episode_0065

I stabbed the dagger on the floor and lifted it up. The trapdoor came up together.

“I think it’s here.”

The adventurers and nuns’ eyes widened. They approached and looked under the open trapdoor. There was a ladder hanging in the hole leading to the basement.

“Brother, you provided the correct guidance. Thank you for your hard work.”

The blue-haired nun smiled.

“No. There is no need for hard work.”

“I apologize for what happened earlier. Because Sister Yuri has a very impatient personality.”

The blue-haired nun said in a mocking tone. The gaze was focused on the fierce nun.

“It’s okay. Rather than that, let’s go down quickly and save the kids.”

“Oh my, it’s so amazing that you can grab a person like this by the collar until you have a good heart.”

The blue-haired nun grinned at the fierce nun and climbed down the ladder. The light blue-haired nun and escort adventurers followed her.

“…”

Even the fierce nuns quietly went down the ladder.

“Not a word of apology.”

Cerise grumbled. Next to him, Sister Nella laughed awkwardly.

“I didn’t expect it. Let’s go down quickly.”

We went down the trapdoor.

Below was a narrow road that continued in a straight line. There were torches placed at certain distances, so it wasn’t that dark. We proceeded along the road.

The further I walked, the stronger the rotten smell that irritated my nose became. I frowned and looked at other people’s expressions. Everyone looked a little nervous, but didn’t seem impressed by the bad smell.

‘Am I the only one flying?’

It was probably because of the ‘Wolf’s Pact’. I’m a little annoyed, but I can’t turn it off. Because this is the hideout of a kidnapper who is presumed to be a cult member. You must not relax.

I spoke leisurely to Sister Nella.

“Sister Nella, don’t you smell something rotten?”

“Do you mean rotten smell?”

Sister Nella sniffed. It became a puzzled expression.

“Well, it may or may not seem like it is flying. But why is there a sudden rotten smell…”

Sister Nella opened her eyes. She rushed towards the blue-haired nun.

-Sister Nella? What’s going on?

-Sister Eri, do you not smell anything rotten?

-Is it rotten? Why is that… Ah.

The blue-haired nun’s expression darkened. She raised her hand and stopped the adventurers.

“What’s going on?”

The same grade asked her. The blue-haired nun regained her composure.

“I stopped to tell you something that might happen in front of me.”

“What might happen?”

The blue-haired nun took a deep breath and answered.

“There may be undead in front of you.”

The expressions of some adventurers darkened.

“If you’re undead…”

“Yes, it is a hex that summons a corpse. It is the worst act of insulting the brothers and sisters held in Yurmia’s arms.”

The face of the blue-haired nun who explained that was filled with deep disgust. The nuns around me were the same.

It hasn’t even been confirmed that undead will appear yet, so that’s it. They seem to hate the undead very much.

“If you encounter an undead, be sure to smash its head. Stabbing or cutting is useless. Because they can’t feel pain.”

The nun’s explanation continued. As I was quietly listening, Kara gently poked my side.

“Why?”

“Oppa, what do undead look like?”

“Undead?”

I’ve never seen it in person, but I’ve seen it many times in games and movies. I told her roughly what it looked like and Kara frowned.

“That must be gross.”

“Of course it’s a corpse. …Seris?”

Seris stiffened after hearing my story.

“Are you scared?”

“Yuseong, if you are bitten, you will equally become undead… Is this true..?”

Were you scared at that part? I was just saying whatever came to mind about zombies. At that moment, the nun gave an appropriate explanation.

“There is a rumor in the civilian world that if you are bitten by an undead, you will become the same undead, but this is false. So rest assured…”

“Phew…”

The strength left Ceris’s stiff shoulders. I laughed and patted her on the back.

“Don’t be too nervous. If it gets dangerous, just run away.”

“…Yes!”

Seris regained her strength.

After a while, the nun’s explanation ended and we walked along the road again.

So we reached the end of the road.

