episode_0076

Externally, I am a paraplegic.

When I entered Lamia’s village, I had to be carried by Juul. This was because they were not closed-minded demihumans like Naga.

There is nothing more fearful than having a lie revealed in a trial.

The possibility had to be minimized.

We soon arrived at Lamia’s village. Dozens of Lexia gathered together and hunted all the fish in the wetlands with huge nets.

It is obvious that if you catch a fish like that, the number of fish you can catch in the future will drastically decrease. There was no way the locals wouldn’t know this. It meant that the rain was heavy enough to take that into account. However, it was still difficult to understand.

“Is it okay to hold it like that?”

“Flooded wetlands are dangerous. It’s so bad that even semi-aquatic people can’t go into the water.”

“But if you do that, you won’t have anything to eat later.”

“As the overall river level rises, rivers connected to wetlands will form. Fish, it will flow in from somewhere.”

is it? Well, it’s already been over 100 years since Lamia settled here.

“No one told us, but we all know that it will rain a lot.”

“If you can smell the humidity, the vibration of the ground, and the smell in the air, you can recognize even a mere insect. Ah, humans won’t know.”

“Humans can also smell the rain.”

“You don’t know how far it will come.”

That’s right.

As a human being, these are things that I may not know even if I spend my entire life.

“······What are those?”

“I am an acquaintance of the Queen. Leave it alone.”

Thanks to my language, I get the attention of Lexia and Lamia.

I should have gotten used to it by this point, but I just can’t.

It was a bit annoying.

“Hey.”

ah?

Lexia’s gaze, which had been whispering, is drawn in this direction.

“Are you calling us?”

ah. The language doesn’t work.

“My master says he has a question he would like to ask.”

“···Do humans know how to speak our language?”

“This is Dragonia’s magic. My words sound familiar to you.”

Lexia still looks up at me with an unreadable expression.

“Really? So what do you have to do?”

“I’m asking what I’m curious about.”

“I wonder if Julias is back and if we can meet him now.”

“I wonder if Julia has returned safely and if I can see her now.”

“Ha, I’m not kidding.”

From the listener’s point of view, it must be so.

One of Lexia raises the corners of her mouth.

“You are enjoying pleasure now. I’ll post a message inside, so please wait a moment.”

“They say they are enjoying themselves inside. I will post a message, so please wait a moment.”

Jules nods.

It’s the only pleasure I know. If not, does that mean he’s using drugs? The beating was intense.

“What is enjoyment?”

“It feels good.”

“What makes you feel good?”

“What we did last night.”

“Ah?!”

“Drugs.”

Jules laughs heartily.

I wanted to see you looking a little embarrassed.

“Drugs are bad for your health.”

“If Dragonia is under too much stress, its magic can run wild. If that happens, the surrounding area will be devastated.”

I guess magic has something to do with stress.

“······Wouldn’t it make you dependent on drugs?”

“I usually don’t use it unless there’s something to make me irritated. Something seems wrong after going out.”

Julias set out on a journey to uncover the full story of Sorshei’s affairs. It was a century ago. There’s no way it could have worked out that well. Moreover, a hundred years ago, the Cold War was well underway.

In 10 years, the world of gold and silver will change.

The culprit may have died, and the evidence may have been weathered rather than destroyed. Lexia returns. Even though the expression on his face was unreadable, it was full of embarrassment.

“It would be better for you to stay and only your master to go in.”

Should I stay? Looking at this?

“···I think it would be better for me to stay and only Seolrang to go in.”

Jules tilts his head.

“Why?”

“I’m asking why.”

Lexia points at none other than me.

“It’s for you.”

“···Me?”

Lexia nods.

“What does it say?”

“They say it’s for me.”

Jules made a blank expression and snorted.

“Thank you, but tell them it’s okay.”

“Thank you, but he said it was okay.”

Lexia seems to have felt a sense of disconnect and embarrassment from this incomprehensible interpretation.

It will look like Jules is joking.

Lexia, who had been looking at me for a while and trying to express something, sighed and stepped back.

“I gave clear advice.”

*

All human advice comes from experience, so it’s worth heeding whatever it is. In that sense, it was right for me to listen to Lexia’s advice.

really.

While I was lying in the hospital, the three captured guards had already been sentenced and were imprisoned here.

“······.”

And one of them had a large torn buttock.

This is a man who grumbled that he felt like he was on drugs after receiving a magic spell from Grace. I feel no sympathy.

This is the destination of life.

He did the same thing, and is just receiving the same punishment here. Find and kill the perpetrator, but do not touch innocent people.

······Damn. The very thought of this means that I have compassion for them. That’s right, I’m the same person, and I killed the same people.

I’m just lucky.

“Are you here? oh! Isn’t that Nightcrawler’s tentacle?!”

“Are you going to buy it for me?”

“Of course!”

Julias smiles naturally and welcomes Jules and me.

There’s blood on the tail. Jules looked up at Julias with a reluctant expression.

“What on earth were you doing?”

Julia smiled without hesitation, approached, and whacked the buttocks of the man who had lost his sphincter with his tail.

“Aaaagh─────?!!”

“He was giggling when he saw me, so I hung out with him.”

How could I deal with someone whose body is longer than a bus? It must have ended up like that.

“Don’t say dirty things in front of the child.”

“It’s better to be aware of this to some extent in advance.”

Julia is definitely beautiful, but Lamia is a hermaphrodite.

Snakes have two genitals, so if we assume that there are one male and one female one on the top and bottom— Ugh…!

“A person who intends to be stabbed must also be prepared to be stabbed. We really like men in that way. Because that’s possible.”

Why are you saying that while looking at me?!

Beyond Julia, even the kind Claudia becomes fearful. The race itself called Lamia! A mischievous look appears in Julias’ eyes.

