How to Live as a Knight After the Ending - Chapter 8
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Episode 8. Proof of Power (2)
People inside the tavern watched this series of events with interest.
Most of the attention was focused on how Ossian would react to Jake’s actions.
Jake was now deliberately provoking Ossian.
Perhaps it’s because I’m not sure if he really is the guy who cuts bullets with a knife just from rumors.
Actually, there were some people who had similar thoughts.
Most of those who came to this place out of curiosity were half-confident in Ossian’s abilities.
It’s true that he’s strong, and it’s true that he swings a sword.
It’s a completely different thing to cut through a bullet with that.
The rumor that he single-handedly chased away 40 gangsters may have been an exaggerated one.
It wasn’t all that bad for the onlookers to be able to see it right here and now.
“Yes. Since you want proof, we can be a little more lenient and show it to you.”
“Hey. I was just saying that out loud, but you’re really going to show me? Dude, you can’t do it, but you’re not pushing yourself too hard because you’re conscious of what other people think, are you?”
ha ha ha.
Jake’s joke caused a small burst of laughter from those around him.
I wondered if it was okay to treat someone who came to recruit me like this, but this was an act based on Jake’s own calculations.
‘You look young and you seem to have grown up in a good place, but judging by the way you entered this industry, that may not be the case.’
Contrary to his smiling words, Jake’s eyes were sharply analyzing Ossian.
‘From the start, with the armor and sword. Are you trying to make a name for yourself by acting conspicuously? You’re smart, but it’s too obvious. This place isn’t that easy.’
Jake described Ossian as a brat who dressed up like that just to gain fame.
But judging from the way he fought against the gang and his reactions, he definitely has skills.
After fully understanding his abilities, it wouldn’t be a bad idea to tempt him a bit and recruit him here instead.
‘If someone like me keeps rejecting you, how much more will you reject me? Anyway, if you give him some money and women, he’ll know to bow down and come in.’
Most of the young people Jake saw on this floor were like that.
They wanted fame and they wanted to make a lot of money.
People who can’t control their hot-bloodedness and think they are special.
Jake knew how to read the desires of such people and fanned them and brought them under his wing.
Jake’s judgment was that Ossian would certainly be no different from them.
“So, are you going to confirm it?”
When Ossian asked that with a sunken gaze, Jake flinched without realizing it.
Jake’s smile cracked slightly as he realized belatedly that he had been scared.
‘This kid.’
Jake immediately straightened his expression and shook his head.
“No, of course I don’t. Because I’m just a broker. A broker doesn’t come forward and fight, right? A broker should do what he’s good at.”
“then?”
“I brought someone over just in case. Hey! Why don’t you come inside instead of waiting outside?”
At Jake’s call, someone entered the tavern through the broken door.
He was a tall man who appeared to be a head taller than the average adult.
With a bald head, thick lips, and dark skin.
He had a distinctive tattoo painted in black paint on his face, giving him a rather menacing impression.
“Hey, isn’t that Taiwo Hondura?”
“I guess so. If Jake called, then it must be true. Did Taiwoo come to check his skills? That ‘outlaw’?”
The mercenaries gathered in the place were murmuring, but when Taiwoo’s gaze turned to them, they shut their mouths.
Taiwoo laughed at the sight of such mercenaries. The mercenaries avoided eye contact, unable to react.
Even the fact that those violent mercenaries kept their mouths shut showed how notorious Taiu was among the mercenaries.
“Is this the man?”
Taiwoo, standing behind Jake, looked at Ossian and asked.
The low, heavy voice itself was enough to put pressure on the other person.
Taiwoo’s gaze toward Ossian was not very kind.
On the outside, Ossian looked like a young master who had never been in a fight.
“It doesn’t look like much.”
Taiwoo felt quite a bit of pride that he had come all the way here just to check on this guy.
“Hey, little brat. You seem to be dressed up strangely to attract some attention. If you want to run away, I recommend you get out of here right now.”
Taiwoo blatantly ignored Ossian and growled intimidatingly.
Jake didn’t try to dissuade Taiwoo.
