Chapter 273 – The Battle for the Bride
#272.
Upon entering the open laboratory, I saw Chorin standing on top of a magic circle that was subtly emitting mana.
She greets you right away.
“You came just fine. I was going to call you anyway.”
“You did? What happen?”
Seeing her smiling all over her face, she seemed to be in a very good mood. When I asked what it was, she raised her hand.
Wow!
At the same time, through the dimensional door that opened in the palm of his hand, a branch of fresh green grew out and split into five branches with his fingers.
And each branch had a different attribute of magic.
Fire, water, wind, earth, light.
It’s just a basic magic that doesn’t even have much power, but anyway, a total of 6 magics were cast simultaneously.
And even without a single chant.
In other words, now she has achieved the state of no-changing.
“Awesome. Have you finally reached eight stars?”
“That’s right. While she was researching, she suddenly had a flash of enlightenment. I finally caught up with Jaehee.”
“It’s really great.”
“Hehe, why don’t you show it with your actions instead of just praising?”
Her eyes, which had an intelligent charm, were colored strangely. Blood rushes downward at her gestures, exuding her erotic aura.
Gaon, who gulped down her saliva as he watched her fingers tap her chest, soon regained her sanity and pushed her away.
Then, Chorin grunts with a slightly dissatisfied expression and backs away.
“Chit… What’s your business?”
“Kuhm! In fact, I just got a call from Lugiena that Mr. Chorin’s mother has found out where she is.”
Chorin’s face changed. She strode forward and asked, her eyes trembling as if she had heard an unbelievable story.
“… Really? Really!?”
“Of course. It is said to be in Bistrof, the kingdom of beasts. As a diner of the Eunrang tribe, he seems to be doing well.”
“It was all right… Thank god. Thank god…”
At the detailed explanation, Chorin was relieved and shed tears. In fact she hadn’t been able to find her whereabouts for four years, so she would have been prepared for her just in case.
It is very difficult for her mother, Lee Su-rin, to overcome this harsh world.
Chorin took a few deep breaths to control her emotions, then wiped away her tears and said:
“Can we leave right away tomorrow?”
“Sure. I will tell the others, so I am preparing in the meantime.”
“… Thank you very much. I’m glad Gaon is with me.”
“What I will say. Then I’ll go first. See you later.”
Gaon stormed out of her lab to give her Chorin time to think for herself, then she immediately pulled out her communicator and began contacting her group.
Lucipeon’s influence has not yet reached Bistrof, so if a conflict occurs, she will suffer quite a bit.
For that purpose, the number of people who can be mobilized must be gathered as much as possible.
‘Anyway, should I call this a meeting?’
Things are different for her from when she met Ha-yeon’s brother. Lee Soo-rin is obviously older than him, so she can’t accept it as comfortably as she did back then.
Seeing what she had been through with Lee Incell not long ago, she was worried about how she would turn out.
She just wants you to be kind to the fact that her only daughter has become a member of the harem.
***
The next day, Gaon and his party went straight through the gate to Bistrop, the Kingdom of Beasts.
Compared to other countries, there are relatively few wizards here, so it was impossible to enter the Eunrang tribe’s territory right away.
In the end, I have no choice but to walk from here.
“And… Wow!”
As Ha-yeon got out of the gate and looked around, she tried to exclaim reflexively, but when she saw the endless plain, she cheered even louder.
I’ve already seen a lot of tall buildings while wandering around numerous cities. So, rather, this kind of landscape integrated with nature touches my heart more.
Other members of the party enjoyed the pleasant breeze blowing from across the cool, open horizon and threw their own comments.
The beginning was Jaehee.
Actually, I had no intention of bringing him here, but I came along because of her will that she did not want to be left alone anymore.
By the way, Lugie has an urgent matter to solve separately, so she was omitted from this itinerary.
“This place is still the same. I can hardly find any trace of magic.”
