Chapter 778 – 778. The Scream of the Hounds (3)
“It’s a real scam! How could this be!?”
Eun-hyeon smiled and asked her if Ju-hong’s reaction, pouring out all her regrets, was fun.
“How many records did you get?”
“…”
Ju-hong, a prisoner woman with bobbed crimson hair, trembled for a moment and turned her head away from Eun-hyeon to avoid her gaze.
“… I don’t know. How do I know?”
Although he knew the truth, Ju-hong pretended not to know it because he did not want to talk about it right now.
It is Emilia, the doll girl who returned to the tent with the Suin woman, who answered Eun-hyeon’s question on her behalf.
“One minute and twenty-seven seconds.”
“Poop.”
Erin barely held back her momentary burst of laughter, but Erin’s reaction made the scarlet bob-haired woman’s face even redder.
“Ah! Do not laugh!”
That’s why she didn’t want to tell her story in front of Erin.
She laughed at every look because it was obvious she was going to make fun of herself.
“But, I was so confident. What did he say? I thought you said you would break my record of 38 seconds easily?”
“Ah-oh! That’s real!”
She hates what she’s doing, but she couldn’t really beat her record, so she couldn’t help but feel frustrated.
The prisoner woman, shouting hotly, eventually turned her head back to Eunhyeon.
“Chi… Brother! He’s laughing at me!”
“Calm down. Hong Ah. Let’s eat rice first. Are you hungry because you moved a lot?”
At Erin’s provocation, Eunhyeon clenched her fists to soothe her trembling vermilion.
“Do you think I can finally get rid of my anger over rice!? Whose side is your brother on!?”
It’s a really difficult question to answer.
Should I take the side of her wife or the side of her sister?
As she delayed answering with a wry smile, Lily interrupted at her good timing.
“Hongah. You have to eat it before it gets cold. It’s delicious to eat when it’s warm.”
Lily put a fork and spoon in her hand, quickly recommending the food that was set on the table in vermilion.
The smell of rising food tickled my nose and stimulated my empty stomach.
Perhaps it was because he couldn’t stand the smell even more since he had been on the move all day, so Ju-hong glared at Erin and moved her hand.
“Joy! You really look I will definitely break your record someday!”
“You know I’ll be quiet too? If I finish this training schedule, I will break the record too!”
Erin didn’t take a word from her either and responded by lighting up her eyes.
Cha Hanseong, who became uncomfortable with the harsh atmosphere, glanced at Eunhyun and asked.
“Even if you don’t dry it… Are you okay?”
“Why are you drying? It’s nice to see.”
“…”
Where the hell is this atmosphere like sparks bouncing between each other’s gaze?
However, only Cha Han-seong was actually paying attention.
Lily was just looking at the two of them with a smile, while the Heilang members focused on eating dinner, ignoring the scuffle between the two.
It is already the 4th day that this training is going on.
Cha Hanseong belatedly understood that this dinner scene was a daily occurrence.
In fact, from that point of view, Erin and Juhong seemed to be watching a quarrel between fairly close friends.
“Eat a lot. Hong-ah.”
“… Huh.”
Ju-hong, who lost his energy after the scuffle, nodded as if his anger had subsided as Eun-hyeon comforted him.
“Hmm?”
And I found Cha Han-seong belatedly.
“Who are you?”
“Oh, hello. My name is Hansung Cha… I am Eunhyunnim’s acquaintance.”
“Oh, my name… If… ?”
“Yes. You’re right.”
As if she had forgotten all her anger until now, the Suin woman gave a slightly surprised expression and introduced herself happily.
“My name is vermilion. Hyun is her brother’s younger sister.”
Although Ju-hong was originally a person who was wary of people and kept a distance, the common ground that he was from the same earth was more welcome than I thought.
“Brother… This is it.”
“Why?”
“No. It’s nothing. Haha.”
Cha Hanseong shook his head and hesitated.
At first, he thought he was a Heilang member being trained by Eunhyeon.
It was because many of those who belonged to Heilangdan included many beastmen.
But what she immediately gave up on that idea was the strange atmosphere she had that was a bit different.
