73 – Wild Horse
“…… “Are you really planning to run away?”
“It will be difficult for even a druid to keep up….”
As we were warming up before departure, Shizu and Kaa hesitantly spoke.
They seemed to feel guilty because it seemed like I was having a hard time because of them.
I asked them while stretching her leg muscles.
“Then, do you three want to ride together?”
Shizu and Kaa looked at each other and frowned at my question.
Then, without anyone being the first to say anything, he made his refusal known.
“I’m not willing to do that.”
“It’s impossible. “Deer and wolves will have a hard time.”
I nodded to indicate that I knew that.
Shizu and Kaa showed signs of being uneasy.
It was good that the fight was stopped thanks to my sacrifice, but I feel uncomfortable because they are so intimidated.
I opened my mouth as I placed Piyi, who had come from playing somewhere, on my shoulder.
“You don’t have to feel so uncomfortable. “I was going to run anyway.”
In fact, there was no need for them to feel guilty at all.
I was misunderstood because the two girls were fighting, but the real reason I wanted to run was another.
I continued speaking as I saw the girls expressing their doubts.
“This time, I awakened the courser’s wild nature and received a new blessing from Mahesar. “I’m going to run because I want to test it out.”
“A new blessing? “Can you tell me what that is?”
“You drastically reduced my mana consumption. “I’ll have to take this opportunity to find out for sure what the extent is.”
“Ah.”
Shizu and Kaa nodded with brighter expressions at my answer.
After hearing the clear reason why I wanted to run, the burden seemed to have lessened.
At that time, centaurs came up behind us while we were talking.
I looked at the child riding on the centaur’s back and told him another reason.
“And we have to figure out how to use the courser’s wild nature. “Because I am the only one who can educate the new children.”
“I guess so. “You are the only adult who can use the wild nature of a course horse.”
“Okay. Then, Aemula and I will ride on Rudolph together.”
For the education of children, they must become accustomed to the wild nature of course horses.
The two young ladies smiled slightly in understanding at such a valid reason.
I looked at Shizu heading toward Rudolph and spoke to Kaa.
“If you are convinced, let’s go now. Kaa, please ride with the child instead of me. “They said the centaur had a bad ride and the child kept crying on the road today.”
“Wow! “With me?”
“Why? Surely you wouldn’t say your child is having a hard time? “Our purpose is to go take care of the children?”
“Ugh! Well, it’s not difficult at all! “I’ll carry it, so give it to me!”
Kaa received her child from the centaur and headed to the stable.
Frozen movements and pointed ears and tail.
It was really awkward to see the child being nervous that he might be surprised.
At that time, the centaurs standing behind me quietly asked.
“Druid. How will we stand in line?”
When I glanced back, I saw centaurs loaded with childcare supplies looking down at me.
I answered by securing their luggage so that it would not fall.
“One of you takes the lead and the rest follow behind. “If there is someone who falls behind, help them join.”
“Okay. But are you really going to run? “It will be difficult for even a druid to follow.”
“I have to run as far as I can. “If you don’t think it will work out, you can give me a ride.”
After finishing speaking, I patted the centaur on the back and grinned.
At my joke, the centaurs shook their heads and let out a small laugh.
“We male centaurs only carry others on special occasions.”
“Ah. Okay? “What is a special case?”
I thought they would never give me a ride, but that doesn’t seem to be the case.
When asked a question with curiosity, the centaur answered by pointing to the child held by Kaa.
Even carrying a child seemed to be treated as a special case for centaurs.
I naturally turned my attention to the female centaur standing next to me.
Since I knew that male centaurs don’t pick anyone, I was also curious about the female centaurs’ position.
The female centaur who made eye contact with me pricked her deer ears and gave me her answer.
“Even our female centaurs don’t pick up just anyone. “Only the male who gives his heart away is allowed to return.”
Only the male that gives his heart is allowed to return.
I tilted my head, not understanding the meaning.
At that time, Piyi, who was quietly hanging on my shoulder, smiled and said.
[Is he just telling a dirty joke?]
“Dirty joke?”
[Why would a female carry a male on her back?]
“Ah!”
I finally understood the meaning of the joke and shook my head.
In short, it meant that male centaurs would pick up other men only when they were reluctant, and female centaurs would pick up other males only when they were breeding.
I don’t think I’ll ever ride on the back of a centaur.
I gave them a hard slap on the back and put an end to the dirty talk.
“Okay. “I won’t ask you for a ride in the future, so let’s leave now.”
