I’m Here to End This Fight - Chapter 407



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Episode 407. Negotiation (4)

I’m hungry!

The corners of Yuri’s mouth twitched at the loud voices that began to be heard at the negotiation table.

“It’s started.”

Satisfaction, contentment, pleasure, refreshment.

For a moment, a refreshing smile appeared on my face, a mixture of all four emotions.

Yuri’s head tilted as she looked at the negotiating table.

“What the hell? Who cares?”

Are you going to end the war that you barely won with all your might with an ambiguous ending that isn’t even a victory?

I didn’t like the vague attitude of the higher-ups, but what I didn’t like even more was the fact that the war ended too soon.

‘The longer the war goes on, the more it hurts them, but it’s better for me.’

It may be more advantageous now to end the war quickly through negotiations, but the longer the war drags on, the more they need a complete victory.

In order to minimize their damage, they would have to swallow up the entire Schmidt Alliance and then recoup the losses incurred by this war.

And for that perfect victory, you will definitely need yourself.

‘The ransom will skyrocket in just a little while… It can’t end here.’

Although there is a set compensation that is to be received through the Mercenary Association, ‘specialty compensation’ is a separate concept.

And the coalition that needs someone like ‘Yuri Holland’ will have no choice but to use him even if it means paying a high price.

‘If it was a war I had just participated in roughly, then I might as well do it, but since I’m already deep in it, I should do my part properly.’

That’s why Yuri brought Poppy into the negotiation room.

‘Negotiation? Feel free to do it if you want.’

That is, if we can communicate.

I’m so hungry!

Yuri giggled at Poppy’s scream again.

“Hey, our Poppy is good, she’s good!”

Yuri didn’t explain the details to Poppy.

I didn’t even ask you to mess up the negotiations.

He just said that he would go into the negotiation table on my behalf and negotiate diligently.

And that was enough.

I’m hungry!

What was so dissatisfied with her? Thanks to Poppy’s cries, which were filled with discontent and annoyance, the situation at the negotiation table became clearly visible before my eyes.

‘Okay, this will definitely ruin the first round of negotiations.’

And if they had brains, they would have noticed the message he was sending.

It’s a warning that says, ‘I don’t want to negotiate.’

‘If they come into contact with us then we’ll have to compromise appropriately.’

Even the Union will not be able to completely ignore them, so they will try to find some common ground.

When you get there, just take what you need and pretend to step back.

“Okay, okay!”

Yuri keeps giggling with a satisfied face.

And there were three pairs of eyes watching him.

“… I woke up from a faint and now I’m back to full health.”

“The problem is that with that energetic energy, he only chooses to do bad things.”

“I should have hit you back then… … .”

Theresia and Arin shook their heads, leaving Gunther, who had been looking at them with regret for several days, behind.

hungry!

bang-!

For a while after that, Poppy’s screams could be heard in the negotiation room.

How many hours passed like that?

Ssuk-.

Finally, the shouting stopped and people started coming out of the negotiating room.

The first to show up were the negotiating team members of the (former) Schmidt coalition.

“ha…….”

“her…….”

“Phew… … .”

The faces of the two sons and one daughter, who were sighing heavily all the time, were sallow.

A face that looks as if it has been drained of energy or has not slept for days.

Yuri nodded her head in satisfaction at the look of defeat they were giving off.

‘I guess it went well.’

Isn’t that exactly the face he wanted to see?

Yuri nodded as if she was quite satisfied with the result.

however.

Ssuk-.

Yuri’s head stopped high as two people came out, walking away from the curtain.

‘uh?’

Those who came out a little late, walking away, were negotiators from the Jikli Union.

Not only did they have bright expressions, they even had faint smiles on their lips.

‘… Are you laughing?’

Shouldn’t those kids be laughing right now?

Yuri blinked as if she didn’t understand the situation, which was completely different from what she had expected.

Two negotiators approached him after spotting him like that.

