114 – Butcher (3)
A scholar said: The beginning of civilization is a leg bone that was broken and reattached.
It is usually very difficult to survive if a leg bone is broken in the wild. That’s why most things are thrown away.
No matter how much a wild animal loves its cubs, it will mercilessly kick them out if they are unable to walk or if they judge that there is no hope for them. It is wild cruelty.
On the other hand, civilization is different. Even if their leg bones are broken, they protect themselves somehow, and this serves as a driving force, making their unity even stronger.
In that sense, it was the law of nature that I euthanized the Usk cub. A cub living without its mother in the wild is hopeless.
Even if he somehow grows up, he may have hatred towards humans since I killed his mother.
Usk is a monster that is difficult for academy students to handle, so it is better to prevent it in advance.
“······Shivar’s actions are right. You may think it is cruel, but it is better to prevent danger in advance.”
Sarah, who was embarrassed by my behavior, also belatedly defended me. Since she is from Frozen, she must know something about the wild.
Students still don’t understand the explanation. At least Luna seems to understand a little bit.
The reason why beasts and monsters are dangerous is the same. This is because the probability of causing harm to humans is very high.
Even if they are herbivores, you cannot be at ease. Even a large dog can kill a person.
In such cases, the rule is to kill without asking questions. Even if it is a beloved pet dog.
“If Usk grows, it will cause great damage to the Academy. Moreover, since it is a single entity, it has no future.”
“Still, it’s too much…”
“Where do you plan to send it back? Even if you go inside the grassland where Usk lives, it will take more than a week.”
“··· ···”
The students did not say anything more to Sarah’s counterargument. The shock of killing the baby must have been quite severe.
Wow, the baby Usk has a cute appearance, unlike the adult. In the first place, most pups are like that.
‘Isn’t it said that the reason cubs are cute is so they don’t get attacked?’
I too have saved someone’s life a few times in the past. But that bastard grew up and stabbed me in the back.
After that, no matter how small the cub was, they were never saved. It’s not for nothing that people say they raised tiger cubs.
“First of all, what’s urgent right now is dealing with Usk. Sivar.”
“?”
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“Could you possibly drag that body back? It looks like he’s very strong.”
Sarah pointed to Mother Usk, whose head had been crushed. A baby Usk is lying side by side next to the mother Usk.
I understand that Usk weighs in tons, just like it looks. You can lift it using magic power, but it’s too cumbersome.
As long as there is a suitable rope, it can be dragged anywhere. I slowly looked around Usk and asked Sara.
“I need a rope.”
“Um, I understand. Just wait a moment.”
After hearing what I said, Sarah started talking into the communicator that was installed like a wristwatch.
That communication device was originally given to each guardian, but Grace took it for me.
Also, there is a function installed to give directions to each person, so it won’t be long before everyone gathers here.
“Wow. You caught Usk by yourself? It must be very difficult to catch this, right?”
“The blade tusk is also broken. How strong is it?”
It wasn’t long before people began to gather one after another. Everyone was whispering as they looked at the elephant-sized corpse of Usk.
You can see the value of Usk by seeing that even professors were impressed. In other words, the balance of the forest is shaking like crazy.
“Shivar! What if you suddenly run out alone? I was worried!”
“I’m sorry.”
I was scolded by Ellie while the professors were identifying the Usk body. This was something I couldn’t make excuses for.
I couldn’t help but run after hearing Usk’s roar, but it was my fault for leaving the rest unattended.
No matter how much Grace and Lee Yeon-joo protect them, there is no answer when a monster like Usk comes out.
“Are you hurt anywhere? Open your hands.”
“··· ···”
“Huh? Why don’t you open it?”
You would know right away that you were injured because there was blood on it. Then, the nagging will probably continue.
I kept my hands hidden as much as possible and did not listen to Ellie. The more Ellie said, the angrier she looked.
Even if she makes an angry expression, her appearance is cute. To be honest, it’s not that he’s angry, it’s just a pouty expression.
“Just leave it alone. Even if you get hurt, you recover quickly anyway. It would be strange if you caught a monster that size and didn’t get hurt.”
Fortunately, the savior came at the right time. It was Kara who naturally walked shoulder to shoulder with me.
Ellie frowned slightly at Kara’s rough skinship, but then she let out a sigh.
“······Still, I don’t feel very good about Sivar getting hurt. Do you want Sivar to get hurt?”
“I don’t like getting hurt. But since I’m a combat worker, I have to endure it to some extent. This is everyday life for combat workers.”
“That’s right. That’s right.”
What Kara said is absolutely right. I agreed with her explanation.
As long as you are a combat worker, getting hurt is routine and basic. This is the same as force majeure.
