086 – Teho(1)
Tigris was greeted with a warm stream of water.
Although the Clean Artifact washed away the wastes and blood, the fatigue that had penetrated into the muscles could only be washed away with warm water.
Tigris and Trisha did not return to the hotel immediately after killing the Marquis Baros.
Because it was after receiving information from Isaac that Levis was targeting Elder Teho, he immediately guarded Captain Tejo’s dark room.
However, Levis did not appear until Captain Tejo arrived at Halkis.
Perhaps because of the shock of the death of the Marquis Baros and the fact that the imperial family had taken control of the Marquis at once, the decision was made to act passively.
‘I’m sorry.’
At the current Tigris level, you can kill Levis.
It’s because we can put restrictions on our actions with chains in the sky to prevent him from escaping, and cut off his head.
Of course, to really safely catch Levis, you need the Holy Spirit of Haeju, but if it was a surprise attack, the odds were good enough.
‘There’s no way Levis can get caught here.’
It is no exaggeration to say that its survival instincts are similar to those of cockroaches.
In the two years that Levis cursed Beowulf and fled, he did not appear once.
It was because he knew that if he caught Tigris, Levis would be dead.
The reason he was killed by Tigris was because he misjudged that he would be able to kill Tigris with Tempe, Feira, and Oslo.
Of course, Tichrist almost died at that time, but Rakan came and saved him just in time, and he was able to survive.
‘Anyway, gnome Levis is supposed to approach Morita.’
Since it was clear that Levis was on the hunt for the enemy of Tigris with Arfem, he would naturally approach Morita.
Then you will get caught in the nose of the fox the night you made Morita watch, and then you can go catch him.
‘I’ll have to get a report from the Night Fox where Morita is now.’
Tigris turned off the shower valve, wiped herself, changed into clean clothes, and went outside.
“Tigris!”
Rami and Raon were waving their tails as soon as Tigris came out of the bathroom, wondering what they liked so much.
“rice! Rami Raon shudder!”
Perhaps they learned the Imperial language while staying with the Inquisitor agents in this hotel room for a while, Rami and Raon spoke to Tigris in the Imperial language.
Tigris stroked Rami and Raon’s hair once, then opened his mouth.
“okay. Let’s eat.”
“Wow!”
“Not here, but outside.”
“···········?”
Rami and Raon looked at each other blankly and whispered.
＜What’s out there?＞
＜Is it rice?＞
Trisha said as she hugged and said how cute these children were.
＜We’re going to eat outside, not inside the house.＞
Rami’s ears perked up.
＜Out?! Can Ramy Raon eat outside?＞
＜Yes. There is someone waiting for you.＞
＜Who? who?＞
＜Captain Teho.＞
＜Really?! really? Is there Grandpa Teho? Did Grandpa Teho come to pick us up?!＞
Trisha nodded her head.
＜Yes. So, let’s put on our shoes and go out together.＞
Rami and Raon nodded their heads.
＜Rami, Raon will come quickly! Let’s go, Raon!＞
＜Sister, put on my shoes~!＞
Seeing Rami and Raon running to put on their shoes, Trisha grinned.
“Now it feels like it’s over.”
“It’s not over yet. Now it’s the start. It will be even more difficult for Prince Amyro to do.”
This is a land where corruption of the military power, centered on the Marquis Baros, was rampant.
A lot of blood will flow, and it will be a problem to choose a replacement for the position, and there will be a lot of other problems.
“Well, that’s not something we have to worry about.”
Tigris nodded as Trisha was not wrong.
“It is not.”
In this administrative field, Prince Amyro is far more expert than Tigris.
As soon as Prince Amyro left the Imperial University, he became the deputy mayor of Middletown, the capital of the capital, and performed various government affairs.
This was because when Prince Harry later ascended to the throne, he would rise to the position of supreme magistrate of the Crown Victoria and assist in government affairs.
Of course, it is certainly unreasonable for Prince Amyro to rule all of the Marquis of Baros and fulfill the post of commander-in-chief of the South.
However, the Emperor has appointed ‘Wilhelm’, the commander of the 1st Corps, who retired last year, as the deputy commander to assist the prince as Amy, so it will be fine.
