episode_0158

‘under…’

‘In the end, I couldn’t sleep a wink..’

I keep rubbing my heavy eyelids and look at Belze, who woke up early.

Sigh..

Then, as if he didn’t want to show his red face, he immediately turned his head.

＇?＇

I try to turn my head to look at Belze’s actions again.

Ssss..

Both ears folded forward as if they were lacking confidence.

The strangely wagging tail particularly catches my attention.

I couldn’t even tell the reason because I was wondering if it was because of something that happened last night.

＂Sigh..＂

“Belze… can you still feel the energy of that magic stone?”

I quickly got back to the point.

There was a need to check where the magic stone called {Piece} was.

It was clear that that {piece} would lead to important clues to all the events that had happened so far.

Nod…

Belze nodded without saying a word to my question.

We are already ready to leave this place.

I take a moment to look at the green tree where the people I miss are buried, and I regain my ambition.

“let’s go..”

***

The distance from {Dirrin Village} to {Diggle Forest} would take an average person more than 4 days.

However, if you use the geography of all the forests and the {three-legged walking} method of moving through the trees, it is a distance that can be reached in less than a day.

□{Three-legged genealogy}

The two feet that touch the ground do not care about direction constraints and focus only on propulsion.

At the same time, the direction you want to face with one hand is finely adjusted so that the next attack can hit smoothly.

{Three-legged walking} is a walking method mainly used by beastmen to strengthen their bodies, and shows excellent performance in environments full of obstacles.

Taaat!

The smell of blood, so strong that it makes you furrow your eyebrows, passes your nose.

Little by little, traces of a fierce battle begin to appear throughout the forest.

Fortunately, Belze seemed fine as he moved forward, but it was clear that his insides were not talking.

All of this is a hellish reality that Belze must endure.

The more you avoid it, the more the weight of that sin will crush you.

And the end… will be harder than that.

Instead of avoiding it, we have to face it… We can move forward.

Because of the [Black Button], I was able to rationally approach reality, but I wonder how Belze will deal with it…

That was the key.

‘We’re almost there.’

That’s how I was able to arrive at the village where the wolf beast people were…

Once again, I was faced with this miserable and terrible scene.

A prisoner without arms or legs.

There were so many seriously injured people, including young prisoners who couldn’t open their eyes, lying down to receive treatment.

＇It’s serious..＇

Of course, these beastmen were also worried.

the problem is..

＂Belzeda!!!!＂

“Everyone, take care of the injured!”

Sure enough… as soon as they discovered Belze, the few surviving beastmen ran out, showing their sharp teeth and claws, and began to look very alert with crazy expressions.

I know those eyes well.

A feeling that cannot be expressed in words is revealed as fear and fear swallow up the heart.

A miserable gaze faced with a terrible and miserable reality.

“You have to kill that guy right now!!!!”

＂B-Beelze… ate my whole family.＂

“Why are you blocking it?”

＂Our Chief…＂

“They ate it without even recognizing its mother!!”

Let’s check on Belze… He barely stands in front of the village beasts, who are trying to kill him at any moment.

Hot…

I could feel Belze’s trembling behind me more clearly.

‘I’m afraid…’

＇Everyone here.＇

As someone with [Black Button], I may have been able to make more rational decisions through cool-headed emotional control, but Belze seemed unprepared mentally to handle this situation.

Because I’m okay with myself…

I thought I was pushing Belze too hard, so I unknowingly tried to protect him.

“wait a minute!!”

I, who know the whole story of the incident, must step forward.

We cannot drive Belze like this into an endless cliff.

“I’d like to share a moment of anticipation.”

Dahyun, who never lost her smile… Let’s show her a straight face and a murderous look in her eyes.

All the beastmen, who were on high alert as if they were going to attack at any moment, began to pay attention, gently lowering their raised tails.

“I know how you all feel.”

“Our village has also been pushed into a serious situation.”

“no..”

“Now it has reached a point where we can no longer call it a village.”

I tried to elicit a sense of kinship among them by comparing the current situation in {Dirlin Village} to the death of their family.

“Do you really think that Belze did this because he wanted to make it like this?”

“Don’t those of you who have lived together know best?”

Da-heein’s situation was shocking, but every word he said made the prisoners who gathered around Han Mida flinch as if stabbing a painful corner.

Belze has carried out the orders of his chief, Belzab, more perfectly than anyone else.

She showed such sincerity that several tribe members flocked to follow her.

