Sand Mage of the Burnt Desert - Chapter 152
Sand Mage Of The Burnt Desert Chapter 152
Episode 152
“Whoo!”
Zeon shook off the dust that had accumulated on his shoulders and head and let out a light sigh.
I was only planning to watch Alexandro’s group briefly, but it took as long as 15 days to even see them leave the dangerous area.
The journey was longer than expected.
I wanted to quickly go home, wash up, and rest.
Before entering the slums, Zeon looked at the place where the White Bear Caravan’s fort had been built.
The remains of the fort were not visible.
The sand piled high had erased all traces.
The wind mixed with sand buries everything like this.
Even the traces of someone’s bloody efforts.
‘It’s fleeting!’
Zeon shook his head slightly and walked away.
Still, I felt glad to return to the dirty slums after a long time.
“Xeon!”
“brother!”
As soon as we entered the slums, there were people who welcomed Zeon warmly.
It was Brielle and Levin.
Zeon said with a smile.
“Were you waiting?”
“huh!”
“Ugh! Don’t even talk. “This little boy sat here and waited every day.”
Zeon’s smile deepened at the two people’s answers.
This was the first time I knew how good it felt to have someone waiting for me.
“Good! “Let’s go home now.”
“I’d better go home later.”
“why?”
“A lot of flies were caught.”
“okay?”
Zeon looked slightly sorry at Brielle’s pouting expression.
I thought so.
While dealing with the Balrog, Xeon revealed his abilities.
His abilities as a sand wizard.
It was only a matter of time before word spread through the mouths of the few remaining survivors.
Now many people will know that Zeon is a sand wizard.
In this world that had turned into a desert, the uses of sand wizards were endless. Many people who had finished calculating were moving to attract Xeon.
Brielle looked at Zeon with a resentful expression.
“Why did you do that? If I’m going to reveal my abilities, I’d rather kill everyone inside the barrier. “Then the secret would have been kept, right?”
“Because I can’t live like that forever. And it was a secret that would be revealed anyway. “I thought that if I wasn’t going to be able to maintain it until the end, it would be better to reveal it when it was most valuable.”
Moreover, the opponent was Balrog.
He was not an opponent easy enough to fight while hiding his abilities. Since Zeon was a powerful magical beast that had to be dealt with seriously, the sand wizard’s power had to be unleashed.
If he had demonstrated his abilities against small or insignificant magical beasts, the leaders of each district would have viewed Zeon as nothing more than an object to be used. However, it was clear that their minds must have become complicated as they showed a crushing performance against a powerful magical beast called Balrog.
Zeon said, placing his hands on Brielle and Levin’s shoulders.
“Let’s go to Old Man Clexi’s store.”
“Do you want to eat?”
“uh! “I just kept eating beef jerky and I want to eat real food.”
“huh!”
The three headed to the street where old Clexi’s stall was located.
As soon as he saw Zeon, old Clexi glared at him fiercely.
“You’re back. You sneaky guy! “How dare you deceive me like that?”
“What?”
“Your abilities. “It wasn’t fire, but sand.”
“Why is that?”
“How could you hide it from me? How can we…”
“Stop acting upset and give me something to eat.”
“Sniff! “Did you get a ticket?”
“A lot.”
“You boring guy. wait a moment.”
Old Clexi wrinkled his nose and made food.
Zeon sat down and looked at the scene.
Old man Clexi opened his mouth while diligently moving his arms.
“You may know that each district is in chaos because of you. Each district sent people to the slums to recruit you. “They are going around trying to get information about you.”
“is it so?”
“Well, anyway, the information I can get about you is limited. Hehehe!”
Old Clexi smiled sinisterly.
He had a tight grip on information about the slums.
As long as he held onto information about Zeon, only a small portion of the information could be obtained by outsiders.
Zeon chuckled.
“Should I say thank you?”
“done. It’s not like I’m asking you to say thank you. Thanks to you, people who should have died did not die. “That alone is enough.”
If Balrog had been released, the slums would have been devastated first.
This was also the reason for leaving the slums alone in Neo Seoul.
When an unexpected disaster like this one strikes, the slums are used as a shield to buy time.
With Neo Seoul’s full strength, they would have been fully prepared to respond before the Balrogs attacked.
It was none of Neo Seoul’s business how many people in the slums were dying in the meantime.
Knowing that fact, old Clexi thanked Zeon.
Zeon said.
“I have a house in the slums. I can’t watch my house being destroyed. So there’s no need to say thank you.”
“You guys aren’t being honest either.”
“Is there anyone who is as honest as me?”
“okay! Let’s say so. “Eat this.”
widely!
Old man Clexi served rice bowls in front of Zeon.
The quantity was larger than usual and the contents were generous.
“thank you for this food.”
Zeon picked up the spoon.
Maybe it was because it had been a while since I ate it, but it tasted even more delicious.
Old Man Clexi also gave Levin and Brielle a bowl of rice bowl each.
The two also thanked old Clexi and then ate.
Old Man Clexi smiled warmly as he watched the three people enjoying the food he had prepared.
Just seeing the three of them made me feel better.
After seeing them so often, he now felt like the three of them were his real grandchildren.
‘ha! It looks like I, too, will soon die. ‘I never thought I would feel this way.’
Again! Again!
At that time, someone’s footsteps were suddenly heard.
