Chapter 24.2: ๐๐ง๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ, ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ก๐๐ง๐ญ, ๐๐๐ซ๐๐๐ง๐๐ซ๐ฒ, ๐๐ฅ๐๐ฏ๐ (๐)
Chapter 24.2: ๐๐ง๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ, ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ก๐๐ง๐ญ, ๐๐๐ซ๐๐๐ง๐๐ซ๐ฒ, ๐๐ฅ๐๐ฏ๐ (๐)
โWhy not?โ
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Atanka spoke harshly. Honestly, he wanted to sell these b*stards and be done with it.
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โAs the village chief, itโs my job to protect the townโs people. The children of these people caused trouble and brought harm to the town, but they can pay it back by working in the future. Itโs one thing to hand over the two who caused trouble, but offering their families too, what would the feudal lord say!โ
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If itโs discovered that a few serf families have disappeared, the administrator will ask what happened, and upon hearing the situation, will naturally hold the village chief responsible, not the knight. . .
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โ๐๐ฃ๐ด๐ฐ๐ญ๐ถ๐ต๐ฆ๐ญ๐บ ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ต!โ
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He couldnโt be responsible for these worthless people.
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Moreover, the three families were wealthy farmers in this town. Whether liked or disliked, they were the ones who had joined hands with Atanka and supported him. If these people disappeared, Atankaโs power in the town would be greatly weakened.
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โYes. . . Yes! I will definitely repay you! Please forgive me just this once.โ
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โI will surely repay the damages my son has caused. . .โ
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Realizing the situation, they begged obsequiously. Seeing them like this, the townspeople could no longer say anything. It was not easy for them to continue advocating for the death of those they had lived with.
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Living and growing up in the same town in this world meant a much stronger relationship than what appeared on the surface.
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โSo, are you going to collect money?โ
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โSilver coins are so valuable. . .โ
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โCanโt we just make those guys take responsibility?โ
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โWait and see. I will try to save as much silver as I can.โ
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Atanka pondered. Silver was the lifeblood of the town. He had to come up with a solution that involved tangible assets and would satisfy the knight.
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๐ธ๐ธ๐ธ๐ธ๐ธ๐ธ
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โ๐๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฐ๐ธ๐ฏโ๐ด ๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ญ๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ช๐ด ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ถ๐จ๐ฉ๐ญ๐บ ๐ข ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ด๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ต๐ธ๐ฐ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ด๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ. . . ๐๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ด๐ฆ๐ญ๐ง-๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ง๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ด๐ฆ ๐จ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฑ, ๐ฆ๐ท๐ฆ๐ฏ ๐ช๐ง ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐บ ๐จ๐ข๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ, ๐ธ๐ฐ๐ฏโ๐ต ๐ฆ๐น๐ค๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ง๐ช๐ง๐ต๐บ. . .โ
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Johan was calculating, fully armed.
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โ๐๐ฆ๐ฏ? ๐๐ฐ, ๐ช๐ง ๐ ๐ฌ๐ช๐ญ๐ญ ๐ข๐ฃ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ต ๐ง๐ช๐ท๐ฆ ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ค๐ช๐ด๐ช๐ท๐ฆ๐ญ๐บ, ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐บโ๐ญ๐ญ ๐จ๐ฆ๐ต ๐ด๐ค๐ข๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ง๐ญ๐ฆ๐ฆ. ๐๐ง ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฆโ๐ด ๐ข ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฃ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ฎ, ๐ ๐ค๐ข๐ฏ ๐ซ๐ถ๐ด๐ต ๐ฃ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ถ๐จ๐ฉ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ฆ๐ด๐ค๐ข๐ฑ๐ฆ. ๐๐ตโ๐ญ๐ญ ๐ฃ๐ฆ ๐ข ๐ฃ๐ช๐ต ๐ต๐ณ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฃ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ด๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐ช๐ง ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฆโ๐ด ๐ด๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ฆ ๐ด๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ต๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ข๐ณ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ด, ๐ฃ๐ถ๐ต ๐ช๐ง ๐ด๐ฐ, ๐โ๐ญ๐ญ ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ ๐ธ๐ช๐ต๐ฉ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ฎ ๐ง๐ช๐ณ๐ด๐ต.โ
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Did growing up in a knightโs family also influence oneโs character? Despite the dangerous situation, Johan was preparing calmly without breaking a sweat.
