EP.103
“Do you want to receive a drink from me?”
Black tiger greens are great. He raised one corner of his mouth and said to me, looking at this guy.
“yes! This black hochae is a gathering of mountain magnates like Hwalbindang! “I hope that you will be given the grace to receive a drink poured by Chaeju, the king of kings, at Black Tiger’s Chae!”
I got down on one knee and lifted the glass with both hands.
“Hehehe. Black-haired bastard! I’m doing this because I want to get rid of this. You barbarian! “If you don’t want to drink and get smashed, tell me your true feelings!”
Black Tiger Chaiju stroked his beard and looked at me testingly. However, he couldn’t control his facial expression, so there was a smile on his face.
I know it’s blatant flattery, but I can’t help but feel good.
It’s Ha-su who is telling his true feelings and asking for release here. In times like this, you have to be sly.
“haha. Then, I will boast to King Yeomra of the underworld that I got a drink from a true hero!”
“really. Are you willing to give up that gold coin to drink the drink I pour for you? Hehehe. This bastard. What a funny bastard. okay! I’ll pour you a drink! hey! “Bring a bottle of the best liquor here!”
Chaeju must have been satisfied with my answer, and with a happy smile, she poured me a glass full of alcohol from the new bottle she had received.
“This drink is more valuable than gold and silver treasures! “I will drink it gratefully!”
After greeting Chaeju with a sincere expression, I turned my head and took a drink, following Josun’s lead.
“Why are you drinking with your head turned, you bastard?”
“Even though I am a barbarian, I know that in elementary school, I was told not to drink alcohol in front of adults. How could I drink alcohol in the presence of Chaeju, the highest leader of Heukhochae?”
“Hehehe. “This is really fun.”
Chaeju smiled and looked at me with an interesting face.
“Chaeju! “You don’t have any alcohol in your glass right now, so would you please do me the honor of pouring a drink for you?”
I deliberately held the bottle and bent down so that he couldn’t refuse.
“This is a barbarian. If you grant his wishes too often, he will become spoiled.”
“haha. Where can you find a barbarian as polite as me? “I received the grace of Chaeju-nim by pouring me a drink, so if you give me the opportunity to pour you a drink, I will remember it as an honor for the rest of my life.”
“Hehehe. okay. Follow me!”
With both hands, I carefully poured the alcohol into a glass of black tiger juice.
“Wow. Sweet! Sweet! You bastards! You too, try to imitate this barbarian! They said if I couldn’t tell an interesting story, I would break my heart! “My balls are shriveled!”
“….”
The green trees of Black Tiger were staring at this scene with dumbfounded faces, unable to respond.
Guys. I understand everything. This is why I don’t like dinner parties like this. I can eat delicious food at home, but I get dragged out and eat it while hearing unpleasant things, so I can’t digest it.
But what can I do to live a social life? To survive, you have to swear on the inside, smile on the outside, and share a lot of drinks with the manager and manager.
After pouring the drink and saying hello to Black Tiger Chaeju, I quietly retreated.
ruler. The problem starts from here.
As I retreated, the bandit who had dragged me earlier approached me.
‘I wonder if I’ll be dragged back to prison like this.’
I liked Chaeju, but you’re dragging me away? Of course, I ate and drank, but I’m sad that it ended like this.
“hey! You bastards! We should prepare a separate main meal for the barbarian who worked hard so quickly! What are you doing! “Do you understand if I tell you these things?”
Chaeju looked at me as if I was about to be dragged away and scolded my subordinates.
“yes yes! All right!”
“You little bastards. Fuck. There are no talented people. Talent.”
The bandit who was trying to drag me away was startled when Chaeju got angry and went to get the Juan statue.
Fortunately, it looks like we don’t have to return to the cage like this.
This time, I slowly began to eat at the main table prepared in front of me without anyone noticing me.
———–
The reason I accepted the drink from Chaeju and poured it to him was not simply to please Chaeju.
Customs of hospitality.
Being treated well by the host is an implicit promise between the host and the guest not to harm each other, regardless of whether it is in the East or the West.
“Brothers! Please take my drink too!”
I pretended to be drunk and had lost my head, smiling and standing in front of the Green Foresters holding a bottle of alcohol.
“You barbarian! Okay, pour yourself a drink!”
“My glass is empty too! Follow me!”
“no way! There is water up and down! “I’ll follow you here, green-haired brother!”
“Hehe! okay! “This guy has good sense!”
Because I shared a drink with Black Tiger Chaeju, the green forests of Black Tiger Chae implicitly became in a position where they could not harm me carelessly.
I took advantage of the situation and tried to win the favor of Green Foresters who had green hair or were evolving into green by actively pouring drinks for them.
“Ugh! Get drunk! Now that the feast is over, I’m going to go to that prison over there! “Where are you with the key?”
I walked with a staggered pace and pointed toward the prison. Guys. I’m going. You really aren’t going to send it, are you?
Then the two black tiger bandits grabbed my shoulders with surprised faces and opened their mouths.
“Are you crazy! “What kind of prison is Madamja!”
“This bastard is trying to get Chaeju to criticize us! I’ll lay out a blanket for you in your accommodation. “Let’s talk about Hwalbindang and then sleep!”
The bandit men tried to dissuade me, like a boss who was trying to drag the youngest child who wanted to go by proxy to the second round.
“Then there are a lot of stories about Hwalbindang that I haven’t told you yet, so I’ll keep telling them until everyone goes to bed.”
“It’s good!”
