Egret

Chapter 17. Witch Hunting

Without even knowing that the spirits were watching with suspicious eyes, Lan picked up a cookie in the shape of a spider through his mouth.

“Isn't she really pretty? Come on, try it. You might be impressed by the taste! ”

‘I'll be touched by something else......! ’

Soundless bidrivability hovers in everyone's mouths.

However, the only one who was not struck by the monstrous appearance of Cookie quietly accepted Lan's presence. It was Judas.

“You've actually reproduced what you wanted to express. It's like chewing on a real live spider. ”

“Brother. Have you tried spiders...? Oh, no, are you okay? ”

“Well, yes. It tastes great. Anyone can enjoy it without burden because it is sweet and suing. ”

Sage said to him, 'No, you don't taste good, but your grief.....’

Instead, the rest of the people gave and received the sight of each other's resolve.

The master first tasted it, and it was not to be used as a refreshment drink.

Cristina, who is most sensitive to quality and cleanliness, picks up cookies first.

At least it was the smallest scarf cookie.

As she became a princess, she stuffed a bug cookie in her mouth, and Edan put a spider-shaped cookie in her mouth.

When they cut off the startline, the rest had to be followed automatically.

After all, Sage, who hesitated until the end, closed his eyes and reached out.

“ ……. ”

A moment of silence ensued between the group.

Even the broken texture of the limestone in my mouth reminded me of a real bug.

Of course, the taste was great, as Judas said. But it was a cookie I didn't want to eat twice.

“This is surprisingly delicious. ”

It was Baikal who broke that strange silence.

At first he was reluctant, but after eating it, I thought it was okay.

It was worth challenging the bug cookies for him to live with a motto that says, "Goods are good for my function and food is good for my taste."

He shoots an eyeball jelly with a fork and dips it in his mouth.

“Yoga is fine, too. Fluby, you should try it too. ”

“Beep!”

Ran gazes at Baikal with an impressive eye.

When I brought home the people who were dying in the mountains, I would scream, throwing out all the bread and cookies I had made.

No one has ever been so active in tasting and liking it.

It wasn't my intention, but Ran's heart, which was full of Baikal, was relieved.

“Liver Special Pie. Do you want some?”

“Uh, I want to eat. Thank you for your kindness, Lady. ”

“Ahaha! What is that? ”

Ran laughed like a child in Baikal's playful coffin. In the meantime, Cristina, who put the fork down, opens her mouth.

“Pixie, I have three questions for you. ”

“What is it?”

“First, have you ever harmed anyone? ”

It was a straightforward question, and Rando, who heard the question, simply answered it.

“No, people are not good. ”

“Huge! Huge! Huge! ”

It was an overly honest answer, so Baikal, who was enjoying the pie, twisted his mouth and coughed.

“Second, where do these ingredients come from? ”

“I have a client. I meet regularly once a month. On condition that we provide the plants we need on that side. ”

I was called a witch and I was living alone in the depths of the mountains, but in my own way I was bravely learning how to survive.

“Last.”

With a nod, Cristina asks a third question with cold eyes.

“Why don't you go outside and live with people? ”

“Why……. ”

I'm a little scared, but once I get used to it, I immediately get along with people.

I don't know how to make a deal or make a living. Cristina asks why she lives alone in the depths of the mountains until she uses the nickname Witch.

Ran grabbed Cook Rob, who was wrapped around his body as he was buried instead of answering. Then he stuttered and asked.

“Do you really have to live with others? ”

“You're mistaken for a man-eating witch. Isn't it unfair or solitary to live with your fingers because you're a monster alone? ”

“I'm comfortable this way. I don't want to get to know people. They're scared of me anyway. ”

Judas' hand, who was listening to their conversation, paused as he drank his tea.

“You know, how do you feel about ‘solitude’? I like it now that I'm free to do what I want to do. I don't care what people call me. I really love this world of sweet things. ”

Ran stood up and approached the window. There was only one window on the outside of the large wall.

As I opened the window wide, a fresh evening breeze flowed along with the ripe sunset.

“It's hard for me to be with someone else. People have different attitudes depending on what they look like. You fit me in what other people want. Then I'm gonna hate some parts of me. ”

Ran's braided purple hair shook with salamanders in the wind. At the end of the speech, Ran takes off the robe.

Fighter.

When the black robe, which was like a heavy blanket, disappeared, the minidress sparkled as thin and soft as the wings of a butterfly.

She was looking at an adult woman who had grown up. An infinitely naive child, yet a harsh smile hangs over his red lips like a crescent.

“Can you teach me? What kind of solitude? ”

Pixie is said to have a pleasant fragrance and appearance from all races.

However, Lan was born with only half of his features as a fixie. By day everyone is considered a woman to avoid, and by night she is considered a beauty to be distracted and stitched up.

As the sun sets and the moon begins to cool, she turns into a forest fairy with stunning beauty.

So she was called "The Witch of the Night."

