Episode 20. Stork (1)
What Lois saw was a terrible sight.
Burnt houses here and there and bodies scattered everywhere.
The corpses of monsters scattered sparsely.
Lois muttered as she looked at the town that seemed unpopular and lifeless.
“Were we attacked by a monster?”
Given the circumstances, it seemed plausible to guess from what I could see.
Lois looked around the village to see if there were any survivors.
The twins and Finn followed him and scattered around.
It didn’t take long to look around the village of about 30 households.
A while later, Lois and Finn met in the center of town.
“Did you find anything?”
Finn slightly shook his head in response to Lois’ question.
“No, I didn’t find anything special either.”
“hmm… … .”
Regret flashed in Lois’ eyes.
‘I liked it as a village… … .’
Even though it was a dragon, it didn’t mean it didn’t get tired.
In addition, Lois was still tired from the previous day, so she decided to rest for a while in the village.
But unfortunately, the village he visited for the first time in his life could no longer be called a village.
It’s just a ruin.
‘I’ll have to leave once the kids come.’
Lois and Finn gathered in the middle of the village and waited for the twins.
But for some reason, the twins showed no sign of appearing at all.
“… “Where are these things and what are they doing?”
Lois let out a long sigh and was about to set out to find the twins.
I heard their voices.
“Roy!”
“Roy look at this!”
Khan and Kani appeared from one side of the village.
There were various miscellaneous items in their hands.
“Look at this, look at this!”
“I found the treasure!”
The items the twins came to were literally miscellaneous.
Burnt candlesticks and furniture still retaining the heat of the fire.
These were items that had been used by the villagers, but now had no owners.
It felt uncomfortable as it was a dead person’s item, but the twins didn’t mind at all.
He was happy that he had picked up an unclaimed item.
Lois sighed slightly at the sight of them.
“ha… “Okay, what’s wrong with you?”
Lois said, patting the twins’ heads.
“Khan, Kani.”
“huh!”
“why?”
“Put these things back where they belong.”
“Huh? “Why?”
“It was something we had a hard time finding… … .”
Lois spoke soothingly to the twins’ whining, with their lips pursed.
“If you die. But what if another kid comes and takes your stuff?”
“mad… … .”
“I don’t like that… … .”
The twins looked gloomy at Lois’ eye-level education.
“yes? So, think of it as a courtesy to the dead and put them back where they belong.”
“… okay.”
“I’ll be back soon!”
The twins quickly disappeared due to Lois’s persuasion.
Lois thought as she looked at that.
‘Maybe if we leave it like this, someone, even if it’s not us, might take the items… … .’
However, I did not want to teach such things to the twins whose personalities had not yet been formed.
Even though Lois grumbled and complained about the twins being a nuisance, she cared for her first friend in her life.
As Lois said, the twins returned the items they had brought with them and flopped down in their places.
“Roy, I’m hungry… … .”
“me too… … .”
Lois looked embarrassed at the twins’ whining.
What a Hechling needed most during his growing years was an elixir.
‘First of all, there is enough space in my sub-space to last for a while… … .’
Not knowing when and where the twins would ask for food, Lois put the entire elixir refrigerator prepared by Generoker into subspace.
However, the elixir in the refrigerator was for Lois, that is, for one person.
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As Lois is a 4-attribute, she needs double the amount of others, so there were a lot of elixirs prepared, but if the three Hechlings share them, they will run out soon.
‘If it goes on like this, 3 years… No, it might dawn in two years.’
Lois, slightly worried, changed her plan.
‘Okay, if you see any elixirs along the way, let’s take them! The well-being of the continent is important, but what’s the point if I’m not tall enough?’
Lois’ eyes showed a firm determination.
Meanwhile, the twins, who could not control their hunger, were shaking.
“I’m hungry.”
“Me too.”
“Okay, these… … .”
“Royi.”
“Roiiii!”
“I’ll give it to you, so stop whining!”
As the twins’ whining became more severe, Lois took out a few elixirs from her subspace refrigerator and handed them to them.
Of course, he didn’t forget to take care of his share as well.
Yum Yum-.
The image of young children sitting in an empty lot in a burned down village and munching on metallurgical elixir.
It created a significant sense of disparity, but the parties involved seemed unimpressed.
By the time they had almost finished drinking the elixir.
Taktaktaktak-.
A sound came from somewhere.
Lois, who gulped down the remaining elixir, stood up suddenly, and the twins then lifted their heads.
Soon, a group of men and horses approaching from afar caught Lois’ sight.
‘Who is it?’
At the same time as she thought that, Lois took the twins and hid behind a board that was slightly tilted, revealing a space.
The twins, who had been dragged by the hand, tilted their heads and asked.
“Roy, why are we hiding?”
“Right, why are you hiding? “Are you afraid of humans?”
“I’m not scared of humans, but I am scared of death flags.”
“Death flag?”
“what is that?”
“there is. Something like that. It’s coming shh! quiet. “Hide your energy first.”
Royce and the others hid in preparation for any unexpected situation that might arise.
He even hid the dragon’s energy there.
‘Just pass quietly. ‘I don’t want to get involved.’
Thinking they were perfectly hidden, they looked around to see a group of people entering the village.
Thirty samurai wearing white leather armor with excellent heat retention.
They rode on beasts called snow horses and surrounded the white-painted carriage as if they were guarding it.
‘It’s all white.’
The warriors’ armor, carriages, and even horses were all white.
‘Is it camouflage color?’
In a wintery continent where it snows most of the year, there is no color better for camouflage than white.
With that thought in mind, Lois watched the group of samurai again.
Some people who escaped from the stopped procession quickly looked around the village and returned.
“There is nothing.”
“It looks like we were attacked by a monster.”
