Episode 239 Preparation for Departure (4)
“You talk recklessly!”
“How can it be called a small person to be careful about the future? It’s just that these elders have the virtues of a wise man!”
“I mean, isn’t it true that going by boat is dangerous?”
I am dumbfounded when I hear their words pouring out in various ways.
‘I’m going crazy.’
I was exhausted now, and I had neither the energy nor the time left to quarrel with them any longer.
He sighed and looked around.
“Aside from these people, are there other people who oppose it?”
At his words, the majority of elders raise their hands.
There are also those who stay still and then notice and intervene.
Ray looked at them quietly and spoke quietly.
“I have no intention of taking on people who don’t want to go. Those who remain on the island remain. I won’t stop talking anymore.”
When the elders said that they would not care anymore, the elders’ faces turned bright.
“Good. We will tell the young chief our will.”
“Now you are saying what you like. ha ha ha.”
Leaving behind their boisterous laughter, Ray left the cabin.
Then Hael follows.
“Are you really thinking of abandoning them? Although they appear crooked now, the elders also have a lot of power in their bodies. It will definitely come in handy in case of emergency.”
“What do you do to help later? It’s not helpful right now when it’s really important. I hope you don’t interfere with the ship building.”
She didn’t even say anything in response to the reaction.
“It was rather good. It will reduce the size of the ship even a little.”
Judging from the tight lips and the determined tone, it seems impossible to dissuade him any longer.
After standing still without saying anything, Ray spoke to Hael.
“If there are people who want to stay on the island, only annoying and dangerous things will happen in the future. If there are any among others who wish to remain on the island, tell them to do so.”
“okay. Let’s talk.”
After hearing the answer, Ray turned around and went down the mountain.
Hael, who was looking at his back, closed his eyes and murmured.
“It is so difficult to leave home.”
* * *
Iriel tilts his head at the sight of Ray returning shortly after.
“Didn’t you go there to talk?”
“We had a lot of conversation, but there was no progress. After all, it seems that animals cannot understand human speech.”
Iriel even nodded as if he was familiar with the cryptic speech that would be difficult for ordinary people to understand.
“okay. So, are you thinking of leaving?”
“okay. I guess I can’t take everyone.”
“What are you doing by forcing someone who won’t go? We just go out cool by ourselves. I’m already missing Seongguk.”
On the subject of a saint, she confesses the idea of abandoning people.
Ray dropped his butt beside her.
Turning over the finished iron plates and checking them, he connects his words.
“It’s the perfect sea to cool off and cool off. It’s easier said than done.”
“If you are on a boat and need to go, just do some jumping and jumping the way you came.”
Iriel, who squinted her eyes as she spoke, must have thought of the sea in front of her as a neighborhood outdoor swimming pool.
If it wasn’t for that, Idji couldn’t be at ease.
As the two were talking, three young men ran from one side of the shore.
“I moved the timber as the Holy Son ordered.”
“I drank a little water on the way, but it won’t interfere with making a boat.”
At their words, Ray stops inspecting the iron plate and gives new instructions while looking at the cut log.
“Peel off all the bark, cut them into regular sizes, and arrange them. Be careful not to drink any more water.”
“All right.”
As I started to work with the answer, I could finally make a ship in earnest.
By neatly cutting off the base and arranging the twigs to make them the same size, a pretty good piece of wood is born.
As each of them reached the master of swords, they moved with determination, and as time passed, the results were steadily created.
* * *
It’s been three days since I started trimming the wood and hitting the iron plate.
Now the shape of the ship is coming out to some extent.
The wood was placed on the frame made by adding iron plates to fix it, and the remaining parts were cut into pieces to make it possible to assemble.
By pushing large pieces of metal into the joints of the wood, they act like reinforcing bars and are firmly seated.
However, since it was a boat made of wood, it was inevitable that it looked weak.
Looking at the ship with the skeleton completed, Ray put on a satisfied expression.
“What is weak is something that can be reinforced with magic.”
I am feeling refreshed at the thought of finally going back, but Iriel approaches and says with a worried expression.
“It’s already been three days. Wouldn’t this be time consuming?”
He shakes his head and speaks calmly.
“Since we can leave in two days after the boat is built, we have about seven days to spare.”
“Maybe I can relax…”
She looked out to sea.
The waves, stronger than before, splash as if they were about to swallow everything.
As I gazed at her with a mixture of anxiety and worry, Ray, who was more calm than anyone else under the sky, put her butt on the trimmed timber.
Seeing that, I was a bit worried about the future.
* * *
Elder Meird awoke in bed.
The warm sunlight comes in through the window, but I don’t know why, but it feels painful.
“Aagh!”
He trembled as he fell from the bed screaming.
Sweat beaded on his forehead at the painful sensation that he could still feel.
But strangely, power is flowing out of the body little by little.
The powerful mana rod and the dense mana that he dared not control wriggled as if to tempt him.