Ellie seemed to have nothing to say about this either, looking at Kara with her pointed eyes and sighing.
“Ha… Okay. Instead, from next time onwards, no matter what happens, you can’t just rush out. Understood?”
“Yes.”
“Okay. Now let’s apologize to Grace and Lee Yeon-ju.”
Ellie smiled and gently held my hand, as if asking when she got angry.
She seemed to be going to take Grace and Lee Yeon-ju.
“Student Kara! Can you help me for a moment?”
At that moment, Marlboro called Kara. Kara also loosened her grip on her shoulders and walked towards Marlboro.
Soon, I quietly followed Ellie while holding her hand. It’s my fault for neglecting it, so I plan to apologize.
“Ah. It’s here. I brought Sivar with me.”
“Mr. Sivar? You are well aware of what Mr. Sivar did, right?”
“Yes.”
“I’ll look after you this time. Instead, next time, you have to explain the reason and leave. Mr. Sivar is my ‘escort’.”
Grace especially emphasizes escort. Ellie, too, seemed to have felt it and made a subtle expression.
Grace glanced at me with his arms crossed and suggested with a cautious look.
“Oh, I think it would be better to teach separately at this time. Do you have any free time?”
“Um… I don’t know?”
“Then it wouldn’t be a bad idea for me to make a separate schedule. I’ll adjust it soon.”
Grace began to adjust my schedule like water. As long as it doesn’t harm my personal time.
It is not a bad idea to adjust it this way. After all the work is done, it’s all free time.
Grace probably knows this too, so she won’t waste your time.
“Instead, you must not leave my side during that time. Even if something happens like today. Do you understand?”
“Was the escort really that heartless?”
Following Grace’s explanation, Ellie expressed her doubts. In some ways, it can be said to be too heartless.
But that’s the nature of escorting. A position that awaits you with terrible responsibility if you fail to protect the target.
If the guard dies while doing something else, the responsibility becomes even heavier.
“Originally, that’s true. However, you don’t know where Sivar will end up, right? You can think of it as improving your judgment.”
“Aha. Thank goodness.”
Who do you know as a time bomb? It’s my karma, but I feel a little sad.
“How to protect…”
It was while I was grumbling inside. Lee Yeon-ju, who was quietly watching from behind, muttered softly.
It seemed like he was muttering so that no one else could hear, but I could hear it all. I looked at her at this.
Then Lee Yeon-ju made eye contact with me. She erased her serious expression and faced me with her characteristic goofy face.
‘Now that I think about it, when did the Hwan Empire transfer student arrive?’
I only know that it comes during the semester, but I can’t remember when it comes.
Maybe it can come after the final exams are over. It doesn’t matter.
I gently shook Lee Yeon-ju’s hand. Then Lee Yeon-ju smiled awkwardly and shook her hand.
“Student Sivar! Please come here for a moment!”
At that time, Marlboro called me in a loud voice. It looks like preparations have been roughly completed.
I was about to take a step when I heard the sound. This is to ask Grace’s permission.
Grace smiled in satisfaction when I asked for permission. Then he opened his mouth in a happy voice.
“You don’t need to ask permission for this. Still, since you did a good job, I’ll buy you a cake later.”
“Oh.”
I only got permission, but I got the cake. Look at this crazy cost-effectiveness.
I praised Grace in my heart as she walked toward Marlboro. Marlboro is near the corpse of Usk.
Soon, I headed toward the Usk corpse and saw the mother Usk and baby Usk tied tightly with rope.
Like I said to Sarah earlier, it appears to have been tied with a rope to make it easy to drag.
“Originally, it would have been better to dismantle it, but it is too dangerous here. Can you help us pull it together? We are planning to bring other professors with us as well.”
“Umm…”
I looked at Usk tied up in the rope and lowered my head. There is a rope on the ground to drag it.
I think I just need to drag this along. Without delay, the rope was pulled.
Sussssseu-
Although it is a bit heavy, I think it can be easily done by oneself. I nodded and said to Marlboro.
“Alone.”
“What?”
“I can do it alone.”
“··· ···”
When I told him that he could carry it alone, Marlboro was momentarily embarrassed. Next, I looked at Usk, which was the size of an elephant.
Is this what you are worrying about as you stroke your chin? It seems like there is a question.
“No. Let’s drag him along. It doesn’t look good.”
“Okay. No, okay.”
“hahahaha.”
Malboro laughs brightly when he sees me change from speaking informally to speaking politely. He patted my head lightly.
From then on, it was decided that strong people, such as Marlboro and Kara, would each pull the rope.
Honestly, I could pull it by myself, but as Marlboro said, it would look strange.
“This is my first time seeing Usk. Can I eat this?”
