episode_0129

Anger began to fill the Immortal’s fear-filled eyes.

That anger is directed at me.

“How dare you…!”

“How dare you—?!”

I bent my foot to kick it again.

It seemed like he didn’t want to be beaten any more, so he clung to me like a leech.

As if trying to protect a vital area. Why Immortal?

In any case, it was good news.

I hit the immortal’s liver with my fist.

puck-! Puck—! Puck━!

There is a lot of vagus nerve concentrated in the liver.

If you keep getting punched here, your body will power off.

“Ah! ah!! Such a crazy kid!!!”

Immortal twists his body.

“If it hurts, stay away─!”

But he won’t leave me.

···The weak must not choose between means and methods.

I gritted my teeth and came up with the final move.

Let’s bite his face!

Lips? nose? Just take a bite!

He opened his eyes wide and bit the face of the Immortal that was stuck to him.

Perfect! Ta-dak!

“Hee profit?!”

Immortal got scared and threw me away.

There was no time to look at anything. I thought it was an opportunity, so I possessed a stuntman and broke the window and jumped out.

Break!

The wooden windows were smashed, and the hinges on one window fell off.

All you have to do is find Juul hiding above and call him— Juul?

Jules was standing awkwardly looking down at me with a dumbfounded expression on his face.

“Uh…are you okay…?”

“It’s not okay! What are you doing here?!”

“Oh, no. I suddenly smelled blood, so I came to see something. And you can even hear the sound of fighting there.”

bang!

Immortal kicked down the door and jumped out.

Blood is still flowing from the burst lip. Those burning eyes stared right into my face.

“You!”

“Is that your mother?”

What about mom!

“That’s Immortal! Kill me!”

Jules’ gaze frowned strangely.

On the contrary, the Immortal’s face turned pale when he realized that Juul was there.

“White Wolf······?”

Juul glanced at Immortal, then back at me.

“Calm down. There was so much blood rushing to my head.”

“You tried to kill me!”

Calm?!

Calm down now?! Only then did Juul approach the Immortal with long strides.

“I… I didn’t mean to kill your… slave… I was trying to ask you something… but I was suddenly attacked…”

Juul tilts his head at Immortal’s words.

Are you still confusing immortals with my parents?

Soon, Jules looks at me again with eyes that don’t understand.

“What were you trying to ask for?”

uh···?

Can you communicate with me…?

That Immortal, can you speak Hosot?

“He… asked me to give him the syringe…”

He avoids mentioning anything specific and just rolls his eyes.

In fact, Jules chuckles at that sight. As the fangs were revealed, the Immortal waved his hand and stepped back.

“Why ask for something you can do yourself?”

“Yes? That…”

“The smell of blood coming from your lips is not the smell of human blood. There’s something strange mixed in.”

As Immortal took a step back, Juul tilted his head and held out his hand.

Immortal, who tried to avoid the hand, soon fell into trouble.

Then he started crawling backwards and running away.

“Are you immortal?”

“Not anymore…!”

Not anymore?

ah···!

‘But for those without flowers blooming in their hearts, power is a limited resource. That’s why they always seek sacred blood to replenish their power.’

Now I think I know why that immortal was afraid of me.

Because the only thing that those who have everything fear most is death!

The reason the authority disappeared is because of my power!

Although he has now become a human, he was once immortal.

It is obvious that they will come after Shir somehow.

“I think it would be better to kill him. There is no way an Immortal would give up the Precious Blood. Even if I’m not there, it’s clear that they will attack Shir.”

Jules glances at me.

Juul looked down at the Immortal with tears in his eyes and sighed.

Then, he held out his dagger to me.

“I know what you’re thinking. But I can’t even say with empty words that your actions are right. So you do it.”

As I accepted the dagger Jules held out to me, all kinds of thoughts came rushing out.

······Kill me with my own hands.

Did I do something wrong?

The immortal’s eyes are fixed on me.

···I decided to become a devil.

Then you should kill it.

That’s how I can protect my life.

I grabbed my sword and went forward.

The Immortal’s trembling, frightened eyes contain all kinds of thoughts.

I’m annoyed. You are a bad person.

You deserve to die.

But, I can’t bear to cut it down.

Kill it! Kill me!

“What the fuck──!”

I can’t kill you!

I threw away Jules dagger.

I took a few deep breaths and washed my face.

I hope the other person gives me an excuse to kill him. Laughing at me, threatening me, or spewing out gossip.

“···Hey.”

“Yes…”

“Are you afraid of dying?”

“It’s scary…! Please save me!”

The woman bows her head and cries loudly.

Even a trace of venom disappeared at the sight of its ugly appearance.

