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“Aiyo, you’re driving me nuts.” Jupiter grumbled and grabbed the lotus flower. For now, he planned to make tea as soon as possible and get the truth from Saturn. Jupiter took a pot from the supply room and went into the bathroom. He put dried lotus flowers in a pot filled with toilet water and turned on the burner.
“Jupiter, I don’t think it should be boiled like this.”
Saturn said while looking into the pot together in the supply room.
“Then how do you boil it?”
“I don’t remember well either.”
What he remembered clearly was Cheongyeon’s request to take only one flower a day. As the water boiled, the dried flowers were tossed around as if they had been swept away by a huge wave.
Thinking this wouldn’t work, Jupiter turned off the burner. Then, the flower buds that had shrunk on the calm water slowly bloomed. As the petals unfolded one by one, it felt like watching a flower bloom in real time. Soon, a lotus flower that looked like it had just bloomed in the pond floated in the pot. “Wow,” an exclamation came out of Jupiter’s mouth.
“Look, it’s not a scam, you see? It’s worth the price.”
Saturn’s cheeks were flushed with triumph. Jupiter was about to get revenge on the guy who had scammed his hyung, but he was honestly amazed as he stared at the lotus tea.
“Whatever, bring it to the merchant bastard.”
Even so, the price of 300 hwan was outrageous, so the tone of speech was indifferent. Since he didn’t have anything to call a teacup, he poured steaming flower tea into a large beer mug.
Just when he was holding on to the thick handle and quickly returned to the VIP room, “Slam!” A loud noise erupted as he opened the door. Immediately, Jupiter regretted that he had made tea for no reason. Saturn was also upset because he lost one of his precious lotus flowers.
Muwon was holding Hwang Ran by the hair and slamming him onto the table.
Seeing Tae Cheonoh just smoking a cigarette without intervening, it seemed like Hwang Ran was the one who had gone too far. Thump, thump, the dull sound of hitting his head was eerie. When Muwon finally let go, Hwang Ran, who had fainted, was left sprawled on the table.
Only then did Tae Cheonoh come forward and grab Hwang Ran by the back of his neck and lift him up. He complained, “You better do it in moderation,” and slumped down on the sofa. He then tapped Hwang Ran, who fainted, on the cheek. When a striking sound similar to a thud was heard, the latter groaned and opened his eyes.
Meanwhile, a lump the size of a fist had swelled on Hwang Ran’s forehead. Hwang Ran, who had been staring blankly, soon came to his senses. After quickly assessing the situation, he sat upright on the sofa with an alert posture. The image of him trying to build up his pride was gone, and all that remained was a look of fear.
“The distinguished guest is thirsty.”
Muwon, who had placed a lump on the VIP’s forehead, gestured with his chin. Jupiter put down the beer glass he was holding in front of Hwang Ran. Since it was not possible to put a large blooming lotus flower in a beer glass, it contained only tea water with a faint scent. Although it had a wonderful scent, no one paid any attention to the lotus tea.
“Hwang Ran.”
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Muwon called his name rather gently.
“Tf- sfr!”
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“Rb- cb! Ktja’r kts P tlgfv wfgmfcjglfr nfgs wfalmeiberis atlr alwf!”
“P tfjgv atja uesr ilxf Rjmtjaj jgf ujatfglcu.”
“Xesr ilxf Rjmtjaj?”
Nachata used to be a pirate who centered around Cheonghwa Town and carried out plundering. After Cheonghwa Town fell into the hands of Peira, there was a standoff for over a year, but Nachata eventually raised the white flag. Afterwards, Nachata moved his base to an island close to the 1st Continent.
Originally, Cheonghwa Town was a city that any pirate could easily rob. It was natural to attack Cheonghwa Town, which was more manageable than the 1st Continent, which had its own security system. But now Cheonghwa Town was nothing short of an iron-walled fortress. Not only Nachata, but also quite a number of pirates turned their eyes from Cheonghwa Town to the 1st Continent.
“Even so, our leader promised to eradicate pirates.”
Muwon looked at the still steaming glass of beer. Hwang Ran hurriedly raised his glass of beer. He grabbed the cup without holding the handle, made a fuss, and blew out steam.
“Then you can just trust your leader and leave.”
Muwon covered his beer glass with his hand.
“No! I will take Peira as my escort!”
He removed his steam-soaked hand and smiled in satisfaction.
“Of course, we have to take you there.”
The first continent was divided into a total of seven provinces, and each province had a leader. Because it was a much larger continent than Cheonghwa Town, each state had its own characteristics.
