Possessing Nothing

The door was wide open.

There was a fierce wind outside. The winds of the snowy north are sharp enough to cut even the skin if they don't defend properly. The man opens the door and wraps himself around a thick-looking robe, whether it's a precaution against the wind.

“Welcome. ”

There were no guests at the inn. The innkeeper, who was dozing off sitting on a chair in front of the fireplace, quickly raised his head. He squishes his eyes with his right hand, grabbing his shoulder with his left hand and trembling.

“Why don't you close the door a little bit? ”

The door that opened and came in was swaying in the outside wind. Lee Sung-min raised his hand and pushed the door shut. I saw the innkeeper's eyebrows go up as I pushed the door shut with one hand.

“I take it you're not a hunter. ”

The innkeeper mutters. Lee Sung-min handed the robe hat behind him. The innkeeper asked while looking at Lee Sung-min's face, which was white.

“Can I get you a coffee? Or hot water? Milk? I have soup, too. ”

“Soup, please. ”

“I like milk. ”

Rubia, who was hiding behind Lee Sung-min, orders her head out. The innkeeper opens his eyes wide as he looks at the cat's ears rising above Rubia's head.

“Demibeast. Hard to see around here. Are you a slaver?”

“No, I'm not.”

Lee Sung-min replied with a expressionless face. Rubia was a little offended by what the innkeeper said, but did not have a seizure. Demibeast is like that. It's rare to see Elves, and I've been loved by spirits and mana for a long time. Every Elf is an outstanding Spirit Wizard and Archer Swordsman. All symbols dream of having an Elven slave, but it is not easy to enslave an Elf.

But Demibeasts are different. They are weaker than Elves. There are more of them than Elves. It is relatively easy to enslave and it is not that difficult to draw out submissiveness. The "not difficult" is just forcing it through sadistic violence.

“Sit down here first. ”

The innkeeper put two chairs in front of the fireplace.

“Hot soup and milk. I'll bring it to you soon, so please wait. ”

The innkeeper turns around and goes into the kitchen. Rubia approaches the fireplace and sits on a chair. She takes off the robe she was wearing and exhales.

“I'm not a Demibeast, by the way. ”

Rubia sighs, leaving the naked robe roughly behind. Lee Sung-min came next to Rubia and sat on a chair. Rubia was built by Envirus. You look like a Demibeast, but that's just Envirus' taste all the time. Rubia is not a Demibeast.

“I knew I needed to come to the inn. ”

“Suddenly the wind is strong. ”

“You don't feel cold, and neither do I. ”

“But I don't want to be homeless where the wind blows. ”

Lee Sung-min doesn't feel cold because he has become restless. That's why I didn't feel the need to come to the inn, but I ended up here because Rubia insisted so strongly.

“We'll be in Travia soon enough. Travia was the land of the Samaritans, the Black Wizards and the Outer Islands before the blood spawn reigned. Honestly, I really don't want to go. ”

“I can't help it. ”

Lee Sung-min said so and took off his robe.

“I know the situation in the north is not good. The Bloody Sky Horse has lost weight, and powerful witches choose to enjoy rather than reign. Travian security was a mess. ”

As you get here, you continue to be informed of Travia's situation through Nevel. When Hezekiah reigned in Travia, things were better. At least he knew the extent of it.

However, since the Hegemony was defeated by Wiji Hoyen,

It's fatal that an unarmed man has lost an arm. Hematomas were giants enough to rule over Trabia, but they lost a lot when their arms were cut off and their blood blindness was broken. Obviously, there is no law in Travier now. The princess gave up ruling over Travia and left Trabia and is trapped in a villa. Travier, whose security is missing, is under the influence of all crimes.

“Considering the situation, even Muslims are watching you. ”

“... You said it was a spirit, right? North, where the ice caps don't melt. If you have a relationship, you will meet a nobleman. When winter is most frozen. ”

Rubia grunts, pouting.

“I don't know what to say. I can't believe you came all this way to such a dangerous place with such uncertainty. ”

[It's not ambiguous.]

The barding growls, and Heju shoots at Rubia.

[The spirits don't know what they are, and they don't know what they're planning. But this one's for sure. If they say they will, they usually will.]

“Even that's ambiguous. ”

[That's what those bastards were like. They... peek at their destiny. Unless they have come to the north at all, 'encounter’, which is said by the spirit since they have come to the north, must occur.]

