Possessing Nothing

It was awkward and good to have freedom without gold in three years. Lee Sung-min blinked his eyes and lowered his body. It was horrible. I lived for almost a year without washing or changing. But I was used to the smell. He always had a nose that smelled. It just didn't look good.

Lee Sung-min quietly lifted his foot. My toes are... light. It's not just your feet. Your whole body is light. Lee took a few steps and laughed a little.

“And it's amazing. ”

You mutter like that. You hear no more noise and still the sound of the snail. It was the cry of a real mammoth.

“What should I give you? ”

The mesh mutters. At that point, he looks back at the mesh. The mesh stands with its arms crossed. Lee tilted his head, looking at the face of the thinking mesh.

“Give you what? ”

“You have overcome the trials of this mountain and endured the hardships. Three years. None of these people on this mountain have lasted as long as you have. And no one has ever endured more than you. ”

The mesh mutters like that and smiles bloody. Smoke rolls by the mesh. Soon I became a little boy with a bunch of smoke. It was Flam.

“As a reward for your overcoming the despair of Flam, I have arranged for you to meet with the god of time, Denir. It's entirely up to you what you get when you meet Denir. ”

Denier, the god of time in Drimoor. I received his memory from the Mesh. I didn't know what I would get out of meeting Denir, but I thought I'd go to Drimoor first if I had the chance.

“It's a reward for overcoming him. The reward for you surviving 3 years... Yes. I'm recommending you as a member of Erebrisa. ”

The mesh nods, thinking for a moment. Erebrisa? Lee doesn't understand what the Mesh said, but tilts his head.

“What is Erebrisa? ”

“A 'brokerage guild’. ”

Mesh replies.

“An intermediary guild that you can summon anywhere in the world. ”

Mesh raises his hand, saying so. The mesh rubs its lips slightly. It was that moment.

“Long time no see, goddess of trials and afflictions. ”

A man appears with a calm voice. I don't know where it came from. In Lee's view, the man appeared to have risen from the shadow of the mesh. He was all dressed up and tall. He bowed his head to the mesh without giving Lee Sung-min a single glance.

“What support would you like? ”

“I didn't call for that today. I'm here because I want to refer a new member. ”

Mesh replies: Only after hearing that did the man look back at reason. The man who saw Lee Sung-min looked a little surprised.

“... This is... rare. A soul with a twisted causality. You don't want to sell that soul, do you want to recommend that soul as a member of Erebria? ”

“Yes.”

“I don't think you're qualified enough...”

The man tilts his head and mutters.

“A soul with a twisted causal rate. Sales value is high, but not enough membership. Let's see... You're skilled... You're quite skilled. Have you already reached your peak level? How many years have you been on this mountain? ”

“Three years.”

“Three years on this mountain is the peak. You're tough and tenacious, but you're not very talented. Goddess, as you know, the members of Erebria are not just anyone. ”

“That's why I write you a recommendation. ”

Mesh replies.

“A member of my rank would be able to seat an unqualified member. You don't think there's a problem? ”

“… Hmm. ”

The man groans in a small voice. He raises his hand a few taps into the air and nods his head.

“If that's what you want. So far, the goddess has made a deal with us... I see. I would like to enroll him as a new member of our company, Erebri. ”

The man said so and looked at reason. He bowed his head with a respectful attitude towards Lee Sung-min.

“I'll make a light contract. Can you... give me some blood? ”

“… Blood? ”

“Yes. Ah. This agreement is an agreement to register you as a new member of our company, and I promise you that no penalty will be returned to you. Against him, Mesh, goddess of trials and persecution, and Behan, god of promises and dealings, will bear witness. ”

After hearing the man's words, Lee Sung-min glanced at the mesh. The mesh nods slightly. After getting confirmation from the mesh, Seong-min bites her fingertips slightly. Blood flows from the small wound on the tip of the head.

“It's confirmed, Lee Sung-min. ”

The blood spills down, but it does not touch the soil. The blood disappears from the air before it reaches the ground, and the man nods his head.

“Lee Sung-min's soul has been registered as a member of Erebri. If you ever want to find her, please find her in your heart. If you do, Lee Sung-min's officer will come to see you. ”

The man said so and looked at the mesh. You may go back. The man's appearance disappears again. Seongmin did not understand the situation suddenly and saw the mesh. Mesh shrugged his shoulders, looking at Lee Sung-min.

“Sing it yourself. Better you listen to them than I do. ”

“… umm…”

Lee Sung-min let out a small groan and called Erebrisa in his heart. That was the moment. Whoa! Someone jumped out of the shadow at Lee Sung-min's feet.

