Egret

A few days after Judas' group left Alturke, a vast desert finally appeared that seemed to continue endlessly.

As the fog walked, the dunes slowly dissipated and a rare, soaring tree appeared.

A good breeze blows.

Like a sign that I was out of the desert, the crotch also began to flinch.

Between grass leaves moistened by clear rainwater, wildflowers that were hard to see in the desert burst into peaks.

The freshly bloomed petals were as thin and soft as baby skin, unlike the strong blood in the cactus.

On a low tall grass, they entered the bushy Ossol Road shortly after.

Edan, who had thoroughly looked at the map, immediately explained.

“Continue straight into Diolet Forest. The length of the forest is said to be short enough to escape within half a day, and it immediately connects with the border. You take this trail to the right and you climb the mountains that lead to the southern part of the country. ”

Yes, the kid explains well.

Uni, who had always been in charge of briefing on the new area, nodded without taking his butt off his seat.

It was as satisfying as looking at a new employee who did a good job of being a veteran guide.

Judas, who received the choice, chose to go straight across the border to the Thaw Nation.

As I entered Diolet Forest, I gradually became full of large trees around me. It was a lush forest that was hard to think of as having passed through the desert a long time ago.

"But there's one more thing. There's a little town in the woods.

Edan's description was information that was not included.

Uni said with a green breeze, playing with his hands like a weave.

"Probably not on the map. They live together without reporting to the state. Aren't they the ones who sinned and ran away?

“Hmm.”

It was just a difficult story to overcome.

Thinking about the future schedule for a while, he turned his head.

“Judas? ”

“There's a village nearby. The position is the position, so let's hear it. ”

“In these woods? ”

Sage asked with questionable eyes.

Obviously, the conditions were too poor for the town to settle.

There were no interchangeable cities nearby, nor were there well-managed forests for people to gather and live in.

It was all a hoisted path to pass through the forest.

“…… It looks like it's a shadow village, not even on the map. ”

"Shadow Village," as UNI told me, is a place that is secretly falling apart without reporting to the country.

It was an expression that meant those who did not appear in the world and hid like shadows. It mainly took this form when people who had stories, such as actual wanted criminals or those who could not pay off their debts, fled.

They followed the wind's guidance and went out of the path straight into the lush forest.

The forest was so pristine that it was hard to imagine that there was a village where people really lived.

There were no signs of damage, such as setting aside roads or cutting down trees.

A shabby chimney appeared through the branches of the branches in the group's vision as they moved behind the Spirit in a dazzling mood.

The white smoke was rising, as if it had just set fire.

“That way, I guess. ”

The wind is scattered as soon as the guidance is complete.

As I walked through the branches and approached, a large cabin appeared.

Other little cabins around the house were also rare. There was no fire in the other house, so it was full of cold.

In a log cabin with a large poison size and a feeling of people living, a waxy roar leaked out.

After a brief tour of the entire village, the group approached the biggest hut and knocked on the door.

“Excuse me."

The vibrant conversation stops.

There was also tension among the group in the quiet atmosphere of the house as if the rats were dead.

When the answer did not return, Edan knocked again and asked in a slightly louder voice.

“Are you there?”

A few seconds more silence ensued.

The group faced each other, leaving a cabin in front of them that seemed unwilling to open the door.

“…… I guess I'm keeping an eye out for strangers. ”

“Of course. Let's wait a little longer. ”

Judas replied calmly. When they did not show a sign to leave, the door of the cabin was finally opened.

“Nuch?”

Walked out of it was an old man with a cane.

The old man, who had lost all his hair and had become bald, seemed very old at first sight.

I was trembling because I couldn't even reach the hand with the staff.

Judas speaks for the old man, who cools off the residue.

“We are travellers to the border. ”

“Traveler?”

“In the meantime, everyone is tired of crossing the desert. In addition, all the water and food I brought was falling and wandering through the forest. Excuse me, can I have a moment? ”

The old man glances at the group with his staff on it.

It was true that everyone struggled to cross the desert, so they turned over the sand and fleshed.

Judas, who peeked at the color he was pondering in the elderly, adds a word that will help him understand his concerns.

“I'll give you enough examples. ”

“Kooluk, Kooluk. There is no place for guests to stay here. ”

The old man, who opened the door with a cough, turned around and jagged inside first.

“At least this is the biggest house. He may be narrow, but he doesn't have a room, so please bear with him. ”

There were no stables in the small village, so they tied horses to the nearby thick wooden pillars and followed the old man into the cabin.

According to the elderly, there was no room in the house.

This led to a spacious living room around the furnace.

There were dozens of residents gathering round, stretching out dried vegetables or nuts and sharing a pot.

