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Hell’s Wreck (4)
“Kina! Willem!”
– Hey! hey!
‘Kugugung Palace…!’ There was an earthquake-like sound in the distance.
Cain ran down the hill calling out the children’s names.
This was the other side of the ‘Salt Pillar District’, where the advanced warlocks of the black market reside.
It was a remote place, the road was rough, and it was especially humid and cool even in the dark ground.
It’s unlikely that a bunch of ignorant villains or cults came all the way here—there were very few dangers on the way—but I was worried about the situation.
Pink hair fluttered in all directions.
Cedric strode forward with a wide stride.
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Occasionally, Tite cheered them a little.
– Ooh
-widely!
Finally, the man’s boots reached the top of the hill.
He flapped his robe and quickly made his way into the tree cave.
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On the surface, it didn’t look much different from the last time I came.
The state of the gods was the same. However, the surroundings were very quiet.
A war had begun down there, but it was too peaceful here.
Rarely, flax-colored drops of light flowed from the dried up trees.
‘Sekkung!’ The Crown Prince drew a weapon from his waist and approached silently.
A dagger sharp as an awl glowed a creepy glow under the twilight.
-Jump, jerk, jerk…
“Kina! Willem! It’s us, Stella’s aunt and uncle!”
Ga-in took off the mask harshly and shouted. Then finally the response came back!
“what? Are you here already?”
“Oh my gosh! Let me see your face!”
The eldest of the twins, Willem, rubbed his eyes and walked out of the cave.
Christel’s eyebrows and the corners of her lips were almost on the verge of meeting each other.
She slumped down in front of the boy, turning her tiny body like a whirlpool potato to make sure there were no injuries.
Thankfully, the little boy was pretty.
‘Kina is sleeping…’ There were also bells and whistles.
It was then that a sigh of relief was breathed out.
I still don’t know what Ju-Jin is doing, but first of all, an overwhelming thank you!
“How have you been? Were there any scary and strange people?”
“yes. It’s steep and out of the way here, so not many people come here. A lot of adults know it as a garbage dump. We were as good as our pretty uncle said.”
“Pink Princess……?”
Kina woke up late and walked out.
Then, when he saw the divine beast in Ga-in’s arms, his eyes widened.
Willem opened her mouth and looked at Cedric.
He had just taken off his mask to reveal his face to the children.
The handsome uncle saw a child on one shoulder and a very cute animal on the other.
Demi, with her fluttering ears, greeted with a small mouth open.
– Kiha!
“Wow, so cute!”
“cute!”
“These are gods. This is Tite and that one is Demi. And that person is Mr. Noe. Toenail and I have been friends for a long time, and he came with us today to help.”
At the friendly princess’s explanation, the children had the same expression on their faces.
“What is Shinsu? If you love it, are you a god? Can I touch you?”
“How old is Noe-san?”
“that······.”
– Kwagwagwaang!
Brilliant! The surprised children’s shoulders soared to the ceiling.
Willem let out a sound between screams and exclamations.
Ga-in quickly looked back to the prince, stroking the siblings.
After checking outside the cave, he frowned and lowered Noe to the ground.
The priest staggered, and barely managed to focus.
– Flash! Whoops!
“Oh My God······. You’re really about to crash the airship. The fight goes on.”
“I can’t feel the teacher’s power. I can only see the lightning of the six villages.”
“Sam must have had another mission. You must have separated from Heineken-sama.”
Cain murmured. The children held up their claws and straightened their necks.
They looked very curious as to whether they had slept without knowing the commotion until now.
“What did you just say?”
“Is the airship going down? They said nobody could breathe without it!”
“And what if the toenail hurts?”
Stop. At Kina’s question, Noe trembled and looked back at the children.
Cedric silently observed the breathing priest.
The round eyes quickly became wet.
She reached out her flailing fern hand to touch the tree, but couldn’t reach it and clenched her fist.
It was a face that was suffocating, crushed by remorse and fear.
It was the eyes that did not dare to look at the sick things that were struggling day by day and did not dare comfort them.
The man who was watching opened his mouth.
“They say that a god is waiting for you.”
“·················ogue.”
