110 – Food Chain (2)
I heard out of the blue that Ellie was going along, so I heard more details about the situation.
For non-combat jobs like Ellie, the supply of materials such as herbs and leather is very important.
Originally, they would have only looked around the outskirts, which were considered safe, and provided their own supplies, but now even the outskirts are dangerous.
Accordingly, combat workers have changed to participate when they go to investigate or subdue monsters.
For Ellie, who collects various medicinal herbs, it was a relief.
“Hello! My name is Ellie from the Herbal Medicine Department! Please take care of me!”
The next day after that. I introduced Ellie to the team that would enter the forest together.
A friendly yet bright greeting. Above all else, she had a pretty beauty, so my first impression of her was bound to be good.
“Nice to meet you. My name is Grace Aria del Berce of the Duke of Berce.”
“This is Lee Yeon-ju…”
Grace and Lee Yeon-ju also gave greetings that suited their individual personalities. But their gaze wavered little by little.
I was keeping my gaze fixed on the face as much as possible, but sometimes it seemed to move downward.
Ellie’s abundant heart is not easy to see. Regardless of man or woman, you can’t help but stare at her.
“You guys are on the same team as Sivar, right? I’ll try not to hold you back! But I know herbs well, so you don’t have to worry!”
Meanwhile, Ellie has brightened the mood of her team with her unique bright personality.
Grace also smiled with satisfaction, as if she liked her bright personality.
It was inevitable that his gaze would look down from time to time, but like a noble, he seemed to be holding it in as best as he could.
“Mr. Ellie, she seems to know a lot about herbs. She seems to be a commoner. Can I ask where she is from?”
“Even if I tell you, she wouldn’t know. Does she know that it’s Baton To Village?”
“Hmm… I’m not sure if it’s because I don’t have enough insight.”
“You can think of it as the countryside of the countryside.”
As expected, women become friends quickly. I looked at the two people who had already started talking.
Grace is difficult to get close to because of her noble, overbearing aura and impression.
But thanks to Ellie’s optimistic personality, she was able to turn her horse around earlier than expected.
“Grace, her eyes are really nice. She’s as pretty as a cat.”
“Yes, yes? My eyes?”
“Yes. I think I’m pretty?”
Moreover, he even praised Grace’s eyes. Grace made a dazed expression as she rolled her eyes at his compliment.
If it’s fierce, it’s called fierce, but it’s hard to say that it’s cool or pretty.
But Ellie seemed to like her. It’s not that she has a distorted view of aesthetics, it’s just her taste.
“Thank you. Ellie, you too…”
Grace stopped talking and lowered her gaze. She seems to know roughly where she is looking.
Afterwards, she looked as if she was suppressing the words that were welling up in her throat, and she finally managed to continue her words.
“······Your eyes are really pretty. This is my first time seeing eyes that shine like gold.”
“hehehe. Thank you.”
I really like how they compliment each other. I am fortunate to have only good people around me.
Ellie later asked about Lee Yeon-ju’s origins. Naturally, Lee Yeon-ju revealed the name of the region, not the Hwan Empire.
Ellie didn’t pay much attention to this part, so she skipped over it without much thought. Instead, she showed a different side.
“Excuse me for meeting you for the first time, but can I give you a hug?”
“Yes…?”
Was Lee Yeon-ju, with her small body and cute appearance, cute? Ellie asked if she could hug Lee Yeon-ju.
Lee Yeon-ju was taken aback by the unexpected question, and Ellie smiled shyly, probably realizing it was rude.
“Of course that won’t work, right? I’m sorry.”
“Gwae, it’s okay… Here!”
Lee Yeonju was embarrassed and spread her arms wide. She doesn’t think that’s acting, it seems like she’s serious.
Ellie didn’t want to miss this opportunity, so she gently hugged Lee Yeon-ju. Ellie’s height is average, but she is small for Lee Yeon-joo, so she was captured.
“Afterwards…”
Lee Yeon-joo exclaims in admiration for her soft and fluffy motherhood. It looks like all the worries in the world have disappeared.
