The Traveling Hero Won’t Let the Innkeeper’s Son Escape

In a room lined with lavish furniture against the spacing of the room, a young man sighed with a worried face as he cleaned out the pan.

A young man with white skin and glossy dark hair looks weak and flaky because of his mother's conceded tender, neat face, but if you talk to him, you know he's a more manly person than his age. And it's quick to change your mind. That's why it was unusual to look like that forever.

So much so that this man speaks up.

"……… sigh depressing just now. Ruth."

"Oh, excuse me, Mr. Wonock. I know it's not good, but lately..."

Saying so, young man - Ruth smiled only slightly at Wonok, who looked like a crop on his silver hair, sitting on a chair with his elbow at the table drinking tea.

I'm sure he's going to be laughing deceptively, but his expression is hard. He doesn't really understand that such a face will stimulate the interest of the person he is looking at.

"What, are you already broke with your beloved brave man who has proposed from the top of the ship?

"Blah! Hey, Mr. Wonock, how do you know about that!? You weren't there, were you!?

It is a famous story in Hashi village that a few weeks ago Alec, a village celebrity and brave man, proposed to Ruth, who should have been a childhood friend, from the flying ship Gilmore that floated above him. Of course Wonok, who was not interested in the brave man's journey, knows about it.

"It doesn't matter if you're not there, if you're screaming so loud, you can tell no. Wherever you go, you don't have to talk about it."

"Damn, Alec's one......! …………………………………………………………………………………………. Alec is still writing to Mame, and lately he's been following a lot of gifts, and I'd rather convince him not to give them..."

Ruth sighs like he's in trouble, but his expression is much brighter than it was earlier. The look on my face, which I know is troubled but I don't dislike, was evidence that my relationship with the brave was going well. The occasional appearance of a slight smile in the light made the person you were looking at feel smiling.

"Okay, okay. I don't need love. So, what's the sigh?

"Love, no"

"I don't even need that. Talk about the problem faster than that. That's what I'm interested in."

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Ruth returns to her worried face again. If a brave man sees that laying down his long lashes, he will surely even fly from the edge of the world. He seems to be aware that his appearance is good, but for some reason he doesn't understand anything about his power.

"Marianne?"

"She is the daughter of the village chief………"

Although Wonok remembers the raccoon side of the village chief, he didn't remember his daughter at all. Ruth tells me she's a child friendly. And she seems to have had feelings for Alec for a long time. Looks like Ruth used to support love, too.

"So I also know that Marianne will be angry with me. He just wasn't aware of me, but he must have looked like he was lying, and if he was bad, he might think he was' making fun of me 'or something... of course he didn't mean that at all, but it's hard for him to believe me. So I'm going to be spoiled to get angry and ignored......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

Ruth looked more depressed when he talked that far. I can see from that look that he is serious, but Wonok didn't know what he was rubbing about them.

Why would a brave man turn his anger on Ruth when he wasn't that woman's thing, and why does Ruth accept that it's natural - from Wonok's point of view, Ruth won the battle to win the brave man, and the woman lost, that's all.

"What. Crap......"

"What crap... well, for Mr. Wonock, I am - hmm?

Ruth interrupted the words, pointing his gaze toward the lower position next to him. There was a demonic boy, Addy, who took it as a role in taking care of Wonok's surroundings. Addy turned to the tray he had and offered Ruth a teacup with tea.

"Ah, Addy. You made me tea!? Sorry, I'm glad I didn't mean to stay long."

When Ruth says so, hurrying to serve the pot he had in the bag, he groans at the teacup offered by Addy and mouths with gratitude. Ruth, who drank it all off, lowered her back to gaze at Addy, who was shorter when she laughed nicely. And when Ruth said his thoughts on "It was delicious," Addy's stiff expression loosened.

Always a faceless Addy in front of Wonok, but this isn't the same if it's Ruth. Before the brave kills me with every memory, I guess I don't even remember fine dust, like I was after my life. Later, it was noisy trying to raise the treat Addy had cherished, and Ruth was thrilled to see it, but when Wonock asked about time, he stood up in a hurry.

"Ah, that's right, Mr. Wonock"

"What is it?"

"I've had a bit of a weird attitude before...... sorry. I was weird then..."

