(EP.469)Princess Leonoi #5
taken from noblemt l
Gaiden – Princess Leonoi of the Jungle #5
“Uh-huh.”
“I am not Eoheung, but Solar, the Great Emperor of the West.”
Leonoi fearlessly pulled the mane of the great lion Solar the Great. Aren’t you afraid of a lion big enough to swallow you in one bite?
Fortunately, Solar the Great was as broad as his size.
He doesn’t push Leonoi to run around in confusion or pull his mane and beard away, he just looks into the cave with languid eyes.
He said.
“Please bring me the Golden Mituri, little lion. Deep inside the jungle lies an oasis of golden light. There is a high probability of being there.”
Solar said it like it was natural, but I was a little embarrassed. Hunting beasts for Leonoi, who is only about two years old now.
It is said that lions start hunting alone when they are two years old, but isn’t Leonoi a small, soft fairy?
Of course, he managed to catch squirrels and sparrows by himself, but this is a jungle where wild beasts lurk. I wonder if it’s okay to leave Leonoi in a place like that.
silkygoat was the goat. cry
No, wait.
I said I forbid hunting myself, but I guess I didn’t mean not to protect Leonoi from nearby? When I think about it that way, I feel a little relieved.
The great Emperor Solar said.
“Then go. If you catch the golden michuri, I’ll fix your body shining. I can give you another nice present.”
Heh heh-he was a smiling lion. Because of its large size, it seems that the inside of the cave is resonating with just a small laugh.
“Oh hey. hi.”
Leonoi followed me, waving at the giant lion, and walked out of the cave. It was quite dark outside, and unknown birds were chirping.
ㅡ ho, ho, woo.
ㅡ Kyu-Iing.
In a place like this, Leonoi would only be a meal for wild beasts. Can Leonoi really catch the Golden Feather Michuri or something?
Suddenly, I remember what the great lion said.
“He told me he didn’t know Leonoi well.”
Leonoi is my daughter. I could confidently say that I knew Leonoi better than anyone else.
But I must say it’s a little disappointing to think that there are things I don’t know. It’s a feeling that’s hard to explain.
One day, even Leonoi will make a bunch of secrets that I don’t know. If I try to open the door, I may be tempted to say, “Dad, close the door!”
“Leonoi, are you going to close the door and get angry later? ok?”
“Girl.”
Of course, looking at it now, it seems like she will always be as cute as a little fairy. We moved slowly to the place where there was such a golden oasis.
Woo-woo-woong, woo-woo-woong.
Occasionally, Leonoi’s body radiated a twinkling light, but it didn’t seem like there was any particular pain or problem. But the light was enough to attract the large beasts.
-Groorr-.
– Crer.
The roaring of the beasts was heard loudly from the Guernsey bush, following Leonoi’s light. It’s hard to understand why this forest is called the Growling Forest.
You brought Leonoi to such a dangerous place. If Elgar finds out, he might get really mad. As I thought about it, I was alert.
If it is, I will not tolerate using magic to drive out beasts.
Perhaps he read my thoughts, and the animals around me just flashed their eyes in the bushes, and they didn’t attack me easily. Still, something you don’t know.
“Bael, you need to step out.”
When he opened his palm, a small spider appeared as a shadow. He seemed to be in a good mood when he came out, so he raised and lowered his front legs alternately left and right.
ㅡ Hyoong.
“If there is any beast nearby that could be harmful, Bael, you should take care of it and subdue it.”
ㅡHyo… !
wiggle.
Bael jumps up and disappears into a nearby bush. Bael is one of the guys I trust the most, so he’ll take care of him. It was then that I calmed down a little.
How long would you have walked like that?
“Michuri… !”
Leonoi, who was in my arms, struggled hard and trembled. It was such a strong struggle that it was not like a child, so I had no choice but to put Leonoi on the floor.
Pababat.
Leonoi just started running very fast. I also pursued such a Leonoi and cut the bushes.
His face was swept and his clothes got caught in rough trees and bushes, but he couldn’t stop thinking that he shouldn’t miss Leonoi. How long did it run like that?
Whoa-.
We were able to get to the fountain, shining like the bright sun. It was as small as a small pond, but it was a fountain that gave off a really dazzling light.
“Is this the oasis that Solar spoke of?”
