How to Live as a Knight After the Ending - Chapter 27
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Episode 27. Group Request (1)
‘There are more people than I thought.’
In addition to problem solvers like myself, I saw quite a few people doing tough work in other fields.
There are about 40 people who were identified by eye alone.
Of course, not everyone was a named person to be wary of.
There are only a few people worth caring about.
In the case of someone who was confident in their skills, it was obvious at first glance.
Even what you see right over there is like that.
A much larger creature than the Frank I saw a while ago.
His muscles, which looked like they were going to burst out of his clothes, clearly showed how hard he had trained.
He was neither carrying a weapon nor wearing bulletproof vest.
That means he is strong enough to fight with his bare body.
‘I guess you’re a mutant.’
Ossian turned his gaze away from the large mutant.
It was because there was a peculiar person who had been catching my eye for a while now.
He was a man in his fifties who closed his eyes and prayed quietly, and Ossian felt a strange feeling from him that was difficult to express in words.
Should I say that he is a human being but doesn’t seem human?
I couldn’t really feel any life coming from his body.
As if something else was flowing through my body instead of blood.
At that moment, the man who had been praying opened his closed eyes and stared at Ossian.
Inorganic eyes that do not show any emotion.
The two people’s gazes collided in midair.
The mercenaries who were watching the scene swallowed their saliva without realizing it.
But contrary to expectations, the two looked away from each other without saying anything.
Ossian’s first impression of the Steel Follower was simple yet clear.
‘What a strange person.’
Ossian, however, did not know that he was being treated as the most curious person in the place.
Didn’t you bring a sword as a weapon?
As for other weapons, that wasn’t it.
There was no place to hide a single pistol in Osian’s scantily clad attire.
He literally brought only a single knife to his bare body.
‘What the heck is that guy? Is he crazy?’
‘Where am I now, bringing a knife instead of a gun?’
A long sword in a space where even a normal gun or business card cannot be used.
People’s gazes toward Ossian were naturally not kind, as a guy who seemed to be playing a prank on a car that was sensitive due to the tension ahead of a big commission appeared.
At first glance, he didn’t look like much and he didn’t seem to have even the slightest hint of the spirit of a strong man.
And people like that are likely to become prey in places like this.
When people who have a lot of power gather in one place, a fight to seize the initiative begins.
The mercenaries slowly stood up from their seats, taking notice.
All of their gazes were fixed on Ossian.
But surprisingly, there was someone who moved before the mercenaries.
“Huh? Over there.”
“this.”
All the mercenaries who recognized him sat down again.
The red-haired gunman, Kid, was approaching Ossian.
‘The kid moved.’
‘That guy is finished now.’
Kidd is also known for his excellent marksmanship and his ability to fire at a rate of fire that is invisible to the eye.
But it wasn’t just his marksmanship that earned him fame.
-It was in his personality.
As the industry nickname “Kid” was not given for nothing, Kid’s actions were childish.
The cruelty of children sometimes horrifies even adults.
Kid’s reputation lay in his childlike cruelty.
For him, there was no such thing as moderation in anything he did.
Kid approached Ossian with unhurried steps and called out to him.
“Hey bro. Is this your first time here?”
“hmm?”
The eyes of the 40 or so people gathered there naturally turned to the two people.
The same goes for the steel follower who didn’t care about the reactions of those around him, and Jonathan Russell who showed off his voluptuous muscles.
Kid, who had come within striking distance of Ossian, chuckled as he looked at the sword hanging from his waist.
“Wow. You’re really funny. Do you actually use that sword?”
“If you weren’t going to use it, you wouldn’t have brought it.”
“Oh. Isn’t it cool?”
Although he said that, Kid’s expression was full of thoughts of teasing Ossian.
Ossian stared at the kid’s appearance.
“Brother, did you know where this place was and came here?”
“I received a request. To drive out the violent group that occupied the power plant.”
“That’s right. That’s why many people gathered here. Fixers. Mercenaries. Even mutants. But you’re a bit like that, hyung.”
“What are you talking about?”
Kid’s smile deepened at Ossian’s question.
It was the expression he always made when he found prey to play with.
“Of course, sir. Honestly, you don’t seem to have anything. What’s a sword in this day and age? And it doesn’t look like it’s been specially modified. Is there a reason?”
“Because I am confident that I can write better than anyone else.”
“Oh. That’s a confident answer. You know how to write, so you write. That’s a great answer.”
Kid chuckled and patted Ossian as he spoke.
“But if you were going to come to a place like this, you should have dressed up a little more. If you put makeup on your face, wore colorful clothes, and carried a sword, you would have looked like a clown.”
The mercenaries who were listening nearby burst into laughter.
Despite the laughter coming from all sides, Ossian smiled as if he found it amusing.
“Are you picking a fight with me now?”
“Oh. Is that what you heard? But you’re not completely clueless.”
“So what? Are you trying to tell me to get out of here?”
“Then, it wouldn’t be a bad thing for both of us, right?”
“What if you don’t like it?”
As Ossian came out strong, Kid stroked his chin and said, “Hmm.”