I know that feeling too. The slightest bit of caution must have completely subsided.
The two hugged each other for a while and then slowly fell apart. Both of them look satisfied.
“It wasn’t uncomfortable, right?”
“It was very comfortable…”
They fall one by one like this. I don’t really know myself.
“Would you like to hug Sivar too?”
“Yes.”
Ellie’s broad tolerance is that she suffers things even though she knows about it. I immediately accepted her offer and gently hugged her.
Although I was standing up and couldn’t put my face into her breasts, just feeling the touch was satisfying enough.
I’ll have to ask you later when I sit down and rest. In fact, I felt at peace as it was the first time I felt this in a long time.
‘It was a bit awkward to ask Rize.’
What can I say about Rize? She was reluctant to ask for this.
I don’t know why. Is it because of the title of Kwon Seong-nyeo, or is it for some other reason?
The same goes for other people. There is no one who can be pampered as comfortably as Ellie.
“Okay, that’s it for today. Now, we have to go into the forest, so let’s leave.”
“··· ···”
I wanted to hug you a little more. Even though I listened to her words obediently, I could not hide my disappointed expression.
Ellie thought I was cute, so she smiled brightly and pinched her cheek. Kara and I don’t know why everyone is pinching my cheek.
“Once everyone is gathered, pay attention! As I said yesterday, today we will mainly be doing reconnaissance! Please refrain from going inside without instructions from your guardian as much as possible! The two students who were appointed as guardians yesterday will be given special compasses just in case. !”
At the entrance to the forest, students were crowded together as if they were on a picnic. He came wearing his personal clothes, not his school uniform.
In addition, everyone was carrying weapons, perhaps because of information that monsters were active. This is the same for me too.
It feels strange to hold Ragnarok for the first time in a long time. I haven’t had to use this for a while.
“Ellie is here too? I heard she has some non-combat positions.”
After receiving the special compass, Kara came towards us. She seemed unsurprised by Ellie’s presence.
It seems that Kara’s team also includes non-combat personnel. Or maybe you already heard the news.
Ellie greeted Kara warmly with her characteristic bright smile.
“Hello. Kara. How has she been?”
“It’s been a week since we met. Did you do well on the midterm exam?”
“I’m not sure. I wrote everything down, but the results didn’t come out. For non-combat positions, it was a bit slow because it focused on theory.”
“Really? You must have played well. Let’s go first.”
“Yes. Take care of yourself.”
Kara only gave a brief hello and entered the forest with her team. I quietly watched her back.
She didn’t know much until now, but Kara is tall. She is taller than most male students.
Even now, looking at her standing tall alone, I could see how tall she was.
“Where is Luna? Did she go first?”
“I guess that’s probably because the first group went first. Let’s go in quickly, too.”
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Unfortunately, I couldn’t meet Luna. You’ll probably find her if you wander around the forest anyway.
I entrusted the special compass to Ellie. It’s good that Ellie has something like this.
‘Shall we look for traces of Porori first?’
Porori is said to be in estrus. I don’t know where that guy is or what he’s doing right now.
Originally, animals become very temperamental when they are in heat. Even beings that were prey are rushing towards predators.
Even though Porori evolved into a spirit beast, its animal-specific instincts would not have disappeared. Aren’t even humans like that right now?
‘I am surprisingly calm.’
I lived like an animal and entered civilization, but my desires did not arise easily. However, this does not mean that he is completely disabled.
Not only did I work hard setting up my tent every morning, but I also had enough interest. It’s just because I have a lot of patience.
I don’t know how long this patience will last, but I have to endure it as much as possible. If things don’t work out, I’ll solve it on my own.
“So, Mr. Ellie. How did you become connected with Mr. Sivar?”
“Me and Luna were the first to discover Sivar. Do you know Mankey? A large monster that looks like a gorilla.”
“I know. It’s a monster that even a skilled knight can’t handle.”
It was around this time that I was looking to see if there were any notable traces. In the back, Ellie and Grace began chatting with each other.
It seems that Grace was curious because I seemed to be in a relationship with Ellie. She was friendly from the beginning, so she deserves it.