“I get it. “I will tell the Grand Duke.”
The superior, who received the report from his subordinate, approached the carriage.
“Your Excellency the Grand Duke.”
As the superior spoke to the carriage, a deep voice came from inside.
“It has been reported. “I will see for myself.”
At the same time, the carriage door flew open and a blond man with a magnificent appearance appeared.
The Grand Duke wore a pure white fur scarf around his neck and a thick cloak.
He, estimated to be in his 40s, looked back at the misery of the village with calm eyes and opened his mouth towards the carriage.
“Do you really have to see it?”
“… yes.”
“There is nothing good to see. Especially when you think about your wife’s body… … .”
“I am the Grand Duke’s lady. She can’t stay sad forever. Moreover, if the people are harmed in the Grand Duke’s land, as the hostess of the estate, you have a duty to comfort their souls.”
“I understand. If that’s what your wife thinks… … .”
A sweet voice came from inside the carriage.
The older man stretched out his hand toward the inside of the carriage.
Then a white, slender hand came out from within and grabbed the Archduke’s hand.
What appeared soon after was a beautiful woman who appeared to be in her mid-30s.
Her face was somewhat haggard, but that did not obscure her beauty.
The Grand Duke spoke to Lady Mi, who held her hand.
“Be careful.”
The moment the beautiful woman, wearing a fur scarf and cape like a grand duke, set foot on the ground, her body swayed.
The surprised Archduke grabbed her.
“ma’am!”
The woman, seeing her husband’s worried face, smiled softly.
“… it’s okay.”
“Go in and rest… … .”
“Are you going to embarrass me?”
The wife showed a refreshing expression as she saw the person worrying about her.
The Archduke sighed loudly at this.
He lifted his thick wrist. It meant anticipation.
“ha… “We’ve been together for 10 years, but I still can’t break my wife’s stubbornness.”
“Hehe. Basically, the one who likes it more loses.”
“I can’t take that lightly. “Didn’t she like me more than you?”
“well? Hehehe.”
A very warm atmosphere was created that did not match the surrounding scenery.
The two looked at each other affectionately for a moment, but soon took their gaze away and started walking together.
Cheokcheokcheok-.
At the same time, 30 warrior guards followed them.
When Lois saw this, a look crossed her eyes.
‘Hoo? Is it dustproof?’
The 30 escorts were moving along the movement path without moving an inch from their designated positions.
It showed that their current position was assigned to each individual and that they were trained to deal with all situations.
When the Archduke and his wife stopped walking, the guards also stopped walking and looked around in all directions.
The Grand Duke’s wife looked at the burned village with sad eyes.
“The survivors… “Is there nothing there?”
“I guess so.”
“That’s sad.”
“If only the village youth had not been involved in soldier training since it was a time when monster activity was quieting down… … . “When reports came in yesterday that the monsters were in strange condition, we should have taken action right away.”
“It’s not the Archduke’s fault. but… Please do not forget those who unfortunately died.”
“I will.”
Lois, who was listening to their conversation, scratched her cheek.
‘this… Was it because of us?’
Royce and his party moved with the energy of a dragon to prevent a monster attack.
Perhaps a group of surprised monsters attacked the village.
‘It pricks my conscience a little.’
The moment when Lois felt such remorse.
“Off!”
“… … ?!”
A loud burping sound was heard from behind.
Surprised, Lois looked back to see Khan, the culprit of the burp, covering his mouth.
Khan’s eyes were moving wildly and he was talking to Lois.
‘Roy, I’m sorry… … .’
‘You bastard!’
Lois rolled her eyes, but it was already too late.
“Who are you?”
Spear!
The warriors moved hastily and formed a tighter square.
The sunlight reflected off the blades they drew, illuminating all directions.
The quiet vacant lot was suddenly engulfed in tension.
“Come out! “If you don’t come out, I’ll cut you down!”
The one who seemed to be the most advanced among the warriors pointed his sword precisely at the board from which the sound was heard.
‘… ‘What should I do?’
While Lois was worried, the tension grew even stronger.
In the end, it was the warriors who moved first.
“I definitely warned you. “The future responsibility is yours.”
As the high-ranking warrior shouted and swung his sword, a strong sword wind arose.
The wind pressure generated from the tip of the sword blew away the plank under which Royce and the others were hiding in one blow.
Then, Royce and the others hiding behind him were revealed.
The eyes of the warriors and the grand duke couple widened when they saw this.
“children… … ?”
“Ah, my… … !”
In particular, the Grand Duke’s wife’s eyes were filled with sadness.
The Grand Duke’s wife covered her mouth and looked sad.
Lois, who was watching the situation unfold, flashed in her mind and a solution came to mind.
‘okay! This is it!’
Even if you think about it, it’s an amazing method.
That’s right.
“Hmph!”
It was a tear-jerker.
“Aaaah!”
For the first time in her life, tears like chicken droppings fell from Lois’s eyes as she put her all into acting.
They say that when you fight with someone, the first person to cry is to lose, but this case was different.
“Hwaaaaa!”
Tears were the only way to survive.
Meanwhile, Finn disappeared, and the twins were staring at Lois blankly with surprised faces.
“Huh!”
Lois, who was crying, or rather pretending to cry, winked at the twins.
‘Hey, hey, cry, cry!’
The twins were usually oblivious, but at times like this, they noticed like a ghost.
The twins burst into tears in an instant.
“Huh! dad!”
“mom!”
No, in fact, she was a step better than Lois.
The twins, showing explosive tears, cried loudly, looking for their mother and father, who they usually did not look for.
That’s not enough.
“Oh my mom!”
“Hwaaaaa!”
They shed tears and buried their faces in the Grand Duchess’s pure white cloak.
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