I hugged Leonoi first. His clothes were a little dirty, but even though he ran fiercely through the jungle, Leonoi’s soft skin surprisingly had no scratches or dirt.
Knowing that Leonoi was okay, he looked around. An oasis of light.
I think you know this is where Solar was talking about.
It was not immediately confirmed whether the golden michuri was here or not. It was a very quiet spring water, even for my sensitive half-elf ears.
But Leonoi’s eyes moved back and forth in the air. It’s like chasing something invisible to others. Then, “Take it down. Put it down,” he says in a rather succinct voice.
I lowered the Leonoi well to the floor again.
Then Leonoi ran without even a moment to stop me—.
with a plop.
I went into the golden spring! The sudden action really made my hair stand upright! Only the turbulence caused by the still water spreads loudly in front of your eyes.
with a plop!
When I woke up, I, too, had followed Leonoi and plunged into the spring. The water was lukewarm than I expected, but that’s not the point.
“Leonoi!”
I fumbled around looking for Leonoi, who had jumped into the spring water. The spring water wasn’t as deep as I thought, so it came up to my waist, but for a two-year-old, it was as deep as the sea.
“Where is Leonoi!”
I struggled more desperately to find Leonoi.
However, perhaps because the water was so shiny that the bottom could not be seen, Leonoi’s gleaming blonde hair was buried in the light and could not be seen.
“Hey… !!!!”
It was when I let out a terrible scream at the pain of my heart, as if my intestines were being cut off.
ㅡ Hyoong.
Bael could be heard weeping from a tree in the distance. When I turned my head in that direction, didn’t Leonoi come out of the water and look at me?
“What, what!?”
I couldn’t figure out what was going on. Didn’t Leonoi jump into the water and sink? But why are you outside?
Plunge, churn.
I came out of the spring. Leonoi’s body was very wet, but what was peculiar was that Leonoi’s two small hands were holding something tightly as if hiding a small tree frog inside.
Whoa-.
If you look at the light emitted from inside, you might be holding a small light bulb. No, this was pretty good. I was relieved that Leonoi was safe.
“Leonoi, I thought something was wrong… !”
pod.
He hugged Leonoi’s small body. I feel a warmer and healthier heartbeat than anything else in the world. I feel like I could do anything for this little child.
* * *
I made a bonfire near the clear spring water. Tick, tick. Because it was a magical spark with quite a strong firepower, the wet clothes dried in an instant.
Leonoi seemed to be in a good mood, whether he liked the new, dry clothes. But even in the midst of this, the two hands that are tightly clasped are not released.
“Are you in there? Is it that golden michuri?”
“Michuri!”
“Yeah, that.”
“Yes!”
I don’t know for sure, but Leonoi seems to have jumped into the golden spring and caught the golden michuri.
It is said that he swam leisurely next to me, who was wasting because he thought Leonoi had fallen, and went up to the ground first. That’s what Bael said. I don’t know if that’s real or not.
I suddenly remembered Elgar’s words that Leonoi was good at swimming. I just thought I was good at flipping water. You look really good at swimming.
Are you a swimming genius?
“Anyway, don’t jump in suddenly. You were surprised.”
“… Grrr!”
“At a time like this, you should apologize instead of being temperamental, Leonoi. You are wrong.”
“… … .”
Leonoi drooped so it was easy to understand if it was because he was scolding me. It seems that I have done something very bad, but I have taught myself that I was only disciplined in the right way.
Raising a child is a lot more difficult than you think.
As he was contemplating what to do, he felt Leonoi cringe. I have something to say, but the crouching as if holding it in is just like my mother, Elgar.
Are you trying to say sorry to me?
“Leonoi, do you have something to say?”
It was a relatively friendly question.
“… stroking it!”
Leonoi showed a fairly clear intention. If it’s rough petting, is that a compliment?
All of a sudden, I thought it was a compliment, but I realized that Leonoi’s two hands were holding a golden michuri or something.
Earlier, even when we were walking together during the day, if we succeeded in catching a dog squirrel or a sparrow, we praised them. Maybe Leonoi likes to be praised by me, so he grabs everything.
Thinking like that reminded me of my childhood, and I felt so moved that I felt like my heart, which had been so worried up until recently, melted away.
“Yeah, well done.”
swish squash.