If someone you don’t know suddenly hugs your back, you’d be surprised. Of course they would think he was a thief.

And then the thief screams?

They abused underdogma and blocked my mouth because they thought I was asking for help. Along the way, I learned little by little about my identity.

That person didn’t know my identity from the beginning.

I just saw what I wanted to see with blind hostility towards Immortals.

Mac’s jaw dropped.

“I’m scared too.”

It’s like giving a bottle and giving medicine.

He extended his hand to Immortal.

The Immortal held out a trembling hand to me.

*

“So, does this mean that the person who lived here was a thief?”

” To be precise, it should be said to be a village with many criminals, but the criminals got together and pretended to be clean natives, and secretly robbed other villages. This place was inside the demarcation line, so it was easy to dispatch troops, so it was wiped out all at once.”

I know the personalities of my mother and father.

These are not people who would ever engage in theft. However, what if you get swept away?

······no way.

“When?”

“About half a year ago!”

About half a year ago.

I suddenly remembered what Elysia said.

My father said that the way he holds a bow resembles that of a soldier rather than a hunter. Of course, I don’t think my father is that kind of person.

However, there were also parts that fit together somewhere.

My father overpowered Jules. That monster!

“Where did the people who lived here go, and why were they still living here?”

“When I came, this place was already empty. That was about 4 months ago.”

Humans must live together.

In order to enjoy infrastructure, humans are semi-compulsorily forced to live in community.

This must have been the same for my parents. I guess I had no choice but to abandon the house.

If that’s the case, it means that it may remain in another village somewhere.

“Why did you choose this house?”

“This place smelled like the alchemist’s elixir to ward off beasts. Of course, it’s almost faded now, but I came to the South to look for clues about the Precious Blood, and this is the house closest to the South.”

You hunted in a place with few people.

That’s why this place was rich in animals like the DMZ.

“Where did you hear the rumor about me, and how far has it spread?”

“There is a large village behind the Great Wall. Thanks to this, there are many bars. Every soldier has probably heard the story about the white wolf and the soldiers of convenience at least once. Because the new Wall Guardians were wiped out.”

Well, where the military is stationed, commercial districts become active.

Moreover, it is a wall longer than the Great Wall of China. The length of the fortress wall alone would exceed the length of Korea.

“Did you come here with the support of other Immortals?”

“No! I don’t know about other immortals. If I get caught by another immortal, I’m in a position to die.”

If you get caught, you will die?

“Why?”

“Because I let Amor escape along with the owner of the syringe.”

“······.”

Grace also said that she let Amor escape.

If you don’t know it, you can’t relate to it.

So you knew Grace?

“What is your relationship with Grace?”

“Grace means God’s grace. When you enter the orphanage in Romaria, everyone is given the last name Grace. I was also Grace. Edeline was my friend.”

The words that followed were closer to a complaint.

This woman is said to have developed a fear of death after seeing her parents die horribly in a hit-and-run accident.

However, when Edeline, who was living with him at the orphanage, awakened as Dragonia and threw away the limits of his lifespan, he realized that there was a way to not die in the world.

After searching everywhere for a way, this person learned information about Amor, and dedicated his entire life to acting to save the Precious Blood.

He worked hard under Immortal until people trusted him, and whenever he got the chance, he extorted blood from the imprisoned Amor to survive.

Then, he learned that Grace, whom he had met for the first time in decades, was trying to steal Amor and decided to cooperate.

After that, they hinted at sharing Amor’s blood, but Grace rejected the offer and began wandering the world, taking Amor with her.

This person’s story was that after surviving for hundreds of years on the blood he received from Amor, he came to explore this place in person because he had run out of all the blood left.

The situation is unfortunate, but it is of no use right now.

“If you have this amount, how long can you survive?”

When the syringe is shown, greed shines in the Immortal’s eyes.

“Unless there is a special accident, each drop will last for 2 years.”

“······.”

2 years of life per drop.

The cost-effectiveness is crazy.

I’ve already used more than half of it, but I still have 100ml left.

Sell it to Immortal─── No.

If the source is questioned, there is no turning back.

“Don’t you want to receive the Precious Blood?”

“Yes…? Yes!”

Immortal’s eyes flash.

I never thought I would be asked to do something like this.

“Open your mouth.”

The Immortal puts both hands on its chin and sticks out its tongue.

“······.”

It’s strange. This is a composition I often see in AV.

The syringe was placed on the Immortal’s tongue, not the throat.

Talk. Talk. Talk. Talk. Talk.

A total of five drops.

“Swallow.”

Gulp!

The Immortal trembles with emotion and swallows blood.

······It sucks for no reason. Distracted my corrupted mind.

“What is your name?”

“My name is Amy Grace…”

Pop! Tdu-duk!

