Chapter 86
Chapter 86
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Translator: MadScientist
Chapter: 86
Chapter Title: Treasure
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"Heh heh, you insolent wench. You don't know how big the world is because you're still young. Whether you're Lord Melville's bastard child or his hidden daughter, just remember one thing— you've only got one life."
While I was glaring at the old hag, Herman slowly walked up from behind.
"I think that's enough."
"Well now. Aren't you Lord Melville? Your successor is flying too high for the heavens."
"Since when has the Hongmen matriarch bared her fangs at children like this?"
"The blade of Hongmen doesn't distinguish between child or adult. I can understand her arrogance since she grew up in Lord Melville's bosom, but she should at least know who she's dealing with."
The old hag grinned wickedly.
Herman's grandfather's face, who had been facing her, gradually twisted in disgust.
"Haa. You crazy bitch."
"What was that? This old lady's ears aren't what they used to be."
Herman grandfather, who always smiled even from his lofty position. Curses slipped from his mouth.
"She said you're a fucking bitch, granny."
"·····."
"Didn't hear that, you fucking bitch?"
My sudden translation. I put the cigar I was holding into grandfather's mouth as he looked at me with a dumbfounded expression.
"Pffft. Grandfather, calm down."
"Hoo—. I didn't say that, Ga-eul."
"She said stop shitting yourself from old age and pick a coffin quick."
"·····."
"·····."
— Unknown Viewer Is the boss lady really insane? Lololol "Hoo, Shaolin. That's enough."
"She said fix your jaw angle or you'll die."
Crunch.
The sound of the old hag grinding her teeth rang out loudly.
"····I think I'll have to make Ga-eul the branch head when we get back."
"Ask about dental health while you're at it. Is this gold tooth yours, or that denture?"
"Ga-eul."
"Yes. Sorry. But grandfather, this crazy bitch keeps messing with our kid."
Crunch crunch.
I had no idea what the old fool was doing, glaring like she wanted to swallow someone whole.
"I've survived until twilight approached, but you're the first impudent wench like you I've seen. You may be fine under Lord Melville's protection, but can you protect your friends too?"
"Aha! I'll bury you alive next to her. You apostate bitch."
"Ugh! Boss, please."
"Get over here?"
— Unknown Viewer Boss is flooring it again, stop her! — Unknown Viewer Inhibitor! Inhibitor!! The old hag mentioned my friend, making my eyes roll back as I lunged, and the chairman ended up clinging to me to stop it.
"Uwaaah! Boss bitch, why are you so strong?!"
"Stay still, you fucking bitch. See that sharp thing at the end of the stand? I ground it down for 3,000 won in front of my house to drill a hole in your skull."
"Please, boss. Stop!"
"Get over here?"
— Unknown Viewer Boss, stop shaking the phone, motion sickness... — Unknown Viewer Ugh — Unknown Viewer Why does crazy bitch mk-2 keep messing with the boss? In the end, the chairman's clinging hands fell away.
With my body free, I took a big step forward, bringing my face close to the old hag's.
"Hey. I just said if you touch my kid, you're done. You think I'm joking?"
The thought of my precious one being threatened made killing intent surge even higher.
"Eyes down."
"····You're crossing the line."
The energy coiled inside me fused with the killing intent, swelling and spreading outward.
"Down."
"Impudent...! Gah, guh...···."
Thud.
The intangible energy brushed past the old hag, who had stood tall without knowing the height of the heavens, making her tremble like she'd been struck by lightning before collapsing.
⚙ SYSTEM NOTIFICATION ⚙ Ding! — Unknown Viewer I've been shaken down by a noona like this before... — Unknown Viewer I know faces a bit, but if I saw boss lady in person, I'd buy her warm pizza bread microwaved for 15 secs and cool apple juice right away. — Unknown Viewer Scary Experienced one "Ah, damn it."
With killing intent raging, even seeing yellow liquid trickling from between the old hag's legs despite the weird events just made me feel disgusted.
