Haroon

I couldn't do the tattoo procedure right away. The town festival celebrating the return of the Blader was held immediately.

Those who saw the food, medicines, and clothing that the Aka crew had retrieved from Demo City were very happy. The quality, of course, was several times greater than Karl's deal. Moreover, Harun gives you a similar amount as a gift.

"Hahaha! Suddenly I feel rich."

"I've been worried sick and you've come back with a great deal."

The villagers rushed in and moved the piles of goods to the warehouse. Now you don't have to worry about food for a while.

'These people are so innocent.'

Being happy enough to eat alone is something that should not be impure for long. Human beings are like that.

Harun had his crew assembled and prepaid for mercenary repairs. I wanted to dramatically improve their status.

As promised, the staff members who received food, clothing, utensils, cosmetics, etc. for 100 people for a year got stuck in their mouths. Not only did the sheep buy more than they did with the money they received for shells and herbs, but the diverse and quality living goods made their family's eyes curl up.

"Mom, these are your clothes."

The clothes Takeem handed over to Piriel were of a colourful substance I had never worn before. It looked like it was going to tear if I did anything wrong, but it was so beautiful that I doubted if I could wear it myself.

"Try it on."

The village girls' eyes are burning as they see Piriel change his clothes on Takem's roots. Even though she looked black, she looked just like a goddess, wearing a dress that was trendy in the city because her clothes were wings.

"Aunt, it's so beautiful."

"Really?"

Piriel already guessed when he saw people's eyes, but smiled deeply at the compliment of Darumi.

"Darumi, Pisk, and Zulu."

Taking care of the new family members is now TaKeem. The three of them took the clothes from Takim and smiled brightly. Now, the fever was completely healed, and I kept pouring my clothes on my face to see if the soft clothing felt good.

"Brother, don't you have mine?"

Now that I am sixteen years old, Salque, the old man who will open his eyes to reason, has picked up Takeem.

"Why not?"

Takeem hands her a tight tunic. It was a design that revealed the body of a bent woman in a fashionable outfit in the Pyrin Empire. Salque jumped into the house and changed into a tunic, holding it preciously in her heart, and came out again. She was really pretty like a Spotted Deer.

"... Does it suit you?"

"Look around you!"

Instead of the expected answer, Salque's face turned red as he looked around. The eyes of the village youth looking at themselves were not very hot. Salque had never received such hot attention, but there was a deep smile on his gluttonous face.

"It's a cosmetic. It's used by urban women, but it smells nice and prevents them from getting burned in the face."

Pyriel and Salke changed their eyes in circles after receiving the cosmetics they had to give them from Kar. Her face brightens when she opened the lid and smelled it.

"Let me take a look around, Salke."

Garcia, who is adored by many warriors as the town's finest beauty, approaches Salke with an impatient curiosity.

"Smells really good, sis."

Garcia takes a deep inhale of the cosmetic scent and looks dazzled. If you apply this to your face, you are confident that even the best warriors in Kintun, who don't know themselves like wooden stones, will be enthusiastically courted to win your heart.

"Takeem, can you sell this to me? We'll trade you two pieces of Prozzley leather in my house."

Takim shakes his head, though the value remains high.

"I'm sorry, Garcia. This is a gift from my mother and sister, who I bought as a mercenary. for the first time since I was born."

Takim says sorry, but Garcia has no choice but to step back, reliving her taste.

Chichendo's fiancée Durbone shows up in a dress and swallows the Federation saliva with a dazzled look. Although he had trained and hunted just like a man, it was because of his strong wildness and femininity that he had never felt before.

"Durbone, what a beauty!"

"Really? Hohoho!"

Durbone covers her mouth with one hand, smiling and smiling like the women she saw in Demo City.

"Everyone, let's go to my house right now!"

"Ow!"

Durbon journeys through town despite Chichen's heyday, as if she were spouting her beauty. As I expected, when I looked at myself with the hot eyes of many warriors, my pride as a woman had never forgotten.

The members of the blast mercenary family enjoyed their first encounters, receiving envy from others in one body.

"Darbat should have gone on this trip, too. If so..."

"What are you talking about! To become a mercenary on your own, you have to be as strong and good at hunting horses as we are."

The villagers would have always surrounded their members' families and looked at the curious objects they had never seen without the signal to prepare for the festival.