The ‘Nok’ province, to which Hwang Ran belonged, was a land close to the sea and had recently been troubled by pirates. Nok shared the situation with the leaders of other states, but the other provinces, which were away from the pirates’ clutches, did not help. In particular, the provinces in the inner continent, which were far from the sea, behaved like strangers.
The reason Hwang Ran hired mercenaries was not only to enter Cheonghwa Town, but also to prepare for his return. He had to return with the sperm whale and ambergris, so protection was essential.
“Well, then, about the request fee.”
Hwang Ran watched and sipped his tea. Then, his swollen eyes grew so big that they felt like they were tearing apart.
A tea with such a deep flavor…! The taste was hard to believe that pirate thugs made it.
“Refined sperm whale oil.”
This time, his eyes widened in a different way.
“If I do that, I’ll be bankrupt. This ambergris is not my money either! Since the client could not come in person, I participated in the auction on his behalf. I will tell you the truth honestly. Actually, I don’t even need the sperm whale.”
“Ah! You were trying to screw me over.”
Muwon acted slyly as if he had finally figured it out.
“No, no, I really didn’t have such bad intentions. How could I…!”
Hwang Ran, who failed to make excuses, wiped the sweat from his forehead and let out a soft exclamation, having touched the swollen lump.
“Muwon, then how about this? I would like to give you a third of the refined oil…”
Muwon glanced at Tae Cheonoh, who was leaning against the window and eating peanuts.
“Uh-huh. I’ll take care of the rest.”
Saying he’d do the rest of the bargaining, Tae Cheonoh tossed three or four peanuts into the air at once and popped them into his mouth.
“And the Boksu flower you mentioned earlier. I searched carefully, but it doesn’t seem to be in Nok. Just in case, I asked the merchants on the inner continent. I will deliver the news as soon as it comes.”
Tae Cheonoh approached Muwon, who stood up from his seat.
[Are you sure that the Hwa clan eats the Boksu flower?]
Tae Cheonoh asked in the Kwon clan language. They sometimes spoke in the Kwon language, but others thought it was the language of some distant continent. They weren’t wrong, it was the language of the Kwon, the indigenous people of the 11th Continent, now submerged in water.
“I saw it with my own eyes.”
Tae Cheonoh nodded his head at Muwon’s confirmation. In order to refloat the sunken 11th Continent, Tae Cheonoh was also trying to find the Hwa clan.
Meanwhile, Hwang Ran continued to sip tea.
“By the way… What did you use this tea for?”
Hwang Ran politely asked Saturn and Jupiter who were guarding the door.
“It’s just some flower tea.”
“What flower is it? Can I also have the tea delivered to the 1st Continent? I’ve been to Cheonghwa Town several times, but I’ve never seen a flower tea like this before. The scent, the taste, it’s such a great product…”
“It’s lotus tea.”
This time, Saturn answered.
“Lotus flower! Where can I buy this tea?”
Muwon left the excited Hwang Ran behind and took out the jacket he had hung on the hanger and put it on. Since Saturn didn’t answer right away, Muwon also casually glanced at him.
“This is the tea from the place that Hwang Ran said was profiteering.”
The white of Saturn’s sanpaku eyes, which are pointing at the back, became more prominent.
“Uh…” Hwang Ran let out an idiotic stammer and looked at the tea in the beer glass and then looked at Saturn alternatively.
“Did you buy it from an apothecary at the market today?”
Saturn nodded slightly, and Muwon, who was about to head out, showed interest at that. He was already wondering where he got the tea from, but it seemed like the thing he bought from Cheongyeon was a flower tea.
“They say it’s good for stamina, but first of all, the taste is excellent.”
Hwang Ran took another sip of tea. Muwon laughed as he looked at Saturn standing in front of the door.
“You bastard, you pretended to be innocent and then bought a virility tea?”
While doing so, he tapped Saturn’s lower body. Saturn covered his genitals with both hands and blushed.
“I didn’t mean to do that, but it was the most expensive.”
“Oh, you’re even boasting about your wealth.”
“Oh, no, hyung-nim. Well, I have money and it’s hard to be the apothecary.”
In response to Muwon’s teasing, Saturn looked aggrieved and said that he never had such intentions. Suddenly, Muwon seemed to remember something and slowly narrowed his eyes.
“Is this being sweet?”
The words were unintelligible to Saturn. When Jupiter opened the door, Muwon stretched out a large hand and stroked his hair. He looked at the tree that pierced the Marine Building and remembered where he needed to go.
Pr: Sasa
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