“You were here!”

“Haha, you are truly amazing!”

The negotiators ran towards Yuri, smiling brightly, and each grabbed her hand.

The two of them shook Yuri’s hand politely, and awe was evident in their eyes.

“Honestly, at first I was suspicious of you, Captain! How could you let someone like that… into the negotiation room! I thought that unless you were determined to ruin this negotiation, there was no way you would do that!”

…is that right?

“But now that I’ve experienced it, I know that the captain saw all of this coming!”

…ok?

“We were stupid. I had a lot of experience and was confident… How could you possibly lead a negotiation like this? How could you even think of such a thing?”

… what am I?

“I had a really great experience today and learned a lot. It’s all thanks to you, Captain. I will definitely report this achievement to my superiors!”

No, so what!

Yuri’s consciousness couldn’t keep up with the rapid fire words the two people were spewing out.

A moment of confusion, wondering what on earth was going on.

“Thanks to you, sir, things have gone better! No, this is an achievement beyond my expectations!”

“Haha, you should have seen their dumbfounded faces after they got stripped of more than they had prepared for! Haha!”

“… … ?!”

Yuri’s eyes widened as she heard something she shouldn’t have heard.

‘What’s going on?’

What’s going well?

Performance beyond expectations?

“…why?”

“yes?”

“Captain?”

Why did it go well?

The moment when the questions that filled my head soon turned into confusion.

Ssuk-.

The door to the negotiation room opened and Poppy appeared.

“hungry!”

Poppy gives Yuri a thumbs up with a proud smile as if she had done it herself.

Yuri’s confusion grew even more after seeing that sight.

“…why?”

Yuri, faced with a difficult problem that she could not solve, could only repeat the question, “Why?”

***

Several days have passed since the negotiations were concluded.

Yuri let out a deep sigh as she sat by the river and watched the camp being quickly cleared.

“You damn Poppy… … .”

As a result of the three-way meeting between Poppy and Arin that day.

The whole story of what happened was simple.

[He said he just did his best in the negotiation?]

No, there was no need to say anything about the whole story.

Poppy just negotiated hard and argued against her opponent’s opinions.

And it is said that the negotiation that was close to ‘coercion’ worked on the other party.

‘… This works? Why?’

A situation where the person who was sent in to mess up the negotiations ended up becoming the number one contributor to the negotiations.

Thinking back to the two people who had praised Poppy, saying, “Just as the captain said, you are the best negotiator!”, my barely healed internal wounds felt like they were coming back.

‘…I really don’t understand.’

I just can’t understand it.

No, you shouldn’t even understand it!

‘Yeah, if I understand this, either the world is going crazy or I’m crazy… one of the two!’

Yuri forced herself to shake off the rising irritation in a sigh.

‘Just wait and see, you little pig.’

I’m going to give Poppy a month-long snack ban for completely ruining my plans.

Yuri vowed revenge.

Then his gaze fell on the object next to him.

Soon regret began to appear in Yuri’s eyes.

“Whitey… … .”

A beloved sword that was torn in half during a fight with Sangun.

Since the first time I held the sword, I named it ‘Whitey’ and have been using it ever since, so it was a weapon I had deep affection for and was very familiar with.

‘… This cannot be revived.’

I could understand this because I learned metallurgy from Se-gyeong when I was in the cradle.

You can reattach the broken sword, but its durability will not be the same as before.

Perhaps if the fight gets even a little more intense in the future, it will just snap.

It was impossible to carry such a weapon.

So I tried to get a new sword, but… … .

‘The problem is that there is no sword that can hit the castle.’

There was no sword I liked.

To begin with, not only was the material used for the Baekgangcheolgeom made of Baekgangcheolcheol, but the sword’s forging condition was also top-notch.

And more importantly, the ‘Whitey’ was a sword that fit his magic… that is, the magic of the Redner family.

Yuri realized this fact while researching to equip a new sword.

