Raided The God’S Warehouse [EN]: Chapter 273

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“Take a look at this! It’s the captain’s thumbprint. Haha, there’s no way he can read the Common Tongue [the standard language used for trade and communication].”

The merchant proudly straightened his back, holding up a scroll that read, ‘I am a swindler.’

Everyone present was taken aback by his confident demeanor.

Clearly, only one paragraph was written on the contract, but his confidence made them wonder if there was something more to it.

Since they couldn’t read the Common Tongue, they had no choice but to trust him.

So, Se-un gently read the contents of the contract.

“I am a swindler.”

“Huh? What are you talking about? Are you out of your mind?”

“Um, excuse me, Aibe?”

“What? What is it?”

“Well, um… the contract says…”

“What?”

One of the merchant’s underlings whispered, breaking out in a cold sweat.

However, the merchant, already convinced of his victory, didn’t understand at first.

“It says… swindler…”

“What are you saying? Watch your mouth!”

“No, um… please check the contract.”

“Is this guy crazy or something…?”

Only then did the merchant look back at the contract he was holding out.

His eyes widened at that moment.

He frantically pulled the scroll close, staring at it as if trying to bore a hole through it, but he saw the same thing.

[I am a swindler.]

There wasn’t even a hint of a thumbprint, let alone the word ‘contract’.

“How could this happen!”

“Ho, perhaps you’re mistaken?” Se-un said, feigning innocence.

“Y-yes, wait a moment!”

The merchant hurriedly rummaged through his pockets, but all that came out were a few coins and a pack of cigarettes. He even brought his bag and searched through it in a panic, but the contract he had written yesterday was nowhere to be found.

“T-this is a scam! This can’t be happening!”

“Of course, it can’t. I never wrote a contract in the first place.”

“What! There are people here who saw it!”

“Who saw it?”

When the merchant came to Se-un with the contract, the Diablo Guild had already gone up to the third floor, and the merchant deliberately took Se-un to a secluded part of the inn to avoid being seen by others.

Naturally, there were no witnesses.

Not even among the merchant’s allies.

“I just thought it was your favor.”

“Favor, no way! This is a scam! You clearly made a contract with me!”

“Then show me the contract.”

“That’s…!”

The merchant’s hands trembled.

Se-un watched the scene and smiled quietly.

There was no way there would be a contract. Se-un had burned it himself last night.

– Opened the Vault of Greed.

[Ghost Shadow Step]

– A footwork used by the Dark Ghost Squad, known as the best assassins in the Murim world [a fictional world of martial arts and chivalry]. It is said that as long as shadows exist in the world, no one can find them.

Ghost Shadow Step.

It was the footwork Se-un used when he stole the contract from the merchant.

‘The Kilkegaard Stealth had its limits.’

Even though he was drinking, the merchant kept the contract deep inside his coat.

He couldn’t carelessly approach him while he was talking with the innkeeper, and after he finished drinking, he returned to his room with his servants.

Yet, no one noticed Se-un.

The combined effect of Ghost Shadow Step and Kilkegaard Stealth was beyond imagination.

“If you want to determine the truth, call the guards. I’m too upset.”

“W-wait! I’ll call them! Hey, bring the guards!”

“Yes!”

The merchant, his eyes wide at the word ‘guards,’ hurriedly stopped Se-un and called for the guards.

In a situation where Se-un clearly had the upper hand, he was calling the guards himself. Did he bribe the guards in advance?

As he was thinking that.

“Loyalty! I am Dayden, a guard from Zeheton. What’s going on?”

In less than a minute, two guards entered the inn.

They were the perfect guards, with the typical light armor and long spears he had seen while moving to the inn yesterday.

As soon as they entered, the merchant knelt down and began to complain.

“They’re trying to frame me as a swindler! I was just a merchant who received money and provided guidance…”

“Oh, my! How could such a thing happen in Zeheton!”

“It seems they are from outside and don’t know the laws of Zeheton. I felt sorry for their ignorance and showed them kindness, but they stabbed me in the back…”

“We must teach them the strict laws of Zeheton! Understood!”

The guard nodded at the merchant’s words as if he had no intention of listening to Se-un, and pointed his spear forward.

People began to gather around, and Se-un was helplessly cast as the perpetrator.

At that moment.

– The first form of the Blood Wolf Sword Art, Blood Wolf Claw, is enhanced through internal energy.

Whoosh-

In an instant, Se-un’s sword flashed so quickly that it was invisible.

The guard’s spear, which was aimed at Se-un, shattered into five pieces and scattered on the floor.

“W-what is the meaning of this! Wielding a sword at me is the same as wielding a sword at Zeheton!”

“That’s right! Surrender immediately! The laws of Zeheton are strict! If you don’t kneel down right now, you may be sentenced to death!”

“Yes, death! Kneel down and surrender now!”

The guard was flustered by Se-un’s power but did not back down.

As he said, wielding a sword at a guard was the same as wielding a sword at Zeheton, to which he belonged.

