169. The entrance to the forest of the demon realm
Apparently, it took a while to move because there was some distance between the Forest of the Demon Realm and Nirva. It was a time to miss the old royal train of Cheongeuk.
“It feels like winter break has started and I’ve been riding horses all day long.”
“Hey, what do we do when everyone else is playing?”
Even in a serious situation, I couldn’t keep frowning, so I complained.
“What shall we eat?”
“I have the convenience food I bought earlier.”
“At times like this, we should eat meat. Wait, I’ll catch one of the bad guys.”
When I was sleeping in the mountains, I sat around a campfire, caught wild animals nearby, and grilled them to eat.
“Look bar, when using dual swords. What’s most important is…”
“Isn’t that telling you too centered on you? I don’t have that strength.”
“No, is this not okay?”
“No, will this work?”
Ha-yun, who now has two swords at the ends of her waist, was taught how to use two swords at the same time every night.
Opposite me as I was throwing the branches I had picked into a crackling bonfire, Hayoon was sitting with her knees wrapped in her arms, looking at me.
In the end, I didn’t quite understand it, but I had to give up.
“okay okay. It’s my fault. I think it was impossible to wield the sword like that earlier.”
Since I was able to do it, I thought others would be able to do it as well. In the end, he was pushed back by Ha-yoon’s controversial argument, which was rare.
“Isn’t that why you didn’t talk?”
At Ha-yun’s answer to what kind of strange noise he was making, I flinched without realizing it.
Isn’t that
Then what are you upset about?
“Oh, is it because I drank all the peach juice I brought with you without knowing it?”
“…it wasn’t sprained in the first place, but I think I just got a bit sprained because of that.”
“……”
I dug my grave
But it wasn’t crooked.
“Then why were you looking at me?”
“……”
Hayun’s mouth hides in the arms that wrap around her legs. I thought he was expressing that he didn’t want to say something like that, but after a while, he couldn’t bear it and opened his mouth.
“I hope you and Eris-sama do well.”
“uh?”
It was such a sudden topic, so I was a little embarrassed, but looking at Hayun’s expression, I could feel that he was really sparing his words because of it.
“Ugh.”
I already told Hayun that I was being shaken by Rin and Mei during the trip. At the time, I was angry about not saying no to nonsense.
‘Wait, maybe that’s why?’
Am I excited for a woman other than Eris?
Well, she might think of it as betrayal. In the meantime, I hoped that Eris and I were doing well, and there were things that helped me, and there were times that I devoted to myself.
I’m really sorry when I think about it.
“I also want Eris and I to do well.”
“……really?”
Hayun tilted her head slightly.
As I could tell her my sincerity, I nodded as I rummaged through the bonfire with long branches.
“Yeah, really.”
“Yeah, I also want you to get along well with Eris-sama. Not for nothing an asshole like May or a crazy kid like Elise. I really want to be able to connect with a beautiful person like Eris-sama with a kind heart.”
Well, it’s a little bit impressive to say it like that.
“I’ll try.”
When he responds with a smile, Ha-yun slips into the sleeping bag he was sitting on.
“good night.”
“Okay, sleep well.”
*
From the beginning of the forest of the Demon Realm, Hayoon’s expression was uncharacteristically hardened.
If it’s natural, then it’s natural.
The only people who enter the forest of the Demon Realm, which is called the Demonic Realm and evaluated as an existing hell, are fools called adventurers or those who want to commit suicide.
Or they’re driven to the point where they really can’t live outside and run away to the forest of the Demon Realm.
Of course, there was no need to categorize.
Even though everyone’s process is different, they all end up with the same ending.
That was when there were no Sherpas, which were located in the center of the demonic forest.
“Don’t worry, walking around the Pandemonium Forest while protecting yourself is as easy as taking a walk in the garden of Aios Academy.”
“I can believe it, but… I can’t move my steps properly.”
“Take a deep breath, look at my back and follow me.”
Saying that, I stepped into the forest of the Demon Realm, and Hayoon followed behind me, holding her sword hilt with her hand, taking a deep breath.
‘Considering that there was Sharcal, I have to go deep into the forest of the Demon World.’
If it was really difficult, leaving Hayun in the Witches’ Village for a while and returning alone was another way.
“Remember what I said? Say it again.”
“Don’t treat me like a kid.”
“I was going to pick up some medicinal herbs that could be used for money…”
“First, act only within Daniel’s sight.”