It seemed that he wasn’t too surprised that he had visited Bistrof, perhaps because he had traveled all over the Union with Reinkel for magic training.
Isabella listens to Jaehee’s words.
“… Because of the nature of beastmen, they tend to focus more on martial arts using their own bodies. Other than that, I just learned the ability or magic that I was born with. In a way, it’s natural.”
“Maybe? It would be convenient to have magic.”
“That is only relative. It’ll be like that if you don’t have it, but if you didn’t have it from the beginning, there’s nothing particularly difficult. For them, this is their daily life.”
Although he said this, Bistrov also has essential magic. Even if you don’t have to learn it yourself, there’s no problem borrowing the power of the Mage Tower or other institutions.
It means that it lacks magical infrastructure compared to other countries, but not completely.
While the party was chatting, Gaon, who had identified the destination using a map, opened his mouth.
“I think you have to go south to find the Eunrang tribe. Hurry up.”
“Come on!”
Chorin shouted.
For her part, she only wanted to be reunited with her mother as soon as possible, even for a minute or a second. Since she is the only family member, the attachment was bound to be strong.
The party also noticed such a feeling and stopped laughing.
Gaon opened his mouth.
“Then let’s go. I will take Chorin with me.”
“… Please. Gaon.”
Not only Hayeon, who had mastered her aura, but also Jaehee and Isabella each had their own means of transportation.
Therefore, Gaon spurred on her land and hurried her steps toward the south, holding Chorin, who was the least mobile.
Pounding! Pounding!
Chorin’s raging heartbeat came through her forearm. It was so strong that it was so clearly felt even beyond her.
I wondered who her mother was.
She is sure that she must be a respectable person, as she has raised her daughter, who is as pretty and kind as Cho-rin, on her own.
After thinking about it for a while, Gaon decided to ask.
“Chorin, what kind of person is your mother?”
“Uh, yes? Mother?”
“Yes. I’m curious. To be honest, I’m afraid I might get scolded.”
Gaon is not a very good son-in-law based on the Earth’s standard, not the Union’s standard.
What parent would like a playboy who wears a lot of women? When Gaon met, she was even prepared to be slapped on the cheek.
Chorin answered with a light smile as if he noticed the concern.
“Don’t worry too much. Because mom won’t tear Gaon’s hair out. She does, but she probably won’t like it. She always said she should be careful with men.”
“… It was. I remember hearing that.”
I think we talked about it when we were talking in a cave shortly after falling into the world of Union for the first time four years ago.
She apparently got pregnant when she was in high school, but she said that she had to struggle to raise it alone because men turned away from her.
Considering such a background, it can be said that the possibility of seeing a playboy favorably converges to zero.
As Gaon’s expression darkened, Chorin patted her on the shoulder as if to encourage her.
“Huh! It’s a joke. Her mom actually told me she said so, but she herself didn’t feel very careful. Aren’t there just a couple of men who have had a hard time because of that?”
“… Is it so? After all, your mother must be beautiful too.”
“When the two of them go around, they are mistaken for sisters. He looks at least 10 years older than me. Boys my age confessed a few times and got kicked out.”
Currently, Chorin is the same as she used to be, but she has the appearance of a person in her early twenties even after she has undergone a transformation of her phantom bone.
She said that if she was 10 years older than her, she was well above her actual age and that she looked at least 10 years younger than her.
‘That’s amazing.’
It’s a story that I’ve only occasionally encountered in subcultures.
It’s not to the level of insisting that she’s a mother after taking her child, but even so, if a woman who looks like she’s in her early 30s says she has a daughter like her daughter, anyone will be suspicious.
Gaon stuck out his tongue and continued the conversation.
It took about 2 hours for them to enter the territory of the Eunrang people.
There were various races coming and going on the street, but among them, the proportion of wolf beasts with silver fur accounted for a significant portion.
Since it was the place where the tribe lived, it was natural.
The gaze of the beastmen was focused on the party, as if the absolute beauty could not be denied despite the racial differences.
