Chapter 179 – 179 – About Extremely Personal Desires
If you’re stranded in the biting cold, it’s better to wear layers, no matter what condition you’re wearing.
Some people may think so, but they are wrong. Wet clothes are not the wearer’s ally. Because moisture sucks body heat from the skin. Uncle Mansell said it would be less dangerous to run around naked in the cold wind.
But even though she was from Elan, her cold neighborhood, Nenya seemed strangely lacking in such common sense. Well, it’s not unreasonable.
Not only did they live as a noble class with little risk of disaster, but they were also able to grow thick cotton fabric anytime, anywhere thanks to the magic of vegetation that was almost like a walking forest.
“Aren’t you making excuses for no reason?”
“···What an excuse.”
“···Don’t let me speak, you dirty bastard!”
And it would be uneasy to take off one’s clothes in one space. Because my criminal record is quite impressive.
In the end, after much persuasion, we reached an agreement. I was somewhat hit by something that felt like a cat’s paw, and I was also kicked while trying to persuade him step by step by holding on to my thin wrist.
I heard nonsense about how she was resistant to the cold, and I even saw her blonde hair catch fire after she insisted on drying it while she was wearing it.
It was funny yet sad. There was a reason why she wasn’t the calm Nenya she usually was.
Nenya admits that she has become sensitive because she has lost her aptitude.
“How can I compare it? Imagine that one day you suddenly feel like the world has become heavier.”
“It’s probably ten or a hundred times that much. Considering the incredible skills that wizard Nenya showed in Dragon’s Nest and Tobetan.”
“…Thank you for saying that. I’m embarrassed because I feel like I was whining for no reason to ask you to understand how old I am.”
Nenya, whose cheeks were red, pursed her lips and mumbled a small apology. Then she lifted her finger and spun it around.
After receiving the hand signal, I obediently turned around and sat down. Looks like he took my advice.
‘But it’s an excuse. Because there was a separate purpose in the first place. Finally, they succeeded in taking off Ebenenyar, which seemed impregnable. The smooth and soft insides turned red due to the cold…’
···Can you please stop giving me that monologue?
‘Tsk.’
Lilith in my head clicks her tongue. Then I went back deep into my body and resumed the maintenance work.
It looks like they’re looking forward to some naughty event that will help with that. That sudden urging is not obnoxious.
If it weren’t for Lilith, who fought against Mithra’s influence like a white blood cell, I wouldn’t have been able to breathe. However, as we have already heard in the Demon World, Lilith needs fuel for sexual energy.
…But that doesn’t mean it isn’t true. Even in this situation, it would not be the mindset of a normal person to aim for a piece of cake with profane language. I turned away from the direction where the wet clothes were splashing down.
“Look, if you look at it, you’ll die!”
They say that if you look at it in the first place, it is life or death. Now, Nenya has lost her aptitude due to Danar’s conspiracy, but if her strength comes back, she can grow pumpkins using her five organs and six parts as flowerpots.
…The moment I think of that, it becomes ominous. The familiar pattern of messing with an opponent who is beyond his means seems to be looming over my fate once again.
It really doesn’t work this time. I feel like if I casually cross the line even here, there might be no turning back.
It’s not too late to buy time by doing dirty things, even after you’ve been rescued. The party members who landed safely thanks to Erina will be looking for us. Sisters Taiga and Nidrogar are natural hunters.
If you think about it, there are some reassuring clues. Nanya liked Lennie.
···If you get caught that day, you go straight to pumpkin farming. Suddenly my eyes feel dizzy.
An eerie sneezing sound is heard. Oh, I should have given you something to cover yourself with in advance.
I was fortunate that the backpack I had thrown in the air ended up near the landing site. The equipment needed for this situation, from firewood to blankets, was still intact.
I closed my eyes tightly, picked up the blanket, and threw it over my head. I don’t know where it hit, but it must have been heavy for Nenya.
I heard Nenya scream her funny words and collapse on the ground in her eyes.
