Chapter 266 – Legacy of House Ellenen (8)
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The Mist Forest, a place known to have become a completely dead land due to the effects of ancient battles.
As soon as he came to the forest, the surroundings began to blur.
The closer we got to the forest, the thicker the fog felt.
“Hae. This is the Forest of Fog?”
From the moment I arrived at the entrance of the forest, I began to feel the cool air.
“Are you really okay with wearing that?”
“Hmph. What do you think of this body? It’s stronger than I thought!”
Canis smiles with a confident expression, revealing her bronzed skin. If you live in a desert area, aren’t you weak against this kind of cold?
“As you’ve heard rumors, they say you can hardly see in this forest. Everyone get this.”
“Is this… A line?”
“To prepare for falling.”
“Hmm… Honestly, I don’t like going in here.”
While doing so, Canis subtly checked my face.
He squinted his eyes as if he had no intention of entering here if it wasn’t for me.
“Please.”
“Hmm..”
“I’ve thoroughly prepared, so it should be fine. I’ll ask you, Miss Canis.”
“Ah. You don’t have to be so low-key. We’re in a contractual relationship that pays a fair price.”
“…”
Adela and I stopped each other at the signs of conflict between Canis and Arya.
Unlike the high-handed Arya, when Adela came out as the author, Kanis scratched her head and looked somewhat bowed.
“I wouldn’t have come if it wasn’t for you.”
“I’m grateful for that.”
“Wait a minute…”
Adela entered her entrance and began tying her thread tightly to her tree.
Are you planning to go back using her thread like in the myth of the Minotaur?
“If you have that, you don’t have to worry?”
“Yes! Trust me!”
Adela’s confident reaction, you can trust.
“Okay. Shall we start then?”
“Okay.”
“Then take good care of everyone!”
Finally, we started to enter the forest in earnest.
He growled and fought like that before, but this time he looked pretty good.
He still seemed very wary, so he had no intention of forcibly approaching him.
‘If I’m in a hurry, it’ll be like before.’
If I do that, I’ll blow away my bloody fate points. I walked into the woods, taking the utmost care not to collide with the two.
The deeper I went, the thicker the fog made it impossible to see right in front of me.
It was a place where no one’s foot could reach, so there was no place to call it a road, so I didn’t know if I was going the right way.
“I can’t see anything… Siwoo. You’re next to me, right?”
“Don’t worry, I’m right next to you.”
“Yeah~ I just have to believe it, right?”
“Stop talking nonsense and look ahead.”
In a situation where I had no idea what would come out, the more I went inside, the more my nerves became sharper.
Isn’t it said that the average person recognizes with the five senses, such as sight, hearing, smell, taste, and touch.
After entering the forest, I felt that most of my senses were blurred.
“Ari… No Elia. Really, as the record says, I can’t see at all.”
“If the enemy suddenly appears, it will be a big problem.”
A very nervous voice, as if it was the same with Aria noona who entered the forest herself.
It was certainly part of why there were so many cases of people going missing after entering this forest.
‘Seriously, I don’t know which direction to go.’
Our destination was to explore this forest.
I’m not sure where the heritage might be, so I was thinking of searching all over the area, but I don’t think this will be an easy task.
“Hey, I have no idea where I’m going right now… Is this right?”
“I didn’t expect it to be like this…”
Unlike the first time, Canis’ voice seemed nervous, and Adela and Aria in the back had similar reactions.
In my case, it seems that I have become a little insensitive to this situation because of my load ability.
“Hey, can we go back, right?”
“Why are you scared?”
“Ha.. I’m not afraid at all!”
Kanis, who tried to pretend to be okay, felt her voice tremble slightly.
Come to think of it, it feels like the temperature has dropped more than the first time. Although the temperature in the forest is usually low, can it be this much different?
“You look cold. Are you okay?”
“Hmm… Huh? I’m fine!”
Since he was active in the desert, it must be difficult to withstand this temperature, so I took out a blanket and slightly pulled Canis’ string.
“Why?”
I handed over the blanket to Kanis who followed the sound and came back here.
Is it to the extent that you have to come this close to see the shape? It wouldn’t be strange to get lost in a place like this.
“Because it looks cold.”
“What.. What.. It’s okay. Hmm.. Thanks!”
After receiving a blanket from me, Kanis smiled broadly, and we started walking through the foggy forest again.
Walking vigilantly in a space where nothing can be seen was more physically demanding than I thought.
It hadn’t been that long, but I was already feeling exhausted.
We’re tired of this much, but Adela’s case is even worse. In the end, we decided to take a break.
We are sitting in the right place, we can’t even see the shape unless it’s this close.
