episode_0421

Anne was leaning against the wall of the administrative office, listening to everything.

I pretended not to notice and walked out to the trainee dormitory, and Anne didn’t particularly follow me.

I sobbed again and left somewhere.

But you shouldn’t console them.

“Dwin.”

“Yes.”

“···I will try my best.”

“I’m warning you, don’t do anything.”

Because if that happens, I won’t stay still.

“I made a mistake just now. It wasn’t intentional though. I did it because I was so angry and resentful. Even though the results haven’t even come out, you’re treating people like criminals because it’s a fait accompli, right?”

“Doubt is the freedom of the person who does it.”

Because these are people I will never see again anyway.

It’s not those people who decide my promotion, it’s the people higher up.

“It’s okay. All you have to do is get investigated and prove that you are not involved.”

“I know.”

Isabel swallowed the words she was about to say, then opened her eyes wide and wrinkled her brows.

“I’m trying to help Dewin. Do you still think I’m going to betray you?”

“You are the only one who still keeps that in mind.”

Things went terribly wrong.

Strictly speaking, no one can specify my relationship with Shir.

However, this world is a place where psychological evidence is as strong as physical evidence.

Isabel gave me a look with a stern, downcast look, asking me to reconsider.

“Go to work.”

‘Finally, I should at least prepare some food and leave.’

Fuck the probation order.

* * * * * *

There is no time to age the meat.

I hunted a rabbit with white meat overall.

I dug up all the ingredients from the mountains that I had learned while wandering the southern part of the country, and made boiled rabbit meat…

“Spread out and search!”

Anyway, the surroundings were a mess from earlier.

People are running and panicking.

What on earth happened?

“Dwin─!!!”

It was Amilla who called me.

“What’s wrong?”

I don’t know where it came from, but judging from the way it was panting, it seemed like it had run quite a distance.

After catching her breath for some time, Amilla raised her head and looked at me.

“I need you! Right now!”

“I was ordered to be placed on probation.”

“That’s not important!”

Amilla’s eyes were full of fear.

“···The body is gone!”

He probably didn’t die in the first place.

Apparently, they taught him how to identify corpses.

‘They say a living person can never pretend to be dead.’

“That means he wasn’t dead. He pretended to be dead and went into hiding! This is the same as Laquilo. This is Immortal hiding, right?!”

“I don’t know.”

“You’ve already defeated an immortal before!”

The look in his eyes was asking for help, but he couldn’t.

I hated immortals, but that was about immortals exploiting sacred blood.

It wasn’t even that he hated Shir’s subordinates.

“Come on!”

“No.”

I had to be careful.

There is nothing good about being more noticeable here.

“And don’t speak loudly. You didn’t forget your promise to the general commander, right?”

“Ha, but…!”

“Be careful, and operate the search team with a combination of misdirections. No one should ever move below five.”

It looks like someone is coming to eat the boiled rabbit stew.

I prepared two bowls and sat down on the chair.

Amilla looked at me with a wide expression on her face, and then she turned around and stood back.

“···I’ll tell your leader.”

“Do your best. Keep the secret.”

I scooped up a bowl of boiled rice and placed it on the rustic outdoor table.

Amilla stared at me and ran towards the 3rd scouting party.

I put boiled rabbit on the table on the other side and took out one for myself.

There are still twelve, so it’ll be okay, right?

“Don’t just stand around like that, sit down and have a bowl.”

I wondered if Shir had crossed over, but that didn’t seem to be the case.

The thing in front of me was none other than a transparent basilisk.

“The White Wolf told me to bring him here as politely as possible. I hope you follow me without resisting.”

“That’s because I don’t know if the seasoning is right. You can’t see it anyway, so why don’t you leisurely grab a bowl?”

“You can taste the food with your own mouth.”

“What is important about my taste? It’s food I made to give to others.”

“······.”

The rabbit meat was gently torn and stretched.

It was a good decision to boil it down thoroughly considering rigor mortis.

Wood clatter!

Over there, they eat cooked meat, even the bones.

It was like watching something being put into an invisibility cloak.

When you see the rabbit meat and bones being crushed in the rarely opened mouth, it feels like a transparent grinder.

“···What on earth is this mushy thing?”

“It’s rabbit meat.”

