Solo Swordmaster

#Side Story 17. The wolf howling at the moon (1)

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Alcohol.

I want to drink alcohol.

If possible, it’s a whiskey with a strong flavor, or at least a lukewarm beer.

I felt like I would gladly give up a gold bar if I could get just one drink. On credit, of course.

It must have been thanks to that earnestness.

The reason why he was able to escape successfully.

‘Ugh finally…!’

Breaking down the window.

Dig a tunnel.

Jumping into a poop bucket.

Jumping off the rooftop.

Besides that, and so on.

He felt moved as he recalled the dozens of failures and trials and errors he had to endure to successfully escape this time.

I used to think that tears were shameful for a man and laughed at people who cried.

When I thought about the hardships I had gone through until now, I couldn’t help but feel tears in my eyes.

‘No, not yet!’

But even for a moment.

He suddenly came to his senses.

Because I knew that it was still too early to let down my guard.

From early morning until midnight.

Whether inside the house or out in the middle of nowhere.

No matter when and how he ran away, it was clear that the ‘monster’ that appeared before he knew it would soon come after him.

That’s why he ran.

In order to delay the time when the monster catches you just a little bit and do what you must do in the meantime.

With a sincere heart.

To make my heart explode.

Across the alley.

Jump over the drunkard.

After running and running and running.

The moment he finally reached his destination, he threw his whole body into the entrance without any hesitation.

Uddangtang!

Click, click, pop!

“Here, alcohol! Anything is fine, so hurry up!”

Lots of liquor bottles.

An old and shabby table.

A place full of gunmen.

―To the bar.

“…What is that bastard again?”

“Anyway, that bastard won’t come to his senses until he gets shot.”

“I bet everything I own that you won’t come to your senses even if you fall.”

Because they jumped in so loudly, I thought they were attacked by some crazy bounty criminal or corrupted spirit.

The gunmen, who had drawn and aimed various firearms, including pistols, shotguns, and rail guns, clicked their tongues and put their firearms back when they saw him.

But he didn’t really care.

I just walked up to the bar table and urged the Indian bartender who was cleaning the glass.

“What are you going to do? “I want you to drink!”

widely!

“Now, I’ll pay for the drinks here in advance, so pay me quickly!”

What was he so afraid of? He put one of the bullets on the table and glanced back towards the door.

The bartender stopped cleaning the glass and looked at him gently.

“…Hey white young man. “Wouldn’t it be better to run away at a time like this?”

“Heng run away? “Say something that makes sense.”

Maybe it’s because he’s caused so much trouble so far trying to escape.

He snorted openly at the words of the bartender, who seemed to know everything about his situation.

“No matter how hard you run away in this palm-sized city, there’s no way you won’t find that monstrous old man.”

“Then run out of the city.”

“If I could, I would have run away a long time ago. But I was caught before I even got to the train station. How could I escape?”

“That must be really difficult.”

“Enough chatting, let’s quickly serve a drink! “You never know when that hound-like old man will come after you!”

“Don’t rush me. “It’s already ready here.”

widely.

The bartender nodded slowly, filled the glass he was cleaning and held it out.

And as he was waiting for that moment, as soon as the glass came on the table, he grabbed it and took a shot of the contents in one go.

“Kyaha cool! After all, milk tastes best when it’s cool! …Hey!? “This isn’t alcohol, it’s milk!”

“I just gave it as ordered.”

“When do you mean I ordered milk? Are you senile!?”

“You never said it was your order, young white man.”

“What kind of bullshit is that…?”

Rattling.

Right after that.

He stiffened, broke into a cold sweat and rolled his eyes again.

“Drink as much as you want.”

“…!”

“Because I am buying this for a student who is struggling.”

It was thanks to that.

No matter how much milk you drink, it won’t interfere with your training, so you can vomit later, but before you finish, a voice tells you not to.

The reason he ran out of the bar again.

That action is truly lightning-quick.

It was a sight that even a top-notch gunfighter could not help but admire, as he was able to safely escape from the shower of bullets that rained down on him.

But unfortunately.

The person he was running from wasn’t just a gunman.

Pow!

“Kkuek!”

The moment I just ran out of the bar.

As a hand grabs the back of his head, he slams the back of his head into the floor, his eyes half popping out like a hanged prisoner.

The person who caught him faster than a bullet calmly opened his mouth.

“When I see you, Master, I have to say hello first. “Where did you learn this habit of running away first?”

“What a bastard is Master Shi! What kind of old man is a man who defrauds others by forcing them to become his disciples and then abuses them…! Kueh!?”

“Hmm, I guess you need to be ‘injected’ with more ‘character’.”

“…?!”

Even if you hear that they will torture you, you will look more hopeful.

Even though he tried to struggle with his swarthy face, he was held down by his hair and couldn’t move for some reason.

The white-haired man looked back.

“You were rude, bartender.”

Teeing.

“It was nothing.”

The fact that the bartender willingly accepted his apology may have been a sign of respect for the hero who, as an Indian, prevented the spirit crisis in the past.

Or maybe it was the second gold coin he threw away.

No one knows that.

And it was probably a good thing.