Then the youthful cheeks were soaked in pain. She closed her eyes without saying a word.
The children glanced at the two of them. A low-pitched sound echoed through the cave.
“I can’t turn back time, but I can do my best.”
“What can I do now? He received divine punishment and his memory and abilities were not perfect. If it doesn’t do any harm to these children, it’s a good thing…”
“no. I’m completely against that. That attitude is not nice.”
Suddenly, Ga-in cuts off the conversation and interrupts.
‘Ooh!’ Tite, who was being stroked by Kina, raised her voice. Noe blinked.
“Don’t forget, Noe-san. We’re not here today to achieve great things. That would be nice, but there is really only one goal, right? Very simple.”
“·················ogue.”
“Claws will save you.”
‘Wow!’ A faint shout was heard in the distance.
Kinna sniffled and hid behind Cedric’s legs.
The man did not react in particular.
“Of course, we also have other things, but that’s the reason Noe, Kina, and Willem all agreed. It’s been a while since you’ve come all the way here, so let’s do it together, whether it’s porridge or rice. Opportunities like this are rare, right?”
“·················ogue.”
“Keep your heart strong. I will help you.”
Ga-in looked at the information prize and grinned.
Noe looked at her for a moment, then tightened her chin and barely nodded.
He even stole the corners of his eyes with his sleeve. The prince immediately changed the subject.
Handam was enough.
– Gugugugung!
“Hey ah ah…!”
It was already a battlefield outside.
“There must be a reason why the Marquis attacked the airship.”
“yes. You were aiming for that because there was something. It’s okay to play pretty in the mansion only, right?”
“Well, that’s….”
Noe spoke carefully. The eyes of the two men and women moved at the same time.
The priest cleared his locked neck and opened his mouth very carefully.
“Isn’t that airship contributing to tormenting Claws?”
“OMG? Great.”
Gain covered her mouth with her fist. The father clicked his chin as if to continue.
Noe looked at the twins and continued.
“After receiving the punishment of loss… I’ve been doing research on this place for decades. Even now, my memory is hazy, but… Haven’t you seen it too? There are no machines or devices to bind trees here.”
“ah? Thinking about it, it is. At least there is not a single common support. There are no fences!”
Water drops flashed up the index finger. Cedric tilted his head without saying a word.
The informant looked around the cave slowly.
The soft energy of the gods was passing through the darkness like a shooting star.
She continued to speak intermittently as she endured the onslaught of headaches.
-Sarrrrr…
“At the time, I must have been suspicious of airships. The point is that the air purifying machine has to circle the sky of the black market all day long.”
“No, looking back, it’s really suspicious, isn’t it? There’s no reason for it to be that big and noisy. Why didn’t you think of it in the first place?”
“It’s odd that you’re using such a noisy machine. They are good enough to cast complex magic on an entire district.”
The father flatly agreed.
Ga-in wrinkled her brow and ironed repeatedly, arranging sentences as she came to mind.
“Ugh, that’s right……. That’s right! That’s what the 24-hour claws do while spinning around. It’s obviously oppressing and taking power. It has a purpose as an air purifier, so if you don’t know anything about it, it’s fine. Then everyone thinks it’s a very important machine, so nobody points out its existence. Crazy, look at your hair! Really bad!”
– Whoops!
“This should help resist the gods.”
‘That way, we can definitely drop the airship.’ The father quickly drew a conclusion.
Excited, Ga-in glanced at the information desk. Shake!
“Again, why?”
“Noe-san, it’s finally time to go.”
“I······?”
“Here, Keena and Willem are here to help. These little building owners are also Toenail’s friends.”
“The content is so difficult, but you can still do what your claws wake up to!”
“If it gives me strength for a while, it’s possible!”
As if waiting for the children, they ran around and raised their voices.
Noe gave a blank expression for a moment.
“And there are Demi and Tite. Demi has the same earth attribute, and Tite has a water attribute, so it has good compatibility with earth. Do you know what I mean?”
“then······.”
“Please inform Noe-san about the existence of the Toenails so that they can energize and gather the remaining energy. Show me the ether and say you’re back!”
“But isn’t my ether different from back then? How can you find out?”