It was the sound of high heels, a sound rarely seen in slums.
Old Clexi frowned and looked in the direction from which the sound came.
A woman with her hair neatly combed was walking by.
She was wearing a tight-fitting red suit, top and bottom, and red high heels.
At first glance, it was not an outfit suitable for living in a slum.
Even in Neo Seoul, only a very small number of people dressed like that. And old Clexis knew that representative figure.
“ha!”
Old Clexi sighed and looked at the woman.
The woman sat down next to Zeon without hesitation.
She stared at the rice bowl that Zeon was eating and then opened her mouth.
“It looks delicious. Please give me the same thing.”
“We ran out of ingredients.”
“It’s been a while since I last saw you, so are you going to be this mean?”
“We’re not so close that I have to go to great lengths to find all the missing ingredients to make food.”
“Then please make it with the ingredients you have. “You can do that much.”
“Something like a leech.”
“I take it as a compliment.”
The woman smiled coolly.
Old man Clexi started making rice bowls with an expression of boredom.
The woman who had achieved her goal looked at Zeon.
Zeon opened his mouth under her stinging gaze.
“What is it?”
“Nice to meet you. Xeon!”
“I’m not that happy.”
“I’m sorry for interrupting your precious meal time. “But I felt like I would never be able to meet you if I didn’t do it now, so I overdid it a bit.”
“hmm!”
Only then did Zeon put down the spoon and look at the woman’s face.
If it weren’t for the cold eyes and cool atmosphere, it was a face so beautiful that anyone would fall in love with it.
She said.
“My name is Seo Tae-ran. “It belongs to city hall.”
“City Hall?”
“To be exact, I am the mayor’s direct secretary. “The reason I came like this is because I wanted to invite Jeon to City Hall.”
“Is the mayor looking for you?”
“yes! He is very interested in Zeon’s abilities. That’s why they want to meet you in person. “It’s been a long time since the mayor showed such interest in others.”
“That’s an honor. But what should I do? “I feel a little burdened.”
“There’s no need to feel that pressure. “I’m not making a special offer, I’m just asking to have dinner together.”
“is that so?”
“yes!”
They say there is no need to feel burdened, but it was a situation where anyone would feel burdened.
Because it was Mayor Jin Geum-ho’s call, not anyone else’s.
Jin Geum-ho was the most powerful person in Neo Seoul and a monster who had been living since before the great destruction.
Anyone other than him could not help but feel nervous in front of Jin Geum-ho’s call. But no such light could be found on Zeon’s face.
It was so calm that Seo Tae-ran was rather embarrassed.
‘Does this man not know what it means to meet with the mayor?’
Even the rulers of each district look down on Jin Geum-ho. Meeting him one-on-one is a golden opportunity to quickly enter the core of Neo Seoul.
The Numbers, known as the execution unit, were also scouted or raised by Jin Geum-ho.
Zeon said.
“All right. “I’ll stop by City Hall sometime soon.”
“If you see this, you will be able to come into City Hall right away.”
Seo Tae-ran held out his pass as if he had been waiting.
It was a pass that had been treated with magic so it could not be forged.
“Thank you.”
“If anything inconvenient happens inside Neo Seoul, please show me your pass. Then most problems will be solved.”
“It sounds like there are some unresolved problems?”
“Neo Seoul is also a place where people live. “There are foolish people who rebel against authority.”
“okay.”
“I believe that Zeon is not that kind of person.”
A cool smile appeared on Seo Tae-ran’s lips.
It was an intimidating smile that would take most people’s breath away just by looking at it. But it didn’t work on Xeon.
Zeon said, putting his hand in his arms.
“Well, I’m human too.”
“People are different from each other.”
“It’s a burden, so I’ll get up first.”
Zeon put the money down on the table and stood up.
Brielle and Levin also got up with him.
Jeon said, slightly bowing his head to Seo Tae-ran.
“Then I’ll see you again in a few days.”
“yes!”
Zeon and Levin Briel left immediately.
Seo Tae-ran watched them walking away.
widely!
At that time, old Clexi served rice bowl to Seo Tae-ran.
“The food came out.”
“That’s Okay.”
“what?”
“When I think about it, I think food without ingredients won’t taste good. “I’ll just eat it.”
“You bastard….”
“I’ll pay for the meal with this instead.”
What she took out of her arms was a small magic stone.
It was too much for one meal.
It was more expensive than the monthly sales of this small restaurant.
Old Clexi said as he quickly put the magic stone in his arms.
“If you’re hungry, come visit me anytime. “I will make it with sincerity.”
“Is there anything else that will come my way?”
“No one knows what the future holds. “I didn’t know I would be doing business in the slums.”
“That’s right. “Anyway, I’ve achieved my goal, so I’ll leave.”
“Please go quickly.”
“I’ll give my regards to the mayor.”
“done. “Because I don’t want to get involved with that person ever again.”
“Still, I still have old feelings.”
“Since when did you have such a long tongue? I don’t want to hear any trash talk, so get that face out of my face.”
“If you change your mind, please contact me anytime.”
“If you die, you’re dead. That will never happen.”
“We’ll see.”
Seo Tae-ran snorted and left.
Old Clexi muttered as he watched Seo Tae-ran’s back, moving away with his voluptuous butt twitching.
“I’ve seen a bitch worse than a demon beast, so I’m going to have bad luck for a few months.”