“Nice to meet you, Lee Sung-min. It's called Nebel, a Hereby Corporation broker. In the future, I will be in charge of Lee Sung-min. ”

He was a different man than the man I saw earlier. The man who introduced himself as Nevel was dressed neatly in a short haircut. He bowed his head to Lee Sung-min, and he bowed his head in a crooked posture.

“Oh... yes. ”

“Is this your first time using Erebria? ”

Nebbel asks, just as Mesh's officer did not pay attention to Lee Sung-min, neither did he. Lee Sung-min nods his head dazed, looking at Nevel's face.

“Then I'll give you a brief explanation of Erebrisa. Erebrisa is an intermediary guild that exists to mediate everything a customer wants. At the same time, Erebria has partnered with various guilds, including the Merchant Guild. ”

Neville says so and swallows a single breath.

“If you want to sell items, we'll take responsibility and buy them for you. If you want an auction, we will open the auction. Of course, it's not free; you get a conscientious fee of 5%. ”

Lee Sung-min was surprised at that. Intermediary guild erebrisa. The ‘brokerage guild’ has not been well established yet, but it was very surprising that the commission for brokerage transactions that Nebbel just mentioned was only 5%. Most Merchant Guilds and Mercenary Guilds also charge 15%, but less than 5%.

“When it comes to trading, I'll keep up with Eria's quote. If you're looking for a blacksmith, I'll connect you with a skilled blacksmith. If you want information about the dungeon, we'll buy the information you want through the information guild we're working with. I swear that the information I have purchased through us will not be untrue. Oh, of course. This course also adds an additional 5% fee. ”

At this point, Lee Sung-min realized what "support" meant to Erebrisa. In other words, they support everything that Lee Sung-min wants. In order to meet a skilled blacksmith, you must visit the Guild Blacksmith. You must visit the Information Guild in order to obtain information. Easy to say, the process is never easy. Blacksmiths are stubborn, so we have to put a lot of effort into persuading them.

The information guild is the same. The problem is whether the information you have paid for is real or fake, but there is no falsehood in the information you have purchased through Erebria. Of course, I couldn't believe it, but there was a tremendous amount of Merritt just by trying to run on two legs.

“If you need a payday, we can get a collateral and lend you money. There are many other things, but it will be quicker for you to try us yourself than I'll explain. ”

“... If it's a deal... do you sell elixirs or drugs? A grimoire...”

Lee Seong-min thought for a moment and asked. Nebbel smiles and nods.

“Of course.”

Nevel raises his hand and knocks the air a few times. Then a translucent window appeared in front of Lee. It was a window similar to that seen by the pagans summoned to Eria.

“There's also a search feature, so try it. ”

That's what Neville said. Erebria's trading window was intuitive. It was categorizable and price categorizable Lee saw the visible trading items and swallowed his breath.

The Great Bandit.

It was the Elixir that was registered at the top. The best elixir made in Shaolin. I heard that every great company is thoroughly guarded in Shaolin, and only a few of Shaolin's unmanned men are enlisted. I can't believe such a delegation is listed as a sale item!

“What price...! ”

Lee Sung-min swallowed his breath. The price of the Grand Brigade was unimaginable. Seeing the surprised Lee Sung-min, Nebbel said with a look on his face that is not bulky.

“The Giant Bandit is one of the best elixirs made by refining. There is definitely value. If you can't do it, you can get decades of internal air. No matter how much money you have, you can't buy time. If you can buy a few decades of internal affairs with money, it's worth this much. ”

The price itself is reasonable. I'm just surprised it's so expensive. He swallowed a gulp and searched for the Holy Spirit Squad. There was. The price of the Holy Spirit Legion was fairly high, but it was nothing compared to the Great Legion.

“While the efficiency of the medication is low, there is also a real elixir that will fly. Three thousand years, three hundred years, the land of insomniacism... Something like that. But I wouldn't recommend it. Unrefined elixirs have side effects when taken. For example, if you eat Thousand Year Old Ginseng, the balance of yin and yin breaks and the yin is likely to burst. You wouldn't know it if you knew how to do an internal cardiac exam. ”

That's what Neville advised me. Lee Seong-min stared at the elixir. It wasn't greedy, but it was too expensive. Instead, Seong-min searched for a worker without a job.

There, he had to swallow his breath. Various artisans were being sold. There was a Taegeuk Hye sword, which could be called Wudang's birthday, and a fig sword of a volcano.

“There are many different types of masons. There are so many different origins of the heretics who come into Eria. Even with the same Taegeuk Hye sword, the shapes are slightly different. But we can all say it's a newcomer. ”

I didn't understand. The Doomsday Feast is so easily breached and traded? No, of course, the price is enormous and you can't buy it. Either he read Lee Sung-min's embarrassment or Neville smiled.

