“I’m sure it will be. I’m going to die of hunger, so let’s go quickly. It’s amazing how soft this fish is.”
What made it so good, she hummed and walked forward.
“Hey, but what’s your name?”
“theory.”
“My name is Anne, Ron. Remember me.”
I knew because I heard the other Haerin tribes and chieftains calling.
She continued to hum and walked towards the cave with Anne.
***
“Uh, Anne. Are you here?”
When we arrived at the cave, the chief who was standing with his back at the entrance of the cave greeted us.
“I hope you’re here again. Even if you don’t, I wanted to treat you to something, at least a little, before you leave…”
I nodded and asked.
“I heard you have an important story to tell.”
The chief tilted his head at him.
“A story to tell? There’s no such thing.”
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I turned to Anne.
She smiled awkwardly and avoided my gaze.
“Sorry, that was a lie.”
“············”.
“Now that you’ve come all the way here, you can just enjoy dinner and go, right? I’ll cook you delicious meat right away!”
to catch it like this
I looked at her back as she ran into the cave with puzzled eyes.
Haerin’s Treasure (1)
······Couldn’t it be clear that it was one dinner?
However, in the meantime, other members of the Haerin tribe also gathered around, and the number of bonfires increased, and the atmosphere quickly became like a festival.
“Are you the person who healed the chieftain’s injuries? Thank you so much, thank you! Haha!”
“I’m sorry I’ve been harsh on you before. And thank you for taking care of the chieftain. You’re a really good human being.”
Tribe members passing by me threw one word at a time and passed by. It was mostly a thank you note.
His attitude was reversed from what he had been wary of before, as if he was dealing with intruders.
Everyone seemed to really appreciate it for healing the chieftain’s wounds. If it’s normal, then it’s normal.
“Okay, that’s it. Try this.”
Anne held out a large piece of freshly-baked fish meat on a skewer. Steam rising up and down.
I took it and blew it with my mouth to cool it, then took a small bite.
Her confident smile reflected the blazing bonfire.
“How about it, will you finish it?”
“okay.”
The taste was as expected.
Fruits, smoked meats, fish that Anne had caught, as well as other foodstuffs came out, so my seat was a complete feast.
“I’m glad it seems to suit your taste.”
The chief chuckled pleasantly, and chewed the fish to the bone.
“By the way, it would have been nice to have had alcohol, but unfortunately, there was nothing in it as it was just a place to stay for a while.”
it’s alcohol
Come to think of it, I haven’t drank even a sip of alcohol since I took possession of this world. I wasn’t in a position to do that.
I glanced around.
Once again, I caught the sight of the Haerin people sitting around each seat and enjoying their meal.
Those who cook the meat, those who raise their voices, and the children who are clamoring for when the meat is done.
And on one side, you can see men walking across the forest with spears, whether they want to catch more fish now.
free and unconstrained It was such a sight to behold.
“We always get together to eat like this. It’s a really fun and rich time.”
The chief also looked around the tribe members and said:
I asked him.
“Now that you have healed your wounds, are you going to leave this place right away?”
“I think so. Even if not, the movement was still delayed, so we should leave as soon as possible.”
This time the chief asked me.
“I wonder if you found what you were looking for.”
I nodded.
“Fortunately, I found it thanks to you.”
Anne, who was eating meat hard at that time, said while frying the contents in her mouth.
“That’s right, Grandpa! I almost died when I was caught in the water by a swarm of fish? But he spewed blood and killed them all at once!”
“What do you mean?”
“No, I mean, there’s blood on my hands like this, but I popped it out…”
It was an explanation that could not be understood by someone who did not know what it was saying.
But the chieftain only had a smile on his lips.
I suddenly got curious and asked.
“You seem to have understood a bit about me from the first time I saw you, right?”
“exactly.”
“Is that also the ability of the Haerin people?”
I remember that the Haerin people probably didn’t have any special abilities in that way. Is it just that the chief’s sixth sense is particularly good?
He chuckled and shook his head.
“It’s even called ability. It’s just that as the time of death approaches, things you’ve never seen before have become visible. The supreme level that is leaking out of your soul.”
Ah, the soul of the king…
I didn’t have anything to say, so I didn’t say anything.
Instead, Anne spoke with a straight and hard face.
“What’s wrong with dying again, Grandpa. Don’t keep saying things like that? My wounds are healed, so why die before I die?”
The chief laughed out loud.
“Baby, can you go against the rules that you’ve decided to deny? Don’t make me keep saying things I’ve said a few times already.”
“······So!”
Looking back, I didn’t have much left, so I said something like that.
The chieftain seemed to be convinced that his lifespan was coming to an end. how?
“Our tribe’s hometown is the Poluv Sea in the northern part of the continent.”
Before I could ask, he spoke first.