"You lumps. What are you staring at? Clean it up quick."
As soon as I spoke, the burly guys behind the fallen old hag grimaced and pulled out sashimi knives from their bosoms.
Knives appearing from their chests made the surroundings stir.
"Wait. If you act rashly, the matriarch will get hurt. Put them away."
The one who seemed to be the leader of the burly guys blocked his subordinates and came to support the old hag.
"Real gangsters, always carrying sashimi knives. Fucking idiots do all kinds of shit."
"Hongmen never forgets a grudge. You'd better watch out."
"Yesh. Be caweful~ Fucking hell, stop shaking and lick the floor while you pick up your boss."
"·····."
The leader lug realized the old hag had completely passed out while supporting her and carefully picked her up.
At that moment, Herman grandfather stepped forward.
Like an ancient tree that had held its place for thousands of years, grandfather's aura completely transformed.
"Tell Wen Shaolin when she wakes."
The lug carrying the old hag stopped in his tracks.
"····What message shall I relay?"
"The moment you touch my friend, I will move myself."
"Understood."
As the lugs shuffled out in a group after the response, the orchestra music resumed as if to refresh the atmosphere.
"Boss. What happened? Why did she faint suddenly? No, that's not the point— stop causing incidents! Pleeease!"
"Just... her jaw angle bugged me."
"J-jaw angle. Ugh."
— Unknown Viewer Lololol Chairman looks 10 years older — Unknown Viewer Chairman, funny from afar? Up close it's tragedy lololol — Unknown Viewer Troublemaker incarnate lol Looking at the chairman clutching his nape, thinking back on what just happened, lately even without provoking, the dings in my head had increased.
No matter how much I pondered, this was beyond my understanding.
"Hmm, no clue?"
— Unknown Viewer No clue — Unknown Viewer Lol Ga-eul so cute Even after agonizing, no answer, not even a clue appeared.
"Ga-eul! You okay? Hurt anywhere?"
"Yes, I'm fine!"
The one who fainted and pissed herself was the opponent, but Isabelle's concern was all on me.
The grandfathers, who I thought had evolved their mouths into fighting machines to protect family after surviving the slums, just smiled benevolently like it was nothing.
Except Camar grandfather, who was holstering his pistol again.
— Unknown Viewer But who was that crazy bitch mk2 messing with boss just now? — Unknown Viewer No clue Shaolin? Sounded like something, boss called her gangster or whatever Looking at my phone, the viewers seemed busy chattering among themselves.
"She said Hongmen."
— Unknown Viewer Hongmen? Martial sect? — Unknown Viewer Are they Shaolin Temple? "Kids, does Shaolin Temple use sashimi knives?"
— Unknown Viewer Lolollol — Unknown Viewer True lololol Rummaging through my memories, bits of knowledge from books I'd read before floated up.
"Probably those gangster fuckers?"
— Unknown Viewer Hongmen is a gangster group? "Don't know Hongmen? White Lotus. Green Gang. Hongmen. And Heaven and Earth Society."
"Hmm? Ga-eul, how do you know that?"
Herman grandfather, puffing on the cigar I'd given him, voiced his curiosity.
"It's famous. China was an absolute monarchy from ancient times. Absolute royal power. Then after the Ming fell and Qing solidified, the Anti-Qing Restore-Ming movement arose. Overthrow Qing, revive Ming! Like that."
"Hoo."
Herman grandfather stroked his chin, listening intently, along with the party members.
"When Ming started crumbling and Qing got strong, that's when they formed. White, Green, Red."
"Hmm, then it's over, right?"
"Yup. It's over. Corruption piled up in Qing, leading to the Xinhai Revolution, and after the third revolution, Qing fully collapsed. That's the grand finale, but these guys delusionally think they're carrying the will of White-Green-Red— shallow drug dealers."
"I see."
"That's what modern Triads or Heaven and Earth Society are. Selling organs and drugs, idiot fuckers."