Elder Meird salivated as the pain subsided.
“Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu00uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu003e…”
I tried to shake my hand with a sneak peek of mana.
The small sword spirit derived from the blade of the hand swims and disappears toward the forest.
Kwaaang-!
Eventually, with a loud roar, the tree outside the window exploded intact, and that alone was a feat comparable to that of a young chief.
He opened his eyes wide and looked down at his own body, and even though he had blown that amount of sword energy, his internal mana was still intact.
“No way…”
Could it be that he at least absorbed the power of that monstrous kid?
Even with a sword inserted in his chest, he was still alive and did not recognize it because he was not in a hurry, but when he woke up now, he was able to recognize the situation.
Power came into oneself.
I don’t know what it is, but even the form of swordsmanship I’ve never seen remains in my memory.
I grabbed the sword and unfolded it, and it unfolded naturally as if my body remembered it.
There was only one thing that could explain this situation.
“Ha ha ha ha! A blessing from the goddess!”
He shook off the bed with a cheerful laugh at the force of his mana, which was incomparable to his previous body and qualitatively different.
Even with a small amount of mana, the bed could not overcome the energy and was pushed out, making it feel like a god.
Did you have this much power hidden?
Did you think you were running into a monster like this!?
It’s terrifying enough to give you chills on your back, but at the same time the joy of the power you’ve gained soars.
I couldn’t stop laughing at the thought that I would be able to take revenge now.
“Did you think that I would survive this humiliation? Hehehe.”
step is light
As soon as I kicked the ground with mana activated, the surrounding scenery swept by in an instant.
However, he did not know
That the power he was given was just the tip of the iceberg.
* * *
Five days have passed since the rough work was completed and the ship started to be built.
Now, when the large ship, which is starting to develop quite a bit, shows off its appearance, the young people who were forced to do labor were excited.
After decades of training, the first work that everyone came together and created with one mind was enough to make a wave of emotion come.
Even though they were excited, they gathered around Ray.
“Saint! It should be finished by tomorrow!”
“I want to float the boat, hahaha.”
I couldn’t bear to tell the truth with that innocent look.
‘I don’t know how long it will last even if I leave it in the sea.’
If I spit out such words, my current morale will be broken like sorghum.
As the day’s work drew to a close, he raised his hand and interrupted everyone’s work.
“We decided to finish the work tomorrow, and everyone go in and rest today.”
They sounded like they were having fun, but they looked at them frowning.
“I want to finish it today!”
“Please allow me!”
Despite the entreaties of the slaves who begged him to take care of them more, his thoughts did not waver.
No, on the contrary, it changes even more resolutely.
“The important thing now is not the stomach, but self-management. Get ready to go back today, do some ablutions, and get some rest.”
They lowered their tails first in his stubborn eyes.
“…All right.”
“Well… Actually, it’s been difficult for a while, so I’ll go back to what you said today.”
It is a sign of backing away with a sigh.
Unlike those young men, the women had really happy faces.
“I am finally free.”
“I can take a leisurely bath starting today.”
In the meantime, whenever I tried to wash my body, he appeared like a ghost and dragged me to the workshop, saying, ‘If you work in the sea water, everything will be washed away.’
So, it was only natural for them to be tired, as they couldn’t even take a foot bath, let alone take a bath.
Everyone followed his instructions and returned to their respective homes, and only Iriel and Ray were left at the site.
He spoke into the back of the tree.
“Soyoung.”
He looked like a madman talking into the air.
Two new species rise from the dark shadows behind the trees.
“yes.”
“You two should keep quiet until at least the day after tomorrow. It would be suitable if you were hiding in the mountains.”
Iriel affirmed his words.
“Certainly, two non-adults never know what will happen to them. Still, if you want to hide, you’ll need a hiding place…”
“If that’s the case, there’s a place with a nice view built the other day.”
Respectful of Iriel’s request for a place to stay, Ray buys a self-proclaimed handmade cabin and another doghouse into a scenic inn in an instant.
Dark Young’s expression hardened as memories from a few days ago came flooding back, but it was only for a moment.
They bowed and bowed.
“… I take orders.”
“I accept the order of the Holy Son.”
Watching the two disappear as soon as the words were finished, Ray also sat down roughly on the rocks scattered around.
He, who had been resting until now by giving orders here and there, tapped his healthy leg saying he would die.
Even with that mischievous appearance, Iriel’s expression did not change much.
She erased her smile and spoke seriously.
“Now is an important time.”
“yes.”
“We are almost done building the boat. Two days later, you have to start right away so it’s not too late. Are you sure you have a plan in place? Even though they looked like they were playing, they were always looking at the sea.”
“….”
She didn’t answer, but it wasn’t that she didn’t know that it was an affirmation.
The moment Iriel was about to ask about the plan, a familiar middle-aged man approached step by step across the shore.