I patted Leonoi’s head violently. There were many things, but if Leonoi remembers today when he becomes an adult, I hoped it would remain as a good memory.
If the ending is good, everything will be good.
“Ugh!”
Leonoi snorted with a proud face. It feels good to be praised by me. yes it is For a small child, parents are everything in the world.
“It’s a new thing, Leonoi. Nice to meet you.”
“Girl.”
“Are you okay too? Well then, show me that golden michuri. I wonder what it looks like.”
“Groo… !”
“It’s not like you’re making a secret between you and your dad already.”
As I sighed reluctantly, Leonoi burst into laughter. I don’t know, but I did it because it was fun.
* * *
“Have you already come? I thought it would take a few days. If you simply look at the time, you are faster than Borgia.”
The great Solar seemed to be quite surprised to see us who had just returned.
“Show me where.”
At Solar’s words, Leonoi approached and held out both of his tightly held hands. The large lion put its pointed nose into the fingertips several times smaller than its own, and sighed.
Then, the golden light emanating from Leonoi’s hand gradually diminished and then disappeared completely.
“I ate well.”
Did you just eat it? I don’t know what’s going on right now. Wasn’t the golden michuri just like a shining energy source?
That was then.
aaah-
Solar the Great’s body began to shine with a more dazzling feeling. I frowned at that strange situation for a while. The dazzling light soon returns to its original state.
“But, after all, it is not even a message with just one. It will take a long time to find the power of Jim that has been hit by the giant.”
I said.
“So, why is Leonoi’s body glowing like that?”
“It must be because he is Jim’s descendant. If you grow up well, you will be able to shine more than anyone else. As long as the sun shines, it will be possible to live longer than anyone else.”
“Then, is there no problem?”
“There is a problem. In the midst of people, we must suppress our nature and live. Like a lion in a cage. Then it won’t even shine. I will not live long.”
The words of Solar the Great were quite shocking. He said that in order for the Leonoi to live a life that suits them best, they must live in the jungle like themselves.
“Will I live my life as a free king? Would you like to live as an ordinary person? It can be seen that we are at an important crossroads. You called Tae-oh Gospel, decide the fate of your daughter.”
Suddenly, I was at the crossroads of an important choice that would determine Leonoi’s life.
Decide whether you want Leonoi to live in this jungle or just live a normal life among the people. I’m really confused because it’s something I never thought of.
That was then.
“… … !”
Leonoi came towards me and grabbed my knee. Looking at her face, she was crying. Did you think I was going to leave you alone?
“… No honey… ! go together… !”
“You’re saying you won’t be able to eat honey from now on, so don’t leave it alone?”
“Ugh.”
Finally, Leonoi began to cry profusely. I’m pissed When Leonoi cries, I want to cry too. Because I don’t know how to comfort you.
At that time, Solar the Great, who was looking at it, laughs.
“A few years ago, something just came to mind. It was a mother and daughter back then. You were like them back then. At least the answer will be obvious. Tae-oh Gospel, bring your daughter to my side.”
I tried to push Leonoi closer to the Solar the Great. But the more I do it, the more Leonoi makes a fuss while holding my knee.
“Hey… ! hehe… !!!”
I can’t stand the thought that I’m going to leave myself. However, I knew very well that Solar wasn’t trying to take Leonoi away from me.
“Leonoi, why am I leaving you?”
“promise… !”
“You know the promise? Yes, I promise. I will not leave you.”
Only then did Leonoi seem to calm down a little.
I grabbed Leonoi’s side and held it out to Solar. The large lion brought his large nostrils near Leonoi and took a deep breath.
uh uh
Then, I could see the strange light of a firefly that had nestled inside Leonoi sucked into Solar’s body. I don’t know for sure, but I had a feeling that something was settled.
“It’s a pity. With this level of splendor even at a young age, I hope that one day I will be able to command the world. But fate has already been decided. Cherish your choices.”
Whoa-ah-!
Solar’s body radiated so intensely that she couldn’t even look at her. I hugged Leonoi and crouched tightly.
Paah-!
Finally, the flash faded with the sound of something exploding. When he opened his eyes, the figure of a large lion or light was nowhere to be found.
“what.”
In the place where Leonoi and I were facing, there were only a single golden rope-like mane and a golden lion cub, a roaring golden lion, lying on the floor.
ㅡ Yao.
“Meow!”
New pet acquired