Wonock found out that Ruth's “before” was when the brave man was trying to regain his memory. Ruth was certainly frightened of Wonok then. As if I have a memory that I should have been forced to erase.

"Oh, my God, I didn't mind if you were still afraid of me. I'm scared. It was fun watching you."

"No more, please don't. Besides, if you were scared of Mr. Wonock, you wouldn't be able to bring me an Oreborough Stew, would you? Is that okay?

"That's troublesome. I'm so glad you didn't threaten me, yeah."

"... I'm not at all in the mood.... Enough is enough. Then excuse me."

"Ruth, don't forget tomorrow's borough stew, okay?

"I know you do!

Ruth, with a slightly infidel face, left holding the pot. He's completely relieved of his guard against Wonok. It seemed worth visiting while I was asleep and doing the surgery again.

"Are you finally out..."

It's always a quiet house, but occasionally it gets noisy like this thanks to Ruth, who comes every few days. But for Wonok, who had lived quietly for nearly a thousand years, it had been annoying before. That didn't seem bad either. - Unless you even have a guest who's trying to shut up.

"... So, why are you hiding? Zeogius."

When Wonok inquired as he meditated his deep back eyes on the chair, suddenly a small old man appeared on the other side of the table with plenty of gray hair and white beard. And the old man sits on his own in the chair in front of Wonok, without even worrying that Addy is surprised to lose his hips.

"Because you looked like you were having fun talking. I thought I'd break it in. You must be very forgiving to the young people of this little village, demon king."

"Stop calling me that."

Wonok got slightly angry and stared at the old man - Zeogius - but he just swayed his eyebrows and laughed calmly. He only seems to feel like a breeze, such as Wonok's anger.

"Then why don't you stop calling me that name? I'm not Zeogius the wise man, I'm not Grandpa Geo the somewhat knowledgeable sorcerer waiting for my grandchildren to return. And don't make me get too angry around you, because the boy there is getting smaller and pathetic."

Zeogius again, when Gio told me and Wonok turned his gaze to the way Addy was, there was a boy crawling on the floor and shuddering. Apparently, Wonok just showed a little anger and was frightened, and oh.

Wonok sighed at the look, but when he softened the atmosphere, he called out to Addy and told Gio to bring him a drink. Afterwards, Addy was given free time to go outside. They must have gotten along. They'll go to the orphans of the church.

"... I used to be indulgent with men who tried to destroy other than the Demons, Wonok"

"Don't talk about such a long time ago. Besides... I don't have the strength to be told by a man who was thinking about putting the Dragons under control."

The two are in such a horrible conversation that they want to faint if others listen, but fortunately they didn't have to worry about it because there are only a few people, such as people, who can come in uninvited, to the junction that Wonok is tending to.

"We're not young, we're young."

Laughing Gio is right, it's all about youth for both of us. Neither of us currently thought about that at all. Time has passed, and rather now we are turning to those who admire the idea of such a compatriot. Because young people who have more power and longevity than others, who have the same stupid thoughts as themselves, are always there.

"At that time, I couldn't imagine drinking tea at the same table as you in the future... I didn't know that I would ever put my hands together and serve the same purpose."

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The two of us have fought bloody battles many times in the past, but things that matter to each other have changed. And because of the events that have shaken the world since then, we have now moved on and joined hands and become one another with the same purpose. There was no reason to dispute anymore.

"I don't care about old stories like that. What's more, you're here about the brave guy?

"Well, it seems to have exceeded the Spirit King's test, but I'd like to ask you what's going on nearby."

Gio also feels that the brave man has crossed a mountain, but he didn't want to get close because he didn't want to be enlightened about the signs. I think I've come to talk to Wonok there.

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"Do I go beyond you lightly?

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Wonok did not answer the words. I hesitated to let my pride speak of losing when I was once king. But that seems to have passed on to Gio.

"As expected, has Alec become the strongest in history? …… it's like someone sent Alec for the world to show up at this time."

Wonok and his four heroes sealed the culprits who tried to destroy the world a thousand years ago. The four became human pillars themselves, and Wonok and the others took on the role of finding a way to protect the sealing devices they entered and extinguish the culprits.

