episode_0014

“It seems like there is someone who came before us.”

“… … .”

Siron laughed and looked at the body.

This is a place where there are rare days a year without snow. If the body had been dead for a long time, it would have been buried deep like this, with nothing sticking out of the eyes.

“Hold this.”

Siron handed the long sword to Lucia. Lucia fixed her gaze on the entrance to the cave.

“What are you doing now?”

“… … Well, I guess I should at least guess what those bastards in there are.”

Siron, now 11 years old, had no hesitation in handling corpses.

After clearing all the snow around the buried area, the appearance of a strong adult male was revealed.

The man wore a leather vest over his cotton clothes, and as if he was familiar with the geography of this place, he wore leather overshoes with wide soles.

‘It looks fine on the outside.’

However, the man was dead with a despairing expression, as if he had been struck by something terrible. It’s so painful that I wonder if he died so painfully that he couldn’t even close his eyes.

However. Contrary to his appearance, his clothes may be old, but there are no traces of cuts or beatings.

The same goes for the face. The neat appearance without a single bruise made me wary.

“Are you a merchant who was attacked by thieves?”

“That’s probably not true. Rather, it might be a thief.”

Siron dismissed Lucia’s speculation. A thief? Lucia was curious why Siron came up with such an answer.

“A thief? Is there a thief who looks like this without a single scar?”

“… … .”

Siron did not bother to respond to Lucia’s rebuttal. Just silently rummaging through the corpses.

“And there’s a faint smell of alcohol wafting from that cave, so I can hear a little bit of loud conversation, and if it’s not for the bodies of the attacked merchants being roughly disposed of, then what is it?”

“… … Look at this.”

Siron opened the corpse’s mouth with a tree branch and showed it to him. Lucia noticed rotten, chipped teeth.

“The area under my chin was so swollen that I thought it might be the case, but the condition of my mouth made no sense. If I had taken good care of my teeth on a regular basis, they wouldn’t have rotted and become so brittle. And.”

Siron lifted the man’s hand and examined it.

“No calluses on your fingers that form when you hold the pen a lot. On the other hand, since my palms are hard, it looks like I ate some food. The guy who doesn’t have a single scar must have been a guy with outstanding skills.”

“… … !”

Lucia narrowed her eyes and looked around. It would be to check for signs of someone hiding. However, only signs of presence were felt in the direction of the cave, and no other signs were detected.

“Probably, there is someone in that cave who killed this guy without a single wound.”

“Then…”

Lucia thought of several possibilities.

The ability and skill to defeat a target without causing even a single wound was clearly limited. Poisoning, spirit, telekinesis… maybe it’s a curse. Thinking of that possibility, Lucia could feel the nerves in her entire body tense up.

‘this. Isn’t this a very dangerous situation?’

Those who used poison or curses were the type that I had a hard time with even when I was Kylie in her previous life.

They are fundamentally cowardly and dirty bastards. When it came to dealing with them, they were tired people who had no faith in whether they were friends or enemies and had to be constantly on guard.

What should I do to get rid of them if they happen to be there?

-Gulp

Lucia swallowed her saliva with a stiff expression on her face.

Kill your opponent before they make a foolish move.

But for now. Lucia couldn’t choose that way.

In her current state, there is no way. No matter how much she was born with great talent as a reincarnation, there was a wall of impossibility.

‘furthermore…’

Now, Shiron is also there.

Poetry. The only boy born after reincarnation who can be said to be family.

With my current poor body, I can’t protect Shiron and fight against those terrible guys. That heavy responsibility weighed on my heart.

‘Now is the time to run away without being caught by them.’

Lucia suddenly felt her fists gain strength.

fist? Were you holding a knife just now?

Lucia was startled and raised her head.

The long sword in her hand was suddenly in Siron’s hand.

“… … hey. No way, right?”

Lucia stretched out her hand to stop Siron, but Siron didn’t care and just took a step back.

“Are you scared?”

“… … .”

Siron gave Lucia a playful look. But now was not the time to play around. Lucia glared at Siron with a straight face.

“Don’t play around. Now is the time to step back.”

“No.”

“… I have no way of knowing what kind of treasure is in the cave, but you can try the next opportunity.”

“Not at all.”

