episode_0097

Because I received a bombshell, I can’t write anything in my head.

The reason Grace did not forget Amor was because she was a member of the dragon family. It meant that what they were pursuing was all different.

────Strife between servants.

Because I felt stuffy, I crossed the skybridge and lay down in a place where no sound or smell could reach me. Grace once said that I have a constitution that is not suited to the Mother Earth’s protection. It’s magic. Where is the constitution in magic?

It is correct to say that this earth mother servant hates me.

I think Shir can read my emotions under the protection of the Earth Mother, but if I am a ‘variable’, isn’t it right that he shouldn’t be able to read my mind?

“Shii~bal. I don’t know anything…”

“What are you doing all alone?”

“──────?!”

Jules appeared like a ghost and sat next to me.

I didn’t even know it was coming!

“What’s going on?”

“I couldn’t see him since morning, so I went looking for him.”

impossible. This is next to the waterfall. When I thought about it, Jules’ words seemed quite scary. It might mean that I have hidrohidrosis.

“Do you think I smell a lot?”

“Your body odor is faint. Still, the smell itself didn’t go away, so I came here.”

To these people, smelling may be natural, but to me, as a Korean, the word ‘smell’ was unclean. I guess I should go out and wash up or something.

“Sihyeon.”

“Yes.”

“Do you have any concerns?”

“······It’s not a big deal.”

“You can’t tell me?”

It feels like the walls in my heart are breaking down.

“I am on your side. So, I would like you to let me know what you are worried about. It could definitely help.”

“······.”

Every time Jules shakes, my heart sways here and there like a willow tree. Maybe I’m coping well.

There is no right or wrong in the world.

The path you are pioneering may or may not be right. That’s called a mistake. But I’ve reached a point where mistakes can’t be forgiven.

“······Can you trust me?”

“Of course.”

The words I had dramatized to some extent to others were said to Jules without any filtering. About Grace, about Immortals, about the flower that bloomed in the heart of Shir, about Shir’s name being stolen, about Amor, about the inheritance of blessings.

When all of that was said, Jules just stared at the falling waterfall without saying a word. My heart was beating wildly for no reason.

“Trust me. I really only wanted to help Shir.”

“······I need to get advice from the root snake.”

Jules’ voice was quiet.

After all, was it right not to say anything?

“To the root snake?”

“I had to stop by within a year anyway. Going a little faster won’t be a problem.”

In the end, the schedule was accelerated because of me.

“Things have become too complicated. Because Jules believes in God, he hasn’t been able to talk about it easily until now.”

Jules, who was looking at the pouring waterfall, put his hand on my shoulder.

“Sihyeon, you are not wrong.”

I looked up at Jules.

“If there’s something you can’t handle, tell me right away. I’m on your side.”

Jules carefully pulls out his arm and stands up.

Jules shakes off the dirt from his clothes and tail and looks in my direction.

“Once things are settled, come down for lunch.”

“Yes. I’ll follow you soon.”

Jules immediately headed towards the priest’s school.

I feel relieved. I became more relaxed and was able to see myself from afar. To the point where I felt like such a fool.

I should have told you from the beginning.

It’s a strange feeling to see Jules’ back crossing the sky bridge.

I really thought about it a lot before saying these words. However, Jules does not harbor the suspicion that a human being should have.

Like someone who was very close to me from long ago.

What would happen if I said I was one year older than that person? Still, could Jules have trusted me so freely?

···I will keep my age a secret until I die.

*

I never missed training even for a day.

They worked me hard and it was possible. Normally, when you do excessive exercise, ligaments, cartilage, and bones are damaged first. But I had the Precious Blood.

If I have the will, I can grow rapidly even in a short period of time. The watchmen were providing eye candy on such a day. I guess I was bored.

“That’s not how you swing a sword.”

“Want me to teach you how to walk so quietly that even a deer doesn’t notice?”

“Spread your legs wide. Otherwise, you will fall.”

