episode_0036

I will be executed.

If my head is cut off, you will be able to see my fallen body. In that state, your consciousness will start to fade! There isn’t much opportunity. Where and how should I escape? How do I avoid being suspicious?

First, think slowly and take advantage of the opportunity.

First of all, calm down. Because the opportunity will definitely come.

Before I knew it, the number of mosquitoes flying around had decreased considerably. A herbal-like smell was wafting around the sidewalk. no. Pas? mint? It feels like my nose is being pierced by a very refreshing smell.

At least this smell eased my anxiety a little.

“What is this smell? It’s really good.”

“It has an herbal scent, but the slightly acrid taste seems like it’s mixed with poison. It’s not dangerous.”

Poison is hidden in the smell?

Maybe this could be mosquito repellent. As we reached the village entrance, two Lexias walked towards us.

I felt it from afar, but it was clear when I saw it up close.

The neck is long, and the head is shaped like a snake’s triangle rather than a crocodile’s square. Like a snake. The skin is also shiny and scaly like a snake.

There seems to be a difference in color for each object.

The colors were all different, and there were also rexias with patterns. Like a lizard at a reptile store.

If you feed them something like colored feed, wouldn’t they turn into something colorful like an ornamental lizard?

The most notable feature of Lexia is that it has no eyelids. Just like fish or insects. Lexia approached Jule and glanced at me next to her.

“Why is that slave looking at me?”

“This is your first time coming to the wetland, so you guys seem to be surprised.”

Lexia flicks her tongue at me.

The end was split like a snake.

“He keeps looking into your eyes as if he’s going to fight. Don’t let him do that.”

“I’m sorry. Because he was a slave who had only been in the South for a month, he did not know etiquette. Is Julia inside?”

ah.

Since these people have no eyebrows or eyelids, it is clear that they can read the other person’s emotions by looking at their mouths. Don’t foreigners read other people’s emotions by looking at their mouth patterns?

From their perspective, if they keep their mouths shut and stare, it would look like they want to fight. Another Lexia next to me glanced this way. The snake-like coloring is impressive.

“Why do you want to meet the queen?”

Queen? Are you saying that someone named Julias is the queen of Lamia?

“Ramrat and elves in Root Village are being attacked by humans. I need to find out the situation, and I need a confession that listens well.”

“Why are you taking human slaves to a place like that? From the looks of it, it doesn’t seem like he’s a servant or porter.”

“An interpreter who can speak the minority language.”

Lexia’s eyes turned to me again.

My bracelet, to be exact. He seemed convinced, but not another Lexia.

“Interpreter? Didn’t you say earlier that it’s only been a month since you came here?”

“I received Dragonia’s blessing. They can speak the languages of all races, but ironically they cannot distinguish between them. I’d like to get some advice on this as well.”

···driving me crazy.

Death is just around the corner. But I can’t.

“Humans know how to speak our language?”

“Yes.”

Lexia looked down at me.

I couldn’t read his expression because he had no eyelids or eyebrows, but it seemed as if he was asking me to speak.

“······Hello?”

Since there are no eyebrows or eyelids, there is little change in expression, so I don’t know what to say. The mouth doesn’t move that much, so it’s difficult to read emotions.

“Oh my god.”

“You say you are an interpreter, but why are you speaking in Naga?”

“···It sounded like Lamian to me?”

“What?”

“It was Lamian language.”

The two gatekeepers look at each other and click their tongues.

Soon, two pairs of eyes were fixed on me. Since he had no eyelids or eyebrows, I couldn’t read his expression, but I could guess what he was thinking.

“Did you hear that? This is why I need Julia’s advice.”

“Yes, Seolrang. From now on, keep adding ‘nim’ characters like that.”

“Haha.”

Jules laughed it off and seemed a little annoyed.

The gatekeepers take a step back as if asking them to pass. I was reluctant to take the step, but now was not the time to run away.

