Possessing Nothing

[It breathes fire and burns when it touches it.... Hmm. It's a fire-breathing monster. It's everywhere.]

Headed to the graveyard. It wouldn't be too nice to visit, but the miner commander wanted to see the grave with his own eyes.

Lee Sung-min saw the light heavenly horse's back walking forward in a powerless step.

It was the same for everyone as it was for everyone.

Especially Aladur, who was teased by the miners that she might already be dead before arriving here, was silently muttering.

[If you think about it.... Hmm……. Spray fire on the bowl....]

Huju was troubled by thoughts.

In fact, there is no reason to come and look for the monster now.

At least for Lee Sung-min.

Pervas didn't know how to handle force, and in order to find the villagers who do, you must find Gumiho, not the monster who exterminated the villagers.

Gumiho took the surviving village warriors.

“I want revenge. ”

Nevertheless, he wanted to find the monster that killed the villagers, because of the miner's vengeance.

Even ten years ago, fate in this village was quite precious to the miners.

I never thought I'd leave town, get paranoid, and come back to town.

I never thought everyone would be killed when I got back to town.

Lee Sung-min empathized with the miner's vengeance, and wanted to help miner's vengeance if possible.

It's because we've been traveling together for almost a year and we've heard a lot about it.

The grave was brimming with weeds.

Pervas was the only one who could manage it, and the graveyard was practically an abandoned place due to his mental impairment.

“…… there's a reason. ”

Aladur makes a small voice.

The place Aladur pointed to was one of the weed-dense graves.

He snores and scowls.

“Why that grave. ”

“Thank you.”

The miner answers with a stiff voice. He stands in front of the tomb that Aladur pointed to with a screaming gait.

No one knew what the Berserker was thinking standing there and looking down at the tomb, and no one stepped up and asked the Berserker.

[I don't know. There are too many Fire Monsters... Why don't you go see that gumiho?]

Heju, who had been thinking for a long time, voices.

[If you meet Gumiho and things work out, won't you be able to meet the tribesmen who took him? We'll also know who the monster was that killed the other tribesmen.]

I couldn't say that without being honest. The Gumiho that Pervas spoke of is probably Jana, and Jana is the dominant elderly group. I don't know if Yana is connected to Predator, but I can't ask you to go meet Yana easily that she's ripping out the heart of the enemy and hostile toward Humans.

[But you don't have to. You have to take risks.]

‘I know.'

Lee Sung-min replied, feeling bitter. It was only around nightfall that the miners turned around.

He rubs the bracelet in his chest and says,

“I'm thinking of heading to the senior group. ”

“Good for you. ”

Lee Sung-min nodded his head.

“I'm thinking of going to the senior group myself. ”

“I'm not going. ”

Aladur shudders.

“Looks like you're mixed up with a gumiho or something. I don't want to die, so I'll just go home. ”

“Can I have some more money? ”

“By the way, don't make me tell you again! No matter how much you love money, how much you love it, is it worth? ”

“Then do as you please. ”

Seong-min nodded his head. He was not so reluctant to take Aladur by force.

I was guided here, and now that I have a clear destination for Admiral, I don't think I need to force him to take Aladoor, who says he doesn't like it.

“Don't look so disappointed. You guys are so good that you can't even compare to those bastards... But I don't want to go to the senior class. ”

Aladur said as if he was sorry.

Lee Sung-min took a large jewel from the sub-space pocket and gave it to Aladoor.

Aladur's eyes widened and looked at the jewels Lee gave him.

“…… What's this? ”

“A reward for leading me this far. ”

“... Knng. ”

Aladur reaches out his hands and receives a jewel.

He is surprised by the weight of the heavy jewels, but does not appear to be the same money-grubbing snob as before.

Aladur sighs, his thick lips puckering.

“…… I won't go with you to the senior group. Knng... ”

“What?”

“It's not just monsters that won't let me go to the elderly. In a group of adults...... I mean, I have a teacher who taught me magic. If you hadn't died, you'd still be there. ”

Aladur says that and glances at the silent mineral stellar.

“I don't know the location, but.... You're a member of Erebria. We'll find him if we know his name. My teacher's name is Frau, so ask him nicely. If you meet a teacher and tell him you're here because you're close to Aladoor, he'll do you a favor, even if he's a bit of a jerk. As long as you pay for it. ”

“Yes."

Seong-min nodded his head.

Aladurdo seemed to feel sorry for falling in love with this first.

The miner glances at Aladur's face and bows his head.

“Thank you.”

“Th... No need to say thank you. My mouth is full of holes. Phew. My mouth is full.”

Aladur thumps as he slaps his thick lips.

* * *

You left town.

Aladur said he would return to another moderately sized village or city alone, not Deven.

Lee Sung-min asked about Frau, Gumiho, and the fire-breathing monsters through Nevel.

