Chapter 211 – 211. Traces of Fanaticism (3)
“Impossed… Yo. This?”
Returning to the guest room at the inn, Eleanor asked in surprise as she checked the condition of the boy lying on the bed.
The time of dawn, before the sun has risen yet, was very quiet during the time when all the villagers were asleep.
“Uh.”
Eunhyun calmly nodded and explained.
“Simply put, they possessed the body, took control of the body, manipulated the possessed body, and moved it to their cave.”
What they have in common is that all the missing people disappeared on their own feet.
In particular, in the case of ordinary people who do not possess the ability to resist magic at all, they cannot resist this mental type of magic.
“Didn’t I say that mental magic was special? I think you said that only demons can use it… ?”
“Ice magic is an exception.”
“… Miss Illyana?”
Illyana answered Eleanor’s question with a puzzled look.
“Impossessive arts and spirit-type magic used by demons are a bit different.”
Most of the mental magic used by demons is dangerous magic that interferes with the target’s mind and destroys the mind and heart.
A typical example is the brainwashing that succubuses use.
In particular, it is different from the lower level succubus who show dreams and cause hallucinations by interfering with the mind.
The mental control of high-ranking succubuses is at such a level that they can carry out dangerous ideological alterations to the extent that they do not hesitate to tear apart their own children whom they have nurtured with affection and have them eat human flesh.
“Unlike the mental series of demons that cause harm just by using it, this possessing magic simply takes possession of the other person’s body and steals control of the body.”
That alone is enough dangerous magic, but as long as the possessed soul leaves the body as it is, it does no harm to the damaged body.
“Tsk…”
“… ?”
Eleanor notices Illyana clicking her tongue as if she is in a bad mood.
“The awkward thing is that this ‘possession magic’ is also a type of magic that falls under the category of black magic.”
“Ah…”
Realizing the reason Iliana was uncomfortable, Eleanor sighed lightly.
Since she was ignorant of black magic, she muttered carefully watching her eyes.
Because she felt something uneasy, something that bothered her.
“Black magic in the characteristics of handling the soul…”
Furthermore, I think about the reaction of Illyana, who is in a bad mood, and put that guess in her mouth.
“I wonder if this is the art of possessing…”
“That’s right. It’s similar to the necromancer we saw then.”
A necromantic technique that manipulates the souls of other people who have become dead to play with the corpses along with the souls.
A technique of possessiveness in which one manipulates one’s own soul to steal the body of another person and play with the body of the living.
Although the method of use and its effect are very different, they have a similar commonality in that they deal with the soul.
“Besides, the energy that flowed from that altar earlier seems to be related to that crazy bitch. That’s right?”
“… I’m not sure yet. Just because you use fraud doesn’t mean that all the causes are connected to Mediah. But… It is true that the possibility of a connection is high.”
Bringing out Mediah’s name out of her own mouth wasn’t a very good feeling from Eunhyeon’s point of view.
“Ha, it really varies.”
Illyana frowned in her irritation.
It is also funny to confirm again and again about what actually happened.
If others had said it, they would have snorted and asked why they thought so, but in the case of Eun-hyeon, who can read other people’s memories, there is no need to go through the confirmation process.
Aside from the feelings of love, the feelings of trust that Illyana has for her Eun-hyeon are also strong.
Besides, after she directly sensed the existence of the creepy energy she felt with her own skin, she had more confidence than Eun-hyeon.
“They… What were you trying to do with this child’s body there?”
“Well, I don’t know what she was doing, but… I know exactly what a child’s body is used for there.”
“That…”
Eleanor also frowned at Illyana’s guess.
“Eleanor is right. She is a human sacrifice.”
Eleanor makes an uncomfortable expression at Eun-hyeon’s naked expression.
“Human sacrifice, sacrifice… Then, the three missing people who were said to have disappeared before this child have already…”
“It must be dead.”
“Ah…”
Sighs of sadness filled the room.
However, Eun-hyeon’s current head was not so relaxed enough to express condolences for her disappearing life.
“The problem is what the heck was he trying to decorate through that human sacrifice ceremony…”
At first glance, it is clear that this is not the normal purpose.
It was difficult for her to think that the ritual of offering human bodies and souls would bring good results.
In particular, Eun-hyeon, who had been expressing strangely deep feelings of anger towards the Dark Elves, could not stand still with the Dark Elves.
“What are you going to do now? Those dark elves are plotting something by kidnapping people. Are you going to leave it like this?”
“Let’s go to the elves’ village a little more quickly.”
“Are you going there to tell me this?”
“Rather than conveying it, there is no way that the World Tree could not have sensed such a strong morale. Or I thought something might be wrong.”
Eunhyun thought that she should urgently visit the elf village and check to see if anything has happened.
“Huh. Okay.”
The story ended like that, and the day dawned.
In the morning, Eun-hyeon told the innkeeper who came to the counter that he had not been able to resolve the request after guiding the boy who suddenly disappeared at dawn.
In fact, it was correct to organize all the group of Dark Elves who kidnapped the boy and remove the cause of the problem, but there was no way they would be properly convinced by explaining the existence of Dark Elves out of the blue, and there was no intention of disclosing their existence. .
In the first place, Eun-hyeon, who had no intention of accepting the request money raised by collecting pennies from a small village, told Eun-hyeon that her request had failed, and she didn’t care much if the innkeeper looked at her with a disappointing look.
“Yes… ?”
The innkeeper listened to Eunhyeon’s report and replied with a subtle expression.
“I’m sorry I couldn’t solve the problem.”
“No. It can’t be.”
The innkeeper shook her head.
“Before we leave the village, we will set up a barrier in this village. It can’t block all threats, but at least it will rule out witch beasts snooping around the village.”
“Thank you… This is out of commission.”
