Egret

“It's just my guess so far. I don't think I can put down those who grumbled to death for a lifetime because I'm getting older. From grudge to foolishness, from foolishness to regret. It is in a man's heart that he cannot let go until the day he closes his eyes. ”

“But it must have been before. ”

“It's strange that not one or two of the villagers gathered here could just bury the evil enemy who killed their children in their hearts and live in peace. ”

“Can't you usually do that? ”

“I don't know. Maybe it's possible if you don't already have something to resent in this world. ”

“ ……! ”

Sage looked surprised and nodded slowly.

“It's been thirty years. It could have been natural death. ”

“If I did, I wouldn't have to hide it. ”

Edan shakes his head decisively.

Eventually, Sage's face hardened after reaching one conclusion.

“Someone deliberately killed...? ”

I saw a shallow well far away.

Judas took a bold step towards the well and received his words.

“It would not be simply a coincidence that the village of Shadow in the forest, plus all the villagers, are made up of the elderly. You know the ten paths of water, but you don't know the one path of people. ”

He opened the well cover. Sunset on the water was as red as blood.

“The hidden truth is nothing but a lie. ”

Judas materialized the looney instead of putting the water in the dong.

The blue wolf, which appeared sparkling with blueberries, gently rubbed his forehead against the palm of his hand.

Sage gave a curious look to a patriotic young gesture that did not match the elegant look.

“Looney.”

"Tell me, what do you want me to do?

It was very rare for Judas to ask spirits for certain wishes.

At least Uni, the Spirit of Wind, took on the role of obtaining useful information, but the rest of the spirits were not given much work.

Their contractors were neither favorable nor ambitious enough to overthrow and dominate the world.

During the time of ‘Igrette’ in his former life, floating around in the soundproofed songs, all he asked of the spirits were mainly trivial things.

He asked me to boil water from the Hermitage Plate or to grow fresh herbal leaves from the bare ground.

The spirits wanted to do anything for him, but he didn't really intend to use his powers, so he didn't have a chance to go.

Because of this, Looney and other Natural Spirit Kings became so overwhelmed when the moment he needed himself came.

Rooney throws even his usual solemnity and looks up at his contractor with ultra-long, shining eyes.

Even the rich tails, which were always stretching so hard, were floundering.

Judas smiles slightly and strokes his head in an attitude reminiscent of a dog rather than a wolf.

“Rain down on this town tonight. ”

"It only rains in this town all night?

“Yeah, I wish it was thunderstorm-strong rain. ”

…… as you wish. Igret.

The blue wolf immediately accepted without asking why. Sage, who was watching instead, asked.

“Brother, what happened to the rain? ”

“Because people's minds are simple. ”

“Yes?”

“Sometimes, if you give me a trigger, I can shake it with a small change. ”

And when he had filled his hands with water, Ethan hurriedly received it.

Judas, grateful for his faithfulness, looked up to the red sunset and moved on first.

They returned to the cabin without further delay there.

All the water from the well was boiled together to eat soup and prepare drinking water. For decades, the elderly, who had become accustomed to collective life, did not necessarily return to their homes.

In villages with no children or grandchildren to look after, home meant nothing. They were always gathered together in a large house to eat together; and when they were weary, they were spread out everywhere and fell asleep. This cabin was like a kind of nursing home for the elderly.

When evening came, the rain clouds, which had been sown lightly during the day and passed by, rushed back and growled like the cry of a beast.

“My back. Is it going to rain?”

An old man came to the window, patting his back.

Beyond the crudely carved wooden window, one or two drops of rain were already falling.

The old man who dragged his tongue closed the window.

Immediately, the thunderstorm split the sky like a broken wooden pole.

And the sound of heavy raindrops filled all around. The atmosphere of the old peaceful people hardened as the rains began to pour out.

One of the elderly murmured as he was cooling down with a face that seemed anxious.

“…… Strange thing. ”

“What's so strange about you? ”

Judas asked.

“It's not raining very well here. It's like a rainbow when it rains. I've never seen this much rain pour. ”

“I remember the old days. ”

“That's it. ”

The elderly stood up for a short while and were quiet again.

“It must have rained a lot in the old neighborhood. ”

“Aigoo, I didn't sleep there either. ”

“I see. If I had thundered in those days, I would have trembled at the sky. ”

“Who trembled, though? The inspiration was really funny that day when the pee burst. ”

The elderly, who were staring at each other in pride, began to talk a little higher.

“The sky is furious at last. Don't you see? They've all been punished. ”

“This guy's craving. Why do you want it to be a thunderbolt? Those kids who died together because of that Siberian bastard are guilty of something! ”

“I wish I'd just left them all with me. Actually, they were punished because they worked for him. ”

“No, but what about this inspiration? ”

Suddenly, the atmosphere got ugly.

A flash of lightning flashed through a closed window, whitening the faces of the elderly.