At present, however, the seal in the basement that trapped the culprit is in a state of considerable danger. The rapid incidence of melting demons is more evidence than anything else. There has been a crisis twice before, but it has now been the most unusual situation in the last millennium. This means that the seal is more broken than ever before. To maintain a peaceful world, strengthening seals and correcting failures required enormous power not from the outside, but from the inside. It was the brave Alec, the most powerful human pillar candidate in history.

"The Aleks are now on their way to the empty temple taught by King Deodart. You'll find the key there.... It shouldn't take long to get to the Ark at this rate. This won't mean we won't be able to strengthen the seal in time... and I'm sure Alec will be able to complete his research if he buys us some time. Then we can bury him from the world in the true sense of the word."

At first guided by Aristotle Theresia, the brave men who began to follow the melting demon with their own thoughts gradually gained strength, eventually reaching the answer and realizing the presence of a ruin/ark buried in the basement of the village of Hashi. And you'll dive into the ruins and see the presence you're sealing. Wonok and his men then asked the brave men to become human pillars.

In order to make them wish to save the world only of their own free will, it was necessary to see the current state of the world and have them move on to the spot by themselves. And that was to give Wonok and the others time to complete the ritual that they have been making over the years.

"... but that brave man will definitely reject the human pillar"

"…… is that Ruth…………?

"That's right. There's no way that guy would nod at the situation for putting Ruth down and being made a human pillar. Even if the world is scaled, it is decided to reject it. What are we gonna do?

He doesn't seem to be aware of himself, but Alec's obsession with Ruth was unusual from Wonock's point of view. I'm sure if Ruth was the type of "I don't care about the world," he'd stop traveling the brave light. I don't know if Alec will be obsessed with Ruth like that, but it's obvious he's not the type to be manipulated for the world until he puts Ruth down anyway. I don't think it will carry things as calmly as before.

"... when I manage to get Alec into the device"

"... Geo, are you serious about that? We must have made a promise to the brave men we would be made. It's against what you've done."

The other person frowned and gave a look of agony when Wonok glanced at the unthinkable words from Gio, who was more serious than anyone else and was supposed to have a sense of legitimate justice.

"... I know. I know. Then we're almost there. Almost there, we can get those kids out of there with Zenobia and Citstiadis... We can't end up here...!

I could still see stray on Gio's face, but his voice had a strong color of determination. There are feelings that I think of Alec, who has seen the process of growing up as a brave man, but I can't seem to transcend my feelings for the two fruitful grandchildren who have been the pillars of humanity for a thousand years.

"My lovely grandchildren... buried so deeply in the ground for thousands of years, they shrugged their souls for people who knew nothing, and became part of the device... why were those children the only ones to see this for so long..."

"If it's something you can change, I want to change it," it's not like Wonok doesn't even know what it's like to twinkle Gio. Gio has two real grandchildren, and Wonok has a girlfriend as his pillar.

Wonok's despair when he finds out he's not fit to enter the device instead of Fans is still unforgettable. And I want a time when he will be freed from the human pillar as soon as possible. It's the same as Gio who can't afford to care about others.

A creature with emotions, even though Geo and Wonok have lived for over a thousand years. I can't think of and treat everything equally. And the millennium was also long for them of long-lived species.

- But for some reason, Wonok doesn't feel good.

"Besides, I'm also concerned about Alice's hard work as she continues to communicate with people… she doesn't have any family or friends to welcome her. I don't know how long I can keep my spirit."

"Aristotle Theresia…… he was a human being……"

Aristotle Theresia was the only short-lived species/human of the four. Although the magic is great beyond a person and she lives again thanks to the device, her family, friends and loved ones have already left the world. And the lineage ceased, and none of the people who remember her were alone. After it's all over, Gio and Wonok and the others plan to take care of it, but still her loneliness won't heal.

"... Whatever, I'll do it. If you're going to stop it, you're going to have to be ready for it. What do we do?"

I could see Gio's usually invisible golden eyes. There was a mixture of the despicability of what I was trying to do, the stupidity of trying to do something that was against humanity, the self-centered ugliness of still wanting to save my grandchildren and the various emotions that acknowledged everything. But there was a color that had the determination to surpass it. Wonok knows it's hard to stop Geo from happening like this.

Eventually, Gio quietly disappeared when Wonok was not responding to anything.