Chapter 177 – Cannibals (4)
We went through a lull in about 10 minutes.
“What happened?”
When Tyrsi returned to the room, I questioned Veronica (foal mode), who had no energy.
I thought I was a bit quick-witted, but I couldn’t figure out what was wrong with this incident.
‘I don’t think Tyrsi was the cause.’
There were two curses placed on the bicorns.
The first is her virgin allergy.
If you get close to a chaste person who has not lost his chastity, your body will reject you or something.
The second is the curse of not being able to maintain the humanoid true form in front of others.
Would it be easy to understand if it was a curse that changed people into the form of words in front of people? Because of this, Veronica has to live in the form of a horse, even though her self-consciousness is close to that of a human, and she cannot even memorize her magic spells.
If what I know is correct, the bicorns are in a state where this hot curse is set, but the curse wasn’t supposed to be lifted properly just a while ago?
“You returned to human form while I was there. Wasn’t the second curse lifted?”
【… ᛒ(Berkanan).】
Veronica transformed again, as if one hundred words is worth seeing.
It was rune magic with a true meaning that modern people from another world could not use. The letters between the horns transformed Veronica’s body just like when the curse was lifted.
I blinked my eyes, not knowing why.
“What. Are you all right?”
【If you just transform, there is nothing difficult. Since changing the shape was also a skill of the Sky God, there are dozens of combinations of letters that mean ‘change’ even in runes. It would be easy for me to return to human form if it wasn’t for the curse.]
─Burr. Saying that in a voice, Veronica trembled.
【… But it seems that the curse is only half lifted. Is it possible for me to return to my original form now… Other curses were less resolved.]
Veronica, who had returned to her divine form, seemed to be forcibly enduring unknown pain as she shook his body.
Physiological reaction, like a person wearing only a short-sleeved T-shirt in cold weather!
No matter how much I thought about it, I was impressed by the feeling of inconsistency.
“So what do you mean? Wouldn’t the curse be lifted if you can be a god in front of others?”
【… … Isn’t there a curse left on those who are pure?]
“Because of her virginity allergy, she won’t be able to keep her god status? You couldn’t stand it even when Tyrsi wasn’t there before. It just seems like the curse didn’t break properly—”
As I said that, I woke up.
Certainly, in this room earlier, there was no Armathingsigi-san, who had been planted with a virgin mark by a combination of virgin and non-virgin bugs.
Therefore, the probability that Veronica had an allergic reaction because of Tyrsi was 0%. There’s no way I would have been judged as an adah with only two fucking wives.
According to the elimination law, there is only one person left.
Nope, just one.
“… Hey. Veronica. Are you okay when you’re in foal mode?”
【Poem, noisy!! So much!! If you’re patient, you’ll have to be patient!!]
Veronica, her face red, trembled as if someone were tickling her with her feathers. She said in real time she was under the curse penalty.
‘… Is Veronica taking damage from her curse because she herself is her virgin?’
Since he was fine when he was in foal mode, it must have been a side effect of the curse being loosely lifted. It’s okay, but I don’t think I intended to react like that. It’s not even the curse of obscenity.
Still, given that she was able to endure it, did her allergy to virginity somehow lessen? Otherwise, she might be enduring it with her guts.
Anyway, Veronica shouted, folding her arms in her style and holding her head stiff like her aristocrat.
【Only one side! Now, if you just curse the other side, all of our clan’s long-cherished wishes will be resolved!]
“Oh yes.”
【There is only one step left! Dear! Thanks again! Your merit is great!]
Veronica congratulating me standing in style with her arms crossed.
However, it was painful to watch because my legs were just shaking after shouting vigorously.
Tirsi was caringly ignoring me, but I pointed at the slim, stretched vibration legs without hesitation.
“Don’t force yourself and come back to your foal form. Until I find a way to lift the rest of the curse, I can’t just stay as a horse.”
【I hate it!! I hate the life of walking on all fours!!]
