Chapter 176 – Cannibals (3)
【What, what?】
─Fantastic! Horrified, Veronica looked at me, unable to even dust off his horn. I tapped my shoulder with the spear and spoke again.
“I will help too. George the ogre baby.”
【… Will you help me?]
“Uh. While I’m doing it, I’m going to ask Tyrsi as well.”
When he answered that, Veronica was shocked and couldn’t even answer.
I feel like I never dreamed that I would say something like this.
Of course, I chose to fight because the benefits of catching an ogre would be great.
First of all, it would be useful to take away the mana that the ogre must have accumulated. If the succession phenomenon occurred by beating him, I could also get confirmation that the target I could get mana from was a rune magician.
Conversely, just go back here?
It was clear that the guild leaders who heard the news would lower their evaluation of me. Money and networking have become important since I became a married man, but I should avoid lowering my rating.
‘I won’t be in a good mood if Veronica dies again.’
Regardless of this or that, he was a partner with whom he had a bond as much as Tyrsi.
My conscience was stabbed to pretend I didn’t know.
The circus troupe saw it as an untamed Pokémon and treated it coldly, but after that, we got along well by giving and receiving help. If you keep it next to you in the future, it will be very helpful as a bicorn-namuwiki.
‘… But the underlying reason is different.’
The reason I turned to the ogre abusers.
That’s because——I was fucking pissed off.
There’s no excuse like fucking gay.
The reason why I’m angry is that it’s enough to know that that bastard stole the mana of my rune.
‘Is this bastard going to grind bread first with his cock and steal other people’s mana?’
If he had dared to attack a forager like me and knew he would be safe, he would have been misunderstood.
The ogre pup was a foolish choice rather than stealing motorcycles from Russian skinheads. I gripped the spear pole hard as if I was about to break it with my grip.
‘An ogre who steals other people’s precious things – Uhm Bok-dong!’
I will change the eye color and the position of the cheeks!!!
─Roaring!!!! White flames colored his eyes. Anger beyond limits burned my brain!!
It was the same cold anger I harbored towards the beggar brothers stealing and eating Ki-chul’s ramen in the black rubber shoes I saw when I was young!!
While I was forging my hatred toward the ogre with a spear in perfect order, Veronica spread the wings of delusion by herself and asked,
【… Dear Have you ever fallen for me?]
“What is this cub?”
Live and live, there was no such bullshit, no talk.
Why do I have to love Ammon Bicorn Friends over Fran and Dana because I miss it! But Veronica was talking nonsense before I could say anything.
[Muu, of course, my original appearance is one ray of beauty even by the standards of the gods, but can’t your love only be received by the heart? Oh. But if it’s the price of breaking the curse, I can’t refuse… 】
“Just keep talking. Goes. Ask Tyrsi too.”
【Oh! Hey, wait! Give me at least some time to think!]
I ignored it and went to Tyrsi to try to explain the situation.
But Tyrsi ran to me before me and shouted.
“Nord! Mr. Vegan and Mr. Arthas blocked the ogre and fell down!”
“… What do you mean?”
At those words, I had no choice but to open my eyes.
***
“Ouch… Kitai friend at the party, are you here now?”
In the building we ran to, party members lying on beds were waiting for us.
I was genuinely surprised to see Arthas wrapped in bandages. The Dwarf grandpa was receiving treatment after his clothes and skin were charred or burnt.
“Mr. Arthas!”
“Don’t shout. Even dwarves don’t have strong eardrums. And worry about that friend first before me.”
As Arthas said, he pointed at the vegan.
Vegan was receiving treatment with his upper body semi-nude armor removed, and even though he was injured on the outside, he didn’t seem to wake up from fainting compared to Arthas, who was conscious.
As we were speechless, Arthas snorted.
“I tried to run away and failed, so I don’t deserve to be worried. But that friend bravely blocked the ogre’s path and was beaten and left.”
“Are you trying to stop it? What about him?”
“Cancer. I tried to put an end to that trick, but got hit by an ogre’s magic. This is why people have to live within their means.”
Arthas said, moving briskly despite his burns.
After reaching this point, it seemed that his own philosophy was much more relevant to him.
“Like driving out insects, with one magic and one punch, we are like this. If you enter the forest and run into it in its territory, you will surely die.”
“… Please rest. We will avenge you.”
“Do you guys say that even when you see our koraksuni? They’re such careless friends.”
“I’m going because I think I have a chance to win.”
A body type shaman with almost no offensive magic.
Realistically, it’s a boss that can’t be defeated with a 3-man pot (one is a hybrid), but I wasn’t an idiot enough to put my head first into a hopeless raid.
If you have Beast Return enabled, you can decapitate it.
His powers of observation and inspiration, honed in the fierce battle, were able to see through the ogre cub’s abilities.
It seemed to be able to cope with some threats.
