Chapter 89 – Blade of the Demon (12)
Tat tat tat.
There was a shadow running through the forest.
“What is that!!”
The shadow, the goblin, ran desperately, sweating profusely.
It seemed that if I stopped even a little, I would be able to close the distance with the guy chasing me from behind.
It’s fortunate that his blood ghost magic is focused on speed. It was really fortunate that I could run a distance of hundreds of meters in seconds.
But there was one thing I overlooked.
It means that the ones chasing behind are not ordinary people.
“Koo-oh.”
Breath of heaven.
Type 2, a red comet in the night sky.
Whee-ae-ae-aeek-!!!
Something rushed in, drawing a red trail, and decapitated the goblin’s head.
“Cheer, caureuk.”
The body of a goblin that collapses as it runs and the neck that flies in the sky.
The guy disappeared in ashes with his eyes wide open in disbelief.
“I’m catching this guy now.”
Good.
The lead Seo-joon muttered.
The goblin he killed was the fast-footed goblin Rengoku, a rosary, caught before boarding the infinite train.
Well, there’s no way the original story will change with just this.
‘Rather than that now…’
Seojun ran in one direction.
After running for about 30 minutes, we arrived at a place that looked like a village.
‘This is it.’
A place where low life lives.
Seojun had something to see here. He scattered his magical powers to search for his target.
“This is the house.”
Seojun arrived at a shack and went inside.
It was a dark night, so those inside were soundly asleep. And one of them was the person Seo-joon was looking for.
‘… I was going to come back during the day, but I guess I can’t.’
Seojun frowned.
Cool, two adults sleeping snoring and a small child sleeping curled up in a corner.
The child’s exposed arms and legs were full of bruises that could be seen even in the dark. Seo-joon pulled out the one-wheeled sword.
These two later sell the child in need of money. That’s why it wasn’t a race I wanted to keep alive.
‘Go to hell.’
Seo-joon slapped the necks of both men and women.
The two gnomes died a very comfortable death compared to what they were doing.
After confirming that the two of them were completely dead, Seo-joon carefully picked up his child.
Then he quickly left the place.
“Ugh…”
While running through the forest.
The child in his arms turned over her body.
Eventually, the trembling eyelids slowly rise, and the empty eyes stare straight at Seo-jun’s face.
The child opened his dry lips and asked.
“Who… ?”
The child didn’t scream.
In the first place, he had no feelings of fear or anxiety.
Seo-joon didn’t really care and drew a kind smile.
“The person who will raise you in the future.”
“… ?”
Soggy.
The child who had closed and opened his eyes nodded his head.
I wonder if that’s going to happen, but this child’s heart was already broken because of the abuse. That’s probably why he didn’t even resist on the way to being sold.
‘But not to that extent yet.’
The heart of the child in front of her, Kanao Tsuyuri, was completely broken.
When Ko-Chow’s sister saved her, she didn’t even ask these questions or answer them, so if she put in enough time and effort from now on, she’ll be back to normal in a few years.
“It will take some time to arrive, so get some sleep.”
“… Huh.”
Kanao closed his eyes again.
Seo-joon held her so that she wouldn’t fall, then urged her feet.
***
Seojun arrived at Cloud Mansion.
It was early morning. As he enters the foyer, the door opens and four familiar shadows approach.
They were Makomo, Suma, Makio, and Hinatsuru.
Makomo has been living in this mansion with Seojun ever since he became the heir, and the other three also moved into this mansion some time ago.
“Are you here?”
“You’re not hurt?!”
“Oh, I’m fine. Rather, take this child.”
Seojun handed Kanao to Hinatsuru.
She took it with her bewildered face, then she asked him.
“Who is this child?”
“I saved you while dealing with goblins.”
“… Ah.”
All four put on sad faces.
From Seo-jun’s words, he guessed that he was trying to save a child who had lost his parents to goblins.
In particular, Makomo’s expression looked the saddest.
It was more sympathetic because I had been through the same thing.
‘I didn’t lie.’
Seojun didn’t lie.
However, I added an explanation.
“It seems that this child has been abused by her parents for a long time.”
“Yes?!”
The girls, who opened their eyes wide, took a closer look at Kanao.
Then you can see numerous traces of beatings.
The four who saw this trembled with angry expressions.
“… Though to say this. Heavenly punishment fell on those parents.”
Nod.
The three of them nodded at Suma’s words.
Seo-joon shrugged his shoulders and asked the four for a child.
“Leave it to me!”
“I-just trust us!”
“Thank you.”
Seo-jun quickly washed up and fell asleep.
And when he got up again, he felt a watchful eye from the side.
“Huh?”
As usual, I thought it was one of the other kids.
“…”
It was what Kanao had been watching all along.
It must have been washed clean while he slept, and it was just so dry.
Seojun smiled bitterly at Kanao, who was looking at him with empty eyes.
“Are you okay?”
“…”
Nod
Seojun stroked Kanao’s head, who nodded briefly.
She calmly accepted the hand. Her face was almost expressionless, but I could feel her bewilderment.
It’s the first time I’ve ever received this kind of affection, so it must be.
“Okay, then let’s go eat.”
Seo-joon took her hand and headed for the restaurant.
The inside of Cloud Mansion was filled with various items that did not match the times. All of them were brought from Seo-joon’s reality.
No, in the first place, this mansion itself, excluding the fence and yard, was the exclusive hunter camping equipment that Seo-joon had brought.
The maximum capacity is 100 people, and the facilities are also state-of-the-art.
As long as you fill it with mana, you can freely use the internal water supply or electricity anytime, anywhere.
By the way, the only servants in this mansion are the six female shinobi brought by Suma, Makio, and Hinatsuru.
They were also assigned by the head, the Tenno, to escort and assist the three pregnant women rather than doing housework. That’s why this mansion, which had about 10 people including Seo-jun, was very generous.
“Oh, are you awake?”
“Did Hinatsuru wear it again today?”
“Yes.”
“Don’t overdo it, you can have someone else do it.”
“Hehe, I want to prepare something for my husband to eat.”
Seojun scratched his head.
If that’s the reason, I can’t help it.
“Prepare this child’s too.”
“You mean Kanao?”
“Oh, is your name Kanao?”
Seojun asked while looking at Kanao, who was holding his hand tightly.
Then she gave her a small nod of her head.
“Last name?”
Dory dory.
She seemed reluctant to talk.
No, they probably don’t want to take the surnames of authors who couldn’t be called their parents in the first place.
“Then can I build one for you?”
“…”
Kanao stares at Seo-joon blankly.
He seemed to think for a moment, then gave her a small nod.
“How about ‘tsuyuri’ using the chestnut tree yul(栗), flower hwa(花), and falling rock(落)?”
“… Tsuyuri.”
After chewing for a while, Kanao squeezed her hand tightly.
He didn’t answer, but he seemed to like it quite a bit.
‘It’s also the original name.’
After lightly tousling her hair, Seo-joon sat down at her table. Suma and Makio, who had been sleeping until now, also woke up and slowly came to the table.
“Thank you for this food.”
The meal started like that.
Since Hinatsuru’s skills were quite good, she went into her mouth without hindrance.
Even though Suma and Makio were pregnant, they ate very well and did not experience morning sickness. After finishing the meal, Seo-jun and his party took a short break.
“Wow.”
“Gulp.”
They watched a movie on TV.
It was a period drama that people here could understand.
‘What should I do next?’
While watching the movie together, Seo-joon checked his next plan in his mind.
Such a peaceful daily life passed.