As darkness began to fall, several large campfires started in the center of the town. The festival is about to begin.

I enjoyed eating with Harun, Tan, Latika and the elders while watching the village residents dance and sing. The dance to the sounds of their traditional instruments was not refined, but very exciting and fascinating.

The highlights of the festival began as the night went deeper.

It is time for men and women who are unmarried or single to gather around campfires and dance violent courtship and seduce each other. If I became alone before the wedding or after my spouse's death, I was acknowledged as a free lover. It was more time to look at the burning heart than ever before.

The new members of the Ein tribe and the Burkan warriors were among the most popular with the existing Tantun Town warriors. It was only a short time, but Harun was prepaid for the repayment of the Aka crew, and the attention of the Aka maidens who were in Tantun Village was drawn to them.

Married or underage, I spent a meaningful time listening to the village elders and receiving traditional dances at that time.

Remi was surrounded by shamans, including the Khans of other villages, talking about his adventures on this journey. The shamans of a nearby village are almost Latika's disciples, like the East Gate, and she is the youngest.

The shamans listened to Lemi's youngest adventure, sometimes joyful, sometimes angry, and raised interest in the world and expectations for the gale mercenaries.

"I want to learn magic."

Taku, the oldest of the eastern gate and already the Khan of a village, has revealed his dream.

"Spells are great, but I want to have more power for the safety and prosperity of my clan."

The shamans who listened to Taku had similar aspirations as Taku's. I wanted to learn and experience a lot in a wider world and save my family from the threat of magic and the harsh environment.

So, everyone had a quiet time at Tan's house with the village chief and Harun, who was immersed in the festival. The bullets from other villages came here and joined the Branch as elders, so the number was close to ten, but the atmosphere was very cosmetic.

"I heard Captain Harun had a tattoo that symbolizes our Aka. It's true."

The tantrums and elders looked at the tattoos on Harun's face and were very curious while showing strong affection to him. After all, only his clan has tattoos.

"I see. Then why is Lemi carved so small?"

The ammunition and elders were now resilient, seeing tattoos that looked very small but clear.

"Evidence that it had absorbed the power of the devil to that size already."

The eyes of those surrounded by Ritika's words widen.

"Haha! So Commander Harun is like our Aka. Did you hear that, Tan?"

"What is it, Khan?"

Tan calls the shaman Latika Khan. It seemed to be the name of a mountain tribe calling a shaman.

"Captain Harun can use all ten tattoos on Lemi."

"Really?"

The ammunition and elders were so astonished that they stood up.

"I saw for myself. What's even more surprising is that Captain Harun can use five powers at the same time, even though the power of a Shaki's eyes is mixed with the power of a beast."

"Th-that's... Martaki?"

"Captain Harun is the clan of darkness Takiya spoke of, Khan?"

Hearing Ritika's words, the tantrums and elders couldn't help but recall the name Takiya and the clan of darkness.

"I hope so, but I'm afraid not. It's too different from what the legends say. But the important thing is that Commander Harun can use the power of a magic spell that can only be used by our clan, even if no one has been able to climb up there except Takiya."

At Ritika's words, Tan and the elders remained silent for a while and fixed their gaze on Harun. It was Latika who broke Harun's uncomfortable silence.

"So I'm going to give the other ten tattoos to Captain Harun."

"Oh! Even the power of intermediate and higher magicians."

"C-can you do it?" "

The bullets and elders confirmed that Khan's determination was firm. They also did not intend to disagree. It was only when Harun's body could not withstand the power of the beast.

"I'm sure it's possible. Captain Harun has a power similar to the dark power that our ancestors possessed. Although Captain Harun is unlikely to be a member of the dark family that Takiya prophesied, I intend to try."

Latika expresses her intentions decisively, as if she would not tolerate the objection.

"Very well. I agree with Khan's decision as well. Commander Harun has increased our Durbon's abilities more than twice in a short period of time. Other children have evolved as well. I think Captain Harun is incomparable to us. which means that we became part of our Aka family."

"Then I agree with you. Even if Takiya didn't mention it, the best warriors of the mountain tribe must come from our Akas."

"Hahaha! The future of the Akas is secure now that there is a mercenary commander among our clans. Though the demons are in chaos, our clan will reclaim the lost land and build the Ten Thousand Year Kingdom as the head of a mountain tribe."

