episode_0158

Gurgling───!

My eyes opened brightly at dawn.

──I’m very hungry.

As if the skin of my stomach would stick to my back.

When I opened my eyes, feeling extremely hungry, I saw the blue light of dawn coming in through the window.

‘Was it simply numbness?’

Just as I thought, it was clear that the aftereffects of not eating were coming. Originally, I had planned to wait a few days and resolve the issue amicably, but I can’t afford to do that anymore.

As soon as Edeline comes, I will have to take Shir out to get advice. If you don’t resolve the issue beforehand, it will only become awkward.

First, I need to go outside to fill my stomach.

“Hmm…”

As I stretched, as always, my throat was locked and I heard a voice that didn’t sound like mine.

Plus, I didn’t drink any water, so it’s no wonder I’m so hoarse.

Orthostatic hypotension occurs.

Because my vision was going dark, I hurriedly grabbed the table and waited for my blood pressure to come back.

“Phew…!”

The orthostatic hypotension that made me feel like I was about to faint disappeared, my body became balanced, and I finally started to see straight in front of my eyes.

As my sense of smell returned, the thick smell of oil filled my nose. It’s my body odor. I took off all my clothes. However, there is something black staining the clothes.

‘what’s this?’

It was disgusting. Even if I take charge of it, it gives me a headache.

What would happen if you left your clothes overflowing with dog oil like a flood for half a year?

···I can’t use this even if I wash it.

Why is my physical condition suddenly like this?

“Huh?”

A groan came out. Because my hands are white.

As if all blood had drained out. A chill ran down my spine and goosebumps began to appear. What disease did you have?

···Let’s calm down first.

The head began to assert a probability while denying the situation. Mirror, where is the mirror?

There was no mirror, so I reflected my face on Jool’s armor.

It wasn’t clear because it wasn’t polished, but it wasn’t my face.

Sreung—!

I pulled out Juul’s curved sword and pointed my face at its sharp edge.

“···Pfft!”

I burst out laughing at the creepy reflection on the blade.

Around the time when I was ‘Jeon Si-hyeon’.

I once saw a picture on the Internet depicting the true appearance of angels according to the interpretation of the Bible.

Cheonsa was a monster made up of only wings and eyes.

In addition, it is said that when an angel descends into this world, he always says, ‘Do not be afraid.’

Because it looks really scary.

That was a true angel.

The angel I knew was a human being with wings.

With the humble thought that I couldn’t just shatter my illusions, I showed my sister, who went to church, the true face of an angel.

‘They were teasing me by asking if I had seen that now.’

My sister said that angels are the result of religion’s ‘collaboration with the world.’ I thought it made sense, so I giggled and asked.

─Then does the devil also look like this?

My sister shook her head and said.

He said that angels are holy because they do not need to deceive people, and that devils are more beautiful than anything else in order to deceive people.

It’s a possibility that it occurred.

‘I didn’t need this probability.’

For some reason, no matter how much I looked at my handsome face, I didn’t like it. In fact, I just felt bad. Since when did it start? Since when has it been like this?

The devil’s face was reflected on the blade.

The end of the man I hate.

However, I have lived with too many surprises to make a fuss about something like this.

“Haa···.”

It’s just a hassle to explain.

There must be a reason why this happened.

Why? why? The closest correct answer was, of course, only one.

‘I became immortal.’

It became even more unclear.

I can’t become immortal. I received confirmation from Edeline that my constitution was extremely unsuitable for the Holy Blood. First, I lightly cut my hand.

Grumble…!

The bleeding didn’t stop.

Wounds cannot heal. Isn’t it immortal? Or is it just a slow recovery?

Gurgling───!

Chimi massaged her temples due to a headache.

First of all, eating comes first. It’s not too late to eat and think.

However, the clothes became sticky with waste.

If you go out wearing something like that, you’ll get criticized. It was so dirty that I couldn’t wear it in the first place. Cleanliness is a ‘duty’ here. In particular, it shouldn’t smell.

‘I don’t have any clothes left.’

I’m glad I woke up early in the morning.

I went out and washed, and in a hurry, I wrapped myself in a blanket just below my waist.

This will also be very noticeable.

I was worried that he might not recognize me, so after adjusting my bracelet and putting on my prosthesis, I quietly left the house.

Could it be that people don’t recognize me?

I just feel anxious.

Walk straight down to the square.

Rami, a young hosot on his way to cut sugar cane, looks at us and tilts his head.

I guess I didn’t recognize him.

“Hello?”

Although I greeted him with a smile, I sensed a clear wariness from Rami.

“Who are you…?”

