297 – 285. With the Dragon-3
After obtaining travel supplies from the dwarves, we left the village early in the morning the next day.
My body shivered as the cold air entered my lungs, but compared to the air at the top of the snowy mountain, it was only lukewarm.
“It looks like you don’t have a hangover.”
“I slept after drinking finely ground powder of the poisonous herb that grows in the East mixed with water.”
“It’s so amazing.”
“What?”
“He is so knowledgeable in so many fields that he knows the history of the East, but he doesn’t know anything about the world situation.”
“I’ve said it before, but I’m not interested in things like war.”
“Lie. “Before, I actively intervened in the fight between dwarves and humans.”
“… ….”
I kept my mouth shut at Breeze’s surprising words.
As she said, it is a lie to say that she is not interested in war or fighting.
Because I came from the future, I know a little bit of common sense, but I don’t know anything about the current situation.
If I had learned history about what events occur in the current era and what the results are, I would have been able to prepare.
After being possessed, I only got sick of my mistake of not delving more deeply into the worldview.
“Isn’t this a secret that’s hard to tell me?”
“Yes.”
“Then I’ll wait. “Until one day you reveal your secret.”
“Thank you for understanding.”
Breeze smiled bitterly, but unlike yesterday, he didn’t feel any regret.
I don’t know if I’ve finished clearing my mind, but I felt relieved because I felt a little relieved.
I also thought deeply about what happened yesterday.
I had no reason to reject her just because it was her fate that another love would come to her.
Rather, isn’t the love of someone who proves his/her heart by defeating me really valuable?
Arriving at those thoughts, I decided not to cross the line but not to distance myself too much from her.
“Where is your next destination?”
“I plan to follow the valley of the fog and pass through the elven forest.”
I unfolded the map and pointed to where we were and the route.
Breese was listening to the explanation with his chin resting on my shoulder.
It felt like a fairly close distance, but perhaps because I didn’t try to move away, Breeze’s expression became much more relaxed.
“You’ve gone quite far, huh?”
“Although we cast a perception-impeding spell, the kingdom might be approached by a wizard with extensive knowledge of magic, so we are suggesting that we use terrain where we can hide ourselves. “The Elven Forest is a place where humans cannot enter without permission.”
“Such problems can be easily solved by using verbs.”
“I think it would be excessive to just add profanity to the perception-impairing magic. Besides, you should also consider asking passers-by for directions along the way.”
“Well, the last time you made a mistake and went down the wrong road, a passerby corrected you, right?”
“Ugh… ! “Please don’t bore me with painful memories.”
Even the countries I have been traveling to for several months have not always taken the right path.
I mainly used horse-drawn carriages that went on a set route, so I rarely took a wrong route.
However, this time, in order to avoid the knights of the kingdom, he had difficulty walking on a road not often traveled by people.
It was resolved thanks to a chance encounter with a hunter, but it remained a bitter memory.
“Anyway, you’re going to go to the Elven Forest through the Mist Valley, right?”
“Yes.”
“…… “I’ve never seen it in person, but it’s rumored that all elves are beautiful on the outside, so you’re not going because you want to see the elves, are you?”
“Huh?”
Elves are beautiful?
I was confused because it was different from the image of the elf I knew.
If you were to describe the muscles of an elf, you could say they are beautiful, but when referring to their appearance, it was a bit ambiguous.
It depends on the viewer’s perspective, but at least I think their appearance is not much different from that of a human, except for Marianne.
“Seeing how embarrassed you are, I guess my guess was correct.”
“Wrong. “It wasn’t that I wanted to see the elf, but that I was embarrassed because I heard that the elf was beautiful.”
“The rumors about elves are ridiculous? Have you ever seen an elf in person?”
“Yes. First of all, by my standards, they weren’t a species so beautiful that it took me crazy. “If I had to ask, you are much prettier than them.”
“Yeah, really?”
As she revealed her true feelings without any selfish intentions, the corners of Breeze’s mouth began to twitch.
I could see her trying hard to suppress the corners of her mouth that were constantly rising.
But the clearly revealed dimples represented her feelings.
Breeze must have decided that she couldn’t bear it anymore and hid her expression by turning her head in the opposite direction.
It would have been perfect if her hair had been able to hide her red earlobes.
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“I-I’m prettier… ?”
“Do you really like being called pretty?”
“Great… Huh! Any woman can’t help but be happy when she hears that she’s pretty! Besides, your praise is stingy.”
“I’m sorry the compliment was harsh.”
“If you think so, why don’t we do it more often in the future?”
“I can’t do that because I’m embarrassed.”
A journey of small talk with Breeze.
As we relentlessly advanced south, we mainly hunted in the forest during the day or subdued bandits who were trying to extort money.
