The Foreigner on the Periphery

Chapter 12: Three Ways To Murder Your Boss (9)

Minjun made his decision quickly. "Sell it."

Starting the engine, the orc spoke in an urgent tone, "Let's go over there right now!"

"No."

If you were to travel 10 kilometers through the city traffic in Seoul, the situation would now be over.  

"Listen carefully from now on."

Jeongpal waited nervously for the next word. However, Minjun held a stone sword in one hand while clearing his breath, not even bothering to explain about the katabuta.

Whoops!

I took a picture of the back of my hand with it!

"Brother!"

He knew that he had been preparing for black magic, but all of a sudden, Jeongpal couldn't help but panic at this place. Moreover, unlike what I had seen before, it was not self-harm at the level of a small cut.

Just like cutting tofu, the blade pierced through Minjun's hand without any form of resistance.

"Whoa."

Minjun began to breathe a shallow sigh, which was quite rare. Then

Kwajik! Bang!

The handle of the penetrating knife was slowly turned clockwise. Upon seeing that scene, Jeongpal looked restless. Even if he hadn't drawn his sword, a mist of blood started to come out of the wound. It wetted Minjun's collar and slowly began to cover up his body.

"Brother! Now, my hand"

Only then did the phenomenon he intended to occurred. At first, the stone knife disappeared. A large hole then formed around the spot. The scenery around him began to permeate his body, almost as if it had melted into the air.

"Uh huh?!"

Through the hole in the hand, the passenger drawer was clearly visible. It looked like someone had slowly been erasing the stain named Minjun from the transparent glass wall.

"This is known as warp magic."

"Ah!"

Jeongpal understood that it was a black magic-based movement magic.

The part that the blood mist ate up metallurgically disappeared as if it had been deleted. Minjun spoke up with his left arm and shoulder being transmitted to a distant place.

"You don't have to follow me. When I am completely transferred, you'll go straight to Hyosung."

His tone was much faster than usual, but the highs and lows were insignificant. Rather than a conversation, it calmly but effectively ordered what was supposed to be done, just like a simple information transfer.

Jeongpal knew that this was a characteristic of when he was extremely angry.

"And secure the status of Executive Director Kim Yeon-joo. Don't you worry about the procedural issues, I'll take care of it for you."

Evidence had been obtained through wiretapping, and no warrant was filed. Nevertheless, Minjun promised to take responsibility for the cleanup.

"Don't take me to the police station. It's just going to be a pain in the ass. He'll be locked up somewhere until I contact him."

He frowned at this and replied, "If things don't go well, you might have to take her hostage."

Most of his body had already been transferred, and Minjun was floating on the passenger seat with only his neck far above him. Jeongpal asked urgently before everyone left.

"No A hostage! Who are you threatening with Kim Yeon-ju?"

Minjun then asked with a questioning gaze, "Who are you, Dragon?"

With those words, Minjun completely disappeared.

"Welcome!"

The customer that the Sangnoksu Bookstore had been waiting for ended up being a young human woman.

Her two-block, short hair had visibly been dyed blue, and her forearms were full of tattoos. Her face also had more than ten piercings.

The woman ignored the bowing goblin as she passed by him. As she entered the bookstore, she found an old self sitting and flipping through the bookshelves. Noticing a gaze on him, he lifted his head.

The guest broke the silence first.  

"Hey, Elf," the woman said cheekily. Lakefield recognized this with the Elf's unique sense of agility. Dragon.'

In such a mimicry, races such as humans and orcs went beyond them. A human shell would not be able to deceive even the eyes of an Elf. The opponent did not wait for the old man to respond and went straight to the main point.

"Get some spirits out for a second."

Lakefield then added one more modifier to the opponent's identity. You're a young dragon.'

Older dragons had so many substitutes that they didn't even have to visit the Spirit Temple. Therefore, the fact that the dragon had been acting as a spirit struck him as a sign of immaturity. He then began to speak once more, all while avoiding the woman the dragon's gaze.

"For the spirits the spirit is an inseparable alter ego, as well as a soulmate who shares life. Don't you know that I never summon spirits in front of people I don't trust?"

The dragon smiled before she made a revelation. "Yeah, I know. All the spirit-eating youngsters wrestled with that sound like parrots. Most recently, Jo Jin broke four fingers, so I only summoned him. How many pieces do we have to break in order to get rid of our mouths?"

The woman then threw a file in front of the old man.

Inside was a photograph of a human man that Lakefield had previously searched.

"Don't be shy, let's go about this easily. It's all very simple, really. We just need to find out where this bastard is, ASAP. Do I make myself clear?"

The Elf did not reveal in his expression that he recognized the man in the photo. He then spoke up to the dragon, turning his gaze calmly.

"Did you not understand what I was saying?"

In the end, the dragons couldn't stand it and started to rage.

"Anyway, elves!"

Gurgle!

The atmosphere then began to vibrate. For a moment, Lakefield felt that the air was as heavy as water.   The pressure of drowning began to tighten around the body.

This was the Dragon Fear.

Tuk!

While cleaning in front of the store, Dong-cheol missed the broom in his hand. He then groaned and turned around.

"Alas!"

Violent energy began to emanate from the bookstore. The instinct engraved in his genes whispered, You have to run away! You have to hide! Right now! Hurry!

His ancestors had lived in burrows and had evolved to become extremely fearful of their subterranean, violent neighbor, the dragon. And now, Pierre had awakened the fear that had been sleeping in Dong-cheol's blood. A sense of crisis began to overwhelm him. His muscles had begun to twitch because I wanted to run away immediately. My stomach had gone numb.

