Episode 20 Village of the Elves (3)
“I look around, but I can’t find a house?”
“…that’s strange. I’ve heard that it’s definitely out of town.”
A young man and a short man were assigned to an area in groups of two and were looking around the area.
Strangely, there were two or three houses among the reported regions, but there were only young men and women and elderly people in their houses, but no children.
It didn’t look like there was a son, and even when I asked, everyone often shook their heads.
They had no choice but to finish the investigation and return because they did not have the right to investigate by breaking into their house.
It was still the first day of exploration.
If you investigate slowly without being impatient, you will surely find it.
In addition, the rewards for this quest were very generous.
I don’t know why, but it must be just as important.
Next to the man, the young man lay down on the bed.
“I’ve been looking for this much, but if I don’t have it, I’m already out of town. Stop looking and take a break today, right?”
It made sense.
He also wanted to rest, so he smiled at the young man.
“Why did you think of becoming an information award when you’re so lazy?”
“yes? Why suddenly?”
“That’s funny. A lazy guy doing a job that is troublesome in many ways.”
At his words, the young man thought for a moment and then smiled.
“How are you? It’s annoying to find another job.”
“Ha ha ha ha ha. Hey, the thought of you running a business gives me goosebumps all over.”
The two joked and laughed.
But they wouldn’t know.
Among the houses they reported, there was a house with the person they were looking for.
* * *
Upon entering, the scent of the wood was strong.
The smell of old books tickled my nose.
“Sit here.”
“thank you.”
Saying hello to the elder who offered her a seat, Pia glanced at Ray for the seat next to her.
Looking at Ray, who sat down accordingly, the elder said.
“okay. If you made him a candidate for your helper, then you must have met all the conditions, right?”
“yes. He is strong enough to defend himself and has never lied to me. Suspicious behavior…”
She thought of many things as she spoke, but shook her head to clear the thoughts.
“Suspicious behavior…”
However, due to the nature of elves who can’t lie, he couldn’t speak anymore.
It was reminiscent of scenes such as running while exploding mana or running through the forest with a strange laugh.
The elder, who was watching this, narrowed his eyes.
“You mean you did something suspicious? Or do you mean you didn’t?”
“…I did. But there was no harm. It wasn’t even bad intentions.”
“…”
The elder was silent for a moment, then nodded.
“I get it. Believe me when you say so.”
“thank you.”
Pia bowed her head in greeting.
Ray, who had been listening to the conversation from the side, was speechless.
He had no intention of becoming an assistant.
It didn’t even come to my mind at first.
If you ask him why he came to the elven village, he will answer without hesitation ‘because there’s nothing to do.’
Going out for a walk was to get some fresh air in order to forget about the Seongguk for a while, and coming to this village is just an extension of the walk.
In front of them, they played drums and janggu, followed by dancing, and it was dumbfounded.
“That’s because I didn’t say I was going to be an assistant.”
“There are many good things about being a helper. First of all, you can stop by our village freely, and you will be recognized as our friend.”
“Yeah, that’s right.”
What Pia said to Ray heard that ‘the walking course will be a little longer.’
Her face brightened when Ray nodded, thinking it was an affirmation.
“Even if you’re eccentric, you’ll be fine because you’re kind.”
“….”
As always, I feel bad for the eccentrics I hear.
Ray glanced at Pia once and began to think about it.
‘If it’s not Seongguk, it’s an elf…’
It wasn’t really worth saying that either one was appealing.
No matter where he ended up, it wasn’t the life he wanted.
In the middle of thinking about the future, the elder carefully brought up the story.
“Pia, the reason I called you today is because I have something to tell you. Will you keep it a secret from the other elves?”
“yes?”
Pia thought for a moment at her sudden words, then nodded.
“I promise.”
After hearing Pia’s answer, the elder also nodded once and looked at Ray.
“It can’t be kept a secret even from you, the guardian. a human child Would you mind stepping aside for a moment?”
Ray had no choice but to come out due to the elder’s banquet.
I also didn’t forget to grumble when I came out.
“I’ve been asked to come in and out, but I’m out of my mind.”
Ray, who was eventually kicked out, stretched and looked around.
Again, it is a well-made town.
The road seemed chaotic, but it felt natural and antique.
How is the house too? Neither large nor small things come together to form a village.
But above all else, the house in the middle of them stood out.