“… … If anything, let’s bring some maids. They’re strong enough, so they’ll probably be able to deal with something in that cave.”

“I don’t have time for that.”

Suddenly, the boy took Lucia’s hand and led her. And then I headed towards the cave.

Jump and jump. There didn’t seem to be any hesitation in his steps.

‘Have you lost your fear? No, more than that. No time? What is that…’

Normally she would have shaken off Siron’s hand, but she could not bear to go against his will.

For some reason, I had no strength in my hands.

Then suddenly, Lucia remembered an old memory.

‘This definitely happened 500 years ago.’

Long before there was even an expedition to kill demons. It was the first time I was living a wandering life with my colleagues.

-Kill it.

-Yura… Can’t I do this? huh? It seems like he has fully regretted his mistakes…

-Sometimes, you have to do it even if you don’t want to.

At that time, Yura was weaker than Kylie, but Kylie could not go against Yura’s words.

“Ugh.”

I felt sick. It’s hard to believe that bad memories come to mind at times like this. Lucia pursed her lips and shook her head.

“… … .”

Lucia looked blankly at Siron’s back. A vague sense of incomprehensibility tangled in Lucia’s mind.

However, it was easy to recognize the child’s unique warm body temperature felt in the hand. Even during this time, Siron had a calm expression.

“For your information, I’m more scared of you than that guy over there.”

“… … .”

“So. I’m saying don’t worry too much.”

“What is that…”

Siron’s joke made Lucia laugh.

Is it because of that? The core of my heart has gone somewhere. Before I knew it, the tension was relieved.

For a moment, Lucia thought that Siron might be a shaman.

*

Eventually, we arrived at the entrance of the cave where light was leaking out.

I wasn’t sure if he was confident in his skills or if he just didn’t have any ideas, but there wasn’t a single guard at the entrance.

Siron listened quietly.

As I got closer, the sounds of conversation inside became clearer.

“What do you think?”

Siron whispered softly to Lucia.

“What do you think… It looks like a drinking party held by thieves after looting.”

“I think so too.”

A bold answer. Siron began to warm up without being nervous at all.

Then he squatted on the floor and made a snowball.

“What do I do now?”

“What are you doing?”

Siron answered Lucia without hesitation.

“I have to kill them all.”

Inside the cave, a bonfire could be seen in the distance.

Is the distance approximately 20 meters? But now is not the time. Since there are no guards, you have to go deeper and bide your time.

What next?

With no light source to sense their surroundings, they are left scrambling if they are unlucky.

However, it is also a good thing to look at. Judging by the disgusting smell of alcohol in the air, they must have been very drunk.

All you need to do is give them a fair shot.

It was the moment when I was about to commit my first murder, but I felt calmer than I thought.

‘Is it thanks to Prien’s dragon power?’

Siron thought about this and nodded. Lucia Prien is now by my side. If you hesitate and look down on something, things will get difficult.

All you have to do is put it into practice.

Siron closed one eye beforehand.

Eyes accustomed to the dark will differentiate you from them.

“What should I do?”

At that time, Lucia asked Siron a question.

Her blank expression showed that she didn’t know why she wasn’t making any requests or demands.

“Should I beat him to death with my fists?”

“No.”

A bloody sound was heard, but Siron didn’t care.

“Just watch quietly.”

*

————–!!

“It’s noisy.”

A man with a sparse beard rose from the deepest part of the cave.

I was sleeping comfortably for a while. The idiots standing guard are not doing their job properly.

The man frowned at the sound that he could hear even if he wasn’t listening.

Suddenly-

Hehehehe-

Kwaaagh—!

stop! Grumble-

What a colorful sound. The man yawned lazily and scratched his thighs.

“Hmm.”

When I opened my sleepy eyes, I couldn’t even see the faint light flickering in the distance.

“Did you get hit by a night raid? Damn it, I wonder why I’m so unlucky today.”

The man created a flame from his fingertips and lit the lantern.

Light spread through the dark cave, and a child covered in blood appeared.

“Kid. Put that down. Why don’t we say it in our own language?”

“… … .”

“If you quit now, they might save your life.”

The man’s attitude is not at all nervous, but rather playful.

In response, the blood-covered child nervously spat on the floor.

“You’re being damned.”