I Am the Madman of This Family

Episode 81. It’s worth the money (1)

The confirmation letter proving that the commission’s request was successfully completed fell from Keter’s hand, and Cork’s complexion turned earthy.

The mercenaries watched Cork’s reaction nervously. The branch manager they knew was not a man who would readily admit defeat.

Sure enough, Cork said as he fixed his sword.

“I can’t admit it.”

At that word, the mercenaries, who had been neutral, booed.

“Ugly! To be able to relax and lose, and not admit it!”

“Keter has accomplished an impossible task. In the process, I didn’t interfere like you did, and I didn’t cheat. What are you going to do again?”

“I don’t like the fixer being the branch manager, but I hate seeing you not acting like a mercenary!”

Cork, who pursed his lips at the fierce resistance of the mercenaries, shouted as if in a seizure.

“Don’t be ignorant! Keter cheated. It’s a match made with a red comet!”

Hansen, the mercenary who had been watching Keter from the beginning, asked the question in reverse.

“The logic of a named monster negotiating with a human is very fresh. In case you haven’t seen it, Keter fought the Red Comet to the death. What do you think about that?”

“I was just pretending to fight. Can’t you see? Keter is seen as a skilled person who can fight and defeat named monsters!”

“Have you tried fighting Keter? we’ve seen he’s strong Branch manager, please admit defeat and step back.”

“Hey, Hansen! You too are stuck with Keter!”

Cork thrust his sword at Hansen, startled. Because mercenaries gathered behind his back.

Keter didn’t even have to say it. The mercenaries made their own choices. It’s not Cork that suits the branch manager, it’s Keter.

Cork, who had read the flow, seemed to lose his sanity. Somehow I came this far, and now I really have come… … .

If you get the artifact, you can become the mercenary king!

“It had to be like this from the beginning.”

An aura surged from Cork’s sword. It was an aura with sticky intent to kill.

There were over 30 mercenaries against him, but there was no confidence in their expressions. I knew very well that if Cork, a diamond class, puts her heart into it, half of the members will die.

The mercenaries, who had no loyalty enough to die for Keter, slowly stepped back.

In the end, a spacious room was prepared for both Keter and Cork.

Cork laughed meanly.

“Keukkeuk, if you’re a mercenary, you have to prove yourself through force, not deceit. I’ll show you how I got to this point, Keter.”

Cork’s whole body shone dazzlingly. It was a precursor to elevating the magic tool’s function to the limit.

Keter grinned. Then he spoke as if he had been waiting for this moment.

“You are fighting for me until the very end. A generous giver.”

This long evil relationship will end only when someone dies.

However, Cork was not even given that opportunity.

“You’re defiling your position as branch manager, Cork.”

A profound voice that is deeply embedded in the shady blue space. Everyone’s eyes were focused there.

A man appeared through the crowd. stalwart giant. Mismatched kitchen apron. blindfolded eyes.

People call him this way.

“One-eyed Joe, Joey Ray?”

“Why did you come here?”

The mercenaries stopped Joyray from appearing out of nowhere.

“This is not the place for a bar owner to step out. Hurry back!”

“If you are passing by, go straight through.”

Not only the mercenaries but also Cork were impressed by the appearance of Joy Ray, who broke the atmosphere.

However, their faces changed at Joyray’s next words.

“It is not a passing road. I’ve been here from the beginning I saw it all, from start to finish.”

Joy Ray’s presence is overwhelming. One head bigger than the others, and the fishy smell of meat pervaded his entire body.

But, no one knew?

Of course, no one knew. Keter knew. I just didn’t know.

Cork, eager to kill Keter sooner rather than later, lashed out at Joyray.

“Whether you watched it from the beginning or not, don’t be presumptuous and just watch it.”

“I can’t just watch. I have my location.”

“Who are you to dare to get involved in this? Shall I pluck out every remaining eye?”

“cork. The others don’t, but you know what this is.”

Joyray took the badge out of her pocket and put it on her collar.

Silver body with golden rims. A badge embossed with a picture of a blindfolded woman holding dual swords.

“Uh, what? everything, you do it No way… … !”

As soon as Cork sees the badge, he freaks out.

“That badge… … !”

Among the mercenaries, the eyes of those who recognized the badge widened beyond measure.

Of course, those were very few. Most of the mercenaries did not know the meaning of this badge, and soon they were ignoring it.

“What are you fussing about?”

There was no one to explain. Only a handful of mercenaries, like believers who have welcomed a god, hold hands and admire.

“Ah, as expected, the Mercenary Association didn’t abandon us.”

“That person is not a bar owner. He is a member of the Mercenary Association! You were watching us from start to finish!”

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Member of the Mercenary Association.

That doesn’t simply mean that you’re in a high position in the Mercenary Association.

They were the ‘representatives’ of tens of millions of mercenaries recognized by leaders around the world. A representative representing the position of hundreds or tens of thousands of mercenaries on behalf of the former mercenary king.

That number is eight at most.

It was not even revealed who it was.

However, one of them was hiding his identity while working as a tavern owner in a liqueur.

To the mercenaries, everyone was mesmerized by the appearance of a legislator who was nothing short of a legend. In particular, Cork’s reaction was more violent.

“Uh, member of the council? The mercenary councilor was in the liqueur!? Is that what you meant!”

The position of the ‘Mercenary King’ he dreamed of has been replaced by the ‘Councilor’ in the present.

In other words, Joy Ray in front of him was the man closest to the mercenary king he dreamed of.