“Yes, I may be sentenced to death.”

Se-un did not back down and took a step forward.

Then, Durandell was swung again.

The guard next to him was surprised and raised his spear to block it, but that spear also shattered into five pieces and crashed to the floor.

Eventually, the guard’s armor shattered and scattered as if exploding.

“If you’re a real guard of Zeheton, that is.”

“Heok!”

When the guard’s armor disappeared, a white set of underwear and bare skin were revealed.

He hurriedly picked up the armor, but the seams were already broken.

“W-what is the meaning of this!”

“The guards of Zeheton all use spear shafts with sea waves drawn on them. You seem to have found the armor, but not the spear.”

“No! Th-that’s… Yes! The pattern was erased from long use!”

“Then where was the pattern originally drawn?”

“N-near the handle?”

“I see.”

“…No, the tip! It’s engraved on the blade!”

“Wrong. The pattern is engraved near the handle.”

“Then I was right!”

“The very act of trying to guess proves that you’re not a guard.”

From the moment the guards entered, Se-un had already realized that they were not real guards.

Se-un had spent quite a long time in this port city before his regression and had become quite close to the residents.

In particular, the guards were notorious for being strict with players, so he remembered their characteristics clearly.

“How do you know this!”

“I saw it yesterday.”

“Hah, in just one day?”

Of course, it was a lie.

No matter how good Se-un’s eyesight was, he couldn’t have recognized and remembered the pattern engraved on the handle of the guard’s spear in just one day.

However, the merchant, already in a panic, was not in a state to believe Se-un’s words.

Bang!

“Brother! I brought them!”

“Good job.”

“G-guards!”

Park Jung-pil, who had slipped out of the inn during the commotion, opened the door and entered at the right time.

Following Park Jung-pil, the real guards of Zeheton appeared.

As Se-un said, they were holding spears with clear sea wave patterns drawn on the handles.

As soon as they entered, they frowned deeply.

That’s because, right in front of the door, one person was wearing only underwear, and the other was impersonating a guard.

“I don’t know what’s going on, but the crimes of these two are clear. Arrest them.”

“Yes!”

“W-wait! We were just following orders!”

“Shut up!”

“That merchant ordered us! He said he would give us a lot of money and told us to impersonate guards in case of an emergency!”

“You bastards!”

As soon as they were caught by the guards, the impersonators spilled the beans.

The reason was simple.

Their goal was only money.

There was no need to keep their loyalty to the merchant in the current situation where they were being arrested by the guards.

They judged that it was more beneficial to cooperate with the guards as much as possible to reduce their crimes.

“He ordered you to impersonate… I can guess roughly.”

“Misunderstanding! I was just trading like a good merchant…”

“I saw it from the beginning! As soon as those outsiders came, he said he caught a sucker…”

Unfortunately for the merchant… the impersonator was also a porter who had followed him on the first day.

Of course, he knew all of the merchant’s plans, so the real guard’s expression became more and more frowned as the explanation continued.

“M-misunderstanding…”

Flutter.

As the merchant stretched out his arm with tears in his eyes, the scroll he was holding tightly in his hand fell, revealing the words ‘I am a swindler.’

“We’ll hear the details at the guard station.”

“Wait!”

The moment the guards were arresting the merchant, the innkeeper, who had been quietly watching this scene from the side, ran up and grabbed the guard’s wrist.

Was he also on the same side?

The merchant looked at the innkeeper with a look of trust.

“This person has a month’s contract with our inn. I had no idea he was such a swindler! In this case, our inn’s losses are…”

“Y-you son of a…!”

“Don’t worry. According to the regulations of Zeheton, all losses will be charged to this person.”

“Thank you!”

“No! That guy is also in cahoots with me! Ah! Let go of me! Aaaagh!”

The merchant and the innkeeper were only connected by money. From the moment they could no longer claim the money, the two were no different from strangers.

And judging from the innkeeper’s words….

“Then can we continue to stay here for a month?”

“Of course! We will prepare the best banquet for all three meals, so please rest comfortably!”

It seemed there was no need to move the inn.

The people staying at the inn also applauded Se-un, saying it was a fun sight. Se-un’s guild members were also stunned for a moment before regaining their senses and cheering.

Meanwhile, Se-un called out Park Jung-pil, who was standing behind him, raising his nose, saying that it was all thanks to him bringing the guards in time.

“Did you call me, Brother? Hehe, you’re going to praise me for my excellent work…”

“I have something to order.”

“Ehh? Already? Can’t I rest a little? It’s only been two days since I entered the shelter!”

“Then shall I let you rest in bed for about two weeks?”

“Oh, of course….”

“With a broken leg.”

“…Of course, I have to help Brother! I’m Brother’s right-hand man! Just tell me what to do!”

As expected, this guy is like this if you let him loose even a little.

He vowed to keep him tightly squeezed without any room to loosen up in the future and continued.

“From today, go around the city and find some information.”

“Information? What kind of information?”

The fifth shelter, the port city of ‘Zeheton’.