“Keuek-!”
“···Are you okay? I’m sorry.”
“···Sorry guy, you sat down with the corners of your mouth twitching! Just get your magic back. I’ll make bean sprouts grow in your nostrils!”
The outburst of anger did not last long. Nenya, wrapped in a blanket, hurried to the fire and made a rattling sound with her mouth.
The wizard could have made this cave full of warm luminescent moss if things had been in good condition. As I looked at her pitifully, Nenya’s eyes widened.
“What are those eyes? Do they look like food because I’m no longer able to use magic?”
“···Are you worried that you might be looked down upon?”
“Of course I’m worried. Think about what you’ve done!”
I am now used to being treated like a crazy person when it comes to women. As I looked at the ceiling in a detached way and sighed, Nenya said, suppressing the harshness in her voice a little.
“No matter how much you think about it, it’s strange. Children being dragged into your blanket one after another without even getting into a heated fight. Does this seem normal to you? Doesn’t it seem like the goddess Ishtar, who has chosen you, is controlling our fate?”
“You don’t have the sense to cleverly position yourself. Like a tactless matchmaker who stabs you in the side by saying, ‘It’s good, aren’t you going to do it?'”
Lilith peeked her head out from my shoulder. Frightened, Nenya threw her blanket at me and I fell behind her. Fortunately, she squeezed her eyes shut just in time.
A little while later, Nenya retrieved the blanket wrapped around my head and quietly told me that she could now open her eyes. Nenya’s face was red as she was taken out of the pile of blankets.
Lilith giggled.
“However, if you refuse and say you don’t like it, you can’t force it, so don’t worry. Unlike Mithras, you are pushed far away from the ‘world’s axis of destiny.'”
“What is it?”
“It’s part of a game taking place between two brother and sister gods who hold the title of Lord God. All I can tell you now is that you have become the most important chess piece in the game, Tannhäuser Bantai. A pawn just one step away from Myosu. I guess I could say that.”
“I see. Unless you want to explain it in understandable terms, just stay in.”
Guys who pretend to be meaningful by saying ‘I’ll tell you next time’ should have a gag in their mouth.
I grabbed the top of Lilith’s head and pressed it into her body. Lilith was probably upset by the unfair treatment and tried to fight back, but it was no use.
It must have been bizarre to see him firmly inserting her guardian spirit into her body. Nenya is making a sad face.
“You’re the one who attacked us in the Dragon’s Lair, right?”
“He had a difference of opinion with the goddess Ishtar, so he left home, and because of our fault, he got his nose pierced by Ishtar again. Rest assured, he won’t harm us now.”
He handed me the tea that was placed on the fire. Nenya carefully held her heated glass and took a sip.
“Me too. To be honest, I’ve never touched someone I didn’t like.”
“···Then I’m glad.”
There is still a look of wariness in his eyes. When he had magical abilities, he seemed comfortable dealing with me, but now it seems like it’s burdensome because it’s a man vs. Woman structure with a clear difference in power.
The distance between each other that was forced to narrow due to the need for the warmth of the fire suddenly felt awkward. If I feel burdened, the atmosphere will become unbearable.
I tried to change the topic.
“···Let’s start with the party first.”
“Now? What can we do with this?”
“You can do this if you just keep your ears and mouth open. I’ll tell you what happened below. You tell me in detail what happened above. Let’s put the situation together.”
It was a conversation I started because I thought it would be more productive than just fighting.
But I think it was a much better idea than I thought. The moment Nenya opened her mouth while snorting, I couldn’t help but be taken aback.
“You may be Danar Numen Evennarson’s hidden son?”
“···Do you have any guesses?”
“It’s more than that. Danar’s family tree ended at the Danar generation.”
“Family tree? Aha. Isn’t it similar to the one the Hero family carves into tapestries? That’s right. How could my name be written on it? I’m the illegitimate son of a human porter…”
“That’s not what I’m saying. I’m saying it’s physically impossible.”