Latika, who had already drank heavily, freed up the burden of her mind as the elders took her decision lightly.

"By the way, I have a favor to ask Commander Harun."

The bullet said with a very encouraging face.

"What is it?"

After all, they've become part of the Aka, so I'm willing to listen to what they want.

"Please accept 100 more of our warriors as mercenaries, Commander."

"Yes?"

Harun was surprised by the words of Tan because he had always thought that his crew would be held accountable in some way for becoming mercenaries without the village's adults' permission.

"The warriors who were not accompanied on this journey are now in chaos. They want to be mercenaries, too."

It was a supplementary explanation of the elderly as long as they still had tight muscles.

"That……."

It came out of nowhere, so I have nothing to say.

"The town is in chaos now because of the reparations the commander paid in advance. The compensation received per person was for the remaining sheep after 10 people spent a year, and rare items that even Kar couldn't find stimulated people."

He was just trying to make it easier for his crew to be recognized by his family and the villagers, but he didn't know this was going to happen.

"Warriors aren't always in a frenzy over such issues."

"Then?"

"I don't know if you know, but Takeem, who has just become a warrior this year, fought like one of the best warriors in town, Chichen. It's too amazing to say that it's been a change in more than two months. They said all this was taught to me by my superiors and commanders. The fact that the warriors are getting stronger means that the tribes are getting stronger. The elders and I have decided to leave our warriors to the commander."

"That's a good point. Commander Harun is part of our clan now, so the Aka warriors won't have a problem following him, and I will make some sacrifices, but if he comes back alive, he will become stronger, and they will strengthen our clan."

From the point of view of the existing warriors, something completely incomprehensible has happened, so they will also want to be a member of the blast troops.

They met other tribal warriors who had already become storm troopers. Most of them are the finest warriors of the tribe chosen through advanced advancements. Since we know each other's existence well because of the frequent hunting, we want to become mercenaries even because of our pride.

'Moreover, since you are young, you will have a strong desire to see the world.'

Harun was able to understand the minds of the warriors. However, it was difficult in many ways to accept too many people as members in this situation.

"I value the members of the Aka. I don't know if I've just been recruited by other tribe warriors, but the Aka recruits I've seen so far have been sincere, strong and outstanding. That's why I believe I've become so strong in a short period of time."

"Hahaha! Thank you for saying that. Not because of our tribe, but because of the valor of the Aka warriors and excellent hunting skills, they are the foremost among the mountain tribes."

The elders of the village, along with the ammo, smiled with Harun's praise.

"But right now, I can't take that many men."

"Hmm! If it's the price, it might be lower." The nearby tribes are gathering in our town anyway, so there are enough warriors to hunt and defend the town. "

"That's not why. We can pay up to 1,000 people right now with our mercenaries' money. I'm just saying we don't need that kind of personnel right now."

"Maybe."

Tan and the elders were able to understand Harun's words. They knew that a hunt of ten would not take 100 men.

"Then please accept 30 more. We have that kind of recruit from other tribes, so please do the same for us. You may not get paid if you want to. If you don't do that, the warriors will explode."

Even the radical words "explosion" seemed to give you a sense of the mood of the warriors right now.

This is it, one! We're about to get recruited because we're completely backed up. '

Harun grumbles and feels good. After arriving at Matsurut Fortress and meeting with the people, I will be conducting a quest onstage at Devil Mountains for a while, so the more available power I have, the better.

"Then how about this?"

Harun's words focus on Tan and the elders.

"We can't accept many people right now, but things may not be the same in the future. We're not sure at this point, but we may need a lot of people to anticipate. Speaking of which, what about contracting with the entire Aka family on every occasion?"

"Hmm! So you usually live in a village and when something happens, you just leave?"

"Yes, there will be 10 people to deal with, and in some cases there will be hundreds more."

Tan sought the opinion of Latika and the elders.

"I think I'll be fine. The tribes that were scattered because of the horses are gathering here in Node Town, so the number of warriors should be sufficient. If we don't have enough Warriors, we'll have to mobilize the Warriors from other villages."

"Most of all, I don't have to leave town all year, so I guess I'll just have to think of it as a horsehunt."

There were those who were so supportive, but there were those who were against.