‘Muchine’s grandfather was really good at it.’

The creator of the White Steel Sword is the master craftsman Ralph Schnell.

A craftsman with a close relationship with Johan and a high level of understanding of the Redner family’s magic.

So, to get a sword that suits you, you had to go to him.

however.

‘It’s too far for that.’

The Cold Wall Mountains where Ralph Schnell lived were not only impossible to reach by going back the way they had come, but also a long way further.

I plan on stopping by again someday, but not now.

‘For now, I’m just going to use the inspiration sword… … .’

Since it was also a heirloom, if the sword was returned to the Redner family, a new one would have to be procured.

‘Should I make it myself?’

I’ve thought about that, but it would take years to make a sword I like with my own skills.

‘Where can I get a sword that fits my hand… … .’

While Yuri was thinking like that.

Yeah, yeah.

A sudden vibration sound was heard.

It was coming from none other than inside Yuri.

Yuri, who had experienced this phenomenon often, blinked.

“Wolu?”

The vibration sound was heard again at Yuri’s call.

Yeah, yeah.

Yuri snickered as if he was here, or if he could use himself if he didn’t have a sword.

“Where did the broken piece of sword come from?”

If I was going to use a sword that was cut in half, would I be worrying about this in the first place?

At the impact of the glass, Wolu let out a small vibration sound.

Woof… … .

It’s a rather gloomy vibration sound.

At this moment, Yuri burst into laughter as if she was dumbfounded.

Yuriiiii!

Arin’s voice was heard from far away, from the main camp.

Sooooooniiiiim Waaaa …

At her scream, Yuri rose from the rock.

“customer?”

Who will be the guests who come to see you?

With that thought in mind, Yuri started walking.

***

“Yuri, yuri! Over here, over here!”

As they entered the camp’s entrance, Arin waved both arms to welcome Yuri.

“Why are you so excited?”

“Hoo hoo hoo.”

“… … ?”

After chasing after Arin who was so excited that I couldn’t tell where she was going,

Yuri could see why she was so excited.

“Hello, long time no see?”

A guest who came to find you.

Surrounded by Arin, Poppy, Gunther, and Theresia, she waved her hand, a face I hadn’t seen in a long time.

Also, he was someone that Yuri really wanted to meet.

“Hey, who is this? I saved myself the trouble of going looking for him.”

Yuri said with a sly smile.

“How come, sir, did you bring the balance?”

To Yuri’s question, the secret guest, Yulia, smiled brightly and nodded.

“of course!”

Clang-!

Yuri’s eyes widened as he saw her take out a rather heavy-looking purse from her bosom.

“Good, but… is that all?”

Isn’t there something more?

Julia immediately noticed Yuri’s gaze.

“Ah, a success bonus based on contribution?”

“As expected, it’s good to have a good conversation.”

“Of course I prepared that too. I’m sure you’ll like it!”

“I’m really looking forward to that.”

The direct cause of the Sowol Mercenary Corps’ involvement in this war.

And one of the reasons why Yuri went to war more passionately than expected was the ‘reward according to war contribution that Yulia promised to give.’

Julia opened her mouth, gasping for breath at Yuri’s expectant gaze.

“Honestly, I’ve thought about it a lot. Your performance in this war was to the point where it’s meaningless to rate your contribution.”

Nodding-.

Yuri nodded as if it was natural.

“If I were to express your contribution in numbers, it would be 100%… no, it would be around 120%.”

Nodding-.

“So I was wondering what kind of compensation would be appropriate for that contribution, what kind of compensation would be appropriate for that great achievement. I can’t give something trivial and worthless to the Sowol Mercenary Corps as compensation, right?”

Nodding-.

“After much thought and consideration… I have decided to give you the most valuable thing in the world!”

Nodding-.

“me!”

Ugh… Virtue?

Julia shouted, spreading her arms wide.

“This is Julia Singh!”