I twitched my eyes. Nenya raised her eyebrows and nodded her head.
“···I’m not saying that the tapestry is so tough that embroidery needles won’t work.”
“Danar’s leather must have been soft enough to fit a surgical needle. It was a terrible measure by the Senate.”
“Ugh, crazy…”
“Do you think the elf leadership class, which despises humans so much, would have seen the king cause chaos by producing a second generation that might be human? If he had the ability to create children, he wouldn’t have been able to sit on the throne in the first place.”
Infertility through surgical operation.
If so, his tricks become even more frightening. What on earth did he want from me?
…The most terrible possibility is that he comes across a picture of me dressed as a woman in the newspaper and remembers the love and hate he had for the mother he never had…
Let’s put it aside. Just don’t think about it. I don’t have the confidence to seriously delve into such dirty imaginations.
“Are you sure, yes?”
“Would you believe it if you heard it directly from your mother when she was alive?”
This is heartbreaking again. While I was unable to come to my senses from the series of shocking stories, Nenya sniffed a few times, gathering her thoughts. And then suddenly he was glaring into space and his eyes were wide open.
“I am Evenna’s first and last disciple. I spent the last few years of her life with her, learning her magic and listening to her deepest heart. I was happy to receive her teachings, but I did not feel at ease. Her life was extinguished by sadness. “I could see through his eyes that he was on his way.”
“Is it because of my son…?”
“I couldn’t even enjoy my honeymoon, so I sent Edin away, my second husband, Farlandale, and finally, my son lost his seed to the people he saved. Didn’t it feel like the final blow of many lives? So Elan’s Thinking back on what the rebels said, it seems like the Senate was also attacked, but those people don’t care how many people die. They’re just trash with a heart full of shit. How can these crazy old bastards not like things like bloodline or tradition? Are there a lot of them?”
“···Wait a minute, second husband?”
“Why, I heard you hooked up with a porter.”
“You sure they didn’t attack you by force?”
“Who attacked whom? The porter? The world’s strongest wizard? With what? Threatening? Rape in a dark place? Did they even give him a poison?”
It’s as if I’ve heard someone claim that. Nenya received the Oman Award.
“Living with shame after being humiliated? ‘Evenna, the One Who Freezes the Heavens’? Although she was nominally exiled from her blood family and her records destroyed, it was because her family protected Evenna and her new husband’s honeymoon from the elf political world. It’s closer to that. What happened to my son… I just endured it because I couldn’t bear to start a war against my own people and freeze tens of thousands of them to death.”
It wasn’t because it was impossible to deal with one of the four great powers alone, but because ‘I couldn’t bear it,’ I endured it.
I feel like the credibility of what I heard from that guy is gradually being removed.
“The fragment of Edin says something else. ‘Evenna’s family sold Evenna to a porter. She was taken to a remote mountainous area and treated like an animal.'”
“…And that family stood by Edin when he returned and then disappeared. Their fate was unknown until now. After hearing your story, I now know what happened to them. Guardians of the capital. .··.”
Nenya sighed deeply.
“You were treated like an animal. You talked about your memories of Farlandale as often as your memories of Edin.”
“Maybe he just couldn’t accept it. The fact that the person he loved deeply loved another man.”
In some cases, it may be a more painful feeling than death. So much so that even the great warrior who sacrificed his life to become the Demon God’s jailer couldn’t bear it and went crazy.
···Why is a corner of my heart suddenly throbbing so much? I think I know why.
I reflexively turned away. I’m afraid that I shouldn’t face it. As if I heard the faint growl of a wolf in the dark.
“Anyway, this is all the kingdom’s secrets. Don’t go and spread rumors. I’m telling you everything because I’m a trustworthy guy.”
“He’s a trustworthy guy, so why is he trying to sit quietly away?”
“I’m saying it’s trustworthy except when you’re making fun of your waist.”
Nenya narrows her eyelids disdainfully, but unlike before, she feels playful. It seems like I feel more relaxed after my body temperature returns.
