“Did you hear yesterday too?”
“What, the sound of the heavens and the earth shaking again?”
Han Soo-young listened to the sound of words coming from the side without realizing it.
The two men, who appeared to be bobu-san, were complaining with their faces burning hot even in broad daylight.
“In less than a day or two, my head will completely turn around! I wonder what the other country is doing… .”
“What, did you not hear me? How many times has the military been dispatched since the military had issued a subjugation order earlier? But doesn’t it mean that all of them died except for one person who was going to go there?”
“What… ? No, it’s the second thing to keep one alive, what’s the other thing to keep only one alive?”
“I heard that the subjugation squad was annihilated, so only one was left alive… .”
“Crazy, what else… .”
While the two were talking, another person intervened.
“The news is so slow. You still don’t know what the new monster is over there in the mountains? … That’s the Black Catastrophe, the Black Catastrophe… !”
“Big.”
Han Soo-young swallowed her breath without realizing it.
It was because he thought that it would be difficult for him to laugh now, but he vividly remembered how Minerva would react when he just heard those words.
‘It looks like they are waiting for the time.’
The distance from the village to the mountain range was enough for two days.
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Of course, for Minerva, it was only a short distance away.
‘… Still, because there are still a full month left.’
Han Soo-young thought so and decided to think positively as much as possible.
I listened intently, pretending not to be, listening to what the next door said, ‘The new owner’s coming to the mountain range ruined the sphere of influence of monsters and wild beasts in the vicinity.
“Come on, here. The things she asked for.”
“Oh, thank you. take care.”
Han Soo-young, who was handed the necessary daily necessities, quickly turned away.
It had only been about a week since she had settled in this neighborhood, but her expression seemed rather relaxed, whether or not she knew that she had already been the subject of many rumors.
So, after walking for a while, she stopped in front of a hut in a remote place away from the village.
“I’m here.”
Knock, Knock, Knock, Knock.
With those words, she knocked as she had pre-determined.
Then the door opens with a creaking sound… .
“Hey, were you in the bath? I’m sorry, Laune.”
Laune, who wrapped her handkerchief like a bath towel, looked up at Han Soo-young.
“… … .”
Laune, who opened the door, greeted Han Soo-young by raising her arm in a modest gesture.
Then he trudged back to the gigantic basin and took another deep dive.
The handkerchief was folded neatly next to the basin and left.
For the past fortnight, Laune spent most of the day in the basin for Yoo Ji-hyuk’s recovery.
It was a repetition of the act of entering a new basin and making an elixir again when the medicinal effect was concerned to a certain extent.
Laune, who originally thought of Han Soo-young as a rookie who invaded her territory, became close enough to talk to each other while taking care of Yoo Ji-hyeok for the past fifteen days, and they recognized her. It was in that context that he gently opened the door to Han Soo-young, who returned from outside.
“I’m here, Ner.”
Han Soo-young bent her knee and tapped the strangely protruding shadow with the back of her hand.
Then the shadow reacted to it and waved slightly as if to say hello.
It was not only Laune that she became friends with during the full moon.
“Jihyuk… still sleeping.”
Yoo Ji-hyuk was still lying on the bed and sleeping.
In fact, it had been a few days since he regained consciousness, but he had literally only regained consciousness.
It was surprising that the wounds he suffered did not die on the spot.
In order to recover quickly, he chose to sleep, and Han Soo-young, who agreed with his choice, also gave him a sleep spell and even brought him a sleeping herb.
“Ugh… .”
Han Soo-young, who placed a hand on his forehead to see if he had a fever, sat down on a chair with the intention of resting.
In the meantime, Raune got out of the bathtub and dipped a handkerchief with the elixir, climbed up and rubbed it on Yoo Ji-hyuk’s wound.
Then, something sneaked out of the long shadow.
In the past, it was none other than Minerva, who had vowed to restrain her going out as much as possible. With only a part of her upper body, she looked at Yoo Ji-hyuk and nodded.
“… Hmm, now he’s waking up slowly. Sooyoung, take out what your mother asked for.”
“Ah, yes.”
At Minerva’s words, Han Soo-young took something out of the shopping cart.
It was a stuffed toy in the shape of a dragon.
She handed it to Minerva, and Minerva, who received the doll and looked at it, nodded with satisfaction.
“Well.”
Han Soo-young took the doll back and put it on the table.
Minerva went back into the shadows, and at the same time, Yoo Ji-hyuk flinched and opened his eyes.
“… … !!!”
As if happy to see Yoo Ji-hyeok regaining consciousness, Laune flashed and raised both hands.