“You have to bend your back to prepare for impact.”

The villagers’ advice was of great help to me.

Since I didn’t have any talent, I did everything with effort, and the sweet advice became my life and flesh.

How many days have passed like that?

“Are you doing it today too?”

“Yes.”

The watchdogs began to take notice of me first.

Even the wolves that were rubbing against Hosott’s legs ended up looking at me.

However, today things were a little different.

Because something was flying in the night sky.

Of course, as long as it was flying, it wouldn’t be a problem. It was definitely heading here.

The wolves stand up, and the vigilantes raise their hands to the crossbows. It landed in the distance and started walking towards here.

“What is that?”

“Looks like a siren.”

I covered the sky with my hand to adapt to the darkness and watched the sirens. Two women with black wings. It was spherical. They were Deborah and Deborah. But why at this time of night?

“These are people I know.”

“No one can enter the ogre’s nest.”

In other words, if you are my guest, I am telling you to take care of it yourself.

I walked towards Deborah and Deborah. Why do these people fly like this only at night?

The two sirens hesitated.

Because I turned my back to the torch, the dark adaptation was lost, so I couldn’t see myself clearly.

“Debor! Deborah! It’s me! Sihyeon Lee!”

I approached first and pretended to be popular.

Those who hesitated only then approached me hesitantly.

Those who saw it up close… were covered in wounds. Oh, I see. Before, I wondered why sirens were flying in the night sky. It wasn’t something I should show off.

“How have you been?”

“We got along well.”

“Uh, yes! How have you been?”

“Of course! Did you come to see me?”

I deliberately turned the tide to make the two feel at ease.

“Ugh, yes. You decided to do that, right?”

“I came to see how you were!”

“As you can see, I’m doing well. Would you like to come here?”

I handed out my share of sugar cookies to the two.

“At least eat this.”

“What is this?”

“It’s a sugar cookie made from sugar cane.”

The two took the round cookie and began to gently nibble on it.

“Sweet!” “······!”

“It’s delicious, right?”

All I can do is provide a perch for these two to rest on. Still, I couldn’t help but feel affectionate.

“There’s something on your cheek.”

I poured water mixed with the sacred blood on a cloth and gently wiped their chapped lips and swollen faces. It was almost a miracle to see the wound disappear like an eraser.

“···Thank you.”

Fortunately, it was dark so they didn’t seem to know that the scars on their faces had subsided.

“Do you know what I’ve been through?”

I told the two of them about what I had experienced in Puri Village. The two of them leisurely nibbled on the snacks and said goodbye. It seems like they think they have to go back if they eat it.

Of course, these two cannot return home.

I guess I’ll spend the night sleeping in Dennis’ tent.

I picked up a mountain of leather piled up in the village and looked at the watchdog. Fortunately, they allow me to pretend not to see it.

I applied mosquito repellent to both of them.

“What is that?”

“This is the mosquito repellent medicine I got from the Great Witch! It smells bright and good, right?”

The two seemed surprised at the part about the great witch, but quickly nodded.

“Yes. The herb smell is really good.”

“My nose feels cool.”

I spread it on my exposed arms and sat down on the leather.

I can’t use it anyway. I handed Julia’s mosquito repellent to the two.

“Take it. Close the lid when not in use, and be careful because it catches fire easily.”

“Is it okay to just give it to me like this?”

“Hosot can’t stand this smell.”

I got up from the pile of hides and picked up my bow.

They both look up at me.

“I’m practicing archery shooting, can you please check my posture?”

“Of course!”

Deborah and Deborah immediately approached me and began to correct my posture as I pulled the bowstring.

“I had too much strength in my arms.”

“The way to hold the bowstring is different depending on the tension of the bow. If I catch it like that now, will I have a lot of trouble later?”

“In the case of rapid fire, if your strength is weak, it is not a bad idea to shoot by moving the bow instead of the bowstring.”