“There’s no way that such a clumsy tavern owner could be a lawmaker!”

“Liquor branch manager. It won’t change anything if you don’t acknowledge it.”

Joyray, who used to wear an eyepatch and was called one-eyed, was not here, exchanging frivolous words and fighting with the customers.

Joyray, a member of the Mercenary Association, exuded a tremendous presence and approached Cork with strides.

Cork trembled as he aimed his weapon. It wasn’t just because of being pressured by simple authority.

A mercenary councilor is a mercenary anyway. However, mercenaries representing tens of millions of mercenaries, would they be of a low rank?

Cork knew that only mercenaries of the highest rank in the mercenary world, Orichalcon, were eligible to become a mercenary councilor.

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Joyray reached for Cork’s sword. It’s a level 2 magic tool, and it’s loaded with auras, but-

fast!

When Joyray held it in her hand, it crumbled like a cookie.

“… … .”

The sight was so surreal that Cork stared blankly down at his sword, which had only the handle remaining.

“How can I, as a member of the council, stay still when I shout out loud that I will ignore the customs of the Mercenary Association? If you want to fight Keter, go beyond me.”

“… … .”

The proud Cork’s shoulders droop. The fighting spirit was buried all the way to the bottom of the basement.

Cork felt a tremendous wall even when fighting Amantir-class mercenaries.

For the Orihalcon class that we are facing right now… ‘I didn’t even feel the walls.

Infinite.

It is like facing the endless open sea.

“You don’t seem to have the guts to do that.”

Joyray turned her back and shouted at the mercenaries.

“I declare it as a member of the legislature. Kork, who was defeated in the Trial of the Goddess following due process, lost the authority of the branch manager as of today. The victorious Keter is given the authority of the branch manager.”

One-sided notification, not asking for opinions.

There were no mercenaries who could not agree. Even Cork just lowered his head and shook his fists.

It wasn’t Keter to leave it alone.

“hey. Are you angry?”

“… … .”

“What if I get angry? What can you do?”

Keter, who was drugging in Cork’s face, was nasty.

Cork’s response to that was-

“… Congratulations.”

It was acceptable.

Cork, who raised his head, had a calm face.

“I lost. Admit it.”

“You didn’t admit it. I gave in because I didn’t have the confidence to defeat Joyray.”

Despite Keter’s provocation, Cork did not punch.

“I will not deny it. Anyway, there’s nothing more I can do here.”

Cork, who doesn’t want to mix up the conversation anymore, turns his back and disappears. His gait was that of an infallible loser.

The mercenaries, thrilled to see the villain Cork give up, raised their voices as if they had won.

“Uh ha ha! Look at how they run away, not with that tail!”

“Keter has won!”

“Oh, wait. The solver becomes our branch manager? Come to think of it, that’s a bit… … .”

Keter was laughing, too, but it wasn’t a triumphant laugh.

Does the cork give up and withdraw?

‘Taragon just passed by the artifact report and fell asleep. I can see where there is a corner to believe, but it’s rather good.’

Cork have yet to play their final hand.

And Keter’s willingness to let Cork go is not because her vengeance is over or because she shows mercy.

for a more perfect revenge.

For a more refreshing revenge.

When it comes to revenge, the clearer the better.

Of all the people, Joyray was the only one who recognized Keter’s will.

“You’re thinking of putting an end to it.”

“Who is this? Captain. No, aren’t you the father of the mercenary world, Congressman Joyray?”

“Don’t be sarcastic. There are many eyes to see and many ears to hear.”

“Are you going to leave Cork to help?”

Joyray wasn’t out for Keter.

out for cork.

If you fight Keter, Cork will eventually die.

After all, Joyray is a mercenary, and he is a doctor called the father of mercenaries. Personal intimacy is important, but he cherished the mercenaries who belonged to him even more.

No matter how mean and rotten Cork was, he was a mercenary, and he was the branch manager who had been protecting liqueur for decades, so he wanted to save him.

‘Don’t fight, admit defeat. Then he conveyed his will to Cork that he could live.

Cork, however, did not approve. Rather, he just showed his will to fight to the end.

If Cork had really given up, he would have fought Keter here and there to the end. Then at least Joey Ray would have saved him right before he died.

But he ran away.

I endured the shame and hid my teeth.

A knife behind your back is more terrifying than a knife in front of you. Even in this situation, Joyray couldn’t keep the cork.

“What can I do? I am the father of mercenaries. Isn’t it the heart of a father to want to save even an ugly son?”

“I’m going to kill my son, won’t you stop me?”

“He’s a stepson.”

Joyray gave her badge to Keter.

“The cork must have gone to the mercenary’s safe. They said something there. The safe, where the branch’s funds are stored, can only be accessed by those with the branch manager’s exclusive key and higher authority. take it Don’t just hit me.”

“Oh, is this enough to rob mercenary safes all over the world?”

“You do well to think of such a question in this situation. I like you Stop coveting. I can retrieve it whenever I want.”

“Sheesh.”

Kether clicked her tongue and turned her back. This was the direction Cork left.

Joyray sighed and gave advice.

“Go. And be careful. I don’t know what he’s hiding, but I can see that he’s confident in what he can do with me.”

To Joyray’s warning, Keter waved her hand in response.

“I believe in you, Captain, and look forward to it.”

Keter really expected. May Cork have a spleen number to threaten him.

That way, the taste of breaking his heart and giving it to him will deepen.

It was Keter, whose mouth watered at the thought of tasting a main dish that had been aged for decades.