I slept while sitting in prison, but now I can sleep properly lying down.
“for a moment. “Where are you letting the barbarian sleep now?”
While I was speaking with a happy face, green-haired Green Foresters suddenly appeared from behind with serious faces.
Are these bastards trying to kill me?
“haha. That’s not it… I said I would take you to prison.”
and. Look at the change in attitude faster than Hong Gil-dong’s transformation technique. Is it because a superior appears? The bandits spoke in that posture.
Since they are bandits, they don’t know what the custom of entertaining is. This is going really badly.
The executive looked at the bandit men who were very nervous, grinned, and then opened his mouth.
“You guys are nervous. Why are you bringing those bastards into your cramped quarters? hey! Madame! Because the executives’ quarters are spacious. “Sleep in our dorm.”
Nokrimdo invited me, gesturing for me to come here.
“haha. thank you!”
Hey. I was suddenly upgraded from economy class to business class.
“okay. Our accommodation is a bed. “Let’s talk more about Hwalbindang in the executive dormitory and then go to sleep.”
“no! You call me an executive! We also want to hear the story of Hwalbindang!”
The bandit men complained softly to the green-haired executives with aggrieved faces.
“They say you are being sent to prison.”
that’s right. I’m talking about Joongwon. Rather than being a barbarian, you must know how to speak only the truth and act according to the principles of good faith.
You don’t change things right away just because your superior says something.
“No, you were all listening.”
“That’s it. You guys listen next time! let’s go!”
I followed the executive into the dormitory.
The officers’ quarters were certainly spacious due to the large-scale forced discharge to the underworld that had taken place not long ago, so they were able to sleep comfortably.
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I was in an ambiguous situation, neither a guest nor a prisoner.
If you become a burden in this situation, it is obvious that you will be sent to prison again. In times like this, I have to keep appealing to my needs.
“no! Brothers, if you’re going to do fence reinforcement work, you have to do it properly. What do you do when you shovel like that? Give it to me! “This is how shoveling is done!”
I put my weight on the shovel and demonstrated how to shovel with skill.
“Oh oh. “Do you want to do something?”
“Even though I am like this, before I started working as a plumber, I was the chief disciple.”
I puffed out my chest with a triumphant expression and spoke as if bragging.
“young. Lies. “Whose dog’s name is Daemokjang?”
“You don’t believe me. “I was so favored by the pastor that when he put the ink rope on the tree, I even held the rope on the other side.”
Actually, I didn’t even mention such chores. Normally, in a field like this, if you confidently exaggerate even a small experience, it’s half the story.
“young. Shoveling seems like a good idea. okay. “Please help me first.”
In a situation like this, the best thing to do is to look for anything that seems random and help out.
As I naturally participated in the work site, I began to change from being a customer or a prisoner to a necessary talent at the Black Tiger Company.
My role there wasn’t limited to work.
“A child who wanted to become a Hwalbindang! “I’m watching with tears in my eyes as my father, who couldn’t pay the rent, gets beaten by Marum’s servants…”
“Is there anything?”
Time to eat lunch and take a break. As I sat in the vacant lot and talked about Hwalbindang, all the bandits from Heukhochae came out and sat around me and listened to the story of Hong Gil-dong.
“Hong Gil-dong wrapped his arms around the child’s shoulders. Who dares. Is the future of the Great Hwalbindang ringing? Shout! “Isn’t it true that Hwalbindang appears like a cloud?”
“Ugh! stylish.”
“How did you know that the child was looking for Hwalbindang?”
“You idiot. Everything comes to you through Taoism! Shine in the east! “Can’t Hong Gil-dong, who is so famous in the world, not be able to do that?”
“That’s right. “I also want to go to Hwalbindang.”
“me too. “Instead of banditry like this, I want to bandit.”
The bandits of Heukhochae seemed to be imagining themselves entering Hwalbindang with blank expressions.
This is an opportunity.
This is an opportunity to provide customized moral education to the bandits.
“Brothers! Is Hwalbindang a big deal? Aren’t everyone here heroes like Hwalbindang? It’s not that difficult to do! Just don’t kill poor people like Hong Gil-dong! Only rob those who look rich! If you spread what you have in excess to the village! “Isn’t that what righteousness is all about?”
Among the particularly unfortunate people, there is a man with a very unfortunate fate who came from a prestigious family in Joseon, lost his childhood friend, had a German friend die, and ended up working as a beggar.
Even if you can’t pay the prisoner’s fee, you know you should never kill such a poor man, right?
“Is that alone a living room?”
“You can barely become a righteous enemy to that extent?”
“yes! It can be done! Why not! “You just have to follow the lines and live!”
Please put me within that line. Or release me outside the black tiger line.
With a desperate desire to survive, I began giving quick training to the black tiger bandits on how to become a living bandit.
“If you do as the dealer says, you could easily become a rogue!”
“It’s no big deal to be a thief!”
“If I do this much, I can be respected like the Hwalbindang?”
The bandits of Black Tiger clenched their fists and rejoiced as if they had realized something.
‘You seem overly ambitious.’
Contrary to my intention, the atmosphere became too heated. I was just trying to give a simple moral education.
Since they were bandits, I thought they would hear it with one ear and pass it on with the other, but I never thought everyone would pay attention and listen.
As I looked at them, I thought they must have received a good moral education because I was impressed by the story of Hong Gil-dong, and dismissed them lightly.
Until I realized something was wrong due to Hong Gil-dong and righteous education.
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