“No, I need to understand.”
At my words, Veronica used her swarm. It’s harder than putting up with it, so why are you harassing me?
It was obvious that I was thinking, what kind of idiot was this? Veronica insisted.
【What do you say you know!! I feel like I’m going to bite my tongue out of shame and rejection!! Aren’t you able to think of my feelings even a little?!]
“What are you talking about, I have a similar experience, so I know it well. But if you want to be treated properly, you shouldn’t be ashamed to explain sexual things like this. Right, Tyrsi?”
“Don’t ask me!! At that time, it was a medical practice!!”
At my words, Tyrsi, who had her eyes on my groin for about 0.3 seconds, covered his face and screamed as if she was ashamed of herself.
The doctor who diagnosed my Juji at his 2nd meeting was Tyrsi and his friend. Did I get to see my Juji so blatantly that it was modeled like a 3D model blueprint? Probably remembered that.
By the way, to think that Kang Buk-ho, a Korean 21st-century Korean who lived in the age of buffet-minism, could easily bring up such a sexual topic with women.
Things in the world are really unpredictable. I said with a feeling of deep emotion.
“Anyway, you can be proud. I didn’t do anything wrong, so what?”
“No, that’s right!! Chastity is nothing to be ashamed of!”
【Don’t comfort me!! Don’t look at me with understanding eyes!!]
At the consolation of Tyrsi’s strange sympathy, Veronica protested, but could not stand it and went back to her colt mode. It seemed that her concentration had been lost.
Still, while she was able to concentrate, she regained her original form, so it was a great improvement.
‘If I tell you really, really, it’s all going to be resolved once Veronica takes off her Ada ticket.’
However, there was no way that her party, Veronica, would not know that, so she didn’t bother to say anything.
Veronica said she didn’t know whether to be happy or sad.
【Anyway, it seems possible to use magic during battle. You don’t know when the detection magic that your party put on will be released. Can we leave immediately?]
“OK. We thought that even if we were caught, we would have to wait near the magic circle, but if the ogre pups persevere and wait for days and days, we will be at a disadvantage.”
I said what I was thinking while preparing.
Even if you knew the enemy’s destination, it would be difficult to stay in ambush for a long time considering food supplies and toilets.
I didn’t think the ogre pup would be so cautious either, but if that pup played at her house for a week or so and she came to visit us, we would be too hard on ourselves.
Why, even in the 21st century, didn’t snipers ambush while peeing in their pants?
I keep waiting for an ogre who doesn’t know when it will come, and then start fighting after losing all my concentration. I hate the same thing. Let’s start the chase while the stone made by vegan is still twitching.
Tirsi said, covering her reddened ears.
“Still, the means of communication is a problem. Nord. Could you ask Veronica-san if I can connect my thoughts with rune magic?”
“Ah, yes.”
When I did as I was asked, Veronica shook her head.
【Use the rune of ᚴ(Kaunan) to connect your consciousness. Perhaps because the curse was partially lifted, communication between non-Bicorns became possible.]
“Isn’t that what it used to be?”
[Because not only the vocal chords of the body were restricted, but also the soul. That’s why I was able to talk only to you who knew the bicorn language.]
“Oh yeah?”
Well, if conversation becomes possible with rune magic, the meaning of the curse will fade.
Gregory Samza, who had turned into a bug, would have had a slightly happier ending if he had been able to speak human language.
“ᚴ(Kaunan).”
Veronica recited the rune with voice. The rune flew away and was absorbed into Tyrsi’s body.
Tirshi was a little awkward at first, then said.
【Can I say this?】
“Yeah. I can hear you.”
He didn’t open his mouth, but Tyrsi’s words were heard telepathically. I answered with a voice and smacked my lips.
‘This application is also useful. Even if it wasn’t for mana consumption…’
It was like using MP every time you talked, so it wasn’t very effective over the radio.
