episode_0013

“There was a real river here.”

“Rinse it quickly. Because it hurts my skin.”

The elf finished his business and suddenly left somewhere.

Afterwards, we first headed to the nearby river.

Because both of us were out of sorts.

The water source was surprisingly close by.

When I saw it from the tree, I thought there was no water source nearby, but I was too close to see it.

I don’t know if I can call a stream of water that only extends up to my waist a river, but I accepted it thinking that Korean rivers are abnormally wide.

I wrapped my neck comfortably from the inside.

In front, a bloody wolf was sitting on a rock, wiping the blood from his armor.

Blue eyes were looking at me blankly.

However, even when we make eye contact, he doesn’t look away.

‘Why are you looking at me?’

The wolf immediately took the armor into the water, sat down, and shook off the armor with his hands. There was so much blood that the stream was dyed red by the blood that was shaken off.

Anyone who saw it would think that a murder had occurred.

“But what should I call you?”

The wolf, who was turning over his split armor to clean it, glances at me.

“What? Me?”

“Yes.”

“Seollang.”

Snow wolf.

It was a name that suited its appearance.

Except for the fact that it doesn’t snow here all year round.

“Seollang, can I call you Seollang’s owner?”

“Do you want to die?”

The wolf wrinkles his eyebrows.

I found that sight quite enjoyable.

“It’s like a title. Please tell me your name.”

In the end, I had to come up with a flimsy excuse.

The wolf stares at me, and then opens its mouth.

“Jeuyul.”

‘···What’s your name like?’

It sounds like the name of a scholar from the Joseon Dynasty.

Juyul, Juyul, Juyul. I tried to imitate the mouth shape 10 times, and it felt like my lips were going to cramp up.

“It’s difficult to pronounce. Can I call you Jule?”

“Call me Seollang!”

Jules spread out his hands and splashed in the water.

Wow ───!

I was hit with a splash of water, but it felt like I had been hit with a stick.

I couldn’t even resist splashing in the water and fell into the valley.

I fell into the water and looked at the broken sunlight.

‘I don’t think he’s a bad person after all.’

At least that was the case for now.

From now on, I am going to a new world.

Starting from the moment I step into this river, I head towards a world I have never experienced before.

But strangely enough, I don’t feel the slightest sense of crisis.

I don’t know why Jules was so friendly to me.

But I was able to deal with Juul comfortably after that.

Because Jules seemed to have a favor for me.

So much so that I can give it a nickname like this.

Maybe I let my guard down because I was like a child.

‘But why did I suddenly change my mind?’

Yesterday you tried to throw it away, but today you say it’s yours.

“Puha! Are you trying to kill people?!”

“···Yes. When you two are together, call me Jule. But if there is someone else, call him Seolrang.”

When I woke up soaked, Jules was shaking.

─I felt confident when I saw that.

This is not the attitude a typical master would show to a slave.

There is no sign of trying to sort out the rankings, is there?

‘Let’s keep the line and listen carefully to advice.’

My father said that the conflict between humans and southern demi-humans has been going on for over a hundred years, so the discrimination I would actually experience would be enormous.

‘···There are probably some people like skinheads.’

The only thing on my side is that dire wolf.

I was quite curious about Juul.

‘What on earth is this person doing?’

The fact that Jules had a plausible nickname other than his real name meant that he likely held a high position. He is the person who single-handedly defeated the mountain lord, who was said to fight even an ogre.

Moreover, he is a person who sets out to avenge his tribesmen.

If Jool is a high-ranking person, I, as that person’s slave, are also guaranteed a certain level of status. Didn’t they say you should work as a servant at the governor’s house?

So I asked carefully.

“Is Juul doing well?”

Jules tilts his head.

“What? Are you doing well? I don’t know what you’re talking about.”

“You know. The village chief or something.”

“Ah, the chief is Heilang. He is the chief that everyone recognizes.”

“···Heuklang?”

It is necessary to find out the personality of the demi-human called Hosot.

Juul’s title is the same, and perhaps the person named Heilang simply has black hair.

“Does the person named Heukrang have black hair?”

“That’s right.”

Maybe it’s not that he’s a great person, but that he just gives them nicknames based on color? Maybe the subhumans called Hosott are simply easy-going people.

“Do you give nicknames based on the color of your hair? Gold, yellow, green, red and yellow… something like this?”

“Crazy guy. You say the same thing my nephew said.”

Isn’t that right?

Jules laughed heartily, as if the memory tickled him.

‘It was no fun farmland.’

But I tend to like people who have a big smile.

Because people’s laughter is contagious.

Jool’s tail moved low and gently.

“Heukrang is wise. I followed Heilang’s words and never suffered any loss.”

