episode_0086

Kati stiffened when she saw the young demon and human couple.

Mercy, who stuck her head out, did the same.

The first person to speak was Mine, the woman on the other side.

“Why, seeing that you are a mine makes me want to cancel my promise to step down? I warn you in advance, but I won’t let you die easily.”

Mine took a step forward, covering the human male as if protecting him.

That sight stimulated several scenes in Kati’s memory.

The Mine woman who was staring at Katy, who couldn’t say anything, tilted her head.

“… Wait a minute, are you a magician too?”

Kati answered with difficulty.

“… Yes.”

“I can’t believe my energy is so weak… . But it doesn’t seem like he’s weak… .”

Mine looked Katy up and down and sighed deeply, as if relieved.

“I’m glad it’s Mine. I don’t know why I’m accompanying an elf, but it’s not for me to say.”

“How… .”

“Huh?”

“How… .”

Kati’s head lowered slightly and touched the Mine woman’s stomach.

The place was swollen and swollen as if childbirth was imminent, and it was clear that the two’s seeds had been conceived.

In response to Katy’s question, the Mine woman scratched her cheek in a shy manner.

“No matter how similar it is… Ask something like that at the first meeting… ?”

The human male also seemed to have relaxed his guard somewhat, his cheeks turning red and he cleared his throat.

While Mercy was confused, Kati seriously corrected her.

“It’s not like that. How can Mine and humans… Is that possible?”

“Ah, is that what you meant? Me again.”

The female Mine laughed as if it was no big deal.

She glanced at her husband and answered.

“Well, you might not know. Demons and humans are… It’s actually possible. If you think about it, don’t you think there’s something else that’s impossible? Demons are also living creatures that reproduce like humans.”

“… Mines have reproductive activities?”

“Of course. You are a Mine and that too… .”

In the world, the origin of demons is not known at all, let alone how they are born and how their numbers increase.

Mine, the woman who was listening to the story, lowered her eyes and remained silent, as if she had guessed anything.

Finally she said.

“Have you ever been taken into a demon soldier training program before?”

“… Yes.”

“Ha… . oh my god. I never thought I would see the victim here.”

What should I do? The woman was conflicted, as if she was about to say something.

Kati didn’t want to be here anymore.

It was hard to see them together, let alone that woman.

I didn’t even wonder what that woman was going to say next.

I didn’t want to hear it.

The more you know, the harder it will be to predict what you might end up doing.

That shouldn’t have happened.

Before something terrible happens, Kati decides to get out of here.

“I confirmed it, so I’ll go.”

“Hey, you… .”

“Because the group is waiting.”

Kati immediately turned around.

The demon woman spoke to her back.

“… Are you human by any chance? The group.”

After stopping for a moment, Katy answered.

“… Yes.”

“I see… . Well, where in the world is there a life without a story? If you are not going to attack this side, I have nothing more to say.”

“… I will never see you again.”

Kati blurted out that and quickly walked back the way she came.

It was a movement that felt like running away rather than returning to Ian.

Kati said as they walked through the forest.

“Mercy.”

“Yes… .”

“Keep it a secret from the owner.”

“You… .”

Mercy was about to say something, but closed her mouth.

“… So then.”

This was something Mercy didn’t know about.

Although I knew that elves and humans could do that.

I don’t think something like that would be possible between demons and humans… .

In particular, aren’t demons known to have a physiological instinct to want to kill humans?

‘Poor thing… .’

Although not as much as Ian, Mercy has known Kati for a long time, so she notices her changes quite well.

Kati was now more nervous and afraid than ever.

‘How can the world be so cruel… .’

Mercy smiled bitterly, sitting in Kati’s pocket and leaning back.

‘I’m not in a position to worry about others… .’

*

Ian set up camp right where Kati and Mercy found him.

It was close to the river, so it was a good place to get water.

To use his time as efficiently as possible, Ian conducted simple training.

There was no space to run widely, so the training was to flip two hourglasses back and forth within time.

The main object of observation today was Lucia.

‘Basically, do you have good physical strength?’

Lucia’s physical strength was considerably better than expected.

Of course, the object of comparison was Vivian and Helena’s early days, so they were excellent, but compared to the current two, they were not good enough.

It was natural for Vivian and Helena to keep up with Ian’s schedule.