“Wow. Surprised. What are you? Day and night are completely different people, right? ”

“But it's me, both day and night. Hihi, isn't that funny? ”

“Huh. Honestly, if the change is that big, people's attitudes can't help but change. ”

Baikal shrugs, laughing in vain. Lando smiled reassured by his grumpy but unchanged attitude. Then the buyer and the seller approached and talked to each other.

“No matter how! From my point of view, you can't adapt to sudden changes in attitude. ”

“Wouldn't it be worse for someone to see you if they decided not to adapt...... ”

The distortion of appearance was extreme. I saw it with my own eyes, and when I first saw the appearance of the night, I felt a certain amount of awe when I saw Lan, who had turned ugly because of the light of day.

Cristina nods in agreement with Baikal.

“Living with two looks. Then it must have been hard to convince others. ”

“Usually. It's weird to take it as calmly as you. ”

When Ran returned to his original position and sat down, he had a short skirt that went up and revealed his thighs.

A sweet fruity candy-like fragrance that made me feel at ease when I left it.

Baikal, who was close to the wind, bites the tip of his ear red and leans back.

“Hey, why don't you stay away from that? ”

“Why? I didn't say much when it was daylight. ”

“Or change your clothes to something quiet! ”

Judas watches Baikal screaming and Lan smiling quietly.

He was surprised at what he didn't even think of. It's not because her appearance has changed. Judas' expression hardened strangely.

‘Homogeneity.'

It was the emotion he felt in Ran for a moment.

At one time, he also had a similar idea to Ran.

‘I'm comfortable this way. I don't want to get involved with people. Anyway..... ’

Contractor of the Four Spirits of Nature, Hyundai Igret.

Everyone with more than human power feared him. And even he suppressed himself in fear.

so that no one can be hurt, so that no one can be held in equitable good faith without putting it away from anyone. There were even spirits that lent him power in the category he wanted to keep.

So I always kept a certain distance from people and didn't give them more than I needed.

But if there's anything different about Ran in his past life, it's the fact that he was a horribly lonely human being.

As he isolated himself and fled from human life, he suffered greatly. I regretted living and dying all my life.

“What, are you..... ”

“Huh?”

‘Nawan, you're a strong boy. ’

Lan is not human, let's pick him up. She had a gentle and peaceful Holy Spirit, but was not a social animal.

I never feel happy in human life. The aesthetic tastes were different and the standards of happiness were different, like skeletons, guts, worms, etc.

Judas stood up shaking his head.

“No, I'm relieved in many ways. All we wanted to do was check out Cristina's questions. ”

“Are you leaving already? ”

“Other groups are waiting nearby. Now that I know it's not a problem to worry about, I have to go back. ”

Lan's house was in a rough mountain that could not be reached by horse.

I was leaving a lot of people on the road, including Cole. Lan, who stood up with sad eyes, pushed them all the way to the front of the house.

“Hmph. It's okay if you guys stay together a little longer. ”

“Pee?”

The fluvial left at her feet waves her tail like a big dog and tilts her head. Ran muttered with a small stroke of Blue Wyvern's head.

“Are we getting along a little bit? ”

“Fluvi. What are you doing there? Come here."

“Beep.”

Fluvi ran into Baikal's call. Baikal, who stumbled at Wyvern, who jumped into his arms, stared at Lan and said.

“And hey. ”

“Huh?”

“Don't be foolish, don't be misunderstood, and make sure you don't say no. Tell me what you made is not a real bug, it's just a chocolate cookie with a little bit of unusual design. What did you do after you left your mouth? ”

When he heard that, Ran kicked and laughed.

I never felt uncomfortable living alone, but I felt a little uncomfortable breaking up with someone.

The same touch she felt during the day shook her head.

“Then I'll see you next time. Ran.”

“Next time, again? ”

It was a strange greeting. Ran opened his eyes and smiled widely.

“Yes! See you again. Everyone.”

* * *

Judas rejoined the team that was guarding horses at the point of separation. When I told Cole about the identity of the witch who was curious about the situation, a very hot response returned.

“Oh, my God! You mean the Ancient Pixie? ”

Cole, a schoolteacher, lamented the fate of his instrument, who had not seen Pixie in his sights.

“Next time, I want you to take me with you, Judas. ”

“Do you regret that? You can visit together on the way back. ”

“You're a fairy! It was a lifelong wish to meet this old man, the shameful or ancient race. ”

“Hmm, I see. Just tell me.”

“Judas Niim. ”

Judas smiles, pretending he doesn't know when he sees a crying slave.

Uh?

Then Uni looked back. Judas' clothing was scattered by the rushing green wind.

He notices the two sides detected by the Spirit and raises his head.

"Igrette, I smell strong blood.

“ ……. ”

When Judas stopped speaking, Cole, who was depressed, stopped by him with a curious face.

As all the groups pause at once, Uni spins around and reads more information.

There are a lot of people. There's also some offensive energy mixed up.

“Where?”

That's Pixie's house.

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