(EP.289) Depression #2
289 – Fairy Melancholy #2
I didn’t like running.
When I was young, I think I ran around with quite a bit of fuss here and there.
After I got older, I didn’t have a chance to run, and I started to hate panting and the heat that came after running hard.
become an adult?
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No, even after I became an adult, I often ran around. There was a lot of running around.
Perhaps it has been like this since becoming the body of this half-fairy.
This half-elf’s body creaked as if it were wearing a rusty weight, and she had to be ill for a few days without sweating.
“Ha-ha-ha-.”
It was still the same today.
Breathing up to the tip of his chin and sweat dripping down his eyes. My chest was ripped apart, but strangely my legs were light.
Maybe the things I’ve been training for were meaningless… . Elgar’s face is somewhat elated.
– Because men are stamina!
That’s right.
It’s been so long It started at lunch and ran until the sun went down, so I don’t know how many hours I ran.
-Follow the fairy trees and walk straight towards the wall… .
-If you see a ginkgo tree, turn right there… .
The more we go into the depths of the forest, the more memories come to mind. Memories of soft voices filled my head like new flesh breaking through old shells.
There was something missing. Of course, those voices fell into my mind drop by drop like a light perfume and evaporated quickly. Thanks for making me impatient
I know I’m looking for something.
I am impatient because I don’t know what it is, and I don’t know how to find it.
fault.
It was then that I felt my foot caught on something and floated into the air. It was when I closed my eyes tightly thinking that my legs would trip over rocks or tree roots.
“You have to be careful.”
wow.
I felt something grabbing my neck strongly.
When I woke up, I could tell that someone had grabbed the hood from the back of my neck and held it in place just before I fell.
“Kek.”
Thanks to you, the front of my neck was blocked. Still, better than falling, isn’t it?
slurp.
Stella let go of her hand. At the same time, I fell lightly with the center of gravity leaning forward. Of course, it was much better than running around on full power.
“Where are you going like that? I thought you were crazy.”
Stella Belhawk reached out to me as I fell.
When I grabbed that hand, a force so strong that it was hard to believe it was from a slender arm pulled me up and lifted me up.
“Thanks to you, I am alive.”
“No, rather than that, where the hell are you going? Everyone seemed to be worried, so I followed him. It’s not like Tae-oh, who is usually calm.”
“ah.”
I looked back.
how far i’ve run
And there was no way to know where to go to return to Sandora, where everyone was waiting. Because if you go deep into the forest, everything looks like there.
“So, it looks like you are looking for something. I found it? It’s like a lost pet in the forest.”
Stella felt pretty good. I shook my head at her sharp question.
“No, I couldn’t find it. In fact, I don’t even know what I was trying to find.”
That’s exactly how I felt.
I think I lost something.
A person who just wanders around with an empty pocket because he doesn’t know exactly what he lost and where.
If you just listen to the explanation, you might feel like a hysterical person. As it was true, I couldn’t find any more suitable explanation than this.
“As I said, I know it’s a strange story. However, it seems that there is something calling me in this forest… .”
When the heated head cools down, coolness dominates the body.
When the calm thinking started to come into play, I was stunned by how recklessly I had acted like a child. Somehow I feel ashamed. Everyone will be worried.
However, instead of ridiculing or blaming Stella after hearing my words, she came up with a hypothesis.
“Huh, well, nymphs say that when they enter the forest, their minds are blown. It’s not strange if you suddenly want to run into the deep forest. Tae-oh must have been a forest nymph.”
forest nymphs?
It was when I narrowed my eyebrows slightly at that strange tone.
“Nymphs are divided into different types depending on the environment in which they live and where they were born. There are forest nymphs, water nymphs, and mountain nymphs.”
I wasn’t really curious, but my knowledge increased.
“It is said that when nymphs come to a place similar to the nature of their hometown, they come up and do things they have not done before. Maybe Tae-oh is a forest nymph?”
From what I heard, it was quite reasonable.
I heard that Isaiah Gospel, who is supposed to be my father, disappeared north of the Witchwood, crossing a farther barrier. If I met a nymph who became my mother somewhere and gave birth to a child.
The child must have been born in the forest and could be called a forest nymph.
is it.
Perhaps this body was born in a forest similar to this place, as Stella said. So I got impatient without knowing it.
Stella tapped my arm as I was immersed in that thought.
“Anyway, you’re out of the safe zone. It’s dangerous to wander around the witch forest at night, so let’s go back. If there is a way, I memorized it.”
“That’s very fortunate.”
I’m glad Stella, who is good at forest trails, followed me, but if it wasn’t for it, it would have been quite difficult. So me and Stella made their way back to the party.
* * *
I think I’ve said it before. The sun sets early in the forest.
Whether it is because there are many tall trees or because it has special magical powers, the night of the Witch Forest came early.
At night, the forest gets cooler enough that it doesn’t even feel like summer, and the sounds of strange insects and beasts croaking everywhere have transformed it into a rather creepy place.
—Heh heh heh.
As I listened, I heard something like a strange laughter.