Wilhelm is a charismatic, iron-blooded old man who cared for Rain Rover before his return, so you can trust him.
At that time, Rami and Raon came running.
＜Wow!＞
As Raon was about to fall over because his shoes were still awkward, Tigris reflexively grabbed Raon’s armpit and made him stand up.
And Tigris reached out to Raon.
If you fall again, you will hurt your knee.
Then Raon smiled happily and took Tigris’ hand.
＜Hehe.＞
The child’s hands were so soft and fluffy.
Tigris paused for a moment at the soft and warm touch.
“Then let’s go.”
* * *
We decided to have dinner with Elder Teho in the lounge on the first floor of the hotel.
There was nothing good about officially revealing that Tigris is now in the southern provinces, so he decided to hide it for now.
As we headed to the lounge on the first floor, Rami and Raon’s noses fluttered.
＜This smell!＞
＜It smells like grandpa!＞
Rami and Raon had their hearts pounding as if they wanted to run right away.
Even if Tigris, Trisha, and the Inquisitor agents took care of them as warmly as possible, there must have been something that could not be filled because they were not the same beast.
Tigris and Trisha went to the lounge a little faster to understand the children’s feelings.
There, there was an old man with long hair, a subtle mixture of white and black, neatly tied back.
Like Rami and Raon, they did not have ears or tails, but they seemed to have been hidden or removed by magic.
However, the spirit, the size, and the face that it exudes were overwhelming enough to automatically reminiscent of a tiger.
＜Grandpa hey!＞
Rami and Raon ran to Teho.
Teho, who had a scary expression on his face, smiled brightly as if he had ever been, and hugged Rami and Raon.
Despite being completely different races, wolves and tigers, the two treated them as if they were real grandfathers and grandchildren.
Rami and Raon burst into tears as they were held in Teho’s arms.
The tension was relieved and the mind calmed down, and tears began to flow unwittingly.
＜It’s ok. are you okay. Grandpa is here.＞
Teho hugged Rami and Raon tightly.
＜I will listen to my grandfather well from now on.＞
＜I told you not to chase after the delicious smell. I’m sorry…＞
Tigris and Trisha did not ask how Rami and Raon were caught by the poachers.
It was because I thought it might stimulate the trauma of the two of them for nothing.
However, it seemed that the young prisoners had kidnapped the most unbearable appetite as bait.
＜It’s ok. Because we met again like this.＞
＜Yes…＞
Teho looked at Tigris and Trisha while hugging Rami and Raon.
Teho exchanged strange glances with Trisha.
Trisha was a member of ‘Liber’, so they already knew each other.
“The greeting is late. My name is Teho, Captain of the Jungle.”
“This is Tigris di Norverd.”
“This is Trisha.”
It was the first time Tigris had seen Teho throughout his return.
Teho died during the devastation of the jungle.
So I don’t know much about Teho, but I’ve heard of it.
Captain Teho is like a tiger, he is very warlike, valiant, and a great shaman.
However, he was famous for his hatred of humans.
Before returning, even while the jungle was being desolated, he took a strong stance not to open his hands to the empire.
However, after Rakan’s long persuasion, he entrusted the future of the beasts and dwarves to the Empire and died while escaping by Tempe.
Tigris and Teho looked at each other silently for a while.
They were judging each other.
‘You’re strong.’
I don’t know much about the system of using the auras of the beasts, but in terms of the aura of the subconscious, it was almost similar to that of Bergang.
While humans have developed by controlling the aurors in a unique way called rings, beasts are known to operate the aurors with the power of tattoos that contain the power of magic.
It is said that the number and type of tattoos vary depending on complex factors such as the talent of the beast and the growth of the body according to the effort, and an average of one or two was the end.
‘There must have been four night foxes.’
Based on the night fox, Teho seemed to have about 5 or 6 tattoos.
As a human being, it must have been more than a master class.
“First of all, I should say thank you. Thank you for saving Rami and Raon.”
“no. It was something I had to do.”
Teho looked at Tigris silently.
His eyes, like the eyes of a sage, seemed to determine whether Tigris’ words were true or not.
