64 – I smell another woman
“Captain! “Someone shot down the monster!”
“I heard the sound right next to me! Shall we give it a go?!”
When they saw the falling wyvern, the carnivorous members shouted in excitement.
He seemed happy to have received help, as he perked up his ears and waggled his tail.
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Someone might say that they are dogs and beastmen, but they seem to like people too much.
I scolded them for their carelessness with a deep sigh.
“You guys, start by raising your guard. “If you act so carelessly, you end up being attacked by slave hunters.”
“Ah! But this is the heart of the forest! “There’s no way there are humans here, right?”
“Okay. It wasn’t a human attack just now. Don’t judge too easily though. If you are not sure that they are allies, it is okay to show your fangs first. “It’s better to apologize than to beg for your life later, right?”
“Wow! Oh, I understand!”
The members nodded with an expression as if they had realized the darkness of the world.
I felt like I needed to give the members some mental education at least once.
I shook my head against the pounding headache and gave the following instructions.
“The one who just shot down the wyvern was the high elf. “It’s scary, but it’s not an enemy, so don’t worry.”
“Ah! It was a high elf! I’ve heard the rumors. “They say you have a very fierce personality.”
“He’s really fierce, but don’t say that in front of them. And the two of you go to Qingqing Yongyue and bring in reinforcements. “The other three, let’s go check out the wyverns with me.”
“Yes!”
With a powerful answer, the members began to take action.
The Toyin and Hoyin people headed to Qingqing Yingyue to request transport work, and the remaining three Langyin people stood behind me and prepared to leave.
But before going to check on the wyvern, I felt like I had to meet the high elf first.
The ballista bolt was fired from quite close by, but where is it?
I awakened the rabbit’s wild nature and focused on the surrounding sounds.
“Let’s go over there first.”
Into my sensitive hearing, I could hear the sound of a large number of people moving around.
The sound of cutting through the bushes is getting closer at a constant speed. Apparently, they didn’t notice our presence.
I led the members and moved in the direction from which the sound was coming.
“It’s over there.”
After walking for a while, I began to see the figures of about 15 people between the trees.
When Piyi saw that, he stretched out his upper body out of his breastplate and shouted happily.
[Shizuya! It’s here!]
At the same time as Piyi shouted, the high elves aimed their bowstrings at us.
The sight of them getting into a fighting stance was truly High Elf-like.
They haven’t changed at all.
I waved both hands and shouted at them.
“Guys! A long time!”
The high elves, who were ready to kill at my greeting, lowered their bowstrings.
Then they all looked at me with surprised expressions.
It’s been a month since I left Eldennor.
It was a reunion with the high elves I hadn’t seen in a long time.
“Huh! Sister Shizu! “There’s a candidate over there!”
“Don’t make a fuss. “Because I’m watching too.”
“Ay! Please be a little more happy! “Why did you urge me to go quickly and then be so blunt when we actually met?”
“…… Noisy.”
Of course, at the center of the High Elves was Siege.
Smooth blonde hair that sets her apart from other elves. The camellia flower tattoo was clearly visible even in the chilly weather. And even though it is petite, it has a straight body shape.
He didn’t seem to have changed at all as he ate well and lived well while I was away.
After listening to his conversation with Ridin, who followed along, it seems that his harsh personality has not changed.
I led the hesitant carnivore members and approached Shizu.
“It arrived sooner than expected?”
“… ….”
When Shizu looked at me, she immediately frowned.
It was truly the harshest reaction I’ve had in a long time.
Do I still look like a goblin or an ogre?
As I was letting out an awkward laugh along with that worry, Shizu came up to me and clicked her tongue.
“Okay. Because I promised to come as soon as possible. “They came as soon as the food warehouse was full.”
“Really? “Do you think Eldennor has some leeway?”
“It’s not that I had room, it’s that I overdid it. Hunting is still ongoing in various parts of the forest. “We only had time thanks to the cooperation of the station commander and search leader.”
“Wow, you had a lot of trouble. Great job.”
I don’t know if there was some kind of complaint, but Shizu’s reaction was extremely cold.
Still, it’s been a while since I last met her, so what’s the point if I make her even a little happy?
I clearly showed my disappointment and stuck out my duck snout at her.
“Ahahahaha! “It seems like Shizu is feeling awkward because it’s been a while since we’ve seen each other!”
At that time, the high elf young man standing next to Shizu brightened her mood while smiling brightly.
She held the position of hunting leader and was ‘Ridin’, one of Shizu’s direct subordinates.
“Don’t adolescent girls usually not talk to each other when they meet for the first time in a long time? Shizu-nim is also in her prime, so please understand!”
“Do you want to die?”
“Gagging!! Ah! Now, wait a minute! “You were wrong!”
Ridin was kicked by Shizu, and she quickly escaped to my side.
There was a brave guy in this world who treated Shizu like she was an adolescent girl.
As I watched quietly in admiration, Ridin, who was writhing in pain, changed the topic of conversation.
“Well, anyway, the candidate seems to have changed a lot? Other than your cool appearance, you have become a completely different person. Isn’t that right, Sister Shizu?”