The Heilang members who were eating dinner in a hurry in this barracks had a tendency to notice or shrink strangely in front of Eunhyeon, Erin, or Lily.
Rather than simply acknowledging the difference in power that exists between them and lowering its tail, it is more like a hunting dog facing the existence of an absolutely irresistible master.
On the other hand, this scarlet-haired woman is a bit different.
Far from looking at someone’s notice or being intimidated, he is very free and confident.
Besides, since she quarreled with Erin like that, I recognized that her position here was a bit different from that of Heilang.
If I had to question it, wouldn’t she be an acquaintance who had a connection with Eun-hyeon like herself?
Even though she said yes, she never thought that Eun-hyeon would have a sister of hers.
Cha Han-seong doesn’t know the details of Eun-hyeon’s story at all.
‘Such a great coincidence…’
What is the probability that the two siblings who have memories of their previous lives living on Earth will meet here again?
To the point of feeling awe at seeing the near-zero probability as a reality.
“By the way, what were you doing to make you feel bad?”
“That is…”
Ju-hong frowned, perhaps feeling offended by Cha Han-sung’s question.
“This is the training Cha Han-seong will do starting tomorrow. Better to experience it yourself.”
“… Oh, I see.”
Cha Hanseong looked suspiciously at Eunhyun, who blocked Juhong’s explanation with a meaningful tone.
He is a person who thinks of an extraordinary training content that uses Ash to teach Heilang members to play hide and seek.
Obviously not the contents of normal training.
For some reason, I felt uneasy.
After dinner and tidying up after her, the sun had set.
As soon as the Heilang members realized that the training was over, they felt tired belatedly.
In the aftermath of running through the woods all day, muscles all over the body throb and every bone aches.
The accumulated physical and mental fatigue after suffering from the strong pressure that they might be eaten by an alien being beyond common sense constricts the body and makes the mind distant.
The Heilang members headed for the tent set up for sleeping and did not exchange a single word with each other.
I don’t even have the strength to open my mouth and speak out.
I just wanted to quickly throw myself into my sleeping bag and rest.
Today was a terrible day.
But then, facing the fact that the coming ‘tomorrow’ is a repetition of ‘today’ again, they fell asleep one by one.
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Inside the tent, Eunhyeon massaged Lily’s shoulder as she was sitting on the cot.
“Lily. You worked hard today.”
“No. Master. Master and Erin suffered more than me.”
Lily shook her head as if she hadn’t done anything worthy of praise, but she still smiled delightedly at the kindness of her sister, who acknowledged her hardships.
“Still, it wasn’t easy.”
It didn’t matter who suffered more.
She cooked all day by the fire, and she never thought that her job would be easy and simple, as she had to prepare all three meals for the Heilang members.
Preparing and serving meals for dozens of people, not just one or two people, outdoors is not such a simple matter.
During Heilangdan’s training period, Lily wakes up and spends the whole day preparing three meals a day and cleaning up after dishes.
“The owner also helped. Rather, leave everything to me and rest in peace…”
“I can’t.”
“Ah, ha, ah…”
A strange sigh escaped her Lily’s mouth as she loosened the muscles in her tight shoulders.
Lily leaned her body against Eun-hyeon’s chest as her tired body gradually loosened up.
“It feels good…”
Lily, who carefully looked up at her Eun-hyeon, appealed with her eyes that wanted something from her.
Understanding the meaning of those eyes, Eunhyeon also smiled and kissed her mouth.
“Huh…”
As the two embraced each other through a light kiss and shared affection, Erin came into the tent after taking a shower.
“I came… Ah!”
Erin, who noticed the two of them, puffed out her cheeks and looked pouty.
“Except me! Too bad!”
Eunhyeon and Lily laughed at Erin.
Barely this much, Torajidani, Erin, her youngest child, must be too fond of them even if they like them.
“It’s not like that. Erin. Come on.”
“Huh.”
Erin fell into Lily’s arms, who beckoned her, and she landed lightly on her lap.
“The owner was massaging her shoulders saying he was having a hard time.”
“Do you even kiss during the massage?”
“Then do you hate Erin?”
“No. Good! Me too!”