In fact, Lee Sung-min was also nervous when he came here. It's not just one or two places in the north where the ice caps won't melt, and even if winter is the coldest, we don't know when. A long time before I came here, Rubia asked me why I was going to Travis, but when I heard that, Heju insisted that I should just go, and came all the way here without any action.

“Where are you going? ”

An innkeeper with two large mugs asked. Rubia takes a mug in both hands and drinks milk with a breath of fresh air.

“We're going to Travia. ”

“Oops.”

In Seongmin's reply, the innkeeper burst into laughter.

“You're going somewhere dangerous. Why, do you want to get your name out of there, too? ”

“That's not true. ”

“Well, it's not my place to be afraid. Be careful, especially your handmaiden. ”

The innkeeper points at Rubia with his jaw.

“Travia is where the law doesn't exist. I heard there are lots of colored shamans and black wizards who practice humanity. If we get inside the city, there could be danger involved. ”

“Thank you for your concern. ”

Rubia smiles and says. Lee Sung-min sobbed the soup that came into his mouth. After a while, Lee Sung-min opened his mouth.

“That's not very nice of you. ”

“Huh?"

“Except for the poisoned soup. Fucking hypocrisy. Or deception? ”

Lee Sung-min grumbled and threw the mug he was holding into the fireplace. The innkeeper's face changed.

“... This is it. ”

The innkeeper grumbles. It wasn't poisonous. However, this crude poison could not harm the body of Seolmin. However, I couldn't help but get dirty taste, so Seong-min sobbed her lips and spit.

“D, poison? ”

Rubia is furious and trying to get up from the chair. But I sat down whether my feet were free or not.

“It shouldn't be deadly poison. At least what you drank. ”

Demibeasts are goods of sale value. The innkeeper chewed the poop and stared at Lee Sung-min. Then I sighed and sat down by dragging the chair.

“I have my reasons. ”

“What's the matter...! ”

Rubia grunts and spits. As Lee Sung-min said, Rubia wasn't poisoned by lethal poison. It's simply a paralyzing poison. That doesn't mean it doesn't bother you. Seong-min sighs at the sighing Rubia and reaches out to the innkeeper.

“Is there no surrender? ”

“Will you let me live? ”

“Don't try to trade. It's not that hard to kill you and search your body for a solution, and I have a solution right now. ”

You can summon Nebbel from Erebri and tell him you want to buy a surrender. It's not deadly, so there's no need to rush.

“… I see. ”

The innkeeper quickly gave up. They poison what they drink, and once it fails, the blade is with them.

“I thought I was seeing a lot more eyes while doing this. I don't think it's like that either. ”

The innkeeper grumbles and puts his hand inside his chest. As he rummages inside, he pulls out a small jar of glass and pushes it toward the Lee Ying-min.

“Relax. This isn't poisoning you with a fucking heart. ”

But he didn't use the medicine. Instead, I sat back in the chair. Rubia sits on the floor, stuttering, looking at Lee Sung-min like that.

“What, what are you doing? Why the medicine...”

“You can't inject a drug you don't even know about. ”

“This is the real antidote...”

“You can't just believe it. And it was Rubia who brought me to this inn that said she didn't want to come. It's not a life-threatening poison. Just sit down for a second. ”

“Son of a bitch...! ”

Rubia chants, but Lee Sung-min doesn't listen. He looks up at the innkeeper and asks.

“Why did you do this? ”

“... Demibeasts make money. ”

“Is that all? ”

“… this area is the territory of the gate. I have to pay my allowance every month, and, you know, when Trabia turned out that way, there were no guests coming. ”

“So you tried to sell a Demibeast for money? ”

“Please understand. Given the circumstances...”

“I was going to hurt someone without malice, and I was going to look at me. You want me to understand that? How selfish of you. ”

Lee Sung-min shook his head with a smile. The innkeeper's face stiffens as she moves up and down.

“How many people did you pass in this way? ”

“This is the first time...”

“That's a lie.”

The innkeeper shut up about what Lee said. The moment the innkeeper was about to make excuses. Death came at once. Puck, the innkeeper's head bursts with a shout. Lee Sung-min stoops up Rubia without giving her eyes to the fallen corpse.

“Come now and pretend to take care of me...! ”

I said, "Maybe it's poison." ”

“That's it! You don't have to carry me. ”

Rubia throws it out and pushes him aside. Seeing Rubia stagger and stumble without overcoming my power, Lee Sung-min laughed in vain. Lee Sung-min took a chair and sat down in Rubia.