“I didn't say. We have partnered with a variety of clients and guilds. Ah... but... If you buy and learn from us, we don't cover the aftermath. ”

I understood what Nebbel meant. If you spread the sword of Taegeung Hye without hesitation, you will get the attention of the pagans. If we don't convince the Wudang why, they may try to recover the Unsullied.

It was not just the shameless one that could be purchased through Erebria's intermediary. There was also a variety of magic. from organized academic enchantments to little enchantments. While looking at the merchandise, Lee Sung-min got tired and shook his head. It was because I had no idea that this way would be traded for shameless magic and elixir.

“… What are the requirements to become a member of Erebria? ”

“Yes. In fact, the easiest way is to get recommendations from other members like you. In fact, just because you have a recommendation doesn't mean you can become a member... Mesh is our regular. It's a bit of an imposition. ”

Nevel says so, lowering his head slightly toward the mesh. He tilted his head. What did the new Mesh trade through this brokerage guild?

“Soul.”

Mesh replies.

“The soul of the dead on this mountain. I traded it.”

He said with a face that the mesh is not bulky. That said, Lee Sung-min's expression was stiff.

“Goddess, you... sold a human soul? ”

“You're misunderstanding me. This mountain is my sanctuary. All the souls that have died here are mine. Is there something wrong with what I did for myself? ”

Instead, I asked Lee Sung-min with a strange look on his face. In the beginning, the Mesh was a god, not a man. If you push a human beam at her, the conversation won't work.

“Soul is a good trade item. because there are a lot of people who want a human soul. Black wizards, pagans, and sometimes even dragons... even horses. Wouldn't it be better for each other to trade in this way? Rather than massacre the powerful to save lives, it is better to sell their souls through trade. And... like I said. ”

Nevel's eyes narrow.

“If you wish, we can give you many things as collateral for Lee's soul. It's worth it if you have a twisted causal rate. Ah, the collateral, of course. You can pay back the money you borrowed...”

“Don't listen to that. It would be better for you to hand over your soul to me and contract with me. What you want is a gift. As I said before, if you give me your soul, I can give you that price. ”

Mesh stops Neville and says, Through these conversations, Lee Sung-min was able to notice something. They were greedy for Lee Sung-min's soul. A soul that twisted its causal rate as it returned to the past, back to its death. It seemed to be of great value to Lee Sung-min.

“I don't intend to give up my soul. ”

Lee said while sighing. Mesh said that the causation rate had twisted, and in the process, the soul of Lee Sung-min had built up a lot of work. It does not affect the lives of the rational people themselves, but it was said that when the rational people later died... they suffered a hard time.

That is, death is not a rest for the rational people. Lee had a painful ending planned for him.

But I didn't intend to give up my soul.

“I don't want to make a deal right now. I don't have any money.Later... I'll call you if I want to make a deal. ”

“Call me anytime. Oh, and this...”

Nebbel raises his hand. Oops. Nebbel's thumb clashes with his index finger, and a white light wraps around him.

“This is a small favor for our newest member, Lee Sung-min. ”

My messy bones changed cleanly. The clothing itself was still like a rag, but it no longer smelled and was covered in dirt. It wasn't just clothes. I felt it for almost a year, so I changed my shattered head and unwashed body.

“See you next time, then. ”

The words end with Nevel's body disappearing. Is that magic? No. If you think about magic, the appearance and departure of Nevel will be magic. Lee Sung-min looks down at his body and mutters.

“There's so much I don't know. ”

“It's a big world. It's great to be a member of Erebria. As a reward for your enduring ordeal, I'm afraid. ”

The mesh muttered and looked at Lee Sung-min.

“So, where are you going now? ”

“... I plan to go to Behenger first and become a mercenary. ”

“Mercenaries. Hehe. That 'd be okay, too. Take your time. ”

The mesh mutters, taking a few steps back.

“Don't forget the soliloquy I told you about. ”

At the last moment, the mesh disappeared into smoke. Lee Sung-min looks down at his body as he looks away from the place where the mesh disappeared. There are no accidents in this world. If you come back, there's a good reason.

I was a little offended that there were no coincidences.

Up until now, Lee Sung-min seems to have seen a lot of coincidence. Meeting with Jack or Hans. Meeting with Wijihoen. Entering the mountains of the Mesh and meeting the Baxogo. All of that would be a coincidence.

That there are no coincidences, is it not coincidence that even that meeting was a coincidence?

‘… I don't know. ’

Seong-min sighed and turned away.

I had to go down the mountain first.