“What are you talking about?”
“Literally, what do you want to do? Or what you want to be.”
that’s never been thought of.
My brother would often ask me such silly questions from time to time.
Ashel pondered for a moment before answering.
“I don’t know what I want to do… I want to become the best warrior in my clan.”
My brother pouted his mouth.
“Ah, that’s what you really want to be an older sister? That’s what grown-ups want! Every day, she praises her unnie as a genius, and all they say is to train hard.”
“No. I want to too.”
“It’s a lie. Don’t do it, think carefully, you dull older sister. What you really want to do in your heart is what you really want to do. Surely there must be something?”
Ashel thought about it again.
But nothing came to mind.
“I don’t think there’s much. I’m satisfied enough even now.”
That answer must have sounded boring to my brother.
My brother sighed deeply.
“Anyway, it’s my sister, but I don’t really understand.”
“So what do you want to do?”
“Me? Of course I’m going out of the mountain range!”
She jumped up and pointed to the other side of the mountain range and shouted excitedly.
“One day I will definitely go out to the outside world and explore the continent! And I will make my name known as a great adventurer all over the world!”
“You say that again. Are you serious?”
“Then, are you going to live here for the rest of your life until you die of old age?
Ashel shook her head.
It was taboo for the clan to go out into the world outside the mountain range.
In that case, all the tribes in the mountain range, that is, the entire clan, came forward to block it.
Because that was the only way they could protect their home from the outside.
My brother was having an absurd dream that would be blocked from the start.
“Aren’t you curious about your sister? What kind of world lies outside the mountain range?”
“Well. If I have to go out, I won’t be rejected.”
“Grandpa Plovik told me. To the north of the continent, there is a land called Calderik where all kinds of races live.”
Plovik was the eldest of the tribe, and had experienced firsthand the outside world that was scarcely left.
“It was said that no race was rejected or rejected there. And the head who rules is a dragon!”
She said with a twinkle in her eyes.
“So, if we go out, we’ll start there. A new adventure! A new companion! And a new love!”
“Well.”
“How come there are only boring and pathetic men around me. If I go out, I will find a true companion for me.”
Then he suddenly turns his head and asks.
“How is your sister? You train, eat and sleep, train, eat and sleep, and after living like this, who else are you going to marry?”
“Who are you playing with?
“No, what did you hear? You need to find someone you really love! As long as your parents bring you in, you’re going to marry a guy like that guy like the son of the chief of the Gelt Tree over there?”
“It’s not.”
The younger brother rolled over the grass again with a dissatisfied face and murmured.
“Anyway, so… Yeah, that’s all right. Later, when my decision is fully made, my older sister, who became the best warrior in my clan, stops all the others by herself.
At the absurd remark, Ashel stopped laughing.
“Why are you laughing? I’m serious? Still, it’s my brother’s lifelong wish, so won’t you grant me?”
At that moment, the sisters turned their heads at the same time at the voice calling from afar.
A woman was smiling softly and beckoning. it was mother
“Ah, I think the rice is done. Training is over.”
“You didn’t even swing your sword a few times.”
“Hehe, it’s a secret from Dad? Mom!”
Seeing her younger brother running fast first, Ashel also moved slowly.
In her mother’s arms, she waved her hand as if to come.
Peaceful. warm and comfortable
Ashel didn’t want anything more special.
We practice, we hunt, we eat with our family, we laugh and talk, and we chat with our little brother.
Even if it’s just a monotonously repeated daily life, if the happiness of the present continues forever.
. . . But the peace that seemed to last forever collapsed too suddenly and easily.
“Run away, Ashel! Don’t look back!”
My father, who was covered in blood, stopped the assailants and shouted desperately.
In her arms was her mother’s body, which had already turned into a cold corpse.
A stormy night.
Those in armor slashed the tribes with their swords, and those in robes burned them. A monster with a spear brutally slaughtered all the warriors of the tribe.
Even the ferocious thunder could not hide the clan’s screams echoing throughout the mountain range.
Ashel took her brother’s hand and ran. Stepping on blood, jumping over corpses, wielding a sword like a demon, and moving his body that was becoming crippled.
When they reached a place so far from the village that the screams could no longer be heard, there were no more monsters.
However, the monster who seemed to be their leader did not lose sight of the sisters.
He walked towards the two of them who were thrown at the edge of the cliff. It was an innocent eye. The spear blade, soaked in the blood of the clan, gleamed coolly.
Ashel pushed her brother behind her back. I raised my sword with the thought of dying fighting to the end here.
Then, suddenly, there was a pain in the back.
“······································································!
His brother’s hand was holding the wound tightly.
Why, there was no time to even ask questions.
For a moment, she pushed her body swaying violently. Ashel was thrust into the air helplessly.
He reached out and tried to grab his brother’s hand. but it doesn’t reach
Her body slowly fell into the river below the cliff.
Only the murmurings of the smiling little brother with a sad face reached his ears faintly.
“······· Survive, sister.”
The younger brother who turned right away and rushed towards the monster, and the silver spear that pierced her chest, finally reflected in his sight.
Ashel slowly sank into the water.
vision was blurred. Silence descended on the world.
