episode_0169

‘I said it to the sky.’

sky···.

Even when I look at the sky, I can’t see anything.

Only the flying crows and the eagles watching the crows hover around. As I ate my portion of meat with a knife, I looked around.

It seems like he has no interest in me.

Is it because it resembles a cat?

Or is it because he believes in his own physical strength?

I don’t know why, but it’s so stupid.

Now the sun has set on the mountain.

“Is it okay if I go to sleep? Because the streets of the South at night are scary.”

“Do whatever you want.”

I got permission, so there is no problem.

Humans are animals that get tired just by standing.

Moreover, vigilance and concentration consume a lot of physical strength before mental strength.

Someone will come back to this putrid village and take a rest.

This also applies at night.

I wandered around looking for a place where I could see the surroundings reasonably well and where the moonlight would cover me.

Today is the full moon.

The sky in this world is really bright.

This is because there has been less damage to nature. Also, the brighter the moonlight, the darker the shadow.

In the case of a crescent moon, dark adaptation is possible, so you can see the reflected light of the iris in the dark, but in the case of a full moon, dark adaptation is difficult, so you cannot see the open eye in the dark.

Additionally, since all the shielding has been cut off, moonlight pours in everywhere, making dark adaptation impossible.

All you have to do is watch out for Terub’s gaze.

It was necessary to find out their impressions and troop movements. Suddenly, a suitable place caught my eye. It is a small house on the outskirts that you can find by climbing up the ladder.

I looked at the people around me and slowly climbed the ladder.

After that, I found a suitable place, lay down, and looked towards the village.

As I pretended to sleep, pulled the blanket over me, and looked around the village—a chill ran down my spine.

what?

I felt like I was popular…? I put my hand on my waist and glanced around, but I couldn’t see anything.

‘Let’s keep monitoring just in case.’

Turning over in the fetal position, I closed my upper eye and looked outside the window with my lower eye open.

Several rangers came and went in the barn, and the maddening groans continued to echo throughout the village.

Rangers had uniform clothing, weapons, and armament methods. Even hair color. The height is also similar. From the looks of it, I don’t know who is who.

And… it’s that guy again.

The guy wearing clothes with torn shoulders walks around the warehouse as if he were eating a meal. That guy was a passenger even before I came in.

How long had I been waiting?

The moon is waning.

Is it because the angle of light changes as the moon wanes?

Something is slowly shining towards me.

In a pile of Siren’s corpses.

─Something shining within it.

“Ha.”

Something’s eyes are looking in my direction, reflecting the moonlight. I never expected it to be hidden inside a corpse.

Maybe they removed the shield and created a trench.

Tomorrow, I need to go out to fetch water, check the northern river, return west, and exchange oxygen with Siren.

Of course, you’ll need to talk to a group of enforcers. I spent the night like that with my eyes open.

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Terub sniffs, then examines my complexion.

“What is it? Was the sleep bad?”

“If you let humans hear that moan, no one will be able to sleep.”

I thought they were crazy people.

It’s not like going around to urinate, it just keeps rotating every 10 to 15 minutes.

Especially the one with torn clothes.

I couldn’t see it in detail because it was far away, but it wasn’t even sleeping. It is not human energy. That guy is definitely immortal.

I was quite curious about who the person in the corpse was, but I didn’t have the confidence to actually search for it.

This is their ground.

“When are you leaving?”

Terub glances in my direction.

“Why are you curious about that?”

“I want to buy that Siren.”

I burst out laughing at what I was thinking.

Don’t laugh, I’m in love with you.

“Do you even have feelings for each other once?”

“No, I just like the siren’s moans.”

“You are a patient with paraphilia.”

Did you think so?

It’s good for me. If I can save you, I’ll have to ask Siren to sing a song for me.

I took out the coin pouch on my waist.

“How much does a Siren cost?”

“One gold coin.”

What’s in this bag is just a little silver coin. While counting the silver and gold coins, I glanced at him.