“This is Seolrang’s slave, Sihyeon Lee. I once taught you how to dig up sugarcane. You know?”

“I know. But I don’t think it happened that way…?”

How should I ask this?

“Ah, that’s too much. How have you already forgotten my face?”

I hesitated and tried to move forward, but as much as I advanced, I retreated. Rami was scared.

“Look at the bracelet. That’s what I used to do.”

“···What happened to the owner of that bracelet?”

“No, it’s me?”

When I shook the bracelet, Rami started to back away.

Why?

“Hyung, your body didn’t smell like that.”

smell? Are you talking about body odor?

Oops, I thought.

Hosott judges people by their body odor. That’s why I see through the disguise. The reason Rami does that is because he really doesn’t recognize me.

“Intruder───!!! Drekkar’s spy has appeared───!!!”

······Fucked!

“I’m Ri Si-hyeon?!”

“Aaaagh-?! Please save me──?!!!”

Rami started to run away.

Maybe normally, but not now! If you’re being talked about now, you’re really Drekkar’s spy!

I ran after Rami and attacked him.

“Stay still!”

“Wow!!! Please help me!!!!! Dad-! Mom ───!!!”

─What on earth are you talking about so early in the morning?

I started hearing rumors of popularity.

If you go there, you might really die!

Just as I was getting ready for work, a pair of Horsotts opened the door and came out…

“Ugh!”

“What is that!!!”

My ears drop in frustration, and I fall backwards along with the game. why?

“This is heterosexual!!! Drekkar’s heterosexual lover has appeared in the village!!!!”

“Jong-ae Lee is trying to rape Rami!!!”

I looked down at myself.

The blanket I tied up fell off while I was running, so now I’m only wearing underwear.

─Fucked.

“No! no!! No!!!”

bang! Bang!

Hosots started popping up from all directions.

They can jump over a wall in an instant or jump over a house bigger than their height. The number of people heading this way is countless!

Hosott holding a crossbow ran towards us from the square…

“Attempted to rape a child! Catch and kill-!”

When did I do that! what’s this! What is this?

“Shir───! Hey crazy bitch─────?!!”

*

With my limbs tied up, I was dragged into the tallest house under reconstruction. I want to die. I was arrested and dragged away wearing only pants.

One of the hosots hit my head on the floor, and someone brought out a ceremonial sword.

And he takes out a long spear, and at the same time, on the spear right next to it, Terup’s white bones from six years ago are covered in moss…

“Sleep, wait a minute! Look at my arms! There’s a bracelet! I am Seolrang’s slave! Defector! Honorary United Line Lee Si-hyeon!”

The hosots transporting me began to laugh.

“You’ve never seen Ri Si-hyeon, right?”

“That’s me?!”

“This guy is a monster. He was well versed in poison and always carried a sword at his waist. He was smiling, but his eyes were full of desire for murder.”

The other one chuckled and kneaded subtly.

“That’s right. My skin also turned black.”

“Usually, when I rolled my eyes, my body stiffened just by making eye contact. He never got angry, but everyone who saw his angry face died. But look at you. You look just like a girl.”

“This time, they tore up Groots’ nose with a rag. Just with a dagger!”

“I wonder what that evil spirit will do when he sees you.”

Was I that image?!

I knew that, but it was still a fight against bandits! How conflicted I was in my heart!

“Chief. We have caught the human who invaded the village.”

Heukrang?

If it were him, he would somehow resolve this situation. Hosott’s message was soon followed by the sound of a hinge.

at las····.

“···You did a good job. Bring in Sihyeon Lee.”

“Yes? Didn’t you go out with Seolrang?”

“No. Ri Si-hyeon will remain at home.”

“No. In Seolrang’s house, there were only clothes that smelled bad. This guy is claiming to be Sihyeon Lee.”

“······Organize a tracking team. We need to hire a tracker who knows his body odor well.”

It’s Heilang’s voice!

Heilang approached my eyes. Then, he began to carefully examine my face.

please! Please read my mind as usual!

“Shir would be a good guide. I need to find out who’s behind it, so you guys have to report the news and go back.”

“”Yes!””

The two hossots quickly began to make their way down to the village square. I lived…!

“Huh, Heilang? Do you recognize me?”

Heilang grabs the rope and jumps me up.

“Is there any way to know? Boy, where did you come into this village? There shouldn’t be a hidden entrance anywhere, right?”

Of course.

Of course it’s true that you can’t recognize it, but at least it’s rational. fact. You have to pick and choose only the facts.

If you talk too long, it will become stale and lose credibility.