Gaon, who noticed that Isabella’s expression hardened into a stern face, quickly led them to the chief’s house where Lee Soo-rin was staying.
The chief’s dwelling was built using the bones of a giant monster. Two beastmen stood guard by the gaping mouth at the entrance.
As soon as I got closer, I stopped immediately.
“Stop! What’s your business?”
The guy quickly glanced sideways at the women’s camp. Even strangers, if they are beautiful women, have no choice but to become weak as males.
Gaon glanced at Chorin and said.
“Isn’t there a diner of the Eunrang tribe named Lee Su-rin? We have come to see him.”
“… I don’t know what you mean. There is no such person here. Go back!”
“Is that so? Then, would you understand if I said that I was the contract holder of the Shinsoo?”
When I mentioned Lee Soo-rin’s identity openly and directly to those who pretended not to know, I opened my eyes and immediately raised my weapon.
“Stay still! You bastard, what is your true identity!”
“If you don’t answer, I’ll make you a skewer right away!”
The two occupied both sides and pressed Gaon.
‘They’re both humanoid.’
There are two types of beasts, human and animal.
Humanoids have skill in handling tools and high intellect, while animaloids have high physical abilities and regenerative powers.
With the exception of a very few beasts, all of them live their lives in one of two ways.
Gaon calmly took a step back, realizing that the two of them were at a level where they could not harm himself or anyone else in the party.
Then Chorin stepped out.
“My name is Lee Cho-rin. She heard that my mother was a guest of the Rang people here. She says her name is Surin Lee, can we meet?”
“… Lee Cho-rin?”
“My mother… ?”
The guards’ momentum slowed. This is because she was caught in the heart of an outcast, not even checking on the person who claimed to be her daughter anyway.
However, they bit their lips hard as if they had been ordered to do something, and shouted loudly.
“I haven’t heard of that!”
“Get out of here right now! If you don’t, you know you’ll end up in a bad way!”
As if there was no room for negotiation, Gaon frowned at the firm tone. If she comes out like this, she has no choice but to go out by force.
I was about to take a step with the intention of breaking through from the front, but a man intervened from behind.
I don’t know her exact age, but her appearance was a young man in her early to mid-twenties similar to Gaon.
The clean silver hair is dazzling.
“It is disturbing. Is there a problem?”
“… Omg! What’s going on here…”
“I have come to see the chieftain. Isn’t it natural Who are these people?”
“That, that…”
The guard was stumped.
That alone tells us that this man is the owner of an unusual status. He was an aura user who was at the level of 9 stars when he carefully developed his senses and examined them.
‘This is enough to become a tribal chief.’
He seems to have a pretty mild personality as well, so maybe things will work out.
After waiting for a while, the guard could not stand the pressure and started talking.
“… He is said to have come to meet the Shinsoo Contractor. That woman is said to be Lee Soo-rin’s daughter.”
“His daughter… ?”
“Yes. He said his name is Lee Cho-rin.”
Surprised, he opened his eyes wide, double-checked, then turned his head to look at Chorin.
Then, after examining his features thoroughly, he nodded his head in agreement.
“You have offended an honored guest. Apologize instead. I am going to meet the chief now, would you like to come with me?”
I don’t know what the story behind it was, but it was quite a favorable attitude. Conversely, the guards sighed heavily and looked dead.
Gaon asked.
“I would appreciate it if you would do that. But may I know who you are?”
“You forgot to introduce me. I am Bakrion, the great warrior of the Silver Lang tribe. Chieftain Vakren will be my father.”
It was a bit of a surprise.
Even though the Eunrang tribe would never let go of Lee Surin, the son of the chief was rather welcoming.
I finally understood the condition of the guards.
“… I call it vacation. I look forward to.”
“Haha! Once you get in Eat your heart out.”
Not befitting the image of a beastman, it was Vacren who looked like a scion.
Gaon and his party followed after him.