Anyway, when you talk about money, look at him bowing his head right away. I wondered if it was possible for a person to be one-dimensional like this.
“Second, don’t touch anything recklessly.”
“Third, don’t shout.”
“Fourth, if there is anything, I will look for Daniel first.”
He even made his customers familiar with these simple four commandments unconditionally and guided them through the forest of the demon realm.
Of course, there were many people who couldn’t keep it even if they memorized it in their head, but it was still a necessary procedure.
Shouldn’t I move within the minimum radius of action that I can guide the way?
“The air itself seems stuffy.”
“Originally, it is here. If you go inside, it will be difficult to breathe at all.”
You have to slowly adapt and enter the interior, otherwise you will die of shortness of breath in the air that wraps your whole body in an unpleasant way unique to the forest of the demon realm.
With the mercy of the gods and miracles, I have seen a person die because he did not know how to breathe properly even after escaping countless demon beasts and entering the depths of the forest of the Demon Realm.
“Inhale deeply, exhale over and over again. That way, your body will quickly adapt to the air here.”
“Ah Okay. Whoop! ha! Whoop! ha!”
Listening to Hayoon’s deep breathing, I stopped walking as I headed forward. Ha-yoon, who had already learned that it was a sign that something had appeared, lowered her breathing.
Despite having the face of a goat, demonic beasts named Demina, whose entire body was made up of muscles, were walking toward us.
Kreureung!
“Write it, it’s Demina.”
Guys who are goats but always blow out bull-like snorts. They kicked the ground with their hooves a few times and took a posture to run at any moment.
“Demina? They’re notorious witches for their dirty personalities! There must be knights…”
“no it’s okay. Put me on your back for a second.”
“……really?”
Ha-yoon openly makes a face of dislike.
“I said that there could be occasions when I came in and carried it on my back or wrapped around it.”
“Yes, it was. I honestly thought it was half a joke.”
what a joke
In the past, there was only one guest, and there were many times when I had to avoid a battle like this.
For reference, the case of Eris. Later, I didn’t say I would carry it, but I quickly noticed it and jumped on my back.
Hayoon on his back.
The daminas ran right at me, but I looked around and took a few steps back.
Kreurreung!
A group of Demina came out with a terrifying force blowing nose wind. I felt Hayoon tremble a little, probably because I was exposed to their momentum.
I went through the trees next to it and escaped from the straight-line rush of the guys.
The reason why they are different from other rushing monsters is that they charge faster, but the change of direction is the biggest.
Deminars tried to come running with their hands on the floor while lowering their bodies, or using trees to rotate and change direction.
Kwadeuk! Quadduk!
Huge teeth and tongues sprouted from the trees they passed by and began to devour them.
“Hey!”
Oh, it’s been a while, so I didn’t explain.
“It’s a man-eating tree. There are usually a lot of them around here, but as long as you don’t touch them, there’s no problem, so it’s okay. We’ll only go to the place where the man-eating trees are, so don’t touch it anywhere.”
I left the demina who started fighting the trees and passed between the trees.
Ha-yoon seemed to be frightened by the sudden sight, so she put her hand around my neck and exerted too much force, so I gasped a little.
Thanks to this, Hayun’s unique scent came through.
“Hey, kuck. hey! I breathe!”
“Ah… Mi-sorry.”
Even though the strength has loosened up a little, it is still sticking to the point of being a bit excessive.
But this was just fine. In the forest of the Demon Realm, it was the easiest to protect those who threw away their shame and entrusted themselves to me, a Sherpa.
“The Forest of the Demon Realm is a territory for predators everywhere. Wherever you go, it’s bound to be dangerous. But on the other hand, knowing how those predators behave, their territory is a safe haven for me.”
As it is now, if you move without touching the cannibals, they only disguise themselves as ordinary trees and do not attack first.
When I think of the past me who realized all of this through my body, I was very ambitious. You learn these things one by one. Thanks to you, I got hurt a lot.
“Stick to me. As soon as you touch even a single leaf, they will open their eyes and run to you.”
“You… are you deliberately intimidating?!”
“……”
did you get tea?
Seeing Ha-yoon trembling was so precious that I tried to play a little.
However, even as he said that, Ha-yoon’s hands were getting stronger and he was trying to get close to me somehow.
Hayon is suffering from romance reader syndrome.