episode_0164

The twins’ black feathers were black and shiny bluish-green like Tinchy’s tail feathers.

Thanks to this, it’s not that dull.

I’m not sure Shir would like feather earrings.

“Should you have received that in return?”

“There’s nothing to write about anyway. Will this just collect dust in the warehouse? It’s not necessary, but it would be easier for both of us to receive something.”

Elysia’s feathers were too long, and Barusa’s feathers were frayed. There was no place to use it.

“Well, if that’s you, then it must be like that…”

Jules let out a shaky breath.

“When are you going?”

“Tomorrow.”

“I need one big oxygen.”

“Oxygen is not available in the village. If you find a scent along the way, catch it. If you’re going to use it, I’ll even give you fresh grapes.”

This is the person who breaks the neck by slapping oxygen.

Juul might be able to kill a cow really easily.

“Thank you.”

It is a matter of finding out how to disperse the Terup.

Is it better to wear earrings on both sides?

Or is it better to do it on one side?

“Jul, do you like earrings?”

“Some people do it, some don’t. Just like any other Ain.”

“Is it better to do it on one side? Or is it better to do it on both sides?”

“I think both sides are good. If you’re only doing one side, it seems like you’ve forgotten, right?”

“It’s a shame. I can only give you one side.”

Jules’ face became pale.

You don’t know the beauty of unbalance.

As I was about to return, I saw Dennis coming down with Shir from the beginning of the ridge leading up the mountain.

Why is Shir coming out of there?

Shire is staring at me intently.

“···Shir said he had something to say.”

Dennis looked at us with a puzzled look on his face.

Denis’s main job is as an escort in Sur. As Shir came out while taking care of the oxygen, it was clear that he had no choice but to follow.

“What about the bullring?”

Jules’ voice wasn’t that good either.

“It ended a long time ago.”

Jules doesn’t even look up.

Just looking straight at me.

As he walked towards me with such force, I felt like I was going to get hit for some reason, so I got scared and took a step back.

“I will follow you.”

“I’m not going out to have fun.”

Shir opens his eyes wide.

Shir’s thin hand suddenly flies towards my face.

“Don’t play around─!”

I widened my eyes and tried to avoid it, but Shir, who grabbed me by the collar, quickly approached my face with his sharp blue eyes.

No, I was taken.

“Shir──.”

Jules stretched out his hand.

Shir violently slapped the hand away.

Then he glares at Jules.

“Don’t meddle with your aunt.”

Jules looked at his hands as if he were dumbfounded, then turned his gaze to Shir.

“Take your hands off and talk.”

Even though it may be quite unpleasant, he speaks in an even tone.

The amber eyes that were looking straight at me turn to Jules.

He gritted his teeth, widened his eyes, and let out an angry groan.

“Aunt, aren’t you out of your mind? They say terup is ten—! As a regular army! Do you think I don’t know? How can you think of taking a mere human to a place where demi-humans who are on par with Horsot are fighting?!”

···Where did you hear that?

If Shir had been listening, there’s no way Jool wouldn’t have known.

“I wanted it. If you don’t want to, I won’t take you.”

Jules blue eyes turned to me.

I guess Jules also didn’t like the idea of me following along.

That’s why I don’t blame Shir now.

Because it is that dangerous.

Shir’s eyes turned towards me again.

“Sihyeon Lee. Why do you want to go to a dangerous place?”

“Jules is going, so what’s the reason I can’t go?”

“You don’t have to go. People more skilled than you will come together and destroy them. It’s not the place for a weak human like you.”

I have to say something that makes sense.

Weakness and strength are not everything in battle.

Using your head is a battle.

However, to put it in words, it was shameful and heartbreaking.

Because I become proud of myself.

“I was afraid that if I were left alone, you would bite my neck again.”

I teased him, and Shir’s eyes narrowed.

“Shir. Do you think that if you are skilled, you won’t die if you get hit with an arrow? The opponent is the regular army.”

“There’s no way your aunt will lose.”

“How can you guarantee that?”

I have seen Jules get hurt a lot.

Although it has a unique and ridiculous natural healing power, it is not immortal like Shir.

I learned the hard way that fighting isn’t something you can do just because you’re strong.

“When I met Juul on the first day, his throat was almost torn off by Terup. To the one currently hanging on the window of the tallest house.”

“Then! Ten is too much for even my aunt, so what do you think you can do?!”

“If you are going to approach it with that logic, why are there executive officers and why is there an army? Why are the villagers on alert?”

I stared straight at Shir.

“Don’t sound cute.”

“Is it pathetic to ask you to look at reality? When the odds are low, you should know how to give up!”

give up?

A burst of laughter came out.

“Shir, even if other people do, you shouldn’t do that. I saved you despite the slim odds. You did that, right? I wanted to live. There are still people alive there.”

“What I mean is, it doesn’t have to be you!”

“I’m not going because it’s me. I’m going because it’s me.”

Is the definition of weak incompetent?

no. Justice is justice. It is human nature to pursue what is right.