[There is a popularity above.]

Heju grunts.

[I don't think you're a guest. Looks like the family of the man you killed.]

“If I was that old, I would have married and had children. ”

[You feel no guilt.]

“It wasn't worth it. If I'd been poisoned, I'd be dead, and Rubia would have been sold and turned into a trinket or a magical experiment. ”

“Don't tell me shit. ”

Rubia shoots you. Lee looks up at the ceiling shrugging her shoulders. Popularity has also felt rational. But I didn't go to check.

[I had no choice. I couldn't help but protect my family.]

“Am I supposed to be merciful? Do you think he cared because I forgave him? In the future, you may poison others by telling them that you and your family will live. ”

[Maybe. Maybe he was careless.]

“Half the odds don't give me a reason to be merciful. ”

[Is it your agreement to kill him here and prevent what's to come?]

“There's no deal. I didn't even think it was that great. I just didn't feel the need to show mercy. What... what are you trying to say? Did that big guy come around here and open his eyes to admission? ”

[Hahaha! No way. I was just wondering. What kind of man you are. What about those guys up there? Isn't that guy's accomplice, judging by those guys?]

“It didn't hurt me. There's no reason for me to go and kill him. ”

Lee Seong-min grumbled and looked at Rubia. Rubia, though pouting, no longer complains to the rational public. A moment later, the paralyzed rubia wakes up.

“I can't hide this cat's ears. ”

“Hide yourself first. I think more annoying things are about to happen. ”

“... It's not easy, is it? How much horsepower it consumes. ”

“You don't even have magic, do you? ”

Rubia sighs deeply and turns to a sphere of light. Lee Sung-min tucks the robe that Rubia took off into her subspace pocket and wraps it around her body. I hear footsteps coming from above. I didn't want to blush, so Seong-min left the inn.

“I didn't come to town for nothing. ”

I'm sorry about that. None of this would have happened if I hadn't asked you to come in!]

“If you know, be careful going forward. ”

Rubia shudders in response to Lee Sung-min. The wind is heavier than before entering the inn. Lee Seong-min put on his robe hat and went forward. Aaaaah! Gaaaaaah! I heard that scream outside the wind. Father! With such a cry. Lee looked behind him. Running out of the open door was a boy who had not yet taken off his t-shirt. The boy opened his eyes and looked at Lee Sung-min.

Whether it was taken on the way out, the boy was holding a knife. The boy shouted and tried to attack Lee Sung-min. However, the boy did not come at all and lost his balance due to the icy winds.

[Oops.]

Heju kicked his tongue. The boy tried to get up again, shouting for evil support, but a middle-aged woman came out the door late and grabbed him by the waist. I thought she was the wife and mother of the boy who was killed by Lee Sung-min. She desperately shakes her head and fails to see her properly.

“I'll kill you! ”

Ignoring the boy's bitter shouts, Lee Sung-min turned back again. Across the town. I can feel the gaze. It was the line of sight of the border that looked through the closed window crevices. Beyond the sound of the wind, you hear the wolf's long cry. Lee Sung-min sighed and shook his head.

Just a few more steps.

The sound of the wolf's cry was much closer than that of Lee Sung-min.

“Oh, my God. ”

Lee Sung-min grumbled in a small voice. Wind mixed with snow keeps you from seeing the distance. At some point, the wind stirs up the beast's prey. Immediately, Lee pushed his hand into the subspace pocket. A swift window is drawn forward. Tsk! It sounded loud, but he didn't push back a bit. Instead, it was the man who hid himself in his eyes and carried out the attack.

“You're a master!”

A man lands on the ground, circling the aerial swallows with his hands on the ground. The eyes of the man with his eyes on his whole body were not human. Lee Sung-min snorted and murmured.

“Something smells like dog...”

[It's Lycanslope.]

Heju mutters. "The smell of a dog" turns the man's eyes upside down.

“Wolves!”

With that shout, the man's body starts to swell. My muscles are big and fluffy all over my body. Lee Seong-min moved his hand, holding the spear, rather than turning it away. Phew! A swift stab pierces through the man's chest.

“Cough!”

“If you were going to do that, you shouldn't have turned. ”

Lee Sung-min muttered and breathed strength into the spear. A window made of ducks reacted to the incoming internal air and amplified the strength. Before the man could say anything, his body burst and burst.

“I'm not an idiot. ”

Lee Sung-min walked forward again with his spear over his back.