I wondered who the hell was living in that tall house to have such authority.
I was sitting on the railing, enjoying the harmony, when I heard a fairly loud sound from inside the house.
No, it was too small to call it a loud sound, but Ray, whose hearing improved considerably due to the mana, could hear it.
I was very curious about what was going on, but I thought it was not good to eavesdrop.
He had sent himself outside because he did not want to be overheard.
One sound continued to be heard.
“Aira-sama is now going back to Mana!”
“…breathing became clearer. I can’t think of someone who used to breathe purple and now breathes clear breath, other than being cured of a disease or facing death. If he had been cured, he would have woken up earlier, so it’s probably the latter…”
Listening to the story, Ray thought that if he were to build a house, he would definitely put in a soundproofing function.
Of course, it was a sound that normal people couldn’t hear, but there could be someone who could eavesdrop like me now.
‘Who dies? What is purple breath?’
I have many questions, but it is impossible to ask them.
The voice got quieter and quieter.
In the end, Ray gave up listening to the voice that was too small to be heard.
But the thoughts continued.
He began to speculate about something called ‘purple breath’ that he did not know even with his own knowledge.
“Is it poison? What is the purple hide?”
I only heard what they were talking about, but I didn’t know what it was, so I couldn’t tell if the paper was purple when I put it to my nose or if the exhalation itself was purple.
In the first place, where is such a thing called purple breathing?
He, who was quite proud of medicine, was quite shocked.
The thought of what it would be like if the person named Ira, whom I just talked about, had been her patient passed through my head.
In an instant, her complexion turned pale blue.
Isn’t it impossible to proceed with treatment with unknown knowledge?
If that disease was a disease that could easily kill a person, the patient would die without being able to cure it unless he had information about it.
Ray thought he was too complacent about medicine.
Come to think of it, I put all my energy into learning magic, but the only thing I tried in medicine was trying to get my hands back.
Thinking that he had to work hard on medicine even now, Ray clenched his fists.
* * *
“…what about the news of the saint?”
Her voice was quite cold.
The two priests bowed their heads in front of him and prostrated themselves in sweat.
“Sorry. I haven’t found it yet.”
“I have nothing to say.”
At their words, Iriel gave a small smile.
“Looking for a saint is His will. Considering that I haven’t been able to get even the smallest information about him, let alone a saint, can it be considered that I have been negligent in my work?”
“no!”
“I am doing my best!”
They said desperately to a girl who might have been seventeen.
Of course, the current saintess was not to be looked down upon just because she was young.
Her near-perfect handling of work and tremendous divine power were enough to make a large number of her followers, and her speech was also excellent, so she did not fall behind even when she had conversations with big figures in the political world.
If they were wrongly caught by her, their situation would be ruined.
I don’t know why she was so obsessed with the saint, but it was frightening.
Her obsession with the saint was enormous, such as saying that every day was far away, asking for a report, and going to look for it herself.
I couldn’t tell if it was because of God’s revelation or if I was just curious about the ‘saint’.
Seeing them unable to even raise their heads, Iriel smiled brightly.
“But it doesn’t work, doesn’t it? Does it mean that you are incompetent to not be able to achieve results despite your best efforts?”
They saw death in a dazzlingly beautiful smile.
The authority of a saint who can command heretic judges to her will sometimes exceeds that of the pope.
It was just now.
I could really die while talking recklessly here.
It was not even a chore for the saintess to change one or two priests.
“If you wait a little longer, we will find it as quickly as possible!”
One of the priests shuddered and said, and she gave a small nod.
“Since the priest says so, let’s wait and see. But as far as his revelation is concerned, my patience is not long. Keep what you said…”
The saintess said that and stood up.
As she was about to leave, the priests immediately stood up and bowed their heads.
After observing her complexion for a while as they stood up, they peeked at the saintess’ expression.
She was smiling beautifully, but the inside reflected in it looked different.
When she smiles, her half-moon-shaped eyes show even madness at first glance, to the point that anyone who sees her would never think of her as a saint.
They kept their heads down until the saintess was completely out of sight, and then raised their heads without asking anyone first.
“…Did you see it?”
“His eyes were glistening with madness.”
“Why did he select such a person as a saint?…” “
…That is his will. Everything goes according to His will… Whoa.”
Feeling skeptical about their faith, the priests sighed.
