#697. Because I have a lot of greed.
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Taken as a whole.
The Commonwealth of China had little developed land.
It is the most populous country in the world, but its territory is vast.
That is why there were still many rural dwellings, and not one or two places did not even have electricity.
However, this did not mean that the Commonwealth of China was backward.
rich nature.
An old-fashioned street.
Brightly shining hall lamps.
As long as it is not developed, of course it keeps the culture of the old era intact.
In particular, the intensively developed capitals of each country enjoyed splendor and prosperity comparable to any other large city in the world.
And the symbol was the Leviathan Hotel, a building that stood tall in every major city in the Commonwealth of China.
It is an impregnable fortress.
It is a sanctuary of intrigue.
Black Dragon’s nest.
At the same time overflowing with joy.
A paradise on earth that sells all happiness.
Therefore, in the Commonwealth of China, Leviathan itself is a symbol of success, and many people make it their lifelong dream to stay even for one night.
So it was.
Leviathan Lanzhou Branch.
The reason why a guest staying on the top floor has no choice but to be special.
“Did you only eat somen noodles today?”
“Did you come to get food?”
“No, on the contrary. I want to serve you a more proper dish.”
“I don’t need it.”
If you want, you can prepare Manhan Jeonseok (滿漢全席).
A black-haired girl who spoke calmly.
Li Qingyu’s proposal was truly worthy of the Black Dragon Princess who dominates the world’s lodging and catering service industry.
But the silver-haired beauty who was sitting across from me.
After the sword, Anastasia flatly refused.
And he spoke calmly.
“Didn’t I already tell you that I would decline your favor?”
“But you accepted the lodging I offered you, right?”
“It was just a choice to avoid an unnecessary fight, but the girl doesn’t trust you yet.”
Don’t trust the Black Dragon Clan.
Master always said
He said he would doubt and be wary of her until the end.
Anastasia, who spoke calmly, added one more word quietly.
“Also, Master taught me that extravagance is poison that rusts the sword and nourishes the soul, so we must always be vigilant.”
“…You are really faithful to the swordsmith’s teachings.”
“Isn’t it natural?”
Limon is always right.
It is natural for a disciple to follow that teaching.
Seeing Anastasia speak without wavering, Li Qingyu smiled.
“well. Will it be so?”
“What do you mean?”
“It means that the swordsman was wary of extravagance, but he did not deny the wealth and glory itself.”
“….”
“Delicious food, nice clothes, comfortable bed. It is a natural human desire to desire such things.”
Luxury is the use of goods beyond your means.
Eating meat alone is a luxury for ordinary students, but presidents of large corporations rent out cheap restaurants as dinner venues.
That standard is different for each person.
Some say that frugality is a virtue.
As long as it does not violate the law or cause trouble to others.
There is no reason why the possessor shouldn’t use his money.
“There are areas in the world that can be created and developed because people use money even if they don’t need it that much.”
A sport that runs on a deficit.
Art that was patronized by the aristocracy.
A car made by a sign as a hobby.
A comic book bought by a child with pocket money.
New drugs developed with blind investment, etc.
As long as you have money, as long as you don’t have it.
There have been any number of technologies and cultures that have been created because people have wasted money on their own desires.
There have always been those who earn even harder and starve themselves to save money in order to be so extravagant.
“But when the richest don’t spend money, there’s a problem.”
“…”
“Especially if you force others to be thrifty and thrifty.”
Money is like blood.
You have to keep circulating your blood vessels.
If it doesn’t flow and pools, it will rot and ruin the body.
Anastasia quietly objected to what Li Qingyu said with a smile.
“Sophistry is coming.”
“Do you think so?”
“There are many ways to help others without having to follow your own desires.”
Give the hungry child something to eat.
clothes to wear to a naked neighbor.
A chance to learn from the unlearned.
Even if a wealthy person reduces and distributes a little of his luxury, he can help hundreds and thousands of people, and some do.