I have become a completely different person except for my appearance.
Looking at Shizu nodding her head, it seemed like she wasn’t just talking empty words.
This is probably because the race changed when human mana was erased.
I nodded and accepted Ridin’s words.
“The species changed as we received blessings from the male god of the wild. I’m not human anymore. “He only looks human, but he’s half elf and half beast.”
“Oh! So, did you happen to awaken all the mana that was not awakened?”
“Okay. “The mana is also a mix of half blue and half green mana.”
“Ugh! Somehow I liked it! “You have finally escaped the hybridization of humans and goblins!”
I think I heard something quite disturbing.
I said softly while holding Riddin’s neck.
“Isn’t that a bit harsh? “A mixed race of human and goblin?”
“Ahahahaha! Wow, why are you doing this so scary? The previous candidate’s mana was seriously contaminated, right? In our eyes, it had to look that way….”
“So you’re saying it’s different now?”
“That’s right! It smells like an animal, but it’s not disgusting, and although its mana is polluted, it doesn’t look like a monster! “It seems that the two types of mana were mixed and neutralized!”
Nature and wild mana mixed together and the pollution was neutralized. Thanks to this, it no longer looks disgusting in the eyes of the elves.
I was filled with unbearable joy at such great good news.
I took out the peep from my breastplate and shouted out a question.
“Beep! “If there was a change like this, you should have told me right away!”
[Wow! Me, I didn’t know! How are you supposed to notice when you’re always around me!]
“Is that so?”
Well, Piy didn’t hate me from the beginning, so he might not know.
I smiled brightly and pressed Piy’s cheek.
At that time, Shizu, who had been watching quietly, pointed to the high elves around her and spoke.
“But drink it all. “Because it was difficult to move.”
I followed Shizu’s hand and looked at the high elves.
When I looked at them, they slowly turned around and showed me the bags on their backs.
Is that because something was in there?
When I asked what that was, Shizu looked at Piyi and answered.
“Piyi sap brought from the Western Branch tribe.”
[Ugh!]
Come to think of it, I had forgotten about Piy’s sap.
They said they would deliver it to Eldennor on a regular basis, but it looks like Shizu brought it with him on his way here.
I took the glass bottle handed to me by my subordinates and held it up to the sunlight.
[Hey! Why are you looking so closely!]
A transparent liquid rich in natural mana. And Piyi even cried out in shame for my actions.
This sacred water must be the sap of the long-forgotten Piyi.
My mouth watered as I looked at the sap that I had stopped drinking for a month.
I opened the cap of the glass bottle and drank the sap right away.
[Ouch!]
“Kuh—!”
Dense sycamore scent and soft finish. And the sap’s unique density and sweetness.
I felt Piyi’s mana seeping into the contaminated mana and becoming even cleaner.
Already, the mana was mixed and neutralized, but the effect was clear when I drank up Pii’s sap.
“Complete purification is not far away.”
[Ugh… What did you do in front of other kids? .]
Based on my current physical condition, I would venture to guess that it would not be long before my mana was completely purified.
When mana is completely purified, the goddess of nature will have no choice but to acknowledge me and allow her magic.
When I thought of Trius giving me magic with a disapproving expression on my face, I felt like I had already achieved my revenge, so it was exhilarating.
‘Now I am done with being hated.’
Then, a question came to mind.
It is said that the disgust disappeared as the mana became purified, but Shizu still frowned at me.
Does he just hate me regardless of the mana contamination?
I approached Shizu and asked her, wiping her mouth.
“Shizu. But do you still hate me?”
Shizu frowned again and nodded her head.
“Then should I like the guy who comes to meet me with three women?”
“What?”
I looked back in shock.
Behind me, three Langin warriors stood in a polite manner.
It is said that the ratio of women was high due to the decrease in the number of meat-eating men, but surprisingly, all three were pretty girls.
Something has been greatly misunderstood.
I threw up my hands and vehemently denied it.
“No! “You misunderstood that!”
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“That’s right! “We are just Captain Gaul’s subordinates!”
“Of course! Because Gaul has Kaa!”
When I shouted loudly in panic, the meat-eating members came in to help.
But instead, it ended up being a decisive blow, similar to stepping on a landmine.
“Kaa? “Who is that again?”
“The Fang of the Silver Moon! Kaa rigai ulje! “You are the most beautiful woman in Cheongcheongyeongwol, who is engaged to Gaul!”
“…… Engagement?”
Shizu looked at me and asked if it was true.
She looked at the mood and she had to deny it, but the lie was stuck in her throat and wouldn’t come out.
“Oh my… Piyi? Come to me for a moment. “It’s dangerous there.”
[Yes. Ghaul. Can you let me go for a moment?]
When I hesitated to answer, Ridin took Pii from my arms.
At that moment, Shizu approached me and her face was expressionless.
Then he muttered softly with a feeling of contempt in his green eyes.
“That’s right. “You smell like another woman.”
This is the first time I have heard this line in person.
This seemed like a mess.