“I left there a long time ago, riding rivers, sometimes walking on land, and roaming the seas extending from the north to the west of the continent until now. As our ancestors did, and as our descendants will, it is our Haerin people who do not stay and wander for the rest of their lives. This is the way we live. That’s the cycle.”
It was a tone of muffled tone, as if reminiscing about days gone by.
I quietly listened to the chieftain.
“When I was a child, the elders of the tribe used to say that when it is time to return to nature, I will miss my hometown, and all the Haerin people do. I miss my hometown sea.”
······ So you were going back to your hometown?
To meet the last in the place where I was born.
“So, I’m really thankful to you. Otherwise, I might have been lying here without ever reaching my hometown.”
The chief patted Anne’s head next to him with a detached smile.
“············”.
She had an annoyed face, but at the same time she did not avoid the touch with sad eyes.
A chieftain whose life is short-lived. Reasons to return home.
Then I could understand. Why was she crying so sadly then?
For the members of the tribe, especially for her granddaughter, she will surely want to fulfill the chieftain’s last wish.
After dinner, it was time to go back.
I was seen off by the chieftain, Anne, and other Haerin tribes.
“Ron, I wish you the only happiness you wish for on your way.”
I also told the chief.
“I hope that you too can arrive home safely.”
It wasn’t a pretentious statement, it was the truth.
The chief smiled and nodded his head.
“Hey, you can come back tomorrow and have breakfast as well.”
Anne scratched her nose and said so.
Of course, I didn’t have to answer because I didn’t want to come.
I left the cave and returned to the carriage, looking back for nothing. It was quiet.
Maybe it was because I heard stories about my hometown.
Feeling a strange feeling, I turned around and walked through the forest.
***
After tidying up the dining table, Anne was looking up at the night sky in front of the cave.
A member of a tribe her age who passed by and entered the cave asked her.
“What are you doing, Anna?”
Anne waved her hand in annoyance.
Then he laughed mischievously.
“Are you thinking of that person?”
“······What?”
“No, that’s right. I haven’t been able to take my eyes off of it since I saw it. Wow, is it really like that? I didn’t know you had that kind of taste.
Her fist hit the man’s side heavily.
He staggered back and wept.
“It’s a joke, but I don’t mean to hit you…”
“Shut up and go to sleep.”
All the members of the tribe entered, and Anne, who was left alone, glanced at the other side of the forest. Then he ate his mouth with regret.
“·········The face was a bit of my liking.”
Won’t you come again tomorrow morning?
She shook her head and tried to enter the cave.
“···········?”
Then a doll slowly approached through the bushes.
Anne’s face lit up with a blush. Maybe it was Ron.
“Hey, why did you come back?”
Anne’s expression, which was about to call him with a slightly excited voice, hardened in an instant. And then it turned pale.
It was a middle-aged human male in a robe who came out through the bushes.
The man calmly spoke to her.
“Is the chief inside?”
“············”.
Anne couldn’t answer anything.
He could only feel his hands trembling and stare at him with fearful eyes.
A monster-like human who attacked a tribe passing through the realm of Seintea and seriously injured his grandfather.
Why did he appear here again?
“this······!”
It was the moment she was about to squeeze her voice into the cave and shout. footsteps sounded.
The chieftain was already walking out of the cave.
“Hey, Grandpa.”
The chief, who found the man, drooled with a hardened face and asked.
“How the hell did you come all the way here?”
The man ignored the question and said.
“Chief, hand over the Magic Crystal. At least I will send them all away without pain.”
“············”.
“The water isn’t close this time. You can’t run away as lucky as you were then.”
Aww!
As the man waved his hand, a gigantic magical energy shot out at a formidable speed and struck the chieftain.
He raised his arms in place to block the attack, and staggered back a step.
In the commotion, the tribe members in the cave rushed out.
“What is this!”
“·······That human!”
When they found the man, they were terrified.
The chief took a deep breath and then shouted.
“Everyone, run away! Gather the members of the tribe that are still inside, and run into the lake without looking back!”
said the man indifferently.
“Do you think you can survive?”
As if the previous blow was just a greeting, an even greater amount of magic flowed around him.
The chieftain, who raised his magical powers with all his might, swung his fists.
Kwon-gi, which was shot like an island war, aimed at the man, but suddenly it was blocked by the unfolding shield and disappeared without a trace.
At the same time, the chief threw himself. He swung his fists incessantly and hurled attacks on the man.
In the collision of two huge energy, the surrounding land was turned upside down and the bushes were torn off.
The hesitant tribe members had no choice but to follow his orders and run towards the lake.
“·······No! No way! Grandpa!”
Anne, who was screaming desperately, was forcibly grabbed and dragged by other members of the tribe.
The chieftain was pushing the man away as if burning the last embers of his life. But that was only it.
“town······!”
The chief, who had been moving wildly, stopped for a moment, and then sat down, spitting blood from his mouth.