Green Skin

Looks like there was a good archer at their party. Waiting for us to get even further away from the city at a certain distance. In fact, even if they are attacking now, they are probably alert to Hayuri too.

“Where is the hunting ground? ”

“Just wait a little longer and come out. You're better than I thought.You walked a lot, but you don't look too tired. ”

“I feel confident walking for a long time. It's a little hard, actually. ”

I said, Hyugai handed me the barrel. It wasn't much water to eat, but I was quite used to taking water and shoving it in my mouth. Like Hyugari said, we've come a long way. It's time for the forest to come out and find one or two of the horses. But I don't see an ant here. I mumbled, looking at Hyugari for no reason.

“Do you even have horses? ”

“Would you have come all the way out here without it? How big is this land? We need to go a little deeper. If you go near their habitat, you won't have to hunt a few. ”

“Getting inside the habitat...”

“I told you, it's dangerous. How many horses are we gonna find wandering around the woods? I don't know if an archer can step on a trail. There are no such archers here. And it's dangerous for me to be surrounded by demons. I'm going to hunt down the ones who fell out of the herd. Why are you scared?”

“That's... no... but... getting a professional party will make things easier. ”

“Do you think there's anyone here you can trust? ”

I recommended something I shouldn't have. There's probably no one you can trust.

“It's harder to hunt in packs, harder to bounce if you don't get your hands and feet kicked, and it's easier to trust a beast. Most of the people who fell here in the first place must have done something wrong. I don't mean to be rude to you, but haven't the humans here fallen in one fell swoop after enslaving an Elf? It was the Japanese who did it first, right? ”

“Yes... that's what I heard. ”

“I think I know what the man who built this place wants. An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth, and he's gonna love this horse. ”

You got it right.

“And the people who live here don't usually come in here. I especially don't recommend coming in with unbelievable people. So even if we try to save the party, we can't save them. ”

“........? ”

“Didn't you tell him? This place is a habitat for witches, but it's also their territory. ”

“Who?”

“Inquisitor Ethan. ”

“Why...”

“I feel like I come in here sometimes and reduce the number of horses. I saw it from a distance, but I saw it clearly. You have to deliberately limit the number of horses. It's a really well-built system. To be honest, I'd like to applaud the man who built this place...”

That's the same for me. We have to applaud the man who built this place. At the end, I remembered the face of relaxed dragons who were taking food while jumping. Anyway, it is quite surprising to hear this from Hayuri. I opened my mouth slowly again, wondering what she was thinking about this situation.

“What do you think of a place like this hell? ”

“........... ”

Hayuri mutters for a moment and opens his mouth slowly.

“I told you on the way out. You said you wouldn't believe me if I told you...”

I nodded.

“Think it's bullshit and listen. It doesn't matter if you think it's a lie. I built a similar city once. Even though the situation was better than here, it must have been painful. You must have accepted the coming ones and despised the ones at the bottom. I was at the top. The pinnacle of all mankind. ”

“I see.”

“Not as surprised as I expected. ”

“You don't look like the kind of person who would lie. ”

“Is that Abu? ”

“No way.”

“Anyway, I've been on top once. They must have been higher up than the Elves looking at us from above. ”

“.............. ”

“You know, if you go up that high, ”

“......... ”

“Man looks like an ant. ”

“........ ”

“It's not a metaphor. Really... Humans look like ants. Why do they live like that? You think they're idiots. I'm quietly watching the ants from above. I stomp, I cheer... I drown, I flick with my fingers... and the ants look up to me. They're trying to climb up the ridge to get to each other somehow. In fact, it's very pleasant to see him... which, of course, doesn't mean he still is. ”

“I see.”

“I thought it was their fault. I didn't think I had it in me. I thought fools were human beings living on sub lights. ”

After a short sigh, Hayuri spoke again.

“It's not just the ants that can't come up. The man who built the anthill is clearly responsible. It took me a while to realize this. ”

In other words, Yuri is abusing society with an anthill.

It's not their fault they can't climb, they're criticizing the system itself for burrowing the tunnel so they can't climb. I opened my mouth slightly because I didn't think she was actually thinking this.

“You're talking too much. ”

“You weren't always the talkative type. ”

“Of course...”

“......... ”

“Maybe it's because you look like me. ”

“Well...”

“It's just a personal point. Let it flow.”

I don't know if she looks like her old self. I didn't say exactly whether it resembles who I am. It could be both, but I kept my mouth shut for now. It was a time when we were slowly making our way through the forest and into habitat.

