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Chapter 712: Monstrous Ship (6)
“…No, I mean….”
The name value of Black Flash Hizaki really must have been incredible, but regardless, wasn’t he someone long dead and gone?
Yeongwoo found it absurd, but he also knew he wasn’t exactly in a position to criticize someone for constantly selling another person’s name.
“Yeah. With that level of confidence, you’ll probably shoot down at least one out of the two ships.”
When Yeongwoo nodded and approved even the purchase of the Twin Dual Cannons, the werewolf pulled out a tiny calculator from his waist and tapped away at it.
-If you purchase everything including the Twins, the total amount due will be 234 billion.
234 billion.
The promised 220 billion had been exceeded, which meant he had now added everything that was absolutely necessary.
“So this is the end, huh.”
As though he had overcome a major hurdle, Yeongwoo let out a deep breath, and Dots Salzeo blinked and spoke.
-The end? What about that one.
What Dots pointed at while saying this was none other than the self-destruct ship.
The only strange ship Yeongwoo hadn’t put into his cart.
“That one? Why that? What do you expect me to do with it?”
-You’re not buying it?
“I’m already buying all this by taking on huge debt, and now you want me to spend another 30 billion?”
-You’re already buried under debt anyway, so what difference does it make if the problem gets a little bigger?
At some point, Dots Salzeo had started saying things that sounded just like Yeongwoo.
In response, Yeongwoo, the incarnation of nonsense, frowned between his brows.
“If only your requisition rights had been for a higher amount, I wouldn’t be in this mess to begin with.”
-Anyway, if it were me, I’d take that one too. No matter how much more debt it adds.
“So you think there’s something hidden inside that ship too.”
-Yeah. Soruon had a navigator and a treasure map inside it, remember? Then naturally, that self-destruct ship probably has something too. After all, it was a vessel personally ridden by a Great One.
“But that thing is a self-destruct ship… would there really be some kind of legacy left inside it?”
-Even if there really is nothing inside, you’d still be getting a Great One’s ship at a bargain price, so it’s not a loss.
“You bastard. Did you already forget that you’re my hostage? Why are you sticking your nose into my business so much?”
-But in the end, there’s a high chance you’ll survive and leave this place alive, and the same goes for me. Then someday, won’t we run into each other again?
“But even then, you’ll still be One-Armed Salzeo, and I’ll be the Fear of the Universe.”
-I’m giving you advice because I doubt things will stay like that forever. At the very least, next time you probably won’t kidnap me again.
At the unexpected answer, Yeongwoo made an awkward expression.
“…That doesn’t make us friends. Don’t get the wrong idea.”
-But we’re not enemies either, are we? You’re going to make a huge profit by selling me, after all, so morally speaking, you ought to show me some goodwill.
Then, as though he had briefly forgotten something, Dots hurriedly added the rest.
-Of course, my family will grind their teeth while hunting you down.
“Yeah. Let them.”
After finishing his conversation with Dots, Yeongwoo looked back at the self-destruct ship once more.
Now that he thought about it again, Dots’ words didn’t seem entirely wrong.
‘Yeah. Maybe there really is a Great One’s legacy in there too. The guy was crazy enough to make a self-destruct ship, so it wouldn’t even be strange if he left his legacy inside a vessel destined to explode someday.’
The problem, however, was the fact that the ship cost 30 billion.
“Hey.”
Eventually, Yeongwoo called out to the werewolf in a resolute voice, and the other party flared his nostrils.
-Don’t tell me you intend to take all three strange ships.
“Why? Is that a problem?”
-For me, it’s wonderful news. It means I’ve cleared out all my stock in a single day.
“There’s a condition, though.”
-Go ahead.
“Obviously, you’ll give the self-destruct ship a 20% discount too.”
At Yeongwoo’s proposal, the werewolf hesitated for a moment.
Truthfully, the 20% strange ship discount had only applied to Keniscita and Soruon.
But if he drew the line here again, there was a high chance the transaction would end right at this point as well.
-…Of course. I’ll let you have it for 24 billion. But can you really handle this debt?
“I live through a hundred million years every single day. I’m even a Planetary Ship Lord. I’ll make the money somehow, so don’t worry about it.”
Of course, it was by no means a small debt.
Hadn’t he scraped together 202 billion by emptying out all his assets, including Salzeo’s two requisition rights?
But the payment amount was 258 billion, meaning he had effectively incurred a debt well over 50 billion.
And on top of that, he still owed 29.7 billion in unpaid credit to the weapons company owner, Toma.
‘As expected, business runs on debt.’
After blinking a few times, Yeongwoo spoke to the werewolf.
“Just in case, I should keep 2 billion in cash on hand. So put 58 billion on credit.”
-58 billion… Understood. I’ll draw up a one-week maturity contract.
Soon, the werewolf waved his hand through the air and formed a contract, and around this time their assigned guide, Yenta, began stomping his feet anxiously.
-C-customer.
“What? What is it all of a sudden?”