Rather, I wanted Ossian to be terrified when he saw Taiu.
This is how Jake attracted people in the industry.
Using the whip of overwhelming power to trample on pride,
How to seduce a desperate opponent with the carrots of money and women.
That was Jake’s way of dealing with people, making them stamp the contract.
There were some people who didn’t give in to that, but the ending wasn’t very good.
It was a famous anecdote that a troubleshooter who had once flatly refused Jake’s offer ended up dead floating on the river the next day.
“Please stop there. Anything more rude is not acceptable.”
When Ronan tried to dissuade him, Taiwoo suddenly stuck his face out toward Ronan.
“What? I have a hearing problem, so can you say that again?”
“… … .”
The smile on Ronan’s face, which had always been smiling, was completely erased.
Ronan was about to open his mouth again when Taiwoo spoke in a way that sounded almost like a threat, as if he was no ordinary bet.
“Let’s stop there. I have work to do anyway.”
It was then that Ossian struck first.
Taiwoo’s gaze turned to Ossian again.
This time, the look in his eyes was quite unexpected.
“Are you going to step in my place? You seem to have some pride.”
“So, I want to test your skills. What do you plan on doing?”
Ossian said this and stood up from his seat.
Knock, knock. The sound of the chair being pushed back was unusually loud.
Ossian slowly walked over and stood in front of Taiwoo.
In terms of size alone, there was a difference of one head.
To anyone who looked, it didn’t look like Ossian would win the fight.
“You cheeky bastard. Are you really going to tackle me?”
“I didn’t really intend to do that, but it seems like that’s what you want. If that’s the case, I’d be happy to respond in that way.”
“what?”
“Or maybe you’re just scared now.”
Ossian still had a blank expression on his face as he spoke those provocative words.
At those words, veins appeared on Taiwoo’s forehead.
Taiwoo reached out and grabbed the collar of Ossian’s armor with his hand.
I was thinking of using this force to knock Ossian to the ground.
But no matter how much strength he put into his arms, Ossian would not budge.
Just as Taiwoo sensed something strange, Ossian’s hand suddenly reached out to him.
Ossian grabbed Taiu’s neck with one hand and pulled him down, slamming his head against the table.
Crunch! Taiwoo’s head collided with the table and split exactly in half.
The mercenaries who saw that sight opened their eyes wide.
It was the same for Jake.
‘Did Taiwoo get hurt?’
Despite his appearance, Taiwoo is a mutant with physical enhancement abilities.
There was talk that Ossian was also a mutant with enhanced body power, so he brought in Taiu, who had similar abilities, in order to dampen his momentum.
However, Taiwoo couldn’t move even though he had Ossian’s collar. On the contrary, he even got punched by Ossian.
Ronan and the other headhunters were equally surprised.
“Eww!”
Taiwoo sprang up from the shattered debris.
Red blood was flowing from his torn forehead. Taiwoo ran his hand over his forehead once, then his eyes rolled back.
“I’ll kill you!”
Originally, I had just intended to show the difference in strength and intimidate Ossian, but the moment I saw blood, I changed my mind.
Taiwoo really intended to kill Ossian.
He stretched out his arms towards Ossian, his mutant powers at their peak.
Since the distance was close, there was no need to draw the gun.
Taiwoo was confident enough to kill his opponent with his bare hands.
It was the moment when Taiu’s two hands were about to grab Ossian’s head. Ossian’s fist moved and hit Taiu’s chin.
Taiwoo saw it too. Still, he deliberately ignored it and continued his actions.
He had strengthened his body so much that his flesh was harder than rock.
To throw a punch at him now would be to break his own bones.
Phew!
However, Taiwoo was left dizzy from the huge shock that shook his brain.
Even the two hands that were stretched out powerfully became limp.
Ossian took back his right hand and clenched his left hand into a fist.
And then he thrust with all his might towards Taiwoo’s forehead.
Paang-!
A loud and cheerful sound rang out, making it hard to believe that a person had been hit with a fist.
Taiwoo’s body was violently twisted in a strange manner. His wide-open eyes bulged out as if they were going to pop out.
