Dragon Poor

The sound of a leaf swaying in the wind, it was more like a whisper coming from right next to it.

“You…. ”

There was only one sky that was wide open and could speak.

“Mother's tree? ”

[I think I have a lot to say to you. I'll be waiting.]

A gentle voice, like the incarnation of compassion, fades quickly, and the wind of the blade creaking through the air fades. And a gentle breeze like that that blows in spring embraces his surroundings.

At that moment, there was a surprising change in Kim Sun-hyuk's mind.

The fatigue that had accumulated while sprinkling the magic that was relentlessly following disappeared like a lie. And the energy that had never existed before spread throughout the body.

It was different from the revitalization of arousal, job posture, and level up. It felt like I was reborn.

“What the hell... ”

Kim Sun-hyuk, who was busy looking at the changes in my body, was completely stunned when he saw the scene unfolding in front of his eyes.

“Ah…. ”

It was raining flowers all over the world.

“I think Mother intends to treat you as a valued guest. ”

Even Najma's fresh voice was more lively than ever before, Kim Sun-hyuk was just staring at the forest dazed.

The Mother Tree's welcome was something he had never experienced in his life.

If there is a paradise, is this the place? It was not like this world.

But this was neither paradise nor heaven.

“That's... ”

You are looking at shabby tents that do not match the beautiful scenery of the rainfall, and flowers that are scattered with frowny faces.

“Refugees…. ”

There were tens of thousands of people who fled from Margie.

“So much more than I did before I left. ”

The moment I heard Najma's voice, not knowing their existence from the very beginning, my body cooled down like cold water.

* *

“No, it's magic! ”

“Sa, help me! ”

The people who found the Redburn use their tongues to scream and run away. The chaotic tent village quickly became chaotic.

“Ahhhh! Mom! ”

The look of a child crying for my mother was several times more miserable than what he had seen from afar.

A sad body with a yellow face and skeleton, the child was a hungry refugee.

“My baby! My baby!”

The mother of the child who appeared among the running people sat around the child, shivering all over her body. The mother of the child was also not that different from my child.

Kim Sun-hyuk closes his eyes, helplessly seeing the appearance of the hat hoping that the giant monster would pass through them.

He had a hunch that there would be more survivors. Though I did not expect to find the survivors here, I was not surprised to find the refugees.

But at this moment, his heart was heavier than ever.

I saw the horror of the West more closely than anyone else, and I thought I had seen it firsthand.

I was mistaken.

The true nature of the West that had been turned into hell was not a ruined city, nor was the Black Ground contaminated by Margaery. It was neither the horrific fields in which the horses that were filled with human beings cried.

Nevertheless, he had to overlook many things.

It was because all the survivors he had ever met in the west were "warriors." They were the ones who could fight to protect themselves, even if they were cornered.

So I accidentally forgot.

It had been erased from my mind the existence of ordinary people who would have been sacrificed first in the chaos.

The moment the helpless beings who had forgotten so much resurfaced on the surface of consciousness, he finally witnessed the horrors of the West.

And I realized...

The Western Survivor Rescue, which you established, there was no seat for helpless civilians anywhere.

“Where the hell did.... ”

Is that wrong?

Maybe he was too used to the death toll. Or was he blindfolded in his own position so high that nobody could see his affections?

I didn't know. The only thing that was certain was that the nobles who hid behind the war and considered the value of death, whether they hated it so much or not, resembled their minds in a creepy way.

“Damn…. ”

Thanks to the actions of the Mother Tree, my energetic body became heavier.

“My mother didn't leave them out in the woods in the first place. But there were so many people all at once, they didn't know how to live with the forest. ”

Najma looked at Kim Sun-hyuk's crooked face, who found refugees who looked awkward, and said as an excuse. It was a misunderstanding that he was angry because his family and the Mother Tree were not taking good care of them.

“There was terrible destruction. Eventually, she had to send them to the outskirts of the forest. ”

In her words, Kim Sun-hyuk looked at the remnants of the forest right next to the Tent Village.

The situation was drawn at a glance.

Those who had not been prepared to flee from Margie would have turned their eyes away from the abundant forest. The Queishas, the masters of this place, would have cut down the trees and hunted the beasts to save the firewood without even knowing how much they loved the forest.

I had no choice but to friction.

No matter what anyone said, it was natural for the owner of this forest to follow the rules of the Mother Tree, the Queisha family, and the owner.

“So I don't want you to think that our Queishas are hostile to humans. ”

Even though he had come all this way, he could not know whether he was worried that his thoughts would change or whether he or he simply did not want to be hated by himself, he could also know that her excuse was not a lie.

