Chapter 444 – The End of Suffering.
– Sararak
As I made my way through the tall grass, a different scene appeared in my eyes that seemed more and more familiar. If you touch what looks like a tree at first glance, it is a thin blade of grass that runs vertically.
“Is Paciphenia originally a grass that grows so abnormally large?”
Usher asked Sulsien, feeling the overgrown blades of grass keep brushing his armor even though Hildisbini was stepping ahead and trampling on the grass.
“It’s not like that, but the grass in the Grandis Prairie grows exceptionally large.”
Originally she was kept in her wagon for her own safety reasons, but she needed to be guided on her way to Parsiphenia. She had at least a map, but she couldn’t help it when the road was blocked by a large meadow reminiscent of a forest.
“Paciphenia has built a country in a place like this.”
“Yes? Why do you think so?”
Seolshien spoke as if she were puzzled by his words, but it was Usher who was rather puzzled by her.
“No matter how much grass can replace trees, if such a large grass grows, how do you prepare for monsters?”
Lantua, where he lived as a child, was also peaceful enough to be called a paradise, but he knew that if a monster like the Desert Locust invaded due to the vast grassland, it would be a bad thing.
It was a monster that would be a disaster if it left even one cub, but the meadow was a perfect place for them to hide. Even in this place, all kinds of weeds exceeded the height of a person and even Hildisbini’s height.
“How do you deal with monsters in a place like this?”
At his words, Seol Shien seemed to be pondering for a while, then talked to him as if he realized something.
“I know what you’re worried about, Mr. Usher, but you don’t have to worry about monsters in Paciphenia.”
“What does that mean?”
If you don’t have to worry about monsters, isn’t it because of the story that she defeats the dragons that attack every time?
Even when Usher was young, he didn’t realize how great the story was, but after he became a paladin, he recognized how great it was.
Even in the Holy Land, most of the dragons were defeated by paladins, but that meant that Pasifenia was preventing the dragons from attacking with only the knights in a situation where there was no paladin.
“Exactly, except for dragons, I don’t have to worry about other monsters.”
Sulsien talked like that, perhaps belatedly realizing why he didn’t understand.
“Apart from dragons, are you saying that other monsters won’t invade Paciphenia?”
“That’s right.”
“Do you know why?”
The monsters he had dealt with so far were united with malice toward humans to the extent that they would do anything to hunt them down.
Since there are so many different types and ways to deal with them, there were times when it was very difficult because when those things invaded all at once, a melee broke out.
“I don’t know the details, but I usually assume that other monsters can’t approach because of the dragon.”
The more I listened to the story, the more my doubts grew, not lessened. It is true that dragons are the strongest among monsters.
What made it even more incomprehensible was the fact that dragons and other monsters did not attack together. They were very cunning bastards. Even if they attacked together, they could cause enormous damage to humans.
‘That story is like…’
Usher couldn’t believe it, but he still shook his head in the thought of not thinking. Because he knew better than anyone that a monster that wasn’t even an animal couldn’t be like that.
One day, he remembered the silver dragon he had seen in Lantua, but it was only a vague memory whether it was a dream or a reality.
“But I still can’t believe it. This is where you should be most careful of monsters.”
“If you’re so suspicious, shall we bet? Whether or not the monsters will attack us all the way to Paciphenia.”
As he was guarding over the thick grass, he turned around at the sound of Seol Shien’s voice, and she was watching him with a mischievous smile.
“I don’t make that bet.”
“Oh! Why! Don’t you think it would be fun?”
As if it was a waste of time, she clung to Usher’s side and begged him to make a bet, but she had already seen the expression on her face, and the desire to bet had long since disappeared.
‘Because that’s what Erica looked like when she was playing pranks.’
Seol Sien was quite like a girl, so her expression was easy to read. That’s why she’s been caring about her up until now.
There are a total of three blood relatives of witches, and witches are basically said to be similar to each other, but did I say that the most similar thing is the same blood family? Usher remembered Medea’s mother. If you think of her Belka and her close-knit resemblance, she’s probably sulcien.
‘Isn’t it the blood of the white witch…?’
She thought that maybe she was the last piece of the girl’s blood relative she hadn’t met, but she never showed the ability to be called a witch while living with him.
‘If she had been a witch in the first place, she wouldn’t have become an apprentice alchemist.’
According to Helena, alchemists were highly valued talents in any country. On the other hand, witches are ostracized everywhere and are considered to be repulsive, so they are killed or imprisoned.
She was told that it would be impossible for such a witch to become an alchemist. Alchemists consider their knowledge noble, so they don’t want to teach those who are evil.
“It’s hard.”
Although she was completely incomprehensible to Usher.