“No more.”
At that moment, the paladin hotly cut the waist. A scarlet-colored gaze glared at the woman.
“Don’t make your partner wait.”
“·················ogue.”
Those words, perhaps, were like magic spells. Noe lifted his head slowly as if possessed by something.
A dying old tree filled my vision.
Tears seemed to flow again, and fear came like a tide.
Nevertheless, this time, he did not avoid the situation by giving excuses.
He just moved his little hand slowly as his heart went.
-Slurp…
For a moment, the back of his hands when he was young appeared overlapping.
White and dry fingers. At times, he was shorter than his younger brother by one word.
“The toenails….”
If I came into contact with the gods like this, I wondered if I would just turn into dust and disappear.
Perhaps that is the only end of this divine punishment.
Claws won’t forgive me.
-Saaa
The reason for that is because there really isn’t one.
– aaah
“み.”
Squishy purple ether erupted from his fingertips. The prince could not overcome his displeasure and took a step back.
Kina buried her face in his robes, terrified.
Ga-in hurriedly wrapped Willem and Shinsoo with his sleeves.
At first glance, an aura resembling a fungus flew like mushroom spores, seeping into old trees one after another.
Soon, a terrible stench filled the tree cave.
The gods are beings that do not require ether.
It is itself a spring of ether, and it is the power of the god, so the help of the priest is useless.
In short, there is no need for Claws to accept Mr. Noe’s ether.
If only I could recognize an old friend…
-aaa
“·················ogue.”
-········
And then, a brief silence passed.
Nothing happened in the cave. Cain moistened his lips with his tongue.
“uh······.”
“Well. it’s okay. We can do it!”
“I’ll wake you up soon!”
‘please wait for a moment!’ The young twins quickly raised a bright voice.
The children ran to the corner of Tododok Cave and started preparing something.
Noe collected the rotten ether and dropped his arms helplessly.
It was natural not to recognize this energy.
It could have been worse than this…
“·················ogue.”
But I couldn’t figure out why I felt so sad.
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On the other hand, Chi was trembling with his shameless greed.
I couldn’t do anything until things got like this.
Because I didn’t know how to do anything other than to lose, to be forgotten, and to be ignored.
Was he trying to pretend to be a friend because he was good at nothing?
-Ahhh······
Startle. Noah looked up. The men and women in front of them had similar faces.
She wasn’t wrong.
-aaa finally!
It was fragile, but it was a voice that felt clear and hopeful.
At the same time, the dark cave began to light up very slowly with off-white.
A flower color slowly turned to Cain’s cheeks as well. No way, no way…!
– You’re finally here!
‘Whoa!’ The cave was finally lit as if the sun had risen.
The excited and startled children burst into laughter from the other side.
Demi and Tite also cheered, pressing their front paws and dorsal paws together.
Cain exchanged glances with Cedric.
In the meantime, the whispers of the gods continued to bloom and echo like buds in spring. It was a very brief moment, but-
-I’ve been waiting, I’ve been waiting…!
– Are you a little late today?
– I missed you, ○○○·······!
Noe’s eyes widened.
That was enough.
*
– Kwagga Gaga!
“Never lose, I will never sleep!”
I bit the round ring and screamed.
The woman outside the Holy Land looked at me and tilted her head slowly.
We endured the bombardment of sleeping pills longer than expected.
This is all thanks to François Duhem, a genius wizard and treasure of the Empire!
“Confucius! Eat one more of this!”
“It’s terribly tasteless, I’ll have to curse at the Marquis later!”
Come to think of it, there was a secret medicine he had brought with him when he left the military camp.
Among them, I gave the liquid ones to Ga-in, and I kept only the pills.
If you eat this, your fatigue will go away and you will wake up, so-
“You are holding up well. What is your purpose?”
– Whoa, whoa, the Kaga River!
Sharp black magic struck the Holy Land again.
Paaah! I put on my energy and poured ether to block the attack.
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Outside, the airship battle between Lofi and Dioff was still in full swing.
-Go go go go…!
“shit!”
That man, mana comes out of his body endlessly.
If I do this, Loppy and Lightning will be the first to go out!