episode_0363

Three months and three weeks have passed since the carriage journey began.

Winter will come in two months and one week.

At that time, you will be able to cross the Hibi Desert and return home.

But before that, Jules’ natural growth had to end.

If the schedule is even slightly off, I have to get out of here.

Anne, an adult, was dozing off in my arms.

‘We’ll have to sort things out soon.’

I thought it would be best to leave Anne in the care of Jemmy Drucker.

Anne needs to learn how to notice other people.

“Don’t you have to wear long clothes now?”

“I still like it.”

“Why?”

“Then you won’t have to sit here.”

Jesse was being held by Merson.

Jessie was holding the reins, and Merson was hugging Jessie’s exposed lower abdomen.

“Then I won’t wear it!”

Jesse joked and snuggled into Merson.

‘You crazy bitches.’

I want to rip off Merson’s arms holding Jesse.

It seems I’m not the only one who thinks that way.

When I looked closely, I saw that Steri’s eyes were shining.

······This person might really be trying to kill me.

It is said that the estrus period lasts approximately 1 month, but during this time, the desire has not been satisfied.

Thanks to this, Steri was pushed to the brink of killing people.

The further we got into the north-central part of the country, the weather started to get a little cooler.

Something bad happened because the distance from the gem tree colony I had planned to visit began to widen.

Quite the opposite too.

“I guess I need to go somewhere for a while.”

“I will accompany you.”

Steri looks at me quickly.

It seems like they really didn’t want to see the two of them salted.

“It’s not that far, is it okay?”

“Yes.”

Maybe you desperately need some alone time.

I’ll go to the bathroom for a moment and then I’ll be done.

“Where are you going?”

“Yes.”

Anne glanced at the group inside the carriage, and then she looked at me.

“···Can I go too?”

It was really crude words and body language.

‘I’m glad Jesse and Merson didn’t see it.’

If you saw it, you would definitely be upset.

I’ll have to pay attention when I return.

“It will take at least four days. Only time to run.”

“···That won’t work.”

Anne smiled and quickly gave up.

Still, it seems like he has come to understand the extent of his refusal.

“Yes. Even if I’m not around, you still have to exercise regularly.”

“I know.”

However, it seems like he doesn’t like it and ends up pouting at the pick.

“When do you plan to leave?”

It seemed like Sterry was already itchy.

“I’m going right away. Be sure to bring a horse to ride this time.”

“Okay.”

This time, I jumped out of the carriage without saying anything.

“Why are you thinking so much?”

Stery, leading the horse, was staring at me with an incomprehensible expression on his face.

“Steri.”

“Yes.”

“If your spouse cheats on you for unavoidable reasons, can you understand and move on?”

“There’s no way that person who can’t take care of himself like that is my husband, and if he were, I would kill him.”

The words conveyed compressed anger.

“···I guess so?”

“Yes.”

Sterry was closely scanning the blade as it ran at a speed similar to that of a horse.

Because I ran all day.

The horse looked like it was about to die, and so did Sterry.

“Why on earth did you come here?”

“Don’t you know.”

“I know, but it wouldn’t be a good place to vent, right?”

A jewel tree is not a tree that grows jewels.

When the sap flowing from a tree meets the air, it turns into something similar to a pumpkin. It is said that the color of the pumpkin changes depending on what fertilizer is applied to it.

It is said that the pumpkin is so beautiful and inexpensive that it is called the jewel of the common people.

Stery still didn’t seem to like it.

“···This is private land. If you go in and get caught, you will most likely be accused of being a thief.”

“It won’t take.”

Steri looked arrogant and let out a loud sigh as if making people listen.

“So, are you sure this is the Jewel Tree Forest?”

“I’m sure. Everything here is a gem tree.”

The jewel tree was just an ordinary coniferous tree that could be found anywhere.

I dug up some dirt at the base of a particularly young-looking tree and buried a handful of Juul’s bone meal.

The reason I decided to come here was purely because I remembered the archbishop’s words.

─The man said that he wanted to become a jewel when he died.

The echo of those words led me here.

‘I hope you can become a jewel and be loved by people forever.’

‘I hope I can be respected by them and see the whole world with them.’

They buried Jules’ bones with the wind.

“Gong. People are coming.”

I feel it.

Two people.

My sense of smell told me that one was a child and the other was an adult.

I gently scraped the dry soil and covered it over the wet soil to avoid leaving marks.

I quickly left the forest with Steri, who looked anxious.

Now is the time to leave.

“There are many species of conifers that are difficult to distinguish from one another because their leaves are thin.”

Stand tall!

My body stopped.