What mattered was that the sound of music echoed throughout Rushmore City late into the night that day.

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female.

I want to hug a woman.

If possible, get a woman with big breasts or at least a pretty face!

The result of that earnest passion.

He finally succeeded in escaping once again, and made careful calculations while frantically running through the alleys.

On average, it takes about 10 minutes for him to try to escape and be caught by the monster.

However, that includes the majority of cases in which people were caught as soon as they escaped, and there were times when they were not caught for as long as 30 minutes at the longest.

Above all, this escape was an attempt after confirming that the old man had other plans.

It should be okay for at least an hour!

So, you should use that hour as usefully as possible.

After making a cool decision and making repeated calculations, I ran down the alley using the shortest course.

When he finally arrived at his destination, he shouted energetically.

“Madam Yeo! “This body has arrived!”

“It’s been quite a while since you came here, honey.”

“Wow, there’s a tearful story there! But I don’t have time to tell you everything, so would you mind taking a look at my lovely canary first?”

“Hmm, I don’t mind if we meet…”

“If it’s money, don’t worry! “I’ll leave my old man’s house documents here as collateral!”

“…”

“Why are you doing that?”

“Um no. “Please go in and take a look.”

“Yes!”

He ran into the building as if he was flying, leaving Madame with a truly mysterious expression on her face.

And then he suddenly opened the door.

He smiled happily as he looked at the bewitching beauty sitting on the gorgeous bed.

“canary! “We had the hottest night for the first time in a while…!”

“Oh my god, did you really do that?”

“okay. Most people come to their senses after being admonished once or twice, but even after being admonished dozens of times, they still try to run away.” “

Aha, is that the point? “If you’re ignorant, you’re brave?”

“That’s a fitting word for that idiot who just ignores everything I teach him.”

“….”

Where am I?

Who am I?

Could you call it an escape from reality?

Is this a dream or reality?

You say it’s a dream, but why is this a nightmare?

If it’s real, why is that damn old man fooling around with his lovely canary?

The white-haired man waved one hand as if he had belatedly realized his presence while his face was frozen with a mesmerized look on his face.

“Are you finally here?”

“….”

“It came sooner than I thought. “I even saved a table for you so you could have a drink.”

why.

why.

How on earth?

There were many things I wanted to ask.

But out of all the questions, only one came out of Billy’s mouth.

“I’ve used this window dozens of times over the years… Why are you receiving services you’ve never received before?”

“well?”

It’s like he doesn’t even know.

A white-haired man shrugging his shoulders.

What answered instead was a canary that was clinging to the man and acting cute.

“huh? That’s because this old man is richer and more handsome than Darling.”

“…really?”

“Yes, really.”

What reason could be more important than that?

After looking back and forth between the prostitute who gave a flirtatious answer and the white-haired man she was clinging to.

Huh.

After laughing happily.

He pulled out his dual pistols.

“Fuck you, you old man with a handsome face!”

Taaaaang!

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It’s a gamble.

I want to gamble.

Not only all of your assets, but if possible, your five organs and six parts, if possible, even your soul!

It was the result of that persistence.

This is why he was able to reach the casino after running away for a week by taking a transcontinental train.

That’s why he was confident.

This time.

certainly.

never.

Even an old man won’t be able to catch him.

Transcontinental trains have been the fastest means of transportation since the Golden Age.

No matter how fast and fierce the old man was, it was physically impossible to get here by the next dispatch date.

Especially since the escape occurred while he was away for some business.

That was why.

After confidently entering the casino.

The reason why he had no choice but to harden.

“Hmm, after all, gambling isn’t fun. “I wonder what fun it is to make money by just playing dice or cards.”

“Well… I’m sorry to say this to you, VVVIP, but if you’re so bored, can you stop taking the money…?”

The manager is losing his soul as the casino is already on the verge of bankruptcy.

In front of him like that.

Amidst the stunned customers.

The white-haired man, who was yawning over a mountain of chips, looked at him frozen at the entrance and spoke bitterly.

“Why are you so slow? “Thanks to you, we almost bankrupted the casino while wasting time.”

Pffkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk.

“huh? “How did you get here?”

Nod.

“Of course, that’s because I took the transcontinental train one turn ahead of the one you took.”

…?!?!

It was literally like I had seen a ghost.

Or like falling into the depths of hell.

The white-haired man chuckled as he held his face in both hands and looked as if he was about to scream.

“You damn bastard, let me tell you something good.”

And….

Sigh.

Stretch out one arm.

Break down the chips piled up behind you.

It made not only the customers who were watching with rapt attention, but also the manager and employees roll their eyes and rush towards him.

Instead, the white-haired man, who flicked a gold coin with his finger and caught it, revealed the secret of how he was able to prevent his idiot student from escaping every time.

“There is nothing in this world that can’t be done with money.”

“….”

High reputation.

It’s strong too.

It’s also popular.

Handsome.

Above all, a lot of money.

Before he was a teacher, as a man, he ended up staring blankly at an old man who was overwhelmingly superior to him in every way.

Gunslinger in the wilderness.

Billy the Kid made a decision.

He said that he would definitely become a sword master and give that damn old man a beating.