A slender woman’s voice. It was when I pulled out the wand that was in my left arm in the atmosphere that even a virgin ghost would pop out.
Stella said.
“It is said that there are many witches who have been exiled or run away from this forest since ancient times. There are many souls of witches who went crazy while studying taboos.”
That’s awesome.
In this world where necromancy exists, real souls and ghosts exist. So when I heard the ghost story, I couldn’t ignore it.
“Well, I’m more afraid of wild beasts than ghosts. It’s in this big forest. Those who deserve to be called forest masters.”
Shh.
Stella with a torch knelt down. At the front of the knee, the footprints of what seemed to be an animal were hollowed out.
The problem was that it was as big as my torso. what’s so big
“It’s a Tartar wolf. Judging from the footprints on it, it must have been three or four meters long.”
A wolf that is 3 to 4 meters tall.
It is quite eerie to think that such a being roams the forest. It seemed to be the same for Stella as he said, shaking his hand lightly.
“It might be better to sleep in the woods today. Tartar wolves hunt in packs. It gets annoying when medium-sized individuals flock to it.”
In forests and beasts, Stella is a pro enough to be called a professor. I quietly decided to follow the opinions of the experts.
If there’s one thing I’ve learned as a novice politician in Angmar, it’s that when I listen to experts, I go at least halfway through.
“There is a hut I saw on the way. I think this is where the forest keeper left it. It’s near here, so let’s go there.”
“It is. I’m sorry for bothering you because of me.”
“Okay, what’s the apology between us? They are annoying each other.”
Stella is surprisingly easy-going. It’s called acting, but it seems to be tolerant of other people’s mistakes, probably because he lived a life that caused a lot of inconvenience.
It makes me wonder if Stella, who made me kneel, is right.
“There is a hut over there.”
As we were walking, we saw a hut in darkness in front of us. It was more like an old ruin than a hut, as the roof was full of holes and the windows were blown away.
Still, there was a corner that reassured people in that there was a wall of their own and there was a space to hide. Better than the open air. I’m not in a position to complain.
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Creak.
When I opened the door and walked in, the inside was full of dust.
He roughly swung the cobwebs with his palms, swiping away stones and debris that fell on the floor with his feet.
The size didn’t seem like a few square feet, as is the usual hut. one bed too. It must have been a place where someone lived alone.
squeaky, gleeful.
Stella began to rummage through the shelves of this hut like an adventurer on a quest.
“Looks like the place where the forest keeper lived. If you look here, things like plates and bowls are still there. There are forks and knives too. If you look for it, you may find some materials you can use for camping.”
As she said, there were little matches or oil left on the shelf. Although it is summer, the nights in the north are rather cool, so we decided to warm up by lighting an old brazier.
hurr.
lit fire.
Only then was I able to take a good look at this hut. bed. shelf. table. And to the closet. It’s somewhere familiar.
I wanted to do something, and it reminded me of the single room I lived in as a child. A single room where I lived with my mother. I wish it was just the same size.
“Tae-kun, what are you going to do?”
I got up from my seat and Stella was curious.
Instead of answering, I opened the old closet. Clothes are not included. The only thing that catches my attention is the back of the closet door. I used to doodle often behind this closet.
From things like the sun, moon, and stars, to birds, clouds, and holding hands… .
It was a moment when I was immersed in reminiscences.
Stella washed the banhap-like thing she had prepared in advance with a can of water, put this and that in it, and boiled it. You look like you’re going to cook.
After that, I was quite hungry too.
“I have some ingredients.”
I also put sausages and dry meats in the bin from my inventory. After simmering for a while, it becomes a very edible dish.
Hurrup.
When I ate something warm in a comfortable place, my nervous mind was relieved without realizing it. Stella even drank a small water bottle from somewhere.
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Gulp.
“Hey, the northern ones are a little stronger too.”
I could tell it was alcohol because it smelled sour. The alcohol content is quite high, so I want to cover my nose.
As I frowned, Stella asked, whose face was dyed bare.
“Does Tae-oh really hate alcohol?”
“It has no taste, I don’t know why I drink it. Just write.”
Stella laughs at my words.
“It has a strange sweet taste. Well, nymphs have a sensitive sense of smell and taste. It’s understandable that you don’t like alcohol.”
“You seem to know a lot about nymphs.”
“It’s because I didn’t just get paid for free at Ark. I mean, you did a lot of research between the two fairies, a nymph and an elf.”
Stella, who had been drinking alcohol, told stories by herself.
You laugh to yourself and say to yourself, “Oh, I shouldn’t have published that thesis then.” .” he says, angrily.
Here’s the drunk
The reason I didn’t like alcohol was because I didn’t want to lose control like this. Because I’ve been surviving so fiercely that it’s not enough for me to always live with my bare mind.
“Oh, it’s hot. Shall we put out the fire now?”
Stella looked at the burning bonfire and asked for her opinion. But I shook my head because it was chilly.
“I am cold.”
Stella laughed at him.
“Then, I have to take it off.”
“Are you taking it off?”
It was frustrating.
Because I thought Stella was going to take off her clothes all of a sudden!