Taiwoo’s body, which was slightly floating in the air, was thrown far away when Ossian pushed it away with force.
Taiwoo flew through three tables in succession and only came to a stop after crashing into a wall.
The mercenaries all gaped in amazement at the unbelievable sight.
It was a natural reaction, since he had subdued the mutant Tyu, who had physical enhancement abilities, with his bare hands.
‘Wha, what power.’
‘Are we the same mutant?’
Those who had seen Ossian’s power last night nodded their heads in agreement, and those who had come to confirm were astonished at the amazing sight.
Ossian looked at the fallen Taiu and lightly shook his hand.
Then I looked back at Jake, who was staring at me with astonishment.
“It looks like the proof is all over. It’s actually less interesting than I thought.”
Jake didn’t answer. Instead, he glared at Ossian with the intense gaze of an enemy.
Ossian, who saw that sight, laughed in disbelief.
You start a fight first and then get angry when things don’t go your way. What kind of mindset is that?
‘But what about that Taiura you mentioned earlier? It’s much weaker than I thought.’
I thought it was pretty fierce just by looking at its appearance, but when we actually fought it, it wasn’t anything special.
The force with which he grabbed her by the collar wasn’t bad at the moment, and there was a strange feeling of resistance when he hit her chin, but that was it.
Because I was able to solve it cleanly by simply applying ‘a little’ more force than I had previously thought.
Ossian stared at Jake with a cold gaze.
Jake tried to control his expression, but he couldn’t do anything about the cold sweat running down his cheeks.
With all his plans ruined, Jake now had to take a different approach.
“… … Yeah. I saw it clearly. Hyung-ssi’s skills are definitely amazing.”
Jake spoke again with a cheerful tone, a smile on his lips. However, contrary to his tone of voice, his eyes were not smiling at all.
“Can I take that friend who fell? He seems to be broken somewhere, so I want to get him treated quickly.”
“Do you have anything?”
“Me? Me what?”
“Since you asked me to prove it, and I gave you the proof, shouldn’t you show something equivalent in return?”
Jake’s face crumpled involuntarily as he understood what Ossian meant.
“Or you’re not just going to laugh it off and say it out loud, are you?”
Jake rolled his eyes and tried to figure out how to get away from this place.
It wasn’t Ossian who didn’t know that. He stood naturally blocking the path so Jake couldn’t escape.
“hmm?”
At that moment, Ossian looked back at the intense murderous intent he felt behind him.
A faint smile lingered at the corners of his mouth.
“You haven’t passed out yet. You’re a lot stronger than I thought.”
“Ugh. Ugh.”
Taiwoo, who had raised his body, was panting and glaring at Ossian.
His eyes, full of life, were like those of a man who had already made up his mind about something.
Taiwoo pulled out the pistol hanging from his waistband.
It was too large to be called a pistol.
A personal pistol made by modifying the Elephant Gun, a hunting rifle.
The bullet’s caliber is also large, and the mere act of firing it creates a huge recoil, but it is a weapon perfectly suited for use by Taiu, a user with enhanced physical abilities.
However, because its firepower was too much for use against people, it was not a weapon that could be taken out carelessly wherever one went.
Let alone shooting in a bar where the rules apply.
Even if he was an ‘outlaw’, this was crossing the line.
But Taiwoo didn’t care about that at all right now, and he didn’t want to.
“House!”
Taiwoo pulled the trigger, his pronunciation slurred through his broken jaw.
A huge bullet that could shatter elephant bones was fired toward Ossian, spitting out fire.
The subsonic bullet was about to reach Ossian. At that moment, Ossian’s hand moved like lightning and grabbed the sword at his waist.
Squeak!
A silver flash of light passed through the bullet, slicing it in half.
The sword was so fast and sharp that the bullet lost no momentum as it flew.
The bullet split open on both sides and lodged in the wall of the tavern.
A quiet silence descended upon the interior of the tavern.
Even Taiwoo, who pulled the trigger, had an expression on his face like he couldn’t believe what he saw.
“Is that all?”