Are you still not very good at trusting humans?
Or maybe it’s because I can’t gauge the power of Tigris?
Teho’s expression looked a bit complicated.
“Let’s eat first.”
If you sit at the same table and eat, there will be stories to tell and you will automatically open your mouth.
And you will naturally get to know the other person in the chatter.
Teho gladly accepted Tigris’ proposal.
“It is.”
* * *
Tigris knew that Teho wasn’t just eating meat just because he was a tiger.
Although chestnut foxes are actually foxes, they like carrots as crunchy as meat.
But Teho was very special.
“Isn’t it strange that tigers only eat grass?”
“Honestly, yes.”
Teho ordered vegetable fried rice and salad instead of beef steak.
Of course, the sheep ate as much as their size, but they didn’t even look at the meat.
Vegetarian tiger.
It would be weird if it wasn’t special.
“From last year? I started a vegetarian diet to understand the herbivores, but surprisingly, it suits my taste well, so I only eat vegetables when I have the chance.”
“Aren’t the beast people farming?”
“In order to farm in the jungle, there is a problem that the land has to be cleared, and the jungle land is not good for farming, so you cannot do farming like humans. And in the first place, the beasts aren’t the kind of people who live together in groups of a thousand or a hundred people.”
Teho said with a bitter expression on his face.
“It has been less than two years since all the other prisoners have been mixed together.”
This is the biggest reason prisoners were vulnerable to kidnapping.
The prisoners do not live together in large groups, but live in family units or, at best, tribal units.
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Just thinking about eating will give you the answer.For example, what wolves eat is meat.
They hunt and eat roe deer wandering in the jungle, but what do they think when they see it?
Mainly active hours do not overlap.
There are nocturnal animals such as owls and bats, and diurnal beasts such as monkeys and deer.
Since the way of life itself is very different from each other, it was natural to live apart by race or family, and poachers were established in the beginning.
“When the abduction of prisoners began to become a serious problem, it was converted into a form of communal living.”
“There seems to be a lot of trouble as it suddenly changed to a communal life.”
Teho let out a small sigh.
“There are some inconveniences and there are many problems.”
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Judging from Teho’s expression, the current situation in the Suin Autonomous Region did not look very good either.There are probably a lot of problems going on while Teho is away now.
Teho said while looking at Rami and Raon who were slicing the meat hard.
“Still, for the safety of children, adults are putting up with it a lot.”
As the atmosphere was about to get a little heavier, Trisha sensibly intervened.
“Then I will have to ask the Imperial Palace to prepare a lot of vegetables and vegetables instead of preparing meat. I didn’t know that Captain Teho liked vegetables more than meat.”
“Thank you for that.”
Moongrak-
Then Raon dropped the tableware.
I watched Tigris, Trisha, and Tejo cut steaks with forks and knives and tried to imitate them, but it didn’t seem to work.
＜·······It is difficult.＞
Tigris took Raon’s plate and sliced it instead.
Originally, the employees had to cut the pieces for them, but due to internal security concerns, the employees had all left the restaurant after handing over the meal.
Tigris said, handed the shredded steak to Raon.
＜It will get better if you keep working hard.＞
＜Thank you.＞
When Tigris knew how to play a mermaid, Teho widened his eyes as if a little startled.
“Do you know how to speak mermaids?”
“I can do a little.”
The mermaid was learned from Rakan before returning.
When the organization was formed by mixing ordinary soldiers and beasts, they learned the beauties to communicate correctly.
“Norverd is almost the opposite of the jungle, so you wouldn’t have to learn it, right?”
“I thought it was unnecessary knowledge, but is it not being used as well as it is now?”
“…and that’s it too.”
Was it an illusion that Teho’s gaze became a little softer?
The fact that Tigris was able to play a mermaid itself seemed to have raised a lot of favoritism towards Tigris.
* * *
After eating, Teho spoke to the golden knights and beasts around him.
“I just want to talk to the three of you like this for a moment.”
At those words, the golden knights and beasts looked at each other for a moment, then nodded and left.
＜Will Rami and Raon play together with the unnies for a while?＞
＜Yes! Okay!＞
Rami and Raon left in the arms of the prisoners, leaving only three of them.
