Chapter 262 Chapter
82. Leaving
Five days have passed since I succeeded in escaping.
Jin was walking alone in the forest on the southern border of the Kingdom of Zane. Murakan had returned to Tikan after dropping him off here two days ago.
The whole world was eager to catch him. In particular, as the Kingdom of Zane was close to the Hufester Alliance, if it was exposed to anyone, the Runcandel Guardian Knights would immediately attack.
Of course, Jin won’t get caught by ordinary travelers or border guards, but he’s careful because he has to subdue innocent people even if he encounters them.
‘I’m a little confused. Was it this way?’
Wandering through the woods was boring.
Jin traced his memory and was looking for the secret passage used by the watertail beasts.
I couldn’t use the normal road, and I had no choice but to get lost because I wasn’t fluent in the geography of the place.
But I wasn’t anxious. Small streams flowed throughout the forest, so drinking water was never cut off, and animals were common, so they didn’t worry about running out of food.
It was early the next morning when Jin smiled at the smell of grilled fish. There was only one person who would cook fish in this remote area to get a meal.
When I sneaked closer and looked at it, I saw a charming scenery like a story in a fairy tale.
Chomping… Tapping… Humongous hum.
Five or six watertail beastmen were grilling fish they had just caught at the water’s edge. They sang songs in whispers, unaware that Jin was approaching, and looked cheerful.
“hey.”
As soon as Jin utters a voice, the watertails freeze all at once.
They naturally assumed that Jin was a hunter. It is strictly prohibited by international law, but sometimes there are unscrupulous people who trade stuffed fish tails at high prices.
“Sorry to startle you. If any of you… oh there you are.”
Jin deliberately raised his hands and spoke with them at eye level. Fortunately, there was a familiar face among the watertail group.
“It’s been a while, Darkfire.”
“Uh Gin Runkandel again. met? surprised. surprise.”
The other Watertails let out a sigh of relief when the Darkfire greeted them.
And among them, there were not only the Dark Flames, but also the Watertail Tribes who were helped when they were extorted from the enemy tribes.
In addition to that anecdote, as the identity of ‘Bamal’, who recently fucked Kingelo, was revealed, Jin was known as a hero among the water tails.
In addition, the fact that Runkandel and Ziple put a total of 400 million bounty on Jin’s head was a hot topic among prisoners.
“How are you? Anything better than that? You 400 million gold coins.”
Darkfire approached Jin with a worried face.
“are you okay. I’m sorry about that. Can I get some help this time? Actually, I was looking for you.”
“Can we go again? Great Desert.”
“Since this is the case.”
Darkflame was the leader of the group, and he gladly decided to help Jin.
“You owe me every time.”
“No, the jewels I gave you back then. We still have enough.”
The cost of labor Jin gave to the Watertail tribe when they first headed to Lapra Rosa was a commodity that the entire village could only collect after years of earning, and the Watertail tribe was still making good use of it.
“And Wangko Wangnun helped the enemy tribe. I also gave the money back. does not exist. Why not help.”
The watertail tribe called Wangko and Wangnun raised their thumbs.
Jin laughed awkwardly for some reason and ate the grilled fish with them.
After we finished our meal, we started following the Watertail to their secret cave.
The cave made by the Myoin tribe was still like a mysterious labyrinth, and when we reached the end, we could see the Watertail and Geumseol tribe gathering together and taking a nap.
“Hey watertail! How could I bring that here… oh what. Isn’t that Gene Runkandel?”
“What is Gene Runkandel?”
The prisoners who were lying down all jumped up and opened their eyes wide.
However, even with the appearance of a super-large bounty, the atmosphere was not wary. Just as if a mysterious creature had appeared, everyone surrounded Jin.
“I’m stuck on Runcandel and Zipline, so it’s going to be difficult for me to survive…”
A Geumseoljok clicked his tongue worriedly.
His name was ‘Top’, and he was a dyer of the Golden Snow tribe who dyed Jin’s hair during the operation to steal the compass. Jin met his eyes.
“Fang proposes a deal that you Golden Snow Tribe will love.”
“You’re not asking me to live here, are you? It’s something that needs to be discussed with the heads of each tribe, and we mostly like you, but I wonder if it’ll be difficult. If you are found out, the big families will kill us too…”
Jin shrugged his shoulders as he watched the top talking nonsense.
“No, I don’t intend to ask for anything like that. It’s simple. Disguise me.”
“disguise?”
“I will go to the Great Desert. However, many of the prisoners will recognize me, so I need a proper disguise.”
“Why the Great Desert? This friend has been a bit strange since last time. Why do you keep visiting that barren land that everyone avoids… Are you trying to organize the rest of your life this time?”
“Is it possible?”
“Eh, it’s not difficult, though. Wouldn’t Runkandel annihilate us if the fact that we disguised ourselves was known when you were captured…?”
Jin could promise that such a thing would never happen.
But that was a story that only Jin himself could believe.
Soon, Jin put his hand on his waist as if he was about to draw his sword.
“Hee!”
“OMG! why why You can do it!”
“Uh uh uh!”
In an instant, the faces of the little beastmen turned white.
However, the next moment, instead of kicking the sword, Jin untied one of the two swords tied around his waist and set it down on the floor.
“You were so surprised! I thought you were trying to blackmail us!”
“I did it, we freaked out too.”
“Uh hmm. Sorry to startle you. The reward for disguise is this sword.”
The sword Jin had put down was Bradamante.
“…you’re going to give me this?”
The eyes of the Geumseoljok who pulled out their swords were shining brightly. Bradamante was an amazing thing even for those who were not familiar with swords. It is only natural that the mouths of the Gold Snow Tribe who are crazy about money will drop.