The logic that money should be wasted is just an excuse to justify extravagance.
At the words of Anastasia, who pointed out.
Li Qingyu smiled even deeper.
“It is also a desire to be honored and self-satisfied by giving and giving charity.”
“It is mercy, not desire.”
“You must have experienced firsthand what the consequences of believing in people’s good will and mercy are.”
“….”
“That’s why Swordsman doesn’t blame the wealth and glory. Even if you can’t trust people’s good will, you can trust their desires.”
“Still, Master will respect those who know mercy more than those who indulge in lust.”
Limon’s disciple is himself.
It’s like you know better.
Li Qingyu looked at the woman who spoke firmly, then nodded slowly.
“…A swordsmith would definitely do that.”
Was it because it was unexpected that Li Qingyu readily agreed?
keeping your mouth shut.
Take a moment to look at her blankly.
Anastasia asked quietly.
“Have you been in contact with Master?”
“yes. I have already told you everything.”
“…”
“The fact that you escaped from the World Federation and that you are on your way to see the swordsman.”
It’s as if they’ve forgotten the conversation they had a while ago.
Seeing Li Qingyu answer with a smile, Anastasia shut her mouth.
It seems difficult to bear the question.
But the answer seems dreadful.
As if expecting something though.
After hesitating for a while, she asked.
“What did the girl’s teacher say?”
ask that question.
I am an interpreter
I keep repeating the interpreter, while the blue bird, who has been hardened with the mindset of nothing, delivers.
Li Qingyu, who stared at Anastasia’s face with bandages around her eyes, finally opened her mouth after a long silence.
“Swordsmith…”
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“It reminds me of the old days. When I broke my limbs in the past, you used to prepare me for meals like this.”
“…”
“…Meister?”
“….”
A pretty boy like a girl.
Adolf narrowed his eyes.
Then he tapped the table with his fingers, got up from his chair, and slowly pushed his upper body out.
Cross the glass of milk in front.
past the middle of the table.
to the seat opposite.
So like a statue of a goddess.
The moment when the straight nose of the white-haired beauty and the straight nose of the white-haired beauty were about to overlap as she watched him slowly approaching.
baek!
“What are you doing?”
“…I’m sick, Meister.”
“You said you were sick, so of course you bastard.”
Maybe it’s because I almost did something so absurd.
Looking at Rin with his twin wick raised, Adolf scratched his forehead.
“Don’t be so angry. Anyway, isn’t it Meister’s fault that you first looked away during the date?”
“Dating sucks.”
“Oh, wasn’t this a date? So, I guess I shouldn’t have any information to hand over today.”
“Do you want to lose?”
“If you want to kill me, kill me. It’s unfair to die when you haven’t done anything wrong, but if that’s the Meister’s will, you have to follow it.”
“…”
Truly a smile.
It seems like he wants to die peacefully.
Looking at Adolf sticking out his neck with a smile, he frowned for a moment.
Lin said angrily at the end.
“If you do this again, you know you’re really going to die.”
“Do not worry. If Meister doesn’t get distracted, I won’t do this either.”
“…Are you threatening me?”
“No, I am protesting.”
still smiling face.
But with dissatisfaction in both eyes.
Adolf pointed out with a little grunt.
“You haven’t forgotten, have you? In return for information, it was Meister C. who agreed to go on a date with me every time.”
“I have never been like that. I just decided to give you a chance to eat and talk together for the price of your information.”
“That’s called a date.”
“….”
“In that sense, this is against the rules. Isn’t it right to focus only on the other person during a date?”
It was because I had nothing to say.
It only narrows the gap.
Looking at the silent Rin without a word of objection, Adolf spoke a little coldly.
“Especially thinking of other men is an overstatement.”
“What kind of crazy is that?”
“Ah, was I mistaken? Then, can you tell me what you were thinking about that caused you to be so distracted every time we met?”
