Episode 192 Bifron (2)
Lapdonia.
It was once just a manor, but after the apocalypse ca, survivors from all over the continent gathered and transford into the last ho of mankind. The only fortress in the world.
This citadel consisted of 14 district cities.
First of all, District 1 Ecliptic Karnon.
It is where the royal family, the nobility, and the vested class live. The biggest feature is that commoners can’t even enter if they don’t get permission to enter.
Areas 2-5 Co lby.
It is a comrcial area commonly referred to as the free market.
It is located on the outskirts of the imperial capital, and all the experts who can be called artisans and shops with good sales are concentrated here.
Areas 7-13 Rabighion.
It occupies the largest area of the city and is ho to 70% of the city’s population.
A common feature is that each district has a dinsional plaza where a portal opens every month.
Lastly, District 14 Bifron.
The case is different in many ways from the district 6 Gno Tree, which was classified as a special district from the ti the city was designed.
It originally belonged to ‘Rabighion’, but is now designated as a curfew, and now even the dinsion plaza has disappeared.
Drurrrrrr-!
The gates there open.
To put in one more prisoner.
“What are you doing? Hurry up and don’t go in.”
“……Is that the end?”
“Didn’t you already hear the explanation? As long as you’re not trying to escape, it doesn’t matter what you do.”
The knight who brought here turned his back on , as if he didn’t want to stay here any longer.
cooong!
Before long, the castle gate closed, and only then did I turn my back to check my surroundings.
“The concentration camp…….”
As it was nicknad, the atmosphere was different from other ordinary city districts.
Will District 7, where I live, change to this feeling if it is neglected for over a hundred years?
The old buildings are in a state of disrepair and are in a state of disrepair here and there, and the outer walls are full of dirt marks and graffiti.
Distance is also not much different.
Things like waste materials are piled up haphazardly.
‘Did I have to spend 20 days here?’
I didn’t even want to stay still in front of the castle gate, so I walked blindly.
The eyes of the boundary were felt everywhere.
It was the gaze sent by the residents of this district, who wore shabby clothes on a skinny body with bare bones.
Should I say inmate?
food.
Sohow I laughed.
What would it be like if you were Lee Han-soo, a modern man in the 21st century?
Obviously, the gaze alone would have shrunk.
It was because the eyes were filled with greed beyond rejecting strangers. He must have been in a hurry to find a place to hide without saying a word.
But…
“What do you think?”
Now I am a barbarian of this era with a muscular body over 2m tall and ard with heavy armor.
Even if dozens of such vicious people attack , I am confident that I can turn them into waterlon porridge in a matter of minutes.
“Behel—laaaaaaaa!!!”
With that kind of confidence, I even exploded the [Wild Eruption], and the residents who had been hiding and watching began to go on their way with their eyes closed as if they had seen a ghost.
“It’s okay! I won’t eat you!!”
Looking at it, I laughed so much that it was exaggerated and continued on my way. “Why
is
that author suddenly shouting…”
“You’re crazy. I’d rather not go near you.”
Such words were faintly heard everywhere.
It was just the reaction I was hoping for.
It’s a specification that flies get entangled and botherso.
‘Because it’s like this, I feel like I’m in a beginner’s field.’
I was quite worried because it was a place called a lawless zone.
No, Misha was exactly like that.
But now I am convinced.
The lawless zone is a place where the strong man is by nature the best, and sotis it can be more comfortable than a society where the law exists.
‘I guess I’ll just think I’m going to rest.’
The barbarian’s body, sensitive to providence, had already noticed.
I won’t have much trouble here.
*
It was a ti when I was walking and looking at the surroundings like that.
“Hey there. New guy!”
A little boy who looked to be about ten years old boldly blocked my way.
I first asked for confirmation.
“Did you follow from the gates?”
“No? Did you just see it?”
“But how did you know I was a rookie?”
“Because I saw him for the first ti today. Rumors spread about people like you as soon as you arrive.”
The answer is quite convincing when you look at the secret people around you.
“Tell your business.”
Being conscious of the surroundings, he lowered his voice and spoke.
However, the kid seed to be on the strong side, so he didn’t avoid my gaze and spoke clearly.
“On the first day, haven’t you found a place to sleep yet? I’ll guide you. After all, I’m a native born and raised here.”
In simple terms, it ans to guide you.
Of course it won’t be free.
I wouldn’t have gathered up the courage to do anything but serve and stand in front of a giant barbarian.
