Chapter 136 - Name and Blade
If Jhin hadn't stepped in, Ark would never have lifted the lockdown.
Meanwhile, Pete spoke with absolute certainty over the phone.
—"I know why you asked that. I worry too, all the time. What if Ark falls? How are we going to recover the losses we've taken so far?"
"…"
—"Ah, of course, I believed in you. Even if Ark went down, you wouldn't die. I never doubted that you'd find a way to recoup the principal at the very least—"
It hit him again.
This bastard was the kind of guy who'd get dropped in a desert and still find a way to sell sand for profit. What was the point of expecting anything different?
Then again, "Dungeon Merchant Jack" was always this kind of person.
He'd just gotten a little sentimental because he was thinking of the real Pete. But in-game, this version of him fit much better.
He was neither "good" nor "evil."
He was simply—a merchant.
"…Forget it. I wanted to ask you something."
—"Yeah?"
