CHAPTER 70**
"In heat."
That phrase was literal. From the moment Sohan stepped into Monghwagol, his eyes had already rolled back.

"To think... to think such a beautiful place existed."

A feast of countless scantily clad women.
Since they were people who were sick and tired of maintaining their beauty, every single one of them possessed elegant looks.
Sohan's eyes spun at a single hand gesture from these women who had mastered the art of seducing men.

"Shouldn't we not have brought him?"

Babiyen looked at Sohan with eyes cooled by salty contempt.
Even as a man, it was a lot, so from a woman's perspective, it must be an unbearable sight.

"His skills are certain, though."

Since he claimed the hormone that controls sexual desire had disappeared, there really was no method to stop him.

"Let's just dump him here. It seems to be his heaven."

Babiyen's vicious words followed.
Sohan was staring at the women without even blinking.
Wouldn't leaving him here be a happy outcome for Sohan too?
He looked pathetic enough to make me think that.

"Just leave him be."

Then even Aranseol said to leave him alone.
Well, Sohan didn't have anything specific to do until we got the information anyway.

"Sohan, go play to your heart's content."

"Grrrrrr."

Sohan became a dog and ran off.
His face looked so incredibly happy that I decided not to interfere anymore.

"Oh my, isn't it the Saint?"
"Stopping by again? You must have missed us quite a bit."

The women of Monghwagol cast flirtatious glances at me.
They were still treating me like a Saint.
I consider myself the furthest thing from a Saint.
They're probably just doing it because my reaction of denying it is amusing.

Soon, the main building of Monghwagol came into view.
Madame Karuang was already out there waiting to greet us.
She must have heard the news that we were entering from the entrance.

"It's been a long time."

Karuang looked at me with a benevolent smile.
Since I had saved her women before, she was extremely kind.
Among the women, she was called the venomous Karuang behind her back.
She isn't like that to me, so it's fine.

"It has been a while."
"You have something specific to discuss, right? Regarding Bulldog."

"That is fine."

After Bulldog's matter was resolved, I had hinted to Horizon that they didn't need to gather information in Monghwagol anymore. As such, the search for Bulldog on the Monghwagol side had stopped.

"The story I came to discuss today is something else. Could you spare a moment?"

"Of course, for our benefactor."

Karuang readily made time.
We were guided straight to the VIP room.
Upon entering the flashy VIP room, Karuang tactfully dismissed the others.
Then she laid her body down on a very comfortable-looking sofa.

"So, what do you want to say?"

"Do you know about the Dog Keeper?"

The Dog Keeper.
At the mention of him, Karuang's eyebrow twitched.
As expected of a fellow resident of Nox, she knew something.

"I know him. He's a nuisance customer of our Monghwagol."

"I want to capture and interrogate him."

Interrogate.
Hearing that word, Karuang's gaze became sharp.

"Even if we are enemies, we are technically family in the same neighborhood. If we set a trap on our end, Monghwagol will be kicked out of Nox."

This was too risky for Monghwagol.
That was why she couldn't easily grant my request.

"Then how about this?"

I looked around the room.

"Someone happens to visit Monghwagol by chance."

"Someone?"

"A disciple of the Sword Lord."

The Sword Lord.
As soon as she heard that name, Karuang's face stiffened.
Soun was a calamity who could instill fear with just his name.

"......To say a disciple of the Sword Lord is here by chance, what do you mean..."

She stopped speaking and turned to look at Aranseol.
She had belatedly realized that Aranseol was the Sword Lord's disciple.

"You said the Dog Keeper is a nuisance customer in Monghwagol, right? If he's a nuisance customer, making passes at and coercing women he likes must be a daily routine."

My eyes landed on Aranseol.
Since he visits Monghwagol, the Dog Keeper must like women very much.
Could such a Dog Keeper just pass by after seeing Aranseol?
When our eyes met, Aranseol straightened her back, highlighting her appearance.
Her slight smugness was annoying, but since it was cute, I let it be.

"The Dog Keeper tries to lay a hand on the Sword Lord's disciple, who coincidentally, truly coincidentally, visited Monghwagol as an acquaintance.
And that is where he runs right into us."

My eyes reached Karuang again.
Karuang didn't like the Dog Keeper.
At that point, what she would choose was already decided.

"So, without dirtying our hands at all, we just provide the venue, and the nuisance customer disappears?"

"Monghwagol knows nothing about this fact, effectively."

Karuang and I smiled at the same time.
Both were bright smiles without a speck of malice.

"But the Dog Keeper is strong. Since he brings his dogs with him, he isn't an ordinary expert. It will be hard to catch him easily, no?"

"That's fine. We brought a secret weapon."

There is one dog in heat swimming in the bosoms of women right now.
Above all, our combat power isn't negligible either.
Even if the Dog Keeper is excellent, he's just a dog owner handling assassins.
He is no match for disciples raised directly by the Sword Lord.

"Harua, why do I feel like this girl* wasn't included in the combat power? Is it a misunderstanding?"

There is one more baby here.
Additionally, there is a cool Holy Mage zombie who throws a decent punch.
And if we really can't solve it, there is one emergency contact network.
A Sword Lord bomb dropped by the world's best master of spatial movement.
I don't want to pull that out right away either.
If I did that, it would turn into an all-out war between the Red Flame Lord and the Ruler of Nox.

"All Monghwagol needs to do is let us know when the Dog Keeper is coming. As a bonus, I can treat the ladies in the meantime."

"The service is generous."

"It's mutual aid."

"Good, let's make a deal."

Karuang held out her hand.
I immediately snatched that hand and shook it.
With this, the preparation for the trap to catch the dog was finished.
Don't think the Dog Keeper won't get caught in the trap.