“Remuneration?”
“Just give 100 stones.”
A small amount of money that makes you wonder if you forgot one zero.
“Okay. Guide .”
When I coolly agreed, the kid took the lead, saying that he would take to the best place around here.
I followed the kid and asked him various things.
I read a few books about Bifron in the library, but it would be arrogance to know everything about this place with just that.
First of all, from personal curiosity.
“Were you born here?”
“yes.”
“What about your parents?”
“He passed away.”
“Isn’t that so, were your parents born here like you?”
The kid didn’t want to answer, but he had no choice but to kneel in front of the capital.
“I’ll give you 100 more stones.”
“……Only my mother. I heard that my father ca from outside.”
“For what cri?”
“… Possession and distribution of unsavory books. I’m sure I’ll ask again, so I’ll tell you in advance, but it was a book about whether the taxes paid to the royal family were fair.”
“He was a thinker.”
It wasn’t that surprising.
The nickna ‘prison camp’ attached to Bifron itself ca about when those who spread negative words to the royal family were expelled.
So many complaints?
Then try living in a place out of reach of divine protection.
Roughly, this logic banished, but from the royal family’s point of view, it was a very clever move.
You can prove the legitimacy of the royal family more than anything else while driving out the reactionaries.
That’s a lot more to gain than being hanged.
“How old are you?”
“I’m eleven years old.”
“I’ll be able to leave in three years.”
“If the credentials are successful.”
I tilted my head.
“Credentials? I heard you can go out when you’re fourteen?”
“You heard only half of it correctly. Salvation is only for a very few people who show the quality in any field. I said which field, but in fact, most of them are aiming for explorers. …..”
“Are you aiming for an explorer too?”
“No. I’m a scholar.”
Being a scholar…….
For so reason, it seems that he did not let go of learning even in this environnt.
“You’re an explorer, right? How did you end up here?”
Soon the kid asked a question too.
Seemingly, he seed to feel that it wasn’t fair that he was the only one answering.
“I’ll tell you if I get 100 less stones.”
“It’s not that big of money…”
“Explorers don’t lose even a little money.”
“Oh, you an you’re an explorer, right?”
A prank too cute to be called a joke.
However, the kid quickly continued talking, probably thinking that he could be hard by later.
“Okay. I’ll take less. So tell why you’re here.”
“I made a minor mistake in the city. I was told to co here after living here for 20 days.”
“20 days…….”
Was it an infinitely short period of ti for the boy who grew up here for the rest of his life?
The little boy chewed his lips and was silent for a mont.
And I asked one more thing.
“What grade was your uncle?”
Personal information that I don’t really want to answer.
“That’s not the question, right? That’s 100 stones. So answer the next question well.”
Like a cowardly adult, he resolutely dismissed it and changed the topic.
Bifron’s waterfront social structure, etc., such topics that are difficult to experience with books alone.
Like a native, the kid answered without much difficulty, but there was one thing that was a little impressive.
source of food.
“The royal family distributes food every month?”
“Yes. Even so, the powerful take them all and use them like power.”
It’s a group of thugs the kid is talking about, no doubt.
Since you were born as a human being, there is no choice but to have up and down on the floor.
What caught my attention was the other part.
“The more you think about it, the more contradictory it is.”
“yes?”
“It is nothing.”
For so reason, I am a little more interested in Bpron.
It feels like sothing more interesting is hidden in one of the city districts that were fine in the ga.
“Arrived.”
Afterwards, as we walked down the street while talking a little more, we arrived at the inn the kid had talked about.
The first floor is a pub, and the second floor is a type of shop that can be found anywhere in the city.
Usually these stores are occupied by a group of thugs.
‘They say it’s the best place.’
I smiled and opened the door of the inn, which seed to be infested with insects, and stepped inside.
Aweso profit.
Surprisingly, there were quite a few people inside.
n and won with sturdy physiques drinking alcohol while wearing shabby clothes.
with my daughter
Everyone in the room turned their attention to as the rusted paper swayed with a blunt sound.
The emotions contained in the gaze varied.
Boundary perplexity curiosity greed.
I ignored it once and approached the counter.
“How much is it per night here, sir?”
“Fifty stones.”
As expected, the price seems to be missing one zero this ti.
“How about a al?”
“250 stones.”
“It’s 250 stones…….”
From my point of view, both are puny money, but after actually experiencing it, I felt the difference from the outside world.