Amy’s body, which received the Holy Blood, was slightly distorted, her figure became thinner, and her skin regained its luster.

Amy contemplated her own body──

“Ugh…!”

I shed tears.

Why are you crying?

“Are you just satisfied with this, Amy?”

Would someone who received God’s salvation be like this?

A tearful Amy looks up at me with a reverential look on her face.

“······Yes?”

“This is just an advance fee. If Amy does a few things for me, I might be able to extend her life.”

Amy’s eyes grow as wide as a flower lantern and she nods.

There was an indescribable desire hidden in the eyes that looked up at me.

“I will do anything! What do you need?”

“Please find out who lived in this house and where they have gone now.”

“That’s easy! Is there anything else you would like to do?”

“I would like you to find out whether Drekkar is planning a large-scale provocation or preemptive attack against Yunaira, and who the head demon is.”

“Thank you for the opportunity! I will try my best!”

It feels very embarrassing and strange.

Is this power? In fact, it is no different from a superpower.

“Contact information is───.”

“The White Wolf’s residence has already been identified among the Wall Guardians! The elf who planted it said that it was the home of an ogre. There is also a map of Yunaira.”

“······What?”

Jules’ brow furrowed miserably as he listened.

···The internal enemy is more dangerous than the external enemy.

They are pro-Japanese people who will sell Daedongyeojido to the Japanese military. I’ll make sure you never do something like that again.

“Please find the identity of the elf who spread the word.”

“Yes!”

“Keep in mind that if you get quality results, you can pay more.”

Amy’s body trembles.

someone said The driving force behind human life is the hope of a better tomorrow. In that case, all I have to do is make Amy work in exchange for hope and drive.

Because that will give Amy several times more motivation to work.

“If you do your job well, our relationship will not end with this one time.”

“Yes! I will work hard!”

When Amy’s eyes burning with desire turned towards me, Jules laughed awkwardly.

“Lastly, how much spare blood does the Immortal have left?”

The extra blood is an indicator of when the enemy will invade the south. Because they are so stressed out, they are willing to go to war and invade.

“It’s been over 200 years, but at the time there were over 20 oak barrels.”

Twenty cans?

“How many immortals remain?”

“There are too many immortals to count…! It must be seen that it is everywhere. Over a thousand people!”

A thousand people.

In terms of water, the volume per drop is 0.05 mL.

If we assume that 1,000 people shared the food for two centuries, it means that they only ate 5 liters. This means that we haven’t emptied a single wine barrel yet, which means we have quite a bit of room to spare.

But why?

Why are you acting so hastily?

“Please explain further.”

“‘Father’ is a thorough person and does not share his blood with immortals who are not loyal to him. There is a lot of dissatisfaction among them, but they have no choice but to follow. Father’s aides are free to internally transform and consume more blood, but outward immortals like us are only capable of external transformation.”

father? External deformity? My deformity?

“If internal transformation is possible, is it possible to become another demihuman or animal?”

“Yes! The only such immortals are my father’s close associates. They are very capable and dangerous people. To the point where I don’t even feel like we’re the same person.”

“What is your father’s real name and location?”

“Only those close to me know that. Because I was a little guy working under him…”

“How much sacred blood does an Immortal who frequently undergoes internal transformation consume?”

Amy’s face hardens.

“Sorry. I couldn’t even see their faces.”

“Good. Open your mouth.”

Amy opens her mouth.

Desperately, like a baby bird.

Juul also glances at the manly appearance.

“······Congratulations on being on our side.”

After adding three more drops, I took the syringe away.

“Now, when you’re done gathering information, return to the ogre’s nest.”

“Okay!”

Amy was a person of action.

After packing only the necessary things, I left the house in less than ten minutes. That must also be due to age.

Or maybe she treated me like a stupid person and ran away, or maybe Amy was just lying as I thought.

However, without realizing it, I was convinced that it was not a lie.

The meal that Amy had been making became the responsibility of Jules and me.

After finishing my meal, I didn’t have any salt, so I brushed my teeth with salt mixed with pepper. Now that it’s late enough for the moon to go down, Jules looks like he’s going to sleep.

By the way, where have your parents gone?

“Jul. Can you help me find where my parents have gone?”

Jules shook his head.

“No smell remains. Even if all the smells are washed away during the rainy season outside, it takes quite some time for all the smells from the occupants to disappear.”

“It looks like they abandoned the house half a year ago.”

“···It could have been longer.”

Why do you sound anxious? I was at a loss for no reason.

“I think I need to ask around in the surrounding villages. Because it is dark under the lamp, my parents may have gone to the village right next door.”

“Okay. Then.”

Jules took my hand and laid me down on my parents’ bed.