······The opportunity will come.

The village had a sense of déjà vu, as if it were seeing an ogre’s nest.

There is a Lexia lying down on a rock, and there is also a Lexia swimming in a wetland with particularly fast currents.

However, it is incomparably poor compared to the ogre’s nest.

Even if you call a house, it is either a hut or a tent.

Seeing this lack of interest in their place of residence, it seemed as if they thought this was a temporary residence. How heavy was the rain during the rainy season that came every month? These huts and tents are swept away when the rainy season comes.

The South was that kind of place.

In the case of Lexia shedding her skin inside the hut, it was disgusting because it looked as if her skin was peeling off due to a skin disease.

And there is no iron. No matter where I look in the village, I can’t see iron. Bronze was occasionally seen, but in very small quantities. It was a contrast to the ogre’s nest, which had a lot of iron. Also, where do you drink water? Even if you are close to a river, it is not always easy to find drinking water.

In particular, wetland water cannot be called clean even with empty words.

In the wetland, where all kinds of sediment had rotted away, the water was opaque. It is absolutely inedible unless it is purified.

“Where do I get water to drink here?”

“Dissolve the poison in water and eat it.”

“Yes? Are you crazy?!”

“I realized it only after I drank it, but it tasted no different from regular water. That’s how Lexia and Lamia drink water.”

“Something like distilling…”

Now that I bring it up, I feel like an idiot too.

It is a place where there is no firewood to burn. In a place like that, no one would use firewood for drinking water, let alone distilled liquor.

“Are you thirsty?”

“Yes. A little dry.”

“Jeong: Then, let’s ask Julia and get clean water.”

Damn it! Why does Dragonia appear there?!

The mention of death instantly awakened my spirit.

“No. I think it will be okay.”

“It’s okay. I have to stop by anyway to get the poison.”

“···Can I come and run some errands for a moment?”

“Really? Then let’s go together.”

Why are you chasing me when I go to the bathroom?!

“No. Do you want to go alone?”

Jules shook his head.

“Because Lexia eats a lot of small animals. If you do it wrong, you could get eaten.”

“I’m not small enough to be eaten, right?!”

“They will cut it into pieces and eat it.”

Going crazy. If this is the case, we can’t do anything.

“······Is that really true?”

“It’s true. If you swallow it whole, including the bones, you won’t be able to find it unless you cut open the stomach.”

Looks like I can’t even go to the bathroom alone!

My mind went completely white. I thought the opportunity would come if I waited! But I never thought the opportunity would come!

···no! Come to your senses. Didn’t they say that even if you go into a tiger’s den, you can survive as long as you come to your senses?

“Where does it hurt?”

“No.”

“It’s strange, but since I stopped by, let’s find out if there’s any pain.”

Jules took the lead and started walking.

Come to your senses. The further you entered the village, the wider it became.

The land was unusually flat for a wetland. Would you say the land is dead? Not even weeds grew on the floor.

In other words, there were no insects living on the grass.

There were traces of fires being lit in several places around the village. The ugly skulls of fish and crocodiles are scattered everywhere. What stands out in particular is Lamia.

In the center of the village, there was a clear lake that looked like it could be drunk, but ironically, there were a lot of Laima lazily hanging out with only their upper bodies in the drinking water.

I don’t know the length of the tail.

Although there are individual differences, the average length seems to be about 10m.

Several Lexia were clinging to Lamia, trimming the tip of her tail or attending to her. The blunt end of the tail looks like a rattlesnake. The nails are sharp and slightly long. Although they were long enough for women to grow them for beauty purposes, the tips of their nails were very sharp.

Because he is a hermaphrodite, he resembles a woman, but because he is large, he has a strong androgynous image when looking at his body. However, they all look very beautiful.

All together!

But, it seemed to me like a trap.

The fact that they are hermaphrodites means that they also have a man’s body underneath them. Since most of the Lamia were hiding in the water, only their upper bodies were visible.