“When rumors start spreading around the world that I am dead, contact Runcandel and hand over this sword. You will receive more compensation than you can imagine. It is one of the most famous swords in our family. Say you found it in a remote area in the southern part of Zane’s kingdom.”
“Will Runkandel believe that?”
“I’ll believe you, and even if you don’t, I won’t harm you. In any case, from the perspective of the family, just finding the sword is something to be thankful for. The family loses face if they don’t pay a huge amount of compensation. Rather, it will protect you.”
“no way. really?”
“then. Never negotiate with a non-Runkandel family to bargain the price instead. As soon as the fact of the negotiations is revealed, you all die, let alone the compensation.”
Top and the Geumseoljok were in a somewhat hesitant mood.
It is like receiving a huge item in exchange for disguise, but they are worried that Runkandel will violently pursue them in the future.
Jin fully understood. So, if I refused, I was thinking of just heading to the Great Desert.
“It’s coveted, but maybe it’s something that can change lives… Huh?”
“What.”
“What!?”
The little beastmen were suddenly startled and looked somewhere.
Jin also turned his head to follow them, and there stood a prisoner he had never seen before. Like the Watertail Tribe and the Gold Snow Tribe, it was a small beastman barely reaching Jin’s waist.
With a cat-like face, mysterious purple eyes and pure white fur.
It was a grave tribe. The Myoin tribe, who had been there since when, were nodding their heads while looking at Jin and the beastmen.
“…From the point of view of living on top of each other, I can’t refuse if the owner of this cave has come this far. ha really Do you think you’re destined not to die? To think that humans are protected by the Myo-in tribe… What in the world did I see? Are you saying that a person with 400 million is different?”
“Gaho? You just nodded, didn’t you?”
“I don’t know about humans, but among us small beasts, it’s a rule to unconditionally welcome those who are favored by the cat people, regardless of the reason or race. Let me take that deal.”
The sudden appearance of the Myoin tribe was strange to Jin as well.
He didn’t know why he was helping him, but he needed to say thank you.
But in the blink of an eye, the Myoin tribe disappeared somewhere again. Even when he looked with his mind’s eye, there was not even a trace left.
‘It’s amazing.’
For some reason, I felt like everything would work out, so I felt better.
“And divide the reward in half with the Watertail.”
Then, after thinking for a while, Top replied:
“no. eight to two.”
“Five to five.”
“Seven to three.”
“Six to four. It will be enough even if you divide it that much, so stop being greedy.”
“Hmm I see! When can I do a disguise?”
“Right now.”
“Then wait a minute, I’ll prepare the necessary items for you.”
Top and some golden tongues disappeared somewhere.
In their hands, they came back with hair dye, wigs, and all sorts of strange things of unknown use.
“I’ll make sure no one recognizes you while you’re on your way to the Great Desert!”
They started working right away.
About an hour later, when the disguise was over and he looked in the mirror, Jin smiled involuntarily. The mirror was reflecting an old man, not his familiar face.
“There is nothing that is not impossible for the Golden Snow tribe. Don’t touch your face just because it’s strange, your makeup will fall apart. I tried to disguise it to the extent that a retired special mercenary goes on a trip.”
“I like it. You guys, after I become the rider of Runcandel, let’s talk about serious business. Then everyone was nice and thankful. I’m going.”
“Go away already!? watch out joe body!”
As Jin gave a short greeting and exited through the secret passageway leading to Yucayuka Market, the remaining prisoners looked at each other and shrugged their shoulders.
“It’s amazing when you think about it again. The Myoin Tribe are coming out.”
“I agree.”
Since ancient times, there have been only two cases in which the Myoin tribe expressed their liking for humans.
When a human makes a contract with the ‘cat god’, or when the unique intuition of the cat person points to him as ‘a person who will take care of small beasts’.
Naturally, Jin was the latter.
“Anyway, the fact that the Myoin tribe blessed Jin Runkandel means we’re safe too… Got it! What do we do when we receive the reward!?”
When Top shouted, the Golden Snow and Watertail beastmen embraced each other and burst into laughter.
* * *
‘As those guys say, is there really such a thing as the cat person’s protection? The patrols caught the eye of the enemy tribes more than five times, but I was not checked once.’
After escaping from Yuca Yuca Market, Jin was able to safely reach the Great Desert of Mithra without getting involved in any disputes.
The absurdly stretched out ivory-colored desert The sun blazing fiercely with the momentum to dry up and kill anything.
Unlike the first time he came, Jin did not feel any pressure from the desolate landscape. Rather, it felt familiar and friendly.
It felt like coming back to my hometown or my own land.
Just like that, the desert was showing favor to Jin as if welcoming a child who had come to visit after a long time.
Instead of a terrible mirage, a strangely cool wind blew everywhere Jin walked, and at night the soft moonlight covered his tent.
“Here you are, Brother Jean.”
After four days, Tantel appeared as it did the first time.
“Brother Tantel.”
“Everyone said they were waiting for you. So, did you bring a funny story? Lapla Rosa must be busy after a long time!”
Tantel swung his sword open the door of Lapla Rosa and handed out a jewel.
Then it went on like this.
“Brother Jin, are you prepared? You might not want to go in after hearing all about how terribly the Tushin and Tuwang brothers planned to train you.”
“I’ll make the brothers get tired of it first.”
Jin smiled as he drank the jewelry.
Six months after that, let the Gold Snow Tribe bring Bradamante to Runcandel and receive the reward.
Rumors of Jin’s death were spreading all over the world.