The Dog Keeper. Grolbag Hound.
A lunatic who attached the name of the assassin guild, Hound, to his surname despite not being a noble.
He was a man whose nature was light and who loved to elevate himself.
That must be why.
While entrusting missions to his dogs, he emphasized over and over again who had assigned this mission.
The Red Flame Lord.
The request received from her was perfect for Grolbag to elevate himself.
The assassin guild Hound, commissioned even by that Lord!
His mouth itched because he wanted to announce this to every corner of the world.
He barely held back, so he only told his dogs.
Normally, he would have announced this fact everywhere in Nox.

"Phew, my body aches all over. At times like this, I have to play with the pretty ones."

He flared his thick nostrils and entered the streets of Monghwagol.
Three dogs were always with him by his side.
He was arrogant, but since he ran an assassination guild, he knew well how vulnerable a person was when alone.
So he always took three strictly selected people with him.
Entering Monghwagol, the scent of women's powder wafted over him.
With the feeling of his lower body already hardening, he strode inside with large steps.
The place he frequented was Monghwagol's main building.
Karuang, who felt disillusioned by him, was there, but his hobby was to pick only the pretty ones right in front of her and take them away.

"Now, which girl would be good today?"

Since he picked a different woman every time, he opened the door to Monghwagol's main building with an excited face.

"Come out here."

Acting like the owner of Monghwagol, he entered, and a few maids scurried out. Grolbag received their greetings roughly and moved his steps toward the inner part of the main building.
He intended to go to the place where the women waited for nomination and take his pick.

"Ugh, Dog Keeper."

Just then, he ran into Karuang.
Seeing her frown as soon as she saw him, Grolbag gave a smirk full of ridicule.

"Wow, Karuang, you're quite old already, but you don't age. Do you plan to get younger forever?"

"Brush your teeth properly before you speak. Think of the girls."

"Uhahahaha, stupid, that's the good part."

When deeper contempt settled in Karuang's eyes, Grolbag burst into louder laughter.

"Well, what would you know. A bitch who knows nothing but moaning under a man."

He sexually harassed Karuang to his heart's content again today.
Flames lit up in Karuang's eyes, but regardless, Grolbag opened the door to the nomination room.
Grolbag's eyes scanned the women chatting inside the nomination room.
While moving his gaze to find the woman he liked most, Grolbag's gaze came to a sudden halt.

Just one person.
There was a girl with an appearance alien to this place.
Long hair that was black on the outside but dyed white on the inside.
A girl with a ridiculous appearance that combined splendor and elegance simultaneously.
An Oegak Tribe (Horned) girl with an appearance intense enough to steal one's gaze at first sight was there.
Upon seeing her, not only Grolbag but also the thoroughly trained assassins paused.
To that extent, the girl's appearance harbored a demonic charm.

"That kid, I-I'll take that kid!"

Grolbag shouted, even stuttering.
To think the day would come when I could embrace a woman with such looks in my life.
My luck has been exceptionally good lately; it seems it was for today!

"What, who?"

When Karuang, who followed behind, expressed doubt, Grolbag pointed at the Oegak girl while spitting as he spoke.

"I said I'll take that kid!"

"Ah, that child is a friend who came to play because she has an acquaintance in Monghwagol. She's not a Monghwagol girl."

"Shut up! Do I care! I've already decided!"

Karuang spoke the truth, but Grolbag's eyes had already rolled back.
He walked toward the Oegak girl without hesitation.

"Hey, you there."

"Yes?"

When the Oegak girl expressed confusion, Grolbag reached out and snatched her wrist.

"Kyack!"

The Oegak girl was pulled up by Grolbag's hand just like that.
Despite her scream, Grolbag let out a rough breath, exploding with lust.

"Today, this Grolbag Hound-nim will hold you. Be grateful."

"W-wait, I am not a woman of Monghwa..."

"Shut up. Why do you bitches talk so much? I'll give you as much money as you want. For you, even a thousand gold wouldn't be a waste."

Grolbag didn't realize that Karuang had closed the main building's door at some point.
Furthermore, he didn't know what it meant that the startled women were running away.

"Now, follow me!"

It was the moment Grolbag tried to drag her away.

"Oi, dog-pig."

A voice reached Grolbag's ear.
There, a man was sitting on the sofa as if lounging.
Black hair contrasting with pale white skin.
Judging by his appearance, he was a Transferee.

"Why don't you let go of that friend's hand?"

Grolbag's eyebrow twitched.
Was a Transferee maggot daring to bluff in front of him right now?
Grolbag felt murderous intent surge beyond disbelief.

"Who do you dare to...!"

"If you don't, it'll get cut off."

The moment Grolbag shouted, he realized something was flying up into the sky.
It was his own right wrist, which had been holding the Oegak girl's hand just a moment ago.
The girl who drew a sword she hadn't even been holding until just now.
Red sparks flew from her sword as she lunged at Grolbag.
Grolbag barely dodged the sword.
However, the intense pain from his hand paralyzed his mind.
If she had aimed for the neck from the start, he might have been able to dodge it.
He was, after all, a seasoned strongman in his own right.
But the Oegak girl had skillfully suppressed her killing intent and only severed his wrist.

"These bastards!"

"Oh, how did you know they were bastards?"

The moment the assassins ran toward the man and the girl.
Puck! Pa-ak! Puck!
With a single strike, the heads of the three assassins were pierced.
There were three swords that had flown in without a presence.
Grolbag stared at that scene with a dumbfounded face.
He couldn't understand what had just happened.
Soon, another Transferee walked out next to the man.

"Happy Time ended well."

Sohan wore an incredibly sage-like smile.
With that, Aranseol's foot soared up between Grolbag's legs.
Crack!
With that as the end, Grolbag lost consciousness.
It was the day the Dog Keeper was castrated.