“Don’t look at me like that. Because currency cannot circulate outside the Great Wall. Wouldn’t it be better to hold something?”

“What can I hold for you?”

“Anything, whatever you want.”

“Even if it’s Ain?”

Ain?

“······Anything as long as it is not absurd.”

“Would you like to meet the captain?”

“We met yesterday too.”

“No, the real captain.”

···Real boss?

Why did he suddenly decide to let me meet the commander? But this is an opportunity. My heart is shaking. What should I do?

What about scouting along the river or in the western woods?

I organized my complicated thoughts.

‘It’s okay even if I can’t eat it.’

You can scout at any time, but you can only face the commander now.

“Good.”

“Follow me.”

I walked behind Terub, who walked without making a sound.

Let’s worry about it later. It doesn’t matter if you change your mind as you go.

In the first place, it is not too late to do reconnaissance later.

What’s important is not that, but finding out who the leader of this side is and why they invaded this place.

“Let me give you some advice.”

As I was thinking about something else, Terup was looking this way.

“What advice?”

“Never take the side of the Southerners in front of the captain. No one wants to do crazy things like cannibalism, massacre, etc.”

···The commander is the culprit.

I need to see your face to see what you’re doing.

“Remember it.”

As the sun rises, the eyes beneath the pile of squirts cannot be seen. Soon, Terup entered the building, which was noticeably larger than the other buildings.

The body is rigid, and the movement of the body is not flexible.

It’s like a training soldier. In other words, it looks very uncomfortable.

“Captain. I brought the hunter you mentioned.”

···The hunter you mentioned?

Did you really intend to meet me from the beginning?

“Send it in.”

It’s a low-pitched voice.

Terub carefully opens the door and gestures impatiently to me.

When I didn’t go in, he pushed me into the room and closed the door. What kind of person is this?

Go inside and see the guy called the captain—boo!

Something is flying! My eyes widened.

As a conditioned reflex, I hit the flying object with the back of my hand like I was hitting a ball.

Something I hit got a spin, spun around, hit the wall, and fell.

widely!

It was only after it fell that I realized it was a dagger.

······I’m tired.

“I like it.”

“I don’t eat it.”

He is a person who learned sword fighting.

What the human body is most specialized in is slinging, and if you train it, you can stick metal chopsticks into wooden plywood.

What if it’s a dagger or a dagger? Needless to say.

I once saw a guy who dipped a thin dagger in poison and threw it like a dart. It was crude, but threatening enough. What kind of bastard throws a knife at a person at first sight? The thought stopped.

“Pfft!”

Soon laughter broke out.

Me indeed.

“I heard that you killed a deer with your bare hands. Is this true?”

“If it was caught yesterday.”

“Why did you catch me?”

“Sometimes I would barter with sirens and receive sexual favors.”

I never thought I would see it here.

“····It’s sexual favors.”

The man grins. Seeing a face I will never forget gives me chills.

“Let me start with the main point. I want you to kill someone.”

If this person had been present, it is natural that the Siren would not have been able to escape. He was the man who decorated my first battle, and Elysia, the warrior commander of the White Wings, was also captivated by this man.

Now I’m starting to understand this cruel act.

From the beginning, he cut off Ramrat’s hands and feet, peeled off his skin, and beat him with a club to break his bones.

“Who?”

“Ghost, or white wolf.”

─Me?

You’re asking me to kill myself.

I don’t understand it, but at the same time, I understand it.

You don’t know who I am because my appearance has changed.

I don’t know about myself yet, but the other person is the other person.

I couldn’t help but feel a shiver running down my spine, feeling anxious that I couldn’t make a mistake.

“I’ve heard of them. I heard that the white guy tears people to pieces with his bare hands, and the evil guy earns people’s trust and drives a knife into their backs.”

“Okay. These two are Drekkar’s enemies.”

“No, that’s not it. How can I hunt down such a famous guy?”

It’s okay to bounce once.

If you accept it right away, you will be suspected.

“Where do you think they are?”