At night, we took turns staying overnight with the sky as our ceiling or spent a comfortable night in a nearby village.
There were times when we were alert to the kingdom’s knights and carriages passing by us, but not a single one recognized us.
After that, by the time the traffic of knights subsided, they had already reached the valley of the fog and took a detour.
“Is the entire valley really covered in fog?”
“It’s not called Fog Valley for nothing.”
“But is it possible to find the way properly when the fog is so thick?”
“No problem.”
Of course it’s a lie.
It is impossible to find the right path in a fog where you cannot see an inch ahead.
But there was no way.
Because there are residents who are making a decent living even in this barren land.
Wolf of the Mist Valley.
I planned to go to the elf forest with the help of those who received the blessings of the fog god.
There is a high possibility that there will be no wolves to welcome humans from abroad, but there is the strongest species of dragon by my side.
I thought that if she made a sincere request, I might at least give her directions.
“Geonwoo, are we going the right way?”
“Hmm, that’s strange.”
However, a completely unexpected problem arose.
I was wandering around in the fog, but I didn’t encounter any living creatures, let alone wolves.
‘Wouldn’t wolves live at that time?’
When that hypothesis came to mind, I felt anxious for a moment, but I strongly denied it.
According to an anecdote related to the Valley of the Fog, the wolves in this valley have been living since before the God of Fog designated it as his sanctuary.
After that, the wolves decided to worship and follow the god of fog, and this valley is currently covered in fog.
Even though the wolf had no choice but to smell us and come to us, the wolf was not even showing his nose.
“Something seems very wrong.”
“Which part?”
“There are many wolves living in this valley. “But it’s suspicious that not a single one comes to visit.”
“Shall I try to clear the fog for a moment with the flap of my wings?”
“It won’t be of any use. It’s a fog created by the power of God. Even if we unleash the largest amount of wind magic, the fog here won’t blow away.”
“Then what should I do?”
“We have no choice but to go around looking for the wolf ourselves.”
Fortunately, since magic was not controlled, the detection magic was fully manifested.
By reading the terrain of the surrounding area, you can find out the direction in which life is responding.
I gathered the mana flowing in my body and widened the scan range to the maximum.
After looking for a while, there was only one direction in the entire valley where life could be felt.
“The wolves seem to be gathered in their caves.”
“Is that the end?”
“Wait a minute… ! Only one in a pack of wolves. “It’s a mixture of humans, not wolves.”
“Are you saying there was a customer who came before us?”
“I think so.”
The reason the wolves don’t come may be related to the humans I sensed.
No, in the current situation, we have to see that as such.
There is a strong possibility that he is trying to sell the wolves of the Mist Valley at a high price.
I took out my sword and walked towards the cave where the wolves lived.
“What do you plan to do?”
“We have to find the wolves and help them. “That way, I’ll show you the way out of here.”
“What, you ended up going into the fog without knowing the way, right?”
“Ahahahaha…. “I was trying to get help from the wolves of the valley from the beginning.”
I boasted that I would only trust myself, but things did not work out the way I wanted and I ended up being embarrassed.
It was a self-sufficiency, but I tried hard to divert my anger elsewhere.
An unidentified human being who cornered the wolves in one place and prevented them from leaving.
If it weren’t for that guy, things might have gone smoothly.
First of all, I will not forgive you if I hear the circumstances and find you to be impure.
“It’s a cave.”
“…… “The screams are definitely loud.”
Kkiing-! Wow-!
The moaning sounds of more than a dozen wolves could be heard from inside the cave.
The thought that the wolf might be being abused or tortured made me walk faster.
Eliminating my presence, I placed my back against the wall of the cave entrance and gently stuck my head out.
Because I needed to check what was going on inside.
“Oh! I guess it’s finally here. “I’ve been waiting for you!”
I was astonished.
Is it because the human in the cave sensed me disappearing?
He is a strong man who subdued the wolves of the Mist Valley. Even if I erased my presence, there were many ways to detect my presence.
Is the cave full of wolf corpses?
That never happened. There were wolves lying on the floor, but there was no blood.
Instead, a sticky white liquid was scattered here and there, and the smell of chestnut flowers was strong.
That very sight shocked me.
“Huh! “I forgot that it was an ugly sight to show to others!”
Taaak!
When he snapped his fingers, a robe suddenly appeared out of thin air and wrapped around his body.
Next, a large-brimmed hat sat on the top of his head, giving him a wizard-like look.
“My name is Felix. A wise man who will predict your fate!”
“Uh… hmm… ….”
“Oh, don’t worry about them. While I was waiting for you, I just used my wits for the first time in a long time and mixed myself with the wolves.”
In the distant future, I realized the secret of the existence of lycanthropes and chunhwa in the Valley of the Fog.