“Are you giving it to the elderly to make it easier for them to chew? Your sincerity is commendable.”

I snorted at the very refreshing opinion.

Basilisks are people who eat raw meat their entire lives.

I should have asked the person who asked.

“Ha…Please tell the white wolf. I would say that my future was completely shattered to the point where I was amazed.”

“You can do it.”

“I’m not going.”

As I chew on the rabbit’s hind legs, something transparent approaches me.

I couldn’t see it, but I felt it.

“···I’m in a bad mood right now. If you put even one finger on me, I won’t let it go. Please finish whatever you poured and leave quietly.”

“A mere human kills a basilisk?”

“You probably know who I am.”

I tore off the rabbit’s leg and examined the transparent basilisk.

‘Not Pera Ku.’

The Basilisk’s wandering mind can be felt up to this point.

Eventually, when that feeling became closer to duty, my headache started to hurt.

“Don’t even dream. There is no third warning.”

The guy stops.

I took out the air gun that had not yet been deflated from my waist.

“Is that so? A stick that shoots lightning.”

“Good to know.”

Contrary to the sound of the words, the basilisk’s head was spinning tightly.

While tearing off the remaining leg, I carefully examined the creature.

Eventually, when he realized that there was nothing he could do, he aimed the air rifle at his neck one beat faster.

Taaang!!!!

Spray blood was scattered as if a spray had been sprayed.

The Basilisk’s hiding is broken and it falls backwards.

“···Didn’t I warn you.”

four hands.

Lamia’s two-thirds-long tail and the nape of its neck spread out like a cobra.

Two swords and two bows are tied to his waist.

Where did they loot it?

” Hey, if you have a lot of hands, does that mean you have to carry that many weapons?”

“Krrr ───?!”

“You either recover and leave before anyone else comes, or you fail to do so and get caught. It’s up to you.”

Since the power has not been sealed, you will be able to get up soon.

I paid my attention to the basilisk and started eating again.

Humans can’t just shoot things like this or cut them up like meat, but it’s really convenient that you don’t have to restrain yourself when dealing with immortals.

Should I say that my hands become toxic?

“···Is it difficult to recover?”

I ate leisurely, and the basilisk did not escape in the end.

“Hee Iik!”

“What on earth is that?!”

Those who saw the Basilisk for the first time cursed and screamed in disgust, as if the Basilisk was an immortal sacrifice.

I was quite surprised when I first saw it too.

“···I think it was wrong for you to run away.”

And thanks to this trash, my position will become even narrower.

I thought he would run away, but…

“Please rot in prison and get out.”

Even if you leave me alone to escape alive, I can’t escape.

He was a ridiculous guy.

“Don’t look at me like it’s unfair. Because I feel dirty.”

Taaang!!! Taaaang!!! bang!! bang!

“Kuh?! Ugh?! You… how dare you…?!”

They fired shots all over the spine until the air was empty.

‘You idiot.’

After kicking the face of the guy who was looking at me like he was going to kill me, I got up from my seat, carrying the rabbit stew on my back.

I fled to a hidden place, but it was natural that someone would come looking for me.

However, I didn’t know it was Baek In-jang.

“Do you not know what restraint means?”

I didn’t even know my first words would be like this.

“I was just sitting on a chair in front of the accommodation. In other words, I think it’s very fortunate that no blood splattered inside the building.”

When I answered roughly, the white man’s face frowned like a crushed can.

“Why are you doing that? Didn’t you close the case unusually quickly?”

“Chief Vice President! What kind of attitude is that?!”

It’s annoying.

I’m not so sick of being scared by someone forcefully yelling at me.

But this kind of yelling sounds like the scream of a dying animal and gets on my nerves.

It’s like they’re testing my aggression.

Could it be that Baek In-jang is mentally ill?

“What on earth are you dissatisfied with? Chief Baek is not the one making the ruling, so should I accept this attitude of treating people as if they are criminals?”

“Are you saying that?! Wasn’t that the situation?!”

“If suspicion is natural and you have the right to exercise it, the other party also has the right to refute and defend. What context is needed there?”

I stared at Baek In-jang.

The relationship between the Baekinjang and the Deputy Baekinjang is truly ambiguous to explain in words. I clearly have a higher command within the unit, but my rank is higher.

This is true even though I have only been in the military for 6 months.