“No. I didn’t know you’d say that. If you don’t like it, then there’s nothing you can do. It was your choice to come here.”
“Do you understand?”
“of course.”
As he said this, Kid suddenly pulled out the pistol from his waistband.
The gun was pulled out in an instant and aimed at Ossian’s forehead.
The speed was so fast that even the mercenaries who were watching just in case missed the movement.
There was a strange tension surrounding the area.
“What? Why are you suddenly keeping your mouth shut? Oh, are you scared by this? I’m joking. I was just joking.”
He chuckled as Ossian stared at Kid silently.
“Whoa, whoa. Why are you so scary? Huh? If you glare at me like that, I’ll swing a knife at you.”
“then?”
“Look at this. You’re showing off like that even though there’s a gun right in your forehead?”
Ossian chuckled at those words.
“A gun? What gun are you talking about?”
“what?”
Kid didn’t understand what Ossian was saying for a moment.
It was the same for other people.
“Can’t you see this now?”
It was at this moment that Kid, sensing something in Ossian’s expression, was about to ask something.
Thud thud.
The pistol Kid was holding suddenly broke into pieces and fell unceremoniously to the floor.
“uh?”
Not only Kid, but everyone else who was watching the scene was shocked.
The cross-section of the broken gun was smooth, as if it had been cut by something sharp.
Even more amazing was Ossian.
The long sword that had been hanging on his left waist just a moment ago was now held in his right hand at some point.
“Did you… …see the knife being swung just now?”
“… … I haven’t seen it.”
You might think that Kidya, who was close by, might be swinging around in a blind spot and not be able to see you.
Even those who were watching the two from afar did not see Ossian swing his sword.
“My, my gun… … .”
Kid looked down at his severed gun with a dejected look.
It was a custom-made pistol engraved with the initials of his industry code name.
It was a weapon that was his pride and joy, costing a whopping 20 million won per piece.
It was now lying on the floor in a shabby, unsightly piece.
Looking at the condition, it seemed like repair was impossible.
“? ????!”
Kid tried to pull the last remaining pistol from his waistband.
I know my opponent is incredibly fast, but I just let my guard down and got hit.
I decided that if I took it seriously, I could win.
“How about quitting?”
At that moment, Ossian stopped swinging his sword at the voice that interrupted him.
Kid, who was about to aim the gun, realized belatedly that the blade was right in front of his forehead.
And after a few moments, his remaining pistol smoothly split in half.
“Ah, uh. Ah.”
Kid, his legs giving out, slumped down on the seat.
His face turned pale as he realized that he had just almost died.
“It looks like the rankings have been completely sorted out.”
Ossian retrieved his sword and stared at the man who had spoken.
He was a man in his early 40s wearing a long suit coat.
A middle-aged man with a gray beard and an old-fashioned look.
“What a wonderful sight. Are you the rumored Ossian?”
“Do you know me?”
“How could you not know that you destroyed a gang hideout with a single sword? And recently, you even captured a runaway warlock without much trouble.”
Ossian looked at the man with a look of surprise.
If there were rumors about a man using a sword, most people would dismiss them as nonsense, but this man did not.
“Oh. Look at my mind. My name is David Rozier. I work as a troubleshooter too.”
The mercenaries whispered as they recognized David’s self-introduction.
“Commander David has stepped forward.”
“Oh my goodness. An industry veteran is joining us here.”
Ossian, who had a keen sense of smell and caught the mercenaries’ small voices, opened his mouth.
“He was quite a famous person.”
“It’s just an embarrassing reputation in front of a supernova that suddenly appears.”
David clapped his hands twice as he said that.
Clap clap.
Then the two large men who had been waiting behind David moved and approached.
Ossian looked closely at the figure and his eyes lit up.
‘It’s an automaton, right?’
It was clearly an automaton, wearing a black suit and a hat on its head.
Because the face was made of flat steel with no facial features.
The automaton dragged the slumped Kid and threw him outside the abandoned factory.
It was only natural that a gunman without a gun could not participate in this mission.
Kid, who had already lost his mind, couldn’t even resist.
Ossian watched the scene closely.
I’ve heard that such a delicate task is difficult for an automaton, but David’s automaton didn’t do it.
The reason became clear right away.
‘line?’
There was a very thin, invisible thread connecting David and the automaton.
The thread was oozing with magic, and it was clear that David was manipulating it himself.
‘Is that how you do fine control?’
Ossian immediately understood why David’s name was preceded by the word ‘commander’.
But what really got on Ossian’s nerves was that automaton.
Ossian had seen an automaton of similar design and equivalent to that one.
That was just a little while ago.
“Let me ask you one thing.”
Ossian’s sword was already pointed at the automaton.
This time, it was at a speed that even David couldn’t react.
“Something.”
David answered, hiding his embarrassment.
I never thought that someone would point a sword at me here.
“That automaton. Where did it come from?”
“… … Where are you from?”
David studied Ossian’s appearance.
If you don’t answer, it looks like he’ll cut down the automaton right away.