“Actually, I was almost killed by Mankey. I entered deep into the depths to find high-quality herbs and almost got angry.”
“Then at that time Mr. Sivar…”
“Yes. Sivar saved me right before Mankey’s hand hit me. It was really like a prince from a fairy tale.”
At the time, he must have been far from a prince because he was only wearing a piece of clothing. Still, I’m glad you remember me fondly.
“Just thinking about that time makes me feel dizzy. It’s because of Shivar that I’m alive now, so my life is like Shivar’s.”
“······Is that so true? To the extent of entrusting your life to it?”
“Of course. Isn’t this what I was taught? If you owe your life to that person, use that life for that person. My parents taught me that.”
Isn’t that too extreme? I was so embarrassed that I couldn’t speak.
The Earth is the same, but especially in this world, home education is very important. There is no such thing as internet, so society is very cramped.
As society is cramped, it is easy to get caught up in strange fields, and there are some people like Ellie who seem ordinary but have extreme minds.
‘Because Eli also thinks of violence as a means.’
You can use violence against criminals. Ellie also agreed without denying this.
People themselves are good. It’s just that there are many things that can’t be helped because the times are the same.
“I see. Then should I also offer up my virginity to Mr. Sivar?”
“Yes? What do you mean?”
“Actually… There was an incident recently that almost put my chastity in danger. Luckily, Mr. Sivar helped me get out of the crisis.”
The problem was that Grace was not easy either. Grace brought up a recent incident herself.
The trauma must have been severe, but it was a common theme(?), So I spoke calmly. Everyone who hears it is surprised.
“If you follow what Eli said, shouldn’t I also offer up my virginity to Sivar?”
However, it seems to have been a kind of eye-level education. It’s far from what I expected.
But there is something that even Grace did not expect.
“You weren’t going to offer it up?”
“Yes?”
“It seems like you’re ready to give at any time as long as you listen to my words… Don’t you think?”
Ellie seems to have sense, but she doesn’t. That may also be due to his unique optimistic personality.
What’s more difficult is not even the so-called feeding act. Ellie was genuinely curious and asked the question.
“I can’t say no… But we need to be ready for this…!”
“Ready? Ready for what?”
“Well, there’s something like that! This isn’t what’s important right now, so let’s move on!”
In the end, Grace raised the white flag. Even for her, this part would have been difficult to explain.
“I’m dizzy…”
Lee Yeon-ju, who was quietly following behind, muttered softly. She also seems to be confused by this situation.
How long did I walk in such a dizzy situation? As she went along, collecting herbs, she was able to find traces.
“This…”
“It’s a game.”
She discovered a corpse that appeared to have been dead for some time. A humanoid monster with a hyena’s head.
Forests, grasslands, mountain ranges, etc. It is one of the monsters that can be found everywhere. I also killed quite a few people while I was in the forest.
However, it is not an entity that lives in the outskirts. It seemed like he was the one who lost the competition and was pushed to the outskirts.
‘But why is there only one?’
Gnolls are individuals that live in groups like other monsters. It’s a little strange that there’s only one.
As I was about to check further, I discovered something strange.
“Why is there only a burn mark on the lower body?”
“That’s right. I don’t think it was burned…”
Only the hair on the lower body was completely blackened. Other places seemed fine at least.
The lower part of his body was so badly burned that he seemed to have died from the impact.
‘But this…Isn’t it burned?’
It is not a sign of being burned, but more of a sign of being struck by lightning. I was able to tell them apart because I had been struck by lightning recently.
Then why did I only get electrocuted by lightning on the lower half of my body? I peered through the branches to get a closer look.
After a while, I was able to notice a ‘trace’ mixed with bright red blood.
‘······This bastard?’
I wasn’t sure yet. More detailed evidence is needed.
After searching for traces several more times, I realized one thing.
“A cleanly dead monster and a monster with only the lower half of its body burned… What does this mean?”
“Well, I’m fine too…”
He said he was in severe estrus.
Luckily, they only target things with fur.
wait, did porori just