“But if you look closely, the difference is clear. Now, this tree is called a thorn-foot tree, and its leaves spread out in the shape of a bird’s feet. You must remember that the jewel tree is always straight, right?”

“Yes! But didn’t they say that trees compete with their roots?”

“That’s right.”

“Then, should we cut down trees other than the jewel tree?”

“That’s right. That’s why I brought the axe.”

The child’s parents started chopping down the tree with an axe.

Also, the tree on which I buried bone meal.

puck! puck! puck!

It seems that the tree I buried the bone powder in was not a jewel tree.

‘···You may not know or be confused.’

However, I am a little angry.

Sterry was also speechless when he saw that scene.

I looked at Sterry.

Steri caught my gaze and trembled.

“Now, when you cut down a tree, you have to think about where the tree should fall so that other jewel trees don’t get hurt.”

“Then, I guess I can fall over there?”

“That’s right. Decide where you want to fall and cut off the base first. Because it has a similar shape to a hinge, it is called a hinge shaft.”

Soon the young tree broke and collapsed.

“Now, try making a blemish on the jewel as I told you before.”

The father holds out a small hatchet to his child.

The boy who received the ax started going around the forest and chopping down trees with the ax.

In the end, I had to wait there until the rich man came back laughing, and after scooping up the bone powder again, I had to bury it again at the base of the tree, which was dripping resin.

“···Sorry.”

“It may be confusing.”

‘Anyway, I was able to pick it up.’

The problem is that night eventually came.

A horse with dark eyesight can only walk on a plain path in the forest.

If I could just canter, I would set off, but not now.

“Let’s take a break today.”

I thought it was okay because it was cold, but it turned out to be swarming with mosquitoes.

So much so that I want to destroy them all with a hawk-hunting flamethrower.

We lit a fire, sat around, and lit incense to repel bugs.

“By the way, how did you hear what they were talking about?”

“I heard it, so I heard it.”

I roughly spilled it.

Even if the carriage starts running now, it will take about two days.

However, looking at Steri’s dejected attitude, I thought maybe I was being too stiff.

So I decided to give it a try at least on farmland.

“···When will the day end?”

Steri’s head turned toward me.

“Yes?! Yes?!”

“That day.”

Sterry fell a few steps away from me.

“How does the ball know that?!”

what? Those hostile eyes full of suspicion and distrust.

I wasn’t specifically aiming for it, but it just became fun.

“It seemed difficult to solve, so I was thinking of helping.”

“Mimi-mi─ Are you crazy?!!”

A variety of emotions and delusions are exploding in Steri’s eyes.

“I have figured out where the river is.”

“What, what…”

“The idea is not to attach any special meaning to the act, but to resolve each other’s desires.”

Steri’s eyes widen.

‘cute.’

The mischievousness and sadism were intense.

I lightly burned the steri.

“···Sterri.”

Slurp-

Steri, who had fallen, looked up at me with wide, round eyes.

“···If your spouse cheats on you due to unavoidable circumstances, can you understand and move on?”

Steri’s eyes widened.

He gently stroked Steri’s face.

Even though she was shaking, she couldn’t resist my touch.

“Do you still think that a cheating husband should be killed?”

Regret.Regret.Regret.Regret.Regret.Regret.Regret.Regret.Regret.Regret.

The eyes are full of only regret.

“Well, isn’t the ball my husband?”

“···Keuheuk-! Hehehehe―──!”

The anxious feelings are clearly visible.

It was so hilarious that I couldn’t hold back my laughter.

Steri felt a sense of collapse at my laughter.

I feel sorry.

‘How can I bear this?’

I think I understand why Dantalian likes Ain.

The weight of the world becomes lighter in an instant.

As Lexi said, the world was full of beatings.

‘After all, living a rigid life doesn’t help at all.’

The world is not about living, but about enjoying.

He hugged the disappointed-looking Steri and placed his mouth next to her ear.

“Please answer honestly. My wife likes things like this.”

He was the one who watched me having an affair with a nobleman right under his nose.

Even if he was doing something like this, he would be jealous and just watch.

“Ha, but my fingernails are also sharp…”

“You can just shave it off.”

“Uh no, so…!”

“Do you not like it?”

“No, I don’t hate it, but the smell goes away…!”

“Didn’t you say you found the river?”

“······.”

Steri, who was falling down with a bright red face, looks up at me.

It’s as if he’s serious.

I took a step forward and took off my clothes.

I took off my clothes after receiving tacit permission from the look in Steri’s eyes, but Sterry seemed to think that I had received tacit permission from my actions.

Sterry began clipping his nails with a machete that was tied to his waist.

Very urgently.

widely-! widely-! widely-!

“It hurts. Take your time.”

Because there is a lot of time anyway.