at the white-faced Jade.

Don’t do that. Jade Marker.

The way to deal with such a child is simple.

“If you can’t stand it because your body is so hot…”

I put the scruff of Ayla’s neck.

“Let’s die once.”

“What are you talking about…”

Bagak.

The sound was simple.

It was the sound of Ayla’s head being split.

. . .

“You are so strong!!!”

Ayla jumped to her feet. It was exactly thirty minutes after she passed out.

As expected, formidable regenerative power. The blood dripping from his forehead had stopped before he knew it.

“One more time! One more time…!”

“Do you want to continue to live like an animal like that?”

“…What?”

“It’s good to have fun, but you know that you shouldn’t indulge. When it gets worse, you can’t control yourself, right?”

“…What’s wrong with that?”

“No. It’s not particularly strange.”

The most important thing in life is pleasure. I had no intention of denying that.

Eat delicious food and do fun things. Enjoy your hobbies, and sleep soundly when you are tired.

What everyone took for granted only led to battle for Ayla Hayden.

“Instead, you can’t fully feel that sensation…”

“……!”

“That pleasure. As long as you control the feeling of your blood boiling, you can enjoy it when you enjoy it, and you can definitely quit when you quit. You will stop betting your life on hobbies like everyone else.”

“……!”

“Is it really good to adjust it? It’s no joke that the pleasure you get when you put up with it and then burst it all at once… It’s like, how to say…”

I put my hand in the air and rubbed it.

“The joy of battle that I have felt so far will seem ridiculous enough to penetrate my brain.”

“…That much?”

“Of course. If you can control it, you will have both human life and beast life in your hands.”

I met Ayla’s eyes. He grinned at her bloodied face.

“You are a human being, not an animal. Are you thinking to yourself that you’ve gone astray?”

“…..”

“Do you know what the reason is? You’re the only child of the Hayden family. Only pedigree. And that’s why you must have received a lot of expectations from your parents.”

“…..”

”You want to live up to expectations. But it doesn’t work out the way you want, so sometimes you worry, don’t you?”

I reached out.

“I will help you live a human life. Of course, leaving the beast inside it as it is. Something that allows you to control your desires. I can.”

“…Really?”

“Of course. Of course, the choice is yours.”

I ask.

“How would you like to do it? Isla Hayden.”

She did not hesitate for a second and nodded her head vigorously.

“I’ll do it!”

“Okay. Then Jade Marker will follow.”

“I, why is that natural…”

“Don’t like it?”

“…Of course not…”

Yes. Where the needle goes, the thread must follow.

It’s obvious that I have a crush on you, but where are you?

So, have you gathered everything?

“To think it would take two weeks for the first lecture. It is difficult to gather all the students.”

“…But there is still one left?”

Isabella asked. She lifted her fingers and counted.

“Raven Fear, Benjamin Astra, Isla Hayden, Jade Marker… Are four. Didn’t you say five?”

“Oh, I sent you a letter for the other one.”

“You say you’re a problem? Will that solve it?”

“It is resolved. That guy is a problem in a slightly different sense…”

I returned to the academy with Isla and Jade.

“I’m a guy who didn’t listen to lectures because there was no one else who could teach him.”