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The mercenaries were the ones who were flustered by this.
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โDoesnโt Sir Knight have any fear?โ
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โIsnโt he Sir Knight for a reason?โ
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โNo. . . Sir Knight is exceptional. Normally, everyone gets nervous before a fight.โ
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Knights usually felt nervous before going into battle. Some drank alcohol or gambled to relieve stress. Khan, having fought alongside knights, knew this well.
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โGoran.โ
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โMr. Khan.โ
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โWhat are your plans for the aftermath?โ
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โMy head is aching right now. I should have listened to Mr. Khanโs words. That son of a b*tch. . .โ
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Goran was grinding his teeth. He regretted not heeding Khanโs advice, not expecting such a major mishap.
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โItโs not your fault. I didnโt expect that guy to pull such a stunt either.โ
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The mercenaries were shocked by the news they heard.
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Gamson had conspired with some young men of the town and stolen the knightโs horse and fled!
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The knight had captured two young men from the town and was waiting at the inn. Their employer, Eldans, stated firmly.
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โ๐๐ง๐ ๐จ๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐๐ฅ๐, ๐ฌ๐จ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐๐จ๐ญ๐ก ๐ฌ๐ก๐๐ซ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ฉ๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ข๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ.
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As a result, they ended up facing the townspeople alongside the knight without any special bonus. It was something they should have done anyway. The townโs two men were nearly beaten to death; it wouldnโt have just passed.
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The only regret was not receiving the special bonus.
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Facing the townspeople was not so terrifying. There were many of them, but the townspeople, unless crazed, wouldnโt attack a group that included a knight and merchants affiliated with the guild. The justification was on their side.
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What worried them more was what would happen after this incident was over.
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Gamson was, after all, affiliated with them. It was impossible for the knight to just overlook it.
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โ๐โ๐ฎ ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ต ๐ด๐ถ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ธ๐ฉ๐ข๐ต ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ด๐ข๐บ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐จ๐ฆ๐ต ๐ต๐ฉ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ถ๐จ๐ฉ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ช๐ด.โ
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Goran, though experienced in his own right, was facing nobles for the first time. What should he say?
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โPlease. . . please loosen the ropes. I canโt breathe.โ
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โShut up, you thieving scum.โ
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When Pra complained, one of the mercenaries kicked him roughly with his foot. Struck by the hard leather boots, Pra screamed.
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Already in pain from a broken bone due to a fall from a horse, his condition worsened without proper treatment.
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โDo you think youโll? The people in the town. . .โ
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โYeah, what about the people in the town? Eh? Say it again. I canโt hear you.โ
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โAaaah! Aaaaah!โ
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Pra was experiencing firsthand the kind of people these mercenaries were.
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Mercenaries were generally rough and foul-tempered. Irritated by Gamsonโs antics and escape, they were quick to anger when some insignificant villager spoke up.
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Kicking was just the beginning; they burned wounds with the end of a torch and poured boiling water over them. The mercenaries were very creative and professional in tormenting others.
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Burren trembled and wet himself, watching this scene. He used to strut around the village with a bit of muscle and a well-off family, but now, that meant nothing in front of the mercenaries.
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โHuh. This guy is really getting on my nerves. Hey.โ
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โ?โ
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โWhy are you playing innocent? Clench your teeth.โ
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๐๐ก๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฉ!
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โCough!โ
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After trampling over Pra, the mercenaries started on Burren. He stayed silent and motionless, but that didnโt matter in such situations. Friends of troublemakers were also held responsible.