Even though he didn’t get a good match, he was a much better enemy than the Ada Unicorn Warlock. Arthas stuck out her tongue at my words.
“You speak well. I have to run away when there is a chance of losing so that I can live to my age. If you want to live a long life as an adventurer, it’s best to work diligently at a level one level lower than your level of skill.”
“Hehe. How does someone who thinks like that do that?”
Isn’t the speaker himself refuting his own logic with his own body? Said Arthas, snoring at him.
“It was my fault for being greedy for grades in my later years. What about that bastard’s silver plate?”
“I’ll be able to pick it up after I get treated. What? Of course, in that case, you would have to support us so that we can come back alive.”
“Haha. Haha!! That’s right!!”
At my words, Arthas grabbed his stomach and laughed. Then, the priest, who was said to be the only one in the village, opened his eyes while treating the vegan.
“Don’t laugh! The wounds are healing!”
“Eck. Sorry hey Anyway, Kitai friend, take this first.”
Arthas held out what looked like a stone from her pillow. She draws and then she says as if she’s reading a boring routine and schedule.
“Before that idiot got hit, he attached something with a tracking spell to the ogre’s clothes.”
“Yes?”
What about location tracking?
I looked at the stone Arthas gave me that looked like a fortune cookie. As I concentrated on her nerves, I could feel the mana. It was proof that a proper magic item was correct.
“The thing they gave you is said to be a magic item that tells you where the ogre is. They say you can put it in your palm and follow it as it moves. Other than that, he explained something, but as you know, he couldn’t understand because he couldn’t speak.”
Arthas took her hat, put it over her face like a cowboy, and said curtly:
“I handed it to him because he asked me to. Whether you use it to escape or chase the ogre, that’s up to you.”
“Thank you. I will write well.”
Since the rune of ᚲ (Kenaz), which I often use for searching, was stolen, I was at a loss as to how to chase the ogre, but it seemed to be of great help.
I can’t believe that vegan, a foreigner, had this kind of talent.
Even an Amman Troller had enough skills to take the silver promotion test. I took a half-moon-shaped stone and wished him a full recovery.
“Don’t die. Shouldn’t I report to the guild instead of you guys?”
Arthas, covering his face with a hat, sensed that we were about to leave and said so.
For a person who drank alcohol while working, it was a little funny that his words were full of worries, but I decided to accept it gratefully for his consideration.
That’s how we came out of the clinic, a temple in name only.
“Tirshi. Me and that bicorn guy over there are going to hunt that ogre from now on, but what do you think?”
“… Whoops. For some reason, it feels like this every time with Nord.”
Since I had explained that Rune’s mana was stolen on the way, Tirshi replied that way. I clapped my hands like I was sick of it.
“Last time it was thesis, and this time it was mana? That’s not wrong. I don’t know why there are so many thieves in this world.”
“It will be the same wherever you go. And, of course, I will go with you.”
Said Tyrsi. Seeing the infirmary and the broken village.
“Nord called my fussiness a ‘duty I don’t have to shoulder,’ but unfortunately that’s wrong. For me, even this is a rehearsal I have to go through.”
“Is that so. Then, please take good care of me this time as well.”
“Of course.”
We ended our conversation with a handshake.
I was momentarily curious, but chose not to ask any questions. What’s the point of digging deep in a situation like this?
Everyone deserves to have big dreams.
【My dear. As I said earlier, even that ogre cannot activate the magic circle until the sun rises.]
Veronica noticed that the conversation was over and said.
【It will take about 5-6 hours until dawn. Is that right?】
“Uh. We have about five hours left.”
I checked my watch and answered that. It doesn’t get any more accurate than that. Is this the body clock or something?
【If that’s the case, even after you’re ready to fight, you still have time to try once or twice.】
“Yes. Even if you fail, there is no harm. Tyrsi. If you don’t mind, could you help us?”
“If the chances of winning increase. What can I help with?”
Tyrsi answered in a hurried mood.
I said closing my watch.
“I will break the curse on Veronica.”
***
Bicorns were originally humanoid gods with horns resembling humans.
I was able to accept Veronica’s true form without any discomfort because I had seen her in her dreams, but this also seemed quite shocking to Tyrsi.
“Yeah, that’s right…”
As I translated and explained Veronica’s words, Tyrsi’s little face turned red.
I’m also a bit sorry for ruining the serious atmosphere from before, but Veronica said that if I regain my godlike form, it will be of greater help when fighting ogres.
For some reason, Veronica is also looking at me as if she is not trustworthy.
【My dear. I have a great doubt that the method you suggested is really the correct answer.]
“This worked for Hamal.”
【I also saw Grani who was at this inn. I couldn’t tell from the outside, but… I am also in a position to help you. Don’t complain anymore.]
Are you complaining so much and then saying that? Tirsi kept her mouth shut and asked a question after seeing Verokina sending out a telepathic message.