Well, if it weren’t for this, there’s no way so many people wouldn’t have found it.
“Is there something? I don’t think there’s anything.”
“Haha.. That’s right. I really don’t know because I can’t see anything in front of me.”
“Isn’t there anything? I don’t see any of those common rats.”
Kanis, who seemed a bit sharp-edged as if he was doing nothing, gave Kanis something to chew on before another fight broke out.
‘Don’t fight…’
When he received the jerky I handed him, he started chewing it quietly with a giggling laugh.
“I really don’t know anything. I think something is going to get weird if I keep going.”
Arya reacted immediately when Adela looked unwell.
“Are you okay? Shouldn’t we leave now?”
“I’m fine, Elia.”
Adela responded with a gentle smile, although she certainly didn’t look better than she did at first.
“Yeah. That’s right. I can’t see, it feels damp because of the fog, and I can’t smell it…”
Saying that, Canis came over to me and started sniffing.
“Can’t you smell it if it’s not this far?”
“Do not do that.”
“That makes me want to do more.”
Judging by the spirit of playfulness, it seems that he can still endure it.
It is said that if you leave a person in a state without any stimulation, he will go crazy.
“It seems that preparations were insufficient.
“Elia, but…”
“Miss.”
“Okay..”
Adela agrees with Aria’s determined voice, and I honestly wanted to leave because I was feeling very frustrated.
I don’t know if there are any results, but should I say it’s the feeling of going round and round without getting anything.
“What are you thinking of going back to?”
Kanis reacted excitedly to the decision of the two. Canis seems to hate this forest too.
“Didn’t you forget to pay your wages properly?”
Nothing particularly dangerous, but a contract is a contract. The contents of the contract were to escort from exploring the forest to returning.
If we go back now, we’ll have completed the quest.
“…It must be inevitable. Do you have any plans to become the next escort?”
“Even though it’s frustrating, there was no big risk and I’m fine!”
Well, other than being frustrated, there wasn’t much difficulty, but since the pay was decent enough, Canis seemed to like it.
Lately, there are a lot of competitors, so the pay has been decreasing, so it has no choice but to be.
“I’m fine too.”
“Sure. I’ll ask you.”
Looking at the fact that he talked to the next escort, how much trust can be said to have been built up?
Everyone seemed to be walking lightly at the thought of leaving this hellish forest.
We started going back the way we came, following the thread we tied at the first entrance.
While walking for a while, I heard Kanis’s urgent voice.
“What… What?! What happened to this!!”
“What is it? What is it?”
“What’s going on?”
“Note…The line is broken.”
“Yeah? That…What does that mean?!”
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In a situation where the line is broken, there should have been at least a trace left around the break.
Is it someone else’s work? Or perhaps it was a phenomenon created by the forest, and there were no traces left around.
In a situation where I was completely lost, I continued to search the surroundings to find the way, but no answer came out.
Neither the sun nor the moon, which should have been floating in the sky, could be seen in this forest.
In the forest that started getting darker, Canis, who had been walking for a long time, finally exploded.
“What is this! They told me to trust only myself.”
“Canis stop.”
“Who did you tell this to? Did you tell Ara-sama?”
“It seems like you haven’t suffered at all while sitting at your desk. That’s why I wasn’t prepared properly.”
“I don’t think that’s something a guy who walks around naked and flatters men.”
“What? Is that what you just said to me? A tin girl who doesn’t seem to have any flexibility?”
“High..”
“Elia! Stop it!”
When the irritation reached its peak, the two people who eventually exploded began to take charge of each other one by one in an atmosphere that seemed like they would fight right away.
Until earlier, the two seemed to get along because of the conservative talk, but now they are glaring at each other like enemies who killed their parents.
“Siwoo! Let go! You heard what that bitch said!”
“I’m begging you, Kanis. Look at me and be patient.”
“What effort did the lady make, how could she just stay still after hearing such words!”
“Elia, I’m fine, please calm down!”
Like water and oil, the two showed no signs of mixing, so Adela and I were the only ones sweating.
The way she is still babbling about knowledge that is not resolved, by the way, is Aria noona getting angry at this part as well?
“Now. Can you promise me we won’t fight until you two get out of here?”
“…”
“…”
The two glared at each other with bloody expressions, and at Adela’s earnest request, they reluctantly held each other’s hands.
“I spoke harshly. I apologize.”
“I’m sorry too. I’ll apologize.
“Then let’s shake hands of reconciliation.”
The moment we held each other’s hands at Adela’s request, everyone gave strength to each other’s hands.
The strength was so strong that veins appeared on Canis’ forearm, which looked young.
‘Ha.. Can we get out alive?’