She suddenly changed and killed everyone? Some tribe members also had doubts as there must be some reason.

“But the dead don’t come back!!”

“Are you saying you will take responsibility for all of that?”

A very sharp question.

I didn’t back down.

It was I who brought her here.

I am the one who suggested the way forward.

That’s why I couldn’t leave Belze alone.

“Yes.. I will take responsibility.”

“I will bring the guy who manipulated Belze here and offer him up.”

“No… I will definitely make you pay for your sins.”

In response to Dahyun’s confident tone, some prisoners began to stick their fingernails into them.

“Imagine if one of you was manipulated like Belze and did something like this..”

“What I mean is… this tragedy that occurred was by no means Belzemann’s fault…”

The expressions of the prisoners who had been surprised by Dahuin’s very calm words began to relax.

＂So, let her forgive… no, give her a chance to clear her name.＂

“Have you ever thought about how Belze felt when he came back here?”

I firmly grasp Belze’s trembling hand.

I am here so please speak comfortably.

I didn’t let go of this hand, which meant to have courage and take a step forward because I wasn’t going anywhere.

So that she may be small but have great courage…

＂I committed a sin that cannot be erased..＂

Only then did Belze raise his head and stand in front of the tribe members again.

Of course, the tribal beastmen also know.

Beelzebub never did this on his own accord…

However, their judgment seemed to be clouded because they needed someone to resolve the grudges over the deaths of so many prisoners.

Despite Belze’s apology, some people expressed forgiveness, while others expressed anger.

＂Everyone, everyone…＂

I thought I wouldn’t be able to make everyone understand, but their anger, shedding tears as if they were going to kill me at any moment, was more than I expected.

Unlike me, who can make rational decisions with the [black button], they had to accept the dizzying pain of losing their family, friends, and even their home and compatriots.

I needed time.

‘I was too hasty..’

I tried to create a target of revenge other than Belze, but the conflict is not resolved as much as I thought.

That’s because their sadness and pain were deeply embedded in their hearts.

I had no choice but to stand in front of them who gradually approached me as if they were going to argue with me.

“Everyone stop!!!”

At that moment, a loud roar coming from somewhere stops everyone’s actions.

It was a powerful sound like that of Master Beljav, who had already passed away.

Tread.. plod..

It was Master Belzab’s right arm tusk that slowly appeared between the trees and the grass.

＂I will deal with Dahein and Belze, so hurry up and help the others.＂

Tusk, who had already taken on the role of leading the wolf beastmen, began to show signs of recovery at once, glaring at the excited beastmen.

Perhaps because Master Beljav’s absence had a great impact, Tusk’s face was already tired and looked quite distressed.

＂All of you.. Belze..＂

＂Follow me..＂

This ominous sensation of magical power felt through {monomistic sense}.

I’m guessing that there must be {Gluttony Piece} in that pouch hanging on Tusk’s waist.

Since I had to talk to her first, I followed the tusk into the forest and settled down.

***

“I can’t believe I’m seeing that face again..”

＂It’s a bit thick.＂

I feel emotional in Tusk’s aggressive tone.

＂Tusk… there was a situation.＂

I explained everything that happened in as much detail as possible so that Tusk could understand.

Like {Wolf Beast Tribe}, {Dirlin Village} where I lived was also in a similar situation.

“Then why can’t you take Belze with you? Dahyun??”

“The person who killed your parents and your tribe is next to you…”

“Is that possible for you?”

Apart from me being surprisingly calm… I can clearly feel her current state of mind through her tone of voice that clearly shows her emotions.

“Again, I think Belze is also a victim.”

“We will find the culprit who caused all of this in the future.”

Belze, who had already received looks of criticism and resentment from the tribe’s beastmen, lowered his head as if lost in thought.

Seeing Belze like that, Tusk began to quietly open his mouth.

“I don’t give the opportunity.”

＂The tribe’s beastmen are very angry..＂

＂Until we catch the culprit… I will do my best to persuade you..＂

The last mission the chief asked for…

Umni quietly takes out something he had hidden in his waistband and hands it to Da-hein.

“And take this..”

“It was something the Chief asked me to deliver to you at a place called the Academy, but…”

“Once I found out about the situation in the village, I couldn’t go to you after receiving that order.”

If Tusk had gone to {Royal Academy} in search of me… a greater tragedy would have greeted us.

“This is all I can do for you.”

＂Then.. just leave..＂

Tusk left a short comment and silently returned to the tribe member’s side without even looking at Beelzebub.