"That's a good idea, but the villagers are gathering because of the horses. It's temporary, but at the same time, the town will be too dangerous if the warriors get out." "

"I think so, too. In this case, the safety of the village and its people should come first. There will always need to be a sufficient number of warriors to get the materials you need for life, such as food, herbs, or wood."

It was almost the same opinion, so I couldn't make a decision easily. There was a reason for both.

Harun suddenly had an idea. I was going to tell you when I left here later, but I didn't think I had to wait until then.

"Just listen to me for a second. In fact, I was compensated for the conclusive spell that was done by Chiang Kar to cover up Kar's request. If it is possible to cast this spell, I think the safety of the village will be somewhat guaranteed. And of course, it has nothing to do with what I'm proposing. I just didn't like the Chitu who had been bombarding the mountain tribes for a long time, so I got what they regarded as a treasure. I've already taught the Burqans and Eins about this spell."

"Oh!"

"The boundary spell!"

Harun's words excite the village leaders. They were well aware of the final spell of the Chitu, which hides the noise and smell as well as their appearance. The spell was the most coveted of the mountain tribes who had thought about settling in Mats Plain for food.

"And the Food and Supplies Guild, which our mercenaries have invested in recently, will regularly come here to trade. It will be more expensive than the city, but it will be much cheaper than Karl, and I will buy corn hides or horseshoes at much cheaper prices."

Harun's continued remarks were satisfied with the brains, including the ammo.

"Captain Harun is here, so everything we've been worried about is sober. I didn't have one or two problems with the refugees that were gathering, but the commander is working on them all."

"If that's the case, even an old warrior like us can stand out. In fact, power runs, but experience dictates that the warriors who work hard like us are the best."

The atmosphere suddenly improved as the two problems that the village's top leaders were thinking about were resolved.

"I accept the commander's suggestions. I will be responsible for this. I will formally inform you of all this and seek your cooperation in the upcoming Aka meeting."

Tan did everything he could to support Harun.

The next day, Tantun Village was busy all day making an unprecedented advancement of the storm troopers.

Warriors wanted to join the squadron without exception, but they had to do a fierce duel because there were only 30 new recruits and they suggested age up to thirty. Since it was crowded in several villages, the atmosphere of propagation was hot from the beginning, causing heavy blood and heavy casualties.

After a long day of advanced advancement, elite warriors from each village, including Durbon's fiancée Chichen, were selected to be proud to be among the galloping mercenaries.

The ammunition gathers the fallen warriors from the Advancement and poisons them with its grass.

"Good work, everyone! Don't be disappointed in the unelected warriors as they are not fortunate. Even though only 30 people were selected right away, Harun promised that there would be more opportunities. Perhaps even middle-aged warriors have a chance because of the mountainous situation that is getting worse. Don't be discouraged about not being selected this time, but if you train hard, you will definitely be selected for the next time, so work hard as a mirror of today's results!"

Warriors with relatively modest temperament, whether the words of Tan worked or not, gripped their fists tightly and burned their will for the next chance.

In addition to them, three Shamans, including Taku, joined the mercenaries as a special request from Latika. They are Latika disciples who have already been treated as one shaman in other villages, but have joined here because of this incident.

They became storm troopers through Latika without suppressing the curiosity of the world that Lemi had been so obsessed with.

On the third day, I decided to cast a final spell on Tantun Village. Kanin Latika ties up around town with shamans she taught, including Lemi and Daku. There were more than 200 stallions in order to settle, but that was enough because many people gathered in many villages.

Warriors and shamans used ropes to climb the steep cliffs around the town and install the stable stone at the location designated by Latika. The result of the day was swallowed up the noise and light from the village as well as the appearance of the village.

"Hehe! There will be no more witches to invade this place."

"Yes, Tan. Even flying horses and monsters won't be able to recognize our town. Now that I've seen the effects of the final spell, I can expand the town as more clans gather around."

Tantun Village Chief, including Ammo and Khan, went outside to see the power of the boundary spell and became a bright face.

Since the food in each warehouse was sufficiently secured by conclusive magic, even under the worst circumstances, half a year is more bearable. I didn't know the villagers' faces would smile as I was always so safe living under the spell of a demon invasion.

On the fourth day, Latika used shamans from each village as her assistant to engrave ten magic tattoos on Harun's body in succession. The tattoos of medium-grade artillery were all first encountered, and they focused their whole minds on imprinting the shape of the tattoo and the process of their work on their heads.