“Hey, Nord? How can I talk to a person named Veronica?”
“With rune magic. It is said that the preparation of the mind is now complete.”
“Yes Yes. … But may I ask what will change if I return to my human form?”
“They say you can use other magic. With the structure of the vocal cords of horses, they cannot memorize spells like humans.”
“Ahhh. Indeed. I got it.”
Tirshi nodded his head as if he understood.
It was not a character that could be pronounced with the vocal cords of monsters like rune magic, and other spell systems could not be pronounced correctly without the vocal cords of humans.
Hee heechanting, however, does not seem to activate.
If you think about it, it makes sense.
【Start.】
Veronica sat with her legs crossed, she said resolutely. Tyrsi hesitated, as if embarrassed, then she put her hand on Veronica’s back.
“Turrr!!!”
The effect appeared in an instant. Upon touching the touch of a real maiden recognized by the unicorn’s barrier, Veronica began shaking her body like an epileptic.
【That, you!! Quickly!! Do it quickly!! I feel like my head is going crazy!!]
“No, Nord!!”
At the screams of the two women of different races, I took off my gauntlet and shouted.
“Where are you itching! Just talk!”
【Etc! Neck! Foot! It looks like bugs are crawling all over her ass and breasts!!! Hee hee profit!!!! Bah, blah blah——!!!]
“Then just scrape everything!!”
Transformed into a human filial son, I scratched Veronica’s fluffy fur as if I were playing with a mutt in a country house.
The only way I know of to remove the curse.
That was—— scratching the itchy part!
【Well, is it true that God’s curse is lifted this way?! Aren’t I being teased by you?!]
“I don’t know fuck!! Blame it on the gods who designed it this way!!”
The way to get rid of the curse is to scratch your body! I’ve heard that mythology has a lot of humorous content, but when I actually got caught up in the pranks of the gods in the myth, I didn’t laugh at all.
Mr Chaplin. You are right.
Life, which seems like a comedy, is a tragedy if you look at it up close.
【… Wow!]
It was then. As Tyrsi and I held Veronica in foal mode, feeling like we were in a rodeo, Veronica moaned as if she realized something.
【The frozen mana has been released… Seriously, really?!]
“It even scratches the horns!!”
Perhaps because I was surprised, I grabbed Veronica’s calming horn and scratched it.
“Kyaaah——?!”
It wasn’t until after I kneaded her horns that I realized that they couldn’t tickle her, and Veronica let out a shrieking shriek as her body trembled as if she had been shot.
The scream sounded like a human voice to my ears.
─Paaaaa!!!
A white light rose and Veronica’s body flashed.
As Tirsi and I moved away, the light coalesced into a circle, and human limbs grew as if working glass. It was transforming into a human form.
─Break!!
When the wait of less than three seconds passed.
【… It was dubious, but I really thought the curse would be lifted in a way that didn’t even sound like a joke.]
In front of us, a beautiful woman with sheep horns that I had seen in my dreams appeared.
She was speaking in the old Germanic language, just like when she was using rune magic telepathy, and it was no doubt a voice moving her mouth.
【No, it might not have been an act, but it was possible because it was you. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.]
Saying so, Veronica greeted me gracefully as she put on her traditional Romanian dress——
【──Heh?】
She made a silly noise and opened her eyes wide.
【Uh? Ah? Mo, why is my body still itching… Hiyaaah——?!]
Veronica, screaming inconsistently with the look of someone licking her neck. I caught the guy who was trembling in surprise.
“Hey, hey!! Veronica!! Are you okay?!”
【Oops, it’s okay! Can’t stand it… There is!!】
Is it because he succeeded in releasing the curse he so longed for and returned to his human form? Veronica appealed that she was as calm as if she was cheating.
【But what the hell are you talking about!! Dear!! What happened to my body?! I can’t stand the smell of water and virgins!!]
The smell of a virgin was a fucking amazing expression. I asked Tirsi, who was at a loss as to what to do with my intuition.
“T-Tirshi!! Sorry!! Please stay out for a minute!!”
“Yes, four!!”
She asked her to step aside, wondering if Tyrsi might cause her rejection of her virginity, but Veronica’s trembling didn’t stop even when her blushing Tyrsi went outside.
“Hey! It’s because it’s itching somewhere!”
【Oh, it’s not itchy. The chills, the disgust, it feels like I’m going to vomit!]
When I asked a question while holding her by the shoulder, Veronica trembled and answered. Even her tears welled up in her eyes.
[The part that touched you is fine, but why! I thought this boring curse was finally lifted!! There is not even one virgin in this place–]
Veronica, who had contorted her face as if in pity, looked down at her hands as if she had suddenly noticed something in her.
1 sec.
2 seconds.
3 seconds.
【──Ah.】
So Veronica, her face red as if it had been burned, returned to her horse form.
The first attempt at Haeju work ended in failure.