"Heh..."
— Unknown Viewer ??? Who is this? — Unknown Viewer Our boss won't rot inside anyone!! "My babies. Time for meds again?"
— Unknown Viewer No, doesn't sound like our boss, right? — Unknown Viewer ???? The viewers' cute reactions made me laugh naturally.
"I originally liked history. The only genres I read a lot were historical narratives and myths."
— Unknown Viewer Our boss wouldn't be like this — Unknown Viewer Our boss is a strength build — Unknown Viewer Is that important? Then she went nuts on Triads? "Triads my ass. Organ sellers. Touch my babies once more and I'll abais them all."
— Unknown Viewer Our boss is a real badass bitch — Unknown Viewer Reassuring lol — Unknown Viewer Fr lol Mad dog on our side is reassuring af "Whew, anyway. Let's go find the real treasure. Was that guy's name Wayne Dickens?"
Looking around, everyone avoided my eyes desperately, but I spotted an old man standing awkwardly, looking at me.
"I'm right here."
"Oh? You were right next to me."
"Ha... ha. As this round's host, I came to check if something happened."
"Perfect. I collected all the treasure maps!"
— Unknown Viewer Finally — Unknown Viewer So curious Wayne Dickens broke out in cold sweat as maps poured out from my small pouch.
"Five pieces, right? Treasure please!"
"Ah, that···."
Wayne Dickens, looking at the party members approaching me, cautiously opened his mouth.
"Tr-tre-treasure. The treasure is."
"Yes. The treasure?"
Wayne Dickens, stuttering badly, looked pitiful.
— Unknown Viewer Dududududu — Unknown Viewer Come out! "It's an ultralight plane."
"Pardon?"
— Unknown Viewer ??? — Unknown Viewer What? "An ultralight plane. Sorry. It's half a joke, so no grand treasure prize."
He apologized profusely, sweating bullets.
"Ultralight plane? Isn't that way too much?"
"Not a model—a real one. Worth about $150,000."
Our conversation was weirdly off-track.
"No, I live in a rooftop room. Give me an Apache with Hellfires instead."
— Unknown Viewer Lollolollol — Unknown Viewer 150k is 2 billion won? Pretty cheap for a plane? — Unknown Viewer About the treasure being too extravagant Baffled to the skies, but Wayne Dickens realized his misunderstanding and his face brightened opposite to mine.
"Can't you give something usable?"
"Usable? Hmm, usable huh."
Muttering about why Melville's child lives in a rooftop, watching him made worries flood me too.
Pondering, the shepherd quiz from earlier came to mind.
"Mr. Dickens, I heard you make watches."
"Yes. Watches handcrafted by artisans including me. Watches with the dignity of craftsmanship."
"So you participate in making them too?"
"Of course."
Wayne Dickens brimmed with pride about watches. He looked so cool engrossed in one thing.
"Waa! So cool."
"Haha, no no."
"Do you have one you made?"
"Of course!"
Mr. Dickens pulled out a watch from his bosom, grinning ear to ear.
"Ooh, cool. A pocket watch?"
"Haha, a lady who knows style. This watch is···."
The pocket watch looked hefty enough to fill a palm. The front depicted a shepherd with cow and sheep, rustic yet elegant.
"So pretty!"
"Hahaha."
"Mr. Dickens so cool!"
"Uhahahaha."
"Kyaha! Stylish! Stylish!"
"Puhahaha!"
"Can I have this instead of the plane?"
"Of course. Pardon?"
His eyes went wide.
"Waa! Stylish! Total gentleman. Gentlemen keep their word once given, right?"
"No, that··· I misspoke···."
"The last gentleman of this era! Stylish Wayne Dickens! Kuuu!!! Tavern keeper!!"
— Unknown Viewer Why call tavern keeper here lolol — Unknown Viewer Tavern Keeeeper!! With my palm out, chattering on, Mr. Dickens trembled, sweating profusely.
