“Even if you’re both a little uncomfortable, bear with it.”
“yes.”
He carried Myra on his back, slid Ae-Ri around his waist, and leaped up the tree.
“Pomera. Which way to get out of the forest?”
“South is the fastest.”
“It’s south. You chase after the warp and erase the traces of us.”
“Okay.”
In order to stop them from pursuing them, I asked Pomera to remove the traces and went south.
Shuaang!
“Wow!”
“eww…”
Perhaps because they were running so fast, Ari and Myra screamed. It will be a bit difficult for the two of them, but for now, the first priority is to get out of the place quickly.
I made my way through the forest, moving up the trees, leaving as little trace as possible. Looking at the conditions of Myra and Ae-ri, the two of them were holding on quietly, as if they had adapted to some extent.
“Myra. What the hell happened?”
Myra seemed to have calmed down a bit, so I asked her questions as we moved.
“To begin with, I suddenly started seeing Uncle Brennan four days ago.”
“Four days ago?”
“I’m doing chores at an inn. I was mopping the floor when suddenly that man rose from the floor.”
Four days ago, it was the day I expected Brannon to be taken.
After all, that beggar fortune teller must be dead. However, I don’t know how it became a ghost and became attached to Myra.
“On the first day, I couldn’t hear my voice, only my mouth was soft. I was scared and ran away, but from the second day I started hearing what that man said.”
On the first day, her characteristics did not come out properly, and on the second day, her characteristics were awakened and it seems that she understood Brannon’s words.
“My uncle said that monsters would come to catch me in three days, and told me to run away quickly. But honestly, who would believe that? Rather, I think this man is targeting me.”
“yes. That would be hard to believe.”
“I just ignored it, thinking it was a ghost, but he told me that he had to run away for three days and that he died, so I decided to believe it. The third day was tonight, so I was out of the house with Ari, and the monsters really appeared.”
Myra and Ari felt the children’s trembling on their backs and arms, as if they were still terrified.
“Somehow, I was caught by monsters, and while I was running away into the forest, a beggar man told me to find a large round rock here. There will be someone who will save us from there. I had no choice but to trust him, so I ran away while looking for a rock, and there I met the master, no, the mercenary.”
“Right.”
After hearing Myra’s story, I understood everything that had happened to her. Now it’s time to listen to Brannon’s story floating above.
[Name: Brannon]
[Attribute: Celestial Precognition (Unstable)]
[Likeability: 24 (Interest.) ]
[Current Mood: Interested. ]
Perhaps because even the dead can be seen, his information was visible in the Creator’s eyes.
“Myra. Can I still talk to Brannon?”
“yes. Sure.”
“okay. let’s stop right here I won’t be able to chase you anymore.”
After reaching the southern hill overlooking the forest in the distance, I set Myra and Ari down.
[Name: Myra]
[Attribute: Prediction of Advent (Unstable)]
[Likeability: 33 (Like.) ]
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Characteristics are also open.
Advent Yeji.
Simply put, it’s a new come down.
She is a prophet who summons spirits that meet the conditions to herself and demonstrates her foresight.
“Are you both okay?”
“I’m fine. Ari, are you okay?”
“Yes.”
Myra didn’t look bad, but Ari was still trembling because she was young.
“Buck.”
“huh?”
It came out of its pocket, took a look around, and landed on Ari’s hand.
“Buck.”
He was trying to relieve her tension by rubbing his body in Ari’s hands.
Looking at the way he cares for and comforts the child, it seems that he resembles me, the owner.
“There’s this bird…”
“He wants to play with you.”
“really?”
Aeri gently stroked it with a trembling hand. A friendly smile appeared on Myra’s face when she saw that.
“master.”
After waiting for a while, Pomera’s skull appeared from the floor.
“Have you dealt with it?”
“exactly. All traces and traces of magic have been removed. It will be hard to track us down.”
“great job. Myra.”
“yes?”
“Didn’t you just hear about Brannon?”
“yes. He told me his story to convince me.”
Myra nodded.
“Can you tell us the story?”
“Uncle Brannon told me to pass it on to the mercenary as well.”
“okay. please.”
“First of all, you said you were a prophet, and I said I was a prophet too. Among them, I am a special prophet who deals with spirits.”
“Um, go on.”
Myra thought I might not believe it, so she opened her mouth cautiously. I listened to her story with a serious expression to build trust.
“Uncle Brannon died four days ago. It was also eaten by a certain woman. Being eaten is not a simple expression, he said that he really swallowed his body whole…”
“Swallowed…”
The woman who swallowed Brannon must be Gluttony, disguised as Akasa.
“Uncle Brannon is said to be able to access the celestial bodies in a spiritual state when he uses his astrology abilities. so…”
“ah!”
It was as if he now understood why Brannan was floating above Myra in a spirit state. Right before he was eaten by Gluttony, he accessed the celestial body in a spiritual state and only his soul escaped.
“You told the woman that you tried to access the celestial body right away because you thought you were going to die. So the body was eaten, but the soul was able to escape. I honestly have a hard time believing this story, but…”
“believe.”
“yes?”
“I believe.”
Upon hearing my words, a small light began to shine in Brannon’s dazed eyes.
“Well then, I will continue. The moment the uncle’s body was swallowed, I briefly accessed the woman’s mind. At that time, he saw me being captured by the monsters and came looking for me. He couldn’t see me die because of him.”
Myra looked at Brannon with watery eyes. He looked embarrassed and looked up at the sky.
“Then it continues with my story I told you earlier.”
“Right.”
His traits would have remained in Brannon’s body, and Gluttony would have used that power to locate Myra.