Judging by the expression on his face, it didn’t seem like he was saying it in a pretentious way. It seems like they get along well.

“You seem like a good person.”

“She’s also my cute little sister.”

“······!”

It was great! It seems true that he is a very high-ranking person!

I felt like there was a little bit of light shining on my path.

The scabs are blown off by the water and blood flows from the wounds on the hands.

Now that I think about it, what happened to Jules’ wounds?

It was clearly so deep that it could not be compared to mine.

“Are your wounds okay?”

“It would have been better by now.”

It’s only been half a day since you got hurt?

“Let me check for any wounds.”

There’s no way the wound is going away already.

Didn’t this person’s neck definitely have a rag on it?

I approached and looked at Jules’ neck sitting on the rock.

“······?”

There were no wounds to be found on the copper-combed skin where the blood had been wiped away.

Without even leaving a scar.

‘How is this possible?’

“Do Hosott’s wounds heal this quickly?”

“That’s because I was born with the soul of my ancestors.”

Ancestral spirits?

That was impossible. Because when you die, you are reincarnated. Jules’ ancestors must have all been reincarnated that evening, right?

“For other hosots, it takes a few days for the wound to heal?”

“About a week to a month. I will get better in just one day.”

Wounds cannot heal this quickly.

The body is not like a lizard tail made for cutting.

But isn’t the result unfolding before my eyes?

“······How is that possible?”

“Because my ancestors are protecting me.”

I have to believe it, but these words are completely unbelievable.

But the result was as they said.

My mind was so confused that I gave up my thoughts and wiped away the ash that was all over me.

Juul also wiped the blood from his hair and came out from the stream.

‘···It really looks like a human.’

But it was different from humans.

First of all, muscle mass is not easily hidden even by a woman’s abundant fat mass.

Although he is very healthy now, I can assure you that if he just loses a little bit of fat, he will be a bodybuilder.

The skin was tan-brown.

Juul, who had dried her silver hair that fell down to her waist and roughly tied it into a ponytail, put on her armor.

“Let’s go.”

“Yes.”

Preparations for departure were quickly completed.

Finally, drink water until you are full.

Just as I was about to follow Juul.

As soon as I took my steps, a hill appeared.

My eyesight was already dizzy.

“···How much further do we have to go?”

“About two days?”

“Really? It’s surprisingly close.”

“If I go with you, it will take more than a week.”

······Camping out like it was yesterday for a week?

I already felt like I could hear mosquitoes buzzing in my ears.

“I received it earlier, and they said salt is essential for humans.”

Jules shook a fairly large salt shaker.

Salt is an expensive item.

How dare you hand it over to me like that?

“Yes. Could you please give me some salt?”

“Would you like to eat?”

“Let me brush my teeth.”

“Are you wasting your time using salt to brush your teeth?”

If you think about it, the teeth of animals such as wolves and cats do not rot even if their gums rot. I was so envious of those white, dry teeth.

If humans could have teeth like that, dentistry would be completely ruined.

“If humans do not brush their teeth, their teeth will turn black. What if I end up breaking it and not being able to eat because of the pain?”

“···Poor things. It’s full of flaws.”

‘It’s naturally racist.’

Jules then shook his head and handed me the salt.

I took the salt shaker, took out some coarse salt, and wiped it thoroughly.

I didn’t like my barbarian behavior of brushing my teeth with my hands.

Even in this day and age, we still have toothbrushes, but here we brush our teeth by hand.

Juul had already disappeared somewhere.

“Jul?”

Anxiety prevailed.

‘You couldn’t have come all the way here and just abandoned it, right?’

no way. no. Let’s wait for now. First, I sat down on a nearby rock. A bug was startled by the shadow and ran away with its tail pulled out, and several ants climbed up its body.

I roughly swatted away the ants and glanced at the escaping bugs.

It was not a bug, but a snake.

Since it mainly eats snails, it had no teeth.

How much time did you kill playing with the snake as a hand toy?

I felt a presence behind me.

After pretending to be popular, it was Juul who appeared from the forest.

In Jules’ hands was a living, struggling rabbit. The face is full of mischievous smiles.

“I’ll show you something fun.”

“What is it?”

Do rabbits also have talents like grasshoppers?

The rabbit was struggling and screaming.

The scream sounds like a rat crying.

Jules caught the rabbit with both hands and—.

Food is great!!!

“What the fuck─────?!!!!”

The contents of the rabbit were ‘squeezed out’!

“Ahaha!! how is it? Isn’t it neat?”

“─────────────?!!!!!”

‘What a fucking crazy bitch?!!!’

I somehow managed to hold back all the swear words I wanted to pour out.

Let’s calm down. Jules is a hosot. That’s just a method of preparing meat.

In fact, the intestines came out cleanly without any blood on the hands.