[There is only one Gumiho of the senior class. There must be more monstrous foxes... A real gumiho with nine tails. It's just Yana.It's too common for a fire-breathing monster... Frau knows.]

Are you in a group now? ’

[Yes. Frau is exceptional among many shamans to the south. We wanted to be a member, but we got rejected.]

Information about the location of Frau has flowed into Lee's head.

Likewise, information about Jana. Jana was a classic gumiho transformed by a fox who had lived long enough to have a Joseon.

It was true that Yana was dominating the current group of elders, but that did not mean that Yana was doing something on the surface.

It was a different story than what Aladur had heard.

[Jana is not hostile to humans. They're doing us a little favors.]

There's been a growing number of missing people in recent senior groups. ’

[Hmm……. It's true. It's not really Jana's fault that it's happening. It's because Yana doesn't manage other monsters.]

What does that mean? ’

[Yana is a monstrosity that has suddenly become famous for pulling out the heart of an enemy who has ruled a group of elders for hundreds of years. Originally, there were many monsters with powerful powers, not just enemies. They were under the enemy's ear, and they were always trying to kill him to get back at him. But……. And all of a sudden, there was Jana.]

It is not just Lee Sung-min who listens to Nevel's story, but Heju too.

[Jana's appearance was devastating. The enemy had no resistance to Jana, and her heart was ripped out and she fled. Until Yana appeared, the enemy was a monster who firmly ruled the elderly. Jana, who reigned after her enemies, only reigned and did not control other monsters. It was a different rule than the time of the enemy. The enemy was forcefully stamping out monsters in the elderly to stop them from eating humans and empowering them further.]

[I see what you mean.]

Heju grips his head as he listens to Nevel's story.

[But now that Jana has done nothing, the majority of the elderly have begun human hunting to empower them. Over time, the number of people disappearing from a group of adults will increase.]

After saying that, Nebbel makes an absurd sound like he's remembered something.

[By the looks of it, I thought you said it was a fire-breathing creature. It burns when it touches its body. And then there's a monster that has that feature. It's a monster with the name "Abstraction."]

[Abstraction? Steel.]

Steel?

[There are many kinds of monsters. Abstraction is a monster called "the steel." I heard this weapon is a mutated beast that can't be used as a dragon, hmm... When this old man saw him, he was a rascal and ignorant. But it's been 400 years, so maybe it's a little more plausible.]

[The inference is also in the senior group. In case you haven't noticed, would you like to hear some information about the inference?]

‘Please.'

There was no guarantee that the rumor was a monster that attacked the town, but it seemed necessary to know.

The miners didn't say much on their way to the senior class.

He meditates whenever there's a gap, and checks the skies. Thanks to that, the group's atmosphere settles.

Rubia noticed her surroundings for no reason, and Seongmin also checked with the miners.

On the way, I was contacted by Selgerus that he failed to process dragon scales and bones.

In the end, I had to find a Dwarf chieftain to process and use my bones and scales.

Three days after we broke up with Aladur.

I saw a group of elders.

It was night, but the surroundings of the elderly were bright as if they weren't night.

[Adults' night is beautiful. Because monsters prefer the night to the day when the sun comes up.]

Heju mutters. Do we really have to wait until daylight? Heju answered that question.

[If you want to fight monsters, it's wise to go at sunrise rather than at night.]

Heju, the monster, speaks for himself. I ended up homeless near the grown-ups.

I set a bonfire and prepared a meal, but the miner horse does not sit down.

He glances at the group with cold eyes.

“Are you all right?”

“Not bad.”

It was a question I asked many times on my way here, and this time the miners answered the same question.

Lee Sung-min looked at the head nodding miner's back.

For a long time, the miner, who was staring at the elderly crowd, sat by the fire.

“I'm sorry.”

“I'm fine.”

“...... This is ugly. I can't believe you're shaking like this. ”

The berserker grins.

Lee Sung-min doesn't know what happened between the miners and the dead village woman 10 years ago. I didn't even have to ask.

“I didn't think I'd come back one day. It was a light relationship. But.... You came back, and you found out you were murdered. So we must avenge him. ”

The miner spits out at the flames.

Early in the morning. Even if no one woke you first, the group settles down at sunrise.

The morning of the elderly crowd, where the light was shining all night, was quiet.

You approach the open gate, but you see no guards.

It doesn't have to exist in the first place. This is a city of monsters, not people.

The distance seen through the gate was wide and long. As he crossed between the stalls that closed the door, Lee Lee organized the information in his head.

First, I was going to meet Frau, the teacher of Aladur.

I've already heard about Frau's whereabouts through Nevel.

“…… hmm. ”

Lee Sung-min looked embarrassed, remembering the location of Frau.

Frau was located on the outskirts of the elderly.