"It's fine. When I picked my game nick and job, I agonized too. Yeah, I get it. The more you worry, the more anxiety. But once you do it, it's okay."
Gentleman Dickens, glaring at my palm, bowed his head and placed the watch on it.
"Fought! Won! Got the iteeeem!"
— Unknown Viewer Insane lol — Unknown Viewer Ate the Botis watch lol — Unknown Viewer Isn't the plane more expensive? — Unknown Viewer Lol Gonna lay runway on rooftop? Speak sense and that one's more expensive "Keehya! Too deeelish~. Thanks so much, Mr. Dickens! Honto ni oishii desu ne. Pohang hanghang."
— Unknown Viewer Sigh mutt lol — Unknown Viewer Damn, eye level education needed, why'd we scold her The party members looked pitifully at my tantrum and the bowed man.
"Fheheet. Wanna brag? Gonna brag. Mr. Dickens, trust only me. I'll advertise like crazy for you."
"····Squeeze. Please do."
"Of course. Kids, attention!"
— Unknown Viewer Attention! — Unknown Viewer Tavern Keeeeper!! The watch engraved with No.000.001 under the shepherd picture.
"Oh, what. First one made? Number one."
Click.
Pressing the protruding top button, the pocket watch opened.
A starry sky unfolded above. Thought something classy was on top, but stars.
Following the ticking second hand, intricate gears meshed finely, making stars dance slowly.
"Waa—. So so pretty. Kids, buy one each. Got it for promo, gotta do it right."
— Unknown Viewer Badass, Botis cheapest is billions — Unknown Viewer Boss lady lost it lololol — Unknown Viewer What's that watch called? "Grandfather, so pretty, right!"
"Suits you well."
"It suits the young lady perfectly."
—Clap clap clap clap.
Camar grandfather clapped again.
"Heehee. Right?"
— Unknown Viewer Image searched: Zodiac pocket watch by Botis, made exactly 2 in 1940, one auctioned for 23.1 billion won ㄷㄷ — Unknown Viewer Real? "Grandfather, grandfather! Pretty, right!"
"Yes! Suits the beautiful young lady perfectly."
— Unknown Viewer Boss lady eyes already rolled back? — Unknown Viewer Lol Boss lady cute overload, jumping around — Unknown Viewer Someone sponsor msg. Searched, real 23.1 billion "Puhanghang. But suits grandfather more!"
"····Pardon?"
"Suits Camar grandfather. Here, for you."
— Unknown Viewer ???? Crazy bitch? — Unknown Viewer Boss check your phone plz From the moment I received the watch, I couldn't shake the thought it fit Camar grandfather perfectly.
"No, young lady. Too good for me."
"Mr. Dickens!"
"Yes?"
"Want to gift the treasure to grandfather, is that okay? Feels rude."
Mr. Dickens, who had been staring blankly, soon smiled.
"Haha. Of course. Treasure belongs to who collected the maps."
"Right? Grandfather! Hear Mr. Dickens?"
"Young lady····. Grateful, but too much for me."
"Who was it that kept pushing after I said not to call me young lady when we first met?"
With all eyes on us, Camar grandfather blinked and answered.
"Me."
"Hahat. See? That settles it. Or swap with grandfather's pocket watch."
Camar grandfather took out his pocket watch at my words.
"This one? Common store-bought."
"Is it a cherished item or meaningful?"
"No, just from department store."
"Then swap! I'll give it meaning."
I quickly snatched the watch from Camar grandfather's hand and placed the new one.
"····Thank you, young lady. I'll treasure it."
Looking quietly at the watch I gave, suddenly his eyes reddened.
"Eh. Why cry. Grandfather hug!"
Arms open, he hugged me, patting my back slowly, but the one crying was grandfather.
"Take good care of our chairman."
"···O··f course."
Drip.
A drop fell from the blue pine that shaded all seasons.
Tears?
Just rain.
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