It was a rather large semicircular space. Dried corpses are sitting against the wall, and there is a huge bed in the middle. Men in black robes surrounded the bed where the children were lying. Their number was seven, as the village chief said.

“What, what?!”

The men in black robes who were looking at the children turned towards us. A red eye symbol was drawn in the center of their robes.

“Yuseong, what is that?”

“That’s right. This is the pattern I saw in the square.”

It became clear that they were cultists.

“These evil cultists!!!”

The fierce nun widened her eyes and picked up her mace. As if that was a signal, the other adventurers also drew their weapons.

The men in black robes panicked and took out daggers from their pockets.

“Nun? Why is the nun here?!”

“I am here to punish you for your ugly sins! Even if you dare touch a child… shame on you!”

“Child? Ah, this is a mistake! We do this for these children…”

“Shut up that dirty snout!!”

Two fierce nuns ran towards them, each holding a mace and a morning star. The adventurers followed suit.

“Holy shit! Listen to me!”

The sitting corpses stood up. They came running on all fours, their flesh tattered.

“Aaaah!”

Seris was scared when she saw the undead.

“Seris! Calm down and run this way!”

I grabbed her arm and ran. If you get far away from your group, you may be surrounded by undead.

“This cultist!”

The ferocious nun’s mace smashed the head of one of the cultists. The group’s movements stopped and a full-scale fight began. The nun and adventurer who ran first began fighting with the cultists.

We, the rear, faced the charging undead.

“Seris, Kara. All you have to do is calm down and crack the heads of those who attack you one by one.”

“Yes, yes!”

The undead group got closer. One of the leading undead tried to bite my leg. I kicked the guy, knocked him down, and stuck a dagger into his temple.

[8 Karma has been obtained.]

I pulled out my dagger and looked around. Adventurers and undead collided.

The fight has begun.

* * *

The undead that had been running on all fours stood on two feet and tried to claw at me with its claws. I ducked to the side to avoid it and stretched out my arms. The dagger crushed the man’s eye and pierced his brain. The undead fell helplessly.

[8 Karma has been obtained.]

He pulled out his dagger and swung it strongly. Blood and brain fluid splattered on the floor. I took out my handkerchief, wiped my dagger, and looked around.

“Hey, finish it quickly.”

“Okay, wait a minute.”

The fight was almost over. All of the cultists were already dead, and only one or two of the undead who had lost their masters and were running rampant remained. Even he fell at the hands of adventurers.

“Is anyone hurt?”

The nuns walked around and looked at the adventurers’ wounds. Since no one died, that was enough.

“Seris, Kara, are you hurt?”

“I’m fine.”

“I’m fine too. Mr. Yoosung, are you hurt?”

“There is no so don’t worry.”

After taking care of Sister Cerise, I looked at Sister Nella.

‘Sister, you fight better than I thought.’

I thought I had to protect it because it was an escort, but that wasn’t the case. Sister Nella worked hard to break the bones of the undead with a blunt weapon. It’s because I tried too hard and almost fell alone.

“…The kids won’t wake up. It looks like a spell has been cast.”

The blue-haired nun sighed as she looked at the children. He held the temple symbol hanging around his neck and memorized a prayer. Holy light bloomed from her hands.

“Cure.”

The blue-haired nun finished her prayer by placing her hand on the child’s chest. As the sacred light entered the child’s heart, the child opened his eyes.

“Uhm…?”

“Are you awake?”

“Huh? Who are you?!”

The child looked around and cried.

“Uh, mom… dad…”

“Calm down. Aren’t sisters bad people?”

The blue-haired nun comforted the child. The other nuns began waking the children in the same way.

I counted the number of children.

‘fifteen. ‘It’ll take a while to get out of here.’

I guess I got enough sleep tonight.

* * *

After gathering all the children, we came up to the cabin.

“We’re going to see my dad, right? Right?”

“Heeing…”

“I’m scared…”

I went back the way I came with the noisy children. As I was walking and talking with Sister Cerise, a fierce nun approached me.

“Over there…”

“What is it?”

