– Volume 15, Episode 12
362. 76th Floor, Child of New Blood (2)
The man from the thieves tried to get up somehow.
I tried to shake off the mountain and run away.
But it was impossible.
I couldn’t even get up, let alone run away.
Even breathing properly was difficult.
‘What the hell!’
The man was shocked.
they weren’t weak. In the first place, receiving a toll on a clear road meant that they had the skills to escape even if they came to subdue them.
However, it was meaningless power to Taesan.
“Don’t be too afraid. If you answer correctly, I will let you go.”
Taesan said calmly.
That languid voice was like the voice of a god of death to them.
Taesan started questioning them. They were very enthusiastic in answering Taishan’s questions.
As a result, Taesan was able to obtain quite a bit of useful information.
“So the cursed child is gone.”
illegitimate son of new blood. The child was widely known as being cursed by all things.
The reason was simple.
It was because everything in the place where the child was was ruined and devastated.
If the child stays in the village, the village is broken. Buildings collapse and people die silently.
If a child stays in the forest, the forest is devastated. The lake dries up and the vegetation dries up and twists.
And in the process, the cursed child doesn’t even get hurt.
“At the time when everyone was afraid and puzzled, the emperor himself gave an oracle. That child is cursed by all things and is a being who destroys the world just by existing.”
“Emperor?”
“He is the owner of the Holy Empire that has ruled this world for a very long time. He is also the apostle of the God of Discipline. He is the one who has escaped the human realm.”
Respect stood on the face of the thieves who said that. It was a feeling of worshiping a god, not a mere ruler.
“The Emperor is the ruler of the world. His word is law. That’s why we call him Cursed and stay away from him
.”
After hearing the explanation, Taesan thought for a moment.
He asked the bandits again.
“Does that curse happen only after a day?”
“Yes yes… If the cursed child stayed in a certain place for more than one day, the curse came.”
“What if you are following a child who is constantly moving?”
“You don’t have any information…
You’re following a cursed child.
It was something no one would do.
The man glanced at Taesan.
What he had just said was common sense.
But Taesan was talking as if he was hearing it for the first time.
While he pondered over Tae-san’s identity, Tae-san waved his hand.
“it’s okay. Then go off.”
“Ah thank you!”
He didn’t know if Taesan would really save him, so he ran away in a hurry. The rest of the bandits hurriedly followed him
.
“Does the new blood owner have those characteristics?”
[Um… I don’t know either. There is too little information. It doesn’t seem impossible, but how can the owner of the new blood not have a single wound?]
The ghost also looked puzzling. Woo-sun checks the conditions by the side. Tae San stamped his foot.
The child did not go very far. I caught up in just two steps. Taishan stood in front of the child.
“Uh’?”
The child’s pupils widened at the sight of Taesan standing in his way.
“Didn’t you leave?”
“I heard about you from them earlier.”
“Ah… you didn’t know about me.”
Only then did the child put on a face of understanding. Not knowing his own curse, Tae-san stayed by his side. The child made such a judgment.
“Just by existing, the things around me suffer and die. So please stay away.”
The child said so and moved forward.
And Taesan followed him.
“I…
“Where are you going?”
“yes yes?”
The child stuttered in surprise at Taesan’s question.
“…a vast forest. I’m going to Recreation.”
“Then let’s go together.”
” yes?”
the child was frightened
“Cursed be with me! You have to get off fast!”
“I am strong.”
Taesan said calmly.
“At least in this world, there is no existence that can curse me.”
“Eh…
Ai didn’t seem to believe Taesan’s words.
But it was really like that for Taesan. I don’t know if it was a battle, but I was able to shake off the curse lightly.
“So let’s go together.”
After that, the child desperately tried to shake off the mountain.
I tried to hide by talking and moving my body.
But none of that worked. Taesan did not follow the child’s words and immediately found the place where he was hiding
.
Eventually, the child gave up.
“Even if I am cursed, I will not know.”
Taesan walked out with the child. The child tried to get as far away from Taesan as possible.
As it was a fairly wide road, the number of people coming and going was not small.
” uh?”
“The cursed child…
and those who realized the child’s identity backed away in panic. It was the gaze
of a monster, not a human being
.
And the child calmly accepted that gaze.
The child continued walking and night fell. The child staggered into the woods.
The child was lying on the soft grassy floor.
A very loud growl came from the belly of the child trying to sleep.
The child’s face turned red in embarrassment.
After looking at the child for a while, Taesan entered the forest.
” ah.”
The child tried to call Taesan without even realizing it, but stopped.
If Taesan leaves him, it’s a good thing. The moment I lay down again after trying so hard to comfort myself, I could see Taesan.
” uh?”
The child’s eyes widened.
A deer was held in Taishan’s hand.
Taishan threw down the deer and waved his hand. Flames engulfed the deer. The meat began to cook slowly with a sizzling sound.
“Ah…
the child stared blankly at the deer.
The child’s body was slow and weak. He did not have the ability to catch swift wild animals. That’s why most of them tended to fill their stomachs with grass or fruits. When it came to meat, it was all about fish.
The meat was being cooked right in front of the child’s eyes.
Taesan said to the child staring at the deer.
“eat.”
“…really?”
“I brought you to eat in the first place.”
“Thank you!”
The child gasped and banged his head on the meat. It was so hot that it was freshly grilled, so I backed away in anger, but I still didn’t give up and blew on the meat.