Soon something hot started to flow down the cheek. without stopping and without stopping.
‘why······.’
I wasn’t even curious about the outside world. If I could live in the mountains in peace forever, that was enough.
I was filled with vain regret and passion.
I couldn’t turn my back on my father. It should have been my brother who survived. I should have died fighting to the end with everyone.
For what the hell did you survive alone?
Now there’s nothing left by my side No clan, no home, no parents, no younger brother, nothing. But for what?
crumble.
The body that had been sinking down endlessly came to a sudden stop.
perch. squishy.
An unknown sound was heard. A faint light shone through the closed eyelids.
Ashel slowly opened her eyes.
The scenery unfolding before my eyes was not in the water, but in the forest. I saw a face looking down on this side.
“··········I was worried about whether he was alive, but he was sleeping well.”
Ashel blinked her eyes, unable to grasp the situation.
The 7th lord, who brushed away the tangled stalks of grass, stretched out his hand.
“Stop getting up.”
Ashel stared blankly at the white hand, then reached out to face it.
Whatever it was, I didn’t want to lose it again, so I grabbed it.
Hallumenta (5)
A deep tunnel in Hallumenta.
It stretched out its long, huge mouth like a cylinder to the ground. Hundreds of eyes lodged in his body fluttered his eyes and looked around.
Birds flying around it chirped and chirped loudly as if speaking a word.
The monster, which evolved rapidly over the course of several decades and became particularly intelligent, became aware of the presence of an intruder killing its subordinates.
Four very tiny little bugs.
The monster knew what they were. Unpredictable creatures that occasionally flow in from outside.
Some were too weak for their size, while others had enormous power that could not be resisted.
In particular, the red insect that swept this land recently was nothing short of a disaster.
The only thing the monster could do against the red worm was to hide and hold its breath in this haven. Waiting for the worm to slaughter its subordinates to their heart’s content and then leave.
oh oh
They were just the right prey for the anger at that time.
It raised a giant to the ground. It emitted a low and heavy roar, calling out all the subordinates located in the area.
Before long, black and huge waves rushed from the horizon on all sides.
***
“Are you okay?”
“Yeah, that’s fine.”
Even after waking up, Ashel was stunned for a while, as if her sense of reality had not returned.
But after a few minutes, it was completely back to normal, as if nothing had happened.
“I’m sorry. I’m really out of character.”
“Okay. Be careful in the future.”
I glanced at the dead horses entangled in one side of the plant stem.
They were taken away together with Ashel and died.
I’m glad she’s alive, but they’ve been together for quite some time. He briefly prayed for his condolences.
The two of them, who had already lost consciousness on the floor, also came to their senses.
A woman standing up with a blank face looked around and found us.
“·······What happened? When did we fall?”
I pointed to the droopy plant stem.
She sighed as if she understood the situation. Then, when he found Ashhel standing next to me, he smiled brightly and said:
“Did you save your colleague safely? I’m glad.”
On the other hand, the man looked at him as if to check the condition of his body with a not very good expression and got up.
If I fell because I was hit without realizing it, that was my normal reaction. The female side is weird.
Ashel looked at the two with puzzled eyes.
“They happened to meet by chance. They said they were adventurers.”
“ah······.”
I told them.
“Thanks for your help. Tell me about the monster you’re looking for. If you know anything, let me know.”
There are things I want, so he must have been chasing me to help.
Anyway, thanks to the two of them, it is true that we got information about the monster and significantly shortened the time it took to pursue it. I was willing to help them.
Of course, I don’t know if it will be helpful, but if I know of a monster, I was going to tell you about the haunting area I remember.
profit!
At that time, the birds flying in the sky spun around and roared loudly.
I glanced up at them.
Come to think of it, it seems like I’ve been wandering around since a while ago, what is it?
“Yeah, what we’re looking for is a monster that looks like a toad…”
She explained about the monster she was looking for.
As soon as I heard the word toad, something immediately came to my mind.
‘Devil Todd?’
A gigantic poisonous toad with a black body and a three-pronged tongue. The level was probably close to 70?
Speaking of toad-type monsters in Hallumenta, the only thing that came to mind was him.
“·······The whole body was black and the tongue was forked. Uh, and also poison········.”
“I think you know what kind of monster it is.”
Men reacted more violently to my words than women.
He opened his eyes wide and asked with a look of urgency.
“Is that real?”
I looked at the two of them and asked.
“But before that, can I ask why he’s looking?”
There were two reasons for asking why.
One was just curiosity, the other was concern for them.
Devil Todd. Among the named bosses of Hallumenta, it is one of the weakest monsters, but it is still a boss.
Even in the game, most of the users’ poison resistance was negligible.
No matter how high the level of a man, he would go to the goal at once if he was careless while dealing with him.
The man stared at me and then spoke calmly.
“There’s no particular reason. Just to kill him.”
“why?”
“Because he killed my brother.”
Ah… is it plural?
It was a very simple and clear reason.
But what kind of person did the younger brother die while wandering around this magical area?
The question was solved by the woman’s words that followed.
“He was also my colleague.”