“You’re a druid, so if you try hard, you can ride a female.”
“I won’t ride. “Stop making dirty jokes.”
“Okay.”
At my direction, the centaurs formed a line and stood in front of the entrance to the city.
The nanny group led by Kaa and Shizu also joined the ranks and prepared to run.
“Let’s go!”
“Please take care of yourself!”
All the residents of Cheongcheong Yeongwol were around to see us off.
High elves cheer for Siege, and beastmen send gratitude and support to Kaa.
With so many people lined up on both sides of the northern road, it felt like watching a hero’s farewell ceremony.
“Candidate! Please take care of Shizu-san!”
“Druid! Bye!”
Of course, I, the druid, stood at the center of it all.
The crew members lined up and everyone in Qingqing Yingyue is watching me and waiting for orders.
At that sight, I inhaled mana and awakened the wild nature of the sleeping course horse.
“Oh!!”
“Wow!!”
The turquoise mana waved wildly, forming the shape of her words.
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Every time the wind blew, the shape became clearer, and a centaur-like shape was overlaid on my body.
I, wearing the image of a courser, put on a deer antler helmet and placed Piyi in the breastplate. Then he fixed the chainsaw on his back and shouted loudly.
“Let’s go!”
As soon as I gave the order to start, deer, wolves, and centaurs started running.
I finished the final inspection as I watched the crew quickly moving away.
The crew watching from behind didn’t find any problems, and Qingqing Yingyue’s subordinates also just told me to go back.
Then you can leave with peace of mind now.
I exploded with my turquoise wildness and kicked the ground roughly.
“Oooooh!!”
“Wow!!”
Cheongcheongyeongwol’s cheers that were sending us off disappeared in an instant.
The crew members who were running ahead of him quickly got closer.
Doo-duk-duk-duk-duk-duk-!
The wild sound of horses’ hooves echoes through the forest.
I was already running alongside the centaur in the lead.
At that time, a centaur with a surprised expression shouted at me.
“Druid! Is it okay if I increase the speed even more!?”
The centaur started running and was smiling happily.
I maintained my speed and checked my body condition.
Thanks to Mahesar’s consideration, there was a surplus of mana, and the courser’s wild nature alone did not lack speed.
Rudolph and the direwolves also seemed to have some spare time, so it wouldn’t matter if they increased their speed.
I nodded towards the centaur.
“Good! “Follow me!”
After speaking, the centaur bent his upper body forward and ran even faster.
It was a tremendous acceleration, as if the speed up until now was a joke.
Of course, there was no great difficulty in following him.
In the first place, wasn’t the courser’s wild nature a blessing given in reference to the centaur’s physical abilities?
I’m sorry to the Centaurs who couldn’t keep up with the evolution, but Courser’s Blessing was a perfect upward compatibility for Centaurs.
[Go, Gaul! Are you okay?]
But since it was not a speed that a human could achieve, Piyi could not avoid his worries.
I answered Piyi by speeding up even more to show that it was okay.
“It’s okay! Even though it looks like this, only one wild nature has been awakened!”
There was still a lot of wild energy left to add explosive power, and thanks to the reduced consumption, mana was also remaining.
It seemed like the course horse, which is characterized by infinite endurance, could run all day just with its wild nature.
I smiled brightly and ran vigorously, feeling a refreshing sense of freedom that I felt for the first time in my life.
At that time, Piyi stretched out her hand inside her breastplate and shouted at me again.
[I-I’m not okay!!]
Hmm?
[I’m dizzy! I feel motion sick!!]
It seems that my riding comfort was not that good.
Because it’s a tree spirit, it won’t make you nauseous, but you can’t just watch it get dizzy.
I had no choice but to slowly slow down and move next to Rudolph, where Shizu was riding.
“Shizu! “I’m asking for a favor!”
“Hmph. “Why don’t you ask the wolf girl in the back?”
“It’s better to leave the tree spirit to the elves! Please accept it quickly! “I feel like I’m going to bite my tongue if I keep doing this!”
“…… “You really bit me.”
I was talking while running at a fast pace, but I ended up biting my tongue.
The thick smell of blood spreads into my mouth along with terrible pain.
I felt like I knew why centaurs spoke in short sentences.
I threw Piyi into Shizu’s arms with tears streaming down her face.
“Now butake!”
“…… Okay, go to the wolf woman and get some healing magic.”
“Ugh!”
Pi gets motion sick, and I bite my tongue.
The departure of the Green Horse Expedition was not chaotic from the beginning.