Seeing this, Taesan waved his hand
. The wind entwined the meat, making it an easy-to-eat temperature.
The child hurriedly filled his stomach with meat.
It was only then that sleepiness set in, and the child stumbled and lay down as if collapsing.
The child fell asleep as if fainting.
Taishan gathered wood and made a bonfire.
It created a gentle breeze and allowed the child to sleep comfortably.
The child’s face became more comfortable.
next day. The child opened his eyes wide at the sight of Taesan, who was fine.
“uh? uh?”
So far, all the places where the child has stayed for more than one day have been devastated.
However, even though Taesan had been by the child’s side for over a day, there were no injuries.
“How…
” you said. I am strong.”
Taesan said calmly.
“I will not fall under your curse.”
“Uh uh…
The child was taken aback.
I was very confused about what I was experiencing for the first time in my life.
But the child’s eyes began to come alive.
The distance between the child walking on the road again and Taesan was closer than the day before.
The child constantly talked to Tae-san, and Tae-san responded moderately.
“So I was so happy that I could catch the squirrels and eat the meat, but suddenly the squirrels came out. I was very hungry
, but I had no choice but to release it.”
“Honestly, I still don’t know much about mushrooms. I couldn’t tell if I could eat it or not.”
“How long did it take to build such a large road? A lot of people must have put in effort, right?”
The child’s words did not end. He continued to talk as he walked down the street, as if he were about to resolve a conversation he hadn’t had with anyone for a long time.
They went on and again it was night. The child nodded and lowered
his dog, trying hard to stay awake.
“If you’re sleepy, go to sleep.”
“Oh no. We still have a lot to talk about…
The child desperately chased sleep away.
Wandering the world alone, he tried to tell about all the amazing events he had experienced.
I was thirsty for conversation with people, so I wanted to continue talking.
Princess of Beguecetta. It was different with Annette. Anessa was also a child, but
educated as a princess, she accepted reality and had a cool grasp of it.
But this child was really only a child.
That’s why when he tried to push Taesan down, he couldn’t push it properly. Upon realizing that Taishan was not affected by his curse, he immediately opened up.
Taesan asked.
“There is no reason for you to risk your life, is there?”
At Taesan’s question, the child kept his mouth shut.
” no.”
The child shook his head.
“I… am a being who shouldn’t live in this world. Offering my body to the Emperor is the only way for me and the world to be saved.”
It was a voice full of conviction, as if there were no other options. Tae San opened his mouth.
“Why are you offering yourself to the emperor?”
“Because only His Majesty the Emperor can take care of my curse.”
the child said bitterly.
“I also went to the temple to find out about my curse. I heard that His Majesty the Emperor personally prayed to God and found out about me. I was cursed from birth, so I cannot die at will.”
Just by dying, the curse spreads over the world and afflicts all beings. However, even if they are alive, everything around them is devastated because of the curse.
“The only one who can solve that
is His Majesty the Emperor. I shouldn’t exist.”
The child clenched his fists.
The arm was trembling slightly.
“This is a journey for him.”
The child fell asleep with a depressed face.
Taesan fiddled with the bonfire.
‘Is it a choice?’
What kind of ending does the God of Choice want?
Taesan looked up at the night sky. Numerous stars were drawn in the wide field of view.
Taesan, who had been staring at him, opened his mouth.
“go away.”
[You activate the declaration of interception.]
Kwaddeuk.
The space is distorted with the declaration. The power of the gaze that was heading this way is crushed and blocked.
The crushing power contained anger and bewilderment.
I didn’t feel any more stares. Taesan broke the bonfire.
“I have arrived…
the child muttered as he gazed at the great forest. It was a very beautiful forest. The child went inside with a melancholy face.
“Vast forest. Recreation. Do you know what they are doing?”
“I don’t know.”
“It is a very beautiful forest. It has been inhabited by many plants and animals for a very long time, and it is a forest loved by people. I went into that forest…
The child clenched his fists and went into the forest.
As we went into places untouched by humans, the road became more and more difficult. In the end, the child’s arm was cut and wounded by a sharp leaf.
“ouch!”
Blue blood splattered from the child’s arm.
The child entered even more with a depressed face.
Taesan picked up a leaf stained with blue blood.
“When I offered myself, an oracle came down. They said that in order to become a sacrifice, they had to pass through trials. You have to clearly realize who you are and how terribly distorted you are.”
Arriving in the middle of the forest, the child sat down.
“Stay at Recregen for one day. This is the first ordeal.”
If a child stays in a particular place for one day, that place is cursed and ruined.
The child said with a sad face.
“Please leave. I don’t know how you weren’t cursed, but it really won’t be this time.”
Even the child did not know why Taesan was fine.
But this time it was different. All the places where he stayed for more than one day were devastated. There was no reason this time would be different.
“no.”
Taesan shook his head. The child was complicated by Taesan’s choice, but at the same time he was grateful.
“…Thank you for being by my side.”
The child quietly lowered his head.
Time has passed.
The child spent time sleeping and drinking. He put the meat Taesan had brought him into his mouth and quietly closed his eyes.
A day passed just like that.
I could hear the birds chirping and the sound of running water.
The grass smelled strong and the leaves swayed in the wind.
The forest was calm.
” uh?”
The child’s eyes widened.
Level up with skill