“Ah, are you mad? I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to offend you.”
The thought of her reaching the end of her stream of consciousness made her feel bad and she gnashed her teeth. Usher shook her head at the sight of Sullian, who was playing around with him, looking at him in surprise.
“It’s not your fault. It’s just a bad memory.”
“Whoa, I’m glad.”
Sulshien seemed to make sure he wasn’t lying, then she let out a sigh of relief as if she was relieved. After some time to make their way through such huge grass, they had to watch the setting sun without leaving the prairie.
“Today, I’m going to spend the day here.”
Usher immediately climbed out of his wagon and cut one of the nearby weeds with his sword. The cutting sensation is thicker than the original weed, so it is hard to weed and hard, but compared to the tree, the sense is weak.
It’s a feeling that makes you want to feel something similar to this when you cut something like a hard vegetable. In its cross section, it was visible that it was made of light-green fibers and that water streams were leaking from a small hole in the center.
“I don’t think you need to worry about water here.”
“Ah! I saw you getting water here too.”
Putting aside the anxiety, it was a good thing that water was easy to get. Their wagons were also filled with water, but they had to cross the wilderness for more than a year, so even though they saved it as much as possible, the water was running out.
As soon as he confirmed that the water was coming from the pool here, he took out the bucket, put an iron tube through the weeds, and placed it at the mouth of the bucket. Originally, it was something like a cactus that I occasionally see while crossing the wilderness, but it was possible because the grass here is so large.
– Ripple ripple
“…”
Usher looked up at the sky as he listened to the sound of the water dripping down the tube into the barrel. Quite a bit of time had passed as we waited for the water tank to be filled. Even the traces of the sunset faded in the sky before we knew it, and the curtain of night fell.
“There you are. Mr. Usher?”
Leaning on the wagon, silently watching the scene, counting the shining stars that occasionally began to rise, I heard Sulsien’s call mixed with hesitation.
“Is there a problem?”
“That’s because there’s so much water. Can I wash a little?”
Usher listened to her and checked her water bottle. Although she certainly seemed like she could make use of it besides drinking water, given the way she filled all the cisterns with water.
“How many days will it take to get from here to Paciphenia?”
“Umm… It should arrive in about three days.”
It was closer than I thought. When she checked the amount of water in the bucket, she found that it was not enough and even overflowed.
“Please finish quickly.”
“Thank you!”
When his permission was granted, Xue Xian did not hide his joy. It must have been quite painful on her part, since she had the chance to wash her body while riding in the carriage.
-Kurreuk
“Ain?”
As Sulsien was waiting for her to wash her body, his hilldis beanie raised her head and looked somewhere. It was the first time Usher, who had been with him, saw it.
Usually, when I acted like that, it was only when I immediately sounded an alarm and prepared to fight, or when I was looking at something approaching from afar. Now, even the slightest tension felt at such times was not felt in Ain.
– Kuruk!
Rather, he was curious to see Usher looking at him as if asking for permission to approach the place, and as soon as he untied the chains connecting his face and body to the carriage, Ain started moving towards somewhere as if guiding him.
I was worried about Seolshien for a while, but since I heard that there are no monsters around here, I thought it wouldn’t matter for now. Because she had the confidence to run right away in case of emergency.
-Seokkeok
In case she gets lost, she cuts down the surrounding grass to mark it, and moves forward for a while.
-Kurrureuk!
“What?”
She hurriedly pursued him, even as she was surprised to see him moving forward with excitement. Fortunately, I was able to find Ain in a place not long after. The guy wasn’t alone.
-Kurreuk!
“Where are you from?”
He was resting his head on a strange woman and resting comfortably on her neck. Considering Hildisbini’s physiology, it was a strange thing. No matter how docile he is, if he is not the owner, he will be exclusive.
Soon Usher’s gaze was captured by the woman’s figure. Even though it looks short-haired at first glance, the long, luscious pure white hair that is not covered by the thin waist, and the eyes that are white like stars that are starting to rise in the sky.
Could she have been dipping her feet in a puddle in the middle of the grass? She was sitting on a flat rock, her fair, slender, pretty legs exposed under the setting sun.
Especially since she was wearing a black dress that was made of a material that clung to her whole body, her legs, white as pure porcelain, stood out even more.
“Ah…!”
The moment when the white light, as if aware of his existence, blooms with amazement.
“Kyaaaaa!!”
She reflexively looked back at Sulsien’s scream from the side of the carriage, but she looked back to where the woman had been.
– Kuruk
“…”
As if it was a fleeting dream, the white woman could only see her Hildisbini getting up from her seat.
“Uh, Mr. Usher!”
He had no choice but to follow the voice of Seolsien who was looking for him.
