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Blake straightened his neck.
What appeared from the bush was a white fox.
A fox with fluffy white fur looked noble and cute at first glance.
“Finally out!”
The healer was happy and welcomed the white fox.
Seeing this, Blake sighed in relief.
“I think the clue she gave was not a lie. Good luck.”
“… … .”
On the other hand, Ethan’s expression was grim.
‘Reminds me of some stupid bastard somewhere.’
He didn’t like the white fox, which had a similar feel to Fenrir.
The white fox walked to the red berries that had fallen to the ground.
And I started to eat the fruit deliciously.
I glanced at the therapist, but it was only one shot.
It looked as if it wasn’t worth worrying about.
“I don’t know why you’re trying to catch that fox, but if I hit the player first, the priest’s nose will be flat, right?”
The therapist let out a strange laugh, heh heh.
Then he lifted his heel and approached the white fox quietly.
sneak peek.
It was a gesture that had never been called hunting.
In that way, let alone catching the fox, he would not be able to catch the tail of the fox.
That was then.
The white fox, who was eagerly eating the red fruit, raised her head.
The white fox looked innocently at the therapist and tilted her head.
The fox seemed to say something like this.
‘Are you really coming to catch me?’
The therapist who made eye contact with the fox suddenly felt a chill in his heart.
‘What, what?’
And that moment.
It’s crazy! Kook!
The tree fell and a monster appeared from behind.
The therapist’s eyes widened in astonishment.
“Tweet, tweed troll?!”
bang! bang! Kook!
The troll smashed the huge wooden bat he was holding onto the floor over and over again.
hey!
The troll’s mouth wide open when he found a delicious prey.
The troll sprinted towards the healer with a wooden bat.
It was a quick move that was unsuitable for its size.
“Ahhh! People, people!”
When the desperate crisis came.
Tok! Tok!
The white fox jumped up lightly and landed on the troll’s arm.
And made eye contact with the troll.
Crrrrrrrrr!
The troll frowned at the white fox.
Then the white fox tapped the troll with its moist nose.
Paah!
Soon, light spread from the part where the white fox’s nose touched.
After a while.
Creek? Crack?
With a puzzled expression, the troll forgot its prey and went back into the woods.
The therapist was unable to withstand the extreme fear and fainted.
Meanwhile, Blake, who was watching the scene, let out a sigh of surprise and relief.
“Wow, that’s amazing!”
Blake’s body was about half out of the bush.
He was caught by Ethan while trying to rescue a healer from a troll.
At first, he couldn’t understand Ethan’s hold on him.
But Blake looked at Ethan with his eyes twinkling.
“Ethan, you… Did you catch me knowing it was going to be like this? What a great insight.”
not really.
Ethan muttered to himself.
I knew the white fox was coming.
But there was no certainty that the therapist would survive.
‘It would have been better if it had died like this.’
Ethan only ate his mouth in disappointment.
He got out of the bush and approached the white fox.
The white fox looked up at Ethan and tilted her head.
Blake looked at it and admired it.
“Hmm, you don’t run away even when you see people. It’s definitely a strange beast.”
Ethan looked down at the white fox.
‘okay. This fox is no ordinary fox. Because he’s a badass and desperate guy who ate my treasure!’
It was.
Ethan was convinced that this fox had eaten his own treasure, which was used to seal the witch Scarlett.
‘Otherwise the witch cannot find this fox.’
Ethan concentrated his divine power in his hands.
The noble material had a property of responding to divine power.
So, if it was true that the fox gulped the precious thing, it would have responded to the divine power.
‘Come on, respond!’
The white fox made eye contact with the divine power emanating from Ethan’s hand and authenticity.
Glitter!
At that moment, the white fox’s eyes widened and sparkled.
* * *
widely!
Ethan quickly grabbed the white fox’s neck.
The white fox widened her eyes as if surprised.
However, unlike other beasts, it did not struggle.
He just tilted his head and looked up at Ethan.
“I got it!”
Blake admired Ethan’s judgment and action.
Ethan looked at the fox with a sad expression on his face.
‘Looking at how this fox reacted to divine power, it is said that it is also a being tied to that damn woman’s sealing stone.’
Ethan’s eyes lit up.
seal stone.
It was a treasure created by the Seven Heroes, who were cornered in the Anti-Magic War, through a saint in order to deal with the many powerful enemies of the Empire.
It takes a lot of money as well as the strength of a saint to make a sealing stone.
Because it was such a precious thing, the Sealing Stone was used to target key figures in the Empire.
‘If I hadn’t been careful back then, I would have been hit.’
In the past, there was a time when Ethan, too, had almost been hit by a Sealing Stone.
Ethan’s gaze automatically turned to Blake.
“Why but?”
When Ethan suddenly stared at him, Blake was puzzled.
‘Why? It reminds me of your damn investigation.’
A hundred years ago, Kaden Hanson tried to seal Ethan with a sealing stone.
-Ha ha ha ha ha! Will I finally be able to defeat one of the continent’s evils with my own hands?!
Kaden Hanson’s shrill voice was still ringing in my ears.
Fortunately, Ethan overcame the crisis and was able to make the Sealing Stone his own.
