218 Episode
80. Kantai’s heart (2)
“Yuma-sama!”
Seeing the collapsed Yuma, Kog screamed. Cog touched Yuma’s body with trembling hands to check Yuma’s condition.
Kog cleared his chest in relief after confirming that Yuma had lost consciousness and that there was no major problem.
Then, as if determined to do something, he opened his mouth with a firm expression.
“Please put Igor Yuma over there. It looks like you’re all right, so we’d better start with this mess right now!”
It was only that the cluttered atmosphere had faded a little, but the beach was still a landscape that clearly retained the horrors of the raid.
It was a situation where there was not even a space to properly accommodate the injured right away. Most of the wounded, bandaged or bleeding, were lying haphazardly on the flat surface of the beach.
There was no village left to return to. It’s because M-Pay burned them all.
Such multiple complex damages were messing with tribal chieftain Kantai’s head.
Born and raised in the harsh land of Yoheim, Cog, who had been accustomed to raids by monsters and bandits since childhood, was successfully managing the situation on her behalf.
“First of all, we need to build a simple barracks to block the cold and early morning dew! Don’t leave the wounded in a damp place!”
Kantai was busy conveying Kog’s words to the tribesmen. Untai separately summoned the spirits of the land by disciplining the tribal people who knew how to command the spirits.
It was to clean up the ruined village.
Until dawn breaks, the midday sun shines down, the moon rises again, the morning dew passes, and the sun rises again. With the exception of the injured, everyone moved in unison without rest.
Until then, Yuma had lost consciousness and hadn’t woken up. Val Reinan could barely breathe, his eyes wide open.
“Those who are about to collapse should take a break, even for a short while! Otherwise, it will only increase the number of injured people.
Mr Kantai! Please select the resting people and rotate them every hour.”
Thus, the worst tragedy in the history of Porapora Island was passing by.
As a result of the raid by Empei, there were close to 500 casualties on the island of Porapora.
More than 300 of them died, and most of the rest were crippled.
After the unprecedented catastrophe passed, the island of Po Rapora was overcome with great sorrow.
Even after the barracks were restored, the natives took care of each other during the day and danced mourning at night.
Those in good health, including Kantai, could not sleep for more than three hours a day because they were rebuilding the village.
It was not only the natives who were rebuilding the village while sleeping less. After that day, Cog and Igor also helped rebuild the village to the point of burning their skin.
Igmeseus stayed by Vali Nunn’s side, unable to find time to talk to Kantai.
“King Jeongryeong? Can’t you help me too?”
On one occasion Cog went to Igmeseus and said so.
Everyone was sweating and dealing with the disaster, but Igmeseus was the only one doing nothing.
[Hasippa…]
If it’s the usual Igmeseus, of course, such a cog would dare to say something like an insignificant human to me. I’m the king of spirits! Rather, he would have shouted.
But somehow Igmeseus couldn’t.
It is because there is an unknown dignity in the cog who runs day and night to rebuild the island of Porapora.
People used to give the title of saints to great people who threw their whole bodies without turning away from others in sorrow.
A commoner Kog, a servant of the Fuang Merchants, born in Joheim. At this moment, even in him, I could find the dignity that can only be felt in adults.
[It’s because I can’t use any power because the contractor is about to die… Please understand me, huh?
ha true I’m sorry. Huh?]
Cog shot Igmeseus once to take care of Ballinan, then turned away.
Igmeseus was uncomfortable with the cog, but the natives’ view of the cog had changed.
From a stranger to be killed at any time, he became an exceptionally, very, very respectable stranger.
Even the natives nodded and nodded when they met a cog.
Every time Cog felt uncomfortable, he bent lower and looked embarrassed. Kantai stared at such a cog and poked the ground with the tip of his toe for no reason.
It was a month after Empey’s attack. The village, now in ruins, was regaining its old appearance.
Still, the tribesmen danced mourning by the bonfire every night, but many tribesmen were still smiling.
It wasn’t a story of overcoming all the sorrow of losing one’s own people. Even for them, who were immersed in deep sorrow after the disaster, their daily lives are slowly beginning.
Those who survived had to endure the rest of their lives anyway.
Young tribesmen who lost their parents were taken in by tribesmen who had no children, and those who became disabled were each trying to find something they could do for themselves.
Tantai, who had lost an arm, shared the work with the tribesmen in the center. The natives of Porapora Island knew how to care for each other and were a strong tribe.
“hey.”
Kantai approached Cog and said.
“Yes Mr Kantai.”
Kantai stood in front of Cog, paused for a moment, then nodded to himself, then turned around and went back to check the barracks.
Yuma still hadn’t woken up, and Kantai did that to Cog several times a day.
Cog didn’t know why Kantai was doing this, so he shrugged his shoulders and went into the barracks where Yuma had been laid.