Suddenly, I felt Hayuri's hand stopping my mouth. It looks really urgent to drag me under the rock in a hurry. We already know why we're doing this. I turned my head to look at the glass, and my forehead was soaked with cold sweat. I'm nervous.

‘Inquisitor Ethan. ’

“Shhhhh... Shhhhh...”

Regular breathing sounds are heard from a distance between the helmet and the gas mask. The thumping footsteps continue to stimulate hearing. Strangely more than the voices of the humans that are being heard now. The sound of the Inquisitor's breath becomes clearer and clearer.

“Aaaaarrgh! Please... please... spare me. Please."

“Shhhhh...”

“I'll never... be here again." ”

“P-please, so have mercy... on... the savior... forgive...”

“Ahhhhhhh!!! ”

“Weeeek!”

Looks like another party took place here and encountered a heretic interrogator. The current situation began to shine before my eyes. It's because the sound of tearing flesh keeps coming into my ears. The sound of burning skin also sounded very clear.

“Son of a... fuck...”

The anxiety in Hayuri's eyes grew deeper and deeper. Human voices are already completely silent. No voice is heard. Instead, the footsteps are getting closer. They probably found it this way. I am also likely to have seen myself This is because it was magic that was being held to deceive the underground.

“Shhhhhhh…”

“........... ”

“Shhhhh..."

Whether I thought I would scream in fear, Hayuri was still desperately shutting me up.

I felt like I was playing a scary game, so I forgot about my situation for a while and was really nervous.

“Sal... save...”

Another human voice came from a place not far from us, and that's when there was another one hiding nearby.

“P-please Boo... Boo! ”

“Shhhhh…”

“Ahhhhhh! My... my arm... my arm! ”

“Shhhhh…”

Kwajijijijijik. Kwaddyuk.

I started hearing creepy noises all the time just imagining it. He closed his eyes and bit his lips. He was probably roughly appraising as he had once been in the position of a strong man. Assuming your opponent's senses are a little sharp, it's not a good idea to find them hiding this far away. You must be thinking about the worst.

You hear the sound of swallowing.

The sound of breathing and footsteps is getting further away, but Hyugai remains motionless. I don't know how long I'll be here, but it's already getting dark.

“Phew...”

“............. ”

“Fuck...”

“I was lucky. ”

“You're really... lucky. ”

Hyugai muttered to me as I was about to get up.

“What are you doing? I'm staying here tonight. ”

“Yes?”

“It's getting dark, and I can't hunt like this. ”

When I showed a bit of complexity, he mumbled, raising his mouth.

“Don't look so frightened because there's no such thing as an affair with subtle emotions flowing from men and women who have been through a crisis together. I'm not gonna eat you. ”

That's not what I'm worried about. Rather, it's the downer side. In fact, I was thinking of going back to today even in a crowd. It is likely that he is still quite angry. I might come up behind my back and stare at me with a fiery look. If he said he had set up a full day with Hayuri, it would be very annoying for Choi Hyuk.

She hasn't shown up until now because she believes in me, but maybe she thinks she's in the way.

Surprisingly, the building was already completed while I was thinking about things. It was a little cramped for him to lie down, so he leaned against the rock, but his posture was not too uncomfortable.

“It's cold at night, so you should stay up a little longer. I'm not trying to work. Don't think useless. ”

“Yes.”

Light a campfire and eat a small amount of jerky. It was quite a burden to be with her.

“She. You look beautiful. ”

“Yes. Aren't you? ”

“Of course.”

“Why?"

“I don't know. I thought I was fishing, but I'm not fishing. He cares about me. Maybe that was the start. Not many people have cared for me so far. At best, all the old dads I've ever met here... I messed it up because I thought it was a lie... It's just complicated. I don't know what to say. ”

“............... ”

“What the fuck is love? ”

“I'm not sure. ”

“Is it unusual to be hungry, irritated, and angry and happier now than before? ”

“Depends on what you think. If you value your life more than you value it up there... there must be a reason. ”

“What about you? ”

“I love my wife. I don't think I had a happy life before, but I think I had a happy one. Maybe even here. ”

“That's right. I don't like it, I don't like it...”

After a little more time, you hear the sound of freckles next to you. The force of the flesh traveled quite quickly for a long time. No wonder you're tired. Seeing that there is no story of stumbling, it seems like it can be detected when there is a threat.

Throw the branches next to you into the campfire. The raging flame begins to dance for a moment.

Like she said, it was complicated.

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