Food costs five tis more than housing costs.
Prices are unimaginable in Lapdonia, where the housing crisis is severe.
“Tie up today and go.”
“What about als?”
“Give it to right away.”
“Pay in advance.”
Soon after paying 300 stone including the room price, I sat down.
“Then I’ll be on my way, mister.”
“You haven’t received any money yet?”
“Oh right!”
I gave a thousand stones to the kid with a sorry expression.
“I don’t have any money to give back to you…”
“The change is done, so co and sit next to .”
“yes?”
“Please talk to until the al is served.”
The kid, who was looking at with strange eyes, sat down after organizing his thoughts for a while. And he answered each and every question I asked.
Ti passed like that.
“This is the food I ordered.”
The long awaited food ca out.
No at at all, just bread and white soup like soup.
“I’m fine then…”
I grabbed the kid who was about to get up.
“Sit down.”
“Yes? It’s only until the food cos out…….” Does
that barbarian really look like an idiot?
I said it again with high pressure, even with my life.
“Sit down.”
Feeling the heavy air, the little boy closed his mouth and sat down again.
I pretended not to, but I could feel it trembling from afar.
I scooped up a large spoonful of soup.
And…
“Eat.”
“yes?”
“Eat.”
“Thank you, but I’m not hungry…”
Yes, that’s how it cos out, right?
“If you eat it, I’ll give you 10,000 stones.”
I made an offer a kid could never refuse.
So, what choice will this guy make?
The answer was simple indeed.
“…Please save .”
Like a kid born and raised in a shitty environnt, he was quick-witted.
***
There were two reasons why I was able to see through the kid’s trick.
[Did you follow from the gate?]
[No? Did you just see it?]
The first kid calmly answered with a lie to the question asked for confirmation.
Well, it’s a lie, I did a good job not showing it, but…
I’m a little confident in my mory.
Ever since the castle gate first opened, he had been hanging around nearby.
[Please give 100 stones.]
I asked for the second money too conscientiously.
This is very strange.
Isn’t it normal to be full of thoughts about eating even if you go to a tourist destination? But this kid, and even the innkeeper, didn’t think of overcharging .
Of course, it could be a re coincidence, but…
“…Please save .”
The kid knelt down instead of eating.
I wasn’t surprised because it was what I expected.
How long has it been a day or two that the craft of these people lacked novelty?
‘If you’re going to stab soone in the back of the head, why don’t you do it in a way that doesn’t show it?’
I got up, overturning the table that I wouldn’t eat.
Originally, I was going to ask who the accomplice was,
but… I don’t think it’s necessary.
“Stop moving.”
I said as I looked at the guys who were slowly walking towards the door.
An attempt at friendly conversation.
Unfortunately, the four n and won, including the owner, were rather busy escaping by speeding up.
“damn!”
“Bounce!!”
Looking back, I clicked my tongue bitterly.
no would that be
“Oops!”
Once I picked up the kid with one hand.
Then, he quickly ca out and turned on [Giant] naturally like a series of processes, then kicked off the ground and [Leaped] high.
Aaaaaang-!
A body slamd into the ground across dozens of ters in an instant. The bodies of the man and woman who had bounced off due to the effect of [Recoil] floated in the air.
“Behel—laaaaaaa!!”
After using [Wild Eruption], the four of them couldn’t even dare to get up and run away.
Kwajik.
To prevent them from escaping, all four broke one foot.
Day and night.
It was also in the middle of the street, but sothing to know. After all, isn’t this a lawless zone?
There are no guards who will co running after using this ability in the first place.
“Oops!!!”
Did you co to your senses then?
Among the four, the man with the impression of a rat shouted like a macro.
“Ooh we’re mbers of the Western Union!”
If it’s the Western Union, it’s one of the four thug groups that split up Bifron.
Is the boss kid an explorer?
So the rank…
“Hey, if you kindly let us go, we won’t retaliate for this—”
What?
Kwajik.
It was noisy, so I crushed the other foot as well.
Then, did it beco even more desperate?
“Ooh our boss is a 6th level explorer!!”
While screaming in pain, he shouted loudly.
I couldn’t help but tilt my head.
“Our boss? What do you an by that?”
When I questioned him questioningly, this ti he tilted his head.
I couldn’t understand what he was saying. I smiled kindly and bent down to stroke the man’s head.
“From now on, I am your boss.”
I still wanted to have a subordinate at least once.
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