Me too. I feel like the burden on my mind has been eased. The tragedy that happened to Evenna is tragic… But for me, I’m glad that damn bastard isn’t my father.
It seems to have decreased a little. I tried not to look at the imaginary wolf.
Maybe I know the wolf’s name.
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“···Egg tart?”
“And the milk mixed with freshly squeezed strawberries. Don’t forget to make it hot enough to spread warmth to your stomach, but warm enough not to startle you when you put your lips to it.”
Even though I didn’t speak forcefully, it resonated like the ringing of a huge bell in a temple. It was a human voice, but not a human voice.
Physiological fear struck all of those lying face down in the Amethyst Hall. The warriors and adventurers who would have boldly drawn their swords even when the Kraken appeared were too scared to even raise their heads at this moment.
“Joe, could you please tell me in more detail…?”
Only one person, the head chef of the Amethyst Palace, raised his head while shaking. It was because it sounded strange that it was a spell that the great being had requested as soon as he arrived.
Thena Everlight, who was sitting on the Thorn King’s throne in a bad posture, frowned seriously as if she was worried about something important for the kingdom.
“Let me give you an example. On the 5th day of the rainy season-“
“Rainy season? It doesn’t rain often in Elan…”
Thena’s eyes brightened. As the golden iris illuminated the empty top of the elf’s head, the chef fluttered and muttered words of submission.
I don’t think it happens twice Well, there’s no need to keep it small. Thena closed her eyes tightly again.
It’s common knowledge that it snows more often in ElanThena gritted her teeth for a moment.
“···Anyway, imagine that on the fifth day of the rainy season, you were leaning your exhausted body on a chair at an inn, and the innkeeper, who was acquainted with you, had prepared warm milk especially for you. The inside of the cup was so boiling that it was difficult to even hold it. , The upper part where you put your mouth is already hit by the chilly wind, and the temperature is just right for sipping.”
Now even the adventurers raised their heads as if it was absurd.
Her embarrassment was even greater because she could relate to the content. It can be alcohol instead of milk. Everyone had such fond memories of the Party League Inn.
“I want strawberry milk like that. Do you understand?”
“I’ll do it, I’ll do it.”
“Good. Don’t look forward to it. The milk that day was truly the best I’ve ever tasted in my life – wait a minute.”
Thena blinked her bright eyes a few times. And she cried out, changing her posture from that of a reckless bully to her solemn and static posture.
“No, no! What do you mean? Forget what I just said, understand? I have a new law to introduce to the world-”
Tena was filled with jealousy at the childish request she made without realizing it. But what are you talking about when I say I want to eat it
“So, the principles of a correct, unified world that your species has abandoned for so long-“
It was really a piece of shit
“··· Her tongue keeps twitching and she’s craving sugar. First, bring the strawberry milk I mentioned earlier. No, wait, ignore it.”
Even King Danar, who was supporting Thena’s feet with his back, lifted his head. And she began to observe Thena as if she were watching a strange person.
Thena couldn’t bear it. The lowly souls who dare to live and die observe themselves with such eyes Also, where is my strawberry milk? When did you order it?
“No, bring it! No, don’t bring it! No, take it… Damn it! Did you choose the right one, Edin?”
It is not desirable to speak two words with one mouth. That undesirability disturbed the spirit of the great soul who was united with Thena.
In the end, the moment she raised both fists as if she was going to pound the throne, the chef returned just in time and handed her the milk he had skillfully heated.
Thena tried to control her anger and drank it without thinking. And only after a little while did she realize that she had drank her milk. And I wanted to throw away everything, such as the devil and special requests, and go on a trip abroad. I’m so jealous of my friends. Did you say you went to Tobetan? I heard that the grilled squid on the street there is so delicious
This was different from his plan. Thena twitches the corners of her eyesShe wants to nap on her tummy like a five-year-old at the same time.She muttered.
“···What. Was he a guy whose head was filled with this much unruly desire?”