The noise was as loud as the rain knocking on the ceiling.

“I was ridiculous. When did you ask me to slit his throat and put my hands on his feet? If you didn't want them punished like that, you shouldn't have wanted revenge. ”

“Is that why you're clean? ”

“Ji? Did I tell you to lose now, you bastard? I've lived a decade longer than you! ”

“We're old together, and we live another decade waiting for the day to die! ”

I popped out without hiding anything I could not say to make my emotions stronger.

Sage, who was staring at him, turned back with a creepy creep.

‘Did they really kill the lord for revenge?...... The common man strangled the nobility? ’

The faces of the elderly, who only looked good, were no longer comfortable.

Sage turned his gaze and looked at his brother.

Judas was reclining on the wall in the midst of the commotion.

Seeing the crystal clear gold eye that doesn't know what to think, Sage gradually becomes anxious.

In the meantime, the old men who had been arguing were finishing up with vigor.

“Enough with the tongue. Isn't that all you've done? ”

“Oh, but I keep calling that inspiration a thousand times. ”

“It's a thunderbolt! You think it's possible that day, not a thunderbolt? ”

“Who brought down the ‘Thousand Punishment’? ”

At this moment, everyone's gaze was drawn to one place. Judas leans against the wall and slightly raises his head and looks at the old man.

“Is it the sky? Or the sky. ”

“ ……. ”

“Are you an outlaw who wants to believe it's heaven? ”

No one answered.

The house was as quiet as dead rats, full of chaotic raindrops.

Even the sloppy ceiling began to drop drops of water.

Judas stood up in his place.

Then the elderly stepped back a flinch.

Shamed by the fact that he had been pressured against a boy who was not yet an adult, his cough spread like a fashion.

One step on the staff, the old man sighs and opens his mouth.

“Hmmm. Once you've lived long enough. Why is it so obvious to hide from other young children? ”

“ ……. ”

“You are noblemans, aren't you? ”

Judas quietly affirmed this.

No one was agitated because they were already guessing. The old man who stood in front of me and took his horse out said, "That's funny, Kleel.

“I know, but we don't like nobles. The nobles took away their wives and daughters, and their youth and sons were devoted to labor for a lifetime. ”

In the old thinking, sighs followed again everywhere.

“Listen, noble lords. What's different about us being ruled by knives and whips? Who the hell is the law of the country for? ”

The elderly, who ate at their age and had nothing to fear, did not tighten their heads even in front of the nobles.

I was lucky not to be cursed or aimed at.

“I don't know if it's heaven or outlaws. There was someone who saved me in that terrible reality. He saved the lives of Paris who turned away from the sky and the law. ”

“Someone took revenge for you? ”

On Sage's question, the old man nodded.

“It was a passing stranger. He was a transcendent man, just like you, casting skeletons from hell on a precious table. If the demon was a god, he might have been a real god. ”

“Yes! We had to beg him for revenge. It may be hard to believe, but a dragon made of bones appeared and called for a storm. I still remember. It was raining like today. ”

The elderly praised the Savior with their greetings.

Judas slowly opens his mouth, noticing who their hero is at once.

“Vengeance..... ”

“Even if the lords punish these old men, there is no foolishness. We took our rightful revenge! ”

“If it was legitimate, why did you leave where you lived even though everything was resolved? ”

“That's great, Kerhm. There was a bit of a problem. ”

The elderly avoided gaze. The stuttering excuses followed.

“He, the lord's soldier..... They were young men who had been forcibly recruited. I don't know why, because they were inevitably sacrificed together in the process of revenge. We who wished revenge were forced to leave the land. ”

He gave birth to another victim to avenge his family.

The father-in-law who bought revenge from the commander was expelled from the land after being expelled from the families of the new victims.

With this in mind, there were elderly people who regretted it, and elderly people who said they had no choice.

The difference aroused a debate a little while ago about sudden rains as a starting point.

“If there was one, everyone would have died unjustly. He was punished by a thousand...! ”

“Edan.”

Judas moves on, leaving the old man who was about to make more excuses for Moore.

After that, the knights naturally followed.

“Let's go. ”

“Yes.”

It was Chalna, who was embarrassed by the elderly as she watched the group rush out of the house with no more questions.

As I opened the door and wetted it, a thick rain rod came down hard enough for me to see clearly.

“We saw nothing today. There's no one here to punish. ”

“...... What? ”

The elders looked at each other with suspicion, saying that they would just pass by when they heard that the common people had begged to kill the nobles.

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It's also the last day of February. Heh.

We wish you all a peaceful ending today, the last day of the month, with the beginning of a week.

So I'll see you around 12: 00 tonight. Thank you always!

P.S. Oh, I haven't had time lately, so it's hard to make it. Sooner or later, if I can afford it, I'll try to run warm. (Coughing)