The handkerchief swayed in response to the gesture.
“… Laune.”
At that sight, Yoo Ji-hyuk smiled and muttered in a hoarse voice. As if startled, he grabbed his neck with his hand. Surprisingly, Laune was the same.
“Wait, Laune. Then Jihyuk will die.”
“… … ?”
“It hurts.”
When Han Soo-young brought water, Laune was shoving a wet handkerchief into his mouth.
Yoo Ji-hyuk couldn’t even show a sign of dislike, but just opened his mouth as Laune wanted.
“Come on, here is the water.”
“thank you.”
Yoo Ji-hyuk, who got up halfway, took the water and drank.
Then he took a deep breath and asked.
“How long has it been?”
“Um, about a week or so?”
“… It must have been hard.”
At Yoo Ji-hyuk’s words, Han Soo-young put on an expression as if he was saying something like that.
“It wasn’t very difficult. If I did, it was just changing a bandage, but what? In the past, I learned from Master, and sometimes from Hyeonu… More than anything else, Laune helped me a lot.”
Han Soo-young patted Laune’s leaf with her finger as if it were peculiar.
Either way, Laune was procrastinating the handkerchief that had entered Yoo Ji-hyuk’s mouth.
“What over there… This house and money were also prepared by Randsch. It’s just me, I’m just by your side.”
“Yeah, I know.”
Jihyuk nodded slowly.
Could it be that I haven’t woken up yet? His eyes looked oddly hazy.
“So thank you.”
“… what, what Shame on people.”
Han Soo-young muttered like that, grabbed the doll on the table and half-forced it to Yoo Ji-hyuk.
doll? It was when he mumbled that.
“Ahhh. Uhm, um. It seems to be connected properly.”
The doll’s mouth moved and Minerva’s voice came out. Han Soo-young looked at the doll in wonder, and Yoo Ji-hyuk also picked up the doll as if surprised.
“Minerva?”
“Um, darling. Your body seems to be getting better. Seeing your healthy appearance, my real woman also lost an hour.”
For a moment, Han Soo-young thought blankly that Minerva’s voice was so beautiful and sweet. The next thought that came to my mind was, ‘How would it sound more beautiful to Yoo Ji-hyuk?’
“… Do you think you can understand this feeling because the original woman was so heartbroken?”
Both Yoo Ji-hyeok and Han Soo-young were momentarily at a loss for words at Minerva’s blatant remarks. Among them, Han Soo-young, who quickly came to her senses, with a slightly red face, coughed in vain.
“More than that, Ner, do you have something to say? How important is this story to say that you will do it after Jihyuk wakes up?”
“Um, yes. I had to say that first.”
Putting herself on the doll, Minerva nodded.
Then he looked at Yoo Ji-hyuk and Han Soo-young in turn and said.
“Dear, the real woman is looking at you… Um, do you remember when I told you to break in when you and Yuno were fighting?”
“I don’t remember. Minerva: Everything you said you would explain later.”
“okay… .”
The fluffy-looking doll nodded her head.
Then he touched Yoo Ji-hyuk’s head and said,
“Do you remember that you cut off another maiden’s horn? And, as you know, there was no such scar on her horn.”
“It did.”
Jihyuk nodded his head.
I remembered it clearly because I pierced it like a skewer through its horn.
Most of all, I couldn’t help but not know because she was helping me polish and manage the horns several times at her request.
“… But after you cut off the horn of another mother, I could confirm that the horn of the mother was also cut off in the same place.”
“… What?”
Yoo Ji-hyuk, unknowingly, changed his posture and sat down at the words that he could not take lightly.
Han Soo-young, too, was surprised and immediately made a serious expression as if worried, and Laune, who was sitting next to him, did not know what it was, but first followed the two with a serious expression.
“Does that mean this time zone is intermingling with the past you know?”
“Um, you can see it that way.”
Minerva nodded.
“But her memory is not so perfect, so it is impossible to compare what has changed and what has not changed. However, if there is one thing for sure… .”
“… Are you saying that there is no need to be so anxious for the future to change?”
“Accurate.”
Minerva nodded at Han Soo-young’s blunt words.
“We were trying not to do anything that could have a big impact on the future. That was the reason why Jihyeok didn’t bother to fight even with an object that you could poke at Venus and Juno’s weaknesses. But as Ner said, there’s no need for that at all. What we do here now will soon become history of our time.”
She began to explain slowly, but in a clear voice.