Igor, who had been watching Kantai and Cog from the other side, followed Cog into the barracks with a raised eyebrow.
“Hey Cog. I guess that girl likes you.”
“What nonsense. During the nonsense time, change the towel on Yuma-sama’s forehead one more time.”
“You know, don’t you? How many women’s hearts I stole during my days at the top… I’ll know if I pretend. The Chief obviously loves you!”
“ah! Don’t keep saying weird things. Igor. Yuma-nim hasn’t woken up for a month already. This alone is disturbing enough.”
“Hmm cog. How many times have I said that part? Since I am also a warrior, I can read a little bit of the energy in Yuma-sama’s body.
Come and fill your body. You will definitely wake up.”
A shadow fell over Cogg’s face.
Too much time has passed to think that way.
Not only Yuma, but also Bali Nun was barely awake.
Ballinan spent an overwhelming amount of time sleeping rather than awake, and even then he seemed dead rather than sleeping, to the point that he often had to put a finger over his nose to check his breathing.
“Aang! Cog! To make you worry about your love life! That lady is for sure!”
said Igor, deliberately acting like a goddamn charmer. Cogg’s eyes darkened with worry.
He thought Cog needed a break and some teasing. Fortunately, Kog was the only person who laughed at Igor’s disgusting aegyo even when he was in the upper class.
It wasn’t because Cogg really found Igor’s charms interesting, but because of Cogg’s personality.
Cog has always been that way with humans doing things for themselves.
Again, Cogg smiled faintly at Igor. It was Igor who was trying to comfort him, but rather it seemed that Igor was comforted.
“I’ll go out and heat up Yuma’s towel and bring some papa. Well, it looks like you need some rest. Have a drink and close your eyes. I will see Yuma-sama.”
Paha was the name of the sweet, juicy fruit that Yuma and his party ate when they first arrived on the island.
Igor removed the towel from Yuma’s forehead and left the barracks.
As I was about to climb a tree to pick up the bhaha with a towel wrapped around a bowl over a campfire, a face suddenly popped out from among the thick leaves.
“Oops!”
Startled, Igor nearly fell from the tree. But it was Kantai who was on top of the tree, and she reached out and lifted the huge Igor lightly.
“I was very surprised. Mr Kantai.”
Kantai put Igor on top of a tree and held out a bach. As Igor scratched his head and tried to forget Pahha, Kantai slapped him on the back of his hand.
“Pompo. It’s not something else to give to you. This is the truest and best baha in this tree.”
“Ah… yes old.”
Igor was still not comfortable with Kantai.
From the moment he first came to the island after being pushed by the waves, until Yuma arrived, he had to act as Kantai’s pet for a while.
“9 Kantai just stayed still, making eye contact with Igor. Igor thought hard about what that gaze meant.
Yes, those eyes were those of a human who wanted something. And Igor, realizing what Kantai wanted, clapped his hands.
“ah! Any information about cog…? What kind of person is Kog and what does he like…? You want something like that…
“No, that’s enough. I don’t even need to know more.”
“sure?”
“Because Kog sleeps in Yuma’s tent every day. therefore.”
“Ah yes. yes.”
“Cog can’t rest properly.
yes? Cog doesn’t have as good stamina as me or Yuma. Even weaker than a weakling like you.”
“Right…” “So Corg needs to rest.”
“Yes yes. you’re right.”
“But Cog can’t rest when taking care of Yuma. He slept right next to Yuma and woke up several times throughout the night to check Yuma’s condition. yes?”
Igor was a person with a well-developed eye for this.
“All right!”
That night, upon entering the barracks, Igor struck Cog in the back of the neck, knocking him out.
It was because if he didn’t, it seemed that Kog would never leave Yuma’s side.
Igor laid the stunned Cog flat on the floor, carried Yuma on his back, and headed for the tent with Ballinan.
Igor even gave a signal to Kantai with a thumbs up. In Igor’s opinion, Kantai was more shy than she looked.
Or overly reckless.
As soon as Kantai confirmed that Igor was disappearing with Yuma on his back, he entered the barracks where Cog was. Cog was as motionless as someone in a deep sleep.
‘I’m going to faint. Pompo bastard… I should have put it to sleep.’
Kantai clicked his tongue inwardly and sat down beside Kog. Then he put Cog’s head on his lap and stroked his head.
In case the weak Cog might catch a cold, he transformed and wrapped his body with his fur-covered forearms.
And when morning came, Cog woke up lightly, feeling his whole body refreshed for the first time in a long time.
‘I think I dreamed of something like warm fur wrapping my body for a long time.’
Cog stared blankly at the one solid paha in front of him. The top was cut off to make it easier to eat.
Kantai was back in his tent right before Cog woke up.
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