“Sihyeon. Why are you so stiff? How did this happen───.”

“I know that if I said even one more word, I would get hit.”

Jules showed his fangs.

Julia reflexively swallowed the words she had said, but instead burst into laughter.

“Okay. okay. I won’t do it.”

“···What happened to Sorshei?”

“It was handled well. They caught all the criminals and gave them the most painful deaths in the world.”

There are many different methods of torture, but for this person, the most painful death is the most painful death.

Because this person is the person who killed the most people in the world.

“What happened to the pepper?”

Julias smiles.

“Ah! Well, snake meat spoils pretty quickly, but it hasn’t spoiled yet! Both of those too. I’ll bake it for you, so would you like to compare?”

I don’t like snake meat.

“Is it possible?”

“Yes~ Yes~! Wait a minute, are you here?”

Julia turned around and started heading toward the lab. I am amazed at the unrealistically fast speed.

“Can Juul run that fast?”

“That’s slow.”

“Is it fast?”

“Faster than humans.”

They say anacondas crawl slowly because they are weighed down by their own weight, but how can a lamia, which is much heavier than an anaconda, be so agile?

Julias’ snake meat cooking was simple.

He used magic to create a fire with enormous fire power and roasted the meat while holding it. Thanks to this, there was no need for firewood.

“Jul, which of these two do you think is better?”

What Juul chose was surprisingly raw pepper.

“This. That scent is too strong. Spicy isn’t the problem, it’s too cheap and light.”

Maybe it’s because I’m accustomed to the taste of the earth, but after taking a bite of both, I like the raw pepper one more.

“Try Julia’s too.”

“Is that so?”

Julias eats pieces of snake meat one by one.

“I have this.”

Julia pointed towards the black pepper. When the fruit ripens and the spicy taste dies down, does this change in taste?

In the end, it means that you can use both according to the preference of the consumer.

“By the way, why are you on Juriul’s piggyback?”

“Many things happened.”

Julias looked at Jules, who was hesitant, and then turned to me.

“Which way?”

“It’s on the bad side.”

“Do you need my help?”

Won’t we all die if we get your help?

“Yes. I hope you can help me. There’s something I need to find out.”

But that wasn’t the only thing I was curious about. I want to know what exactly blood purity is and the principle behind it.

“Why?”

“Do you have any medicine bottles?”

“Wait a minute.”

Julia took out a small medicine bottle from the pocket of her gown-like clothes and held it out.

“Here.”

I unwrapped the syringe strapped to my waist and poured out the holy blood into a potion bottle. A strange look appears in Julias’ eyes.

“Isn’t that blood?”

In some ways, the blood of Amor is close to the alchemist’s ultimate goal. You can’t make gold, but this is the elixir of life. Since Julias lived long enough, he may know Amor.

Julia has thrown off the limits of her lifespan.

He is the longest-living person I know and a talented chemist. The only person who could get help was Julia.

“Have you ever heard of Saint Amor?”

Julia tilts her head.

“Saint Amor? How do you know that?”

Do you know?

“Do you know him?”

“Of course I know. The greatest alchemist 800 years ago. Any alchemist would know this. That his blood causes miracles────.”

“······.”

800 years? Julias’ pupils widen.

“···Hey. What is this?”

“It is the blood of Amor. I want you to check the ingredients.”

Julia smiles and shakes her head.

“800 years ago he was beheaded and died.”

It’s natural for Julia to be untrustworthy, but I wish people would just accept it.

“Sihyeon is right. Because I was the one who took that guy down. And that item was certified by the owner of the Calinarden.”

At Juul’s words, Julias looked dumbfounded and looked at me and Juul.

“······If it’s Calinarden, it’s a 3,000 year old ancient dragon.”

“He himself was called Saint Amor, and Horus’ Dragonia was also called Amor. I experienced the effect.”

Julia accepted the potion bottle, but could not erase the disbelief on her face.

“Let’s say this is Precious Blood. Why are you giving this to me?”

“I want to know the ingredients.”

Julias’ expression became confused.

“Ingredients?”

“Yes. Ingredients of Precious Blood.”

Don’t fall for magic.

That’s what I thought when I saw Nightcrawler. I thought Nightcrawler’s bait was magic due to the mystery it gave, but in reality, it was a collection of various chemicals and ingredients for drugs and aphrodisiacs.

You must not lose your original intention.

Of course, there is magic, but magic needs to be viewed as magic and science as science. And Amphitier’s warning about immortals bothers me.

“I want to know what the protection of Mother Earth is. Why recovery, why people are given eternal life, why people’s lives are held back, things like this.”

Grace is someone you can’t even tell when you’ll meet.

Since the only person who can use the microscope right now is Julias, the only person I can ask for is Julia. I didn’t explain it to Juul in advance, but it seems like he wanted to.

Precious blood is a precious item.

Since it belonged to a slave, there was nothing to be said even if Jules insisted that he keep the items for himself, but Jules didn’t even care. It’s not that I don’t know the value. It is correct to say that since there is an owner, no attention is paid to it.

Honestly, it’s a shame.

I had the intention of giving it to him if he asked for a little, and I would have been able to keep Jules in debt.

He’s a person with no integrity, so he’s closer to a hippie.

Even Julia, who has lived several times as long as Juul, can see that kind of desire for self-interest in the way she looks at the Precious Blood.

“I’ll look into it properly. It’s okay if I keep what’s left after the investigation, right?”

“It doesn’t matter.”

The amount of blood that was poured was roughly equivalent to half a glass of soju.

Of course, since it has the power to save a person with a single drop, its value cannot be put in a price.

Still, I still have about one cup left.

“Okay, follow me. ”

ah! I had one more favor to ask.

“Please give me some mosquito repellent medicine. I’d like you to dry my shoes too.”