“I understand.”

Unlike her fresh voice, even excuses, Kim Sun-hyuk's voice was dry.

“You…. ”

Suddenly, his change sent a worried look to me.

“I'm not mad at you. ”

“Then why are you so angry? ”

He didn't answer her question. It's because I didn't know what I was doing.

“Phew.”

Kim Sun-hyuk took a deep breath. And I ruled the mind.

Obviously, the self-loathing and self-loathing he felt were powerful enough to calm himself down, but he was no longer the weak soldier of the past who was moaning over the eyes of those who looked at him like a hero.

He now had the ability to clearly distinguish between what he had to do and what he could do, and what he now had to do was something he could clearly solve.

“Don't me.”

His voice changes again.

The dry voice possesses a firm will, and the gloomy eyes return.

“Feed them for one day. ”

Najma didn't want to answer.

“Is it difficult?”

“A day won't be hard, but you won't be able to recover the bodies of those who have been weakened. ”

Kim Sun-hyuk empowered her as she asked what it meant.

“I'll convince Mother's Tree. ”

* *

After flying for a long time through the outskirts, Kim Sun-hyuk was only able to reach the middle of the forest, which is the heart of the Queisha family.

Shhhhh.

The trees that were densely filling the forest without any vacancy folded the branches as if they were opening the road and made room for the Redburn to descend.

“Let's go over there. ”

Kim Sun-hyuk unhesitated to drive the Red Bun down into the void, and shortly after, numerous Queisha crowded in.

Unlike the Queishas I met outside the forest, the Queishas in the forest were somewhat lightly dressed, revealing bare flesh such as arms and legs. Except for the stuffy masks on her face, the Queisha felt different enough to protect her by the tree.

If the Najma group you met out there had the same impression of an odd tree facing in the fall, the Queishas in front of them were in a flowery atmosphere that was full of spring and summer life.

“Welcome to Mother's Forest. ”

The old Queisha represented was unique, among other things.

Noh Queisha's manly goose, who approached slowly and greeted him, was filled with strange wrinkles like the bark of an old tree, and it was like talking to a tree face.

But he wasn't just here to see the new face of the Queisha.

“Don't be me. Explain. ”

He told Najma to explain the situation, and Najma followed him as if it were natural.

“Oh! Don't me! I can't believe I'm meeting a guest... ”

However, the Queishas who were watching the scene suddenly shook their heads.

“Yes. I've dedicated my life to him. ”

Najma explained to the family in a very proud manner what had happened between him and his family. Kim sun-hyuk tilted his head as if he was boasting.

“Oh! Congratulations. Don't be me.”

“It's time to celebrate! ”

What was even weirder was the Queisha's attitude.

They congratulate her, rejoicing as if there had been a great slope. I thought it was simply because I found a companion, but their eyes held too much emotion.

“Don't I?”

I asked Najma for that reasoning because I didn't understand it, but she just smiled with a puffy face.

“Later. More later. ”

I didn't like Najma for the next one. It was because I thought she'd tell me if I needed to.

The faces of Najma and Queishas who exchanged congratulations and gratitude for a long time became serious quickly. After Najma talks about her dealings with the Maiden, she grumbles.

“Maybe I should think about this a little more. ”

As expected, Elder Queisha did not agree to the deal with the Maiden. The Elder said he needed to collect the family's pauses and withheld his answer.

“We've been holding a guest like this for too long. ”

The elder opened the way, and Najma grabbed Kim Sun-hyuk's hand and led him to the Mother Tree.

* *

The way to the Mother Tree was not so special. However, it was not that even the Mother Tree wasn't special.

A spacious vacancy that arrived through the trees filled with trees, among them, was waiting for Kim Sun-hyuk.

[I can't help but say thank you to a guest who has come a long way with kindness.]

The gracious voice you heard above the Redburn echoes through your ears again.

“Hmm."

I have met many creatures, but I couldn't decide what to say to the tree. So, Kim Sun-hyuk kept his mouth shut and just listened to the words of the Mother Tree.

[We have a lot to talk about, but we have to get ahead of him....]

“Artie?”

At the end of the words of the Mother Tree, the spirit of the wind that had not been summoned suddenly appeared. But she always looked only at my master and didn't see what was happening to him.

“Artie, why all of a sudden.... ”

Before the untold appearance of Attya was unravelled, other spirits suddenly appeared on the ground and in the air.

[I should return the items I had left while the owner was away.]