“What, do you know inspired kids? ”

“What's the young man's seal? ”

I was an old man with gray hair together.

On their part, the young people who visited the village were even more curious.

A little while ago, the inhabitants began to chirp again, as if silence were a babble.

“Cool Luck, I don't know. I thought you said you were a traveler. Your little friends are tired. I don't know. ”

The old man, who had come out as the representative, sat between them with his staff on his back.

“Yes, of course, you should bring him into the house. Well done, well done. ”

“I don't know whose kids they are. ”

“No, you have to be graceful. They all grow up so pretty these days, it's not easy to tell if they're in-laws or in-laws. ”

“Oh, don't stand there. Come closer to work. ”

“Sit here. ”

A group of people who stood awkwardly at the mouth of the spillway slowly approached the elderly and sat down.

And he sat down, and lifted up his voice, and lifted up his voice, and lifted up his voice, and lifted up his voice, and lifted up his voice, and lifted up his voice, and lifted up his voice.

“I think it's just the old town here. ”

“ ……. ”

“Isn't it like a gathering of older people together for leisure? There's nothing suspicious about that, Ugh! ”

Baikal, who was talking all the way there, bites his tongue with a smack to the head.

“Bitch! Who is so rude in front of grown-ups? ”

When they heard a cry from the old man with a staff, they were no longer able to do anything else and were immediately in a position.

“Are there only seniors in this town? ”

“Huh? Girl. There are some old ladies who cut mushrooms because it's sunny. Kerhuber.”

“That's not what it sounds like! I'm asking if there are any young kids. ”

“Ying? Is that so? ”

Older people were largely chatty.

“I see. There are only old people in this town. ”

“All the young people died instantly. I don't even remember their faces anymore. ”

“Aah! What a rotten country. It wasn't a world for kids to live in. Poor little dead kids. ”

An old man groaned as he chewed on the twisted grass.

Sage is furiously surprised to hear that all the young people are dead and asks for him.

“They're all dead? Was there a fault with management……? ”

Despite Sage's clumsy tone, which was unfamiliar with her attitude towards the common people, the elderly laughed as if they were looking at the baby Jarong.

“Wrong seal? He seals it with something like a vampire sucking human blood. The lives of ordinary people are not even those of Paris. ”

“So this is what the country looks like. ”

“Rot as you will. ”

All residents reacted negatively to the ruling class.

As a nobleman, I was forced to talk to the group.

Of course, I couldn't easily open the mouth of Ethan, Cristina, and the entire pro-crisis division.

But there were two people who were the most naturally adapted among the elderly.

“Huh, it's all like that. But when you get older, you're tired of caring about the world. ”

“That's why we're here to see the world and not hear it. How old do you think you are? ”

“I hear a lot of noise for a long time. No one would be surprised if they hadn't already gone over seventy. ”

“Seven? Ugh, really long! ”

A calm smile burst out once.

Originally into old age, but still ten years younger, Cole melted naturally between them for the first time.

And the second was someone they didn't even think of.

“Don't you feel that life is too short to live with grudges? ”

“That's right. I resented my book thirty years. I resent and resent, and I can think of something like that. Do you want to grumble at the swings in your life? ”

“Even if you can't forgive me, you can't let it flow like water. At first, I didn't know that forgiveness and blurring were different problems. ”

“How can I forgive them? Just bury it in your chest. Yeah, you're right. It's just blurry.”

It was Judas.

When he was only a teenager, he gave and received talks without hesitation and even offered to help the elderly.

Seeing him, Baikal could not express himself, but murmured inside.

‘...... I thought you were an adult before, but I didn't think that would work for the elderly. ’

The information obtained from the villagers through the unexpected act was simple.

They were originally ordinary people who lived in nearby territories about thirty years ago.

And like the lords who used to misbehave in the territory of Raven, those who dominated them also committed evil deeds, such as exploiting the labor force and forcing young women to take it.

Rather, unlike Count Raven, who was being meticulous, such as framing him for taking his life, this lord cut off the necks of the rebellious.

This has made it common for parents to separate their children.

I didn't sin or get chased out of the woods by someone.

They said they had lost their children unjustly and fled the violence of power.

“I can't believe this is so common. ”

As an excuse to draw water from the village wells for a while, Sage, who came out of the cabin with Judas and Edan, bowed with a seething face.

“There's a way for the blind to follow the victim. ”

“I can't stand to see them. ”

“Sage.”

Sage, who bowed in a voice calling herself forcefully, raised her head.

“They're definitely victims, but that's not all. ”

“…… Are you saying you have something to hide? ”

Now Judas smiles softly as he sees his younger brother reading his intentions quickly without noticing.

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