But even thinking about it again, it was a dizzying event that made my blood go cold.
Ethan grinded his teeth.
Blake certainly doesn’t know, but his investigator, Kayden Hanson, was clearly Ethan’s enemy.
Besides, there was a time when Ethan was pushed into a crisis, so of course Ethan didn’t deserve Blake.
Every time Blake looked at Ethan with an ignorant face, he thought of Kaden Hanson, who seemed like a monster in power with a stupid subject.
I use it because I need it, but whenever I remember the past, I want to scratch the back of the head or something.
puck!
Ethan slapped Blake in the back of the head.
“Ouch! Go, why all of a sudden?”
Blake, of course, was aware of Ethan’s movements.
However, he did not even defend himself because he never thought that his friend would attack him.
“I have a mosquito on the back of my head. Living mosquitoes are awful. is not it?”
Ethan smiled kindly.
For a moment, Blake reflected on himself for doubting his close friend and responded with a bewildered response.
“Yeah, that’s right. Thank you, my friend.”
“Thank you.”
Then, Ethan looked at the fox hanging loosely in my hand.
‘It’s like a detestable beast. You look really innocent just by looking at your face, don’t you?’
Ethan asked the white fox.
Just like dealing with humans.
“Do you know a place from which a force similar to the divine power you saw in my hand flows?”
At Ethan’s words, Blake frowned.
“Ethan, even though this white fox doesn’t look like a normal beast, it doesn’t seem like it can understand human speech.”
Ethan smirked as if it was ridiculous as I said it.
“The divine powers I have studied so far have always been outside the realm of human understanding. People didn’t call it a miracle product for nothing. For example… Yes, even with this fox. Animals that have been exposed to the Holy Power for a long time or who like the Holy Power become somewhat ingenious. Even if it is not possible to think as advanced as a divine beast.”
“Hahaha, your devotion is really great. I saw that my belief in the divine power was so firm.”
Ethan was merely a dark wizard who studied magical powers, expressing his views on divine power.
What do you mean, you have all these extraordinary powers?
But Blake seemed to have misunderstood something.
That was then.
The white fox blinked a few times as if she understood Ethan’s words.
Ethan put the fox down on the floor.
Then the fox tapped with light steps and looked back.
It was as if he was going to follow him.
“Gee, that fox now?!”
Blake opened his eyes in surprise.
Ethan beckoned to see this.
“Right?”
Blake continued to nod.
Then he asked Ethan as if something was strange.
“Didn’t the woman just tell me to bring the fox alive? But looking at it now, it seems that he has a different idea.”
“Do you trust her?”
“no! My instinct is telling me never to trust her!”
Blake shook his head at once.
It was thanks to his extremely sharp senses by practicing Gugeukdo.
“So you have to find out for yourself.”
“Hey, I guess you were meant to do that from the start.”
Blake was amazed.
When he first saw the white fox, Ethan immediately showed his divine power.
Divine power can give closeness to all living beings, except for evil creatures.
Ethan was trying to figure out the situation step by step and solve it.
“great! Then let’s go and follow that fox!”
Ethan and Blake made their way forward, using the white fox as their guide.
* * *
late night.
As darkness fell on the Black Mountains, even the moonlight did not reach the forest, creating a pitch-black landscape.
The fortress or its vicinity was much better because humans had pioneered it.
However, the farther he went to the outskirts of the Black Mountains, the darker the darkness became.
“That’s why it’s called the Black Mountains.”
Blake was amazed.
Even the moonlight was absorbed by the magical power that was thickly spread in the Black Mountains.
Since he trained Gugeukdo, he has never felt the darkness at all.
The forest was so dark that even Blake felt uncomfortable.
Pop! Pop!
But the white fox roamed freely as if the Black Mountains were her home.
Even though it is not usually darkness, but darkness caused by magic.
‘It’s not really an ordinary beast.’
Blake looked at Ethan with a squint.
Although it was hard to see, Ethan seemed to be chasing the white fox without difficulty.
That was then.
“Ugh!”
Blake turned his head at the sudden light.
In the dark forest, a light that seemed to be blinding was emanating.
But the white fox didn’t care and jumped into the light.
“Oh, wait!”
Blake knew where the white fox was disappearing and stretched out his hand.
But that wasn’t it.
In the center of the light was a large stone.
ooh!
The white fox, sitting on the shiny stone, cried a little.
‘What do you think? Did I find it right?’
It looked like he was showing off.
“Well.”
Blake nodded and stroked the white fox’s head.
“This fox is truly commendable. It would have been nice if it had a more reliable appearance, but that’s a bit disappointing.”
Blake expressed his disappointment.
The animals that could be called his companions were reliable and valiant like a warhorse that could walk the battlefield with him, or a hawk trained by sorcerers.
On the other hand, the white fox was just too cute.
At that moment, a thought suddenly crossed Blake’s mind.
“What if this fox can be trained well?”
For Blake, discipline was a miracle word that could accomplish anything.
When compared to a priest, it was like faith in God.
Did you understand Blake’s absurd words?
Startle!
The white fox, who had never shown any hostility toward humans, trembled and looked at Blake.