Chapter 16 Part 2 (1/2)
I’m still editing the other parts (mostly the chapter are already done. So I’m thinking of Posting the whole chapters)…. Pls wait patiently…..I’m really sorry for not giving the Chapters more early. (This sorry is to the supporters who donated to me.) *Sliding Dogeza*
Chapter 16 Part 2
“Hey, just what did you say?”
“I refuse. I said that. There is no way you didn’t hear it?”
At dusk.
The time was at the borderline and it felt like after an hour or two the sun will also go down.
The place was, wastelands on the outskirts of the city.
Elk had by herself come to the place which was written in the letter she got before.
From the many men surrounding Elk with bad countenance, one man……the man who warned her on yesterday’s night spoke while furrowing his brows.
“You read the letter, right?”
“I wouldn’t come here if I didn’t read it”
“I see, then you also understand it, right? That you don’t have any other option left.”
“…………”
The contents of the letter were something like this.
It was about those members who attacked Minato yesterday’s noon.
Though there were no deaths, but they had to give a lot of treatment fees and suffered financial losses.
Though not completely, but Elk was also responsible for that, and so she had to take the burden of some amount of that money. It was added to her debt.
Now that there was no way to clear the debt using legal ways, only one method was left.
The sharp eared men, had already heard about an『Adventurer in Black』killing the big serpent and judged it was Minato.
Including the fact that Minato would be rewarded enormous amount of money as reward for killing it.
Then seeing the right time after he got reward, attack him and seize all the equipments and luggage everything. The plan also included to sell him as he was a rare person with black hair and black eyes.
If it went easily, about 60% of her debt would be repaid.And if the prices of equipments and all were high then she would be able to repay more than that.
However, Elk’s response was,
“Don’t make me say it again and again. I’m saying I reject that offer.”
“……Bitch, do you understand the meaning of your words?”
That man was somewhat more rational than others, but it was clear from his speech that his mood was getting foul.
He scowled at Elk, in his eyes was unconcealable irritation.
It was obvious that behind the words that sounded like warning had threat included.
After all, if Elk was unable to repay the debt before the deadline which was approaching, she would either be sold off to slave dealers or brothel. To a woman, there was nothing else than hell after that point.
Even more, the reward Minato would get would be more than the money they would get by selling off Elk.
Hence, they were trying to persuade Elk by intimidating her with fear. For gaining more profits.
……Still, her reply didn’t change.
“I know what I’m saying. You will at most sell me to some slave dealer or brothel? I won’t resist it after all this time.”
“……What did you say?”
“I’m saying, do what you want to your heart’s desire. But, now this talk is over, don’t even try to lay hands on that idiot……Minato”
She herself, didn’t think that this would stop them.
Just, she wanted to something good at the last moment so that she won’t regret……and would be able to show her face straightly to the boy who saved her.
Of course, she knew that Minato wouldn’t like it and she herself didn’t want to jump in hell by her own will.
She just felt that if she try to live a disgraceful life, then she would stop being herself.
Choosing to live a lowly disgraceful life was too heavy a choice for her after being in contact with Minato’s kindness.
If she tried to return, it was a dirty path. If she didn’t return it would be either slave or prostitute.
Either return to hell or go to hell. both sides were hell for her.
In that case, while her mind was cooling down……she madedecision.
“If I’m going to hell anyway, then it’s more good to go to hell by my own will while carrying all the sins. There would be not even one person who would feel sorry for me.”
“……You’re an idiot. You going to ruin your life by rejecting the offer in front of you? Rethink about it, even by saying good things, it won’t give prof……”
“You’re right, nobody will gain profit, but neither will anyone suffer loss.”
“You can’t complain about anything in hell, still going with your choice?”
“Bake me, boil me, have fun. ……It is a befitting end for garbage like me. Even if you people are garbage like me, but I won’t let you get any profit.”
“Bitch……”
The surrounding men scowled at Elk, who was speaking in a masochism way, with eyes filled with hatred.