"Oh, my God!"

"A tattoo reacts so quickly!"

The shamans, other than Lemi, were startled. I had never seen such a reaction after receiving this tattoo from Latika. Tattoos were like living flowers and were placed on Harun's body.

The tattoos engraved on Harun's body absorbed the powder and reduced to half the size. Thanks to this, Harun's whole body was engraved with tattoos that made him look more like a warrior than any other Aka warrior.

Tattooed Latika and shamans looked forward to opening their eyes, but Harun was only able to use the power of Narn's wings very briefly.

Nars was a flying buffalo that had wings on its back and flew freely through the sky as it attacked. Activating its power allowed large wings of hairless shells to soar from the back and fly to the sky.

The feeling of flying the sky with wings without summoning Wishin was truly fantastic. Unfortunately, it was unable to sustain thermal respiration.

"We don't have enough Stable Powder for our mid-level artisans, so that might not be easy to use yet. It must be hard to use the power of Intermediate or Advanced Sorcerers because of the power contained in the Shamans of the lower level."

Latika is disappointed, but Harun is not disappointed.

"I'll make sure to kill the intermediate and higher level horses and use all the power of this tattoo."

"Please do so. Even if I am not the descendant of Takiya, my lifelong wish is to see a warrior from our tribe who uses all the power of the Horseman."

"Don't worry."

Harun was confident that the power of the five spirits and himself could catch the superior beast no matter how strong.

The day after the tattoo.

Harun summoned the new recruits and moved out of town.

"What I'm going to learn is the vision of our mercenaries."

"Whoa!"

"Finally!"

The new recruits burst into resilience, wondering what was going on at the sudden summons. I had already heard about the training ceremony and the existence through the existing crew. The eyes of the crew who had heard that it was a different kind of power than the power of the beast and absorbed into the tattoo to make the power stronger and faster, as well as to increase the duration of the training ceremony became hotter.

"I want you to learn to memorize and master each move of the training sword. I will give you pure stone in due time, so your progress will vary depending on how well you align your movements with your breathing. Existing crews, come forward and take five new crews to calibrate your training skills!"

Harun explained to the new crew in detail each movement of the training sword ten times and the length of breath according to its movement. At first, they were a group of people who were lost in their breathing and movements, but they were proud of being the best warriors in their tribes and villages, so they were able to correct themselves with the detailed advice of the existing crew.

Tantun Village is a natural flowing place where pure Mana is dense. Many of the newcomers who excelled in the family created Mana Ocean through a week of intensive guidance and training.

Among the existing crew, Auxer and Dion raised the number of puppies that accumulated substantial quantities of Mana, not to mention where they pierced the Mana Road from the Mana Ocean to their hands.

I didn't expect anything from Harun either. Your spirits awakened one by one, leading Nia.

While Harun was practicing Mana Flow near the deep, clear spring at the top of Tantun Village, Niah appeared to him at his own will, completely different from before.

Nia's appearance in a light watery dress did not appear as translucent as gin, but as a complete human being. I stood there dazed with my mouth open for a moment as Nia, a beautiful woman with blue, clear eyes and light blue hair.

- I, Nia, what do I look like?

Wow!

Niah dives into Harun's arms. Harun turned his eyes and did nothing, but the fabulous sensation of a rich, soft Nia's breasts ringing in his hard chest with a pleasant yet uplifting body.

- Harun, I... I'm awake!

She smiles brightly, pulling his neck tightly, and a cool yet sweet fragrance flows through her pale lips. Whether he was impressed by his own accomplishments, his big, clear eyes were filled with tears, and his smiling eyes shook his heart without cause.

- Are you a human being?

This was not a spirit, but the feeling of a complete human woman.

I wish I could, but I can't. It's just that I wanted Harun to feel more vivid, so I made a body that I could hold for a while in the material system.

Is it like me in the world? '

Harun accepted that Nia had formed a kind of avatar in this world, just like himself, through her words.

- Congratulations on your awakening, Nia.

- Thank you, Harun. Hahaha! I can stay with Harun forever. You don't have to go back to a boring spirit system.

So you're making subspace?

Like a contaminated spirit, I was able to possess the subspace connected to Harun's body. Would you like to see?