‘Even considering that, my physical strength isn’t bad. Still, I guess it’s because he was a nobleman so he didn’t have to eat?’

She could not only replenish stamina and heal curses with elixirs, but also eliminate most of the curses through mediation, so she could not compare to before.

‘Still, it’s bothersome that the unique curse still remains… . ‘I don’t know what effect the curse is having.’

That too will be resolved if you go to the Elven Forest with Mercy’s help.

If by chance you can’t find a solution there, you can also go to the Magic Tower.

“Let’s stop here for today. Lucia is doing well for her first day.”

“Phew, really? I think it’s still far away.”

Lucia wiped her sweat and glanced at Vivian and Helena.

The two were busy cooling their bodies with their sweaty clothes flapping around.

“The starting line is different, but it can’t be helped.”

“That’s right.”

Even though her body was tired, Lucia did not look tired.

Rather, he seemed a little reminded.

“Thank you.”

Lucia said, smiling brightly.

“I never thought the day would come again when I would run for this long or move my body so vigorously.”

“I will be playing for a longer time in the future, so it would be difficult to be thankful already.”

“Hmm. Are you looking forward to that?”

Lucia smiled and walked to the river with Vivian and Helena.

‘I’m glad you seem to be adapting well.’

Ian’s gaze shifted to Katy and Mercy, who were watching in one corner.

Mercy is the same as usual, but Kati is acting strangely today.

You can call it dazed, or you get the impression that you are lost.

It’s been like that ever since I returned from looking for a campsite.

‘Even when I ask him, he says there’s nothing wrong… .’

It’s clear there’s no reason, but it’s not explained at all.

‘There were people nearby, but they weren’t dangerous, so it probably wasn’t because of them.’

I even asked Mercy separately just in case, but Mercy gave the same answer as Carty.

Unlike Katy, Mercy is good at lying.

Enough to fool Ian.

Ian also knew that, but he didn’t think Mercy would be in a situation where she would lie to him.

‘I guess it’s not a big problem… .’

Ian didn’t ask any more questions because he didn’t want to forcefully reveal something he wanted to keep secret.

“Mercy. Let’s prepare dinner.”

“Ah, yes! So then.”

There was no need to hold on to unanswerable concerns for a long time.

Ian immediately prepared dinner with Mercy.

Even then, Katy sat in the corner and stared blankly at the sky.

*

“Keueunnnn… .”

The Mine woman lay down and groaned.

Cold sweat poured down my whole body like rain, and the pain that started in my lower abdomen spread to the extremities of my body as if it would break my whole body.

“Ugh… !”

“Honey… .”

Her husband could do nothing but sit next to her and hold her hand.

The day they both hoped for and feared at the same time has come.

delivery.

However, neither of them knew much about childbirth or childbirth.

Even if I wanted to go somewhere to get help or advice, I couldn’t go out without her as a demon.

Even among the demons, her characteristics were particularly notable.

“Huh, huh, huh… .”

The man said while she was breathing as calmly as possible.

“Perhaps I could ask that person earlier for help… ? Since you said you had company, wouldn’t you understand even if you were a demon…? .”

“Ugh… . No, leave it alone… . You know. How do the children who escaped the experiment feel? .”

“Still… .”

“You probably want to live far away from Mine… . Ugh!”

I was very happy to meet my fellow countrymen after a long time.

They are also of the same race who are wary of humans and do not try to kill them.

However, when I found out that my compatriot was a victim and survivor of the Demon soldier training plan, I felt pitiful.

I also came to understand the seemingly reluctant reaction.

“So… Just let me live… . Ugh!”

The strength of our joined hands became stronger.

My lower body felt heavy, and I felt afraid that something was about to happen.

The reason I had been holding onto until just now quickly melted away.

The most frightening possibility I’ve ever thought of raises its head.

It is not about getting hurt yourself or dying during childbirth.

If, by chance, the unborn child dies because of their poor handling… .

“… Let’s go find it.”

The woman had no choice but to change her decision.

“Uh, yes. Yeah, yeah… .”

The man carefully lifted her up.

“It will be difficult because my energy is very weak, but I will be able to chase it somehow… . Once you go out… .”

The two came outside and saw a wisp of black smoke rising from afar.

It meant that someone was putting out a fire.

The only person I could think of who would do something like that in this remote forest was the maid from earlier.

The two headed straight toward the direction from which the smoke was rising.