The two seemed to be having fun kissing Erin on her mouth and starting her massage as well.
In fact, among the three, it was Erin who moved the most.
She had to watch the training of the Heilang members all day, so if she moved more than them, she would move.
“Haaa~. I feel good…”
Acupressure was applied to her shoulders, legs, and other places to loosen her tight muscles.
“By the way, Hyuna.”
“Huh?”
“You really want Cha Han-seong to do that training?”
“I think so, but why?”
“Um… Wouldn’t it be a bit difficult now? Because now Emilia… It’s pretty strong. Actually, she teased her like that, but do you understand that Hongi is upset?”
Have we already become close enough to call each other without hesitation?
I couldn’t help but laugh at the thought that Erin and Ju-hong had a very good relationship, whether it was because they were in the same age range or because they had similar personalities.
“Well, but that depends on Cha Han-sung’s efforts. And…”
“Hee!?”
Eunhyeon pressed her thumb on Erin’s left shoulder, which was solid like a hard stone.
Surprised, Erin’s upper body trembled like a live fish and glanced at Eunhyun.
“Oh, you were surprised… !”
“Haha, is it? And since we plan to use it for the Heilang members later, we need at least one more data.”
This was a good opportunity for Cha Han-seong, and at the same time, Eun-hyeon had merit.
“… The Black Wand people. I don’t want to sympathize with you, but honestly, I want to cheer you up a little bit right now.”
Erin had a puzzled look on her face as she continued to massage the two of them.
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“Aaaaagh!”
The fifth day after Heilangdan’s training begins.
As usual, the chase with Ash started again in the forest full of the screams of the Heilang members.
For Cha Han-seong, it was the first day of training.
Now, Cha Hanseong looked at Emilia in front of him and looked at Eunhyun’s face in turn, making a puzzled expression.
“Eunhyeon? This situation…”
“What I can suggest to Cha Han-sung is not that groundbreaking. Just… It’s just about helping you build combat experience that simulates extreme real combat.”
“… That, the explanation itself makes sense. But what about this child?”
“That child is Cha Han-sung’s opponent.”
“… Yes?”
Cha Hanseong made a dumbfounded expression.
Could it be that his training partner was a young girl who was less than half his height?
No. Even Cha Han-seong knew that she was not an ordinary girl.
“Not exactly just a kid. An automatic anti-personnel combat doll that integrates data from various group tactics. It’s ‘Elder Brain’.”
She is an automatic combat doll created by Archis, who taught Eun-hyeon a special skill called puppetry.
“…”
It was very embarrassing to Cha Han-seong, who had only been aware of it as a golem that could understand people’s words and faithfully carry out orders.
And now he didn’t even have time to sort out the mess.
“Then please begin.”
“Now, wait a minute. Eunhyun-nim, no matter how much you call it a doll, it’s a little bit hard to hit a doll in the form of a child like this…”
Cooong!
As if to forcefully cut off Cha Han-seong’s words, huge objects appeared out of the air and collided with the floor.
There were well ten black boxes that could be seen beyond, and they were in the shape of coffins.
“Person-to-person combat system. Ready to maneuver.”
Unlike the flustered Cha Han-seong, the doll girl who spoke in a calm tone was very calm and calm.
However, unlike that calm appearance, the doll girl Emilia’s behavior was unstoppable.
As if she was trying to make the human in front of her realize her delusion, who only saw her own façade and doubted her combat abilities.
Clap!
The cover of the black coffin is opened, and the dolls that stand up inside are different in appearance, but they are dolls with a girlish appearance wearing the same goth loli costumes as Emilia.
The dolls all looked at Cha Hanseong while equipping their respective armaments.
“Dominus troops. Ready to maneuver.”
“… !”
Cha Han-sung, realizing something belatedly, tensed his shoulders.
Emilia took one step forward and finished her preparations.
“You seem to be misunderstanding something. You will have to do your best. Otherwise…”
If necessary, he should not hesitate to use the holy sword Durandal.
“Because it won’t end with a broken limb.”
With that warning at the end, Emilia gave an order to the organized puppets.
“Formation B. Offensive.”
The dolls rushed at Cha Han-seong all at once.