I can also talk directly to the head similarly by using ᚨ (Ansuz), but it is not very practical due to fuel economy and the fact that mana spreads and is not suitable for covert activities.
On the other hand, ᚴ (Kaunan) does not spread mana, but the MP consumption problem was the same disadvantage. Veronica drank the mana potion I gave her and said.
[After entering the forest, let’s talk with everyone. Because you have to move quietly.]
“I will. Ah, cancel the rune you gave to Tyrsi later? It’s enough to have a dream party with you.”
“Are you dreaming?”
【I-I should have told you to forget everything about that time!!】
“Oh, that’s right. I forgot.”
After talking like that, we headed to the Holy Tree Forest as indicated by the stone locator.
***
TV commercials in the 21st century often describe forests as a treasure trove of peaceful and warm nature.
In fact, when you enter the forest at night, that sound disappears.
The state-of-the-art car of Hyeondae runs on the paved road in the forest, and you feel a sense of majesty, not sophistication. Right now, I feel exactly the same way.
【I’m glad the moonlight is bright.】
Said Tyrsi. We couldn’t turn on the lanterns for covert activities, so we were running down the street relying on the faint moonlight.
Veronica, who ran well, asked if it was a lie to show her disapproval of walking on four legs.
【My dear. What is the direction?】
【Keep going straight. Seeing the vibration getting stronger, it’s closer.]
【If you go on like this, you will be in the direction of the Holy Tree Forest. That bastard, he’s waiting for the right time in front of the magic circle.]
Was it because of the anger that the clan’s sanctuary had been invaded? The expression was elusive, but Veronica showed anger in her voice.
【Stop.】
It was then. I sent a stop sign to the party in mind.
─Brurrr.
The stone in my palm vibrated strongly. The ogre pup seemed to be nearby. The party started paying attention to the sound of footsteps without my explanation.
Veronica stopped us from wandering around so carefully.
【From here on, it’s the holy tree’s forest. Open a gap in the barrier.]
─Poof! As Veronica whipped her horn, the invisible transparent membrane cracked as if unzipping her. We set our tension to the max and went into the Holy Forest.
There was not much change between the inside and outside of the barrier.
It’s the same as outside the barrier, except that the cries of the insects have disappeared.
Still, if only Tirsi and I had come, we would have wandered and gone somewhere else. Sanctuaries like this are usually not allowed to enter without permission.
However, we were not surprised to see an unauthorized intruder entering the forest.
There was nothing like a magic circle, a clearing in the forest with a tombstone!
The back of an ogre crouching there was nothing strange to me.
‘There is.’
He put on the hood and he didn’t budge to see if he was thinking about something. I half-opened my eyes when I found the leaves the vegan had attached to the kid’s back. Said Veronica.
【Magic will be discovered during chanting. How about throwing a spear as soon as you activate your body strengthening magic?]
【Uh. To do so But before that, I have something to say.]
I made an appropriate gesture with my hand while talking to the party members.
It was a gesture that seemed to have nothing to do with talking, but the party members who saw the gesture seemed to understand after hearing the explanation. I moved, being careful not to hit the branch with my spear somewhere.
I moved about 3 meters away and went to a place where I could accurately aim for the back of the ogre cub.
I finished preparing the javelin in two seconds and threw the javelin as hard as I saw in the spearmanship manual. And I didn’t forget to activate Beast Return.
─Whee-ae-ae-ae!!
─Crisp.
At that moment, I heard the sound of stepping on leaves from the tree with my back to me.
Footsteps at a low volume that you would never have noticed if it was normal!
However, I blew mana into my right hand, which was covered by the javelin stance. The claws of Mana that had caught the tabula and put it in her hand popped out.
“Are you going to be fooled by that, you idiot!!”
I leaped from my seat and stuck my fingernails in. The ogre, who had jumped down from the tree to break my claw, twisted the corners of his mouth hideously.
“It feels better than I thought.”
─Sigh!!
─Pueruk!!
Me and the ogre cub collided in the air.