“Ji-hyeok, you know, the reason we tried not to intervene as much as possible in the past is that the world is different from the world we know… It was because of the danger of falling into the so-called parallel world. Indeed, such a theory exists. From the point in time when a big variable occurs in the past, a new world is divided… What kind of theory?”
“Ha ha,” she sighed.
“To put it a little over-the-top, you don’t know what the consequences of small things in this day and age can be. No one knows what big changes will come, starting with small changes. What… Can I give you an example? I went back and suddenly Hyeonu or Ivan turned into a woman, that either he or someone we know is already dead, or that he or I are villains in that world… .”
Han Soo-young said so and gave a small round of applause.
“But even if we intervene, our original world has not changed. So at least the risk of drifting into a completely strange parallel world is gone. Of course, the future does not change depending on how we act in this age, so we must keep this in mind.”
She looked into Minerva’s eyes for a moment and said.
“… To put it bluntly, we have no qualms about going back now. Instead, because the past you met with Ner and Jihyuk disappears… .”
“If that happens, I don’t know how the real woman will change.”
Minerva muttered in a dull tone.
Maybe I’ll fight you until the moment I die.
“… That’s right, so there are a few essential things left to do. A typical example would be to make contact with Ner. But even so, it doesn’t change that I’ve become very free in my future actions. And this is a huge benefit.”
“… … .”
It was definitely what she said.
Except for a few caveats, the restrictions on future actions are gone.
“… I think there are more reasons to go and meet Venus and Juno.”
Yoo Ji-hyuk muttered like that.
In fact, it was because there was no need to leave them both alone.
It was said that it would not matter if the two of them were literally pushed to death and sealed, then returned to the original time and cut off the last breath.
“what? Who is here?”
While Han Soo-young got up from his seat and walked to the door, Yoo Ji-hyuk was pondering over how to act and what to do. However, his brief worries were literally over in an instant.
“uh… Ji-hyuk? Guess I’ll have to take a look here… .”
At the bewildered voice of Han Soo-young, Yoo Ji-hyuk wanted to do something, but began to extract a world tree to be used as a substitute for a prosthetic leg. He was just about to get out of bed.
“Leave Laune alone. Jihyuk wants you to go out alone… ?”
At those words, Minerva immediately fell off the doll and disappeared into the shadows. Even Yoo Ji-hyuk could notice that those words were addressed to Minerva, not to Laune or Yoo Ji-hyuk.
Who the hell came so confused?
It was when he got up from his seat with that thought and went out of the room.
“what.”
A huge black peek outside the door.
Next to him, Han Soo-young looks around with a bewildered expression as well.
Wild boars and deer-like animals piled up in front of them.
[You look better than you think.]
Minerva.
The Minerva of the past has come all the way here.
“… What’s going on here?”
Yoo Ji-hyuk, who struggled to calm his bewildered expression, asked.
It was at the time when I thought that maybe we should fight right now.
thud.
Something fell with a heavy sound.
I looked up and saw that it was a huge bear.
[This is a visitation gift.]
Minerva said so and looked at Yoo Ji-hyuk.
Yoo Ji-hyuk looked embarrassed, but slightly bowed his head toward her.
“uh… thanks I will be grateful for the gift.”
He asked, making eye contact with the dragon looking down at him for a moment.
“… But, did you come all the way here to tell me this?”
To his question, Minerva snorted in an excessively sharp reaction.
[under! It is also a lowly human thought. Do you think the real woman moved because of just such a chore?]
She looked down at him with slightly deep crimson eyes.
[A full moon has passed since that day.]
She murmured as if she could not stand it in anticipation.
[Now, in a few days, the promised period will be over. I came here thinking that maybe you would break your promise and run away.]
A threatening fumes escaped from his slightly opened mouth.
Fortunately, she didn’t intend to spit it out yet.
At least not yet.
[Because of that, the promised month will pass in a week now.]
“… yes?”
Yoo Ji-hyuk, who felt something strange for a moment, asked her without realizing it.
“What are you talking about?”
[What do you mean?]
“No, a week has passed since today, so why is it a month?”
[Stupid thing, don’t you know how to count numbers?]
Minerva asked, seemingly absurd.
[After a week from a full moon, isn’t it a month soon?]
“… … .”
Yoo Ji-hyuk stopped and shut his mouth.
Han Soo-young, who was standing next to him, also had an indescribable expression, and only the giant dragon was making a triumphant expression.
And in Yoo Ji-hyuk’s shadow, Minerva was moaning as if in pain as he looked at his past self.
[Chi, three out of seven is twenty… For seven, it’s twenty eight, you fool… .]
It was a voice that was even more desperate because it was impossible to reach.