Clean and concise.

The stomach where the anus had burst was empty.

The rabbit was still alive.

Trembling with blood foam in your mouth!

Will I die soon…? die! Please die! please! But you don’t die easily!

“···Please feel free to send me some!”

Finally, a sigh of disgust flowed out of my mouth.

“Then no blood comes out?”

Juul drinks the flowing blood of a rabbit.

When I was on Earth, I came across stories about carnivores on the Internet.

It is said that carnivores become deficient in iron if they cannot drink animal blood.

So, I heard that when raising a carnivore as a pet, you should feed it meat that is dripping blood.

So, there are animals that intentionally lick blood.

Yes, it is a tradition that arises from inevitable racial differences.

You only look like a human, but you’re a wolf, right?

Jules ate a liver the size of a rabbit’s fingernail and discarded the intestines cleanly.

I felt like I was seeing the Dragon King himself go out to hunt rabbits instead of Zara.

“···Can you leave the killing to me?”

“So.”

Jules laughed dejectedly.

‘Is this funny?’

I want to punch that animal abuser in the face.

Juul used his magical skills to catch all the animals he saw along the way.

Whatever it was, the best I could do was to stab them all in the back and send them to the afterlife as quickly as possible.

Struggling… Don’t struggle! I stabbed it wrong! Sorry! I’ll stab you again! Stop dying now! Die!

“Why are you torturing the rabbit?”

‘You are the biggest problem!’

“No… He was struggling─ Ugh!”

I really don’t feel like killing something with a knife.

I still get goosebumps.

Also, because I wasn’t very good at it, there were times when I had to stab it two or three times.

Still, I can’t help it.

Otherwise, my five organs and six parts will explode and be torn apart!

Oh my gosh! Uduk!

The sound of bone chewing coming from Jules’ mouth is eerie.

The skin has been violently removed and the raw meat is being chewed.

Then, if it eats the neck or the extremities of the body, it bites it off, cuts it off, and throws it away.

Tuk—!

It’s like throwing away a strawberry top.

When you look at the discarded head like that, it looks more like a fruit top than a rabbit’s head. It didn’t feel real. Jules eventually stopped hunting after eating two rabbits.

On the one hand, I was in awe.

Would it be easy to catch game alive?

Of course, if you’re lucky, it’s possible.

─But starting with two, you’re not so lucky.

Pop! Pak—!

Jules took the lead and struck down the tree branches blocking the path with his dagger.

I was grateful for Juul’s consideration in cutting down the bushes, but I kept getting cut off. This is because my stride was short and my foot got caught on a vine in a low place.

The place we were going was not even an animal path.

Thanks to this, all that touches my feet are plant stems and vines.

That’s what mountains were like.

The moment you leave the sidewalk, you won’t be able to move even at walking speed.

Looking at the open cliff side, I feel refreshed.

On top of the cliff, several wild goblins were looking at Jool.

Like a spectator at the zoo.

Juul definitely stands out.

Because ‘white’ was only seen in the snowy plains of the north, not the south.

“Where is Juul’s hometown?”

“It’s a little further east.”

“Isn’t it north?”

“I’m a native southerner.”

‘Aren’t albinos physically weak to sunlight?’

Why is it so brisk?

It would be nice if they told me to take a break at this point.

However, this high uphill climb is almost over.

As I thought about that, my knees screamed that the last part was the hardest. I somehow climbed up with the only thing I was confident in and looked back.

I could see the road I had passed and the distant scenery at a glance.

It is a sight so refreshing that it makes you feel empty.

I think I understand a little bit why people hike.

The perforated blue river tickled my heart.

No matter how great your father is as a hunter, tracking him down will be difficult.

I wanted to leave a message asking me to return by writing, but I am illiterate.

“Hey, can you see it?”

“No. Because the grass is too high.”

“Come here.”

Jules puts both hands on my sides and lifts them up.

Beyond the ridge of the mountain, a strangely tall tree could be seen.

‘At that point, shouldn’t it be visible everywhere in the South?’

“No, the tree is that tall. Why haven’t I seen it until now?”

“It is Dragonia’s magic.”

─Magic.

It was an all-purpose word.

But that tree could not be explained except by magic.

Because it was a tree so big and tall that it could pierce the clouds, just like you see in movies.

‘It must be 500 meters high?’

I knew that trees that were too tall would break due to gravity.

As is the case with most old trees, the diameter of that tree was ridiculously wide compared to ordinary trees.

It must be at least 100 meters in diameter.

The trees growing on the trees over there were overall taller and thicker than the trees in other areas. They all seem to be the same species of tree.

“That’s the tomb of Ymir, the capital of the Yunaira Alliance.”

People who looked the size of ants were crowded around there.

“This is also where we will stay today.”