So, if mutual respect has been broken, there is nothing to say even if you treat them like shit.

“Isn’t it so obvious?”

As Baek In-jang looked at a foolish person, deep wrinkles appeared between Baek In-jang’s eyebrows.

Deep inside, I wanted to build up my pride and continue the argument, but I don’t think that’s the type of person I am.

It’s such a shame.

“Let’s stop now. I have to go eat.”

It’s exactly six o’clock.

I got up from the bed, leaving behind Chief Baek, who was rolling his eyes in shock, and walked out to the restaurant.

* * * * * *

“···You did that?”

“Yes.”

Is it like a little bit of luck on the last day?

Fortunately, none of the six were on duty today.

“It’s absurd, isn’t that really heterosexual?”

“Honestly, I’m a little scared too. So I’m planning to get discharged early.”

He trembled and snorted.

“You’re a coward. You can just send it to me for something you do with your girlfriend, right?”

Susan laughs slyly and says scary things.

“Don’t be crazy.”

How hard is Hosott to deal with?

“You don’t know much about Hosott?”

Every person has defense mechanisms and aggression.

In the case of humans, physically strong men attempt direct assault, while physically weak women indirectly attempt social attacks such as backbiting.

Therefore, there are some people who think that women are docile because they do not use direct violence, but you are welcome.

“Have you ever seen a woman kill a man?”

“No.”

“I saw it.”

Hosot is a matriarchal society, and women are physically superior to men.

Is it possible that these people don’t have a masculine side?

“···I don’t have the desire to die yet.”

“Hey! Not all Hosotts are like that!”

Amilla was looking at me with a slightly stiff face.

“Of course it is. But doesn’t the white wolf seem like that?”

Susan smirked and tore off the rabbit’s leg and ate it.

“But, do people who are on probation usually hunt?”

“I’m the victim, but you’re acting like shit, right? There’s no mutual respect, but my temper gets so bad that I can’t stay still.”

Jean let out something similar to a laugh.

“If your patience runs out, just how crazy do you have to make people go? Is Baekjang the same person as Laquilo?”

When he didn’t say anything, it was Isabelle who opened her mouth instead, as if taking over.

“He’s a bad person. They arbitrarily suspected Dewin.”

“But it’s questionable.”

Coober answered Isabelle and looked at me intently.

But what was hidden in those eyes was not a question.

Regardless of whether it’s true or not, they just want me to make an excuse.

“So we had another fight on the way back. I’m already curious about what Chief Baek In-jang’s face will look like if he finds out I’m not guilty.”

“Still, it is dangerous, so you may end up in the rear, such as the supply unit.”

Kailish glanced this way as he neatly peeled off the rabbit flesh.

It’s just a look in their eyes that says it doesn’t matter if I mess up, so please come.

Is supply corps work that difficult?

“What is the supply unit like?”

“Don’t even talk. All kinds of troops are flattering me! What about mosquitoes?!”

Are you having a hard time because of mosquitoes?

then···.

“Want me to tell you how to make a mosquito trap?”

“Mosquito trap?”

“Recite it.”

Susan also shows interest.

“Make a fish trap-type trap, mix sugar with water in a 1:4 ratio, and add a flower to it.”

“Why?”

“The yeast in the flower will eat the sugar and turn the sugar water into alcohol. At the same time, some air is released, and the mosquitoes think it is a person and rush at it, then fall into the water and die.”

Basilisk traps are also made this way.

Because it tracks carbon dioxide.

Because Yunaline’s relationship with Neutral Ain wasn’t that good.

“If you don’t make it in a trap style, all the mosquitoes that get in will escape?”

“I’ll give it a try.”

Some full-bodied sea waters are also attracted to carbon dioxide, but only beyond the Rhine.

Sherry, who had been eating dinner alone for nearly a week, was thinking about dying.

“Jean. Please do something with him. If I do that, I will commit suicide.”

“Still, we are getting closer little by little. I think I can call you here soon.”

I feel irritated like a child who heard his parents nag.

···When I think about leaving tonight, I feel a new emotion even though I have seen this face every single day for half a year.

This is what they looked like.

“Rabbit, there are still six more left. Eat all of this and go.”

A rabbit was brought out one by one and placed on the large plates of Coober and Amilla.