“So, why are you asking me that? Are there any other targets?”

The guy is staring at me.

“You probably already know, right?”

“······.”

why? Where did you get it? Was there any clue in what I said that he could have noticed?

does not exist. There isn’t one…?

I can not know. You never know. This will be the same for that guy too. How long has it been since my upheaval that this fact is already spreading?

“···I saw it. But targeting him is suicide.”

“That’s right. Oh, wait.”

The guy’s eyes are rolling.

He opened his mouth as if he was saying something, and the corners of his mouth rose softly. As if he was having fun. Soon its eyes turned to me.

“That ring. Where did you find it?”

ring? I think it refers to a crystal ring.

I found it in the peddler’s torn hand. This was something I kept with me in case my language was discovered.

They say it’s a ring with Dragonia’s magic.

“This is a ring with an interpretation spell. Recently, they started selling it at Horus. Because this place is close to Horus. Are you interested?”

“No, they say they are curious about that place.”

there?

He points out the window with his chin.

What’s outside the window── “Huh?!”

A strange scream escaped my throat.

Something whitish and human-shaped is floating outside the window. It wasn’t a living thing.

A rare white and thick smoke.

There is no face. Still, I could tell it was staring at me.

What on earth is that…?

As soon as we come face to face with it, smoke comes through the wall. Without experiencing any disruption.

The smoke slowly began to move towards me.

And soon its mouth, eyes, nose, fingers, hair… countless things began to materialize where there was nothing.

The outline of the body, the prominence of the muscles, the gorgeous wedding dress, the floral patterns, the texture of the skin and clothes, and the colors.

The woman made of smoke was decadent and alluring. Before I was attracted to him, I felt like he wasn’t the right fit for me.

The woman stops in front of me with a deep smile, extends her materialized hand and scans my face.

There is no feeling.

The woman’s hand touches her face, only to be shattered and sprayed with colored smoke. Nevertheless, the woman’s eyes were full of affection.

What if I didn’t have Dantalian’s powers?

Could he have felt this woman’s touch?

The ends of the dress and the ends of the hair are scattered. Slowly, like a drop of paint dropped into water.

···The woman comes closer to me and looks intently into my eyes. He is a very colorful person.

White skin, black hair, green eyes, red lips, black and purple eye makeup, and a sapphire necklace.

A crystal ring that looks the same as the ring I’m wearing.

The colored smoke that scatters from a place where there are colors is like a rainbow…

“Ugh!”

Suddenly, I felt like my heart was sinking.

My mind is racing.

I pushed the woman away without realizing it.

My hand went through her really easily.

She didn’t care about my rejection and hugged me. Like a moth drawn to a fire, she kissed me and then turned into smoke and disappeared.

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what? What does this mean?

What was I doing?

“The Grand Duke of Widow seems to like you very much.”

This guy is acting up.

···Caught. I was caught and couldn’t even gamble.

“Why did you come here…?”

There is no need to postpone further.

I slashed away the guy’s dagger and rubbed the blood from the wound with my thumb and forefinger.

“It’s because of you.”

me····?

He sits in a chair and puts his weight on the armrests.

“I ruined my life thanks to you, and you provoked those who are afraid of death. The Grand Duke Widow wants you passionately. With just you, everyone’s understanding is the same.”

I immediately pulled out my bow, put an arrow on the bowstring, and aimed at the guy’s chest. The guy just smiles.

“Calm down. If something happens to me, the soldier will hear it or smell it and come up. If you get hurt, the white wolf will come running at the smell of your blood, and we will see each other’s blood. I don’t want that to happen again.”

“I don’t understand. That was my goal, so why did you destroy this little village?”

“Because I needed to lure you out. I knew you would disguise yourself as a soldier of convenience, but you’re amazing. If it wasn’t for the widow Grand Duke, I wouldn’t have known.”

He even crosses his legs and looks at me.

With a dog-like smile. I smiled too. I thought this could be my grave.

However, I have no intention of trading.

With that in mind, I let go of the bowstring.