However

No Boss!'

Run away.'

Though his thoughts were in turmoil, the goblin consciously persevered by confronting his instincts and recalling his memories. The words Minjun quietly called out when he first started working echoed in his head.

Dong-cheol-ah, sometimes, guests who annoy the boss may come. I'm sure I won't be able to organize all of them, but because of the law of conservation of total body mass, they'll crawl out no matter how many times they catch them. Huh? Oh, just forget that long word. Let me ask you a favor.'

Goblins with lower intelligence than other races also had a lower ability to memorize. However, that did not mean that there was no memorization ability. He took more effort than others, but if he tried hard enough, he would be able to memorize it.

The goblin then began to mumble something akin to a spell.

"The yellow light flashes The biggest book, the black book it goes down the hand lever to eat go straight up. Go down the stairs."

As if that was the only way to live, he stood impatiently and began to memorize this.

"First, shall we start here?"

The woman then grabbed the Elf's wrist in a rough manner. That action became the condition for activation.'

Paaah!

"No?!"

Suddenly, a golden glow began to fill up the bookstore!

The source of the gentle wave ended up being the entrance of the store. Lakefield, who was as surprised as the dragon, looked at it.

That's it!'

It was a cactus flowerpot that Minjun had given him a while back, one of the flower pots he would bring once every few months. The light was radiating out from there. The magic being built from it was

The barrier of blessings?!'

Lakefield wasn't a wizard, but he knew him for a long time. That kind of barrier was only valid for a few months while being nested in artifacts.

Then, to continue until now!'

The dragon began to cry out in embarrassment, "What is this?!"

As if entering a state of constant weightlessness, the dragon's body transformed into a human and slowly floated in the air. She tried to struggle and resist, but the barrier that had been activated was far faster than her response.

"You crazy!"

Shh!

A violent storm then began to rage. An invisible hand pushed the dragon away like an uninvited guest. He knocked down the door and eventually pushed him out of the store before throwing him away.

And at that moment Back! A goblin ran into the bookstore. The dragon stretched his hand out in anger, but the two-story building was already surrounded by a golden shield, much like a dome. It was thickly protecting the building as if it would repel any intruders.

"The yellow light flashes the biggest book, the black book it goes down the hand lever to eat Go straight Go down the stairs!"

Full of tears and a runny nose, the goblin continued running to Lakefield while constantly muttering what he had memorized. The reason why the small bookstore even hired an employee had been revealed in the walk of the president. The elderly Elf, who was unable to walk alone, ended up being supported by the staff and then moved into the bookstore.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

With both hands focused on the blazing aura, the dragon attempted to break through the barrier. However, it didn't even move.

"Can't you stand there?!"

Rolling!

The goblin stopped involuntarily at the sound of the terrifying roar from behind.

"!"

He clenched his teeth and trampled over that fear again. Standing in front of the bookshelf, Dong-cheol grabbed the edge of the black-covered book without much delay. Elf-Korean Dictionary.' It was the thickest of the books on display, but it was a book that Lakefield barely had to open.

Sreung!

Pulling the book turned the entire bookshelf into a hidden door, revealing the passage. As the goblin entered it and turned the lever on the right, the entrance disappeared again.

So the two escaped from the bookstore.

"Hey You bastards!"

The dragon left outside the barrier glared at the inside with eyes that looked as if they were chewing.

"What is that now?"

"Are you a wizard?"

"Should I report it to the police?"

People began to gather around. A situation in which an ordinary building was isolated with a golden curtain. This would definitely seem magical to anyone. Those who sensed the danger ended up running away early, but the foolish ones, whose instincts were paralyzed, gathered and took pictures and videos.

The dragon now felt worried. To break that barrier, she had to return to her dragon form. However, in broad daylight like this and with many witnesses around, she would definitely receive concentrated fire from the Elder Dragon. Degrading dragons went against the Dragonic Code.

Wait a minute If you don't get caught anyway, right?'

This was when she began fiddling with the hand that planned to kill all witnesses. Someone who could solve all her problems had appeared.

Shh!

"Oh, what else is that?! Another strange thing is coming!"

"Isn't this a little too bloody?"

A mist of blood begun to spread in the air. After a while, a human man stood in the place where it disappeared.

The dragon's and the man's eyes then met. The young dragon, Edeline, guessed the identity of the opponent. She then began to speak with an annoyed expression.

"Are you the owner here?"

She thought it had gone well. She did not know his name or face, but he said that the owner of this shopping mall was a contract agent for the immigration office. That fact was replaced like this in Edeline's head. Jenkinson, that old man, is practically leashed.'

"Good timing. You, break that barrier and get that old Elf."

"Hm."

That was quite the bold speech. It was a language that had been created by the unfounded value that, as a human being served as a dragon's servant' in exchange for a small amount of money, one must also obey the orders of other dragons.

Also, of course, it was possible because one would not doubt that the other person would fear and reverence you.

Dragons were a great race, after all, so it was natural.

"What is it, can't you hear me?"

If you were an agent, you would notice Dragon Fear at once, but the reaction turned out to be slow.

Edeline felt as if her rage was about to explode once again.

Every cub I've met today is the same!"

Rolling!

This was the moment when he decided to increase the strength of her peer and completely overwhelm the human.

Meanwhile, Minjun was checking the inside of the shopping mall without looking at the dragon. Inside the opaque golden barrier, the store is empty.

Only after confirming that the two had escaped safely did Minjun open his mouth for the first time, and Edeline had no choice but to doubt her ears.

"You bastard You really are crazy!"