The subspace generated by the Awakened Niah was wide enough to fit ten wagons. At this rate, it was much larger and wider than the sub-space that was created by the first Awakening. Now, of course, the bastard's subspace has doubled.

- So now you're the Supreme Spirit?

- I am the one true to Harun's destiny, so I can't compare to common spirits. If you compare them, they'll be similar in the spirit world, and I'll be much stronger in the material world. It's because of Harun that we are continually absorbing the Spirit of Spirit Stone. Now you can use subspace to improve your animosity with repairs.

- Well done, Nia!

Harun now hugs Nia, who looks completely human, and kisses her. She knew how much she longed for this. I didn't know the process, but I knew her efforts and passions.

Awakening and having the same flesh as humans? Or is it because Harun actively kissed? Nia tightened herself to Harun's body and warmly accepted his lips and tongue.

How long has it been?

Harun and Nia cut their lips with their dazzling faces. I couldn't think of anything as if my brain had melted, but the rush of extremes that seemed to be united remained on my face.

That's what kissing felt like. How good can humans be?

On the base young attitude of Nia, who licked her tongue with her moist lips as if still sad, Harun's eyes were once again dazzled and his hands around her waist were strong, but there was something that disturbed them.

- Harun, I'm awake!

It was a life. A wise life out of her own free will, she had a history of yellow-colored skin that was three meters tall and covered with muscles, but gave a strong impression.

-Congratulations, Liffy!

Thank you, Harun!

After Awakening, Lippi tried to see how powerful he was. He infiltrated and came out of the ground as well as distant cliffs, moving a range of land, turning rocks into dirt, etc.

I'll wake up in a minute.

Niah grunts as if regretting, but does not leave Harun's arms.

After that, Wisyne and Phoenix were also Awakened, and the Phoenix had grown to a new flame with a fuselage the size of Virtuvik, and Wisyne had transformed into a perfect human being like Nia.

You two did something weird, didn't you? The smell of Harun is getting stronger in Nia!

As Phoenix flew away to see his ability to change, Wishin cast suspicious glances at Harun and Nia.

- Oh, no, no, no! We didn't do anything!

- Yeah, I just gave her a warm hug!

- No, I'm awake now. There's something wrong with you two. We're getting closer than ever and the threads of destiny are getting tougher.

Wishin seems to be able to see even the reality of destiny that Harun cannot. Harun wanted to see what it was like, but he couldn't.

- I'm gonna go into the subspace and take a look inside, Harun.

Nia eventually avoided the burden of her doubts.

Whoo!

When I saw Nia's disappearing back face, I suddenly became stiff with Ushin's bold kiss of lips. It was a deep kiss that was different from a kiss until now. A small, curly tongue swooped into Harun's mouth and licked the corners of his mouth. It tickles and makes me feel better as if my body was chapped.

Suddenly, Harun's arm, wrapped around Wishin's sharp waist, was strengthened, and they were drunk on each other's pheromones and shared a passionate kiss.

- Whoa, that's so cool! Just as I imagined!

The paused eyes of Wisyne changed to a half-moon shape as if they felt the comfort of an unknown area, and her eyes were loosened.

- Awesome.

- You kissed me at your age, Harun? Tell me the truth.

Harun nods foolishly at Wisyne, placing his waist on both hands and asking.

I could not think rationally about the mental, physical shock and irritation that consecutive kisses brought.

I hate Nia so much! I wanted to be the first. Hmmm! But I can endure it because it's so good. I'll do something else first. Harun, I'm going into subspace now. Chuckle! Chuckle!

Wishin smiles brightly with a satisfied face, kissing him and disappearing. Then Lippie and Phoenix returned as if they had waited.

- I never thought I could do this!

- Me, too. Now I can make it to Purified Fire!

They boast of their different abilities to Harun, and then disappear.

After everyone disappeared, Harun shook his head a few times and slapped his cheeks hard with both hands.

"Ugh!"

I returned to my senses with pain.

"What have I done? '

I was drawn to the passion and shared deep kisses with Yeongpu Nia, Wishin. The kiss made me feel the amazing sensation of melting with this one.

It wasn't a spirit body! '

There was still a nice, soft tingling sensation of their body temperature and body odour.

Harun hurries toward the town, feeling a strong guilt towards Ari in reality.

'I'm glad the spirits Awakened, but it's a bit dangerous.'