The demonstration by the two skilled assistants was very important, but I seemed to be distracted by the indescribable beauty.

─Paak!

The bow hit the exact center of the target.

“Wow!”

“How about it? Awesome, isn’t it?”

” Sirens shoot arrows from the sky, so they are more confident than anyone else in the accuracy of each shot. ”

Deborah smiled with a flushed face.

······The voice is real.

“Please sleep here today.”

“Is it okay though?”

“Of course.”

The watchdog was looking at me with disapproval.

If you want to come in, the look in your eyes tells you to bring back the leather you borrowed.

yes. These are my guests, and leather is a public good for the village. ······We can’t leave these young children sleeping naked in the cold wind.

“The three of us sleep together like before.”

So I had no choice but to try my luck.

[It will be serialized later as an adult version.]

*

Three weeks have passed.

Dennis and Schwein already visited Ymir’s tomb in the second week. Sugar was popular. They started eating meat seasoned like raw fish.

Of course, sugar began to be added to hwasik, too, and the age of sugar had arrived in Auger’s home.

Deberg began acting ambiguously… liking sugar but having a hard time with it. It’s worth it.

Because I had to make sugar in advance every morning.

Making sugar has become a morning routine for the five children.

And───

“Sihyeon. You don’t think I’ve forgotten, do you? I will make you cry and beg for me.”

“You don’t know how to read, you can’t shoot a bow, you can’t roll properly… I’ll make it so you can never raise your head in front of me again.”

I can see something lifelike in the eyes of these two crazy bitches.

I don’t know why Yuzu and Shir are doing this to me, but I realized it. The moment I lose, I have to do whatever it takes to run away from those two.

Those two aren’t thinking about winning the bet, they’re just trying to kill me. There were six participants. This was due to the addition of Ujit and Yuzu.

Dennis also came along as an escort and bettor for the children, and Jules also came along, saying he was bored.

“If you go a little further, there is a lake where geese stay every year. It’s not small and there aren’t any dangerous guys, so it’s popular. The water is transparent, so you can clearly see the inside.”

Dennis looks towards Jules.

“Is this by any chance a mirror?”

“Okay. There.”

“It’s a really nice place. The dragon could have settled down, but it didn’t. I also stopped by once every few years.”

“Already established. You’re an old man, you don’t want to show your face.”

Knuckle.

It is a very long salamander-like dragon with fish scales.

The moat seen at Ymir’s tomb and the lake where the Lamia had poisoned, the Nuckers would settle down and purify it.

“Why is the lake called Mirror Lake?”

“Because the water is transparent and clear. It’s so clear that you can see your face clearly. So it’s a mirror.”

It was Yuso who answered.

“What is it? Are we going to the mirror?”

“I guess so.”

“I want to go quickly and catch wild geese!”

It seems that Mirror Lake itself is a famous place.

Mira was fiddling with the crossbow, unable to let go of her excited face. The eyes continue to glance towards Yuso.

“Anyway. There is no problem if you go into the water, but never do anything that might go against the will of the nucker.”

By the time we arrived at the lake.

Jules lay down on a rock in the shade, and Dennis naturally climbed up the tallest tree as if walking on flat ground and started looking out for the sandbar.

The flock of geese began to run away from us, flocking to the center of the lake or climbing onto land. However, it is the largest lake. Most of the geese were not even aware of our presence. Among them, there were geese that climbed onto land and hatched eggs.

“You can catch five geese. Otherwise, the time limit is until sunset. However, do not catch the female that is incubating the eggs.”

Jules grins and looks at the children.

“Start.”

At the same time, Yuzu and Shir jumped into the water.

The two began swimming like mermaids in the water. Mira also started running somewhere.

Yuso sat down with Ujit and started walking to find the wild geese that had landed on land. When I actually try to do it, I feel at a loss. …I can’t swim like that and I can’t detect stealth like Jules.

so···.

“Are you planning on shooting from here?”

“Yes.”

“You’re wise.”