Cerise glared at the fierce nun. The nun was startled and took a step back. I hit Seris right away.

“Aya!”

“Why are you staring at the nun? Sister, what’s going on?”

The nun hesitated and lowered her head, which did not match her fierce appearance.

“I’m sorry about earlier. Because I thought the children were in danger, I inadvertently committed rudeness. Please forgive me with great generosity…”

I stared blankly at the nun with her head down. She didn’t look up, as if she was going to stay like this until she forgave me. I said with a grin.

“It’s okay. It was a situation that could easily be misunderstood.”

“Thank you.”

The nun bowed her head once again and returned to her original position.

“I did apologize in the end.”

Cerise looked at the nun’s back. I hit her once more on the back of the head.

“Aya! Why do you keep hitting me?!”

“You used violence against a nun earlier. Don’t do that next time.”

“Yes? That nun did it first. And there was no violence. I just gave him strength…”

“If you don’t want to do it, don’t do it.”

As I got into a stance to hit Takbam, Seris covered her head with her hands.

“I understand. Stop hitting me…”

“Is that what you promised?”

“Yes…”

“Kara, you too… Kara?”

“Uh, huh..?”

“How do you walk while sleeping? Don’t fall asleep.”

“Yes…”

“Anyway…”

I walked holding Kara’s hand. Even though she was dozing off, she followed my touch. Seris naturally grabbed my empty hand. I looked at her.

Cerise spoke with her mouth full.

-Kara is asleep.

…Okay, do whatever you want.

The two walked towards the village while holding hands. Before long, we came down from the mountain and saw the outline of the village. Only then did the children feel relieved.

We walked a little further and arrived at the village. The villagers gathered in the center of the village, holding torches, as if they could not sleep. The children recognized their parents and ran to them.

“Dad! Mom!”

“Janey?!”

The children were held in the arms of their parents. Parents also shed tears and hugged their children. We looked at the scene with happy faces.

“Thank you so much to the nuns and adventurers!”

The village chief approached me with a bright face and tears streaming down his face. He held the hands of each nun and adventurer and shook them.

“Thank you very, very much. How should I repay this favor…”

“Hehe, no. As a body serving Yurmia, it is natural to help those in need.”

“Oh… as expected..!”

The nun and the village chief exchanged good wishes with each other. I watched it and looked around.

‘It smells familiar yet disgusting…’

I feel like I know, but I don’t know. Out of frustration, I turned on ‘Wolf’s Pact’.

‘…’

The muscles in my face stiffened. I looked around and counted the numbers. There were limitations to determining by smell.

I walked to the village chief with great strides.

“You must be tired because you couldn’t sleep, so why not stay one more night… 100 million?!”

He wrapped his arms around his neck and pointed a dagger at him.

The nuns, adventurers, and villagers looked at me in astonishment. Sister Nella looked at me and shouted.

“Brother! What are you doing now?! You are so playful!”

Ignoring her words, I spoke to the trembling village chief.

“Chief.”

“Why, why are you like that..?”

“A rotten smell wafts through the village. It certainly wasn’t like that until we left.”

“Yes, yes…?”

“How many have you collected? It’s so bad I can’t even feel it.”

“Tongue, brother? What do you mean?”

“It’s true. The rotten smell that I smelled in the cabin is stronger in the village. And that too in the residents’ homes. Why is that so, Chief?”

He asked, tapping the village chief’s neck with the dagger.

The expressions on the faces of the village chief and village elders disappeared. The facial expressions from before, when I was hugging the children and crying, or when I was shocked at my actions, are not present at all.

He stared at me with a blunt expression.

“What is this..?!”

The nuns and adventurers also pulled out their weapons, as if they sensed something was wrong. Nevertheless, the villagers’ eyes were still fixed on me. The corners of their mouths rise. He pulls out a dagger with a bizarre smile that seems to be forced.

“Ha… Damn it.”

I cut off the village chief’s neck. He fell to the floor, clutching his neck.

The face is still smiling.