All humans pursue justice, and straying from that path becomes stressful.

“Shir, you said that the other day. All I have is Juul and you. I have nothing. It’s true.”

Juul is the light that lights my path.

That’s why I want to walk next to Jules.

I want to walk out together.

“You have a lot. There is a village. Although it has become a bit awkward recently, there is a family and friends. It’s your home. But it’s not my home. My nest is next to Jules.”

We decided to become important people to each other.

Because it’s dangerous, I have to walk by Jules’ side.

“Shir. respect me You are important, but Juul is just as important to me as you.”

Do you understand?

The amber eyes stared at me for a long time, and eventually lowered their eyes.

“······Okay.”

It seems to have calmed down.

Shir’s head turned away from me and headed towards Jool.

“I will go too.”

Too bad.

“No.”

At Juul’s immediate response, Shir took a step back from us, looked at me and Juul in turn, and started climbing the ridge.

“Aunt, take care.”

He said something meaningful.

Shir approached a place where there were a lot of trees, looked around, and began to stride towards an exceptionally thick juniper tree.

Is he really trying to do something like that?

Shir pulled his shoulders back sharply and thrust his fist at the tree without hesitation.

Damn it!!!!!!!

The collision of a fragile fist and a strong tree.

But what was broken was the tree.

The sound of live trees splitting and exploding shook the surrounding area as loudly as a gunshot. Birds flew away, grass bugs closed their mouths, and wood scraps flew in all directions.

It is a tree as thick as my body.

As the tree split, it made a loud popping sound and burst apart! Because it was not cut with a saw or something, but burst, the tree began to collapse rapidly.

Bar-teu-ddeuk-!

The tree leans towards Shir!

“It’s dangerous!”

Quick!!!!

When Shir swatted away the leaning tree with one hand as if he were swatting away a flying insect, the bark on the part of the tree that was hit flew in all directions and fell sideways.

thud!

Shir turns around and looks at Jool.

The confident smile on his face somehow looks dangerous.

It wasn’t that I was in danger, it was just a smile that seemed to show off.

“Look. Do you think I’m weak or unhelpful? I could pick up that tree and swing it.”

···Shir says nonsense like the twin Sirens who have left.

“Shir, you are an important person.”

“It’s not me that’s important, but my blood is important. I’ll put a bowl in it and follow you. Then it’s okay, right?”

“Do not disparage yourself. If it was in front of your mom, you would have been beaten.”

“Tell that crazy guy not to do that! You’re saying I’m going to follow you because you’re anxious, right?!”

Shir looked at me with burning eyes.

“Sihyeon has been doing this for 5 years─.”

“I know I almost died at that time. Are you saying it’s a miracle that I survived? At least if I’m there, that won’t happen.”

Jules’ mouth fluttered as he tried to speak, but then closed.

In the end, a long, quiet snowball fight between Shir and Jules ensued.

Shir is so excited that it doesn’t seem like anything he says will have any effect.

How long has it been like that?

“···Get permission from your mother before coming.”

In the end, Jules surrendered first.

*

The shouts of Shir and Heilang echoed from the highest house and reverberated in all directions.

People pretended not to be interested and were doing their own thing, but whenever they heard shouting, they flinched or their ears perked up.

They say they can’t send it because it’s dangerous, and they say there’s no way they’re in danger.

This is repeating like a chat wheel.

Suddenly, Heilang called me out and became so passionate that I was worried that he might try to kill me.

‘I have to do what I have to do while I’m still alive.’

I quietly headed to the workshop with the black feather.

Heinrich was making something inside the workshop, and Felix was standing at the counter.

“Why did you come?”

Felic, as usual, was making a grumpy face only towards me.

The voice of dissatisfaction has remained the same for five years, except when I was escaping from hair loss.

“I received a tip from the Siren.”

Felik’s face became strange.

“What, did you come here to show off?”

“No. I’d like to process this so it won’t spoil and make it into earrings, so I was wondering if you could help me.”

“You’re doing all kinds of things. Are you going to use it?”

“No. Shir will use it.”

Felic’s eyes became mischievous.

“You can make it, but if you apply medicine and dry it repeatedly to prevent damage to the collar, it will take more than a week.”

“It’s okay.”

“Okay. I’ll make it for you, so give it to me.”

When I held out the collar to Felic, he took it and carefully laid it down on the table.

“What on earth are you doing?”

“Yes? What is it?”

“I don’t know why you met Shir so casually.”

Why am I meeting Shir?

Do you think this is a gift from me as a lover?

Shir is just something that needs to be protected.

“I don’t know either.”

“There must be a reason why you make earrings, right?”

“Because it looks like a good fit. There is no particular reason.”

“····Is that the reason?”

“Yes.”

“Crazy guy. Go see it.”

Felik seemed to be disgusted and went into the workshop with the feather. It’s disturbing to see the irritated gait.

What do earrings mean?

If we leave, we will be on the road tomorrow morning.

Although it is now evening time, it would be better to go to bed early.

I went into Shir’s house and slept in my sleeping bag that I had thrown in the corner.