Kara, pulling the rope right next to me, asked me a question. I heard the question and shrugged her shoulders.
Usk meat is delicious only in the Soul World. Did you say that the juices gush out and the meat melts gently?
This is true even when someone without slaughtering skills cuts the meat roughly and roasts it.
“For your information, Sivar defeated Usk alone, so he will have full authority. This means he can do whatever he wants.”
These are the words of Marlboro, who was pulling the rope together. It seemed like he was worried that someone might intercept Usk.
Usk is a top-tier monster both as an equipment material and as a cooking material. As I mentioned before, it is at a level where it has to be put up for auction.
“I think it would be good for a Kara student to help me with this. Have you ever participated in an auction?”
“Is there an auction house at the academy?”
“Of course. It’s held every weekend, so it’s not a bad idea to participate once. Above all, if word spreads, many people will approach Sivar first.”
It has to be that way. In particular, there will be quite a few people trying to commit fraud.
Because in their eyes, I was very good prey. You can eat Usk for a very cheap price.
“I heard that the Tatar people are sensitive to calculating money. I’ll leave this job to you.”
“Um… Okay, I guess I’ll have to check what the market price is in Usk this week. How do I collect taxes?”
I can’t understand anything. I think the auction should be left entirely to Kara.
Anyway, by chatting like this, I was able to reach the safe zone before I knew it.
As soon as they reached the safe zone, the patrolling guard was surprised to see Usk’s body.
Now all that’s left is to report on Usk and do some simple disassembly work.
“How should I dispose of this blade-like tusk? It’s broken in half, so I don’t think it has any ornamental value.”
“We should send it to the blacksmith. Let’s ask Sivar first.”
The blade tusk that I broke in half first. I decided in advance where I would use this.
I looked around at the blade-like tusk that looked like it would cut me just by looking at it. It’s to find Luna.
‘No. Then, will my temper become too severe?’
I feel like giving it to Luna as a gift. Weapons made with bladed tusks were at least S.
But if that happens, the tendency to rely on items will become stronger. For Luna now, her personal growth is more important.
‘You can make better weapons later.’
For better performance, it should be left to a place other than the academy. But she is sufficient as a blacksmith at the academy.
So, there is only one place that can be used right now. I said to Kara, who was wiping the sweat from her forehead.
“Kara.”
“Huh? Why?”
She wiped the sweat off her top as she was pretty tired. Thanks to this, her strong abs were fully exposed.
I briefly glanced at those abs and then looked straight at Kara’s face.
“This.”
“······Why is this?”
“Kara wrote it.”
“What?”
Kara was shocked when he held out his huge bladed tusk and told her to use it. Other people also reacted quite surprised.
I can understand that reaction because it is a monster that I personally defeated. You’d be surprised if they asked me to use such a monster without any price.
How embarrassed the parties involved must be. When Kara told me I was receiving it without any compensation, she opened her mouth in an embarrassed voice.
“Huh… Sivar? I guess it’s because you don’t know much, but this is very expensive. You can make good weapons with it.”
“It’s okay.”
“It’s because I’m not okay. No matter what…”
“You don’t like it?”
This makes me feel sad. I pouted Kara’s lips upward when she vehemently refused.
Kara is even more embarrassed by the change in my expression. I guess he didn’t expect me to react like this.
“Take it. My gift.”
“A gift?”
“Yes.”
“······Foot.”
When I said it was a gift, Kara smiled weakly. Then she received the bladed tusk from me.
Cow!
“A billion!”
But it seemed to be heavier than expected and fell straight down. The unique scream is a bonus.
Kara carefully lifted her bladed tusk. Looking at the expression, it seems to be quite heavy.
“Thank you. I’ll appreciate it. Can I make your own weapon with this?”
“I’m there?”
“It originally belonged to my father. I’ll have to return it later. I’ll have it engraved as well.”
Then, can you become a dual-axe warrior? It is a combination full of romance.
It was a time when a heart-warming scene was being created between them.
‘It’s strange. I think Sibar student gets along better with Kara student…’
‘Could it be that Luna and the student have already become estranged from each other?’
‘Probably not. It could just be a favor.’
A whispering sound in my ears. I didn’t know what the sound was, so I heard it with one ear and let it go with the other.
I even gave Kara a gift, so I walked towards the baby Usk. Now there is only one thing to do.
“Yeongcha.”
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“Why baby Usk?”
Luna approached me just then. Kara is heading to her forge with her blade tusks.
“To eat.”
“······What?”
I asked a puzzled Luna.
“Do you want to eat too?”
Luna responded to my request by looking at her baby Usk.
“······Is that delicious?”
“Maybe.”
You’ll know when you try it.