They—they—the Lamia looked very bored. My chest is clearly visible. Of course, it is correct to take off your clothes when going into the water, but you can still see clearly. Since he is also a man to begin with, he doesn’t seem to be embarrassed.

There were dozens of colorful clothes neatly folded on the shore. In some ways, it looks like cheap fabric printed in a factory, but it is not easy to create such complex patterns with the technology in this world.

Unlike Lexia, they seem to be wealthy.

One Lamia, who was lying down looking at the sky, glanced this way. The moment the pupil, which was split vertically like a snake, met me, it turned round like a human’s. Like a cat that has found its prey.

Jules seemed to have noticed the gaze as well and spoke quietly.

“Although Lexia said it earlier, eye contact is not allowed here.”

“Yes.”

I lowered my gaze.

The people here look similar, but they feel like poisonous snakes. Does it make sense to try to kill someone for making eye contact, even though it’s not a prison?

“What does eye contact mean?”

“I don’t know either.”

“Is it okay if Seolrang looks at you?”

“No. There was a smell of poison in the air, and when you looked, there were several Lamia looking at you.”

······Poisonous smell?

for a moment! Isn’t this an opportunity?! A chance to become the child who ran away in fear!

There was a huge cave across the lake, and clear water flowed through it and filled the lake. But there is nothing in this lake.

There are no aquatic plants or moss, no fish or insects that would be present in a wetland. In other words, it is perfectly purified water.

Judging from Jules’ steps, the destination was clearly that cave. It’s late when you go in. Your only chance is now!

I turned around and started pounding with all my might.

“···Huh? Sihyeon?””Where are you going?”

what?

Something intercepted Jules words and hugged my heart.

“···Hyuna! Sihyeon! Are you okay?!”

Why am I lying down?

“Jul?”

“It looks like your reckless runaway slave has finally come to his senses.”

“Ugh—?!”

My internal organs hurt as if a fist had been stuck in my solar plexus.

Who is it?! Someone kidnapped me! But there is Juul in front of me. Did you save me? It felt like I heard a voice for the first time?

Because it is in a dark cave, it is difficult to see the surroundings.

Juul─── Oh?

Juul had his curved sword drawn.

Several Lexia were aiming their spears at Juul.

“What…what’s going on?”

“What is going on with you! Why did you suddenly run away?!”

Fucked.

I don’t know what happened, but I was caught while running away!

Why did you get caught? why? What happened?!

“Well, I’m afraid of Lamia looking at me… I heard you spilled poison? You were trying to kill me! The eyes that look at me have turned round like a cat focusing on its prey?!”

He pretended to be crazy and spewed out lies.

can not understand. How on earth did they get caught? What makes me so nauseous is that the deer meat I ate for breakfast seems to come out upside down. It was that intense.

To the point where I thought this would be what it would be like if I got shot.

“Look! You first scared him and made him run away, and then you caught him as he ran away?! Why are you scaring the child?!!”

“Hey, what kind of wind blew that brought in the slave? And a young human male?”

The sly voice completely ignored Jules’ complaints.

The origin is not Lexia, but behind Lexia.

First, I stood up.

“Can you stand?”

“······Yes.”

Behind the group of Lexia, a blonde Lamia was looking down at me with her arms crossed. The eyes were slanted like a crescent moon, but they felt very sinister.

“It’s no big deal. I just fainted for a moment because blood stopped flowing to my brain, so there is no harm to my health.”

“How do you know that?!”

“Look, just stand up straight─── Okay, I got it! Why are you making a fuss over something that isn’t a big deal?”

Lamia shook her head at the look in Juul’s eyes.

“You can examine your slave too, right? come in. You guys can go back today too.”

As Lamia took the lead and advanced into the cave, the Rexias took a step back and got out of the way, putting away their spears.

······Will you examine me?

“Sihyeon, let’s go.”

I guess this life is wrong.