Seeing the blunt money bag placed on the counter reception desk, Eun-hyeon waved her hand with a surprised expression.
“No. I am…”
“Just take it. I don’t know what’s going on, but I can notice.”
“…”
“I don’t know why you’re lying, but if you brought that child to the inn, doesn’t that mean something really happened?”
In addition, the fact that he came back intact makes me speculate that he may have solved the case.
Although the innkeeper did not know the details of the disappearance case that took place in this village, he was aware that Eun-hyeon had solved the case.
“Even though I run an inn in this small town, unless you are an idiot, you have to notice that there is something different between this town and the adventurers and guests who have visited my inn.”
In the first place, Eun-hyeon lied that she hadn’t been able to solve the request and didn’t want to get paid. From the innkeeper’s point of view, Eun-hyeon’s behavior was a fresh reaction different from other adventures.
“Does it matter?”
“Just take it. I’ll tell the village chief.”
“… Thank you.”
It wasn’t polite to refuse too much, so Eun-hyeon nodded her head and put the money bag the innkeeper had suggested into her arms.
“Have a good rest.”
“Good bye.”
Following that, Illyana and Eleanor greeted each other by shaking hands or bowing their heads.
“Goodbye to your wives, that man is very blessed.”
Eun-Hyeon and the others left the inn with compliments on how good they were, and moved to the designated point to set up a barrier to protect the entire village.
“Hyunah. Did you hear You said you were blessed to see us.”
“Know. I heard you.”
Until now, Illyana, who had not been particularly impressed by the appearance that others praised, was strutting with a satisfied smile at the innkeeper’s praise, which was rare.
Eleanor is also walking her way, blushing, which is a less than disgusting reaction.
Eun-hyeon inspected the contents of the money bag she kept in her arms.
The weight itself is quite heavy, boasting a fairly colossal sense of weight, but everything in the pocket is a fairy tale.
Even if you counted the value, it didn’t come to that big amount.
But
“Illyana.”
“Huh?”
“The magic stone I was trying to use for the protective barrier. Let’s change it to superlative, not intermediate.”
“Huh?”
In the moment of Eun-hyun’s decision, I looked at him with my eyes wide open as if I was surprised.
He smiled and nodded his head slightly.
“Huh. Good.”
[Whoops.]
Belldandy smiled happily and stroked Eunhyun’s hair.
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“Haha. Hyuna. Are you still far away?”
While walking in her rugged mountains, Illyana, whose physical strength was draining, finally couldn’t stand it and opened her mouth again.
“We are almost there.”
Eunhyun, who continued to walk while staring at the top of the mountain, calmly gave the same answer to Illyana’s question over and over again.
“… Do you know that this is only the fourth story?”
“Because you say that every five minutes.”
“You can honestly ask me in five minutes!”
Enraged, Illyana sat down on the floor as it was.
“Oh, I don’t know! It’s really hard now! My legs hurt too!”
Eunhyun, who had no choice but to stop her steps, looked down at Illyana.
‘Is this really the limit?’
Eunhyun measured the distance to her destination.
‘I came about 3/4 of the way through.’
It is said that they benefited from the improvement of their basic physical abilities through the prayer of blessing through Eleanor, but considering that their basic physical strength is of very poor quality as they do not exercise at all, it is not surprising that Illyana’s coming to this point is the result of great effort. I had no intention of denying it either.
Even so, why is she squinting her eyes and making a disapproving expression?
‘Wherever you look at that, she’s 42 years old.’
Who can believe that a mature-looking woman in her early 20s who is sitting on the floor complaining and complaining about her is actually a woman in her 40s.
“Didn’t you think that you were completely a lady on the inside and that you didn’t have any kids at all?”
“… I didn’t think that far.”
“This X meal? Anyway, did you have similar thoughts?”
“How is Eleanor? Are you still able to walk?”
“Hey! Don’t ignore it!”
Eleanor smiled wryly, wiping the sweat from her forehead, and shook her head in response to Eun-hyun’s concern over her condition.
“I am still fine.”
Eleanor, who was at least familiar with the experience of marching, was better than Illyana in this respect.
“Okay. Okay.”
Eunhyun nodded her head and bent her knees with her back to Illyana who was sitting on the floor.
“Get up.”
“Huh?”
“Up. I will carry you until we reach the village.”
“Really?”
“If you don’t like it, just go back…”
“No! I’ll lift you up! I’m going up!”
Illyana jumped on Eunhyun’s back, who was trying to get up from her seat again by bending over on her knees.
“Whoops.”
She put on a happy expression and held Eun-hyun’s neck tightly with both her hands and buried her face in the nape of her left neck, taking a deep breath.
“Sue…”
Then she took a moment to savor the air, then exhaled her breath.
“Haaa…”
“Hey, what are you doing on someone else’s back?”
“Huh, I can see why you are so obsessed with the nape of my neck.”
“… I?”
Eunhyeon opened her eyes wide at the words she heard for the first time as if it was the first time in a while and asked again.
“Ha, you weren’t even aware of it?”
Illyana is even more puzzled that she is oblivious to the behavior of her doggedly obsessing over her own scent every time she has sex.
“Iknow, right. I don’t think she was aware of it…”
“… Even Eleanor.”
Considering Eleanor’s reaction, sympathizing with Illyana’s words while smiling bitterly, I even thought that this part should be acknowledged.
And the moment she was about to say something back, she felt the presence of the senses she habitually used at regular intervals and felt her footsteps.
“Illyana.”
“Huh?”
“I have to get off.”
“… Chit.”
He tried to protest how long it had been since he had been on his back, but when he read his serious expression, he had no choice but to click his tongue and comply.
Before long, dozens of elves appeared from the forest and pointed their bows at Eun-hyeon and the others and shouted.
“Who are you! Reveal your identity!”