“…”
“You have a face like a woman who thinks of you as an ex-lover.”
This is already the third time.
I came out on a date with high expectations.
Far from a tryst with a pink atmosphere.
Even with Rin, who was always out of his mind, he kept talking to him and then broke up with him repeatedly.
At the end of looking at Adolf, who coldly said that there would be no more dealings at this rate, with calm golden eyes.
Lynn said quietly.
“I was wrong.”
“yes?”
“Why do you look like Billy, who got beaten up by Suri for flirting?”
“Oh, to be honest, I didn’t expect Meister to apologize so meekly.”
“It is true that I was dishonest in my dealings.”
“…”
“If there is anything you want, tell me. Please listen as an apology.”
“…anything?”
“As long as it doesn’t go too far.”
Just like a child who received a wish ticket from a demon as a Christmas present.
Looking at the hardened Adolf with his eyes wide open.
Lynn was cynical.
“Why do you even want my lips?”
“…!”
It would be a million times worse than kissing a mutt passing by, but take it if you want.
with arms crossed.
Lin, who speaks aloofly.
No, to be exact, looking at those red lips.
Adolf involuntarily swallowed a dry gulp.
pounding.
Just a kiss.
For Adolf, who had met many women in his lifetime, it was a trivial act beyond what he was accustomed to.
But why?
My throat is dry.
My heart beats like it’s going to explode.
The whole field of vision is dyed into one.
A sense of immorality as if breaking a taboo, a sense of tension that trembled more than the first experience, excitement and desire that seemed to burn even the brain.
Adolf, who looked at Rin as if possessed, tightly closed his eyes.
“No, I will decline.”
“why? Wasn’t that what you wanted?”
“I’d be lying if I said I didn’t want it, but I’m greedy.”
too greedy and greedy
I want to accept it right now.
That’s why you can’t stand it if you close your eyes, maybe a second chance in your life.
However, I know that if I go beyond this, I will no longer be able to control myself, and then all my efforts so far will be completely useless.
Adolf demanded the maximum benefit he could get without incurring Rin’s dislike.
“Instead…”
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“…because he’s like a crazy bastard.”
After a tough date.
Returning to the cell, Rin let out a heavy sigh.
If I had crossed the line as it was, I would have cut it coolly.
I hope you ask for something like that
Whether it’s a calculated decision.
Whether it’s judgment based on intuition.
I didn’t know whether to say it was so clever or astonishing.
What made Rin especially tired was the pupil’s eyes.
If it was just desire, it would have been more convenient.
It’s not like there are one or two bastards who look at me that way in this Gulag anyway.
However, not only lust, but also love, lust, yearning, and longing mixed together, and those eyes that became hotter and purer as time went by, were burdensome to Rin as well.
distant past.
with a completely different face.
in a completely different way.
Especially in that it reminds me of another disciple who wanted a relationship more than a teacher.
‘Again…’
I was going to bury it until this was over.
No matter how much I forget, I keep thinking about it, and today I think of the thoughts that ruined my date.
Lin let out a heavy sigh.
If you knew it would be like this
It might have been better to make a different choice when Li Qingyu contacted me.
‘Can not help it.’
But Lin thought.
A rational judgment that
even if given another chance, he would make the same choice .
The sword master’s intuition.
this is the best option
Because I was told there were no other options.
Of course, that doesn’t mean the anxiety went away.
“Huh, today’s date seems to have worked quite well. Seeing my sister so mesmerized.”
So it was.
Realizing it a bit late, Rin frowned at the presence that came from one side of the room.
“…Why don’t you stop sneaking into other people’s rooms like a thief?”
“Don’t be like that, sister. To the person who brought you good news.”
“good news?”
“huh.”
grow up
with a happy smile.
It appears as if it melts out of thin air.
Looking at Rin’s face, which had been complexly colored a moment ago, Yekatrice said with a meaningful smile.
“They finally found out where the artifacts of the Dark Dawn are.”
