254. Let it flow
‘Did I scare you too much?’
I felt a little sorry for the child named Soho who went to deliver the food, but I couldn’t just ignore it.
A non-human being is passing by near the scene of a murder case where 6 people died in one night, but we can’t just leave it alone.
Well, whatever.
First of all, I was supposed to meet the kid named Soho after he finished delivering, so I was heading to the Ranran branch where the kid worked.
It has now been three months since I started traveling.
Honestly, watching this land as Kim Shin-woo was more enjoyable than I expected.
Seeing, feeling, and touching the continent as Kim Shin-woo, not Deius, truly made me excited.
Nominally, until Deius’ body stabilizes, and also to confirm that the souls on this earth have properly left.
I was continuing this journey.
If you were to be honest, you could say it was a return trip, not a travel route.
‘I don’t see anything special here either.’
After that day, the continent became empty. Even though I can’t help but accept souls and people who have been dead for three months.
A continent so empty that I couldn’t see a single soul while wandering around.
Forward again.
The continent will not be destroyed by spirits for at least several thousand years, and it has also made many people aware of the dangers of the continent.
‘Now we just have to leave it to the next generation.’
Yes, even if souls accumulate again, it is now up to that generation.
We provided enough time for them to research and work hard. I cannot and should not be able to solve everything that will happen in the infinite future.
But it won’t be difficult.
Because we have already set a precedent.
‘Is it there?’
A restaurant with a sign that says “Ranran Banjeom.” There didn’t seem to be many people, but I thought it was because it was somewhere between breakfast and lunch.
Where I am now is the Han Empire.
It was a country with only a few military gods and Hanso, but the sights that gave off a martial arts or Oriental feel were very pleasing to the eye.
In the game, only items from one empire appeared, and there were no separate events to visit, so this place gave me a completely new feeling.
Tingle-tangle!
When I open the door and go inside, the only thing that welcomes me is the sound of a bell. There were no greetings or any employees in sight.
‘Is that child working as an employee alone?’
First, I tried to sit down nearby and look at the menu.
“…… “There’s no menu.”
The table feels a little sticky for some reason. Chopsticks, etc. That I don’t know if they were cleaned properly.
I am clicking my tongue at the sanitary conditions, wondering if this store will actually be in business.
“What?”
A large woman walking out of the kitchen. He has a rather large physique and a temperamental appearance.
Judging by the fact that he was holding a huge Chinese food cutlery in his hand, I thought he was the chef of this restaurant.
She is probably also the owner.
“Get out of here, I’m not doing business.”
Looking at the woman shouting boldly, I sigh and slowly stand up.
“Can’t you tell just by looking at it? “If you look like Saenim, it’s hard to notice.”
She spits a word at the back of my head as I step out the door. But I close her wide open door and look at her.
“I want to ask you something.”
“Didn’t you hear me tell you to turn off?”
Even though I was watching it come out in a rough way, there wasn’t much emotional turmoil. I just thought it was the same.
It’s annoying to hear a small child talking loudly in front of you.
“Get out.”
She aims her thick gullet at me. When she saw her expression gradually becoming distorted, she was able to recognize her identity right away.
“It was a goblin.”
I knew she was a monster, but I wasn’t sure what kind of monster she was, but at first glance, she was a goblin.
There were many monsters similar to the previous world in one empire, so it was not difficult to identify them.
“…… !”
The moment she hears my words, her womanly appearance becomes distorted. Her molars stick out greatly, touching the corners of her eyes, turning as red as a blush, and her face grows twice as big as before.
The Chinese sword has suddenly become a scissors sword that a fool can use.
“It smells like Soho, right?!”
Cow!
Even though she only took one step, the flimsy tables around her were pushed away by her impact.
The interior of the store expanded in an instant.
“I don’t know where the dog bone came from, but what did she do with it…… !”
Quaaang!
The goblin instantly fell to his knees, his cheek touching the floor. I walk in front of her and don’t flop down on top of her.
“Thank you for organizing the surroundings.”
As there is no urgent power supply right now, it would be difficult to provide compensation if something like a table is broken.
But since she created space on her own, she was able to subdue him without hesitation.
It was a little difficult because I had little mana in this body.
Still, as a necromancer.
She also has experience as a funeral director.
I killed as many as five great demons, but this one monster from the outskirts was actually just a warm-up.
“Wow, eh! “Esssss!”
She let out a bizarre scream and started sweeping the floor with her scimitar. She seemed to be rebelling in her own way.
Kuddeukduk!
She warned, pressing down with more mana.
“It is not easy to control strength. “Stay still.”
I was also cautious because if I made a mistake, it could have been destroyed.
Anyway, the threat seems to have worked as she takes a deep breath and slowly lets go of her scimitar.
Now he seemed ready to have a conversation.
I asked, still straddling the back of her huge head.
“Are you familiar with the monsters around here?”
“…… Yes, ah… I know.”
She continued her words, deliberately taking a deep breath, as if being crushed was quite painful.
“La, Ranran Restaurant is a place that prepares meals for youkai. Well, that’s why we don’t accept general customers.”
“Hmm?”
Somehow.
Is that why the maintenance of tables and basic utensils was so lax?