Now it seemed that he was going to have a serious talk.
After taking a sip of tea, Teho opened his mouth.
“I was really surprised when you told me that you had killed the Marquis Baros. I didn’t know the Empire would make such a decision.”
“The Marquis Baros should have been beheaded for just funding the chimera experiment. However, due to a number of practical issues, we were left with it.”
“If it is a practical matter…”
“Because they expected that the security of the South would be shaken after the death of the Marquis Baros.”
Teho nodded.
“I think I know what it means. So you mean not now?”
“Yes. That’s right. Military and administrative experts, including His Majesty Prince Amy Lo, are coming down to stabilize the southern provinces. This is because, unlike the Black Earth, the surrounding nobles are friendly to His Majesty the Emperor.”
Although the black soil area is said to be stabilizing quickly, there are still local maintainers and nobles who lock the gates and conduct a sit-down.
Even the aristocrats in the Black Land region were in a rage to establish their own small kingdom, so it was quite a headache.
But this southern province was different.
The nobles of the southern provinces were in a position to accept all the emperor’s forces and accept any punishment.
The Emperor’s Undercover beheaded the Marquis Baros and his heirs in just one day, so they were afraid that they might find themselves in the same situation.
It would be more comfortable if all the heads of the 28 families who dared to rebel from the emperor’s point of view were beheaded.
However, it was clear that it would be troublesome if they made a fuss about establishing a kingdom like the black soil, so they decided to make a judgment after observing how loyal they were to the imperial family.
Because you don’t need to see a lot of blood.
“Then, is it true that the Marquis of Baros was killed by Lord Tigris?”
Tigris nodded, because it wasn’t a story to hide.
“Yes. That’s right.”
Teho was expecting that, but he was very surprised.
From the outside, Tigris looks like he’s in his early twenties, but to kill that demonic Marquis Baros.
Also, a veteran 6th circle mage.
“As far as I know, Sir Tigris is a five-star knight. And common sense knows that it is very difficult for a 5 star knight to kill a 6 circle mage. Especially against a mage who is well-prepared.”
“Yes. That’s right.”
“Then how did Sir Tigris kill the Marquis Baros?”
Tigris thought for a moment at Teho’s question and then opened his mouth.
“The Marquis Baros did not know me well and was vigilant. So he died.”
Tigris took a teaspoon.
And put an auror.
“…
It’s surprising that a 5-star knight can use a sword, and even making a sword with a spoon, I couldn’t hide my surprise.
Spoon couldn’t stand the Auror’s heat and became red.
Tigris placed the spoon on a thick handkerchief.
“Even though he knew I had killed Lucas with two swords, the Marquis Baros used barrier magic to kill me. At that time, obviously, he also used a sword. However, Marquis Baros could not give up everything he had built up, so he fought against the Empire and me, and he died. That’s all.”
Teho was speechless.
Since Marquis Baros attacked the knight who could create a sword with only a teaspoon, there was no way he could win.
I thought that Teho was seeing a genius who came out once in a century, or maybe once in a thousand years.
“······understand.”
Teho soothed his trembling chest with tea.
It was clear that the beasts were very important to the extent of sending human resources called Tigris to protect Teho’s dark center.
But there was something I didn’t understand at all.
“I will be honest with you. A few months ago, I could understand that the Emperor wanted to talk to me about the Chimera Lab case. We are also very angry at the fact that we made a chimera using beasts.”
“However, from the point of view of the Empire, I do not understand why Suin’s help is needed.”
Teho is warm to Rami and Raon, but in fact, he was a very cynical and calculating personality.
How can they afford to even touch the chimera lab problem, when the beasts are currently only trying to stop the poachers?
Teho wanted to vaguely hear the will of the Empire through Tigris.
Tigris thought for a moment.
It could be said that Rota and Arfem would extend their demonic beasts to occupy the continent, but the evidence was weak and they had to solve too many secrets to convince them.
So Tigris decided to disclose the information he got from Isaac a while ago.
“It has been confirmed that there is a ‘tomb of giants’ within the Suin Autonomous Region.”