The strands were roughly caught. I still have a lot of questions, but I don’t think they will be answered unless I directly ask Gluttony.
Anyway. Things weren’t too bad.
I saved Myra who can use Advent Wisdom, and Brannon who can use Celestial Wisdom is attached to her, but the problem is that both are unstable.
“Um, once…”
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As we were about to clear things up, we heard something huge moving in the woods we had left.
Wow.
A large, round rock at the place where I met Myra soared into the sky like a rocket.
Wow!
The rock fell to the floor with a louder sound than a shell exploded. In the thick dust and broken trees, something huge with red skin was visible.
“master. What is that?”
“I-what is that?”
“Ahh…”
Myra hugged Ari tightly and trembled. I bit my molars and looked at the forest.
“It’s a real monster that can’t even be compared to the guys I’ve seen before. Brannon.”
Brannon, who had been staring at the forest with a frown, turned to me.
“Are you still connected with the woman who swallowed you?”
Brannon shook his head, looked at Myra, and muttered something.
“It didn’t work. It was only once.”
Myra told me Brannon’s story.
“Then what are the chances that she will continue to pursue Myra?”
“Ha, I think I can track it down one more time. They say they have room for foreknowledge, but I don’t know what they mean.”
Again, Myra told me the story of Brannon. After hearing her words, I had a rough idea of what to do next.
“Then you only have to evade the pursuit once.”
I want to take Myra to the estate, but if Gluttony invades Gairin, many people may be killed or injured.
However, if you leave Myra alone and get eaten by Gluttony, the future situation will be immersed in darkness. can never be handed over
After cutting off Gluttony’s last pursuit, I think I’ll have to take her back to Gairin.
“Pomera.”
“Tell me.”
“The next destination is Venuemel.”
“Veneumel?”
As the imperial capital’s inspector said, there are many people gathered in Benumel now. Right now, it’s probably the best place to avoid Gluttony’s pursuit.
Kwagwagwa!
Looking at the red monster that was turning the forest into ruins, he opened his mouth.
“Cut off their pursuit in Venuemel.”
I’ll take care of the rewards there too.
Silent Zenith
“Soldier. It’s all done. How amazing.”
Myra and Ari showed me their hair. The water was still there, but their brown hair had turned a dark orange.
“It has changed dramatically.”
“is it so?”
We spent the night in a cave near the hill.
As soon as morning came, I handed over the dye I had and instructed Myra and Ari to dye their hair.
“Usually, when you search a person, you start by looking at their hair color. If you use Wisdom, you’ll get caught doing anything, but that’s not a power you can use at will. As it is now, it will probably go unnoticed.”
“okay.”
He handed them a towel and explained why he had them dye their hair.
“Soldier. Thank you so much for caring so much.”
“Don’t call me mercenary anymore, call me Yuren. no. Call me Baines for a while.”
“all right. Baines.”
“Baines.”
I stroked Ari’s hair after repeating Myra’s words and looked at the end of the hill.
“Huh, that’s really…”
There sat a little Pomera cross-legged in the rising sun.
“Dense!”
A posture more perfect than that of a warrior, a concentration that ignores the chorus singing on top of his skull, and if his appearance weren’t just a skeleton, he’d be believed even as a high priest or a master.
“hmm…”
As the sun rose all the way, Pomera’s eyes lit up in blue. It seems that the mana meditation has been completed.
“I think it’s good to meditate in a different place sometimes.”
“Is that so?”
“You seem to be opening your eyes to something else. We should move places at least once a week.”
“Do whatever you feel like.”
Perhaps because of the sun rising behind Pomera, it seemed like a pink lotus flower was blooming on Pomera’s shoulder.
“By the way, I was really upset.”
Pomera looked at the forest at the bottom of the hill and said.
“yes.”
The beautiful forest, which was thick with bushes and trees, was devastated overnight.
All the trees were uprooted and broken, as if the Imoogi had made a fuss to shed its skin before ascending to heaven, and numerous pits were dug in the floor like land mines had exploded.
Gluttony’s men, who had turned the forest into a dead end, disappeared like fog at dawn.
“What was that red monster?”
“I will see you soon.”
“Hmm, can you make it undead?”
“huh?”
The red-skinned guy is also one of Gluttony’s body parts, like Gluttony’s teeth, but honestly, I never thought of making him undead.
“hmm…”
To be honest, I couldn’t say anything because I thought it would work or it wouldn’t.
“I don’t know.”
“Is there anything the owner doesn’t know?”
“I’m a human too, and of course there are things I don’t know. When you’re done meditating and stop talking about it, draw a magic circle to go to Benumel. You know there are three of us this time, right?”
“Okay.”
Pomera nodded and moved to the flat plain and started drawing a magic circle.
“Buck.”
I went to Myra and Ae-ri who were drying their hair with Bak-beop-gi.
“Once you eat this, wait a little bit. Since we slept in the cold, let’s eat something warm.”
I handed the two of them the fruit they carry around for food.
“thank you.”
“thank you. Oh, it’s dense.”
Baekbaek flew to Aeri who bowed her head and ate the fruit together.
“Here, Mr. Yuren.”
“huh?”
As I was sitting on a rock and about to eat an apple, Myra called me from behind.
“What are we going to do next? Uncle Brannon spreads blood all over his face and tells Mr. Yuren to stick up, but I can’t do that…”
I laughed at her words and looked at Brannon, who was staring at the mountains in the distance.
“What about your family?”
I already knew, but I pretended not to know and asked.
“My parents died early, so I only have Ari.”
“Well, first of all, you know that you have a special ability, and monsters are targeting you, right?”