‘Then, was that kid from earlier also delivering to the youkai?’
I thought it was a strange store. A monster is selling food to a monster.
“Why are you doing that?”
Isn’t it true that youkai don’t buy and sell food for money? Moreover, given the Goblin’s personality, it didn’t seem like he would do such a thing.
At my question, the goblin swallows her saliva, hesitates for a moment, and eventually closes her eyes tightly and shouts.
“I received your order! To the guardian spirit of this land!”
“… ….”
“Shi, you don’t like noise, so stop monsters and evil spirits from causing trouble in your land! That’s why I’m in charge of stopping it!”
Guardians are beings I have already met several times.
A group of mountains in the North Swedish Mountains.
Horua of the Great Forest of Marias.
In the same vein as them, there seemed to be a guardian spirit living in this land.
‘That’s surprising.’
Usually, guardian gods do not move much unless it damages their land, as it is the law of nature.
However, the guardian deity of this land seemed to be ruling the land quite strictly.
“Well, but recently…… “Haven’t all the souls disappeared somewhere?!”
It wasn’t my intention, but as I continued to worry, she continued speaking urgently, perhaps because she thought my silence was an ominous sign.
“So, since there have been a lot of monsters running amok recently, I am busy working!”
“…… “What does it matter?”
I wondered if there was a connection between the disappearance of the dead and the rampage of monsters.
The goblin answered my question right after.
“These monsters of this land spend their days eating the souls of ordinary people! However…… !”
Kkkdeuddeuk!
“Ahhhhh!
The goblin’s painful screams pour out. I don’t know if you know this.
“You said something that was difficult to ignore.”
A deep sigh flows out.
She said that Soho was just a passing road for the delivery girl.
It seemed like it would take some time to pass.
* * *
The city’s underground water, dark and somewhat disgusting, filled her nose.
Soho, a delivery boy and customer at Ranran Restaurant, carefully carries the food she was carrying on her shoulders toward the flowing waterway.
“Here it is!”
Then a snake’s tongue protruded from inside the waterway. If she were to make a mistake, even Soho could have been eaten, so she quickly jumps and clings to the ceiling.
‘Ugh.’
I hated the uncomfortable, damp feel of the ceiling, and I wanted to wash my hands right away, but I couldn’t help it.
But if it stays with food, it can become a special meal of the guardian spirit.
It only took about 3 seconds for the snake’s tongue to take the food and eat it in a single sweep.
Soho came back down and bowed her head and greeted me somewhat impatiently.
“Then I’ll come back tomorrow!”
I wanted to go outside, but I didn’t want to talk about what happened today.
[Who came to this land?]
The voice that echoes inside the flowing sewage causes the surroundings to vibrate, albeit slightly.
For some reason, Soho’s sudden question reminded Soho of the man she had hit upon, but she immediately changed her thoughts.
“Who are you talking about?”
Soho was worried because there was a possibility that a monster was involved in the incident where the six people he saw on the way here died.
In fact, the guardian spirit was asking something else.
[The heaviness of the ground means that someone who should not have come has come. Go and tell my words to the monsters.]
“… ….”
[The master of the world is passing by, so just let it pass.]
* * *
“Sniff.”
Findeneye’s nose is sore, wondering if it’s because she ate the fried peppers she just gave her.
Then Deia, who was sitting languidly across from her, giggled.
“Are you crying? Hey, are you crying? He’s crying! Seville! “He’s crying!”
“Sebia fell asleep and I sent her back to her home.”
Iluania sighs and replies to Deia, who is calling the bottle of liquor she has finished drinking.
Deia and Findenai were so depressed that it was he who offered them alcohol, but he was somewhat regretting the fact that they were having a drinking party like this.
I wonder how she endured this back when she worked at a brothel.
But it was also evidence that life in Iluania had changed.
“Why should you cry? Shivaal! “Children don’t cry!”
Iluania hurriedly puts the empty liquor bottles on the floor as Findeneye complains by slamming the table.
She almost broke.
‘But a child?’
She stared at Finden Ai, who had heard that drinking alcohol would change her, but she couldn’t believe it.
Is it because I was drunk, or was it because of the fried peppers I just ate, or was it because I really missed him?
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The corners of her eyes were slightly red.
“Fuuu! That would be great! “You guys!”
Her shock at Finden Ai’s unexpected side had not yet subsided. This time she slams her face down on the table, sighing at Deia’s side.
“With her, huh? Haaa.”
“Yes?”
“I am Marie…” … “In this world, it’s okay as long as the two bastards aren’t my brothers?!”
She hiccuped and her hair tumbled and covered her face.
Still, Deia’s hand remained between her chair and her buttocks, motionless.
“Deiusraaang! Another one is Kim Si-nu!”
“… ….”
“Ask me why!”
Why?
Iluania felt that she should not hear this story. She tried to cover her mouth as the woman in front of her was impatient with her sense that she was thinking something she shouldn’t be doing.
“Hyung.”
Before telling the reason.
After hiccupping, she closed her eyes and fell asleep.
“Oh, I’m glad you fell asleep before the matriarch came.”
Since Darius said she would come pick them up when the time comes, Iluania slowly began to organize her surroundings.
“The child is not drunk!”
“You’ve really become a child…” ….”