Conversely, you will still believe what I say!

fact····! I don’t even know, what kind of fact is this?

My teeth clenched.

“Shir made me immortal.”

Heukrang tilts his head.

His eyes become strange, and he stares at me intently.

“Hmm, I don’t know where I heard that information. Should we check first?”

Heilang pulled out a very small dagger from his belt.

As I was about to stab my shoulder with it, it suddenly started sniffing.

what····?

Have you noticed my body odor coming from my underwear?

Heilang walked behind me, caressed my bound hands, and then I heard him burst into laughter.

“Nome. I smell blood on your hands. Very fresh. It looks like freshly spilled blood…”

Come to think of it, I cut my finger earlier.

“Immortals heal their wounds on their own.”

···What on earth made me so upset as soon as I woke up today?

“Let’s go in and talk slowly.”

Heilang smiled coldly.

*

“I don’t know where you came from, but you are truly stupid. I’m stupid so I don’t even feel like I’m an enemy.”

I think so.

I am filled with a sense of shame. Heilang went back and lay down on his sofa.

“Even if you blindly insist that you are Sihyeon Lee. We judge others by their body odor. But you don’t have Li Si-hyeon’s scent.”

I have no thoughts.

Because even if I think about it, I can’t come up with an answer. It’s like finding the end of pi.

“Do you know what Li Sihyeon is called in Drekar and Yunaira? It’s a demon. It’s a nickname given to him because of his hands and appearance. Even with empty words, you’re the type of person you are. You don’t look like a demon.”

“···Do you really think so?”

I feel betrayed.

Heilang looked at me and smiled and shook his head. I want you to believe me…

“He couldn’t compare his strength with the four innocent guys. He’s a monster.”

Heilang looked at me and smiled.

“Humans are sensitive to smells, but if you are covered in blood, the smell will not easily disappear no matter how much you wash it. The scent of the blood of hundreds of different demi-humans lingered on its body. It smelled like the ‘white wolf’ you fear.”

The smell of blood?

“People couldn’t speak to the smell of old blood that clung to his body. They are afraid. Hosottga, humans.”

···I’ve heard of it. They say dogs recognize the number of dogs. I guess I’ve already become the opening number.

“Being a thief is basic, and I even killed your former employer, Immortal. He hacked to death Grootslang, who weighed more than 50 times his own weight. Just a dagger! And then they don’t even care about the loot. That kind of guy.”

I used to think I was unfriendly, but it seems like there were a lot of problems with my behavior and external aspects. It was a day where I learned a lot in many ways.

If I can survive, I will have to change my behavior. If only I could survive…

“That’s why no one will believe your lies. I also don’t want to smell like baby’s blood, which only smells like milk. If you confess everything and give a satisfactory answer, I will let you live.”

The opportunity has come again.

You must never miss it. If you miss even this, you might lose your head.

“What are you curious about?”

“Where did you know that Shir is the Eucharist?”

This is the most sensitive topic.

I have to tell what I know in a believable way.

“After stabbing Shir’s heart with a syringe and resuscitating him, he pulled his hand out of the heart and white petals came out. At that time, I suspected something was strange.”

Heukrang tilts his head.

Because it was something I didn’t say.

“But?”

“Later, when I went to meet the Root Snake with Juul, I learned from the Root Snake that the Venus totem had taken root in Shir’s heart.”

Heilang lies comfortably on his side and looks straight at my face.

“As far as I know, Sihyeon Lee cannot become immortal.”

“I heard this while killing an immortal. It is said that the Precious Blood has different effects depending on the condition of the host.”

“This is a story I heard. Ri Si-hyeon could have told you.”

What is this?

Why do I have to tell this story to Heilang?

Even if it is embarrassing, you must speak truthfully and trustworthy words.

Wouldn’t it be better to talk…?

” After being crushed by Shir, his hand was put in his mouth and he was forced to drink the Precious Blood for three days. It was absolutely not what I asked for. He was very excited and did that to me. They said they would make me immortal. And let’s live together forever───.”

“Stop.”

Heilang cut me off.

Who would want to hear about their daughter’s paraphilia? I glanced at him and his face was as frozen as ever.

I hope you understand now.

Heilang touched his temple and closed his eyes, as if he had a headache.

“So, he became immortal and his body was transformed, but because of his physical constitution, he returned to being human again? Like the day you first saw Amy?”

······Heilang arrived first at the correct answer that I could not reach. It is right to get on board with this reasoning.

“···Yes.”

Silence covered the house.

How long has it been like that? In the end, a sigh came out of Heilang’s mouth first.

“···I have a lot of trouble because of my crazy daughter.”