episode_0042

Aion ran to the village where the main character was without any plan.

He ran towards the village out of breath, worried that the protagonist might have been harmed.

He took a deep breath as he looked at the sign that read, “Welcome to the Village.”

Observing the village from afar, there didn’t seem to be any significant problems, so Aion went into the village to check on her stability, pretending to be as natural as possible.

This place originally had few royal rites from the people.

It seemed that there were hardly any outsiders coming and going, except for the occasional visitors who stopped by the village to rest and relieve their fatigue before visiting other villages, or merchants who came out to sell goods.

Because it was located in a remote area and had many relative shortcomings compared to other cities or towns.

However, this place was barely able to keep its tradition alive thanks to people visiting to find peace of mind or for treatment purposes.

“It seems a little smaller than I thought..”

Aion spoke as he looked at the things he saw as soon as he entered the village.

Even though it was located in a corner where people rarely visited, there were necessary facilities such as inns and restaurants, and although it was not as crowded as a city, I was able to confirm that they sold a variety of menus.

And the best part was that the town itself had a very tranquil feel.

What should I say? It feels like I’ve come home.

He was the kind of person who, for some reason, felt at ease whenever he was there.

‘It seems like a better town than I thought.’

Feeling that way, Aion looked around and saw that the villagers in his field of vision were living in consideration of one another.

Of course, there were those who looked at Aion, who had entered the village without any items or tools, but they were not wary of Aion, but rather were looking at him with curious eyes.

Aion, who knew this, started walking around the town while holding a chicken skewer that was being sold on the street.

Because the village was small, it took less than an hour to walk around the entire village, so he took in the scenery at a leisurely pace.

The more he looked at the village, the more fascinated he became by the feeling it gave him.

I would love to move here if only they were okay with it.

Although the houses were a bit far apart, the neighbors seemed to be very close.

Aion, seeing them like that, smiled at the sight of the beautiful village, but was also worried about the disaster that would come in the near future.

Some time from now, the village they live in is completely destroyed by monsters that suddenly appear.

Originally, because the village was located in a remote area, the frequency of monsters appearing was much higher than in other villages, but this was only tolerable.

The men of the village trained themselves to fight against such monsters and protect their families and property.

However, it was the right future for the village to be destroyed by an unexpected attack by a group of monsters.

“If something like that happens, I have to step in and stop it.”

Aion had no intention of putting such a future into action.

Due to multiple interventions, things that weren’t there before have started to happen.

After much thought, Aion was able to come to a conclusion.

‘Let’s change the future so that it can be changed.’

From the moment he became entangled with them, Aion had resolved not to run away no matter what happened, so he silently gazed at the beautiful scenery of the village.

After enjoying the town for over an hour, Aion scratched his head and said.

“But where is Ailee?”

Aion looked around the village, trying to find the warrior, but for some reason he couldn’t find even a single hair on her head.

Aion rested his chin on his hand and thought as he watched her disappear without a trace.

He had been wandering around the village for a long time, inspecting the wall that blocked the entry of demons.

As a result, it also meant that the village had not yet been invaded by a large number of monsters.

That’s why he thought he would be able to meet her if possible, but contrary to his expectations, he was unable to meet Ailee.

He was yawning in the air, probably because he had moved so far.

At that time.

“Who are you, sir?”

Someone spoke to him like that.

When someone spoke to Aion, he turned his head and looked at the place where the voice came from.

“………!”

There was a future warrior looking at Aion with suspicious eyes. Ailee was glaring at Aion.

She saw a man she had never seen before wandering around the village, and she was looking at Aion with suspicion.

Ailee was secretly following Aion and spying on him to see if he was doing anything strange.

Although he felt someone’s gaze here and there, Aion thought it was just the gaze of the villagers looking at an outsider, but the owner of the gaze was Ailee, whom Aion had been looking for so desperately.

As he looked at her without saying anything, Ailee became even more suspicious and asked him.

“Suspicious. Is that a thief who’s been wandering around town since a while ago?”

Ailee asked Aion, who was exercising his right to remain silent, if he was a thief. Aion, who came to his senses at her words, hurriedly shook his head and explained.

“I’m not a thief. I was just looking around because it was my first time in town.”

“Hmm… Really..?”

Ailee tilted her head at Aion’s explanation and looked at him.

Aion looked at Ailee, who was not letting go of her suspicious gaze, and thought.

‘Even though I’m just a child who doesn’t know anything right now… I’m destined to become a hero. There’s no need to fight with such a hero.’

Aion was in a position where he absolutely needed the protagonist’s help, whether he liked it or not, to create a better future.

He said this to Ailee, secretly giving her some snacks he had brought from home to ease her suspicions a little.

“Want to try this?”

Aion said as he looked at her who was very wary of him.

“Mom said you shouldn’t eat food given to you by suspicious people.”

Problems arose because I was homeschooled so thoroughly.

however.

“Is this okay? It’s not me who gives it to you, it’s you who buys it for you.”

If there was a problem that couldn’t be solved, all you had to do was spend money.

Aion bought her a chicken skewer and handed it to her, and she began to eat it as if closing her eyes like a crab after receiving the skewer he gave her.

Aion felt relieved upon seeing her like that.

Aion ran to her, worried that something bad might have happened to her, but judging from the state of the village and her appearance, there seemed to be no particular problem.

Aion asked her casually while she was eating chicken skewers.

“How’s the town? Is everything okay?”

Aion asked her, looking at her eating the skewers in a hurry.

She was eating a skewer as if entranced by Aion’s question, and then she spoke with her mouth full of meat.

“Usually, it’s scary because a lot of monsters come here.. but other than that, it’s okay. The knights in the village protect us. But are you an adventurer?”

After answering Aion’s question, Ailee asked.

Aion nodded.

“Yeah. I’m an adventurer. I help people and fight monsters”

“Really?”

Aion spoke to her casually, but she asked him in a more agitated voice than she had ever heard him speak to.

“I also want to travel here and there like an adventurer and protect people like a great knight!”

She smiled happily as she told Aion about her dream.

“Really?”

Aion looked at her like that and asked.

Ailee nodded and answered.

‘As expected… even though he’s young, he’s a warrior.’

Aion smiled as he looked at her.

He said, stroking her head.

“You can definitely do it.”

Because Aion knew her kind heart well, he sincerely supported her dream.

At Aion’s words, she looked at him silently.

She looked up at Aion as a man she had never seen before cheered on her dream.

The two spent some awkward time together, and soon he got up from his seat.

“Then I’ll go soon. I have a family waiting for me at home. You should hurry up and go home too. Your parents will be worried.”

After talking to her for such a short time, Aion got up from his seat to go home after confirming that Ailee was fine.

At those words from Aion, Ailee was about to get up from her seat to go home.

[Ding–ding–ding–]

The bell in the center of the village began to ring, and soon a man who appeared to be a knight ran towards the village king and shouted loudly.

“A monster has appeared!!”