-It’s not all of a sudden….
At that moment, Yenta was urgently tapping his wrist, and only then did Yeongwoo realize.
“Ah, quite a bit of time must’ve passed.”
-This is not the kind of situation where you can speak so leisurely!
“How much time is left?”
-5 minutes… no, now it’s 4 minutes and 52 seconds.
“What?”
Yeongwoo flinched for a moment, but soon regained his composure.
“Ah, still, there’s probably a bit more time than it seems. After all, that guy’s starting from the tavern, right?”
Still, it was true that the situation was quite urgent, so Yeongwoo hurriedly checked the contract and signed it.
“Alright then, how do I receive the goods now?”
When Yeongwoo asked this, the werewolf blinked and looked toward the store exit.
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-Forgive me for asking… but is someone perhaps coming to find you?
“I do have an appointment, but it’s nothing serious.”
-I still think it’s something I ought to know. This is my establishment, after all.
As he said this, the werewolf’s eyes landed on Yenta, who couldn’t stay still for even a moment.
The fact that the guide of this bizarre customer was acting like that clearly meant there was a major problem.
And finally, Yeongwoo revealed the “problem” in question.
“Mohir’s dying to kill me right now. In about four minutes, he’ll probably start chasing me like crazy.”
At this, the werewolf thought for a moment before his jaw dropped open.
-…Mohir? Don’t tell me you mean the Hunter?
“The Hunter…? I don’t really know his nickname. Anyway, he’s some arrogant machine bastard.”
The moment Yeongwoo finished speaking, the werewolf pulled several tiny metal marbles from his waist and threw them into the pit.
Fwaaash!
Immediately, the strange ships and strange cannons Yeongwoo had purchased were each sucked into the marbles, and with another gesture from the werewolf, the marbles returned.
Thud!
The next thing he did was shove those marbles straight into Yeongwoo’s arms.
-I’m begging you, please leave this place already. Everything you bought is inside those.
“What the… if I carry these back, can I unpack them again?”
-Find some ship engineers, and they’ll handle it themselves. Now hurry and get out of here!
The werewolf genuinely looked terrified, and then the combat navigator Mushio looked at the marbles Yeongwoo was holding and spoke as though surprised.
-Arophin.
“Arophin? What’s that?”
-It’s a disposable packaging device. Even ships like those can be compressed down small enough to fit in one hand, so they’re extremely expensive.
Which meant that the werewolf had just handed over such a high-end packaging device without hesitation.
‘Mohir really must be a famous bastard.’
Meanwhile, the werewolf was already pushing at his back, so Yeongwoo spoke to Yenta.
“Wait. There’s still one more thing we need to do. The Sanctuary. Did you put out the request?”
At this, Yenta, who had already reached the exit on the other side, nodded.
-Yes. I submitted the request, and thankfully we did receive a response regarding it… but apparently the Sanctuary itself is not located here.
“What? Then what do they have?”
-They said they possess information regarding the Sanctuary’s location.
“Location information? Why does every single bastard here love treasure hunts so much?”
But there wasn’t time to do nothing but complain.
No matter what it was, he needed to make a decision quickly if they were going to leave before Mohir arrived.
“Anyway, let’s meet the guy before we go. Who knows when we’ll ever come back here again.”
At Yeongwoo’s words, Yenta’s mouth and eyes both widened.
-…Excuse me? There’s not even four minutes left now.
“But it’ll still take a bit longer before Mohir actually gets here. If I were you, I’d spend less time arguing and start leading the way.”
In the end, Yenta hurriedly took the lead, and once again the complicated main streets of the black market greeted Yeongwoo’s group.
“So where’s this robber bastard selling the information? Is it far from here?”
-It’s not that far. It’s inside the stall district in the next sector over.
“The stall district? So the guy doesn’t even have a proper shop.”
-Yes, that’s correct.
“Then how are we supposed to trust his information? This place is basically a den of villains. It wouldn’t even be strange if he sold fake information.”
-If it were merely information, I wouldn’t have brokered this deal either.
“Then?”
-What the other party is selling is a key.
“A key? Then at least it’s a physical object.”
Of course, whether the space opened by that key actually contained the Sanctuary was another matter entirely.
Still, there were no other alternatives, so Yeongwoo followed behind Yenta while clutching at straws.
About two more minutes later, the stall district Yenta had mentioned finally appeared.
-You just need to find the stall with the red flag.
As Yenta looked around the street and spoke, Yeongwoo spotted the red flag immediately.
“That’s him.”
The trading partner Yeongwoo found was a small-sized cyclops.
“Alright, let’s go.”
As Yeongwoo took large strides toward him after confirming the target, Dots Salzeo, following behind, threw out a comment.
-But you barely have any money left now, don’t you? You don’t even know how much the key costs.
At this, Yeongwoo glanced back and placed a hand on the Bastard at his waist.
“Ahh, I’m planning to buy it on deferred payment if necessary. Don’t worry.”
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