Chapter 267 – 267. Past – 2
I opened my eyes.
“…”
A cool, cloudy sky filled my vision.
It’s not a dream…
I want to cry, but for some reason tears don’t come out.
“It’s not a dream… I can’t believe it…”
“It’s reality, accept it”
“.?”
A man sitting silently a few steps away, looking at the sky.
“We’re at war now”
“War… That’s why my parents…”
“War is the way it is, unrelated people are sacrificed, and that’s an unimaginable amount of population.”
“You can’t do that… Who on earth are you going to war with?”
“God”
“God…?”
“To be exact, I’m going to bring those guys up in the sky down to the ground. Those who impersonate God”
“Uh… How?”
“I don’t know. If I split the sky, I would know.”
He was just staring blankly at the sky, spouting out completely unrealistic words.
“What are you.”
“You don’t need to know”
“Yes…”
Feeling awkward, I stroked the scar on my side.
…
It’s so awkward.! I have to say something.
“Uh, over there…”
“?”
“Hee, hee.!”
The silent gaze is heavy.
But I have to sing these words…!
“Well, that thing over there…”
“Haa… I won’t see it, so tell me”
“Thank you… Thank you…”
“What?”
“Well. That’s why you saved me.”
“Ah, you don’t have to worry about it. Rather, I feel sorry”
“Yes.?”
“If you had come a little earlier, your family could have survived.”
“Mom… Dad…”
When the face of his family appeared in his mind again, he sat down and curled his body.
It breaks my heart, but for some reason I can’t cry.
“Why are you here uncle.? This is elf territory…”
Fearing that she might be killed, she asked questions carefully.
“Because this ‘war zone’ is here”
“War again.”
“Kid, do you know about current history?”
“History…? “I know that the devil was defeated.”
“Who killed the devil?”
“I don’t know about that… Maybe he’s a warrior or someone who is worshiped… Ah.!”
There is only one being that comes to mind, that of being worshiped.
“God…!”
“That’s right, those living on the ground eventually began to covet the sky. As a result, we built an aerial fortress on top of the clouds.”
“Why?”
“Desire is endless”
As he said, desire is very monotonous and pure.
Everyone has it, and sometimes some people cross the line because of this desire.
I heard that there are many more cases committed by greedy humans than by elves.
“Humans are not the only ones with a lot of desires”
“Yes? No, I… I didn’t think like that…”
I spoke as carefully as I could because I was afraid that if I made a mistake, the man would get angry.
“But it’s true, the human species is definitely more greedy than other species.”
“Is that so…?”
“First, I will take you to another village, then you will have to do it yourself.”
“Yes… Over there…”
“?”
“Is there a way for me too… To become stronger…?”
I mustered up as much courage as I could and carefully put it into my mouth.
I felt like I was going to die if I wasn’t careful, but I hated myself for being so helpless.
“I want to become stronger…”
“All I can tell you is those who kill others. “It doesn’t suit you”
“Gye, it’s okay! I want to learn those things too!!!;;;”
At that moment, without realizing it, I screamed as if I was yelling, and my voice trembled quite unexpectedly.
“Stop it, there’s no problem in living life even if you don’t know this stuff.”
“I see… I see…”
I spoke with courage, but the result was obvious.
Well, there’s no way I would tell that to someone I just met.
Moreover, what I asked for is something that is difficult to master in just one or two attempts.
I understand.
“Why do you want to learn, who are you going to kill?”
“I… Have no one… No family, friends, home… I want to help other people if something like this happens again…”
“I told you, the only way I can teach you is to kill. I don’t know how to do anything other than kill.”
“But… You saved me, right?”
“… It was a coincidence, I was just on my way”
“Still, I feel grateful. “I think you are a good person.”
Although the word ‘kill’ comes out of his mouth casually, he doesn’t think it’s necessarily a bad thing on the inside.
They saved me, treated me, and guaranteed my safety without any compensation.
“Boo boo, please, please!!!… Daaaaa… Even before I leave, it’s fine oooooh…”
Scary. But I realized, the best I can do now is just helplessly bow my head and ask.