With a harpoon arrow tied to an arrow shaft, the bowstring was carefully aimed at a wild goose in the distance.

That’s right…!

that’s right···!

Pop!

Coop!!! Kkuekkk!!

It passed by.

It was originally a good fit, but the weight of the string caused the track to bend.

“Lee, the string hinders the arrow from swimming. Aim a little more to the right.”

“The right side? Wasn’t it me?”

Dennis shook his head.

“If the arrow’s elasticity is strong, it flies in the opposite direction from where the bow was tied. If the arrow’s elasticity is weak, it flies in the direction where the bow was tied.”

I see

Still, the wild goose must have broken its wings, unable to fly and struggling on the water.

I suddenly went into the lake and ran to catch the brown goose with its feathers scattered, but the goose ran away into the water. A bird dives?!

Just like that, the geese disappear somewhere─ “Puh-ha!”

Yuzu caught the wild goose by its neck in the water and escaped.

It was a wild goose with a broken wing.

“Yuz first score.”

Jules chuckles and looks at me.

······A bitch like that day robber? It would be best to shoot while checking the water speed. Yuzu laughed like a snake and ‘pulled’ the wild goose’s head.

“I like things like this. This is nature’s fight for food.”

Yuzu looks at me and smiles evilly.

···okay? Stealing from others is nature’s fight for food, right? Show me what a mud fight is?

I can’t even see where Ujit and Yuso went.

Most herd animals have a watchman.

They watch their surroundings and when a predator approaches or a dangerous situation arises, they cry to alert them of danger.

When Yuzu got close to the wild goose, she threw a stone at the watchman. I cheerfully looked back at Yuzu’s suspicious gaze and fired a bow at the wild goose.

Pop!

good!

This time it hit him properly and he died instantly without even being able to scream.

The sound of the bow string being flicked is small, so the geese run in all directions and run away, but they do not run away very much.

Wild geese tend to be more sensitive to the sound of an unfamiliar bow string being flicked than to the screams of their own kind. I pulled the thread and threw the dying goose aside.

Just then, I saw geese mating.

“You just didn’t have the egg, right?”

“Yes.”

I shot at the geese and impaled them both at the same time.

Two geese that have suffered disaster while mating start screaming in all directions.

It’s a painful double death.

I quickly killed the wild goose.

Three.

All the geese flew away due to the predators’ attack. If it was natural, it was natural. Thanks to this, we have now reached a point where finding wild geese is more difficult than catching them.

Because of this, I couldn’t just shoot an arrow from afar.

Like the kids, I started searching.

How long did you look around the lake? A flock of geese are rushing towards a female, courting her fiercely.

In this situation where predators lurk! The female they were attacking had a noticeably clean collar and shiny fur.

Even though it was a wild goose, it looked like a swan.

Sometimes, very occasionally, such animals are mixed into the herd. Alpha individuals that make you wonder if they are the same species. I’m sure the meat will be delicious too.

There were quite a few geese around, so I thought even if I just shot them roughly, I would get hit. Soon the female goose stopped, and a flock of male geese swarmed in all directions towards the female goose.

A female goose is staring at me.

That moment.

“──────?!”

A hand came out from the female wild goose’s wing and hugged her as if hugging a flock of wild geese.

Sigh!! Sigh!!!!

Geese are screaming in all directions.

···What is that?! Is this a monster like Nightcrawler?! What kind of sea water did that thing create?!

I was filled with disgust and aimed my bow.

Something strange and unidentifiable began to grow bigger, embracing many wild geese. The feathers slowly began to seep into the body, and the skin turned milky. Hair grew at the end.

“······Shir?”

Shir, who was kneeling, pulled out the heads of the flock of wild geese in his arms with a smiling expression.

Pop—!

The head is pulled out, and the entire esophagus, trachea, and stomach are pulled out. All that was left behind was the body of a wild goose convulsing and missing its head.

“Five! Got it all!”

Shir waved his hand at me.