I Don't Want To Work! - Chapter 89
CHAPTER 89
Thud!
The corridor shook with a loud noise.
“Oh.”
I looked at the flickering torches anxiously, making creaking and clinking sounds.
Ringo, are you doing well?
‘Dividing the personnel for swift processing was indeed a good decision.’
There was no point in delaying time.
Others might have evidence I hadn’t found yet.
And important guests at the auction might escape.
‘Speed is crucial.’
“But, Master.”
Lionel, who was dragging the unconscious Shaun, called out to me.
“I hear people fleeing with this vibration.”
“Already?”
“Yes.”
As if I could hear them beyond the walls.
Lionel’s gaze fixed on one point and slowly shifted to the side.
“Considering the screams, it seems like the auction hall shook greatly.”
Ringo, what exactly are you doing down there?
“Is it okay to let them escape like that?”
“Yeah, it doesn’t matter.”
I smirked.
“The key figures are here!”
Bam!
I pointed at the unconscious Shaun.
He’s even foaming at the mouth quite nicely!
“The crucial evidence is here!”
Pow!
I showed the bag full of documents.
“And the slaves are already freed!”
“Does that mean…”
“We can’t hold hostages or stall under the pretext of negotiations.”
Furthermore, the royal knights were already deployed outside.
Stella would probably be at the forefront.
‘I’ve already sent people to the palace.’
They wouldn’t believe there was a slave auction in the capital.
I informed them that it was a place selling arsenic items.
‘Stella must be furious about the arsenic items.’
Moreover, Stella was in a position to easily manipulate the royal knights.
She could move them much faster than anyone else.
‘A little something to appease Stella was necessary.’
After the arsenic incident and the Kyres’ incident, the suspicion toward me had eased slightly.
But there was still a basic level of caution.
‘If I handle this properly, Stella’s hostility toward me will completely dissipate.’
Alright, alright.
This brings me one step closer to a sweet life.
‘It feels like I’m defeating my own families…’
Well, it’s not necessarily bad if families get along.
I nodded proudly.
“Okay, shall we go now?”
It was best to get out quickly while Ringo caused chaos below.
After all, there’s no law saying even underground structures won’t collapse, right?
I took a step, but there was no sound of anyone following.
After walking a couple of steps, I stopped and turned around.
“Lionel?”
Lionel was standing silently in the middle of the corridor.
“Master.”
“Yes?”
“It’s something I’ve been thinking since I first met you.”
Lionel raised his head slightly, his voice trembling.
“Shouldn’t you come to me?”
“What?”
“I heard. You declared that you didn’t want to work on the day of regaining memories in this life.”
“That’s true.”
I nodded.
I want to rest, I don’t want to do anything.
That was my honest feeling.
As if knowing that, the mouth revealed beneath the white mask curved into a smile.
“So, come to me.”
Thud.
Slowly approaching, Lionel asked.
“If you want, I can do that for you.”
I squinted at Lionel standing in front of me.
What is this guy saying?
“Come to me, Master.”
Lionel’s large hand grabbed the mask covering his face.
“I can do that for you. I’ll let you focus only on resting, without any thoughts.”
He knows all about his Master’s favorite things.
I can rest as much as I want buried in what I like.
Not worrying about anything.
Not money, health, family, not even beliefs.
“I’ll make sure this relentless disciple doesn’t bother you.”
Lionel, now unmasked, smiled beautifully.
“If you want to find your mother, I’ll help you. I’ll put everything you want in your hands.”
It was a pure and clear smile.
If a stranger saw it, they would immediately be captivated and follow.
“All I’ve accumulated so far is for you, Master.”
“……”
I looked at Lionel without saying a word.
“I heard what Master said to that elf while he was at the palace.”
“What did I say?”
“‘In my opinion, you’re just exhausted. So, it’s a misunderstanding.'”
As if peering into my soul, Lionel stared into my eyes.
Isn’t that the current situation for me?
“……”
“So come to me.”
Lionel started murmuring again.
“This time, I’ll unfold paradise for you, Master.”
Looking up at his blue eyes, I blinked slowly.
‘I’m exhausted.’
Well, I indeed declared a strike from exhaustion from the beginning.
The words sounded too sweet, and without knowing anything, I closed my eyes.
I didn’t realize I was so tired that I wanted to rely on my young disciple so much.
But.
Still.
“I refuse.”
I grinned. In contrast, Lionel only blinked.
His lips twitched as if asking for an explanation.
“Ah, Lionel.”
I sighed deeply and shook my head.
And then I looked at my young disciple.
“First of all, I don’t want to owe you, who is younger than me.”
If it were someone else, I don’t know.
But it was Lionel.
I’ve been seeing him since he was very young.
The feeling was like leaving everything to Arkin and just resting.
At that remark, Lionel slightly furrowed his brow.
“It’s not like I want to be younger than you, Master.”
He continued grumbling.
“If I could, I would have made myself older than you.”
“Yeah, yeah.”
I nodded with a smile.
“But still, you’re younger than me, right?”
“…But I’ve never died once. And honestly, considering the age difference between you and me, isn’t it okay?”
What?
He’s saying there’s no problem with the age difference between me and him.
The age gap between me and him is over ten years.
When I became an adult and was drinking alcohol from a bottle, he was still playing with children in his kid’s clothes.
‘You’re in trouble if you’re caught, really.’
I grinned broadly.
“But you’re still younger, right?”
“…Yes.”
Lionel replied quietly, hanging his head in a sulky manner.
It seemed like he was begging me to change the subject now.
This guy?
When I tightened my grip on his cheeks, he teared up and sniffled softly.
“Hiiic…”
Pretending to cry.
“And secondly.”
I released his cheek and looked at Lionel.
“You, you’re too clingy, and I don’t like it.”
At my words, Lionel blinked.
“Me?”
“Yeah, you.”
I nodded.
“Originally, a guy who should’ve died is still alive.”
“.…..”
“…And there’s something to do with the demon that you didn’t tell me straightforwardly.”
He hadn’t even said ‘he’ when he entered this place earlier.
I’m sure that’s also related to the evil god.
Sighing deeply, I continued.
“Lionel, why do you think I’m here?”
The place where I stood was a mess.
The number of guests leaving had increased, and now even screams were audible to my ears.
Moreover, the vibrations from below had intensified since earlier.
Many footsteps climbing the stairs could also be heard.
“If I were going to ‘resolve this easily’ then I could have just told the royal palace about it.”
Earlier, I made excuses like not receiving money, but that could have been easily resolved.
Just saying to Stella, ‘I’m a victim, but I don’t have any documents,’ would have been enough.
And if I added some money, it would be easy to brush aside a single case, simple as that.
Yet, there was a simple reason why I deliberately deployed my friend as bait and even staged an absurd drama.
“I hate it here.”
“.…..”
“…The reason isn’t because of some noble idea like ‘there shouldn’t be a slave system’.”
Honestly, when I was living my first life, slavery was within the acceptable range of society.
However, I was more of a person who preferred to be in the position of a slave rather than to have slaves.
I was more comfortable moving myself than relying on someone else’s hand.
As Lionel’s situation added to it, I completely turned to a negative stance.
“Do you still remember?”
Lionel shook his head as if he knew what I was going to say, then replied quietly.
“I remember.”
Lionel looked at me with gloomy eyes.
“It’s not forgotten, Master.”
“Yeah.”
I raised my heel and patted Lionel’s head.
“This place is too reminiscent of where I first met you.”
It’s the temple of the ‘nameless god,’ precisely.