It’s pathetically helpless.
Although I have never thrown a punch, let alone a knife, in my entire life…
At the very least, I want to help someone until the war ends.
“Ha… I’m just showing you. “You take care of the rest”
“Yes.? Yes yes, yes!?!?”
“Is it really that surprising?”
Unlike me, who was startled by the sudden offer of help, his expression didn’t change at all.
From the first time we met until now, he just had empty eyes.
And he seems a little tired…
“Then let’s get started right away”
“Yes!? “Now?”
“It’s a waste of time. The first thing I’ll teach you is survival. You can train your physical strength yourself later.”
“I don’t know how to do it.”
“War won’t wait for you”
“Yes.”
When I actually started training, I got scared again.
“Stand up. Time doesn’t wait for you. “So that you can learn it as quickly as possible”
“Yes!!!!;;;;”
I answered with my eyes tightly closed, not knowing if this was really true.
Still, I could feel it that this was the only way.
—-
After that day, I underwent training that I had never done before.
Perhaps I should feel fortunate, but he said that I had talent and would be able to learn quickly.
I learned a pseudo-magic that hides one’s presence by muffling the sound of one’s footsteps and breathing.
Next is survival. You should always pay attention to your surroundings and keep your ears open during conversations or while you sleep.
Also, you must know how to eat anything that is not poisonous, and you must completely adapt your body to the forest.
Since the elves were so familiar with the forest, they adapted quickly.
It is said that the forest is the place that elves prefer to have sex.
She also learned about setting traps, baiting, and hunting, which were also things that elves were good at.
“Ja”
“This is…”
And when the time was right, he handed me a sword (long sword).
“W-heavy… Wow.!!”
“Of course, it’s a sword”
“Well, is there anything else? It’s too heavy for me.”
“No, you look better with swords than daggers or throwing weapons.”
“Is that so.?”
“I guarantee”
“Then I’ll use it.”
I could barely lift a long sword as tall as me with both hands.
All I can do is hold it with two hands, but using this…
“I heard that an elf can use his magical powers somewhat freely. Then you can use it too. From now on, try to swing that sword as lightly as a feather.”
“Yes.!!;;”
I have no choice.
Therefore, you must be prepared to survive at this very moment.
—-
How many days have passed? I was finally able to swing the sword with one hand.
In the meantime, I was able to learn how to survive on my own, and in addition to the sword, I learned as much as possible about things necessary for survival, such as bows and throwing techniques.
Nevertheless, my uncle told me that the best way to use it is a sword with an unbent blade.
While the training was going fairly smoothly, a human-shaped being dressed in black cloth walked towards us without even pretending to be friendly.
“What’s wrong?”
“That idiot…!”
I didn’t know at the time.
Next to her, the woman with a small body and dark skin, who was dealing with her biography, realized that something had happened to her.
The sentence of this unpopular being contained a feeling of regret.
“Preah”
“Uh? Yes? Yes, yes!!;;”
“We are going now”
“Yes!? Ah, I still have a lot to learn, mama!!”
“I’m sorry, but I can’t take you with me.”
“Oh my god… Please take me!! “I still have a lot to learn… I want to be of help too!”
“I know, I know. But don’t put yourself in danger either. “You still have a lot of things to do, right?”
I remembered the first time I asked for it.
I want to help others…
“Suddenly…”
“I promise, the next time we meet, I will definitely take you with me…”
He slowly approached me and started stroking my head.
At first, I thought he would be abusive, but for the first time, he showed a kind attitude towards me.
I feel warmth in people like this too. I guess it was something I tried to hide all this time.
He wasn’t a bad person.
“Until then, you have to stay healthy, okay? “I hope she becomes a very strong woman then.”
He continued to gently stroke my little head as if he were handling a flower.
“I will definitely come back here someday… If I don’t plan on changing my mind then…”
He smiled a faint and bitter smile.
“Come with me. “You’re lonely alone, right?”
Left.
